Pininfarina

Biometrics done!

In and out in 15 min at the Miami office.

Received Biometric Letter today.

2 hours ago, Todd55 said:

We just got a xase update at 6:30 this morning.  No biometrics!  The fingerprints were applied from the first time.  

Did the case status change on the USCIS Case status page when receiving this or does yours still stay "My case was received" 

1 minute ago, Rocio0010 said:

Guess what! Just received the notification! It's going to LIN service center. My understanding is that they route cases without an interview to LIN. 

If it were the case, I would be the second person with no interview for AOS or ROC

Congratulations! 

2 minutes ago, Rocio0010 said:

Yeah I put the check first. 

Check

Cover

Cover letter

Table of contents

G1145

Form I-751

Evidence.

I am sure all is going to be fine. Hoping you get it soon. 

Keep us updated. 

9 minutes ago, Rocio0010 said:

I think I know why my text notifications are delayed.

I certainly did include my G1145. However, instead of placing it on top of the package, I attached it on the i-751.

Here is the order of my package

Cover

Cover letter

Form G1145

Form I751

 

I should have placed form G1145 on top. Who knows now when they'll get to it.

Not sure how they work but I made sure to put it this way. I read somewhere they want the money FIRST. lol 

G-1450  for credit card charge

G-1145 for notifications

I-751 form 

then all other stuff for proof 

6 minutes ago, Rocio0010 said:

Still waiting on my text messages

Fingers crossed anytime soon. I got mine on a Saturday so there is also tomorrow for this week.

Do yours I-797 say the same as the picture of mine?

On 1/29/2022 at 9:11 AM, Pininfarina said:

Wow this was fast...

 

Jan 28th Package delivered 

Jan 28th Card charged 

Jan 29th Received txt with YSC case number. 

Feb 4th I-797 in hand 

UPDATE

Today just 5 days after we recieved the txt from USCIS we have the I-797 NOA in hand.

Very quick process so far. 

4 minutes ago, Rocio0010 said:

Well, I have my bank notifications set up to go off for any charge greater than $200, so... It's just that I had a bad experience with my AOS. In Spanish we have a saying "El que se quema con leche, ve una vaca y llora" meaning "If you burn with milk, you cry even when you see a cow from afar", meaning once you have a bad experience, you get anxious with anything remotely close.

Fingers crossed all goes well. Keep us updated.

2 minutes ago, Rocio0010 said:

No check cashed yet. I mean, they received the packet on the 1st at the end of the day, but still. Come on, don't have me waiting for 57 days like you did with my AOS....

This is the reason I didn't want to send a check. I wanted to see them charge the credit card so I know it's being processed immediately.

I am sure your check will cash soon. 

5 minutes ago, Joyoussinger said:

People who came on K1 visas have to adjust status. Until Covid, that required an interview and biometrics. Because of that, ROC interviews and biometrics are usually waived for them.  When you come on  IR-1/CR=1, you don't have to adjust status, so there are no interviews or biometrics and those then have to be done during ROC. 

Thank you for clarifying 🙂

6 minutes ago, Sarge2155 said:

Yes many in fact!

Do you know the qualifications for not getting one? 

6 hours ago, Sarge2155 said:

Cool looks like you are the first one here to get notice of biometrics. Very good.

I know you mentioned we may get biometrics waivers. Have you seen that from other filers?

Wow this was fast...

Jan 28th Package delivered 

Jan 28th Card charged 

Jan 29th Received txt with YSC case number. 

57 minutes ago, Jasmina Menicutch said:

Hi everyone,

Sitting here tripple checking everything before my interview this Friday (the 8th), and just wanted to ask others who recently had their interview. Im confused by the somewhat "conflicting" information regarding what to bring to the interview.. In the interview confirmation email they are just asking for my passport, one photograph, birth/marriage cert, police cert, evidence of support and ongoing relationship, and the waybill. But on the travel state gov website the checklist has a few more points such as the DS-160 confirmation page, a copy of the interview letter (email I'm assuming?) two photographs etc. Then Im also thinking that I need to bring the signed copies of the I-130 form etc. 

Im obv thinking I will bring more evidence than perhaps necessary, but it would also be nice to hear what they actually have asked for to perhaps ease my mind a bit haha 😬  

I didn't have to show the Ds-160 but bring all the necessary documents listed. Better be safe than sorry. 

Also don't put the documents in sleeves. its so time consuming. They are gonna request the docs and its pretty quick pased. It didn't take more than 10 min for me.  They do this all day long and its like being on an assembly line. lol 

30 minutes ago, theswedishyolk said:

What do I do with my Swedish bank accounts when I move? I have Handelsbanken/Avanza. Do I need to terminate the accounts before I leave?

Cancel Avanza or they will cancel it for you. If you have stocks that is..They are being such pain. I am forced to sell.

7 minutes ago, bcrew13 said:

When I say Jan-Mar I do mean 2021, not 2020. That would be 12.5 - 14.5 months which I thought was the norm for the most part. 18 months is longer than I anticipated though. Is there anyways she could apply for an F-1 while the green card is being processed, or is the fact that F-1 is non-immigration visa she would be denied?

What visa class are you applying for? If you are already married she can visit you under ESTA,  she would be exempt under the presidential proclamation of the novel Coronavirus. 

 I don’t think your should file F1 just to speed things up. More headache and paperwork later.

15 minutes ago, bcrew13 said:

Hey everyone,

 

My wife is Swedish, I'm from the US. I had a question on how long you think Covid-19 might delay processing time? We applied in November, and was hoping to move to the US around Jan-Mar, but my job offer post-graduation has now been rescinded and I will most likely have to return to the states in August upon completion of my MBA. If February were to be ~14 months, should we expect 3 months of additional waiting time? Any other ways for us to move together considering we could be looking at 8 months of being apart? 😕

It took us 18 months to receive visa in hand, one day before they closed the embassy due to COVID-19. 

As USCIS and NVC are currently staffed to bare minimum I’d say be more patient. 

I can confirm that I received a txt and tracking number when the embassy shipped the visa package and it arrived within 12 hours to Gothenburg.

Those of you residing in Sweden.

Did you receive a txt when passport was ready for pickup or a slip in the mailbox?

That is excellent news!

This is what the embassy site states.

Looks like the embassy has cancelled all appointments March 16 - April 30th

48 minutes ago, OrihimeandIchigo said:

Could anyone help me in giving me advice on where to go to access Vaccination certificates and/or get them in English? Thanks so much. 

I brought my yellow book from vårdcentralen. It’s not in English and was fine. I did get a tetanus shot at the clinic after my medical exam. Cost of 300SEK

11 hours ago, OrihimeandIchigo said:

Does the Police Certificate In Sweden that the NVC accepts is that the one that's available in 5 languages? Because the only other options for "Translation Aids" is for other European Countries within the EU only. But the original Police certificate is in 5 languages one is English but there are others and I know how much USCIS and NVC hate anything that's not in English. Have other people found this police certificate accepted? Is this the correct one? Is there another one I should have gotten? Thanks so much. 

That’s the same certificate we submitted to NVC and it got accepted.