July 2020 Fillers join here

[salb]

I did not. 485 was approved two weeks after mailing to my field office in Boston. Best of luck to you.

Under what circumstances would they waive the interview? What was your situation that they waived it, if you don't mind me asking?

[LPR82020]

Thanks. So you never had the interview?

I did not. 485 was approved two weeks after mailing to my field office in Boston. Best of luck to you.

[salb]

salb I received a similar letter. My lawyer advised me to wait. I ended up receiving an RFE to mail it, and it had a date of well over a month to mail it to them. Because you don’t know exactly when that RFE will come, your medical might expire. In my case, the letter (Medical form deficiency courtesy letter), came in mid March, and the RFE letter came in early July, and they gave me till September 21 to send it. Hope this helps.

Thanks. So you never had the interview?

[LPR82020]

My I-693 Deficiency Notice states that, if I receive an interview notice, I must bring the information and evidence required to address the deficiency. If my case does not require an interview, I will receive an RFE with further instructions. Also asks me not to mail any documents at this time.

My question is at what point should I complete the Medical Examination? If the interview and interview notice are a week apart, then that'll be a little tight.

salb I received a similar letter. My lawyer advised me to wait. I ended up receiving an RFE to mail it, and it had a date of well over a month to mail it to them. Because you don’t know exactly when that RFE will come, your medical might expire. In my case, the letter (Medical form deficiency courtesy letter), came in mid March, and the RFE letter came in early July, and they gave me till September 21 to send it. Hope this helps.

[Tibwa]

My I-693 Deficiency Notice states that, if I receive an interview notice, I must bring the information and evidence required to address the deficiency. If my case does not require an interview, I will receive an RFE with further instructions. Also asks me not to mail any documents at this time.

My question is at what point should I complete the Medical Examination? If the interview and interview notice are a week apart, then that'll be a little tight.

USCIS: would NEVER send a notice with ONLY one week for an interview. They know you don't have your medical. The risk you have when sending the medical with your filing is that if they reject it (twice in my case). You have to have new medical because they would brake the seal, which implies more money to waste.

[kippenpox]

My I-693 Deficiency Notice states that, if I receive an interview notice, I must bring the information and evidence required to address the deficiency. If my case does not require an interview, I will receive an RFE with further instructions. Also asks me not to mail any documents at this time.

My question is at what point should I complete the Medical Examination? If the interview and interview notice are a week apart, then that'll be a little tight.

My attorney strongly encouraged me to do the examination before filing for that reason.
In my case the examination involved some bloodwork and it took about a week to get the results.

[verbose]

I believe usually that’s more like a month.

[salb]

My I-693 Deficiency Notice states that, if I receive an interview notice, I must bring the information and evidence required to address the deficiency. If my case does not require an interview, I will receive an RFE with further instructions. Also asks me not to mail any documents at this time.

My question is at what point should I complete the Medical Examination? If the interview and interview notice are a week apart, then that'll be a little tight.

[TheWindyCity]

Any updated from anyone on biometrics here, other than the one who have already reported getting an appointment?
Any Marriage based guys here who got a biometrics notice?
I have not heard anything yet !!

Nothing here. PD July 20th, 2020.

[rohjas]

Hi Everyone,

I just joined this forum. My husband and I filed for AOS for me at the end of July 2019. We're close to DC so I imagine the field office is in Northern VA. I see many people who have filed in July or later have already received their GCs (with some interviews waived). I'm not sure if our case is delayed because of the particular office. Back in early December 2019 we got an online message that we're waiting for the interview to be scheduled. Then it was months of waiting (and nothing) until Covid happened. At the end of June of this year the message was updated that as of June we're in the queue for interview, and I have no ideal what this update means.

We discovered we were going to have a baby right after we sent in the documents last year. Our daughter was born in March. I just sent them additional evidence of a bona-fide marriage, including proof of our daughter's birth.

Has anyone had a similar situation and any advice? Anyone in the DC/NOVA office got their GC already?

Thank you so much!

I think you should post this in the July 2019 thread since that is when you filed. This is for filers of July 2020 - no one here would be anywhere near to where you are in the process.

[rohjas]

Nothing for me too. What’s your PD?

Its 9th July 2020

[pehli]

Hi Everyone,

I just joined this forum. My husband and I filed for AOS for me at the end of July 2019. We're close to DC so I imagine the field office is in Northern VA. I see many people who have filed in July or later have already received their GCs (with some interviews waived). I'm not sure if our case is delayed because of the particular office. Back in early December 2019 we got an online message that we're waiting for the interview to be scheduled. Then it was months of waiting (and nothing) until Covid happened. At the end of June of this year the message was updated that as of June we're in the queue for interview, and I have no ideal what this update means.

We discovered we were going to have a baby right after we sent in the documents last year. Our daughter was born in March. I just sent them additional evidence of a bona-fide marriage, including proof of our daughter's birth.

Has anyone had a similar situation and any advice? Anyone in the DC/NOVA office got their GC already?

Thank you so much!

[Mialix333]

Any updated from anyone on biometrics here, other than the one who have already reported getting an appointment?
Any Marriage based guys here who got a biometrics notice?
I have not heard anything yet !!

Nothing for me too. What’s your PD?

[rohjas]

Any updated from anyone on biometrics here, other than the one who have already reported getting an appointment?
Any Marriage based guys here who got a biometrics notice?
I have not heard anything yet !!

[kjm464]

Hello, may I ask what is initial review , I see most of the cases got updated as Case Was Updated To Show Fingerprints Were Taken
After the fingerprints, does your case show something different?

It just says the same as yours - updated to show fingerprints were taken, but the “case status” line show “initial review” in my email notification. Appears to mean that they are proceeding with background check and application review. This is my first time going through this so I’m not entirely sure.