AOS Filers: December 2009

[Nik+Heather 121]

Interview letter today in the mail. Nice long checklist of things to bring....with a lot of "Unless already Provided"s at the end. So.....Hope that means they already have the medical....We are very confident that the RFE is taken care of once and for all - or at least, we will be able to talk to a person live about it if not.

March 15, 11am!!

[andana_dj 0]

Interview letter today in the mail. Nice long checklist of things to bring....with a lot of "Unless already Provided"s at the end. So.....Hope that means they already have the medical....We are very confident that the RFE is taken care of once and for all - or at least, we will be able to talk to a person live about it if not.

March 15, 11am!!

Congratulations on your interview letter!! It was pretty quick I think...

Could you please tell me what do they exactly ask you to bring for the interview?? I would like to start preparing myself for that and I know that some documents takes a bit longer to get..... trying to avoid any further issues with this process...

Thank you

[LaBeba 0]

LaBeba,

Just curious, when you got your Interview Letter did your online status change? I recently moved with the hubby and am worried that if I got an Interview Letter it's stuck there.

Congrats on getting the interview letter! That was super quick

Thanks! There was no online update to the I-485, it still says "Initial Review". We found out about the interview because we received a letter in the mail.

[LaBeba 0]

Congratulations on your interview letter!! It was pretty quick I think...

Could you please tell me what do they exactly ask you to bring for the interview?? I would like to start preparing myself for that and I know that some documents takes a bit longer to get..... trying to avoid any further issues with this process...

Thank you

Who should come with you?

-If your eligibility is based on your marriage, your husband or wife must come with you to the interview.

-If you do not speak English fluently, you should bring an interpreter

-Your attorney or authorized representatitve may come with you to the interview.

-If your eligibility is based on a parent/child relationship and the child is a minor, the petitioning parent and the child must appear for the interview.

*NOTE: Every adult (over 18 years of age) who comes to the interview must bring Government-issued photo identification, such as a driver's license or ID card, in order to enter the building and to verify his/her identity at the time of the interview. You do not need to bring your children unless otherwise instructed. Please be on time, but do not arrive more than 45 minutes early. We may record or videotape your interview.

YOU MUST BRING THE FOLLOWING ITEMS WITH YOU: (Please use as a checklist to prepare for your interview)

-This Interview Notice and your Government issued photo identification.

-A completed medical examination (Form I-693) and vaccination supplement in a sealed envelope (unless already submitted)

-A completed Affidavit(s) of Support (Form I-864) with all required evidence, including the following, for each of your sponsors (unless already submitted):

• -Federal Income Tax returns and W-2's, or certified IRS printouts, for the most recent tax year;
  -Letters from each current employer, verifying current rate of pay and average weekly hours, and pay stubs for the past 2 months;
  -Evidence of your sponor's and/or co-sponsor's United States Citizenship or Lawful Permanent Resident status.
  

-All documentation establishing your eligibility for Lawful Permanent Resident status.

-Any immigration-related documentation ever issued to you, including any Employment Authorization Document (EAD) and any Authorization for Advance Parole (Form I-512)

-All travel documents used to enter the United States, including Passports, Advance Parole documents (I-512) and I-94s (Arrival/Departure Document)

-Your Birth Certificate

-Your petitioner's Birth Certificate and your petitioner's evidence of United States Citizenship or Lawful Permanent Resident Status.

-If you have children, bring a Birth Certificate for each of your children.

-If your eligibility is based on your marriage, in addition to your spouse coming to the interview with you, bring:

• -A certified copy of your Marriage Document issued by the appropriate civil authority.
  -Your spouse's Birth Certificate and your spouse's evidence of United States Citizenship or Lawful Permanent Resident status;
  -If either you or your spouse were ever married before, all divorce decrees/death certificates for each prior marriage/former spouse;
  -Birth Certificates for all children of this marriage, and custody papers for your children and for your spouse's children not living with you;
  

-Supporting evidence of your relationship, such as copies of any documentation regarding joint assets or liabilities you and your spouse may have together. This may include: tax returns, bank statements, insurance documents (car, life, health), property documents (car, house, etc.), rental agreements, utility bills, credit cards, contracts, leases, photos, correspondence and/or any other documents you feel may substantiate your relationship.

-Original and copy of each supporting document that you submitted with your application. Otherwise, we may keep your originals for our records.

-If you have ever been arrested, bring the related Police Report and the original or certified Final Court Decision for each arrest, even if the charges have been dismissed or expunged. If no court record is available, bring a letter from the court with jurisdiction indicating this.

-A certified English translation for each foreign language document. The translator must certify that s/he is fluent in both languages, and that the translation in its entirety is complete and accurate.

[NatPatBen 3]

Lots of us got good news today!

While it may mean nothing, I'm very excited that our I-485 was touched this evening. No status change, but I'm still pleased.

[chinman 0]

Can someone help me out here, I think I'm missing something.

I sent in the 485, the EAD, and Adv Parole all together, with one Check, I included the document that requested electronic communication, and sure enough when they received the documents i got several notifications.

In the mail I got a letter with an MSC number for each of the three documents. There was a 4th MSC number on the back of my check that was cashed. The number from the check is the only one that comes up when I go to

https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/Dashboard.do

I recvd these on Jan 4th. I've called several times to ask why I can't see them online and I always get "the system hasn't refreshed". Well I got an RFE for no marriage certificate, which is stupid, since it was in my packet. Ok, so I sent it back to them. USPS shows they received it, but it doesn't show onling.

We had our biometrics yesterday, and still only one MSC number shows online.

How is everyone getting notified of "touches" etc. Did I miss something??

[Nik+Heather 121]

How is everyone getting notified of "touches" etc. Did I miss something??

I think the only thing you may have missed is that their online update system is great in theory and super crappy in practice. Our I-129f still shows as only received, despite being approved and all the way through visa and 3/4 of AOS! I thought it would be better with the recent web overhaul, but I found that they were sending me electronic notices of the RFE more than a week after we'd sorted it out, and now that we have an interview, it still says RFE. It's actually MORE confusing to have it show up on the online system than no info at all!!!

LaBeba, thanks for typing that all out, I didn't have the notice with me - but it sure has a lot of words that I wasn't looking forward to.

[Cereza 1]

Yes, lots of good news! Congrats everyone! Our case really was sent to CSC. Got the letter yesterday in the mail! (happy dance!)

[loveaboo 0]

Congrats to those who are set for interview already and those who have their cases transferred to CSC!

I haven't heard anything new about my applications but knowing that there's improvement in others, I'm glad to know that USCIS is really working on the cases. Yay!!!

[andana_dj 0]

Who should come with you?

-If your eligibility is based on your marriage, your husband or wife must come with you to the interview.

-If you do not speak English fluently, you should bring an interpreter

-Your attorney or authorized representatitve may come with you to the interview.

-If your eligibility is based on a parent/child relationship and the child is a minor, the petitioning parent and the child must appear for the interview.

*NOTE: Every adult (over 18 years of age) who comes to the interview must bring Government-issued photo identification, such as a driver's license or ID card, in order to enter the building and to verify his/her identity at the time of the interview. You do not need to bring your children unless otherwise instructed. Please be on time, but do not arrive more than 45 minutes early. We may record or videotape your interview.

YOU MUST BRING THE FOLLOWING ITEMS WITH YOU: (Please use as a checklist to prepare for your interview)

-This Interview Notice and your Government issued photo identification.

-A completed medical examination (Form I-693) and vaccination supplement in a sealed envelope (unless already submitted)

-A completed Affidavit(s) of Support (Form I-864) with all required evidence, including the following, for each of your sponsors (unless already submitted):

• -Federal Income Tax returns and W-2's, or certified IRS printouts, for the most recent tax year;
  -Letters from each current employer, verifying current rate of pay and average weekly hours, and pay stubs for the past 2 months;
  -Evidence of your sponor's and/or co-sponsor's United States Citizenship or Lawful Permanent Resident status.
  

-All documentation establishing your eligibility for Lawful Permanent Resident status.

-Any immigration-related documentation ever issued to you, including any Employment Authorization Document (EAD) and any Authorization for Advance Parole (Form I-512)

-All travel documents used to enter the United States, including Passports, Advance Parole documents (I-512) and I-94s (Arrival/Departure Document)

-Your Birth Certificate

-Your petitioner's Birth Certificate and your petitioner's evidence of United States Citizenship or Lawful Permanent Resident Status.

-If you have children, bring a Birth Certificate for each of your children.

-If your eligibility is based on your marriage, in addition to your spouse coming to the interview with you, bring:

• -A certified copy of your Marriage Document issued by the appropriate civil authority.
  -Your spouse's Birth Certificate and your spouse's evidence of United States Citizenship or Lawful Permanent Resident status;
  -If either you or your spouse were ever married before, all divorce decrees/death certificates for each prior marriage/former spouse;
  -Birth Certificates for all children of this marriage, and custody papers for your children and for your spouse's children not living with you;
  

-Supporting evidence of your relationship, such as copies of any documentation regarding joint assets or liabilities you and your spouse may have together. This may include: tax returns, bank statements, insurance documents (car, life, health), property documents (car, house, etc.), rental agreements, utility bills, credit cards, contracts, leases, photos, correspondence and/or any other documents you feel may substantiate your relationship.

-Original and copy of each supporting document that you submitted with your application. Otherwise, we may keep your originals for our records.

-If you have ever been arrested, bring the related Police Report and the original or certified Final Court Decision for each arrest, even if the charges have been dismissed or expunged. If no court record is available, bring a letter from the court with jurisdiction indicating this.

-A certified English translation for each foreign language document. The translator must certify that s/he is fluent in both languages, and that the translation in its entirety is complete and accurate.

Thank you very much for this info!

[NatPatBen 3]

Lots of us got good news today!

While it may mean nothing, I'm very excited that our I-485 was touched this evening. No status change, but I'm still pleased.

It was touched again this morning. I checked around 8am my time, which is even earlier in California. I guess not everyone goes into work at 9am, like I do.

[TheCockyLockies 2]

I got touched (I485 only) yesterday too. But no activities on my EAD since Biometrics.

[♥JOHN♥JULIE♥ 0]

hi DEC'09 Filers

I just received both an email and sms update (@ 10:15pm) from USCIS that my I485 transferred to CSC.

On February 12, 2010, we transferred this case I485 APPLICATION TO REGISTER PERMANENT RESIDENCE OR TO ADJUST STATUS to our CALIFORNIA SERVICE CENTER location for processing and sent you a notice explaining this action

[NatPatBen 3]

hi DEC'09 Filers

I just received both an email and sms update (@ 10:15pm) from USCIS that my I485 transferred to CSC.

That's great. Action > No Action

[loveaboo 0]

Had a dream last night that my EAD and AP were approved. I just checked it a minute ago and indeed both are already approved, yay! Online status update said that EAD card is ordered as of Feb. 11 and AP was also approved Feb. 11. Yay! USCIS is working!

Edited February 13, 2010 by loveaboo