AOS FILERS - March 2008

[cdn_in_wa 1]

Okay, Seattle...it's been two weeks today since the interview, I'd like my approval update please!

Yeah. C'mon Seattle.

To be fair to them, they ordered my card 2 weeks from my interview, but the online update was not posted until the Monday following. And the letters? They were dated the 29th I think, 2 days before the card ordered date.

If it doesn't update today, I'd think Monday will be your day!

I remember you said the update wasn't posted until Monday..I'm just a bit impatient I guess. Too many things to think about lately and this process is something I'd like to be done with for a while. Thanks for your support/encouragement..it's greatly appreciated

I'm just as impatient. I wait for the mail every day. Hoping the GC will be there. And every day I say 'maybe tomorrow?'

[u2rsobad 0]

Whoo-hooo!!!!!!!

Current Status: Card production ordered.

On November 13, 2008, we ordered production of your new card.

It's finally happened!! I've checked the website at least a dozen times today - as I do everyday - and finally a change! I was beginning to think that our IO in Seattle had taken an early holiday vacation and just left our file sitting there on her desk!

I'll still be hanging out at the mailbox waiting for the card (actually, with my work schedule I don't really hang out there at 4:30 am...lol) There's finally a light at the end of the tunnel...and actually light in the sky today, too. The rain has stopped!

Thanks to everyone for their encouragement and support, it means a lot!

[ramzis52 0]

Whoo-hooo!!!!!!!

Current Status: Card production ordered.

On November 13, 2008, we ordered production of your new card.

It's finally happened!! I've checked the website at least a dozen times today - as I do everyday - and finally a change! I was beginning to think that our IO in Seattle had taken an early holiday vacation and just left our file sitting there on her desk!

I'll still be hanging out at the mailbox waiting for the card (actually, with my work schedule I don't really hang out there at 4:30 am...lol) There's finally a light at the end of the tunnel...and actually light in the sky today, too. The rain has stopped!

Thanks to everyone for their encouragement and support, it means a lot!

Sandi---AT LAST!!!! Congratulations

[malakas 0]

Congrats to all :dance:

[Mountain Climber 186]

Whoo-hooo!!!!!!!

Current Status: Card production ordered.

On November 13, 2008, we ordered production of your new card.

It's finally happened!! I've checked the website at least a dozen times today - as I do everyday - and finally a change! I was beginning to think that our IO in Seattle had taken an early holiday vacation and just left our file sitting there on her desk!

I'll still be hanging out at the mailbox waiting for the card (actually, with my work schedule I don't really hang out there at 4:30 am...lol) There's finally a light at the end of the tunnel...and actually light in the sky today, too. The rain has stopped!

Thanks to everyone for their encouragement and support, it means a lot!

Congratulations!!! Now it is time to relax for awhile

[emerce 0]

Hey Everyone! I just wanted to let everyone in on the info from our interview thismorning. It was scheduled for 10:00am in Mount Laurel, New Jersey which none of you have probably ever hear of but its about 10 minutes outside of Philadelphia. We went inside at about 9:40 and were careful not to bring in anything we'd have to put back in the car like cell phones or cameras. It was seriously packed and I was like man this is going to take forever, but they called us after only about 10 minutes so I guess they actually took us early.

The woman was nice, and had an accent but I couldnt place it. She swore us in which was awkward because she didnt tell us how to answer so we're both like "..yes?" She asked so see our passports and driver's licenses. Then she said "so how did you guys meet?" and "how long was it before you actually met in person?" Then she asked us "so how do you guys feel the marriage is going right now?" We told her we were having a lot of fun and that we enjoyed going on trips and were looking forward to getting our own apartment and doing lots of travelling together. Then she commented that just thismorning a man had come to his interview crying that his US Citizen wife had been using him and all of the money in his bank account was gone. She said a lot of times we don't even have to ask people, they come to us to tell us the marriage ended up being a joke. She asked us about work and where I went to school and what my major was. She also asked if I had any internships so I told her about the one I had over the summer. She was really sweet and was basically making conversation and commenting on how we didnt have kids so we had a lot of time to enjoy ourselves. I could sense early on that she was very happy with our answers and she kept on talking about the future as if we should see that everything would be okay and he would be staying. Finally, she asked me "what do you have for me to take from you that I can keep in your file?" I gave her a bank statement, insurance statement, gym membership contract, hotel receipt from a vacation, wedding pictures, an affidavit from my father, and copies of greeting cards. She was happy to take anything I gave her, she didnt refuse anything and she secured it in our file.

So she turns to her computer and says "Okay so I am approving your case in the computer, and you should have your green card in the mail in no more than a month but probably sooner" As she was doing that she asked a random question about any pets in the house so we told her about my parents Jack Russell Terrier, Trevor. Thennnn I was so surprised but she actually gave him the passport stamp so that he is free to work and travel immediately.

So overall, super easy, super nice, super efficient and super approved!

[ellla 0]

Yaayyyy!!!! E-merce! Congrats! So happy for you guys! :D

[ddkm 0]

Congrats to everyone with the good news!

Im still waiting for any kind of news...almost 2 months since being told we were approved at the interview and still nothing - very frustrating!

[keweul 1]

Hey Everyone! I just wanted to let everyone in on the info from our interview thismorning. It was scheduled for 10:00am in Mount Laurel, New Jersey which none of you have probably ever hear of but its about 10 minutes outside of Philadelphia. We went inside at about 9:40 and were careful not to bring in anything we'd have to put back in the car like cell phones or cameras. It was seriously packed and I was like man this is going to take forever, but they called us after only about 10 minutes so I guess they actually took us early.

The woman was nice, and had an accent but I couldnt place it. She swore us in which was awkward because she didnt tell us how to answer so we're both like "..yes?" She asked so see our passports and driver's licenses. Then she said "so how did you guys meet?" and "how long was it before you actually met in person?" Then she asked us "so how do you guys feel the marriage is going right now?" We told her we were having a lot of fun and that we enjoyed going on trips and were looking forward to getting our own apartment and doing lots of travelling together. Then she commented that just thismorning a man had come to his interview crying that his US Citizen wife had been using him and all of the money in his bank account was gone. She said a lot of times we don't even have to ask people, they come to us to tell us the marriage ended up being a joke. She asked us about work and where I went to school and what my major was. She also asked if I had any internships so I told her about the one I had over the summer. She was really sweet and was basically making conversation and commenting on how we didnt have kids so we had a lot of time to enjoy ourselves. I could sense early on that she was very happy with our answers and she kept on talking about the future as if we should see that everything would be okay and he would be staying. Finally, she asked me "what do you have for me to take from you that I can keep in your file?" I gave her a bank statement, insurance statement, gym membership contract, hotel receipt from a vacation, wedding pictures, an affidavit from my father, and copies of greeting cards. She was happy to take anything I gave her, she didnt refuse anything and she secured it in our file.

So she turns to her computer and says "Okay so I am approving your case in the computer, and you should have your green card in the mail in no more than a month but probably sooner" As she was doing that she asked a random question about any pets in the house so we told her about my parents Jack Russell Terrier, Trevor. Thennnn I was so surprised but she actually gave him the passport stamp so that he is free to work and travel immediately.

So overall, super easy, super nice, super efficient and super approved!

CONGRATS...actually I have my interview in Mount Laurel on Dec. 4...so I'm glad to see someone went before me and it went well...enjoy...

[beejay 123]

Congrats E-merce!!!

[Wrights 0]

My interview went #######. We went in on Oct 21st , and the officer separated me from my husband immediately. Asked me millions of questions, some uncomfortable. And then brought my husband in, asked him the same questions.. my husband got a couple of ones wrong. Then he took me to wait outside, and did the same process with my husband.. brought me back in, and asked me the questions. He questioned if we were married forreal, asked us how this and that can be possible, why I had a diff address… made us really uncomfy and nervous. Then he asked us for our insurance cards, told him that my husband wasn’t on my health plan but was on my vision plan. Asked us for employment letters for both me (immigrant) and my husband (USCitizen), and we told him that I wasn’t informed I needed mine, and that my husband’s job has constantly refused to give employment letters because its in their policy. He said if we don’t give him this information within 30 days, application will be denied..

I cried so hard outside when we left, and called my attorney. After about 15 days, we managed to force my husbands job to give us an employment letter, got my vision plan with my husband printed off online, and my job letter. All in all, we mailed it on November 7th, and it was delivered on nov 10th.

We are still waiting for a response and I am super nervous now. It’s been 9 days. Any idea of how long it takes?

One thing the officer did say is that, if we presented the evidence needed, then no additional interview will be necessary. Is that good or bad??

Helppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp!!!!!!!

[bluesalmon 1]

Congratulations ur so bad! Can't wait for mine to arrive

Edited November 19, 2008 by bluesalmon

[emerce 0]

My interview went #######. We went in on Oct 21st , and the officer separated me from my husband immediately. Asked me millions of questions, some uncomfortable. And then brought my husband in, asked him the same questions.. my husband got a couple of ones wrong. Then he took me to wait outside, and did the same process with my husband.. brought me back in, and asked me the questions. He questioned if we were married forreal, asked us how this and that can be possible, why I had a diff address… made us really uncomfy and nervous. Then he asked us for our insurance cards, told him that my husband wasn’t on my health plan but was on my vision plan. Asked us for employment letters for both me (immigrant) and my husband (USCitizen), and we told him that I wasn’t informed I needed mine, and that my husband’s job has constantly refused to give employment letters because its in their policy. He said if we don’t give him this information within 30 days, application will be denied..

I cried so hard outside when we left, and called my attorney. After about 15 days, we managed to force my husbands job to give us an employment letter, got my vision plan with my husband printed off online, and my job letter. All in all, we mailed it on November 7th, and it was delivered on nov 10th.

We are still waiting for a response and I am super nervous now. It’s been 9 days. Any idea of how long it takes?

One thing the officer did say is that, if we presented the evidence needed, then no additional interview will be necessary. Is that good or bad??

Helppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp!!!!!!!

A lot of cases get the stamp of "approved pending review" ...I think its actually pretty common. I was actually expecting and prepared for that to happen, we were going to do the best we could and then wait for the answer when it was reviewed by a supervisor. I was very pleasantly surprised that it was approved right off the bat, because we talked about so many questions that we knew might seem like they might not make sense to the officer. I think he was just trying to be Mr. Tough Guy Officer and give you a hard time but once they get the evidence and someone else looks it over you should be ok.

I'm sorry about your experience

[Wrights 0]

i'm super mad... super nervous too...

[ddkm 0]

SWEET!!

Receipt Number: msc..........

Application Type: I485, APPLICATION TO REGISTER PERMANENT RESIDENCE OR TO ADJUST STATUS

Current Status: Card production ordered.

On November 21, 2008, we ordered production of your new card. Please allow 30 days for your card to be mailed to you. If we need something from you we will contact you. If you move before you receive the card, call customer service. You can also receive automatic e-mail updates as we process your case. Just follow the link below to register.

How long have people experienced in wait times from getting this online update to receiving the card? I havent even been able to see it online up until now, so to see it online and have this is a pretty darn good feeling!