Im concerned

[nina1 0]

thnx alot everyone especially automnal for that long concise post!

We have everything USCIS might need of us.. We have hundreds of pix (we didnt have a wedding bcz i wanted the $ to go towards our nice house. To compensate also, My husband said we'll do a renewal of vows in Canada so i can have my family with us)..

My signature appears in the house documents also, i'm the beneficiary of his 401k. We have his tax records stating we filed jointly. We have cards from family to congratulate us. I have a card i sent him when i was in Canada few mths ago visiting my family. He paid off my student loan. I still have my return ticket. Cards from his mother/family calling me their inlaw..Pix of our car trips together to different states.. Valentine's cards..

[Kez/JWolf 6]

I too got married on a VWP I was not even asked at my interview about my intentions when I entered the country.... I did my medical before we got married in fact 6 weeks before... We just forgot to send it with the application... I arrived in Feb 2005 and we got married in April 2005... I had no issues about the medical...

We showed all the usual proof of relationship and joint living and our interview was good....

Good Luck and remember you have done nothing wrong....

Kezzie

Edited March 13, 2006 by Kezzie

[nina1 0]

Luv ya kezzie!

You just put a smile on my face! Finally someone who' had a medical done b4 marrying..

Okay, im ALMOST as happy as this

i'LL BE DOUBLE THAT ONCE THRU WITH THE INTERVIEW..

[Autumnal 25]

Kezzie, lovely. Thanks for the response.

Nina, sounds very thorough -- you should have nothing to worry about, I hope.

[notrepetiteashley 0]

Your choice to marry and adjust after entering the U.S. on the VWP brings with it a greater scrutiny during the AOS. The upside was that you were able to stay together rather than being separated during a visa application process. The downside is the increased scrutiny at the AOS interview and the fact that you may not appeal if you are denied.

Noone here can predict what will happen at your interview. An attorney can help you prepare your best case for the interview, but can't guarantee an approval.

Your case is what it is and will stand or fall on it's merits. The adjudicator will make his decision based on the documents he has before him and your answers to his questions. Some of his questions may very well arise from sumitted documents and concerns he has regarding timing and dates.

Not sure OP is under VWP (visa wavier program). Canada isn't even on the list of countries that do the VWP.

[kc456 0]

The medical was done in 2004 -- is it still valid having been done over a year ago?

[notrepetiteashley 0]

i should also mention, my husband also came here as a visitor from Canada ((let me clarify: with only his provincial ID card as Canadians do not need passport OR visa to enter the U.S. this was in 2003)).

We had known each other for 6 years and after he entered as a visitor...5 days later we decided to get married. 5? maybe 7, i can't honestly remember. I could look it up, but anyway. Personally, I don't think you should worry too much. IF asked about it ((you may not be and certainly don't bring it up yourself)) just explain it llike you have, just tell the truth. I can't guarantee anything, but that's my opinion.

I know we will not have a problen proving he did not come her with the intentions of getting married and adjusting status because we actually left to Canada after we were married.

Try to stay positive, and the best of luck to you!!! Let us know how it goes.

Your choice to marry and adjust after entering the U.S. on the VWP brings with it a greater scrutiny during the AOS. The upside was that you were able to stay together rather than being separated during a visa application process. The downside is the increased scrutiny at the AOS interview and the fact that you may not appeal if you are denied.

Noone here can predict what will happen at your interview. An attorney can help you prepare your best case for the interview, but can't guarantee an approval.

Your case is what it is and will stand or fall on it's merits. The adjudicator will make his decision based on the documents he has before him and your answers to his questions. Some of his questions may very well arise from sumitted documents and concerns he has regarding timing and dates.

Not sure OP is under VWP (visa wavier program). Canada isn't even on the list of countries that do the VWP.

May be useful, too:

Countries In Wavier Program

Andorra

Argentina

Austria

Australia

Belgium

Britain

Brunei

Denmark

Finland

France

Germany

Iceland

Ireland

Italy

Japan

Liechtenstein

Luxembourg

Monaco

Netherlands

New Zealand

Norway

Portugal

San Marino

Singapore

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Uruguay

[Kez/JWolf 6]

My understanding about the medical is that it has to be under 1 year old when you file for AOS.... if this is not the case them many many more people whould need to have a new medical just before interview as alot of people have waited more than 12 months for interview.....

I may be wrong.....

Kezzie

[timinden 0]

Andorra

Iceland

Norway

Australia

Ireland

Portugal

Austria

Italy

San Marino

Belgium

Japan

Singapore

Brunei

Liechtenstein

Slovenia

Denmark

Luxembourg

Spain

Finland

Monaco

Sweden

France

the Netherlands

Switzerland

Germany

New Zealand

United Kingdom

Argentina is no longer on the list, the link is

http://www.travel.state.gov/visa/temp/with...out_1990.html#2

[notrepetiteashley 0]

My understanding about the medical is that it has to be under 1 year old when you file for AOS.... if this is not the case them many many more people whould need to have a new medical just before interview as alot of people have waited more than 12 months for interview.....

I may be wrong.....

Kezzie

I agree with you. When we went to our district office the officer gave us the paperwork and said to wait for USCIS to send an RFE (request) for the medical because they're only valid for 12 months and waiting for them to ask for it before doing it would give it more of a chance to be current at the time of the interview request.

Not sure why they would tell someone to do the medical first. But...there is a lot of misinformation floating around from USCIS. I have learned to ask multiple officers/csrs the same question because you'd be surprised at how many different answers you get!

[Kez/JWolf 6]

Where the OP came on a VWP or a tourist visa or a Canadian pass does not matter the OP was inspected at POE and that is what counts.....

Kezzie

[JayJay 4]

Yup, stop worryng *hugs*

I'm a VWP entrant from the UK, and we decided to get married and adjust blah blah after the London bombings...we weren't even engaged when I came here last May.

All they want is to have had a chance to inspect you at the border - a chnce to take you aside, stamp your passport etc. If you entered legally, they had this chance! That's what they want - if you skipped the border on the other hand, you've got problems

You're from Canada as well - I'm from the UK. Neither one of us had any economic reason to want to come here - in fact as far as I know, the UK's economy is far more stable than the US's. So that makes THAT form of fraud less "suspicious" to them - it really does...sad but true!

Lastly, I wouldn't worry about the quickness of getting married or your medical, because you know what - they would have to have SEVERE reasons to kick you out - not JUST a vague hint of suspiscion that you'd entered to stay. I kid you not.

Don't be losing weight and fretting - we have our interview on the 29th - just do as Autumnal was saying, gather lots of lovely evidence of your love, and try not to pass out in the interview room! :)

(F)

[nina1 0]

I'm not sure i followed the part about the new medical..

So i have to get a new one bcz they expire after 12mths?

[Kez/JWolf 6]

If they needed you to have a new medical they would have sent you a RFE to have one done....

Dont worry you will be fine.....

Kezzie

[notrepetiteashley 0]

I'm no expert, but I have a paper here that says they expire in 12 months. HOWEVER, if they didn't send an RFE for one...I'm guessing it's fine.