January 2018 AOS Filers

[Stt 235]

Hello y'all,

Its been a while since I've been on here. Been bz job hunting and keeping bz trying to have some time with DH before he goes off on Deployment in a couple weeks. I had my interview this morning everything went well and we were approved on spot.

We used a lawyer to file concurrently I-175, 130, 485 we didnt file for AP as I didnt think I'd need it or that it wouldve taken this long. Adjusting from H2B visa

01/12- package sent

01/16- received 

02-14 -AOS biometrics done

03/07- EAD bio done

06/29- EAD mailed

06/30- updated ss card received 

07/02- EAD received

07/02- interview scheduled

08/13- interview date 

08/13 - status card is being produced. 

 

Interview appointment was 8am, we got there around 7:25am. Parking was a little difficult to find downtown. We were in the building by 7:40am we took our mobile devices becuz we forgot to leave them in the car. It was not an issue most people had their phones but the signs on the walls just said be curteous and no loud talking on phones we turned ours off and drop them in my purse. We went through security and was checked in by 7:50am. We got Called in at approximately 8am. We were escorted in a nice private office no glass. She told our attorney to sit over in the corner and instructed us to remain standing, raise our right hand and took the oath to tell the truth. She asked for original documents, births, marriage, divorce, passport, IDs, etc. She asked us our full names and DOB. Verified information and signatures, asked my husband to verify that he was still active duty Marine. She then went into my immigration timeline from the very first time i entered the country, how many times I've entered and left etc. She asked abt each visa (I had three other usa visas at different times) i had entered the usa several times prior to my h2b visa since I was a teenager) so im guessing she wanted to verify becuz she had a separate list with different times I entered and why, as i talked abt each, she would tick. I had a b2 visa and the others were work visas and was used for such. She then asked about my jobs where I worked each time and dates she confirmed, if I was currently working to which i answered no. Next she went into the yes and no questions. Then she went into our relationship. How, when and where we met, how did we end up exchanging numbers, when did the relationship got serious, what was our first date like? What did we do after? Did we meet each other's parents, When did we decide to get married, what was our wedding date,  what was our wedding like, who was there, what did we do after the wedding, did we go on a honeymoon, why did we have a small wedding instead of a big one to which we explained we both wanted to keep it small and sentimental, as well as we were saving up for the move as he was stationed cross country, she asked if both of our parents knew each other and if they're in total agreement with us. She asked for pics and as she went through our album which was labeled and had notes of what was taking place in each pic she would take out a pic she wanted to keep and asked us if that was ok. She kept a few wedding photos, family pics, friends, she took two other pics with me pinning my husband at his promotion ceremony. She commented on some of the pics and asked a question here and there. She asked us where we see ourselves in 5yrs each of us had the opportunity to respond, then she ask if we plan to take any trips together in the near future and where we wanna go, and if we wanted children and how many, She asked for joint documents, the ones we presented were ( bank, lease from 2012 when we just moved in together, current lease, insurance, joint tax, phone bill) she said she didn't need anything else as i was abt to pull out more joint documents lol) i had a bunch of other documents and joint evidence but she didn't need them. She then looked at us and said she have every reason to believe our relationship is well established based on everything she's seen and heard she has no doubt approving our case, she said welcome to the united states, explained how the conditional gc works gave us exact dates to renew for the 10yr, told us to start making plans to travel, have us sign the paper that we understood, then she said she highly recommend for me to apply for citizenship at the 3yr mark becuz it is cheaper and easier than renewing the 10yr gc. She welcomed me again to the usa and asked if we have any questions to which we said no in unison. It seems like a long process but in reality it was only 45mins, we were done at exactly 8:45am and by 9am my online status changed to card in production. She was pleasant, and the whole interview was more like a casual conversation with laughs here and there. We had our documents well organized and didnt give or offered anything that wasnt asked for. Our answers were short and to the point, DH and I tool took turns filling in the answers. She emphasized keeping all our joint documents and we can get more if we wanted to, she said the more the merrier for when we are removing the conditions.

Sorry for the long post i just wanted to be as detailed as possible. So glad this is all over for now! Time to get settled into my new job and start moving on with life 😁😁😁 good luck to those who have upcoming interviews and pray dates come quickly for those still waiting especially December and January filers.

[sleu876 65]

11 minutes ago, Stt said:

Hello y'all,

Its been a while since I've been on here. Been bz job hunting and keeping bz trying to have some time with DH before he goes off on Deployment in a couple weeks. I had my interview this morning everything went well and we were approved on spot.

We used a lawyer to file concurrently I-175, 130, 485 we didnt file for AP as I didnt think I'd need it or that it wouldve taken this long. Adjusting from H2B visa

01/12- package sent

01/16- received 

02-14 -AOS biometrics done

03/07- EAD bio done

06/29- EAD mailed

06/30- updated ss card received 

07/02- EAD received

07/02- interview scheduled

08/13- interview date 

08/13 - status card is being produced. 

 

Interview appointment was 8am, we got there around 7:25am. Parking was a little difficult to find downtown. We were in the building by 7:40am we took our mobile devices becuz we forgot to leave them in the car. It was not an issue most people had their phones but the signs on the walls just said be curteous and no loud talking on phones we turned ours off and drop them in my purse. We went through security and was checked in by 7:50am. We got Called in at approximately 8am. We were escorted in a nice private office no glass. She told our attorney to sit over in the corner and instructed us to remain standing, raise our right hand and took the oath to tell the truth. She asked for original documents, births, marriage, divorce, passport, IDs, etc. She asked us our full names and DOB. Verified information and signatures, asked my husband to verify that he was still active duty Marine. She then went into my immigration timeline from the very first time i entered the country, how many times I've entered and left etc. She asked abt each visa (I had three other usa visas at different times) i had entered the usa several times prior to my h2b visa since I was a teenager) so im guessing she wanted to verify becuz she had a separate list with different times I entered and why, as i talked abt each, she would tick. I had a b2 visa and the others were work visas and was used for such. She then asked about my jobs where I worked each time and dates she confirmed, if I was currently working to which i answered no. Next she went into the yes and no questions. Then she went into our relationship. How, when and where we met, how did we end up exchanging numbers, when did the relationship got serious, what was our first date like? What did we do after? Did we meet each other's parents, When did we decide to get married, what was our wedding date,  what was our wedding like, who was there, what did we do after the wedding, did we go on a honeymoon, why did we have a small wedding instead of a big one to which we explained we both wanted to keep it small and sentimental, as well as we were saving up for the move as he was stationed cross country, she asked if both of our parents knew each other and if they're in total agreement with us. She asked for pics and as she went through our album which was labeled and had notes of what was taking place in each pic she would take out a pic she wanted to keep and asked us if that was ok. She kept a few wedding photos, family pics, friends, she took two other pics with me pinning my husband at his promotion ceremony. She commented on some of the pics and asked a question here and there. She asked us where we see ourselves in 5yrs each of us had the opportunity to respond, then she ask if we plan to take any trips together in the near future and where we wanna go, and if we wanted children and how many, She asked for joint documents, the ones we presented were ( bank, lease from 2012 when we just moved in together, current lease, insurance, joint tax, phone bill) she said she didn't need anything else as i was abt to pull out more joint documents lol) i had a bunch of other documents and joint evidence but she didn't need them. She then looked at us and said she have every reason to believe our relationship is well established based on everything she's seen and heard she has no doubt approving our case, she said welcome to the united states, explained how the conditional gc works gave us exact dates to renew for the 10yr, told us to start making plans to travel, have us sign the paper that we understood, then she said she highly recommend for me to apply for citizenship at the 3yr mark becuz it is cheaper and easier than renewing the 10yr gc. She welcomed me again to the usa and asked if we have any questions to which we said no in unison. It seems like a long process but in reality it was only 45mins, we were done at exactly 8:45am and by 9am my online status changed to card in production. She was pleasant, and the whole interview was more like a casual conversation with laughs here and there. We had our documents well organized and didnt give or offered anything that wasnt asked for. Our answers were short and to the point, DH and I tool took turns filling in the answers. She emphasized keeping all our joint documents and we can get more if we wanted to, she said the more the merrier for when we are removing the conditions.

Sorry for the long post i just wanted to be as detailed as possible. So glad this is all over for now! Time to get settled into my new job and start moving on with life 😁😁😁 good luck to those who have upcoming interviews and pray dates come quickly for those still waiting especially December and January filers.

Yay Amazing  Congratulations again my darling.

[Stt 235]

9 minutes ago, sleu876 said:

Yay Amazing  Congratulations again my darling.

Thank you! I feel so relieved right now! 

[Etamkoos 100]

30 minutes ago, Stt said:

Hello y'all,

Its been a while since I've been on here. Been bz job hunting and keeping bz trying to have some time with DH before he goes off on Deployment in a couple weeks. I had my interview this morning everything went well and we were approved on spot.

Congratulations @Stt!  Our interview is coming up very soon at San Diego field office.  I am so nervous even though I know we should be fine.  Did you feel this way too?!  I hope ours goes as smoothly as yours!  Thank you so much for sharing your interview experience!

[Stt 235]

14 minutes ago, Etamkoos said:

Congratulations @Stt!  Our interview is coming up very soon at San Diego field office.  I am so nervous even though I know we should be fine.  Did you feel this way too?!  I hope ours goes as smoothly as yours!  Thank you so much for sharing your interview experience!

Hey! 

Thank you! Ours was at the San Diego field office too. For me It was more anxiety than nerves leading up to today. I just wanted it all to be over. At first felt like i had the weight of the world on my shoulders but once we sat down it was all gone!  Before you go in have casual conversations with your partner, crack jokes like u normally would it will help u relax. Dont think too much abt your interview. It'll drive u crazy lol trust me! If you're scheduled for the FO on Front Street downtown, they have some 2hrs street parking meters but we parked in the lot directly across from the building for $15 becuz we couldn't find street parking anywhere up to 4 blocks all round at 730 in the morning🙄! I hope yours go smoothly as well just use the rest of time u have b4 ur interview to relax and have to fun. Good luck to you and keep us posted.

[Tella&T 189]

On 8/13/2018 at 3:52 PM, Stt said:

Hello y'all,

Its been a while since I've been on here. Been bz job hunting and keeping bz trying to have some time with DH before he goes off on Deployment in a couple weeks. I had my interview this morning everything went well and we were approved on spot.

We used a lawyer to file concurrently I-175, 130, 485 we didnt file for AP as I didnt think I'd need it or that it wouldve taken this long. Adjusting from H2B visa

01/12- package sent

01/16- received 

02-14 -AOS biometrics done

03/07- EAD bio done

06/29- EAD mailed

06/30- updated ss card received 

07/02- EAD received

07/02- interview scheduled

08/13- interview date 

08/13 - status card is being produced. 

 

Interview appointment was 8am, we got there around 7:25am. Parking was a little difficult to find downtown. We were in the building by 7:40am we took our mobile devices becuz we forgot to leave them in the car. It was not an issue most people had their phones but the signs on the walls just said be curteous and no loud talking on phones we turned ours off and drop them in my purse. We went through security and was checked in by 7:50am. We got Called in at approximately 8am. We were escorted in a nice private office no glass. She told our attorney to sit over in the corner and instructed us to remain standing, raise our right hand and took the oath to tell the truth. She asked for original documents, births, marriage, divorce, passport, IDs, etc. She asked us our full names and DOB. Verified information and signatures, asked my husband to verify that he was still active duty Marine. She then went into my immigration timeline from the very first time i entered the country, how many times I've entered and left etc. She asked abt each visa (I had three other usa visas at different times) i had entered the usa several times prior to my h2b visa since I was a teenager) so im guessing she wanted to verify becuz she had a separate list with different times I entered and why, as i talked abt each, she would tick. I had a b2 visa and the others were work visas and was used for such. She then asked about my jobs where I worked each time and dates she confirmed, if I was currently working to which i answered no. Next she went into the yes and no questions. Then she went into our relationship. How, when and where we met, how did we end up exchanging numbers, when did the relationship got serious, what was our first date like? What did we do after? Did we meet each other's parents, When did we decide to get married, what was our wedding date,  what was our wedding like, who was there, what did we do after the wedding, did we go on a honeymoon, why did we have a small wedding instead of a big one to which we explained we both wanted to keep it small and sentimental, as well as we were saving up for the move as he was stationed cross country, she asked if both of our parents knew each other and if they're in total agreement with us. She asked for pics and as she went through our album which was labeled and had notes of what was taking place in each pic she would take out a pic she wanted to keep and asked us if that was ok. She kept a few wedding photos, family pics, friends, she took two other pics with me pinning my husband at his promotion ceremony. She commented on some of the pics and asked a question here and there. She asked us where we see ourselves in 5yrs each of us had the opportunity to respond, then she ask if we plan to take any trips together in the near future and where we wanna go, and if we wanted children and how many, She asked for joint documents, the ones we presented were ( bank, lease from 2012 when we just moved in together, current lease, insurance, joint tax, phone bill) she said she didn't need anything else as i was abt to pull out more joint documents lol) i had a bunch of other documents and joint evidence but she didn't need them. She then looked at us and said she have every reason to believe our relationship is well established based on everything she's seen and heard she has no doubt approving our case, she said welcome to the united states, explained how the conditional gc works gave us exact dates to renew for the 10yr, told us to start making plans to travel, have us sign the paper that we understood, then she said she highly recommend for me to apply for citizenship at the 3yr mark becuz it is cheaper and easier than renewing the 10yr gc. She welcomed me again to the usa and asked if we have any questions to which we said no in unison. It seems like a long process but in reality it was only 45mins, we were done at exactly 8:45am and by 9am my online status changed to card in production. She was pleasant, and the whole interview was more like a casual conversation with laughs here and there. We had our documents well organized and didnt give or offered anything that wasnt asked for. Our answers were short and to the point, DH and I tool took turns filling in the answers. She emphasized keeping all our joint documents and we can get more if we wanted to, she said the more the merrier for when we are removing the conditions.

Sorry for the long post i just wanted to be as detailed as possible. So glad this is all over for now! Time to get settled into my new job and start moving on with life 😁😁😁 good luck to those who have upcoming interviews and pray dates come quickly for those still waiting especially December and January filers.

Wow, your interview seems incredibly in depth!! I am curious when she asked questions about relationship was she asking only you or she was asking sometimes you, sometimes your spouse or it was not specified who was supposed to answer? and congratulations!

[Stt 235]

13 minutes ago, Martella&T said:

Wow, your interview seems incredibly in depth!! I am curious when she asked questions about relationship was she asking only you or she was asking sometimes you, sometimes your spouse or it was not specified who was supposed to answer? and congratulations!

Thank you! The questions were directed sometimes to me, sometimes my husband and some were not specified who lol sometimes both me and DH would answer at the same time. 

Yea, she went in depth but it was more of a conversation rather than an interview.  

[A&H2018 148]

On 8/13/2018 at 2:00 PM, Stt said:

Hey! 

Thank you! Ours was at the San Diego field office too. For me It was more anxiety than nerves leading up to today. I just wanted it all to be over. At first felt like i had the weight of the world on my shoulders but once we sat down it was all gone!  Before you go in have casual conversations with your partner, crack jokes like u normally would it will help u relax. Dont think too much abt your interview. It'll drive u crazy lol trust me! If you're scheduled for the FO on Front Street downtown, they have some 2hrs street parking meters but we parked in the lot directly across from the building for $15 becuz we couldn't find street parking anywhere up to 4 blocks all round at 730 in the morning🙄! I hope yours go smoothly as well just use the rest of time u have b4 ur interview to relax and have to fun. Good luck to you and keep us posted.

Good old downtown parking, they actually let you park in the ground level lot in the building near USCIS building. The security doesnt as long as you pay the parking and elevtor goes to ground level without needing to sign-on.

[Stt 235]

10 minutes ago, A&H2018 said:

Good old downtown parking, they actually let you park in the ground level lot in the building near USCIS building. The security doesnt as long as you pay the parking and elevtor goes to ground level without needing to sign-on.

Ahh ok nice! Did u already have your interview,?

Edited August 15, 2018 by Stt

[Foxrup 73]

I received my green card yesterday, 2.5 months after my interview!

Good luck to everyone still waiting!

[Stt 235]

Hello,

Happy Monday, I hope y'all had a great weekend. Today was day one on the new job (yaye) and I came home to my gc in the mail (double yaye) exactly one week after interview. I got the welcome letters and approval notices last week! Good luck to everyone!!!

[GEOntificator 282]

Hi all! 

 

Today, we had our interview and were approved on the spot. We were asked about each other's DOBs, parents' names, what degrees we got from college, all yes and no questions. First thing that the interviewer asked us was what we had for him and we gave our joint lease, receipt from a trip and joint taxes. We had a bunch of other docs but he did not want it nor he even looked at them. Overall very easy and relaxed interview. After he approved us, we had a conversation about life stuff for about 10 minutes. He told me in the end that he hopes to see me for N400 interview. 

 

This was in Raleigh, NC office. Good luck to all of you with your own journey! 

 

 

Edited August 23, 2018 by kvito28

[Stt 235]

8 minutes ago, kvito28 said:

Hi all! 

 

Today, we had our interview and were approved on the spot. We were asked about each other's DOBs, parents' names, what degrees we got from college, all yes and no questions. First thing that the interviewer asked us was what we had for him and we gave our joint lease, receipt from a trip and joint taxes. We had a bunch of other docs but he did not want it nor he even looked at them. Overall very easy and relaxed interview. After he approved us, we had a conversation about life stuff for about 10 minutes. He told me in the end that he hopes to see me for N400 interview. 

 

This was in Raleigh, NC office. Good to all of you with your own journey! 

 

 

Wonderful! Congrats 

[janet3 1,170]

Has anyone in this thread received their green card without an interview? 

[Estibaliz 3,037]

On 8/23/2018 at 5:08 AM, janet3 said:

Has anyone in this thread received their green card without an interview? 

I don't know if there might still be some rare exception, but our officer told us during the interview that was one thing that had changed with the new immigration policy under the new president, that now everyone needed to go through the interview process.