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[anya-D 8]

YEY

I got my EAD!!! eventhough it's a 8 months one (they call it interim EAD) but now i can work!! also did the Biometric (walk-in) as we dont want to drive 3 hrs back there!! (woke up at 4 this morning. soo sleepy)

For some info - We went in the DHS and it was moving quite fast until they told us to wait to get our piture taken then we can go home.. the wait began at 8.45 (our appointment was 8.30) and there's noone else - we are the only one in there.. so we wait and wait.. 9.30 the lady at the indow told us that there's a kind of policy that they have to take 2(TWO) people for picture taking... so litrally.. i'm waiting just for another person to come in for EAD too!!! finally there's someone came in at 9.45 and they call us to take the picture at 10.15..... soo frustrated... what if i'm the last one? dont i have to come back the next day so i can take picture with another person?... ahh... anyway.. i got my EAD

Also... went to change my name in the SSN today.... frustrated again coz they said it'll take about 4 weeks for me to get the card.. they need to verifiy my documnt before they can issue me a new card with my new name in it... so now.. i cant go chage my name in the driver licence ... ahh...

CJ nice to meet u!! it was very nice to know there's someone out there still using that old camera ;p we got home safly, i drove half way here and was too sleepy to do anything while Bram drove the rest of the way...

[CJ&Jum 0]

Congratulations Anya and Bram! It was a pleasure to meet you two as well. Now that you have the EAD time to get to work! At this rate, by meeting 3 visa journey members in the past 1.5 months, I should be able to meet everyone on here by the year 2010.

Its nice to know that things are moving right along for you. Overall, I think that the whole immigration process is an interesting and eventful experience although it has its annoying little things here and there. You would think that with the photo that they would use a digital camera instead of the old fashioned picture. But then again, I have not upgraded my digital camera in 8 years myself so I am not always on the forefront of technology either. :-)

When Jum arrives, we will have to plan a little get together. And, thanks again for the food! Get some rest, you two have had a long day. All that just for a card with your pretty picture on it. Which reminds me, I need to get my driver's license address changed.

Hope to see you guys around again soon!

C.J.

P.S.-I will send the pictures we took later on tonight.

[thai2luv 0]

How were you able to confirm your case was sent to BKK? Have you received the letter from NVC with your BNK case #?

Our case was sent to Bangkok yesterday the 21st. There was 2 cases sent to BNK on the 21st.. Hey Thai2luv maybe the other case is yours!!!

[skyman2112 0]

Congratulations CJ and Jum, Anya and Bram. Glad your home safe. Getting ready for my AOS now and the wedding is only 2 1/2 weeks away. WOW.

[malydon 0]

Mike,

I agree with them - if it were my wife, I wouldn't be worrying about it. I don't think there is a problem.

But then, I wouldn't have gone off and gotten the forms from a source other than the visa application package from the consulate or the clinic that performed the examination.

Yodrak

Yodrak

I am delighted that we finally have the forms that are not expired. So it is a moot point and i do not have to worry about it any longer.

But are you saying that you think that the Embassy would have accepted the forms that had expired in 2004. I must admit i do find it hard to believe that the US Embassy in Japan would have forms on there web site that are out of date (but they did) and unacceptable. But then again...why do they put expiration dates on these forms if they will always be accepted? I guess it's just how things are done. (We never did get a visa application package...i wonder why?)

Mike

[sarakong 0]

Hi I will come through Bangkok from Cambodia for K1. Can I deliver in person the checklist and get the interview schedule or mail it in . I am not sure about the procedure. What documents besides the checklist I will turn it in. please advise. Thanks

[ufkenmill 0]

Hi I will come through Bangkok from Cambodia for K1. Can I deliver in person the checklist and get the interview schedule or mail it in . I am not sure about the procedure. What documents besides the checklist I will turn it in. please advise. Thanks

I believe you must mail it to them and cannot deliver it in person. This is what we gave them to get our interview date:

DS230 Part I - Unsigned

Copy of Passport

Completed Checklist

2, 2x2" pictures of beneficiary

Don't send this to them unless you know they have your case. Also, plaster the case # everywhere so they don't have to waste time trying to figure out what it is.

They speak the cambodian language there and are very helpful generally speaking.

[statman78 0]

Hi I will come through Bangkok from Cambodia for K1. Can I deliver in person the checklist and get the interview schedule or mail it in . I am not sure about the procedure. What documents besides the checklist I will turn it in. please advise. Thanks

I don't know if things have changed but last year Ying was able to drop off the checklist along with the other required documents in person. Ying dropped off the documents that Ufkenmill listed.

[malydon 0]

Hi I will come through Bangkok from Cambodia for K1. Can I deliver in person the checklist and get the interview schedule or mail it in . I am not sure about the procedure. What documents besides the checklist I will turn it in. please advise. Thanks

I don't know if things have changed but last year Ying was able to drop off the checklist along with the other required documents in person. Ying dropped off the documents that Ufkenmill listed.

Yes you are correct...under the new procedure it must definitely be mailed in. They no longer have an open window in the afternoon.

Mike

[thai2luv 0]

Dennis,

Thanks for the PM. I confirmed with NVC my case sent to BKK same as yours!!!

that's the good news. The bad news is my fiancee is moving. The timing couldn't be worse.

I'll have to email the BKK Embassy my fiancee's new address. Hope they don't somehow screw it up.

Our case was sent to Bangkok yesterday the 21st. There was 2 cases sent to BNK on the 21st.. Hey Thai2luv maybe the other case is yours!!!

Edited March 23, 2006 by thai2luv

[statman78 0]

Hi I will come through Bangkok from Cambodia for K1. Can I deliver in person the checklist and get the interview schedule or mail it in . I am not sure about the procedure. What documents besides the checklist I will turn it in. please advise. Thanks

I don't know if things have changed but last year Ying was able to drop off the checklist along with the other required documents in person. Ying dropped off the documents that Ufkenmill listed.

Yes you are correct...under the new procedure it must definitely be mailed in. They no longer have an open window in the afternoon.

Mike

Too bad they changed their procedure. Last year about this time Ying was able to call everyday to find out when the petition arrived. She was then able to go to the embassy the next day to drop off her paperwork. I'm sure it saved us about a month.

[sarakong 0]

Hi there,

For clarification on the picture for the beneficiary. Are the 2, 2x2" pictures of beneficiary the standard passport picture? please advise. Thanks

[LastSurvivor 0]

Life is full of little surprises!

I am mailing off the AOS paperwork tomorrow and we found out today that before the end of the year I will get TWO extra tax dedections. One for my new wife and another in November! We were taking precautions but I guess when it's time it's time! 2006 is shaping up to be a GREAT YEAR! Now I can pull out that I-765 (EAD)

My Best,

Rich

Edited March 24, 2006 by LastSurvivor

[thai2luv 0]

It sounds like things are really working out well for everyone here . Congrats to all of you and thanks for the help along the way.

BTW, my case was already sent to the BKK Embassy, and I haven't rcvd the NVC letter. Will I need it at any point in the future?

What is the easiest way to confirm the embassy has rcvd my case?

[CJ&Jum 0]

Everything has its only little way of working out. Just think back just one year ago and think about how much more wonderful your life has become. Life gets better the more we live it.

C.J.

Life is full of little surprises!

I am mailing off the AOS paperwork tomorrow and we found out today that before the end of the year I will get TWO extra tax dedections. One for my new wife and another in November! We were taking precautions but I guess when it's time it's time! 2006 is shaping up to be a GREAT YEAR! Now I can pull out that I-765 (EAD)

My Best,

Rich