March 2015 Filing for AOS

[Millz 7]

So I finally received my green card today after being approved on july 20..... The wait is over thanks be to God..... Wishing everyone who's still waiting BEST OF LUCK!!!!!!!!

[TomSD 24]

Anyone who had the interview at San Fiego Local Office? I have my interview there in three weeks and I'd like to read about your experience and how did it go with the IO?

Thank you!

I also would like to hear how things have gone in San Diego. Today, we FINALLY found out about the interview date by checking the status on-line. This does not tell us if we are going to be interviewed in San Diego or in Chula Vista. But I suspect it will be San Diego because we just moved there from Chula Vista. Hopefully, the letter will come in the mail in the next day or two.

Our interview date is September 22.

Edited August 19, 2015 by TomSD

[KASH2011 382]

So I finally received my green card today after being approved on july 20..... The wait is over thanks be to God..... Wishing everyone who's still waiting BEST OF LUCK!!!!!!!!

Congrats!

[Cris_32 2]

I also would like to hear how things have gone in San Diego. Today, we FINALLY found out about the interview date by checking the status on-line. This does not tell us if we are going to be interviewed in San Diego or in Chula Vista. But I suspect it will be San Diego because we just moved there from Chula Vista. Hopefully, the letter will come in the mail in the next day or two.

Our interview date is September 22.

Tomsd mine is on the 16 I'll be able to tell you how it goes !! My office is Chula Vista tho not Downtown San Diego

[johanaruez06 0]

Tomsd mine is on the 16 I'll be able to tell you how it goes !! My office is Chula Vista tho not Downtown San Diego

MichaelnJanice, TomSD, Cris32 congrats on your interview date! Mine is on September 14th, I'll come here and comment on how it went after it's done. Good luck to everyone!

[Lettyana 70]

So I finally received my green card today after being approved on july 20..... The wait is over thanks be to God..... Wishing everyone who's still waiting BEST OF LUCK!!!!!!!!

Congratulations and thank you so much for sharing!!! We were approved on July 27th, got my welcome notice a week later and nothing's changed since than. Hope I will get it next week

Can you please tell me, did you get any online updates when they shipped your card? Mine changed to "card in production" on July 28th and "welcome letter has been sent" on the same day and it still remains like this.

Edited August 19, 2015 by Lettyana

[Millz 7]

Congratulations and thank you so much for sharing!!! We were approved on July 27th, got my welcome notice a week later and nothing's changed since than. Hope I will get it next week

Can you please tell me, did you get any online updates when they shipped your card? Mine changed to "card in production" on July 28th and "welcome letter has been sent" on the same day and it still remains like this.

Yes It was updated online.......

[methold 10]

After calling several times, today an level 2 Agent told me that he will make sure that I will get an update about my case - interview date.

[jrwh1177 12]

Just got back from the interview. Here is the recap.

We arrived at 11:45 a.m. for a 12:15 p.m. appointment. We were let into the building at noon and were asked to sit and wait until our name was called. It was myself and my spouse, our attorney and an interpreter. After 45 minutes we were called in by the officer into her office. There were only three chairs in her office so she asked that the interpreter leave and that I (USC) translate during the proceedings. We were asked for identification and we were given instructions about how the proceedings would work. Were told that we could ask questions at any time and that at any time for any reason we could leave the interview but that by doing so we would be defaulting the application. If at any time we wanted to stop the interview and ask the attorney for advise, we could also do it. She turned on her monitors and on one of the screens was a document that said congratulations on your I-485 application. We hadn't even started the formal interview and the officer had already made her decision. My spouse couldn't see it but I could so that inside assured me quite a bit. She printed that document and hid it under the application.

We were sworn in and we were asked how we met and how long we had known each other. If at any time during the relationship we had separated. We answered that and moved on to verifying things in the application. First they asked me (USC) and then my spouse. We answered all questions in the application, primarily to verify that all the information was input accurately into the system. At the end she looked through the pictures we had submitted and asked us where we got married and where we worked.

She took out the paper she had printed initially and provided it to us, congratulated us and off we went. The entire process took under 20 minutes. We are super super excited!

What we brought to the interview were all the original documents, plus more pictures, a photo book I made online, bank statements, credit card statements, insurance paperwork, joint car title. I asked her is she wanted to see any of it and she said no. Again, her mind was already made up before we went into the room.

We initially filed March 31, 2015, so it took us 140 days from beginning to end. Good Luck to all my fellow applicants. The build up to the interview is intense and nerve wracking but just remember just to be honest and there is no question that you should be able to answer as you are the ones that are living the relationship.

Again, for those whose interviews are coming up, be ready and stay calm and all will be well. For those waiting for the interview dates, hang in there.

While I would love to celebrate this right now, unfortunately , I have to get back to work. The smile on my face will not go away even if I am at work against my will.

[TomSD 24]

MichaelnJanice, TomSD, Cris32 congrats on your interview date! Mine is on September 14th, I'll come here and comment on how it went after it's done. Good luck to everyone!

It does seem that San Diego has finally come around to conducting interviews. I look foward to everyone's comments on this. Good luck to you all.

Also, thanks to jrwh1177 for a nice write up of their interview. Very helpful, especially regarding what they asked you and what they did not ask for. But we will still be prepared with original and copies of our documentation because you never know who will ask for them.

[Subira 0]

After calling several times, today an level 2 Agent told me that he will make sure that I will get an update about my case - interview date.

I need to call them too-what number did you call?

[methold 10]

I need to call them too-what number did you call?

I called this number and asked to be transferred to level 2 Agent.

1 (800) 375-5283

[KASH2011 382]

Just got back from the interview. Here is the recap.

We arrived at 11:45 a.m. for a 12:15 p.m. appointment. We were let into the building at noon and were asked to sit and wait until our name was called. It was myself and my spouse, our attorney and an interpreter. After 45 minutes we were called in by the officer into her office. There were only three chairs in her office so she asked that the interpreter leave and that I (USC) translate during the proceedings. We were asked for identification and we were given instructions about how the proceedings would work. Were told that we could ask questions at any time and that at any time for any reason we could leave the interview but that by doing so we would be defaulting the application. If at any time we wanted to stop the interview and ask the attorney for advise, we could also do it. She turned on her monitors and on one of the screens was a document that said congratulations on your I-485 application. We hadn't even started the formal interview and the officer had already made her decision. My spouse couldn't see it but I could so that inside assured me quite a bit. She printed that document and hid it under the application.

We were sworn in and we were asked how we met and how long we had known each other. If at any time during the relationship we had separated. We answered that and moved on to verifying things in the application. First they asked me (USC) and then my spouse. We answered all questions in the application, primarily to verify that all the information was input accurately into the system. At the end she looked through the pictures we had submitted and asked us where we got married and where we worked.

She took out the paper she had printed initially and provided it to us, congratulated us and off we went. The entire process took under 20 minutes. We are super super excited!

What we brought to the interview were all the original documents, plus more pictures, a photo book I made online, bank statements, credit card statements, insurance paperwork, joint car title. I asked her is she wanted to see any of it and she said no. Again, her mind was already made up before we went into the room.

We initially filed March 31, 2015, so it took us 140 days from beginning to end. Good Luck to all my fellow applicants. The build up to the interview is intense and nerve wracking but just remember just to be honest and there is no question that you should be able to answer as you are the ones that are living the relationship.

Again, for those whose interviews are coming up, be ready and stay calm and all will be well. For those waiting for the interview dates, hang in there.

While I would love to celebrate this right now, unfortunately , I have to get back to work. The smile on my face will not go away even if I am at work against my will.

Congrats!

[Lettyana 70]

Finally got an email notification that my card has been mailed. It took them almost a month to send it, even so we were approved on spot.

[Subira 0]

I called this number and asked to be transferred to level 2 Agent.

1 (800) 375-5283

Thanks a lot for the number