Recent content by vishuv

My wife did the same thing; travelled on AP just few days after 485 approval and was able to come back on AP (POE:Boston); no questions asked at POE about 485 approval. Boston INS did say that AP is valid till passport is stamped, even though my lawyers discouraged us from making the trip. Of...

Just use the AP for reentry (as long as AP has not expired); it is no problem that 485 gets approved when you are abroad. Spouse's 485 approval should have no impact either. Search the postings for even confusing case (like my wife) where the 485 got approved just few days before the trip...

We had the same case; my wife had to travel out with a valid AP after 485 approval; but we did not get the 485 approval notice, and Boston INS would not stamp the passport without it (at least our approval case was not there in their computers the day we tried). One thing Boston INS folks did...

I have done it in CVS and it has been accepted so far (Sheet of 16 for $8); just worth educating them before printing the photo sheet with the official specs in hand. Otherwise, we could get 2 copies for $10 in the Boston INS office itself. I have to get photos for my wife shortly to get her...

Received card today, about a month after stamping. -vishuv

You do need transit visa for Germany also (at least as per the Boston German consulate). But it was lot easier and cheaper ($13) to get German transit visa in Boston. Just go there in the morning 9am and you get everything back by 11.30. Sometimes, you may have to pick it up the next day. That...

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Same experience here; (Yesil was probably the one in front of me :-) I had the 485 approval notice courtesy copy; Stamped by a different officer; I gave the passport, I-94 and 2 photos; he took all the APs and EADs; 3 minutes at the counter; out by 7.30am. Waiting for my wife to come back...

But without an approval notice for 485, how would you know of your approval (Assumption: not checking online). And I heard from INS office that AP is valid till we get the GC stamped on the passport. What is the extent of risk at the POE in this situation? Actually my wife got (fedexed) an AP...

VSC actually corrected the AP on Jul 19th (with Issue date Jul 19 and valid till Jul 18 2005) using the same EAC#. They sent it back by the Fedex envelope the lawyers attached. Even though a Jun 1 original AP approval, took till Jul 19 for correction, at least it made it before the travel date...

485 approved on Jul 19th as per online status; travel plans on Jul 21. No approval notice yet; also Boston INS local office computers not updated with 485 approval details on Jul 19. Is it safe to travel out with this an otherwise valid AP, come back in Sep and get stamped? Should we expect...

See my complete successful experience on correcting the lastname in an approved AP, just in time, under the thread 'Name error in approved AP' http://www.immigrationportal.com/showthread.php?t=129472

Current valid AP: expires Aug 27, 2003 New approved AP on Jun 1, 2004: expires May 31, 2005 (has name error) Travel plans: Fly out of US Jul 21, and return back Sep 7, 2004. Subsequently we went to the local Boston office, to try to get the AP name error corrected, but they mentioned that...

I called German consulate in Boston, and they mentioned that for Indian citizens with AP (which means no passport stamp), transit visa IS needed. It would take just few hours affair to get it done - needed passport, 1 passport photo (either front or US immigration style is fine), AP details...

Manchester is so much easier, parking-wise, and the rest compared to Boston. Go to Manchester. I also got my 2nd FP done in Manchester, 1st one in Boston (both per sched)