AOS FILERS: OCTOBER 2008

[TRELAWNY PARISH 10]

Kimcorene! What's up?!!! Are you celebrating?!

Not yet, BTB, not yet, lol...Our interview is Monday afternoon.

Darn it!!!

Why was I thinking Friday?! Here I was thinking you were keeping it all to yourself! Oh well - Good luck again...for MONDAY!!!

That's ok- Monday will be here soon. We're as ready as we will ever be, so we aren't nervous- but then again, today is Saturday, who knows what tomorrow will bring,lol.

by look wah...wah u du pon line...I hope u gaane ovah deh...hurry n come wid the approval

[TRELAWNY PARISH 10]

Anyone having issues getting onto uscis.gov? I try but before the page comes up a pop up comes up asking for a username and pass. I put in the one that I use to view our cases online however it still wont let me in. grrrr!

Good luck Kim.....I know you have been waiting for this for a long time. I know you will be fine.

try www.uscis.gov

[Canadianmade 1]

Kimcorene,

Hope your interview goes smooth today!

Thanks, guys . We spent today at church (as always) and hubby wanted to practice some questions, but when we got back we got sidetracked with putting together baby furniture we bought yesterday, , so we didn't get that done. But, we aren't nervous or anything- hopefully all that free time tomorrow morning wont find me panicking, .

Good luck today Kimcorene on your interview and hope you bring us back an approval

Sending Approval vibes your way!

Canadianmade - did you ever take your road test? I was just looking at your timeline...Just curious!!!

Hey Beantownbabe no I havent taken the road test yet, I dont think I am ready yet for it, need to practice more. Still waiting to hear word about the interview, isnt it ridiculous or what. 55 days and still nothing.

[TRELAWNY PARISH 10]

Anyone having issues getting onto uscis.gov? I try but before the page comes up a pop up comes up asking for a username and pass. I put in the one that I use to view our cases online however it still wont let me in. grrrr!

Good luck Kim.....I know you have been waiting for this for a long time. I know you will be fine.

try www.uscis.gov

That is the site I am talking about. It wont let me see the site.

you have to type it in that way.

[map1map 3]

I was typing it in that way.....Always have, which is why I was starting to wonder so I even tried it on another browser and it did the same thing. Ohh well.

It could be that your password expired (it expires each 90 days). If you would have accessed the site before the 90 days went out (about 2 weeks before), you would have been prompted to change it. If you did not, probably the password expired without you being able to renew it. The best way to go about it, create a new ID and build your portfolio again.

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

If I type "uscis.gov" then I get the pop-up you're talking about. If I put in the www. with it, then no pop-up and the regular website.

[Beantownbabe 1]

Kimcorene,

Hope your interview goes smooth today!

Thanks, guys . We spent today at church (as always) and hubby wanted to practice some questions, but when we got back we got sidetracked with putting together baby furniture we bought yesterday, , so we didn't get that done. But, we aren't nervous or anything- hopefully all that free time tomorrow morning wont find me panicking, .

Good luck today Kimcorene on your interview and hope you bring us back an approval

Sending Approval vibes your way!

Canadianmade - did you ever take your road test? I was just looking at your timeline...Just curious!!!

Hey Beantownbabe no I havent taken the road test yet, I dont think I am ready yet for it, need to practice more. Still waiting to hear word about the interview, isnt it ridiculous or what. 55 days and still nothing.

Absolutely unbelievable! I just keep heaving huge sighs each time I read that there is no news and you are still counting the days. I don't remember - did you call anyone at USCIS yet? Get practicing your driving skills in the meantime!

[KIMCORENE 0]

Hey, guys, we got our approval today! Will be back to post the details of the interview!

[Aos80 0]

Congratulations

[Rosie74 0]

Hey, guys, we got our approval today! Will be back to post the details of the interview!

Yay!! I'm happy for you!!

[HBeach 0]

Hey, guys, we got our approval today! Will be back to post the details of the interview!

Awesome! Congratulations. I have an AOS interview at the same office in Oakland Park tomorrow. Little bit nervous of course.

Was the Immigration officer nice? Were there alot of people waiting? What type of questions did they ask?

Thanks for your help and congratulations again!!

[Kang Lang 7]

congrats kimcorene what wonderful news. free for 21 months!

[KIMCORENE 0]

Hey, guys, we got our approval today! Will be back to post the details of the interview!

Awesome! Congratulations. I have an AOS interview at the same office in Oakland Park tomorrow. Little bit nervous of course.

Was the Immigration officer nice? Were there alot of people waiting? What type of questions did they ask?

Thanks for your help and congratulations again!!

She was nice cause we were prepared...our IO was one of those people who getg down to business, no small talk, but you may get someone else. All the employees we encountered were very professional and courteous, though.

[KIMCORENE 0]

Thanks, guys. I had a class today, so I didn't get in til just now. Anyway, here are the intricate details: We got there at about 12- we left home early, lol and hung out in the car for a bit. I needed to use the restgroom, so we decided to go in about 40 mins early. The security guards told us we need to wait til at least 12:30 before we could go in. Anyway, I got to use the restroom and we went back to the car. When we returned, they did the whole X-raying and stuff and sent us to the reception counter (there are two lines- one for Infopass, another for interview).They scanned the interview letter and sent us in to the waiting room. There were quite a few couples there waiting, along with people waiting for Info[####. In any event, we waited for about 30 minutes-with my husband keeping me entertained as usual, lol, though I did laugh a little loudly a few times, .

We finally heard my name and both my names were actually pronounced correctly, . We had a female IO and first she stopped at the copy machine in the hallway and asked for our driver licenses to make a copy. We then proceeded to her office- yes, an office- not a cubicle, like some places. She asked us for proof of citizenship, my social security card and birth certificate and just verified the originals of all the stuff we had submitted. She also asked for Hubby's W2s for 2007 which we didn't have, so I offered our 2008 tax return, W2 and pay stubs for the past three months. While she's punching all this stuff and adding it to our file, she asked me how we met. She also asked about the type of visa I came on, my internship and the place I did it. She also asked if I had completed the two yr requirement- I gave her the waiver approval (which she kept).

We were then asked for proof of shared life. We gave her all copies of our joint stuff- bank statementS, health and car insurance, etc, lease, bills. Which she didn't look at, just punched it and put it in the file. She asked if either of us had been previously married, any children other than the one we are currently expecting and all the yes/no questions from the I-485.

Then she asked to see pictures and I asked what kind did she want to see. She asked what kind we have and hubby says "well, we have three albums". We gave her all three and she looked at a few wedding pics. Her reaction was "Oh, a real wedding. All we see is courthouse weddings." So she looked at probably three pages and asked if I had copies. I told her there were already copies in the file, but we had a couple loose ones, which we offered. She pointed to a pic with both of us and my aunt and asked whose mom that was, and I said, that's my aunt. She also asked Hubby to show her his family in the pics. She also asked where we honeymooned.

After that she verified our address and compared it to what she had in her system and asked to which did we want the card sent . Then it was housekeeping- she gave me the approval letter and the letter saying we had been notified about removing conditions, which we both signed.And that was it, As an aside, when we were putting back the albums in the bag, I had to remove all the letters and cards we had brought to make room. When she saw that she was like "Wow, you certainly brought a lot of documents. You were well prepared- one of the few." So, anyone with upcoming interviews- it's better to be over-prepared.

[HBeach 0]

Thanks, guys. I had a class today, so I didn't get in til just now. Anyway, here are the intricate details: We got there at about 12- we left home early, lol and hung out in the car for a bit. I needed to use the restgroom, so we decided to go in about 40 mins early. The security guards told us we need to wait til at least 12:30 before we could go in. Anyway, I got to use the restroom and we went back to the car. When we returned, they did the whole X-raying and stuff and sent us to the reception counter (there are two lines- one for Infopass, another for interview).They scanned the interview letter and sent us in to the waiting room. There were quite a few couples there waiting, along with people waiting for Info[####. In any event, we waited for about 30 minutes-with my husband keeping me entertained as usual, lol, though I did laugh a little loudly a few times, .

We finally heard my name and both my names were actually pronounced correctly, . We had a female IO and first she stopped at the copy machine in the hallway and asked for our driver licenses to make a copy. We then proceeded to her office- yes, an office- not a cubicle, like some places. She asked us for proof of citizenship, my social security card and birth certificate and just verified the originals of all the stuff we had submitted. She also asked for Hubby's W2s for 2007 which we didn't have, so I offered our 2008 tax return, W2 and pay stubs for the past three months. While she's punching all this stuff and adding it to our file, she asked me how we met. She also asked about the type of visa I came on, my internship and the place I did it. She also asked if I had completed the two yr requirement- I gave her the waiver approval (which she kept).

We were then asked for proof of shared life. We gave her all copies of our joint stuff- bank statementS, health and car insurance, etc, lease, bills. Which she didn't look at, just punched it and put it in the file. She asked if either of us had been previously married, any children other than the one we are currently expecting and all the yes/no questions from the I-485.

Then she asked to see pictures and I asked what kind did she want to see. She asked what kind we have and hubby says "well, we have three albums". We gave her all three and she looked at a few wedding pics. Her reaction was "Oh, a real wedding. All we see is courthouse weddings." So she looked at probably three pages and asked if I had copies. I told her there were already copies in the file, but we had a couple loose ones, which we offered. She pointed to a pic with both of us and my aunt and asked whose mom that was, and I said, that's my aunt. She also asked Hubby to show her his family in the pics. She also asked where we honeymooned.

After that she verified our address and compared it to what she had in her system and asked to which did we want the card sent . Then it was housekeeping- she gave me the approval letter and the letter saying we had been notified about removing conditions, which we both signed.And that was it, As an aside, when we were putting back the albums in the bag, I had to remove all the letters and cards we had brought to make room. When she saw that she was like "Wow, you certainly brought a lot of documents. You were well prepared- one of the few." So, anyone with upcoming interviews- it's better to be over-prepared.

Great story! Congratulations!