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Adjustment of Status - I-485
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My Adjustment of Status Experience
Hi everyone!
I have been checking this forum out since I got decided to get my green card, and I wanted to share my experience. Maybe it'll help someone, because while looking for info, I couldn't find a similar case to mine, or if not, it at least would be a good timeline guideline.
My Background:
I came to the States under a B1-B2 visa in 1992, while still a minor. Six months later I applied for Asylum in Miami, a couple of months after I received EAD Card, applied for SSN and a FL ID Card. My asylum application was being processed and for a few years I didn't hear a thing about it. In 1995 I married my husband, he is a USC. Due to the lack of funds I didn't adjust my status, but kept renewing my EAD Card until 1998. Around the time before my EAD Card expired, I received an interview notice, unfortunately the rest of the notice which was the instructions and place and date wasn't legible. I tried to get someone in INS to give me info, but alas none was available. My husband and I decided to not to bring up the asylum until I adjusted my status. Due to my husband's military related job, he had extensive background checks done and none of my INS proceedings were an issue.
My Timeline:
12/16/14 Mailed I-130, I-485 and I-765 Forms (From Southeast Georgia to Chicago Lockbox)
12/19/14 USCIS Acceptance Notice Email and Text Messages
12/23/14 3 Receipt Notifications Received
01/05/15 Biometrics Appointment Notification Received
01/22/15 Biometrics Appointment @ Jacksonville FL Support Office (11:00 appt. 15 mins early arrival. Done @ 11:07)
02/13/15 EAD Card Issued
02/20/15 Interview Scheduled
02/23/15 Interview Notice Received
02/24/15 EAD Card Received
03/26/15 Interview @ Atlanta Field Office (12:45 appt. 90 min wait time, 10 min interview)
04/03/15 Approval Letters Received
04/04/15 Card in my hands!
The interview wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. The Officer asked for our id's then sworn us in. He had only 1 real question "What took us so long?". After explaining and clarifying some information, including the reason for my asylum application, he only asked to see my original I-94 and I showed him my last expired EAD Card, which he kept both. At the end of the interview he approve my application, gave us a letter underlining the choice of "recommending approval" but he said he already approved it, told us the card should take about 3 weeks.
We took an accordion file full of documents but in the end I think the interview was a formality. Also, my alien # is the same one assigned to me in that first EAD Card back in 1992.
I have been checking this forum out since I got decided to get my green card, and I wanted to share my experience. Maybe it'll help someone, because while looking for info, I couldn't find a similar case to mine, or if not, it at least would be a good timeline guideline.
My Background:
I came to the States under a B1-B2 visa in 1992, while still a minor. Six months later I applied for Asylum in Miami, a couple of months after I received EAD Card, applied for SSN and a FL ID Card. My asylum application was being processed and for a few years I didn't hear a thing about it. In 1995 I married my husband, he is a USC. Due to the lack of funds I didn't adjust my status, but kept renewing my EAD Card until 1998. Around the time before my EAD Card expired, I received an interview notice, unfortunately the rest of the notice which was the instructions and place and date wasn't legible. I tried to get someone in INS to give me info, but alas none was available. My husband and I decided to not to bring up the asylum until I adjusted my status. Due to my husband's military related job, he had extensive background checks done and none of my INS proceedings were an issue.
My Timeline:
12/16/14 Mailed I-130, I-485 and I-765 Forms (From Southeast Georgia to Chicago Lockbox)
12/19/14 USCIS Acceptance Notice Email and Text Messages
12/23/14 3 Receipt Notifications Received
01/05/15 Biometrics Appointment Notification Received
01/22/15 Biometrics Appointment @ Jacksonville FL Support Office (11:00 appt. 15 mins early arrival. Done @ 11:07)
02/13/15 EAD Card Issued
02/20/15 Interview Scheduled
02/23/15 Interview Notice Received
02/24/15 EAD Card Received
03/26/15 Interview @ Atlanta Field Office (12:45 appt. 90 min wait time, 10 min interview)
04/03/15 Approval Letters Received
04/04/15 Card in my hands!
The interview wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. The Officer asked for our id's then sworn us in. He had only 1 real question "What took us so long?". After explaining and clarifying some information, including the reason for my asylum application, he only asked to see my original I-94 and I showed him my last expired EAD Card, which he kept both. At the end of the interview he approve my application, gave us a letter underlining the choice of "recommending approval" but he said he already approved it, told us the card should take about 3 weeks.
We took an accordion file full of documents but in the end I think the interview was a formality. Also, my alien # is the same one assigned to me in that first EAD Card back in 1992.
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