Nowrya

On 1/28/2022 at 6:03 PM, heo luoi said:

was kinda hoping for same day oath, our office is 2-2.5 hrs away and kinda annoyed if just a wk later but oh well glad to have the journey finished hopefully 2 wks left until interview.

I feel your pain. Our office is a good 4 hours away 😕

My wife's N-400 was received on 8/4/2021.

Today we got a notice that her interview will be on 2/24/2022 in Philadelphia later on in the day.

We were planning on going on a vacation for the month of March but now the oath ceremony might be a few weeks after the interview? 

Anyone in the Philly area already have their interview? How long after will she be able to attend the oath ceremony?

31 minutes ago, therealsunnydiego said:

My center is also California (WAC), I have not seen any biometrics coming in quickly as the other centers. I guess all we can do is to wait.

Our local office is Philadelphia, PA but when my wife did the biometrics a few years ago they sent her to Syracuse, NY. 

I'm hoping they just use her old info, it isn't like her finger prints changed or something.

It's been 43 days since our case was received. Still no word on biometrics/fingerprints. We are starting to get worried 😧

6 minutes ago, vscp said:

Hello again!

 

PD: July 3, 2017.

 

Case status was changed to Interview Scheduled (10/31). Just got our notice this Monday morning (11/5) scheduled for December 5! Now wondering if we need to really bring an updated Medical!

My wife didn't need an updated medical even though her interview well over a year after she applied for her greencard. But she came her on a K1 visa. Not sure if it is different for your case.

8 minutes ago, Kirk&Kean said:

I would try on that but chances is my case is probably in the Imperial County, CA office which they scheduled interview at. Your case is a lil diff because you were all the time in PA. But yeah, let me search up the building according to my address and see if I can pop in there during lunch time between work to get the appointment. THanks for the suggestion.

 

Queens Village is less than 5 miles from the USCIS office. Either try to schedule an appointment in the Philly office to figure out what is going on or wait in limbo for who knows how much longer for them to contact you. I'm sure they can get things moving faster even if your case isn't at that office yet.

If we never made an appointment I am confident we would still be waiting for the letter for a new interview date.

11 minutes ago, Kirk&Kean said:

Did you schedule an infopass apptment with local office?  yes mine should be in philly. i live in queen village, kinda close to city center.

Yes, but that took a week of checking the website multiple times a day/night for a opening for an appointment. We got lucky, it is difficult to schedule an appointment online for the Philly office for some reason. The officer told us it is easiest just to go into the building and schedule an appointment at the kiosk thing, which is a 4 hour drive, one way for us. I think that is the main reason the officer gave us her contact info. 

I just checked the online appointment page for Philly, nothing. If you are close by try going in to the building TOMORROW and schedule an interview.

On 10/14/2018 at 12:08 PM, Kirk&Kean said:

Oh wow, I am surprised to see that but I also saw it was your 2nd interview date? Your original one was within 1 year from AOS filing. Maybe they match that and have a pre-approval sort of decision but just needed you guys to go in to answer those "no no no" questions to approve you.

Btw, how long does it take from your "Interview is scheduled" to receive the mail ? My status changed on Oct 4, but it is now already Oct 14, I still have not receive the mail.... in fact the status for EAD and AP renewal is also received on Oct 4, and they have mailed the i-797c notice for EAD and AP which should've arrive yesterday (Sat) but USPS sometimes keep the docs to deliver on Monday. I don't see the interview one in the Informed Delivery scanning image, but rather only 2 envelopes from USCIS.

@Nowrya - If you don't mind me asking, can you check on the interview letter, where is the address sent from? This is what I am afraid that interview notice is only 1 month away from letter date, and if I am receiving the letter very late, I'll be in trouble. I want to prepare as much docs as possible. I also wouldn't mind spending that $200 to avoid being delayed for approval. Even though your case may be one of the rare exceptional of not requiring new medical exam, hubby and I spoke about it, we're willing to spend that $$ just to have the GC on hand a.s.a.p in case if the interview officer request for it. But since you suggested so, I'll discuss with hubby and see if we want to save that $200. Problem being is I also need the GC to apply to more schools along with scholarships for Fall 2019 / Spring 2020. So the sooner I get the GC, the sooner I can apply for FAFSA + Scholarships application (a lot of them require permanent residency).

I probably should call USCIS by Mon/Tue if the letter I received are only EAD/AP renewal notices but not the Interview one to see if they can quickly resend a new one since there's a chance that the interview notice went missing. I literally have been looking at informed delivery every single day since Oct 4.

I'd recommend NOT calling them. How close do you live to your local office? Your local office is in Philly, too? I highly recommend paying them a visit and ask what is up. Take all your notices and what not with you. Don't waste your time calling the 1-800 number. They completely screwed up our case when we called them. They even sent emails that we never received because it was addressed to a wrong email address. 

It was 35ish days from the date on the interview notice letter to the interview date for the 1st interview that we had to reschedule. Then they screwed up and we got a letter saying we missed the interview (on a bogus date) and it "will significantly affect your case" (that was because the people on the 1-800 have no reason to be doing what they are doing). That is when we went to our local office in Philly. Once there they easily figured everything out and were extremely nice. The officer even gave us her email and phone number in case something happened again so we wouldn't have to drive another 4 hours one way to solve the problem. Then about 30 days on the 2nd and 3rd interview schedule letters (because we rescheduled it twice).

Our interview letter was sent from our local office in Philly and the letter front address was hand written to my wife, not machine printed, which I thought was a bit odd. 

On 10/14/2018 at 12:13 PM, Kirk&Kean said:

Btw I am sorry to have you spent that $300... since your Interview Officer doesn't request for it. Well I've read so many cases that are > 1 year all requested for it. Occasionally there are cases like yours that never bother to ask for it. I've also done research around here, found one that offers $200, problem is I just started new job, 8-5 weekdays, I have no time to go in for medical exam on weekdays, hopefully I'll contact one and see if I can schedule on Saturday. But I am also trying to see if I should save the $$. Haha

Everything we read said we needed a new medical exam. Even the doctor at the new medical exam said my wife needed a 2nd MMR shot, which she then got.

At the interview I asked if she needed her new medical and the officer said no. I found that odd but I didn't want to press the issue any more.

1 hour ago, Kirk&Kean said:

Oh my god, as we discuss about my AOS interview notice issue. WTH is the USCIS doing!? I've moved in June, updated my AR-11 change of address in June itself, Received confirmation email that they have updated it. Even called USCIS 3 times between July, Aug, Sep to confirm what is the up-to-date address on file, they keep telling me it is the Philly address. But guess what happened now!? They literally scheduled the AOS interview at my old address which is on THE other side of the country, Imperial County, California, close to Yuma, AZ (my previous address). Whereas, they sent my EAD/AP renewal notice to Philly address. I seriously believe their freaking system sucks and does not tally at all. How the hell can they keep telling me that my address on file is totally up-to-date > twice, yet in the end they mail the interview notice to my old address. I just started my new job, it is gonna costs me an arm and a leg to fly all the way from PA to CA/AZ to attend that interview, and the interview is on Tuesday (worst, middle of the weekday, as though I do not have to work?).

Has anyone experienced or read any cases where USCIS messed up scheduled interview at old address (diff state), but applicant still allowed to attend the interview and adjudication still can be made?

We are afraid that the jurisdiction between AZ/CA is different than PA, if we spend the $$ flying all the way there, during interview, the officer says they cannot make the decision since our up-to-date address is in PA, they will have to transfer the case to PA and reschedule the interview, that'd totally waste a thousand dollar or more to fly 2 person there + taking unpaid leave from work!

Also, @Nowrya, it seems from your signature, all your reschedule of interview only delayed up to 2 months every time? However it occurs from the same state right? No case transfer is required?

It's because the people on the 1-800 number are complete idiots and should really just walk out into oncoming traffic. 

If you go to the Philly office they will be able to tell you if the case is actually there.

Correct, we never moved. Same street address. No case transfer.

The 1st time it was delayed indefinitely for all I know. Had we not went in to see them at the local office I'm sure we'd still be waiting. The second time it was delayed about a month. And the 3rd time it was delayed about a month?

We just had our interview yesterday for my wife's greencard. Even though it has been over a year since we submitted the AoS info, it tureds out that we didn't need another medical exam.  They are mailing her card to her without us giving them the new medical info. (The interview was way easier than I thought.)

Kirk&Kean - You might want to wait till after the interview to see if you need another exam.

On 10/7/2018 at 9:48 PM, Kirk&Kean said:

https://my.uscis.gov/findadoctor

You can actually have USCIS designated Civil Surgeon to do the new medical prior to the interview. Have your wife bring the previous i-693 / DS-3025 + all other vaccination records she has had in the past to the Civil Surgeon so that they can check what else is needed and what is not needed as it'll be transferred or transcribed to the new i-693 which the doc will fill up.
Once it is completed, the doc will put all the records in a Sealed Envelope for you to bring to the USCIS during the interview. Before your doc do so, make sure to ask for a copy of i-693 and vaccination records so that you can keep a copy of it.

I should be receiving my interview notice by mail soon this week, suspect my interview will be in Nov or Dec. My i-693 and AOS are filed in July 2017. My DS-3025 was completed in Feb 2017. Pretty sure they will issue an RFE for new medical exam if I am to go to the interview without a new one, wouldn't like to risk being delayed for approval if they can approve on the spot. Willing to spend the $$ and get it all done.

Oh, try to call a few diff doc and ask the price. Sometimes some doc charges a lot more than the other.

Thanks for the info!

I tried to shop around a bit and found the cheapest price for a new exam is around $270 to $300. Seems a bit expensive but oh well.

When I got my interview notice the interview date was exactly 1 month from when the notice was issued. 

My wife's greencard interview is finally rescheduled for October 10th. But it has been greater than a year since we submitted the forms so she will need a new medical exam.

Anyone know what all she needs to do for a new medical exam? Does she need to get the vaccinations all over again?

We should do the medical exam before her interview so we don't have to go back at a later date, right?

47 minutes ago, gabara14 said:

Hey people, dont even know if here is the right place to post it but since i’m a july filer....

i just travelled outside the US and came back under the advance parole.

my husband and I went to brazil to see my family and vacation and came back 10 days later.

I was worried about entering the US with the advance parole since this whole immigration nowadays seems a mess but everything went smoothly.

The port of entry was JFK.

My husband went thru the automatic passport control and after finishing his stuffs we went together to the IO.

He just took my fingerprints, picture and told me because i was under the AOS i had to go to the sencondary screening thing.

Another office scorted me to the room while my husband went to get our luggages.

It was literally 2 minutes between getting to the room and leaving.

5 minutes later we were already outside waiting for the taxi to come home.

No questions asked besides “how long you guys were out?”

 

If you are worried like I was of travelling with the advance parole just relax.

 

Thanks, this is very helpful. My wife and I are leaving the country in a few days.

8 minutes ago, Adam&Allison said:

They can't stop you, just ask again - they have to do it as per their handbook. Make up some excuse they won't know the answer to. 'I want to ask a question about renewing my medical' or something 

The Tier 1 still wouldn't transfer me through. He said to wait till Friday and if I don't receive something in the mail then call back and ask for a Tier 2...

I asked about renewing the medical too and he gave me standard bullshit answer :/

Guess I'll wait till Friday.

4 minutes ago, Adam&Allison said:

Yeah just give them a call and request tier 2, they'll tell you your date. 

Yeah, I'm on the phone with a Tier 1 now and he wont patch me through to a Tier 2...

1 minute ago, Adam&Allison said:

 

Is the below the status you have? And yes - I would just request right away to speak to Tier 2. 

On May 17, 2018, we scheduled an interview for your Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, Receipt Number XXXXXXXXXX. We will mail you an interview notice. Please follow any instructions in the notice. If you move, go to www.uscis.gov/addresschange to give us your new mailing address.

 

 

Yup. 

28 minutes ago, Adam&Allison said:

Yeah I spoke to Tier 2, Tier 1 won't tell you anything. Did you speak to Tier 2? 

 

You got a status update saying the date was mailed to you? Mine just says 'Interview Was Scheduled' - are you using the DHS website or the old USCIS case tracker one? 

 

I received the 'Interview was Scheduled' update on May 17th, so a day before you. 

I used https://egov.uscis.gov/casestatus/landing.do

And it is updated on my app on my phone as well, "USCIS APP"

Should I just request to speak to a Tier 2 right away when I call back?

47 minutes ago, Adam&Allison said:

 

I actually didn't receive the letter, I called USCIS to inquire about whether or not I would need a new medical and they told me on the phone that I was scheduled for the 26th June. The guy said I should get the letter this week. 

Congrats!

I just talked to the USCIS about my case asking when the interview date will be, seeing how the app says the letter will be mailed out soon (May 18). The USCIS officer told me he didn't know. I even told him the I got an update saying the date was mailed to me but I didn't receive it yet. I don't think these people working for the USCIS could be any less helpful sometimes :/

Did you talk to a tier 2 officer?

What day did you receive the update on the app about the interview being scheduled? The May 17?

5 minutes ago, JSWH said:

Congratulations, @Nowrya Very happy for you. We haven't gotten our interview date yet, but according to what the others say, USCIS normally schedules interviews a month in advance. 

I am not an authority, but I would strongly suggest you not to reschedule your interview. You may end up waiting for several months before getting another date.

Thanks.

We are planning a pseudo wedding ceremony in Vietnam. Can really back out if it at this point.

Maybe things are starting to move.

We got an update on the USCIS App that an interview was scheduled for my wife's green card today and that the notice date will be mailed soon.

What is the average time between update and interview date? about a month?

We have a trip planned to Vietnam for the month of June that we can not back out of. So this notice might be terrible timing for us :/

On 5/8/2018 at 9:26 AM, JSWH said:

Hi @Nowrya,

How is everything? I remember you from our October 2016 K-1 thread because you had to wait longer than the most of us and how excruciating the wait was. Now, we are in the waiting limbo again...

Regarding citizenship eligibility. As @leymanai mentioned the clock starts ticking from the moment the I-485 petition is approved. That date will be on your wife's green card as an issue date. We, the spouses or US citizens, are eligible to apply for citizenship after 3 years of being legal permanent residents provided that we're still in married to the same US citizen through whom we obtained a green card. The rest of LPRs have to wait for 5 years before they become eligible for citizenship. 

You can check the information on the USCIS website 

Yup, I'm always getting left behind.

I don't know why I was thinking it was from the time we got married, that is a bummer...

I was hoping my wife would have had her green card by now. I'm a bit worried that the interview notice will be in June because we are headed back to Vietnam for the month of June. Not sure what will happen if we are unable to make the interview D:

5 hours ago, JSWH said:

First and foremost, it sets back your clock for citizenship. Your time of a residency starts from the moment when your green card is approved.

For K1's, your time of residency starts the day you get married, not the moment when your green card is approved.

2 years and 9 months from the day you get married, right?

My wife hasn't heard anything since her biometrics in mid August and she got her i-766 card in the mail in early November.

We have a month long vacation planned in June to visit her family in Vietnam.

We figured we would have heard something by now.

I just hope her interview doesn't get scheduled for sometime in June...

4 minutes ago, Cleofe+Daniel said:

thanks for the reply, i have heard both ways so thought i would ask here from someone that already got their card,any guess the time frame from approval to in hand?

Around a week or two? I forgot how long it took. 

39 minutes ago, Cleofe+Daniel said:

Our I765 got approved tonight,of course that was the least of our concern     are the I765 and the 131 tied together or are they totally separate cards?

They should be both together on the I-766 card.

16 hours ago, kug654 said:

We rescheduled ours with no problem, got a new time a month later. Just sent them the boarding passes. 

Thanks!