GioRod

I got my EAD approved last Friday and just got it in the mail. So 3 work days later
My NOA1 was 140 days ago.

I just got my EAD approved! After 140 days! What's your experience, when can I expect the card in the mail? They really should reimburse us for shattering our nerves.

Just did my interview at the NYC office! The appointment was at 9:45pm and there were like 20 people in the room with us. We got called an hour later by a nice lady. We got sworn in, she took my biometrics and pretty much asked us about our marriage, how many times did I visit the states since birth, what family I had in the states, If my spouse was working, who came to the wedding, if I was working, since when have we been together, our different addresses since I moved here. There were random questions here and there to see if I was a criminal or not. 
 
She looked at me and my spouse's birth certificate, marriage certificate, bank statements (I only printed out the 1st page of 4-5 months to show it was a joint account but because I didn't bring every single page, she asked a lot of questions about our transactions), our pictures, text messages and my spouse's paychecks of the last 3 months. She ended up only keeping the pictures and text messages.
 
She ended the interview by telling us that our approval letter for the 2 year green card will be sent in the next 30 days. 

Philadelphia Interview Review
 
I just had my Green Card Interview for the Philadelphia Office.
Just a background- my I-485 was submitted Jan 23rd
No updates have ever been received via email, text or on either account (myaccount, or USCIS)
I received my letter for my Green Card Interview one month ago
I have not received my EAD- my case went straight to Interview!
 
The interview was on time, and lasted approx 20-30 minutes. (cannot remember exactly how long)
The officer was friendly but professional
My photo was taken, my fingerprint was taken.
Both my husband and I were to stand and take an oath of honesty
The officer proceeded to ask both of us questions from my I-485 to verify information
In fact most of our questions were straight from the 485
We were asked for proof of our relationship
I submitted: 
   
PHOTOS:    a few from our wedding ceremony (non-legal), some from our Court legal marriage ceremony, approx. 6-8 new photos of us on different visits and our honeymoon, and a few photos of us and our dogs together.  The officer took 4 photos- one of our wedding ceremony, one from the courthouse ceremony, and two of us and our dogs.  He liked the dog ones and I told him the reason I included them was to show that the dogs lived together in the same country!
 
JOINT ACCOUNT INFO- the officer wanted to see bank statements that were recent which we had two months worth
 
LIFE INSURANCE POLICY- to show that I was my husbands beneficiary
 
PENSION PLAN- to show that my husband was my beneficiary
 
TAXES- we filed joint taxes
 
(since we are living with family and are in the process of buying a house, we did not have any other financial commitments to show like a mortgage, lease or bills etc. however he felt that what we showed was significant enough)
 
SKYPE LOGS- to show a continued relationship from the date of filing the I-129 until Immigration Date
 
PROOF FROM I-129- I brought photocopies of the proof we had submitted with our I-129 package as he did not have it in my file.  I have heard others bring their I-129 package with them, and I am glad I did.  This was the majority of the proof we had to prove our bonafide relationship as my husband and I have known each other for 15 years, we had a variety of proof such as photos, boarding passes, itineraries from emails, tickets, email correspondence summaries etc. The officer asked for my photocopies to include in my file. 
 
The officer stated that the green card would be a conditional 2 year card, and we would have to continue to prove our relationship at the next interview which would include proof from today onwards, and that all the information I submitted today will remain in my file to refer to at the next interview.
 
He also asked how we met and what happened through the 15 years.  He was friendly and chatted with us even about his own wedding when we explained how we had a ceremony in Canada, but legally married in the U.S. etc.
 
he concluded the interview stating that the Green card usually takes 2-5 weeks to get in the mail and that we would be notified in approx. 2 years when the next interview would be for the 10 year Green card. 
 
Since our appointment form asked us to bring several things that he didn't ask for, I asked to confirm that he had them in my file for example my Immunization form and certified Marriage certificate to which he said yes.
 
And that was pretty much it.
 
I am still shocked that we got a green card interview 4 months after submitting as when I check the USCIS website, the processing times still list 9.5-19 months!!
 
Good luck to everyone, I hope things move smoothly and fast.
 

Hey guys finally the notice is indeed the interview set for June 25th very very happy for sure so I will now prepare myself hope you guys still keep hope and hold on. 

thank you, yes i will make to both of them just in case

Congratulations!! The best wishes and vives since now my case still the same no updates but the good thing is my husband is going to start a new job on monday and we going to have insurance medical and life sooo more evidence for the interview

Check on the online tracker site where you have to enter the security code. My AP only got marked as "approved" in there. Anything else is still on received.

Congratulations!

Card received today!

We used the "non profit status of requesting organization for furtherance of United States" as my husband needed to lead some mission trips this summer for a US based organization. They simply asked for proof that the organization did make a request.

We were late February filers and we just received our interview notice today! Received combo card last week after requesting to expedite and then interview notice came today. Praise God! Our status has not updated on either of the websites, no app updates, emails or texts, and "user-defined" error is still showing up. For those of you feeling discouraged because of a RFE, we received one at the end of March as well, so it didn't seem to slow our process down too much. I hope many of you will begin receiving notices soon as well! 

I believe you have to call speak to a tier 2 officer and request to expedite then they will give you the steps on how you can fax them the proof for reason the you needed expedited. Correct me if I'm wrong any body seen this in another thread the steps.

Yes like Giorod says, @peruvianflake thats correct you have to call and request for an expedite and the reason would be severe financial loss, here is a thread that can help you:
 I believe your case would be solid if your employer can explain in a letter that it will be a loss for them if they have to let go of you because they will have to hire another person and train them and it will take time. A letter from you as well explaining your financial loss if you lost your job is not a bad idea either.
 
Good luck
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Just received my gc exactly a week after my interview yahooo!!! 😀🥂
 
Can't wait for my mini vacation within 2 weeks. 
 

Thought I would let you know about the updates via the old USCIS tracker and the new one. Both updated for me when my EAD was approved. lol Just food for thought.
 
Also it is a sad but a good thing day. My 96 year old Grandpa passed away early early this morning just after midnight central time. I was the first one my brother called because I am an hour before and he wanted his big sisters advice on how to tell everyone else in the family. I am happy Grandpa is not suffering anymore but sad because he was such a wonderful man who did so much in his life. He was a tail gunner in World War II and worked for Hudson Bay during the fur trade era. He will be missed especially his jokes. We are known for our cheesy jokes and that comes from my Grandpa's side. lol

I did not expedite. I just waited and waited and waited.

I am crying so hard right now. I just got the approval email for my EAD. Today was day 140.

Hi ! We are from Cleveland. Samesex marriage. our I485 receipt on 01/26/2018. we had interview this morning. We got a letter recommend to approval. officer was very nice. we are so happy. hope everything good for you guys!
thanks!

Mine did, not sure if this applies to everyone.
 
Just got anohter update with USPS tracking number, and USPS website says it will arrive on Friday.

80 days. That must be nice. We're at 302 days! 

Interview was today, and GC approved.  It was about 35 to 40 minutes with standard questions.
 
All told, about 80 days from filing to approval.  We feel lucky.
 
Now all we need is to get the card in the mail.
 
 
 

congrats
 

So we got an approval update on the USCIS login website! 
 
This was still showing biometrics fee received until this morning. The app and the case status online that updated when we got our interview is still showing as interview complete and must be reviewed. I find it really strange that we have an approval on the site that didn’t update since January and NO update on the site and app that DID update when we received our interview notice and completed the interview! 
 
I also have text alerts for the login site but didn’t get a text. I’m obviously thrilled but I’ll feel a lot better when I receive the actual notice in the mail. 

We had our interview today around 2:30pm. We were interviewed for 30mins. we did not get approved on the spot but after 30mins my aos updated to new card being produced. I guess that means approved

Congrats! Yes. I received mine in this order too