January 2018 AOS Filers

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I am a little bit worried. We sent our paperwork on 22th and the received it on 26th but we still didn’t get noa. Is anyone still waiting from that date??

[Stt 235]

Just now, sashulyasw said:

I am a little bit worried. We sent our paperwork on 22th and the received it on 26th but we still didn’t get noa. Is anyone still waiting from that date??

Don't worry too much! It took abt 14-15 days to get our noa1. Yours should be arriving soon!

[S*UK 543]

Hi all, I'm wondering if anyone could answer a couple of questions for me.

We are approaching the end of our 90 days and are getting married next week so I've been getting AOS papers together. We will be Feb filers but I'm hoping you guys can help since you already filed.

 

1) I saw in the VJ guide that even if you have the vaccination sheet from your original medical you still have to go to a civil surgeon to get some other part of the forms signed? I'm confused. Is this true?

 

2) how do I know where my AOS is processed? Is this just the nearest office to my current location? 

 

3) I found out yesterday that my fiancé is likely going to be deployed at the end of the year for 6 months (right as we would possibly be getting an interview!!). What do I do? 

 

Thanks all! Hope everything is going well 

[Mr Geminian 693]

2 hours ago, Talako said:

You would think that they could do better.  We received an I-797 rejection on the AP filing for failure to pay the fee. 

 

It was submitted concurrently with the AOS, EAD, and the proper $1,225.  These forms were accepted, and the fee cashed.

 

Now, I will have to resubmit the AP package with the NOA1 for the I-485.

 

Not a real problem, but I hate the hassle.

I know that sucks and also check the version date of AP before filling the form. 

[Mr Geminian 693]

22 minutes ago, sashulyasw said:

I am a little bit worried. We sent our paperwork on 22th and the received it on 26th but we still didn’t get noa. Is anyone still waiting from that date??

If you have submitted G-1145 for all 3 forms then you should be receiving texts/e-mail notifications anytime soon(even midnight..i remember I received mine around 12:30 in the night) and once you get those notifications expect three I-797C in the mail within a week. Once you receive paper mail wait for another 10-15 days to receive for biometrics mail.

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4 minutes ago, Aviinashh said:

If you have submitted G-1145 for all 3 forms then you should be receiving texts/e-mail notifications anytime soon(even midnight..i remember I received mine around 12:30 in the night) and once you get those notifications expect three I-797C in the mail within a week. Once you receive paper mail wait for another 10-15 days to receive for biometrics mail.

Hey thank you for the answer! I submitted just one on top

of all threes and wrote it down in my cover letter. I am fine to get at least one NOA1 so I know my paperwork is there and they are working on it...

[Mr Geminian 693]

22 minutes ago, S*UK said:

1) I saw in the VJ guide that even if you have the vaccination sheet from your original medical you still have to go to a civil surgeon to get some other part of the forms signed? I'm confused. Is this true?

If there is a check mark on "US vaccination requirements COMPLETE" on your fiancee's medical report from his home country then you dont need to see a civil surgeon. You just need to send photocopies of that medica report. If the Immunization Record section is not completely filled or completed then you will need to go to a USCIS approved Civil Surgeon to get the I-693 filled.

 

22 minutes ago, S*UK said:

2) how do I know where my AOS is processed? Is this just the nearest office to my current location? 

Most AOS documents  will be sent to USCIS Chicago Lockbox and then later transferred to National Benefits Center at Missouri and then transferred to the local USCIS office in your area for interview(if any needed)

Edited February 6, 2018 by Aviinashh

[Mr Geminian 693]

26 minutes ago, S*UK said:

3) I found out yesterday that my fiancé is likely going to be deployed at the end of the year for 6 months (right as we would possibly be getting an interview!!). What do I do? 

No one can tell you how long it will take for the whole process to complete. I have seen where the whole process took just 4 months for some to complete and some took 6 months or more. It will all depend upon the officer working on your case

 

[Talako 790]

2 hours ago, Stewt said:

Check your forms! It's probably outdated triggering the rejection and not necessarily the fee. I think that's just a general notice they send out with possible reasons for rejection! They can definitely do better. 

The form is current, as I downloaded it from USCIS website. (Ver. 12/23/16, valid to 12/31/18).

 

I'm going to take the rejection at face value on the I-797, and say that they missed that it was filed with a I-485.

 

Easy fix, but an annoyance. 

[GioRod 69]

Hi Guys,

 

                              So it shows mine was delivered picked up on the 28th with the exception of delays of it being in route to destination. Does anyone have the same date as me if so have you heard anything back .Also I tried tracking money orders they have not been cashed yet. (This was sent out via USPS priority) Just incase idk it they process FedEx or ups first even if they were received on same day.

 

Thanks for any responses in advance guys.

 

Hope everyone is having a Gooday.

 

[S*UK 543]

2 hours ago, Aviinashh said:

No one can tell you how long it will take for the whole process to complete. I have seen where the whole process took just 4 months for some to complete and some took 6 months or more. It will all depend upon the officer working on your case

 

Thanks for the replies.

I'm aware that the timeline varies a lot.

I was curious if anyone knew of a protocol to follow if the US citizen spouse cannot attend the interview? Going off VJ dates it may be done by September but in the case that it's not, he won't be here.

Would I attend the interview alone and explain the situation...Would I have to push back the interview (potentially for 6 months)... Or is there some kind of waiver I would have to file to avoid an interview? 

 

TIA 

 

 

[nnbc1234 0]

I was hoping to get an advice on this.

My dad was petitioned for (I-130) and was approved back in 2010 by his brother who is a U.S. citizen.

My siblings were included on that application (I-130) as his derivative beneficiaries.

The application is at the stage of waiting for visa to become available (current priority date is 2006; so, at least 12 years off based on the approved I-130)

 

I became a U.S citizen and now want to file directly for him as immediate relative.

Is there a way to upgrade the previous I-130 (filed by his brother) based on the new petition I filed for him such that my siblings could still be derivative beneficiaries?

 

The reason I'm asking this is because I read that you cannot qualify as a derivative beneficiary if the application is based on a filing by an immediate relative. So, although my filing for him would make him eligible for faster visa, his children (my siblings) would not qualify to join him on that petition. I'm looking for a way to help them join him without filing individual I-130's for the siblings.

 

Does this make sense and can anyone please help advise? Thank you all.

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34 minutes ago, S*UK said:

Thanks for the replies.

I'm aware that the timeline varies a lot.

I was curious if anyone knew of a protocol to follow if the US citizen spouse cannot attend the interview? Going off VJ dates it may be done by September but in the case that it's not, he won't be here.

Would I attend the interview alone and explain the situation...Would I have to push back the interview (potentially for 6 months)... Or is there some kind of waiver I would have to file to avoid an interview? 

 

TIA 

 

 

You should attend the interview make sure u take his military deployment orders with u and explain the situation to them. My husband may be deployed in Sept as well and if we don't get an interview date by then that's what I'll do!

[Willy Wilcox 38]

Hey everyone!

 

This is a great thread.  I filed our AOS application on the 26th of January and it was received at the Chicago lockbox on the 28th.  We just received the texts and e-mails (all of them) last night around 11:30pm EST.  I was wondering if others hear could chime in with about how long it took for your checks to be cashed.  I'm a little worried about our check being cashed.  It's a cashier's check and I accidentally endorsed it.  My bank told me it would be alright but I've read on other VJ forums that the check probably won't be cashed and I'll need to send a new one.  Luckily I already asked my bank about it and they said that all I'd have to do is come get another one so I wouldn't have to wait at all (which does make me feel a bit better).

 

Thanks!

[Willy Wilcox 38]

20 hours ago, Catseal said:

Hello!

I think we belong here now?  We filed for AOS (and EAD/AP) on Jan 29 and got a USCIS Acceptance Confirmation via e-mail/text  for all three forms on Feb 2. No hard copy NOA1s yet, but I am sure that might take a while. 

 

We did not include any medical documents as I was not given any (except for the vaccination sheet, which we did not include though) and we read if the medical took place within a year from filing, this is fine for K1. Can anyone here confirm or should we have sent something? 

 

Have a good evening everyone

 

You're right that if the medical done abroad was completed within a year of filing for AOS then you will not have to have another medical.

 

If you're vaccinations were complete then you did not have to fill out the I-693 and go to a US civil surgeon as well.  I would have included a copy of the vaccination document but I'm not sure it's a big deal.  We needed to have our vaccinations completed so we had to go to a civil surgeon and have the I-693 vaccination section filled out (which was just waiting around the doctor's office until the paperwork had been filled out since we got the vaccinations done at our county health department).

 

Hope this helps!