Toby_HB

Biometrics pics for me, which means I wasted like $20+ for like 4 pairs of passport style pics lol. 

4. Validity Period of Form I-693 (Including Use of Prior Versions)
USCIS issues a decision on the underlying immigration benefit application no more than 2 years after the date the civil surgeon signed Form I-693. [24] 
 
https://www.uscis.gov/policy-manual/volume-8-part-b-chapter-4

Biometrics pics for me, which means I wasted like $20+ for like 4 pairs of passport style pics lol. 

Hey all, 
Feels like I'm possibly the slowest-moving case here. Just got my biometrics appointment for July 30th. Been waiting since my NOA dated Aug 19 2020, close to a year just to do biometrics!
Seattle is seriously backlogged
 

Hello Aug 2020 filers, we had our AOS Marriage interview yesterday in LA! 
We arrived at the office 15 mins early for our 8:00am appointment, went through security and waited about 5 mins after checking in. The officer called our number and we followed her to a photo copier where she took our IDs, Passports and my I-20's (I was on a F1 for 3 years). Then we followed her to her office, and she asked for my medical, she was very stern, I wouldn't say rude though, but she def wasn't friendly, but she's an officer so I wasn't expecting a warm cheery reception from her. After that she took our Marriage Certificate and then started asking me the yes or no questions on the i-485. After that she said we are here for you to become a Permanent Resident, and you need to prove you have a bonafide marriage, she then asked if we'd like to submit any evidence that wasn't in the original packet we when we applied. We gave her joint tax transcript, bank statements, bills, I am not on the lease, which she seemed bugged that my wife didn't bring the rental agreement even if I wasn't on it. She then asked for pictures only with family, so we gave her some pictures of my wife's sister and mother with us. We haven't been able to travel outside to see mine because of covid-19 but she said make sure you take some when you are together with your family for more evidence when you have to remove conditions in a year and 9 months if you are approved today. We then gave her about 6 or 7 more pics with friends, she said she didn't care about pics of just us. After that she handed us a piece of paper that said, we are reviewing your case, and she said we will get a letter in the mail within 10 days saying approved or if we need more evidence. 
 
All in all we were at the office for a little less than an hour, and the interview portion was maybe 15 mins, she asked us zero questions outside of the i-485 questions, just address and where I worked now. About 15 mins after, I saw that the Case Statues for i-485 changed to "New Card Being Produced", i-130 still says Case Received though. I was definitely surprised by how quick it was and how she didn't ask any questions really at all. I am proud that I did all the paper work ourselves and did not get one RFE other than the i-944. So green card being produced in 11months exactly, the wait for the EAD was so painful, but there was light at the end of the tunnel. 
 
Good luck to everyone who has interviews soon and please ask me anything! 

Hello Aug 2020 filers, we had our AOS Marriage interview yesterday in LA! 
We arrived at the office 15 mins early for our 8:00am appointment, went through security and waited about 5 mins after checking in. The officer called our number and we followed her to a photo copier where she took our IDs, Passports and my I-20's (I was on a F1 for 3 years). Then we followed her to her office, and she asked for my medical, she was very stern, I wouldn't say rude though, but she def wasn't friendly, but she's an officer so I wasn't expecting a warm cheery reception from her. After that she took our Marriage Certificate and then started asking me the yes or no questions on the i-485. After that she said we are here for you to become a Permanent Resident, and you need to prove you have a bonafide marriage, she then asked if we'd like to submit any evidence that wasn't in the original packet we when we applied. We gave her joint tax transcript, bank statements, bills, I am not on the lease, which she seemed bugged that my wife didn't bring the rental agreement even if I wasn't on it. She then asked for pictures only with family, so we gave her some pictures of my wife's sister and mother with us. We haven't been able to travel outside to see mine because of covid-19 but she said make sure you take some when you are together with your family for more evidence when you have to remove conditions in a year and 9 months if you are approved today. We then gave her about 6 or 7 more pics with friends, she said she didn't care about pics of just us. After that she handed us a piece of paper that said, we are reviewing your case, and she said we will get a letter in the mail within 10 days saying approved or if we need more evidence. 
 
All in all we were at the office for a little less than an hour, and the interview portion was maybe 15 mins, she asked us zero questions outside of the i-485 questions, just address and where I worked now. About 15 mins after, I saw that the Case Statues for i-485 changed to "New Card Being Produced", i-130 still says Case Received though. I was definitely surprised by how quick it was and how she didn't ask any questions really at all. I am proud that I did all the paper work ourselves and did not get one RFE other than the i-944. So green card being produced in 11months exactly, the wait for the EAD was so painful, but there was light at the end of the tunnel. 
 
Good luck to everyone who has interviews soon and please ask me anything! 

My wife had her biometrics yesterday. The system updated today that USCIS received the prints. 

I-485 Interview today! Approved on the Spot!!! Hialeah, FL Field Office 
 
Hi guys I hope you all are doing great.
My US Citizen husband and I had our marriage-based application interview today at the Hialeah Field Office.  We originally filed I-130, I-485, I-765 and I-131 on 03/08/2020. I had my biometrics done on 02/10/2021 and our interview today, on 03/22/2021.
 
 The IO was kind of serious at the beginning, but then the conversation started to flow more naturally.  She first started with questions from the forms I-130 (for my spouse) and I-485 (for me).  Then she began to ask how we met, how long did we date before we got married, where and when was the first date, when and where was the second date and how often did we used to meet while dating, what was my job in  my home country and what was my husband's job when we met.
 
 We brought a bunch of documents, but she only asked for Bona-Fide marriage documents, so we gave her our joint bank account statements for the last 6 months, a T-Mobile joint account, correspondence we had to the same residency address, car insurance, life insurance, both driving licenses with the same address and a bunch of photos (like 25 and she kept with all of them).  She asked the story behind almost all of the pictures and asked us both to confirm who was in them.  She asked about our joint sponsor and our relationship with her (my mother-in-law's best friend).
 
We also brought 2020 W2’s and last 2 months paystubs from our joint sponsor.  The IO never asked for that though.  She didn’t even ask for originals of birth certificates and marriage certificate.
 
 When she finished the questions, she told us to wait for her while she printed a couple papers to sign. When she came back, she told us: I think I have everything I need, you will receive your card in the mail within 30 days, and then proceed to explain the removal of conditions process.
 
 When we got home, our case status for I-485 updated to: New Card Is Being Produced.
 
 So that was our experience guys.
 
 Fun fact: the IO had a document on the desk, it was like a memorandum stating that Public Charge form I-944 and supporting documents must not be taken into consideration lol 
 

I did a e-request to look into my AP on March 2nd and they gave me a "deadline" of March 19th to reply, and on March 15th my EAD/AP were both approved. Not sure it if was the e-request or just anything else that kickstarted the approval but it kinda makes me wonder.. PD, 8/8/2020.
 
 

I did a e-request to look into my AP on March 2nd and they gave me a "deadline" of March 19th to reply, and on March 15th my EAD/AP were both approved. Not sure it if was the e-request or just anything else that kickstarted the approval but it kinda makes me wonder.. PD, 8/8/2020.
 
 

I did a e-request to look into my AP on March 2nd and they gave me a "deadline" of March 19th to reply, and on March 15th my EAD/AP were both approved. Not sure it if was the e-request or just anything else that kickstarted the approval but it kinda makes me wonder.. PD, 8/8/2020.
 
 

I inquired about the status of my application and he told me that it was still under review but he would put in a service request for me because it was taking too long (Filed July 17, Biometrics Jan 8). He did note that after filing the request it was highly likely that they would approve the EAD card in the coming days (which they did after about 7 days) but it could take up to 30 days.

Finally have, New Card Is Being Produced for i-765. Which was 84 days after my Biometrics were taken.  
 

Finally have, New Card Is Being Produced for i-765. Which was 84 days after my Biometrics were taken.  
 

When doing 2020 taxes "current year" is 2020. Thus she was resident alien for all of 2020.
 
For 2021 taxes she'll also be a resident alien for all of 2021. (When assuming that either she doesn't leave the US for a long enough period OR her I-485 is approved in 2021.)
https://www.irs.gov/individuals/international-taxpayers/alien-residency-green-card-test
https://www.irs.gov/individuals/international-taxpayers/substantial-presence-test

@Toby_HB It was a tier 2, was automatically directed to them, maybe because I called at 8:00 AM exactly. Mainly just told them I really need to work and asked why it was taking so long. I hadn't slept and was extremely grumpy 😂

Woke up to a miracle today! Curious if it had anything to do with me calling the USCIS yesterday to complain 😂

Wow!!! They were quick for once...

Even better news everyone..
 
https://www.dhs.gov/news/2021/03/09/dhs-statement-litigation-related-public-charge-ground-inadmissibility
 
DHS and USCIS will provide additional updates regarding the administration of the public charge ground of inadmissibility, including announcing when DHS will cease applying the 2019 Rule.

Even better news everyone..
 
https://www.dhs.gov/news/2021/03/09/dhs-statement-litigation-related-public-charge-ground-inadmissibility
 
DHS and USCIS will provide additional updates regarding the administration of the public charge ground of inadmissibility, including announcing when DHS will cease applying the 2019 Rule.

Guess this will be gone in a few months. 

Positive news, so much confusion regarding this damn form. 
 
from reddit:
 
 

Positive news, so much confusion regarding this damn form. 
 
from reddit:
 
 

It seems we will have good news about Public charge soon: https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/09/politics/doj-dismiss-case-public-charge-rule/index.html
 
 

Hey all, 
Our appointment went very well and the officer who interviewed us was friendly and warm. It both felt like an interview and just a formality because he seemed to already have a positive opinion of our case. He only took 2 papers out of the 2" worth of evidence and forms we brought with us in a binder. He seemed surprised that after he went over all the questions on the i-485 form that there were no errors and he didn't have to change anything. He was very impressed with our evidence we had previously provided, how thorough we were and how we presented our evidence we brought with us. He literally refused to take anything besides a copy of our sons birth cert. and his paternity test. He didn't want the updated I-864's or taxes or paystubs or proof of our relationship. I offered to provide proof of his insurance which was new, for the i-944 and he said "nah, you don't need it, its a stupid form (i-944) anyway." YES he actually said that. 😮  He said he wasn't going to split our folder into two (the one he had) because we already have so much and it's so full, so he basically didn't need anything else. He did want to look at the photos but he didn't keep any. He didn't ask any crazy questions, most of the questions were just going over the I-485 to make sure we didn't miss anything. He asked who our joint sponsor was, he asked about the age of our son and when we met, how we started talking, when we started dating, how many children I have (he asked me that), if I ever met his parents what their names are and where they live, and asked how long I was with him in Australia. All the questions were really easy and he wasn't trying to trick us or find a reason to deny us. He told us they don't do approvals on the spot and said we should know in 1-2 days. About an hour and a bit after the interview our status finally updated to "New Card Being Produced!" YAY!!