July 2019 - AOS Filers

[nadjamacc 11]

6 minutes ago, Nadja92 said:

Apparently the interview is done separately in Indiana. Some people say they would do it in Boston, MA all the time too, but it’s just what I heard. I myself are in Queens, NY.

Anyways, I think we all should consider the fact that we can be interviewed separately, although our marriages are more than real.  It can happen to anyone at any time. Wish everyone here the best! 🙂

[Grant & Bri 93]

4 hours ago, maddieanddre said:

Our status changed to "interview was scheduled" last Thursday (!!), now anxiously awaiting the interview letter in the mail!

Looks like Boston office is moving well! 

[AlexandraEnr 32]

3 hours ago, Jo&Ryan said:

34 days since biometrics appointments & no news yet. I really need to stop going to get the mail every single day lol 

Hi there! We are on day 54 since biometrics and still no news

Edited October 7, 2019 by AlexandraEnr

[andreaam 514]

5 hours ago, LuFlolady said:

just curious for those who responded to an RFE have you heard anything since the acknowledgement receipt notification?

My RFE response was received 17 days ago and my case online didn’t update yet

[Olga&Jared 267]

Update for unfortunate ones near SF Office: I filed on July 31, had my biometrics on September 6. Status changed to "Fingerprint Review Was Completed" the day after, and... that's it. No other updates  If there's anyone else in SF or Bay Area who filed around the same time, ping me when you get your next update. I know it might take a while though  

[Jo&Ryan 346]

2 hours ago, AlexandraEnr said:

Hi there! We are on day 54 since biometrics and still no news

I'm sorry to hear that it takes so long it's ridiculous. Hope you hear something soon!! 

[DanielPlainview 368]

On 9/30/2019 at 6:19 PM, Lana&Ivy said:

We have the same "Ready to Schedule" and "Interview Was Scheduled" dates.  Seems Sept 25th was a big day for a few of us.  My letter came today.  You should get yours soon. Keep us posted!

OK, so we got the letter..............Oct 1 is our date.   So 103 days from application to interview.   Seems quick to me.   Zero movement on the employment and travel authorizations.   Glad they were included in the GC price.   I'd be ticked if I paid for those.

[Lana&Ivy 215]

3 minutes ago, DanielPlainview said:

OK, so we got the letter..............Oct 1 is our date.   So 103 days from application to interview.   Seems quick to me.   Zero movement on the employment and travel authorizations.   Glad they were included in the GC price.   I'd be ticked if I paid for those.

It’s very quick. For both of us. We got really really lucky. I know people in my office filed months before I did and haven’t been scheduled. 

[DanielPlainview 368]

On 10/6/2019 at 5:34 PM, Rayge said:

Everything you need to bring is listed on the letter you get, its mostly the same info that you already sent them, you do need to take the originals of any documents you submitted ( birth cert, marriage cert etc )

yeah, good times...........it's basically evidence of joint assets and liabilities.   So like bank accounts.  Of course to get someone on an account, you need the SSN and probably a state ID.  We have our letters from SS stating they could not issue the SSN because Homeland Security is unable to verify the immigrant document we submitted.    LOL !!   Isn't THAT the classic  government SNAF U.    We're bringing that same letter from two different SSN office dated a month apart.

[DanielPlainview 368]

On 10/1/2019 at 4:21 PM, GeeRaf said:

I only sent tax records. I'm going to get a salary letter and bank info. I worked abroad for the filing year so the amount of income I needed to report was low bc it was foreign income. Perhaps I should write a letter explaining such.

I was also well qualified with income, but I am retired, and was concerned they would not believe the income stream was reliable.  So I did include another financial doc showing some hefty assets and we got scheduled for interview.

By the way, the "Tax transcript" docs should show the FEIE, so they ought to be able to interpret that.   Sure, your first 110k is tax exempt so your tax liability would be low, but they should still see the income.

Edited October 8, 2019 by DanielPlainview

[DanielPlainview 368]

I've posted this before, but I see a lot of people asking about timing.   This doc was pretty accurate for us in the Jacksonville office.   

 

https://www.visajourney.com/timeline/aosstats.php?cfl=

[DanielPlainview 368]

On 10/3/2019 at 2:49 PM, Lori Johnson said:

47 days after biometric appointment my case just changed to “interview scheduled”.  Now just waiting on mail to find out when.   

yep, that's quick.   we had 44 and kind of shocked when we saw it.

[Tara & Rohit 224]

7 hours ago, DanielPlainview said:

yeah, good times...........it's basically evidence of joint assets and liabilities.   So like bank accounts.  Of course to get someone on an account, you need the SSN and probably a state ID.  We have our letters from SS stating they could not issue the SSN because Homeland Security is unable to verify the immigrant document we submitted.    LOL !!   Isn't THAT the classic  government SNAF U.    We're bringing that same letter from two different SSN office dated a month apart.

Interesting... That's the same thing that's happening to us!! We applied for my husband SSN a few days before our wedding and we've had no luck with getting the status to verify. I know this may not help you, but I'm kind of glad to know that it wasn't just us!

[Shawn&Annie 11]

I received my biometrics on my 81 days (9/30) But I got interviews scheduled today. So don’t worry too much, they will actually prioritize your case as long as everything is ready. 

[LuFlolady 881]

15 hours ago, andreaam said:

My RFE response was received 17 days ago and my case online didn’t update yet

OK thanks for responding hopefully we hear something soon