Advice/Information needed please reg I-485

[leonidas_alexan 45]

Hello Everybody,

I would really appreciate some information regarding a few question I have.

I will briefly explain my case. I have applied for my AOS (plus EAD, AP) in the first week of September 2013 and on 16th November 2013, I received my combo card of EAD and AP.

But when I checked my status for AOS (I-485) the status still says "ACCEPTANCE". Since it has been more than 2 months that I filed my I-485 application, is it not supposed to move to the "INITIAL REVIEW" stage at least? Or is it normal that it still remains in "ACCEPTANCE" status after 2 months of filing my AOS application?

Also as I was checking my AOS (I-485) status, I noticed that I do not have the "TESTING AND INTERVIEW" field/stage. At the moment I only see ACCEPTANCE, INITIAL REVIEW, DECISION, POST DECISION ACTIVITY, CARD/DOCUMENT PRODUCTION.

Some of the people seem to have the "testing and interview" field before the "Decision" field.

Will the "Testing and Interview" field appear when I receive a notice for interview--or is there a possibility that since the "testing and interview" phase does not appear in my status checking page--that there may not be an AOS interview for me?

By the way my case is being processed at the National Benefits Center. In any case I am collecting all the documents that I may need for my AOS interview.

Any insights/information is deeply appreciated.

Thank you very much for reading my post.

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

The online system sucks. It will probably never go to initial review. Don't try to figure out the dots - they are useless.

Your case is processing normally. Rely on letters from USCIS to know what's going on.

[KayDeeCee 4,895]

Agree with Harpa. Check the timelines of others in the AOS progress forum to follow along to see if your timeline is on track with the rest.

~ Moved from AOS from Family Based main forum to AOS from Family Based Progress Reports sub-forum - topic is case status ~

[HK12 273]

My case was actually in "Case Not found" status until it got approved. The NBC does not update the online system in a reliable manner, so this is nothing to worry about. The "Testing & Interview" will appear once you are in that stage (if you do get there, i.e. if you will have an interview - you may get yours waived since you came on a K1 visa).

Edited November 19, 2013 by HK12