mikelike

this site helped me a lot and I would like to share my experience.I hope it might help someone.

we had our interview on sept. 7 at Baltimore.the interview was very short maybe be 5 to 10 minutes.here are the interview questions that were asked.

1)name,address,dob,ssn and parents name(for both of us)

2)where and when we met

3)if our parents know about the marriage and were asked to show a pic. of them

that was all we were asked as far as i can remember.we didn't have much evidence.

Things we DID NOT have include (Lease,health insurance,life insurance,car insurance....)the only things we had was 1)joint bank acct.

2)family phone plan

3) affidavit letters from my in-laws stating

we live with them

4)affidavit from friends

5) pictures that can show time line

At the interview the IO didnt take my I-94 and EAD.and we were told we will hear back from them in 120 days but on sept 17 (10 days after my interview) got a card production notice and on sept 19 got an approval notice.

thanks so much for all.

Thanks for your reply Mikelike, can't help but worry though. I waited so long, guess i can wait some more right? :-)

they told me to wait 120 days also but today 10 days after the interview i got an email stating "card production ordered".your interview seems very smooth so expect to hear something soon.....best of luck.again don't worry much please.

wait for few days u will get an approval.Don't worry!!!!

Pretty sure you will get your Green Card in the mail within a couple of weeks with resident date 09/09/2011 on it.

thanks so much guys for your reply,,hope i will hear something soon from them.

Don't worry they wont deny your application...they will send you RFE

Thanks!!! How did the interview go? Good luck if you haven't already went through it! =P

I got the EAD hours in the mail before i went to the interview....and the interview went fine..it lasted for like 15 minutes.we were asked very basic questions.But we didnt get an approval on the spot...now we are waiting to hear from them..i hate waiting hahahaha

packaged reached USCIS on july 1, and ya we got the EAD and we had our interview yesterday-september 7.

About to mail my AOS package next Monday and have few questions that will appreciate help with...

1. Leaving empty fields - read to leave no empty fields and put either None or N/A - does that apply to apartment # for example ? Example forms in Guides section show empty apartment # field

2. G-325a for petitioner - which box should be checked at "This form is submitted in connection with an application for: " ? Should be "Status as permanent resident" or Other (and the what to put there) ?

3. I-864 - if petitioners income is way above poverty levels, I assume everything else (Assets i.e.) can be left empty ?

4. Entered US on L-1 Visa - what exactly should I write in "In what status did you enter", "Current Immigration Status" and current "USCIS status" ?

5. Eligibility category on I-765 should be c9 (adjusting status based on marriage to USC) ?

Thanks in advance to anyone that will bother to read and answer.

1.ya put N/A or none on every empty fields..that's what i did

2.for petitioner check "other" if you r filling the i-130 and put "i-130"

3.ya assets are optional ,u can leave them...again that's what i did

4."In what status did you enter"?:L-1

"Current Immigration Status" and current "USCIS status" ?if are still on L-1 put L-1

5.yes its C9

Thank you guys for your reply....its good to know other people experience.At least i know from you guys not every IO take the i-94 and EAD.The interview went fine it lasted for about 10-15 minutes.After she told us we will hear something in 120 days(20 days are very long,from the day we sent the package to the interview day it took us 67 days) ,i asked her if we need to be worried about our case she said "no".she said she just want to review the case again.we were hoping to hear something right there but didn't happen for us.There is nothing worse than waiting in the dark.

thanks again guys..

..Hi guys,

yesterday we had our interview.we were scheduled for 1:30pm and we got called in around 1:40pm.then we were sworn in.

the IO was very friendly,she asked us very basic questions like ,name ,dob,where did u met,do u have plan to have kids.then she wanted to see some pics and took couple of them.And asked us to show her some assets together.we gave her some documents we have ,she didn't even looked at it in detail.she just said you recently got married so i don't expect too much joint assent together. then she said she got everything she needs for now and said if i need i will contact you and told us the interview is over.she also said she needs to review the case an we will get the decision in 120 days.

she didnt take my i-94 nor the ead.from what i read here,most people say IO will take the i-94 during the interview but mine didnt. should i be worried? did some one have experience like mine?

I think you dont have to worry much about your EAD.Ours is pretty much the same...time line!

July 1 2011, AOS package were received .

July 9 2011,we got 4 letters in the mail,3 NOA's and a biometrics appointment letter scheduled for Aug 2,2011

Aug 2,2011 biometrics done.

Aug 2,2011 text/email notice that interview notice was sent

Aug 6,2011 - received official interview notice for sept 7, 2011

sept.1,2011 recivied notice EAD approved.

Tomorrow is our interview but there is no ead card in the mail yet.I hope things go right tomorrow and get the GC first .

Hi guys,Hope u will help me.Me and my husband got an interview setup for first week of September 2011.here is a little background.we were dating since May 2009.We got married on march 2011.we r both student(my husband will finish school by the end of this month).we live with my parents.

This is what we sent with our package.

1.all the forms(I-130,i-485 and I-765)

2.all supporting documents

3.all financial supporting document(my dad was our co-sponsor)

4.joint bank account

5.Authorized user on credit cards

6.letter from my dad testifying we live with them

7.Affidavit letter from family and friends

I'm on my parents insurance so i cant add him and i just started working part time job and he is not working.i'm thinking of taking our family phone plan,our gym membership and pictures since we start dating.i'm also thinking to print and take our chat history,is that a good idea?

What else can i take to the interview?????

Hi Guys,

i applied for asylum couple of years ago and they gave me an A#.Then the asylum application got denied.So my question now is should i use my old A# when for AOS application?

thanks

Hi All,

I'm about to file for AOS but i'm confused how to explain why i was not required for not filling taxes.I called the IRS today and after asking me lots of questions ,they told me i was not required to file taxes because i earned less then the required amount.So now i'm trying to write an explanation for not filling.Can somebody guide me how to do that and if there is any Irs publication i need to attach with the letter?if somebody got a sample letter of this kind i would greatly appreciate.

Thanks guys for your help.

Thanks Maxximus ,your help is very much appreciated .we will get some membership cards.I was also thinking to print out some Facebook pics with their comments from friends (they have date and time) to show we were dating for more than 2 yrs before we got married .do u think the Facebook thing is an ok idea or is it too much?I'm very worried about his AOS , i can even sometimes feel when my nerves are dying lol :wacko:

Hi all,

I'm a USC and was about to file for my husband.we r married for 2 months now.we both are students.we live with my parents until we finish college and get a job.we have no lease ,no utility bills and no insurance.we only have is joint bank account,same address ID,many photos,family phone plan,affidavit from my dad saying we live with them until we are financially strong,additional 2 from family and a friend and we r authorized user on each others credit card.(we wanted to do joint credit card but they refused because we both have student reward card).I'm worried the IO will say it's not enough.what do you guy advice me.