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Hey all, 
Our appointment went very well and the officer who interviewed us was friendly and warm. It both felt like an interview and just a formality because he seemed to already have a positive opinion of our case. He only took 2 papers out of the 2" worth of evidence and forms we brought with us in a binder. He seemed surprised that after he went over all the questions on the i-485 form that there were no errors and he didn't have to change anything. He was very impressed with our evidence we had previously provided, how thorough we were and how we presented our evidence we brought with us. He literally refused to take anything besides a copy of our sons birth cert. and his paternity test. He didn't want the updated I-864's or taxes or paystubs or proof of our relationship. I offered to provide proof of his insurance which was new, for the i-944 and he said "nah, you don't need it, its a stupid form (i-944) anyway." YES he actually said that. 😮  He said he wasn't going to split our folder into two (the one he had) because we already have so much and it's so full, so he basically didn't need anything else. He did want to look at the photos but he didn't keep any. He didn't ask any crazy questions, most of the questions were just going over the I-485 to make sure we didn't miss anything. He asked who our joint sponsor was, he asked about the age of our son and when we met, how we started talking, when we started dating, how many children I have (he asked me that), if I ever met his parents what their names are and where they live, and asked how long I was with him in Australia. All the questions were really easy and he wasn't trying to trick us or find a reason to deny us. He told us they don't do approvals on the spot and said we should know in 1-2 days. About an hour and a bit after the interview our status finally updated to "New Card Being Produced!" YAY!!

Congratulations! So happy for you guys! Been following you guys since we’ve had similar timelines from Australia. Good luck with the interview!!!

His I-485 interview notice came in the mail today (informed digest said it was coming yesterday but apparently it came today instead)!!!
Our appointment is March 2, 2021!  

We still don't have his Social Security card but hopefully it will come next week.
 
But YAY! Hopefully everything goes well and he gets his Green card! We are so nervous but excited! 
💜 💜  

We checked his case status' and his EAD shows "New Card Is Being Produced!"
 
YAY!!! 💜💜
 
It's so crazy because they never asked for any evidence for the EAD expedite. The AP is still showing as expedite received but I'm slightly hopeful that they just went ahead and approved both because he was so close to approval date anyway. I guess we will find out once it gets mailed to us.
Yay for being able to be productive,  drive with a local license and have a SSN! 

So the letter from USCIS is indeed biometric appointment. Will be on Feb 11th. Finally some updates.

I decided to go ahead and contact our congressman about the EAD (don’t really care how long the GC takes, but living in California is hard on one salary). 
 
I contacted them late Friday night and I got a call this afternoon from a really friendly woman who wanted to clarify some things and find out how she can make a compelling case for us. 
 
Even if this doesn’t amount to anything it still feels good to know we’re doing something and that there are people willing to try and help. 
 
A small glimmer of hope for this week. 

Finally received my biometrics letter in the mail today! It was a shock since the envelope didn't look like the one others had posted here before (it didn't have a line through the address block) so I was expecting to finally get the i-944 RFIE. Glad to finally have some movement on the case 😸

Finally received my biometrics letter in the mail today! It was a shock since the envelope didn't look like the one others had posted here before (it didn't have a line through the address block) so I was expecting to finally get the i-944 RFIE. Glad to finally have some movement on the case 😸

Haven't been on here for almost a year, after reviewing all 127 pages of this post it's nice to see some familiar names from the first round of this process.  We've been patiently waiting and doing the same dance with the 944 that everyone has.  We got the November notice and mailed everything in January, status shows everything is received.  Hopefully the bio will come soon....St Louis center.

Hi guys! I received today my biometrics appointment notice in the mail! 
 
PD 08/03/2020
Miami, FL

I want to cry! I checked all six of my applications. AOS, EAD and AP for K1 and K2. All the same but I checked my EAD last and the status changed to new card is being produced. I want to cry. I am so happy! I can have a life now!

Im in the same boat. My status hasn’t changed from fingerprint fee received since August. I’m in NY. I arrived by K1 and I’m seeing other people who came around the same time as me on K1 getting much more progress than me on this thread and is really quite disheartening. Hopefully we will hear something soon

Hello, I'm in the same boat as you, although my timeline is a little longer. My husband is expected to receive orders for sea duty later in 2021 and I'm worried that I won't be able to join him if he goes overseas as there has been zero movement on my AOS application. I don't want to stay in the US as I have no family or friends here to stay with. I would be interested in hearing how you go and I will also try to find some more information on this issue. 
 
By the way, may I ask whether your name is on the deployment letter for Germany? 

Good day everyone,
I am currently waiting for my adjustment of status, after coming to the US this year on a K1 visa. 

My husband will be in officer school (a military training) starting January until end of May 2021. He has orders and I have a copy, which state how long he will be gone. 
He will also be deployed by the end of June, and we will both move to Germany together. We have a letter with a date for that as well.
I am trying to find out, if it would be possible to go to the Adjustment of Status Interview by myself, because he will not be able to go there with me.
Does someone on here know/ has been in a similar situation and can provide me with some tips, I am also trying to get an expedite so I will have a Residency card before I leave the US with my husband.
 
So far, I have done some research and called the USCIS Military Hotline twice. I have received some contradicting information regarding my first question - if he has to be there during the interview. 
After I pointed out that it says on their website that the USCIS office can conduct the interview without my spouse being present, if he is deployed, they said, oh yes it should be possible, but I would need to have proof that he is not able to travel to the interview.
I asked, if it is possible to get a written confirmation, or if I should send an official email to get a written statement that I can attend the interview, but I was told that would not be necessary (I kind of want to have a written statement though...).
What is your take on this, should I write an email, so I have a confirmation? He will not be deployed, he will be on a training, so I would like to make sure that I am going to be able to attend that interview.

I asked, if it is possible to get an expedite, and they read out a couple of categories, which I had to choose from. I chose "humanitarian reasons" with the reasoning that I am a dependent of military personnel, who will have to leave the country on official orders in June 2021. 
And that I would not be able to pay rent if I had to stay behind. The lady put in the expedite request, and I will see, if it will go through. If not, she said to ask for another expedite once I receive my biometrics.
The officer was really friendly and nice, but of course there are a lot of questions in my head, which she can't answer, because the USCIS decides on every case individually.
If anyone has been in a similar situation, or knows, if there is any additional form of support for military personnel, I would be really grateful for any help. I would have thought that the Army would be able to help out somewhat, but so far, we have not received any help, the JAG office (Army lawyer) was not able to help us in the past either (I received 2 rejections for my paperwork).
Maybe it would be an idea to contact them again?
Thank you very much for your help! 
 

its a lot of work 🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲

Thanks!
 
 
I know right!? At least we don't have to wait very long till the appointment date.
 
 
 
We did get an rfie for i944, we shipped our response to the rfie on Dec 18 and the biometrics appointment was mailed to us on the 15th. So they scheduled an appointment before we responded to the rfie. 

The letter was the biometrics! Scheduled for January 4. 
I'm glad the letter made it to us before the actual biometrics date! Lol 
Yay progress! 💜💜🥳

Same here. I am also still waiting for biometrics in Detroit. I didn’t even get a RFE for I944. So frustrating! I hope we get our appointments soon. 

Wow! Congratulations! 
Still no news on our end, hopefully in the next few weeks. 

Got two letters in the mail today and I thought it would be our RFIE but it was our biometric appointments. Less than two weeks time.
 
Also I thought SD did their biometrics in NE but apparently it’s in my town

But better than the K1 wait right!

Found my three NOAs in the mailbox today! The letter has an issued date of 10 September, so it took about a week for the letter to arrive. I feel so relieved 🥳🥳

It's all a matter of time and patience. Most people  are wrapped up into the time it takes for this or that when each case is different and you can't  base one case against the other. The bottom line is the ultimate objective. I said that but I do understand everyone's  apprehension.  It's  hard not to compare. If you've  done your paperwork  correctly dotted your eyes and crossed your Tees it's  only a matter of time.  Patience is the very best virtue you can have.
Congratulations to all who have gotten their case numbers and for those still waiting patience!
Trust me at the stage everyone here is at currently there's much more waiting coming. Practice your patience you'll do alot better in your wait. Again I do understand as I've been there.

Yay! I got them too! So weird to get them ln Sunday night. In my case they were 4 SMS. And no NOA1 yet neither but I bet/hope they will arrive during this week.
 
Our package was received on August 20th and the fees cashed on September 4th.

Just a small update from me. I received the three texts on my phone with my three case numbers. I was surprised to receive them on a Sunday night! Haven’t received my Noa1 yet but hopefully it’ll come soon. Good luck to others waiting