January 2018 AOS Filers

[janet3 1,170]

Quick question for my fellow January AOS filers regarding photographs.....

Did you take actual photos to the interview or did you print them on paper (like 2 or 3 to a page)?

Does it matter how the photos are presented?

Thanks in advance for the input.

 

Just trying to get my ducks in a row 😉

[pajobra 1,395]

Got an email today saying they scheduled our interview. Now to wait for the mail. I am so excited. I actually squealed at work lol

[Estibaliz 3,037]

21 hours ago, janet3 said:

Quick question for my fellow January AOS filers regarding photographs.....

Did you take actual photos to the interview or did you print them on paper (like 2 or 3 to a page)?

Does it matter how the photos are presented?

Thanks in advance for the input.

 

Just trying to get my ducks in a row 😉

So I took some actual photos from the wedding to the interview and the officer didn't care about them, because I had already sent them in paper with my AOS package.

 

However, he was very happy to take the FB collage in paper I had prepared covering the time after the wedding till the moment of the interview. So paper is fine

Edited October 4, 2018 by Estibaliz

[TearsOfBabylon 1,680]

22 hours ago, janet3 said:

Quick question for my fellow January AOS filers regarding photographs.....

Did you take actual photos to the interview or did you print them on paper (like 2 or 3 to a page)?

Does it matter how the photos are presented?

Thanks in advance for the input.

 

Just trying to get my ducks in a row 😉

I did what @Estibaliz did, and they were perfectly fine with it! Paper prints are good enough!

[janet3 1,170]

Thank you @Estibaliz and @TearsOfBabylon 

 

I will put the photos on paper. 😊 

[DanielTan 21]

On 10/3/2018 at 6:38 PM, pajobra said:

Got an email today saying they scheduled our interview. Now to wait for the mail. I am so excited. I actually squealed at work lol

Thanks for the update. Keep us posted please!

 

I still haven't gotten any notifications. Hopefully, they will come soon. 

[OliviaB 16]

On 10/1/2018 at 5:45 PM, OliviaB said:

Hi!
So I had my green card interview today which I think went well, didn’t get asked too many questions just mostly asked to confirm information we had put on our application.  Now my question is, after we left I got a text saying my case was updated. For my i485 it’s saying “new card is being until produced” but it doesn’t say case has been approved or anything else? Did anyone else have this happen? I don’t want to assume it’s been approved and then find out it hasn’t lol

Definitely approved. Got my GC in the mail today, yayyyyy. Day 301, our application was received December 8, 2017. Took roughly 10 months, adjusted my status from F1 student and our field office was Washington DC.

 

good luck to everyone else, hope you get your cards soon!

[pajobra 1,395]

Got my interview notice in the mail today. My interview is in Denver on November 8th at 1:15pm.

[MrsMcCannigan 11]

2 hours ago, pajobra said:

Got my interview notice in the mail today. My interview is in Denver on November 8th at 1:15pm.

Hey, how long it’s been since the “we are ready to schedule your form for an interview” email? I know it depends on the office but I’m curious, I just got that one and the EAD card one last week. I got an RFE that’s why it took that long for me...

Edited October 9, 2018 by MrsMcCannigan

[pajobra 1,395]

3 hours ago, MrsMcCannigan said:

Hey, how long it’s been since the “we are ready to schedule your form for an interview” email? I know it depends on the office but I’m curious, I just got that one and the EAD card one last week. I got an RFE that’s why it took that long for me...

We have been ready for interview since mid February. 

[MrsMcCannigan 11]

6 hours ago, pajobra said:

We have been ready for interview since mid February. 

Oh my god!

[janet3 1,170]

Okay.....

Our AOS interview is now less than a week away.....

 

This is the documentation that I have (bonafide relationship evidence):

 

2017 tax return 

 

Financial power of attorney for he and I

 

Bank statements for joint checking account (December 2017 to October 2018)

 

His ID and fishing license with our joint address 

 

Medical insurance bills and receipts in both our names (since December 2017)

 

Rental insurance policy in both our names

 

Statement from my father stating we are all on a “family plan” for cell phones 

 

Statement from sister and father that we live in a property owned by family company 

 

electric bill in both our names (just one)

 

cable bill in both our names (just one)

 

Lowes cards

 

Sams cards

 

Pictured (both of us together with friends) and receipts from trips to Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas 

 

Pictures and receipts from a trip to missouri with my father 

 

several pictures with the dogs, fishing with my father, pictures together.....

 

we didn’t have a wedding so no wedding photos 

He doesn’t drive so their is no car insurance 

 

what do you guys think? Is it enough? What can I add?

 

 

 

[pajobra 1,395]

On 10/12/2018 at 6:29 PM, janet3 said:

Okay.....

Our AOS interview is now less than a week away.....

 

This is the documentation that I have (bonafide relationship evidence):

 

2017 tax return 

 

Financial power of attorney for he and I

 

Bank statements for joint checking account (December 2017 to October 2018)

 

His ID and fishing license with our joint address 

 

Medical insurance bills and receipts in both our names (since December 2017)

 

Rental insurance policy in both our names

 

Statement from my father stating we are all on a “family plan” for cell phones 

 

Statement from sister and father that we live in a property owned by family company 

 

electric bill in both our names (just one)

 

cable bill in both our names (just one)

 

Lowes cards

 

Sams cards

 

Pictured (both of us together with friends) and receipts from trips to Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas 

 

Pictures and receipts from a trip to missouri with my father 

 

several pictures with the dogs, fishing with my father, pictures together.....

 

we didn’t have a wedding so no wedding photos 

He doesn’t drive so their is no car insurance 

 

what do you guys think? Is it enough? What can I add?

 

 

 

Looks good to me Janet. My list looks bout the same. We just got me added onto our rental lease since it renews November 1st. We only have the picture of us that the Judge took after he married us at the courthouse so no wedding here either. I am collaging some of our Facebook pics onto pages so hopefully that will suffice. I never thought of Power of Attorney. That is a great idea. We are heading to carmax today to pick up our new to us car. It is in both our names so we will bring that with us including our car insurance. I just started gathering our stuff for our November 8th interview. 

Super excited for you guys! I can't wait to hear how it all went.

[Rae Bulin 20]

Hello everyone!

 

My husband's Green Card interview is this Wednesday. We really want to go to Ireland for Christmas and tickets are getting CRAZY expensive. If we book tickets for Christmas before his Green Card is approved... is that a violation of status? Even if he wouldn't be leaving the country till December? 

 

Basically, has anyone booked flights before their spouse's Green Card was approved? He does not have a I-131 by the way, he didn't apply for it because we figured the Green Card would arrive before. 

 

Thank you,

 

Rae 

[Keith & Monica 986]

1 hour ago, Rae Bulin said:

Hello everyone!

 

My husband's Green Card interview is this Wednesday. We really want to go to Ireland for Christmas and tickets are getting CRAZY expensive. If we book tickets for Christmas before his Green Card is approved... is that a violation of status? Even if he wouldn't be leaving the country till December? 

 

Basically, has anyone booked flights before their spouse's Green Card was approved? He does not have a I-131 by the way, he didn't apply for it because we figured the Green Card would arrive before. 

 

Thank you,

 

Rae 

It is not a violation of anything to book tickets.  As long as he has the GC before he leaves.