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Immigration
Adjustment of Status - I-485
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NYC filer
Here is my experience:
Filed AOS through marriage to US citizen from a J1 visa (same-sex marriage). NYC filer, filed I-485, I-130, I-765, I-131
12/06/18: PD
01/17/19: Biometrics
05/29/19: Case is ready to be scheduled for an interview
07/17/19: Received Combo EAD + Advance parole card
12/16/19: Interview scheduled
12/23/19: Received interview notice in the mail
01/29/20: Interview at Federal Plaza.
01/30/20: I-485 and I-130 approved
01/31/20: Card was mailed
02/04/20: GC in hand
The interview lasted 10 minutes. The IO just asked each other's names, DOBs. parents' names, occupations, when I moved in in my husband's apartment and the last time I entered the US. Then he collected the documents I brought (bank statements, insurance beneficiaries, phone bills), had a look at the photo album, and then said the case needed review, and he handed in the (infamous) white sheet of paper. I was disappointed (since he didn't really asked us anything), but less than 30 minutes after we left the building I got a notification "new card is being produced". I guessed it was just a formality in my case.
Total time: 14 months. A long, at times frustrating process, but overall smooth.
One last info, for those in J1 visas: when I first entered the US, my visa stamp stated that I was subject to the two-year home residency requirement. When I renewed the visa two years later the new visa said I was not. When I applied for AOS, I went to a lawyer who recommended me to ask for an advisory opinion to the Department of State to clarify this. Turned out I was not subject (the first visa had a mistake, phew!), and after that everything went smoothly (the lawyer said I didn't need a lawyer, which I found it very nice and honest, so I ended up filing myself).
My advice: be patient and very organized. Do not call USCIS unless for some very serious matter. Their customer service is useless. My interview notice took a week to arrive, which I found it suspicious since all the other notices arrived within 4-5 days, I called them and said they had not sent it yet, but it was not true (the mail was late for other reasons).
Good luck to all!
Filed AOS through marriage to US citizen from a J1 visa (same-sex marriage). NYC filer, filed I-485, I-130, I-765, I-131
12/06/18: PD
01/17/19: Biometrics
05/29/19: Case is ready to be scheduled for an interview
07/17/19: Received Combo EAD + Advance parole card
12/16/19: Interview scheduled
12/23/19: Received interview notice in the mail
01/29/20: Interview at Federal Plaza.
01/30/20: I-485 and I-130 approved
01/31/20: Card was mailed
02/04/20: GC in hand
The interview lasted 10 minutes. The IO just asked each other's names, DOBs. parents' names, occupations, when I moved in in my husband's apartment and the last time I entered the US. Then he collected the documents I brought (bank statements, insurance beneficiaries, phone bills), had a look at the photo album, and then said the case needed review, and he handed in the (infamous) white sheet of paper. I was disappointed (since he didn't really asked us anything), but less than 30 minutes after we left the building I got a notification "new card is being produced". I guessed it was just a formality in my case.
Total time: 14 months. A long, at times frustrating process, but overall smooth.
One last info, for those in J1 visas: when I first entered the US, my visa stamp stated that I was subject to the two-year home residency requirement. When I renewed the visa two years later the new visa said I was not. When I applied for AOS, I went to a lawyer who recommended me to ask for an advisory opinion to the Department of State to clarify this. Turned out I was not subject (the first visa had a mistake, phew!), and after that everything went smoothly (the lawyer said I didn't need a lawyer, which I found it very nice and honest, so I ended up filing myself).
My advice: be patient and very organized. Do not call USCIS unless for some very serious matter. Their customer service is useless. My interview notice took a week to arrive, which I found it suspicious since all the other notices arrived within 4-5 days, I called them and said they had not sent it yet, but it was not true (the mail was late for other reasons).
Good luck to all!
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