Adjustment of Status - I-485

Hello Everyone,

I've been following and reading through this forum and has helped me a lot and had given me peace of mind. I also noticed that there's not much information or details posted for the LGBT OR SAME SEX MARRIAGE (SO HOPEFULLY THIS HELPS). My very first advice for everyone is to be patient and always have your phone handy and/or check your email all the time.

My wife arrived in the USA on January 2018 with a tourist visa. Her return flight was on July 2019-- one thing led to another, we spontaneously got married on 07/19/2018. So the ADJUSTMENT STATUS journey begins...

BASED IN LOS ANGELES
SENT ALL DOCS TO CHICAGO LOCKBOX
RECEIPT STARTS WITH MSC

08/25/2018 FILED FOR I-130,I-131, I-765 AND I-485
09/13/2018 CASE RECEIVED I-130 (PETITION FOR ALIEN RELATIVE)
09/13/2018 CASE RECEIVED I-765 (EAD)
09/18/2018 We accepted the fingerprint fee for your Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status. Our National Benefits Center location is working on your case
09/26/2018: BIOMETRICS
10/25/2018: WE ARE READY TO SCHEDULE FOR YOUR INTERVIEW

10/2018-12/2018- GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN (DELAYED EVERYTHING)

I-765
02/09/2019- EAD CARD WAS ORDERED
02/12/2019- EAD CARD WAS MAILED
02/13/2019- EAD CARD WAS PICKED UP FROM POST OFFICE
02/15/2019- EAD CARD RECEIVED WITH SS CARD(WORK AUTHORIZATION)

I-485
07/01/2019- We scheduled an interview for your Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status.
07/08/2019- MAIL WAS RECEIVED, SCHEDULED FOR 08/05/2019
08/05/2019- INTERVIEW DAY (APPROVED SAME DAY)
08/08/2019- CARD WAS MAILED
08/09/2019- CARD HAS BEEN PICKED UP BY POST OFFICE

PREPARATION FOR INTERVIEW:

I RECOMMEND TO HAVE A FOLDER WITH TABS FOR EACH DOCUMENTS AND HIGHLIGHT YOUR NAME AND YOUR SPOUSE'S NAME ON THE DOCUMENT SO THE OFFICER CAN IMMEDIATELY SEE IT.

COPIES OF THE APPLICATIONS SENT
ORIGINAL COPY AND PHOTOCOPY OF BIRTH CERTIFICATE
ORIGINAL COPY AND PHOTOCOPY OF MARRIAGE LICENSE
ORIGINAL COPY AND PHOTOCOPY OF JOINT ACCOUNTS ( SHOWING BOTH NAMES/BENEFICIARY ON HEALTH INSURANCE, 401K, DENTAL INSURANCE, CHECKING ACCTS, ETC.) (we even printed out our Disney passes and documents for joint documents)
PHOTO ALBUM (MOSTLY PICS OF YOU AND HER WITH FAMILY OR FRIENDS)

BRING YOUR EAD CARD AND PASSPORTS, MAKE COPIES OF BOTH
BRING MEDICAL EXAM I-693 IF YOU DIDNT SEND ON YOUR PETITION DATE

WE FILED THE DOCUMENTS BY OURSELVES, WE DIDNT GET A LAWYER OR A PREPARER.

DAY OF THE INTERVIEW:

WE WERE SCHEDULED AT 12:45PM AT THE LOS ANGELES OFFICE

WE ARRIVED AT 10:45 (WE ANTICIPATED TRAFFIC AND MASSIVE LINE CHECKING IN) AMAZINGLY EVERYTHING WAS SMOOTH, NO LINE AND JUST A LITTLE TRAFFIC.
DRESS PROFESSIONALLY PLEASE, I SAW SOME PEOPLE ON SLIPPERS AND SHORTS...SEEMED INAPPROPRIATE.

MAKE SURE TO GO IN 30 MINUTES PRIOR TO YOUR INTERVIEW TIME, THERE IS A CAFETERIA IN THE 2ND FLOOR IF YOU GUYS WANT TO HANGOUT TIL 30 MINUTES TIL YOUR INTERVIEW.

RELAX AND JUST PAY ATTENTION TO YOUR NAME BEING CALLED. WE HAD AN HOUR DELAY ON OUR INTERVIEW, WE DIDN'T GET TO BE CALLED UNTIL 2:10PM. AROUND 1:15PM THE OFFICER CALLED US AND SAID THEY ARE RUNNING LATE AND THEY ASKED IF WE SHOULD TAKE LUNCH FIRST THEN COME BACK 1:40PM.

During the interview the officer had us sworn and pretty asked questions about our marriage, he asked about how we met, when did we get married, where do we live, asking of how long have we known each other etc.

After the interview, he told us that he is going to approve our application and we should be expecting the card in the mail, he also gave us the approval letter on hand.

The next day we got a text and email showing the approval. then three days later, we got an email showing that the card has been mailed.

I'LL UPDATE ONCE WE HAVE THE CARD ON HAND.

THANKS FOR READING AND GOOD LUCK!