Milmauka

On 1/24/2023 at 1:52 PM, Polly3 said:

Can you explain what happened with you again? You received rfe and approval at the same time? 
 

we received an rfe on medical but we have already submitted it in October and now they want it again? It costs around $500 that we need to pay again. This is so ridiculous 

2 days apart.  and now we have received our greencard.  hehe

Our card was picked up by USPS and tracking number provided.

I guess we are not doing the medical RFE.  🤣

So, I assume the interview got waived too?  Or is it normal to do the interview after receiving the greencard?

USCIS update January 18, 2023

Card was produced

17 hours ago, SandyR said:

did you try calling and asking about the medical RFE?  

we are gonna wait a month to see what happens on the uscis website, basically to see if our status changes to 'card printed' or if we get a request for interview.

Received our NOA for AOS, in the mail this weekend.

Still have not decided what we are gonna due with our medical RFE, we have a couple of months wait time till due, so we are gonna play it by ear.

Along the same line...

What would you do if 2 days before you received your AOS approval email, you got the RFE for medical (I-693)?  Would you postpone your medical and wait for the approval letter or would you just get the medical done?  I am thinking, if we get our approval letter and green card, no need for medical.  Or do you think that's nonsense, they know a RFE was generated and will not grant the green card until RFE is completed?

Thanks mil

Follow up on our AOS application...

we got an email for AOS approval.  still waiting for official mail and i guess the greencard.

so i have a dilemma...do we need to address the RFE for I-693 medical or if we get our greencard before the RFE expiration date, no need to submit form I-693?  i mean, we got our greencard, so why bother?  or do you think they will come after us for failure to address the RFE even after issuing our greencard?

On 12/28/2022 at 9:36 AM, Mike E said:

Yes.  The pattern is repeatable and I’ve never seen an RFE for a medical followed by an interview. 
 

Regardless it doesn’t matter. Failure to respond to RFEs produces a denial. 

Good information, thanks

We got RFE for medical, then 2 days later email saying our AOS is approved.

Someone said beware of glitch in system because email was sent on a Saturday (non-working day).  We'll just 'hang loose' and wait for an official notification in the mail.

Appreciate the suggestion to find a cheaper doctor elsewhere, as the one here is charging $340 🙄🤮🤬

Us too, we got the RFE 2 days ago.  What hurts more is the $340 cost for the examination.  Looks like i have to work another day of overtime.  It is b.s. but consider who we are dealing with.  i am sure they have reasonable justification.  and we are at their mercy...

For us, the strange part is today we got an email saying we got our AOS approved, official mail forthcoming.

Wondering if we should hold off on the medical, maybe they will forget we have to do it.  Any thoughts?

Aloha,

2 days ago, we got an RFE for medical.  I the letter said they want us to see an approved physician to conduct the examination.  Sounds like they want to make sure we are up to date on all vaccinations.  So we happily made our appointment for Monday the 9th.  Unfortunately, the examination is not covered by insurance and it will cost us $340.  Oh well, cost of marrying a foreigner.

Fast forward 2 days later, we got an email saying our AOS application has been approved!  We are happy, but wondering, why would they RFE us on the medical and still approve our AOS.  So my question is, should we postpone our medical and hope no one knows any better later on?  Perhaps when we get the official approval document, it will have a contingency clause pending medical RFE approval.  Anyone experience this before?

Thanks Mil

14 hours ago, RonAnn said:

😑 oh man that must really suck.

 

well when we tried to add her cases to her profile its asking for an access code. hopefully its just because we are on the west coast and they mail everything out from the east coast. 

I'm a bit impatient just only because i see people with almost the same timelines and they got their NOAs and such.

Hoping something in the mail tomorrow

on the bright side...

Congratulations on your teams NBA Championship!

3 hours ago, RonAnn said:

Anyone know the timeline of the online access code mail by any chance?

our access code came with our original set of notifications from USCIS, so within a week of them receiving our application.  we also got scheduled our biometrics.

just another example of how every case is different, another applicant from Hawaii mailed their AOS application the day after us and they have not heard a thing yet.

15 minutes ago, RonAnn said:

so we only received 3 so far just waiting for my wife to take a photo of them so i can see what they are

so the next 2 days hoping the online access account will come in 🤞

Wow, I remember you guys when i first started this process back in 2019.  Back then, when i was cruising the forums i remember you guys got your noa2 in like less than 30 days.  You were my benchmark!  Unfortunately for us it took 6 months, lol and we got stuck in the whole covid thing.

We just filed AOS also, got our biometrics scheduled 06.28.

Mailed paperwork on May 24th

Delivered May 30th

Credit card charged June 1

No emails, but i think that's 50/50 on the notification.

Aloha,

Mailed our documents May 24th, USPS says expected delivery May 31st.

Warp speed!

Visa received!  

To all the Mods and whoever runs this site, thanks for all the help.  I'm sure we are just getting started, but feels kinda like the end of a long journey.

Mahalo!

It's been so long, I think I am in this May 2020 group.

Well, we finally passed the interview and waiting for our visa to arrive at home.  To everyone still waiting, good luck and have faith.

Apparently that's what happens when you do not re-schedule in a timely manner.  Seems like 4 or 5 days is the cut-off for canceling or re-scheduling your interview.  After that, you are considered a no-show and have to wait until they clear your application to re-book.

Hope this helps others at the interview process.

When I called and spoke to USEM, the person said it was already escalated and to just wait for phone call or email.

I spoke with USEM and they show our application as being escalated for review.  So we just have to be patient and wait for a reply.

Sounds like it is our problem to get USEM/Travel docs to revalidate our MRV fee.  The problem is, it's like talking to a wall.

I am having same problem.  MRV code invalid.  Trying to rebook after being told to no-show because of positive covid test.  Seeing your post does not make me feel good.

Aloha,

My F was diagnosed with Covid 2 days before her SLEC medical, 4 days later was her scheduled USEM interview.  One day after her positive test results, we tried to rebook her interview date but was locked out from cancelling or re-scheduling.  I called USEM and they said we have to be a no-show and after 24 hours from our original interview date was when we could re-book our interview.  24 hours after our no-show, we tried to re-book our interview and now we cannot get past entering our MRV code.  So we called USEM back and told them our problem, now USEM says we have to wait 5 days after our no-show to rebook.  A little bit frustrating to say the least.  Anyone hear or experience similar situation?  

Thanks, Mil

Got our 'in transit' on January 3, 2022 and 'ready' on January 4, 2022.

Finally!

On 10/8/2021 at 8:46 AM, NoMansLand2020 said:

Anyone else still waiting for interview? We are nearly two years since filling and been stuck at NVC for over a year. This is very stressful for my fiancée and her two kids and I don't know if we can wait much longer. 

You are not alone...