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Hello everyone, I really appreciate  this community as it sort of gave me an idea of situation with this complicated process. My husband woke me up today saying that our case was updated and is now set to "interview is scheduled". I'm very excited. We had filed in late December days. I'm waiting for mail with instructions, but meanwhile, do I have to get my medical exam done or is that for later? 
 
 
p.s MY EAD card is still pending. 
 

Hello everyone, I really appreciate  this community as it sort of gave me an idea of situation with this complicated process. My husband woke me up today saying that our case was updated and is now set to "interview is scheduled". I'm very excited. We had filed in late December days. I'm waiting for mail with instructions, but meanwhile, do I have to get my medical exam done or is that for later? 
 
 
p.s MY EAD card is still pending. 
 

Wishing all those preparing for interview best of luck. I believe they will be approved for gc. 
 
Those that have been approved for ead too, Congratulations. 
 
I hope soon I can share with you all the same happiness 🤞🤞🤞

You'll have to complete the medical requirements to be presented at the AOS interview in your case. Wait until it is scheduled though as the medical exam will only be valid for 2 years and with current AOS timelines at some Local Field Offices, you may have to wait longer than 2 years for a GC interview.
 
PS please fill out your timeline. VJ uses the info in everyone's timelines to give accurate timeline predictions.
Welcome to the forum !

Thank you so much for such thoughtful and well written response. I will keep my process updates here as I get new information available.
Tampa field office is very fast, professional and overall amazing office too! 
 
Hoping your process goes smooth!

I wish that your process goes fast and easy too! We are living in Tampa, Florida. I am very excited that the case got to move fast.!

Ah, FL. I have heard Jacksonville, FL is the fastest in the entire nation. Small number of applicants. And thanks, I’m hoping that happens within the next few months cuz my EAD was just mailed. And you wouldn’t need EAD once your GC interview is approved and GC is issued. I’m assuming your GC interview is in May so your EAD process may be discontinued once your GC is Approved if you still haven’t heard regarding EAD yet. Hope that make sense. @K1visaHopeful is better at explaining at this.

If your medical from your K1 Fiancé visa was less than a year ago, you wont need another one for AOS

Congratulations!

Hey congrats!!! Which state are you from? 
I’m a late December filer too but I think GC interview will take a while here since I’m from a large city with hundreds of applicants.

Ahh, no one can beat you. My bad I’ll take that back :)
 
and makes sense. Do you temp license or they won’t allow you to get before as well?
ive been watching this Netflix show on cbp entry ports. It’s live footage from airports, other port of entries. It’s called border security Pretty interesting and I really gotta give credit to the immigration officers at the border.

OH! Sorry i assumed K1, you have no timeline on your profile
 
Im not sure if my answer still applies as i came to USA on a K1

Wow, I wonder why they bill people for EAD/AOS and still don't issue EAD before AOS interview. Shouldn't we get a "subtraction refund" for not being issued an EAD before AOS ?😋🤣
 
I am on day 128 for EAD and the status hasn't changed from "Case received". 

Nope. Neither EAD nor AP🤷🏼‍♀️

Congratulations! Was your EAD ever approved?

No no job yet. DL first as I have to have a vehicle to get to a job out in my sticks.
The Combo Cards are produced at a production facility in Corbin, Kentucky. They arent produced at the NBC.

OMG GOOD LUCK guys!!!!! Incredibly fast! Wishing it goes smooth and easy!

Hello,
 
did anyone had their biometrics at the beginning of January? Mine was Jan 3rd, but my status still isn't changing to "biometrics ready" - any idea how long does it take?

Wow yours is fast! Congrats! 

We have our AOS interview March 1! It was soo fast we can't believe it took exactly 1 month to get our interview appointment letter. We were expecting over a year of wait!!
 
Good luck to all of us !

Received notice in mail for AOS interview February 14. Still waiting on work permit...biometrics were 1/4/19...that was actually scheduled for 1/9/19 but was near field office and they worked me in... hoping work permit comes soon

PD is given to those Visa classes who have to wait line for a Visa to become available to them. One example: certain Visa types have a cap of how many are issued per year. Once that cap is reached that visa applicant will have to wait until the next year for their petition to continue to process. Sometimes they have to wait years. The Priority Date is what holds your place in the line. PD is also issued when a immigration benefit is being applied for based on the approval of a previous or currently processing underlying petition that needs to be approved before the second immigration benefit can begin processing.
In terms of K1 visa holders it just refers to the NOA1 Receipt Date but because this thread encompasses ALL AOS applicants who filed in December (not just K1s like me and you), we can use the very common term of PD which means exactly the same.
In saying that, ensure that when you are posting questions in this thread or from this point on, you refer to your original K1 status so as to get responses tailored to you and your original K1 status. We can't assume the procedure and answers are all the same for different Visa classes.

They're open because USCIS is funded by our application fees. I had my biometrics appointment yesterday and everything is working as usual.

Thank you! We are experiencing family emergency, and our field office was kind to assist us, however without pending i-485 not much can be done! I pray it gets to be assigned in system tomorrow... Can't sleep/eat/anything ..... Once forms reach Lockbox and until they are assigned number nothing can be done to expedite it. Called Tier 1&2 reps, sent emails to Lock Box... Worst Holiday season for our family so far

Thank you! We are experiencing family emergency, and our field office was kind to assist us, however without pending i-485 not much can be done! I pray it gets to be assigned in system tomorrow... Can't sleep/eat/anything ..... Once forms reach Lockbox and until they are assigned number nothing can be done to expedite it. Called Tier 1&2 reps, sent emails to Lock Box... Worst Holiday season for our family so far

Currently one to two weeks.