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  1. Just an update on my AOS journey:

    Had my interview in Houston,TX last July 24. It went well. The IO just verified my name, my parents name and my date of birth.

    We carried a bunch of evidence but never asked any other proof.

    Thank you for all the people who extended their time and support during this journey. I really appreciate you all!

    The IO stamped my passport and informed me that my 10 year green card will arrive in the mail in 2-4 weeks and we have a choice to apply for Citizenship after 3 years or we can opt to just renew the GC every 10 years.

    Thanks again!

    To all those waiting...Your time will come!

    :blush:

  2. Thank you dbears for the support and encouragement.

    As of this time, am still waiting...and waiting...for any news from USCIS. I check my mailbox everyday for any letter but..nothing.

    My hope is slowly fading away...

    Please don't lose hope, you have gone a long ways. It may not be as fast as your K1 visa approval but it will surely come.

    "Never let go of hope. One day you will see that it all has finally come together. What you have always wished for has finally come to be. You will look back and laugh at what has passed and you will ask yourself... 'How did I get through all of that?"

    God be your constant refuge and strength. (((HUGS)))

    Thank you for the encouragement.

    I know waiting is the hard part in this process. I know some people have gone through worst in this visa journey process. it is just that it drains all hope especially knowing that some people already received their GC when in fact they filed a month after me...

    Congrats to everyone who received their good news. I still am waiting for mine...

  3. Just be patient your visa will come.

    I have to wait almost a month after my interview before I received my visa, when document verification was still part of the process. Others have to wait longer than a month...

    You should be fine.

    Good luck!

  4. Shes,

    Am a first time SSN applicant. We went to SSA in Houston last Monday. They said their system was down that day , I was given a letter that says: They still need to verify my status with DHS and it will take up to 4-6 weeks before I will recived the actual SS card.

    I hope it will be soon. We need the SSN badly for tax purposes ( We just applied for extension to file since the deadline is coming up)!

    Then again...Our journey continues...

  5. Updated for GloAndCole's AP, shes' EAD & interview date, felb's AP, Mikko's EAD, Marikiya_dhr's interview date, added andiste08, and SteveAndTiff's green card receipt date- the very first January AOS filer's green card! :dance::dance::dance:

    So many good news, CONGRATS to all who received good news this week... I hope and pray next week will usher in more good news. :thumbs:

    JANUARY 2009 AOS/EAD/AP JOURNEY
    
    USR NAME           Filed     NOA1      BIOM      CSC-TFR    EAD       AP        NTRVW     GCRCVD
    
    SteveAndTiff       01-02     01-13     01-27     xx-xx      03-09     xx-xx     03-25     04-03
    JulianDavid        01-03     01-08     03-14     xx-xx      03-16     03-11     xx-xx     xx-xx
    i-migrate          01-05     01-12     02-05     xx-xx      03-11     xx-xx     05-08     xx-xx
    ThaiStyleUSA       01-05     01-20     02-04     xx-xx      03-12     xx-xx     xx-xx     xx-xx
    big_fish           01-06     01-12     02-12     xx-xx      03-12     03-12     04-09     xx-xx
    A&N                01-07     01-09     01-27     xx-xx      xx-xx     xx-xx     xx-xx     xx-xx
    johnichka          01-07     01-13     03-10     xx-xx      xx-xx     xx-xx     xx-xx     xx-xx
    Andy-n-Maricar     01-08     01-14     02-06     02-02      03-13     03-13     xx-xx     xx-xx
    happy_girl         01-08     01-16     02-17     03-17      03-17     03-23     xx-xx     xx-xx
    zoharulz           01-08     01-20     01-30     xx-xx      03-17     03-17     04-03     xx-xx
    sj_soulm8ts        01-09     01-14     02-13     xx-xx      03-25     03-21     xx-xx     xx-xx
    sunnybear          01-09     01-16     02-06     xx-xx      xx-xx     xx-xx     05-06     xx-xx
    Hilkka28586        01-10     01-23     02-09     xx-xx      xx-xx     xx-xx     xx-xx     xx-xx
    Barry and Jackie   01-11     02-03     02-26     02-12      xx-xx     xx-xx     xx-xx     xx-xx
    dbears             01-12     01-20     03-16     xx-xx      03-19     xx-xx     05-26     xx-xx
    EnS                01-12     01-21     01-27     01-31      xx-xx     xx-xx     xx-xx     xx-xx
    Levi Heather       01-12     01-22     03-17     01-30      03-17     03-15     xx-xx     xx-xx
    Maddy20            01-12     01-22     03-13     02-06      xx-xx     xx-xx     xx-xx     xx-xx
    BTalley            01-13     01-26     01-26     xx-xx      xx-xx     xx-xx     05-04     xx-xx
    reef@pol           01-13     01-21     03-14     xx-xx      xx-xx     xx-xx     05-12     xx-xx
    mrsbonky           01-14     01-30     02-05     xx-xx      03-02     03-02     04-02     xx-xx
    c&z                01-15     01-23     02-19     xx-xx      04-02     04-02     04-16     xx-xx
    john_dot           01-15     01-23     02-17     xx-xx      xx-xx     xx-xx     04-14     xx-xx
    kcoyclay1          01-15     01-28     02-19     xx-xx      03-18     xx-xx     04-29     xx-xx
    saspak             01-15     01-30     03-13     xx-xx      xx-xx     xx-xx     xx-xx     xx-xx
    tea1               01-15     01-30     02-17     02-19      xx-xx     xx-xx     xx-xx     xx-xx     
    jr&belle           01-16     02-02     02-28     02-10      xx-xx     xx-xx     xx-xx     xx-xx
    Eric & Althea      01-19     01-27     02-24     02-19      xx-xx     xx-xx     xx-xx     xx-xx
    Amy&Xin            01-20     01-28     02-10     xx-xx      03-25     03-20     04-22     xx-xx
    cwaf               01-20     02-02     02-24     03-16      03-25     03-26     xx-xx     xx-xx
    GloAndCole         01-20     01-28     02-18     xx-xx      xx-xx     03-27     04-14     xx-xx
    LeaAndBen          01-20     01-29     02-27     xx-xx      03-23     xx-xx     xx-xx     xx-xx
    wmikevelez         01-20     01-29     02-19     xx-xx      xx-xx     xx-xx     04-14     xx-xx
    Bill and Nicky     01-22     01-28     03-04     xx-xx      xx-xx     xx-xx     xx-xx     xx-xx
    Mikko              01-22     01-30     03-03     xx-xx      03-23     03-23   xx-xx     xx-xx  
    rajemr2119         01-23     02-07     02-19     xx-xx      xx-xx     xx-xx     xx-xx     xx-xx 
    andiste08          01-23     02-03     02-21     xx-xx      xx-xx     04-03     04-20     xx-xx
    janessnroland      01-24     02-09     03-17     xx-xx      xx-xx     xx-xx     xx-xx     xx-xx
    lancer1655         01-24     01-27     02-17     xx-xx      xx-xx     xx-xx     xx-xx     xx-xx
    am32               01-26     02-07     02-26     xx-xx      xx-xx     xx-xx     05-12     xx-xx
    Marikiya_dhr       01-26     02-09     02-27     xx-xx      xx-xx     xx-xx     05-06     xx-xx
    Alex & Rachel      01-27     02-05     02-28     xx-xx      xx-xx     xx-xx     xx-xx     xx-xx
    caityrose          01-27     02-06     02-24     xx-xx      xx-xx     xx-xx     xx-xx     xx-xx
    felb               01-27     02-04     03-06     xx-xx      xx-xx     03-31     xx-xx     xx-xx
    Missleyte          01-27     02-02     02-20     xx-xx      xx-xx     xx-xx     xx-xx     xx-xx
    andiste08          01-27     02-03     02-21     xx-xx      xx-xx     xx-xx     04-20     xx-xx
    steveinsandiego    01-28     02-10     02-24     xx-xx      xx-xx     xx-xx     xx-xx     xx-xx
    shes               01-30     02-10     02-28     xx-xx      04-02     03-28     03-15     xx-xx
    

  6. Well just thought I would post this to start us all off in the new year for those that will be filing for AOS in January! We are working on our package right now and hope to have it mailed out next week! Good luck to all!

    Steph n' Gareth

    Congratulations to you guys with the AOS approvals :)

    Tiff received her Green Card in the mail today. We also went to the Social Security Office with no problems. Good Luck, Talk soon.

    Steve

    BIG CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU BOTH! :dance::dance::dance:

    I hope our journey will be as smooth as yours have been!

    Good luck!

    Hey Guys

    We had our Interview today and I am happy to say I was approved!!! :) :) We arrived at 1:45 for our 2 pm appointment, went through security and had to wait for 15 min before being called in by a Middle aged Female officer. She saw me carrying in huge photo albums and remarked later that she thought i would get a hernia carrying them in :P But she did not even look at one picture. As soon as we entered she swore us in asked us to take a seat. Then she asked us for our ids and then asked how me met, how long did we know each other before we got married, and then verified the information on the forms and asked the usual 'No' questions on the i-485. Then she asked for joint proof so we provided our utility bills and when we gave her our joint health + life insurance she said yes that was very good and after that she did not want anymore. But just to be safe, i kind of forced her to take a joint bank statement lol.

    After that, she took the i-94 out, wrote something on it, then stamped approved on the 485. She asked for my EAD and AP, laughed at the fact they printed my wifes pic on the AP by mistake, then stamped my passport with the temporary stamp good for a year :) :) I was kind of happy i did not have to ask for it. Overall, the IO was really friendly and polite and didn't make us feel uncomfortable at all.

    So I think I am done because i saw her stamp the forms with the Big Approval stamp and got the stamp in the passport but my online status still says received and pending and that my case is still at NBC.... thats weird but no card production ordered touch... :unsure:

    Anyways thanks to everyone here on this forum for answering a lot of questions and helping me save some big money on lawyer fees and for sharing their experiences so i knew what to expect.

    :dance:

    Wish everyone else a speedy process and best of luck!!!!

    Thanks for sharing you experience. It is through this kind of post that we, the ones who are waiting learn a lot from!

    Congratulations and Good luck! :blush:

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