malajoe

Yes, they asked me to fax my job offer letter.

Finally did my biometrics today 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌

Called them like you said and got put straight through to a real nice woman who scheduled my appointment and emailed the notice to me 5th Jan... 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌 thanks so much for the “technical problem” comment, calling them these days is impossible to get through to a real person and it worked awesomely 

Great suggestion. We were told that it would apply to the 131 but the 765 and 485 updated online but the 131 still says case was received. 

Green card is being produced as of today!! 😭

We also just received our biometrics interview for the first week of January (the 7th)! Such a relief. Wanted to share positive news for once instead of just whining like I usually do (sorry about that haha).

Hi all,
finally! I just received my biometrics appointment for the first week of January 🙏🏼🎉
 

Had our interview on the 15th! We got to the area 40 minutes early. So much for rush hour traffic going to Cleveland, oops. Anyway, it went well and was pretty smooth. The gentleman didn't want any of our co-mingling evidence we printed out. I asked if he was sure, "I have more than enough here". (I was surprised how large the file was lol..) He only took our wedding photos in the end. 
 
Still waiting on a decision though. No approval or denial yet. Making me paranoid and obsessively checking the case status throughout the day. 

Waiting on the notice 😀

Congratulations!!!

Congrats

FINALLY got my wife's biometrics appointment letter in the mail today...December 24th!! For anyone waiting, it can take 8 months and conceivably longer to get your appointment!!

Just wanted to post an update on my case: my case had a few interruptions because I needed to travel due to a family emergency. So I did the biometrics just a week ago and today I got an update that the case is ready to be scheduled for an interview! Will let you know when I receive the letter. Happy holidays everyone!

So after an unsuccessful congressman inquiry we placed a service request online for case being outside normal processing time on November 4th. Last Monday we decided to call and try pleading our case to a tier 2 officer. When we called they said that no action was taken on our case, we asked if we could speak to a tier 2 officer. We were told that we can be placed in queue to get a call back in 7 days. Today an officer called back and was able to schedule us for a biometrics appt. Now we wait for the official notice in the mail. PD April 27th.  Jacksonville FL.

The Same thing happened to us. Read what I posted 7 hours ago. That's how we got thru
You can do a service inquiry online since your case is outside normal processing time.

AOS 485 Interview Experience 
Date- December 03, 2020
location- Albuquerque, NM
PD- April 27, 2020
 
We reached the USCIS field office at 1045 am and interview was scheduled for 11 am. After crossing the security, we waited in the lobby and the officer came to call us at 11 am. At first we took the oath and then asked our names and DOB. Then asked for the state ID , passports, resident and employment cards. Then asked me some basic questions when I last entered to US, I have done any work illegally, whether was I out of status, overstayed my visa (F1), what am I doing in Albuquerque etc. All the time while asking he was checking all the documents. Then asked how we met, did we have a honeymoon and my spouse answered that and asked any plan for children and then I told may be in 3-4 years. After that all 485 related questions to me. Then he asked for what joint documents we have and we gave him two photo albums. He checked all the pictures of our marriage and day to day life. We told him where the pictures were taken and which event. Then I gave him all the joint documents. He checked each one of those and kept them to check our case again. Lastly, he told he would check all the documents again and if nothing required then go with the next steps. So wasn’t approved right at the spot ☹️
 
however, in the evening I got the card production notification and next day 130 and 485 were approved 🙂 
 
NB if your marriage/ engagement is on the real ground then DONT WORRY 🙂

*Not usually. Just this year has been inconsistent. Usually it's just 1 biometric appointment for I-485 and I-765:


 
AP request based on pending I-485 doesn't require biometrics. Only AP request done outside the US based on humanitarian reasons or for significant public benefit requires biometrics: https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/forms/i-131instr.pdf Page 12

Did they raise a service request for you? Ideally the agents raise a service request and the response time for the same is 30 days. If your response time has passed with no action, call them back immediately and ask to be put on the queue for call back from tier 2 officer. There is no other way around it. The call center agents will tell you they can only re-submit the service request and you have to wait another 30 days, do not worry. Just ask for the call back. Tier 2 officer will call you within 7 working days and give you an appointment. Make sure you take the request number for tier 2 escalation. If they fail to call you in 7 days, you will have to follow up with that number. All the best.

Yes they updated the case status to fingerprints applied. Expedite is a little tricky, I do not qualify for financial hardship and my job offers do not want to give me anything on paper until I have the EAD. So, its a wait and watch scenario for me as of now. 

Its nice to hear you were able to get an appointment and my advice came handy. The further update on my case is that I was indeed able to get my notice on email but it was a task. My appointment was 24th which was Tuesday so I called USCIS early morning on 23rd and they again put me on an urgent queue for call back with turnaround time of 24-48 hrs, I was very sure they wont call me. The USCIS service center staff actually told me to go without the notice just in case it doesn't arrive, which I feel is the worst advise cause they wont even let you in without it. Anyways, surprisingly someone from USCIS called me at 11AM just within 2 hrs of me calling but unfortunately I missed the call. But the officer left me a voicemail stating she will make a second attempt. She called me back around 2 PM and was able to email the same to me.
 
Regarding my experience at the biometric center, I arrived an hour early and they had already started the queue for the 1 PM appointment lot. I was second in my lot. It was quiet smooth and I was done in 30 minutes. One thing I will emphasize is that with the notice that you receive their is a second page that needs you to fill your physical data and sign. Please make sure you fill it and take it with you. An elderly couple in our group did not bring the same and it was a big hassle for them. The center allowed cell phones but you have to turn it off before going in. Only interpreters, helpers for disabled and parents for  minors are allowed in as companions.

I will update the house when it is over 

Best of luck. leet us know how it goes. 

After a closer look, that link seems specifically for Infopass appointments (i.e. passport stamps, etc.), not biometric appointment:
 

Kindly wish me luck for today is the interview day and I am nervous about it. 

So after an unsuccessful congressman inquiry we placed a service request online for case being outside normal processing time on November 4th. Last Monday we decided to call and try pleading our case to a tier 2 officer. When we called they said that no action was taken on our case, we asked if we could speak to a tier 2 officer. We were told that we can be placed in queue to get a call back in 7 days. Today an officer called back and was able to schedule us for a biometrics appt. Now we wait for the official notice in the mail. PD April 27th.  Jacksonville FL.