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Conditional GC expired Oct 26, 2020. Jointly filed I-751 from Colorado to Phoenix, AZ. lockbox mailed via USPS Priority Mail Flat Rate Envelope

Sent: July 28
Delivered: July 31
CC charged: Aug 4 (CC e-mail 4:32 pm MDT)
Text notification: Aug 6 1:34 pm MDT (LIN209046xxxx)
NOA Received with Aug 4 date: Aug 15
Fingerprint reuse notice received: Oct 20
New card is being produced: Mar 31
Case Approved: Apr 1
Card Mailed: Apr 2

Good luck to all! 
 
 
Found another LIN filer timeline posted in the Filers group
 

Conditional GC expired Oct 26, 2020. Jointly filed I-751 from Colorado to Phoenix, AZ. lockbox mailed via USPS Priority Mail Flat Rate Envelope

Sent: July 28
Delivered: July 31
CC charged: Aug 4 (CC e-mail 4:32 pm MDT)
Text notification: Aug 6 1:34 pm MDT (LIN209046xxxx)
NOA Received with Aug 4 date: Aug 15
Fingerprint reuse notice received: Oct 20
New card is being produced: Mar 31
Case Approved: Apr 1
Card Mailed: Apr 2

Good luck to all! 
 
 
Found another LIN filer timeline posted in the Filers group
 

This is a man.   Feed him and have sex every day.  
 
Apparently my wife and I are still off the charts 13 years after marrying.  We can't figure out what's wrong with people.   Use it or lose it, lol!

Conditional GC expired Oct 26, 2020. Jointly filed I-751 from Colorado to Phoenix, AZ. lockbox mailed via USPS Priority Mail Flat Rate Envelope

Sent: July 28
Delivered: July 31
CC charged: Aug 4 (CC e-mail 4:32 pm MDT)
Text notification: Aug 6 1:34 pm MDT (LIN209046xxxx)
NOA Received with Aug 4 date: Aug 15
Fingerprint reuse notice received: Oct 20
New card is being produced: Mar 31
Case Approved: Apr 1
Card Mailed: Apr 2

Good luck to all! 
 
 
Found another LIN filer timeline posted in the Filers group
 

Some good news for Nebraska cases (LIN). I received notification today that my card is being produced. This is the third update so far. 
 
7/24/2020: Filed I-751
10/15/2020: Fingerprints applied
03/25/2021: New card is being produced
 
Not sure when the card will arrive but I will post an update. 
 
Hoping to hear good news from more VJ members soon! 🤞🏽 
 

Conditional GC expired Oct 26, 2020. Jointly filed I-751 from Colorado to Phoenix, AZ. lockbox mailed via USPS Priority Mail

Sent: July 28
Delivered: July 31
CC charged: Aug 4 (CC e-mail 4:32 pm MDT)
Text notification: Aug 6 1:34 pm MDT (LIN209046xxxx)
NOA Received with Aug 4 date: Aug 15
Fingerprint reuse notice received: Oct 20
New card is being produced: Mar 31
Case Approved: Apr 1
Card Mailed: Apr 2
 
I haven't thought about my case in a while, so it was a nice surprise to see the status on Wednesday (Mar 31). Didn't receive any email/text for it. 
Good luck all! 
 

Oh wow. That's a pain. I just thought that since the wait time is painfully long for pretty much any application now, why not file as soon as you can, if budget is not an issue. Since it's not required to be approved for I-751 I was planning on filing mine as soon as I'm eligible this June. Now hearing this, it's a little disheartening. I was hoping USCIS will start picking up speed with the new admin at least. My I-751 has been stuck in transferred status for close to 4 months now.
 

Conditional GC expired Oct 26, 2020. Jointly filed I-751 from Colorado to Phoenix, AZ. lockbox mailed via USPS Priority Mail

Sent: July 28
Delivered: July 31
CC charged: Aug 4 (CC e-mail 4:32 pm MDT)
Text notification: Aug 6 1:34 pm MDT (LIN209046xxxx)
NOA Received with Aug 4 date: Aug 15
Fingerprint reuse notice received: Oct 20
New card is being produced: Mar 31
Case Approved: Apr 1
Card Mailed: Apr 2
 
I haven't thought about my case in a while, so it was a nice surprise to see the status on Wednesday (Mar 31). Didn't receive any email/text for it. 
Good luck all! 
 

LIN filer here.  Goodness, these posts and wait times are scary!!!    Hopefully they can do something about this backlog.

Conditional GC expired Oct 26, 2020. Jointly filed I-751 from Colorado to Phoenix, AZ. lockbox mailed via USPS Priority Mail Flat Rate Envelope

Sent: July 28
Delivered: July 31
CC charged: Aug 4 (CC e-mail 4:32 pm MDT)
Text notification: Aug 6 1:34 pm MDT (LIN209046xxxx)
NOA Received with Aug 4 date: Aug 15
Fingerprint reuse notice received: Oct 20
New card is being produced: Mar 31
Case Approved: Apr 1
Card Mailed: Apr 2

Good luck to all! 
 
 
Found another LIN filer timeline posted in the Filers group
 

Hi everyone,
 
Finally, after ~2 months on and off preparation and countless re-prints, we are going to mail out our application package today. Background story, I'm currently in valid F-1 status working full time with my STEM OPT extension EAD (will expire end of April 2018) and got married to a U.S. citizen (last week). Thank you to everyone who have answered my questions in the past.
 
My application in a nutshell
 
Filed for optional applications (I-765 & I-131) Photos are placed in ziploc bags and clipped to respective forms (Name and A-number (if any) written on the back with pencil). I organized my application package into folders Each form is paper clipped. Forms and evidences are binder clipped to the respective folder, so they won't fall out. My husband's family member agreed to joint sponsor, because my husband's income is insufficient. During the past five years, my husband had period of unemployment (full time student), so I went ahead and wrote "None-Student" on his I-130. In regard to the evidence of bona fide marriage, I definitely front-loaded our application package with plenty of secondary evidences. For example, list of all past shared trips and gifts exchanged.  I paper clip evidence from the same trip( i.e. hotel reservation, flight reservation, car rental reservation, photos) and made cover letter for it. Similarly, items included in my I-485 were not all required items per I-485 instructions, such as the entry stamps and copy of I-20s. Per page 11 #7 of the instruction document, I-94 Arrival - Departure record should be sufficient.  
The whole package weighs 3 lbs 3 oz. and I will mail them with a priority mail envelope.
 
Alternative scenarios:
Instead of joint sponsor, I can use my income (intending immigrant) by showing proof that my income will continue from the same source after getting the green card.  I could have use my saving accounts by submitting bank statements covering the last 12 months.  Get the medical examination (I-693) done closer to the interview date to avoid the risk of a Request for Evidence (RFE) asking for a new I-693, if case is pending for more than one year from priority date. Certified copy of marriage certificate is not required, but I had an extra, so I am sending it with the I-130.  
Please let me know if you see anything missing from my application package. Otherwise, hopefully these photos could help future applicants.
 

My immigration lawyer, who happens to be a friend, quoted me $1000. 
I consulted with my company's immigration lawyer and they quoted me $500

Hi everyone,
 
Finally, after ~2 months on and off preparation and countless re-prints, we are going to mail out our application package today. Background story, I'm currently in valid F-1 status working full time with my STEM OPT extension EAD (will expire end of April 2018) and got married to a U.S. citizen (last week). Thank you to everyone who have answered my questions in the past.
 
My application in a nutshell
 
Filed for optional applications (I-765 & I-131) Photos are placed in ziploc bags and clipped to respective forms (Name and A-number (if any) written on the back with pencil). I organized my application package into folders Each form is paper clipped. Forms and evidences are binder clipped to the respective folder, so they won't fall out. My husband's family member agreed to joint sponsor, because my husband's income is insufficient. During the past five years, my husband had period of unemployment (full time student), so I went ahead and wrote "None-Student" on his I-130. In regard to the evidence of bona fide marriage, I definitely front-loaded our application package with plenty of secondary evidences. For example, list of all past shared trips and gifts exchanged.  I paper clip evidence from the same trip( i.e. hotel reservation, flight reservation, car rental reservation, photos) and made cover letter for it. Similarly, items included in my I-485 were not all required items per I-485 instructions, such as the entry stamps and copy of I-20s. Per page 11 #7 of the instruction document, I-94 Arrival - Departure record should be sufficient.  
The whole package weighs 3 lbs 3 oz. and I will mail them with a priority mail envelope.
 
Alternative scenarios:
Instead of joint sponsor, I can use my income (intending immigrant) by showing proof that my income will continue from the same source after getting the green card.  I could have use my saving accounts by submitting bank statements covering the last 12 months.  Get the medical examination (I-693) done closer to the interview date to avoid the risk of a Request for Evidence (RFE) asking for a new I-693, if case is pending for more than one year from priority date. Certified copy of marriage certificate is not required, but I had an extra, so I am sending it with the I-130.  
Please let me know if you see anything missing from my application package. Otherwise, hopefully these photos could help future applicants.
 

Hi everyone,
 
Finally, after ~2 months on and off preparation and countless re-prints, we are going to mail out our application package today. Background story, I'm currently in valid F-1 status working full time with my STEM OPT extension EAD (will expire end of April 2018) and got married to a U.S. citizen (last week). Thank you to everyone who have answered my questions in the past.
 
My application in a nutshell
 
Filed for optional applications (I-765 & I-131) Photos are placed in ziploc bags and clipped to respective forms (Name and A-number (if any) written on the back with pencil). I organized my application package into folders Each form is paper clipped. Forms and evidences are binder clipped to the respective folder, so they won't fall out. My husband's family member agreed to joint sponsor, because my husband's income is insufficient. During the past five years, my husband had period of unemployment (full time student), so I went ahead and wrote "None-Student" on his I-130. In regard to the evidence of bona fide marriage, I definitely front-loaded our application package with plenty of secondary evidences. For example, list of all past shared trips and gifts exchanged.  I paper clip evidence from the same trip( i.e. hotel reservation, flight reservation, car rental reservation, photos) and made cover letter for it. Similarly, items included in my I-485 were not all required items per I-485 instructions, such as the entry stamps and copy of I-20s. Per page 11 #7 of the instruction document, I-94 Arrival - Departure record should be sufficient.  
The whole package weighs 3 lbs 3 oz. and I will mail them with a priority mail envelope.
 
Alternative scenarios:
Instead of joint sponsor, I can use my income (intending immigrant) by showing proof that my income will continue from the same source after getting the green card.  I could have use my saving accounts by submitting bank statements covering the last 12 months.  Get the medical examination (I-693) done closer to the interview date to avoid the risk of a Request for Evidence (RFE) asking for a new I-693, if case is pending for more than one year from priority date. Certified copy of marriage certificate is not required, but I had an extra, so I am sending it with the I-130.  
Please let me know if you see anything missing from my application package. Otherwise, hopefully these photos could help future applicants.
 

The wait is finally over !! 
Our interview was yesterday (10/25)
We arrived around 15 minutes before the appointment time in the NOA, had a long security line, got to the check in table around 5 minutes after the appointment time (listed in NOA), and got called by the interviewer around 10 minutes later. He seems middle age and very stern.   He indicated where we need to sit and ask me (beneficiary) for passport, ID, and EAD. Then, asked my husband (petitioner) for ID. I forgot to put my phone on silent and it vibrated, so he asked that we turn our phones off else he will have to terminate the interview should it goes off the second time.    First he went through the I-130 (page by page) with my husband  Then, he turned to me and went through the I-485. Basically, putting a check mark on each answer that match the one I put in the form and adding corrections to the one that's obsolete or incomplete.  I made a mistake of not bringing my old passports, as stated in the NOA (All travel documents used to enter the United States, including Passports), fortunately that was not a deal breaker.  Here are the questions he went through with me for the I-485 (with their corresponding numbers in the form): Name (#1), other names (#2-4), DOB (#5), City of Birth (#7), addresses (#12), Last Arrival (#15 - 25), Additional Information (Part 3 #1), Address history (Part 3 #5 - 9) and who I lived with on each, Employment History (Part 3 #11 - 18), Parent's first names (Part 4 #1b and 9b), whether my parents like him, marital history (including husband's full name) and children, Biographic Information (Part 7), General Eligibility and Inadmissibility Ground (Part 8 ~15 questions), asked me to confirm my signature in the submitted form. The ones I remember changed after I sent the application was my last arrival information. Other than that, I did not write who I lived with at each address (not required in the form) and my speeding ticket history, so he put a side note on the form, calculated the number of changes and put the number in Part 13, then had me sign the form.    He looked at my husband and asked how we met (including name of the website and how the website works) and how the relationship progressed. He asked when the idea of getting married was brought up, who proposed, where the proposal happened, and how it was done. I asked if I could correct the date my husband mentioned after he mentioned it while jokingly said my husband is horrible with dates and he let me correct the dates. He has gotten more friendly at this point. He asked for additional evidences I brought in and I provided him with 24 photos (printed in set of 4 on 8.5" x 11" letter paper - 6 papers total), flight confirmation for our trips, joint tax return, credit card statement, and utility bills. He said he would take more should I brought other things.  He commented on the big weddings we had and my husband said we spent a lot of money on them, so he was curious if we happen to print the bill as evidence; I didn't.    Then, he brought up how some fraud marriages are really simple and he got nervous when he saw my husband leaned back on his chair with crossed arms as the interviewer went through the I-485 with me.  He explained that he spent around an hour reviewing our forms last night and has yet to look through the entire package (I submitted). He will need to check other things online as well to make a decision and said the next day would be when he estimated to make the decision. Should he need more evidence or has further questions, he will send RFE or request us to appear for another interview.    He also mentioned the way conditional green card works and suggested we start a folder for I-751, so we can store our joint bank statement quarterly, photos from trips, flights booking confirmations, financial information, future children information, etc. He mentioned they only do interview for I-751 cases either one day a week or per month, but basically it will get really stressful if we are not prepared and will take forever to get the permanent green card after being classified a fraud level that requires interview.    The interview took around 45 minutes. After the interview, my case status was changed to "Interview was completed and my case must be reviewed".  Today at 5:45 local time, I received a status update "New Card is being produced"     Best of luck to everyone !!    p.s. I didn't review my forms after I completed them last year and with the nervousness, there were a couple times where it didn't go smoothly (e.g. mixed my father's first and last name, provided the wrong second digit of my phone number, etc) 

Hi Lade,
 

Congrats!
Yeah, mine were "My New card is being Produced for I-485" and "My case was approved" for I-130.
Maybe it's just the way the officer mark it in the system .

If it makes you feel better, my case just got updated to the status you have above.🤔

Congrats on the GC. Thanks for the detailed Interview Experience in Denver. My husband and I have our interview coming up there on November 8th. We are driving up the night before and staying overnight. I am soooo nervous. I have everything in a binder that I have collected but still I worry.

The wait is finally over !! 
Our interview was yesterday (10/25)
We arrived around 15 minutes before the appointment time in the NOA, had a long security line, got to the check in table around 5 minutes after the appointment time (listed in NOA), and got called by the interviewer around 10 minutes later. He seems middle age and very stern.   He indicated where we need to sit and ask me (beneficiary) for passport, ID, and EAD. Then, asked my husband (petitioner) for ID. I forgot to put my phone on silent and it vibrated, so he asked that we turn our phones off else he will have to terminate the interview should it goes off the second time.    First he went through the I-130 (page by page) with my husband  Then, he turned to me and went through the I-485. Basically, putting a check mark on each answer that match the one I put in the form and adding corrections to the one that's obsolete or incomplete.  I made a mistake of not bringing my old passports, as stated in the NOA (All travel documents used to enter the United States, including Passports), fortunately that was not a deal breaker.  Here are the questions he went through with me for the I-485 (with their corresponding numbers in the form): Name (#1), other names (#2-4), DOB (#5), City of Birth (#7), addresses (#12), Last Arrival (#15 - 25), Additional Information (Part 3 #1), Address history (Part 3 #5 - 9) and who I lived with on each, Employment History (Part 3 #11 - 18), Parent's first names (Part 4 #1b and 9b), whether my parents like him, marital history (including husband's full name) and children, Biographic Information (Part 7), General Eligibility and Inadmissibility Ground (Part 8 ~15 questions), asked me to confirm my signature in the submitted form. The ones I remember changed after I sent the application was my last arrival information. Other than that, I did not write who I lived with at each address (not required in the form) and my speeding ticket history, so he put a side note on the form, calculated the number of changes and put the number in Part 13, then had me sign the form.    He looked at my husband and asked how we met (including name of the website and how the website works) and how the relationship progressed. He asked when the idea of getting married was brought up, who proposed, where the proposal happened, and how it was done. I asked if I could correct the date my husband mentioned after he mentioned it while jokingly said my husband is horrible with dates and he let me correct the dates. He has gotten more friendly at this point. He asked for additional evidences I brought in and I provided him with 24 photos (printed in set of 4 on 8.5" x 11" letter paper - 6 papers total), flight confirmation for our trips, joint tax return, credit card statement, and utility bills. He said he would take more should I brought other things.  He commented on the big weddings we had and my husband said we spent a lot of money on them, so he was curious if we happen to print the bill as evidence; I didn't.    Then, he brought up how some fraud marriages are really simple and he got nervous when he saw my husband leaned back on his chair with crossed arms as the interviewer went through the I-485 with me.  He explained that he spent around an hour reviewing our forms last night and has yet to look through the entire package (I submitted). He will need to check other things online as well to make a decision and said the next day would be when he estimated to make the decision. Should he need more evidence or has further questions, he will send RFE or request us to appear for another interview.    He also mentioned the way conditional green card works and suggested we start a folder for I-751, so we can store our joint bank statement quarterly, photos from trips, flights booking confirmations, financial information, future children information, etc. He mentioned they only do interview for I-751 cases either one day a week or per month, but basically it will get really stressful if we are not prepared and will take forever to get the permanent green card after being classified a fraud level that requires interview.    The interview took around 45 minutes. After the interview, my case status was changed to "Interview was completed and my case must be reviewed".  Today at 5:45 local time, I received a status update "New Card is being produced"     Best of luck to everyone !!    p.s. I didn't review my forms after I completed them last year and with the nervousness, there were a couple times where it didn't go smoothly (e.g. mixed my father's first and last name, provided the wrong second digit of my phone number, etc) 

I don't think so. I read someone's experience here where the lawyer attended the interview and said 4 words total or something like that. 
I feel like if you have complex case like one that involve multiple things out of the 4 points mention below, then your lawyer could help explain/present your situation to the IO. 
 
 

My immigration lawyer, who happens to be a friend, quoted me $1000. 
I consulted with my company's immigration lawyer and they quoted me $500

Hi ColoradoBeauty,
 
Thanks so much for your reply. All the best for your interview on October 25th! 
It took 11 months for you. I guess I just have to wait patiently
 
Good luck to you!
 
Best,
 
Tilottama

According this page, SSN should arrive in 2 weeks after receiving EAD
 
https://www.uscis.gov/news/news-releases/new-uscis-form-streamlines-process-obtain-work-authorization-document-and-social-security-number-simultaneously
 
I'm still waiting for my EAD, but @JVjourney received hers the day after EAD arrived.

Hi Lade,