AMBYASASAM
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My RD is 12/07/2001 and EAD will expire in Jan 2003. I feel that I will not see my approval before Jan 2003. I was wondering if I should apply for EAD renewel. So this is my situation. I think that I do not worry as much as other waiters on this board. I went to bed on Saturday night with those thoughts in my mind. How wrong I was.
I had this strange dream last Saturday night.
The Dream :
It's Monday morning. I am ready to go to office. Before going to office I decide to go to the local INS office.
I tell my wifey "Have to go to INS to ask them about EAD renewel etc"
I reach the local INS office. It's early and there are just a couple of cars parked. I have with me our passports & EAD.
I enter the lobby and am surprised that the security guards are not present. There is an African American INS employee walking down the hall with some files in her hand. She is huge and looks friendly enough. She has a motherly look.
Me : Good morning. I am abcd efgh and have come to ....
She : I was expecting you. Well .. you are a couple of hours early, but thats OK. In fact I was looking thru your adjudication file and everything looks fine. I don't know why your file was transferred.
Me: ?????
She : I just need ur latest paystubs and passport for verification
Luckily, after 9/11 I carry last few months latest paystubs.
I hand it over to her.
She : OK .. that looks good. I will now stamp ur passport.
She takes my passport and goes in some room and gets the passport stamped.
She : Ok .. u r all set.
Me : Thanks
I cannot beleive my luck. I make my way back to the car. I must tell wifey about this. WIFEY??? What about her approval????
I rush back to the lobby. She is still there.
Me : Should I send my wife over for the approval.
She : Did she not get an interview letter?
Me : Maybe it got delayed in the mail.
She opens her file and looks up some papers
She : As per our records you are not married. We sent out just one Interview letter to you. Here it is.
I read the letter addressed to Rajiv Bhatia.
Rajiv Bhatia?? Who the hell is Rajiv Bhatia?
Now it dawns to me. My name, when pronounced sounds similar to Rajiv Bhatia. I break into a cold sweat. So now I will be arrested for cheating ... maybe under homeland security etc
The phone rings and I open my eyes. It is my friend calling to inform me that we cannot play tennis that morning as it is raining. I thank him for waking me up.
THANK GOD. IT WAS ONLY A DREAM.
I had this strange dream last Saturday night.
The Dream :
It's Monday morning. I am ready to go to office. Before going to office I decide to go to the local INS office.
I tell my wifey "Have to go to INS to ask them about EAD renewel etc"
I reach the local INS office. It's early and there are just a couple of cars parked. I have with me our passports & EAD.
I enter the lobby and am surprised that the security guards are not present. There is an African American INS employee walking down the hall with some files in her hand. She is huge and looks friendly enough. She has a motherly look.
Me : Good morning. I am abcd efgh and have come to ....
She : I was expecting you. Well .. you are a couple of hours early, but thats OK. In fact I was looking thru your adjudication file and everything looks fine. I don't know why your file was transferred.
Me: ?????
She : I just need ur latest paystubs and passport for verification
Luckily, after 9/11 I carry last few months latest paystubs.
I hand it over to her.
She : OK .. that looks good. I will now stamp ur passport.
She takes my passport and goes in some room and gets the passport stamped.
She : Ok .. u r all set.
Me : Thanks
I cannot beleive my luck. I make my way back to the car. I must tell wifey about this. WIFEY??? What about her approval????
I rush back to the lobby. She is still there.
Me : Should I send my wife over for the approval.
She : Did she not get an interview letter?
Me : Maybe it got delayed in the mail.
She opens her file and looks up some papers
She : As per our records you are not married. We sent out just one Interview letter to you. Here it is.
I read the letter addressed to Rajiv Bhatia.
Rajiv Bhatia?? Who the hell is Rajiv Bhatia?
Now it dawns to me. My name, when pronounced sounds similar to Rajiv Bhatia. I break into a cold sweat. So now I will be arrested for cheating ... maybe under homeland security etc
The phone rings and I open my eyes. It is my friend calling to inform me that we cannot play tennis that morning as it is raining. I thank him for waking me up.
THANK GOD. IT WAS ONLY A DREAM.
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