July 2018 AOS Filers

[4rmGhanaliveinATL 13]

Well I called USCIS and they said it’s also not from them 

 

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[DPP123 409]

I need to vent about something completely unrelated but am sure some people on here deal with.  My husband comes from a country where both paternal and maternal surnames are used.  So when my husband got here and applied for SSN they said they had to use the name on his Spanish passport (paternal/maternal combo).  I said fine.  Now i am dealing with an error on his health insurance card.  They believe his paternal last name was his middle name and decided to initial it.  It was an easy fix with them but i know that i will seriously have to deal with this for a long time.  

 

Again completely unrelated.  Just needed to vent!  

[John and Janay 188]

12 minutes ago, DPP123 said:

I need to vent about something completely unrelated but am sure some people on here deal with.  My husband comes from a country where both paternal and maternal surnames are used.  So when my husband got here and applied for SSN they said they had to use the name on his Spanish passport (paternal/maternal combo).  I said fine.  Now i am dealing with an error on his health insurance card.  They believe his paternal last name was his middle name and decided to initial it.  It was an easy fix with them but i know that i will seriously have to deal with this for a long time.  

 

Again completely unrelated.  Just needed to vent!  

We know that struggle well. We constantly have to reiterate that his full name has to be used! So we make sure his middle name is on all of his documents as well as both last names. But I've got a unique situation that I'd like to get your opinion on. 

 

So John's father's name was paternal/maternal. John took his fathers combo and does not have his mother's name at all. SO when I change my name what would be my last name? John is so casual and just tells me to pick on LOL  I personally like the ring of the paternal last name but should I just take the full combo? 

Lol forgive my naiveté but he's no help lol 

[DPP123 409]

Just now, John and Janay said:

We know that struggle well. We constantly have to reiterate that his full name has to be used! So we make sure his middle name is on all of his documents as well as both last names. But I've got a unique situation that I'd like to get your opinion on. 

 

So John's father's name was paternal/maternal. John took his fathers combo and does not have his mother's name at all. SO when I change my name what would be my last name? John is so casual and just tells me to pick on LOL  I personally like the ring of the paternal last name but should I just take the full combo? 

Lol forgive my naiveté but he's no help lol 

that's a great question.  When i was born my father said... the girl gets a first name and a last name.  (his name of course)  lol  He said more than that would be confusing.  

I have never wanted to change my name (it's a personal decision and not what this post is about)  I respect any woman that does.  

However, if i had to, I would take the paternal.  In my father's words... "too many names are confusing"   I think that in every country, the paternal is the one "that counts"  I hope that helps.  

[John and Janay 188]

22 hours ago, Ana Maria said:

One year, that's great!

 

We did biometrics today, took 26 minutes...hahaha. fast and painless (no waiting).  Now will wait for the notice for the interview, I guess?

 

Then we went straight to DMV for Ana to take the Driving Permit Test on computer...she finally said she was ready.

But, she failed after 12 questions. It was hard she said - very different from the online testing quizes...said they showed photos of intersections and asked questions and some other obscure questions.

Anyway - she has some experience now on what to expect and I swear they make the first attempt test harder than the follow-ups.

I told her no problem, we will go back tomorrow and try again.  We will go back every day until the 8th of September or until she passes - I figure she can make 6 more attempts...hahaha

stay tuned.....

good luck to, John!

rs

HA. I think John is will be the same. He's been practicing on line, but we'll see. lol.

 

But no worries, Ana will have a license and her green card before Christmas.. NC is going full speed ahead with interviews! 

[John and Janay 188]

10 minutes ago, DPP123 said:

that's a great question.  When i was born my father said... the girl gets a first name and a last name.  (his name of course)  lol  He said more than that would be confusing.  

I have never wanted to change my name (it's a personal decision and not what this post is about)  I respect any woman that does.  

However, if i had to, I would take the paternal.  In my father's words... "too many names are confusing"   I think that in every country, the paternal is the one "that counts"  I hope that helps.  

I really had a hard time getting to the point of changing my name. Before I was thinking the same lol (I still haven't changed it yet). 

But thats what I was thinking, the paternal name has a ring. 

Thanks for the input! 

[John and Janay 188]

Our status changed today to "ready to schedule for interview" YAY!

Now for the wait lol hard for my brain to understand how it could be in 30 days or in 30 months lol USCIS sure knows how to keep us on pins and needles.

 

So does this mean that we in the clear of an RFE? 

[emekus94 1,125]

1 hour ago, DPP123 said:

I need to vent about something completely unrelated but am sure some people on here deal with.  My husband comes from a country where both paternal and maternal surnames are used.  So when my husband got here and applied for SSN they said they had to use the name on his Spanish passport (paternal/maternal combo).  I said fine.  Now i am dealing with an error on his health insurance card.  They believe his paternal last name was his middle name and decided to initial it.  It was an easy fix with them but i know that i will seriously have to deal with this for a long time.  

 

Again completely unrelated.  Just needed to vent!  

Ayee
I hear ya girl- the struggle is truly real!

I think what can help is making "comments" on future paperwork stating that "LAST NAME IS ____" 
To further indicate that it is not a middle name. 

Off topic- but is the paternal/maternal hyphenated? I've seen in my experience that when it is hyphenated, there tends to be more understanding that that's ONE name

Edited August 31, 2018 by emekus94

[emekus94 1,125]

1 hour ago, DPP123 said:

that's a great question.  When i was born my father said... the girl gets a first name and a last name.  (his name of course)  lol  He said more than that would be confusing.  

I have never wanted to change my name (it's a personal decision and not what this post is about)  I respect any woman that does.  

However, if i had to, I would take the paternal.  In my father's words... "too many names are confusing"   I think that in every country, the paternal is the one "that counts"  I hope that helps.  

Girl- I saw a girl the other day with FIVE names
And am sitting here asking myself-- how does her head not hurt with all those names?

I have a first middle last. When I got married, people were giving me a headache about using my maiden name as a middle name.
And I was like forget it! I like my current middle name- i can't drop it and you can forget about me having my current middle name and making my maiden name another middle name! NO way am I gonna have 2 middle names! 

It's crazy. I swear

[DPP123 409]

1 minute ago, emekus94 said:

Ayee
I hear ya girl- the struggle is truly real!

I think what can help is making "comments" on future paperwork stating that "LAST NAME IS ____" 
To further indicate that it is not a middle name. 

Off topic- but is the paternal/maternal hyphenated? I've seen in my experience that when it is hyphenated, there tends to be more understanding that that's ONE name

Nope.. it's not.  Passport has them listed as first last name and second last name.  That's how they do it in Spain.  

I already told him that if our future kid is mistakenly given his second last name by accident, i will kill him.  His first last name is his paternal and the one that counts.  It is also prettier than the mother's last name.  LMFAO  

[emekus94 1,125]

1 minute ago, DPP123 said:

Nope.. it's not.  Passport has them listed as first last name and second last name.  That's how they do it in Spain.  

I already told him that if our future kid is mistakenly given his second last name by accident, i will kill him.  His first last name is his paternal and the one that counts.  It is also prettier than the mother's last name.  LMFAO  

Attention to details. LOL

Oh yea. If it's not hyphenated, I promise you 60% of America will mess that up ALL the time.
I had many friends with the paternal/maternal thing and they just ended up hyphenating so things like this don't keep happening

[John and Janay 188]

3 minutes ago, emekus94 said:

Attention to details. LOL

Oh yea. If it's not hyphenated, I promise you 60% of America will mess that up ALL the time.
I had many friends with the paternal/maternal thing and they just ended up hyphenating so things like this don't keep happening

Yea I thought about hyphenating my maiden and his paternal last name. But I heard its a headache when doing official documents and official signatures. So I just let it go. lol 

[Tilde333 31]

Hi July filers! So our NOA is for July 9th 2018 and my husband had biometrics on July 31st.  We have bills that are past due and he won't be able to use his driver's license when his I94 expires in 3 months.  Do you think we can expedite his EAD?  

[John and Janay 188]

10 minutes ago, Tilde333 said:

Hi July filers! So our NOA is for July 9th 2018 and my husband had biometrics on July 31st.  We have bills that are past due and he won't be able to use his driver's license when his I94 expires in 3 months.  Do you think we can expedite his EAD?  

@Tilde333 I think thats valid evidence that you'll need to expedite based on financial hardship. I'd say go for it!

We're in Woodbridge Va so I can vouch that the public transportation, or the lack there of, this area is the worst I've ever seen and don't get me started on the job market! Good luck! 

[emekus94 1,125]

34 minutes ago, Tilde333 said:

Hi July filers! So our NOA is for July 9th 2018 and my husband had biometrics on July 31st.  We have bills that are past due and he won't be able to use his driver's license when his I94 expires in 3 months.  Do you think we can expedite his EAD?  

There's certainly no harm in trying
Make sure u add as much evidence as you can!

I've heard people getting denied because their initial evidence was not enough.

 

Good luck!