February 2018 AOS Filers

[Noonymoon 28]

Hey everyone...

 

What kind of evidence (if any) do we need to take to the interview?? My husband just got his social security card yesterday.  I tried to add him to EVERYTHING with no luck. 

 

Bank only accepts utilities or phone bill or DL. Our phones are on a family plan and they said we would have to open a new act to put it in his name.  

He's not on the lease cuz he didn't have a social at the time we moved. And the utilities are paid thru the apt so i can't add him on that. 

He won't have his DL in time. 

 

Our interview is on Aug 27.

 

We have no proof that our lives are meshed together. 

 

Are these things needed at the interview??? All i have is a wedding album and our marriage certificate. 

[Kevin&Kanyanat 169]

4 hours ago, Noonymoon said:

Hey everyone...

 

What kind of evidence (if any) do we need to take to the interview?? My husband just got his social security card yesterday.  I tried to add him to EVERYTHING with no luck. 

 

Bank only accepts utilities or phone bill or DL. Our phones are on a family plan and they said we would have to open a new act to put it in his name.  

He's not on the lease cuz he didn't have a social at the time we moved. And the utilities are paid thru the apt so i can't add him on that. 

He won't have his DL in time. 

 

Our interview is on Aug 27.

 

We have no proof that our lives are meshed together. 

 

Are these things needed at the interview??? All i have is a wedding album and our marriage certificate. 

I brought every NOA they sent us. 

Copies of passport

copy of visa

copy of I94

Copy of birth certificate and translation

marriage license 

social security card

social security card with married name

state ID card 

bank info showing her on my checking and savings account. Only needed social security card and passport to add her 

insurance info showing she is on my health insurance and beneficiary on accounts

12 months worth of check stubs 

letter from employer 

photos of social media posts

copies of text messages 

approx 80 photos 

 

 

[Kevin&Kanyanat 169]

5 hours ago, Noonymoon said:

Hey everyone...

 

What kind of evidence (if any) do we need to take to the interview?? My husband just got his social security card yesterday.  I tried to add him to EVERYTHING with no luck. 

 

Bank only accepts utilities or phone bill or DL. Our phones are on a family plan and they said we would have to open a new act to put it in his name.  

He's not on the lease cuz he didn't have a social at the time we moved. And the utilities are paid thru the apt so i can't add him on that. 

He won't have his DL in time. 

 

Our interview is on Aug 27.

 

We have no proof that our lives are meshed together. 

 

Are these things needed at the interview??? All i have is a wedding album and our marriage certificate. 

You may want to speak with another person at the bank. The social security number is the big thing. The passport and visa are both two valid government identifications banks accept. If they won’t advise them you will be closing your account and taking your business to a different bank. Be polite but be firm. I added my wife in about 15 minutes. 

[Noonymoon 28]

2 hours ago, Kevin&Kanyanat said:

You may want to speak with another person at the bank. The social security number is the big thing. The passport and visa are both two valid government identifications banks accept. If they won’t advise them you will be closing your account and taking your business to a different bank. Be polite but be firm. I added my wife in about 15 minutes. 

Ok thanks

[stelimeli 160]

We(K1 and K2) have another update on EAD status: "We mailed your new card for i-765..." I hope cards arrive soon.

No other updates for i-485... 😞

Edited August 16, 2018 by Stella&Eli

[stelimeli 160]

And... me again 😊

Today I received mailed approvals(k1+k2) for i-130 and i-765, it is mentioned that we should receive in separate letters the combo cards. So waiting continues...

Also there was a separate envelope from local USCIS office stating date for Interview - 29th of August.

[HappyBunny 22]

Hey everyone.  Anyone knows how many months more or less it takes after "case is ready to be scheduled for interview" to actually get the interview? 

[Keith & Monica 986]

22 minutes ago, HappyBunny said:

Hey everyone.  Anyone knows how many months more or less it takes after "case is ready to be scheduled for interview" to actually get the interview? 

There is no set amount of time.  Some people are a matter of days.  While others it is Months.  It really depends on the field office that you will be having the interview at.  Some are faster than others.

[HappyBunny 22]

13 minutes ago, Keith & Monica said:

There is no set amount of time.  Some people are a matter of days.  While others it is Months.  It really depends on the field office that you will be having the interview at.  Some are faster than others.

Thank you! Ill continue waiting! 

[JahRyl 87]

Hello fellow feb filers!

sorry was not able to check on you guys, was busy at work and preparing for our interview.

 

We just got our interview last 15 aug and we got approved.

 

The officer was nice but strict i guess he was an ex military.

 

He didn’t ask much questions and evidence as well because me and my spouse have known each other since 2003.

 

Let me share our experience:

 

Interview appointment was at 12:45 we arrived in at the USCIS San Diego Field office at 12:15.

We were called at around 1:15pm and th officer who was assigned to our case said that he saw that we checked in early as he saw it as he was going to lunch.

He was nice but you can say he is a bit strict, at first he asked us to state that we will only tell the truth and nothing but the truth. then he asked us to sit.

We brought a backpack of our evidence, wedding photos, photos from our trips, additional documents bank statements, subscriptions with our names on it and mails that shows that we are on the same mailing address.

 

 

He took a photo of me and fingerprints he said its a new protocol for them as an evidence that its the same person who filed and who came in the interview.

 

he opened our file and started to ask question

Husbands date of birth

my date of birth

wedding date

date of our engagement 

 

then he verify our address bec he said that he needs to update it correctly.

 

then started asking question from the i485 form 

criminal activities etc....

 

he asked me if i did travel using my AP

 

and if i was able to keep my job.

 

He showed a photo of me and my husband family and asked me to identify them.

 

And then he said, he will approve my case as there should be no questions to be asked about the legitimacy of our relationship since we’ve been together since 2004.

 

He said that he was happy with he evidences that we have and asked us if we want to add more for our file, i gave him the mails and docs as both of us are thr emergency contact of each other, joint bank acct and cellphone bill.

 

he gave us the paper and advised us that i can apply for citizenship after 3 years. and he asked us to sign it. and my greencard should be mailed in 10days

 

 

so that is our experience, hope that everyone will have a positive interview as ours.

 

So I’ll be seeing you guys after 2 years then. 🙂

[Rbalsara96 16]

How many days between “new card getting produced” for the EAD and actually receiving it? 

 

 

[stelimeli 160]

16 hours ago, Rbalsara96 said:

How many days between “new card getting produced” for the EAD and actually receiving it? 

 

 

•  

You can check my timeline below, but as others said about 4-5 days you'll have it in your hands

[Michigan24 6]

Hi everyone, 

After 6 months of waiting, my online status changed from "Fingerprint Fee Was Received" to "Case is Ready To Be Scheduled For An Interview" only 3 days ago.However, I just checked it and now it says "Interview Was Scheduled". Only after 3 days from " Case is Ready To Be Scheduled For An Interview", now they are telling me that they will mail me a letter for an interview.Is this normal? I still havent received my EAD and now it looks like i am gonna get my interview before my EAD card anyway.Do you think they made a mistake and accidentally updated my status? I might be paranoid but it doesnt seem normal to me that suddenly my case is moving so fast! Please share your experience with me....

[stelimeli 160]

SSN cards received today 

[poh 125]

On 8/15/2018 at 9:19 AM, Noonymoon said:

Hey everyone...

 

What kind of evidence (if any) do we need to take to the interview?? My husband just got his social security card yesterday.  I tried to add him to EVERYTHING with no luck. 

 

Bank only accepts utilities or phone bill or DL. Our phones are on a family plan and they said we would have to open a new act to put it in his name.  

He's not on the lease cuz he didn't have a social at the time we moved. And the utilities are paid thru the apt so i can't add him on that. 

He won't have his DL in time. 

 

Our interview is on Aug 27.

 

We have no proof that our lives are meshed together. 

 

Are these things needed at the interview??? All i have is a wedding album and our marriage certificate. 

Here are some which I was able to do very easily.  You should be able to add your spouse to your auto insurance , company medical insurance,    authorized user on your credit cards.,  beneficiary to your bank accounts and life insurance, add a line to your family plan for her and library card.  Spouse's foreign visa and SSN should be enough to open a joint acct.  Foreign spouse needs to register as a foreign investor and once you get the greencard you can change that.  The banks know the routine.  It is very common practice.

 

 

Edited August 21, 2018 by poh