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Lavieestbelle   7

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Hi everyone, 

 

I just want to share our journey with you all. We are same-sex couple. My spouse travelled from her country with a B2 visa last Dec. 2019 to visit me but because of Covid-19 and travel restrictions, she couldn’t go back to her country so we decided to get married in March 2020. After the wedding, I filed I-130 and I-485 concurrently. No RFEs. Everything was in order but due to COVID-19, there was a delay and it took us almost a year to finish this journey. Our interview was on 5th of March at 7:15am, took about 45 minutes. Our IO was a little intimidating, he was very thorough, we had our masks on, I could only see his eyes which looks abit serious, lol! He reviewed our applications from i-130, i-485, i-944, and i-864 and asked us few personal questions like how we met, how long ago our relationship turned romantic, if our families know about our relationship, asked my spouse each countries we travelled before. We provided enough photos, printed them on a 8.5 x 11 inches paper. All our travels were posted on Facebook so I just screenshot them with dates and locations. Printed our WhatsApp and Fb messenger chats and call records too. Provided lease contract with both of our names in it. Copies of Life insurance, joint bank statements, flight itineraries, hotel reservations, visa letter when I went to my spouse’s country, and a letter from a friend of mine who knows about our relationship. I earn enough for the 2 of us so we didn’t need a sponsor. Provided copies of my paystubs, employment verification letter, bank’s statements and IRS printouts. After the interview, we didn’t get approve on the spot. We were disappointed but remained positive. He gave us a white paper that our case will be held for review then by around 2pm yesterday, we got an email stating that a new card is being produced. And today our case was approved. We are so happy and can’t wait for the green card to be mailed. ☺️

 

Our I-485 Timeline:

 

  • Case was received on April 17, 2020
  • Biometrics fee accepted on April 21, 2020
  • Biometrics taken on October 2, 2020
  • Ready to schedule interview on November 6, 2020
  • Interview was scheduled February 2, 2021
  • Interview date March 5, 2021
  • New Card is Being Produced March 5, 2021
  • Case Approved I-485 & I-130 March 6, 2021

 

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Celebi   136

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (pnd) Country: Philippines
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Congrats! Can you provide your location as well? Thanks!

I-751

July 25, 2023 - Submitted ROC via USPS 

July 31, 2023 - Credit card charged

Aug 1, 2023 - Text confirmation with IOE number received

Aug 14, 2023 - 48-month extension letter received

Aug 23, 2023 - Biometrics appointment at Brooklyn ASC

 

I-485

July 2, 2020 - 1st AOS submission via USPS  | July 19, 2020 - Rejected package received due to "missing forms" | July 20, 2020 - Resubmitted AOS Package | July 26, 2020 - AOS received at Chicago lockbox via USPS

July 27, 2020 - USCIS online status: Case received

Aug 9, 2020 - Credit card was charged | Aug 13, 2020 - Received SMS confirmation from USCIS | Aug 17, 2020 - Received NOAs in the mail | Aug 21, 2020 - USCIS account updated to RFE (waiting for mail)

Aug 27, 2020 - Hard copy of RFIE received in the mail (I-864EZ rejected) | Aug 31, 2020 - Response to RFIE sent to NBC

Sept 9, 2020 - Response to RFIE received by USCIS | Sept. 22, 2020 - Received I-693 deficiency notice

Nov 21, 2020 - Date USCIS sent out biometrics appointment letter  | Nov. 28, 2020 - Received bio appointment letter

Dec 18, 2020 - Biometrics appointment completed in Brooklyn ASC | Dec. 19, 2020 - Case updated to fingerprints taken (I-485 and I-765) | Dec. 30, 2020 - Case is ready to be scheduled for an interview

Feb 25, 2021 - New card is being produced (EAD) | Feb. 26, 2021 - EAD and AP have been approved

Mar 3, 2021 - Combo card received | Mar. 5, 2021 - SSN card received

Aug 31, 2021 - Case updated online to interview has been scheduled | Sept 8, 2021 - Interview schedule received in the mail via USPS

Oct 5, 2021 - Scheduled interview | Oct 6, 2021 - Approved

 
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