March 2018 filers: let's share our experience!!

[gaps0214]

It's been almost a year since we began our application, and yesterday our interview has finally been scheduled. Now I'm just waiting for the appointment notice to arrive in the mail. Our appointment will be at the Santa Ana, CA office. The UCSIC website shows that the current processing time for an I-485 application at the Santa Ana office is 14 to 25 months. I'm glad it wasn't closer to 25 months. Now I'm preparing all of my documents, photos and evidence for the interview. Hope everything goes well!



3/28/18: Priority Date
4/9/18: Application Fee checks are cashed
4/13/18: Notice of Receipt for I-130 and I-485
4/20/18: Received appointment notice for biometrics appointment
4/26/18: Received request for initial evidence (English translation of Brazilian birth certificate)
5/2/18: Biometrics appointment completed
5/8/18: Initial evidence was received by USCIS- case was resumed
5/21/18: Online update: Case is ready to be scheduled for an interview
3/6/19: Online update: Interview has been scheduled

Congratulations! And best of luck, there is a boat load of resources in these threads about preparing well for the interview, do keep us posted on your interview experience.

Cheers,

Married to USC, on C9 AOS, same-sex marriage, Seattle, WA
PD: March 22, 2018
RD: April 6, 2018
Biometrics: April 27, 2018
RFE: June 11, 2018
RFE Resolved: June 21, 2018
Requested expedite through ROC: Negative outcome
July 9, 2018: I-485 Status Changed to Case is Ready to be Scheduled for Interview
August 15, 2018: EAD/AP Approval Notice Received by Email
August 22, 2018: SS Card in Hand
August 31, 2018: EAD/AP Combo Card in Hand
September 1, 2018: Used EAD/AP Combo Card to apply for Canadian Visitors Visa
September 3, 2018: Canadian TRV approved
October 24, 2018: Travelled outside of US for medical purpose
November 4, 2018: Crossed into US border from Canada using EAD/AP Combo Card, Parole Approved
March 22, 2019: Sent renewal for EAD/AP

[NDkingdom]

Interview Scheduled

It's been almost a year since we began our application, and yesterday our interview has finally been scheduled. Now I'm just waiting for the appointment notice to arrive in the mail. Our appointment will be at the Santa Ana, CA office. The UCSIC website shows that the current processing time for an I-485 application at the Santa Ana office is 14 to 25 months. I'm glad it wasn't closer to 25 months. Now I'm preparing all of my documents, photos and evidence for the interview. Hope everything goes well!



3/28/18: Priority Date
4/9/18: Application Fee checks are cashed
4/13/18: Notice of Receipt for I-130 and I-485
4/20/18: Received appointment notice for biometrics appointment
4/26/18: Received request for initial evidence (English translation of Brazilian birth certificate)
5/2/18: Biometrics appointment completed
5/8/18: Initial evidence was received by USCIS- case was resumed
5/21/18: Online update: Case is ready to be scheduled for an interview
3/6/19: Online update: Interview has been scheduled

[B_Andie]

My PD is 3/18/2018.
I am assuming any time between those months. This information was provided by my lawyer but could be wrong. They manage way more cases so maybe they have seen a trend.

10 days after renewal I got a letter confirming I did not need to have background check so I would expect to have the renewal in 4 months (~) maybe early May?

In general I am not in a rush :-). Do you know anyone else from Seattle who applied in similar dates?

Thanks for responding to my inquiry.
Your timeline isn't clear but how many months from PD/RD is your expected interview schedule in April/May assuming 2019?
Did your lawyers give you this expectation?
I was also wondering how long after your EAD renewal was sent out did you get back a Notice of Action from USCIS.
Thanks again for taking time to respond.

Cheers,

Married to USC, on C9 AOS, same-sex marriage, Seattle, WA
PD: March 22, 2018
RD: April 6, 2018
Biometrics: April 27, 2018
RFE: June 11, 2018
RFE Resolved: June 21, 2018
Requested expedite through ROC: Negative outcome
July 9, 2018: I-485 Status Changed to Case is Ready to be Scheduled for Interview
August 15, 2018: EAD/AP Approval Notice Received by Email
August 22, 2018: SS Card in Hand
August 31, 2018: EAD/AP Combo Card in Hand
September 1, 2018: Used EAD/AP Combo Card to apply for Canadian Visitors Visa
September 3, 2018: Canadian TRV approved
October 24, 2018: Travelled outside of US for medical purpose
November 4, 2018: Crossed into US border from Canada using EAD/AP Combo Card, Parole Approved
March 22, 2019: Sent renewal for EAD/AP

[gaps0214]

My EAD expires in mid-June. My lawyers filed the renewal in late December and no, so far I have not received interview schedule.

Note that as you I am a Seattle filer and my case is ready for interview since April 2018.

I honestly expect to have an interview schedule between April and May.

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Thanks for responding to my inquiry.
Your timeline isn't clear but how many months from PD/RD is your expected interview schedule in April/May assuming 2019?
Did your lawyers give you this expectation?
I was also wondering how long after your EAD renewal was sent out did you get back a Notice of Action from USCIS.
Thanks again for taking time to respond.

Cheers,

Married to USC, on C9 AOS, same-sex marriage, Seattle, WA
PD: March 22, 2018
RD: April 6, 2018
Biometrics: April 27, 2018
RFE: June 11, 2018
RFE Resolved: June 21, 2018
Requested expedite through ROC: Negative outcome
July 9, 2018: I-485 Status Changed to Case is Ready to be Scheduled for Interview
August 15, 2018: EAD/AP Approval Notice Received by Email
August 22, 2018: SS Card in Hand
August 31, 2018: EAD/AP Combo Card in Hand
September 1, 2018: Used EAD/AP Combo Card to apply for Canadian Visitors Visa
September 3, 2018: Canadian TRV approved
October 24, 2018: Travelled outside of US for medical purpose
November 4, 2018: Crossed into US border from Canada using EAD/AP Combo Card, Parole Approved
March 22, 2019: Sent renewal for EAD/AP

[B_Andie]

Seattle filer

My EAD expires in mid-June. My lawyers filed the renewal in late December and no, so far I have not received interview schedule.

Note that as you I am a Seattle filer and my case is ready for interview since April 2018.

I honestly expect to have an interview schedule between April and May.

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If any one in the thread has already filed for EAD/AP extension please confirm if you have either received (1) a Notice of Action (2) a Notice of Interview Date.
I am about to reach the 120 day mark before my EAD/AP date of expiration, and I plan to send an early renewal application on the 119th day mark.
There seems to be indications from others in the forum that an application to extend EAD/AP triggers an interview schedule being set.
Looking forward to read any response.
Thank you.

Married to USC, on C9 AOS, same-sex marriage, Seattle, WA
PD: March 22, 2018
RD: April 6, 2018
Biometrics: April 27, 2018
RFE: June 11, 2018
RFE Resolved: June 21, 2018
Requested expedite through ROC: Negative outcome
July 9, 2018: I-485 Status Changed to Case is Ready to be Scheduled for Interview
August 15, 2018: EAD/AP Approval Notice Received by Email
August 22, 2018: SS Card in Hand
August 31, 2018: EAD/AP Combo Card in Hand
September 1, 2018: Used EAD/AP Combo Card to apply for Canadian Visitors Visa
September 3, 2018: Canadian TRV approved
October 24, 2018: Travelled outside of US for medical purpose
November 4, 2018: Crossed into US border from Canada using EAD/AP Combo Card, Parole Approved

[gaps0214]

NYC Queens April 2018 Filer

Is there someone who filed AOS last march and received news about scheduling the interview?
My wife was here with a turistic visa when we decided to get married. After we got married last march we filed for the AOS
Thank you for sharing!

I am personally aware of someone in NYC filing in Queens for AOS last April 2018 and has gotten their GC interview January this year.
Hopefully your interview is coming up soon too.

Cheers,

Married to USC, on C9 AOS, same-sex marriage, Seattle, WA
PD: March 22, 2018
RD: April 6, 2018
Biometrics: April 27, 2018
RFE: June 11, 2018
RFE Resolved: June 21, 2018
Requested expedite through ROC: Negative outcome
July 9, 2018: I-485 Status Changed to Case is Ready to be Scheduled for Interview
August 15, 2018: EAD/AP Approval Notice Received by Email
August 22, 2018: SS Card in Hand
August 31, 2018: EAD/AP Combo Card in Hand
September 1, 2018: Used EAD/AP Combo Card to apply for Canadian Visitors Visa
September 3, 2018: Canadian TRV approved
October 24, 2018: Travelled outside of US for medical purpose
November 4, 2018: Crossed into US border from Canada using EAD/AP Combo Card, Parole Approved
February 22, 2019: Sent Renewal Application for EAD/AP

[enricoagain]

New York march 2018 filers

Is there someone who filed AOS last march and received news about scheduling the interview?
My wife was here with a turistic visa when we decided to get married. After we got married last march we filed for the AOS
Thank you for sharing!

[AngelaPhelan]

Hi All,

I have a quick question.
My wife have applied for my GC and we are in F2A category. Our I-485 is Interview Ready to Schedule it since July 2018 and our priorty date is April 2017. I am currently on OPT (F-1 Student) visa and it is expiring it in June 2019. I have EAD card which got approved in Aug 2017 for which I filled it with I-485 last year.(I-485,765,864,131). I have applied for EAD extension in Feb. My question is since my visa is about to expire and EAD is going to expire in July 2019, I need work authorization to continue my work or I cannot work after that. Does my case falls under expediate I-485 interview process?

USCIS requires that one or more of the criteria below are met:

Severe financial loss to company or individual

Example one: The applicant is currently working for a company in the United States and in order to continue working he or she needs to obtain a green card. In this case, you would need to convince USCIS that your position in the company is essential and the company will lose a substantial amount of money if you do not receive an expedited green card.

Example two: Your U.S. citizen spouse isn?t employed and the family would suffer severe financial loss if the foreign national does not obtain an expedited green card.

An extreme, emergency situation

Example: The foreign national fears persecution or serious harm in his or her home country if forced to leave the United States if the application isn?t approved within a certain time frame.


from https://resources.envoyglobal.com/bl...ese-quick-tips

[f2ACategory]

Hi All,

I have a quick question.
My wife have applied for my GC and we are in F2A category. Our I-485 is Interview Ready to Schedule it since July 2018 and our priorty date is April 2017. I am currently on OPT (F-1 Student) visa and it is expiring it in June 2019. I have EAD card which got approved in Aug 2017 for which I filled it with I-485 last year.(I-485,765,864,131). I have applied for EAD extension in Feb. My question is since my visa is about to expire and EAD is going to expire in July 2019, I need work authorization to continue my work or I cannot work after that. Does my case falls under expediate I-485 interview process?

[enricoagain]

New York march 2018 filers

Hello guys, i am writing here to understand better what to expect and when.
my wife and I got married and then we filed all the paperwork all in once to have her become a green card holder. (she came here with the touristic visa - ESTA)

we filed in March 2018 (last year)
she took the finger print in april 2018
last june we had to go back to Italy for an emergency and she got an "advance parole" permit to travel
we got back here in semptember and she got her emplyment card and Social Secuiry Card.

however since last july 24 (2018) we have been reading "Case is Ready to Be Scheduled for An Interview"
at the beginning of the process we have been told that in one year (by march 2019) she should have had the interview.

is there anyone else that started the process in new york city in march last year and got interviewd or got the noticed about it?
how long does it take yet according your experience
thank you very much

[gaps0214]

Hi, I have 2 questions;
First, I have filed I130, I131, I765 and I485 in march 2018 (4-13-2018 is my peiority date)
My I485 status changed to ?case is ready to be scheduled for interview? on April 24th. And nothing else after that. Is this normal? My field office is Minneapolis Sanit Paul.

My second question is about I130. All my correspondence are coming from National Benefit Center. And all my receipts start with MSC. There has been no update or status change on my I130 aplication other than ?case was recieved?. Should I130 get ?approved? at some point or that is not neccessary? When I want to check peocessing time, selecting I130 in the first field, National Benefit Cneter is not an option from the drop down menu in the secons field. I am a littel confused as why not?

Any help is appreciated.
P.S. I reciieved my Combo Card in October.

Hi there,

Your I-130 is supplemental to your I-485, so its really the I-485 processing times that you should be looking at, if you check at https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/ Minneapolis, St. Paul is indicated in the drop down menu for processing times on the I-485 - its 15 to 26.5 mos. That's the period you are to expect to be called for your first interview whereafter an approval for a conditional green card is the successful outcome. If you reach the end of the processing times estimated for your area without receiving any updates or notice of action from USCIS then you can raise a service request. Right now it seems they are only opening files for family-based AOS dated April 2017, so it could still be quite a wait for you.

Hope this helps your concern, this is my personal opinion and should not be taken as legal advise.

Cheers,

Married to USC, on C9 AOS, same-sex marriage, Seattle, WA
PD: March 22, 2018
RD: April 6, 2018
Biometrics: April 27, 2018
RFE: June 11, 2018
RFE Resolved: June 21, 2018
Requested expedite through ROC: Negative outcome
July 9, 2018: I-485 Status Changed to Case is Ready to be Scheduled for Interview
August 15, 2018: EAD/AP Approval Notice Received by Email
August 22, 2018: SS Card in Hand
August 31, 2018: EAD/AP Combo Card in Hand
September 1, 2018: Used EAD/AP Combo Card to apply for Canadian Visitors Visa
September 3, 2018: Canadian TRV approved
October 24, 2018: Travelled outside of US for medical purpose
November 4, 2018: Crossed into US border from Canada using EAD/AP Combo Card, Parole Approved
February 22, 2019: Extension of EAD/AP Sent

[nakisa_me]

PD 13 March 2018

Hi, I have 2 questions;
First, I have filed I130, I131, I765 and I485 in march 2018 (4-13-2018 is my peiority date)
My I485 status changed to ?case is ready to be scheduled for interview? on April 24th. And nothing else after that. Is this normal? My field office is Minneapolis Sanit Paul.

My second question is about I130. All my correspondence are coming from National Benefit Center. And all my receipts start with MSC. There has been no update or status change on my I130 aplication other than ?case was recieved?. Should I130 get ?approved? at some point or that is not neccessary? When I want to check peocessing time, selecting I130 in the first field, National Benefit Cneter is not an option from the drop down menu in the secons field. I am a littel confused as why not?

Any help is appreciated.
P.S. I reciieved my Combo Card in October.

[gaps0214]

My interview is scheduled for March, 2019. I just checked and the interview notice is dated 2/8 and the EAD received date is 2/5 so hopefully you'll get your interview soon! Just keep in mind that since I rescheduled my first interview, this time the interview notice was issued by the local field office (first one was issued by NBC) so I'm not sure if it could've triggered it.

Awesome! Thank you for posting back.
Yes, I am secretly hoping that the EAD/AP renewal does trigger an interview schedule.
Goodluck with yours and looking forward to updates soon.

Cheers,

Married to USC, on C9 AOS, same-sex marriage, Seattle, WA
PD: March 22, 2018
RD: April 6, 2018
Biometrics: April 27, 2018
RFE: June 11, 2018
RFE Resolved: June 21, 2018
Requested expedite through ROC: Negative outcome
July 9, 2018: I-485 Status Changed to Case is Ready to be Scheduled for Interview
August 15, 2018: EAD/AP Approval Notice Received by Email
August 22, 2018: SS Card in Hand
August 31, 2018: EAD/AP Combo Card in Hand
September 1, 2018: Used EAD/AP Combo Card to apply for Canadian Visitors Visa
September 3, 2018: Canadian TRV approved
October 24, 2018: Travelled outside of US for medical purpose
November 4, 2018: Crossed into US border from Canada using EAD/AP Combo Card, Parole Approved
February 22, 2019: Extension of EAD/AP Sent to Chicago Lockbox

[belu31]

Hi belu31, have you been to your interview already? I?m encouraged of your update that when you submitted to renew your EAD you received an interview schedule afterwards, did the notice for interview come at the same time with the 767s on your ESD renewal or how much time afterwards? I just sent out my EAD renewal today and will post an update of any developments when they come.

Cheers

My interview is scheduled for March, 2019. I just checked and the interview notice is dated 2/8 and the EAD received date is 2/5 so hopefully you'll get your interview soon! Just keep in mind that since I rescheduled my first interview, this time the interview notice was issued by the local field office (first one was issued by NBC) so I'm not sure if it could've triggered it.

[gaps0214]

Because that's what the second employee at the front told me before taking me to the US citizens line and calling my husband. She said something among the lines of: "If you ask them they'll separate you but they shouldn't".


I was moved to the US citizens line when I told one of the employees that my husband was in the US citizens line. I'm no attorney or officer tho so I'm just telling my experience.



I applied to renew my EAD. I received a receipt and a letter stating they will reuse my fingerprints. I also got an interview letter after applying for the renewal. I had to reschedule my first interview (original date was a month ago) so I don't think the renewal triggered the interview.

Hi belu31, have you been to your interview already? I?m encouraged of your update that when you submitted to renew your EAD you received an interview schedule afterwards, did the notice for interview come at the same time with the 767s on your ESD renewal or how much time afterwards? I just sent out my EAD renewal today and will post an update of any developments when they come.

Cheers