July 2017 AOS Fillers

[liefde_overzee 36]

4 minutes ago, ShanghaiSurfer said:

Congrats! We have our interview next week. Hope it will be as easy as yours. 

Honestly, dreading it was the worst part! But, no one could’ve convinced me of that beforehand! Good luck next week!! 

[Randyandyuni 2,682]

1 minute ago, liefde_overzee said:

Honestly, dreading it was the worst part! But, no one could’ve convinced me of that beforehand! Good luck next week!! 

 So true

 

[Pee&Eee 70]

1 hour ago, liefde_overzee said:

My husband had his AOS interview yesterday, and was approved! We were there only about 10 minutes, and prepared a bag full of documents, but wasn’t asked for anything! So thankful to be done with this process for a couple of years! 

 

Good of luck to everyone! 

Congrats 

[FindingAnswers 16]

No interview or movement in our case since Dec. 21,2017 which the update on myaccount.ucis stated: "we are scheduling your interview."  Just passed a year since we applied for AOS. Going to submit documents to renew EAD/AP soon and ensure that doesn't get messed up in case this delay continues (let's hope not!) 

 

I have read some conflicting reports about medical exams. As per USCIS' own rules and policy, it states K-1 are not required to submit new exams but others on here state you will end up getting RFE'd  at your interview and will have to submit a new one. Just want to know what we should prepare for our future (although not yet scheduled) interview! 

 

ALSO! CONGRATS TO EVERYONE WHO IS FINALLY GETTING GC AND INTERVIEWS!

Edited July 15, 2018 by FindingAnswers

[hwk 11]

On 7/11/2018 at 4:46 PM, blackjeans said:

Any news from filers in San Francisco area? Also, if have been waiting for over 1 year, are you redoing your medical exam? 

Im still waiting for the interview to be scheduled

[NeytiB 10]

I had my interview today! So the officer seemed new, he was just wearing a poloshirt, and not a formal buttoned longsleeves with tie that I imagined him to be. Lol. Also on the door there was a "" Training" sign. He was fine he was nice, but I got an RFE for medical cause he said the medical i submitted was more than a year FROM THE DATE I ARRIVED here in USA. So I would need a new one.

Secondly, I answered one or two of his question wrong. He asked for the date of my Husband got divorced and the date he last visited. I mixed up the months. Smh. (can this be a ground for denial?). I have submitted everything tho. Bank statements of us, tax returns, insurances. Im just afraid my answers could get us in trouble.

 

By the way, I am a transgender girl and changed name through marriage. So when he looked at our papers he got confused and scratched his head, and was like "Who is *old name*?" I was like it was my old name. Then he was like "Oh man, your application is a MALE and you showed up like a girl,/you confused me." Then he started to look at our docs and even called someone else to look at our case. Like my gender is a big deal, while eveything on our papers was Male. So I dont see the confusion. Then he started talking about our marriage. Asked if I had surgeries already, and all of a sudden he got curious he even opened up as to how a non op trans make out, like SERIOUSLY?!!

Anyways, He is gonna send me a letter for medical stuff. I just hope I dont get denied. My husband is so worried about my wrong answers on the dates. Lol

 

Good luck everyone!!!

[sallymcp 9]

14 hours ago, NeytiB said:

By the way, I am a transgender girl and changed name through marriage. So when he looked at our papers he got confused and scratched his head, and was like "Who is *old name*?" I was like it was my old name. Then he was like "Oh man, your application is a MALE and you showed up like a girl,/you confused me." Then he started to look at our docs and even called someone else to look at our case. Like my gender is a big deal, while eveything on our papers was Male. So I dont see the confusion. Then he started talking about our marriage. Asked if I had surgeries already, and all of a sudden he got curious he even opened up as to how a non op trans make out, like SERIOUSLY?!!

 

Anyways, He is gonna send me a letter for medical stuff. I just hope I dont get denied. My husband is so worried about my wrong answers on the dates. Lol

 

Good luck everyone!!!

I’m not sure how much traction you’d get under the current administration, but I’d complain about that to USCIS. That’s not an appropriate line of questioning! Especially the part I bolded above. 

[PedroDaGr8 245]

14 hours ago, NeytiB said:

I had my interview today! So the officer seemed new, he was just wearing a poloshirt, and not a formal buttoned longsleeves with tie that I imagined him to be. Lol. Also on the door there was a "" Training" sign. He was fine he was nice, but I got an RFE for medical cause he said the medical i submitted was more than a year FROM THE DATE I ARRIVED here in USA. So I would need a new one.

Secondly, I answered one or two of his question wrong. He asked for the date of my Husband got divorced and the date he last visited. I mixed up the months. Smh. (can this be a ground for denial?). I have submitted everything tho. Bank statements of us, tax returns, insurances. Im just afraid my answers could get us in trouble.

 

By the way, I am a transgender girl and changed name through marriage. So when he looked at our papers he got confused and scratched his head, and was like "Who is *old name*?" I was like it was my old name. Then he was like "Oh man, your application is a MALE and you showed up like a girl,/you confused me." Then he started to look at our docs and even called someone else to look at our case. Like my gender is a big deal, while eveything on our papers was Male. So I dont see the confusion. Then he started talking about our marriage. Asked if I had surgeries already, and all of a sudden he got curious he even opened up as to how a non op trans make out, like SERIOUSLY?!!

Anyways, He is gonna send me a letter for medical stuff. I just hope I dont get denied. My husband is so worried about my wrong answers on the dates. Lol

 

Good luck everyone!!!

Honestly, sounds VERY unprofessional. After your case is complete I would complain to a supervisor. You could complain before too but for me I would rather get my case decided first, in case something bad happens. Then again I am cis-white and as such can't fully understand your situation, just my personal opinion. 

 

I strongly doubt that the mistakes on the dates will matter that much. This isn't a history test, it is a test to make sure that your current relationship is legit. 

Edited July 17, 2018 by PedroDaGr8

[little immigrant 801]

On 7/14/2018 at 7:29 PM, FindingAnswers said:

I have read some conflicting reports about medical exams. As per USCIS' own rules and policy, it states K-1 are not required to submit new exams but others on here state you will end up getting RFE'd  at your interview and will have to submit a new one. Just want to know what we should prepare for our future (although not yet scheduled) interview! 

Hi there I just send the EAD/AP renewal for my husband. I am glad I did it because now we have the automatic 180 day extension. They even sent us a letter stating they'll reuse the biometrics from last time. 

 

As far as the medical, I decided to just wait it out. If they RFE us at the interview, fine. But what if they are OK with the medical and then I have spent all that money again? 

[leymanai 60]

3 hours ago, sallymcp said:

I’m not sure how much traction you’d get under the current administration, but I’d complain about that to USCIS. That’s not an appropriate line of questioning! Especially the part I bolded above. 

well, personally, i dont have any issues with genders. BUT! According to documents, she was applying as a male. So according to THEIR documents, there HAS to be male. Not female. So that's where the whole confusion started. You have to appear to your interview with the same gender as you were filing. Damn, they're getting confused with maiden and current last names. And in her case, not only she appeared with new name, but different gender. No one was talking or thinking about discrimination or infringing anybody's rights. She had to think about it beforehand and bring all medical proves, stating that gender change is really occured, that the person is sitting in front of the officer, is a person that was filing for AOS

[sallymcp 9]

Just now, leymanai said:

well, personally, i dont have any issues with genders. BUT! According to documents, she was applying as a male. So according to THEIR documents, there HAS to be male. Not female. So that's where the whole confusion started. You have to appear to your interview with the same gender as you were filing. Damn, they're getting confused with maiden and current last names. And in her case, not only she appeared with new name, but different gender. No one was talking or thinking about discrimination or infringing anybody's rights. She had to think about it beforehand and bring all medical proves, stating that gender change is really occured, that the person is sitting in front of the officer, is a person that was filing for AOS

Commenting or asking gender confirmation surgeries she may or may not have had was not relevant or appropriate. Offering opinions on trans people was not appropriate. Clarifying the name/identity of the person you’re interviewing I understand, but the rest is highly unprofessional. 

[leymanai 60]

Just now, sallymcp said:

Commenting or asking gender confirmation surgeries she may or may not have had was not relevant or appropriate. Offering opinions on trans people was not appropriate. Clarifying the name/identity of the person you’re interviewing I understand, but the rest is highly unprofessional. 

well yes, obviously it was not professional. But think it this way, we are all humans and....how many of us ever had met transgender person? sucks to say, but there are millions people are coming to Taiwan to see those transgenders and most of us will feel awkward no matter how hard they will be trying to ignore that and act like usual. All thanks to politics and media. People are so scared to talk about things like same-sex relationships, transgenders,  racial problems, so over time it became a veto to talk about it. Not mention the fact, that most of the time homosexual people are trying to make a problem and yell about discrimination when this is not a case. A LOT of people don't know how to handle situations like that and are just getting lost. One of the way to look at it , he was probably trying break a little bit of ice, Since a girl mentioned that officer was likely new, he was super nervous. How many of us are not controlling whatever is coming from our mouth when we are nervous? 

[hwk 11]

Anyone know how to extend a california driver's license before getting the green card?  Both my EAD and my drivers license expires in October and im not sure if i will be getting interview scheduled and gc by then. 

 

[leymanai 60]

23 minutes ago, hwk said:

Anyone know how to extend a california driver's license before getting the green card?  Both my EAD and my drivers license expires in October and im not sure if i will be getting interview scheduled and gc by then. 

 

There is no way to extend your driving license. If you will get second EAD before GC, you can go and apply again for driving license. You can try to bring a letter, a notice that you applied for extention, but I'm not sure if that will work. You need to ask local dmw rules 

[JSWH 262]

5 hours ago, hwk said:

Anyone know how to extend a california driver's license before getting the green card?  Both my EAD and my drivers license expires in October and im not sure if i will be getting interview scheduled and gc by then. 

 

 

I don't know about Cali, but I just had my DL renewed in Texas using my extension letter for EAD. Apply for EAD renewal and bring your NOA, which is gonna be your extension letter, to DMV. They should issue you a DL for one more year.