AOS June 2009

[amberdima 6]

Thanks for all my fellow AOS June filers.we got an email from CRIS... GC production ordered..had an interview August 27,2009 but they didnt approve it right away coz for further review but they approved it the next day August 28 and GC production ordered.i will sleep good tonight....again thank you so much VJ...

what a relief! yay

[Cacerez 19]

Wow! This morning I got an email from CRIS saying that on 08/29/09 my EAD card production was ordered. I cannot believe it.

They've only had the application since 08/21!

I mailed my application along with 2 passport pictures, a color copy of the my I-485 NOA1 (to get the fee waived).

Everything went to the TEXAS SERVICE CENTER. They have a 3 month backlog processing EADs so I'm really falling out of my chair...

Wow that's awesome! I thought you didn't apply for EAD?

[~Leo-Feng~ 0]

Wow! This morning I got an email from CRIS saying that on 08/29/09 my EAD card production was ordered. I cannot believe it.

They've only had the application since 08/21!

I mailed my application along with 2 passport pictures, a color copy of the my I-485 NOA1 (to get the fee waived).

Everything went to the TEXAS SERVICE CENTER. They have a 3 month backlog processing EADs so I'm really falling out of my chair...

Wow that's awesome! I thought you didn't apply for EAD?

I didn't at the beginning when I sent my AOS paperwork. But since USCIS is taking so long to resolve that I figured I'd get a job while I wait.

I think it only took them a week to approve because my prints and everything is already in the system.

[Troy/Anita 0]

Ana received her GC in the mail today. Also, it's my Birthday!! I won't forget this one :)

[movingsoon2 0]

Hi everyone, my aos got transferred to csc on July 24. Anyone in the same situation? Anyone get their gc yet? I am hoping to get approved soon ...

[Herolmounia 0]

Hi folks,

anybody tried Hartford CT office for Biometrics walk in????

[catedelacruz 1]

received GC in the mail today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :dance: :dance:

[mrscrockett 0]

Seems like a lot of June filers are almost through the process. I am still waiting on an interview date.

Got my ss# this past Monday, so I am going to the DMV next Tuesday or so for my learner's permit.

You guys are great by the way.

[Koakland 0]

Successful green card interview i'll post details tmrw.

[subguy812 1]

Successful green card interview i'll post details tmrw.

Congratulations!! Waiting for the details.................

[shefellfromheaven 18]

Congrats all for the good news.

[charity&mounssaif 0]

Sept 2nd EAD card production ordered

[amberdima 6]

got the card in the mail today...13 days after interview

[Koakland 0]

Successful green card interview i'll post details tmrw.

Yesterday Jeremy and I went to the SF USCIS office for his AOS interview. Our appointment was at 1:55pm but we arrived around 1:30pm. The office was very nice; not your typical 1970s, 1980s shabby government office décor. We turned in our appointment letter, showed the receptionist our passports and waited in the lobby for about 50 mins (about 20 – 30 mins after our 1:55pm appointment time). The office was fairly busy – they were calling people in every 7 – 10 minutes.

Eventually an officer called Jeremy’s name and I followed in. The officer was very very formal. I smiled at her and she gave me a face of stone. In her office, we swore to tell the truth during the interview. She asked to see our passports, my CA ID/DL, Jeremy’s EAD, Jeremy’s AP documents, Jeremy’s social security card (which he didn’t have with him but luckily he memorized the number). She then, very formally went through Jeremy’s AOS application – asked if he had ever committed a crime, joined the Communist party, etc. etc. She asked if we had ever been separated/had any martial difficulties since being married. She went over Jeremy’s G325a biographical data form that we submitted with the K1. Then she turned towards me and asked how we met, when we met, when we got engaged, where we got engaged, if we had an engagement party, when did we announce our engagement, if our families’ were ok with our engagement, if we had met each other’s family (specifically if I had met Jeremy’s family), when did I meet Jeremy’s family, who was at our wedding, why didn’t Jeremy’s family come to the wedding, where did we get married, where we’re going for our honeymoon. I thought that she’d ask Jeremy these questions but they were mostly directed towards me.

She then asked for all of our joint documents. We gave her: our lease agreement, our rental insurance, letters from my job showing that Jeremy, my spouse, is my dependant for medical, dental and vision coverage, bank statements from our joint bank account for the past 3 months, our family cell phone plan with both of our names on it. She left to show our documents to her supervisor. 7 minutes later she came back and asked to see photos. So we gave her a stack of pictures from our wedding and various pictures from this summer. She started to soften while looking at the pictures. I felt a little better after that. Then she said, “You guys don’t have enough evidence…” I thought “#######?!” but she pulled out a paper, stamped it, wrote Jeremy’s alien number on it and said, “You have to remove conditions on your green card within 90 days from your 2 year anniversary.” She also took several of the pictures and put them in our file. They were pictures of us embracing, pictures from the wedding with all of our guests, pictures from this summer of us, together, smiling and pictures of us with family and friends. I asked her what kind of evidence should we bring in 2 years and she said joint tax returns, joint credit cards, more bank statements, etc. She then told Jeremy that he couldn’t leave the country until he got his green card without having an infopass appointment. We talked about the honeymoon. And then she left to consult with a colleague. She came back and gave Jeremy his AP documents back and said only use them if we somehow are forced to leave the country during our honeymoon and border patrol specifically asks for it. Otherwise she said it will look suspicious for him to have an AOS approval in the computer and still have AP documents. She closed with, “It was nice to meet with you and Congratulations.”

Edited September 3, 2009 by Koakland

[~Leo-Feng~ 0]

Successful green card interview i'll post details tmrw.

Yesterday Jeremy and I went to the SF USCIS office for his AOS interview. Our appointment was at 1:55pm but we arrived around 1:30pm. The office was very nice; not your typical 1970s, 1980s shabby government office décor. We turned in our appointment letter, showed the receptionist our passports and waited in the lobby for about 50 mins (about 20 – 30 mins after our 1:55pm appointment time). The office was fairly busy – they were calling people in every 7 – 10 minutes.

Eventually an officer called Jeremy’s name and I followed in. The officer was very very formal. I smiled at her and she gave me a face of stone. In her office, we swore to tell the truth during the interview. She asked to see our passports, my CA ID/DL, Jeremy’s EAD, Jeremy’s AP documents, Jeremy’s social security card (which he didn’t have with him but luckily he memorized the number). She then, very formally went through Jeremy’s AOS application – asked if he had ever committed a crime, joined the Communist party, etc. etc. She asked if we had ever been separated/had any martial difficulties since being married. She went over Jeremy’s G325a biographical data form that we submitted with the K1. Then she turned towards me and asked how we met, when we met, when we got engaged, where we got engaged, if we had an engagement party, when did we announce our engagement, if our families’ were ok with our engagement, if we had met each other’s family (specifically if I had met Jeremy’s family), when did I meet Jeremy’s family, who was at our wedding, why didn’t Jeremy’s family come to the wedding, where did we get married, where we’re going for our honeymoon. I thought that she’d ask Jeremy these questions but they were mostly directed towards me.

She then asked for all of our joint documents. We gave her: our lease agreement, our rental insurance, letters from my job showing that Jeremy, my spouse, is my dependant for medical, dental and vision coverage, bank statements from our joint bank account for the past 3 months, our family cell phone plan with both of our names on it. She left to show our documents to her supervisor. 7 minutes later she came back and asked to see photos. So we gave her a stack of pictures from our wedding and various pictures from this summer. She started to soften while looking at the pictures. I felt a little better after that. Then she said, “You guys don’t have enough evidence…” I thought “#######?!” but she pulled out a paper, stamped it, wrote Jeremy’s alien number on it and said, “You have to remove conditions on your green card within 90 days from your 2 year anniversary.” She also took several of the pictures and put them in our file. They were pictures of us embracing, pictures from the wedding with all of our guests, pictures from this summer of us, together, smiling and pictures of us with family and friends. I asked her what kind of evidence should we bring in 2 years and she said joint tax returns, joint credit cards, more bank statements, etc. She then told Jeremy that he couldn’t leave the country until he got his green card without having an infopass appointment. We talked about the honeymoon. And then she left to consult with a colleague. She came back and gave Jeremy his AP documents back and said only use them if we somehow are forced to leave the country during our honeymoon and border patrol specifically asks for it. Otherwise she said it will look suspicious for him to have an AOS approval in the computer and still have AP documents. She closed with, “It was nice to meet with you and Congratulations.”

Thanks for sharing. I bet the cold-stone face made and kept you nervous until she stamped and started talking about removing conditions.

I think I can see why officers would want a joint tax return. I mean, thinking out loud here... in the case of a fake marriage you can have a lease agreement and your spouse never live with you, or have bank accounts open in both names but never use them. Unfortunately, there are ways of defrauding the system as I see it with someone in my spouse's family.

Credit cards with both names mean that both you and your spouse have access to the same line of credit. If I were to engage in an illegal marriage, would I want the not-significant other to have access to my money or line of credit? NO WAY!

Also, a joint tax return means financial commingling at its best. Your overpaid, his/her overpaid taxes all come back in one check that must be endorsed by both. I can think of several legitimate scenarios where one would file as "MARRIED, FILING SEPARATELY" but for immigration benefits in a family that got married not long ago I can see how that would throw a BIG RED flag.

Glad everything worked out in the end and don't check the mail today! The GC is not there yet!

Hopefully my EAD will arrive today. And I hope my lazy mailman decides to distribute mail before the SS office closes at 5. He came by at 5:30pm yesterday! UGH!

I'd pay extra for FEDEX