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Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Dec 30th 2004, 9:09 pm
Replies: 25
Views: 3,990
Posted By shaggy

Consequences of abandoning adjustment of status?

Hi everybody, I wonder if anyone can help with this question.

I am a U.S. citizen and am sponsoring my mother, who is a British national, for permanent residence. We filed her I-485 and I-130 over...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Oct 3rd 2003, 8:16 pm
Replies: 19
Views: 3,988
Posted By shaggy

Well, it's been nearly a month since my oath...

Well, it's been nearly a month since my oath ceremony, and I've only just got around to posting my account of the big day (let's just say I had one helluva hangover after the post-ceremony...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Sep 29th 2003, 4:12 am
Replies: 49
Views: 1,403
Posted By shaggy

Outsourcing (Part II)

(Continued from previous post...)

As far as I am concerned, the downside of offshoring essential technology work far outweighs the positives. Yes, there is a short-term cost saving to be made from...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Sep 29th 2003, 4:11 am
Replies: 49
Views: 1,403
Posted By shaggy

Outsourcing (Part I)

Ok, here's my take on this whole offshoring situation. When I first came to the United States as the British spouse of a U.S. citizen, I joined a major financial company as a software architect. That...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Aug 31st 2003, 5:47 pm
Replies: 19
Views: 3,988
Posted By shaggy

Congratulations, Jognn!!!! I know from reading...

Congratulations, Jognn!!!! I know from reading your posts what a long slog you've had with the naturalization process. I'm sure you feel like a two-hundred pound weight has been lifted from your...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Aug 15th 2003, 12:06 am
Replies: 4
Views: 788
Posted By shaggy

Thanks for the kind words, guys. Well, I have...

Thanks for the kind words, guys. Well, I have some more news. Just 48 hours after my interview, my oath notice was in the mailbox this morning! I was expecting to wait for at least a couple of weeks....
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Aug 12th 2003, 3:29 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 788
Posted By shaggy

Yee-Hah! Passed my naturalization interview!

I feel like a hundred tonnes has been lifted from my shoulders! My naturalization interview was at 8:45 this morning in Hartford, CT. At first, the omens were bad. I was hoping to arrive at least...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Aug 12th 2003, 2:00 am
Replies: 2
Views: 1,850
Posted By shaggy

Naturalization interview tomorrow....

Well, the big day is almost here, and I'm nervous as hell. My final naturalization interview is 8:45 AM tomorrow morning in Hartford, CT. My wife will be there to hold my hand until the moment they...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Jun 1st 2003, 5:05 pm
Replies: 1
Views: 395
Posted By shaggy

Update on N-400 timeline

Hi folks. Just arrived back from a wonderful two week vacation in Spain and when I went to collect our mail from the post office, I found a letter from the INS (the letterhead still says INS, even if...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
May 4th 2003, 11:51 pm
Replies: 1
Views: 449
Posted By shaggy

Re: n-400 Question

That usually means that your file has been sent to your local district office and you should be hearing about your interview date very soon. What area are you in? I'm only curious, because my...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
May 4th 2003, 2:54 am
Replies: 11
Views: 640
Posted By shaggy

I'm on a similar timeline to you, Sameer. I filed...

I'm on a similar timeline to you, Sameer. I filed N-400 thru VSC at the beginning of October 2002. I was fingerprinted within six weeks and haven't heard anything yet about the interview. Apparently,...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Jan 20th 2003, 9:13 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 513
Posted By shaggy

Re: Selective Sevice Registration

Your Permanent Resident card shows your date of birth as well as the date when you first became a resident. This information will also be available from your alien file to the adjudicating officer....
Forum: Marriage Based Visas
Jan 10th 2003, 4:58 am
Replies: 8
Views: 1,326
Posted By shaggy

Re: Latest on N-400 Naturalization timeframe

Hi Jaytee:

Fifteen months!!!! That's freaking outrageous. I know the timeframes vary from city to city, but what area are you in? Apparently, the best place in the country to file is...
Forum: Marriage Based Visas
Jan 10th 2003, 4:15 am
Replies: 8
Views: 1,326
Posted By shaggy

Latest on N-400 Naturalization timeframe

I heard back today from the liaison in my local congressman's office regarding my N-400 application, and she was incredibly helpful. In a nutshell, this is what I was told.

Apparently, there is...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Jan 10th 2003, 4:00 am
Replies: 8
Views: 942
Posted By shaggy

Re: "Extending" entry under visa waiver program - Please help!

He should be okay, given that this is his first trip to the USA in two years, but he should definitely stay out of the country for more than a few days. The INS has gotten wise to this trick of...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Jan 9th 2003, 5:22 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 365
Posted By shaggy

Re: IT Professional - how do I get to US?

I remember this from when I used to visit the US on business. A B1 or B2 is notoriously difficult to get in Visa Waiver countries. You can sometimes get one for an extended business trip if you can...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Jan 9th 2003, 3:48 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 365
Posted By shaggy

Re: IT Professional - how do I get to US?

What you're suggesting is completely illegal. If the INS discovered that you were looking for a job while here on a visitor's visa, you could be subject to immediate deportation and a mandatory...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Jan 9th 2003, 5:02 am
Replies: 30
Views: 1,469
Posted By shaggy

(Continued...) Obviously, I had loose ends...

(Continued...)

Obviously, I had loose ends to tie up in the U.K. before I left, so I didn't actually enter the country until October 1999. I checked in three suitcases worth of excess...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Jan 9th 2003, 5:02 am
Replies: 30
Views: 1,469
Posted By shaggy

Here is our story, and please forgive me because...

Here is our story, and please forgive me because it is quite long, so I apologize in advance for my verbosity. The names have been changed to protect the not-quite-so-innocent.

If anybody should...
Forum: USA
Jan 9th 2003, 3:48 am
Replies: 13
Views: 823
Posted By shaggy

The first six months were really tough---I missed...

The first six months were really tough---I missed silly things about Britain like BBC News and going to a football match. Also, I didn't understand what people were talking about much of the time,...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Jan 8th 2003, 4:36 am
Replies: 7
Views: 914
Posted By shaggy

Re: N-400 Oath Ceremony???

That's great news. Good to know that the process is moving, albeit at a snail's pace. I spoke to an immigration attorney last week who is very well connected with the INS, and he informed me that...
Forum: USA
Jan 7th 2003, 9:44 pm
Replies: 30
Views: 2,483
Posted By shaggy

I think the public has always been instinctively...

I think the public has always been instinctively anti-immigration on the whole, irrespective of 9/11. But historically, politicians have always gone against the public on immigration policy....
Forum: USA
Jan 7th 2003, 9:28 pm
Replies: 30
Views: 2,483
Posted By shaggy

Re: Have I made a problem for myself?

Hi Dave. In my case, it took just over three months from filing until approval at the U.S. Embassy in London, but that was in 1999. It may take a bit longer these days with the additional background...
Forum: USA
Jan 6th 2003, 9:23 pm
Replies: 30
Views: 2,483
Posted By shaggy

I absolutely agree, John. Right now, the INS...

I absolutely agree, John. Right now, the INS seems to be struggling to cope with a bureaucratic jungle of regulations that is not only ruining the lives of innocent people but is overburdening their...
Forum: USA
Jan 6th 2003, 6:56 pm
Replies: 30
Views: 2,483
Posted By shaggy

I think that you are only prevented from leaving...

I think that you are only prevented from leaving the country after getting married if you have overstayed a visa or are otherwise out of status---you would need to obtain advance parole in this...
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