JosephTheDreamer

1 John 5:14-15 New Living Translation (NLT)
14 And we are confident that he hears us whenever we ask for anything that pleases him. 15 And since we know he hears us when we make our requests, we also know that he will give us what we ask for.

Hello All,

I would like to first of all thank and Praise Jesus Christ for granting us our Green Card. 
We have been waiting for 11 years and finally, God granted our request in His time.  Praise God!

Our Field office was Hartford Field office.

I thought Hartford field office was a slow field office and was planning to move to another state where the timings are fast.
But God's plan was even better.  He gave me interview in Hartford field office itself.

Our time lines
 1. July 02, 2018  Mailed the I 485, I 131, I 765 for me, wife and son(3 years)

 2. Biometrics Appointment(Walk In) , July 25, 2018

 3. Nov 02, 2018 -  I 765 and I 131 approved for me and my wife 

 4 Nov 14, 2018 -  Got the combo cards in mail for me and my wife

  
 5. Nov 16, 2018 -  Son's I 765 and I 131 is approved. {but card never came]

 6 Nov 22,2018 -  I 485 - Case Ready to be scheduled for the Interview

 7. Nov 26, 2018 -  Interview Scheduled

 8 . Dec 01, 2018 - Interview letter received 
    
     Praying: To get a kind IO and make the interview smooth

 9. Jan, 2019 -  Interview   
             --  Got the Kindest IO possible.    
             --  Approved on the Spot
             -- Got the plastic cards on the 5th day

Interview Experience (Employment Based)
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Me, wife and son came to the office around 9:25 AM.  9:30 was the interview.
Very nervous.  Went to the reception and gave the appointment letters.  After some time, the receptionist called again for taking the photos.
He mispronounced my last name. Went there and gave the driving license and he took the photo.   After that took the wife's photo.
Came back to the waiting area and sat.

Few minutes went by. Son wanted to play with our wedding rings. I took the rings from him and he started crying.
Lo and Behold! An officer is standing  in front of us and he was looking playfully at my son.
I initially thought, the officer came there to scold me as my son was crying.

In fact, that was our IO!  

He didn't call our names. He had our photographs and he came to find us in the waiting room..
He escorted us to his office.
We were still nervous.
The IO understood that and told that he know that we have a small child and he will try to make it short and sweet as possible.
IO also told that children under 14 are not required to attend the interview.
We wanted to point out some corrections. He noted them down. 
He asked the basic questions in I 485 to both of us.  
Then asked how long I have been working with the Company and my salary.
He then verified whether a visa number is available.  He said it is available and told that he is approving the case right away!!!!
IO occasionally cracked some jokes to make us feel comfortable.
And praise God, we got the plastic cards in mail after about 5 days.

Only 1 minor problem happened: 
The correction which we pointed out for my wife didnt actually get corrected in the Plastic Card. So, we have submitted an I 90 for replacing the card for my wife.

Other than that, everything went very smooth and God has granted us our prayer requests.  Thank you Jesus!
I also want to thank this forum and its members for providing valuable information for the entire process.

Hi,

I think you should still go for the interview..

What if the status update was a system glitch.

Thanks,

Nishu

Hello,

I want to Thank and Praise the Lord Jesus Christ for His goodness and Mercy!!!

Me and my wife's EAD and AP got approved on Nov 01 2018 and received the card in hand today (Nov-09).

Our application was received on July-02-2018 and it was processed at NBC.

Thank you to VJ for helping with a good prediction algorithm and the forum members for sharing their knowledge and updating their statuses.

May God bless you all.

1 hour ago, heenakumthekar33 said:

Hello guys! 

 

i want to say thank to everyone who has supported, helped throughout this entire journey of immigration including k1 @Shoegum who had prepared the sheets to track the cases and others who helped with the documentation process of AOS.

 

I had my interview yesterday and was approved - they said they will mail the card in 1-2 weeks. The entire process took 100 days with maybe additional two days of filing. I strongly believe that everyone should keep some patience (its hard and i know easier said than done), hopeful and soon your time will come!

 

I also want to share an interesting experience regarding our interview process. Before we were called in by the immigration officer, there was a married couple next to us - the immigration officer came to them and told the husband and wife that he would like to speak to the wife separately first and then will get back to the husband to talk to them. The immigration officer made the husband sit outside. Looking at that, my husband and I were puzzled. When my name was called out, the immigration officer called us both inside her cabin and finished up the interview process which took only 15 mins. We walked out with the approval. I think they do this separation if they sense fraud or if they feel they need more information. I'm sure many of you are aware of this separation of married couples, however, it depends on the field offices. For the ones who don't know I just thought this is an opportunity to tell you guys so you're prepared for it even though I don't think that will happen in case of K1 cases because we legally come to the US based on our true love hehe

  

All the best to you guys! and i'm ready to help in case if anyone has questions - drop me a message

 

 

 

 

Congratulations.

Can I know whether your field office is Boston or Lawrence MA?

13 hours ago, LizM said:

Nope, not expeditated. Hopefully they’re just speeding up. 👍🏼

Hallelujah!

I hope mine will also be coming soon. 

47 minutes ago, LizM said:

EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION CARD IN PRODUCTION GUYS

Congrats!

Did you expedite the EAD?

Hi Bogle,

Yes.

Employment Based AOS here.

Submitted the AOS in July 2018

Hi,

Citing your job loss  in November you can raise an SR  to expedite your EAD and AP.

Please try that route.

You just need to call the USCIS number and provide your receipt number for I 765 and AP and request them to expedite.

Then you might need to fax the proof to them.