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dcptfan   1

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Filed: AOS (pnd) Country: Venezuela
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Hi everyone!! We were wondering if anybody else was filing for AOS with an expired (overstayed) their visitor visa....

I would love to see who is in the same boat as us and how it's going for you...

Our AOS journey (Husband has expired visitor visa/ wife is USC)

02.07.2011- (DAY 1) Shipped out package via FED-EX

02.09.2011- (DAY 3) FED-EX confirmed delivery

02.14.2011- (DAY 8) Received email and texts of acceptance

02.14.2011- (DAY 8) Checks cashed

02.18.2011- (DAY 12) Received NOA's for I-130,I-485, & I-765

02.22.2011- (DAY 16) Received Biometrics Appt. for March 15th

03.15.2011- (DAY 37) Biometrics Appt.

03.30.2011- (DAY 52) Text/email saying Interview letter was out today for Appt. date for May 5th!!!

03.31.2011- (DAY 53) Faxed letter to congressman to request Expedite EAD

04.01.2011- (DAY 54) Received appt. letter in mail

04.06.2011- (DAY 59) Text/email that EAD is in production & congressman's office called to let us know it was approved!!

04.11.2011- (DAY 64) Text/email that EAD is Approved..?? what

04.12.2011- (DAY 65) Text/email that EAD is Approved and in production again.... hmmm??

04.16.2011- (DAY 69) Received EAD in the mail!!!!!

04.18.2011- (DAY 71) Applied for ssn

04.22.2011- (DAY 75) Recieved SSN Card!

05.05.2011- (DAY 88) Interview in Baltimore, MD <--- APPROVED!

05.14.2011- (DAY 97) Recieved "Welcome" Letter

05.16.2011- (DAY 99) Recieved text/email that GC is on its way!!

05.19.2011- (DAY 102) Green card received!!!! YAYAYYYY

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phardream   0

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Hi everyone!! We were wondering if anybody else was filing for AOS with an expired (overstayed) their visitor visa....

I would love to see who is in the same boat as us and how it's going for you...

Hi. I did. and we have almost the same timeline. I dont have any updates whatsoever for now. I did get my AP already but I was not able to send it same time as the other docs and sent it later actually. I sent my I-131 last 03/03/11 and that's the first thing I got! but I realized though that I dont wanna use it coz I dont wanna risk not being able to go back here! I am wondering what's going on with the other cases too. It would have been better if they sent the EAD first. :yes:

well, i am hoping to get the interview letter and EAD soon so lets just keep our fingers crossed I guess...

Good luck to us! :)

02/11/2011 => Day 00 => Package ( I-130, G-325a, I-485, I-693, I-894, I-765, G-1145) sent to Chicago lockbox
02/14/2011 => Day 03 => Package received and signed for in Chicago
02/18/2011 => Day 07 => Email and Text receipt notification
02/19/2011 => Day 08 => Cheques cashed - $1070 and $420
02/24/2011 => Day 13 => NOAs for I-130,I-485,I-765 received in the mail with notice date 02/18/11
03/11/2011 => Day 28 => Bio appointment letter received in the mail scheduled for 03/29/11
03/14/2011 => Day 31 => Biometrics early walk in done (orig schedule 3/29/11)
03/24/2011 => Day 41 => AP received in the mail with issue date 03/17/11
04/18/2011 => Day 66 => EAD card received in the mail
06/13/2011 => Day 122 => email,text & mail dated 06/09/11 for interview set on 07/19/11
07/19/2011 => Day 158 => AOS interview - APPROVED!!! got email/ text card production ordered
07/22/2011 => Day 161 => email/ text card production ordered (again) / got Welcome & approval notices in the mail
07/29/2011 => Day 168 => greencard in the mail! woohoo!!!
ROC
04/22/2013 => sent packet to CSC
04/23/2013 => received at CSC/ NOA1 receipt date

05/08/2013 => check cashed - $590

05/10/2013 => NOA1 in the mail

05/15/2013 => bio appt letter in the mail for 06/10/2013

05/24/2013 => early bio walk in

07/30/2013 => text/email card production ordered (7/29)

08/01/2013 => text/email card mailed thru USPS / ROC approval in the mail

08/03/2012 => 10 yr card in the mail

N-400

04/20/2014 => eligibility

04/21/2014 => N-400 packet mailed

04/23/2014 => delivered

04/26/2014 => check cashed

04/28/2014 => NOA notification text/email

04/30/2014 => NOA in the mail dated 04/25/2014

05/05/2014 => bio appt letter in the mail for 05/22/2014

05/15/2014 => bio appt (walk-in)

06/19/2014 => in line for interview

08/05/2014 => received yellow letter in the mail dated 07/31/2014

09/18/2014 => interview letter rcvd in the mail dated 09/15/2014 for 10/20/2014

10/20/2014 => passed interview!

10/24/2014 => online status changed to oath scheduling queue

10/31/2014 => received mail for oath schedule on 11/14/2014

11/14/2014 => oath taking ceremony at Ontario Convention Center... Officially a USC!!!

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NUSHka   0

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Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Bulgaria
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hi there, I am an overstay too (J1),married for 2 and a half years,and finally got the chance to start my AOS :)I havent sent my packet yet,still working on some final touches lol...

good luck to y'all!

09-10-13 (day 00) : AOS Package sent

09-12-13 (day 02) : Package delivered

09-17-13 (day 07) : Texts / emails received

09-23-13 (day 13) : Only one NOA hard copy received

10-07-13 (day 27) : NOA hard copy for I 485 received (NOA for I 130 still missing)

10-09-13 (day 29) : Biometrics letter FAXED, appointment for 10-11-13

10-11-13 (day 31) : Biometrics done

10-23-13 (day 43) : Online status changed to "testing and interview"

10-28-13 (day 48) : Interview appointment letter received - Nov 27th

11-12-13 (day 63) : EAD online status changed to "card production"

11-21-13 (day 72) : EAD card received in mail

11-27-13 (day 78) : AOS interview-approved!

12-02-13 (day 83) : "Welcome to America" letter received

12-04-13 (day 85) : Green card received

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Myopia   93

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Filed: AOS (apr) Country: United Kingdom
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Hey there

There is another forum that is for those who are adjusting from a non family visa.

If you are adjusting from a tourist visa then this is the place for you

Adjusting from a student/work/tourist visa

03/09/2011 AOS Application Sent.
03/11/2011 (Day 0) Application Received
03/16/2011 (Day 7) NOA 1 (Text Email)+ (Checks Cashed)
03/19/2011 (Day 10) Hard Copy of NOA 1
03/28/2011 (Day 19) Biometrics letter 4/8/2011
04/08/2011 (Day 30) Successful Biometrics for I-765/I-485
05/13/2011 (Day 65) EAD received in the mail
05/14/2011 (Day 66) Email confirming EAD approved (Case updated online TOUCH)
05/20/2011 (Day 72) SSN In the Mail.

09/08/2011 (Day 200 ) Email notification of Interview.
10/11/2011 Interview at 26 Federal Plaza, NY!
Interviewed and Am expecting RFEs!
10/13/2011 (Day ***) Received RFE-- Requesting that I provide documentation to prove I was never married in Uk or Illin
02/11/2012 (Day ***) Service request..Told its being reviewed by supervisor

24th March 2012!!!!!!!!!!! Email notifiying me of CARD IN PRODUCTION
03/26/2012 (Day 376) Emails confirming that my I-130 and I-485 have been approved.

4/2/2012 Green Card In Hand!

Unbelievable that my journey took this long but Im thankful

Next Stop Premed...Yup!

3/24/2014 Application for conditions to be removed

9/22/2014 APPROVED without interview.

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amykathleen2005 Proficient

amykathleen2005   441

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (apr) Country: England
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Moving to:

*** AOS Work, Student and Tourist*** As the question pertains to a tourist adjustment

England.gif England!

And in this crazy life, and through these crazy times

It's you, it's you, You make me sing.

You're every line, you're every word, you're everything.

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ROC Timeline

Sent: 7/21/12

NOA1: 7/23/12

Touch: 7/24/2012

Biometrics: 8/24/2012

Card Production Ordered: 3/6/2013

*Eligible for Naturalization: October 13, 2013*

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siasimba   9

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Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Canada
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Does the time of overstay matter much? Have a friend who is overstayed and went to school on a visitor visa. Not a VWP. He must have overstayed for about 3-4 years.

7/20/09 - When we met
9/16/09 - When we started dating
1/15/10 - Moved in together
9/3/10 - Marriage
11/10/10 - Filed AOS at Chicago lockbox
11/12/10 - AOS package received
11/17/10 - NOA1
12/27/10 - Biometrics --> canceled due to snow condition
1/18/11 - Advance Parole approved
1/26/11 - Biometrics Completed
1/31/11 - EAD in production
2/7/11 - EAD Recieved
2/18/11 - Applied for SSN
2/28/11 - Received SS Card
8/5/11 - Interview letter mailed
9/8/11 - Interview @9am
9/9/11 - Card Production
9/20/11 - Received Green Card

7/2013 - Submitted Removal of Condition

9/2013 - Biometrics Completed

11/20/2013 - NOA1 - Request for Evidence

12/20/2013 - RFE returned

1/2014 - 10 year green card approved.

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amykathleen2005 Proficient

amykathleen2005   441

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (apr) Country: England
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Marrying an American and adjusting will forgive the overstay. However, in the process the person with overstay cannot use AP as their leaving the country will trigger their ban. They can only be safe to leave with a greencard in hand.

England.gif England!

And in this crazy life, and through these crazy times

It's you, it's you, You make me sing.

You're every line, you're every word, you're everything.

b0cb1a39c4.png

ROC Timeline

Sent: 7/21/12

NOA1: 7/23/12

Touch: 7/24/2012

Biometrics: 8/24/2012

Card Production Ordered: 3/6/2013

*Eligible for Naturalization: October 13, 2013*

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katgrl   14

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Does the time of overstay matter much? Have a friend who is overstayed and went to school on a visitor visa. Not a VWP. He must have overstayed for about 3-4 years.

No it doesn't. My husband overstayed by 7-8 years. We had no problems whatsoever. Good luck!

02/21/99 Hubby entered with F1 student visa D/S

May 2002 He stopped attending school because he couldn't afford it any longer.

03?/2002 USC sibling I-130 petition

02/2009 Met hubby

08/2009 Sibling petition approved but ineligible to adjust status due to overstay

07/10 Married :)

11/22/10 [day 0]- mailed AOS packet!! should be there by noon 11/23/2010

12/3/10 [day 11]- received email/text notification of acceptance from USCIS

12/3/10 hubby surprised me with a trip to Los Angeles for my birthday...no problems :)

12/6/10 [day 14]- received hard copy NOA1 in mail

12/7/10 [day 15]- checks cashed...ouch

12/15/10 [day 23]- rec'd biometrics appt set for Dec. 28th at 10 am! :)

12/28/10 [day 36]- successful biometrics appt

01/27/11 [day 66]- rec'd interview appt set for March 10th at 10 am :)

02/25/11 [day 95]- rec'd EAD

03/10/11 [day 109]- Interview, Green card approved!! :)

Next Step: Removing conditions in 2 years.

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Sgt. McGee Explorer

Sgt. McGee   27

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No it doesn't. My husband overstayed by 7-8 years. We had no problems whatsoever. Good luck!

My wife overstayed by ~10 years. See our timeline below...

06/18/10 Married

08/12/10 - Day 0 - Mailed I-130, I-485, I-765 (USPS Express Mail)

08/13/10 - Day 1 - Delivery Confirmation at USCIS Chicago Lockbox

08/20/10 - Day 8 - Electronic (E-mail/SMS) confirmation of acceptance/NOA issued for I-130, I-485, I-765

10/09/10 - Day 58 - EAD (I-765) case visible online, others still not showing up.

10/21/10 - Day 70 - Spoke to 2nd-tier support, got a "referral" opened on the biometrics appointment (as in, why isn't there one yet?)

10/29/10 - Day 78 - Biometrics appt letter received (scheduled for November 18 in Alexandria)

11/04/10 - Day 84 - Successful Walk-In Biometrics at Alexandria, VA

11/04/10 - Day 84 - Email/SMS notice of "Card Production Ordered"

11/09/10 - Day 89 - Email/SMS notice of "Card Production Ordered" (same text, same everything, just a second notice)

11/12/10 - Day 92 - Email/SMS notice of "EAD Approved"

11/12/10 - Day 92 - Received EAD card in mail (same day as notification of approval, no other snail mail notices)

12/07/10 - Day 117 - AOS Interview letter received (scheduled for January 10, 2011)

01/10/11 - Day 153 - AOS Interview complete - verbally approved, but we're not believing it until the card shows up.

01/14/11 - Day 157 - Electronic (E-mail/SMS) notification of approval of I-485

01/15/11 - Day 158 - Received notice of I-485 approval in mail

01/18/11 - Day 161 - Received Green Card in mail!

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Juvia   0

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I overstayed my visa for 12 years and got approved yesterday.

Good Luck.

N400
Eligibility Criteria: 3 years
01-12-2014: Eligibility Date
02-05-2014: Application Sent
02-10-2014: Application Received

02-12-2014: Notice Letter Sent Date
02-13-2014: Check Cashed
02-21-2014: Biometric Letter Sent Date
03-13-2014: Biometric Date (02-26-2014: Walk-In)

03-24-2014: Yellow Letter

04-14-2014: In-line for Interview
04-18-2014: Interview Letter (Delivering Date)
05-22-2014: Interview Appointment
??-??-2014: Approved
??-??-2014: Oath Ceremony

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Kay11   0

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Hello. I overstayed on a B1/2 visa when I was 8 years old and am now married since February this year. We filed in March and I am due for a biometrics appointment April 26 =) I am super anxious/excited. Good luck to everyone with their AOS!

04/18/1996 - Entered US on a B2 Visa

02/25/2011 - Married =)

03/18/2011 - Mailed Package to Chicago Lockbox

03/20/2011 - [Day 1] I-130/I-485/I-765 Package Received by USCIS

03/28/2011 - [Day 9] Received NOA1

04/01/2011 - [Day 13] Received Biometrics Letter

04/26/2011 - [Day 38] Successful Biometrics Appointment for I-765/I-485

05/09/2011 - [Day 51] Received Initial Interview Letter Scheduled for June 9

05/11/2011 - [Day 53] EAD Card Production Ordered

05/13/2011 - [Day 55] Interview Cancelled Notice Received

05/14/2011 - [Day 56] Interview Rescheduled for June 15

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phardream   0

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hi everyone. to those who overstayed and got their greencards already, did you work illegally? if so, did you disclose it in your g-325a? during interview, did you encounter any problems whatsoever? I know somebody who was interviewed and said IO kept on asking about why she was able to work even without authorization? I dont know the whole story but that person has been waiting for her greencard since she was interviewed for more than a year ago already.

02/11/2011 => Day 00 => Package ( I-130, G-325a, I-485, I-693, I-894, I-765, G-1145) sent to Chicago lockbox
02/14/2011 => Day 03 => Package received and signed for in Chicago
02/18/2011 => Day 07 => Email and Text receipt notification
02/19/2011 => Day 08 => Cheques cashed - $1070 and $420
02/24/2011 => Day 13 => NOAs for I-130,I-485,I-765 received in the mail with notice date 02/18/11
03/11/2011 => Day 28 => Bio appointment letter received in the mail scheduled for 03/29/11
03/14/2011 => Day 31 => Biometrics early walk in done (orig schedule 3/29/11)
03/24/2011 => Day 41 => AP received in the mail with issue date 03/17/11
04/18/2011 => Day 66 => EAD card received in the mail
06/13/2011 => Day 122 => email,text & mail dated 06/09/11 for interview set on 07/19/11
07/19/2011 => Day 158 => AOS interview - APPROVED!!! got email/ text card production ordered
07/22/2011 => Day 161 => email/ text card production ordered (again) / got Welcome & approval notices in the mail
07/29/2011 => Day 168 => greencard in the mail! woohoo!!!
ROC
04/22/2013 => sent packet to CSC
04/23/2013 => received at CSC/ NOA1 receipt date

05/08/2013 => check cashed - $590

05/10/2013 => NOA1 in the mail

05/15/2013 => bio appt letter in the mail for 06/10/2013

05/24/2013 => early bio walk in

07/30/2013 => text/email card production ordered (7/29)

08/01/2013 => text/email card mailed thru USPS / ROC approval in the mail

08/03/2012 => 10 yr card in the mail

N-400

04/20/2014 => eligibility

04/21/2014 => N-400 packet mailed

04/23/2014 => delivered

04/26/2014 => check cashed

04/28/2014 => NOA notification text/email

04/30/2014 => NOA in the mail dated 04/25/2014

05/05/2014 => bio appt letter in the mail for 05/22/2014

05/15/2014 => bio appt (walk-in)

06/19/2014 => in line for interview

08/05/2014 => received yellow letter in the mail dated 07/31/2014

09/18/2014 => interview letter rcvd in the mail dated 09/15/2014 for 10/20/2014

10/20/2014 => passed interview!

10/24/2014 => online status changed to oath scheduling queue

10/31/2014 => received mail for oath schedule on 11/14/2014

11/14/2014 => oath taking ceremony at Ontario Convention Center... Officially a USC!!!

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Sgt. McGee   27

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Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Czech Republic
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My wife included all of her employment (including the unauthorized stuff) on the G325-A, and had no issues. Her authorization basically ended 1 year after she was here, but she had worked consistently since her arrival, until we filed paperwork. At that point, she stopped working for a few months, until she got her work permit.

06/18/10 Married

08/12/10 - Day 0 - Mailed I-130, I-485, I-765 (USPS Express Mail)

08/13/10 - Day 1 - Delivery Confirmation at USCIS Chicago Lockbox

08/20/10 - Day 8 - Electronic (E-mail/SMS) confirmation of acceptance/NOA issued for I-130, I-485, I-765

10/09/10 - Day 58 - EAD (I-765) case visible online, others still not showing up.

10/21/10 - Day 70 - Spoke to 2nd-tier support, got a "referral" opened on the biometrics appointment (as in, why isn't there one yet?)

10/29/10 - Day 78 - Biometrics appt letter received (scheduled for November 18 in Alexandria)

11/04/10 - Day 84 - Successful Walk-In Biometrics at Alexandria, VA

11/04/10 - Day 84 - Email/SMS notice of "Card Production Ordered"

11/09/10 - Day 89 - Email/SMS notice of "Card Production Ordered" (same text, same everything, just a second notice)

11/12/10 - Day 92 - Email/SMS notice of "EAD Approved"

11/12/10 - Day 92 - Received EAD card in mail (same day as notification of approval, no other snail mail notices)

12/07/10 - Day 117 - AOS Interview letter received (scheduled for January 10, 2011)

01/10/11 - Day 153 - AOS Interview complete - verbally approved, but we're not believing it until the card shows up.

01/14/11 - Day 157 - Electronic (E-mail/SMS) notification of approval of I-485

01/15/11 - Day 158 - Received notice of I-485 approval in mail

01/18/11 - Day 161 - Received Green Card in mail!

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