AOS FILERS: OCTOBER 2008

[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.

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!

Tell me about it, I totally hate USCIS honestly for what they are doing to me. I have no clue what, I am even waiting on at all, I wouldnt mind waiting, if I knew the reason ,but I dont even know that, so thats what is pissing me off the most. Honestly this ####### is total injustice, its not even funny, and to be quite honest, I am happy for everyone on here that got approved but on the other hand, it kinda bothers me abit that everyones approval has been smooth sailing and I am still waiting, by the time I get it, I would be old LOL, it just wont be a very happy moment as it has been for many others, so I definately wont be celebrating once this all comes to an end. I just think setting people up like giving them an EAD card, AP, SSN card and stuff of that nature is crappy because when you have the interview and you have no clue what your fate holds, and your waiting for a long period of time, you start to wonder why would they give someone all these things if the result of the interview is taking so long or going to deny someone. I appreciate everyones support and kind words, but being in this position isnt easy at all, and everyone on here gets to move on with their life while I am still waiting on my fate and I dont even have a set in stone status, yes I am here legally but what would that status be considered as? No I didnt call USCIS because honestly its a big waste of time and I am going to make an infopass and see someone in person. Honestly right now, driving is the least of my worries, I am more concerned about my immigration status, not to be rude.

[Canadianmade 1]

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!

CONGRADS KIMCORENE on getting approved for your green card, and thank you for sharing your story You definately deserve this honestly since you went threw some ####### from aholes USCIS. Go and celebrate.

[triniredbone 0]

KIMCORENE,

Congrats on your approval.. I believe we have another interview today and is that it for all the October filers.

CanadianMade,

Glad to hear that you been keeping good and positive.I hate bringing it up but its just confuses me that you didn't hear anything at all yet.. and seeing everyone else getting their approval but hang in there and keep yourself occupied, you will get news soon.

I have been keeping busy working hard and I actually just came in to work and made a copy of the green card so I can have it on me at all times instead of the actual card.

HAVE A GREAT WEEK EVERYONE!

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.

[Beantownbabe 1]

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.

Congratulations!!! Looks like a very straightforward interview, and you came out smiling! Again, congratulations now you can focus solely on baby girl!!!

[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.

Congratulations!!! Looks like a very straightforward interview, and you came out smiling! Again, congratulations now you can focus solely on baby girl!!!

I know . Hubby says he is glad we no longer have the USCIS cloud over our heads, at least for right now.

[Rosie74 0]

I know . Hubby says he is glad we no longer have the USCIS cloud over our heads, at least for right now.

It does feel very good, doesn't it? However, I'm finding myself already starting to gather evidence for when we'll be removing conditions! I know it's early, but better be super prepared so next time around we'll hopefully get it done without an interview!

Edited April 1, 2009 by Rosie74

[Kang Lang 7]

I know . Hubby says he is glad we no longer have the USCIS cloud over our heads, at least for right now.

It does feel very good, doesn't it? However, I'm finding myself already starting to gather evidence for when we'll be removing conditions! I know it's early, but better be super prepared so next time around we'll hopefully get it done without an interview!

i thought i was the only one although our i.o. indicated we would not have an interview again (not sure why she would say that since um the one thing predictable about uscis is that they're unpredictable)

canadianmade i've still got my fingers and toes crossed for you.

[KIMCORENE 0]

I'm actually doing the same- Hubby says I need something to occupy my time. So, I'll be designating a folder for all the stuff I think is relevant, then organizing it properly when the time comes.

[Rosie74 0]

Glad I'm not the only one!!

I'm doing the same.. big folder for all the relevant stuff that might be suitable as evidence, so I don't have to go nuts in 20 months when it's time to send everything!

Hey Kang Lang, I'm really hoping the IO was right and we'll all have a fast approval without interview when removing conditions!

[belinda63 3,038]

Congratulations to everyone, wish I new what the green card looked like.

Still pending at CSC, had and infopass appointment last week? maybe the week before and was told we are still within processing times. So we will wait a few weeks and go in again.

[KIMCORENE 0]

Congratulations to everyone, wish I new what the green card looked like.

Still pending at CSC, had and infopass appointment last week? maybe the week before and was told we are still within processing times. So we will wait a few weeks and go in again.

Sorry to hear- hope this is resolved soon.

[DannyMc 0]

Congratulations to everyone, wish I new what the green card looked like.

Still pending at CSC, had and infopass appointment last week? maybe the week before and was told we are still within processing times. So we will wait a few weeks and go in again.

Sorry to hear- hope this is resolved soon.

Do I still qualify for october if my case was moved from chicago to California for processing.

[KIMCORENE 0]

Congratulations to everyone, wish I new what the green card looked like.

Still pending at CSC, had and infopass appointment last week? maybe the week before and was told we are still within processing times. So we will wait a few weeks and go in again.

Sorry to hear- hope this is resolved soon.

Do I still qualify for october if my case was moved from chicago to California for processing.

As long as you filed in October, you qualify. We have people here who were also transferred to CSC.

[Canadianmade 1]

I know . Hubby says he is glad we no longer have the USCIS cloud over our heads, at least for right now.

It does feel very good, doesn't it? However, I'm finding myself already starting to gather evidence for when we'll be removing conditions! I know it's early, but better be super prepared so next time around we'll hopefully get it done without an interview!

i thought i was the only one although our i.o. indicated we would not have an interview again (not sure why she would say that since um the one thing predictable about uscis is that they're unpredictable)

canadianmade i've still got my fingers and toes crossed for you.

Thank you still waiting on this damn outcome on our interview very sad if you ask me that it is taking this long. I do hope they will tell me something soon, its getting so frustrating. I have heard though, usually if you are scheduled for a 2nd interview, they send you a letter a week after the interview, but I havent received anything so that makes it, if this practice is true it makes it reassuring to know I am waiting for my file to be touch since I can imagine it is collecting dust for 2 months.

I'm actually doing the same- Hubby says I need something to occupy my time. So, I'll be designating a folder for all the stuff I think is relevant, then organizing it properly when the time comes.

CONGRADS KIMCORENE

Congratulations to everyone, wish I new what the green card looked like.

Still pending at CSC, had and infopass appointment last week? maybe the week before and was told we are still within processing times. So we will wait a few weeks and go in again.

I agree belinda63, I wish I knew what the green card looks like myself. Sorry you are going through this ####### with USCIS, I am going through the same ####### too, I do hope you will get good news soon. Good luck to you.

[Yoink 7]

on the October timeline I am "grandoner" changed my name here on VJ last month

also we were transfered 4 months ago to CSC and received EAD 2 months ago... no touches or word since...