Dawn&Igor

Update to my case: Went for the interview yesterday (August 5th), came an hour earlier, was let in 30mins earlier. The officer was super nice and on top of our case - read through all the affidavits, knew the pictures we submitted etc. We just went through the form questions so he could confirm what's there and updated some of the stuff like address we moved to, etc. Then he asked if there are any proofs we'd like to submit. I bombarded him with pictures, updated affidavits, apartment lease, utility bills in my wife's name (I don't even have SSN), some amazon orders with my name and new address, flights and hotel bookings together. He said that it's a lot and was extremely understanding about no documents with both our names - he said it's impossible to do anything without SSN. Told us we're really approvable, explained next steps (removing conditions and naturalization)  and left space for our questions. Shook our hands, congratulated us and told us to expect the card in less than 30 days. All in all under 30 mins, no marriage certificate needed (sent with AOS package), no copies of NOAs, I94, birth certificates or employer letters / paystubs (wife changed jobs).
 
 
I asked the officer at the interview specifically about the processing times. We sent AOS in Feb, tried to expedite EAD in early May and contacted congressman. The officer at the interview said there's such a huge influx of EADs and Expedites that they can't really prioritize who really needs it and who doesn't and basically just gave up in some cases. Plus they started processing GCs a lot faster so in the most cases EAD/AP requests from AOS people will just get ignored and later declined after approving the AOS. YMMV.
 

Interview scheduled for August 5th! Wohoo
 
Little fail happened, USCIS ignored my address change (confirmed by them) and sent the invitation to my old address and scheduled interview on the other coast. Detailed post about it here