dittoditto

You have to get the birth certificate that was issued from the hospital.

If the hospital doesn't have it or if it's gone (my husband's case) then the Household Registration Office (戶政事務所) should have a copy from the hospital.

My in-laws still live in Taiwan so it was easy for them to get. They took it next to a local translator and had it translated and certified.

USCIS accepted it after a few weeks.

1 hour ago, Mike E said:

We interviewed on January 16, in San Jose, and so after @dittoditto despite what their timeline ( https://www.visajourney.com/timeline/profile.php?id=325336 ) says (January 19, 2020). 

 

After seeing the above, I was bummed we didn't get any notice for days about the decision. But then again, this is the AoS from K-1 mega thread, and the aforementioned timeline is an AoS from a F-1 visa. A considerably different situation (when I had my AoS from F-1 status, I too was approved the same day; at the interview in fact, but that was back in the 1980s).

 

But this morning we have the attached status update and we are obviously overjoyed. Iris passed her behind the wheel test at a DMV many miles from us (thanks for your efficiency California DMV) after a 6 month wait for her appointment. So this has been a banner month for us. Much appreciation to Visa Journey for the wisdom; Iris is one of the few K-1s to have a 5 year REAL ID state ID, and that is due solely to Visa Journey.

 

And FWIW, we did use a lawyer. She was invaluable for avoiding an RFE that would have totally confused us.

 

See you in the October 2021 removal of conditions mega thread and the October 2022 N-400 mega thread. I'm betting Iris will have the latter interview first.

 

 

Congrats to you and Iris! See you in those threads when the time comes!

3 hours ago, beachlover said:

Parking was not difficult at all.  Lots of spaces to park!  

Congrats on your approval. We were there last week and my husband got approval when we got home too. The tracking number says the card will be delivered tomorrow :-)

The day before our interview, our lawyer warned us about parking because the lot was full and people had to park on the side streets.  This freaked us out so we got there much earlier, but hung around in the parking lot.  For us, parking wasn't bad. But people's experiences may vary!

7 hours ago, PaulaMarie said:

That’s a relief! I was confused when she gave the paper!

Hope you get approved soon!

3 hours ago, PaulaMarie said:

MY question for those who have their greencard. Did you receive the same paper or did they tell you right away that your case is approved?

Hi PaulaMarie. We were just at the San Jose office too. They gave us the same paper, checked in the same box. We got a notification about 4 hours later that a new card was being produced. Then two notifications the day after saying that the I-485 and I-130 were approved. Funny how the order is! lol

On 12/20/2019 at 12:54 PM, Gigi2017 said:

I guess I’ll get the TD shot and the Flu shot! But can I get those in the same time??

Yep. Those are the two that my husband got last week at his exam

11 hours ago, dittoditto said:

I just now got an Informed Delivery notification from USPS, and am seeing an image of an envelope from USCIS! Guess we'll find out the interview date today!! 

We're scheduled for mid-January. It's happening! We thought it'd take 2 years for sure. 

11 hours ago, PaulaMarie said:

I am thrilled! I just check my status it changed to Interview Scheduled. High Hopes for South Bay Filers!

Congratulations!  And to answer your question, our timelines are very close.  We started three weeks before you, but we also got an RFIE which took us a month to respond to. Our EAD approval date is the same but we got the card earlier. It's very interesting to compare our experiences!  Let me know when you get your interview date. We're anxiously awaiting. Our lawyer is expecting the interview to be held 5 weeks from the notification.

14 minutes ago, Silmaril said:

Thanks for commenting, and congratulations! Do you know if your interview will be at SJ or perhaps Sacramento or Fresno, which I understand is now a possibility?

Are you a military family? One other commenter received a quick interview since they were on the verge of deployment. 

Best of luck and please let us know how it goes!

As far as I know, it'll be in SJ. Once we get the letter (i think in 5 days). No, we're not military. Spouse is on a student visa. We're a same-sex couple, for what it's worth

We're assigned to the San Jose office. We applied in March. Combo card in August. And just got notification that the interview has been scheduled. Haven't gotten the letter yet with the date but we're expecting the interview to take place 6 weeks from now.  Unexpectedly faster! We were expecting 2 years

We recently got the text from USCIS saying our status changed. Looks like we'll be getting the Interview date in the mail. I'm so surprised since we are doing it through the San Jose office and it can take up to 2 years. So we're a little anxious and dying to know when. But about how far from the notice are interviews scheduled out?

6 minutes ago, IandM1123 said:

I hope everyone had a great long weekend! We went to Sedona, AZ for the weekend and enjoyed every minute of it. Went home yesterday, wasn't too excited because of the 7hrs drive but guess what, we got an email saying our card is being produced!!! FINALLY!! 

 

Question: How long does it take to have the card delivered? From Card produced to mailed your card?

 

Thanks!

My husband's EAD card took 4 days from card produced to being delivered in our mailbox.  It was sent out on the 3rd day. It was pretty quick! Then two days later, we got two NOAS concerning the EAD and the AP each.

1 hour ago, PaulaMarie said:

Anyone here from San Jose CA?

I just checked AOS processing time people uploading here in Visa Journey. It will take a year to schedule an interview. We used to live in SoCal and it's much faster back there. People filed AOS in March already been interviewed last July. I wish I didn't change address and just drive back there for the interview. (~END OF RANT)

Anyway, enjoy your Labor Day!

I am! I was just telling my husband an hour ago that if we had the option to do our interview in some place like Wyoming or something, we should jump at the chance and fly ourselves and our lawyer there. I am itching to go on vacation with him in Europe and it sucks we have to wait

On 8/30/2019 at 9:37 AM, dittoditto said:

Weird order of events for the EAD card. 

 

I got the new card being produced email a few days ago. Then last night another an email saying the application was approved.  Shouldn't that have been done before sending the card? Haha. Then this morning they mailed out the card. Yay!

My husband's EAD card is waiting for us in the mailbox, according to the tracking number. It will be nice to come home to after our labor day weekend vacation! Woohoo!

Weird order of events for the EAD card. 

I got the new card being produced email a few days ago. Then last night another an email saying the application was approved.  Shouldn't that have been done before sending the card? Haha. Then this morning they mailed out the card. Yay!

On 8/25/2019 at 11:41 PM, dittoditto said:

For my husband's EAD, as soon as his filing date showed up, we submitted an inquiry. The date we'd get a reply by that was mentioned in the confirmation e-mail passed a couple of days ago. What next? Should we call? 

 

Thanks

Just got an e-mail (but no text? Hmm) from USCIS that my husband's EAD has been ordered for production and will be sent out! Such good news. No need for the service inquiry. And it also answers my question about whether or not the RFIE (and getting them the correct birth registration they wanted a month later) reseted the timeline for it.

His OPT expired a few months ago. And while we haven't been hurting financially, it will be good to have him working again! 

Good luck to those still waiting. I hope you get your or your spouse's EADs soon

16 minutes ago, dr01d3k4 said:

When did you send the service request, and what date does it say in the email? USCIS gives themselves 30 days to respond, but for some reason the date they say in the email isn't 30 days. E.g. my service request was sent on July 31st with an expected reply date of August 22nd, but on the phone 2 weeks ago they said wait until August 30th. We've passed the 22nd, and it's been more than 60 days since they received my response to their RFE, so I'm gonna phone tomorrow. Not expecting anything to come of it though and I'll probably just be told to wait til Friday 30th again.

 

We sent the request during the first week of August. So 30 days haven't passed yet.

For my husband's EAD, as soon as his filing date showed up, we submitted an inquiry. The date we'd get a reply by that was mentioned in the confirmation e-mail passed a couple of days ago. What next? Should we call? 

Thanks

We filed for my husband's AOS back in March. He promptly got an RFIE for his birth certificate and it took his parents a month to locate and send the correct family register from his home country. 

Would the EAD have been put on hold too? It looks like people who filed in March are starting to get their EAD cards and so I'm wondering if my husband will be getting his soon or next month.

We also filed an inquiry on the assumption that the March date is our processing date.

Thanks!

EAD and AP are at March 4th now!

Hi folks,

My husband & I filed for his AOS back in March and he's been in "ready for interview to be scheduled" since last month.  So far, so good. 

He also recently finished his OPT which he started after he got his master's degree last year. He's been preparing to start his doctorate and submitted everything needed for the I-20, but that has been put a stop. To be clear, the master's program is with the same department/university. The director e-mailed my husband saying that she forgot to file his I-20 and he's now out of status. He will have to go through a reinstatement process and if he gets denied, he has to leave the country immediately.  I am floored that this happened!

We're expecting to hear from our lawyer tomorrow to see what her advice will be.  Has anyone been in this situation before?  Can't believe this is happening!

Hello,

My husband and I are filing for his adjustment of status. He's from Taiwan. We recently submitted our application packet with the help of an immigration attorney. And right away we got an RFIE for his I-485.

Apparently the household registration that is normally required of Taiwanese citizens is not enough (despite what is said here: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Taiwan.html).

Has anyone encountered this issue?  Our attorney has said that for previous clients, she had normally sent what was stated in the web site, so this is a new one for her.