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Not true (at least for me). I've always had visas stamped beyond the validity of my passport. Of course you will need to renew passport before it expires to continue using the visa.

This is pure fascism enshrined in Ohio's laws.

It's not MA's fault. OH is to blame here.

My advice: don't show your Ohio license. Get a driving record from Ohio (you can do so by mail), show that with other pieces of ID, tell MA you lost your OH license. They usually accept your driving record, and should give you a regular MA license.

Of course, if they do accept the transaction, you should make sure your Ohio license is destroyed (go home, cut it into a few pieces with scissors then send it to recycling ;))

Good luck... and welcome to Taxachusetts :)) (and as the saying goes, "nothing is legal in Massachusetts" (Edge of Darkness starring Mel Gibson))

I'm sorry if my words were confusing.

First, I did not suggest anyone represent themselves as a US citizen whereas they are not. I only said if you click on the page for US citizens, you should see the option of updating individual applications/petitions without filing AR-11. On those pages, of course, they ask for your citizenship and you cannot specify you are a US citizen.

Second, I just visited that change of address site and noticed it has been updated since last time I had to use it. Now, like you, rrg2007, mention, one can update several petitions/applications after filing AR-11. This was not the case when I had to use it. It only allowed updating ONE petition after AR-11. So, I guess USCIS realized their web site was flawed/missing and made corrections. You were right and I was wrong about the AR-11 workflow allowing only one petition update.

As a side note, I don't think US code differentiates between LPRs and visa holders if they claim US citizenship. The penalty for either case is the same (equally bad). If I'm wrong, please point me to the correct, official source of information that specifies otherwise (I'm curious to learn more, because I have never heard of such distinction).

Thanks.

I see what you're saying. I don't really like to submit several AR-11 as a trick to be able to update AP and EAD petition numbers.

But there is a workaround. After you do AR-11 / I-485 update, you can go through the system, say you're a US citizen (not really illegal, it just gets you to the appropriate screen) then the system allows you to update the AP and EAD petitions without filing AR-11 again.

You also need to update the address for any pending I-131 and/or I765 applications. The process would be slightly different if you followed rrg2007's instructions. You can always call USCIS at 1-800-375-5283 to do those :)

You need to file AR-11 for each and every alien in your household, whether they have their green card or not. You can do so online or via the paper-based form.

Also, you need to file a change of address for each I-485 that is still pending, as well as any other pending applications (such as advance parole or EAD card). Of course, if any of these is already approved, you need not update the address here (but you still have to file AR-11 as I mentioned in the paragraph above). There are ways to update the applications online, or you can do so in writing (or ask your lawyer to do this for you).

Hope this helps.

Eisai xenos re, kai kataggelia sas?

I know exactly what you mean. Many people tell me I can leave, nobody forces me to be here. It's true, no one is, but it's all about false advertisement and fake promises.

I was promised a much better life by my employers, given fake hope by the government, enticed to stay here. It's like telling someone who is going down a ski slope that the ride is going to be short, safe and fun. They take the lifts, start skiing and then you tell them the reality about the slope: it gets riskier, more dangerous, then lethal and with no end in sight and they have no choice but to pray and keep going down or stop.

You're stuck, it's hard to stop now, and you can't just go back up on foot and take the lift back down.

I have tentative plans to go elsewhere now. I gave this country 5 years of my life and taxes. I daydream of going elsewhere and suing the US government to get my tax money back, and some extra dough for emotional distress and humiliation at points of entry. When I came here as a tourist in the past, they were kissing my @$$. Now that I'm working here and paying them a LOT OF TAXES, they want to go through 10 pounds of H1B documents every time I come in.

Here's my guess for the March Bulletin.

EB3 ROW:
- Best case: September 2003
- Worst case: December 2002
- Likely case: June 2003

cheers,
fober

You were right about the worst case scenario...

I am interested but what would be the basis for the lawsuit?

Changing the rules mid-game, excessive emotional distress to the immigrants, negative effect on economy.

Visa recapture does not need a law change. It could be done through administrative rule making...

I think the administration is stalling, to make the legals suffer like the illegals, so we side by the illegals to try to push for immigration reform.

This is sick and wrong. I'm now considering other options. To h*** with their political agendas... their loss.

Some of these ideas sound like a plan...

Many class-action lawyers would do this for free, as they can recover legal money from USCIS if case is won.

Just keep from breaking the law, and make sure to pay your taxes, and it should be almost as easy as renewing your drivers license. Just more costly as they will need new biometrics etc and have higher fees than the DMV.

I have several friends who have decided to stay on GC for over 20 years. They cannot vote, they get asked at POE why they are not citizens, and they have to remember to renew, but except from that there are no problems. Certain anti-discrimination laws that apply to GC holders will no longer apply to you if you don't become a citizen within 6 months after you are eligible though.

What anti-discrimination laws are you referring to here?

this is not a good option. This service is for people who are going away from their permanent residence for a short duration.

True

This is a way to make USPS forward government mail. It's called "Premium Forwarding" and costs a lot of $$$. Not all locations have it, but you can check it.

http://www.usps.com/receive/premiumforwarding/

Otherwise, the regular mail forwarding will not forward government mail, and any mail marked as "RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED". (but they do it by mistake sometimes)

However, why count on forwarding? Just file AR-11 and update the address on each petition (you cannot update more than one petition online, so you might want to call instead or submit multiple USCIS change of address requests)

Good luck!

1. You have to file AR11 even if you move out for 1 day. Homeland Security is very particular about this. Not doing so is illegal....it's takes 2 minutes to file it online, what's your problem?

2. No Govt docs are to be FWDed. Period. As someone said, if USPS did it is a mistake.

And where did you get your information from?

If one moves, that person has 10 days from the moving date to file AR11.

Hey, please guys, watch your language and temper. Insano clearly is playing insane (it's in his user name), and most probably is playing devil's advocate.

Immigration is a privilege, and we already immigrated here. That's done.

But it brings us rights, rights we don't have now yet it is unfair to be treated this way for so long.

Like they registered us for the Selective Service System as soon as we filed I485 (unless you were over 26 when you filed), I believe the citizenship clock should begin the day USCIS received our I-485.

Remember that we pay taxes that go to help the Americans in need, build roads, bridges, and send people in space. Most of us pay a lot more taxes than the average American family. We are needed here, so the government should stop playing hard to get before we turn our eyes elsewhere.

I completely agree with you JaiMataDee. It is unfair that we have to wait several years for the screw-ups of the immigration system to clear up, then we have to wait 5 additional years to becomes citizens (if we choose to), while many come here, get into fake marriages and fraudulently obtain residency and later citizenship.

i too am thinking of availing his offer of $700 flat fee for AOS monitoring. did you hire him already?

Was kind of interesting though how they used to charge $500 flat fee, and all of a sudden (a few weeks ago) the price went up to $700, but the site still implies the fee has not changed.

But given all I heard about him so far, I would go with him if I needed it.

So far, all the hype is for nothing.

The only additional features are:
1. You can get SMS/text notifications of updates on your cell phone, not really useful since you could always do that even before since all US mobile carriers have e-mail to SMS gateways
2. There are a few circles that explain what the text status is. But that is it, we already knew what the text meant. Instead of improving the text and give more options like inquire about background checks and pre-adjudication and allowing applicants to contact USCIS online, they just added circles and pie charts (well, not really) that tell you the exact same thing as before.

I wonder how many of our tax dollars went towards these "improvements".

I still am hoping that by 9/22, they would really add something useful.

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