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#1 Victoria G

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Posted 03 October 2012 - 10:17 PM

Hello everyone,

I tried looking at VJ's timeline section for AOS and I'm not hugely computer literate, so alas, I couldn't make sense of it! I figured I would just put a post out there to try and figure out roughly how long this AOS portion will take. Obviously I know that it's case dependant and service center dependant, I'd just like to get a rough idea based on how long all of yours took - or are taking. :) So please feel free to give me a 'month count' or 'day count' or dates! :D I'd love to have something to compare my case to! :)

I sent off my completed packet yesterday (10/2). I am super excited to be starting this next step in the visa process! yay!!! :dance:

Thanks!
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10/02/12 - Sent off I-485 Adjustment of Status Packet
10/15/12 - Received NOA1 by text
11/13/12 - Biometrics appointment
12/13/12 - EAD approved
12/18/12 - EAD card ordered
12/19/12 - EAD card shipped
12/22/12 - EAD card received
01/30/13 - AOS interview date
01/30/13 - RFE (They lost my medical record!!!)
04/16/13 - New medical performed
04/19/13 - Results sent to USCIS
05/18/13 - Approved for Conditional Residency
05/18/13 - Card ordered.

#2 MichonandRuben

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Posted 03 October 2012 - 10:29 PM

Congratulations! I am not hugely computer literate either and am just starting to do my research to prepare for our AOS when the time comes, but from what this link looks like, AOS is between 100 to 150 days.

link: http://www.visajourn...ne/aosstats.php
:)

Edited by MichonandRuben, 03 October 2012 - 10:30 PM.

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K1 Visa
04-26-2012 - I-129F Sent
05-03-2012 - I-129F NOA1
08-02-2012 - I-129F NOA2
08-06-2012 - NVC Received
08-10-2012 - Left NVC
08-17-2012 - Consulate Received
09-06-2012 - Packet 3 Received
09-27-2012 - Interview Date APPROVED!!!!!
10-04-2012 - Visa Received
10-05-2012 - US Entry
10-29-2012 - Marriage

AOS
11-19-12 - AOS packet sent in
12-07-12 - NOA for all 3 packets received via email



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#3 Victoria G

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Posted 03 October 2012 - 10:51 PM

That's exactly what I was looking for! Thanks so much for posting it! :thumbs: Best of luck to you with the future process :blush:
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10/02/12 - Sent off I-485 Adjustment of Status Packet
10/15/12 - Received NOA1 by text
11/13/12 - Biometrics appointment
12/13/12 - EAD approved
12/18/12 - EAD card ordered
12/19/12 - EAD card shipped
12/22/12 - EAD card received
01/30/13 - AOS interview date
01/30/13 - RFE (They lost my medical record!!!)
04/16/13 - New medical performed
04/19/13 - Results sent to USCIS
05/18/13 - Approved for Conditional Residency
05/18/13 - Card ordered.

#4 didopage

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Posted 04 October 2012 - 12:40 AM

It can take 2-3 months to a year, difficult to have a more precise idea. If your case goes to your local office quickly, it will basically be fast. If your case is transferred to CSC, be prepared for a long wait.
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K-1 Visa Timeline

- Aug 31st, 2011 - Mailed I-129F package

- Apr 13th, 2012 - Visa received

 

AOS Timeline

- May 29th, 2012 - Mailed AOS/EAD/AP package (via USPS Express Mail to the Chicago P.O. Box)

- Aug 24th, 2012 - Green card received

 

Next to do: file for ROC on 5/18/2014!

#5 moomin

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Posted 04 October 2012 - 12:58 AM

Yeah, it completely depends on the case being sent to local office or CSC. CSC means longer wait. Local offices are sometimes backlogged as well. After your biometrics appointment, you'll typically get a notification on where your case gets sent to. Then you can take it from there and look into the processing time at the local office or the current processing times at CSC.

Please don't be discouraged from months of waiting for greencard if that will be the case. I literally did not notice a difference from only having EAD to having greencard. Naturally, it was good to have it over with but honestly, the EAD made it possible to get started with job, driving around and feeling like a human again(adapting). That took around 2 months from NOA1 to approved for me.
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K1 process, October 2010 > POE, July 2011
I-129F approved in 180 days from NOA1 date. (195 days from filing to NOA2 in hand)
Interview took 224 days from I-129F NOA1 date. (241 days from filing petition until visa in hand)
From filing I-129F petition until POE: 285 days
Click timeline or "about me" for all details.

AOS process, December 2011 > July 2012
EAD/AP Approval took 51 days from NOA1 date to email update. (77 days from filing until EAD/AP in hand)
AOS Approval took 206 days from NOA1 date to email update. (231 days from filing until greencard in hand)
From filing I-129F petition until greencard in hand: 655 days
Click timeline or "about me" for all details.

#6 Rezq n Sarah

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Posted 04 October 2012 - 06:50 AM

It can take 2-3 months to a year, difficult to have a more precise idea. If your case goes to your local office quickly, it will basically be fast. If your case is transferred to CSC, be prepared for a long wait.



Yeah, that's what happened to us and we're still waiting 5 months out. They told us it was to help "speed up the process." HA! :rofl:
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K1 Visa
Service Center : California Service Center
Consulate : Egypt
I-129F Sent : 2011-06-03
I-129F NOA1 : 2011-06-09
I-129F NOA2 : 2011-11-02
NVC Received : 2011-11-10
Consulate Received : 2011-11-14
Packet 3 Sent : 2011-12-26
Packet 4 Received : 2012-02-13
Interview Date : 2012-03-25
Interview Result : Administrative Review
Administrative Review Result: Approved
Visa Received : 2012-04-09
US Entry : 2012-04-21
Marriage : 2012-04-28
Comments : HOORAY!!!
Processing
Estimates/Stats : Your I-129f was approved in 146 days from your NOA1 date.

Port of Entry Review
Event Date
Port of Entry : JFK
POE Date : 2012-04-21
Harassment Level : 0
Comments : New Yorkers were awesome to Rezq when he came into JFK. One guard even allowed
him to use his personal phone to call me when he missed his first flight. God is good!

Adjustment of Status
CIS Office : Omaha NE
Date Filed : 2012-05-07
NOA Date : 2012-05-19
Bio. Appt. : 2012-05-30
Approval Date : 2012-10-11
Greencard Received: 2012-10-29

#7 Rezq n Sarah

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Posted 04 October 2012 - 06:52 AM

Yeah, it completely depends on the case being sent to local office or CSC. CSC means longer wait. Local offices are sometimes backlogged as well. After your biometrics appointment, you'll typically get a notification on where your case gets sent to. Then you can take it from there and look into the processing time at the local office or the current processing times at CSC.

Please don't be discouraged from months of waiting for greencard if that will be the case. I literally did not notice a difference from only having EAD to having greencard. Naturally, it was good to have it over with but honestly, the EAD made it possible to get started with job, driving around and feeling like a human again(adapting). That took around 2 months from NOA1 to approved for me.



We didn't have the money to do the EAD so we have to wait for the greencard. But thankfully I make a decent living and because he hasn't been able to work and our income isn't as high as it would be otherwise, we were approved for a special home loan and will be moving into our own home at the end of November! So it all works out for the best!
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"But let all those rejoice who put their trust in You; Let them ever shout for joy, because You defend them; Let those also who love Your name Be joyful in You. For You, O LORD, will bless the righteous;With favor You will surround him as with a shield." - Psalm 5:11-12 New King James Version (NKJV)

K1 Visa
Service Center : California Service Center
Consulate : Egypt
I-129F Sent : 2011-06-03
I-129F NOA1 : 2011-06-09
I-129F NOA2 : 2011-11-02
NVC Received : 2011-11-10
Consulate Received : 2011-11-14
Packet 3 Sent : 2011-12-26
Packet 4 Received : 2012-02-13
Interview Date : 2012-03-25
Interview Result : Administrative Review
Administrative Review Result: Approved
Visa Received : 2012-04-09
US Entry : 2012-04-21
Marriage : 2012-04-28
Comments : HOORAY!!!
Processing
Estimates/Stats : Your I-129f was approved in 146 days from your NOA1 date.

Port of Entry Review
Event Date
Port of Entry : JFK
POE Date : 2012-04-21
Harassment Level : 0
Comments : New Yorkers were awesome to Rezq when he came into JFK. One guard even allowed
him to use his personal phone to call me when he missed his first flight. God is good!

Adjustment of Status
CIS Office : Omaha NE
Date Filed : 2012-05-07
NOA Date : 2012-05-19
Bio. Appt. : 2012-05-30
Approval Date : 2012-10-11
Greencard Received: 2012-10-29

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Posted 04 October 2012 - 08:58 AM

Hello everyone,

I tried looking at VJ's timeline section for AOS and I'm not hugely computer literate, so alas, I couldn't make sense of it! I figured I would just put a post out there to try and figure out roughly how long this AOS portion will take. Obviously I know that it's case dependant and service center dependant, I'd just like to get a rough idea based on how long all of yours took - or are taking. :) So please feel free to give me a 'month count' or 'day count' or dates! :D I'd love to have something to compare my case to! :)

I sent off my completed packet yesterday (10/2). I am super excited to be starting this next step in the visa process! yay!!! :dance:

Thanks!


Hi Victoria! :) We filed at the same time! I'm super excited too and I really hope everything gets approved quickly and smoothly. From what I've read, AOS dates vary a lot but my timeline is saying the EAD and AP should be approved in two months. I'd love to have my guy get the green card ASAP, but if we can get the EAD and AP before Christmas or at least around the beginning of next year, that would be great!
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AOS Timeline from K1 Visa:
Aug. 22, 2012 - Applied for SS#
Aug. 25, 2012 - Marriage at courthouse! :)
Sept. 18, 2012 - SS# received
Oct. 2, 2012 - Sent in AOS, AP and EAD packet
Oct. 9, 2012 - NOA1 received via email for AOS, AP and EAD
Nov. 5, 2012 - Biometrics
Dec. 15, 2012 - Received EAD/AP combo card via postal mail

Waiting for my guy's green card :)

#9 moomin

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Posted 04 October 2012 - 09:27 AM

We didn't have the money to do the EAD so we have to wait for the greencard. But thankfully I make a decent living and because he hasn't been able to work and our income isn't as high as it would be otherwise, we were approved for a special home loan and will be moving into our own home at the end of November! So it all works out for the best!


EAD (I765) is free when submitted at the same time or after AOS. All you have to do is fill it out, add the required evidence and then copy of NOA1 from AOS. The fee is vawied when doing it that way. RIght now, you're AOS may be adjudicated before if you were to file the EAD however, you can do it. I'm just sorry you didn't know that beforehand. COngrats on the loan though!
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K1 process, October 2010 > POE, July 2011
I-129F approved in 180 days from NOA1 date. (195 days from filing to NOA2 in hand)
Interview took 224 days from I-129F NOA1 date. (241 days from filing petition until visa in hand)
From filing I-129F petition until POE: 285 days
Click timeline or "about me" for all details.

AOS process, December 2011 > July 2012
EAD/AP Approval took 51 days from NOA1 date to email update. (77 days from filing until EAD/AP in hand)
AOS Approval took 206 days from NOA1 date to email update. (231 days from filing until greencard in hand)
From filing I-129F petition until greencard in hand: 655 days
Click timeline or "about me" for all details.

#10 Victoria G

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Posted 04 October 2012 - 09:46 AM

Thank You guys so much for giving me a better idea about these things. I had no idea they could send it to CSC, so I guess we will wait and see. :blush:
I'm hoping it will be fairly quick - I want to go back to the UK in March for my mother's wedding... I know there's that form for travel you can send in, but I'm hoping it wont come to that! :blush:

Orangedesk (sorry I dont know your real name :P ) - I'm so glad we have eachother to compare timelines with! What's your local office? :thumbs: Best of luck to you guys too! Can't wait til this is over.
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10/02/12 - Sent off I-485 Adjustment of Status Packet
10/15/12 - Received NOA1 by text
11/13/12 - Biometrics appointment
12/13/12 - EAD approved
12/18/12 - EAD card ordered
12/19/12 - EAD card shipped
12/22/12 - EAD card received
01/30/13 - AOS interview date
01/30/13 - RFE (They lost my medical record!!!)
04/16/13 - New medical performed
04/19/13 - Results sent to USCIS
05/18/13 - Approved for Conditional Residency
05/18/13 - Card ordered.

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Posted 06 October 2012 - 02:44 PM

Hmm I sent off my complete AoS packet the first week of January, did biometrics in Feb, got EAD/AP card in March and have heard absolutely nothing about my AoS yet. I'm starting to get nervous - 10 months seems a little excessive to be waiting when most people take about 5.
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Posted 06 October 2012 - 04:23 PM

bebop, you should contact your US senator or congressman. they can look into the delay for you if it is outside the 6 month processing time.
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Posted 06 October 2012 - 11:32 PM

bebop, you should contact your US senator or congressman. they can look into the delay for you if it is outside the 6 month processing time.



im in the same boat. How to do that? Thanks!
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