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besaangel   18

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I am utterly confused and so would like to turn to those who have had similar experiences as myself. I am seeking the advice of those who have already been approved are who are pending their AOS from a STudent visa. I would like them to share there advice, experiences, stories, etc

I am doing this as I mentioned before that hubby and intend on sending out our package soon and we are getting a lot of good advice; some of it confusing. For eg, I was told by a reputable individual to not include tmi (too much info/evidence) yet. I have PM'd some members and I realized that they all transferred from K-1- thanks though. I have read the guides, know what they say but I would like to hear from AOS from F-1 which I feel is more relatable to my case...

Thanks in advance

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01/06/10 - ♥ Got Married ♥

AOS from F-1 visa (2 months 2 1/2 weeks or 82 days)

04/14/10 - Sent AOS Package

04/26/10 - Hardcopy NOAs Received

05/16/10 - Biometrics letter

05/19/12 - Successful Walk-in Biometrics in Dover DE

07/07/10 - Interview Appointment in Philly- July 7 @ 11:05 am APPROVED

07/19/10 - 2 YEAR Green Card received

Removal of Conditions (9 months 1 1/2 weeks or 285 days)

04/08/12 - Eligibility date

04/19/12 - Sent ROC Package

04/26/12 - Hardcopy NOAs Received

05/17/10 - Biometrics letter

05/24/12 - Successful Walk-in Biometrics in Dover DE

01/25/13 - APPROVED- ROC card production ordered

02/05/13 - 10 YEAR Green Card received

Naturalization (5 months 2 days or 155 days)

04/15/13 - Eligibility date

06/07/13 - Sent Package

06/20/13 - Hardcopy NOAs Received

06/27/12 - Successful Walk-in Biometrics in Dover DE

07/05/13 - Interview letter sent/In-line notification

08/14/13 - Interview scheduled in Philly @ 1:30 pm APPROVED

11/07/13 - Oath Ceremony

Bobby+Umit Mentor

Bobby+Umit   161

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (apr) Country: Turkey
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I helped my friend go through a student/aos scenario.

Just follow the guides above, include what each form requires, and you should not have any issues.

My Advice is usually based on "Worst Case Scenario" and what is written in the rules/laws/instructions. That is the way I roll... -Protect your Status - file before your I-94 expires.

WARNING: Phrases in this post may sound meaner than they were intended to be. Read the Adjudicator's Field Manual from USCIS

Val Marty Explorer

Val Marty   1

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Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Bulgaria
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I am going through the same thing as you but haven't been approved yet. Our interview is in a week. I personally think that I should have sent more evidence, and could have avoided the interview. People say that if you send enough they approve you without an interview. Plus I really don't see how it could hurt. I will let you know how the interview went (hopefully well) :)

12/21/2009 Package mailed

12/23/2009 Package received

01/04/2010 All 3 NOA received dated 12/30

01/14/2010 Applied for expedite, I-130 and I-765 touched

01/30/2010 Received Biometrics appointment scheduled for 02/23/2010

02/02/2010 Walked in and did biometrics

02/03/2010 Touched I-765 and I-485

02/19/2010 EAD Card production ordered

02/26/2010 Received interview appointment letter for 03/29

02/27/2010 EAD arrived in mail (Day 51)

03/03/2010 Filed for change in address

03/08/2010 Received change in address confirmation

03/29/2010 INTERVIEW AT 9:30AM - APPROVED (Day 81)

03/31/2010 Card production ordered. YEY!

04/24/2010 Card received after all the trouble!

01/03/2012 Filed I-751 Petition to Remove Conditions of Residence

01/11/2012 Received Notice of Action Dated 01/06/2012

JERIII Enthusiast

JERIII   8

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I've never heard of anyone doing AOS from a student visa who wasn't interviewed.

My wife did AOS from a student visa. We sent some "proof" with the I-130, and had more at the interview. We were not asked for any of it. The interview was simple and painless.

If you have any specific questions, I'd be happy to try to help, but as Bobby said, AOS from a student visa is straightforward.

DaniG Explorer

DaniG   3

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (pnd) Country: Bulgaria
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We just sent our paperwork to adjust my status from F-1. Before we filed, I spent about 3 days reading topics in the forum and this really helped me get everything ready relatively painlessly.

Val Marty, good luck at the interview!

10/07/2007 Entered the US on J-1 visa

11/03/2008 Changed status to F-1

02/14/2010 Married

03/15/2010 Filed AOS (from F-1)

05/27/2010 AOS approved, GC Issued

02/28/2012 Mailed I-751 (Removal of Conditions)

03/01/2012 I-751 received by CSC/NOA Issued

03/15/2012 Biometrics letter sent

04/12/2012 Biometrics appointment per letter

05/27/2012 GC expires

besaangel Proficient

besaangel   18

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Jamaica
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Thanks for the update/info guys... Im just tired of reading the guides and dont want an overkill of evidence...

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01/06/10 - ♥ Got Married ♥

AOS from F-1 visa (2 months 2 1/2 weeks or 82 days)

04/14/10 - Sent AOS Package

04/26/10 - Hardcopy NOAs Received

05/16/10 - Biometrics letter

05/19/12 - Successful Walk-in Biometrics in Dover DE

07/07/10 - Interview Appointment in Philly- July 7 @ 11:05 am APPROVED

07/19/10 - 2 YEAR Green Card received

Removal of Conditions (9 months 1 1/2 weeks or 285 days)

04/08/12 - Eligibility date

04/19/12 - Sent ROC Package

04/26/12 - Hardcopy NOAs Received

05/17/10 - Biometrics letter

05/24/12 - Successful Walk-in Biometrics in Dover DE

01/25/13 - APPROVED- ROC card production ordered

02/05/13 - 10 YEAR Green Card received

Naturalization (5 months 2 days or 155 days)

04/15/13 - Eligibility date

06/07/13 - Sent Package

06/20/13 - Hardcopy NOAs Received

06/27/12 - Successful Walk-in Biometrics in Dover DE

07/05/13 - Interview letter sent/In-line notification

08/14/13 - Interview scheduled in Philly @ 1:30 pm APPROVED

11/07/13 - Oath Ceremony

Winonan Explorer

Winonan   3

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Thanks for the update/info guys... Im just tired of reading the guides and dont want an overkill of evidence...

I'm in the same boat. I'm adjusting form F1. I read all the guides and seems some documents overlap such as certified copy of marriage certificate etc. I don't know if they need more than one copy since everything is being filed concurrently. I also can't figure what I write for my wife's last name (she is in the process of changing it, but won't have it done before I file).

AOS Timeline from F1

Sent AOS on April 17

Received and signed on April 19

Got 3 NOAs April 26

Biometrics Appointment Letter received May 1 - dated May 26

Walk-in biometrics rejected May 12

Biometrics Appointment May 26

Interview letter received June 11 - for July 19 APPROVED

EAD Received July 9

GC RECEIVED August 2

besaangel Proficient

besaangel   18

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Jamaica
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Well, as far as her last name, the marriage and certificate constitutes the use of her new married name (unless she hopes to keep her own)

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01/06/10 - ♥ Got Married ♥

AOS from F-1 visa (2 months 2 1/2 weeks or 82 days)

04/14/10 - Sent AOS Package

04/26/10 - Hardcopy NOAs Received

05/16/10 - Biometrics letter

05/19/12 - Successful Walk-in Biometrics in Dover DE

07/07/10 - Interview Appointment in Philly- July 7 @ 11:05 am APPROVED

07/19/10 - 2 YEAR Green Card received

Removal of Conditions (9 months 1 1/2 weeks or 285 days)

04/08/12 - Eligibility date

04/19/12 - Sent ROC Package

04/26/12 - Hardcopy NOAs Received

05/17/10 - Biometrics letter

05/24/12 - Successful Walk-in Biometrics in Dover DE

01/25/13 - APPROVED- ROC card production ordered

02/05/13 - 10 YEAR Green Card received

Naturalization (5 months 2 days or 155 days)

04/15/13 - Eligibility date

06/07/13 - Sent Package

06/20/13 - Hardcopy NOAs Received

06/27/12 - Successful Walk-in Biometrics in Dover DE

07/05/13 - Interview letter sent/In-line notification

08/14/13 - Interview scheduled in Philly @ 1:30 pm APPROVED

11/07/13 - Oath Ceremony

marie09 Community Regular

marie09   5

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: United Kingdom
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Good Luck with filing you guys!

I adjusted from a work visa based on marriage - very similar to adjusting from a student visa as no K1. Like Jeriii said I think interviews are mandatory for everyone except some K1s.

We didn't have much evidence as we had only been married 10 days before we filed.

We sent: about 5 affidavits from family & friends, a signed letter from our bank saying on x date Me & my husband came in to open a joint account, 2 joint credit cards and about 8 photos ( we could have sent hundreds but didn't want to overwhelm them - so picked a handful - really varied all on different days/locations - e.g family/vacation etc.)

Our interview went really well, the IO told us we'd done great document presentation. We took a lot of evidence into our interview but they literally looked at our joint bank account, life & car insurance then handed us back the stack, without looking at anything else. They also said they didn't need to add anything to our file.

My husband got the impression they were 95% ready to approve us before we walked in. Of course I don't know it wouldn't have been any different if we hadn't sent anything, as i'm sure a lot of it comes down to the IO's instincts on how you interact with each other. But sending as much relevant evidence as we could, definitely didn't hurt us.

Good luck guys! :thumbs:

Nov 6, 2012 N-400 mailed

Nov 7, 2012 N-400 delivered to Phoenix lockbox, signed by Arndt & case priority date

Nov 9, 2012 Case Touched, NOA date

Nov 13, 2012 Got text/e-mail with case number & the check was cashed :)

Nov 14, 2012 Case updated online to say biometrics apt. notice is on its way!

Nov 16, 2012 Received NOA & biometrics apt. letter

Nov 28, 2012 Biometrics apt.

Jan 4, 2013 In line for interview!

Jan 5, 2013 Scheduled for interview!

Jan 10, 2013 Received interview letter

Jan 19, 2013 Received yellow letter dated 1/16 asking me to bring more passport pics to the interview

Feb 11, 2013 Interview

Mar 8, 2013 Got an online update - oath scheduled!

Mar 13, 2013 Oath letter received

Mar 22, 2013 Oath! Officially an American citizen!

besaangel Proficient

besaangel   18

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Jamaica
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Good Luck with filing you guys!

I adjusted from a work visa based on marriage - very similar to adjusting from a student visa as no K1. Like Jeriii said I think interviews are mandatory for everyone except some K1s.

We didn't have much evidence as we had only been married 10 days before we filed.

We sent: about 5 affidavits from family & friends, a signed letter from our bank saying on x date Me & my husband came in to open a joint account, 2 joint credit cards and about 8 photos ( we could have sent hundreds but didn't want to overwhelm them - so picked a handful - really varied all on different days/locations - e.g family/vacation etc.)

Our interview went really well, the IO told us we'd done great document presentation. We took a lot of evidence into our interview but they literally looked at our joint bank account, life & car insurance then handed us back the stack, without looking at anything else. They also said they didn't need to add anything to our file.

My husband got the impression they were 95% ready to approve us before we walked in. Of course I don't know it wouldn't have been any different if we hadn't sent anything, as i'm sure a lot of it comes down to the IO's instincts on how you interact with each other. But sending as much relevant evidence as we could, definitely didn't hurt us.

Good luck guys! :thumbs:

congrats hon...

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01/06/10 - ♥ Got Married ♥

AOS from F-1 visa (2 months 2 1/2 weeks or 82 days)

04/14/10 - Sent AOS Package

04/26/10 - Hardcopy NOAs Received

05/16/10 - Biometrics letter

05/19/12 - Successful Walk-in Biometrics in Dover DE

07/07/10 - Interview Appointment in Philly- July 7 @ 11:05 am APPROVED

07/19/10 - 2 YEAR Green Card received

Removal of Conditions (9 months 1 1/2 weeks or 285 days)

04/08/12 - Eligibility date

04/19/12 - Sent ROC Package

04/26/12 - Hardcopy NOAs Received

05/17/10 - Biometrics letter

05/24/12 - Successful Walk-in Biometrics in Dover DE

01/25/13 - APPROVED- ROC card production ordered

02/05/13 - 10 YEAR Green Card received

Naturalization (5 months 2 days or 155 days)

04/15/13 - Eligibility date

06/07/13 - Sent Package

06/20/13 - Hardcopy NOAs Received

06/27/12 - Successful Walk-in Biometrics in Dover DE

07/05/13 - Interview letter sent/In-line notification

08/14/13 - Interview scheduled in Philly @ 1:30 pm APPROVED

11/07/13 - Oath Ceremony

 
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