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  3. CFL-a place for bad advise

    in General Visa Discussion & First Steps

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    LOL,

    If it was not for CFL, I would have been living in a mental hospital. I was part of the original black hole gang. This site was not even up yet and there were two in the Yahoo groups. They were mostly people who had been threw the horrible process.

    I still remember when I wanted to knock on the white house door because of the new “secrete” laws and the other sites were not to happy with my attitude……

    Back then it was scary times for a lot of us.

    Thank God for CFL!!! (and PJ)

  11. "EAD" CARD PLEASE FILE FOR YOUR

    in AOS & Immigration Challenges

    Posted

    Now I realize every local BCIS office is a bit different.  However, if at all possible everyone please file for your temporary EAD card as soon as your fiance enters the US.  Even if you know she is not going to work.

     

    This temp card is free and it is a legitimate form of picture ID issued by the US government, and most importantly it gets her into the system...

     

    Online may seem easier, but from the people I have spoken to it is really not the best way.

    I agree! Online is not the way to go.

  12. EAD problem

    in AOS & Immigration Challenges

    Posted

    I filed the EAD via online (hoping it would be faster) for my wife. Well I just got a Notice of Decision saying that is was denied “Service records show that the ninety-day period after entry in which the applicant may seek employment authorization has expired.” So I called the BCIS National don’t know anything about visas hotline. They said I was supposed to file the EAD with the AOS. I would have to re-apply. I called back and talked with an I can’t do anything immigration officer. They said I could request a motion to re-open the case with $100.00 fee. So I then decided to go to the local office in Phoenix and see if they could issue a temp or find out why it had been denied. After talking with the so sorry you have to re-apply and give us more money immigration officer I found out that the class it was filed under was A06 (K-1). It need to be filed under the class c09 (waiting for AOS) Ok, my $120.00 mistake. I then asked if she could change it and get her card now or at least a temp card because we have waited over 3 months. I was told I could ask to re-open the case or file again for a new one but would have to wait the 3 months because we did not take her AOS papers in personally. She told me you have to bring in your AOS papers at the same time with the EAD papers and they would give you the EAD on the spot. But I explained to her if you read the BCIS website and call the Hotline it say that you are not allowed to bring in AOS papers you have to mail them to the Phoenix office. She said well people do file them in person.

    So I have re-filed and I am out another $120.00….

    For those of you that don’t know me, I am one of the unlucky ones that had to wait 1yr 7 months just to get the k-1 visa (the black hole gang)

    :lol: :angry:

  18. Anyone's Fiancee Pick Up K1 Recently?

    in General Visa Discussion & First Steps

    Posted

    Mick, just got off the phone with Ying. She said there was not so many people today around 100 in the get visa line. They took her passport and the new pictures. They gave her a white paper and told her to come back at 4 this afternoon to get the visa....wow over a year just for a paper...

    She will give me a call when she gets the visa tonight (China time)..

    I just arived back in the states after beeing all over Asia for 3 weeks on Friday,

    So Jet Lag, then DOS saying that GZ needs more paper work, to getting EMS at 4 in the afternoon Ying gets a flight at 8 that night to GZ. It has happend so fast!!

    I have got her tickets for Monday and I will meet her in San Fan!!

    :rolleyes:  :D  :D  :D

    Thanks for the info Mike. Wish we had gone ahead and went there yesterday so we could have picked up the visa today. But it was difficult to get our classes rescheduled. :rolleyes:

     

    So we will be there bright and early Monday, but I expect it to be far busier on Monday. Glad to hear it all worked out. Get some rest, then head for the Bay Area. :D :D :D

    I think we will sleep for a year when she arives :D :D :D :D

    Ok, now time for me to sleep!! :rolleyes:

    see my eyes are closing :P

  20. Anyone's Fiancee Pick Up K1 Recently?

    in General Visa Discussion & First Steps

    Posted

    Mick, just got off the phone with Ying. She said there was not so many people today around 100 in the get visa line. They took her passport and the new pictures. They gave her a white paper and told her to come back at 4 this afternoon to get the visa....wow over a year just for a paper...

    She will give me a call when she gets the visa tonight (China time)..

    I just arived back in the states after beeing all over Asia for 3 weeks on Friday,

    So Jet Lag, then DOS saying that GZ needs more paper work, to getting EMS at 4 in the afternoon Ying gets a flight at 8 that night to GZ. It has happend so fast!!

    I have got her tickets for Monday and I will meet her in San Fan!!

    :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :D

  23. Ying received EMS!!!

    in General Visa Discussion & First Steps

    Posted

    Congrats Mike & Ying !! ;)  ;)  Things are happening guys !

     

     

     

    Quick POE note:

    Yuhui just called me from San Fransisco.. She just cleared immigration and customs in a breeze. No EAD stamp of course ( but we asked anyway just for the hell of it ). Officer said something kinda odd.. "Can't get EAD before getting married"...  I don't think this is accurate...

    Oh well... whatever..

    :P

    So now she has made it past the final stop!!

    Congrats to you to bud!! Thanks for all of the funny things you have given us, we expect more!! hehe ;) :blink:

  24. Ying received EMS!!!

    in General Visa Discussion & First Steps

    Posted

    Congratulations! Could you post your timeline? interview date? submission/resubmission? when you first heard about the clearance? etc.

     

    Seems things are happening fast now, really hoping clearance will come to us all very soon.

    OH sorry, I also got angry when people would not post the time line :blink: :P

     

    1st NOA: 12/14/2001

    1st name check: 6/4/2002

    Interview: 8/14/2002

    2nd name check: 1/13/2003

    Clearance sent to GZ: 2/14/2003

    EMS recived in Shanghai: 3/4/2003

    Tommrow she gets the visa!!!!

     

    Take care,

    Mike and Ying

  25. Ying received EMS!!!

    in General Visa Discussion & First Steps

    Posted

    I got the call at 1:30 this morning; GZ wants a new picture for the visa and said to come get it! So when DOS said they sent EMS asking for more paper work and that is all they know was a big joke. I don’t think they will ever know how badly there words affect us. So please for others who have been told similar things don’t worry!!!

    Ying has just arrive in GZ from Shanghai, tomorrow morning she will get a picture then off to see the horrible wizard! I have made reservations for this coming Monday to fly home!! (Our home)!!!

    I want to thank everyone for there support and to the others still waiting, it will come soon!! Stay positive the pipe line is almost cleaned out!!!

    Mike and Ying

    :rolleyes: :rolleyes: B) :D :D

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