Family Based Greencard

My husband and I are in our mid-twenties. Our AOS interview is scheduled for early June. We prepared and submitted our application without legal support. Understandably, we're nervous and would appreciate feedback on our particular case, including advice on any red flags.
 
Relevant details:
* We met during our final year of undergraduate studies (2014-15). We went to the same university. I had a F-1 visa.
* Long distance relationship between summer 2015-2016. We worked in different states. I applied to hundreds of jobs in his states but having no luck, took an offer in the state where I was living using my OPT. We visited each other monthly and have evidence in the form of photographs, gifts, plane tickets, correspondence. I'd prefer not to bring personal emails to the AOS interview because that seems excessively intrusive. Aren't the photographs, gifts, and plane tickets enough? It's clear that these were accumulated throughout the space of 1.5 years (different seasons, haircuts, locations, etc).
* In February 2016, we got engaged so that I could move to TX to be with him. It's easier to find a job in a state when you're actually living in that state.
* However, my firm in loved me and decided to sponsor me for a H-1B visa around March/April 2016. It was a nice gesture so I went along -- couldn't hurt, right? I wasn't picked in the lottery but that was OK. My boyfriend and I were going to get married anyway!
* In July 2016, we eloped in the state where I was living with our best friend present. It seemed like a cute, inexpensive thing to do. New to the workforce, we couldn't afford a fancy wedding with a reception. We also didn't want to take out a loan or ask our parents for money. Our parents would have "forcibly" financed and organized our wedding if we hadn't eloped. My husband and I are very self-dependent, DIY people.
* My parents haven't met my husband yet because it's too expensive for them to visit from India. We haven't visited them either since my husband and I decided that it might be too risky for me to leave the USA without a green card. We Skype with my parents, but audio only, since my parents' internet connection isn't great.
* I've met his family. He's met my aunts who moved to the USA in late 2016 (after our wedding). I'm going to introduce him to another uncle later this month. We have some pictures with our families but not many. We don't see our families that often.
* We filed for an adjustment of status in September 2016. My OPT expired in October 2016.

Evidence to support our case:
* We live together. Apartment lease, utility bills, internet bills.
* Joint bank account for paying rent, groceries, everyday expenses. We also have separate bank accounts that we haven't merged. We each add a certain amount of money each month to the joint account.
* I'm the beneficiary to my husband's employment benefits (health insurance, life insurance, etc.).
2016 taxes: married, filing separately. This was convenient because my taxes are simple whereas he has stocks, other assets etc. We got lazy. We'll file jointly this year.
* Car purchase. My bought me a car this year so that we could both have cars. It's registered under my name.
* Joint charity donations.
* Photos together, with family, with our friends. We don't take many photos, so we don't have bulging albums. We'll take a photo or two for every significant event.
* Our best friend will be providing an affidavit to support our application. I could ask my sister to write one too.
 
Advice is appreciated! My husband and I are very DIY so we'd prefer not to hire a lawyer. One of my friends from the EU recently closed a long-distance relationship and her AOS process went swimmingly without a lawyer's support. However, they had more extensive photographic evidence than my husband and I do. If you think we should get a lawyer to take care of any red flags, please let me know.
 
Thanks!

I am a Canadian currently stay in the US with my boyfriend (same sex). I have been allowed to stay in the US only a month and just did an extension; the result has not been approved yet.

We plan to get married as soon as my BF meets the 5 years of holding his green card(in April 2019). I don't want to return to Canada anymore but will stay in the US illegally and will apply the green card once time allows.

We do not want to separate or leave each other. You guys have any advise what I suppose to do ignorer to stay legally while waiting my BF to meet 5 years in order to apply his US citizen?

Thank you.

Hello, My mother in law is sponsoring because my wife is a student. So i have also filled I864A. I have a question on I-864 part Part 6----- 19a., 19b., 19c. and 18a?
Do i have to enter here my mother in law's income or leave it empty because my wife is not working.

I will wait for your reply guys, Thanks...

Good day,

Can anyone give me answer on our situation?
regarding on the petition filed by my auntie to my mom. (they are siblings).
at that time me and my siblings are under 21 years of age, but now we are all above 21 and unmarried.
 is it still possible to go with my mom in US when her petition is been granted?

I want to thank God for the grace and favor to complete this first phase of my immigration journey.

Sent package on 14th Dec, 2016. Forms I130, i485, i765
Day 1: package received 12/15/16. Same as PD.
Day 13: 12/28/16 NOA received.
Day 34: 01/17/17. Biometrics done at Cincinnati field office
Day 61: 02/13/17. Interview is scheduled for March 20.
Day 76: 02/28/17 called and raised SR on EAD.
Day 90: 03/14/17. SR was assigned, completed and closed without any response received.
Day 91: 03/15/17. Called and spoke with a level 2 officer about ead, I was told to keep waiting. Very dissapointed.
Day 96: 03/20/17. Interview proper. It was just like going to confirm what I filled on the forms. The only question outside that was how we met and my USC wife stole the show. Was approved on the spot.
Day 97: 03/21/17. Online status for 485 changed to approved and 130 changed to case must be reviewed(till now lol)
Day 99: 03/23/17. Ead changed to case closed because benefits was received by other means. Later that day 485 changed to card was mailed to me.
Day 103: 03/27/17. Green card was received. It's truly green and smells like life.
Day 104: 03/28/17. Applied for SSN and booked appointment for driving test.
Day 105: 03/29/17. Passed driving skills and upgraded from temporary license to the main driver license.
Day 108: 04/01/17. SS Card received.

PLS NOTE: IF THERE WAS ANYONE SCARED, ANXIOUS, NERVOUS, AFRAID AND TIRED OF THIS IMMIGRATION WAITING PROCESS, I WAS NUMBER ONE PERSON.

SO IF GOD CAN DO IT FOR ME AGAINST ALL ODDS, HE WILL DO FOR YOU, YOU ,YES YOU, I MEAN YOU READING THIS NOW. JUST BELIEVE AND TRUST GOD.

I WAS EXPECTING MY EAD AT 3MONTHS BUT HE GAVE ME GREENCARD INSTEAD. NOT BY OUR OWN WISDOM.

hi Guys,

is there any one in Houston file and interview on 03/15/2017 ?

did you get any updated? or green card?

thanks a lot!

hello house,
I mailed my applications on 11th march 2017 (concurrent filing for I 130, I 765, I 485 with checks). USPS delivered the mail on 13th march signed and received by one R Mercado. I am yet to receive any notifications and check not cashed. am worried please advice or share experiences. and if you have similar mailing date.

Getting concerned.

Am doing concurrent filing right now. My mail was delivered March 6 to Chicago lock box. I still haven't heard anything from USCIS. No e notification, mail, text nothing.

Anyone else has a similar experience?

I had an interview scheduled last week of Feb, 2017 in Atlanta office.
We got there 30 minutes early. We were called in on time by a serious looking lady.
She welcomed us in the room, and asked us to perform the oath, before offering us the seat.
She smiled at our 18 month old daughter and then proceeded with the generic Y/N questions from the I485 form.
After that she asked the following questions:

i) How did you 2 meet?
ii) In your culture, are there a lot of arranged marriages (I am from Pakistan)?
iii) Do you think arrange marriages work? To which we both pointed to our daughter and she started laughing.
After that she addressed my daughter in a very loving manner, joyfully played with her.

iv) When was the last time you traveled outside the US?
I had recently traveled on AP, so I told her.
She asked to see my AP document, to which I showed her my combo card.

iv) I originally came to US on F1. She discussed about the city where I went to school. We had a very interesting discussion about the city, what I liked etc.

v) She also asked about why I moved to Atlanta, what did I like about Atlanta etc etc.

After this, she asked to provide the documents to prove our wedding.
I provided the wedding album and she was really intrigued.
I also had an album with our pictures with family. She requested to keep a few.
I also provided joint bank statements, IRA account beneficiary statements, joint insurance, 401K beneficiary statement, Life insurance, car purchase documents with my wife as co-buyer, travel reservations --- provided her with a lot of stuff :). She kept all these documents in the file and then told me that I have a security check pending. Other than that everything is fine and I should get a decision in 6-8 weeks.
Then she proceeded with praising my daughter that she seems comfortable in a different environment. Went ahead and gave her a high five, and then escorted us outside.

Interview was in the morning, I received a SMS notification around 4 pm that my case is approved.

Good luck to everyone waiting for their GCs.

Priority Date: March 10, 2015
I-485 Application received date (Filed jointly with I765 & I131): Feb 01, 2016
I-765 Approval Date: April 13, 2016
EAD Card Received: April 19, 2016
Family based interview notice received: January 26, 2017
Interview scheduled: Last week of, 2017
GC approved notice: Same day
Card production notice: March 3, 2017
Card Received: March 8, 2017

Hello All…Good day,

Here is my experience - My GC travel completed in 5 months around time.

My wife is a US Citizen.

Applied Family Based AOS: Chicago, IL

? Application filed in the last week of September 2016.
? USCIS received I-765, I-130 & I-140 forms and gave receipt no's on 6th October 2016.
? Received & Replied REF regarding - typo in count of Household and some Taxation explanation.
? Attended Bio-Metrics on 8th November 2016.
? Received GC-EAD on 9th December 2016.
? Attended GC Final Interview on 6th February 2017.
? Interview: Had an awesome, IO was very calm, cool and smiling – She asked few questions to my wife and I openly explained how we meet and all general questions she asked. She got convinced and felt very happy regarding our journey. She didn’t ask any docs apart from our passport and ID proofs. But, I voluntary shown all the required documents and pics to her. At the end, she said she is good with our case and said we need to produce missing test results report of Gonorrhea and confirmed us that, she will work on our case only once after receiving the missing medical report.
? I-130 Approved on 7th February 2017.
? REF on Medical: Missing Gonorrhea medical results, Replied on 10th February.
? New Card is Being Produced 21nd February 2017.
? I-485 Approved on 22nd February 2017.
? Card was Mailed to me on 24nd February 2017.
? Finally received Green Card on 28th February 2017.

Thank you all – Wishing you all good luck and all the best for your Green Card hunt...!!