January 2011 filers

[Misha&Lena 1]

Lena just had an interview in Moscow and she was told that we need to find a sponsor in 30 days. I have no idea what to do. My problem is: I earn last year $20,174 mostly from unemployment payments and I am making $25,000 write now at job. This is not a lot but is over 125% of property level ($18000 for 2ppl her and me). It looks to me to fishy. Please help.

[BirdyGirl85 23]

I'm not sure what advice to give you but I think you accidentally posted in the wrong thread. This is for adjustment of status filers. You are talking about a K-1 interview right? Either way I wish you luck in finding a cosponsor in time... I'm not sure what else you can do at this point.

[KayDeeCee 4,893]

Lena just had an interview in Moscow and she was told that we need to find a sponsor in 30 days. I have no idea what to do. My problem is: I earn last year $20,174 mostly from unemployment payments and I am making $25,000 write now at job. This is not a lot but is over 125% of property level ($18000 for 2ppl her and me). It looks to me to fishy. Please help.

You will get better, and more advice if you start your own post in the K-1 forum.

If they say she needs a co-sponsor, then there is not much else you can do but find one and get the papers back to them in time. Did you provide proof of your income? Send a letter from your employer stating your current salary? Did you provide a few months worth of pay stubs?

Edited August 5, 2011 by Jay-Kay

[kristianw 0]

Congrats and good luck! I finally received my AOS interview letter. Mine is scheduled for Sept 21, 2011! What a brief sigh of relief!

My husband finally got a rescheduled AOS interview date! August 29.

[BirdyGirl85 23]

I'm glad to hear you finally got your interview date! I know how you feel, what a relief it was to finally know when our interview would be.

Well we had our interview yesterday, and my husband was approved! The lady who interviewed us was very nice and made us laugh at times. She did ask us a few questions but the interview wasn't very long. She basically asked where and how we met, when did we talk about getting married, how many times did my husband visit the U.S., and how many times did I go to Finland. She looked at some of our photos where we did some traveling and looked at what we had for our evidence of relationship. I was a little nervous while we were waiting for our interview but once we were called I didn't feel nervous at all anymore. Glad that is over with now. We don't have to deal with USCIS for a while.

[KayDeeCee 4,893]

I'm glad to hear you finally got your interview date! I know how you feel, what a relief it was to finally know when our interview would be.

Well we had our interview yesterday, and my husband was approved! The lady who interviewed us was very nice and made us laugh at times. She did ask us a few questions but the interview wasn't very long. She basically asked where and how we met, when did we talk about getting married, how many times did my husband visit the U.S., and how many times did I go to Finland. She looked at some of our photos where we did some traveling and looked at what we had for our evidence of relationship. I was a little nervous while we were waiting for our interview but once we were called I didn't feel nervous at all anymore. Glad that is over with now. We don't have to deal with USCIS for a while.

Congrats!

[ryna 132]

Congrats and good luck! I finally received my AOS interview letter. Mine is scheduled for Sept 21, 2011! What a brief sigh of relief!

WOW! Congrats!

I can't believe there are still some January filers still waiting for AOS interviews. The entire March filers group (with the exception of my wife and one other person) have had their GCs in hand for a few weeks now. I'm getting ready to contact our Congressman since tomorrow makes 5 months...

[kristianw 0]

WOW! Congrats!

I can't believe there are still some January filers still waiting for AOS interviews. The entire March filers group (with the exception of my wife and one other person) have had their GCs in hand for a few weeks now. I'm getting ready to contact our Congressman since tomorrow makes 5 months...

Omg, talk about having multiple near-heart attack experiences:

1) My wife and I relocated to California over a month ago to be closer to her family. We had no jobs secured, so we were worried that USCIS would comment on this if we did not have anything lined up prior to our meeting.

2) Our AOS interview letter was luckily forwarded to the address we were currently staying at in Cali, and scheduled for September 23rd. It stated that if we needed to make any updates to our information, we needed to do so immediately. So, as a precaution we updated our address online to reflect our move. A week later, we received a letter in the mail saying that our interview was CANCELLED and would be scheduled in the future! This news arriving after we had booked our flight back to NY for the interview. Argh....

After checking numerous postings in the VJ community, users advised to go ahead and attend the original AOS interview because the system will sometimes send out a letter before even notifying the local office of where your interview is scheduled. So, we figured we give it a try.

We walked into the USCIS office in Garden City, NY for our interview:

1) Gave the front desk lady our letter and a had a seat, got called up to the next waiting room!

2) Thinking that this is where they would draw the line and tell us that our interview was cancelled and rescheduled, the interviewer walked into the waiting room and called our names in for the interview!

3) Basically, before going further into our meeting, the interviewer told us that our GC was approved and that they needed to fill out the paperwork on the computer while we were present. They didn't even ask if we had jobs after relocating (luckily I brought proof of accepting a job in the Bay Area).

After 8 months of waiting patiently, my green card was approved! Thanks to everyone here on the site for all your help!!! THANK YOU THANK YOU!

[kristianw 0]

I'm glad to hear you finally got your interview date! I know how you feel, what a relief it was to finally know when our interview would be.

Well we had our interview yesterday, and my husband was approved! The lady who interviewed us was very nice and made us laugh at times. She did ask us a few questions but the interview wasn't very long. She basically asked where and how we met, when did we talk about getting married, how many times did my husband visit the U.S., and how many times did I go to Finland. She looked at some of our photos where we did some traveling and looked at what we had for our evidence of relationship. I was a little nervous while we were waiting for our interview but once we were called I didn't feel nervous at all anymore. Glad that is over with now. We don't have to deal with USCIS for a while.

Congratulations!!!

[BirdyGirl85 23]

Wow, I wonder what would of happened if you didn't go to the interview? That is really weird... But I'm glad everything worked out and you got your green card! And congrats on moving to the Bay Area, I was born there and used to live there. I love it there, but I can't really afford to live there now. Maybe in the near future I'll try to go to college there.

[KayDeeCee 4,893]

Omg, talk about having multiple near-heart attack experiences:

1) My wife and I relocated to California over a month ago to be closer to her family. We had no jobs secured, so we were worried that USCIS would comment on this if we did not have anything lined up prior to our meeting.

2) Our AOS interview letter was luckily forwarded to the address we were currently staying at in Cali, and scheduled for September 23rd. It stated that if we needed to make any updates to our information, we needed to do so immediately. So, as a precaution we updated our address online to reflect our move. A week later, we received a letter in the mail saying that our interview was CANCELLED and would be scheduled in the future! This news arriving after we had booked our flight back to NY for the interview. Argh....

After checking numerous postings in the VJ community, users advised to go ahead and attend the original AOS interview because the system will sometimes send out a letter before even notifying the local office of where your interview is scheduled. So, we figured we give it a try.

We walked into the USCIS office in Garden City, NY for our interview:

1) Gave the front desk lady our letter and a had a seat, got called up to the next waiting room!

2) Thinking that this is where they would draw the line and tell us that our interview was cancelled and rescheduled, the interviewer walked into the waiting room and called our names in for the interview!

3) Basically, before going further into our meeting, the interviewer told us that our GC was approved and that they needed to fill out the paperwork on the computer while we were present. They didn't even ask if we had jobs after relocating (luckily I brought proof of accepting a job in the Bay Area).

After 8 months of waiting patiently, my green card was approved! Thanks to everyone here on the site for all your help!!! THANK YOU THANK YOU!

Congrats!