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AOS Interviee
Hi Guys!
Just had my interview last Wednesday. It went good and right in the middle of the interview he said Congratulations! You are now a Permanent Tesident of the US. We were separated during the interview but it was ok. After that he gave me a congratulatory letter indicating my approval date. And when I went out of the building, like after 30 mins. I check my account and my status was changed to "My New Card Is Being Produced". To everyone who are scheduled for an interview, make sure to bring ur medical (if you think the old one is expired) so you will avoid delays. Bring your supporting papers and arrange it in a folder so it wont be hard for u to find it when the IO will ask for it. Bring photos and most of all, just relax relax relax. Just think that you are telling your story (how did you guys met?) to your friend. Coz the more nervous you are, the more you get in trouble.
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What happens after biometrics
Hi,
I went in for biometrics today, what should I do next?
Thank you
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Evidence for I-485 interview
Hello guys.

I wanna ask if you had experience this and I hope you can help me.

I am a marriage based green card filer and I have an interview this coming april 26, 2019. I have a problem of showing some required evidences in the interview. My husband I doesn’t have any joint accounts yet because my social security card number didn’t arrive yet. We tried to add me in my husband bank account but they are trquiring me to have a social security.

Can anyone help me? Thank you
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new york Resident.
hi everyone.
 any update for new york?
still waiting for interview.
applied on september 2018.

please share the lastest update,who applied in new york. thanks
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Switching addresses
Hey guys, has anyone moved while awaiting your application and sent in the change-of-address form? If so, did it affect your application/processing times at all? I’m currently 1.5 months from sending my application in and I’m a bit concerned whether or not I should move.
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F2B Priority Date Current in May Visa Bulletin
My F2B (adult child) priority date is current after 6.5 years. Priority date is Dec 2012. My I-485 was submitted in Sep 2018 in Houston, TX, biometrics was done in Oct and EAD received in Feb 2019.

Question: (1) How long it should take to get my interview and then Green Card?
(2) How the interview is called: based on priority date or based on I-485 submitted?

Thanks for the response.
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Family based Green card (for my mother)
Hi Everyone,
Wanted to share my experience of getting Green Card for my mother who is based in India. I hope some of you find it useful, as there could be a lot of unknowns.
Once I got the Interview Appointment letter , I decided to fly to India to help my mother through the actual process, as she lived in Bangalore and the interview was in Mumbai.
So my narration will be with Mumbai , India in mind.

1. I will skip the whole process to start the green card, I think most of you are quite adept with it.

2. First things 1st , as soon as you get the Immigrant Visa Interview Appointment , please log in to the Indian consulate website (https://cgifederal.secure.force.com) , register and get an appointment for Biometrics. This is an absolute must before you can attend the actual interview.

3. Then call the Medical clinic "Rele Clinic" in Mumbai and and get an appointment , try to plan such that you can get every thing done in the oder (1. Medical , 2. BioMetrics and 3. The actual consular interview.) They require 8 photos as well. They also charge around 20,000 Rupees. so please have it ready.

4. Attend the Medical test , it would take 3-4 hours and you may be asked to come at 8 am. So it requires some planning , they have a very small waiting room , try to get some books or headphones to listen to music to pass time.

5. Medical clinic will give you the results at least after a day , most of then are open on Saturday , in case you are wondering. They will give 2 packages one for the consular interview and other brown package containing x-ray CDs to be given at the airport when she arrived to the US 1st time.

6. Next based on step 2, print the Biometrics appointment confirmation page. Please plan it such you have a day between medical, Biometrics and consular interview so you don't have to rush.

7. Next is BioMetrics: Make sure that print the confirmation page for the biometrics, it will NOT say that it's for BioMetrics , it will simply say VAC or Visa Application Center, it is 2 buildings away and will be at : 1st Floor, Parinee Crescenzo building.

8. You may NOT carry any bags or cellphone , smart watches. I did not carry even my wallets. Make sure you reach 30 minutes before the interview, they will allow only by appointment. Once in they will require a Confirmation page of DS-260 , which also is one of the MOST important documents along with Passport and the Appointment letter , with 2 photos.

9. Once that is done , they will put a sticker on your passport.

10. On the day of your consular interview , please reach there at least 45 minutes in advance. Again DO NOT carry any cell-phones, bags , smart watches, it will NOT be allowed.
a. It will be very chaotic as people will be asked to wait on the other side of the road. There will be all sorts of applicants , immigration, biz visa, visitor's visa, student visa and so on. Mumbai Police will be pushing people off the road , and it is one of those chaotic that you can only see in India. :)
But be patient and upbeat and wait for the person from the consulate to announce the batches.
b. One of the consulate people will infirm via a megaphone that they will take a batch of people as per the appointment time, they will only take immigrant visa folks 1st.
c Once you are ushered in, they will ask you to only keep these documents handle
-DS-260 confirmation
-Birth Certificate (or non-availability certificate)
-Marriage Certificate or if applicant's significant other's Death Certificate.
-Appointment letter
-Police Clearance Certificate
-Medical package
d. Once you are in , they will be taken in to the consulate building and will be made to sit in a very specific order , please follow their request as they work very hard to maintain order.
e. You will be given a token , and asked to wait on the seats.
f. Once your token is displayed it goes to a non-immigration office , who just checks the validity of the documents , and passport. If you require any additional clarification , he will give you a print out asking you that there is additional clarification needed, irrespective he/she will ask you to sit and wait for your turn.
g. Now you wait for your turn for the interview.
Our turn was called , I went with my mother and stood behind the counter window , my mother went to the window .
They asked for the above docs and verified. Then they asked following questions.
1. Where does your son work
2. How did he go to the US
3. Have you stayed for more than 6 months on any of your visits.

That is it. then the immigration officer told my mother hey she will approve her GC, she gave her a paper asking her to keep it safely and show it to the immigration office when she arrives in the US (they do not give out the brown envelopes anymore)..
She then went on to say that my mother will need to pay a $220 fee and they her son (me) will be able to pay it online.
She also told my mother that she will cancel her visitor's visa as she will get a GC.

So that was my experience .:)
Cheers.

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What is my best option?
Hi everybody, I'm so glad I found this website, I'm just going crazy of what I should do. I got married to an American citizen 4 months ago, and we filled I-130 three months ago, I visited him with a B2 Visa I had before marriage, but somebody suggested to stay and fill I-485 and ask for an Adjustment of status, but Im so confused about if I do that I cold be seen as if I lied to enter the country, I read an article that if you enter with B2 visa you can be seen as if you ce to stay.
If I fill the I-485 do I have to wait 90 days are I enter in the country USA?
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Question about processing time on I-130 Tracker
Hello. My husband (US Citizen) filed the I-130 for me in December, and we are waiting on a response (we are going through consular processing in my home country). I have a question regarding the I-130 tracker that is also on this site.

https://www.immihelp.com/tracker/i-130-tracker

When I look at the processing time, it seems that it may be a bit longer than the estimated processing times that are posted on other sites (at least 200 days for most). So I was wondering, are these processing times purely for getting a response on the I-130 or is it for the entire process (I+130 + I-485/consular processing)? Much appreciate any insight! Thank you!
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Affidavit of support form question
I have filed Affidavit of support for my husband in Oct 2018 in Brooklyn NY with the rest of paperwork.
At that time I was making enough money to support him for GC. However we are expecting a baby in June and I will be working only till May 2019. As far as I know the interview will happened sometimes in 2020.
I know that I can use his income to meet the required minimum of household income as long as he can prove that he will be receiving money from the same source after he gets GC. In our case it is possible because he has his own construction company.
My question is when and how should I let the USCIS know that our financial situation changed...Should I file new Affidavit of support now and send it in, or should I wait until the interview?
Please help.
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