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Hi everyone, I just wanted to share that I received my Green Card in the mail on Friday. It took a total of 99 days to have the card in hand since we applied.

I'm so happy and relieved that this process is over. I see lots of people getting interviews in January and I wish everyone of you good luck.

Thanks for all the support and God bless every single one of you.

Hi Everyone,

Sorry I haven't been here much lately, but I just wanted to share my experience going to our interview today. We arrived 30 minutes before the interview scheduled for 11:15AM. Went through security and was asked to drop off the interview notice at window 2. This gentleman was really nice, He took the notice and ask us to have a seat and someone would call us shortly. We waiting just about 10 minutes passed the scheduled time and this really nice lady called our names. We walked into her office and had to sworn in before getting seated. She grabbed our file asked for our drivers license and my passport that included my last entry in the US and I-94. She started going through the forms provided to confirm name, DOB, local of birth, SSN, Address, date and local of marriage, etc of my spouse first (American Citizen) of the I-864 form. She made small talk as she was asking the questions like where is this place you were born, etc. No pressure type of environment as she was very pleasant to talk to. Since my spouse is self employed, she asked how were business this year and moved on. She started asking me the same questions about Name, DOB, SSN, date and local of marriage, etc in my form and went through every single questions on the I-485 Form Part 3 item C, like asking of I was member of any organization, committed any crime, etc ( i think there were like 15 questions). She looked at a few more things at the file and grabbed the pictures we had submitted with the package. Asked about our dog, and a few places on the pictures and pretty much that was it. I didn't have to use any of the additional documents I brought with me. She said that we did a great job filling out the forms and providing detailed information, then looked at us and told us she was going to approve us on the spot. She explained that i'd have to apply to remove the temporary condition on my green card before the two years using the I-751 form and that was it.

I'm so glad that this process is over. We have been very fortunate that our process was extremely quick compared to some of you (91 days since we sent the package), but I say don't give up or stress out too much. my thoughts for you going to the interview is just be yourself and tell the truth. Our interviewer was so great and made us feel relaxed as we were just having a normal conversation.

Thanks for all the support this group has provided to us and a lot of other people out there in the same situation. Keep a positive attitude and everything will be fine. God bless every single one of you!!!

Hi Everyone,

Sorry I haven't been here much lately, but I just wanted to share my experience going to our interview today. We arrived 30 minutes before the interview scheduled for 11:15AM. Went through security and was asked to drop off the interview notice at window 2. This gentleman was really nice, He took the notice and ask us to have a seat and someone would call us shortly. We waiting just about 10 minutes passed the scheduled time and this really nice lady called our names. We walked into her office and had to sworn in before getting seated. She grabbed our file asked for our drivers license and my passport that included my last entry in the US and I-94. She started going through the forms provided to confirm name, DOB, local of birth, SSN, Address, date and local of marriage, etc of my spouse first (American Citizen) of the I-864 form. She made small talk as she was asking the questions like where is this place you were born, etc. No pressure type of environment as she was very pleasant to talk to. Since my spouse is self employed, she asked how were business this year and moved on. She started asking me the same questions about Name, DOB, SSN, date and local of marriage, etc in my form and went through every single questions on the I-485 Form Part 3 item C, like asking of I was member of any organization, committed any crime, etc ( i think there were like 15 questions). She looked at a few more things at the file and grabbed the pictures we had submitted with the package. Asked about our dog, and a few places on the pictures and pretty much that was it. I didn't have to use any of the additional documents I brought with me. She said that we did a great job filling out the forms and providing detailed information, then looked at us and told us she was going to approve us on the spot. She explained that i'd have to apply to remove the temporary condition on my green card before the two years using the I-751 form and that was it.

I'm so glad that this process is over. We have been very fortunate that our process was extremely quick compared to some of you (91 days since we sent the package), but I say don't give up or stress out too much. my thoughts for you going to the interview is just be yourself and tell the truth. Our interviewer was so great and made us feel relaxed as we were just having a normal conversation.

Thanks for all the support this group has provided to us and a lot of other people out there in the same situation. Keep a positive attitude and everything will be fine. God bless every single one of you!!!

So finally some progress in our case. Nothing about EAD or AP yet but received the following notice last night in regards to the AOS

Application Type: I485 , APPLICATION TO REGISTER PERMANENT RESIDENCE OR TO ADJUST STATUS

Your Case Status: Testing and Interview

Your I485, APPLICATION TO REGISTER PERMANENT RESIDENCE OR TO ADJUST STATUS is now ready for interview scheduling. When scheduling is complete, you will receive a notice with a time and place for your interview. If you have not received the notice within 30 days of the date the notice is mailed, please call customer service at 1-800-375-5283 for further assistance. Please check our website at www.uscis.gov for further updates on your case. If you move, please use our Change of Address online tool to update your case with your new address.

We really need the EAD/AP because we are needing to travel abroad in February and I need to book the tickets. But not complaining at all

Congrats! It took me about 8 days after my I485 changed to testing and interview to receive the notice in the mail with the interview date.

I hope more people start getting their interview notice soon. Good luck.

Who has the shortest # of days of EAD/AP approval so far?

Mine took 42 days total to have it in hand. Details on the signature below.

was your EAD status changed to card production or was it also a surprise?

sorry wrong post

The EAD changed to card production on the 16th and after a few days they updated the details with the USPS tracking number, etc, so I knew it was on it's way.

Awesome. I literally just ran down to the mailbox and the post office guy is there and said he needs another 30 mins to sort through.

My i485 online status changed to testing/interviewing on Oct.16 and still the same so here's hoping!

This 30 mins cannot go by fast enough ...

I'm sending good vibes. Fingers crossed.

Congrats! Thats so exciting.

Did the online status for i485 change online? Or you just surprisingly got it in the mail?

Thank you. No the online status still says "...ready for interview scheduling. When scheduling is complete, you will receive a notice with a time and place for your interview...", so it was really a surprise.

Congrats! Your progress is much faster than ours. I hope we see updates soon too!

Thank you. I'm sure you will receive an update soon too. Fingers crossed.

Good surprise. I received I485 Notice in the mail today with Interview date set for 12/11/2014. More than a month ahead, but it's moving along.

I hope everyone receives good news soon too!!!

When your local office has a date available, you will receive another update with the exact date, and then the hardcopy letter follows that about 3 days later and it shows where you'll be interviewed and what time, as well as what documents to bring. The message you're seeing now just means you're in queue for a date.

Thanks for the information. That makes sense.

I'll continue waiting for the update anxiously.

For those who already received the interview notice by mail, can you share how long it took to receive the letter once the online status changed to "Testing and Interview"? Also does the status online change with the actual date of the interview or stays like the one below?

Testing and Interview

Your I485, APPLICATION TO REGISTER PERMANENT RESIDENCE OR TO ADJUST STATUS is now ready for interview scheduling. When scheduling is complete, you will receive a notice with a time and place for your interview. If you have not received the notice within 30 days of the date the notice is mailed, please call customer service at 1-800-375-5283 for further assistance. Please check our website at www.uscis.gov for further updates on your case. If you move, please use our Change of Address online tool to update your case with your new address.

My I485 status changed to Testing and Interview on the 20th, but I haven't received the notice yet. Here is my timeline so far:

Date Days Details

09/11/2014 01 Mailed AOS package

09/15/2014 04 Package Received and signed by the USCIS Chicago office

09/18/2014 07 Received text/email with Receipt numbers

09/19/2014 08 Checks cashed

09/22/2014 11 Received hardcopy NOA1 in the mail

09/26/2014 15 Received Biometrics letter in the mail

10/07/2014 26 Biometrics completed

10/16/2014 35 I765 EAD Application status changed to Card / Document Production

10/20/2014 39 I485 Application status changed to Testing and Interview

10/22/2014 41 EAD mailed out via USPS Priority Mail 2-day

10/23/2014 42 EAD received

My EAD has been mailed this morning. I'm super happy. Does anyone have idea of how long it's gonna take to be delivered?

My EAD was mailed yesterday and today they updated the status with the tracking number. I tracked it down and it is already at my local post office to be delivered today.

FYI, it was sent via USPS Priority Mail 2-Day with a $100 Insurance included.

Good luck!!!

Here's a little update to my case..

I received an email on Friday for my EAD approval, I received the exact email today again. Just a little bit disturbed that I got the same email twice. does anyone have the same issue ?

Advance parole----post decision

I-485---- testing and interview

I believe September was a good month to file.. Good luck to every one.

Congratulations!!!!

I agree with you. My I485 status just changed to "Testing and Interview" today. I had Biometrics done on October 7th and EAD status changed to "Card/Document Production" on the 16th. Can't wait for the letter with details for the interview date. It seems to be moving along pretyy good.

Good luck everyone.

Great!! Congrats and happy birthday

Thank you so much!

My I-765 EAD Application just changed status to Card / Document production today. My biometric was completed on October 7th. What a nice birthday gift :-)

All the other status remain the same.

Good luck everyone.

I had my biometrics done on Tuesday. So far no RFE's (fingers crossed). Does anyone know how long on average it takes for them to mail out the EAD card once the Briometrics is done? I saw that a few people contact their congressman to speed up the process. Is that really effective? Just wondering how much faster would it be compared to the standard process.

Any experience / comments are appreciated.

Thanks everyone.

Welcome!!! And good luck with the process

Congrats!!! We got it too for October 7. My husband will be out the country those days so we will try to do an early walk in Monday or Tuesday ( depending his job ) will you wait for the appointment date??

Same here. Just got mine and it is scheduled for October 7th. Our dates are pretty similar. Good luck!!!

Thanks everyone. I just got home and got my Biometrics letter in the mail. It is schedule for October 7th.

I will see if I can try to walk in earlier like some of you guys did. I'm really excited that everything is going well so far.

Thanks for the support.

RJ

Hi everyone. I'm new here and also filled my AOS in September. Good luck to everyone and thanks for sharing your experiences.

AOS

09/11/2014 -- Mailed AOS package

09/15/2014 -- Package Received and signed by the USCIS Chicago office

09/18/2014 -- Received text/email with Receipt numbers

09/19/2014 -- Checks cashed

09/22/2014 -- Received hardcopy NOA1 in the mail