AOS Nebraska SC

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Any news on those who applied for AOS in Nebraska SC? Is there anyone out there who got approved recently? Are all approval for I-485 only coming from Texas SC at this time? Hope to hear approval coming from Nebraska SC.

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On some perspective, 'intent' is a big word. People inquiring about this route is not necessarily having the 'intent' to do it. They maybe are looking at the roadmap and trying the figure out the best way to their destination. What if those who are inquiring were already in the US for the purpose of just visiting friends? Now, after inquiring, they realized that there is a LEGAL way to adjust status from B2 to Greencard. I repeat, it is LEGAL.

The only illegal action is if they lied at the port of entry, which is ground for denial of the AOS.

we beg to differ

But there is no easy route to change status and status can only be changed from any other status except by marriage to US citizen as long as there are visas available which at the moment there is not and I can not believe it is easy to change from B2 to GC as you are implying.

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No where in my post that I said it is easy. My adjectives were 'legal' and 'best' way.

It is wrong to say that B2 to GC is ILLEGAL. It is LEGAL. If you will read the USCIS guidelines on this, there is this path. I am not saying it is best because it depends on the circumstances of the applicant but at the least, it is legal.

What I am pointing out is that the illegal activity is NOT the Adjustment of Status from B2 to GC but the lying done at the port of entry. When someone lies at the port, then his/her AOS maybe denied once fraud is detected at the adjudication of the case.

Another point is that not everybody lies as suggested in this thread. Some are true blue 'tourists' who just changed their minds in the middle of his/her vacation. Imagine that a government organization like USCIS is changing their policies in just 2 weeks time and more brains are creating these policies, what more of an individual who also has the capability to change his minds (intention).

In summary, B2 to GC is LEGAL. It may not be best way but it is LEGAL.

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No where in my post that I said it is easy. My adjectives were 'legal' and 'best' way.

It is wrong to say that B2 to GC is ILLEGAL. It is LEGAL. If you will read the USCIS guidelines on this, there is this path. I am not saying it is best because it depends on the circumstances of the applicant but at the least, it is legal.

What I am pointing out is that the illegal activity is NOT the Adjustment of Status from B2 to GC but the lying done at the port of entry. When someone lies at the port, then his/her AOS maybe denied once fraud is detected at the adjudication of the case.

Another point is that not everybody lies as suggested in this thread. Some are true blue 'tourists' who just changed their minds in the middle of his/her vacation. Imagine that a government organization like USCIS is changing their policies in just 2 weeks time and more brains are creating these policies, what more of an individual who also has the capability to change his minds (intention).

In summary, B2 to GC is LEGAL. It may not be best way but it is LEGAL.

I AGREE TO JunRN. it is the intent at the port of entry that makes AOS illegal. please give those tourist the benefit of the doubt, they are weighing things not just jumping in front of others without consulting lawyers and keep updated with immigration issues. Going there entails lot of money, they pay for the air fares, plus travel allowances, accommodation. financially and psychologically burden is there. If the tourist changes his/her mind when he/she is there, another huge amount of money will be needed..lawyers fee, immigration fees, etc. NOT ALL CAN AFFORD THAT!

getting a tourist visa now is not easy, everybody agrees with me. so, during interview, the immigration officer is the judge, we are not.

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Hi, everybody!

Yesterday me and my family got GREEN CARD!:balloons:

I'm so happy!I waited for a GC only 1 year!

Suzanne and Lawrence, thank you for all your help!

Good luck to everybody !

Thank you

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congratulations!

use of tagalog on this bulletin board is in violations of the tos. english only please!

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Hi, everybody!

Yesterday me and my family got GREEN CARD!:balloons:

I'm so happy!I waited for a GC only 1 year!

Suzanne and Lawrence, thank you for all your help!

Good luck to everybody !

Thank you

I am so happy to hear that you finally got your dream.:balloons:

Please keep me posted on how things work for you.

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I AGREE TO JunRN. it is the intent at the port of entry that makes AOS illegal. please give those tourist the benefit of the doubt, they are weighing things not just jumping in front of others without consulting lawyers and keep updated with immigration issues. Going there entails lot of money, they pay for the air fares, plus travel allowances, accommodation. financially and psychologically burden is there. If the tourist changes his/her mind when he/she is there, another huge amount of money will be needed..lawyers fee, immigration fees, etc. NOT ALL CAN AFFORD THAT!

getting a tourist visa now is not easy, everybody agrees with me. so, during interview, the immigration officer is the judge, we are not.

Sorry, but most that come here for a two week vacation are just doing that and returning home. They have jobs there, as well as homes, cars, as well as other things. And that is what US immigration is looking at. If someone does not have a job, has no property, has little income if any, and then they wish to go the AOS route? Please be realistic.

And the chances of someone getting a tourist visa on their own when they have just graduated is quite slim. They have it because of their parents. Not from what they did.

And with the wait that others have been going thru, to come to the US at this time on a tourist visa is just taking cuts in line in front of the others. You can call it as you want, but that in fact is what is being done. And why should someone as a new grad jump ahead of someone going thru the CP procedures and they have years of experience and even already own a home in the US that they use at vacation time? That is what is not the proper thing to do. What was done last year, was done last year and has not bearing on what is going on now. If you have come to the US in the past six months, you have known well in advance that there were no visas avaiable, but thought that you would give it a try. Please do not make me seem dumb and state that you just came to the US for a couple of weeks on vacation and decided to stay. Yes, it costs money to go thru the AOS procedure, and in most cases, that is even more proof of intent that you had the funds available so that you could be able to stay.

You are entitled to your opinion, and I am entitled to mine. And without even taking a guess, I am sure that more are siding with me, not you. I have two co-moderators here with me, that have done much to help other foreign nurses get to work where ever they have wanted, but when I see others thinking that they can get around them, I get angry. And I am permitted to do so.

And that is why you are going to see more denials coming up now with those that just had their I-485s submitted. Just because immigration had to accept them, it does not mean that they are going to be approved. And you can take that statement to the bank.

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And those that have truly come on vacation and plan to return home have no issues with staying when there are visas that are available. They have taken leave from jobs that they actually have to travel or go skiing or do whatever.

I have been seeing more and more get denied, and they have not even started going thru the petitions that were just submitted.

Just hope that you have a Plan B in place, you are going to need it.

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I AGREE TO JunRN. it is the intent at the port of entry that makes AOS illegal. please give those tourist the benefit of the doubt, they are weighing things not just jumping in front of others without consulting lawyers and keep updated with immigration issues. Going there entails lot of money, they pay for the air fares, plus travel allowances, accommodation. financially and psychologically burden is there. If the tourist changes his/her mind when he/she is there, another huge amount of money will be needed..lawyers fee, immigration fees, etc. NOT ALL CAN AFFORD THAT!

getting a tourist visa now is not easy, everybody agrees with me. so, during interview, the immigration officer is the judge, we are not.

Coming to the US initially is one thing, but when you have to go for an interview with US immigration for approval on your petition, that is something else again.

You are equating being able to enter to the US to being given the approval on the I-485. And they are not even related, other than comparing the statement that was given to the officer at the port of entry. You were not planning to stay when you first came to the US, but the burden of proof is on you that you did not have dual intent when they go to approve the I-485. And that is where it is all on you, not the person that was at the airport when you landed.

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But just to make it even more informational for you: There are immigration officials that actually read the International Forum here, this site is Googled all over the world. And the internet is not an anonymous as you may think. And they are much smarter than you give them credit for.

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Coming to the US initially is one thing, but when you have to go for an interview with US immigration for approval on your petition, that is something else again.

You are equating being able to enter to the US to being given the approval on the I-485. And they are not even related, other than comparing the statement that was given to the officer at the port of entry. You were not planning to stay when you first came to the US, but the burden of proof is on you that you did not have dual intent when they go to approve the I-485. And that is where it is all on you, not the person that was at the airport when you landed.

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But just to make it even more informational for you: There are immigration officials that actually read the International Forum here, this site is Googled all over the world. And the internet is not an anonymous as you may think. And they are much smarter than you give them credit for.

Do not worry ms suzanne, as what you said we are entitled to our opinion. for your info, i am not one of those people you keep on judging, i did the legal way, had been petitioned already.

if i may say, those people who have been waiting for their petitions for many years, if given the opportunity that they have tourist visa.. they maybe think doing the AOS way long before.

you kept saying there are many denials, i guess it is case to case basis. i know US is smarter that what people think, that is why they are monitoring each tourist that comes esp during the port of entry. every move is being observed, they are trained for that. the biggest issue i could say is that those people who are in the US illegally. That makes US immigration pushed to be more strict.

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Do not worry ms suzanne, as what you said we are entitled to our opinion. for your info, i am not one of those people you keep on judging, i did the legal way, had been petitioned already.

if i may say, those people who have been waiting for their petitions for many years, if given the opportunity that they have tourist visa.. they maybe think doing the AOS way long before.

you kept saying there are many denials, i guess it is case to case basis. i know US is smarter that what people think, that is why they are monitoring each tourist that comes esp during the port of entry. every move is being observed, they are trained for that. the biggest issue i could say is that those people who are in the US illegally. That makes US immigration pushed to be more strict.

Actually do not agree with you on this one again. There are many here that have tourist visas to come to the US, and even own homes already in the US that they use at vacation time. But they cannot afford to be without work for five months or so before they can begin working. And they never thought of going the AOS route.

Remember that going the AOS route is also for those in other professions, it is not for nurses specifically. But if you are on the other end and doing the evaluation, and the nurse already had taken the NCLEX exam, that exam is only for working in the US, it is not honored by any other country in the world. So that means that the nurse has plans at sometime to be working in the US, and it is up to them to prove that they did not have dual intent. You can argue your views on this all that you want, it does not mean that others have to accept it. And I have not seen too many others here do that.

And because you did things the legal way as you call it, you still came here after taking and passing the NCLEX exam, one would have to assume that you had dual intent unless you can prove them otherwise. The burden of proof is on you, not the US government. And the other thing is that you just got your petition submitted in the past few weeks, when there have been no visas available. That is was submitted and accepted, does not mean that it will be approved by any means.

That is what you are not thinking about. And why many from your country are now unable to get tourist visas, those that have come here and stayed with dual intent.

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It's always an individual's choice. Some got lucky, some don't. There's always life after denial, it doesn't stop there.

Everybody's taking calculated risk based on the information they have and the circumstances they got. Some have double degrees, working on H1B as IT professional but also a Nurse, waiting for his PD to become current. Some have tourist visas and taking the risk of denial due to dual intent. It is the risk they take and life they spent. Each has his own path in life.

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