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2 hours ago, RoseAnne said:

Hi huko. Im from MD. My I know how long did you wait for the interview and green card. Thanks

Around 8-9 months

35 minutes ago, urvesh89 said:

Any updates on any application here?

my wife has a green card since December

3 hours ago, Adam D said:

When you went for your Infopass, had you been told to wait 120 days but ignored them? I'm happy to do the same thing, just didn't want to get told to go away and come back (which happened the last time I had an Infopass)

We played it smart and nicely. We said that we would like to get some paper on the current status of the case because we can’t renew the driver’s license. And they had to look at the case and then we just asked questions regarding the case and 2 days kater there is an approval. 

1 hour ago, Raymond_CA said:

I have selected the office in Baltimore as my field office. I got RFE shortly after I filed my case, and my status shows that they have received my RFE. No update afterward. 

you do not get to choose, it is based off of your zip code, DC residents go to the Fairfax Field Office.

1 hour ago, AshMarty said:

If we don't hear anything in a month we will probably make an info pass appointment, as well.

 

My husbands drivers license expires soon, and he needs it to drive to work. We are also trying to save up all his vacation to go visit his family this year (he doesn't want to have to take multiple days off to keep renewing his drivers license (again with his EAD and then again with his GC )). We just want to up date it once and be okay with it.

 

Oh immigration sorrows.... *sigh*  The office is 10 minutes from where he works so we could likely sneak over quickly. 

 

appts are 2 weeks away usually and you need to book them from 12 am to 2 am to get a spot  

1 hour ago, AshMarty said:

It's been one week since our interview and there has not been any updates on the case. Bummer.

 

I was hoping we would be one for the lucky ones that had a quick turn around.  I just imagine our case file sitting in a large stake of papers on someones desk, in some windowless office.

 

 

we had to go in there with infopass to ask about the case, the lady at the front window got the case and then she looked at the whole thing and 2 days later we were approved

3 hours ago, Greencard188 said:

I'm mid August filer , status hasn't changed from ready to be scheduled since mid November. Anyone knows where the interview will be if you live in DC? Is it in DC, Fairfax, or somewhere?

DC is Fairfax

12 hours ago, car0593 said:

just got this update for my Fathers AOS " Request for Additional Evidence Was Mailed" I petitioned for him back in September 2016...had AOS interview Jan 29, 2018... I am hoping it is for medicals , but won't know till we get the letter

I am sure it is medical, this is the last thing they look at before approving someone. good luck!

1 hour ago, rickyminator said:

So my case status says, on Feb 20th we ordered your new card.  Its the 23rd and it hasnt been mailed yet, is this normal?

takes 5 days to be produced and 3 days to be delivered (roughly up to location)

1 hour ago, AshMarty said:

After reading all the above comments I am trying to keep my expectations low on getting an approval update in the next week. 

 

We upfront asked the IO if there was any need to update any the paperwork in our file. She said it all looked okay. Specially our financial and medical papers because we had copies of everything with us.

 

And even if we do, my expectations are low that the date will be correct on the GC. Haha. 

haha, I hear you - you will be fine, glad you are done with that part

Well we had to “push” on them by showing up a month after and we were approved two days after. 

19 minutes ago, Stefi said:

Not correct, I filed 11/08/2016, I485 approved 01/23/2018, GC starts 01/23/2018

Exactly! 

25 minutes ago, doggieandsam said:

is see your point but @BaltimoreFiler says tier 2 says his gc start date is correct. so now i'm more confused.

Tier 2 told me that my wife cannot adjust in the US and then they got her an incorrect category on the green card... I know a guy that got approved with his wife a day before 2 years (on the spot) and the officer offered to wait a week to approve them for a 10 year green card

10 minutes ago, EMBELL_17 said:

So since my date is wrong, do I just fill out the replacement form? No fee required?

All free, yep. I-90

2 hours ago, EMBELL_17 said:

Let me know what you find out please!

Approval - it’s no brainer. Mine started that way, some people’s AOS applications are pending for for than 3-5 years, once they are approved it would be silly to be eligible for a citizenship. Want to believe it or not, you will need to replace the green card. Conditional one expires in 2 years once approved

1 hour ago, EMBELL_17 said:

When is it supposed to start/expire?

on the day the approval was issued (see the welcome letter or online when the case was approved (I-485)). Feel free to ask questions since we've gone thru the process

1 hour ago, EMBELL_17 said:

My GC start date is 1/23/2017. I wasn’t even married then. Looks like they just arbitrarily put mine one year before my interview...

Exchange it, otherwise there will be delays and issues at the cotizenship stage,  better do it now vs later and cause problems. It’s free. They made a mistake on ours and we’re doing the same now, which is unfortunate but... 

1 hour ago, BaltimoreFiler said:

PD July 3rd 2017
Interview - 31st Jan 2018 Baltimore
GC in Hand - 7th Feb 2018 ( 7 months)

A week after my interview was approved on the day my Conditional Green Card came today.

The GC starts from my file date not my interview approval date.

For people waiting over a year, by the time you get approved you’ll be applying and paying again to remove the conditions 6/9 months later 

 

Do I send my current valid EAD back or chop it up 

You need to apply to replace your green card- it’s a mistake. Once you file, get a stamp in passport. 

2 hours ago, rickyminator said:

The letter i received was a G-56 Form asking me to show up, that letter is addressed to me and me only the first interview letter was addresed to my wife,  now on a separate paper the standard list of things they sent me for my first interview is included on this second one and it says to bring the wife. the weird thing i found is that it contained the forms i need to fill out again that were expired like medical and affidavit. Hence my worries, why couldnt they just ask me to mail it to them you know? 

Second interivew I am thinking. What office is it at? 

2 hours ago, BaltimoreFiler said:

I’m still amazed that I was approved yesterday, I was expecting the 120 day decision letter 

 

Also now that the 485 was approved, should the i130 that my usc wife filled in been approved, there’s been no change on that 

485 will never be approved without an underlying petition which is either 360, 130 or 140. so I-130 must have been approved at the same time but that case tracker is not in a hurry!  

2 minutes ago, BaltimoreFiler said:

My online status has changed to New Card Being Produced for the i485, so now it’s a waiting game for the GC to come 

nice - you will have the card within 7-10 days. hopefully you won't have any mistakes on it like we did and we're renewing now

9 hours ago, BaltimoreFiler said:

Thank you, 

 

How long did it take for the Welcome To America letter come 

Less than a week from the approval day

2 hours ago, BaltimoreFiler said:

Hey guys

 

had my interview today, was verbally approved at the end of the interview. The IO said her computer was down so will put it through tomorrow, was not given the 120 day decision letter.

 

It felt more like a chat rather than an interview, Interview was scheduled for 2pm, we was called in around 230 and was out by 250.

 

we was sworn in, and ask for Driving Licenses and Passports for both of us.

 

The IO asked my wife the USC, our address, my full name and date of birth.

 

She then asked me the same about my wife.

 

She asked If we had any more evidence to give

- mortgage letter

- car insurance shows both or names

- blank check from joint account 

- a 2016 and a December 2017 joint bank statement 

- our joint phone bill

 

she kept all the above but also I took our joint credit cards which show the same number

 

we still live with the in laws which we explained cos we were saving money and she totally understood. 

 

Then we we spoke about how we met, when, who proposed, how proposed, where proposed, what’s our future plans.

 

also asked if my wife had met my parents in UK, she hasn’t except by Skype, due to my mom can’t fly and I can’t leave the country, we explained that we plan on going home in the summer.

 

The IO went through a scrapbook I’d done, and our photos, she loved the photos of our dog and asked for 5/6 for our folder.

 

Went through some of the Yes/No questions, she was laughing at some of them and what she had to ask.

 

After that she said I am approving you today, and she will put it through either tonight or tomorrow.

 

I am patiently waiting for the text/ email update from USCIS

 

I will answer any questions if you have them 

 

Expect mail, my wife has been a resodent since 12/22, and the online status is not updated! Congratulations! 

we had our interview on 11/28, then we got the same paper and it was video recorded. the guy was nice but did not say much regarding our approval. then on 12/20 I went there with my wife and we asked to see what was going on. the lady brought our case, looked at it and on 12/22 we were approved. I hope it helps.

3 hours ago, AshMarty said:

I would highly doubt the shutdown would last until then but if the government is still shut down then there are no interviews. Or at least that is what every other forum on this page is saying. 

 

Visas and passports functional normally but Interviews stop. 

USCIS is saying that government shutdown won’t affect AOS.