Lavieestbelle

Hi everyone, 
 
I just want to share our journey with you all. We are same-sex couple. My spouse travelled from her country with a B2 visa last Dec. 2019 to visit me but because of Covid-19 and travel restrictions, she couldn’t go back to her country so we decided to get married in March 2020. After the wedding, I filed I-130 and I-485 concurrently. No RFEs. Everything was in order but due to COVID-19, there was a delay and it took us almost a year to finish this journey. Our interview was on 5th of March at 7:15am, took about 45 minutes. Our IO was a little intimidating, he was very thorough, we had our masks on, I could only see his eyes which looks abit serious, lol! He reviewed our applications from i-130, i-485, i-944, and i-864 and asked us few personal questions like how we met, how long ago our relationship turned romantic, if our families know about our relationship, asked my spouse each countries we travelled before. We provided enough photos, printed them on a 8.5 x 11 inches paper. All our travels were posted on Facebook so I just screenshot them with dates and locations. Printed our WhatsApp and Fb messenger chats and call records too. Provided lease contract with both of our names in it. Copies of Life insurance, joint bank statements, flight itineraries, hotel reservations, visa letter when I went to my spouse’s country, and a letter from a friend of mine who knows about our relationship. I earn enough for the 2 of us so we didn’t need a sponsor. Provided copies of my paystubs, employment verification letter, bank’s statements and IRS printouts. After the interview, we didn’t get approve on the spot. We were disappointed but remained positive. He gave us a white paper that our case will be held for review then by around 2pm yesterday, we got an email stating that a new card is being produced. And today our case was approved. We are so happy and can’t wait for the green card to be mailed. ☺️
 
Our I-485 Timeline:
 
Case was received on April 17, 2020 Biometrics fee accepted on April 21, 2020 Biometrics taken on October 2, 2020 Ready to schedule interview on November 6, 2020 Interview was scheduled February 2, 2021 Interview date March 5, 2021 New Card is Being Produced March 5, 2021 Case Approved I-485 & I-130 March 6, 2021  

Thanks! Las Vegas FO

Hi everyone, 
 
I just want to share our journey with you all. We are same-sex couple. My spouse travelled from her country with a B2 visa last Dec. 2019 to visit me but because of Covid-19 and travel restrictions, she couldn’t go back to her country so we decided to get married in March 2020. After the wedding, I filed I-130 and I-485 concurrently. No RFEs. Everything was in order but due to COVID-19, there was a delay and it took us almost a year to finish this journey. Our interview was on 5th of March at 7:15am, took about 45 minutes. Our IO was a little intimidating, he was very thorough, we had our masks on, I could only see his eyes which looks abit serious, lol! He reviewed our applications from i-130, i-485, i-944, and i-864 and asked us few personal questions like how we met, how long ago our relationship turned romantic, if our families know about our relationship, asked my spouse each countries we travelled before. We provided enough photos, printed them on a 8.5 x 11 inches paper. All our travels were posted on Facebook so I just screenshot them with dates and locations. Printed our WhatsApp and Fb messenger chats and call records too. Provided lease contract with both of our names in it. Copies of Life insurance, joint bank statements, flight itineraries, hotel reservations, visa letter when I went to my spouse’s country, and a letter from a friend of mine who knows about our relationship. I earn enough for the 2 of us so we didn’t need a sponsor. Provided copies of my paystubs, employment verification letter, bank’s statements and IRS printouts. After the interview, we didn’t get approve on the spot. We were disappointed but remained positive. He gave us a white paper that our case will be held for review then by around 2pm yesterday, we got an email stating that a new card is being produced. And today our case was approved. We are so happy and can’t wait for the green card to be mailed. ☺️
 
Our I-485 Timeline:
 
Case was received on April 17, 2020 Biometrics fee accepted on April 21, 2020 Biometrics taken on October 2, 2020 Ready to schedule interview on November 6, 2020 Interview was scheduled February 2, 2021 Interview date March 5, 2021 New Card is Being Produced March 5, 2021 Case Approved I-485 & I-130 March 6, 2021  

Hi everyone, 
 
I just want to share our journey with you all. We are same-sex couple. My spouse travelled from her country with a B2 visa last Dec. 2019 to visit me but because of Covid-19 and travel restrictions, she couldn’t go back to her country so we decided to get married in March 2020. After the wedding, I filed I-130 and I-485 concurrently. No RFEs. Everything was in order but due to COVID-19, there was a delay and it took us almost a year to finish this journey. Our interview was on 5th of March at 7:15am, took about 45 minutes. Our IO was a little intimidating, he was very thorough, we had our masks on, I could only see his eyes which looks abit serious, lol! He reviewed our applications from i-130, i-485, i-944, and i-864 and asked us few personal questions like how we met, how long ago our relationship turned romantic, if our families know about our relationship, asked my spouse each countries we travelled before. We provided enough photos, printed them on a 8.5 x 11 inches paper. All our travels were posted on Facebook so I just screenshot them with dates and locations. Printed our WhatsApp and Fb messenger chats and call records too. Provided lease contract with both of our names in it. Copies of Life insurance, joint bank statements, flight itineraries, hotel reservations, visa letter when I went to my spouse’s country, and a letter from a friend of mine who knows about our relationship. I earn enough for the 2 of us so we didn’t need a sponsor. Provided copies of my paystubs, employment verification letter, bank’s statements and IRS printouts. After the interview, we didn’t get approve on the spot. We were disappointed but remained positive. He gave us a white paper that our case will be held for review then by around 2pm yesterday, we got an email stating that a new card is being produced. And today our case was approved. We are so happy and can’t wait for the green card to be mailed. ☺️
 
Our I-485 Timeline:
 
Case was received on April 17, 2020 Biometrics fee accepted on April 21, 2020 Biometrics taken on October 2, 2020 Ready to schedule interview on November 6, 2020 Interview was scheduled February 2, 2021 Interview date March 5, 2021 New Card is Being Produced March 5, 2021 Case Approved I-485 & I-130 March 6, 2021  

Congratulations!

I got the yellow courtesy letter today. I am just praying that the field offices open next week. 

I will let you guys know what happens when I send it in. 

No.  

Same here. From B2 as well. I know right!! Lol! I read some posts here that if they send you a courtesy letter, it’s usually a good sign. Finger crossed! 

Thanks for your response! My Priority date is April 17, 2020. 

Mine was delivered on the 28th of March. I still haven’t heard from USCIS as well.