JayeBird

Things are moving along for May filers!!!  Received approval for EAD and AP on 9/14.
 
Can wait to receive update saying "CARD IN PRODUCTION"

Things are moving along for May filers!!!  Received approval for EAD and AP on 9/14.
 
Can wait to receive update saying "CARD IN PRODUCTION"

From what I know (suggesting I am no expert but a similar thing happened with my aunt) you and your husband could adopt his niece and nephew but what this mean is they would relinquish all ties with their biological parents.  So the kids couldn't  even file for their parents when they become of age unless you and your husband have passed (died). Adopting then would ne you guys are now their parents and 100% responsible for them. They may even have to change their last name to yours and your hus.
 
It can become very complicated. You would have to first  do the adoption process in Ja. before even thinking about bringing them over to the US.
 
Try to get a advice from a good lawyer.

From what I know (suggesting I am no expert but a similar thing happened with my aunt) you and your husband could adopt his niece and nephew but what this mean is they would relinquish all ties with their biological parents.  So the kids couldn't  even file for their parents when they become of age unless you and your husband have passed (died). Adopting then would ne you guys are now their parents and 100% responsible for them. They may even have to change their last name to yours and your hus.
 
It can become very complicated. You would have to first  do the adoption process in Ja. before even thinking about bringing them over to the US.
 
Try to get a advice from a good lawyer.

From what I know (suggesting I am no expert but a similar thing happened with my aunt) you and your husband could adopt his niece and nephew but what this mean is they would relinquish all ties with their biological parents.  So the kids couldn't  even file for their parents when they become of age unless you and your husband have passed (died). Adopting then would ne you guys are now their parents and 100% responsible for them. They may even have to change their last name to yours and your hus.
 
It can become very complicated. You would have to first  do the adoption process in Ja. before even thinking about bringing them over to the US.
 
Try to get a advice from a good lawyer.

From what I know (suggesting I am no expert but a similar thing happened with my aunt) you and your husband could adopt his niece and nephew but what this mean is they would relinquish all ties with their biological parents.  So the kids couldn't  even file for their parents when they become of age unless you and your husband have passed (died). Adopting then would ne you guys are now their parents and 100% responsible for them. They may even have to change their last name to yours and your hus.
 
It can become very complicated. You would have to first  do the adoption process in Ja. before even thinking about bringing them over to the US.
 
Try to get a advice from a good lawyer.

Congrats! Hopefully, we 'll see more of these more EADs/APs being produced.

I've read of others receiving their card 2 weeks after making the request.

Congrats! Hopefully, we 'll see more of these more EADs/APs being produced.

Congrats! Hopefully, we 'll see more of these more EADs/APs being produced.

What I know is you can get into trouble for working without a work authorization. I don't think you would actually get into trouble for looking a job.
But let's have our visa journey friends chime in

What I know is you can get into trouble for working without a work authorization. I don't think you would actually get into trouble for looking a job.
 
 

The number of Visitors who forget to go home?
 
Plenty of examples on this very forum.

The best way is to get a job offer.

Errrr
could this be for your EAD? the text of the alert indicates it could be any of those
When di you file? If you're an early May filer, EAD is definitely possible
It's almost impossible to get GC without interviews these days but please keep us posted!

I am so sorry things are not going so well. I hope everything works out for the best.

As of 8/14 - interview ready to be scheduled.
Now I wait. My local office has over 17,000 AOS processing..
 
Congrats on your 1 year anniversary. I see that it passed on 7/29.

As of 8/14 - interview ready to be scheduled.
Now I wait. My local office has over 17,000 AOS processing..
 
Congrats on your 1 year anniversary. I see that it passed on 7/29.

Thank you, I will stay in my corner now. 

This is not a country specific questions - It's a general question.
 
She would like to know if meeting her fiancé only once before his interview would be a problem.
 

I think you having met once should be fine.
 
If they ask why you guys didn't meet up again, that is when I would explain the issue with your daughter.
 
I like to give them stuffs WHEN they ask for it.
 
Good luck to your fiancé.
 
 

Update on June 27th: I-485 marriage based AOS Initial Interview experience at Kansas City field office was positive.
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Experience: Arrived at USCIS field office parking lot at 7.45am for Appointment at 8.15am. There were 15+ cars, so thinking there could be a big line in parking lot we decided to go inside the office. The security officer checked the appointment notice, and after xray scanning our document folder told us to proceed to adjoining waiting room and submit papers on the window marked as 'Interview'. They were very polite and did not give us any hard time. There were many people already seated in the waiting room, however most of them turned out to be ASC appointment candidates as the opposite room for Biometrics did not open till 8am. At 8.15am an AO called me by my name, so I went ahead to greet him 'Good morning' and to indicate to him that my US Citizen wife (petitioner) is here with me as well. AO asked me and my wife to accompany him to interview room. The sequence of events is as below:
 
1) Told us to stand, raise right hand and swear under oath that we will tell only the truth. 
2) Scanned first page of IDs (passports) of me and my wife. Then flip through passport pages as both of us had tourist visas, stamps from many countries from prior business/vacation related travel.
3) Opened my I-485 form, took a photograph, fingerprinted my index fingers, asked my full legal name, DOB, POB, mailing address. I mentioned that we had bought a new house recently and that I had filed a form AR-11 electronically, I also handed him its printout with confirmation number assigned by USCIS, to which he checked on his computer to verify change of address and made a note in the I-485 paper form to use new updated address. Then asked my parents name and if I have any siblings in U.S.
4) Asked my wife her full legal name, DOB, POB, qualification, job and how she got her US Citizenship.
5) Asked details about marriage : date, place, if I have any kids, if it was my first marriage, etc.
6) Asked series of 40+ questions that are under general inadmissibility and criminal background. All of them were answered "No" except for the prior Visa denials which I had checked as "Yes" as my F1 visa was denied in first attempt, so he asked about the denial reason and if I was able to get it later. I told him that I was denied due to insufficient financial proof and that later I was able to get same type visa in second attempt after showing fund allocation in bank statements. Also mentioned about the Masters degree from US university that I got under that F1 visa. It was more than 16 years ago so he did not ask more and just made a note about the university and degree I got.
7) Asked me when and how I met my wife.
8) Asked my wife: how many times we met in person before marriage, and on which visa / passport she traveled to meet me. She also mentioned about the two vacation trips we had prior to marriage. He did not ask for any paper proof though. It was all front-loaded evidence as part of initial application. 
10) Asked if we have paperwork of our new house and joint accounts as husband and wife. So we handed him Title company statement, Utility bills, Auto Policy, Health Insurance, Joint account bank statements, etc which had both our names. He was glad to see that we had originals and already made copies as part of interview preparations.
11) AO took a minute to check form I-485 if he had additional questions to ask about my case, then said that our file looks complete and that he will recommend my case for approval. He indicated that official approval is pending and I'll get auto notified if I have subscribed to SMS and email alerts. Also mentioned that if I am approved in system then I'll get card in about two weeks and it will be a conditional card with 2 year expiry that is good for work and travel. And that I have to remember to apply 90 days before expiry using form I-751 with evidence to remove the conditions.
 
From all prior posts in VJ it is known fact that Kansas City FO does not do on the spot approvals, and that they approve in system after 3 to 4 days, which is what was noticed by us as well. Overall it was a short and easy interview and feel lucky to get an AO who seemed to have a general happy-go-lucky attitude.
 
Online status got updated in about an hour after interview. Got and SMS and email about case status update. The My Case status website update just says: "You attended your interview and we are reviewing your case". 
I'll keep you guys posted on status update messages that I see in system as FYI.
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All the best to all you guys for your interview. 

He didn't specifically call immigrants animals. He referred to them as an "infestation" . When people  talk about infestation, they are referring to insects and animals.
 

I mean, there's dozens of cities with more people than my whole state, so they were probably like OH HEY SOMETHING TO DO! haha. So perhaps there's a bigger backlog elsewhere, but not here I guess.

Anything you can do to move the process along is worth a try.