Mrs Thor

How is everyone? Any updates from the June 2019 filers? I just received my biometric schedule from mail and it will be this 10th of July. Good luck to everyone! 

How is everyone? Any updates from the June 2019 filers? I just received my biometric schedule from mail and it will be this 10th of July. Good luck to everyone! 

Yes. I think it is CR1/IR1. And I currently in the states with my husband. Are you in abroad or in the states? Have you recieved anything from your mailbox yet? 

USCIS received our documents on June 13. We got the text message but no email and no letter in the mailbox yet. 
How about you?

The wait is finally over !! 
Our interview was yesterday (10/25)
We arrived around 15 minutes before the appointment time in the NOA, had a long security line, got to the check in table around 5 minutes after the appointment time (listed in NOA), and got called by the interviewer around 10 minutes later. He seems middle age and very stern.   He indicated where we need to sit and ask me (beneficiary) for passport, ID, and EAD. Then, asked my husband (petitioner) for ID. I forgot to put my phone on silent and it vibrated, so he asked that we turn our phones off else he will have to terminate the interview should it goes off the second time.    First he went through the I-130 (page by page) with my husband  Then, he turned to me and went through the I-485. Basically, putting a check mark on each answer that match the one I put in the form and adding corrections to the one that's obsolete or incomplete.  I made a mistake of not bringing my old passports, as stated in the NOA (All travel documents used to enter the United States, including Passports), fortunately that was not a deal breaker.  Here are the questions he went through with me for the I-485 (with their corresponding numbers in the form): Name (#1), other names (#2-4), DOB (#5), City of Birth (#7), addresses (#12), Last Arrival (#15 - 25), Additional Information (Part 3 #1), Address history (Part 3 #5 - 9) and who I lived with on each, Employment History (Part 3 #11 - 18), Parent's first names (Part 4 #1b and 9b), whether my parents like him, marital history (including husband's full name) and children, Biographic Information (Part 7), General Eligibility and Inadmissibility Ground (Part 8 ~15 questions), asked me to confirm my signature in the submitted form. The ones I remember changed after I sent the application was my last arrival information. Other than that, I did not write who I lived with at each address (not required in the form) and my speeding ticket history, so he put a side note on the form, calculated the number of changes and put the number in Part 13, then had me sign the form.    He looked at my husband and asked how we met (including name of the website and how the website works) and how the relationship progressed. He asked when the idea of getting married was brought up, who proposed, where the proposal happened, and how it was done. I asked if I could correct the date my husband mentioned after he mentioned it while jokingly said my husband is horrible with dates and he let me correct the dates. He has gotten more friendly at this point. He asked for additional evidences I brought in and I provided him with 24 photos (printed in set of 4 on 8.5" x 11" letter paper - 6 papers total), flight confirmation for our trips, joint tax return, credit card statement, and utility bills. He said he would take more should I brought other things.  He commented on the big weddings we had and my husband said we spent a lot of money on them, so he was curious if we happen to print the bill as evidence; I didn't.    Then, he brought up how some fraud marriages are really simple and he got nervous when he saw my husband leaned back on his chair with crossed arms as the interviewer went through the I-485 with me.  He explained that he spent around an hour reviewing our forms last night and has yet to look through the entire package (I submitted). He will need to check other things online as well to make a decision and said the next day would be when he estimated to make the decision. Should he need more evidence or has further questions, he will send RFE or request us to appear for another interview.    He also mentioned the way conditional green card works and suggested we start a folder for I-751, so we can store our joint bank statement quarterly, photos from trips, flights booking confirmations, financial information, future children information, etc. He mentioned they only do interview for I-751 cases either one day a week or per month, but basically it will get really stressful if we are not prepared and will take forever to get the permanent green card after being classified a fraud level that requires interview.    The interview took around 45 minutes. After the interview, my case status was changed to "Interview was completed and my case must be reviewed".  Today at 5:45 local time, I received a status update "New Card is being produced"     Best of luck to everyone !!    p.s. I didn't review my forms after I completed them last year and with the nervousness, there were a couple times where it didn't go smoothly (e.g. mixed my father's first and last name, provided the wrong second digit of my phone number, etc) 

My AOS package...
 

I would put check and then cover letter. 
It doesn't matter how everyone arrange everything. The first thing when an application arrives at a USCIS facility is they will take the payment (check, credit card form, money order, ... ) and put it in a separate room. Then they will take off any binders, cute folders, staplers, ... They just want the papers, unstapled. Then they will arrange your file in an order of how the adjudicators like to see it. I was told it's like a 2 part folder where everything you submit is on one side and everything the government generates about you or the beneficiary is on the other side. So no, it doesn't matter.
 
It's your choice, there is no downside to filing the I-131, only upside. What if there is an emergency, God forbid someone gets sick, dies, gets in a car crash, gets diagnose with cancer, ... and you have to leave the US. Without AP, the AOS is considered abandoned. 

You're welcome! Yes, you would file the I-485 and I-130 "concurrently", along with the I-765 and I-131 in one package  

You would not be applying for EAD renewal, rather a new EAD. Applying for EAD/AP is free with i485 form. You would also need to submit i130A along with i130. And then there is i864. All in one package but separated inside with own supporting documents.
 
Read individual form instructions and guidelines in this forum.

- yes
- you can either file the medical with your application or you can file without it. In the second case, USCIS would issue you a "courtesy letter" after they receive your application basically stating that you need to bring your medical exam with you to your interview.
- yes, you can apply to renew your EAD with form I-765. It's also advisable to apply for an I-131 (Advance Parole). the AP will allow you to travel outside the country while you're waiting for your GC.
 
As the previous poster said, the Guides on this website are very helpful to help you through the application process.