Hi guys
My story
Me and my wife met a year after I gained a basketball scholarship a few years back. Any way, fast forward a few years of a long distance relationship and after I finished school and we later got married. Im from the UK, and wife is a US citizen.
Petition for the K1 after marriage was accepted/received on Feb 27th 2017 service center: MSC
BIO Metrics interview attended: April 13th
Applied for the EAD as part of the February petition, that came in May 15th
Then comes the gap. From May to the 14th September, nothing, then a letter shows up for an interview.
Interview was scheduled November 17th.
We attend on the 17th.
Still, the USCIS online status was stuck on BIO payment taken, March 15th.
Interview is done in 10 mins, he asks "How did we meet'' etc... we had 7 years of history and pictures, holidays, me there with her family for a few Christmas's, her with me in the UK, different cities over the years.
It was the easiest case he'd seen in while, I could tell.
He approves us on one condition, It turns out my medical examination from the embassy back home was missing from our file, the one you hand in at the airport when you arrive at customs. "He mentioned that its "such a shame" and that I must pay for another exam. I was thinking why didn't I get an RFE for this before the interview? I played with the idea for a about week, then booked an appointment. I had to wait a week an half to get in to the place where the price was the cheapest (kind of annoyed and frustrated) anyhow, it turns out I just needed shots because your medical is good for a year once applying for AOS. Shots Id already had and despite me having proof of this they made me take them again, the price? a cool $230.
I don't send it, I drive to Louisville on DEC 4th, (my interview office, Im in Lexington KY) and hand it to the woman at the counter who then rips the sealed envelope open(it was for this specific IO) there and then, I said "Its for the officer" she says "I am immigration" she tells me that I will probably get the GC in a month while typing my info into the computer. I wasn't happy and didn't trust her. So waited for the interviewing officer (who the lady said was busy) to come out of his room and I approached. He told me that he's just seen the envelope on his desk and if Ive gave him what he asked for then everything should be fine, thats it. No 'you have been approved' or 'I will now go ahead and approve you', just to wait.
I leave and wait almost 5 weeks, after which I've had enough, so on Tuesday the 9th at 11pm I make an INFOPASS for Thursday, 11th Jan.
Up until now the status had been stuck on 'bio payment received' even after the interview, the day after I make the appointment online I get the first text I've ever had in the 10 months and it reads to check my online status. I go online and it says "Case approved" then 6 hours later it reads "Card mailed on the 9th" I do not believe that they approved me and then created the card and then mailed it all in one day. I believe that when i booked the INFOPASS it triggered something like maybe they were waiting for me to make an appointment? or they'd simply forgot about me.
Its currently the 11th of Jan and I wait. The card facility where they are produced and mailed from is in Corbin, Kentucky and thats 80miles from me.
The USCIS will screw with you. Ive had enough of them and I don't care to say it. In fact, I dislike them very much and would say that the USCIS are a totally unprofessional and unorganised group. Furthermore, the EAD is not always enough (as it wasn't for me) to be able to work in my chosen field. I was simply not allowed to obtain permits and licences related to my job because I was not a lawful resident.
My story
Me and my wife met a year after I gained a basketball scholarship a few years back. Any way, fast forward a few years of a long distance relationship and after I finished school and we later got married. Im from the UK, and wife is a US citizen.
Petition for the K1 after marriage was accepted/received on Feb 27th 2017 service center: MSC
BIO Metrics interview attended: April 13th
Applied for the EAD as part of the February petition, that came in May 15th
Then comes the gap. From May to the 14th September, nothing, then a letter shows up for an interview.
Interview was scheduled November 17th.
We attend on the 17th.
Still, the USCIS online status was stuck on BIO payment taken, March 15th.
Interview is done in 10 mins, he asks "How did we meet'' etc... we had 7 years of history and pictures, holidays, me there with her family for a few Christmas's, her with me in the UK, different cities over the years.
It was the easiest case he'd seen in while, I could tell.
He approves us on one condition, It turns out my medical examination from the embassy back home was missing from our file, the one you hand in at the airport when you arrive at customs. "He mentioned that its "such a shame" and that I must pay for another exam. I was thinking why didn't I get an RFE for this before the interview? I played with the idea for a about week, then booked an appointment. I had to wait a week an half to get in to the place where the price was the cheapest (kind of annoyed and frustrated) anyhow, it turns out I just needed shots because your medical is good for a year once applying for AOS. Shots Id already had and despite me having proof of this they made me take them again, the price? a cool $230.
I don't send it, I drive to Louisville on DEC 4th, (my interview office, Im in Lexington KY) and hand it to the woman at the counter who then rips the sealed envelope open(it was for this specific IO) there and then, I said "Its for the officer" she says "I am immigration" she tells me that I will probably get the GC in a month while typing my info into the computer. I wasn't happy and didn't trust her. So waited for the interviewing officer (who the lady said was busy) to come out of his room and I approached. He told me that he's just seen the envelope on his desk and if Ive gave him what he asked for then everything should be fine, thats it. No 'you have been approved' or 'I will now go ahead and approve you', just to wait.
I leave and wait almost 5 weeks, after which I've had enough, so on Tuesday the 9th at 11pm I make an INFOPASS for Thursday, 11th Jan.
Up until now the status had been stuck on 'bio payment received' even after the interview, the day after I make the appointment online I get the first text I've ever had in the 10 months and it reads to check my online status. I go online and it says "Case approved" then 6 hours later it reads "Card mailed on the 9th" I do not believe that they approved me and then created the card and then mailed it all in one day. I believe that when i booked the INFOPASS it triggered something like maybe they were waiting for me to make an appointment? or they'd simply forgot about me.
Its currently the 11th of Jan and I wait. The card facility where they are produced and mailed from is in Corbin, Kentucky and thats 80miles from me.
The USCIS will screw with you. Ive had enough of them and I don't care to say it. In fact, I dislike them very much and would say that the USCIS are a totally unprofessional and unorganised group. Furthermore, the EAD is not always enough (as it wasn't for me) to be able to work in my chosen field. I was simply not allowed to obtain permits and licences related to my job because I was not a lawful resident.
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