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We received a text message on Feb 29th. A copy of part of the documentation we sent was added to the portal the same day. A couple of the pages they scanned in are nearly unreadable so I'm wondering whether to upload a fresh copy of just those two pages because the digital scan is so bad. The printed copies we sent were legible. 

March 2nd status was changed to actively reviewed, biometrics reused, and an extension letter has been sent. 

2 minutes ago, CamBla said:

I would like to stay in Australia for as long as possible, probably via visa extension, until NVC stage is complete and I could join my partner in the US. Do you know if it's an option to undertake the latter stages i.e. the interview in Australia if the I-130 was initially applied to from within the U.K.?

I think you would be required to return to the UK for your interview. You could inquire locally but I would be surprised if they said you could be interviewed for a U.S. visa you applied for in the UK in a country other than the UK. Be prepared for some additional paperwork i.e. an AFP police check in addition to UK also. Good luck!

We just sent ours from New York. Good luck everyone! 😊

On 3/17/2022 at 12:53 PM, B&O0302 said:

my fiance had her interview on 3/15 and got approved 3/16 finally she is getting her greencard

Congrats! My green card has just arrived so yours should be with you pretty quickly also

I had my interview this morning. It was busy but we didn't have to wait long to be seen. We were asked where and how we met, when we married, date of birth and other questions regarding our identity plus the security questions mentioned elsewhere in this thread. At the end of the interview, we were told that I'd been approved and would receive the green card in the mail (est. at 7-21 days) and to make sure I applied for the 10 year green card 90 days before the 2 year card expires in 2024. We were in and out in about an hour.

17 hours ago, Olislusan said:

Nothing really!
I contacted USCIS, talked with Tier 2 Officers not once but way more, and they said my case is all ready papers signed and just waiting for an appointment. We are now reaching 60 days, and still, there is no communique from them. It is really hard when left in the dark!

Aww no. I hope they come back to you with a new date soon. I think your case is with the same office as mine (NYC) so hopefully it won't be long now.

On 2/8/2022 at 11:47 AM, Olislusan said:

Hello,
Today I received a message on USCIS Portal saying that my Interview for January 31st was cancelled and I will be notified for further information. What I don't get is that I didn't receive any mail nor email to notify me about the email.
Is this normal procedure? I am really confused.

I hope everything worked out for you and that you got another interview date?

On 1/24/2022 at 9:46 AM, molehills said:

You can request the interview date and time on USCIS's website via emma. Just say "live agent" then "greencard" when you're prompted. They won't give you the notice, just the date of the interview. I think ours took 7-10 business days to arrive by USPS.

Thank you so much. The letter arrived on the day I was about to contact "Emma"

Interview scheduled for tomorrow. I'm nervous and hope I have everything they've asked for but also excited to be at this stage.

I received a case update email on Friday: testing and interview! The email says an interview has been scheduled and to wait for the letter. No electronic copy on the portal or mention of the date yet. 

Congratulations to everyone who've been approved so far ❤️

1 hour ago, HarryHerc said:

That is correct. I got the same rfe. I combined actual rfe, cover letter and actual birth certificate in one PDF file and uploaded to my uscis account. 
you should be good doing this.

 

did you receive your biometrics appointment yet?

That is good to know, thank you. My biometrics appointment was last month. 

I have just received an email notification ref. an RFE for my birth certificate and the same for my husband (or his passport bio page). These documents were supplied to USCIS with our package so I guess they must have got lost when they opened up the package/at the scanning in process. The digital version of the letter I received says, "You must either mail the requested information to the address shown below or scan and upload your response using your USCIS online account (if applicable)"

...so I guess I'll upload a digital copy of my birth certificate etc.  

Is there anything specific I need to be aware of when doing this? I've written a cover letter addressing the RFE, it says that I should supply the RFE itself so I guess I need to upload the RFE PDF, my cover letter and my birth certificate etc. in the response.

On 8/10/2021 at 11:49 AM, Olga88 said:

I checked my account and uploaded documents. Looks like they uploaded only my birth certificate, i-485 form and affidavit of support package. But no marriage certificate, no passport. What about you guys? I hope they didn’t lose other papers 

I just checked mine. They uploaded my passport, copies of the I-485, I-765, i-94, tax info etc but no I-864, I-767, marriage certificate or my husband's (USC) info. The status says nothing is outstanding so I guess they have it somewhere?

My biometrics appointment was yesterday. We arrived 10 minutes early and waited outside with the other people who had been given the same slot. At 15 minutes prior, they admit you to the building where they take your details, check your ID, give you a number and then you wait your turn. They did look at my completed Applicant Information Worksheet and gave it back to me to keep. Someone ahead of me hadn't filled theirs in so they were asked to do that.

The process was quick and I received an email update from USCIS a few minutes after. Current status is, Case is being actively reviewed by USCIS. Our records show nothing is outstanding at this time.

12 minutes ago, RishDan said:

Thanks for your feedback and good luck 👍🏼 for tomorrow. 
please share your experience after it’s done. 
 

I re-re-read the instructions just now and it says, 

"Fill out the Applicant Information Worksheet below and bring it to your appointment to complete the biometric collection process."

So that's what we need to do with it.

20 hours ago, RishDan said:

Hi Guys! 
An update - I went online on USCIS Account and under I-485 Application - “Documents” section found my biometrics appointment letter. It was dated on Aug-21 

It is a 2 page document with the fist page about the detail and venue of my biometrics, the second page had an Applicants Information Worksheet(AIW) 

question- Are you we supposed to fill this section before the biometrics interview or is this something they will fill from the field office ? 
maybe anyone in the group who has already finished their biometrics can help me on this? 
also, who are waiting for biometrics appointment letter can check their account online , and you may find your electronic letter already sent to you. ( physical email might take another couple days) 

TIA ☺️

I was wondering the same thing! I have the letter now and it looks like this was the form they used to have you fill in at the appointment but now they send it to you to complete at home and bring in with you. I assume this is a change that was introduced as part of the safety measures they use to manage covid.

My appointment is scheduled for tomorrow so I'll post an update after.

Just now, RishDan said:

Yes, I had my all 3 notices starting with IOE- 

did not get a fourth mail with code or any further instructions.

when you say instructions. What does that actually mean ? 
my I-765 notice only had saying “If we determine you must submit biometrics , we will mail you a biometrics appointment notice with the time and place of your appointment”

maybe I’ll have to wait for another letter. 

This was in the body of the I-797C letter

1 minute ago, Treasure1 said:

I got four mails sent to my address, one for 1-765, the other for i-485, the other for i-131 and the fourth one for online account creation with Access code and online account no

I haven't received any separate paper or email correspondence for the I-765 but it's there on my USCIS account as a concurrent filing with its own IOE receipt number. I didn't file an I-131.

2 minutes ago, RishDan said:

I did not get any email from USCIS or find the code in the 3 NOA1(I-797C) notices. 
there wasn’t any instructions in my notice, just had wordings in the front saying “we received your application and will process.etc.” 
At the back side had a section for “Notice for people with disabilities “ 🤔

Does your receipt number start with the letters, IOE? I filled in a G-1145 form and entered my email address into the I-485 and anywhere else they asked for it. Maybe you'll get a second letter? My I-797C had the instructions and the access code enclosed.

2 minutes ago, Treasure1 said:

Wow, thank you so much for this info, i got a mail from uscis with online account no and code and i just activated it, i will keep tracking mine with that. Congratulations once again 

You're very welcome; I hope yours comes through as quickly

1 minute ago, powerpuff said:

Did you receive an access code beforehand in the mail? It’s asking for that but I haven’t received my NOA1 yet 

I did. It was printed on the I-797 letter they sent out (NOA1) along with instructions on how to set up an account on the USCIS web site. It's very easy to set up

8 minutes ago, RishDan said:

Congratulations!!! 
where you checking online on your USCIS account for this online version of the letter ? 
it’s good to see there’s some movement on July AOS filers. 

Log into your USCIS account, look for Your Cases and click Documents. Your appointment letter will be there

38 minutes ago, Treasure1 said:

Wow, that was so fast!!!! Congratulations! Did you expedite?  July filers receiving biometrics appointment feels like a miracle to me, i really pray i get mine soon too🤣

I know, right! We didn't expedite at any stage so this is pretty cool news. The email arrived at 5 a.m. on a Saturday morning (yesterday) so I guess they did at least a quick review of what we sent in and booked the appointment in on the Friday afternoon. I didn't receive a text - just the automated email. I have to say it's so nice to be at the online part of the process after all those paper forms 😄

3 hours ago, jammer742 said:

Awesome! When is the appointment date?

It's on the 25th - less than 4 weeks from now

I received an email letting me know a letter was on its way for the biometrics appointment. They uploaded a digital version of the letter that's in the mail so I was able to read it online before it arrives here. 

Our package arrived on Tuesday the 13th (I-485 and I-765). Text messages were sent out last night just before 9 p.m. Our receipt numbers begin with IOE also. No email but hoping to see the paper copy of the I-797 arrive early next week.