Immigration Forum / USA Marriage Base / September 2006

hi ppl, i was wondering if anyone could help me out with a prob i have i
am frm scotland and now residing in usa have done now for 2 yrs. i filed
the 1130 and it was approved and was supposed to be changing my status
for permanet residence but.....................my hubby has backed ...

Firstly let me say Thanks before hand if you've able to help, assist or
point me in the right direction regarding my case, it's pretty complex.
Over 8 years ago I bought a ticket to Travel to America with friends for
3 months. Several days before leaving I was arrested and charged ...

I had heard of many people having interviews for their N-400 before
their FBI background check had been approved. I tried something else
today as suggested by the 1-800 misinformation line person. I wrote to
the district office manager (Registered return receipt mail) asking

My fiance in the US & I have been blissfully unaware of the possible
huge waits for visa processing up 'til now, instead thinking that we
could apply when *we* were ready and have everything sorted out fairly
quickly. Basically, I'm in the UK and hoping to get made redundant from

Any recent 751 approvals here?
I filed on July 10th. Went fingerprinting and nothing yet.....
Anyone got past that? :)

Hiya guys, it's me again!
I have my interview next Thursday, and Friday will be 90 days from
the receipt of my I-765 application (July 6th). I still haven't
received the EAD.

I was just wondering if it acceptable to call the California processing
centre, to enquire as to the status of our fiance visa application?
The official date that they received our paperwork was the 11th July.
My U.S partner has asked me to try to find out, because she would like

I am a UK citizen married to a US citizen. Previously I filed for AOS
and had the I-485 denied due to insufficient evidence, but had the I-130
Petition approved.
I have refiled my I-485 and recieved my NOA. I notice that my biometrics

Hey - we submitted our I-751 to the California Service Center three
weeks ago. The instructions on the form said to send in a cashier's
check - so I have no idea if and when it was cashed. We received the
return receipt back that it was delivered successfully but have received

My wife (USC) and I got married on Mach, 2005. After a month later-we
filled up all the paperwork and filed in Charlotte, NC. I got my EAD
within less than 2 months. Then started waiting for the interview. On
November 2005-we received a letter saying that the scheduled interview

Sent I-751 package 09/01/2006
CSC received 09/04/2006
Check cashed 09/12/2006
NOA received today 09/27/2006.

I have been dating my girlfriend for many years and have decieded to ask her to marry me - which thankfully she agreed.  She lives in Brazil, I an a US resident.  
We are planning to get married in Brazil, and then file I-130, once it is approved then file 1-129F (the same form ...

It appears that the VSC is having some trouble getting NOAs out in a
timely manner; this may also apply to other Service Centers.
Since this is a previously UNKNOWN issue, share your stories, but put
them in one place, please!

Does anybody know how to get rid of your old nationality passport when
you become a US Citizen WITHOUT sending it to the Embassy?
Can you hand-in your passport when you attend the swearing ceremony to
the judge and ask him to give you a receipt?

Does the interpreter have to be physically present at the AOS interview or
can it be done with a conference call or speakerphone? My wife isn't
fluent in English. The interview is scheduled in Omaha.