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    Need help from Jockolanter and others please

    I have a complex case here please and need help. I got political asylum in 98 and GC in 2005, backdated to 2004.. It turns out that I had another A-file with INS which I abandoned because the individual that helped me with that filing misrepresented facts. However, that A-file started in...
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    Please advise - card renewal and travel

    I had previously sent in a request for change of name to USCIS and that was effected. The only change to the name was the middle name but the first and last stay the same. I did not, however, request to replace my greencard, and now I need to travel internationally. My question is will I have...
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    N400 questions?

    For someone who lives in Alameda county, CA and falls under San Francisco jurisdiction. However they are scheduled for their N400 interview at the San Jose DO instead of San Francisco DO. Can someone explain why that would be the case? Update: Never mind, got my answer from the USCIS office...
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    N-400 filing question

    I need some help on the following. A family member who is now eligible to apply for citizenship has been a student all along and has not really worked except for a couple months of internship here and there. Although the N-400 does not ask for any financial docs. (at least the checklist...
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    N-400 can someone who knows the true answer clarify this - Moderators can you also help w/ this?

    A family member got thier GC through assylum and will be eligible to file for citizenship in a few months. Their assylum was based on racial persecution and they were detained in their home country before escaping and seeking refuge in the US. They have never been in any trouble in US...not...
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    Homeland Security USA?

    ABC has a new reality show aptly titled Homeland Security USA. The camera follows CBP officers around as they do their work. I watched Tuesday night’s episode which included the following 5 incidences: 1) A “mule” attempting entry into the US, was x-rayed and found to have swallowed, 35 or so...
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    Experts please shed some light on this

    I read somewhere (in the Citizenship forum, I beleive) that one is only allowed to change their last name at naturalization and not the middle name. Is there any truth to that?
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    RP in 7 months

    Apllied for RP in Feb '08 Approved 9/11 valid for 2 years. Email notification rec'd 9/15 Document rec'd 9/18.
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    Citizenship Docs. requirements

    Hello forum members, I first of all want to thank all that are taking the time to assist people that need help on this forum. Thankful and Want - most noteably. My question relates to the documents that are required to be submitted to the officer during the N-400 interview. The...
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    So what is the correct response?

    With all that has been experienced and written on this forum about issues with RTD and RP, I would like to know how to respond when I re-enter the US in the near future. I have a RP and will be traveling internationally very soon. Getting a NP is not an option for me, so my question is, when...
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    The face of uscis.gov has changed......

    ...does anybody know where they have put the link to login and check your case portfolio...i.e to check the LUD on pending cases?
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    Re-entry permit received

    RD Feb 17, 2006 LUD:Feb 23, Apr 3, Apr 6, Apr 8, Apr 10. Approval Email: Apr 8 RP received Apr 15 Valid until 2008 (2years)
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    Visa or no Visa?

    I apologize if this question has already been asked and answered, but I did a search and did not locate any postings for the specific countries. I may need to visit Ireland and Japan and would like to know if I hold a GC and a re-entry permit, would I require visa for these 2 countries? Thank...
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    Type "TP' on RTD

    Can anyone tell me what the Type code "TP" on the RTD for asylees stand for? And is that the same code on the Re-entry Permits after GC approval?
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    Do I need the approval letter

    I got my approval email and the plastic earlier this month, but the approval letter which the email said was coming never arrived. Will I need this letter for anything in the future and should I call the 800 number and ask for them to send a copy to me? Hismercy.
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    Incorrect year on BC

    A fellow asylee got approved last year for green card. The birth certificate issued by the country the were fleeing from persecution had an incorrect birth year but the date and month were correct. Since that's all he could get at the time he has used it that way for his assylum and I485...
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    Green Card received today

    I received my plastic card today in the mail. The approval letter has not yet arrived. It is valid till 11/1/15, and was backdated to 10/31/04. :) Hismercy ND - August 2000 BIO - May 12, 2005 Approval - Nov 1, 2005 (approval email received) LUD - LUD May 13, 05, Nov 1, 05, Nov 2...
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    Approval and RTD

    I would like some advise please. I currently have a RTD to expire Apr 2006. I have however recently been approved for permanent residence. To travel in the next few months, do I need to apply for Re-entry permit now and would they issue it being that my RTD is still valid?
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    Approved

    Last evening, I logged in to read my emails and there was just one email waiting and it was from USCIS. Typically I receive the system generated emails from changing my case status password, and I knew I hadn't made any PW changes lately. By process of elimination, my next thought was it would...
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    485 fingerprint question

    485 ND 8/2000. Nothing was heard until fingerprint notice 5/2005. At the appointment, full set of prints was taken, and then they also took the index finger, picture and electronic signature. At the end, the staff said "you will receive your GC in the mail". This seems to be different than...
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