Fast AOS Approval

[Capstone]

To my great surprise I received an email and text message from USCIS this afternoon notifying me that my wife's Adjustment of Status application has been approved and that the production of her green card has been ordered. It has only been about 9 weeks since I sent in her AOS paperwork - so the approval came much much quicker than I had anticipated it would. To top it off we did not have to undergo an interview either which I am sure helped to speed things right along. 

[fathertime]

Great to hear this capstone,

I have been holding off on sending mine since there doesn't seem to be a hurry, except I do want to get her some advance parole, since I booked a cruise in April.

I guess their are lots of govt. workers and not too many people going through this process with the country in shambles!

Fathertime!

[Capstone]

Great to hear this capstone,

I have been holding off on sending mine since there doesn't seem to be a hurry, except I do want to get her some advance parole, since I booked a cruise in April.

I guess their are lots of govt. workers and not too many people going through this process with the country in shambles!

Fathertime!

Thanks FT,

I really front loaded our AOS package with a lot of things that are not required and only called for when the interview takes place like proof of intermingled finances (joint bank account statements, utility bills in both our names, etc), proof that I added my wife to my medical & life insurance, etc. I think that probably played a part in us not being required to have an AOS interview.

BTW -it took my wife about 6 weeks to get her AP & EAD.

[Ray]

I have been holding off on sending mine since there doesn't seem to be a hurry, except I do want to get her some advance parole, since I booked a cruise in April.

I wouldn’t wait too long to file that AOS FT.

About the only thing she will have to show her legal status while she is waiting for the Green Card approval is the EAD Card. She will need that if she applies for a driver’s license/learner’s permit with DMV, etc.

Also, just to be safe in case an emergency (God forbid) or something back home that requires her to leave the country on short notice, that AP will be invaluable.

I would file now before the government passes another amnesty bill and the CIS is backlogged with 25,000,000 illegals filing for their handouts… 

Ray

[fathertime]

Thanks FT,

I really front loaded our AOS package with a lot of things that are not required and only called for when the interview takes place like proof of intermingled finances (joint bank account statements, utility bills in both our names, etc), proof that I added my wife to my medical & life insurance, etc. I think that probably played a part in us not being required to have an AOS interview.

BTW -it took my wife about 6 weeks to get her AP & EAD.

Thanks Capstone for the info. 

I wouldn’t wait too long to file that AOS FT.
 

I would file now before the government passes another amnesty bill and the CIS is backlogged with 25,000,000 illegals filing for their handouts… 

Ray

You bring up a good point Ray.  The govt works at a snails pace but when it comes to the illegals that amnesty bill will probably be passed at lightspeed and leave us last in line. 

My woman and I spoke abour Illegal Aliens recently.  I did not coach her in any way but she sounded as angry about what is going on as I am.  She listens to a lot of the Spanish speaking channels and seems disgusted with how the news make them out as victims.

Fathertime!

[bcc_1_2]

My woman and I spoke abour Illegal Aliens recently.  I did not coach her in any way but she sounded as angry about what is going on as I am.  She listens to a lot of the Spanish speaking channels and seems disgusted with how the news make them out as victims.

Fathertime!

Wow that's unusual. Keep her away from Lou Dobbs, reading this probably gave him his only natural hard on in about 20 years.  

[utopiacowboy]

I wouldn't spend too much time worrying about. At the rate we're going, the US is not going to be a very attractive place for illegals. There was a recent news item about the huge increase in remittances FROM Mexico to the US because so many people here are not doing very well in the downturn. We're headed for Third World status.

[fathertime]

I wouldn't spend too much time worrying about. At the rate we're going, the US is not going to be a very attractive place for illegals. There was a recent news item about the huge increase in remittances FROM Mexico to the US because so many people here are not doing very well in the downturn. We're headed for Third World status.

UC, now that you mention it, this Friday my youngest daughter casually told me that this was "Jose's" last day in class, his family is moving back to Mexico because they were unable to find work here anymore.  This is the 2nd or 3rd student in my daughter's class that has left for Mexico since Sept.  It is sad the innocent little kids get caught in the middle.

Wow that's unusual. Keep her away from Lou Dobbs, reading this probably gave him his only natural hard on in about 20 years.  

Hey Bcc!
Why do you think that it is unusual for a woman that is following the lawful protocol in entering this country legally, to be annoyed with all the others that entered illegally?

Fathertime!


 

[bcc_1_2]

Hey Bcc!
Why do you think that it is unusual for a woman that is following the lawful protocol in entering this country legally, to be annoyed with all the others that entered illegally?

Fathertime!
 

Are you serious? Cable news placates to their audience. You already explained how spanish news looks at immigration. Reporting it in the light the viewer wants to hear. So basically you already answered your own question. Even you seemed surprised of your woman's non coaxed (by you) views. So no need to ask me this.

[fathertime]

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Hey Bcc!
Why do you think that it is unusual for a woman that is following the lawful protocol in entering this country legally, to be annoyed with all the others that entered illegally?

Fathertime! 
 
 Are you serious? Cable news placates to their audience. You already explained how spanish news looks at immigration. Reporting it in the light the viewer wants to hear. So basically you already answered your own question. Even you seemed surprised of your woman's non coaxed (by you) views. So no need to ask me this. 

I was surprised she brought the subject up and had such a strong viewpoint on it.

 Now I am asking you, why do you think it is such a surprise that a foreign born non-illegal alien would have this viewpoint?  Can you just answer the question?  I’m curious to hear how you think on the subject.  My feeling is that my woman's viewpoint makes perfect sense given she and I are jumping through the governmental hoops, and the illegals (we live among) are just ignoring them.  What is it that makes you think it is a given that all listeners of Spanish channels are going to sympathize with the plight the illegal aliens find themselves in now. 

Thanks,
Fathertime!
 

[Capstone]

I was surprised she brought the subject up and had such a strong viewpoint on it.

 Now I am asking you, why do you think it is such a surprise that a foreign born non-illegal alien would have this viewpoint?  Can you just answer the question?  I’m curious to hear how you think on the subject.  My feeling is that my woman's viewpoint makes perfect sense given she and I are jumping through the governmental hoops, and the illegals (we live among) are just ignoring them.  What is it that makes you think it is a given that all listeners of Spanish channels are going to sympathize with the plight the illegal aliens find themselves in now. 

FT,

You absolutely nailed it and wife feels the exact same way. I believe that most anyone who has gone through all of the trouble to legally immigrate to the US tends to lose sympathy for those who chose to do so illegally. My wife's viewpoint is that she invested all the time and effort to do it legally, so why should someone else who chose to do it illegally be given any sort of break.

[Ray]

As with Capstone and FT, my wife feels exactly the same way about illegals.

It’s the absolute arrogance of certain groups of illegals and their sniveling leftist supporters, demanding thier rights, that turns most normal people off.

Providing all the freebies to illegals and their offspring has played a big part in the bankrupting of the once great state of California...

 

[michaelb]

Bcc was right about the media, if you watch the Spanish television, you will see that they do pander to their intended audience and paint them as 'those poor people'. FT and Capstone have it right too....a person who jumped through the hoops should be angry that those who cut the line escape punishment.

Let's face it, the system is broken. H1-B's come in and (despite the law) the employers use them to undercut the the wages of certain professions under the threat 'if you don't walk the line, we'll fire you and then you'll have to leave'. At the other end, there in fact is no legal way for common laborers to enter the U.S. And yes, I realize that many claim that they too undercut the wages of local/native common laborers, I wasn't born yesterday. I don't think I'm that much of a bleeding heart, but I do think the illegals are exploited even worse than the H1-B's. H1-B's may get substandard wages, but for the most part they aren't doing anything particularly arduous or dangerous. Illegal construction and farm workers, on the other hand, well....if their bosses don't care about the immigration laws, odds are they don't care about the chemical exposure and safety laws either. Since I'm more interested in being a programmer than I am in nailing shingles to a roof in the 110' Texas sun, on a personal basis, the H1-B situation affects me more than the laborers do.

Truth of the matter is, some of the 'powers that be' are hoping "Ya'll remember who it was freed you when you get the vote, ya, hear, now?" while others are really get off on having that cheap labor do the dirty work for them at a wage they can make a larger than deserved profit on. Meanwhile, you and I are getting stuck with extra 'social services' costs on one the hand while having our wages attacked by the other, all the while having the arrival of our loved ones delayed. I say a plague on both their houses.

But perhaps 'the times they are a changing', about a month ago La Migra swooped into a construction site my step son was working at and took two of them away right then and there. My stepson is legal, so they left him alone after looking at his LPR 'green' card.

Oh, BTW, despite the rant, congratulations on your wife's successful AOS, which I think was the original intent of this thread.

[bcc_1_2]

I was surprised she brought the subject up and had such a strong viewpoint on it.

 Now I am asking you, why do you think it is such a surprise that a foreign born non-illegal alien would have this viewpoint? 

You were surprised she brought it up and had a strong viewpoint. So again, any wonder why it might be a surprise to me? So what you are saying is hey I'm (fathertime) surprised... so now why are you surprised as well BCC?

Now I'm curious, are you trying to bait me into a pointless political debate on a international relationships forum?

[Ray]

At the other end, there in fact is no legal way for common laborers to enter the U.S.

 

There in fact are legal ways for common laborers, unskilled workers, farm laborers, etc. to enter the US.

See H-2A, H-2B visa categories…

[michaelb]

There in fact are legal ways for common laborers, unskilled workers, farm laborers, etc. to enter the US.

See H-2A, H-2B visa categories…

Yes, you're right, I wasn't thinking about those categories. Still, not many people can use them, as the qualifications are strict and the numeric caps are low, but I guess that applies to H1-B cases also. The real problem (as related to the illegals) is that the authorities have been giving them a wink and a nod for so long that now there are so many of them. I remember when I was in Oklahoma in the 1960's-70's there was one Mexican that I knew of living in Muskogee, and I'm pretty sure he was legal. A guy I went to school with sells real estate in Tulsa and he tells me had to hire somebody just to take his Spanish phone calls....and that's in Oklahoma, I'll let people in 'non affected' (or should I say 'lesser affected') states imagine what California and Texas are like.

[utopiacowboy]

"I'll let people in 'non affected' (or should I say 'lesser affected') states imagine what California and Texas are like."

Here is what it is like. English is optional.

[Ray]

Yes, you're right, I wasn't thinking about those categories. Still, not many people can use them, as the qualifications are strict and the numeric caps are low, but I guess that applies to H1-B cases also. The real problem (as related to the illegals) is that the authorities have been giving them a wink and a nod for so long that now there are so many of them. I remember when I was in Oklahoma in the 1960's-70's there was one Mexican that I knew of living in Muskogee, and I'm pretty sure he was legal. A guy I went to school with sells real estate in Tulsa and he tells me had to hire somebody just to take his Spanish phone calls....and that's in Oklahoma, I'll let people in 'non affected' (or should I say 'lesser affected') states imagine what California and Texas are like.

I belive that H-2Bs have a numerical cap but there is no cap for H-2As.

There aren't many qualifications for farm laborers or hotel maids, but they need to be healthy at least.

These visa petitions are filed by the employers but the recipients need to file paperwork and apply for a visa overseas. I guess it's cheaper and easier to just jump the fence... 

[Dave H]

"I'll let people in 'non affected' (or should I say 'lesser affected') states imagine what California and Texas are like."

Here is what it is like. English is optional.

Hey utopiacowboy

In southeast Florida (Miami area) it is more like "¡ No habla ingles !"

Dave

[fathertime]

You were surprised she brought it up and had a strong viewpoint. So again, any wonder why it might be a surprise to me? So what you are saying is hey I'm (fathertime) surprised... so now why are you surprised as well BCC?

Now I'm curious, are you trying to bait me into a pointless political debate on a international relationships forum?

Well Bcc, it seems you don't want to answer the question I've asked, that is fine, but I'll answer your question.

I asked you a question because it seemed to me that you began the discussion of 'pointless political debate' when you began talking about Lou Dobbs and his only natural erection in 20 years.  I agree with much of what he has said about illegal immigration and was prepared to defend his good name that you attempted to besmirch.

Fathertime!

[Ray]

FT.... 1

bcc... 0

 

[bcc_1_2]

I asked you a question because it seemed to me that you began the discussion of 'pointless political debate' when you began talking about Lou Dobbs and his only natural erection in 20 years.

eeh ok, then maybe you (and apparently Ray) missed the joke. We've already established the views of the vast majority of latinas on immigration yes? Well we also know Lou Dobbs' opinions. And the fact that he clearly finds latinas attractive (see his latina wife). So the joke had everything to do with Lou Dobbs flacid johnson and nothing to do with the merit of his viewpoint. In short I said Lou Dobbs would be highly attracted to your wife (because she's a latina with an unusual point of view that aligns with his).

So unless you want to defend the stiffness of Dobbs' johnson you have nothing to defend. But I'm all ears if you have inside info.  

I made fun of an old man to draw light on your wife's unusual viewpoint. I didn't make fun of his politics.

My fiancee wanted an Obama t-shirt. That's the usual down there.

[fathertime]

Greetings BCC!

Ok bcc, once again you mention that it is an ‘unusual’ point of view.  Why do you think it is an unusual point of view that a Latina who has immigrated here legally, should be annoyed with all the illegal immigrants that cheated the system and came here without the effort, waiting period, and cost that we have endured?

 Let’s not fall back on that argument that “FT was surprised so why can’t I be surprised too”.   It is not accurate to say that I was surprised at her point of view, I was surprised she felt strongly about the issue and brought it to my attention.   What is pertinent to this discussion is that I DID NOT reveal that bolded information in this thread until AFTER you had already said it was an ‘unusual’ point of view, so you were making that statement based on something else and that is what I want to hear! 
 I suspect I am trying to pull something politically incorrect out of you. Something you want to say, but just don’t feel comfortable saying.   I say, speak your mind! Here are a few options to choose from:
a) she was watching spanish tv, and most all spanish tv watchers are brainwashed and  pro illegal immigrant
b) she is of Latin decent and most all people of latin descent are pro illegal immigrant
c) she is part of a secret Latina invasion force and it is unusual for members of this force to become turncoats
d) this is the option were BCC writes in the option of his choosing.

Now finally regarding Lou Dobbs, I did not bring him up so lets not change the real subject here.  Nobody is interested in Lou Dobbs and his apparently flaccid pecker.   I’m just interested in your viewpoint and how you arrived at it.

Thanks,
Fathertime!   

[Ray]

FT.... 2

bcc... 0


Question for bcc: Why the hell are you so obsessed with Lou Dobbs' penis?? Man, you're weird!

[bcc_1_2]

Why do you think it is an unusual point of view that a Latina who has immigrated here legally, should be annoyed with all the illegal immigrants that cheated the system and came here without the effort, waiting period, and cost that we have endured?

I can safely tell you based on my observations in Mexico, Costa Rica, Colombia, and Honduras that her opinion is unusual in that it is not shared by the vast majority of people down there. If you haven't noticed that, then you have some serious blinders on. It's like going to the beach and missing the ocean.

If you are asking me to interpet why the vast majority of them feel that way. The best advice to understand someone else's viewpoints would be to employ empathy. Put yourself in their shoes. Lets say in the United States a family makes 3000 and in Honduras they make 75000 a year. Citizens of Honduras are free to come and go when they like, but only a select few (generally very wealthy) are allowed to go Honduras (with US Citizenship). If you try to get into Honduras without the blessing of Honduras you are labeled an illegal person. Would that possibly make the citizens of the USA, angry, bitter, jealous?

You can take it from there with the empathy. If you for one second actually think latinos would generally agree with your wife's thoughts... head over to the local watering hole in Colombia... talk up George Bush in espanol and discuss "illegals" with them. Let me know how it works out for you. Have your wife post for you... because I doubt you'll be physical able.   But you already know that.... just trying to stir the pot it seems.

Don't for one second try and pass off my example of empathy as my opinions. I'm not here to have a debate with you on immigration. And to find out what latinos actually think go ask them. Crap I was in a taxi one time and the guy said he didn't like MY governments politics. You know who I sided with... the cabbie... because I wanted to get the [snip] out of there.