NewYorkLover

Congratulations 🎉 

Hello Everyone!
 
My husband received his interview notice on 10/29. 
 
His interview was on 12/02.
 
The interview was very brief. The officer asked my husband questions from the form. We were asked to provide any sort of proof we have with both of our names on it. We submitted bank statements, renters insurance, car insurance and health insurance. The officer did not say we were approved on the spot but the direction in which the conversation went indicated that we were approved. The officer told us he needs to verify the medical that was submitted at my husband's initial interview was still valid. 
 
Our case status changed to "My interview is completed and my cases needs to be reviewed.". 
 
Our case status changed to "New card is being produced." on 12/07. 
 
Good luck to everyone still waiting. 
 
Happy Holidays!!!! 

thank you for sharing

I can answer #1. It took 8 days the first time. Then it got canceled and rescheduled. The second time both “ready” and “scheduled” happened on the same day. 
 

1 month has gone by since we put in an expedite request, and still no bios appointment.
 
Is anyone else still waiting for their bios appointment as well?  Its starting to feel like we have been left behind.

So the first thing you need to do is find out who is your representative, use this tool:  https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative.  after you find your representative , you should be linked to the representative website where you'll be able to fill up a congressional form that will be  forwarded to one of  the congressperson staffers who usually manages those kind of  external agencies affairs, it'll be under the discretion of that person to approve your congressperson expedite request form or not, is for this sole reason that you have to write down a very compelling reason why you're requesting the expedite. i.e.: you're under financial stress and got a job offer etc.  (write down an essay style with over 300 words explaining the reason). this form is pretty straightforward. 
 
in my case the congresswoman reached back  and request documents to back up my claim, so i prepared a dissertation type document  that proved that we are under financial stress.
 
this document included all my bills (with highlighted expenditures) , the job offer and at the end I created an excel sheet with my total expenses and my total income (I took a 3 months sample) showing that in fact i was in negatives, you don't have to do all of this, i did it all  cause my  congresswoman requested it to play it safe to the USCIS, it all depends. some people just submit the form to their congressperson and they submit the same one to the USCIS and they get approved, etc

Thank you 😊

This page has a list of instructions: https://www.trackitt.com/usa-discussion-forums/i485-eb/2156080233/emma-chat-thread
 
Here's the procedure: 1) Type "Live Agent"If it does not give you the below option, try again. 2) select "green card" 3) select "connect to live chat" 4) Thanks! Do you currently have an application or case on file with USCIS? - Select "Yes" 5) Select "I don't have a receipt number." It will ask, type your question. I did: "Help finding my I-485 receipt numbers." They do emphasize that it probably does more harm than good, as it adds to their workload without any tangible benefits, but there's nothing stopping you.

UPDATE:
I just contacted USCIS via chat today and was able to chat with a representative. Provided basic info (name, dob, number, etc)
The agent was able to locate my application and said they can only give me info on the i-130 and i would need to call to get info on the other forms. it's been 8 weeks, apparently my receipts were mailed out on the 03/17. i got the case number(receipt number) for only the i-130 sent in the AOS filing. Hard copies are on the way in mail to be delivered.

You can reach USCIS representative via chat itself. Go to their website USCIS.gov (https://uscis.gov/) and try to start with virtual assistant Emma first and say "did not receive receipt notice". It will throw few comments. Then say "chat with a representative". Then click on "case status". it will ask for a receipt number . click "you don't have a receipt number". It will give you options in which "Connect to live chat" will be one of the option. Choose that and you will get connected to an agent.

Good Luck.

Yes we used priority. We sent it the 11th and then it got stuck on “in transit, arriving late” on the 15th up until 0:00 this morning and then it continually updated until it was delivered in the late afternoon.  I am thinking maybe some of it had to do with the storm or at least the bulk of it any way. Hopefully your package goes through seamlessly! 

Our AOS package was FINALLY delivered after a nerve-wracking two weeks! Happy to be February filers!  

Check out this thread, but also check out the USCIS website. There have been so many changes as of late that it is hard to keep up. This link will give you an idea of what you may need. Pictures, insurance cards etc are not need initially, but are needed for the interview phase. I think perhaps your thread needs to be moved to the other area where all the other AOS from K1 visa monthly threads are you might want to ask a mod to move it if I am right in my statement.  I think here is where you want to be:  Adjustment of Status Case Filing and Progress Reports
 
 

Congratulations! 👏 
Where can I find Jan 2021 AOS thread? 

Completed interview on Monday!  We were missing 1 document that they wanted (my divorce decree, somehow it was missing from my file).   We had it sent back by courier, and we are now waiting the "up to 5 working days" for the visa.  We are not quite celebrating yet since there is so much uncertainty right now in the world.  We will celebrate when it is in our hands!  Which with any luck will be this week!  

Finally, I have been approved 💃💃💃
It’s been a year !!!!
NOA 1:   10/16/2019
NOA 2:  10/13/2020
 

I'm SO excited to share that we had our interview yesterday and we have been approved!!!  
 
We do have one thing to complete - the police record wasn't ready yesterday, so we will collect that and send it by courier today and then we should get our travel packet next week!  
 
It was a LONG journey to get here, and the last week has been crazy since they just opened up a few available appointment dates.  We had to do the Police check, the No-impediment certificate, found out we also needed his previous marriage certificate and to do his medical appointment - all usually take 10 days to 3 weeks to accomplish and we had less than 7 days - not just business days - to accomplish it!  We have experienced a waterfall of miracles to get everything done, so the fact that we couldn't get the Police certificate the day of the interview was very minor.  
 
Since I just arrived in Kingston on Wednesday and our interview was Thursday, I am in quarantine, but I have still been able to run around on our errands and accompany him to his appointments - I just stayed in the car to remain in compliance with the quarantine rules.  I was assured that was fine by the nurse at the Kingston airport who checked me in.  Once we send the Police record off we will head home to Anchovy for the remainder of my quarantine and wait for the packet to arrive.
 
The BEST part of this process?  As he was leaving the Embassy, his interviewer asked him to sanitize his hands so she could shake his hand and told him "Congratulations and enjoy America!!" 

I agree that spouse visas (CR-1/IR-1) should take precedence.  But not students.  While I understand why they restarted student visas (most likely because the school year was starting again), I would argue that now K visas should take precedence since the students are not US citizens.  Whereas the petitioner of the K visa is a citizen of the US and one would think Embassies would prioritize their own citizens first.  🤷‍♂️  oh well.  we just will wait

Congrats to those who are able to book an interview appointment!! 😃
 
With the increasing covid cases in Indonesia, the embassy is still not taking in any interviews :(. I hope they will soon, atleast by december. Fingers crossed! 

I listen to live this morning and yes they stated October. I however after viewing your message went on and found a September 30th appointment which o booked. I pray they don't cancel as I been checking that site for a couple of weeks and there were no appointments.. 
Thanks

I haven't heard of any expedited K1 cases.  
 
I researched K1 approvals for the summer from all the countries.  The State Dept publishes reports of ALL visa approvals on a monthly basis.  MOST Embassies around the world have approved under 5 since Covid/Proclamation closures in April - except Philippines!  The Philippines has K1 approvals every month of 2020.  They started with 458 in January,  down to only 4/5 in April & May, but they are climbing steadily up again - where 52 other companies have ZERO.  I'd like to know how they manage that when almost every other country have declared they are incapable of processing them.

Thank you.

Three areas to look for that answer. Google and the form instructions themselves. Also, there are many YouTube videos to help. 

Yes it does help. I just want to document and be up to date with my information that I am sharing with others like yourself. Your help is much appreciated.

Thank you for your help!!