Shushulsan

We had our interview yesterday and was told verbally that it's approved. My online status is stuck at "ready to scheduled interview appointment" so not very accurate. Officer said that our card will get to us in 2-3 weeks. I called USCIS and talked to level 2 officer right after our interview and he informed me that nothing is approved. I speciafically asked our interview officer if my case needs his supervisor's approval and he said no. He clicked through his computer stating that all it needs is that he checks boxes and submit the card production which he did in front of us. We are very worried.

Today after only 1 day in transit from Missouri to Florida, I received my 10 year Permanent Residence Card. I was delivered one day early.
 
This forum has been very helpful with lots of kind and generous friends. I would be around to answer any questions you might have or if I could be of any help.
 
God bless you all on your way to resolve your immigration as well as greater lives issues.

Today we had our interview for marriage based adjustment of status in West Palm, FL.
 
First a little background:
 
I came to the states as F-1 student 18 years ago. Went to school, graduated and worked my OPT for one year. I married my current spouse who was also an F-1 student 12 years ago. She got job after graduating and we move together and started a family. By this time, I was out of status. She finally got green card via employment and eventually became a citizen last year. Finally, after 11 years of being out of status I applied for adjustment of status in March 2017.
 
What we took to interview:
 
1.      Original & Copy of Marriage Certificate (2006)
2.      Original & Copy of Child Birth Certificate (2011)
3.      Original & Copy of Spouse Citizenship Certificate
4.      Original & Copy of Spouse Name Change
5.      Original & Copy of I-94
6.      Original & Copy of entry Visa
7.      Original & Copy of entry Passport
8.      Original renewed Passport
9.      Original & Copy of both parties Birth Certificates
10.  Original & Copy of Spouse US Passport
11.  Original & Copy of Child US Passport
12.  Original & Copy of all EAD cards
13.  Original & Copy of all I-20s
14.  Copy of Bachelors and Master Degrees for both of us
15.  Copy & Original approved I-130 filling
16.  Copy of I-485, I-864, I-693, I-765 fillings
17.  Sealed I-693 Envelope
18.  Joint Taxes 1040 (2007-2017) 11 years
19.  Spouse’s past 6 months of pas stubs
20.  Copy of letters to us by friends (2007-2017) 11 years
21.  Copy of emails to us by friends (2007-2017) 11 years
22.  Copy of letters written to us by us (2002-2017) 16 years
23.  Joint Stock Brokerage Account (2013-2018) 5 years
24.  Joint Car Insurance (2007-2018) 12 years
25.  Joint Saving/Checking Account (2009-2018) 10 years
26.  Joint Credit Account (2007-2017) 11 years
27.  Joint previous Title to a Vehicles
28.  Joint Health Insurance (2007-2017) 11 years
29.  Joint Dental Insurance (2007-2014) 8 years
30.  115 Photos (2002-2018) 16 years
31.  Apartment Leases (2004-2018) 15 years
32.  Spouse 401k stating I am 100% beneficiary
 
Interview Experience:
 
Our interview was scheduled at 7:15am in the morning. We arrived around 6:40 behind West Palm, FL USCIS building. Doors were opened around 7:00am. We passed the inspection, got ticket at reception and were the first ones to be issued a number for interview.
Minutes after we arrived, we were called in by a gentleman in his 50’s. He took us to his room and closed the door. My daughter was also in the room on an iPad to keep her busy. At first, he was very quiet. He was going through my thick file and marking vigorously with a red pen and intermittently entering information on this computer.
He neither made us swear to tell the truth, nor asked us yes/no questions from I-485.  He asked for my original passports, our driver licenses, my EADs, marriage certificate, our daughter’s birth certificate and my spouse’s citizenship certificate. He also asked that I have been here for so long how could I possibly support myself? Which I answered that I have had a supporting spouse with good income. Then discussion when to a lot of unrelated stuffs. From life in Florida, to his grandparents being immigrants and him being familiar with other cultures. At some point he was waiting for systems to respond due to servers being down. I offered to show him our 16 years album of over 100 photos. He commented that it spans such long time. I offered the album to him in its entirety and he accepted to include it into our folder.
At the end he said everything is good and I should get the card by Valentine’s day, which is in 3 weeks. I tried to get his confirmation regarding approval of my case and he said “Yes”. I also asked him why he did not ask anything of my US citizen spouse or asked me more questions? Or if this in fact was the result of a very long-term relationship that needs no further proof? Her replied “that and other evidences and that every case is different”. He also mentioned that he can tell if something is wrong and the fact that they receive a lot of fraudulent marriage applications, which he suspects next case is from that category.
At the end he took the print of both index fingers and a photo using a desk cam. At this point he said he has submitted my card to be produced and I should get a notice of action soon. We shook hands, thanked him and said goodbye.
The whole process took around 50-60 minutes and it was very pleasant. Now we are crossing our fingers that nothing goes wrong during this process and can get that elusive car in our hands soon.
God bless you all.

Today we had our interview for marriage based adjustment of status in West Palm, FL.
 
First a little background:
 
I came to the states as F-1 student 18 years ago. Went to school, graduated and worked my OPT for one year. I married my current spouse who was also an F-1 student 12 years ago. She got job after graduating and we move together and started a family. By this time, I was out of status. She finally got green card via employment and eventually became a citizen last year. Finally, after 11 years of being out of status I applied for adjustment of status in March 2017.
 
What we took to interview:
 
1.      Original & Copy of Marriage Certificate (2006)
2.      Original & Copy of Child Birth Certificate (2011)
3.      Original & Copy of Spouse Citizenship Certificate
4.      Original & Copy of Spouse Name Change
5.      Original & Copy of I-94
6.      Original & Copy of entry Visa
7.      Original & Copy of entry Passport
8.      Original renewed Passport
9.      Original & Copy of both parties Birth Certificates
10.  Original & Copy of Spouse US Passport
11.  Original & Copy of Child US Passport
12.  Original & Copy of all EAD cards
13.  Original & Copy of all I-20s
14.  Copy of Bachelors and Master Degrees for both of us
15.  Copy & Original approved I-130 filling
16.  Copy of I-485, I-864, I-693, I-765 fillings
17.  Sealed I-693 Envelope
18.  Joint Taxes 1040 (2007-2017) 11 years
19.  Spouse’s past 6 months of pas stubs
20.  Copy of letters to us by friends (2007-2017) 11 years
21.  Copy of emails to us by friends (2007-2017) 11 years
22.  Copy of letters written to us by us (2002-2017) 16 years
23.  Joint Stock Brokerage Account (2013-2018) 5 years
24.  Joint Car Insurance (2007-2018) 12 years
25.  Joint Saving/Checking Account (2009-2018) 10 years
26.  Joint Credit Account (2007-2017) 11 years
27.  Joint previous Title to a Vehicles
28.  Joint Health Insurance (2007-2017) 11 years
29.  Joint Dental Insurance (2007-2014) 8 years
30.  115 Photos (2002-2018) 16 years
31.  Apartment Leases (2004-2018) 15 years
32.  Spouse 401k stating I am 100% beneficiary
 
Interview Experience:
 
Our interview was scheduled at 7:15am in the morning. We arrived around 6:40 behind West Palm, FL USCIS building. Doors were opened around 7:00am. We passed the inspection, got ticket at reception and were the first ones to be issued a number for interview.
Minutes after we arrived, we were called in by a gentleman in his 50’s. He took us to his room and closed the door. My daughter was also in the room on an iPad to keep her busy. At first, he was very quiet. He was going through my thick file and marking vigorously with a red pen and intermittently entering information on this computer.
He neither made us swear to tell the truth, nor asked us yes/no questions from I-485.  He asked for my original passports, our driver licenses, my EADs, marriage certificate, our daughter’s birth certificate and my spouse’s citizenship certificate. He also asked that I have been here for so long how could I possibly support myself? Which I answered that I have had a supporting spouse with good income. Then discussion when to a lot of unrelated stuffs. From life in Florida, to his grandparents being immigrants and him being familiar with other cultures. At some point he was waiting for systems to respond due to servers being down. I offered to show him our 16 years album of over 100 photos. He commented that it spans such long time. I offered the album to him in its entirety and he accepted to include it into our folder.
At the end he said everything is good and I should get the card by Valentine’s day, which is in 3 weeks. I tried to get his confirmation regarding approval of my case and he said “Yes”. I also asked him why he did not ask anything of my US citizen spouse or asked me more questions? Or if this in fact was the result of a very long-term relationship that needs no further proof? Her replied “that and other evidences and that every case is different”. He also mentioned that he can tell if something is wrong and the fact that they receive a lot of fraudulent marriage applications, which he suspects next case is from that category.
At the end he took the print of both index fingers and a photo using a desk cam. At this point he said he has submitted my card to be produced and I should get a notice of action soon. We shook hands, thanked him and said goodbye.
The whole process took around 50-60 minutes and it was very pleasant. Now we are crossing our fingers that nothing goes wrong during this process and can get that elusive car in our hands soon.
God bless you all.

Thank you for sharing your interview experience. Congrats on your approval! Hope you will receive your card soon! 

Today we had our interview for marriage based adjustment of status in West Palm, FL.
 
First a little background:
 
I came to the states as F-1 student 18 years ago. Went to school, graduated and worked my OPT for one year. I married my current spouse who was also an F-1 student 12 years ago. She got job after graduating and we move together and started a family. By this time, I was out of status. She finally got green card via employment and eventually became a citizen last year. Finally, after 11 years of being out of status I applied for adjustment of status in March 2017.
 
What we took to interview:
 
1.      Original & Copy of Marriage Certificate (2006)
2.      Original & Copy of Child Birth Certificate (2011)
3.      Original & Copy of Spouse Citizenship Certificate
4.      Original & Copy of Spouse Name Change
5.      Original & Copy of I-94
6.      Original & Copy of entry Visa
7.      Original & Copy of entry Passport
8.      Original renewed Passport
9.      Original & Copy of both parties Birth Certificates
10.  Original & Copy of Spouse US Passport
11.  Original & Copy of Child US Passport
12.  Original & Copy of all EAD cards
13.  Original & Copy of all I-20s
14.  Copy of Bachelors and Master Degrees for both of us
15.  Copy & Original approved I-130 filling
16.  Copy of I-485, I-864, I-693, I-765 fillings
17.  Sealed I-693 Envelope
18.  Joint Taxes 1040 (2007-2017) 11 years
19.  Spouse’s past 6 months of pas stubs
20.  Copy of letters to us by friends (2007-2017) 11 years
21.  Copy of emails to us by friends (2007-2017) 11 years
22.  Copy of letters written to us by us (2002-2017) 16 years
23.  Joint Stock Brokerage Account (2013-2018) 5 years
24.  Joint Car Insurance (2007-2018) 12 years
25.  Joint Saving/Checking Account (2009-2018) 10 years
26.  Joint Credit Account (2007-2017) 11 years
27.  Joint previous Title to a Vehicles
28.  Joint Health Insurance (2007-2017) 11 years
29.  Joint Dental Insurance (2007-2014) 8 years
30.  115 Photos (2002-2018) 16 years
31.  Apartment Leases (2004-2018) 15 years
32.  Spouse 401k stating I am 100% beneficiary
 
Interview Experience:
 
Our interview was scheduled at 7:15am in the morning. We arrived around 6:40 behind West Palm, FL USCIS building. Doors were opened around 7:00am. We passed the inspection, got ticket at reception and were the first ones to be issued a number for interview.
Minutes after we arrived, we were called in by a gentleman in his 50’s. He took us to his room and closed the door. My daughter was also in the room on an iPad to keep her busy. At first, he was very quiet. He was going through my thick file and marking vigorously with a red pen and intermittently entering information on this computer.
He neither made us swear to tell the truth, nor asked us yes/no questions from I-485.  He asked for my original passports, our driver licenses, my EADs, marriage certificate, our daughter’s birth certificate and my spouse’s citizenship certificate. He also asked that I have been here for so long how could I possibly support myself? Which I answered that I have had a supporting spouse with good income. Then discussion when to a lot of unrelated stuffs. From life in Florida, to his grandparents being immigrants and him being familiar with other cultures. At some point he was waiting for systems to respond due to servers being down. I offered to show him our 16 years album of over 100 photos. He commented that it spans such long time. I offered the album to him in its entirety and he accepted to include it into our folder.
At the end he said everything is good and I should get the card by Valentine’s day, which is in 3 weeks. I tried to get his confirmation regarding approval of my case and he said “Yes”. I also asked him why he did not ask anything of my US citizen spouse or asked me more questions? Or if this in fact was the result of a very long-term relationship that needs no further proof? Her replied “that and other evidences and that every case is different”. He also mentioned that he can tell if something is wrong and the fact that they receive a lot of fraudulent marriage applications, which he suspects next case is from that category.
At the end he took the print of both index fingers and a photo using a desk cam. At this point he said he has submitted my card to be produced and I should get a notice of action soon. We shook hands, thanked him and said goodbye.
The whole process took around 50-60 minutes and it was very pleasant. Now we are crossing our fingers that nothing goes wrong during this process and can get that elusive car in our hands soon.
God bless you all.

Congratulations.

I wouldn't worry - maybe other people here can confirm that all letters say that. There is always the possibility of the 2nd interview where they separate the couple so I think they have to make that clear in a way. If all your paperwork is aligned, you will be fine. Good luck! Keep us posted. 

Greetings to all my friends. I just received my interview letter. No update on the USCIS portal just a letter from 12/19/2017. Took 7 days for it to get to me. The interview is scheduled for 01/24/2018 which would make it 303 days from my initial day of filing. The only thing that makes me worry is that my interview letter states "appear for initial interview"! What does it mean would there be more than once? hence initial?
 
Good luck to all.
 

If you are waiting for interview you need to look into your field office, which is in your Case is Chicago.
It is horrible.

I am a late March/early April filer. The reason I am here is to help those in my situation.
 
As you can see from my timeline in my signature, I have an approved I-130. I am married to my wife for over 11 years, have a 6 year old child with here and have lived in this nation for over 17 years. I have no criminal record that I am aware of. My PD is April 4, 2017. I have also been waiting for my interview since my online status changed to "ready to schedule your appointment" on June 6, 2017, close to 6 months ago. I have filled 2 SRs to shed some light on this case both to no avail. Yesterday I finally got a chance and called USCIS hot line and talked to level 2 officer. He informed me that my case is still sitting motionless in National Benefit Center in Lee Summit, MO. I was so surprised. He told me that he can't see why that is the case but he kindly informed me that based on his experience has to do with background check that is pending. He advised me to contact my local congregational representative. Upon getting off the phone I did exactly that. I found our representative, filled in the online form, printed it, signed it and mailed it all in a matter of an hour. Now need to wait for his office to inquire on my behalf and find out what is going on?
 
After doing that I got online and start researching. I am a medical researcher and very good at pulling information from dark corners of the web! What I found is not pleasant. Based on my findings citizens of certain nation that this administration isn't on good terms with are receiving the short end of the stick. Most probably they have internally advised department employees to scrutinize, delay, deny and block applications from citizens of those nations that this administration hates/dislikes. You would assume that this can't happen in a democracy without some level of transparency. Based on all public internal memos I could get my hands on from Department of Homeland Security and its subdivision, USCIS, There is nothing that indicates the problem I am describing. But when you collect individual date from forums and post you realize that indeed some nefarious activities are ongoing.
 
There was a recent media report that during first so-called visa-ban in early days of this administration and subsequent court stay on the order. This administration violated the court order and continued its practice in extrajudicial manner. So the moral of story, if you are a citizen of those ban nations, Mexico, some African and Latin American nations and you have been waiting for your interview for over 7 months and nothing has moved in regard to your application process you owe it to yourself and your family to call, inquire and get in touch with your congregational representative. Don't let the time laps.

I wouldn't worry if I were you since you are Spanish and I am Persian. One would assume in a democracy everyone will be seen through one lens; Nationality and geography of birth would not favor one over the other but in reality these are all urban legend and truth is way darker.
 
The method by which one can contact a representative is to first search who is your representative ? Every state has two senators regardless of population and every state has few house members based on size (population). You can either contact one of those two senators or find out what district in a given state your are located and find out your representative. This is where google comes in handy. States are divided to districts or jurisdiction and they have representative in the House, one of the two sections of US legislative branch. Once your pin pointed the guy or the gal, go to their website and look for constituent help. They all have it. They usually ask you to fill up a form, sign it and send it through mail. They need your signature or otherwise your consent to contact USCIS on your behalf.

Definitely will do. 

We do not even know nor understand how interviews are being allocated for one category of applicants (like N-400 in this thread), as it appears the order in which people are called for interviews is significantly randomized. Whether this is purposeful or it is a result of many random factors, some of them beyond USCIS control, it is hard to say. I would guess that if I-485 and N-400 are processed by a field office, both will use the same pool of resources.

Got my EAD card exactly 102 days after mailing my application. Post marked on 07/05/2017 and it was delivered 07/07/2017, 2 days in mail. Look at my signature for more detail and timeline.
Good luck to all my friends here. Now the big wait is on for appointment.
 
P.S. My card is of an older design and not the 2017 redesigned version.

Got my EAD card exactly 102 days after mailing my application. Post marked on 07/05/2017 and it was delivered 07/07/2017, 2 days in mail. Look at my signature for more detail and timeline.
Good luck to all my friends here. Now the big wait is on for appointment.
 
P.S. My card is of an older design and not the 2017 redesigned version.

probably 2 days max. 

@Shushulsan Congrats! Don't be so pessimistic! 😂 Your card will arrive soon! 😆 

Thank you friend

Last night my case change to "EAD card was mailed to me". It first went to production on 06/30/2017, then said "case was approved" on 07/03/2017. And now, 3 days later, it says it was mailed. God knows when it would be here or if USPS will lose it, lol.

Last night my case change to "EAD card was mailed to me". It first went to production on 06/30/2017, then said "case was approved" on 07/03/2017. And now, 3 days later, it says it was mailed. God knows when it would be here or if USPS will lose it, lol.

Thank you friend

Last night my case changed to "EAD card was mailed to me". It first went to production on 06/30/2017, then said "case was approved" on 07/03/2017. And now, 3 days later, it says it was mailed. God knows when it would be here or if USPS will lose it, lol.

Thank you friends.

Sad, isn't it? And smart move on your side to wait for the card. I did not even apply for AP as I knew it would not be useful to us. My gut feeling is that this guy will try to halt family based adjustment as well. We will see if it will come to pass.