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    I-751 March 2019 Filers

    in Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion

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    1 hour ago, Carlos12345 said:

    Date on my receipt show 3/14/19 and i still get an error message when entering my receipt number to Case Status on USCIS website. My receipt starts with LIN. 

    Similar situation—we got a text with a receipt number on 3/21/19 but our case hasn't shown up yet online and we haven't received the NOA in the mail yet either. We're WAC.

     

    We're considering calling our local office (which doesn't accept InfoPass sessions) since the green card expired Sunday.

    AOS September 2016 Filers

    in Adjustment of Status Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted

    Just now, Allie D said:

    Thank you so much for sharing your experience. I hope everything has or will work out for you guys! You are right, my husband is the US citizen and I'm the beneficiary. We will bring our passports to the interview. My husband can decide whether to bring his driver's license. We won't be driving to the interview. The plan is to take a bus and then ride-share around the city. I'm a terrible driver and my husband's limited license only allows him to drive between work and home. After one brush with the law, he isn't prepared to take any more chances! :)

    Oh yeah, that would have been good information -- it did work out, we were approved and now we just wait two years to lift conditions! :P

    It sounds like a great plan -- I don't love driving either, especially since we live in Southern California. We'll look forward to good news from the other side of the interview! 

    AOS September 2016 Filers

    in Adjustment of Status Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted

    3 minutes ago, Allie D said:

    I'm trying to get opinions on how important this is. Did the immigration officer explicitly ask for the license and look at it carefully? My husband and I filed in late September 2016 and our interview is in early June.

     

    Around when we were moving into our current apartment, he was charged with a traffic-related misdemeanor. His license was confiscated and he was given a limited license with the old address. The old apartment was sublet because he didn't want to break the lease, which would have been expensive. So he is still legally on that lease and has access to mail that goes there if it hasn't been forwarded by USPS.

     

    My husband can apply for a new license (no limitations) when the legal and court issues are resolved. We will be sure to use our current address on that new license. However, bureaucracies are bureaucracies and we don't know when everything is going to be resolved. He might be able to change the address on his license now. However, that might look fishy to USCIS (why change it now and not earlier?). He didn't think about changing it earlier because he thought it would make the legal/court process go more smoothly, i.e. to prevent hassles regarding confirmation of where he lives, where to send documents, etc. He also needed a lawyer in the county where the misdemeanor happened (same as his old address). We tried getting a lawyer in the county where we live now but he said that nobody responded. So you can perhaps see why he kept the old address on his DL.

     

    We do have other proof of cohabitation: rental lease, utility bills, internet bills, joint bank account, pay stubs, health insurance documents, an affidavit from a friend, and tax transcripts attesting to this.

     

    We can explain the situation with the DL if asked. We didn't think about the discrepancy too much because the DL isn't a required document for the AOS process (at least not according to the interview checklist).

    I totally hear you about bureaucracies and the challenges of moving. When I filed for my K-1, my husband was looking for a job and living with family, so I used that address. By the time I arrived, he had found a job and was living with his dad to save money but his parents were about to sell the house. The officer at my point of entry gave me a hard time about the address I was going to not matching the one on my paperwork (filed 9 months earlier, heaven forbid anything change in that time). 

    As for the interview, our drivers licenses have different addresses as well, since we moved recently and my husband's (US citizen) license is still valid (and he's lazy). We had a copy of our lease with both our names on it, copies of our bank statements, health insurance, car insurance, and 401k. We didn't have bills because we had just moved that month. My husband used his as his photo identification and the interviewer still asked for his passport or birth certificate so he could verify his citizenship. The interviewer was confused about our address because we've moved twice since I arrived in the US and had filed a couple changes of address, but it was completely unrelated to his drivers license and he was only interested in making sure the right address was on file. 

    Looking at your post history, it looks like your husband is the US citizen, so the only reason he might need his drivers license during the interview is for photo identification, in which case he can just bring his passport you'll have your passport too, and it will also verify his citizenship (though take his birth certificate anyway). Worst comes to worst you explain the situation. Good luck! 

    AOS September 2016 Filers

    in Adjustment of Status Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted

    1 minute ago, Gatsby9 said:

    Yes, it says the same but I don't have the copies of them. I might have them saved in the computer but without signatures and dates. 

     

    We also realized that my spouse's US passport expired two days ago and I don't know if we will be able to get the original birth certificate before the interview. We will have to try with a copy of her birth certificate and hope they are not too strict about it if we have everything else...


    Definitely take whatever you have -- the expired passport and a copy of the birth certificate, if you can't get the original birth certificate before the interview. What they're looking for is proof of your US citizen spouse's citizenship, and a birth certificate and/or passport are the main (only?) documents to prove that. 

    As for the copies of the affidavit of support, it seems likely that if your letter also says "if not already submitted" they probably don't need another copy, and I was just overly cautious. If you're worried about it, you could always have your spouse fill in another one. In future though, photocopy everything! I always end up with paper cuts from all the photocopying and printing right before I submit documents... :wacko:

    AOS September 2016 Filers

    in Adjustment of Status Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted

    3 minutes ago, Gatsby9 said:

    Hi, I'm getting all the documents ready for the interview and do we have to bring the affidavit of support and all those documents filled again? Or just the supporting documents, like birth certificates, photos, leases...

     

    TIA

    On the letter they sent you with your interview date it should say what documents you need to bring. For example, our letter said we should bring the affidavit of support and medical documents "if not already submitted." Since we submitted an affidavit of support and an I-693 with our AOS packet (and I had a medical done less than a year ago for my K-1 visa), we just took copies of our AOS packet and our medical documents. Perhaps someone else can speak to their experiences, maybe with AOS that *isn't* from K-1? I'm not sure if it's different for other folks.

    As a side note, our letter also said to bring copies of "any document you've ever received from USCIS." I'd err on the side of bring as much as you can. If you don't need it, great! But it would be awful to not have something they ask for. 

    AOS September 2016 Filers

    in Adjustment of Status Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted

    14 hours ago, A'n'L said:

    Congrats! The "card in production" notification seems to usually come before the "approved". Your experience resembles ours, only we had an officer that was qualified to approve us on the spot.

    Thank you! I guess they gotta keep us on our toes! We did get the "approved notification" last night some time, but my gosh was it an exhausting day. 

    Once I thought about it after lunch (food does wonders for stress...) I seemed to remember similar stories of people being sent away thinking it would take ages and then being surprised with "card in production" notices, so it makes sense that there are officers who can approve you on the spot and those who can't. It aligns with our experience with our interviewer pretty well too. 

    Good luck to everyone else who's waiting, may approval come swiftly and painlessly! 

    AOS September 2016 Filers

    in Adjustment of Status Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted

    Just got back from our interview at the San Fernando office.

    Even though we were early, it was over two hours from the security line to the immigration officer's office. 

     

    Even though I filed an address change 2 and a half weeks ago and received an email that USCIS had updated our address, the officer had an old address. Once he updated that, he took the evidence we were living as a married couple, copies of our marriage license and birth certificates, and picked a few of our photos to add to the massive file (mostly wedding photos). He asked what kind of work I do, and then told us that someone would consider our case and do a background check and that we'd know within 45 days about their decision. He photocopied our IDs and off we went.

    We were feeling pretty frustrated since the interview felt less like an interview than paperwork gathering and we'd hoped to know right then if I'd be approved or not. Plus we'd both been too nervous to eat much breakfast and then been in the office for almost 3 hours all said and done, so we were very hungry. But before we'd even left the parking garage I got a text update saying my card is in production? No "approved" status, just that the card is being produced. So it's been an emotional rollercoaster. I'm not holding my breath though, I'll relax once the case says "approved" and/or I have the card in hand. 

    Best advice though: bring a small book to read while you wait and even if you're nervous, eat before you go! Whatever happens will be way more tolerable if you're not hungry... 

    AOS September 2016 Filers

    in Adjustment of Status Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted

    On 2/19/2017 at 2:08 PM, ktai said:

    I know that some of you guys are waiting for the interview. Is there anyone who already got i-131, advance parole, and is planning to go outside the US with that? What should i prepare to go out and come back with combo card? Im so afraid since Trump became the president. There is a rumor that when you come back, the immigration people may not let you re enter or even let you sign i407, discard the green card process. 

     

    Is there anyone travelling with advance parole soon or already travelled with it? Please share the experience.

     

    im going back home in April for a month.

    I'm super late getting to this, but I travelled back home to Canada with advance parole over Christmas. I was so nervous, but was completely painless. When I came back, the officer asked me if I was applying to adjust status, commented that I had studies in the US with a student visa in the past, and allowed me through.

    That said: 1. I did have copies of our documents just in case and 2. as you can tell, I'm Canadian and we met in college in the States, which is a very straight-forward history that makes sense to customs officials etc. Your mileage may vary. 

    AOS September 2016 Filers

    in Adjustment of Status Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted

    14 hours ago, Bose12 said:

    Am new here. Just registered today.. I am a September filer and I got my EAD December 2016. 

    My local office is Atlanta field office. 

    Is there any September filer here who is still waiting to be scheduled for interview like me?

    September filer, got EAD and AP mid November. I-485 has been in "ready to be scheduled for an interview" since October. Local field office is San Fernando Valley, which is processing May 2016. 

    AOS September 2016 Filers

    in Adjustment of Status Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted

    4 hours ago, A'n'L said:

    Unfortunately, they do not update the online status when/if the case is transferred to a local office - only when the interview is scheduled or "ready to be scheduled". My online status went directly from the one you mentioned to "interview scheduled".

    Well dang! I guess I'll have to follow Maria's advice and call and see if I can find out if I've been moved from the NBC... Congrats on your interview btw and good luck! 

    AOS September 2016 Filers

    in Adjustment of Status Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted · Edited by Sim.Arnold
    clarity

    3 hours ago, petareño said:

    MariaR323: How do you know you're at the NBC?

    My case is at the NBC (as far as I can tell). After I filed my AOS packet and I got my NOAs, my case (edit: on the USCIS case status website) updated to "We accepted the fingerprint fee for your Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or to Adjust Status. Our National Benefits Center location is working on your case." Since then I've had no notification or letters saying anything about a field office or a different Benefits Center. 

     

    AOS September 2016 Filers

    in Adjustment of Status Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted

    4 hours ago, amarsolo said:

    Hi brothers and sisters my last update 7th of December 2016 case is ready for interview but I still haven't received any letters or other updates

    What should I have to do

    As others have said, just wait. My case has been ready to schedule an interview since October and I've still got nothing so far. I think this waiting part is worse than the others... :clock:

    Though I did just change my address as well (but I'm still in the same state, and last I heard I was still at the NBC not a local field office) -- anyone know if that affects the timeline? 

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