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Hi everyone,

I'm doing an AOS for my wife now, everything seems to be smooth.

However, a friend of mine from Ukraine is married to an American. They filed all paperwork in March 2015, got interviewed in August 2015. When they went for the interview, they were separated right away but had an attorney. He said everything went well and they'll get the results soon.

Nonetheless, there is nothing until today. Attorney stopped replying to their email and I offered them to disbar him, which we are in the process of.

I've advised to contact a local Congressman here in VA and also submit an inquiry to Ombudsman's office within USCIS. The last reply from USCIS she got was that the case is pending (really!? No, we didn't realize that it was pending, idiots!). She tried INFOPASS - they are not saying anything either.

Can you guys advise? She is desperate for help!

Thank you all!

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Ireland
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That is an unusual delay, and contacting the immigration expert at her elected rep's office is definitely a good idea. Some questions:

- Did she adjust from a K1, married within 90 days of arrival?

- Why did they bring a lawyer, did they anticipate any problems?

- What did the interviewers seem to concentrate on in the Stokes interview? Were there discrepancies in the answers?

- When you say she made an Infopass and they are not saying anything, what exactly are they saying? That she should wait (for how long) or...?

Bye: Penguin

Me: Irish/ Swiss citizen, and now naturalised US citizen. Husband: USC; twin babies born Feb 08 in Ireland and a daughter in Feb 2010 in Arkansas who are all joint Irish/ USC. Did DCF (IR1) in 6 weeks via the Dublin, Ireland embassy and now living in Arkansas.

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Filed: Timeline

That is an unusual delay, and contacting the immigration expert at her elected rep's office is definitely a good idea. Some questions:

- Did she adjust from a K1, married within 90 days of arrival?

- Why did they bring a lawyer, did they anticipate any problems?

- What did the interviewers seem to concentrate on in the Stokes interview? Were there discrepancies in the answers?

- When you say she made an Infopass and they are not saying anything, what exactly are they saying? That she should wait (for how long) or...?

- No, she has been in the USA for 2 years on J1 and F1.

- They did not know what to do and it was the lawyer's advise to do so

- All answers were consistent

- They said it is processing, no ETA

Thank you!

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Ireland
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****** Moving from AOS from Family Visa to AOS from Student Visa as Op's friend is on an F1 *******

Bye: Penguin

Me: Irish/ Swiss citizen, and now naturalised US citizen. Husband: USC; twin babies born Feb 08 in Ireland and a daughter in Feb 2010 in Arkansas who are all joint Irish/ USC. Did DCF (IR1) in 6 weeks via the Dublin, Ireland embassy and now living in Arkansas.

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Hungary
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- No, she has been in the USA for 2 years on J1 and F1.

- They did not know what to do and it was the lawyer's advise to do so

- All answers were consistent

- They said it is processing, no ETA

Thank you!

Is there any chance her J1 had a two-year home residency requirement that hasn't been fulfilled, nor waived?

Although I'd assume if that was the problem, they would have received a denial by now...

There is not much they can do, other then keep renewing EAD & AP, so she can work and travel.

They can also contact the USCIS Ombudsman directly (but apparently that's already been done).

Edited by EM_Vandaveer

Entry on VWP to visit then-boyfriend 06/13/2011

Married 06/24/2011

Our first son was born 10/31/2012, our daughter was born 06/30/2014, our second son was born 06/20/2017

AOS Timeline

AOS package mailed 09/06/2011 (Chicago Lockbox)

AOS package signed for by R Mercado 09/07/2011

Priority date for I-485&I-130 09/08/2011

Biometrics done 10/03/2011

Interview letter received 11/18/2011

INTERVIEW DATE!!!! 12/20/2011

Approval e-mail 12/21/2011

Card production e-mail 12/27/2011

GREEN CARD ARRIVED 12/31/2011

Resident since 12/21/2011

ROC Timeline

ROC package mailed to VSC 11/22/2013

NOA1 date 11/26/2013

Biometrics date 12/26/2013

Transfer notice to CSC 03/14/2014

Change of address 03/27/2014

Card production ordered 04/30/2014

10-YEAR GREEN CARD ARRIVED 05/06/2014

N-400 Timeline

N-400 package mailed 09/30/2014

N-400 package delivered 10/01/2014

NOA1 date 10/20/2014

Biometrics date 11/14/2014

Early walk-in biometrics 11/12/2014

In-line for interview 11/23/2014

Interview letter 03/18/2015

Interview date 04/17/2015 ("Decision cannot yet be made.")

In-line for oath scheduling 05/04/2015

Oath ceremony letter dated 05/11/2015

Oath ceremony 06/02/2015

I am a United States citizen!

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