September 2009 - AOS Filers

[Martin B 0]

Yes, I did come on K-1 and I do find it crazy, but the results of the medical should have reached them and they clearly somehow didn't. Doctors in london don't keep a copy and the woman at the other end of a $16 embassy phone call said it's unlikely they keep a copy too, and I should email but it could take up to 5 days for a reply. I don't have the time to waste so I'm just sucking up the loss and trying to get it back to them before 30th.

[thisislove 0]

hi everybody!!

many blessings to those w/ interviews coming.. somebody's was today.. i forget, sorry, but i know you will have good news for us!

sorry bout the medical rfe, i would be so upset too, but just pray this is the last delay and try to believe that everything happens in its perfect time..

[MonkeyJuice 3]

Congrats Gemmie

We were approved at our interview too! yay!!! We can relax & enjoy Christmas now.

Interview was easy easy!..We were just asked for both our passports, my I-94, both our ID cards. Then just a few questions on how we met & how our relationship developed. She then asked for our joint bank statements & joint car insurance. We answered all the terrorist, prostitution, drugs etc questions & then that was it! No photos, emails, letters or anything like that was asked for. She said that that was secondary evidence. The whole thing took 10 mins.

Just to let anyone know who interviews in Detroit, when you park your car remove all valuables from view as it's not a very safe area of the city. When we returned from our interview, the SUV near us had the passenger window smashed, right in front of the security cameras too!!! Looks like someone maybe left their GPS in there. I was panicking because we left out 12 week old labrador puppy in ours. I thought someone may have taken her too! But she was still there wagging her tail :-)

[NCWife 0]

$450?? Wow... probably that includes all the vaccinations she thinks you need. I paid $230 for my medical here in Charlotte, inclusive of the Tdap shot that I was missing and the TB Skin Test.

Cheers..

Just got back from infopass in Charlotte. The woman took a few minutes reading through the RFE and confirmed that I do infact need the full medical. Already have an appointment booked for next monday which is the soonest they have. The receptionist said it could cost up to $450 although she has never seen anyone's that high before, and results take typically 2-3 days.

[We Got 2 0]

Congrats Gemmie

We were approved at our interview too! yay!!! We can relax & enjoy Christmas now.

Interview was easy easy!..We were just asked for both our passports, my I-94, both our ID cards. Then just a few questions on how we met & how our relationship developed. She then asked for our joint bank statements & joint car insurance. We answered all the terrorist, prostitution, drugs etc questions & then that was it! No photos, emails, letters or anything like that was asked for. She said that that was secondary evidence. The whole thing took 10 mins.

Just to let anyone know who interviews in Detroit, when you park your car remove all valuables from view as it's not a very safe area of the city. When we returned from our interview, the SUV near us had the passenger window smashed, right in front of the security cameras too!!! Looks like someone maybe left their GPS in there. I was panicking because we left out 12 week old labrador puppy in ours. I thought someone may have taken her too! But she was still there wagging her tail :-)

Congratulations on the approval!

Also, congrats to Gemmie!

[NCWife 0]

woohoooo... congratulations on your approval and survived Detroit!

Cheers..

Congrats Gemmie

We were approved at our interview too! yay!!! We can relax & enjoy Christmas now.

Interview was easy easy!..We were just asked for both our passports, my I-94, both our ID cards. Then just a few questions on how we met & how our relationship developed. She then asked for our joint bank statements & joint car insurance. We answered all the terrorist, prostitution, drugs etc questions & then that was it! No photos, emails, letters or anything like that was asked for. She said that that was secondary evidence. The whole thing took 10 mins.

Just to let anyone know who interviews in Detroit, when you park your car remove all valuables from view as it's not a very safe area of the city. When we returned from our interview, the SUV near us had the passenger window smashed, right in front of the security cameras too!!! Looks like someone maybe left their GPS in there. I was panicking because we left out 12 week old labrador puppy in ours. I thought someone may have taken her too! But she was still there wagging her tail :-)

[cutedolphinn 1]

Hi everyooonnnee!! We got the interview today, took two hours to the uscis office, and the questions were mostly the same as MonkeyJuice's interview. But we have to get Td vaccine, thanks to God they give us time 60 days to get that because we will leave tomorrow for my country for church wedding ceremony and party. They said we will receive the card in about two weeks. It is time to pack for traveling tomorrow, we will be home on the New Year. God bless us here always!!

[NCWife 0]

Awesome!! Congrats in advance! I hope you have a fun and safe trip!!! Cheers...

Hi everyooonnnee!! We got the interview today, took two hours to the uscis office, and the questions were mostly the same as MonkeyJuice's interview. But we have to get Td vaccine, thanks to God they give us time 60 days to get that because we will leave tomorrow for my country for church wedding ceremony and party. They said we will receive the card in about two weeks. It is time to pack for traveling tomorrow, we will be home on the New Year. God bless us here always!!

[Freyja 1]

Congrats Monkeyjuice and cutedolphinn!!!! :star:

Today my hubby and I have been married exactly 4 months. Maybe this will be the day USCIS will give us an approval, or at least a touch! Tomorrow is 3 months from when we sent the application.

[dillon 6]

Congrats on all the approvals.

Martin and Raven sorry to hear that you have to have another medical because they lost yours. I know of at least 3 other people that this has happened too. Good luck and I hope it doesn't delay you much longer.

[Freyja 1]

84 days after NOA today. So frustrating. Still no touch since Oct. I think they just forgot about us.

[myperfectflaw 11]

84 days after NOA today. So frustrating. Still no touch since Oct. I think they just forgot about us.

Ah Freyja, I feel your pain, we went through the same thing when doing the K-1...everyone else was getting approvals after 60 days and we were nearly 2 months behind for no apparent reason

I really hope they have some good news for you soon--what a wonderful Christmas gift that would be for you guys! I have you, along with everyone else still waiting, in my thoughts and prayers for a quick response. Would love to see our thread be finished up by the end of December!!

Good luck to those still waiting and congrats to the handful recently approved!

Charmarie

[buckeye17 0]

Approved! We completed our interview this morning. The interview was quick and efficient, but we started about 30 mins after our scheduled time. The officer first interviewed my spouse (petitioner) individually and then invited me to join in about 10 mins. The officer asked my spouse questions about how we met and how we celebrated my birthday (which was a couple of days ago) and then looked at some of the documentation supporting our relationship (tax forms, bank accounts, insurance forms). Then she invited me in and asked me how we met and what we did for my birthday. She then reviewed my answers on the I-485 with me, mentioned that she was approving me and took away my I-94. She mentioned that I will get my card within 3 weeks and if I needed to travel before that due to an emergency then I could return to the office to get a I-551 stamp.

The whole process took about 30 mins and was quite painless.

I wish the others on this forum a speedy approval.

AOS Timeline (Local Office: Columbus, OH)

09/17/2009: Mailed I-130, I-485, I-765, I-131

09/21/2009: Received at Chicago Lockbox

09/28/2009: NoAs issued

09/28/2009: Checks cashed

10/02/2009: NoAs received in mail

10/05/2009: Biometrics letter received (Appointment: 10/28/2009)

10/06/2009: Biometrics completed (Walk-in at Columbus ASC)

10/29/2009: Interview letter received (Appointment: 12/01/2009)

10/29/2009: AP approved; EAD production ordered

10/31/2009: Received notice of interview cancellation

11/06/2009: Received AP

11/07/2009: Received EAD

11/07/2009: Received new interview letter (Appointment: 12/08/2009)

12/08/2009: AOS approved after interview

[MonkeyJuice 3]

yay! Congrats Buckeye

Sorry to hear you're stil waiting Freyja. I hope you hear something very soon.

[Gemmie 142]

Congratulations!

Sorry to hear about the medical, Martin... I think you're doing the right thing by just booking another one quickly.

I'm keeping my fingers crossed for those of you waiting. Just remember that your time will come very soon. I didn't believe it a week ago as we hadn't even been touched in about 8 weeks, but now I've received an email saying they've mailed a welcome letter to me already. The same will happen for you.