October 2009 AOS Filers

[RebeccaAndPhil 5]

Thanks everyone!!

And good luck flypri!!!

[Greg001 0]

Thanks flypri.

Good luck on your interview next week. I'm sure you'll do fine.

[RebeccaAndPhil 5]

Good luck to evilmonkee & zynmida on your interviews today!! I'll be anxious to hear how it went

[Greg001 0]

Good luck on the interviews this week. Keep us posted on the results!

[evilmonkee 0]

We got approved !

We waited for about 90 minutes, and the actual interview was about 5 minutes. I got really worried while we were waiting, because I saw several couples being separated, and a woman who left crying. Fortunately, we got called in right before I was about to freak out.

The lady who interviewed us was very nice and professional. She asked both of us the usual "are you a spy, do you intend to engage in espionage" questions, and then she asked us three more questions.

She asked how and when we met, is our mailing address still the same, and if we brought any additional proof of our marriage. When we pulled out our alphabetically organized and tabbed files, she started laughing and said she can see that she is dealing with people who have background in accounting (obviously, she had read our files because she never asked us about our education) .

Then she took several of the copies that we had brought, made an additional copy of our licenses, our rent contract, our bank statements, and several of the pictures that we brought. Finally, she pulled out a pre-stamped form explaining what conditional residence is, told us that we'd have to apply to remove conditions in 21 months, and had us sign it.

Right before we left, she said she'll work on finalizing all of her cases tonight and tomorrow, so I probably won't get an online update until tomorrow or Thursday, and that I should get the card in the mail in the next 30 days.

We were in an out in less than 10 minutes, and it was a surprisingly pleasant experience (except for the waiting and the getting freaked out part).

Edited January 19, 2010 by evilmonkee

[RebeccaAndPhil 5]

We got approved !

We waited for about 90 minutes, and the actual interview was about 5 minutes. I got really worried while we were waiting, because I saw several couples being separated, and a woman who left crying. Fortunately, we got called in right before I was about to freak out.

The lady who interviewed us was very nice and professional. She asked both of us the usual "are you a spy, do you intend to engage in espionage" questions, and then she asked us three more questions.

She asked how and when we met, is our mailing address still the same, and if we brought any additional proof of our marriage. When we pulled out our alphabetically organized and tabbed files, she started laughing and said she can see that she is dealing with people who have background in accounting (obviously, she had read our files because she never asked us about our education) .

Then she took several of the copies that we had brought, made an additional copy of our licenses, our rent contract, our bank statements, and several of the pictures that we brought. Finally, she pulled out a pre-stamped form explaining what conditional residence is, told us that we'd have to apply to remove conditions in 21 months, and had us sign it.

Right before we left, she said she'll work on finalizing all of her cases tonight and tomorrow, so I probably won't get an online update until tomorrow or Thursday, and that I should get the card in the mail in the next 30 days.

We were in an out in less than 10 minutes, and it was a surprisingly pleasant experience (except for the waiting and the getting freaked out part).

That's great news, congrats!!

[marie09 5]

We got approved !

We waited for about 90 minutes, and the actual interview was about 5 minutes. I got really worried while we were waiting, because I saw several couples being separated, and a woman who left crying. Fortunately, we got called in right before I was about to freak out.

The lady who interviewed us was very nice and professional. She asked both of us the usual "are you a spy, do you intend to engage in espionage" questions, and then she asked us three more questions.

She asked how and when we met, is our mailing address still the same, and if we brought any additional proof of our marriage. When we pulled out our alphabetically organized and tabbed files, she started laughing and said she can see that she is dealing with people who have background in accounting (obviously, she had read our files because she never asked us about our education) .

Then she took several of the copies that we had brought, made an additional copy of our licenses, our rent contract, our bank statements, and several of the pictures that we brought. Finally, she pulled out a pre-stamped form explaining what conditional residence is, told us that we'd have to apply to remove conditions in 21 months, and had us sign it.

Right before we left, she said she'll work on finalizing all of her cases tonight and tomorrow, so I probably won't get an online update until tomorrow or Thursday, and that I should get the card in the mail in the next 30 days.

We were in an out in less than 10 minutes, and it was a surprisingly pleasant experience (except for the waiting and the getting freaked out part).

Congrats, lovely story too - thanks for sharing

[Greg001 0]

Congratulations evilmonkee.

Meet back here in 1 year and 9 months!!

[hudons 0]

Evilmonkee, that's great news! Congratulations to you and your other half.

I received my green card in the mail yesterday! I never got any card production e-mails. I did get a notice this morning though, saying that my I-485 has been approved. Proof indeed that the online update system isn't too hot. But when it's all you have it's a great consolation.

I think it's time to put the tin foil hats away for a few years!

Best of luck to everyone who has upcoming interviews.

[km24 0]

Evilmonkee, that's great news! Congratulations to you and your other half.

I received my green card in the mail yesterday! I never got any card production e-mails. I did get a notice this morning though, saying that my I-485 has been approved. Proof indeed that the online update system isn't too hot. But when it's all you have it's a great consolation.

I think it's time to put the tin foil hats away for a few years!

Best of luck to everyone who has upcoming interviews.

Congrats Evilmonkee and Hudons!!!

I can't wait to go back in California to check my mailbox.. I'm in Dallas right now with my hubby! =) I hope I'll receive it any time soon.. It will be the best Birthday gift ever.. ehehehe.. btw, my birthday is on Sunday (01/24).. thanks for the greetings.. in advance.. lol! :P

[evilmonkee 0]

Thanks for the congrats everybody, and congratulations on receiving your card hudons.

Got the "card production ordered" e-mail.

Yesterday started so bad it was almost like a bad comedy. The interview was actually the best part of the day.

I was going to wear a pant suit, but my dog left muddy paw prints on my pants. Then I put on a skirt that was part of the same set with the jacket and the pants and my pantyhose began to run, so I ended up putting on cords that I pulled out of a pile of laundry and febreezed just because we were already running late. My husband was trying to iron his suit, but the fuse blew, so he ended up wearing wrinkled pants.

As soon as we pulled out the driveway our tire blew up. Fortunately, we have two cars, so we scrambled to switch cars and took my husband's car. Next we went to Walgreens because we had to print out some extra pictures to take to the interview. Well, guess what! All four of their picture machines were broken. We went to Walmart next- their picture printing machine was also broken.

By that point, we decided to just give up and drive to the USCIS office and mail the extra pictures if they ask us to show them more pictures. As soon as we got on the highway, the fuel light came on (my husband's fuel gauge is broken so we have to keep track of miles). Fortunately, we ran out of gas when we pulled into the parking lot next to the uscis building. Walking in the rain wouldn't have been fun.

We got there 30 seconds before our appointment time, and then we had to wait 90 minutes to be called in.

On the list of the possible interview questions I found here there were several about the morning of the interview and the trip to the interview. I kind of wished the IO had asked us about it- you can't make stuff like this up even if you wanted to.

Well, all is well that ends well. Resuming normal life in 3,2,1...

I've been putting off school work because I was freaking out about the interview, so now I have about 5000 papers to read, a syllabus to write, and a ton of exams that need to be graded.

At least I am USCIS-free for 21 months. See you all in October/November 2011.

Good luck next week luckykaren. Let me know if you have any questions about the stl office and the area around the uscis building.

[RebeccaAndPhil 5]

Evilmonkee, that's great news! Congratulations to you and your other half.

I received my green card in the mail yesterday! I never got any card production e-mails. I did get a notice this morning though, saying that my I-485 has been approved. Proof indeed that the online update system isn't too hot. But when it's all you have it's a great consolation.

I think it's time to put the tin foil hats away for a few years!

Best of luck to everyone who has upcoming interviews.

Congrats!! It's comforting to know you also didn't receive any online updates before receiving your GC. Doesn't USCIS know by now that they torture me when they don't update my account Trying not to worry though

[RebeccaAndPhil 5]

omgosh evilmonkee that story of your morning of is crazy!!! I'm sure it's funny now but maybe not so much when you were trying to get there. At least it all worked out in the end!!

[ReeRee 0]

Congrats Rebecca & Phill, KM, Evilmonkey for the approval!! Sorry I haven't been online and saw all those updates I had to read through 3 pages to catch up with yall!!! All the great news is truly a blessing.

Laurelmike, thank you for the update about your I-130 approval. And congrats on getting the TB treatment taken care of.

I haven't received my approval letter or e-mail, but the IO said in 3 to 4 weeks, so I will be patient for another 2 weeks!!

[RebeccaAndPhil 5]

Congrats Rebecca & Phill, KM, Evilmonkey for the approval!! Sorry I haven't been online and saw all those updates I had to read through 3 pages to catch up with yall!!! All the great news is truly a blessing.

Laurelmike, thank you for the update about your I-130 approval. And congrats on getting the TB treatment taken care of.

I haven't received my approval letter or e-mail, but the IO said in 3 to 4 weeks, so I will be patient for another 2 weeks!!

Hey ReeRee! Thanks There are a few of us who haven't received any online updates/e-mail/touches since the interview so you are not alone!