March 2017 Submission (I-130 sent fist *got accepted*) I-485 & I-765 Concurrent

[JadeW]

Should I renew my EAD?

Need some advice here.
I had my interview on 2/28/2018. Still waiting for a decision (the status still is "Interview is scheduled") My EAD is expiring in July. Should I file a EAD renewal application? Anyone had experience with renewing EAD? How long it probably will take?

Thanks!

[absolutegame]

Thank you, I just sign up to this and found out my status, which is "March 9, 2018 :We are producing your card and will mail it to you" Wow, one day after interview .... amazing !!! Can't wait to hold that baby in my hands

Congratulations, Agata! That's great to hear. We are slowly all getting our cards.

[Agata T.]

Try what I described in this thread: https://www.immihelp.com/forum/showt...ng-for-updates

Maybe you can see the approval update and production status already there.

Thank you, I just sign up to this and found out my status, which is "March 9, 2018 :We are producing your card and will mail it to you" Wow, one day after interview .... amazing !!! Can't wait to hold that baby in my hands

[absolutegame]

I went for interview on 26th feb 2018 at Federal plaza. The interview went smooth but I was not asked for birth cents and tax documents for 2017. The officer said I was approved on the spot and I should receive my gc in 30 days. The status on the internet still states schedule for interview and I have set up informed delivery with usps and I am not seeing any mail.

I am getting worried. Please advise and share if anyone has gone for interview around then.

Try what I described in this thread: https://www.immihelp.com/forum/showt...ng-for-updates

Maybe you can see the approval update and production status already there.

[ewilliams]

I went for interview on 26th feb 2018 at Federal plaza. The interview went smooth but I was not asked for birth cents and tax documents for 2017. The officer said I was approved on the spot and I should receive my gc in 30 days. The status on the internet still states schedule for interview and I have set up informed delivery with usps and I am not seeing any mail.

I am getting worried. Please advise and share if anyone has gone for interview around then.

youre on day 12 of 30 days... no reason to be worried

[Jeanz]

Congratulations, Agata! For me it took exactly 10 days after the interview to hold the green card in my hands. The lady that interviewed us also said it can take 4-6 weeks. So fingers crossed for you :-)

I went for interview on 26th feb 2018 at Federal plaza. The interview went smooth but I was not asked for birth cents and tax documents for 2017. The officer said I was approved on the spot and I should receive my gc in 30 days. The status on the internet still states schedule for interview and I have set up informed delivery with usps and I am not seeing any mail.

I am getting worried. Please advise and share if anyone has gone for interview around then.

[Agata T.]

Congratulations, Agata! For me it took exactly 10 days after the interview to hold the green card in my hands. The lady that interviewed us also said it can take 4-6 weeks. So fingers crossed for you :-)

Thank you

[absolutegame]

Hello all,

I want to share my interview experiences with you guys, which happened yesterday in New York, NY.

Our appointment was for 3:25PM and of course we got there 30 minutes before, we had to show the appointment letter (no IDs) and we got ticket with number. We were taken in at around 4:00PM so be prepare to wait longer than your actual appointment time. The interviewer said "I am saving the best for the last" and to tell you the truth we knew she was super nice and easy going lady. She swore us in, asked as about the weather and how we got here (by car or train?) and how are we doing in general. She was super nice, calm but at the same time very professional. The questions she asked us was: for my husband- where I work, how long I work there and what is my position there? She asked me same question about work to me. Than, how we met, how he gets along with my parents, how many siblings I have, our plans for the future and she asked if we have children, we said no but, we have a dog and she was asking what is his name, bread and how old he is and she also wanted to see pictures of him. In addition, we went over our wedding pictures, vacations pictures and pictures with friends and family. She was asking who was who or when was this taken. At the end she chose four pictures to keep on her file. As for evidence, she asked to see original birth certificates, marriage licences and passports. She glanced at them, made sure she had copies of it and gave it back to us. Than she asked for any "shared" documents, meaning, shared bank accounts, letter from landlord and rent receipts, life insurance, car insurance, letters from our employers with pay stubs and tax returns. I had more to show (for example, confirmations of tickets we bought for vacations and gifts for each other plus print outs of emails and "google hangout" conversations we had with each other from 2013 till present day) but, she said she had enough.

At the end she said we did great, she has everything she needs paper wise and everything looks good. She said she is detail oriented and needs to do background check as a procedure but we should get congratulations letter and green card within 4-6 weeks!!!!

Yay !!!! I am so happy !!!

Congratulations, Agata! For me it took exactly 10 days after the interview to hold the green card in my hands. The lady that interviewed us also said it can take 4-6 weeks. So fingers crossed for you :-)

[Agata T.]

My interview experiences....

Hello all,

I want to share my interview experiences with you guys, which happened yesterday in New York, NY.

Our appointment was for 3:25PM and of course we got there 30 minutes before, we had to show the appointment letter (no IDs) and we got ticket with number. We were taken in at around 4:00PM so be prepare to wait longer than your actual appointment time. The interviewer said "I am saving the best for the last" and to tell you the truth we knew she was super nice and easy going lady. She swore us in, asked as about the weather and how we got here (by car or train?) and how are we doing in general. She was super nice, calm but at the same time very professional. The questions she asked us was: for my husband- where I work, how long I work there and what is my position there? She asked me same question about work to me. Than, how we met, how he gets along with my parents, how many siblings I have, our plans for the future and she asked if we have children, we said no but, we have a dog and she was asking what is his name, bread and how old he is and she also wanted to see pictures of him. In addition, we went over our wedding pictures, vacations pictures and pictures with friends and family. She was asking who was who or when was this taken. At the end she chose four pictures to keep on her file. As for evidence, she asked to see original birth certificates, marriage licences and passports. She glanced at them, made sure she had copies of it and gave it back to us. Than she asked for any "shared" documents, meaning, shared bank accounts, letter from landlord and rent receipts, life insurance, car insurance, letters from our employers with pay stubs and tax returns. I had more to show (for example, confirmations of tickets we bought for vacations and gifts for each other plus print outs of emails and "google hangout" conversations we had with each other from 2013 till present day) but, she said she had enough.

At the end she said we did great, she has everything she needs paper wise and everything looks good. She said she is detail oriented and needs to do background check as a procedure but we should get congratulations letter and green card within 4-6 weeks!!!!

Yay !!!! I am so happy !!!

[msami10]

Received my Green Card today in the mail! Online Status is still unchanged but at this moment I also don't care anymore :-)

Hope that your cards are receiving soon as well!

Congrats, I wish I will get an Interview soon

[JadeW]

Received my Green Card today in the mail! Online Status is still unchanged but at this moment I also don't care anymore :-)

Hope that your cards are receiving soon as well!

Congrats!!!!! It has been such a long way for all of us. Still waiting for my approval after the interview. Hope to hear the good news soon.

[absolutegame]

Received my Green Card today in the mail! Online Status is still unchanged but at this moment I also don't care anymore :-)

Hope that your cards are receiving soon as well!

[absolutegame]

My PD is 3/26. NYC filer. Had my interview on 2/28. The interview went well. However, I still haven't gotten any update yet. The online status is still interview is scheduled. I hope to hear some good news soon.

One thing that I learned during this process is that the online status updates are very sporadic:
- My I-131 (Advance Parole) is still at "Case Was Received", even though I received my combo card in June 2017
- My I-485 & I-130 are still at "Interview Was Completed And My Case Must Be Reviewed", even though my spouse and I already received a I-797 Notice of Action that the petitions were approved

If the approval process takes the same amount of time for you then you should receive an approval notice (I-797 NOA) or RFE (which probably won't be the case as the interview went well) in the mail today or in the next upcoming days.

Don't trust the online status and make sure you are using USPS Informed Delivery. The I-797 Approval Notice won't be sent as Priority Mail so you will see it in the Informed Delivery app only the day it will arrive (see below).

[msami10]

Where did you file? We changed our address from CA to WA and got an interview notice for CA for 02/14 first before it got canceled and moved to WA for 02/26.

USPS Informed Delivery now shows that there's a delivery coming from USCIS-CORBIN PRODUCTION FACILITY the day after tomorrow (fingers crossed).

California SFV office still didnt hear anything

[JadeW]

NYC filer 2/28 interview no update yet

Had my interview this morning in NY (NYC filer) and it took 40 mins from arrival to departure and was very straightforward and they insinuated I was approved on the spot. My GC will arrive in 2-3 weeks. My PD was 3/11, so it will be a year long process once I get it.

Good luck to everyone else!

My PD is 3/26. NYC filer. Had my interview on 2/28. The interview went well. However, I still haven't gotten any update yet. The online status is still interview is scheduled. I hope to hear some good news soon.