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We had biometrics on Mar 3 and got a notice today (Apr 14) that our interview is May 31st in Milwaukee, WI! Very exciting that it's going quickly!

Happy to let other December filers know that our GC is being produced!  Mailed Nov 28th 2018, received Dec 3rd 2018, biometrics in July 2019, and status just changed today to Card Being Produced (11/20) -- with no interview required! Case was at LIN.

Good luck all!

We had our AOS interview yesterday in Chicago (adjusting from a visitor/tourist visa).  The woman was extremely formal (to the point of not really being friendly).  She asked us about how we met, she asked us about our recent trip to Brazil in January (traveling with the AP card), she asked my partner about *my* mother, she asked if he had applied for a student visa (he had, last January, and was denied). She asked us if his family knew we were married (they don't) and why they don't.  His answer was extremely short, so I added some more commentary. The interviewer warmed up a little when I explained how I had a few drinks and *kinda* told his mother that we were a couple. She asked to see some pics from my phone from the trip, she asked for his original i94 (which we did not have with us), and she questioned us at length about why we had 2 separate debit cards for a joint checking. And as crazy as it sounds, my partner said a few things that were contradictory and even got the year wrong for when he applied for a student visa. Not to mention the fact that he was so nervous he responded to the question, "When did you meet?" with a 3 minute story about everything we've ever done together.  The interviewer warned the interpreter it was impossible for her to translate all of that (but she was able to, luckily or unluckily).  There was also some question about whether the doctor had made some specific notation that was needed -- the interviewer would have to check.  At the end, she said, "Ok, thank you, I'll review it." I tried to ask what we do next or what we should expect and she just said, "That's it for now."  We left feeling so deflated, confused...and sad. It was almost as if her job was to not show any emotion and to make you feel horrible about the interview.  That was yesterday.

And yet today, in the afternoon, I got an email that the Green Card was in production!  I thought for sure some, any, or all of the above was going to cause a huge delay, another interview, or who knows what else. The wave of relief was incredible. 

All I can say is, you can "screw up" a few things at the interview, and even have an unfriendly interviewer -- and it can still work out (only a day later!)

Good luck to everyone!

Submitted our package on October 6th and we got the "ready to be scheduled for an interview" in late November.  And yesterday it was updated...and scheduled!  The best part is, our interview is scheduled for February 14th!   I was expecting it to take much longer here in Chicago, but apparently it's not as backlogged as I imagined. We got the EAD/AP at just around the 90-day mark (last week), so it will be just over a month between receiving those and the interview. 

Our EAD began processing yesterday (but not the AP, weirdly).

Our package was received Oct 7th.

Correction! The AP was approved today as well. (Thankfully!)

Our EAD began processing yesterday (but not the AP, weirdly).

Our package was received Oct 7th.