AOS approved
Jan 13th 2003, 9:34 am
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AOS approved
Judy and I received her AOS approval letter in the mail Saturday,
January 11. It was dated Thursday, January 8. It told us she would
receive her green card in a few months and that she should come to the
office for a temporary stamp in her passport only if her work
authorization was expiring within the next three months or if she had to
travel (in which case she should bring her airline tickets as proof).
Two questions:
1. Does AOS cancel an advanced parole document? Her advance parole
doesn't expire until June, but can we travel on it until she receives
her green card, or do we have to go back to the INS for the temporary stamp?
2. Is the new status effective as of the date it was approved (January
8, 2003) or retroactive to the date we applied (June 27, 2002)? The
letter refers to "the above date", but both dates are listed at the top
of the letter. The distinction matters because we'll need to apply to
have the "conditional" removed before the correct date.
Our AOS interview experience is documented here:
http://groups.google.com/groups?selm...nscp.aoltw.net
And here's an updated timeline:
Timeline (2001-2003):
2001:
Nov. 12: I129F mailed
Nov. 14: I129F received by INS
Nov. 21: first NOA (received)
2002:
Jan. 03: second NOA (approved)
Jan. 09: consulate notified by the INS
Jan. 10: went to consulate to inquire and was given forms
Jan. 29: notified consulate that all forms were ready
and received Feb. 1 interview date
Feb. 01: interview in the morning, visa in the afternoon
~Mar. 12: entered the US at San Francisco POE
~Mar. 18: wife went for INS workshop on "becoming a permanent
resident"
~Mar. 19: wife went to SJ office to inquire about temporary EAD;
was initially rebuffed, but then met workshop instructor,
who issued EAD
May 18: got married on beach in Santa Cruz
~Jun. 5: submitted AOS, EAD, Advanced Parole apps with request
for expeditious processing (so wife could work
and we could travel back to Hungary to do a second
wedding ceremony)
~Jun. 15: received apps back in mail, rejected because we didn't
include G-325s (even though they had them from the I129F
and had also told us we didn't need them)
~Jun. 17: submitted apps again with G-325s this time
~Jun. 25: notified of appointment on 27th
Jun. 27: my birthday; went to INS office, got EAD and Advanced Parole
Oct. 1: letter sent from INS about our AOS appointment,
received a few days later
Nov. 26: AOS appointment
2003:
Jan. 08: AOS approved
Jan. 11: received AOS approval letter
-myk
January 11. It was dated Thursday, January 8. It told us she would
receive her green card in a few months and that she should come to the
office for a temporary stamp in her passport only if her work
authorization was expiring within the next three months or if she had to
travel (in which case she should bring her airline tickets as proof).
Two questions:
1. Does AOS cancel an advanced parole document? Her advance parole
doesn't expire until June, but can we travel on it until she receives
her green card, or do we have to go back to the INS for the temporary stamp?
2. Is the new status effective as of the date it was approved (January
8, 2003) or retroactive to the date we applied (June 27, 2002)? The
letter refers to "the above date", but both dates are listed at the top
of the letter. The distinction matters because we'll need to apply to
have the "conditional" removed before the correct date.
Our AOS interview experience is documented here:
http://groups.google.com/groups?selm...nscp.aoltw.net
And here's an updated timeline:
Timeline (2001-2003):
2001:
Nov. 12: I129F mailed
Nov. 14: I129F received by INS
Nov. 21: first NOA (received)
2002:
Jan. 03: second NOA (approved)
Jan. 09: consulate notified by the INS
Jan. 10: went to consulate to inquire and was given forms
Jan. 29: notified consulate that all forms were ready
and received Feb. 1 interview date
Feb. 01: interview in the morning, visa in the afternoon
~Mar. 12: entered the US at San Francisco POE
~Mar. 18: wife went for INS workshop on "becoming a permanent
resident"
~Mar. 19: wife went to SJ office to inquire about temporary EAD;
was initially rebuffed, but then met workshop instructor,
who issued EAD
May 18: got married on beach in Santa Cruz
~Jun. 5: submitted AOS, EAD, Advanced Parole apps with request
for expeditious processing (so wife could work
and we could travel back to Hungary to do a second
wedding ceremony)
~Jun. 15: received apps back in mail, rejected because we didn't
include G-325s (even though they had them from the I129F
and had also told us we didn't need them)
~Jun. 17: submitted apps again with G-325s this time
~Jun. 25: notified of appointment on 27th
Jun. 27: my birthday; went to INS office, got EAD and Advanced Parole
Oct. 1: letter sent from INS about our AOS appointment,
received a few days later
Nov. 26: AOS appointment
2003:
Jan. 08: AOS approved
Jan. 11: received AOS approval letter
-myk
