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Adjustment of Status - I-485
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AOS query
As of March 20, 2019.. my AOS Case is Ready to Be Scheduled for An Interview. Anyone here has
an idea of how long I'm going to wait before I will receive notice for interview schedule.
an idea of how long I'm going to wait before I will receive notice for interview schedule.
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Dallas AOS 485 interviews
Curious to see any 2018-2019 AOS interview timeline in Dallas field office.
NBC 485 receipt date- 4sept 2018
Fingerprinting - oct 2018
Rfie- Jan 2019
Rfie response received feb 2019
Ead/ap card received - 22 March 2019
Status moved to ready to scedule interview - 26 march2019
Any Dallas timelines? Or interview dates?
Any similar nbc timelines?
NBC 485 receipt date- 4sept 2018
Fingerprinting - oct 2018
Rfie- Jan 2019
Rfie response received feb 2019
Ead/ap card received - 22 March 2019
Status moved to ready to scedule interview - 26 march2019
Any Dallas timelines? Or interview dates?
Any similar nbc timelines?
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Marriage or employment base
Is the I-485 timeline different for marriage or employment base applications?
My timeline as below:
Priority Date 7/5/2018
Received Date: 10/22/2018
Biometrics Completed (Walk-in) 11/09/2018
Case Transferred to another office 12/19/2018
No updates for 100 days now
My timeline as below:
Priority Date 7/5/2018
Received Date: 10/22/2018
Biometrics Completed (Walk-in) 11/09/2018
Case Transferred to another office 12/19/2018
No updates for 100 days now
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USCIS lost my moms case
So me and my mom went to the interview for my moms green card at federal plaza Manhattan at 02/22 in the morning.
Is this strange? Do they have interviews for parents?
Then the officer came to call us and said our file didn't arrive at the office yet?
But since our lawyer had the i485 i130. The officer interviewed us.
The interview went well. He said he couldn't approve us because he needs to wait for the case to arrive.
It has been 5 weeks. Should we be worried that they lost our case? I mean has this ever happened to anyone. You show up for the interview and they don't have your case.
They had the i130, not the i485 and other documents.
I an getting nervous. I have read cases in forums where they make you wait 9/10 months for no reason.
My mom wants to retire and is waiting for her green card.
Is this strange? Do they have interviews for parents?
Then the officer came to call us and said our file didn't arrive at the office yet?
But since our lawyer had the i485 i130. The officer interviewed us.
The interview went well. He said he couldn't approve us because he needs to wait for the case to arrive.
It has been 5 weeks. Should we be worried that they lost our case? I mean has this ever happened to anyone. You show up for the interview and they don't have your case.
They had the i130, not the i485 and other documents.
I an getting nervous. I have read cases in forums where they make you wait 9/10 months for no reason.
My mom wants to retire and is waiting for her green card.
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AOS on ESTA
Hi
Anyone with a recent experience on AOS on ESTA / VWP ?
Let me know thanks !
Anyone with a recent experience on AOS on ESTA / VWP ?
Let me know thanks !
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Congressman
Has anybody had a good experience with a Congressman?
What about the Congressman in the Bronx???
What about the Congressman in the Bronx???
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Done with Interview(SFO)
Finally it’s my turn after long time. had my interview today ,
Seems like everything went cool he asked all the stuff from paper work we submit and asked for the documents which we are carrying to prove that my marriage is legit and how did you met(basic questions we see on sites)
And he gave me a paper saying it’s a receipt for attending the interview
And now I’m wondering how long it takes to get my card or is it gonna make any problem and one more thing to ask so there was one form I didn’t took but he took a copy of it and said it to fill it out which I did
Wish you all the best for your interviews and thank you so much for all once again for sharing your response and always guiding people
Seems like everything went cool he asked all the stuff from paper work we submit and asked for the documents which we are carrying to prove that my marriage is legit and how did you met(basic questions we see on sites)
And he gave me a paper saying it’s a receipt for attending the interview
And now I’m wondering how long it takes to get my card or is it gonna make any problem and one more thing to ask so there was one form I didn’t took but he took a copy of it and said it to fill it out which I did
Wish you all the best for your interviews and thank you so much for all once again for sharing your response and always guiding people
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Green card in hand!!!
I am a long time lurker and finally have something to share! I have benefited so much from this forum and thought I'd share my experience in as much detail as possible, so I apologize in advance if this post is too long.
Quick facts about our case:
- Baltimore office
- Filed I-485, I-864, I-130, I-130A, I-756, I-131 all jointly on our own, no lawyers used at any point
- AOS based on marriage to US citizen, beneficiary held F1 prior to this application
- similar age, race, education, both first marriage and without children
- never got EAD/AP combo card even though we applied for one
- EAD/AP application closed by USCIS after GC approval
Our timeline:
10/08/18 - PD - priority date (application received by USCIS)
10/11/18 - credit card charged
10/15/18 - text message from USCIS showing tracking numbers/case files asigned
10/18/18 - USCIS sent out notice for biometrics
10/25/18 - received application receipts in mail
10/29/18 - received biometrics appointment notice in mail
11/07/18 - Biometrics appointment
11/12/18 - RFE to bring I-693 (medical check up) to interview
11/15/18 - Case is ready to be scheduled for interview updated on egov.uscis.gov and email
11/16/18 - Case is ready to be scheduled for interview updated on myUSCIS as well
11/27/18 - fingerprint review was completed (updated on I-485 and I-765)
11/29/18 - text and email from USCIS we are still reviewing your case
12/14/18 - another email from USCIS - your case status: testing and interview "we are ready to schedule your I-485 for interview. We will schedule your interview and send you a notice." (no updates on either websites, just this email)
12/27/18 - text from USCIS we are still reviewing your case
01/10/19 - text from USCIS we are still reviewing your case
02/07/19 - text and email from USCIS we are still reviewing your case
02/11/19 - 4 consecutive texts from USCIS saying my interview was scheduled! Also received an email update and update on egov.uscis.gov "testing and interview - we scheduled an interview for your form I-485"
02/13/19 - USCIS sent out interview notice
02/18/19 - interview notice received in mail
02/25/19 - we are still reviewing your case
03/11/19 - text and email we are still reviewing your case
03/19/19 - interview scheduled at 7:30am, started at 8am and finished around 8:35am. "New card is being produced" text and email at 9am. Status updated on egov but not myuscis.
03/21/19 - 5:40pm "card was mailed to me" update
03/22/19 - received welcome letter in mail (official approval letter of both I-485 and I-130)
03/25/19 - text and email we are still reviewing your case
- 11am notification - closed application for employment and travel
- 11:30am "card was picked up by USPS" with tracking number
- 12:40pm green card delivered!
Whole thing took 168 days.
Interview:
Got to USCIS field office at 6:40am. Waited outside until 7am to go in and to go through security. Interview was scheduled at 7:30am. We were called in around 8am and finished at around 8:35am. Got a notification at 9am saying new card is being produced.
The officer called my name, and we walked in with her to her office. She asked us to sit in specific chairs and then asked for our interview notice and the ticket number we received at check in. She then asked for our passports and drivers license (current and all old passports for the beneficiary). She then asked us to stand up and take an oath to tell nothing but the truth. Then we started going over the forms we have submitted. We started with I-485, she went over all the informations on the form, asking us what our full names are, what our spouse’s parents’ names are, spouse’s date of birth, asked us where we live and our phone numbers. She asked to confirm where we got married. She asked about how we are with each others’ parents. The IO saw an old lady waiting with us outside at the waiting area earlier, and asked if that was my spouse’s mother. I said yes. She then asked my spouse how his relationships with my parents are and how they keep in contact. Then she went through the 100 questions about the criminal activities and past immigration history. After this was done, she asked us both to confirm that the signatures on the forms belong to us.
After this, she asked if we have new documents we would like to submit to her. We handed her our medical form and a bunch of updated bona fide documents, including joint health insurance, joint tax filing, renewed lease...etc to which she said it’s good to have the new joint tax filing. (note that we had already included a lot of evidence in our original submission, those were just updated lease, updated health insurance, and our new joint tax filing)
Then afterwards she was working on her computer for awhile, then she gave us a white piece of paper saying that the case is being held for review. She says we will let you know if we need more documents from you, but at this point I have everything I need from you. She asked if we have any questions. We looked at each other, thinking about whether we should ask something more specific, then before we say something she said she will recommend for approval, and she will try to do it today. At this point we thanked her profusely. Then we shook hands with her and she walked us out. We finished at around 8:35am. At 9am, we got a notification saying new card is being produced. Thank goodness!
Few final tips:
Prepare as much as you can in the original submission.
For our bona fide documents, we provided each others' narratives, timeline and key events from when we met to current day, photo collage printed from word document, rental lease, flight tickets, car insurance, engagement ring receipts, shared bank account and credit cards.
(Detailed 3 page timeline of our lives and a detailed photo collage sorted by year and month, with notes on the side describing the pictures. Instead of submitting actual glossed photos, I pasted 100+ photos onto word document organized by dates. I shrunk the size of each photo so that it's big enough to see who's in it and where it was, but small enough so I can fit 100+ photos in just a few pages of paper.)
Another helpful point is, I have never overstayed my visa, enter the US illegally, or work without authorization. So I compiled proofs for all of this to prove that i am a law-abiding person. So for this part I photocopied every page of my current and past passports, my F1 visa, my I20, I94s, proof that I stopped working once my work authorization as a student on campus expired...etc. and included all this in the original submission.
I think having a detailed and organized cover letter with a wealth of documents as evidence will really help the case.
Hope this helps and wish everyone on this forum good luck with the process! Feel free to ask me any questions.
Quick facts about our case:
- Baltimore office
- Filed I-485, I-864, I-130, I-130A, I-756, I-131 all jointly on our own, no lawyers used at any point
- AOS based on marriage to US citizen, beneficiary held F1 prior to this application
- similar age, race, education, both first marriage and without children
- never got EAD/AP combo card even though we applied for one
- EAD/AP application closed by USCIS after GC approval
Our timeline:
10/08/18 - PD - priority date (application received by USCIS)
10/11/18 - credit card charged
10/15/18 - text message from USCIS showing tracking numbers/case files asigned
10/18/18 - USCIS sent out notice for biometrics
10/25/18 - received application receipts in mail
10/29/18 - received biometrics appointment notice in mail
11/07/18 - Biometrics appointment
11/12/18 - RFE to bring I-693 (medical check up) to interview
11/15/18 - Case is ready to be scheduled for interview updated on egov.uscis.gov and email
11/16/18 - Case is ready to be scheduled for interview updated on myUSCIS as well
11/27/18 - fingerprint review was completed (updated on I-485 and I-765)
11/29/18 - text and email from USCIS we are still reviewing your case
12/14/18 - another email from USCIS - your case status: testing and interview "we are ready to schedule your I-485 for interview. We will schedule your interview and send you a notice." (no updates on either websites, just this email)
12/27/18 - text from USCIS we are still reviewing your case
01/10/19 - text from USCIS we are still reviewing your case
02/07/19 - text and email from USCIS we are still reviewing your case
02/11/19 - 4 consecutive texts from USCIS saying my interview was scheduled! Also received an email update and update on egov.uscis.gov "testing and interview - we scheduled an interview for your form I-485"
02/13/19 - USCIS sent out interview notice
02/18/19 - interview notice received in mail
02/25/19 - we are still reviewing your case
03/11/19 - text and email we are still reviewing your case
03/19/19 - interview scheduled at 7:30am, started at 8am and finished around 8:35am. "New card is being produced" text and email at 9am. Status updated on egov but not myuscis.
03/21/19 - 5:40pm "card was mailed to me" update
03/22/19 - received welcome letter in mail (official approval letter of both I-485 and I-130)
03/25/19 - text and email we are still reviewing your case
- 11am notification - closed application for employment and travel
- 11:30am "card was picked up by USPS" with tracking number
- 12:40pm green card delivered!
Whole thing took 168 days.
Interview:
Got to USCIS field office at 6:40am. Waited outside until 7am to go in and to go through security. Interview was scheduled at 7:30am. We were called in around 8am and finished at around 8:35am. Got a notification at 9am saying new card is being produced.
The officer called my name, and we walked in with her to her office. She asked us to sit in specific chairs and then asked for our interview notice and the ticket number we received at check in. She then asked for our passports and drivers license (current and all old passports for the beneficiary). She then asked us to stand up and take an oath to tell nothing but the truth. Then we started going over the forms we have submitted. We started with I-485, she went over all the informations on the form, asking us what our full names are, what our spouse’s parents’ names are, spouse’s date of birth, asked us where we live and our phone numbers. She asked to confirm where we got married. She asked about how we are with each others’ parents. The IO saw an old lady waiting with us outside at the waiting area earlier, and asked if that was my spouse’s mother. I said yes. She then asked my spouse how his relationships with my parents are and how they keep in contact. Then she went through the 100 questions about the criminal activities and past immigration history. After this was done, she asked us both to confirm that the signatures on the forms belong to us.
After this, she asked if we have new documents we would like to submit to her. We handed her our medical form and a bunch of updated bona fide documents, including joint health insurance, joint tax filing, renewed lease...etc to which she said it’s good to have the new joint tax filing. (note that we had already included a lot of evidence in our original submission, those were just updated lease, updated health insurance, and our new joint tax filing)
Then afterwards she was working on her computer for awhile, then she gave us a white piece of paper saying that the case is being held for review. She says we will let you know if we need more documents from you, but at this point I have everything I need from you. She asked if we have any questions. We looked at each other, thinking about whether we should ask something more specific, then before we say something she said she will recommend for approval, and she will try to do it today. At this point we thanked her profusely. Then we shook hands with her and she walked us out. We finished at around 8:35am. At 9am, we got a notification saying new card is being produced. Thank goodness!
Few final tips:
Prepare as much as you can in the original submission.
For our bona fide documents, we provided each others' narratives, timeline and key events from when we met to current day, photo collage printed from word document, rental lease, flight tickets, car insurance, engagement ring receipts, shared bank account and credit cards.
(Detailed 3 page timeline of our lives and a detailed photo collage sorted by year and month, with notes on the side describing the pictures. Instead of submitting actual glossed photos, I pasted 100+ photos onto word document organized by dates. I shrunk the size of each photo so that it's big enough to see who's in it and where it was, but small enough so I can fit 100+ photos in just a few pages of paper.)
Another helpful point is, I have never overstayed my visa, enter the US illegally, or work without authorization. So I compiled proofs for all of this to prove that i am a law-abiding person. So for this part I photocopied every page of my current and past passports, my F1 visa, my I20, I94s, proof that I stopped working once my work authorization as a student on campus expired...etc. and included all this in the original submission.
I think having a detailed and organized cover letter with a wealth of documents as evidence will really help the case.
Hope this helps and wish everyone on this forum good luck with the process! Feel free to ask me any questions.
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Atlanta FO
Got an update that my interview has been scheduled
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I-485 NY fillers
Hi everybody!
I got married to US citizen in September 2017
PD 10/13/17
Finger print 11/16/17
EAD card in hands 05/09/18
"Case is ready to be scheduled for an interview" since 05/01/18 and nothing yet...
We called USCIS few times- nothing. They sad in December- we will give an answer in a month and still any news.
My work authorization expires in may,
we applied for new one on 02/24/19
And our lowers said USCIS givens us money back for new work authorizaton card...
Does anyone from NY have the same time or similar situation.
Wish good luck to everybody!!
I got married to US citizen in September 2017
PD 10/13/17
Finger print 11/16/17
EAD card in hands 05/09/18
"Case is ready to be scheduled for an interview" since 05/01/18 and nothing yet...
We called USCIS few times- nothing. They sad in December- we will give an answer in a month and still any news.
My work authorization expires in may,
we applied for new one on 02/24/19
And our lowers said USCIS givens us money back for new work authorizaton card...
Does anyone from NY have the same time or similar situation.
Wish good luck to everybody!!
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