Smile.In.December

Hi guys,

Just had our interview today! It went really well, the officer wanted very little additional evidence. He asked my husband how I got the job I am currently working at. We connected about our neighborhood in Chicago (he's very familiar with it). He asked us for our local favorite spots. I brought in like 100 neatly organized photos - he asked where we had traveled together and I responded by reviewing all the pictures (he did not take them). He cracked up at my brother-in-law's wedding toast that we submitted with our application. So, all-in-all, it went great. 

He told us that he will approve us today and that we can expect the green card in 3-4 weeks. We were happy and relieved. 

So then, we come home, and our case updated online to "Interview was completed and case must be reviewed." That isn't the same as approved, I don't think.  Did anyone have this experience after the officer said the decision on the spot was that they were approved? What were the next steps?

Thank you!!

1 hour ago, Kpetraska said:

Its been over a month now since they recieved our rfe response and havent heard anything

Aww, that sucks - I'm so sorry for your long wait!  With everyone getting their cards now, I was really hoping the rfes don't set us back that much. 

Hi everyone! For those of you who have received RFEs/RFIEs and responded to them promptly, how long did it take for you to receive your EAD? 

I tried to expedite over the phone with USCIS and via our congressman about a month ago with a job offer in hand. All that happened is I got an RFIE about a week later (which we were expecting since I remembered immediately after submitting that we forgot to submit my husband's tax transcript). I responded to the RFIE the same day, with next day delivery. They updated my case status for the adjustment to "received response to RFIE requested." The whole ordeal took a week from when they sent it to when they received our response.

This was two weeks ago. Since then, nothing. My congressman's office made two inquiries, with no response from USCIS. When I called USCIS directly, they said I am still within normal processing time, so they can't help me. Does anyone have any suggestions on what I can do? I was supposed to start working this week, but clearly, that's not happening  I would at least like to give my employer a timeframe of when I could start, but I know that's hard too since the process is so unpredictable.