nidal- (guest from cincinnati, oh, usa)    •   04/13/2011 06:21:23 AM

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on may 2008 i applyed for i 485 or to adjust status
i got my i 130 approuved in mail and i did my interview in november 2009 for i 485 and since then till now i never got any decision i need help. what should i do any time i call or step in they ask me to come back in 30 days or call.

Hossana- (guest from hodson, Nevada, us)    •   02/19/2011 22:45:03 PM

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I need to know what will happen when i show up for interview after my i-360 was denied

Please somebody help thanks

Krystal- (guest from Queens, NY, USA)    •   02/15/2011 14:01:13 PM

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simple breakdown of my experiences thus far

got married in Feb, 2010
sent paperwork in Oct, 2010
did biometrics in Nov, 2010
received EAD in Dec, 2010
got SS# in Jan, 2011
and still waiting for interview letter, i'm going out of my mind because, i know people that filed around the same time or after me and got their appointment dates already. i hope that everything is ok, because i did not use a lawyer and followed steps online to do the paperwork by myself.my husband is in the military and will be deployed in less than a month, so i was hoping i would get the letter soon otherwise i will have to go by myself and really hope it will not be a problem. i would really like some advice on this

Nikkie- (guest from Boston, MA, USA)    •   01/29/2011 13:02:52 PM

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Thanks for all the useful information and experiences on this site. Here is my input:

June 2010 - got married
August 17 - sent forms in
August 30 - got receipts
Septembet 4 - got letter for biometric appointment
September 9 - RFE sent ( online case status)
September 28- Biometrics done
Nov 17 - sent information requested (RFE)
November 22- received requested information
December 18- got letter for interview appointment (January 20 2011)
December 22- Got my EAD card
December 28- applied for SS#
January 3- received SS card in mail
January 20 2011- interview (APPROVED 2 year conditional)
January 24- Received Welcome Letter
January 28 2011- Got Green Card in the mail !!!!

Interview went well! The young lady just asked us a few questions..when, where and how did we meet? Brought lots of pictures only looked at wedding photos,we took a wedding invitation, which she put in the file. She also took copies of our lease, bank statements, life insurance, utilities...which she placed in our files.

Good luck to all, it is not as scarey as some say it is. Just relax and speak the truth.

Ricky A- (guest from Gadsden, AL, United States)    •   01/29/2011 05:15:43 AM

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Hello everyone, my name is Ricky and I am 19 years old. I graduated highschool with honors and is currently wishing to attend acting college in california. I am in a special type of case that many don't know about called the Special Immigration Juvenile Status(SIJS). It is for kids 21 and younger who has been abandoned, have drug issues and is in the court Department of Human Resources(DHR) custody. I filed my paperwork:

May 2010: petition for SIJS status

June: Confirmed and asked for Fingerprints

August: Medical and photo Ids were taken and sent.

September: EAD came in mail.

Current Date(1/29/10): Waiting for my Interview approval letter in mail.

It has been 2 months over the maximum date the gave me but I haven't lost hope. I know God is with me and I will get my waiver or interview soon. Thank you everyone for listening to my story. Once i get my green card I will leave another post :)

Good luck to all who is trying their best to obtain a bright future, because I know how hard it is to watch your friends drive around in cars, go to college, working in jobs, having a wonderful life while you just stand there and wish you had the same. Thank you for listening.

Claire- (guest from Detroit, Michigan, )    •   01/16/2011 15:29:30 PM

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My husband and I are both college students right now. We are currently waiting for our interview, and my anxiety continues to grow as our interview approaches. I came to the United States when I was 11 years old. I attended public school and graduated high school with honors. During the end of my senior year, I met my husband, and we found out that we were attending the same college together. We endured the challenges of our freshman year of college hand in hand, and we spent practically everyday together. Our relationship continued to grow, and as our sophomore year approached, we decided to elope. We were married on my husband's 19th birthday (2009) under Michigan's secret marriage law. Our marriage is legitimate, but circumstances have prevented us from fulfilling society's expectations as a married couple. His parents (who are incredibly overbearing) disapproved of our relationship from the very beginning. This has prevented us from going public about our marriage to anyone beyond my family. We do not share a legal residence together, doing so would only promote more tension with his family. I have an apartment of my own, but I spend the majority of my time at his apartment with the two cats that we both adopted. We hired a lawyer and submitted all of our paperwork in November 2010. My biometrics were processed in December, and I recently received the notice of our initial interview. Since we are still college students, we've barely had any money to open a joint checking account, but we recently just did that. As far as other documents are concerned, we do not have any joint insurance, leases, or anything else of that nature since most of those are still handled by both of our parents. We do have a plethora of photographs that tell the story of our relationship, and we hope that it will be enough. If anybody could offer me any advice on how to approach and prepare for this interview, it would be greatly appreciated. We would have never even considered filing for my adjustment of status petition if it wasn't for the fact that I'll be graduating college in about a year, and I need a social security number to even be considered by any potential employers or internships. Our marriage and love are real, and our only hope is that whoever interviews us will believe it so.

Ana- (guest from burlingame, ca, United States)    •   11/30/2010 03:48:43 AM

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I apply for my adjust of Status, for I 485 on September 9, did the biometrics and now I have an interview. The lettet they sent to me doesn't explain that, do I have to bring my brother along to the interview?? What they going to ask? Which papers I should bring along? Please, help me.

Jen- (guest from Pittsburgh, PA, USA)    •   11/13/2010 13:29:36 PM

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My husband and I were married in July 2008. We have our interview for his (he is from Germany) I-485 in a few weeks. I am extremely nervous about it. Perhaps I am looking at it the wrong way, but I feel like someone is holding my life in their hand. I can't imagine my life without my husband and to think that if someone doesn't believe us he could be taken away is very scarey.
I had read somewhere online that if you have been asked ofr an I-485 interview it means they suspect fraud because these interviews are typically waived. Is that true?
I am reading where people have taking a large amount of photos and did not need them. How many should I take? We have life insurance policies stating one another as beneficiaries, I have medical insurance through work where he was also listed. Now, we do not have joint assets because I was always under the impression that he could not own anything (like our property) until he was a resident. Also, he is not listed on the bills because they want SS# (they check your credit and you have to pay a deposit accordingly). We do own an apartment building and I have leases with old tenants where he and I are both listed as landlords together. Should I take some of those? I also plan on getting a verification from the post office stating that we both registered to the same address. I was considering also getting copies of my file from work where my husband is listed as my emergency contact. Is this too much? Not enough? Also, do we have to take the papers we have previously submitted? For example his vaccinations and physical were submitted when we applied for his visa to be married. Do this need resubmitted? Also, we submitted I-864 with our I-485. Do we give them another I-864? Lastly, would it hurt to take my previous year's tax returns where we filed jointly? I had sent copies with the I-864 but did not know if I should take them as proof of a legitimate relationship. Any advice would be greatly helpful.

Nikkie- (guest from Boston, MA, USA)    •   10/05/2010 21:19:12 PM

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June 2010 Got married
August 17 sent paper work in
August 30 Got receipts
September 4 got letter for biometrics appointment
September 28 Biometrics done.

Checked case status on line and saw that a RFE was mailed September 9th....have not received it. Spoke to my lawyer and have called USCIS but was told to wait. Any reason for this? What should I do?

Miltz- (guest from national, ca, United states)    •   09/25/2010 01:15:19 AM

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Hey guys, just wanna share my experience ill try to make it short and simple.

Turned everything March 2010

Got reciepts on April

Apointment for finger printing april 22 and EAD on May 24.

got my EAD round june...

Got interview notice round Aug and was sched for sept 3....

My wife is in the Navy and she wasnt there on the interview we wer hoping to go together but she was doing her underways off shore duty since their preparing for deployment and their schedule gets complicated and it wasnt sure that she could make it so just incase she got me a letter so that i can show it to the immigration officer on the day on my interview. she was very polite and sweet everything went well except she needed one more document from me wich was my wifes income tax from 09 and 07 but my wife wasnt working yet on 07, she told me that she can approve me ryt on that moment if i could give it to her but i wasnt able to do it so she gave me intructions to mail it ASAP and then she told me that their gonna reply through mail...im very nervous rytnow and i pray that everything would be alright...i mailed the required documents 2 days after following the interview because it was on a friday so we fixed everything got the documents on mon and mailed it ASAP.....how long will i have to wait..... please email me...thank you i hope there this can help and benefit to others too...

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