I-130 not yet approved. Have interview scheduled though.

[Bang2xg 0]

Hello all,

Just a quick question. I filed for my wife's AOS in June. We sent in all our paperwork and went in for biometrics. We have a pending interview date for September. I have not recieved word about either the I-130 or I-485 being approved. Is this normal this far into the process? It seems from what I understand on the site that most people get the I-130 approved before getting an interview date, then the I-485 approval follows suit depending on the outcome of the interview or am I not correct in that assumption? Please advise.

Also, I've started gathering evidence of our bonafides through joint bank accounts, phone bills etc for the interview. We do have plenty of pictures, before, during and after the wedding in our travels and time together. The problem is that we don't a traditional photo album etc. Everything is digital and stored on our computers. Might they let us in the interview with a laptop and slideshow? I know it seems a silly question but I had to ask because we both find a waster of time and resources to compile a photo album we wont look at or even show anyone. Think that's pretty much what facebook, flickr and all the photo software are for these days no?

Thank you.

[JERIII 8]

Hello all,

Just a quick question. I filed for my wife's AOS in June. We sent in all our paperwork and went in for biometrics. We have a pending interview date for September. I have not recieved word about either the I-130 or I-485 being approved. Is this normal this far into the process? It seems from what I understand on the site that most people get the I-130 approved before getting an interview date, then the I-485 approval follows suit depending on the outcome of the interview or am I not correct in that assumption? Please advise.

It is normal for I-130/I-485 filers to not get any approvals before the interview.

Also, I've started gathering evidence of our bonafides through joint bank accounts, phone bills etc for the interview. We do have plenty of pictures, before, during and after the wedding in our travels and time together. The problem is that we don't a traditional photo album etc. Everything is digital and stored on our computers. Might they let us in the interview with a laptop and slideshow? I know it seems a silly question but I had to ask because we both find a waster of time and resources to compile a photo album we wont look at or even show anyone. Think that's pretty much what facebook, flickr and all the photo software are for these days no?

Thank you.

They will not let you in with a laptop. Also, remember, they need to be able to take or make a copy of any evidence you use, so it can go into your file. I would just print some of your pictures and bring them/

[Inna 0]

1) No, I-130 is not neccesarily approved before I-485. In fact, a lot of times,when I-130 is sent concurrently with I-485, it is only approved AFETR I-485. Sometimes people even recieve I-130 aproval notice in a few months after recieveng a green card lol Alo, why are you expecting your I-485 to be approved, if you haven't attended your interview yet?

2) I believe thay won't let you in with the laptop when you go through the metal detector. They probably don't let you in even with a cell phone, but I'm not sure. If you want the IO to see your photos, I'm afraid you will have to print those for the interview.

Edited September 5, 2009 by Inna

[Bang2xg 0]

Yup, thanks for the input.