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    September 2018 AOS Filers

    in Adjustment of Status Case Filing and Progress Reports

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    Hey guys, my wife's interview for AoS was yesterday at the Raleigh-Durham, NC office. Interview didn't really take that long, but she passed. With the holidays the officer estimates she'll get her green card in about 3 weeks. But here's a little overview of our interview to help anyone still to have one. Be sure to have your appointment letter and government issued ID handy, as you'll need them frequently.

     

    Arrived at 1:25 pm for our appointment at 1:45 pm. An officer checked over our IDs and appointment letter at the entrance. Had us go through an airport like metal detector and have a seat in the waiting area.

    At around 1:30 pm they called for all the 1:45 appointments to line up. They checked the IDs and appointment letter again. Had the foreign spouses form a line in front of a check-in desk and the rest line up near the elevator. Once your foreign spouse checked in at the desk the two (or three for the many people there with lawyers) could use the elevator to go upstairs to another waiting room. On the second floor waiting room we waited until our ticket number was called, roughly around 2:10 pm. The interview officer had us stop in an office so that they could take her picture and check her fingerprints. From there we headed back to his office.

     

    The interview officer had our petition on his desk and wanted to go over some of our paperwork. He stated that our I-693 was still good from her medical check in Bangkok, Thailand and that the I-864 that I had filled out was good to. He went over a few things in the I-485 form with her, confirming that her original name, married name, place of birth, & parents names were correct. Told her that her answers lined up correctly with what was on the form and had her sign a page in the back. From there he moved to asking us some questions. Starting with her.

     

    Some questions asked:

    Have you ever committed a crime while living in the US?

    Have you ever committed a crime in the US without being caught?

    Have you ever been arrested?

    How many times have you been married?

    Have you ever been ordered by a judge to leave the country?

    Have you ever previously been denied entry into the US?

    Have you ever previously falsely claimed to be a US Citizen? (the way he worded this question confused my wife a bit)

    Have you ever voted for someone in government office in the US?

     

    From there he moved to more personal questions.

    How did the two of you meet?

    How we communicated with each other before she was in the country?

    When did I go to visit her and if I had visited more than once?

    When was our wedding? Where was our wedding?

    Asked if we have family in Florida? (our wedding was in Florida)

    Asked if we had gone on any trips together since our wedding? and if we had any pictures?

    Asked if we had any trouble getting here and if we rode together and who drove?

     

    After the questions he said that everything seems to be good. That he'll finish going over the paperwork later that day and give the final approval. Told us some information about going forward, that her green card should arrive within the next 3 weeks. Informed us that going out this will be a conditional green card that is good for 2 years and that within 90 to 60 days of it expiring we would need to apply for the regular green card. In the time till then take photos, keep up with any airline tickets, receipts, if you have kids in the time their birth certificates. Stated that when we file for the normal green card it is best to have as much evidence as you can. They do not care how thick it is, just that more is better and be sure to still be married to the same person. 

     

    Afterwards he asked if we had any questions. Then he took us back out to the front and we continued on our merry way.

    What Follows After NOA2?

    in K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures

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    14 hours ago, NDP22 said:

     

     

    So just to clarify, I know it is currently at the NVC. It'll take anywhere from 2-4 weeks to be processed there. Following that, it'll be sent to the embassy of her country, correct? They will in turn, contact her with an interview date. I know she has to go to a doctor to have a "check-up" type of appointment. Is that something we have to set up ourselves or is that something that the embassy will give her? Also, when will I need to fill out the DS-160? I am just trying to get a tentative timeline/guideline on what is left in the process and what is needed. Thanks everyone so far for the responses!

    Once your case gets to the embassy you won't immediately get an interview date. First you have to complete the packet 3 documentation. Which you have to send a few things to the embassy, those things include: copies of passport, birth certificate (translated to english), kids birth certificate, former marriage / termination of former marriage, single status certificate, immigration records. They also need originals of the following: DS-2001 (print-out after completion), 2 passport style photos, confirmation print-out of completed global support strategy registration, evidence of financial support (I-864, most recent federal income tax), police records of the country they live in, police records of any country they have lived in for more than 12 months, court & prison records, and military records.

     

    It's best to use the time the case is at the NVC to start preparing all the documentation for the packet 3. My wife was able to send in the packet 3 before she actually received the packet 3 paperwork in the mail. The packet 3/4 information that pertains to the country your fiance is coming from can usually be found on the US Embassy website for that country.

    Will USCIS text list date and time for Interview?

    in Adjustment of Status from Work, Student, & Tourist Visas

    Posted · Edited by Calidas

    Generally that's the status that you case gets after the local office has processed your biometrics. Next is to just wait be sure to check if your status lines up with your local office's timeline. Houston shows an average of 437 days. Would be easier to tell if you filled out your timeline information.

     

    As for the interview date / time, my wife and I had our case status at Interview Scheduled for 2.5 weeks before we actually got the letter in the mail with the information.

    K1 Medical Examinations (Medical history needed?)

    in K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures

    Posted

    The only thing my wife had to gather for her medical exam records wise was an immunization history. Which she didn't have as they don't really keep track of that. So she went to the red cross medical hospital in Bangkok and was tested to see what she needed. She worked on getting the immunization shots at the red cross center as it was much cheaper than one of the embassy approved hospitals in Bangkok. Any that were missing were then administered at her medical exam.

    September 2018 AOS Filers

    in Adjustment of Status Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted

    11 hours ago, SanaW said:

    Hi guys I have a question that one of you can help answer, so we are trying to get Social Security for my Husband he came here on a K1 visa and we went to our local SS office with his passport, I94 and our marriage certificate and they told us that because his status change because we got married it needs to change on the I94 as well and I printed out the I94 and it still says that my fiance came to the US on Fiance Visa and the lady told us that we need to go to the immigration office and have his status changed and then we can apply for his SS! I though a person can hold an SS on fiance visa, is anyone else having the same problem? and you guys please advice me on what to do! 

    We were able to get her SSN without any issues. The local office just stated that there is a large communications issue between the Social Security Administration and USCIS. So it took them a bit of time to determine her immigration status. We just used the passport, I-94, and marriage certificate; we brought extra copies of everything else too just incase though.

    September 2018 AOS Filers

    in Adjustment of Status Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted · Edited by Calidas

    Looks like I get to join the Sept. party too. Submitted the AoS packet on the 31st of August. Got a message this morning about the check being cashed. Luckily it seems the processing time in Raleigh, NC for the green card is faster than the EAD.

    She's been keeping herself busy at the house while I'm at work, and she started her ESL classes yesterday. With the rapidly approaching hurricane looks like we'll both be house bound for a few days.

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