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As of May 11th, the I-485 and I-130 got approved.

I am assuming that the GC would be in production soon? Not in too much of a hurry since she already has her SSN, EAD and AP -- employed too! Lol.

Interesting. I don't recall seeing my status entering a 'new card produced' state, but that phase could have happened between the 5-10 times a day I check USCIS... lol.. or perhaps I haven't entered that stage yet, I'm really not too sure and thought there might be a particular order of notifications. Gotta love how this process keeps you guessing!

You will get it soon. They 2-day shipped my wife's card and it came today.

Got another e-mail (four actually) stating that card is on its way.

Hello All,

Just wanted to give an update. Our EAD and AP got approved today.

Thanks

Did you get 4 e-mails about the same thing too? Post Decision Activity approval

I filed in the beginning of December and now my wife's EAD card is in production as of today. w00t!

No update for us yet. We just did our second set of biometrics (one for AOS and one for EAD/AP).

It's not unheard of, but it's not super common. I wouldn't worry about it too much. As long as it gets there it's all good

I called and they said to come in anyways. I guess it does make a difference. One is for EAD and one is for AOS. But they also said sometimes they do make clerical errors and re-send appointments. So if anyone gets a second biometric letter with the SAME TYPE (check upper left corner of 797C form), then you don't have to come in. :-)

We finished the biometrics for AOS on 01/04. We have a new biometrics for EAD/AP for 01/28. Is that normal to have two biometric appointments?

Did you get all your vaccinations at the panel physician clinic?

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/551080-immunizations-ds-3025-or-i-693/

We went to the CS. She referred us to a 3rd party to do all three shots. Shots were $160 and CS visit was $200. Reading the forums, looks like some people paid less for everything and some paid more (she has health insurance too but they didn't want to accept it, even though vaccs are supposed to be free under my plan).

It is helpful to do it if you can, or else you'll get an RFE to do it later on in the process.

How fast did it go? Did you arrive early or on time? Where there many people there?

Appointment was at 9am. We were a little bit early and she got us in immediately. It literally took 2 minutes. Fingerprints scanned and uploaded to their database. If your appointment is for Day X, and you go in on Day Y -- they will sit you in a corner and take you in after everyone else has been helped. So, depending on your office's day, it is possible to get biometrics done before your appointment.

Filed on 12/05/15 and finished Biometrics on 01/04/16. Waiting for her EAD card...

I submitted transcripts (free from IRS.gov) and pay stubs. No RFE request yet...already did biometrics too.

Happy to know that we got our first NOA on 12/13/15, papers were sent out on 12/05/15. Updated the signature and timeline! We also moved and had to do an AR-11 online (address change) for all the forms.

Did any of you include marriage and relationship evidence besides the marriage certificate?

Cause I didn't, I figured just send the paper work, that's what the interview is for.

I included a picture, copy of joint bank account and copy of joint insurance (medical, dental and vision). Hopefully this will suffice.

Congrats! Sometimes lucky couples get to have the interview skipped. I hope we are one of those few.

it looks like if you pulled these forms last month and used the November 2015 revision for the EAD, you should be good. I think anyways.

I'm screwed for an RFE then. I just looked and my forms say expired 06/2015 in top right corner. I went on the USCIS website for the exact same form and now says expires 10/2017. LOL. Even though I grabbed it from that site last month!

As a note to everyone, many of the AOS forms had been updated recently. I had filled out the AOS forms while my guy was still overseas (I like to be prepared... ) and I had to revise them. I'm glad I was reading the October 2015 filer thread because some received RFE's for the older forms.

The revised forms are:

• Form I-485 (revised October 5, 2015) - Apply to Adjust Status (AOS to GC)
• Form I-765 (revised November 4, 2015) - Apply for Employment Authorization (EAD)
• Form I-864 (revised July 2, 2015) - Affidavit of Support
• Form I-693 (revised March 30, 2015) - Civil surgeon medical report
• Form G-325A (revised June 1, 2015) - Biographic information

The form I-131 (AP) and Form G-1145 (e-notification) have not been revised.

Do you know off-hand if there was a significant revision between the two? Dang, so Dec Filers will get a RFE if used forms from last month?

After we get married in California, the marriage license takes about 6-8 weeks before it will get mailed out to us. My questions is how are we suppose to file for AOS before the 90 days is up without that marriage license? Do we have to wait to get the marriage license in hand before we can file? How long did other people have to wait for their ML? Any information will be good! Thank you!

In Los Angeles County, we got ours right away.

I submitted my tax transcript (ordered free from IRS.gov website) and 6 current paystubs.

Interesting. We got married on a Saturday and walked into the city hall Monday night and just got certified copies there. Nobody ever sent us anything. hm. different state I guess!

I believe it is. It is on the visa, starts with a k and then has a few numbers afterwards. It is the same number used when checking in for a flight to come to the US? You know how they ask for visa and visa number? That is the one :-)

Same here. Married my wife, had to wait a week then went back to grab all the original certified ones in-person.

Just sent ours today (Dec 5th, 2015).

She's taking advantage of you while benefiting from it. If you got the job there, you can get another job somewhere else. Believe in yourself. You shouldn't be taken advantage of.

Dang, I filled out a i-864EZ. I only submitted my tax transcript for the recent tax year and 6 recent pay stubs. I hope that'll be alright.

Wife came here on a B2 visa, fell in love and got married. Now she is staying here while we are waiting for the AOS process.

She got offered a PT retail job but not sure if she should take it yet since we don't have a TIN or SSN (green card).

The owner of the store said she can apply for a TIN. I looked at the IRS website and it looks like she can since she doesn't have a SSN and she is a spouse of a USC (me).

Does anyone have experience it this or will this affect her status?

TL:DR; will working with a TIN affect our process?

You didn't file taxes 'married filing jointly' right? Since she's not working, she doesn't need to complete an I-864A. Also, they only consider foreign income if it will continue after immigrating.

Have you considered the I-864EZ? It may be applicable in your case and it's a shorter form.

That is correct. Married in August 2015, filed in April 2015 as "single". She isn't working yet because we are waiting for her green card/work permit. She has no foreign income anymore.

After doing some Googling and comparing, looks like I can do the I-864EZ instead.