November 2013 Filers

[WillyLin 13]

I am still waiting for interview date,,,, the appointment date letter should be in mail in the end of march,,,, at least I got a job and working 6 days a week now

[Britabroad 0]

After 104 days I finally got my EAD approval notice . Irony is I was looking into the ombudsman route as suggested by a couple of you guys. And the text came through while I was on the site!!!!! Coincidence ??????

Anyways thanks for listening to my impatience for the last few months everyone.

Only the interview left and hopefully my journey is complete.

[matt&nat 2]

OUR INTERVIEW

Hi Everyone,

We had our interview yesterday at Federal Plaza. It was so much drama actually getting there because I (petitioner) left my wedding ring at home accidentally. We didn't realize this until we were on the subway. This at at 9:30 a.m. Our appointment was at 10:45 a.m.! So we had to get off the train, take a taxi home, grab my ring and stay in the taxi to Federal Plaza from Harlem. That was not cheap.

Anyway, we got into a long line for security at 10:30. We just knew we were going to be late. We finally got to the necessary office 15 minutes late. Everyone who helped us was really nice about it and they put us at ease. 5 minutes after arriving our IO called us back. She had just finished interviewing a very suspicion looking couple (african american woman in her late 20s and Middle Eastern man in his early or mid 50s) whose appointment was ahead of us, so our lateness did not matter.

Our IO was a black woman who seemed to be in her late 30s early 40s. She was really nice and our interview was more conversational than grilling interrogation. She told my husband that she loved his accent. The interview lasted 10 minutes max. We did not get approved on the spot, which is not surprising because they don't do same day approvals in NYC anymore. We asked how long it will take to hear something and she said that she didn't want to hold on to our case long and we should hear something from them soon.

Overall it was a great interview and my husband and I are confident that he will be approved. However, we are still waiting for notification.

[Anahdezfco 0]

Hello everyone,

We cannot thank you guys enough for the support we have received from this community we could not have done it without you. So this is how our interview went, our appointment was at 9:00 am but we got there half an hour before, we were given a number 87 and at the time they were serving number 35 so we thought we were goint to be there a while but just 5 minutes later they call on my husbands name. The case officer asked us some very basic questions regarding our application and then he asked my husband basic question about us such as what country was I born in and of course he netioned the city that I was born, he then asked him my date of birth and our children ages and that was the point where I almost killed my husband and ended 18 years of marriage on the spot, he couldn't remember any of this he first said my year of birth correctly and then made me 5 years younger he could remember whether our son was 9 or 10 and the schools that our children go to. The officer left our file pending and said that we would be receiving news in 30 days but I guess he must have felt sorry for my husband and in an effort to save my husbands life ( lol) we received notice that same night by email that our i130 had been approved and that we will receive our card in 30 to 60 days. So overall good news! As long as your marriage is legit you should not have anything to worry about.

[nzltex 4]

San Antonio office is processing applications from August 24, 2013

Still no word on an appointment date...but I can work, so who cares

[rimini 4]

San Antonio office is processing applications from August 24, 2013

Still no word on an appointment date...but I can work, so who cares

Dallas is still processing applications from May 15, 2013!!!! Well, yes I also can work, but my EAD will expire in December 2014... Texas must be the worst state in US lately! We also plan to travel to Italy for my twin brother's wedding this September and I am hoping I am not going to be stuck in here by then!

Edited March 1, 2014 by rimini

[f&c 50]

Atlanta is really slow as well. Apparently, they are also handle all Alabama cases and are the busiest office in the Southeast. We all will have Greencards in hand soon!

[sdadams 8]

We got my husband's Welcome to the US letter and green card today. Whew!

I still keep checking in just to see how y'all are doing. I wish we could have a big party when everyone gets their cards!

[Anahdezfco 0]

We got my husband's Welcome to the US letter and green card today. Whew!

I still keep checking in just to see how y'all are doing. I wish we could have a big party when everyone gets their cards!

Congratz! We received our yesterday also and the green card should get here today.

[sdadams 8]

OUR INTERVIEW

Hi Everyone,

We had our interview yesterday at Federal Plaza. It was so much drama actually getting there because I (petitioner) left my wedding ring at home accidentally. We didn't realize this until we were on the subway. This at at 9:30 a.m. Our appointment was at 10:45 a.m.! So we had to get off the train, take a taxi home, grab my ring and stay in the taxi to Federal Plaza from Harlem. That was not cheap.

Anyway, we got into a long line for security at 10:30. We just knew we were going to be late. We finally got to the necessary office 15 minutes late. Everyone who helped us was really nice about it and they put us at ease. 5 minutes after arriving our IO called us back. She had just finished interviewing a very suspicion looking couple (african american woman in her late 20s and Middle Eastern man in his early or mid 50s) whose appointment was ahead of us, so our lateness did not matter.

Our IO was a black woman who seemed to be in her late 30s early 40s. She was really nice and our interview was more conversational than grilling interrogation. She told my husband that she loved his accent. The interview lasted 10 minutes max. We did not get approved on the spot, which is not surprising because they don't do same day approvals in NYC anymore. We asked how long it will take to hear something and she said that she didn't want to hold on to our case long and we should hear something from them soon.

Overall it was a great interview and my husband and I are confident that he will be approved. However, we are still waiting for notification.

What a bummer about same-day approvals, but I hope you hear very soon!! Glad the interview went well, despite the hectic start!

Congratz! We received our yesterday also and the green card should get here today.

Thanks!! It's a great feeling to close this chapter, isn't it?

[AgnesC 3]

My husband and I just had our interview today and got approved on the spot! Thank you so much for your help and support guys!

[f&c 50]

My husband and I just had our interview today and got approved on the spot! Thank you so much for your help and support guys!

Congratulations!

[Britabroad 0]

My husband and I just had our interview today and got approved on the spot! Thank you so much for your help and support guys!

Congratulations !!!!! ours is on Tuesday. Can you tell us what they asked and what you took with you ? A

So did you ask the, if you were approved or did they just tell you ? I'm so happy for you guys

Congratulations !!!!! ours is on Tuesday. Can you tell us what they asked and what you took with you ? A

So did you ask the, if you were approved or did they just tell you ? I'm so happy for you guys

^

So sorry for the bad grammar ( iPad )

[nzltex 4]

Dallas is still processing applications from May 15, 2013!!!! Well, yes I also can work, but my EAD will expire in December 2014... Texas must be the worst state in US lately! We also plan to travel to Italy for my twin brother's wedding this September and I am hoping I am not going to be stuck in here by then!

I finally received an appointment notice by text. We are scheduled for April 9th.

[AgnesC 3]

Congratulations !!!!! ours is on Tuesday. Can you tell us what they asked and what you took with you ? A

So did you ask the, if you were approved or did they just tell you ? I'm so happy for you guys

^

So sorry for the bad grammar ( iPad )

They just asked us how we met, and how our relationship progressed after that. Then, it was all the yes/no questions on the i-485 form, and they asked if we had additional documents to give them. I brought copies of our latest tax return showing that we filed as married filing jointly, our phone bills, credit card authorization, health insurance bills, and receipts from a trip we had and a recent furniture purchase. I punched them at the top to make it easier for the IO. I didn't ask if we were approved, she simply said that my conditional green card will arrive in a couple of weeks. Thirty minutes after the appointment, I received the text and email saying my card was ordered for production. I hope this helps! Good luck on your interview!