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Congrats! I got the "We are producing your card and will mail it to you" yesterday and then today i got "We approved your case".

Guessing they updated the system in the wrong order heh..

Just received an email this morning with a case status update.. Finally! I had just last week received the NOA1 again with a 18 month extension. Filed June 8th 2017.

Ohh I didn’t see that announcement, thanks for the info! I’m guessing, like the NOA says, it’s 18 months from the greencard expiration date

Well i guess i am not so lucky as some other June filers..

We received a I-797 NOA with a receipt date of 06/08/2017 for my I-751 filing back in late May/early June 2017. and it stated the following - "Your conditional resident status is extended for a period of one year".

I had my bio-metrics appointment on 07/03/2017.

On 06/26/2018 i had an InfoPass appointment in Pittsburgh, PA. I had my passport stamped for 1 year from that date, so until 06/25/2019 (i did tell the lady that it's meant to be from the expiration of the GC but that did nothing.). I also asked the lady if she could see any updates on my file, she said the only update on there is when they did a national audit of all of the cases and that my application was still at Vermont Service Centre, basically untouched. So i walked out of there with my stamp basically and that's all.

Fast forward to today, 07/02/2018, i received a second I-797 NOA for my application that states the following "Your conditional resident status is extended for 18 months from the expiration date on your I-551, Permanent Resident Card".  The receipt date on the NOA is 06-08-2017, the same date as my original NOA..

What the f..? Anyone else had this?

1 hour ago, mrs thb said:

Not necessarily so,  There's been talk that the IO has discretion as to the date on the stamp.  It could be a 3-6-9-12 month date.  One would hope that a year from now your I-751 is approved, so essentially you don't need a (full) year stamp.

 

 

Thank you. Googling I-551 has given me this link (https://my.uscis.gov/appointment) to make an InfoPass appointment. Do they add new appointment slots every morning for 2 weeks away?

2 minutes ago, mrs thb said:

Now, especially since your GC date has passed.  I would be looking into making that infopass appt today.  Some offices are difficult to book so I'd begin to research it asap.  Other offices are easy and appts are usually  2 weeks out.  I'd begin to investigate your situation today.  

Assuming you mean my actual GC and not the extension expiration date. The InfoPass stamp, from what i've read is 1 year from the date of the stamp. Guessing that, once i can make an appointment, the closer to my extension expiration date the better? So that i get the maximum time from the stamp?

We filed I-751 on 6/4/17 and received I-797 NOA with Receipt Date of 6/8/17 with my 1 year extension. We received my I-797C NOA biometrics appointment letter dated 6/17/17 for an appointment on 7/3/17 which was completed.

My GC's 1 year extension expires on 8/11/18. At what point should i file for I-551 InfoPass stamp in my passport?

Thank you for that Nich-Nick, greatly appreciated!

Evening all

I have been living in USA since July 2014 (emigrated from UK), we got married in August 2014, received my work permit December 2014, I've been working since February 2015 and my green card was received on 11th August 2015.

Now, my parents wish to gift my wife and I £50k to assist with our first home purchase. I have used Travelex International Payments before to transfer a 5 figure GBP sum from my own UK account to our joint US account when i emigrated.

I plan to use Travelex again but does anyone know of any tax implications as to if the money is transferred from my parents UK account or my UK account? And if the sum transferred is over X amount will taxes need to be payed on it here?

Thanks in advance for any advice!

My employer gave me an open reference to take with me

Thank Nich, that's some very useful information and it gives me plenty to discuss with said insurer when i get to PA

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/291862/D888_260214.pdf

Is that what you mean?

Wish I'd known about this before I moved over here!

That looks like it may be the one, thank you. I've no idea if it will in fact make a difference but it's free to get a copy so why not

Never needed any such thing. Best to get the fiancé to call the insurance agency and ask if they require anything special to add you to the policy. I gave my husband's name and driver license number to State Farm and that was it. No additional cost per month for us because he was older than the age where they charge extra for wreckless male drivers. (That was just a chuckle...not evaluating anybody's driving skills.)

Prior to EAD which allowed him a license, he drove on his UK license. Auto insurance is different in the US and something to get your head around. The CAR is insured, not the named driver. If I let my neighbor (or visiting fiancé) drive my car, I do not have to list their name on the policy. If they have a wreck, my car is still insured as long as I gave them permission to drive it. If someone is going to be a regular driver of the car (like a new spouse) then they want to add their name as a driver. The cost of the insurance is based on the car, not how many people will drive it.

Find out how it works in your state and with your insurance agency. Insurance is a state regulated thing.

Edit to add: I know it does indeed work if someone not on your policy wrecks your car. My daughter's boyfriend wrecked her car when she was at university and I was still insuring her car. Insurance paid for the repairs. All they asked me was "do we need to add "Sam" to the policy as a regular driver?" I said "no".

Nick-Nick, you are once again an outstanding help, thank you!

I was discussing with my fiancee just last night about how the US insurance works as i believe it was the car that was insured and not the driver like it is in the UK. We weren't sure if i need to be a named driver either, which you've cleared up too (dependant on PA rules).

Do US insurers not charge more to insure the car if you are 16 and just started driving for instance? I had heard that immigrants would be treated as a 'new' driver and thus assumed you'd be charged more to insure said car but by the sounds of it that isn't true..

Has anyone here ever heard of a DVLA drivers report? My understanding from another Englishman that emigrated to America is that he contacted the DVLA in the UK to get his drivers report which he took with him to America and some car insurers accepted this as proof that he wasn't a 'new' driver

Anyone heard of this DVLA drivers report, i've done some googling but nothing useful has come up so it might be called something different now as it was 2 years ago i heard about this..

Ta

Marrying a US citizen in 39 days

Your best place to start would be here - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/474161-london-k1-a-complete-guide/

Read it in full and if there's anything you don't understand then ask away

Ok thank you, i have a photocopy already

Evening all

Just a quick one, i submitted change of name deed poll with my K-1 application that got approved

My question is will i need another certified copy of change of name deed poll for AOS?

Ta

It's not. Some families pay over a $1000 a month.

The US does not have a national health system like the UK.

We pay for health care on our own. Those with less get subsidies under Obamacare.

As a K-1 visa holder, you are a nonimmigrant, so look into traveler's insurance.

I have travelers insurance already lined up. I'm confused now as to how medical insurance will work for me when i move over in 3 week time.. Will i not be able to get medical insurance then?

500 a MONTH? That's seems excessive..

Great question, i'm in a similar situation. I have a 21" iMac for my work and i'm not inclined to sell it even though I could pick up a replacement fairly quickly the other end.

My preferred option is to package it up and ship it, although without actually doing the packing and weighing the final parcel I can't get an accurate price right now. I estimated 10kg and got a price of £300 from FedEx. I'm hoping in reality it all weighs much less.

Since I cannot work immediately, thus rendering this desktop non essential for the time being, I am willing to consider slower shipping methods, but again finding an accurate price is even harder this way around!

I have three checked bags with my airline and I have considered taking it this way, but I don't feel so confident about its safety; airport "throwers" don't get their name for nothing. Maybe I should purchase a hard case for this one?

This one's a toughie right now! Sorry I have nothing useful to add here, its just comforting to know someone is tussling with the same thing.

I'm delighted that in every other area of personal effects I have managed to sell/give away/throw away, right down to the bones of my existence, and it feels good to be so light!

Just google iMac weight followed by the year, for instance the currently 21.5" iMac is 5.68kg. You can then weight the packaging on it's own and add it up, it'll give you a more accurate total weight that you can work from

I'm in the same position with every other belonging, it was has been seold, given away or donated

Pack? I remember silver bags and bubble wrap. He said he still had the motherboard box so put that back in the box for travel.

Suspicion? None. You are immigrating. It is allowed. Maybe if you had 25 new iPhones still sealed in boxes, they would doubt it was your "household goods" IF they happened to search your luggage.

He said your power supply should work. If not, you can easily get one.

Well it was less than 4 months before he bought a new computer because it was even better and he thought quite cheap. But at least he was immediately on his computer on POE day for the price of a basic case...around $30 as I recall. I think he still uses that old UK keyboard.

Haha, I am taking my UK keyboard with me also and my mouse, webcam and just peripherals. My fiancee has already suggested that i provide her with the list of items to buy so it's all there when i get there, which i thought was very nice of her!

My husband took everything from inside the case and packed it all in his carryon luggage. Keyboard and mouse came too. No way to plug in a UK monitor, so it stayed behind. We stopped at a large electronic store (Frys.com) on the way home from the airport. He bought a case with power supply. He was up and running before dark, just a few hours after POE. He used a spare monitor I had until he decided what he wanted to purchase. You might want to order a case online and have it waiting for you if you don't have a convenient electronic super store with a large selection of components.

There is no import duty on any of your household items.

That can be done, i saw it as an opportunity to treat myself to a new system though .

Cool, how did he pack everything?

Was there any suspicion to what he was taking?

Will the power supply work in the states? I have quite a good one. It says 100-240v 50/60 hz, US is 150V 60 hz? Also I think I will put that in my hold luggage as it's fairly robust. I hope it doesn't arouse any suspicion!

What brand is the PSU? I used to work for Enermax and a lot of our PSU's auto switched. If there isn't a physical switch on the PSU for the different voltages then you'd need to look up the model etc to be sure. You'd have to check your monitor too, my 30in Dell U3011 won't work in America so on ebay it went

I've decided to just not bother with shipping my rig and use it as an opportunity to build a next platform rig.. i've sold the vast majority of it already.

To ship my case and monitor alone via a parcel method it came out at over £300. Unless your rig is of the latest platform etc i personally wouldn't cause yourself the hassle of trying to ship it all

I flew Aer Lingus on Monday.

Very hassle free POE.

Will post a full review shortly.

I'll be doing this soon, looking forward to the review

Over the weekend i booked my entire 1 way journey for £650. First BA to Dublin, Aer Lingus to Washington Dulles & United onto to Johnstown, PA

cannot wait!

I'd be clearing customs & immigration in Dublin prior to getting on the plane so you avoid all of the customs & immigration on the other end.

I actually just found the route i'd normally take in Washington Dulles and onto Johnstown, PA for a good price with a 2 hour 30 minute lay over so I've gone for that

Thank you for your reply and information though

Actually one question i do have, if you are flying with 2 different airlines e.g. Aer Lingus from Dublin to Washington then United Airlines from Washington to Johnstown, PA - I know at Washington there is a conveyor belt just after going through customs & border that if you have a connecting flight you chuck your luggage back on and it makes its way to your next flight but i've always flown United for 2 flights so i don't know if it will be different for 2 different airlines..? Would i have to go up to Departures and check in for the next flight?