GBPackers

Hello!
 
Two days ago we had our GC interview and we we approved! It's such a relief after 2 years of stress and anxiety and paperwork. The interview itself was very casual and the officer was just so nice and easygoing!
 
I was quite stressed but there is nothing to be stressed about if your relationship is solid. Officers can really see it!
Good luck everyone!
 
 

Hello, just a quick update.
I got my interview on Monday, September 24th and received my GC by mail on the 28th so it was pretty fast. Interview went well, at the beginning she thought i had a lawyer or translator with me because the interview letter was In care of "name of my dad", she didn't understand either why they wrote In care of, but it was fine. At the beginning she was a bit cold, but after 10 min the atmosphere was much better. She asked for recent pictures of us but we didn't have any  (we both hate pictures and our phones are mostly pictures of our cat...) except from our marriage but it wasn't a problem, I had bank accounts on both our names, plane tickets for the two of us to visit my family next December and health insurance on both our names She asked the questions like "Do you intend to commit a crime, polygamy" etc. and between those questions she would ask me over and over my husband's full name , date of birth and where he was born. She asked him what are my parents name and to me what are his parents name. She also asked us how we met and that's all. I brought a new affidavit of support because my husband had a raise but she said she didn't need it because his previous financial situation was already good. The only papers she took were the pictures from our wedding, the copy of bank accounts, etc. with both our names on it and that's all. She asked if I had any questions, I only asked when we would know the answer. She told me I should be approved but she still needed the original of my K1 file (she only had the copy in her file) and it could take up to 30 days. But the next day when I checked on the internet it said my case was approved (on the 24th, so same day as the interview). 2 days later it said my card was mailed and it was in my mailbox on Friday!

Waiting for interview to be scheduled as well

Sorry I'm not able to give a more clear answer, but is there any way you can renew it online?  My husband was able to renew his online because it was expiring just a few months after we got married, and the whole renewal process took about 2-3 weeks to get his new passport.  If you are able to renew online, just be sure to send it by trackable courier (FedEx) and ensure that the renewal includes a return of your original passport with your original visa in it.  I can't recall if it was the DMV that required the original visa or if it was the Social Security office when he applied for his SSN, but one of the two needed to see the original visa to verify he was who he said he was.  

Any Wisconsin filers got their interview scheduled ?? As per my findings - All  October 2017  filers interviews were scheduled early last month. 
Anyone who filed in November and has their interview scheduled, please share your timeline! 
 
 
Thanks in advance!

Hello everyone 😊 Goodmorning..
 
So, we had our interview last tuesday and it goes very smoothly, very well than i expected like a strict IO but no, the IO was so kind and she’s smiling all the time.. After entering the room she asked us to remain standing to do the oath and then after that she explains to me about the Combo card EAD/Travel Document and then She started asking questions about my I-485 application like what is my name, my other name before my marriage, my address, birthday, husband’s name and all the content of my Form I-485 and then she proceeds to the questions answering by yes or no and then after that she asked us about our relationship like how we met, when is our wedding, anniversaries, where is our wedding, who came to our wedding, did we talking about marriage before even when we are in LDR situation, what are we doing for fun for entertainment and then she even also asked about me if i’m pregnant 😁 She is cool, it feels like we talk like we are friends. Hehehehe!. And then done, although i did not approved on the spot but she said to me that i am most likely approved, and then afternoon of that tuesday I recieved an email from USCIS that my case change to “new card is being produced” and yesterday they sent me again an email it says “we approved your case”.. And it’s official.. I am so relief, and very happy.. Thanks to GOD for making this possible.. 😇🙏🏼
 
Goodluck to everyone who still waiting for their green card or interview.. God Bless everyone! ❤️ See you after 2 years 😁

I am in touch with my Congressman's office, they helped me a lot! They told me to wait 60 days to hear back from USCIS from the day they got my RFE reply. Before that they can't do anything 😮

I am in touch with my Congressman's office, they helped me a lot! They told me to wait 60 days to hear back from USCIS from the day they got my RFE reply. Before that they can't do anything 😮

I am in touch with my Congressman's office, they helped me a lot! They told me to wait 60 days to hear back from USCIS from the day they got my RFE reply. Before that they can't do anything 😮

You should definitely schedule an Infopass at your local office to inquire about your EAD, call and speak to a tier 2 officer, send a request to the ombudsman and also get help from your Congressman/Senator because you are totally out of processing times.
Sorry for the long wait, and good luck!
 

How long does it take USCIS after receiving RFE reply to process it? They received mine 1,5month ago, then 3 weeks ago status changed to ready to be scheduled for an interview, but no EAD or AP. It's been 255 days people! 😮 I am seriously on the edge, I am so so disappointed, I've been so patient, but cant handle it anymore. ..

So here we are, I had my interview yesterday in Portland Oregon. 
And I learned the same day, few hours‘ later that I was approved! 
I hope the process will speed up for the one of you who don’t have news. 

I dont think so, my guess is that your AP and EAD will continue to be processed (in queue) while there is no decision in your interview/gc. So, how it is really just a matter of time until you have your interview and be done for the next 2 years.  

That is great. From what I can see, you should receive your interview notice in maybe a month or so.....Milwaukee is fairly fast, thats where I had my interview.

Hello everyone!
 
Still cant believe that something is moving with my case. Today I received notification that after they got response to RFE the case is ready to be scheduled for an interview!!! We are so happy! 
 
Still no EAD or AP. 

So I received my combo card today guys. All I can say to those still waiting is hang in there and keep the faith, God does things in ways beyond our understanding and at His own time; that moment we least expected.

EAD and AP received today ! 
I just hope the interview will goes well at the end of the month ! 

Congratulations!

Hey Olivia,
I just wanted to let you (and i guess everyone else here) know that after 192 days my EAD has just been approved and i should receive the card in the next 30 days! 
 
This is 1 day after the congressman's office sent an inquiry to USCIS so i don't know if these two things are related. 
 
Either way, it's been so long it's not even feeling real!
 
From what i gather, most people will receive their ead and ap around the 200 day mark.
 
So i hope you've received good news as well and i wish everyone on here the best of luck.
 
I'm gonna keep posting every now and then since we'll have to see how long the gc will take

guys my status on the EAD changed to "new card is being produced"!!!! I'M SO HAPPY! FINALLY!!!! after +200 days waiting! 
 
now i'll wait impatiently for the mail! how long does it take to get to me?

Hi everyone, looks like my AOS journey is completed now after coming over on K1 last August.
Married in October, honeymooned in Hawaii Submitted AOS/EAD/AP application in November, took biometrics in December EAD/AP Combo card was approved at the beginning of March Mid-March - received a letter from the local office to provide the I-693 medical, strange as I submitted my vaccinations with my K1 application in July 2017 I went ahead to pay for the medical here and submitted back to the local field office in April In mid May, received a letter from the local office for an interview in June Attended the interview in June, received the Card is Being Produced notification later that day Waiting for the EAD/AP was the hardest as I really wanted to get back to work. The interview came up earlier than expected so grateful we made it past this stage (even faster than the K1!). Waiting for the card in the mail and will be back in 2 years - 90 days for the ROC.

After 197 days, I woke up this morning to a notification that my I-765 (EAD) is being produced!!! I'm so relieved.
I haven't had a notification about AP, although I applied for both together. Am I right in assuming that this too has been approved and I'll receive the combo card? I'm due to travel back to the UK in under 3 weeks and have been having sleepless nights for the last 4 weeks stressing over this!
 
A little background to my case. My NOA1 date was 22nd November. I received an RFIE 14th December for proof of birth (which was incredibly frustrating as I had already included my birth certificate when filing, but I sent my birth certificate again anyway). On 25th April I went for an Infopass appointment and was told I 'should have it in hand within 30 days'. 30 days later and I still hadn't heard anything, so I went back for another Infopass appointment. I was lucky as I saw the same officer again and he remembered me. There was no further update and I was stressing as I need to travel, so he called the office where my case was and explained the situation and asked if the person who had my case could look into it as soon as possible and make a decision. The person he spoke to on the phone said they'd email the officer who had my case but couldn't promise anything as it wasn't 'life or death'. The officer who helped me at my Infopass appointment took my contact details, and said he was going to check my case status everyday and give me a call by Friday this week if there had been no change to see if there was any news he could give me e.g. if he could see someone was working on my case. I'm not sure if his actions helped (as he had no way of knowing if the person he spoke to on the phone had even emailed the officer working on my case) but I'll forever be thankful to him for his help - he literally was the nicest guy (in comparison, the guy who greeted me at the desk when I checked in for my appointment was rude, and laughed in my face when I told him the USCIS website said that the current timings for EAD/AP were 3-5 months).
 
I'm keeping my fingers crossed for everyone still waiting. I know how frustrating it is when you see someone else has had theirs approved and although you're happy for them, it makes the wait even more tiresome. Believe me, I've been there. But hopefully the fact cases from November are getting their EAD/AP approved will give the rest who are still waiting hope that theirs is just around the corner 

This morning was our AOS interview. Arrived 40 minutes early, waited a few minutes after our 8:45 appointment and left the building by 9:10. The interviewer asked the standard questions about how we met, verified some of the information in the AOS application. Saw that our affidavit of support was still correct and made a note of Ysa’s new job. Probably asked about 20 questions about our life together and then said we were done. 
 
He then told us that he saw nothing to prevent the finalization of the application for her Green Card and it should be in the mail sometime in early May!!!! God is good!

Update on my work permit situation:
 
+150 days and counting on my I-765, yesterday my moter in law sent an email to our congressperson (or senator) and today I sent an complaint form to our Ombudsman office. 
 
Hope to receive answers soon. 

That is very frustrating... I have seen sooo many people that have reached out to their Reps that have made inquiries on their behalf even if they were not beyond normal processing times.