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sdadams   8

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We had our I-485 approved today, and I cannot thank all of you on Visa Journey enough.

No one understood the "alphabet soup" of RFEs, NOAs, or Biometrics I'd answer when some innocent friend or family member asked how the visa process was going. But you guys did. You were here to remind me I was not insane. no0pb.gif From the panicked EEK! Do I Have Everything? posts to the encouragement when we'd hadn't heard things in weeks... You all were the only ones who really understood what we were going through.

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Thank you, good luck & see you in about a year and a half! dancin5hr.gifdancin5hr.gifdancin5hr.gif

08/09/2013: Religious Marriage

08/23/2013: Civil Marriage

10/31/2013 [Day 00]: I-130 & I-485 Mailed from Washington DC to Chicago Lockbox, via USPS Express Overnight ($30.85)

11/01/2013 [Day 01]: Packet arrives at Chicago Lockbox, notified via USPS Tracking

11/05/2013 [Day 05]: Text and e-mail NOAs received (11:42 pm)

11/06/2013 [Day 06]: Checks cashed

11/09/2013 [Day 09]: Hard copy NOAs received via USPS

11/18/2013 [Day 18]: Received biometrics notice (appt for Dec 10; will attempt a walk-in later this week)

11/20/2013 [Day 20]: Successful biometrics walk-in to Alexandria, VA office

12/10/2013 [Day 40]: Original biometrics appointment

12/10/2013 [Day 40]: Notification that I-485 was changed to "Testing and Interview"

01/03/2014 [Day 64]: Text and e-mail NOAs received that I-765 changed to "Card/Document Production"

01/06/2014 [Day 67]: Text and e-mail NOAs received that I-765 changed to "Card/Document Production" (yes, another set of identical notifications)

01/09/2014 [Day 70]: Text and e-mail NOAs received that I-765 has changed to reflect the EAD has been mailed (no tracking number)

01/09/2014 [Day 70]: Text and e-mail NOAs received that with EAD's tracking number

01/11/2014 [Day 72]: Received EAD

01/22/2014 [Day 83]: Text and e-mail NOAs that we finally have an interview date!

02/25/2014 [Day 117]: Interview, Approved (recap here)

02/25/2014 [Day 117]: Text and e-mail NOAs received that I-485 changed to "Card/Document Production"

02/28/2014 [Day 120]: Text and e-mail NOAs received that I-485 been mailed

03/03/2014 [Day 123]: Received Greencard

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Zedayn   485

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Congrats!

K-1
NOA1: 04/08/2014; NOA2: 04/21/2014; Visa interview, approved: 07/15/2014; POE: 07/25/2014; Marriage: 09/05/2014

 

AOS

NOA1:  09/12/2014;  Biometrics:  10/06/2014;  EAD/AP Received:  11/26/2014;  Interview Waiver Letter:  01/02/2015;  

RFE:  07/09/2015;  Permanent Residency Granted:  07/27/2015;  Green card Received:  08/22/2015

 

ROC

NOA1:  05/24/2017;  Biometrics:  06/13/2017;  Approved without interview:  09/05/2018;  10 Yr Green card Received:  09/13/2018

 

Naturalization

08/09/2020 -- Filed N-400 online

08/09/2020 -- NOA1 date

08/11/2020 -- NOA1 received in the mail

12/30/2020 -- Received notice online that an interview was scheduled

02/11/2021 -- Interview

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RiverDeep   7

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Congratulations! I've been looking for experiences for those who had their interview in the Fairfax, VA location.

What was your interview experience like? The behavior of the IO?

Please share if you don't mind. Which visa did you adjust from?

Congratulations Again!!dancin5hr.gif

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Erica & L   50

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Congratulations!!

AOS:

Green Card Received in 168 Days

ROC

06/17/2016: ROC Mailed via USPS Express in Large Flate-Rate Box to Vermont Service Center (P.O. Box)

06/18/2016: ROC Delivered by USPS

06/22/2016: Check Cashed

06/24/2016: NOA1 Received Dated 06/20/2016

07/09/2016: ASC Appointment Notice Received Dated 07/02/2016 & Scheduled 07/21/2016

07/21/2016: Biometrics Successfully Completed (Birmingham)

05/18/2017: InfoPass Appointment - 1-Year Extension Stamp Received

06/06/2017: ROC Approval Letter Received Dated 05/30/2017

06/14/2017: Green Card Delivered!

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Terry J   50

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Congratulations and I love the dog pic :)

04/25/2009: First Met and not long after began a long distance relationship.

10/27/2012: Married

12/20/2013 Most recent US Entry. Two week visit intended - decided to switch from consular processing to AOS after change in circumstances.

I-130 - See my profile for detailed info

AOS

02/05/2014: I-693 Civil Surgeon Medical Exam

02/28/2014: (00) AOS sent

03/03/2014: (03) AOS received

03/05/2014: (05) NOA date

03/06/2014: (06) Cheques cashed

03/10/2014: (10) Received hardcopy of NOA's

03/17/2014: (17) Received biometrics notice (appt. date 04/07/2014)

03/18/2014: (18) Successful walk-in for biometrics Brooklyn ASC

04/10/2014: (41) AOS E-mail notification status updated to Testing and Interview

04/16/2014: (47) AOS E-mail notification Interview Appointment Notice for May 19, 2014 @ 9:30 a.m.

05/08/2014: (69) EAD card in production e-mail notification

05/14/2014: (75) EAD card mailed and tracking number e-mail notification

05/16/2014: (77) EAD card received and applied for SSN

05/19/2014: (80) AOS Interview at Federal Plaza - approval pending due to I-130 file not transferred to NYC field office from Nebraska!

06/04/2014: (96) Infopass scheduled in order to show approved I-130 notice and attempt to get I-485 approval sped up. IO wasn't at work so left copy of approved I-130 and written case review request.

06/20/2014: (112) Green card was approved.

06/26/2014: (118) Received e-mail/text notification of green card approval and that card was also mailed. Received USPS tracking number at 6:45 p.m. EST.

06/27/2014: (119) Received green card in the mailbox.

ROC

03/22/2016: (00) I-751 package sent

03/23/2016: (01) I-751 package received at CSC

03/28/2016: (07) Rcvd NOA1 that includes 1 yr GC extension

03/31/2016: (10) Rcvd Bio appt notice (appt. date 04/11/2016)

04/05/2016: (15) Early bio walk-in attempt successful

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We had our I-485 approved today, and I cannot thank all of you on Visa Journey enough.

No one understood the "alphabet soup" of RFEs, NOAs, or Biometrics I'd answer when some innocent friend or family member asked how the visa process was going. But you guys did. You were here to remind me I was not insane. no0pb.gif From the panicked EEK! Do I Have Everything? posts to the encouragement when we'd hadn't heard things in weeks... You all were the only ones who really understood what we were going through.

who-is-awesome.jpg

Thank you, good luck & see you in about a year and a half! dancin5hr.gifdancin5hr.gifdancin5hr.gif

Congrat....

May we have a little story of how your interview was?

Thank you.

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We can definitely share-- I'm mostly copy/pasting this from my husband (WinstonsDad) who posted this in our November2013 group thread. He was the beneficiary and was adjusting from a student visa.

Our interview was at the DC office in Fairfax, VA (a 10-minute walk from Dunn-Loring Metro Station, (it was not 5 mins as stated on the website - which makes a big difference when it's snowing smile.png ). Also, for other DC filers, the website says there is limited parking around the office. There is actually ample parking, including a car park right next to the USCIS office!

We arrived just after 9am for our 9.20am appointment, and we were eventually called back by the case officer at 9.35am, and we were done by 9:55am. We'd brought copies of everything we had sent in previously, as well as further proof - insurance details, joint bank account statements, utility bills, our wedding invitation, wedding pics and even a copy of a newspaper feature article about our wedding. The officer asked us questions about each other - name, date of birth, where we met, if we had been married previously and whether we had done this before. I was then asked a few of the security questions which I'd answered on the forms before: if I'd been involved in any illegal activities, drugs convictions, weapons training, if I'd been in a military unit, that sort of thing. It was all rather straightforward - nothing particularly difficult.

After that, the officer seemed satisfied that our marriage was bona fide and said he was 'probably' going to approve us today, barring any criminal activity (like if I was wanted by Interpol...). He told us that we should expect the green card in 3 weeks, but we asked if it was possible to get a stamp in my passport in case I need to leave the country before that (I may have a work trip coming up). He told us he could do that now if we didn't mind waiting, so we did. We went back into the waiting room, and about 10 minutes later (I was halfway through an apple!) he came out with my freshly-stamped passport!

I hope people find this helpful - I guess my top tips for the interview based on my experience is to ask for your passport stamp, and also to possibly get your marriage mentioned in your local US newspaper, even if it is just an announcement. He also recommended we keep continuous proof that we live together, for the renewal process in 1.5 years.... electricity bills, leases, etc.

Hope this helps!

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08/09/2013: Religious Marriage

08/23/2013: Civil Marriage

10/31/2013 [Day 00]: I-130 & I-485 Mailed from Washington DC to Chicago Lockbox, via USPS Express Overnight ($30.85)

11/01/2013 [Day 01]: Packet arrives at Chicago Lockbox, notified via USPS Tracking

11/05/2013 [Day 05]: Text and e-mail NOAs received (11:42 pm)

11/06/2013 [Day 06]: Checks cashed

11/09/2013 [Day 09]: Hard copy NOAs received via USPS

11/18/2013 [Day 18]: Received biometrics notice (appt for Dec 10; will attempt a walk-in later this week)

11/20/2013 [Day 20]: Successful biometrics walk-in to Alexandria, VA office

12/10/2013 [Day 40]: Original biometrics appointment

12/10/2013 [Day 40]: Notification that I-485 was changed to "Testing and Interview"

01/03/2014 [Day 64]: Text and e-mail NOAs received that I-765 changed to "Card/Document Production"

01/06/2014 [Day 67]: Text and e-mail NOAs received that I-765 changed to "Card/Document Production" (yes, another set of identical notifications)

01/09/2014 [Day 70]: Text and e-mail NOAs received that I-765 has changed to reflect the EAD has been mailed (no tracking number)

01/09/2014 [Day 70]: Text and e-mail NOAs received that with EAD's tracking number

01/11/2014 [Day 72]: Received EAD

01/22/2014 [Day 83]: Text and e-mail NOAs that we finally have an interview date!

02/25/2014 [Day 117]: Interview, Approved (recap here)

02/25/2014 [Day 117]: Text and e-mail NOAs received that I-485 changed to "Card/Document Production"

02/28/2014 [Day 120]: Text and e-mail NOAs received that I-485 been mailed

03/03/2014 [Day 123]: Received Greencard

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We can definitely share-- I'm mostly copy/pasting this from my husband (WinstonsDad) who posted this in our November2013 group thread. He was the beneficiary and was adjusting from a student visa.

Hope this helps!

Very interesting story. Thanks

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