green card in 3months in dallas

pianoplayer · Jul 24, 2006

shandra said:
Hi all,

First off, thanks to everyone who's posted here, this is a great forum and has helped me a lot.

My husband and I are planning on relocating to Virginia/DC. I have received my temporary (2 yr) GC and waiting to apply for the permanent one next year. Is this going to create a big problem as far as the permanent GC application?

TIA

I dont see why it should. You will file the I751 with the relevant service center(according to your Virginia/DC address) and they will use your new address for that form. However, be sure to file form AR11 to change your address with USCIS. Your husband, as sponsor, would also have to file his change of address, related to the I864 form he completed. There is a form called "sponsor's change of address" or something like that, but I do not recall the form number right now - just look it up on uscis.gov Forms and Fees.

If you do move after you file the I751, you would still have to do all the above and then also call USCIS customer service(and I would write them also) to change the address on your current application. This is usually where problems arise, so if possible, it would help if you were already relocated when you file the I751.

Good luck

pianoplayer · Jul 24, 2006

linuxgeek said:
Hi all,
I am a U.S citizen, i brought my wife on a fiancee visa here about a month ago, we just got married. I am getting transfer to Arlington,TX in a couple of months time which i beleive falls under dallas district.
If i schedule infopass at dallas, would they refer me back to Atlanta even though i am moving to dallas area and have the job paperwork to prove it?

Anyway, do they require any proof that you live in dallas when you get there?
Just wondering, my wife and i are not really in a hurry but i just heard about DORA. I dont our transfering to another district when we move because of complications that usually brings as i heard.
Thank you.

It's not impossible to move after you filed, but it certainly makes it easier if you file at the new address, especially with DORA going on. Even if you would get a hassle-free transfer from Atlanta(without them not updating your address properly etc. etc.), you would probably not transfer in under the DORA program and would have to go with the regular process.

Now you have to file within 90 days of her entry, so you have 2 options:

1. File the regular process and change address with USCIS(file AR11, file sponsor change of address, call and write USCIS to change address on applications - YOU MUST DO ALL OF THESE)

2. Get set up quickly in Arlington, get a short apartment lease etc. etc. so that you have some proof of living there and get an appointment for before the 90 days are over, to file in Dallas under DORA. When we interviewed, they looked at our DL's that showed that we lived in Arlington. However, perhaps if you show them a lease, and tell them you are still in the process of moving your stuff over, dont have TX drivers licenses yet etc., they would allow that. I think you will be fine, but you will have to move quickly with all this stuff and YOU MUST FILE before the 90 days are over. You may want to check with USCIS whether this will be sufficient in Dallas - it is just my opinion, not fact.

Good luck

pianoplayer · Jul 24, 2006

sunnyg1972 said:
My wife just applied for her 485 through the DORA program and she is currently on H1B. She has found another job and would like to switch jobs what does she need to do? Should we apply for an EAD card? How do you do that is it with a infopass appointment?

She can take another job when she receives an EAD. Because you filed through DORA, you did not apply for EAD with the I485 filing. As far as I know, she will have to wait till she receives the GC or till the 70 day letter arrives inviting her to apply for EAD if they do not anticipate processing her application within 90 days - whichever comes first.

javaguy1978 · Aug 4, 2006

Question about Medical Tests and AOS Interview

I have two questions on the process:

1. What tests do we have to take for the Medicals? I will be taking my Medical tests in Dallas. Experiences? I would also prefer going to a male doctor if disrobing is required ( I am a male).

2. Any experiences on the AOS interview under DORA? What kind of questions are asked? What documents do we have to take with us?

Thanks for the help!

dallas_gal · Aug 8, 2006

Interim EAD. URGENT!!!

I am stuck in Name check. I will be travelling overseas next month. I had applied for my second EAD on May 24th. By August 24th it would be 3 month. I am planning to take infopass appointment at Dallas immigration Office to get an interim EAD and AP. Should I have to take any additional things for this. Like photos or fill out any forms?

Any reply would be greatly appreciated.

CitizenInWaitin · Aug 11, 2006

dallas_gal said:
I am stuck in Name check. I will be travelling overseas next month. I had applied for my second EAD on May 24th. By August 24th it would be 3 month. I am planning to take infopass appointment at Dallas immigration Office to get an interim EAD and AP. Should I have to take any additional things for this. Like photos or fill out any forms?

Any reply would be greatly appreciated.

Perhaps your case is approved and therefore USCIS is not renewing your EAD and AP for the second time. Please check the online status ( https://egov.immigration.gov/cris/jsps/index.jsp ), before you go in person. Good Luck

I have not seen any approvals in the last few weeks on the discussion board and hopefully people are getting approvals and not sharing the good news with us

If you are going in person then you do not need any photos for EAD as they take your picture in the office. If you have already applied via US postal service then you do not need any additional forms or cheques if it was correctedly submitted. It might be another story if the mail was lost and the Immigration service never received your application. Has your application fee cheque been cashed? I do not know about AP since I did not apply for it.

Best of Luck!

pianoplayer · Aug 11, 2006

CitizenInWaitin said:
Perhaps your case is approved and therefore USCIS is not renewing your EAD and AP for the second time. Please check the online status ( https://egov.immigration.gov/cris/jsps/index.jsp ), before you go in person. Good Luck I have not seen any approvals in the last few weeks on the discussion board and hopefully people are getting approvals and not sharing the good news with us

If you are going in person then you do not need any photos for EAD as they take your picture in the office. If you have already applied via US postal service then you do not need any additional forms or cheques if it was correctedly submitted. It might be another story if the mail was lost and the Immigration service never received your application. Has your application fee cheque been cashed? I do not know about AP since I did not apply for it.

Best of Luck!

Yes, it has been really quiet on this thread. In our case, even though the FP appointment was 7/25, there has been no update lately - the LUD is 7/3 on the I130 and the I485. A lot of people, not just in Dallas, seem to stay stuck on LUD of 7/3....still it is very early days.

gch1badvice · Aug 16, 2006

DORA Program - Rec'd letter after 70 days

This is our time line:

DORA Interview : 06/05/06
Receipts: 6/16/06
FP : 06/25/06
LUD change: 07/03/06
70 day notice : 08/15/06 (dated 08/11/06)

The letter asked us to apply for EAD and also sent an appointment date. I have seen some messages in this thread where people talked about finding the fingerprint status? Can anyone share the details of which number to contact to get the FP status.

We are also considering contacting a senator. What is the procedure.

What is the timeline for getting an EAD?

Thanks,
scvc

anti-climacus · Aug 16, 2006

gch1badvice said:
This is our time line:
DORA Interview : 06/05/06
Receipts: 6/16/06
FP : 06/25/06
LUD change: 07/03/06
70 day notice : 08/15/06 (dated 08/11/06)
The letter asked us to apply for EAD and also sent an appointment date. I have seen some messages in this thread where people talked about finding the fingerprint status? Can anyone share the details of which number to contact to get the FP status.
We are also considering contacting a senator. What is the procedure.
What is the timeline for getting an EAD?
Thanks,
scvc

To check on the status of your fingerprints, you can call, 304-625-5590 or 304-625-2406. That's not usually the issue causing the delay though. If you have anything to give you real concern is the FBI name check delay. At this point in your timeline, however, it is still too early to begin fretting and raising dust. It's barely been two months since your interview, and not even two months since your biometrics appointment. Your approval may come soon--quite a few people receive the so-called 70th day letter through DORA and still get approved within 90 days or shortly thereafter. Even if you don't get a quick approval and find out that this is due to the name check delay, it is unwise and fruitless to contact outside agencies (for example, Senator's office) before a full year transpires after your biometrics appointment. Your inquiry prior to the expiration of the first year won't be taken seriously and will tax needlessly human resources that could be useful to people needing real assistance facing dire circumstances. Hope your approval comes soon! Best wishes.

P.S. You will get your EAD (and the travel permit if you insist) on the spot at your appointment indicated on the 70th day notice.

jontymorgan · Aug 18, 2006

dallas_gal said:
I am stuck in Name check. I will be travelling overseas next month. I had applied for my second EAD on May 24th. By August 24th it would be 3 month. I am planning to take infopass appointment at Dallas immigration Office to get an interim EAD and AP. Should I have to take any additional things for this. Like photos or fill out any forms?

Any reply would be greatly appreciated.

I applied for AP a few months ago without any problems. You will need to take your passport with you & 2 passport photos (as these are attached to the official AP document). They normally issue you with travel documents for two trips which must be used within a year.

I received my case approval while I was overseas so I didn't need to use AP to re-enter the country in the end.

Hope this helps.

jontymorgan

zoelee · Aug 27, 2006

I went through the pilot program last June, no progress what so ever...

Hi there, I envy you guys. I applied for my gc through the Pilot program last June. Interview went well. Did fp a month later. Haven't heard a word from INS ever since. The online status didn't even mention anything about the fp being received or anything like that.

I've been married with a u.s. citizen for 3 years when I applied last year. And all the other supporting materials were solid, and we are represented by an attorney. Felt like we've done the best we could, but... guess it all boils down to luck and I'm not having much of it right now...

zoe

gch1badvice · Sep 1, 2006

GC Approval through DORA

Thank you everyone for helping us through our GC processing.

We got notification that our GC application has been completed and approved and that we would get a GC in 2 wks.

We did go for the EAD appointment and got the permit. Got the approval notification a day later.

DORA Interview : 06/05/06
Receipts: 6/16/06
FP : 06/25/06
LUD change: 07/03/06
70 day notice : 08/15/06 (dated 08/11/06)
EAD Appt/Rec'd : 08/31/06
GC approval notice : 09/01/06

gch1badvice said:
This is our time line:

DORA Interview : 06/05/06
Receipts: 6/16/06
FP : 06/25/06
LUD change: 07/03/06
70 day notice : 08/15/06 (dated 08/11/06)

The letter asked us to apply for EAD and also sent an appointment date. I have seen some messages in this thread where people talked about finding the fingerprint status? Can anyone share the details of which number to contact to get the FP status.

We are also considering contacting a senator. What is the procedure.

What is the timeline for getting an EAD?

Thanks,
scvc

CitizenInWaitin · Sep 7, 2006

By what mode (email, online-status check, US postal mail) did you get your GC approval notice? If it was done via US postal service then it is strange that you were allowed to get an EAD.

Congratulations on your fast timeline. We have been waiting for 5 months now, our dora interview was on 04/06/06.

gch1badvice said:
Thank you everyone for helping us through our GC processing.

We got notification that our GC application has been completed and approved and that we would get a GC in 2 wks.

We did go for the EAD appointment and got the permit. Got the approval notification a day later.

DORA Interview : 06/05/06
Receipts: 6/16/06
FP : 06/25/06
LUD change: 07/03/06
70 day notice : 08/15/06 (dated 08/11/06)
EAD Appt/Rec'd : 08/31/06
GC approval notice : 09/01/06

pianoplayer · Sep 7, 2006

CitizenInWaitin said:
By what mode (email, online-status check, US postal mail) did you get your GC approval notice? If it was done via US postal service then it is strange that you were allowed to get an EAD.

Congratulations on your fast timeline. We have been waiting for 5 months now, our dora interview was on 04/06/06.

My guess is he received the GC approval notice through the online status system - just after they got the EAD. Perhaps the timing was just so that the EAD was still issued.

gch1badvice · Sep 7, 2006

CitizenInWaitin said:
By what mode (email, online-status check, US postal mail) did you get your GC approval notice? If it was done via US postal service then it is strange that you were allowed to get an EAD.

Congratulations on your fast timeline. We have been waiting for 5 months now, our dora interview was on 04/06/06.

Actually, it was through a phone call from immigration services. They called us to notify NOT to attend the EAD appointment. But by then we had already attended the EAD appointment.

CitizenInWaitin · Sep 29, 2006

Question for DORA experts:

I applied for my parent's permanent residency under DORA program in Dallas 6 months ago. Now I am thinking about moving to the North East in connection with a new job opportunity. My parents have not decided yet if they would like to move with me or stay in the Dallas area since we have family here. In case they decide to move as well, does it mean that their case will need to be transferred to Vermont Service Center or can it stay in Dallas office with the new address ?

Thanks!

pianoplayer · Oct 2, 2006

CitizenInWaitin said:
Question for DORA experts:

I applied for my parent's permanent residency under DORA program in Dallas 6 months ago. Now I am thinking about moving to the North East in connection with a new job opportunity. My parents have not decided yet if they would like to move with me or stay in the Dallas area since we have family here. In case they decide to move as well, does it mean that their case will need to be transferred to Vermont Service Center or can it stay in Dallas office with the new address ?

Thanks!

I really do not know the exact answer to that question. I do know that if you move, it does not matter. You as the sponsor need to notify USCIS, but it will not cause their file to be moved.

Normally files are transferred, but in this case the interview already occurred. Note though, that there have been cases in the regular process, where people already had an interview in one district, but then moved while security checks were pending ----only to have to do another interview in the district they moved to. This is because many adjudications officers do not rely on the work of previous officers, especially if they are in a different district office. To be perfectly safe, I would have them stay put and join you later, unless you dont care about the inconvenience of a 2nd interview.

For us, it has not been a problem, b/c even though my owned property is in San Diego, we were renting in Dallas and will be until I finish school here.

racingdude · Oct 16, 2006

DORA delay since August?

Hi All,
I have applied for adjustment of status through DORA on 08 Aug 06 and had my FP done 40 days back, my online status still shows the following message...

"Your I485 Application to Register Permanent Residence or to Adjust Status was received on August 15, 2006. We will mail you a decision as soon as processing is complete. "

is anybody else on the same boat? waiting for status update?

zombie2006 · Oct 16, 2006

hey racing dude,

don't worry....even i was confused by that....i have been approved in 54 days and even now my online status states that they will mail me as soon as they make a decision on my case.

DORA is fast and trust me if everything goes well( i mean the name check and crap) you'll be approved soon.

Take care. Hope this helps.

anti-climacus · Oct 17, 2006

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