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Hi all, 

Had our interview today Sept 26 at the bklyn field office. Not nearly as scary as some have made it sound and though the officer said wed have an answer in 2-4 weeks we recieved an email this evening that said the card was in production. Wishing you all the same success. 

Hi Folks, 

Shortly after my last post we received our interview date as 26th Sept...next Thursday! From the posts it really sounds like a mixed bag of experiences.  Will keep you all posted regarding the interview process at the NYC Field Office. 

Hi All, 

Long time no post.

Received notice as of 08/17/19  to "Interview was Scheduled." 

Brooklyn, NY - So, NYC Field Office. 

PD: 06/18/2018

Seems like there was a big summer surge of getting things done. Best of luck to us all!

Hey Polly - did you get the date for your interview yet?

Just notified case is ready to be scheduled for an interview, effective July 17th.

I've been on two occasion and its a pretty painless process. There is a clear area where it states no cell phones, but you can have yours on you, just not out and being utilized. You can accompany your spouse if you'd like. 

On 7/17/2018 at 9:40 AM, AndreaPerkins said:

Hi! Anyone from NYC?

 

Were you allowed to bring your mobile phone during the biometrics appointment?

 

Was it the one at Varick Street?

 

Did you go there alone or were you with your spouse?

 

Thanks.

On 7/5/2018 at 10:33 PM, IncogNitro said:

I went and had my Biometrics done today.  The lady on the desk questioned why I needed to do a walk-in but I told her the truth, that I needed my wife to either drive me down or be my co-driver because I'm still on a driver's permit, and that she's working on the day of the appointment and the only way we could do it then was for her to be late and have me and my 6 year old son to wait in her company's break room for 8 hours, which I could do by myself, but would be difficult for our son. It wasn't busy so she let me do it but she told me that if I need to reschedule any appointments in the future to do what it says on the notice.

 

But then she wasn't happy that my passport is expired and asked if I had any other ID. I'd brought my birth certificate but that was no good because it's not a photo ID.  The man who was doing the actual biometrics told her it was okay, but she was on a roll.  I showed her my CA driver's permit - a piece of paper with a black-and-white photocopy of the photo that will be on my licence and says "Not valid for identification" (which is why I didn't produce it initially). She was okay with that though - except to comment that I look very different.  I told her it's because I shaved this morning and on the driving permit I have about two week's of growth.

 

I was visibly shaking with nerves by the end of it because all that was going through my head is that I know from VJ and other forums that expired passports are OK, and if I do have to come back on my appointment date I'm going to be in the same boat, and our application would be stalled in purgatory for weeks or even months while I tried to get a new passport.

 

But thankfully the man who took my photos and did my fingerprinting was very nice.  As we were walking back to the booths he told me I should relax, there's no problems with my ID, and we ended up having a good chat about the World Cup and how well England are doing right now.  When we were done he wished me a good day and good luck for the game on Saturday!

 

So now the real waiting begins...

Glad to hear you had a good experience 

We are so nervous with all that's happening with ICE recently....one things for sure though....

Footballs coming home!

18 minutes ago, Jqwing said:

Mine got there on the 18th and my checks were cashed today. I still haven't received any notifications (text or email) I will give it until Friday and if nothing I will give them a call.

Based on our timelines you should be seeing something this week, hang in there.

Hey everyone, my package was received on the 13th of June, and I didn't get the text notifications until the 21st, and the physical NOA in the mail yesterday (25th). Hang tight. 

16 hours ago, Jqwing said:

packet mailed - 6/15/2018
delivered - 6/18/2018

 

feels like I have been waiting for weeks but it has just been 2 days lol 

lol I started checking my email and text inbox like a complete lunatic the second I sent them off....mine was received the 13th and I woke up to the acceptance emails this morning ( the 21st )

Just keep swimming...

33 minutes ago, Tilde333 said:

Where did you all have your documents translated? Can I translate it myself? It is our marriage cert. and 2 birth certificates from Costa Rica? Also how many passport photos do I need to put with the I-130? And copies of birther cert and marriage cert are ok right? no originals? 

 

 

I didn't require any translations, and I believe there were a total of 8 photos of my spouse and 4 of me that went out.  Copies of everything, no originals.

I couldn't find a comprehensive guide anywhere. Started with the USCIS Website, then continually searched updated website forums etc. When I saw enough of the same thing I felt okay moving forward. Its more tedious than anything else. I'd do one at a time, read the instructions carefully, then move to the next. As the rest you'll likely need all the above forms. 

8 hours ago, Tilde333 said:

I'm about to send my husbands...worried I'm doing it right

If it makes you feel any better, the second I put it in the mail I was sick with worry lol. probably par for the course

Hi everyone! I also mailed out my packet and as per FedEx it was received this morning. Good luck to us all.