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We got AP for 1 year (multiple entry) last week at Pittsburgh, based on a medical emergency in India. Got it on the same day (did not apply with 130/485 in May 2004)

There is no hard and fast rule, the longer the better. Even immigration lawyers give different answers. We thought at least 3 months would be a good period, so we applied after 3 months for 1 family member and after 4 months for the other one. Most visitors are given 6 months stay at POE, so...

I do not know exactly as I have not checked recently but these are rough estimates as I remember from my family and friends experiences. If filed in USA - it takes anywhere from 9 months to 2 years (most likely more than a year). It mainly depends on your local district office where these...

At the port of entry ,USCIS have all the info, including the GC application. They can even be deported, as they have demonstrated immigration intent with the failed GC application. Application from India - may be quicker to get GC but they cannot travel to US till the application is approved...

At least it happened once. http://boards.immigrationportal.com/showthread.php?threadid=124751 Obviously it cannot happen without the interviewee being informed.

Re: Re: Re medicare No. The above statement does not apply to immigrants. It is true medicaid is different from medicare. Medicaid is medical care program provided by states for the indigent (poor people generally on welfare) irrespective of age. Only criterion for eligibility is...

[ []One of the thing that we always think about is having sufficient medical coverage for our dependents who are coming from India. If your parents come here on a GC you have sponsored, are they eligible for Medicare assuming they are above 62 yrs old and retired?. No. Because they...

Passport not required. Only oath letter and GC. Citations/tickets only if you received them after the interview.

I think you mean medicare. It is for the disabled or over 65 year old citizens or permanent residents who contributed to medicare taxes (1.45% x 2 = 2.9%) during their working life in USA for at least 40 quarters. If you have never worked in USA, you may be able to buy into medicare (it costs...

Their website says so but the only things that are done at Charleston,WV are Naturalization interviews, Fingerprints and Passport stamping at the time of GC approval. For all other services (inc filing 485, EAD, AP etc), we have to use Pittsburgh USCIS office. So it is a sub-sub office of...

Charleston,WV was my local office. (It is a sub office under pittsburgh). No transfer involved. Though my interview was at Pittsburgh, that was from a mistake by the scheduling clerk at VSC (as per the USCIS officer at Charleston USCIS).

My 12 year old immigration saga ended today (came to USA in 1992, rec`d GC on Jan 13,1999, oath as Nat Citizen today). Had oath ceremony today at Charleston,WV (VSC). Lasted 2 hours - typical ceremony - at Courthouse. Later applied for passport. Though my GC took longer than usual (no...

Do we need to send in the original Naturalization Certificate or a copy will do ?

Not true. We travelled out of the country with our 5 week old child in the past with no questions asked either by airlines or INS.

I do not even remember the year. I said 1 or 2 years ago. No documents at all. I had more than a few over the last several years in different jurisdictions. It is a big hassle getting all those records even if I remember all the jurisdictions. So I did not bother. She was only concerned with...

The Oath letter I received asks me to bring immigration documents (other than GC). My case was simple - it was based on 5 years after employment based GC. I do not have any INS documents. The only ones I can recall are the EAD and Advance Parole I had 5-6 years ago, before I received my GC . i...

Received oath letter (N-445) yesterday (3/15). Letter was dated 3/11. Oath is scheduled for April 5th at Charleston,WV. Timeline : PD---------------------10/21/03 FP---------------------12/17/03 (Scheduled date was 12/11/03) Interview---------------3/3/04 Oath-------------------4/5/04

Kashinath, Sorry it took so long. I was very busy. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- did they tell you about oath details/process how long etc When I asked her, she said I`d would receive the oath info by mail SOON. In my case, my interview...