March Filers, let's get together !!

I do not think you have to go back to Mexico. Specially pregnant.

You have to pay a $ 1.000 fee though, because you came to the US without inspection. :(

what $1k fees are u talking about? Where's the url ?

Villegas,(assuming you havev been here illegally for more than 1 yr), if you so much as step out of the US once, you won't be allowed to re-enter. Consult an attorney asap:
Read here:
http://www.immihelp.com/greencard/familybasedimmigration/persons-in-us.html
 
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what $1k fees are u talking about? Where's the url ?

Villegas,(assuming you havev been here illegally for more than 1 yr), if you so much as step out of the US once, you won't be allowed to re-enter. Consult an attorney asap:
Read here:
http://www.immihelp.com/greencard/familybasedimmigration/persons-in-us.html

I am talking about the Supplement A to the I-485

Link: http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/i-485supa.pdf

Quote from the "What is the purpose of this form?"

"Section 245(i) of the Act allows certain aliens to file for adjustment of status upon payment of a penalty fee of $1,000, even though some of the conditions required by section 245(a) and (c) of the Act are not met. Aliens in the United States who have an immigrant visa immediately available, but who entered the United States without inspection, remained in the United States past the period of admission, worked unlawfully, or are otherwise ineligible for adjustment of status under section 245(c) of the Act must submit this form along with Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status."
 
Interview day today May 24th 2007 at 10:30 at San Jose 1887 monterey Rd.

Started early morning at 8:30 and reached USCIS at 9:00. Secuirty guard checked our appointment letter and we were asked to go to 2nd Floor Room 200. where people were waiting. We have to go and place our Apoointment letter in a small Cardboard box near a closed counter. Then we sat down.

People were called one by one. At 10:10 We were called in by a old officer he looked too formal. He had a bald head and had a serious face most of the time.

He took us to his private room. Then he asked us to stand and asked us to raise our right hand and we took an OATH saying " All the information I will be relaying is True and not false"

Then he made us to sit. We were very cool. No nervousness at all.

Questions asked:

He grabbed a pile of papers from my file and started looking at my file and then looks into his computer and types my ful name my wifes full name and that we appeared on May 24 and prints it out.

Then he looked into our file and asked questions as he ticked each and every page.

(1) How did you guys meet?
(2) He turned to me and asked how you were attracted to your wife?
(3) He turned to my wife and asked what do you guys have in common?
(4) Stops with the Qn and asks us for my passport, my wifes Drivers licence and my drivers licence and our birth certificates.
(5) Then he askked me to list all my previous address and when did you finish your schools and how long have you been working in H1B?
(6) Are you still with your current employer?
(7) Asks my wife about her employment and employment letter and Year 2006 W2's. Marks something in the file.
(8) Then he started asking my wife random questions. He picked our album and asked who the little boy standing in the picture. I started gigglling as that guy is just a public in the theme park..


Then he goes and makes copies of all the documents we provided. He comes back and says I would have stamped your passport right now if I had the background check file but we havent finished with your FBI Check yet and he gives me a Notice where it says FBI check pending and he asks us to wait for 4 months and if we dont get our GC then asked to mail him.

Our INTERVIEW went good just not as lucky as the other 2 march filers with my name. :D :D :D What do you expect with a name Mohamed Ali.

I knew that I would be stuck in name check as my LUD's were not updated after the LUD's I got after my finger printing.






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Interview held in San Jose (Monterey Rd)
Filed GC
3/21/07: (130, 485, 864, 693 )sent
03/24/2007 : RD
03/28/07: ND
04/02/2007: cashed
04/04/2007: Receipts in Mail
04/14/07:FP Notice Date
04/21/2007: Interview letter for May 24th 10:30 AM at SJC
05/02/07: FP Taken (485, 765)
05/03/07: Last Update (LUD) 485, 765
05/24/07: Interview Taken Today (Went well, FBI BGC pending :( )
 
at the ice cream shop on their way home eating an ice cream on my behalf :-D
hehe, Vaca believe it or not, im still so happy for you.. I can only imagine the since of joy you must feel! I cant wait to hear the good news from kkboy!
 
kkboy is back....with name chek pending !!!

sadakapm, you are not alone ! *Name chek pending*
Vaca and UMP, you are very lucky !!!!!!!! :)

Am back, guys, the interview was fun. There was this friendly officer, very nice, took us in the room, swore us in, asked to seat in the right spot. Once in there, she had our file open, started talking about informal stuff, asked to see our birth certs, asked my wife when she came in the US, what status she has currently etc. It was very informal. I had sent so much proof already, the officer didn't know what else to ask, I gave home insurance and new bank statements.
Very few questions were asked, she was extremely friendly, told us we are her last case of the day, loved my new US passport with RFID, said she shud have waited a bit b4 renewing hers. Anyhow, she asked to see some photos from our album, complemented about the photos (nice) and was also happy to see we had family pics and beautiful people in there :).
She asked me if I prepared all the forms and why I didn't apply for my wife's GC when I had GC. I told her...it was an easy case and forms were too simple.
She was a great officer....no ego nothing...it was just a very friendly talk. She even got interrupted by a fellow officer who
brought her a new book of imimgration laws, she showed it to me and laughed, " i gotta get used to new laws now". Her hubby called, she said nicely "Dear, am in an interview..hang on, will call u bak". LOL
Asked my wife about her job, about the IT industry, indian economy etc...just general stuff. I copied so much stuff from Kinko's...nothing was touched or asked except for our license, BC's..that's it.No emp letter or anything else for both of us.
Anyhow, so it was all done in 15 mins, she said...since the name chek is pending (almost all cases that i did today have pending name chek), you will have to wait b4 i approve. "Since your H1 visa also required name chek and it was done quickly in the past, nothing to worry. It's just that we are arranging interviews at a very fast pace, fbi chek shud clear soon."

That's it, we walked out, happily.....now the waiting game begins, we are in no rush to travel or anything, as long as the interview went well....

Thx for all the wishes, you guys, get that GC. I will keep updating my status once the LUD's happen (hopefully soon). Will hang around this forum too....maybe some people can benefit from my experience with citizenship + wife's GC.

Over and Out !

KK !

PS: I do believe now, maybe that LAST LUD IS required :) :) , like Vaca and UMP got jst b4 their interview. We still have the LUD from our FP date + 1 day..nothing after that. Oh well..there's only so much you can do. Thx for the ice cream jokes Vaca, espo..lol !!

Observation: As we were seated, waiting....there was this guy whose sponsor didn't come with him at all, officer was quite upset with the situation, sent him home....man, life is tough for some people...we shud b happy LOL
 
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Well im glad it went well man! Im sorry to hear about the namecheck though!

edit: kkboy i also only have 1 LUD after my FP and thats it!!! im scared!!! I hope i get another one before my interview!!!
 
kkboy,

congratulations to you for your gc. i think it won't take to long to wait for your name check is cleared. at least you do not need to be worry about the interview anymore.

springfield.
 
hehe, Vaca believe it or not, im still so happy for you.. I can only imagine the since of joy you must feel! I cant wait to hear the good news from kkboy!

Aww thanks a lot Espoman :-D

This site and all of you guys were my moral support..I am sure everything will go just fine for you, just a matter of time :)
 
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