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    May 2020 AOS Filers

    in Adjustment of Status Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted

    On 10/27/2020 at 10:10 PM, Rich1974 said:

    @KrisaT___ @CystashGlad to hear of your successful interviews, I’m thinking I’ll hear of a interview date soon but dreading them going over the I-944 as my wife was working up until covid hit and has been unemployed since, the info on the forms was up to date and relevant but not really applicable now, I’m sure others may have the same issue too?? Do any of you guys have your EAD AND SSN?? I have my EAD but still waiting patiently for my SSN!! 🤞😊

    Yes they sent my ead then a week later SSN. During interview they mostly asked question from i485 form, so don't worry about that and if they ask quiz from i944 just be true with them. Good luck, I know it will go well. 

    May 2020 AOS Filers

    in Adjustment of Status Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted

    2 hours ago, KrisaT___ said:

    Hi all, 

     

    I just want to share my interview experience today. We went in 20 mins early and had my picture and index fingers registered after the security and then we were told to wait for our name to be called. 

    When we got called, the officer had as sworn in that everything we say is the truth. He looked at my paperwork and asked for the original copies of birth certificates and marriage license. 

    He then asked me and my husband our full names, birthdates and where we live. Looked over my i-485, asked the security questions( yes and no questions) and reviewed the i-944. 

    He only asked me for my new medical report. And handed me a paper with the decision. Told me we’ll know in a few weeks. Took us probably about 30mins. 

     

    Hope this helps. And good luck to everyone!

     

     

    Oooh woow that's good. Wanted to write my interview experience cause I went today as well. I guess no need cause I could have written this myself. My experience is exactly the same and said he couldn't see no reason to deny me the greencard and I should expect it in the mail in the two months. 

     

    I would like to encourage everybody and tell you to hang in there. Things will get better with no time. I totally understand the frustrations that come with this process. Be patient and hopeful and wish you all the best. 

    Green Card was approved in 3 months, my AOS story

    in Adjustment of Status from Work, Student, & Tourist Visas

    Posted

    On 9/28/2020 at 1:40 PM, itscarly said:

    Hi! I used a lot of vj information to filed for aos and I wanted to share with you my experience and my aos package.

     

    I'm from Argentina and I came to America in November with a J1 visa (summer work travel program), after dating my husband for a year, we got married on May 7th. According to my visa, I had to go back home before June 30th and even though I married a US citizen and I knew if I overstayed it was going to be waived, I was still so worried that I filed for AoS asap (June 19th).

    A few things I'm going to say before I talk about my application is that I think 50% was pure luck, it was filing at the right time and date. The other 50% making sure nothing in my application could make the officer doubt and ask for more information or evidence. I made sure everything was disclosed and explained, it must have been either a pain in the ### or a blessing for whoever that took my case cause it was 400 pages long lol. Also the fact that my office was Reno helped a lot, I went twice for biometrics and interview and there was no one, the parking lot was empty, so they're pretty low on cases there. I didn't get help from a lawyer 'cause I considered my case was simple, it wasn't worth the money, we were on lockdown so I didn't have much else to do but getting obsessed with sending the perfect application, visiting hundreds of VJs topics and watching youtube videos. 

     

    Another thing, specifically for I130 is that I was scared because my husband and I are in our early 20s, we got married a year after meeting each other, 7 months out of those 12 we were in a long distance relationship, he still lived with his parents, we both had part time jobs, we don't own anything, so we had to prove our love by telling them our story. How meant to be we are, how we clicked instantly, how we talked 3 hours a day every day, how I told him he could come to visit me and the next day he went to get his passport and bought flight tickets to see me, how we can't imagine being away from each other, that we did it for 7 months and we don't want to do it ever again, how we have plans for the future, etc. Our bonafide evidence was full of stories and we attached them with tickets, passes, reservations, photos, invitations. By the time of the interview we did gather a lot of primary evidence and the officer that interviewed us was more than pleased.

     

     

     

    This was my package main cover letter

     

     

    I had to explain a few things when I filed:

    1. During a road trip all my forms of identification were stolen, so I lost my passport with my visa stamp and my country ids. Thankfully, I was able to get an emergency passport and sent that in the package with an explanation of what happened and secondary proof that I was here legally such as letters from my sponsors, employers, job reviews and flight tickets.

     

    2. I was given an extension of my visa because of the pandemic, so I sent a letter from my sponsor that explains the extension and extra information on why I was given this extension (the borders of my country were closed and all my flights were canceled)

     

    3. My husband was a dependent of him mom for 2017 tax returns so we wrote a letter that his mom signed.

     

    4. I944 was intense haha, we couldn't get IRS transcripts before sending the application because at that time IRS offices were closed, so we sent the biggest WE TRIED letter, where we stated that we received no answer from IRS so we were going to send 1040s and W2s.

     

    5. We didn't have a credit score or report because none of us has credit cars, loans, car, leases, anything. We're still pretty young and we haven't thought all that out yet (we should soon). So we explained that, we sent transunion letter saying we didn't have any of that, screenshots of the experian website saying they couldn't find me and I tried to get a credit card online and I didn't qualified.

     

    6. For Education, I did an evaluation of my college transcripts with a NACES authorized agency (IEE), also I graduated from college but I came to America before i could sign my diploma so I don't have my diploma with me and that's the way I can prove I graduated, what I sent to prove I graduated was a certified letter by my college that stated that I did in fact finish college. The evaluation agency wrote that my degree was incomplete because they didn't accept the certified letter but I sent everything in my I944, cause why not.

     

    7.I didn't send proof I know how to speak Spanish because that's my native language and in my transcripts from school we don't call Spanish classes that, we call them Language classes. I wrote a letter swearing I know Spanish and that's it.

     

    When I filed I was afraid that my husband's tax return were going to look bad, because in 2019 he made a little over the percentage he had to make to sponsor me, in 2018 he made half of that percentage and in 2017 he was a minor and was a dependent of his mom. Still I sent all that information because if I disclosed it first it means I'm ahead of any questions they can ask us. That's just my mindset, I know a lot of people believe it's better to just put the last tax return information and that's fine. Also when we filed, my husband was unemployed and so was I (pandemic related), so we sent his last pay stubs and that's all. (He did have a part time job but that didn't make enough to support me at that time and he didn't file for unemployment)

     

    Another thing is that (PLEASE DONT DO IT) I worked in the past unauthorized, this was way before I met my husband and I didn't think of the consequences, I had no idea at some point it could come back to bite me. So, I disclosed it, I said from what date to what date and in I485 I said yes to working unauthorized and violating the terms of conditions of my nonimmigrant status.

     

     

    So this was my timeline

     

     

    and here's what I sent the June 2020 filers group and hour after the interview:

     

     

     

    And that's it. Right now, I have a job offer and I'm waiting for my green card to arrive. I'm excited about the winter, being with my husband without having to think of visas, uscis, forms, is great. I did get only the conditional green card, so in 2 years I'll have to do this again hahah.

     

    I hope this long post helps you, please let me know if you have any questions, this was my experience, probably had a few mistakes, it's not perfect, I was just very lucky this process went as smoothly as it did. Thank you thank you thank you VJ members for answering all my questions and giving me so much information!

     

     

     

     

    Woow congrats. Did they asknfor form i-693. The exam media form? 

    June 2020 AOS Filers

    in Adjustment of Status Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted

    On 6/17/2020 at 10:48 PM, LadyInGreggs said:

    Hey guys! I sent the application June 1st and USPS says it was delivered June 3rd, still no money taken out. I sent the EAD application with it but not the advance parole, I'm freaking out now because I only put two passport photos in, I totally missed where it said they need two passport photos for the EAD too? Is this going to mess me up?? ☹️

    I totally did the same mistake, waiting to see what they say. 

    May 2020 AOS Filers

    in Adjustment of Status Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted

    Hey guys, I wanna give you an update. Yesterday at 11.00pm  I recieved my receipts from uscis almost a month of worrying whether they got my package or not. My time 

    Sent the package on 26th May 2028

    Got the text with the receipt on 22 May

    Checked cashed on 23 May...

    it's little relief guys, now waiting starts, for those who are still waiting hang in there. 

    MSC(Missouri Service Center) is processing my case, whose else case is being processed by Missouri? 

    May 2020 AOS Filers

    in Adjustment of Status Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted

    Hey all, we sent my i485 forms by ups on 26th and we haven't heard anything so far. We don't know whether lockbox recieved our package or not since ups didn't even notify us whether they delivered it or not. We haven't heard anything from uscis whether they recieved our forms or not.  Guys what do you advice I do? has anybody who has sent their forms from may 20th recieved a message from uscis or a text? 

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