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Finally, my interview is scheduled. 16 months since application date o_O

Finally, my interview is scheduled. 16 months since application date o_O

Hello, 
The interview is scheduled, got the text message notification on March 28th, 2019, will wait for the letter.  
 
Filed office LA. 
 
Application Mailed: July 5th - (AOS, EAD & AP) 
Application Received: July 9th 
Payment Processed: July 12th
E-notice: July 13th NOA 1 to 3 
Biometric NOA: July 20th Early Walk-In Biometric 
Appointment: July 31st 
Aug 6th: Case is Ready to Be Scheduled for An Interview 
Nov 15: EAD & AP approved Nov 21: EAD & AP Mailed 
Nov 24: Received EAD & AP
Interview Scheduled Text: March 28, 2019 

Great news! Good luck with your interview and thanks for updating us!
 

hey everyone~ my interview is scheduled! Got the text message notification this morning, will wait for letter to see the actual date of the interview, hooray~

Hello Everyone, just want to share our timeline:
AOS filed -SEATTLE OFFICE (K1 with 2K2s) : JULY 2018 
COMBO CARD RECEIVED: NOV 2018
AOS INTERVIEW: FEB 7, 2018
AOS CARD ORDERED TO BE MAILED: FEB 20, 2018
 

I also wanted to give a progress report. I filed on July 6th 2018 and had my interview on January 14th 2019. Yesterday I got a notification in the online system that the "new card is being produced".
 
Good luck to everyone!!!

So I had my interview yesterday!
 
It was all very straightforward. Arrived at the USCIS office about 30 minutes ahead of our appointment time which was 7:15, checked in, got given a ticket with a number on it, there were a few couples already seated ahead of us. Every few minutes another couple had their numbers called and went through. The officers seemed to vary from cheerful to gruff (but hey - it was early!)
 
Our number got called at about 7:25, and the officer took us through to her office. She was cheerful and kind, and genuinely seemed to enjoy her job. She put us under oath, asked us if our address was the same as the application – we had moved, so it wasn't - she wrote down the updated address and asked us why we moved. Then she asked us how we met - we explained our story (there are a few details which are interesting which she probed about), she then asked us who was at our wedding – our parents weren't there, so she asked a bit about that. She asked who does the cooking, and who is 'the better cook' . She asked about our pet (we have an adorable cat), and who she belonged to before our marriage.
 
She then asked what we'd brought to show her. We brought a ton of stuff, with the idea that it's better to be safe than sorry, including bills, our lease for our townhouse, bank statements, insurance documents, as well as our original petition along with all the evidence we submitted with that, and a big pile of photos (we printed out about 120 photos including travel, our wedding, trips with family, and with friends). She was particularly interested in the photos, so we started with those. I'd placed about 20 photos which I thought would be of particular interest to the officer in the front, so I handed those to her. She looked through them, asking a number of questions about them, who was in them, where they were taken and so on. She seemed keen to look at the other photos, so I handed the rest of the pile to her and she went through every one!
 
A number of questions came up naturally in the course of looking through the photos, but nothing too specific, and was more like a casual conversation than formal questions. She leafed through the other documents we'd brought, noted down what they were and moved on to asking the Yes / No questions from the i-485. Once that was done, she tried to access something on her computer, which wasn't working. She tried restarting it to no avail, so she ended the interview there, saying that they'd let us know if there's any problems, but to expect my GC within 30 days!
 
My wife said she heard the words 'you're approved' but I didn't catch that! In any case, when I logged onto the DHS case tracker this morning, it's showing my "New Card Is Being Produced", so I'm hoping it will arrive in a few days time!
 
This all happened way more quickly than I was expecting, so I feel extraordinarily lucky. Good luck everyone!
 
 

Whoa. Woke up with a very unexpected update from USCIS this morning: Interview Was Scheduled. I guess I'll find out when it is in the next few days!
 
It seems extremely quick especially given as cases at the Seattle office seem to take much longer than average. Don't lose hope people!
 
I'll keep you all posted!

I think we got lucky! Plus Michigan is moving very fast.

OMG, how come your case moved so quickly? I'm jelly.

New update today~ Case ready to be scheduled for interview on day 101! That was fast!!

EAD approved! Just received notification in email. 

and new update: just received my biometric appointment invitation in mail

and new update: just received my biometric appointment invitation in mail

yes!
my payment was taken one week after AOS package was received by USCIS. And another week later i received my NOAs in mail. 

I got my notifications the same evening that the checks were cashed. Hoping you get yours tonight, too!

Checks got cashed in today! Excited about this little step  No e-notifications there yet though. 
(FYI: so checks were cashed in exactly a week after the package was delivered to lockbox).
 

YAY! Got all 4 NOA today, Priority date July 9, Biometrics appointment August 1st.

@EducatedByAnimals omg guys! that's crazy lawyers can be so unprofessional. Good luck with refund and re-submission!

Based on my little research it's usually 10-15 days before they cash the check and at list a month before biometrics... But in every case it can be so different as well.
 
So just have more patience and sure call the lawyers office. I am sure they are used to it as @alol said, plus at least they can give you some peace of mind if it is cashed or not. 

Hey everyone!
 
Submitted my AOS package this Monday! It should be in Chicago lockbox already. Waiting for checks being cashed and all the rest. 

Hey everyone!
 
Submitted my AOS package this Monday! It should be in Chicago lockbox already. Waiting for checks being cashed and all the rest.