Green Card, No Interview....Could This Be An Error!!!!

[Sarge2155 4,570]

Well I was not going to post this as it could be a HUGE error, but I decided to post anyway as it serves to give other VJers information and also something to perhaps look out for if you are in the same boat as us. I'm a September 2019 AOS filer my AOS interview was scheduled for April 17th and due to the virus situation it was cancelled as I expected. My status changed back to case ready for interview on April 1st. Enter today April 3rd I get a text from USCIS get this..... that a new card is being produced for the I-485 form (GC)!!!!!!!!

 

No interview no advance warning no nothing. I immediately logged on to my account at USCIS and low and behold  the status is New Card Is Being Produced!!!!! Can you believe that? USCIS has been known to error before, so I really can only hold my breath until the card arrives in the mail. I'm sure this will happened to other folks here on VJ if in fact this was not an error. So we all can be on the look out for other people getting their GC without going on a interview. I know no interview was a common thing several years ago, but USCIS changed that to where everyone interviewed. The only thing I can think of other than being an error is USCIS decided that all the cancellations of interviews was going to set them way behind so they decided to clean out a few cases and approve without an interview.

 

For your information we submitted the standard AOS packet (pre February 24th). In addition to the supporting documents for the I-485, I-864, I-765 and the I-131 we did not send any other documents or evidence (besides the marriage license). I have no explanation other than what I have laid out here. I'll for sure post here once the card reaches us! What a Friday!!!!!!!!! And it's early still!!!!!

[beefmaster 52]

Wow, congratulations! 

[TamMhmd 210]

what!!! I am in shock and excited for you. Please update us when it comes in the mail!

 

Did you do the medical and all that? 

[geowrian 22,335]

AOS from K-1 used to regularly not have an interview. Well, it was mixed...some people got it and some did not. That general interview waiver availability was removed in around 2018 IIRC.

 

It sounds like they may (don't get too excited..wait for the card!) have made an exception either in your case or maybe a new policy that's not posted yet. Either way, best wishes that it's right and congrats if so!

 

https://www.uscis.gov/policy-manual/volume-7-part-a-chapter-5

Edited April 3, 2020 by geowrian

[Sarge2155 4,570]

2 minutes ago, beefmaster said:

Wow, congratulations! 

I'm still holding my breath!!! I keep waiting for my phone to go crazy again with another text!

[Sarge2155 4,570]

1 minute ago, TamMhmd said:

what!!! I am in shock and excited for you. Please update us when it comes in the mail!

 

Did you do the medical and all that? 

Yes my wife did her medical in the Philippines and we submitted the DS3025 with the AOS packet!

[Sarge2155 4,570]

3 minutes ago, geowrian said:

AOS from K-1 used to regularly not have an interview. Well, it was mixed...some people got it and some did not. That general interview waiver availability was removed in around 2018 IIRC.

 

It sounds like they may (don't get too excited..wait for the card!) have made an exception either in your case or maybe a new policy that's not posted yet. Either way, best wishes that it's right and congrats if so!

 

https://www.uscis.gov/policy-manual/volume-7-part-a-chapter-5

Yeah I should not have said anything it has to be an error, yeah you are right about not getting overly excited Brrrrr...what a rush though!!!!

[Sarge2155 4,570]

OMG just got another text and checked my USCIS account the status is On April 3, 2020 Case Was Approved. If this is an error it's a HUGEEEEEEE one as far as I am concerned. (*&^ every time my phone goes off with my USCIS tone it makes me jittery now!!!!

[Letspaintcookies 2,206]

Oh my god Sarge that is amazing 🎉🎉🎉 and that you got that is the best thing ever. Maybe somebody noticed your long waiting time for the i-129f and was like: oh come on, we can't do that to them again 😂

[Sarge2155 4,570]

Just now, Letspaintcookies said:

Oh my god Sarge that is amazing 🎉🎉🎉 and that you got that is the best thing ever. Maybe somebody noticed your long waiting time for the i-129f and was like: oh come on, we can't do that to them again 😂

I'm dazed still and apprehensive , hoping this is the real deal. All I can do now is wait for the card!!!!!!

[Wayne386 127]

I had a feeling April was gonna be great month lol!!!

[Letspaintcookies 2,206]

17 minutes ago, Sarge2155 said:

I'm dazed still and apprehensive , hoping this is the real deal. All I can do now is wait for the card!!!!!!

I would be crying and shaking on the floor. Crossing my fingers that you get that card super fast

[Cyberfx1024 7,978]

1 hour ago, Sarge2155 said:

Well I was not going to post this as it could be a HUGE error, but I decided to post anyway as it serves to give other VJers information and also something to perhaps look out for if you are in the same boat as us. I'm a September 2019 AOS filer my AOS interview was scheduled for April 17th and due to the virus situation it was cancelled as I expected. My status changed back to case ready for interview on April 1st. Enter today April 3rd I get a text from USCIS get this..... that a new card is being produced for the I-485 form (GC)!!!!!!!!

 

No interview no advance warning no nothing. I immediately logged on to my account at USCIS and low and behold  the status is New Card Is Being Produced!!!!! Can you believe that? USCIS has been known to error before, so I really can only hold my breath until the card arrives in the mail. I'm sure this will happened to other folks here on VJ if in fact this was not an error. So we all can be on the look out for other people getting their GC without going on a interview. I know no interview was a common thing several years ago, but USCIS changed that to where everyone interviewed. The only thing I can think of other than being an error is USCIS decided that all the cancellations of interviews was going to set them way behind so they decided to clean out a few cases and approve without an interview.

 

For your information we submitted the standard AOS packet (pre February 24th). In addition to the supporting documents for the I-485, I-864, I-765 and the I-131 we did not send any other documents or evidence (besides the marriage license). I have no explanation other than what I have laid out here. I'll for sure post here once the card reaches us! What a Friday!!!!!!!!! And it's early still!!!!!

Yeah you don't have go to a interview for the GC to be approved. But USCIS did say that if you didn't have a interview for AOS then you will get one for ROC. 

[Yeap 34]

1 minute ago, Cyberfx1024 said:

Yeah you don't have go to a interview for the GC to be approved. But USCIS did say that if you didn't have a interview for AOS then you will get one for ROC. 

This is what have been thinking about that is likely they wave our interview but definitely we are going to have one during the ROC. It will be a good decision to cover up wasted time for this Covid19 and speed up for others who are not yet to be schedule. I think this will be applied to those people whose interview got canceled due to Covid19. 

[Cyberfx1024 7,978]

Just now, Yeap said:

This is what have been thinking about that is likely they wave our interview but definitely we are going to have one during the ROC. It will be a good decision to cover up wasted time for this Covid19 and speed up for others who are not yet to be schedule. I think this will be applied to those people whose interview got canceled due to Covid19. 

Yeah the changed it 3 years ago to where EVERYBODY was getting an interview for AOS but that caused cases to spike. So USCIS changed it to where you can be approved for AOS without a interview but you will receive one for ROC. 

I can definitely see more approvals without an interview due to Corona.