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Chicago I130/485 marriage AOS
09/2017 AOS wife and petitioner married (1st time)
10/2017 1st AOS Application Mailed
12/2017 1st Biometrics completed
11/2018 1st AOS USCIS Interview
05/2019 Notice of Intent to Deny received (petitioner could not prove early 1980's divorce to USCIS satisfaction)
06/2019 1st AOS application officially withdrawn in writing
08/2019 Petitioner "re-divorced" first wife of 40 years ago via publication
10/2019 AOS wife and petitioner remarried for benefit of USCIS (2nd marriage to AOS wife)
11/2019 2nd AOS Application received by USCIS (started the application process from the beginning 2nd time)
12/2019 2nd Biometrics completed
03/2020 2nd Interview notice received - scheduled for 04/2020
03/2020 2nd Interview Cancelled (COVID)
04/2020 2nd Interview ready to be scheduled
01/2021 2nd Interview scheduling notice received
02/17/2021 2nd Interview date
02/18/2021 Green card approved! (after 40 months of waiting)
Chicago I130/485 marriage AOS
09/2017 AOS wife and petitioner married (1st time)
10/2017 1st AOS Application Mailed
12/2017 1st Biometrics completed
11/2018 1st AOS USCIS Interview
05/2019 Notice of Intent to Deny received (petitioner could not prove early 1980's divorce to USCIS satisfaction)
06/2019 1st AOS application officially withdrawn in writing
08/2019 Petitioner "re-divorced" first wife of 40 years ago via publication
10/2019 AOS wife and petitioner remarried for benefit of USCIS (2nd marriage to AOS wife)
11/2019 2nd AOS Application received by USCIS (started the application process from the beginning 2nd time)
12/2019 2nd Biometrics completed
03/2020 2nd Interview notice received - scheduled for 04/2020
03/2020 2nd Interview Cancelled (COVID)
04/2020 2nd Interview ready to be scheduled
01/2021 2nd Interview scheduling notice received
02/17/2021 2nd Interview date
02/18/2021 Green card approved! (after 40 months of waiting)
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