Any February 2012 filers?

[afoyoswa 178]

The card arrived yesterday: wheeeeee! Such a great feeling to be done with USCIS for 2 whole years. Just in time to shift gears and start getting ready for the baby.

[Shezi 108]

The card arrived yesterday: wheeeeee! Such a great feeling to be done with USCIS for 2 whole years. Just in time to shift gears and start getting ready for the baby.

Aww you must be so excited! It's fantastic for you to be able to take your eyes off USCIS for a while, you deserve it

Shezi x

[SLMcT 5]

The card arrived yesterday: wheeeeee! Such a great feeling to be done with USCIS for 2 whole years. Just in time to shift gears and start getting ready for the baby.

YAY!!! Happy for you

[Gavin + Heather 7]

Great news, it's great to see some movement everyone

I have just received a text to say my case status has updated, checked on USCIS and it looks like my GC is in production, yay!

[OrderofProtection 42]

Congrats everyone!!

[OrderofProtection 42]

Just curious, does anyone know if all the AOS apps go to a field office? We have a MSC number, which to this day is not in the USCIS system so I have no way of knowing the status unless I get Julian to call.

I assume it's because ours hasn't been picked up yet (just collecting dust like the K-1), but the whole process is confusing to me. Is it just hit or miss who gets interviewed and who doesn't?

[Shezi 108]

Great news, it's great to see some movement everyone

I have just received a text to say my case status has updated, checked on USCIS and it looks like my GC is in production, yay!

Nice to hear Gavin - would be lovely if you got that next week!

Ours is in Memphis office who are processing cases dated Feb 5th 2013! Spoken to 2 senators' offices this week but not holding my breath to get it resolved any time soon. Hope you and Heather have a great Labor day weekend!

Shezi

[rstobing 6]

We just received a letter saying the card is on the way!! It's coming guys

[SLMcT 5]

Just curious, does anyone know if all the AOS apps go to a field office? We have a MSC number, which to this day is not in the USCIS system so I have no way of knowing the status unless I get Julian to call.

I assume it's because ours hasn't been picked up yet (just collecting dust like the K-1), but the whole process is confusing to me. Is it just hit or miss who gets interviewed and who doesn't?

I just called about my RFE that was mailed on the 23rd and got told that family based applications are generally processed at your local visa office - for me that's Baltimore - but that any RFEs are mailed from the National Visa Center in Missouri. I think someone's bring it to us on horse back!!!

[rstobing 6]

Just got the green card!!!!!!!!!

Any advise what to do next?

Edited September 3, 2013 by rstobing

[SLMcT 5]

Talk about USCIS taking hold of your head and slamming in into a wall...we have been asked to provide substantial evidence of a Bona Fide Marriage. Also been told my medical/vaccination history is incomplete - thanks London doctor!

[Shezi 108]

Talk about USCIS taking hold of your head and slamming in into a wall...we have been asked to provide substantial evidence of a Bona Fide Marriage. Also been told my medical/vaccination history is incomplete - thanks London doctor!

Jeez Sarah! Which office is dealing with your application, Baltimore? I sometimes wonder if late RFEs are a way of justifying being so slow... buying time etc.

On the up side (for us), yesterday our case status was still sitting at 'Acceptance', where it's sat since December 2012. Last night I randomly got a text to say my status had been updated so shot over to my computer to have a look. Case status has moved all the way over to Card production!

Some things we did -

• At the beginning of September 2012, we contacted our congressman to help - 7 days later we had an NOA2 for I-129F but we thought it might just have been our 'turn' so not conclusive
• on August 5th 2013 we submitted a service request for I-485 because we were past processing
• Mid-August, no response from USCIS after 15 days (when I rang she said 'give them 30 days') so we contacted our 2 senators of state
• Friday of Labor Day weekend I got a call from BOTH senators' offices who said they would look into it Tuesday and get back to me
• Wednesday I had card production status

So, maybe having a couple senators poking around spurred them on, maybe only one got to it, maybe once again it was just 'our turn' but when it comes to then next bit I won't wait so long for us to ask for help somewhere. I guess it's just like asking an MP to help back home and their job is to represent constituents' issues, right?

So on Tuesday I had a letter from USCIS regarding my I-131 to say they had destroyed my previously issued parole document and would consider my request to expedite a new one but hadn't decided yet. We're leaving home to travel on 24th, spending a few days in Boston / New England before flying out to the UK for my son's wedding. I am hoping that either the parole document or (now) the green card gets here before I leave.

Does it really have to be this stressful?

Shezi

Edited September 5, 2013 by Shezita

[Gavin + Heather 7]

Just got the green card!!!!!!!!!

Any advise what to do next?

Congrats!

Celebrate and relax? The green card in most cases will be a 2 year card. So you can wait until renewel time, when I think you then get a 10 year card. The alternative is citzenship, I think the shortest amount time until you can apply for that is 3 years. So you could read up on the requirements for citizenship here...

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.eb1d4c2a3e5b9ac89243c6a7543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=a0ffa3ac86aa3210VgnVCM100000b92ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=a0ffa3ac86aa3210VgnVCM100000b92ca60aRCRD

Bascially, you need to have been a greedcard holder for 3 years and lived in the US for at least 18 months of the 3 years. Know English and some US history - best to look citizenship questions...

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.749cabd81f5ffc8fba713d10526e0aa0/?vgnextoid=5efcebb7d4ff8210VgnVCM10000025e6a00aRCRD&vgnextchannel=5efcebb7d4ff8210VgnVCM10000025e6a00aRCRD

[Gavin + Heather 7]

Just curious, does anyone know if all the AOS apps go to a field office? We have a MSC number, which to this day is not in the USCIS system so I have no way of knowing the status unless I get Julian to call.

I assume it's because ours hasn't been picked up yet (just collecting dust like the K-1), but the whole process is confusing to me. Is it just hit or miss who gets interviewed and who doesn't?

I think my number took a month or so to appear on the system. I would certainly advise giving them a call and finding out the status. They did lose my original work permit application!

Your AOS application goes to the National Benefits Center first, there it gets the MSC number, then it gets a little fuzzy. I believe the application mostly get sent out to field offices, when you call them they should be able to check your case and tell you if this is so and what field office yours has gone too and if it's past the processing date - if so, they'll put in a service request.

[Gavin + Heather 7]

Talk about USCIS taking hold of your head and slamming in into a wall...we have been asked to provide substantial evidence of a Bona Fide Marriage. Also been told my medical/vaccination history is incomplete - thanks London doctor!

Sorry to hear that, I'm surprised they gave you an RFE for the marriage part, I would have thought if there were doubts they would have asked you to attend an interview.

Well I know I felt like a pin cushion last year, so many vaccinations! I know with the medical that I had the first shot of MMR just before it, but the medical report said that there's supposed to be a follow up/top up shot. I also know I hadn't had the flu shot until after the medical. So I was expecting an RFE maybe because of either of those - I did have the follow up shot here back in January just in case they wanted me to have had it.

Good luck!