AOS - February 2014 filers

[charlottelizabeth 11]

Yea, I didn't think so. Been pretty lax in following AOS, you know... been enjoying the married life. But after a friend of mind (also a K1 to AOSer) received her EAD weeks ago I started wondering.

Our case is MSC... but our local office? Durham, NC (at least... that's where I went for my biometrics).

Am I warm? Haha.

The only field offices in NC are Charlotte or Raleigh.. I'm not sure which is closest to you but according to the USCIS website they are both currently processing I-485's from November. Looks like NC is a bit of a backlogged state! I hope they pick up for you soon.

[CDNme 11]

The only field offices in NC are Charlotte or Raleigh.. I'm not sure which is closest to you but according to the USCIS website they are both currently processing I-485's from November. Looks like NC is a bit of a backlogged state! I hope they pick up for you soon.

Hey thanks for the info!! Raleigh is my office (although the office is in Durham, just outside of Raleigh). That makes sense for the Green Card, but what I'm really waiting on is my EAD/AP. Which has yet to be touched since the initial NOA. Seemingly odd since they are processing those cards within 3months (unless I am mistaken?!).

I never thought I'd be begging to work, but damn! Haha.

[charlottelizabeth 11]

Hey thanks for the info!! Raleigh is my office (although the office is in Durham, just outside of Raleigh). That makes sense for the Green Card, but what I'm really waiting on is my EAD/AP. Which has yet to be touched since the initial NOA. Seemingly odd since they are processing those cards within 3months (unless I am mistaken?!).

I never thought I'd be begging to work, but damn! Haha.

Oh! Sorry! Yes, I would think about calling & enquiring about that! Most people got theirs between 65-80 days!

[paigecharlotte 0]

Thank you to my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Thank you to VisaJourney.com. This website was so helpful to me and my husband throughout the AOS process. This website has accurate information and I found answers to so many of our questions. We did not use an attorney to prepare the applications (I-485, I-130, I-864, I-765). We followed the guides from this site. Our interview lasted about 45 minutes. We had a couple of red flags and I thought the officer would review our case for a couple of months and then make a decision. We did consult with an attorney and were told not to expect an approval on the day of the interview. The attorney advised us that we could wait up to 90 days.

The officer told us that we had sufficient evidence (I had tons of evidence) for an approval and I was so happy inside when I heard the loud thump of the approval stamp on our AOS application.

Again thank you VisaJourney. This site is so wonderful and helpful for people with straight forward cases and people with red flags like ours.

Our case status has been changed on the USCIS website to Card Production.

Send an email to me if you would like tips on what marriage evidence to submit.

Timeline:

February 28, 2014 NOA date for I-130, I-485, I-765, I-131

April 1, 2014 Biometrics Appointment

May 6, 2014 EAD/AP approval

May 10, 2014 Received Combo EAD/AP card

May 19, 2014 AOS interview-approved!

Edited May 19, 2014 by paigecharlotte

[macruff 2]

Damn you!!!!!!! Damn you Dallas office!!! Give Tratsing and I interview date!!!!! I say Damn you!!!!!! I say pretty please.... ... Give us as free! Give us as free!!!

[Allanah and Chris 8]

Hey thanks for the info!! Raleigh is my office (although the office is in Durham, just outside of Raleigh). That makes sense for the Green Card, but what I'm really waiting on is my EAD/AP. Which has yet to be touched since the initial NOA. Seemingly odd since they are processing those cards within 3months (unless I am mistaken?!).

I never thought I'd be begging to work, but damn! Haha.

We did biometrics in Durham the 4th of March and got the EAD/AP combo card the 14th of April, you should get the card soon!

As for your GC...we just received a letter today, postmarked 14 May 2014, that our case is "currently pending" and will be delayed "approximately 6 months from the date of this letter." So yeah...I think the Durham office is a bit behind!

[cazzers 83]

I received my Interview letter and i was looking what they're asking me to bring to the interview. There is a point there that says to bring "all documentation establishing your eligibility for LPR status". Is this like Marriage Certificate, NOA2, i94 and stuff like that?

Edited May 20, 2014 by cazzers

[Tratsing 0]

Damn you!!!!!!! Damn you Dallas office!!! Give Tratsing and I interview date!!!!! I say Damn you!!!!!! I say pretty please.... ... Give us as free! Give us as free!!!

YES!!!!!

[cazzers 83]

Damn you!!!!!!! Damn you Dallas office!!! Give Tratsing and I interview date!!!!! I say Damn you!!!!!! I say pretty please.... ... Give us as free! Give us as free!!!

How long have you been waiting for an interview date? When I reached my 1 month of waiting for that darn date, I called CS, only to be told the exact same thing as I see on their website...that Honolulu field office is scheduling dates for October now..nothing new there, but one week later my status changed and I got my date June 16th it is for us

[Tratsing 0]

How long have you been waiting for an interview date? When I reached my 1 month of waiting for that darn date, I called CS, only to be told the exact same thing as I see on their website...that Honolulu field office is scheduling dates for October now..nothing new there, but one week later my status changed and I got my date June 16th it is for us

Lucky you! Been waiting for a date for 2 months and 1 day now I called them last week and they just said exactly what was on the website.

[CDNme 11]

We did biometrics in Durham the 4th of March and got the EAD/AP combo card the 14th of April, you should get the card soon!

As for your GC...we just received a letter today, postmarked 14 May 2014, that our case is "currently pending" and will be delayed "approximately 6 months from the date of this letter." So yeah...I think the Durham office is a bit behind!

Hey thanks for the heads up! And that sucks with the GC... Does the wait to remove conditions not start until you get it? Or do they count the year+ it takes to receive the card?!

Still a bit concerned as we seem about three weeks behind you which should have put us at receiving some sort of notification 1-2wks ago :/

Just going to wait until the 22 (which would be 3months + 1 day) and call and see what can be done.

Anybody else at the Durham/Raleigh office with a long wait?

[charlottelizabeth 11]

I received my Interview letter and i was looking what they're asking me to bring to the interview. There is a point there that says to bring "all documentation establishing your eligibility for LPR status". Is this like Marriage Certificate, NOA2, i94 and stuff like that?

Yes, exactly that good luck for your interview!

Received my Green Card in the mail yesterday!! I am looking forward to the next (almost) 2 years of immigration freedom! Thanks for all the help and support VJ, see you guys again at ROC - good luck!

Edited May 20, 2014 by charlottelizabeth

[sio05 6]

My interview went well! We got there about 25 minutes early, waited in the room till we were called. As is done in Boston, the USC is interviewed first. The IO asked the following:

1. Where did you meet?

2. What was the name of the location?

3. Parents names, both our birth of dates

4. Which family members have you met and where

5. What did you do the day of your wedding? WHo was there?

6. What did you do after everything was over?

7. What is your current address?

8. What did we each get our degrees in?

9. Where were we working at the time we met?

10. Why did we both move across country.

I was called in and asked the same questions pretty much and he was checking them off on a piece of paper as I answered.

He asked for passports, other documents (health insurance, dual account evidence and life insurance) and went through the photo album and asked questions about the location of a few of them. He then asked my the same questions of the I-485 and I answered no to all of them (i chuckled when he asked about the espionage one and he smiled too).

He then said he had no issues with our case and that he would approve it immediately. He told us about the conditional green card and that it would arrive in 5-7 days. He shook our hands and asked us about the weather outside and we told him it was nice.

About 5 minutes after leaving the building I got a text saying my case was in document/card production.

I AM SOOOO HAPPPY. It was a stressful process, but worth it in the end. And I want to than all of the people on here. It's a community I have grown to love. Best of luck to everyone!!

[dannsca 1]

sio05 awesome!!! congratulations!!! usps delivered my card today (6 days post interview) you should get yours between saturday and monday

[sio05 6]

sio05 awesome!!! congratulations!!! usps delivered my card today (6 days post interview) you should get yours between saturday and monday

That would be nice! We need to celebrate! Congrats!