Interview scheduled for i-130 and I-485

[Crabbypatty 12]

Hey there, 

 

we filed aos from esta in April. The online portal shows „interview scheduled“ for the i-130 as well as for the i-485 as of yesterday. Is this normal? I haven’t received the actual invite in the mail yet and there’s no documents in the online portal. Does this mean we will have to attend 2 separate interviews? I thought it would only be 1. my spouse was married before (8 years ago) and went trough the process of filing for his spouse back then. Could this have anything to do with that? Confused. Anybody knows how the process with the I-130 and I-495 normally goes? We filed concurrently 

 

thanks! 

 

Edited October 25, 2023 by Crabbypatty

[appleblossom 1,523]

How are you applying? Is your husband a USC? Not sure this is in the right section but hopefully a helpful mod will move it.

Edited October 25, 2023 by appleblossom

[Crabbypatty 12]

4 minutes ago, appleblossom said:

How are you applying? Is your husband a USC? Not sure this is in the right section but hopefully a helpful mod will move it.

Yes he’s a citizen. Applying for aos from

esta 

[Crazy Cat 39,859]

 Likely, you will have only one interview.  However, USCIS has discretion to conduct multiple interviews.

[Boiler 43,857]

It is unusual for their to be an I 130 interview but not unknown.

[Dashinka 23,421]

The interview should be for the I485.  As @Boiler mentioned, an I130 interview is very rare.  Wait for the actual notice to help you determine how to prepare.

 

Good Luck!

[Crazy Cat 39,859]

2 minutes ago, Dashinka said:

The interview should be for the I485.  As @Boiler mentioned, an I130 interview is very rare.  Wait for the actual notice to help you determine how to prepare.

 

Good Luck!

Agree.  Unless there was misrepresentation somewhere, I don't see any issues. 

[Dashinka 23,421]

4 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

Agree.  Unless there was misrepresentation somewhere, I don't see any issues. 

It will be interesting to see what it says on the I485 interview NOA.  I was looking up some recent examples that are available and the wording is below (bolded by me).  I can imagine someone thinking it is also an I130 interview.

 

 

"You are hereby notified to appear for the interview appointment, as scheduled below, for the completion of your Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status (Form I485) and any supporting applications or petitions."

[Crazy Cat 39,859]

4 minutes ago, Dashinka said:

It will be interesting to see what it says on the I485 interview NOA.  I was looking up some recent examples that are available and the wording is below (bolded by me).  I can imagine someone thinking it is also an I130 interview.

 

 

"You are hereby notified to appear for the interview appointment, as scheduled below, for the completion of your Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status (Form I485) and any supporting applications or petitions."

The I-130 is the basis for the even submitting an I-485 in this case.  I expect everything will be looked at.

[Crabbypatty 12]

Update: 

 

received the interview invitation letter for form I-485 in the mail. Still no letter for the I-130. called uscis and talked to an agent. She looked Into it and told us the date for the i-130 interview. Same date and time as for the i485. She said to continue to wait for the letter for I-130. (it’s been 2 weeks since the status in the portal changed to „interview scheduled“) 

 

so apparently the interview is a 2 in 1 for both forms? Has anyone had a similar situation recently and received an invitation for both forms at the same time and day? 
 

i wonder if this is how they do it these days, that they cover both? Or if the status for the i130 was updated to interview scheduled to indicate for the petitioner that an interview was scheduled technically for i485, since the 2 applications are connected? Especially since we haven’t even received an actual letter for the i130, just for the i485
 

throws me off a little bit. 

Edited November 6, 2023 by Crabbypatty

[Crazy Cat 39,859]

6 minutes ago, Crabbypatty said:

so apparently the interview is a 2 in 1 for both forms? Has anyone had a similar situation recently and received an invitation for both forms at the same time and day? 

It would be extremely unusual to have separate interviews for an I-130 and an I-485.  Extremely unusual.

[Crabbypatty 12]

1 hour ago, Crazy Cat said:

It would be extremely unusual to have separate interviews for an I-130 and an I-485.  Extremely unusual.

I get that. But is it common for it to be a 2 in 1 where they cover an interview for 485 and 130 together? Because I already do know that it’s the same time and day, so it’s technically just one interview and not separate ones. I thought the 130 usually gets approved first (without interview) and then the 485 interview follows as the „last step“ 

1 hour ago, Crazy Cat said:

 

Edited November 6, 2023 by Crabbypatty

[Crazy Cat 39,859]

1 minute ago, Crabbypatty said:

I thought the 130 usually gets approved first (without interview) and then the 485 interview follows as the „last step“ 

I've seen some I-130s approved beforehand while others are adjudicated with the I-485.  Technically, the sequence must be I-130, then the I-485.  

[Boiler 43,857]

Very unusual for an I 130 to require an interview, the circumstances are usually very specific.

[Crabbypatty 12]

2 minutes ago, Boiler said:

Very unusual for an I 130 to require an interview, the circumstances are usually very specific.

That’s exactly what I’m worried about. Our circumstances are nothing out of the norm. The only thing that might be a „specific circumstance“ I can think about is the fact that my spouse filed 8 years ago for his previous spouse, like I mentioned before in this thread. Just trying to figure out what to prepare for and if this is how they handle it nowadays. Was hoping for someone here who has recently gotten an interview notice too and it might have went in a similar matter to share their experience