
bonsai
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bonsai got a reaction from whiterose123 in DALLAS Texas 2019 AOS (i485) Filers
We brought a new form I-864 to the interview, but they didn't ask for it. We also submitted the form with our AOS package.
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bonsai got a reaction from PP31 in DALLAS Texas 2019 AOS (i485) Filers
Awesome! Glad to hear you got scheduled.
I applied around the same time as you so hopefully it means they're scheduling applications from December now. 🤞
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bonsai reacted to PP31 in DALLAS Texas 2019 AOS (i485) Filers
Just got an email saying that an Interview was scheduled. I think that was why I got that message/email earlier this week. Since that’s when they scheduled...
Waiting to receive the mail.
anyone else has that update?
what about you @Ashley Marin? Since you had applied before me.
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bonsai got a reaction from PP31 in Texas AOS Fillers 2019
Have been waiting for an interview since February here.
It looks like the Dallas office is interviewing those who filed around September 2019 right now.
I use the AOS Timelines page to check. This one is filtered to show timelines that have had an interview scheduled in Dallas: https://www.visajourney.com/timeline/aoslist.php?vtype=0&op8=Dallas+TX&interview=1&xfr=&op1=6&op2=&op3=&op4=1&op5=&cfl=0
You can compare their filing date to the interview date.
From what I've seen it looks like they're finally starting to reschedule interviews for those who were originally scheduled before quarantine and got their interviews cancelled.
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bonsai got a reaction from whiterose123 in Texas AOS Fillers 2019
Have been waiting for an interview since February here.
It looks like the Dallas office is interviewing those who filed around September 2019 right now.
I use the AOS Timelines page to check. This one is filtered to show timelines that have had an interview scheduled in Dallas: https://www.visajourney.com/timeline/aoslist.php?vtype=0&op8=Dallas+TX&interview=1&xfr=&op1=6&op2=&op3=&op4=1&op5=&cfl=0
You can compare their filing date to the interview date.
From what I've seen it looks like they're finally starting to reschedule interviews for those who were originally scheduled before quarantine and got their interviews cancelled.
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bonsai reacted to Sarge2155 in Green Card, No Interview....Could This Be An Error!!!!
Well I was not going to post this as it could be a HUGE error, but I decided to post anyway as it serves to give other VJers information and also something to perhaps look out for if you are in the same boat as us. I'm a September 2019 AOS filer my AOS interview was scheduled for April 17th and due to the virus situation it was cancelled as I expected. My status changed back to case ready for interview on April 1st. Enter today April 3rd I get a text from USCIS get this..... that a new card is being produced for the I-485 form (GC)!!!!!!!!
No interview no advance warning no nothing. I immediately logged on to my account at USCIS and low and behold the status is New Card Is Being Produced!!!!! Can you believe that? USCIS has been known to error before, so I really can only hold my breath until the card arrives in the mail. I'm sure this will happened to other folks here on VJ if in fact this was not an error. So we all can be on the look out for other people getting their GC without going on a interview. I know no interview was a common thing several years ago, but USCIS changed that to where everyone interviewed. The only thing I can think of other than being an error is USCIS decided that all the cancellations of interviews was going to set them way behind so they decided to clean out a few cases and approve without an interview.
For your information we submitted the standard AOS packet (pre February 24th). In addition to the supporting documents for the I-485, I-864, I-765 and the I-131 we did not send any other documents or evidence (besides the marriage license). I have no explanation other than what I have laid out here. I'll for sure post here once the card reaches us! What a Friday!!!!!!!!! And it's early still!!!!!
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bonsai reacted to Sarge2155 in Texas AOS Fillers 2019
Status changed to interview was scheduled, was not expecting this from the Dallas local office. Awaiting hard copy with date. 179 days to date
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bonsai got a reaction from scotland2florida in December 2019 - AOS Filers
My EAD status changed to "New Card is being Produced" today, so hopefully other December filers should expect an update soon too!
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bonsai got a reaction from JoeMc in December 2019 - AOS Filers
My EAD had the same status a few days ago and now both EAD and AP are showing as approved, so I'm guessing yours will be the same and should get a combo card soon. They're usually approved at the same time.
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bonsai reacted to coltr in Experience traveling with Advance Parole from UK to US
I just made my first trip back to the UK for a week traveling on Advance Parole flying with United between LAX <-> LHR with no issues. I received my combo card about a month ago, and am still waiting for my AOS interview in LA County. There are two challenges when traveling on Advance Parole:
Keeping your combo card safe. Don't lose it, otherwise the airline won't board you, and the US embassy usually can't help you since you are not a legal permanent resident yet. Convincing the airline to board you, since they sometimes don't recognise the combo card.
Being super paranoid after hearing the horror stories of people losing their combo cards abroad, I kept my card zipped up in a wallet in a safe location for the whole trip. I didn't carry it with me at all apart from to/from the airport. Had an amazing week catching up with family and friends in London, and put thoughts of immigration out of my mind for once
After the week had flown by in what felt like a day, I was ready to take on the airline check-in desk. Approaching the United check-in at Heathrow, they had a lady conducting pre-screening and placing stickers on the backs of passports. I handed her my passport and combo card, and she swiped both of them through a tablet computer. The combo card clearly didn't scan, as she tried it several times before giving it a quizzical look. She then asked me about my purpose for visiting the US and what I do for a job. I explained that I live in the US and am returning, to which she asked me if I have any family who live out there (yes, my husband!). Following this, she thumbed through my passport and exclaimed 'Aha, you are traveling on a K1 visa!', and not wanting to rock the boat by correcting her I remained silent whilst she mashed some buttons... and then that was it - I was through!
Had a comfortable flight back to LA with a lovely Thai Green Curry for dinner, and a friendly lady seated next to me who talked just the right amount. To top it off, the middle seat was empty, so hooray - extra leg room! One small detail is that LAX now uses Automated Passport Kiosks and the airline no longer hand out boarding cards on the flight. These kiosks do not work for being admitted with Advance Parole, so you do need to complete a boarding card. The flight attendant took some convincing before she was willing to issue me one as she thought I could just use the kiosks, so I had to ask a few times.
Arriving at Customs and Border Protection, I skipped the kiosks and joined the non-resident line, looking longingly at Global Entry which I used to use to sail through immigration when I was entering on the Visa Waiver Program. Fortunately, I had a wait of only about 15 minutes as the immigration hall was quiet and they were getting through people quickly. I handed the CBP officer my passport, landing card and combo card and said "I'd like to enter on Advance Parole". He didn't ask me any questions, and spent about 5 minutes swiping documents through his computer and reviewing information. He then got up from his desk and said "Come with me as we need to confirm that your document is valid, this is normal". I was led to an empty secondary inspection room, where he left my documents on an empty desk at the front. I sat there for maybe 20 minutes before another CBP officer spotted me through the window and asked if I needed help. He then took and processed my documents which took about 15 minutes.
After being called over, he asked me if it was my first time using Advance Parole, to which I said yes. He was very friendly, and explained that he had put a stamp in my passport paroling me until my document expires which would show on my I-94, but does not constitute a "new admission". He said that people sometimes spend years traveling on Advance Parole whilst waiting the outcome of AOS and that I shouldn't be nervous traveling with it. I asked whether the date on the stamp had any significance, and he said that it doesn't really, since I can remain in the US providing I am still in process. He warned me never to travel on an expiring card, as he has seen many instances of people being stuck abroad with an expired card and having to re-start the process from scratch!
Something else useful I found out is that:
Airlines have a hotline they can call for CBP if they're ever unsure that a document is valid for boarding, as some airlines are not familiar with Advance Parole. Airlines have a "Carrier Information Guide" available here which lists the documents valid for boarding.
In summary, don't be afraid to travel on Advance Parole. Just make sure you don't lose your card, let it expire, and arrive at the airport with enough time to allow the airline to figure things out if they don't understand the process. I'm traveling to Mexico in a week for a much-delayed honeymoon and this experience has given me confidence that travel on Advance Parole is much easier than I expected
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bonsai got a reaction from Comanutd33 in December 2019 - AOS Filers
My EAD status changed to "New Card is being Produced" today, so hopefully other December filers should expect an update soon too!
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bonsai got a reaction from Juls801 in December 2019 - AOS Filers
My EAD status changed to "New Card is being Produced" today, so hopefully other December filers should expect an update soon too!
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bonsai got a reaction from Meg101 in December 2019 - AOS Filers
My EAD status changed to "New Card is being Produced" today, so hopefully other December filers should expect an update soon too!
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bonsai got a reaction from Kamali16 in December 2019 - AOS Filers
My EAD status changed to "New Card is being Produced" today, so hopefully other December filers should expect an update soon too!
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bonsai got a reaction from AnnaMaria1417 in December 2019 - AOS Filers
My EAD status changed to "New Card is being Produced" today, so hopefully other December filers should expect an update soon too!
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bonsai got a reaction from Sweetdreaming in December 2019 - AOS Filers
My EAD status changed to "New Card is being Produced" today, so hopefully other December filers should expect an update soon too!
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bonsai got a reaction from H&G in December 2019 - AOS Filers
My EAD status changed to "New Card is being Produced" today, so hopefully other December filers should expect an update soon too!
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bonsai got a reaction from AGF in December 2019 - AOS Filers
My EAD status changed to "New Card is being Produced" today, so hopefully other December filers should expect an update soon too!
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bonsai got a reaction from Sarge21555 in December 2019 - AOS Filers
My EAD status changed to "New Card is being Produced" today, so hopefully other December filers should expect an update soon too!
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bonsai got a reaction from Kat & K in December 2019 - AOS Filers
My EAD status changed to "New Card is being Produced" today, so hopefully other December filers should expect an update soon too!
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bonsai got a reaction from dekk123 in December 2019 - AOS Filers
In case it helps anyone, here's my AoS timeline so far:
Case received: Dec 10, 2019
Biometrics notice: Dec 20, 2019
Biometrics taken: Dec 31, 2019
Ready to be scheduled for an interview: Feb 6, 2020
I've yet to hear anything about my EAD/AP application.
Waiting now for the interview to be scheduled. Hopefully it's not too long of a wait.
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bonsai got a reaction from AnnaMaria1417 in December 2019 - AOS Filers
In case it helps anyone, here's my AoS timeline so far:
Case received: Dec 10, 2019
Biometrics notice: Dec 20, 2019
Biometrics taken: Dec 31, 2019
Ready to be scheduled for an interview: Feb 6, 2020
I've yet to hear anything about my EAD/AP application.
Waiting now for the interview to be scheduled. Hopefully it's not too long of a wait.