June 2018 AOS Filers

[ichliebeihn 18]

23 hours ago, QueensNY said:

Yes I know the feeling. I mailed 2 days before you. Didn’t receive anything and up to this day my money order has not been cashed. But guess what I called USCIS today at 4:30 pm and a very nice lady give me my receipt number. So you can call them once it’s over 10days. 

Good luck

thanks for the heads up! we had tried calling on Wednesday the 20th and only got told to email the lockbox people and wait 30 days, but knowing that we might try again on Monday *fingers crossed*

[ichliebeihn 18]

11 hours ago, NYLondon said:

Hi,  Did you ever get your NOA?  And if so, how long did it take them to acknowledge receipt, cash check and sent NOA?

Thank you  

We still haven't gotten anything, not even an e-notification will keep you posted!

[nullaccount234 882]

2 hours ago, Camie said:

Hey everyone! Seems like the processing times are taking longer now.

 

My husband and I were finally able to save up enough money to apply for the AOS. I'm a little worried because I'm now out of status due to waiting so long to apply but we really didn't have a choice because we couldn't find a co-sponsor, so we saved up instead. Hopefully that wont be an issue :|

 I hope everyone gets their notices soon!

Welcome 

 

If you applied for AOS just now, you will have your NOA1 and thus go from out of status to authorized stay in no time. Also, I do not believe it's policy to initiate removal proceedings for someone who married within the timeframe of the I-94, so don't worry about that at all. 

Edited June 23, 2018 by LizM

[nullaccount234 882]

7 minutes ago, ichliebeihn said:

We still haven't gotten anything, not even an e-notification will keep you posted!

It's quite strange that they haven't cashed the check yet. Were you able to track the delivery to the lockbox in Chicago?

[Tomalley 160]

now I think that if you get married outside of the USA and applied green card out side of the USA is quicker ..

i waited almost a year for the K visa and now seems another year to wait  

[nullaccount234 882]

26 minutes ago, Tomalley said:

now I think that if you get married outside of the USA and applied green card out side of the USA is quicker ..

i waited almost a year for the K visa and now seems another year to wait  

As per the last VJ stats, IR1/CR1 is 400+days. I'm a September filer and I most likely would not have even had my interview at this point, had we married and filed the I-130 petition instead.

 

As for the total petition filed --> green card in hand processing time... A spousal visa may be quicker. But I can honestly say, for my husband and me, that the K1 was by all means the correct choice. I know all the arguments pro spousal visa, and I agree with them, but coming to live with my now husband in May instead of sometime later this winter meant the world to us. And that was definitely the priority, vs. getting the green card asap. I am not in a hurry to naturalize, I am not in a hurry to remove any conditions, or even get the conditional green card in the first place. It would be nice to work, so waiting for EAD is a bit of a drag, and I will surely be climbing the walls in a few weeks if not sooner. But STILL - we are together  That's what matters, in my opinion.

Edited June 23, 2018 by LizM

[Alabamak1 688]

2 minutes ago, LizM said:

As per the last VJ stats, IR1/CR1 is 400+days. I'm a September filer and I most likely would not have even had my interview at this point, had we married and filed the I-130 petition instead.

 

As for the total petition filed --> green card in hand processing time... A spousal visa may be quicker. But I can honestly say, for my husband and me, that the K1 was by all means the correct choice. I know all the arguments pro spousal visa, and I agree with them, but coming to live with my now husband in May instead of sometime later this winter meant the world to us. And that was definitely the priority, vs. getting the green card asap. I am not in a hurry to naturalize, I am not in a hurry to remove any conditions, or even get the conditional green card in the first place. It would be nice to work, so waiting for EAD is a bit of a drag, and I will surely be climbing the walls in a few weeks if not sooner. But STILL - we are together  That's what matters, in my opinion.

I second this. 

[Tomalley 160]

1 hour ago, LizM said:

As per the last VJ stats, IR1/CR1 is 400+days. I'm a September filer and I most likely would not have even had my interview at this point, had we married and filed the I-130 petition instead.

 

As for the total petition filed --> green card in hand processing time... A spousal visa may be quicker. But I can honestly say, for my husband and me, that the K1 was by all means the correct choice. I know all the arguments pro spousal visa, and I agree with them, but coming to live with my now husband in May instead of sometime later this winter meant the world to us. And that was definitely the priority, vs. getting the green card asap. I am not in a hurry to naturalize, I am not in a hurry to remove any conditions, or even get the conditional green card in the first place. It would be nice to work, so waiting for EAD is a bit of a drag, and I will surely be climbing the walls in a few weeks if not sooner. But STILL - we are together  That's what matters, in my opinion.

I think you are right in a way. But it seems that spouse visa just takes a big longer, and can save about 1000$ and time in general. I did want to be with my husband as soon as I can. But now I can’t work staying home every day is a bit boring and can’t drive. And he has to work to support us which is not fair for him. He didn’t complain but I don’t like that only him is supporting our family. If we did apply for spouse visa, I could still work and wait for the visa and once I entered the USA, I will have a normal life quicker than now instead of waiting timelessly 

[Roy Janssen 61]

I just recieved an update via the USCIS app for my AOS. unfortunatly it said "Request for initial evidence was mailed" I have no idea what it could be. 

but also this is pretty fast since I send in my application on june 1st. does this mean they are already working on my case. hopefully I will recieve the letter in my mailbox soon, so that I can find out what is wrong with my application.

[nullaccount234 882]

9 minutes ago, Tomalley said:

I think you are right in a way. But it seems that spouse visa just takes a big longer, and can save about 1000$ and time in general. I did want to be with my husband as soon as I can. But now I can’t work staying home every day is a bit boring and can’t drive. And he has to work to support us which is not fair for him. He didn’t complain but I don’t like that only him is supporting our family. If we did apply for spouse visa, I could still work and wait for the visa and once I entered the USA, I will have a normal life quicker than now instead of waiting timelessly 

Oh, $1.000, plus ~5 months loss of salary... The last one is definitely the most expensive for most, I would think 

 

You are not prohibited from looking for a job, however. You just aren't allowed to start working without EAD. An offer may be hard to get, but I have seen plenty people on here succeed. With it, you have the possibility to expedite your EAD.

[nullaccount234 882]

10 minutes ago, Roy Janssen said:

I just recieved an update via the USCIS app for my AOS. unfortunatly it said "Request for initial evidence was mailed" I have no idea what it could be. 

but also this is pretty fast since I send in my application on june 1st. does this mean they are already working on my case. hopefully I will recieve the letter in my mailbox soon, so that I can find out what is wrong with my application.

Could be anything, that has to do with the initial requirements - what type of birth certificate do you have in the Netherlands? Did you submit it in Dutch with an English translation?

 

Yes, it's good that you're getting the RFIE rather quickly. It'll reset your timeline, unfortunately, but you won't lose many days.

[Roy Janssen 61]

3 minutes ago, LizM said:

Could be anything, that has to do with the initial requirements - what type of birth certificate do you have in the Netherlands? Did you submit it in Dutch with an English translation?

 

Yes, it's good that you're getting the RFIE rather quickly. It'll reset your timeline, unfortunately, but you won't lose many days.

hmm, we will see what it is. Yes i submitted a dutch birth certificate with an english translation. so that wouldn't be the problem.

[Tomalley 160]

16 minutes ago, LizM said:

Oh, $1.000, plus ~5 months loss of salary... The last one is definitely the most expensive for most, I would think 

 

You are not prohibited from looking for a job, however. You just aren't allowed to start working without EAD. An offer may be hard to get, but I have seen plenty people on here succeed. With it, you have the possibility to expedite your EAD.

Of course , there are ways to make up for it. But in general, spouse visa makes things easier in a way. And I did read people can’t expedite EAD even with an offer. 

[Roy Janssen 61]

also I just looked up some other case numbers that filed right before me and they all have a "request for initial evidence" just the one for adjustment of status. very strange.

[DBR 36]

RFE is much better than a denial, stay positive!