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    Traffic tickets and naturalization (threads merged)

    How do you get a payment receipt for a ticket that you got 4 or 5 years ago? Is it possible to request a list of all of your tickets and the disposition (including the dates where you paid all of them)?
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    Traffic tickets and naturalization (threads merged)

    $500 rule Could anyone please direct me to the official link where it says that only tickets above $500 need to be mentioned? Thanks
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    B2 "Cancelled without Prejudice". Now filling out DS-156.

    Hi- Here's the scenario: In 2002 obtained a B2 (Tourist visa) - it was never used to enter the U.S. In 2003 needed to go to the U.S. for the first time (business trip). Therefore applied and got a B1/B2 visa (Business/Tourism). At the time the B1/B2 was obtained, a stamp saying...
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    That's it. No more H1Bs until FY2007.

    just go to the USCIS link. It's on the front page: www.uscis.gov
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    System is down in USCIS California

    Has anyone heard about this? People are unable to check status online for the applications filed at USCIS - California today. Is this normal? Any idea when this will be back up?
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    Does USCIS receive cases on Saturdays/Sundays?

    Hi- Does USCIS receive cases on Saturdays/Sundays? For example, if you mail your application on Friday, Satuday, or Sunday will they all be "officially" received on Monday? Or do they issue "receipt dates" of Saturdays/Sundays? Thanks
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    Urgent! Entering w/ B1 visa for a job interview

    Thanks guys! But why are you so confident that it is ok to say that you're coming into the US on a B1 visa for a job interview? What would your answer be to the quote below that I found under http://www.usabal.com/visas/B-1_overview.html ? "The B-1 status may not be used as a means to...
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    Urgent! Entering w/ B1 visa for a job interview

    Please help! My brother was asked to fly to the US for a final job interview. He will stay for 3 days only. He has a B1/B2 visa. If he has a positive interview, the US employer will start his H1B processing. The question is: what should he tell the immigration officer at the port of...
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    How soon or how late to file for H1B FY2006?

    Hi everyone, My cousin is about to being offered a job in the U.S. with a high-tec company. He will need to be sponsored for an H1B. My question is: if the petition for his H1B is filed in the next couple of months, will he be able to get his visa within the quota of USCIS's new fiscal year...
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    Selective Service - Should I have registered?

    JoeF - In the item number 10 of the Naturalization Eligibility Worksheet the one that applies to me is: "I am a male who was in the United States between the ages of 18 and 26 but who did not register with the Selective Service, and I will send a “Status Information Letter” from the...
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    Selective Service - Should I have registered?

    Friends, I got my green card on Feb/2003. Between March/1999 and Feb/2003 I was on a H1B, always legal, never out of status. I turned 26 years old in April of 2000 while in my H1B. Was I ever required to registered with Selective Service? My understanding from reading different...
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    First time filing AR-11

    I have a question regarding form AR-11 (change of address). I got my green card 5 months ago. I have been living in the U.S. for the past 6 years (always legally – working visa). I never filed the AR-11 because I figured that the INS always had my current address (through all my I-94s and...
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    Can I take photocopy of GC?

    Hi folks, I just received the plastic card (Green card) and I was wondering if I can take photocopies of it. I'n concerned that I would be damaging the magnetic information stored inside the card, bar code, etc... Any thoughts? any problem at all by taking photocopies of the plastic...
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    Approved!!!!

    Hey Jack! Congratulations, man and welcome to the club! Your patience finally paid off. Enjoy the freedom!!! Suresh
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    PP stamping experience – INS Denver

    grd111401, Online status does not change after passport stamping/card ordered. Basically, once you're apporved you're done with it. Bearx, I believe you need to stay with your current employer for at least 6 months after your I-485 is approved. This is very non-sense since we know...
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    PP stamping experience – INS Denver

    gheewalabhai888, I don't think there's a time limit between approval and passport stamping. I think you only need hurry about stamping your passport if you intend to travel abroad - I'm traveling overseas in less than a month so that's why I hurried. And also I wanted to be done with the INS...
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    PP stamping experience – INS Denver

    Bearx, Yes, permanent resident status is actually valid forever (as long as you don't lose it - by being outside the country for over 1 year). The actual card needs to be replaced after 10 years but after 5 years of being a permanent resident you can apply for citizenship. GCHopeless...
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    PP stamping experience – INS Denver

    pdwaiter, I can't tell you for sure, but I think they are since I saw a lot of people being called for "work authorization" renewals...
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    PP stamping experience – INS Denver

    Folks, Got my passport stamped and hope to be done with the INS for the next 5 years. I arrived at the INS-Denver at 6 am and there was already a huge line outside. They opened the door at 7:30 and I got number 33. The environment is total chaos. More than half of the people claiming...
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