Will my husband have an interview PLEASE HELP

[USA_SL 3]

Hello All,

My hubby is finally here and we are enjoting our time together! I have a question for you all

We filed at Chicago location for I485,I-765 and AP. We filed on March 8th. We got married in January. But his reciept letter starts with MSC*************(Missouri Service Center) I'm assuming this is also known as National Beneift Center. I read online that if your case is transfered to MSC there is no interview. I don't know how accurate this information is. Do you guys have any ideas? I'd rather have the interview because then you get the GC faster but any imput will be greatly appreciated! Thanks

Below is my timeline if it helps!

K1 Visa Event Date Service Center : California Service Center Transferred? No Consulate : Sri Lanka I-129F Sent : 2013-07-31 I-129F NOA1 : 2013-08-08 I-129F RFE(s) : RFE Reply(s) : I-129F NOA2 : 2013-08-27 NVC Received : 2013-10-11 NVC Left : 2013-10-11 Consulate Received : 2013-10-18 Packet 3 Received : Packet 3 Sent : Packet 4 Received : Interview Date : 2013-11-21 Submit Review Interview Result : Approved Second Interview
(If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : US Entry : Marriage : Comments : Processing
Estimates/Stats : Your I-129f was approved in 19 days from your NOA1 date.

Your interview took 105 days from your I-129F NOA1 date.

Adjustment of Status Event Date CIS Office : Chicago IL Date Filed : 2014-03-07 NOA Date : RFE(s) : 2014-04-08 Edited April 27, 2014 by USA_SL

[Hypnos 6,576]

All family-based adjustment of status cases are routed to the NBC, so having an MSC prefix on your receipt does nothing to tell you whether you will or will not have an interview.

[KayDeeCee 4,893]

You have a bout a 50/50 chance not to have an interview when adjusting from a K-1. They are all sent to the NBC. If you are chosen to have an interview, your case will be sent to your local USCIS office and you will be sent an interview letter.

~ Moved from K-1 Process to AOS from Family Based Visas - topic is AOS, not K-1~

[Jeannie & Al 18]

hi - I'm not sure where you read that but it seems wrong to me. I could be wrong but it's my understanding that all AOS cases go there first and get assigned an MSC number. Eventually it gets transferred to your local office to get paired with your biometrics results and your case that was filed locally at POE at the airport. It's the local office that decides whether you get the interview or not so I don't think that's been decided for you yet.

I'm sure someone can come in and tell me how off I am.

[charlottelizabeth 11]

They all start with MSC. Mine does, and I have an interview next month. Like Jay-Kay said, it's about a 50/50 chance.

[Ryan H 3,813]

Duplicate threads merged; do not start multiple threads on the same subject.

Edited April 27, 2014 by Ryan H

[nobbie 105]

I got a letter in Feb saying I likely will not have an interview, I filed in Early Nov, case number starts MSC also. You will either get a letter saying you will probably not have an interview or a letter saying you have one. Until that happens you will not know either way. Once he has EAD and AP it's pretty much the same anyway and you ought to have then with 60-90 of filing.

[Fan_Dancer 171]

I got two letters saying I wont have an interview, and I did have one.

[ChicagoSarah 127]

I got a letter in Feb saying I likely will not have an interview, I filed in Early Nov, case number starts MSC also. You will either get a letter saying you will probably not have an interview or a letter saying you have one. Until that happens you will not know either way. Once he has EAD and AP it's pretty much the same anyway and you ought to have then with 60-90 of filing.

Very similar timeline to ours (see my signature). Agree about EAD/AP. Green card isn't an urgent need once these are received.

[Pinkrlion 2,724]

It varies from your local office, if you have an interview.

[USA_SL 3]

THANK YOU FOR EVERYONES REPLIES! HE JUST GOT HIS EAD/AP COMBO CARD TODAY!