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JUST got my combo card. Tracking showed it wouldn’t be delivered until tomorrow but it’s hereeeee. Yay so VERY happy. Hope everything is going good for everyone else here!!! 

We had our interview this week, a bit of a harrowing experience so thought I'd share.
 
The interview was on 9/25/18 in Memphis, TN.  We are very lucky that the the field office is three blocks from our condo.  We arrived 45 minutes early (scheduled for 8 am) and there were already several couples there.  The security and staff were very welcoming and friendly, and really made an effort to make everyone feel at ease.  We got called back shortly after 8 am.  Our IO was very friendly, just like everyone else we encountered there.  I brought a mountain of evidence, but all she asked us for were our passports.  She told us the file was in great shape, and the interview was merely a formality.  But, there was a but.........
 
The doctor in Brazil who performed my wife's vaccinations checked the wrong box on the form.  So, they couldn't accept it, even though the vaccinations were documented correctly.  So, she was going to have to give us an RFE.  We were immediately defeated, as we had meticulously prepared for this day only to be delayed by someone else's mistake.  On top of all of this, we are closing on a house very soon and the bank needs to see an I-485 approval to consider my wife's income for the loan (this is a whole other story)!  I frantically explained this to the IO, and she was very receptive and we could tell she really felt for us.  She told us to take the form to a civil surgeon to be corrected.  She told us when we got it corrected we could come back to see her and gave us a verbal commitment that we would receive immediate approval along with a letter and passport stamp.  She even told the security to expect us in the next few days and to let us in the office.
 
So, we did just that.  But it doesn't end there.  We were able to see a civil surgeon that day.  But, when she reviewed the form she discovered that not only did the doc check the wrong box, he gave my wife improper vaccines!  So, she ended up having to have another round of shots that were not cheap!  She also told us that she has seen several people from Brazil with the exact same issue and coming from the same doctor!  So, if you are in Sao Paulo, please beware of Dr. Furbetta!  He has caused problems for many AOS applicants.
 
So, after that adventure, we took the corrected DS-3025 back to the field office, were again greeted warmly by security, and the IO made good on her promise and approved us on the spot.  We got the letter and the stamp, and our online status changed an hour later.  I can't say enough about how good this IO was to us.  She really went out of her way to help us.
 
Good luck to all those interviewing soon, and be sure to double check your DS-3025!!!!

Guys, I've got my EAD & AP combo card as well as the SSN today 9/18/2018...
 
...BUT at our PREVIOUS address mailbox!!! @.@ LUCKILY, somehow we did manage to get them from the old apartment mailbox which was 15 mins away from where we are currently living. Therefore, I'd strongly recommend that, in case you are about to move and you're 100% sure of the new address where you're moving to, you should start to submit the address change request online 7 days before your actual moving date so the new address can be completely updated into USCIS system, thus to avoid such terrible inconvenience as shared above.
 
Below is my journey obtaining the EAD, AP & SSN so far. Next chapter, Green Card! 
 
For those awaiting for your EAD & AP card, just be patient and optimistic, they'll be coming very soon, surprisingly!
 
02/23/2018 Immigrated to NYC
03/30/2018 Got married
04/20/2018 AOS package sent I-485 I-131 I-765
04/27/2018 AOS package received (shown on NOA1) - Receipt Date - Day 1
05/01/2018 NOA1 received - Day 4
05/04/2018 NOA2 received (for biometrics appointment) - Day 7
05/24/2018 Biometrics appointment, Brooklyn, NY - Day 27
07/17/2018 Case update: "Case is Ready to Be Scheduled for An Interview" I-485 - Day 81
08/31/2018 Address change request successfully submitted online - Day 126 
09/10/2018 EAD & AP approval notice - Day 136 
09/14/2018 EAD & AP card picked up, 1st SMS notification from USCIS - Day 140 
09/18/2018 EAD & AP card, and SSN received - Day 144

Well got the Postal Service Informed Delivery that  my NOA2 is being delivered today. Approved Thursday, in hand on Monday. I hear NVC has picked up too and people are getting case numbers in 2 weeks. @TeeSam and @Trinab80 maybe we all will get our approval at the right time to breeze the rest of the process. 

Visa  approved yesterday!!! Said i will receive my passport back next week  Wednesday!  Interview was around 25 min with so much questions. Been shortly interviewed by a man first (3min max) then a lady. The lady said its bc they are trying to push ppl to go for the  k3 instead.  Im guessing the situation in the states is the reason why...
Anyway now the long wait is almost over for all of us so we can finally get married!!!!  For those still waiting for NOA2 or NVC ,  We pray u receive it very soon!  Keep praying cause God is Merciful and Powerful.
 

Visa  approved yesterday!!! Said i will receive my passport back next week  Wednesday!  Interview was around 25 min with so much questions. Been shortly interviewed by a man first (3min max) then a lady. The lady said its bc they are trying to push ppl to go for the  k3 instead.  Im guessing the situation in the states is the reason why...
Anyway now the long wait is almost over for all of us so we can finally get married!!!!  For those still waiting for NOA2 or NVC ,  We pray u receive it very soon!  Keep praying cause God is Merciful and Powerful.
 

Visa  approved yesterday!!! Said i will receive my passport back next week  Wednesday!  Interview was around 25 min with so much questions. Been shortly interviewed by a man first (3min max) then a lady. The lady said its bc they are trying to push ppl to go for the  k3 instead.  Im guessing the situation in the states is the reason why...
Anyway now the long wait is almost over for all of us so we can finally get married!!!!  For those still waiting for NOA2 or NVC ,  We pray u receive it very soon!  Keep praying cause God is Merciful and Powerful.
 

Visa  approved yesterday!!! Said i will receive my passport back next week  Wednesday!  Interview was around 25 min with so much questions. Been shortly interviewed by a man first (3min max) then a lady. The lady said its bc they are trying to push ppl to go for the  k3 instead.  Im guessing the situation in the states is the reason why...
Anyway now the long wait is almost over for all of us so we can finally get married!!!!  For those still waiting for NOA2 or NVC ,  We pray u receive it very soon!  Keep praying cause God is Merciful and Powerful.
 

I just got back from my interview. This really was the smoothest and most pleasant part of the visa process so far 
VISA APPROVED:) 

VISA APPROVED !!!! It was soft and quick there...My foreign fiance was able to come in too.

Hey Guys....here is an update on my case currently....
 
Just got off the phone with Tier 2 who I have to say was very nicest compared to my last 4 experiences with Tier 2. I went from calling once a week to now 1 every other week after my non-information service request response back on 1/10.
 
The Tier 2 rep said that while yes my case is still pending but she can see that on 1/12 my case was moved out of the "last phase" of the review process and is now in queue for an adjudicator to review so I am very close to getting a decision. She said I can call back in 2 weeks if I don't have anything by then and then put in a service request but she recommended not to put one in right now since my case has moved over from whatever the department name she said it was previously in and is now in queue to reviewed and decided.
 
Please continue to keep Reni and I in prayer in hopes that we get something before the month is over! Thank you all so much for your continued support!

Day 229 FINALLY GOT OUR APPROVAL Noa2 email just waiting for the hard copy in the post. Now the NVC waiting game however I'm sooo happy 

Congrats.  We called nvc they said its sent  by email  so the embassy has it  but they will process and contact us now.  Thank God we getting closer to the end ( or i should say  the beginning ) 😍🙌

Congrats.  We called nvc they said its sent  by email  so the embassy has it  but they will process and contact us now.  Thank God we getting closer to the end ( or i should say  the beginning ) 😍🙌

@Trinab80 did you hear anything? I can’t believe they finally updated the website to June 1 and we still waiting who else is still waiting with no RFE and No Response? I filed an online Inquiry but who knows this is crazy !!!! 5/17 and still waiting, come on now ☹️
 

Finally!!! Interview scheduled for 10th of Jan!

Im happy for you!  Congratulations 

YAY! Just called NVC and they said they received our case today.. but haven't assigned a case number yet.  Congrats to everyone who heard something back today. And patience to those waiting, your time will come soon guys god-willing.

Congratulations! 

Hamdullah!  Thanks! 

We got our case number!!!!!!  Jst now omg finally!!! 
Noa2 oct 30th

We got our case number!!!!!!  Jst now omg finally!!! 
Noa2 oct 30th

We got our case number!!!!!!  Jst now omg finally!!! 
Noa2 oct 30th

i was so shocked bc last week we've been told that it has been sent somewhere else(by tier 1).  I guess we really can't trust what tier 1 says.  
Yours must be in the same bunch.  Keep calling.  Call uscis to know if it's sent.  And also we emailed nvc to inquire about out case. 
They replied yesterday morning saying they  will look of it and at night we got it