July 2019

[Caligirl]

@F2A2019: thank you!????

[Caligirl]

[verbose]

Ok,to make it short : I got approved, your card is in production!!! Woihooooo, a huge weight fell off my shoulders when I finally got the notification, around 2 hours after the interview!!
This Forum and reading about all the experiences helped sooooo much,and I'm definitely going to use it further on my way,like for the I-751 and at some point N-400. Good luck to everyone that has still a pending case!!!

Can you post your timeline pls?

[Caligirl]

Timeline:
initial application received by Chicago lockbox July 15th 2019
Biometrics September 4th
Expedite request EAD November- got denied
First " case being outside normal processing time EAD February 11th- did not get assigned to an officer
Mid February received letter for interview on March 30th- that got canceled due to Covid on March 15th, same day made second case inquiry for Ead,and got approved after just 2 days!
Second letter for interview received on August 3rd, appointment on August 12th- approved around 2 hours after the interview.

[verbose]

Timeline:
initial application received by Chicago lockbox July 15th 2019
Biometrics September 4th
Expedite request EAD November- got denied
First " case being outside normal processing time EAD February 11th- did not get assigned to an officer
Mid February received letter for interview on March 30th- that got canceled due to Covid on March 15th, same day made second case inquiry for Ead,and got approved after just 2 days!
Second letter for interview received on August 3rd, appointment on August 12th- approved around 2 hours after the interview.

Cool, thanks! Congrats again

[Caligirl]

verbose : thank you,and you're welcome! All the best for your journey and good luck!

[mymyselfandi]

Ok,to make it short : I got approved, your card is in production!!! Woihooooo, a huge weight fell off my shoulders when I finally got the notification, around 2 hours after the interview!!
This Forum and reading about all the experiences helped sooooo much,and I'm definitely going to use it further on my way,like for the I-751 and at some point N-400. Good luck to everyone that has still a pending case!!!

Congrats!

[Caligirl]

Thank you!

[rohjas]

Thank you!

Can you share your interview experience in detail?

[Caligirl]

Ok,so here's my experience- keep in mind,EVERY interview is different and most likely depends on the officer that's interviewing you!
Appointment was at 8:15 am at San Fernando valley field office,got there 15 minutes earlier,went through security and then to windows3,4,and 3 again for signing in ,pics and fingerprints taken and received our number- waited until ~ 8:30,then our female officer called us in. And,the weird experience began Because I read soooo much here & elsewhere about interview experiences, I felt confident about being informed and well prepared, what kind of questions to expect and so on. Well....yeah....first example: everybody said,the officer is going to ask about your spouse's date,place of birth,and his/her parents- nope,instead she asked ME about MY legal name,date,place of birth, my parents names- all while looking at my ID,passport and original birth certificate. She did the same with my wife.We were sooo confused!
I also prepared a huge binder with all the already submitted plus new evidence, pics etc-including table of contents- like a saw in many helpful posts here.....well,she didn't want it,at all.Instead,I had to basically ripp it apart and she asked me for some single items She also wanted to see the original bank statements, matching the copies- and keep those,because according to her,the copies were blurry....well,you guessed already- the copies were perfectly fine,but ok,whatever.
Next were the yes/no questions of the I-485: first she seriously asked me,if it would be ok,if my wife stays in the room?....wait,what?? Huh?? So,I said,yes of course- even more confused. At that point,I really thought: great,we ended up with the weirdest person in this building and this is not going well.She also kept saying: I'm going to make changes on your application and tell you at the end,how many I made. ......?? Again,huh??.... So,after we were done with those questions she was flipping pages back and forth....handed me a white sheet that said: we don't need any further documents, case under review. She told me,she's going to look at my background check and if that's fine,she's most likely to approve the case the same day! .....well,we did not really expect that! But,huge relief- and while we were driving back home, I got the emails about card being ordered and I-130/485 approved!!!!
It was the craziest thing ever,to be honest.But at the end: all that matters is: approved. And again: every interview is different! And I bet,mine was not the most common one Please,everyone reading this: don't get spooked, worried or so- just be prepared and be you!

[danny32]

Ok,so here's my experience- keep in mind,EVERY interview is different and most likely depends on the officer that's interviewing you!
Appointment was at 8:15 am at San Fernando valley field office,got there 15 minutes earlier,went through security and then to windows3,4,and 3 again for signing in ,pics and fingerprints taken and received our number- waited until ~ 8:30,then our female officer called us in. And,the weird experience began Because I read soooo much here & elsewhere about interview experiences, I felt confident about being informed and well prepared, what kind of questions to expect and so on. Well....yeah....first example: everybody said,the officer is going to ask about your spouse's date,place of birth,and his/her parents- nope,instead she asked ME about MY legal name,date,place of birth, my parents names- all while looking at my ID,passport and original birth certificate. She did the same with my wife.We were sooo confused!
I also prepared a huge binder with all the already submitted plus new evidence, pics etc-including table of contents- like a saw in many helpful posts here.....well,she didn't want it,at all.Instead,I had to basically ripp it apart and she asked me for some single items She also wanted to see the original bank statements, matching the copies- and keep those,because according to her,the copies were blurry....well,you guessed already- the copies were perfectly fine,but ok,whatever.
Next were the yes/no questions of the I-485: first she seriously asked me,if it would be ok,if my wife stays in the room?....wait,what?? Huh?? So,I said,yes of course- even more confused. At that point,I really thought: great,we ended up with the weirdest person in this building and this is not going well.She also kept saying: I'm going to make changes on your application and tell you at the end,how many I made. ......?? Again,huh??.... So,after we were done with those questions she was flipping pages back and forth....handed me a white sheet that said: we don't need any further documents, case under review. She told me,she's going to look at my background check and if that's fine,she's most likely to approve the case the same day! .....well,we did not really expect that! But,huge relief- and while we were driving back home, I got the emails about card being ordered and I-130/485 approved!!!!
It was the craziest thing ever,to be honest.But at the end: all that matters is: approved. And again: every interview is different! And I bet,mine was not the most common one Please,everyone reading this: don't get spooked, worried or so- just be prepared and be you!

That is definitely going down in the books as an odd one.. hahaha! But thanks for sharing and huge congratulations!

[NeneQE]

Caligirl Thanks for sharing your experience. Pls, can you clarify what you meant by original bank statements? Are the originals the ones you printed from home or you obtained directly from the brick and mortar bank?

[Caligirl]

The original statements that I fortunately get by mail from my bank.She did not accept or take the printouts of my online banking statements. Eventhoug they're pretty much the same And,the only difference between the origand the copy of my bankstatement was the color in wich the name of the bank appears: original = blue-copy= black

[aph]

The original statements that I fortunately get by mail from my bank.She did not accept or take the printouts of my online banking statements. Eventhoug they're pretty much the same And,the only difference between the origand the copy of my bankstatement was the color in wich the name of the bank appears: original = blue-copy= black

wow! that's very strange. I am guessing when its time for my interview, I would have to go to the bank for original copies of my statements then. Cos at the moment, its always been an online statement.

[Caligirl]

Well,I'm not sure- if you have chosen to get online only statements, cause of paperreduction,paper reduction, should explain that at your interview. We have for example only online statements for our cellphone plan and with that the officer did not haany issue.