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Green card received
Hi everyone.
Please read my previous experiences.
Interview on Dec 13, 2017, 7:15 am @Holtsville Long Island. We were not called until after 9:00 am. It was a very intense interview for my husband (serious interrogation) The I.O was very very nice to me.
The IO pointed out the red flags in our case:
24 yrs age difference, husband got in trouble (very big case), husband moved in with my family, married at courthouse no family only friends, no reception.
I was well prepared and composed. I was asked the yes/no questions, name and age of my husband children,if I met them,when I got my visa, When did I resign from my job, why did I marry my husband.
These people conduct some serious background checks.
They know everything about you. Long story short my husband is a vet and the IO also a vet.
I intentionally left out most of the details for fear of being identified.
Approved on spot
I 130 approval received. Dec 19, 2017
Green card in hand. Dec 20, 2017
I want to thank each and everyone on this forum for sharing your experiences. This wasn't an easy process for me. I held my own because I needed my husband for the interview. To those still in the process I wish you all the very best.
Ask any questions I'll answer.
Please read my previous experiences.
Interview on Dec 13, 2017, 7:15 am @Holtsville Long Island. We were not called until after 9:00 am. It was a very intense interview for my husband (serious interrogation) The I.O was very very nice to me.
The IO pointed out the red flags in our case:
24 yrs age difference, husband got in trouble (very big case), husband moved in with my family, married at courthouse no family only friends, no reception.
I was well prepared and composed. I was asked the yes/no questions, name and age of my husband children,if I met them,when I got my visa, When did I resign from my job, why did I marry my husband.
These people conduct some serious background checks.
They know everything about you. Long story short my husband is a vet and the IO also a vet.
I intentionally left out most of the details for fear of being identified.
Approved on spot
I 130 approval received. Dec 19, 2017
Green card in hand. Dec 20, 2017
I want to thank each and everyone on this forum for sharing your experiences. This wasn't an easy process for me. I held my own because I needed my husband for the interview. To those still in the process I wish you all the very best.
Ask any questions I'll answer.
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The journey comes to a good end!
Hello everyone,
I've been a silent spectator, reading and learning from all the wonderful people that took the time to share their experiences. Reading the experiences helped with the anxiety and the angst the process can cause - knowing that we are not alone. In that spirit, I would love to share my journey with you know as it's recently come to an end with an approved green card in hand.
I married a US citizen in December 2016, we have been together several years now and have been living together for the past two years. This is for context so you know that it wasn't a very complicated case as we had plenty of evidence of our relationship. I was working on a H-1B in San Francisco.
Timeline:
- Feb 7 2017 documents submission
- Feb 9 priority date
- March 23 Biometrics completed
- May 9 I-765 and I-131 approvals received
- May 11 EAD/AP card received
- May 30 address updated as we moved to Seattle since my wife accepted a new job
- June 8 address update confirmation received
- Nov 9 Interview notice received for 12/7
- Dec 7 interview at 9:15 AM in Seattle USCIS (details below)
- Dec 12 I 797 approval notice received
- Dec 14 Green card received in the mail
The status of the portal was pretty up to date up until the interview. But following the interview, the status is still stuck at "interview scheduled". So, as you will learn from the many experiences, fret not about the status as much as that sucks.
Interview: Lasted only about 15 minutes. The interview was held within 10 minutes of our scheduled time, so there wasn't much of a delay. The interview lasted only about 15 minutes. The IO swore us in, then asked me the standard list of "yes/no" questions that we answered in the 485. Then she asked us “What do you have for me?”. We handed over the supporting documents we brought in – joint bank statement, joint tax returns, last two leases, life insurance, employer letters, beneficiary proof, health insurance, renters insurance, plenty of pictures, travel itineraries, joint cell phone bill. She honed in on the pictures set and asked us to walk her through it. We had the pictures in chronological order of our relationship from the first date to the present day. We included tons of pictures of friends, family, travel, pets and major life events – engagement, wedding, friend’s wedding etc. Most of the interview was taken up by walking her through this. She didn’t have any more questions for us and said “ I’m not making a decision today, but you should know the status in a few weeks”. We were handed the “being held for review” document. Although the online case status never changed, we had the approval letter and the green card in a week from the interview date. We felt good walking away from the interview and felt that it was approved – as I said earlier, it was a pretty straight forward case with no immigration or marriage complications.
I hope this helps those of you that are about to start the journey or are in the process. Wish you the best!
I've been a silent spectator, reading and learning from all the wonderful people that took the time to share their experiences. Reading the experiences helped with the anxiety and the angst the process can cause - knowing that we are not alone. In that spirit, I would love to share my journey with you know as it's recently come to an end with an approved green card in hand.
I married a US citizen in December 2016, we have been together several years now and have been living together for the past two years. This is for context so you know that it wasn't a very complicated case as we had plenty of evidence of our relationship. I was working on a H-1B in San Francisco.
Timeline:
- Feb 7 2017 documents submission
- Feb 9 priority date
- March 23 Biometrics completed
- May 9 I-765 and I-131 approvals received
- May 11 EAD/AP card received
- May 30 address updated as we moved to Seattle since my wife accepted a new job
- June 8 address update confirmation received
- Nov 9 Interview notice received for 12/7
- Dec 7 interview at 9:15 AM in Seattle USCIS (details below)
- Dec 12 I 797 approval notice received
- Dec 14 Green card received in the mail
The status of the portal was pretty up to date up until the interview. But following the interview, the status is still stuck at "interview scheduled". So, as you will learn from the many experiences, fret not about the status as much as that sucks.
Interview: Lasted only about 15 minutes. The interview was held within 10 minutes of our scheduled time, so there wasn't much of a delay. The interview lasted only about 15 minutes. The IO swore us in, then asked me the standard list of "yes/no" questions that we answered in the 485. Then she asked us “What do you have for me?”. We handed over the supporting documents we brought in – joint bank statement, joint tax returns, last two leases, life insurance, employer letters, beneficiary proof, health insurance, renters insurance, plenty of pictures, travel itineraries, joint cell phone bill. She honed in on the pictures set and asked us to walk her through it. We had the pictures in chronological order of our relationship from the first date to the present day. We included tons of pictures of friends, family, travel, pets and major life events – engagement, wedding, friend’s wedding etc. Most of the interview was taken up by walking her through this. She didn’t have any more questions for us and said “ I’m not making a decision today, but you should know the status in a few weeks”. We were handed the “being held for review” document. Although the online case status never changed, we had the approval letter and the green card in a week from the interview date. We felt good walking away from the interview and felt that it was approved – as I said earlier, it was a pretty straight forward case with no immigration or marriage complications.
I hope this helps those of you that are about to start the journey or are in the process. Wish you the best!
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Waiting for GC
Hi,
Does anyone have any info about Nebraska Service Center Processing Time?
Below is my Time line info from the day I started GC Process.
I came to USA in March 2007 on H-4 Visa Category and since then I was in USA on that category.
Then from October 2015, USCIS started publishing 2 separate dates. One for Actual Status of the Priority Date and another one to file AOS till your Priority Date becomes CURRENT.
My Mother is US Citizen and she has filed My petition is filed under F3 Category with the Priority Date 04/07/2005.
In April 2016 I started py process to file I-485 along with I-765 and I-131 as USCIS started publishing 2 Separate Dates for filing.
In May 2016, I did my Medical and then 07/28/2016 I filed my I-485, I-765 and I-131 for Myself, My Husband and My Son.
We received receipts for all 3 forms I-485, I-765 and I-131 in August 1st week and In August 2nd week we received another 3 receipts stating that OUR CASE HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED TO NEBRASKA SERVICE CENTER.
On 08/28/2016 again we received another Notices for Biometrics which we finished on 09/09/2016.
Thenafter we were waiting to get EAD which we received on 11/22/2016 for 1 YEAR and our status got changed. Mine My son Status got changed from H-4 to GC EAD and My husband from H-1B to GC EAD.
In March 2017, My Priority Date got CURRENT and since then we are waiting to get any UPDATES ON OUR PETITION.
In September 2017 we filed EXTENSIONS for our EADs as it was going to Expire on 11/15/2017, and we received receipts in 1st week of October 2017 stating that this receipts we can use as an EADs for EMPLOYMENT.
During this 18 months we raised 2-3 times SERVICE REQUEST but NO LUCK.
Does anybody have an idea about NEBRASKA SERVICE CENTER PROCESSING TIME for F-3 CATEGORY?
Does anyone have any info about Nebraska Service Center Processing Time?
Below is my Time line info from the day I started GC Process.
I came to USA in March 2007 on H-4 Visa Category and since then I was in USA on that category.
Then from October 2015, USCIS started publishing 2 separate dates. One for Actual Status of the Priority Date and another one to file AOS till your Priority Date becomes CURRENT.
My Mother is US Citizen and she has filed My petition is filed under F3 Category with the Priority Date 04/07/2005.
In April 2016 I started py process to file I-485 along with I-765 and I-131 as USCIS started publishing 2 Separate Dates for filing.
In May 2016, I did my Medical and then 07/28/2016 I filed my I-485, I-765 and I-131 for Myself, My Husband and My Son.
We received receipts for all 3 forms I-485, I-765 and I-131 in August 1st week and In August 2nd week we received another 3 receipts stating that OUR CASE HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED TO NEBRASKA SERVICE CENTER.
On 08/28/2016 again we received another Notices for Biometrics which we finished on 09/09/2016.
Thenafter we were waiting to get EAD which we received on 11/22/2016 for 1 YEAR and our status got changed. Mine My son Status got changed from H-4 to GC EAD and My husband from H-1B to GC EAD.
In March 2017, My Priority Date got CURRENT and since then we are waiting to get any UPDATES ON OUR PETITION.
In September 2017 we filed EXTENSIONS for our EADs as it was going to Expire on 11/15/2017, and we received receipts in 1st week of October 2017 stating that this receipts we can use as an EADs for EMPLOYMENT.
During this 18 months we raised 2-3 times SERVICE REQUEST but NO LUCK.
Does anybody have an idea about NEBRASKA SERVICE CENTER PROCESSING TIME for F-3 CATEGORY?
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Immigrant Visa interview (need help)
Hi I need your help. I am 14 years old with an approved 130 and immigrant visa pending. Since then, I have been an undocumented student in the U.S. Last week, I received my interview letter for an immigrant visa overseas. I am afraid to return to my home country. Can my relatives (parents & sister) Americans citizens show up on my behalf? I was thinking to apply for an advance parole, but I have an overstay visa, so I'm illegally here. it means I do not qualify for the advance parole.
Can you please advise?
Can you please advise?
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Interview
Hi Guys,
So grateful to God! He is AMAZING! We finally got the green card! And yes, it is green:-)
Thankful to all those who have shared their experiences here and helped the rest of us prepare for our interviews. The information on this forum is invaluable. Thanks guys. I hope that our experience helps someone else.
Our journey took a little under a year - with a few hiccups along the way starting with the documents being sent back to us. Thrice. The first time was because we did not send a check for the i130, the 2nd time we did not send a check for the bio-metrics and the 3rd time had to do with the sponsorship.
We were not aware that we could file for a work permit and SSN together with the petition - it was only when I found this site and read about the EAD that we realized our mistake and by then the interview was a month away. Too late. So we did not have a joint bank account or Drivers Licence with a shared address. We live with my Mother-in -Law therefore we do not have a lease in both our names, or joint utility bills.
Between my husband and I, we have 3 previous marriages. After reading the posts on this forum, all 9080 of them! we went to see a lawyer who accompanied us for the interview.
We were interviewed together by a very courteous elderly gentleman.
Questions asked to my husband (USC)
- Names
-Date of Birth
-Where does he live?
-How long has he lived there?
-Who else lives there?
-Where does he work?
- Does he have children?
- Does he pay child support?
- How did we meet?
-How long did we date?
Questions asked to me
-Names
- Date of birth
- When did I come to the USA?
- Had I been here before?
- How many times?
- For how long was each previous visit?
-Who did I live with when I first came?
-How many times had I been married before?
- How long were the marriages?
- Do I have children?
- Do we plan to have/adopt children?
- Do I work?
These are the Documents we carried
1. Original birth certificates
2. Passport
3. Marriage Certificate
4. Original Divorce Decrees
5. Bank statements for 1 year (husband)
6. Pay stubs (husband)
7. Notarized letter from Mom confirming we live with her
8. Joint taxes
9. Joint health Insurance/ bills from doctors visits
10.Joint Credit cards
11. BJs membership
12. Affidavits from friends that attended the wedding
13. Receipts for wedding rings
14. Hotel reservations and invoices of trips together
15. Wedding cards/ birthday cards/ Christmas cards from family and friends
16. Photos of wedding, family, honeymoon, trips (tonnes of them!)
We had given the lawyer the documents which he handed over to the Immigration Officer. He looked through them then asked to look at our wedding photos.
He said everything looked OK and asked me to look straight at him so he could take a photo. He took my finger prints and told us that he was going to issue a temporary green card for 2 years and that we would need to apply to remove the conditions 90 days before the 2 years. He filled out a form that he gave to us that explains this.
We were so happy! We thanked him and he saw us out.
We thank God everyday for seeing us through. He promises in the Book of Isaiah to go before us and to make our crooked paths straight. Lean on that promise.
Then do what many others have advised on this forum;
1. Prepare
2. Prepare
3. Prepare
The more prepared you are the less nervous you will feel. Organize your documents. My husband did a wonderful job putting everything in binders with tabs (not my forte:-).
Practice asking each other questions from the mundane to the crucial - you never know what they'll ask.
Some advise that our lawyer gave us ;
a) Look the Immigration officer in the eye
b) If you don't know the answer to a question it's OK to say you don't know
c) Don't look at each other
d) Don't correct each other if one of you answers wrong
e) Don't interrupt each other
f) Keep your answers brief - don't story tell ( That's me!)
g) Dress conservatively
I think that's it. Remember the three P's - Pray, Prepare and last but not least be Patient.
Praying for you guys and sending positive energy your way.
God is in control Trust Him.
So grateful to God! He is AMAZING! We finally got the green card! And yes, it is green:-)
Thankful to all those who have shared their experiences here and helped the rest of us prepare for our interviews. The information on this forum is invaluable. Thanks guys. I hope that our experience helps someone else.
Our journey took a little under a year - with a few hiccups along the way starting with the documents being sent back to us. Thrice. The first time was because we did not send a check for the i130, the 2nd time we did not send a check for the bio-metrics and the 3rd time had to do with the sponsorship.
We were not aware that we could file for a work permit and SSN together with the petition - it was only when I found this site and read about the EAD that we realized our mistake and by then the interview was a month away. Too late. So we did not have a joint bank account or Drivers Licence with a shared address. We live with my Mother-in -Law therefore we do not have a lease in both our names, or joint utility bills.
Between my husband and I, we have 3 previous marriages. After reading the posts on this forum, all 9080 of them! we went to see a lawyer who accompanied us for the interview.
We were interviewed together by a very courteous elderly gentleman.
Questions asked to my husband (USC)
- Names
-Date of Birth
-Where does he live?
-How long has he lived there?
-Who else lives there?
-Where does he work?
- Does he have children?
- Does he pay child support?
- How did we meet?
-How long did we date?
Questions asked to me
-Names
- Date of birth
- When did I come to the USA?
- Had I been here before?
- How many times?
- For how long was each previous visit?
-Who did I live with when I first came?
-How many times had I been married before?
- How long were the marriages?
- Do I have children?
- Do we plan to have/adopt children?
- Do I work?
These are the Documents we carried
1. Original birth certificates
2. Passport
3. Marriage Certificate
4. Original Divorce Decrees
5. Bank statements for 1 year (husband)
6. Pay stubs (husband)
7. Notarized letter from Mom confirming we live with her
8. Joint taxes
9. Joint health Insurance/ bills from doctors visits
10.Joint Credit cards
11. BJs membership
12. Affidavits from friends that attended the wedding
13. Receipts for wedding rings
14. Hotel reservations and invoices of trips together
15. Wedding cards/ birthday cards/ Christmas cards from family and friends
16. Photos of wedding, family, honeymoon, trips (tonnes of them!)
We had given the lawyer the documents which he handed over to the Immigration Officer. He looked through them then asked to look at our wedding photos.
He said everything looked OK and asked me to look straight at him so he could take a photo. He took my finger prints and told us that he was going to issue a temporary green card for 2 years and that we would need to apply to remove the conditions 90 days before the 2 years. He filled out a form that he gave to us that explains this.
We were so happy! We thanked him and he saw us out.
We thank God everyday for seeing us through. He promises in the Book of Isaiah to go before us and to make our crooked paths straight. Lean on that promise.
Then do what many others have advised on this forum;
1. Prepare
2. Prepare
3. Prepare
The more prepared you are the less nervous you will feel. Organize your documents. My husband did a wonderful job putting everything in binders with tabs (not my forte:-).
Practice asking each other questions from the mundane to the crucial - you never know what they'll ask.
Some advise that our lawyer gave us ;
a) Look the Immigration officer in the eye
b) If you don't know the answer to a question it's OK to say you don't know
c) Don't look at each other
d) Don't correct each other if one of you answers wrong
e) Don't interrupt each other
f) Keep your answers brief - don't story tell ( That's me!)
g) Dress conservatively
I think that's it. Remember the three P's - Pray, Prepare and last but not least be Patient.
Praying for you guys and sending positive energy your way.
God is in control Trust Him.
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Green card experience and timescales! - London Embassy
Hello everyone,
I used so many of these forums whilst completing my Green card, that I wanted to give back to those in need of any help or guidance, as lets be honest it can be a mystery.
The good news is, from marriage to finish took only 5 months!! Without a lawyer.
Our situation is slightly different... as myself a British citizen living in the U.K with my American wife, who is dual nationality British and American.. we both live in the U.K at the moment, so we filed with the embassy in London directly.
So, we got married on 16th of June 2017... We ended up filing for my Green card on the 9th of August... We then received an approval notice back from the embassy on the 12th of August!! 3 Days later!!!! That first initial I-30 form, we didn't struggle with if I am honest it is pretty self explanatory.
Next stage... Medical and interview! Just for reasons that benefited us, I didn't actually do the medical until the 30th October and scheduled my interview at the embassy for the 8th of November.
Medical - was in there about an hour, quick few tests, wuick chat with the dr, and then they say as long as they don't contact you... nothing to worry about. All in all, no real dramas with the medical! Just make sure you take your medical history, and vaccination records for example - I needed to go to my Dr and get an MMR boost which I hadn't had when I was younger for some reason. Also, takes 5 working days (Max) for Knightsbridge drs to send over your details to the embassy.
Now... the Interview and what we found the most stressful, the affidavit of support!!! A quick tip - if your wife/husband who is the America citizen lives in the U.K they need to file there taxes in the US even if they live here and do not earn there!! We realised this just in time, and had to get a professional from California to do these taxes for her, to support her form. As my wife lived in the UK and didn't earn there... We also had to get her dad to joint sponsor me, we needed his taxes and evidence of his residence (Green card/Passport) sent over to us so we could take to the interview
The interview itself, wasn't to bad. nerve racking but all done very quickly... main tip be methodical on all of your paperwork that is needed to be taken as the first stage is giving all of your paperwork. We were only 'interviewed' for about 2 minutes, by a really pleasant chap. So don't listen to these stories about the officers, or it may be that we got a nice one!
All in all, when we first looked at moving and decided we were going to, I was really quite anxious. As long as you read all of the forms property, the fine print, the stuff in bold you will be fine. There are many things that would be easy to miss and we just saw them in the nick of time, so re-read forms - for example, needing taxes for the affidavit of support!
If you have any questions please do ask, as I appreciated these forums and scanned them for hours whilst we were in the thick of it!
I used so many of these forums whilst completing my Green card, that I wanted to give back to those in need of any help or guidance, as lets be honest it can be a mystery.
The good news is, from marriage to finish took only 5 months!! Without a lawyer.
Our situation is slightly different... as myself a British citizen living in the U.K with my American wife, who is dual nationality British and American.. we both live in the U.K at the moment, so we filed with the embassy in London directly.
So, we got married on 16th of June 2017... We ended up filing for my Green card on the 9th of August... We then received an approval notice back from the embassy on the 12th of August!! 3 Days later!!!! That first initial I-30 form, we didn't struggle with if I am honest it is pretty self explanatory.
Next stage... Medical and interview! Just for reasons that benefited us, I didn't actually do the medical until the 30th October and scheduled my interview at the embassy for the 8th of November.
Medical - was in there about an hour, quick few tests, wuick chat with the dr, and then they say as long as they don't contact you... nothing to worry about. All in all, no real dramas with the medical! Just make sure you take your medical history, and vaccination records for example - I needed to go to my Dr and get an MMR boost which I hadn't had when I was younger for some reason. Also, takes 5 working days (Max) for Knightsbridge drs to send over your details to the embassy.
Now... the Interview and what we found the most stressful, the affidavit of support!!! A quick tip - if your wife/husband who is the America citizen lives in the U.K they need to file there taxes in the US even if they live here and do not earn there!! We realised this just in time, and had to get a professional from California to do these taxes for her, to support her form. As my wife lived in the UK and didn't earn there... We also had to get her dad to joint sponsor me, we needed his taxes and evidence of his residence (Green card/Passport) sent over to us so we could take to the interview
The interview itself, wasn't to bad. nerve racking but all done very quickly... main tip be methodical on all of your paperwork that is needed to be taken as the first stage is giving all of your paperwork. We were only 'interviewed' for about 2 minutes, by a really pleasant chap. So don't listen to these stories about the officers, or it may be that we got a nice one!
All in all, when we first looked at moving and decided we were going to, I was really quite anxious. As long as you read all of the forms property, the fine print, the stuff in bold you will be fine. There are many things that would be easy to miss and we just saw them in the nick of time, so re-read forms - for example, needing taxes for the affidavit of support!
If you have any questions please do ask, as I appreciated these forums and scanned them for hours whilst we were in the thick of it!
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Green Card through Marriage Timeline
I went through applying for my husband's green card and it was a very long and stressful process. The USCIS is absolutely terrible at providing updates and they are incredibly slow. Plus, the process is so archaic, all through paper and mail, and such long stretches between things because they don't want it to be easy. We applied for an adjustment of status (I-131), so that my husband would have authorization to work & travel out of the country before the full green card, but even that took a full 4 months (of which he had to be idle and could not leave). Entire thing was close to a year. It can, of course, vary by case and by region, but here were my milestones (we live in NYC):
7/27/16: application sent via FedEx
there was a bit of back and forth because they sent us confirmation notices and some of them had incorrect info - address and birth date were both wrong (their mistake since the application had the right info) and the correction process was tedious and annoying. still, i don't think it delayed anything.
8/26/16: went to NJ for biometrics appointment
10/21/16: I-131 was approved
11/3/16: received EAD card & travel authorization
4/28/17: received notice that interview was scheduled for 6/1
6/1/17: interview held in NYC
6/16/17: received approval notice and green card mailed
6/30/17: green card received in the mail!
Hope this is helpful. I know I searched endlessly to read other people's timelines, just to have reassurance that my case wasn't off track. It's not a fun process at all, but good luck to everyone!
7/27/16: application sent via FedEx
there was a bit of back and forth because they sent us confirmation notices and some of them had incorrect info - address and birth date were both wrong (their mistake since the application had the right info) and the correction process was tedious and annoying. still, i don't think it delayed anything.
8/26/16: went to NJ for biometrics appointment
10/21/16: I-131 was approved
11/3/16: received EAD card & travel authorization
4/28/17: received notice that interview was scheduled for 6/1
6/1/17: interview held in NYC
6/16/17: received approval notice and green card mailed
6/30/17: green card received in the mail!
Hope this is helpful. I know I searched endlessly to read other people's timelines, just to have reassurance that my case wasn't off track. It's not a fun process at all, but good luck to everyone!
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Interview scheduled
Hello everyone!
My dates:
PD: Jan 18/2017
EAD: May 12/2017
Interview scheduled for Dic 8/2017
Newark/NJ
My dates:
PD: Jan 18/2017
EAD: May 12/2017
Interview scheduled for Dic 8/2017
Newark/NJ
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Quitting job after green card
First off, I want to thank everyone for sharing their experiences on the forum. It really helps! I have also written a lot about my experiences recently in the forum titled "Adjustment of Status - I-485 Experience".
I wanted to ask about quitting job after green card for my wife. I am a green card holder through employment since 2013. We got married in 2014 and filed for spouse-sponsored green card for my wife in 2015. We had our interview in Oct 2017 and just last week my wife received her 10year green card in the mail. We were very happy and relieved.
I had a terrible 2017 with my father passing away and had to go back and forth to my hometown to take care of my mother. In the process I am exhausted mentally and also the job is now uninteresting to me. However, since I knew I had to employed to show sponsorship for my wife green card (lawyers suggested I remain employed even though my wife had a full time job and could support both of us). I dragged on with the job till my wife got her green card in her hands.
My question is: now that she has her green card, could I quit my job? I just plan to stay at home for a while and do nothing. Clear my head and also take care of my health which suffered in 2017 and also visit my mother more often. My wife is full time employed and can support both of us so that is not a problem. I am only worried if me quitting can hamper or endanger my wife's green card status in any way. I am planning to quit in Jan 2018. We were very patient and worked hard throughout 2017 and I don't want that to go to waste. It would be great if someone can share their thoughts and/or similar experiences.
Again, cannot thank the forum enough for sharing all their experiences and suggestions!!! I wish everyone all the luck in their journey and hope they come out with a smile :-).
I wanted to ask about quitting job after green card for my wife. I am a green card holder through employment since 2013. We got married in 2014 and filed for spouse-sponsored green card for my wife in 2015. We had our interview in Oct 2017 and just last week my wife received her 10year green card in the mail. We were very happy and relieved.
I had a terrible 2017 with my father passing away and had to go back and forth to my hometown to take care of my mother. In the process I am exhausted mentally and also the job is now uninteresting to me. However, since I knew I had to employed to show sponsorship for my wife green card (lawyers suggested I remain employed even though my wife had a full time job and could support both of us). I dragged on with the job till my wife got her green card in her hands.
My question is: now that she has her green card, could I quit my job? I just plan to stay at home for a while and do nothing. Clear my head and also take care of my health which suffered in 2017 and also visit my mother more often. My wife is full time employed and can support both of us so that is not a problem. I am only worried if me quitting can hamper or endanger my wife's green card status in any way. I am planning to quit in Jan 2018. We were very patient and worked hard throughout 2017 and I don't want that to go to waste. It would be great if someone can share their thoughts and/or similar experiences.
Again, cannot thank the forum enough for sharing all their experiences and suggestions!!! I wish everyone all the luck in their journey and hope they come out with a smile :-).
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Any interviews scheduled from seattle field office
My PD is April 2017
Received my EAD on July 2017
Interview ready to be scheduled message from August
Anyone in the same boat?
Received my EAD on July 2017
Interview ready to be scheduled message from August
Anyone in the same boat?
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