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Interview tomorrow.

Starting to get nervous.

All the luck in the world to you! Mine is the day after tomorrow and I've gone through the stuff we're taking about 1000 times and I'm an absolute nervous wreck hehe

Let us know how it goes.

AOS from VWP

08/29/2013 - AOS Package Sent (I-130 and I-485)

09/02/2013 - AOS Package delivered, according to USPS tracking

09/08/2013 - USCIS Acceptance Confirmation E-mail

09/09/2013 - USPS Return Receipt received - Signed by USCIS Chicago Lockbox

09/09/2013 - Both I-130 and I-485 checks cashed

09/11/2013 - NOAs (I-797C) received in the mail

09/16/2013 - Biometrics Appointment Notice received in the mail (10/02/2013)

10/02/2013 - Biometrics Done

10/09/2013 - Status Change: Testing and Interview

10/31/2013 - Status Update: Interview Notice Sent for Interview on 12/05/2013

11/01/2013 - Interview Notice received in the mail: Interview on 12/05/2013

12/05/2013 - Interview @ Portland Office - Approved on the spot!

12/05/2013 - Card production notice

12/10/2013 - USPS tracking number available. Card to be delivered by Dec 13.

12/14/2013 - Green Card and Welcome Letter received

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Thanks so much I just got the texts/email notification

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Didn't come today anyway. Was only processed in Boston at 437 this evening. Most likely weather held it up...lol Teddy, yea I am a bit grouchy wanted ap before now so I could have gotten to canada a

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Had my interview today. I'll write up a more detailed experience later.

Approved. Just checked my status online and card production has been ordered. smile.png

Congrats!!

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Aproved. on the spot! a 6 minutes interview, can u believed?

I130 APPROVED PREVIOUSLY, NOT CONCURRENT FILLING.

AOS JOURNEY

2013-08-27 - AOS PACKAGE SENT INCLUDING APPROVED i130 & EAD /AP FORMS
2013-09-03 - NOA1 RECEIVED
2013-09-20 - BIOMETRICS APPOINTMENT LETTER RECEIVED DATED 2013-10-08
2013-09-28 - RFE LETTER RECEIVED (864)
2013-09-31 - RFE PACKAGE SENT
2013-10-04 - USCIS WEB PAGE SHOWS RFE PACKAGE RECEIVED
2013-10-08 - BIOMETRICS APPOINTMENT
2013-10-22 - USCIS WEB PAGE SHOWS TESTING AND INTERVIEW STATUS(WAITING.......)

2013-10-31 - sms and email received by USCIS . interview date for dic 3.heeeeee!

2013-11-01 - EAD & AP approved, sms and email received sent by USCIS. YuPiiiiii!!!

2013-11-05 - EAD CARD IN PRODUCTION ..

2013-11-08 - EAD send with tracking

2013-12-03 -AOS INTERVIEW (APROVED ON THE SPOT)\

2013-12-11 -Sometime is just to be patient. SMS recieved (11:30AM), Document in Production

2013-12-11 -Another SMS and email received, Welcome Letter Sent..

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2016-10-06 package sent

2016-10-11 Check Cashed

2016-10-12 Email received w Case # :)

2016-10-21 Fingerprint appointment letter received apnt 11/03/2016

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Aproved. on the spot! a 6 minutes interview, can u believed?

congrats. goodluck to everyone.

Adjusting from F-1
05/01/2010 - Met my spouse
07/20/2012 - Got Married
AOS
08/23/2013 - Package Mailed
08/25/2013 - Package delivered
09/02/2013 - Email/Text notifications received
09/03/2013 - Check Cleared
09/03/2013 - 3 NOA mail received for I-130,131,765
09/09/2013 - Received NOA for I-485
09/09/2013 - Received Biometrics for 09/25/2013
09/13/2013 - Did early walk-in biometrics ( Original Date 09/25/2013)
09/24/2013 - I-485 status changed to Testing and Interview
09/25/2013 - Biometrics Appointment date

10/15/2013 - Got hard copy interview date for 11/19/2013

11/05/2013 - EAD / AP approved

11/12/2013 - EAD / AP in mail

11/14/2013 - EAD / AP received

11/19/2013 - Initial interview date - Approved

11/22/2013 - Welcome letter received

11/25/2013 - GC mailed .. SMS / EMAIL

11/29/2013 - GC received

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Congratulations everyone! It's so good to see all these good news ... definitely leaves me a little more hopeful for my interview on Thursday.

AOS from VWP

08/29/2013 - AOS Package Sent (I-130 and I-485)

09/02/2013 - AOS Package delivered, according to USPS tracking

09/08/2013 - USCIS Acceptance Confirmation E-mail

09/09/2013 - USPS Return Receipt received - Signed by USCIS Chicago Lockbox

09/09/2013 - Both I-130 and I-485 checks cashed

09/11/2013 - NOAs (I-797C) received in the mail

09/16/2013 - Biometrics Appointment Notice received in the mail (10/02/2013)

10/02/2013 - Biometrics Done

10/09/2013 - Status Change: Testing and Interview

10/31/2013 - Status Update: Interview Notice Sent for Interview on 12/05/2013

11/01/2013 - Interview Notice received in the mail: Interview on 12/05/2013

12/05/2013 - Interview @ Portland Office - Approved on the spot!

12/05/2013 - Card production notice

12/10/2013 - USPS tracking number available. Card to be delivered by Dec 13.

12/14/2013 - Green Card and Welcome Letter received

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Received my green card in the mail today!! probably go to the SS office on friday hopefully.

06/26/2013 - DOMA struck down
07/12/2013 - Got married!!

09/12/2013 (Day 0) - Sent AOS packet (I-130, I-485, I-765)
09/13/2013 )Day 1) - Delivered to USCIS Chicago
09/17/2013 (Day 5) - Received USCIS Acceptance texts and emails
09/18/2013 (Day 6) - checks cashed
09/21/2013 (Day 9) - NOA hardcopies received
09/25/2013 (Day 13) - Biometrics Letter arrived. Scheduled for Oct 11
10/11/2013 (Day 29) - Biometrics Appointment completed
10/17/2013 (Day 35) - Text and email received, status changed to "testing and interview"
10/24/2013 (Day 42) - text and email received, "we mailed you an appointment notice for an interview for November 26, 2013"
10/25/2013 (Day 43) - Hard copy interview notice received. Interview November 26 @ 10:30am
11/12/2013 (Day 61) - Text and Email received, EAD card/document production
11/21/2013 (Day 70) - EAD received in mail
11/26/2013 (Day 75) - interview 10:30 am. Received card production texts at 3pm!!

11/30/2013 (Day 79) - Approval letters received

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Received my green card in the mail today!! probably go to the SS office on friday hopefully.

Congratulations!!

Aproved. on the spot! a 6 minutes interview, can u believed?

Congratulations!

AOS

09/04/13 Package received
09/11/13 Checks cashed
09/14/13 NOAs hardcopies received in the mail
09/17/13 Biometrics letter received in the mail for 10/09/2012
10/09/13 Biometrics
10/09/13 Moved to "Testing and Interview"
11/13/13 EAD changed to "Card Production"
11/22/13 EAD delivered by USPS mail
05/16/14 Text notice of interview scheduled for June 23rd, 2014

06/23/14 Interview day. Approved on the spot.

06/27/14 E-mail/Text for Card Production

06/27/14 E-mail/Text with USPS tracking number

06/28/14 Received welcome letter in the mail

07/01/14 Green card in hand!

ROC

03/24/2016 Package mailed

03/25/2016 Packaged delivered at CSC

03/29/2016 Check cashed

03/31/2016 NOA1 received in the mail

04/14/2016 Biometrics letter received in the mail for 04/27/2016

04/27/2016 Biometrics

10/26/2016 E-mail for Card Production

11/01/2016 Received ROC Approval letter in the mail

11/02/2016 E-mail stating Card was mailed today

11/02/2016 E-mail with USPS tracking number

11/04/2016 Green card in hand!

N-400

03/24/2017 Package mailed

03/25/2017 Package delivered at Dallas/Lewisville, TX

03/30/2017 Check cashed

04/07/2017 NOA1 received in the mail

04/14/2017 Biometrics letter received in the mail for 04/24/2017

04/24/2017 Biometrics

05/23/2017 Moved to "In Line For An Interview"

05/30/2018 E-mail for interview scheduled

07/09/2018 Interview day. Recommended for Approval.

07/12/2018 E-mail/Text for "We are Scheduling your Oath Ceremony"

07/25/2018 E-mail/Text for "We Scheduled your Oath Ceremony"

07/30/2018 Received Oath Ceremony letter in the mail

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All the luck in the world to you! Mine is the day after tomorrow and I've gone through the stuff we're taking about 1000 times and I'm an absolute nervous wreck hehe

Let us know how it goes.

Good luck tomorrow/today!

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A recap of our interview.

Went in about 30 minutes before our appointment time. The wife felt silly carrying around all of our evidence in a big box, but the people at the security just joked that it must be a cake for them.

We sat in an area with a surprisingly large amount of other couples – a few with their lawyers. I noticed that the average time for a couple to go in and come out to be maybe 20 minutes. After about an hour wait, we got called into the IO’s office; a middle aged stern-ish looking, but nice man called us in. After explaining what the purpose of the interview was, he assured us that he would try not to be too intrusive, but that it was his job to find evidence of a real marriage and not one that was for immigration benefits.

We then took the oath and he asked me (beneficiary) and the wife for our passports and her birth certificate. He removed my I-94 immediately after i handed him my passport. He then asked us to verify our names, address and dates of birth. He asked about my last point of entry and asked about school - if I was still attending, how long until I graduate, etc. He then asked us to tell him how we met (wife answered) and how/where I proposed (which I answered), if I had met her parents and if she had met mine. Then he asked to about the wedding (who was there) and asked if we had any additional photos, and even though there were years of photos of us together he really only looked at the wedding pics and honeymoon trip. We also submitted some new documents that we got after the packet was sent off like car, life, and health insurance. He then said ‘everything looks great’ and then asked me the yes/no questions from the I-485. He then said that he was going to approve our application and explained the ROC procedure to us. He congratulated us and we left the office. We then noticed that we didn’t even get to open the big box of cards, letters, and emails that we had put together!

We went out for some food to celebrate and by the time we got home a few hours later, my I-485 case was updated to ‘Card production ordered’ (I didn't sign up for emails, I just rely on the USCIS tracker website).

Overall it was quite nerve racking initially, but our IO was very professional throughout the process and more conversational in his questioning which helped us not stress out. The whole interview probably took about 30 minutes, but it really didn’t feel that long. I must say that everyone we encountered at the Seattle office throughout the process (biometrics included) was very friendly and helpful. I thought it was going to be terrible like the DOL. rofl.gif

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My wife (the applicant) returned last week from her first visit home in 10 months. She has her AP but had an interesting encounter at the border/airport. She was questioned about her intent during her previous entries and her passport and EAD/AP combo card were taken to a separate room for review. She was not sent to secondary. It rattled her a bit since she wasn't expecting the Customs and Border agent to be so inquisitive. Anyway, she was re-admitted to the US without issue and she's happy to be back!

Still waiting on our interview date... looks like it will be in 2014. At least we have her AP/EAD. I'm sure our address change slowed things down...

Glad to see others are getting their GCs on here! Go September Filers!

---Concurrent I-130/I-485/I-131, AOS from Tourist Visa
09/10/2013 (Day 0) - AOS Package Sent
09/11/2013 (Day 1) - USPS delivery confirmation
09/17/2013 (Day 7) - NOA texts rec'd
09/20/2013 (Day 10) - Hardcopy NOAs received in mail
09/23/2013 (Day 13) - Biometrics Appointment (10/15)
09/24/2013 (Day 14) - Walk-in biometrics Ft. Myers ASC
10/03/2013 (Day 23) - Notification EAD has been ordered for production
10/04/2013 (Day 24) - Notification I-765 case reopened
10/09/2013 (Day 29) - Notification EAD has been ordered for production #2
10/14/2013 (Day 34) - Case updated with EAD USPS tracking number (10/17 delivery date)
10/16/2013 (Day 36) - EAD combo card delivered (YAY!)
10/21/2013 (Day 41) - Submitted address change
10/22/2013 (Day 43) - I-485 moved to Testing/Interview

10/23/2013 (Day 44) - Email confirmation for address change I-130/I-485/I-765

02/27/2014 (Day 172) - Notification interview is set for April 1

04/01/2014 (Day 205) - Interview Completed. **Notification Green Card was Ordered For Production!***

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Hey everyone!

We just got back from the interview and we were approved on the spot smile.png I was definitely over-worrying, as usual hehe

So here's the story:

We got to the office about 30 minutes before the interview, got through security just fine and waited in a big room with a few other couples, most of them with their lawyers, which I found interesting, since we never felt the need to hire a lawyer.
About 10 minutes after our interview time we were called by a lady, who seemed very nice straight away. She apologized for not saying my last name because it's so hard to pronounce - I get that a lot hehe
We went into her office, she told us not to sit down and swore us in.

Once we sat down she started by saying that she used to live in Brazil, but she forgot all her portuguese and told us if we ever had kids, to make sure we teach them both languages hehe she was very light hearted and definitely made us feel at ease.

Then she said she saw the lovely pictures we had sent with our file and she returned them to us, even though I told them she could keep them with the file ... then she told my husband she noticed he had been to Portugal a few times already and asked him how we met - I was expecting her to ask me, since I'm the beneficiary haha but it was all good ...she asked me when we decided to get married and how he proposed. She went on to ask about my husband's job, since we recently moved here and if I plan on going back to the same line of work I was in back in my home country.

She finally asked if we had any extra documents we'd like to add to our file, and she was truly impressed how much stuff we had managed to get under both our names without me having a SSN haha

After that she asked if we had any other questions and said she was gonna approve us today and everything looked great smile.png

She told us to expect the card in the mail in about 2 weeks and told us about ROC.

People were truly nice all throughout this process at the Portland office and I couldn't have asked for a smoother process. I'm truly relieved this is over - at least for the next 2 years - and I am very thankful for all of you here that kept my hopes up!

It really is true that you shouldn't worry much if you have a true relationship and nothing to hide. It does, however, help if your office is a nice person, like ours was hehe smile.png

Oh and I don't think I ever mentioned it, but we were adjusting from VWP - in case anyone was wondering.

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AOS from VWP

08/29/2013 - AOS Package Sent (I-130 and I-485)

09/02/2013 - AOS Package delivered, according to USPS tracking

09/08/2013 - USCIS Acceptance Confirmation E-mail

09/09/2013 - USPS Return Receipt received - Signed by USCIS Chicago Lockbox

09/09/2013 - Both I-130 and I-485 checks cashed

09/11/2013 - NOAs (I-797C) received in the mail

09/16/2013 - Biometrics Appointment Notice received in the mail (10/02/2013)

10/02/2013 - Biometrics Done

10/09/2013 - Status Change: Testing and Interview

10/31/2013 - Status Update: Interview Notice Sent for Interview on 12/05/2013

11/01/2013 - Interview Notice received in the mail: Interview on 12/05/2013

12/05/2013 - Interview @ Portland Office - Approved on the spot!

12/05/2013 - Card production notice

12/10/2013 - USPS tracking number available. Card to be delivered by Dec 13.

12/14/2013 - Green Card and Welcome Letter received

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Congrats to everyone on their approvals! :)

AOS: Applied 9/16/13 - Approved 1/18/14 (122 days)

6/28/2013 - DOMA struck down!
7/21/2013 - Married
9/16/2013 - AOS package mailed (I-130/I-485/I-765)
9/24/2013 -(day 06)Texts/Emails received
9/24/2013 -(day 06)Check cashed
9/27/2013 -(day 09)Hardcopy NOAs received in mail (x3)
9/30/2013 -(day 12)Biometrics Appointment Notice I-797c
10/04/2013 -Successful biometrics walk-in
11/19/2013 -(day 62)Online status changed to Testing & Interview
11/21/2013 -(day 64)EAD approval/card production ordered (2 emails)
11/29/2013 -(day 72)EAD arrived
12/16/2013 -(day 89)Hard-copy of interview notice arrived
01/16/2014 -(day120)AOS Interview - Approved!!
01/18/2014 -(day122)Email stating I-485 card production ordered (8:15am)
01/22/2014 -(day126)Emails stating I-130/I-485 approval notices sent
01/27/2014 -(day131)Green Card arrived along with hard copies of I-130 and I-485 approval notices

ROC:

10/19/2015 - I-751 package mailed

10/21/2015 - Package received by USCIS

10/22/2015 - NOA (received in the mail 10/26/2015 check cashed 10/27/2015)

11/07/2015 - Received Biometrics appointment notice (dated 10/31/2015)

11/18/2015 - Biometrics appointment

08/31/2016 - Online status changed to new card ordered

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Hey everyone!

We just got back from the interview and we were approved on the spot smile.png I was definitely over-worrying, as usual hehe

So here's the story:

Awesome. Congrats. smile.png

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