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2 hours ago, Vgmay2019 said:

CONGRATS! My interview  is in couple of days. How did you  interview  go?

I had tons of evidence but the officer only took like one bill and our lease, didn't even look at our pictures. It was 20 minutes top, I expected more questions but he said our case was very straightforward.

1 hour ago, Shawn_Lock said:

Congrats ! Which office processed your EAD?

I never got EAD. Filed in NY Brooklyn, then moved to Manhattan but interview was in NY Queens field office (same building, different floor)

Yes it is a red flag so make sure you have tons of evidence to prove that your marriage is real: joined bank accounts, lease, bills, insurance etc.

Pictures with both your families are also good as it show that they approve of the marriage and it's not a scam.

I got an email this morning saying that my card is being produced! I130 and I485 got approved on Nov 8th!

On 9/24/2019 at 2:03 PM, flacka said:

 

Anyone have any luck or experience opening a joint account without SSN? Should we just keep trying different banks or wait until we file and he receives EAD? Thanks in advance! 😁 

When I first came on my J1 I opened my bank account with Bank of America before i got a SSN. TD Bank turned me down so I went across the street 🤷‍♀️

Keep trying!

Hey everyone,

This might be a long shot but I'm just looking to see if anyone had a similar experience (mostly because it's stressing me out).

A couple of days ago I got an email from USCIS saying they scheduled my GC interview. I expect the notice to come in the mail soon. 

My husband and I will me moving from Manhattan to Brooklyn at the end of October, at which point our interview may or may not have been scheduled.

I am hoping we will be able to go to the interview before we move because I am scared of what's gonna happen if they transfer our file to the BK office. I'm scared our file will be lost or will be put at the back of the waiting line.

Anyone experienced this? How long was the wait after your file was transferred to another field office and the interview rescheduled ?

Is filing the AR-11 when you move enough once you have an interview date or do you need to contact the field office too ?

Thanks !

Just hit the road. It’s not worth getting an RFE and delaying your GC further in my opinion. 

7 minutes ago, Letspaintcookies said:

It's not about comparing. It's more that now when they're approving I-129f faster, there are more people coming to the States at the same time who all file for AOS. Last year, when it took longer to approve the I-129f there where less people coming -> less workload for AOS.

 

In the end, the overall time from sending the I-129f till Greencard might be the same.

I do not believe this analysis is correct, just look at USCIS data.

The backlog is not so much due to an increase in petitions as it is due to new rules, added security requirements, staffing issues etc. as explained by USCIS itself in this hearing before the House Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration And Citizenship on July 16, 2019.

And right now being the end of the fiscal year for the federal government and resources being cut for budget reasons, you can bet it's only going to get worse.

19 minutes ago, Jorgedig said:

May be infuriating, but I-129f petitions that are now being approved within 3 months were taking 6-8 at this time last year.  Each step of the process is subject to changes in processing times, but I suspect it all kind of comes out in the wash.

First, I think you can't really compare both forms. Second, even though historical average national processing times for I-129F are down to 5.1 months up to June 30th from 6.7 months for FY 2018, they are still higher than 2015, 2016 and 2017.

An overall glance at https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/historic-pt and you see most forms take more time than they used to unfortunately.

On September 15, USCIS was processing I-765 cases at NBC from April 04, 2019.

Today, September 21st, we're back to March 11, 2019 at NBC.

This is infuriating.

Estimated processing times based on a pending I-485 AOS are now 4.5 Months to 6.5 Months.

Expect more delays as the fiscal year for the federal government reaches the end (September 30) and USCIS is ending overtime for its employees.

Hang in there everyone.

Thanks for the reply, 337 is a long time, I hope you get yours soon.

Hey guys,

Does anyone know how long it take for a service request to be assigned to someone for processing ?

I'm out of processing times, waiting for EAD/AP for over 170 days and slowly losing my mind.

I you have an interview date scheduled for october it's unlikely you're gonna get your combo card beforehand. It's happened to others.

3 hours ago, Teemo said:

I traveled 7x using advance parole in the last year, and am a long time overstay. No problems getting in all 7 times. Secondary inspection every time but was quick and painless. 

May I ask what is a routine secondary inspection ? What questions do they ask ? Thanks!