Interview went well but no answer on the spot. Now what?

[flst 1]

Hey guys,

My USC husband and I had our interview on September 7th. The interview went well and the IO was very pleasant. She asked various questions about how we met but nothing TOO specific. After the questions, she didn't even ask to see any of the proof of our relationship (which I think may be a good sign?). However, at the end she handed us that famous paper saying our application is up for review.

I genuinely believe she only saw our application for the first time when she was with us, given that she wasn't even aware of my husband's GI Bill (that's a story for another topic), and maybe that's why they still have to review it to make sure everything's in fact okay. But we were confident that the interview went well and were a little disappointed we didn't get a response right there and then.

Well, it's been two weeks and I know it may be normal but we are so anxious! We called USCIS today and the representative who spoke to us said our local USCIS office is now working on cases from February of 2016 - we sent our application in March. Does that count for us even though we already had the interview? If they already interviewed us, why would it take so long to just say yes or no?

Anyway, we're a little anxious because we had plans of spending Christmas with my family in my home country and we won't be able to do so if I don't get the temporary green card in time

Any feedback will be greatly appreciated!

As always, thank you all so much!!

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

You had your interview so your timeline can no longer be compared to others.

If you want to travel for Christmas, use your Advance Parole that you most certainly applied for because it is free and easy to do. Right?

[flst 1]

No, I didn't. I wasn't planning on traveling and I realize how stupid that was as plans change...Oh, well :'(

Thanks!

[KayDeeCee 4,893]

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[Dashinka 24,593]

We got the same paper after our interview, but the case was finalized a few days later and my wife received her GC in a week or so after the interview. You have already surpassed this time period, but that may be due to the numbers of cases on the supervisor's desk. It is hard to tell, but hopefully it is just a workload thing and you will hear something soon. When our IO gave us the no decision paper she also explained that we would have to apply for the ROC in two years, so we fully expected an approval. Did your IO discuss that with you in your interview?

Good Luck!

[flst 1]

We got the same paper after our interview, but the case was finalized a few days later and my wife received her GC in a week or so after the interview. You have already surpassed this time period, but that may be due to the numbers of cases on the supervisor's desk. It is hard to tell, but hopefully it is just a workload thing and you will hear something soon. When our IO gave us the no decision paper she also explained that we would have to apply for the ROC in two years, so we fully expected an approval. Did your IO discuss that with you in your interview?

Good Luck!

No, she didn't

She just said they were going to review the application but it looked like everything was good..

[flst 1]

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[Bugg 17]

We are on the same boat. We just had our interview today and got the same piece of paper.

We had to move in August after our apartment was flooded by the maintenance crew. We changed our address as soon as we found a place and were no longer living in black mold. We have proof of everything and USCIS still didn't change our address. We had to fight through the most rude agents at their customer service hotline to finally get our appointment form faxed to us.

It has been an ordeal. Who knows what they'll request or investigate next. They're more than welcome to dig around, all they'll find our marriage is so real it's vanilla to where we argue about what we will name our pets and kids. I'll win the name battle though. The wife always wins.

[KENINUSA 0]

My wife and I were married over 2 years at the time of the interview and have been together nearly 9 years. Submitted a mountain of evidence with our application. At the interview the officer did not even ask to see anything we brought like photos, updated bank statements, credit card statements etc. She handed us a paper saying we were recommended for approval. That was nearly 2 months ago. She even gave us hope that we would get formal approval in 2 weeks. Well that never happened. So nearly 2 months have passed since the interview and we have nothing no notice or GC and no case updates. I honestly have no idea what makes some cases get approved the same day or a few days later, while others wait months or even years. All you can do is wait and once it is out of processing time go through the service request channels all the way to ombudsman. If that doesn't work then filing a lawsuit is the only way to get an answer.

[lilygracexx 22]

We just had our interview yesterday at Los Angeles office 6th floor and though we think the interview went well the IO gave us a paper saying our case needs further review. The IO said she is new and that she needs to talk to her supervisor, she showed us a pile of cases that needed a review. She also told us that the paper she gave us does not necessarily mean a bad thing but who knows. It looks like my case will take a while please let us know if any of you guys have an update.

Edited November 5, 2016 by lilygracexx

[KENINUSA 0]

Its now officially been 3 months since my GC interview. I am still waiting. My case has not been adjudicated yet and I have no decision it is still pending. I am waiting until the end of month 4 then I will initiate congressional inquiry.