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Just wanted to let everyone know that I had my AOS (through marriage) interview in Chicago on February 10. It went really well. I would say that 80% of the interview was when the IO went through my I-485. She confirmed some information (she asked my current address, previous address, my father’s name, mother’s name, about my F-1 visa before, who paid for my schooling in the US, and who do I lived with back in California) then it was my husband’s turn and they went over his I-130 application. It was mostly just confirming some stuff he put in there, too. (His parents’ name, where do they live now, his previous address, if he remembers the apartment number).
 
Then the IO asked if there are any changes since I filed, I said I am currently employed through the EAD they sent me back in August, she asked to see my hire letter and my paystub. I also said my husband switched jobs, then she asked to see some paystubs. 
 
She also asked for some original documents, like my birth certificate, marriage license, my passports, my husband’s naturalization certificate, and my social security. I brought more documents than I should but I only pulled the ones she asked for. 
 
She also went through our proof of bona fide marriage. I included some in my application but I brought more for the interview. I brought photos after I filed (we didn’t have a lot because we couldn’t really go out during this time because of the pandemic), health insurance info, dental insurance info, life insurance info, rental agreement with our names in it, credit card with me as his authorized user, letter from Chase that states that we have a joint account and the date when we started the account, of bank statements (6 months), more pictures from our wedding, cards we received for our wedding.
 
The IO did not look at all of those but she took them with her. And then she asked us how we met, how did we notify our parents that we are getting married, if my family has met him before, why he decided to propose to me sooner than expected, where and when we got married. 
 
So after that, she asked if we are aware of conditional residency. We said yes. She kind of went over it briefly but she also said that we have to wait for 120 days for a decision. She was a young IO so I kind of expected that she wouldn’t approve of our application right away. After I got out of the building, my I-485 changed to “Interview is Completed but the Case Must Be Reviewed” then the next day, it updated to “Card is Being Produced”
 
Sorry for the long entry but I just wanted to share my experience to all of you. Yes we waited, and it was frustrating but it was all worth it. Can’t wait to share my journey again with you all when I file for ROC. Please let us all keep in touch and let us all encourage each other because I know we will all make it! Thank you my VJ family! You guys have been my rock in my immigration journey as this thread helped me a lot.

Just wanted to let everyone know that I had my AOS (through marriage) interview in Chicago on February 10. It went really well. I would say that 80% of the interview was when the IO went through my I-485. She confirmed some information (she asked my current address, previous address, my father’s name, mother’s name, about my F-1 visa before, who paid for my schooling in the US, and who do I lived with back in California) then it was my husband’s turn and they went over his I-130 application. It was mostly just confirming some stuff he put in there, too. (His parents’ name, where do they live now, his previous address, if he remembers the apartment number).
 
Then the IO asked if there are any changes since I filed, I said I am currently employed through the EAD they sent me back in August, she asked to see my hire letter and my paystub. I also said my husband switched jobs, then she asked to see some paystubs. 
 
She also asked for some original documents, like my birth certificate, marriage license, my passports, my husband’s naturalization certificate, and my social security. I brought more documents than I should but I only pulled the ones she asked for. 
 
She also went through our proof of bona fide marriage. I included some in my application but I brought more for the interview. I brought photos after I filed (we didn’t have a lot because we couldn’t really go out during this time because of the pandemic), health insurance info, dental insurance info, life insurance info, rental agreement with our names in it, credit card with me as his authorized user, letter from Chase that states that we have a joint account and the date when we started the account, of bank statements (6 months), more pictures from our wedding, cards we received for our wedding.
 
The IO did not look at all of those but she took them with her. And then she asked us how we met, how did we notify our parents that we are getting married, if my family has met him before, why he decided to propose to me sooner than expected, where and when we got married. 
 
So after that, she asked if we are aware of conditional residency. We said yes. She kind of went over it briefly but she also said that we have to wait for 120 days for a decision. She was a young IO so I kind of expected that she wouldn’t approve of our application right away. After I got out of the building, my I-485 changed to “Interview is Completed but the Case Must Be Reviewed” then the next day, it updated to “Card is Being Produced”
 
Sorry for the long entry but I just wanted to share my experience to all of you. Yes we waited, and it was frustrating but it was all worth it. Can’t wait to share my journey again with you all when I file for ROC. Please let us all keep in touch and let us all encourage each other because I know we will all make it! Thank you my VJ family! You guys have been my rock in my immigration journey as this thread helped me a lot.

Just wanted to let everyone know that I had my AOS (through marriage) interview in Chicago on February 10. It went really well. I would say that 80% of the interview was when the IO went through my I-485. She confirmed some information (she asked my current address, previous address, my father’s name, mother’s name, about my F-1 visa before, who paid for my schooling in the US, and who do I lived with back in California) then it was my husband’s turn and they went over his I-130 application. It was mostly just confirming some stuff he put in there, too. (His parents’ name, where do they live now, his previous address, if he remembers the apartment number).
 
Then the IO asked if there are any changes since I filed, I said I am currently employed through the EAD they sent me back in August, she asked to see my hire letter and my paystub. I also said my husband switched jobs, then she asked to see some paystubs. 
 
She also asked for some original documents, like my birth certificate, marriage license, my passports, my husband’s naturalization certificate, and my social security. I brought more documents than I should but I only pulled the ones she asked for. 
 
She also went through our proof of bona fide marriage. I included some in my application but I brought more for the interview. I brought photos after I filed (we didn’t have a lot because we couldn’t really go out during this time because of the pandemic), health insurance info, dental insurance info, life insurance info, rental agreement with our names in it, credit card with me as his authorized user, letter from Chase that states that we have a joint account and the date when we started the account, of bank statements (6 months), more pictures from our wedding, cards we received for our wedding.
 
The IO did not look at all of those but she took them with her. And then she asked us how we met, how did we notify our parents that we are getting married, if my family has met him before, why he decided to propose to me sooner than expected, where and when we got married. 
 
So after that, she asked if we are aware of conditional residency. We said yes. She kind of went over it briefly but she also said that we have to wait for 120 days for a decision. She was a young IO so I kind of expected that she wouldn’t approve of our application right away. After I got out of the building, my I-485 changed to “Interview is Completed but the Case Must Be Reviewed” then the next day, it updated to “Card is Being Produced”
 
Sorry for the long entry but I just wanted to share my experience to all of you. Yes we waited, and it was frustrating but it was all worth it. Can’t wait to share my journey again with you all when I file for ROC. Please let us all keep in touch and let us all encourage each other because I know we will all make it! Thank you my VJ family! You guys have been my rock in my immigration journey as this thread helped me a lot.

If your case is not too complex, then I suggest you just follow the AOS guide here in the forum. I filed for AOS Feb of last year and now I am awaiting for my green card to arrive in the mail. It requires a lot of reading and double (or triple) checking your application and documents but trust me, it will all be worth it. 
 
Just like you, I didn’t know how to start the process but I started with the AOS guide in this forum (which honestly helped me a lot). Then if I have a question regarding my case that I couldn’t find answers anywhere then I just simple post it here and people were very helpful to answer questions here so feel free to ask any questions you have. I hope this helps! And remember that it is always better to be safe than sorry. So glad you found this forum. VJ have been very helpful to my immigration journey. 

If your case is not too complex, then I suggest you just follow the AOS guide here in the forum. I filed for AOS Feb of last year and now I am awaiting for my green card to arrive in the mail. It requires a lot of reading and double (or triple) checking your application and documents but trust me, it will all be worth it. 
 
Just like you, I didn’t know how to start the process but I started with the AOS guide in this forum (which honestly helped me a lot). Then if I have a question regarding my case that I couldn’t find answers anywhere then I just simple post it here and people were very helpful to answer questions here so feel free to ask any questions you have. I hope this helps! And remember that it is always better to be safe than sorry. So glad you found this forum. VJ have been very helpful to my immigration journey. 

Just wanted to let everyone know that I had my AOS (through marriage) interview in Chicago on February 10. It went really well. I would say that 80% of the interview was when the IO went through my I-485. She confirmed some information (she asked my current address, previous address, my father’s name, mother’s name, about my F-1 visa before, who paid for my schooling in the US, and who do I lived with back in California) then it was my husband’s turn and they went over his I-130 application. It was mostly just confirming some stuff he put in there, too. (His parents’ name, where do they live now, his previous address, if he remembers the apartment number).
 
Then the IO asked if there are any changes since I filed, I said I am currently employed through the EAD they sent me back in August, she asked to see my hire letter and my paystub. I also said my husband switched jobs, then she asked to see some paystubs. 
 
She also asked for some original documents, like my birth certificate, marriage license, my passports, my husband’s naturalization certificate, and my social security. I brought more documents than I should but I only pulled the ones she asked for. 
 
She also went through our proof of bona fide marriage. I included some in my application but I brought more for the interview. I brought photos after I filed (we didn’t have a lot because we couldn’t really go out during this time because of the pandemic), health insurance info, dental insurance info, life insurance info, rental agreement with our names in it, credit card with me as his authorized user, letter from Chase that states that we have a joint account and the date when we started the account, of bank statements (6 months), more pictures from our wedding, cards we received for our wedding.
 
The IO did not look at all of those but she took them with her. And then she asked us how we met, how did we notify our parents that we are getting married, if my family has met him before, why he decided to propose to me sooner than expected, where and when we got married. 
 
So after that, she asked if we are aware of conditional residency. We said yes. She kind of went over it briefly but she also said that we have to wait for 120 days for a decision. She was a young IO so I kind of expected that she wouldn’t approve of our application right away. After I got out of the building, my I-485 changed to “Interview is Completed but the Case Must Be Reviewed” then the next day, it updated to “Card is Being Produced”
 
Sorry for the long entry but I just wanted to share my experience to all of you. Yes we waited, and it was frustrating but it was all worth it. Can’t wait to share my journey again with you all when I file for ROC. Please let us all keep in touch and let us all encourage each other because I know we will all make it! Thank you my VJ family! You guys have been my rock in my immigration journey as this thread helped me a lot.

Hi, it is my understanding that processing times differ in every field offices. Mine is in Chicago, IL(Chicago has slower processing times in everything). I filed February 2020 and they updated my I-485 to “case ready to be scheduled for an interview” on April 7, 2020, then they finally scheduled me for an interview which was on February 10, 2021. I hope this helps!

Just wanted to let everyone know that I had my AOS (through marriage) interview in Chicago on February 10. It went really well. I would say that 80% of the interview was when the IO went through my I-485. She confirmed some information (she asked my current address, previous address, my father’s name, mother’s name, about my F-1 visa before, who paid for my schooling in the US, and who do I lived with back in California) then it was my husband’s turn and they went over his I-130 application. It was mostly just confirming some stuff he put in there, too. (His parents’ name, where do they live now, his previous address, if he remembers the apartment number).
 
Then the IO asked if there are any changes since I filed, I said I am currently employed through the EAD they sent me back in August, she asked to see my hire letter and my paystub. I also said my husband switched jobs, then she asked to see some paystubs. 
 
She also asked for some original documents, like my birth certificate, marriage license, my passports, my husband’s naturalization certificate, and my social security. I brought more documents than I should but I only pulled the ones she asked for. 
 
She also went through our proof of bona fide marriage. I included some in my application but I brought more for the interview. I brought photos after I filed (we didn’t have a lot because we couldn’t really go out during this time because of the pandemic), health insurance info, dental insurance info, life insurance info, rental agreement with our names in it, credit card with me as his authorized user, letter from Chase that states that we have a joint account and the date when we started the account, of bank statements (6 months), more pictures from our wedding, cards we received for our wedding.
 
The IO did not look at all of those but she took them with her. And then she asked us how we met, how did we notify our parents that we are getting married, if my family has met him before, why he decided to propose to me sooner than expected, where and when we got married. 
 
So after that, she asked if we are aware of conditional residency. We said yes. She kind of went over it briefly but she also said that we have to wait for 120 days for a decision. She was a young IO so I kind of expected that she wouldn’t approve of our application right away. After I got out of the building, my I-485 changed to “Interview is Completed but the Case Must Be Reviewed” then the next day, it updated to “Card is Being Produced”
 
Sorry for the long entry but I just wanted to share my experience to all of you. Yes we waited, and it was frustrating but it was all worth it. Can’t wait to share my journey again with you all when I file for ROC. Please let us all keep in touch and let us all encourage each other because I know we will all make it! Thank you my VJ family! You guys have been my rock in my immigration journey as this thread helped me a lot.

Hi, they posted the interview notification on USCIS website on January 8th and I believe I didn't receive the mail until January 16th

Just wanted to let everyone know that I had my AOS (through marriage) interview in Chicago on February 10. It went really well. I would say that 80% of the interview was when the IO went through my I-485. She confirmed some information (she asked my current address, previous address, my father’s name, mother’s name, about my F-1 visa before, who paid for my schooling in the US, and who do I lived with back in California) then it was my husband’s turn and they went over his I-130 application. It was mostly just confirming some stuff he put in there, too. (His parents’ name, where do they live now, his previous address, if he remembers the apartment number).
 
Then the IO asked if there are any changes since I filed, I said I am currently employed through the EAD they sent me back in August, she asked to see my hire letter and my paystub. I also said my husband switched jobs, then she asked to see some paystubs. 
 
She also asked for some original documents, like my birth certificate, marriage license, my passports, my husband’s naturalization certificate, and my social security. I brought more documents than I should but I only pulled the ones she asked for. 
 
She also went through our proof of bona fide marriage. I included some in my application but I brought more for the interview. I brought photos after I filed (we didn’t have a lot because we couldn’t really go out during this time because of the pandemic), health insurance info, dental insurance info, life insurance info, rental agreement with our names in it, credit card with me as his authorized user, letter from Chase that states that we have a joint account and the date when we started the account, of bank statements (6 months), more pictures from our wedding, cards we received for our wedding.
 
The IO did not look at all of those but she took them with her. And then she asked us how we met, how did we notify our parents that we are getting married, if my family has met him before, why he decided to propose to me sooner than expected, where and when we got married. 
 
So after that, she asked if we are aware of conditional residency. We said yes. She kind of went over it briefly but she also said that we have to wait for 120 days for a decision. She was a young IO so I kind of expected that she wouldn’t approve of our application right away. After I got out of the building, my I-485 changed to “Interview is Completed but the Case Must Be Reviewed” then the next day, it updated to “Card is Being Produced”
 
Sorry for the long entry but I just wanted to share my experience to all of you. Yes we waited, and it was frustrating but it was all worth it. Can’t wait to share my journey again with you all when I file for ROC. Please let us all keep in touch and let us all encourage each other because I know we will all make it! Thank you my VJ family! You guys have been my rock in my immigration journey as this thread helped me a lot.

Just wanted to let everyone know that I had my AOS (through marriage) interview in Chicago on February 10. It went really well. I would say that 80% of the interview was when the IO went through my I-485. She confirmed some information (she asked my current address, previous address, my father’s name, mother’s name, about my F-1 visa before, who paid for my schooling in the US, and who do I lived with back in California) then it was my husband’s turn and they went over his I-130 application. It was mostly just confirming some stuff he put in there, too. (His parents’ name, where do they live now, his previous address, if he remembers the apartment number).
 
Then the IO asked if there are any changes since I filed, I said I am currently employed through the EAD they sent me back in August, she asked to see my hire letter and my paystub. I also said my husband switched jobs, then she asked to see some paystubs. 
 
She also asked for some original documents, like my birth certificate, marriage license, my passports, my husband’s naturalization certificate, and my social security. I brought more documents than I should but I only pulled the ones she asked for. 
 
She also went through our proof of bona fide marriage. I included some in my application but I brought more for the interview. I brought photos after I filed (we didn’t have a lot because we couldn’t really go out during this time because of the pandemic), health insurance info, dental insurance info, life insurance info, rental agreement with our names in it, credit card with me as his authorized user, letter from Chase that states that we have a joint account and the date when we started the account, of bank statements (6 months), more pictures from our wedding, cards we received for our wedding.
 
The IO did not look at all of those but she took them with her. And then she asked us how we met, how did we notify our parents that we are getting married, if my family has met him before, why he decided to propose to me sooner than expected, where and when we got married. 
 
So after that, she asked if we are aware of conditional residency. We said yes. She kind of went over it briefly but she also said that we have to wait for 120 days for a decision. She was a young IO so I kind of expected that she wouldn’t approve of our application right away. After I got out of the building, my I-485 changed to “Interview is Completed but the Case Must Be Reviewed” then the next day, it updated to “Card is Being Produced”
 
Sorry for the long entry but I just wanted to share my experience to all of you. Yes we waited, and it was frustrating but it was all worth it. Can’t wait to share my journey again with you all when I file for ROC. Please let us all keep in touch and let us all encourage each other because I know we will all make it! Thank you my VJ family! You guys have been my rock in my immigration journey as this thread helped me a lot.

I got my EAD in the mail today. Can’t wait to receive my SSN so I can finally look for a job. 

I got my EAD in the mail today. Can’t wait to receive my SSN so I can finally look for a job. 

I got my EAD in the mail today. Can’t wait to receive my SSN so I can finally look for a job. 

I got my EAD in the mail today. Can’t wait to receive my SSN so I can finally look for a job. 

I got my EAD in the mail today. Can’t wait to receive my SSN so I can finally look for a job. 

I got my EAD in the mail today. Can’t wait to receive my SSN so I can finally look for a job. 

I got my EAD in the mail today. Can’t wait to receive my SSN so I can finally look for a job. 

I got my EAD in the mail today. Can’t wait to receive my SSN so I can finally look for a job. 

I got my EAD in the mail today. Can’t wait to receive my SSN so I can finally look for a job. 

Hard to say. Some people report getting it before the EAD, but others like my husband are still waiting. His EAD arrived last friday. @sherif-fouad got his ssn 2 weeks after his EAD. Who really knows, I guess 🤷‍♀️

I got a notification yesterday that my card was mailed to me. The waiting game... continues 🤣. I put yes on SSA issuing me my SSN on the I-765 form, should I be expecting it a few days after my EAD arrives or it takes a longer than that nowadays?

I got a notification yesterday that my card was mailed to me. The waiting game... continues 🤣. I put yes on SSA issuing me my SSN on the I-765 form, should I be expecting it a few days after my EAD arrives or it takes a longer than that nowadays?

I got an update today for my EAD! Just wondering how long does it usually take before I actually get my card? Thanks!

I got an update today for my EAD! Just wondering how long does it usually take before I actually get my card? Thanks!