AOS Filers - May 2008

[Heliosphan 1]

edp333, how did it go??? Waiting for the review!

The short version:

The immigration officer stated we sounded like a nice couple and said Meryll was approved.

The long version for ella:

We found parking a block south and 1.5 blocks west of the USCIS office. We arrived 35 minutes early and waited over an hour for Meryll’s name to be called. The officer apologized for calling us late and was very nice. The officer swore us in and asked me, the sponsor, the first questions.

How did we meet?

When and where was our marriage?

If we were married for over two years? Then explained the conditional green card process.

If I met her parent’s and what was their names?

If Meryll has met my parents and siblings? To which Meryll supplied pictures.

When Meryll arrived in US?

About my income.

When was Meryll’s birth date?

Then Meryll was asked the questions off the list, plus my birth date, how we met, if she had met my parents, etc.

The officer took her EAD and I-94 and threw them in the waste basket and said the card should arrive in 30 days.

Congratulations! You're the first couple I've been with from the beginning of the AOS to the end. It's great to see that it's over for you! Thanks for the interview wrap up, it really helps and it's great to hear.

[edp333 9]

Congrats Ed. Now you two can take it easy until removing conditions. Layla and I are still waiting for some movement on our AOS. Been really busy and away from VJ posting for some time (I think our firm will be bought by a commercial bank before this is over).

Thanks Urge, we hope for a smooth process for you and Layla. I hope all works out well for you at work. I experienced two buyouts at one company.

It was nice to have a smooth process for once. Maybe the AOS happened so soon becuse we were in no hurry for it. Life has been busy for us too.

[edp333 9]

Congratulations!!! Thank you for sharing the details! Did your wife get an approval stamp?

There was no approval stamp on the passport/visa. The officer told us that Meryll should not have any problems with immigration while waiting for the greencard. I have noticed a lot of VJers not receiving the stamp lately.

Thanks for the congrats Sha and scott, KC*MP, ella, and Heliosphan

[Tim & Cai 15]

HAPPY DANCE!!!!!

Congrats Ed and Meryll

Edited October 2, 2008 by Tim Y

[edp333 9]

Thanks Tim!! ^^^^ We hope the best for you and Maricar too.

[Abby-Ron 8]

The short version:

The immigration officer stated we sounded like a nice couple and said Meryll was approved.

The long version for ella:

We found parking a block south and 1.5 blocks west of the USCIS office. We arrived 35 minutes early and waited over an hour for Meryll’s name to be called. The officer apologized for calling us late and was very nice. The officer swore us in and asked me, the sponsor, the first questions.

How did we meet?

When and where was our marriage?

If we were married for over two years? Then explained the conditional green card process.

If I met her parent’s and what was their names?

If Meryll has met my parents and siblings? To which Meryll supplied pictures.

When Meryll arrived in US?

About my income.

When was Meryll’s birth date?

Then Meryll was asked the questions off the list, plus my birth date, how we met, if she had met my parents, etc.

The officer took her EAD and I-94 and threw them in the waste basket and said the card should arrive in 30 days.

Congrats to you!!! Good thing May filers are finally moving with some interviews.. hope we are soon..

[edp333 9]

Congrats to you!!! Good thing May filers are finally moving with some interviews.. hope we are soon..

Thanks Abby of Abby-Ron. Your time should come soon too.

It's official. The Welcome to America letter arrived on Saturday!!

[Urge To Race 2]

Yep, many K1 AOS petitions have been approved without interview, and plenty of K1 and K3 AOS filers received interview letters. But there are those of us still waiting to hear something post EAD.

Congrats to you!!! Good thing May filers are finally moving with some interviews.. hope we are soon..

Congrats Ed!

Congrats to you!!! Good thing May filers are finally moving with some interviews.. hope we are soon..

Thanks Abby of Abby-Ron. Your time should come soon too.

It's official. The Welcome to America letter arrived on Saturday!!

[sheree 2]

Hi VJ's!!!! Fin'lly got the interview sched for AOS; Nov. 11/08 @ 8:30am.

Thus, USCIS workers are not sleeping...

[beng_and_carl 0]

hello May filers! Congrats to the recent good news!!!

well, i received my new ssn card under my maiden name yesterday. thank God! i can apply for a DL with that!

then, just today, i made a service request to the uscis to confirm if the NBC actually received my response to the rfe they sent us two months ago coz the website hasn't been updated. it has been more than 2 months already since we sent our rfe response and this is making us so worried!!! i hope they will be able to reply and we won't be wasting another 45 days waiting for their response to the service request like what we have experienced before. hayayayayay!!!

God bless us all!!! i'm almost starting my US life here.. just waiting for my GC to finally breathe properly...

[sheree 2]

Hi Vj's!

Do you guys know of any civil surgeon in LA andcloser areas that is cheaper? I called civil surgeons from the USCIS hotline and a BANG $200 for vaccination supplement.....any info will be appreciated!!!

[Tim & Cai 15]

On a wim as I do once a week or less I checked in at the USCIS site and found:

Current Status: Notice mailed welcoming the new permanent resident.

On October 7, 2008, we mailed you a notice that we had registered this customer's new permanent resident status. Please follow any instructions on the notice. Your new permanent resident card should be mailed within 60 days following this registration or after you complete any ADIT processing referred to in the welcome notice, whichever is later. If you move before you get your new card call customer service. You can also receive automatic e-mail updates as we process your case. Just follow the link below to register.

So I am guessing this means AOS approved?

[B-R & A 0]

On a wim as I do once a week or less I checked in at the USCIS site and found:

Current Status: Notice mailed welcoming the new permanent resident.

On October 7, 2008, we mailed you a notice that we had registered this customer's new permanent resident status. Please follow any instructions on the notice. Your new permanent resident card should be mailed within 60 days following this registration or after you complete any ADIT processing referred to in the welcome notice, whichever is later. If you move before you get your new card call customer service. You can also receive automatic e-mail updates as we process your case. Just follow the link below to register.

So I am guessing this means AOS approved?

Sounds like it - Congrats!! And to everyone else who has have gotten the AOS as well! I love to here that they aren't sleeping!

No real news on our front. We went in for the 2nd (unexplained) biometrics. When we called customer service and explained that we'd already done it and received the EAD, they said that so long as an appointment was made we had to go or our case would be considered abandoned. It really didn't seem like it was worth even trying to figure out if it was just a clerical error, so we went. Another 2.5 hours with driving, but we've been so busy lately that it was actually nice to just sit in a car for that long in the middle of the day when we were both wide awake with no friends, family, or work, and just talk!

Good luck with the inquiry Beng.

[edp333 9]

On a wim as I do once a week or less I checked in at the USCIS site and found:

Current Status: Notice mailed welcoming the new permanent resident.

On October 7, 2008, we mailed you a notice that we had registered this customer's new permanent resident status. Please follow any instructions on the notice. Your new permanent resident card should be mailed within 60 days following this registration or after you complete any ADIT processing referred to in the welcome notice, whichever is later. If you move before you get your new card call customer service. You can also receive automatic e-mail updates as we process your case. Just follow the link below to register.

So I am guessing this means AOS approved?

Congratulations Tim and Maricar!!

Also, Congrats to beng_and_carl on getting the SSN.

Edited October 8, 2008 by edp333

[ritas 0]

Hi All,

We got an RFE - need medical and vaccination, I guess they misplaced the ones forwarded from POE.. I'm going to involve a senator in this, as I would hate to pay twice for medicals..

Congrats to everyone on good news!