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Can you file I-485 after I-130 has been accepted?

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Boiler Grand Master

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Most people file them together but you can file them sequentially 

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

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25 minutes ago, ShannonAirey96 said:

I was in the process of getting my AOS packet ready and I got the notification my I-130 has been approved. Can I still adjust my status? If so does anyone know what happens? Thank you! :)

Include a copy of the I-130 approval in the packet with the I-485 package.  In your case the I-130 approval is the entire basis for the I-485.

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August 7, 2022: Wife filed N-400 Online under 5 year rule.

November 10, 2022: Received "Interview is scheduled" letter.

December 12, 2022:  Received email from Dallas office informing me (spouse) to be there for combo interview.

December 14, 2022: Combo Interview for I-751 and N-400 Conducted.

January 26, 2023: Wife's Oath Ceremony completed at the Plano Event Center, Plano, Texas!!!😁

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In summary, it took 13 months for approval of the CR-1.  It took 44 months for approval of the I-751.  It took 4 months for approval of the N-400.   It took 172 days from N-400 application to Oath Ceremony.   It took 6 weeks for Passport, then 7 additional weeks for return of wife's Naturalization Certificate.. 
 

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1 minute ago, Family said:

Your AOS will be super fast and likely interview waived, so just send it in 

What makes you think that?

"The US immigration process requires a great deal of knowledge, planning, time, patience, and a significant amount of money.  It is quite a journey!"

- Some old child of the 50's & 60's on his laptop 

 

Senior Master Sergeant, US Air Force- Retired (after 20+ years)- Missile Systems Maintenance & Titan 2 ICBM Launch Crew Duty (200+ Alert tours)

Registered Nurse- Retired- I practiced in the areas of Labor & Delivery, Home Health, Adolescent Psych, & Adult Psych.

IT Professional- Retired- Web Site Design, Hardware Maintenance, Compound Pharmacy Software Trainer, On-site go live support, Database Manager, App Designer.

______________________________________

August 7, 2022: Wife filed N-400 Online under 5 year rule.

November 10, 2022: Received "Interview is scheduled" letter.

December 12, 2022:  Received email from Dallas office informing me (spouse) to be there for combo interview.

December 14, 2022: Combo Interview for I-751 and N-400 Conducted.

January 26, 2023: Wife's Oath Ceremony completed at the Plano Event Center, Plano, Texas!!!😁

February 6, 2023: Wife's Passport Application submitted in Dallas, Texas.

March 21, 2023:   Wife's Passport Delivered!!!!

May 15, 2023 (about):  Naturalization Certificate returned from Passport agency!!

 

In summary, it took 13 months for approval of the CR-1.  It took 44 months for approval of the I-751.  It took 4 months for approval of the N-400.   It took 172 days from N-400 application to Oath Ceremony.   It took 6 weeks for Passport, then 7 additional weeks for return of wife's Naturalization Certificate.. 
 

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4 minutes ago, Family said:

Your AOS will be super fast and likely interview waived, so just send it in 

It is much more likely to take as long as AOS is taking when adjusting from K-1, which is many LFOs is up to 24 months.

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IMHO , USCIS has set up quite an effective streamlined process for new apps since March 2022 announcement of risk based and Service Centers expanded powers of approvals. 
 

Those filing split ( online I-130 and paper I-485 ) report I-130 approvals in less than 60 days. 
 

In my not so humble recent hands on experience , an I-485 ( w prior approved I-130) filed mid March, scheduled for interview ( 5 minutes long) end of April and green card in hand in 2 weeks. 
 

They have yet to deal with those caught in prior admin and pandemic backlogs, I agree

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26 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

What makes you think that?

probably because of the PD of i-130. happened to me.

i-130 stand alone 11/30/2020 ( not approved when i filed for i-485)

file i-485 2/7/2022

got interview on 6/28/2022 while some people who filed AOS concurrently in Feb 22 in the same field office havent got interview yet

i know its small sample but still

 

more and more people reported that their AOS interview waived especially if married less than 2 years.

there's no consistency obviously but i noticed it happened a lot this past 3 months

 

 

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Thank you for the replies everyone! So what actually happens after filing for the AOS is it the exact same waiting time as if I hadn’t been approved for my i130 or would it be quicker? It make me think twice about applying for adjustment of status if it’s going to take a year and it would normally be quicker sticking with the usual route? Thank you for any help :)

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34 minutes ago, Misscloud said:

probably because of the PD of i-130. happened to me.

i-130 stand alone 11/30/2020 ( not approved when i filed for i-485)

file i-485 2/7/2022

got interview on 6/28/2022 while some people who filed AOS concurrently in Feb 22 in the same field office havent got interview yet

i know its small sample but still

 

more and more people reported that their AOS interview waived especially if married less than 2 years.

there's no consistency obviously but i noticed it happened a lot this past 3 months

 

 

Thank you for the reply! So you think that since my i130 is already approved AOS should be quicker? Thank you very much for the help! :)

36 minutes ago, Family said:

IMHO , USCIS has set up quite an effective streamlined process for new apps since March 2022 announcement of risk based and Service Centers expanded powers of approvals. 
 

Those filing split ( online I-130 and paper I-485 ) report I-130 approvals in less than 60 days. 
 

In my not so humble recent hands on experience , an I-485 ( w prior approved I-130) filed mid March, scheduled for interview ( 5 minutes long) end of April and green card in hand in 2 weeks. 
 

They have yet to deal with those caught in prior admin and pandemic backlogs, I agree

Thank you for the reply! So you think that since my i130 has been approved my AOS should be quicker? Thank you for helping me :)

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8 minutes ago, ShannonAirey96 said:

Thank you for the reply! So you think that since my i130 is already approved AOS should be quicker? Thank you very much for the help! :)

 

maybe...like i said before, USCIS is not consistent

i will submit the AOS package without high expectation and hope for the best. 

depend on ur field office too sometimes

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1 hour ago, Family said:

Your AOS will be super fast and likely interview waived, so just send it in 

I also would not count on having the AOS interview waived when adjusting status on an ESTA where immigrant intent was denied to CBP.

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4 minutes ago, Jorgedig said:

I also would not count on having the AOS interview waived when adjusting status on an ESTA where immigrant intent was denied to CBP.

Thanks for the reply! I’m not concerned about the interview I’m more worried about the timeline being pushed back to the beginning when I’ve already passed the i130 stage if that makes sense? Thank you!

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19 minutes ago, ShannonAirey96 said:

Thank you! Do you know if it will be a longer process? :)

Why did you not file them together?

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

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