July 2018 AOS Filers

[Mark_712 126]

9 hours ago, Kamilps said:

Good luck! we are having ours Thursday at government center.

ours too will be at the JFK building- can’t wait hopefully all will go smooth. should be okay based on the reviews of the Boston Office 

[moreyna 11]

Just received like 10 text messages and an email saying that our case has been scheduled for an interview and they will send a notice. Hopefully this will be over by the end of the month! We filed July 23rd Charlotte NC office if anybody's wondering.

[emekus94 1,125]

Guys GUYS GUYSSSSSSSSSSS
OH my gosh!!! My status JUST changed to "Case is Ready to be scheduled for interview"
I know this means nothing about the actual interview but OH MY GOSHHHHHHHHHHH- I can breathe again!

No RFE coming my way. Praise the Lord of Hosts!

[Kels00 26]

So yesterday 10/10. We went for our interview at JFK building, Boston. 

My timeline : delivered 7/12/18

                        Noa 7/30/2018

                         Biometrics 9/4/2018

                          Interview 10/10/2018

Verbal approval after interview 

hours later, status changed to card being produced 

[BaconSF 9]

Any July fliers get their advanced parole yet? 

[WOG 15]

Question for the group and those who have had their EAD/AP approved (ahead of AOS interview) - does it get updated on the case status page that you search using your MSC number? I know the tracking for the K1 was pretty bad but I'm curious if people have had success in seeing it was approved before it came in the mail? I have USPS notifications turned out but curious (as I can't help checking daily)

 

Hoping the EAD/AP uptick in approval speeds continues to trend faster! Have a great weekend everyone!

[emekus94 1,125]

1 hour ago, WOG said:

Question for the group and those who have had their EAD/AP approved (ahead of AOS interview) - does it get updated on the case status page that you search using your MSC number? I know the tracking for the K1 was pretty bad but I'm curious if people have had success in seeing it was approved before it came in the mail? I have USPS notifications turned out but curious (as I can't help checking daily)

 

Hoping the EAD/AP uptick in approval speeds continues to trend faster! Have a great weekend everyone!

No one in July has gotten their EAD/AP in a normal processing time
I think one/two? persons got it Expedited.

 

Also- it's really a complete waste of time checking to see if things update all the time.
It's a coin toss.
And one person's experience will NOT tell you what will happen to yours.

 

Read older forum's like May/June and u will see a HOST of people getting EADs in the mail without any notifications

[naija_glam 119]

Hello all! I'm happy to say that my husband and I went to his AOS interview yesterday, 10/11/2018 and we were APPROVED. The interview was very laid back. The officer was very courteous. The interview started with small talk about the weather. He then asked us how we met, how we knew when we wanted to get married, and when and where we first met in person. Then he asked for evidence that we lived together. We provided joint bank account docs with our names on it, a copy of our lease, doc showing he was the beneficiary of my life insurance, work doc showing that he was on my med and dental insurance, as well as copies of his med insurance and rx cards. We also provided flight receipts and hotel reservations for our honeymoon next month, which he accepted.

 

He said there would be a 90% chance he would approve our case that day, and that he would just have double check the docs we gave. We were kind of confused when we left because we weren't sure if approval was a sure thing, like he'd either do it that day or the next day, or if he wouldn't do it all. About 2 hours after our interview, we got an email from USCIS saying a new card is being produced for his I-485.

 

I'm happy to being done with part of the journey. I will enjoy our break from USCIS, then we will apply for ROC.

[Kamilps 4]

Hi guys 

we had our interview Thursday October 11 in Boston at the JFK building. 

We had to wait more than an hours because they were having system problems. After the wait an officer call us and let both of us inside. She asked basic question from the formularies that didn’t feel like an interview. She also was super friendly.

The interview lasted about 35 minutes but she mostly went trough the formularies and my multiple visas. Then she ask about  5 questions about our relationship and didn’t care who would answer them. 

The questions were easy, she asked when and where we met, why our fathers didn’t come to the ceremony, my wife birthday, and my parents names.

It is important to mention that she didn’t even look to our new evidence that we brought to the interview, but she defenetly had study the package that I sent in July. S he knew that we met long ago and mentioned that she saw that our fathers weren’t in the pictures. 

 

She never approved us on the spot but she explain how the temporary green card would work and that in 2 years I would have to apply to other one. Then I asked her when would I have the decision from the interview and she said that probably by the end o of the day. 

 

We left home and just after 5pm I got the notification of my approval! 

 

Good of luck everyone  

[Abeezyfresh 48]

For anyone who can benefit, I want to let you all know what happened at the interview yesterday, 10/12 in Cincinnati, OH. If you have any questions, let me know! My timeline is updated as well. 

 

The interview went smoovely and lasted about 30 minutes. My husband does not speak English only Spanish, so we brought a translator with us. The officer only wanted the translator to translate when she needed to speak to my husband. She got annoyed when the translator translated literally every and anything said in English. Our lawyer and our 11 month old squirmy, talkative son accompanied us as well. We were running about 10 minutes late, but still were seen for the interview, as it didn’t seem to affect anything. The officer that interviewed us was semi-firm to show she was about business, but pretty cool overall. She asked me all of the questions concerning our relationship-if I know how to speak Spanish and if I can speak it well, how we met, when we met and started talking, our love story, our living situation, info on the day we got married and if/when our families met, job position information and any other supporting evidence. We provided her with a book of pictures, bank account statements to show that we have a joint account, print outs showing my husband as a beneficiary on vision, dental, and health insurance and 401k. We gave her 4 photos to put in the file. The officer only asked my husband the security questions. She was saying how I was the head honcho in charge, as anything she asked for I had it all ready to go on the spot.  The interview was almost like having girl talk, catching my boss up on my relationship with out crossing any personal or professional boundaries lol. Afterwards she told me to pass a piece of paper to my lawyer, then she gave me my copy, which was evidence of being approved and then she said the green card was approved. She then proceeded with how in two years we need to get the conditions removed and how we would receive the card in 2-4 weeks. A couple of hours later I got a notice saying that the card was being produced. And let the church say...AMEN. 

Edited October 13, 2018 by Abeezyfresh
To add date of interview

[Joselio 196]

1 hour ago, Abeezyfresh said:

For anyone who can benefit, I want to let you all know what happened at the interview yesterday, 10/12 in Cincinnati, OH. If you have any questions, let me know! My timeline is updated as well. 

 

The interview went smoovely and lasted about 30 minutes. My husband does not speak English only Spanish, so we brought a translator with us. The officer only wanted the translator to translate when she needed to speak to my husband. She got annoyed when the translator translated literally every and anything said in English. Our lawyer and our 11 month old squirmy, talkative son accompanied us as well. We were running about 10 minutes late, but still were seen for the interview, as it didn’t seem to affect anything. The officer that interviewed us was semi-firm to show she was about business, but pretty cool overall. She asked me all of the questions concerning our relationship-if I know how to speak Spanish and if I can speak it well, how we met, when we met and started talking, our love story, our living situation, info on the day we got married and if/when our families met, job position information and any other supporting evidence. We provided her with a book of pictures, bank account statements to show that we have a joint account, print outs showing my husband as a beneficiary on vision, dental, and health insurance and 401k. We gave her 4 photos to put in the file. The officer only asked my husband the security questions. She was saying how I was the head honcho in charge, as anything she asked for I had it all ready to go on the spot.  The interview was almost like having girl talk, catching my boss up on my relationship with out crossing any personal or professional boundaries lol. Afterwards she told me to pass a piece of paper to my lawyer, then she gave me my copy, which was evidence of being approved and then she said the green card was approved. She then proceeded with how in two years we need to get the conditions removed and how we would receive the card in 2-4 weeks. A couple of hours later I got a notice saying that the card was being produced. And let the church say...AMEN. 

Congratulatiens....   just a question, who was your translator??? Did you pay for one or it was a friend???

My wife doesn't speak English...

 

 

 

[Abeezyfresh 48]

5 hours ago, Joselio said:

Congratulatiens....   just a question, who was your translator??? Did you pay for one or it was a friend???

My wife doesn't speak English...

 

 

 

Thanks! And we payed a professional translator to avoid any conflict of interest. It’s best to just hire someone professionally in my opinion. 

[Joselio 196]

47 minutes ago, Abeezyfresh said:

Thanks! And we payed a professional translator to avoid any conflict of interest. It’s best to just hire someone professionally in my opinion. 

Can I  ask you how much did you pay for the translator? .... we may have to go to the same route...

[Abeezyfresh 48]

1 hour ago, Joselio said:

Can I  ask you how much did you pay for the translator? .... we may have to go to the same route...

A flat rate of $70.. ouch.. 🤕

[LisaandJoe 32]

On 10/13/2018 at 11:05 AM, Abeezyfresh said:

For anyone who can benefit, I want to let you all know what happened at the interview yesterday, 10/12 in Cincinnati, OH. If you have any questions, let me know! My timeline is updated as well. 

 

The interview went smoovely and lasted about 30 minutes. My husband does not speak English only Spanish, so we brought a translator with us. The officer only wanted the translator to translate when she needed to speak to my husband. She got annoyed when the translator translated literally every and anything said in English. Our lawyer and our 11 month old squirmy, talkative son accompanied us as well. We were running about 10 minutes late, but still were seen for the interview, as it didn’t seem to affect anything. The officer that interviewed us was semi-firm to show she was about business, but pretty cool overall. She asked me all of the questions concerning our relationship-if I know how to speak Spanish and if I can speak it well, how we met, when we met and started talking, our love story, our living situation, info on the day we got married and if/when our families met, job position information and any other supporting evidence. We provided her with a book of pictures, bank account statements to show that we have a joint account, print outs showing my husband as a beneficiary on vision, dental, and health insurance and 401k. We gave her 4 photos to put in the file. The officer only asked my husband the security questions. She was saying how I was the head honcho in charge, as anything she asked for I had it all ready to go on the spot.  The interview was almost like having girl talk, catching my boss up on my relationship with out crossing any personal or professional boundaries lol. Afterwards she told me to pass a piece of paper to my lawyer, then she gave me my copy, which was evidence of being approved and then she said the green card was approved. She then proceeded with how in two years we need to get the conditions removed and how we would receive the card in 2-4 weeks. A couple of hours later I got a notice saying that the card was being produced. And let the church say...AMEN. 

Congrats on the approval! 

 

My case is also in Cincinnati, I got a notification on oct.2 that my case is ready to be scheduled.

Do you know how long you waited to get interview date after you received the “ case is ready to be scheduled for interview” notice?