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Forum: Marriage Based Visas
Dec 31st 2018, 3:05 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 863
Posted By SteveSweet

Re: Delayed Green Card

Thanks, and thanks for all the helpful advice. It's an IR-1. My wife's address was never changed. Maybe that's why the GC was sent there. It wasn't a problem for us, I just found it strange that...
Forum: Marriage Based Visas
Dec 31st 2018, 2:11 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 863
Posted By SteveSweet

Re: Delayed Green Card

To update this thread, I obtained an InfoPass appointment (this was back in October). The official there couldn't find any problems with my application, or explanation for why the GC was taking so...
Forum: Marriage Based Visas
Sep 4th 2018, 1:59 am
Replies: 7
Views: 863
Posted By SteveSweet

Re: Delayed Green Card

Thanks both. I paid the GC production fee at the time of entry I believe, although that was nearly a year ago.
The egov.uscis.gov/casestatus/ seems to confirm this:
"On September 30, 2017, we...
Forum: Marriage Based Visas
Sep 3rd 2018, 7:41 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 863
Posted By SteveSweet

Delayed Green Card

Hello all,

I applied for and obtained an IR-1 visa last year. Since October 2017 I've been living and working in the US (Maryland). However, despite USCIS having received my visa fee back on Sep...
Forum: Marriage Based Visas
May 22nd 2018, 2:45 am
Replies: 19
Views: 1,860
Posted By SteveSweet

Re: Plastic green card mail time?

FYI the physical green card can take a while too- I entered the US mid October 2017. Still no green card. The fee payment etc is all fine. No explanation. Just bad luck, I suppose. As long as it gets...
Forum: Marriage Based Visas
Jan 28th 2018, 4:11 am
Replies: 13
Views: 690
Posted By SteveSweet

Re: IR-1 POE question - going through POE with USC children

I entered using an IR1 at Dulles (IAD) in October last year (2017). No secondary. A few minutes working out which queue my USC spouse and I should be in, then a few minutes longer as it was the...
Forum: USA
Jan 22nd 2018, 5:40 pm
Replies: 61
Views: 6,486
Posted By SteveSweet

Re: Annual leave / vacation time US

My new company here in the US has that policy (unlimited paid time off). I don't think it leads to people taking much more vacation than they would otherwise, as there's no obligation for the company...
Forum: Marriage Based Visas
Jan 22nd 2018, 5:30 pm
Replies: 21
Views: 2,717
Posted By SteveSweet

Re: POE experience on IR-1 visa at JFK Terminal 7, 5th December 2017

For what it's worth, I paid the fee at the end of Sep 2017 (30th), entered the US on the 7th October, and haven't yet received the physical green card. It still seems to be within the 120 day...
Forum: USA
Jan 16th 2018, 1:23 am
Replies: 28
Views: 2,528
Posted By SteveSweet

Re: Taking dog to US

I have never heard of Emotional Support Animals.
We moved our dog over late last year, for around £1,500. This included vet check-up, collection from our door in the UK, overnight stay pre-flight...
Forum: USA
Jan 12th 2018, 11:57 am
Replies: 42
Views: 2,826
Posted By SteveSweet

Re: Skiing in Colorado

From the US skiing I've done (Jackson Hole, Breckenridge, Vail, Park City, Deer Valley), Park City in Utah was the best- great powder and the the far right Super Condor Express lift plus back down...
Forum: USA
Jan 12th 2018, 11:50 am
Replies: 6
Views: 853
Posted By SteveSweet

Re: Skiing near Washington DC

Thanks all, for the advice. There certainly seem to be a few single day options to try, when there's been a big snowfall.

I think we'll try Wisp (Deep Creek Lake, MD). Not expecting spectacular...
Forum: USA
Jan 10th 2018, 1:32 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 656
Posted By SteveSweet

Re: Drivers License MO

You can usually drive for at least a month or two on your foreign license. If you so wish, you should be able to buy a car, take out your own insurance (required if you buy a car!) and drive around...
Forum: USA
Jan 10th 2018, 12:58 am
Replies: 5
Views: 656
Posted By SteveSweet

Re: Drivers License MO

Do you already have a non-US license?
If so, you can get insurance (be added to your girlfriend's insurance).
Forum: USA
Jan 10th 2018, 12:32 am
Replies: 6
Views: 853
Posted By SteveSweet

Cool Skiing near Washington DC

Evening all,

Inspired by Brandy07's thread, I'd appreciate recommendations for ski resorts close to DC (3 or 4 hours driving), for a couple of days skiing this Feb. We'll be four adults and one...
Forum: USA
Dec 12th 2017, 2:14 am
Replies: 77
Views: 9,336
Posted By SteveSweet

Re: Building credit

I moved over in November, for a job, and bought a house immediately. A couple of mortgage brokers would sort out a loan without any US credit record, relying on UK documentation. However these would...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Nov 10th 2017, 1:42 am
Replies: 34
Views: 1,994
Posted By SteveSweet

Re: Bread

Best bread I've found in the US is at Great Harvest:

https://www.greatharvest.com/our-food/delicious-bread

Ridiculously expensive, but worth it.
Bread is one thing UK supermarkets seem to...
Forum: Marriage Based Visas
Nov 10th 2017, 1:29 am
Replies: 10
Views: 789
Posted By SteveSweet

Re: UK to US or US to UK?

If part of the question is whether you'd be better off heading towards the US or the UK, I can easily answer: the US.
I say this as a Brit married to a USC, and having experienced immigration in...
Forum: USA
Oct 30th 2017, 2:17 pm
Replies: 26
Views: 2,130
Posted By SteveSweet

Re: Starting credit history in the US in 2017

Hi KingwoodBrit,

If you're in a rush to boost your credit score once you get your SSN, it may be worth asking to be added as an authorized user to the credit cards of friends or family. (Or pay a...
Forum: Marriage Based Visas
Oct 30th 2017, 2:07 pm
Replies: 16
Views: 1,322
Posted By SteveSweet

Re: Travelling on VWP whilst having an unused IR-1

Did this work out ok in the end?
I.e. no problem travelling on a VWP, with an unactivated IR-1 in your passport?

I hope and assume so, just curious to know.
Forum: USA
Oct 27th 2017, 3:45 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 1,850
Posted By SteveSweet

Re: MSE equivalent in the US?

As you say, many sites are both 1) making money from referrals and 2) not transparent about how they are reimbursed or who controls them. Not a good combination for the consumer. (Of course I have no...
Forum: USA
Oct 27th 2017, 1:53 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 1,850
Posted By SteveSweet

Re: MSE equivalent in the US?

Thanks Jack. That does look like a useful site.
Forum: USA
Oct 27th 2017, 11:25 am
Replies: 5
Views: 1,850
Posted By SteveSweet

MSE equivalent in the US?

Is there an equivalent to Martin Lewis's Money-Saving Expert website in the US?

I.e. somewhere that gives independent advice and reviews on personal finance products and options (banking,...
Forum: Marriage Based Visas
Oct 26th 2017, 1:25 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 1,372
Posted By SteveSweet

Re: Thank you - I made it!

Haha, fingers-crossed, but should be no problem. For what it's worth, at IAD we were directed to the non-USC line (I think- unless all the USC just used the automated machines), which took an age....
Forum: Marriage Based Visas
Oct 26th 2017, 9:08 am
Replies: 17
Views: 1,372
Posted By SteveSweet

Re: Thank you - I made it!

I activated my IR-1 earlier this month.
POE: IAD (DC-Dulles).
No questions at all, which was surprising, as I've had routine questions entering the US on a visa waiver as a tourist. My other half,...
Forum: USA
Oct 24th 2017, 12:58 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 921
Posted By SteveSweet

Re: Short-term health insurance? Price comparison sites?

Good! Yes, I was planning on trying with the VPN when at home.
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