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How long should it take for me to have an i-130/I-485 interview at the San Jose, CA, local office after the biometrics appointment?

This is incorrect. The only ones that can have their interviews waived when filing for AOS are those adjusting from a K visa, and even then it is only about a 50/50 chance.

You will have an interview. Only those adjusting from a K visa have a chance not to interview. What visa did your spouse originally enter the US with?

~ Moved from AOS from Family Based to AOS from Work, Student & Tourist Visas ~

B-2.

I mailed both I-130 (spouse of USC) and I-485 together and neither of them has a "Testing and Interview" step on the case status page. So I wonder if I might not get to have an interview.

We have been together for over 17 years and legally married for almost 3 years. We submitted a lot of evidence of relationship that covers almost 2 decades, including proof of joint auto, health and dental insurances for the past 9 years, joint tax returns for the past 3 years, joint bank account statements, affidavits from friends, pictures of trips together, etc...

I wonder why the "Testing and Interview" step does not show on my I-485 case status page. It only has ACCEPTANCE, INITIAL REVIEW, DECISION, POST DECISION ACTIVITY and DOCUMENT/CARD PRODUCTION. Does it mean I might not have an interview?

We are a bi-national same-sex couple that have been together since 1996. We got legally married in Connecticut in 2010. The foreign spouse entered the U.S. in 1994 on a B1/B2 visa. After all these years together, we could finally send our petition to USCIS on July 1 (I-130/I-485/I-765). We have lots of evidence of relationship including joint car insurance (past 9 years), joint medical insurance (past 7 years), joint State income taxes (past 3 years), split-income Federal income taxes (past 3 years), pictures of trips together (past 17 years), etc... Hope the whole process goes smoothly. We consulted with an attorney before mailing the application and he said we were good to go and should be approved for a green card within 2 - 3 months (is that short period of time really the case???).

We wish the best of luck to everyone in the same situation as ours!