Adjustment of Status - I-485

Hi Everyone,

I was a silence reader of this forum for a long time, I just want to say thank you for all of you guys for sharing experiences. This forum helped me a lot . Please also think that every person has a different case, so your case might not be effected same way. my actual time line is below, (marriage based )

I live in rode island and my service center is NBC (Missouri) and I have tourist visa

- I sent the application first week of June 2016

(I485,I765, I130 , I94 medical examination, affidavit support of the sponsor (My wife makes below 25K thats why I needed to get a sponsor) with other supportive documents (marriage certificate, child and our birth certificates, passports , pictures, my arrest record/court decision(It was peace of bridge second degree basically nothing), joint bank accounts, renters insurance , utility bills, lease... etc

- Case is accepted June 22 I recieved the reciepts.

- I recieved the finger prints appointment paper 1 week later and

- finger prints are done June 25

- Receieved and RFE july 30, 2016 ( they were asking my sponsors birth certificate and my birth certificate (stamp was not really visible in the copy. Replied in the same day and mailed the response.

It took 87 damn day for them to receive (last day of response)

- 11.05.2016 ead card ordered (update says uscis website)

- 11.17.2016 we mailed your new card .

- 11.23.2016 post office reported it is returning your card to us.

I run to post office next day early in the morning. they said, oh sorry , new guy is in your route , we will deliver it today.

- 11.24.2016 ead card is delivered . (I almost cried when I see the ead lol)

- 11.24 .2016 interview scheduled (received the letter after 3 days after website update)

- 12. 14.2016 - interview is done.

- 12.15. 2016 case is approved and I 130 case is also approved

- 12.15.2016 new card is ordered

- 12.19.2016 card was mailed

- 12.21. 2016 card is delivered to my address. I cant express my feelings first time I hold the card.

I got 10 year gc (non conditional) because I applied 2 years after the marriage (my marriage place was out side of the USA)

As and advice for green card interview , bring lots of pictures (even you submit them with application. (they lost ours , I was lucky and brought some with me damn I was lucky.

Be relax at the interview and DONT LIE again DONT lie, just say you dont remember , If you forget something. be honest. mine interview took 1 hour 15 minutes. they ask basic questions, how you met, what do you do and stuff like that nothing tricky and some procedure questions thats all. ( memorize at least your wifes and kids birthdays lol and your marriage day) bring pictures of your wedding and your family pictures with your kid and more supportive updated document which BOTH of your name stated. our officer was a kind gentleman.

If your case doesnt have any complication, you absolutely dont need to bring your lawyer with you. (save 400-500 bucks lol)

If you change your address during the AOS , dont forget to change your address for each case (765, 485. 130 ... etc)

Be patient, you probably read lots of different BIG problem cases here but they represent only 1 percent, so put yourself to other normal 99 percent, I know it is all stressful but believe me system works smoothly for the big majority of the people. GOOD LUCK EVERYONE.