Bibijaan

LA is moving fast:

Filed: September 28

Biometrics: October 25

Interview: November 30

Oath Ceremony: December 1

1 hour ago, Junior818 said:

 

Congratulations to you, do you mine sharing what documents you submitted?

Thank you! Sure, this was our list of supporting evidence:

Copy of Driver Licenses showing same address 

Copy of rent increase letter showing both names

Copy of federal tax returns 2018, married filling jointly

Copy of federal tax returns 2019, married filling jointly

Joint bank accounts:

• Savings:
  • Statement January 2019                                             
  • Statement October 2019                                             
  • Statement December 2019                                        
  • Statement March 2020                                                
  • Statement June 2020                                                  
  • Statement September 2020                                  
• Checking:
  • Statement January 2019                                           
  • Statement June 2019                                                 
  • Statement September 2019                                    
  • Statement December 2019                                 
  • Statement March 2020                                             
  • Statement June 2020                                            
  • Statement August 2020                                          

Joint credit cards:

• Copy of joint credit cards (4), front and back                                             
• Statements of Chase credit card, used for daily expenses.      
  • Statement January 2020                                           
  • Statement May 2020                                             
  • Statement August 2020                                      

Copy of 2019 health insurance cards

Car Insurance ID cards

Beneficiary designations:

• A: 401k, basic life insurance                                      
• A: You Invest trade account                                
• E: Life and AD&D                                                  

Plane tickets:

• LAX - ATL                  
• LAX - PHL
• LAX - CLT                       

Photos

My I-751 was approved today! 

September WAC filler, case was transferred January 19/20. No biometrics notification yet.

Did anybody else not get email/text notifications? I've signed up for them in both my USCIS accounts, the egov.usics.gov and my.uscis.gov, but didn't get anything. 

6 hours ago, Anna92 said:

Called the OC and u were right! Thanks!! Did you guys get the marriage license and got married on the same day? Is that doable?

We married a week later in the marina and drove back to the OC the following Monday to drop it off cause that was quicker than mailing it in, and I don't trust USPS anyway. You can do a civil ceremony at the courthouse/clerk recorder's office, or if you don't want to do that you should be able to get the license, marry, and turn it in before closing time . 

We were told there's no way you to expedite receiving the certificate (2017 at the LAX courthouse). Approximate waiting time back then was 8 weeks, so we went to Orange County instead, cause they'd have it ready in two weeks. We got it even quicker than that, but I don't remember the exact timing.

16 hours ago, Visitor User said:

So no need for stamp since this letter is evidence?

Yes, but it also says that you need to present documentation to justify requesting a stamp in your passport. I got my physical green card in the mail on Jan 4, so just a little over two weeks later, and that included two federal holidays.

1 minute ago, geowrian said:

Congrats!

 

I'm curious about that signature stamp. Did you interview with the field office director? Or did the IO step out to get it? Or did she already have it stamped beforehand?

Thank you!

I don't remember if it was already there or if he printed and stamped it while we were talking, but he didn't step out. It happened so fast that I can't say for sure. We weren't interviewed by the person whose name is on the stamp. 

I got approved on the spot and the officer handed me the following letter:

We got our first marriage license from LA county, when we got it we didn't know the wait time for the marriage certificate would be 10 weeks (this was in 2017). I completely stressed out after learning that, cause that would mean we'd get it after the end date of my I-94. I didn't know back then that that's not that bad. But that's why we decided to get our second marriage license in Orange County, they said the marriage certificate would take two weeks after turning in the license, but we could always call to see if it was registered earlier. We did, and got it about a week after we turned it in (we picked it up ourselves). 

On 12/10/2018 at 9:41 AM, Alex3344 said:

So just to update, everything went very smoothly at the interview last week.  Interview Officer was very nice, barely asked any questions other than to confirm what was on our applications.  I think the only "test" question was what my significant other's birthday was.  Asked if we wanted to submit anything in support so we gave a few pictures and docs re joint accounts.  Approved that night.

 

We did ask to do the name change there but she said she doesn't believe we could do it. I didn't want to press since I do not want anything to complicate things now.  We should be getting our card in the mail this week.  Oh, and no new medical required, seems like I read the new rules correctly.

 

Best of luck everyone!

Congratulations!

I had about the same experience yesterday and got approved on the spot.

I think it depends on your municipality, I could de-register online (my municipality is Groningen). I could only do it maximum 5 days before leaving. Where is she registered? 

13 hours ago, randomstairs said:

In California the driver's permit is valid for 1 year after passing the written test. Once you also pass the behind-the-wheel test the DMV issues you the DL document which is valid until the date on your I-94 or EAD/AP card. With the GC you get the 10-year DL document. So if you think you'll have to wait much longer for the GC (and if your state's DMV is similar) you may decide to postpone the written test so that your driver's permit remains valid until you become LPR (to secure the 10-year DL). 

I applied for my DL with my EAD and got a full 5 year license, which is the maximum for a CA DL. 

My interview was planned for today as well. They called me yesterday to inform me that my new interview date is December 20, so not too bad.

1 hour ago, Ajk3visa said:

Yes that what I'm planning to do is to wait till they approve the I 130 then I send the the death certificate to NVC. Cuz I still don't  have a copy of it. The problem is that I still can't get a copy of his death certificate by myself cuz I'm here in Netherlands as an asylum seeker and I don't have a status yet refugee who still dont have residency cards can't have bank accounts, and they don't sell visas or credit cards in any markets like Wal-Mart in USA. As an asylum seeker I only qualified to hold  a money card I got from Netherlands immigration. We can't buy anything online, it's not a visa or credit card so I can't order his death certificate online and pay them by the money card I have unless they accept western union or any different kind of payment. 

Have you looked into a Cash Passport Prepaid MasterCard from GWK Travelex? I don't know how it is now, but I bought one of those at a GWK office years ago.

I travelled on AP three times this year. They always send you to secondary inspection. Waiting times vary, I flew into O'Hare once, waiting time was about 45 minutes for me. The other two times I flew into LAX, about a 45 and 10 min waiting time. They never asked me questions, just stamped my passport,  but I always travelled with my marriage certificate, my EAD/AP issuance letter and my I-485 NOA, just in case. 

Two of my trips were solo. The other I travelled with my husband, he was not allowed to come with me. You're not allowed to use electronic devices in the secondary inspection waiting area, so no communication. 

Just keep in mind, that if you have a connecting flight coming back to the US, to leave enough time between flights for the possibility to be stuck in immigration for hours.

Enjoy your trip!

On 10/26/2018 at 3:12 AM, Alex3344 said:

Also local LA person, got my text on Friday.  Now just waiting to see what the date is...

We have a pretty similar timeline . I got the letter today, my interview is Dec 5.

9 minutes ago, valkener said:

How are NOV filers interviews going? We filed at the end of NOV 2017 but no interview scheduled yet.

Got my text and email notification that the interview has been scheduled last Monday 😄

I only have an EAD (still waiting for the greencard interview), but my CA driver license is valid for 5 years. 

LA filer too (not county), Nov 2017. Case ready to be scheduled for an interview since Jan 2.

I travelled twice on my AP, I booked my tickets 2 weeks in advance for each trip, both two week trips, to reduce the chances of getting scheduled for an interview while I was abroad. We want to go on another trip later this year, so I'm looking at airlines with a reasonable ticket change fee.

I applied for a REAL ID with my driver's license back in April, after passing the test it arrived approximately a week later by mail. It's valid for five years. 

Filled for AOS via marriage to a USC in November last year.

PD: 11/13/2017

Field office: Los Angeles

No RFE's so far.

Status on USCIS account since Jan 2: We are scheduling your interview.

Processing times for the Los Angeles field office suddenly dropped from 11-23 months to 4.5-23 this month.