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Do not make any decision in haste. I repeat, DO NOT make any decision in haste. Roger that

Do not make any decision in haste.  Postpone the interview.  
 
Many people have cancelled the visa process in the heat of an argument, reconcile, and regret their decision made in anger.
 
 

Denmark would be the country 🙂 Have you thought about getting married and applying for cr1 instead? K1s and CR1s Both have their Benefits but if you guys are able to be together I’d suggest CR1.

Guys!!!!! So I did a wish at 11:11am to ask for my case to be approved. Just checked and I got this!! I am so happy!!!!!!!

Hey. I’ve sent off for my renewal as it runs out August 14th. We are still stuck on interview completed and case must be reviewed and not getting any answers from anyone so I think we have slipped into the black hole. 

Just sent off for my EAD renewal. Didn’t think I would need to do this and held off but it runs out August 14th so I have no choice now. Secretly hoping it will bump them into doing my greencard but not holding my breath 

Ouch. Processing time increased to 100 years Just kidding 

You don't need an attorney... It's an easy process. 

Hi Guys,
 
We just got back from our AOS interview about an hour ago.
Our appointment was scheduled to 7.:15 am but we got there around 6.40 and they let us into the building. At 6.40 there were already about 40 people in the waiting room. We had to go to a window and give them the appointment letter, they took a picture about me and had to give a fingerprint then we had to wait. 
We've been waiting for an hour, an older IO called my name first and then said my husband's name as well at 7:43 am. He shaked our hand with a big smile on his face then he said let's go to the copy machine so he can make a copy of my driver's licence, my EAD and my husband's drivers license and while he made the copy he was talking about the ROC. Then we followed him into his office. 
At the office there was our pile on his table but before we sat down he asked us to take an oath about we are going to say the truth. 
After we sat down he started to he asked us if we ever saw the movie called Green card with Andie MacDowell and Gérard Depardieu. I told him that I've seen it many times and my husband said he never saw that movie. Then the IO started to tell us the story about the movie. And then he was talking about that he is working for 25 years now for the USCIS and he has seen so many things, so many frauds during the years and the reason for the AOS 2 year green card is because of the lot's of frauds. He told us that unfortunately he can't give me the 10 year green card, just the 2 years and then he explained everything about the ROC. After all this he opened our file and started a few "YES" and "NO" questions. He didn't ask all of them, just a few and then he started to go over on every single page that we filed. EVERYTHING!!! He highlited our names on every page and said "for the ROC you'll need to have lots of documentation with both of your names again". When he was done with all the pages he asked us if we had filed the 2019 Tax already. I suddenly said "YES" and started to look for it and I couldn't find it and I started to freak out and looked at my husband who just smiled to me. And the IO told him "you can correct her" and my husband told me "honey, we didn't do the tax yet" and both my husband and the IO started to laugh and the IO told me to calm down and don"t panic there is nothing wrong.
After that the IO asked me if I have anything new that I want to add to our case. I gave him our 2 new cars DMV registration, the 2 insurances, my husband's 401(k) with my name on it, all the bills, phone talk activities, hotel reservations.
I asked him if he want's to see any pictures and he said "sure, I love pictures". He chose 4 of them and he said he only cares about the pictures where he can clearly see the background which is not our living room or dining table. He wanted to see the Sequoia sign behind us, and the Arizona State sign etc. He said that's all he cares about to see that we are traveling together. He also said that he has seen PHOTOSHOPPED pictures with others!!!
At the end he asked where and how we met, when did we start to date, when did we got married and when did we move in together.
Then he said we are approved, and he congratulated to us and wrote a paper by hand with the date on it (10/31/2021) when we can apply for the ROC. He gave us the approval paper (the app hasn't change yet) and a ROC paper with all the information in it.
 
We spend 35 minutes in his office but he barely asked anything from us, he was talking most of the time about the fake marriages (which freaked me out because why did he talked about fake marriages that much?????).
I feel so relieved right now and I need some sleep because I couldn't in the last few days. 
I guess I'll see you some of you at the ROC but I"ll keep reading the rest of you AOS interview experiences!!! 
GOOD LUCK TO YOU!!!

Yes. I will probably do that, unfortunately I know of 3 other couples
 who are also waiting 120+++ days as well. The Baltimore office needs to fix some things.

I am a very persistent individual and have lived my life by when there is a will there is a way.  And you really can't accept no for an answer.
 
I wanted to give an update on my wife obtaining her Green Card.  For those of you that aren’t familiar with Baltimore they are unlike many offices in that they do not approve a GC on the spot.  Their standard MO is to give a letter saying that they need to review the case and to allow them 120 days to make a decision.   There are some exceptions but this seems to be done the majority of the time.  The letter which we were given actually told us to please wait at least 120 days and at that point we may make an inquiry through the national customer service center or we may request an infopass appointment.  The letter was had the name of the local field office director in Baltimore.   At 122 days I called the national customer service center requesting an infopass appointment, was routed to tier 2, and was told its not a thing to request an infopass for case update.  I asked for him to please explain to me why the field office director would have letters issued with his name and title on the bottom of the letter if its not a thing?  They Tier 2 officer kept on talking in circles and really couldn’t give me an answer.  I asked him for the email address for the officer handling my case so I could reach out directly.  He said he didn’t have it.  I asked for him to call the local Baltimore field office.  They said he can’t do it but maybe he supervisor could.   So he put me on hold and got his supervisor.
 
This supervisor told me the same thing.  That the prior officer was correct and that infopass appointments are not for case status updates and he couldn’t speak to the letter that I received.  He told me I could complain to the ombudsman about the letter.  I told him I have no interest in making a complaint as that does not solve my issue at hand.  He then advised for me to make an online inquiry.  I told him we both know that it’s a waste of time and it wont get anyone moving on the case.  He didn’t acknowledge this directly but seemed to agree with me.  I asked him to call the local office and the officer handling my case to see what was going on.  He said he couldn’t do that.  I asked him what else I could do.  He advised for me to write a letter to the local field office director that was listed on the case.  I basically did a pre writ of mandamus letter.  Outlined my concerns and said I was reaching out prior to filing a writ of mandamus and that I wanted the case to be adjudicated as its been over 120 days since the interview.  I found the email address for the field office director online and sent it to him via email and also sent signed receipt certified mail delivery via USPS.  That letter was received on Monday and this morning the case was updated to “New Card is being produced”.
 
Hope this helps someone else.

Had my interview a few days ago. Unfortunately, my spouse (Petitioner) was unable to attend the interview because he is currently away on military orders. I was very nervous going alone and not wanting to reschedule. All in all, the interview went okay. With A LOT of questions! I was told a decision could not be made right away and to wait 30-60 days. The following day I received update that my case was approved! Day 220! 🙌🙌🙌

UPDATE: They must have found my medical! My status changed to "New card is being produced"
Major relief

Just done with our AOS interview and we got approved on the spot. The IO is so nice and he didn't even ask any proof of our marriage. He only asked the usual yes/no question from form I-485 and he just let us tell our story. Thank God all is done now. 😊😊😊

So guess who literally chased down the mail man on his route today to get my ead card? 😂 I had requested the post office put my mail on hold. Which they didn't and word to the wise, they did NOT put my forwarding sticker on the letter. So I had the lady call the mail carrier and tell me where he was and I chased him down! I was 20 min late back from my break but I have it in my hand haha! 

On the I-765 there was an option to give USCIS permission to forward your SSN request to the SSA. If you selected that option, then hopefully they'll do it; sometimes they don't. Otherwise you go in-person to the SSA without an appointment and submit SS-5: https://www.ssa.gov/forms/ss-5.pdf
They'll issue a restricted SSN card:

You should also go to the SSA after you receive the Green Card in order to get an unrestricted SSN card:

Happy for you to send me money.

My status updated this morning (on egov.uscis.gov) to:
 
"My Interview Was Completed And My Case Must Be Reviewed
Your interview for your Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, Receipt Number _____________, was completed, and your case must be reviewed. We will mail you a notice if we make a decision or take further action. If you move, go to www.uscis.gov/addresschange to give us your new mailing address."
 
I googled this for a bit and it doesn't seem like anything to be alarmed about. We did give the officer some updated information - new I-693, 2018 taxes, new employment info, so I think it makes sense that it'll take a bit of time to go through. Still nerve wracking 😆 fingers crossed that everything goes okay. 

Let me know when your status change to case was approved, card was emailed and card was delivered lol

Update! 
 
I woke up this morning to 2 emails,
1. On my I-130 saying case completed and must be reviewed
2. I-485 Says Card/Document production. I can’t seem to have access to my online profile, I’m guessing the system is down 
i’m so grateful to God and everyone on this group for their inputs. My prayer is that those still waiting to hear something will receive some good news soon. 🙏🏼

I’ve got a knock on my door! I’ve got the EAD! I’m literally holding it in my hand! Next week I can go to apply for the SSN!

Yeah but the EAD is not enough for applying most of the jobs. We still need the SSN. That could take 2 weeks as I heard. I'm checking our mailbox 3 times a day however I know exactly the mail guy comes only around 4 pm LOL

12 days to my interview. I’m excited and anxious 😱 Pittsburgh filers should please share their experience 

I told you to hang in there you will hear something soon! Congratulations