January 2009 AOS Submitters

[bellavita 0]

Congraduration,triggles,seems you have a very tough situation during the story but there is such a good ending finally,I'm so happy for you.

Hello Everyone,

Another January Submitter Story. A bit long.

My interview was today for 9:35 in NY.

My husband and i got there at 8:00 very early but the officer said we were too early and to come back at 9:00 lol.

We didn't walk around, i didn't want too so we sat at on a bench facing the building until 8:45 lol then we went in.

We were sent to the eight floor to sign in. I handed in my interview letter, the lady checked my A# and told me i'm early because they had me down for a 10:30 appointment. She looked at my interview time and realised that THEY were wrong said its ok gave me back the letter and sent us down to the fourth floor. I gave the the interview letter at the window and the guy took it and stamped it or something.

The room was crowded we managed to get the last two seats in the back. I noticed some people had lawyers and some didn't. My husband and I didn't. I wasn't as nervous as i thought i would be. We didn't sit there to long, we were called in pretty quickly even before some people we noticed were sitting there before us.

Our interview officer was a lady. She swore us in and then the questions started.

Our full names, date of birth. She then turned to my husband and ask him how we met, what did we do on our first date, where did we get married, on what date.

She turned to me and ask me, what is my husbands parents names, where do they live? City and State, what are there jobs, what's his brothers and sisters name and where do they live. She ask me where was my husband born, which was Hong Kong, how long did he live there? She was surprised i even knew what city.

It got tense when she turned to my husband and said.

You guys have been married a year Mr Zavelle, why didn't you open a bank account with your wife sooner? How was she getting money? Why wasn't i on his work benefits? I tried to answer that and she put her hand up to silence me.

My poor husband got nervous right there and he stuttered an answer. I don't think she was satisfied with the answer so i asked her if i can answer it. She let me, so i explained to her that we did try to get me on his account but his bank didn't accept me because i didn't have a SSN. I told her on get on his insurance i need a SSN. She was satisfied, turning back to him she asked him how long we've been living together. My husband blurted 2yrs, which was wrong, i turned to tell him this but she put her hands up to silence me again.

She sat back and ask him if he was sure, he nervously replied a year and a half. She turned to me again, the answer was at the tip of my tongue, she smiled and turned and ask my husband why didn't he know how long we've been living together.

He told her he was feeling very nervous and then he answered correctly. She asked me if i know how much tax return we got back or something like that and i told her i couldn't remember.

She ask my husband about our wedding. Why wasn't our parents there? She asked him if his parents didn't attend because we were an interracial couple *wow* he explained we just wanted something simple. I was going to say something but she turned to me and said if i interrupted again she would end the interview. *wow* i apologized and looked off into space lol. I listened to her grill him some more about unnecessary stuff. She had to call me by name for me to answer another question lol. I knew she could tell i was annoyed with her questions. She then ask to see our proof of marriage. I gave her a big smile and pulled out everything putting our large album on top.

She looked through everything, lease, bank statement, marriage certificate, letters from family, she even opened up a card and read it twice lol. I was anxious to know why she read it twice. It was a card from my father-in-law, hoping that i was able to travel and visit them in New Mexico this year, that he had so much to show me in the marvelous South West lol. 100 points for that card. She took 3 of our pictures, with us together. One from our Wedding, our Honeymoon and Christmas 2008..

She gave us everything back then started to ask me question that i kept saying NO to. Stuff about crime and Terrorist and all that.

She then wrote something in my passport PENDING I-485, Section 245 Interview, the date, A#, (ISO) and her name and state. She told us they would contact us in 60 days when they come to a decision *WHAT?* I was hearth broken, i smiled and thanked her and she asked for my work permit because she needed a copy. We waited in the room with the other interviewers for about a minute, she came back, handed me my card and i gave her a big smile and told her thank you, while i shook her hand. She smiled back and gave me a firm hand shake.

My husband and i didn't speak till we were out of the building, then he told me he was so sorry for getting a question wrong. I held his hand and told him it was ok because it was, i didn't get a bad feeling about our interview at all. She was just doing her job and she was very good at it lol. I got home called my mom, who wanted to know details down to what the lady was wearing. My mom thinks she's a clairvoyant << don't ask lol she told me they would contact me before 60 days. I smile told her i hope so and told her i'm going to take a nap.

I was so tired from being tense up all morning. I slept the day away. While writing this experience i saw a red light on my black berry saying new mail. I almost dropped it when it said Case Status Information for Receipt Number:*************

I sent this file in January. Never got an update till today, i switched over to Gmail and right there it read.

*** DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS E-MAIL ***

The last processing action taken on your case

Receipt Number: *************

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

Current Status: Card production ordered.

On June 3, 2009, 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.

If you have questions or concerns about your application or the case status results listed above, or if you have not received a decision from USCIS within the current processing time listed*, please contact USCIS Customer Service at (800) 375-5283.

*Current processing times can be found on the USCIS website at www.uscis.gov

under Case Status and Processing Dates.

*** Please do not respond to this e-mail message.

Sincerely,

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services USCIS

Its to late to call my mom but i'll do it very early in the morning.

[Tiggles 0]

Congraduration,triggles,seems you have a very tough situation during the story but there is such a good ending finally,I'm so happy for you.

Thank you. I wasn't expecting to hear back so soon, so yes what a great ending.

[LeaAndBen 0]

oh what a relief Tiggles!!

As I read your story I felt pain. I hope my interviewer won't be as harsh on us. But since you got a good news at the end... well congrats!

[Tiggles 0]

oh what a relief Tiggles!!

As I read your story I felt pain. I hope my interviewer won't be as harsh on us. But since you got a good news at the end... well congrats!

Thank You. I really didn't even put up ALL the questions she asked us. Those were just some of it lol.

[shes 0]

just a quick question, anybody here have gone to the ssa for removal of the status "valid only with DHS work authorization" or something like that? my question is can i use the I-551 stamp as an I.D.? since there's a delay in the GC to be mailed to me..

hope someone can relate...

[kcoyclay1 98]

Congraduration,triggles,seems you have a very tough situation during the story but there is such a good ending finally,I'm so happy for you.

Hello Everyone,

Another January Submitter Story. A bit long.

My interview was today for 9:35 in NY.

My husband and i got there at 8:00 very early but the officer said we were too early and to come back at 9:00 lol.

We didn't walk around, i didn't want too so we sat at on a bench facing the building until 8:45 lol then we went in.

We were sent to the eight floor to sign in. I handed in my interview letter, the lady checked my A# and told me i'm early because they had me down for a 10:30 appointment. She looked at my interview time and realised that THEY were wrong said its ok gave me back the letter and sent us down to the fourth floor. I gave the the interview letter at the window and the guy took it and stamped it or something.

The room was crowded we managed to get the last two seats in the back. I noticed some people had lawyers and some didn't. My husband and I didn't. I wasn't as nervous as i thought i would be. We didn't sit there to long, we were called in pretty quickly even before some people we noticed were sitting there before us.

Our interview officer was a lady. She swore us in and then the questions started.

Our full names, date of birth. She then turned to my husband and ask him how we met, what did we do on our first date, where did we get married, on what date.

She turned to me and ask me, what is my husbands parents names, where do they live? City and State, what are there jobs, what's his brothers and sisters name and where do they live. She ask me where was my husband born, which was Hong Kong, how long did he live there? She was surprised i even knew what city.

It got tense when she turned to my husband and said.

You guys have been married a year Mr Zavelle, why didn't you open a bank account with your wife sooner? How was she getting money? Why wasn't i on his work benefits? I tried to answer that and she put her hand up to silence me.

My poor husband got nervous right there and he stuttered an answer. I don't think she was satisfied with the answer so i asked her if i can answer it. She let me, so i explained to her that we did try to get me on his account but his bank didn't accept me because i didn't have a SSN. I told her on get on his insurance i need a SSN. She was satisfied, turning back to him she asked him how long we've been living together. My husband blurted 2yrs, which was wrong, i turned to tell him this but she put her hands up to silence me again.

She sat back and ask him if he was sure, he nervously replied a year and a half. She turned to me again, the answer was at the tip of my tongue, she smiled and turned and ask my husband why didn't he know how long we've been living together.

He told her he was feeling very nervous and then he answered correctly. She asked me if i know how much tax return we got back or something like that and i told her i couldn't remember.

She ask my husband about our wedding. Why wasn't our parents there? She asked him if his parents didn't attend because we were an interracial couple *wow* he explained we just wanted something simple. I was going to say something but she turned to me and said if i interrupted again she would end the interview. *wow* i apologized and looked off into space lol. I listened to her grill him some more about unnecessary stuff. She had to call me by name for me to answer another question lol. I knew she could tell i was annoyed with her questions. She then ask to see our proof of marriage. I gave her a big smile and pulled out everything putting our large album on top.

She looked through everything, lease, bank statement, marriage certificate, letters from family, she even opened up a card and read it twice lol. I was anxious to know why she read it twice. It was a card from my father-in-law, hoping that i was able to travel and visit them in New Mexico this year, that he had so much to show me in the marvelous South West lol. 100 points for that card. She took 3 of our pictures, with us together. One from our Wedding, our Honeymoon and Christmas 2008..

She gave us everything back then started to ask me question that i kept saying NO to. Stuff about crime and Terrorist and all that.

She then wrote something in my passport PENDING I-485, Section 245 Interview, the date, A#, (ISO) and her name and state. She told us they would contact us in 60 days when they come to a decision *WHAT?* I was hearth broken, i smiled and thanked her and she asked for my work permit because she needed a copy. We waited in the room with the other interviewers for about a minute, she came back, handed me my card and i gave her a big smile and told her thank you, while i shook her hand. She smiled back and gave me a firm hand shake.

My husband and i didn't speak till we were out of the building, then he told me he was so sorry for getting a question wrong. I held his hand and told him it was ok because it was, i didn't get a bad feeling about our interview at all. She was just doing her job and she was very good at it lol. I got home called my mom, who wanted to know details down to what the lady was wearing. My mom thinks she's a clairvoyant << don't ask lol she told me they would contact me before 60 days. I smile told her i hope so and told her i'm going to take a nap.

I was so tired from being tense up all morning. I slept the day away. While writing this experience i saw a red light on my black berry saying new mail. I almost dropped it when it said Case Status Information for Receipt Number:*************

I sent this file in January. Never got an update till today, i switched over to Gmail and right there it read.

*** DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS E-MAIL ***

The last processing action taken on your case

Receipt Number: *************

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

Current Status: Card production ordered.

On June 3, 2009, 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.

If you have questions or concerns about your application or the case status results listed above, or if you have not received a decision from USCIS within the current processing time listed*, please contact USCIS Customer Service at (800) 375-5283.

*Current processing times can be found on the USCIS website at www.uscis.gov

under Case Status and Processing Dates.

*** Please do not respond to this e-mail message.

Sincerely,

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services USCIS

Its to late to call my mom but i'll do it very early in the morning.

I see you were interviewed by the famous ISO CONDIT. As I began reading you experience I knew it was her. She was my IO as well. The question about not opening a bank account right after we got married was asked as well but my husband had added me to his and we opened another one 11 months later. Luckily I was a step ahead of her and had taken a copy of the account that I was added to and it was dated a few months after we were married. It pleased her. She is not a supervisor and cannot approve the interviews ( she told someone that). Congrat and all the best.

[Tiggles 0]

Thanks kcoyclay1. That is so funny. I was thinking we had the same woman as well lol.

Edited June 8, 2009 by Tiggles

[Tiggles 0]

I got my notice letter today yeahhhhh

[kcoyclay1 98]

I got my notice letter today yeahhhhh

I'm dancing with you Tiggles

[kcoyclay1 98]

just a quick question, anybody here have gone to the ssa for removal of the status "valid only with DHS work authorization" or something like that? my question is can i use the I-551 stamp as an I.D.? since there's a delay in the GC to be mailed to me..

hope someone can relate...

I removed the restrictions from my SS but I had gotten my GC. I do not know if they use the stamp as an ID. USCIS will have to update the system to show that you are now a permanent resident and I don't know if the card has to be issued before it is reflected in the system. The day I got my GC I went to the SSA office but they told me I had to wait for USCIS to update my information. Luckily for me they updated it the next day so my new SS card was mailed to me and I received it 4 days later. Call SSA or USCIS to see if you are already in the system.

[naksah 1]

Hello Everyone,

Another January Submitter Story. A bit long.

My interview was today for 9:35 in NY.

My husband and i got there at 8:00 very early but the officer said we were too early and to come back at 9:00 lol.

We didn't walk around, i didn't want too so we sat at on a bench facing the building until 8:45 lol then we went in.

We were sent to the eight floor to sign in. I handed in my interview letter, the lady checked my A# and told me i'm early because they had me down for a 10:30 appointment. She looked at my interview time and realised that THEY were wrong said its ok gave me back the letter and sent us down to the fourth floor. I gave the the interview letter at the window and the guy took it and stamped it or something.

The room was crowded we managed to get the last two seats in the back. I noticed some people had lawyers and some didn't. My husband and I didn't. I wasn't as nervous as i thought i would be. We didn't sit there to long, we were called in pretty quickly even before some people we noticed were sitting there before us.

Our interview officer was a lady. She swore us in and then the questions started.

Our full names, date of birth. She then turned to my husband and ask him how we met, what did we do on our first date, where did we get married, on what date.

She turned to me and ask me, what is my husbands parents names, where do they live? City and State, what are there jobs, what's his brothers and sisters name and where do they live. She ask me where was my husband born, which was Hong Kong, how long did he live there? She was surprised i even knew what city.

It got tense when she turned to my husband and said.

You guys have been married a year Mr Zavelle, why didn't you open a bank account with your wife sooner? How was she getting money? Why wasn't i on his work benefits? I tried to answer that and she put her hand up to silence me.

My poor husband got nervous right there and he stuttered an answer. I don't think she was satisfied with the answer so i asked her if i can answer it. She let me, so i explained to her that we did try to get me on his account but his bank didn't accept me because i didn't have a SSN. I told her on get on his insurance i need a SSN. She was satisfied, turning back to him she asked him how long we've been living together. My husband blurted 2yrs, which was wrong, i turned to tell him this but she put her hands up to silence me again.

She sat back and ask him if he was sure, he nervously replied a year and a half. She turned to me again, the answer was at the tip of my tongue, she smiled and turned and ask my husband why didn't he know how long we've been living together.

He told her he was feeling very nervous and then he answered correctly. She asked me if i know how much tax return we got back or something like that and i told her i couldn't remember.

She ask my husband about our wedding. Why wasn't our parents there? She asked him if his parents didn't attend because we were an interracial couple *wow* he explained we just wanted something simple. I was going to say something but she turned to me and said if i interrupted again she would end the interview. *wow* i apologized and looked off into space lol. I listened to her grill him some more about unnecessary stuff. She had to call me by name for me to answer another question lol. I knew she could tell i was annoyed with her questions. She then ask to see our proof of marriage. I gave her a big smile and pulled out everything putting our large album on top.

She looked through everything, lease, bank statement, marriage certificate, letters from family, she even opened up a card and read it twice lol. I was anxious to know why she read it twice. It was a card from my father-in-law, hoping that i was able to travel and visit them in New Mexico this year, that he had so much to show me in the marvelous South West lol. 100 points for that card. She took 3 of our pictures, with us together. One from our Wedding, our Honeymoon and Christmas 2008..

She gave us everything back then started to ask me question that i kept saying NO to. Stuff about crime and Terrorist and all that.

She then wrote something in my passport PENDING I-485, Section 245 Interview, the date, A#, (ISO) and her name and state. She told us they would contact us in 60 days when they come to a decision *WHAT?* I was hearth broken, i smiled and thanked her and she asked for my work permit because she needed a copy. We waited in the room with the other interviewers for about a minute, she came back, handed me my card and i gave her a big smile and told her thank you, while i shook her hand. She smiled back and gave me a firm hand shake.

My husband and i didn't speak till we were out of the building, then he told me he was so sorry for getting a question wrong. I held his hand and told him it was ok because it was, i didn't get a bad feeling about our interview at all. She was just doing her job and she was very good at it lol. I got home called my mom, who wanted to know details down to what the lady was wearing. My mom thinks she's a clairvoyant << don't ask lol she told me they would contact me before 60 days. I smile told her i hope so and told her i'm going to take a nap.

I was so tired from being tense up all morning. I slept the day away. While writing this experience i saw a red light on my black berry saying new mail. I almost dropped it when it said Case Status Information for Receipt Number:*************

I sent this file in January. Never got an update till today, i switched over to Gmail and right there it read.

*** DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS E-MAIL ***

The last processing action taken on your case

Receipt Number: *************

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

Current Status: Card production ordered.

On June 3, 2009, 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.

If you have questions or concerns about your application or the case status results listed above, or if you have not received a decision from USCIS within the current processing time listed*, please contact USCIS Customer Service at (800) 375-5283.

*Current processing times can be found on the USCIS website at www.uscis.gov

under Case Status and Processing Dates.

*** Please do not respond to this e-mail message.

Sincerely,

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services USCIS

Its to late to call my mom but i'll do it very early in the morning.

All I can say is woow.....you are a very strong lady. I don't think i could have handled all that grilling.

Congrats coz you surely deserve it.

[Tiggles 0]

Thank You Naksha but it's my husband she had it out for.

[Alex & Rachel 78]

congrats Andy-n-Maricar, Alex&Rachel,Marikiya_dhr !

and to everybody who successfully had their interview and got their GC! COngratulations!!!

hows everybody doing? Seems like most of my fellow Jan filer already busy with their work?

and to those still waiting, i know how hard to wait for this aos journey to get over with, but just be more patient, you'll gonna get good news soon!

Goodluck and Godbless!

Thank you!

And I don't know about anyone else but yes I am decidedly most busy with work! Still, I think it's really helped me adjust to living in the US. I don't want to think about how crazy I'd be feeling right now if I'd been stuck at home the past six months! I'm really very fortunate; I've probably got more of a social life here right now than my husband - the US citizen - does. I actually look forward to quiet days at home.

Well, I had my interview this morning and am approved.

Received an email that card production has been ordered today for Maricar and her daughter!

Rachel and Andy-n-Maricar :

dbears all the best at your interview next week. Take everything that is required and more. Remember that "the heart of the kings is in the hands of the Lord."

Thank you very much karen... we had the interview this morning and it went painlessly smooth except for the medical RFE. The I.O. didn't asked only one question: "Where/How did you meet?"... asked to see our passports, birth certificates, Marriage certificate, SSN card, 2008 ITR. He went out of the room photocopied the BCs and then when he came back he said: "The good news is yours is an approvable case, the bad news is you would need to have a complete medical done because your medical file is missing.".. yes it is not just the vaccination supplement but a full medical because somebody lost my medical file. Our IO keep on saying it should be there in the file and that he could not understand why they would send our file to for interview without the medical.

So in essence we were approved but technically we are not yet officially approved. The IO said we need to have the full medical mailed in by June 25th and once they have it we will receive our green card after 2 weeks. Well, we were actually half expecting to be asked to submit vaccination supplement since i did not submit it but the full medical is news to us but still, we are very grateful that interview was done and over with... and hopefully we would still get our green card before the month ends.

Thank you to all who wished us luck and to all that are still waiting, I hope and pray you will hear some good news soonest.

Congratulations dbears! I hope the medical doesn't delay you for too long!

i am just wondering about all the delays in GCs, a lot have received the welcome letters a few weeks back yet it seems nobody has received the physical card lately. i sure hope it wont take several months for them to sent out the cards as what marikiya_dhr's friends said.

Me too...but judging from the posts following yours I guess production is delayed.

What a pain...until I receive my greencard I can't change my SSN (they want to see photo ID in my married name) or my bank account. I was waiting to receive benefits at work (I currently have no medical coverage) until after I had changed my name, because otherwise almost as soon as I sign up for benefits I'll have to submit the forms all over again, but it looks as if it may just be worth signing up now anyway.

Tiggles - congratulations on your successful interview! Sorry to hear it was such an unpleasant experience, though. How typical that an interviewer that aggressive doesn't actually have the rank to give approvals anyway. I only wish everyone could have had an interview as easy as mine.

[shes 0]

just a quick question, anybody here have gone to the ssa for removal of the status "valid only with DHS work authorization" or something like that? my question is can i use the I-551 stamp as an I.D.? since there's a delay in the GC to be mailed to me..

hope someone can relate...

I removed the restrictions from my SS but I had gotten my GC. I do not know if they use the stamp as an ID. USCIS will have to update the system to show that you are now a permanent resident and I don't know if the card has to be issued before it is reflected in the system. The day I got my GC I went to the SSA office but they told me I had to wait for USCIS to update my information. Luckily for me they updated it the next day so my new SS card was mailed to me and I received it 4 days later. Call SSA or USCIS to see if you are already in the system.

do you mean the updated status once you input your receipt number on the uscis website? cus if thats it, mine is already updated.

[LeaAndBen 0]

We have our interview in Seattle on thursday and I haven't prepared anything yet. I know I will be doing this last minute on thursday morning.

We don't have any physical pictures. I have everything on my external hard drive. Do you think I need to go print some pics out? When I submitted our file I just printed some pics with our home printer. Is that okay to just bring the same on a regular A4 sheet of paper. We also have a printed book of pictures together but that was before getting married. Should I bring that with us?