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My timeline looks very similar to yours. Hopefully what you guys said is true and there won't be an RFE in my future since I made it to the Testing & Interview stage. :) I'm more anxious about my EAD because I need to have it before mid-June, though.

One of the platinum members mentioned that the EAD is pretty routine and since you made it to Testing/Interview stage, the EAD should be yours soon. From researching the other members' timelines, I see that it usually takes two months from the date of first receipt of the application. We had a RFE that took us 3.5 weeks to respond to and my husband still got his EAD in 68 days. :-)

6/2008 to Present: Fiance living in the U.S. on O-1 Visa
11/20/2013: Married in the U.S
3/4/2014: Filed I-130, 1-485, I-864 with brother and his wife as joint sponsors, G-325A, I-765, etc. via Fed-Ex
3/6/2014: Package delivered to Chicago, IL (express mail address)
3/11/2014 - 9:45pm: Received text messages that USCIS received all four petitions (I-130, I-485, I-765, and I-131)and is processing them
3/17/2014 - Received 3 NOA1
3/20/2014: Received Biometrics appointment letter
4/7/2014 - 9AM: Biometrics appointment
3/26/14: Received text from USCIS that RFE has been sent. Yikes!
3/31/14: Received RFE letter requesting 2013 tax returns from joint sponsor
4/24/14: Mailed response to RFE
4/28/14: Received notifications that USCIS received the response to RFE
5/13/14: Received texts/emails that I-765 and I-131 have been approved and EAD will arrive soon
5/16/14: Received texts/emails that EAD was mailed with tracking number
5/19/14: Received EAD/AP Combo Card and texts/emails that Interview scheduling is occurring
5/29/14: Received text that AOS Interview has been scheduled for July 1st, 2014 and that letter has been mailed!

6/2/14: Received hardcopy letter for interview info: July 1st, 2014 @ 10:30am

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kcsjoseph   1

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Whoops, meant to say I need my EAD by mid-July. Mid-June would be ideal though probably unrealistic. Thanks! It's probably gonna get here on time. :)

Mid June would be pefect lol but July I will be hoping get my interview or EAD

AOS TIMELINE 2014

APRIL 28TH MAILED OUT TO CHICAGO LOCKBOX
APRIL 29TH DELIVERED AND SIGNED FOR
MAY 6TH EMAIL NOTIFICATION AND MONEY ORDER CASHED
MAY 9TH RECEIVED 3 NOA'S
MAY 12TH RECEIVED BIOMETRIC APPOINTMENT FOR 6/04/14
MAY 13TH WALK-IN BIOMETRIC SUCCESSFUL

MAY 27TH EMAIL CAME I-485 CHANGED TO TESTING AND INTERVIEW

JUNE 24TH EMAIL AND TEXT CARD PRODUCTION FOR EAD DUE TO EXPEDITE APPROVAL

JUNE 30TH EAD RECEIVED

INTERVIEW DATE AUGUST 27TH

Jnin Apprentice

Jnin   1

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Hello everyone, I got kind of good news, So today I went over ( Walk In) to the Santo Domingo Consulate, and they told me that the I-130 form was Approve on tuesday. YEyyy. Now I have to wait until they send me the notice, and then the Consulate package. It may be another two months before I receive anything since the post office service here is almost non existent, but I least I know things are moving.

Good luck everyone!

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lukychmz   3

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So I went to my attorney today to turn in tax returns for my rfe and they told me I may not receive an ead but that the Atlanta office may skip it and go straight to the interview, they said the had a meeting with them concerning the length of time they are taking to process certain visas so they said they would start rushing them....has anyone ever heard of this happening?

Hello everyone, I got kind of good news, So today I went over ( Walk In) to the Santo Domingo Consulate, and they told me that the I-130 form was Approve on tuesday. YEyyy. Now I have to wait until they send me the notice, and then the Consulate package. It may be another two months before I receive anything since the post office service here is almost non existent, but I least I know things are moving.

Good luck everyone!

That's awesome congratulations!!!

AOS TIMELINE.

APRIL 23RD MAILED AOS PACKAGE

APRIL 25TH RECEIVED AT USCIS
APRIL 30TH GOT NOA'S IN MAIL
MAY 5TH RECEIVED BIOMETRIC APPOINTMENT FOR JUNE 2ND
MAY 14TH WALK-IN BIOMETRICS COMPLETED
MAY 25TH RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF RFE

JUNE 5TH RESPONDED TO RFE

JULY 2ND NOTIFICATION THAT THEY RECEIVED MY RESPONSE TO RFE 1 MONTH LATER SIGH

JULY 8TH RECEIVED NOTIFICATION STATUS CHANGED TO TESTING AND INTERVIEW

JULY 8TH RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF CARD PRODUCTION

JULY 11TH CARD SHIPPED VIA USPS

AUGUST 25TH INTERVIEW APPT APPROVED ON THE SPOT

AUGUST 26TH CARD PRODUCTION

AUGUST 30TH REVEIVED NOA2 WELCOME TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

SEPTEMBER 5TH RECEIVED 10 YEAR GREENCARD IN THE MAIL!

Dragonmermaid Contributor

Dragonmermaid   3

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So I went to my attorney today to turn in tax returns for my rfe and they told me I may not receive an ead but that the Atlanta office may skip it and go straight to the interview, they said the had a meeting with them concerning the length of time they are taking to process certain visas so they said they would start rushing them....has anyone ever heard of this happening?

That's awesome congratulations!!!

Hmmm.... I have read in the forums that if you are approved for a Greencard at the interview, they ask you to turn your EAD card in on the spot, but if you get your interview before the EAD arrives and you get approved then they most likely will never send it to you. For more information, check out the "March Filers 2014" thread. A bunch of members have chimed in about their applications and it may give you some insight. :)

6/2008 to Present: Fiance living in the U.S. on O-1 Visa
11/20/2013: Married in the U.S
3/4/2014: Filed I-130, 1-485, I-864 with brother and his wife as joint sponsors, G-325A, I-765, etc. via Fed-Ex
3/6/2014: Package delivered to Chicago, IL (express mail address)
3/11/2014 - 9:45pm: Received text messages that USCIS received all four petitions (I-130, I-485, I-765, and I-131)and is processing them
3/17/2014 - Received 3 NOA1
3/20/2014: Received Biometrics appointment letter
4/7/2014 - 9AM: Biometrics appointment
3/26/14: Received text from USCIS that RFE has been sent. Yikes!
3/31/14: Received RFE letter requesting 2013 tax returns from joint sponsor
4/24/14: Mailed response to RFE
4/28/14: Received notifications that USCIS received the response to RFE
5/13/14: Received texts/emails that I-765 and I-131 have been approved and EAD will arrive soon
5/16/14: Received texts/emails that EAD was mailed with tracking number
5/19/14: Received EAD/AP Combo Card and texts/emails that Interview scheduling is occurring
5/29/14: Received text that AOS Interview has been scheduled for July 1st, 2014 and that letter has been mailed!

6/2/14: Received hardcopy letter for interview info: July 1st, 2014 @ 10:30am

Dragonmermaid Contributor

Dragonmermaid   3

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Hello everyone, I got kind of good news, So today I went over ( Walk In) to the Santo Domingo Consulate, and they told me that the I-130 form was Approve on tuesday. YEyyy. Now I have to wait until they send me the notice, and then the Consulate package. It may be another two months before I receive anything since the post office service here is almost non existent, but I least I know things are moving.

Good luck everyone!

Congrats! Every little step counts! :)

6/2008 to Present: Fiance living in the U.S. on O-1 Visa
11/20/2013: Married in the U.S
3/4/2014: Filed I-130, 1-485, I-864 with brother and his wife as joint sponsors, G-325A, I-765, etc. via Fed-Ex
3/6/2014: Package delivered to Chicago, IL (express mail address)
3/11/2014 - 9:45pm: Received text messages that USCIS received all four petitions (I-130, I-485, I-765, and I-131)and is processing them
3/17/2014 - Received 3 NOA1
3/20/2014: Received Biometrics appointment letter
4/7/2014 - 9AM: Biometrics appointment
3/26/14: Received text from USCIS that RFE has been sent. Yikes!
3/31/14: Received RFE letter requesting 2013 tax returns from joint sponsor
4/24/14: Mailed response to RFE
4/28/14: Received notifications that USCIS received the response to RFE
5/13/14: Received texts/emails that I-765 and I-131 have been approved and EAD will arrive soon
5/16/14: Received texts/emails that EAD was mailed with tracking number
5/19/14: Received EAD/AP Combo Card and texts/emails that Interview scheduling is occurring
5/29/14: Received text that AOS Interview has been scheduled for July 1st, 2014 and that letter has been mailed!

6/2/14: Received hardcopy letter for interview info: July 1st, 2014 @ 10:30am

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Traveler101   16

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It has been a month for me since they got my RFE response.... Hopefully Ill get an answer soon. It is driving me nuts!

No, not yet! I've heard of people getting replies as early as 6 days after a response to an RFE is filed, but it can take up to 60 days after they receive it! Seriously, the government frightens me with the bureaucracy! :( I'll keep you guys posted. You keep us posted too! Good luck to all of us!

I-485 Adjustment of Status

03/31/2014 I mailed applications to Chicago lockbox
04/02/2014 Package received by USCIS
04/10/2014 E-notification paperwork received
04/10/2014 Checks cashed
04/14/2014 Hard notice received in a mail
04/18/2014 Biometrics app letter received for 05/12/2014
04/24/2014 Walk-in biometrics done at Port Chester, NY office( no problems at all, very nice people)
04/29/2014 My status online changed to Request for evidence
05/03/2014 got RFE and now status is stuck on Request for evidence response review.
08/26/2014 Status changed to Testing and Interview
08/29/2014 Got an email update interview scheduled for October 1st and paper notice sent out
10/1/2014 HAd our interview at Hartford,CT office. wasnt approved on the spot. 10/3/2014 Got an update that status of I485 changed to Card Production. Then at night changed to Decision. I 130 Post decision activity
10/09/2014 Status changed to Card production We mailed you a new card. You'll receive within 30 days
10/09/2014 Got a tracking number. Estimated delivery 10/11/2014
10/11/2014 Green card in hand!
Whole process took 6 month( thanks to RFE) :)

I-751 Removal of Conditions

9/16/2016 Package sent to USCIS Vermont

9/22/2016 Check cashed

9/24/2016 Notice of Action in the mail dated 9/20/2016

10/2/2016 Received a letter for Biometrics for 10/19/2016

10/14/2016 Early walk-in for biometrics in Port Chester, NY again like last time no problems

Dragonmermaid Contributor

Dragonmermaid   3

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It has been a month for me since they got my RFE response.... Hopefully Ill get an answer soon. It is driving me nuts!

Hang in there - it's different for everyone for whatever reason. They are allowed 60 days to respond, and while I hope you don't have to wait that long, you have the right to contact them after that. My status got changed to Testing/Interview about 3 weeks after they received my RFE response but that is because it was only the 2013 tax returns from my joint sponsor that they wanted so I guess it was an easy and routine thing to process.

The waiting part is awful. I spent a lot of my time browsing the forums here and learning all I could just to kill time and ease my nerves - LOL!

6/2008 to Present: Fiance living in the U.S. on O-1 Visa
11/20/2013: Married in the U.S
3/4/2014: Filed I-130, 1-485, I-864 with brother and his wife as joint sponsors, G-325A, I-765, etc. via Fed-Ex
3/6/2014: Package delivered to Chicago, IL (express mail address)
3/11/2014 - 9:45pm: Received text messages that USCIS received all four petitions (I-130, I-485, I-765, and I-131)and is processing them
3/17/2014 - Received 3 NOA1
3/20/2014: Received Biometrics appointment letter
4/7/2014 - 9AM: Biometrics appointment
3/26/14: Received text from USCIS that RFE has been sent. Yikes!
3/31/14: Received RFE letter requesting 2013 tax returns from joint sponsor
4/24/14: Mailed response to RFE
4/28/14: Received notifications that USCIS received the response to RFE
5/13/14: Received texts/emails that I-765 and I-131 have been approved and EAD will arrive soon
5/16/14: Received texts/emails that EAD was mailed with tracking number
5/19/14: Received EAD/AP Combo Card and texts/emails that Interview scheduling is occurring
5/29/14: Received text that AOS Interview has been scheduled for July 1st, 2014 and that letter has been mailed!

6/2/14: Received hardcopy letter for interview info: July 1st, 2014 @ 10:30am

Traveler101 Explorer

Traveler101   16

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My RFE also was just 2013 tax from joint sponsor. Still no answer! It takes forever. And my I-130 is 2 month on initial review. Have no idea when smth changes... I browsed this forum like crazy...

Hang in there - it's different for everyone for whatever reason. They are allowed 60 days to respond, and while I hope you don't have to wait that long, you have the right to contact them after that. My status got changed to Testing/Interview about 3 weeks after they received my RFE response but that is because it was only the 2013 tax returns from my joint sponsor that they wanted so I guess it was an easy and routine thing to process.

The waiting part is awful. I spent a lot of my time browsing the forums here and learning all I could just to kill time and ease my nerves - LOL!

My RFE also was just 2013 tax from joint sponsor. Still no answer! It takes forever. And my I-130 is 2 month on initial review. Have no idea when smth changes... I browsed this forum like crazy...

Hang in there - it's different for everyone for whatever reason. They are allowed 60 days to respond, and while I hope you don't have to wait that long, you have the right to contact them after that. My status got changed to Testing/Interview about 3 weeks after they received my RFE response but that is because it was only the 2013 tax returns from my joint sponsor that they wanted so I guess it was an easy and routine thing to process.

The waiting part is awful. I spent a lot of my time browsing the forums here and learning all I could just to kill time and ease my nerves - LOL!

I-485 Adjustment of Status

03/31/2014 I mailed applications to Chicago lockbox
04/02/2014 Package received by USCIS
04/10/2014 E-notification paperwork received
04/10/2014 Checks cashed
04/14/2014 Hard notice received in a mail
04/18/2014 Biometrics app letter received for 05/12/2014
04/24/2014 Walk-in biometrics done at Port Chester, NY office( no problems at all, very nice people)
04/29/2014 My status online changed to Request for evidence
05/03/2014 got RFE and now status is stuck on Request for evidence response review.
08/26/2014 Status changed to Testing and Interview
08/29/2014 Got an email update interview scheduled for October 1st and paper notice sent out
10/1/2014 HAd our interview at Hartford,CT office. wasnt approved on the spot. 10/3/2014 Got an update that status of I485 changed to Card Production. Then at night changed to Decision. I 130 Post decision activity
10/09/2014 Status changed to Card production We mailed you a new card. You'll receive within 30 days
10/09/2014 Got a tracking number. Estimated delivery 10/11/2014
10/11/2014 Green card in hand!
Whole process took 6 month( thanks to RFE) :)

I-751 Removal of Conditions

9/16/2016 Package sent to USCIS Vermont

9/22/2016 Check cashed

9/24/2016 Notice of Action in the mail dated 9/20/2016

10/2/2016 Received a letter for Biometrics for 10/19/2016

10/14/2016 Early walk-in for biometrics in Port Chester, NY again like last time no problems

Jnin Apprentice

Jnin   1

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa (DCF) Country: Dominican Republic
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Hi, I just got my Approval Notice. Last week I call the Post Office in Santo Domingo, and asked them to call me if they receive anything. I was very surprise for the good service that I receive. They actually call me this morning to let know they got it. So now I have some friends there that will call me as soon as they receive the other package.

Its a small step, but I least I think we will be ready by december.

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Jnin Apprentice

Jnin   1

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I everyone good news, Yesterday we got an email with our case number and interview date. It will be on August 11. So we only have 10 days to get everything ready. We quite exited and happy.

Good luck everyone in your interviews.

Dragonmermaid Contributor

Dragonmermaid   3

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I everyone good news, Yesterday we got an email with our case number and interview date. It will be on August 11. So we only have 10 days to get everything ready. We quite exited and happy.

Good luck everyone in your interviews.

Congratulations! We had our interview on July 1st and our stupid IO wanted to go to lunch so he handed us an RFE instead of an approval. We don't have a rental lease because we live at home with my aging parents, my dad's name is on our car because his credit got us an excellent deal, and since we live at home, we don't have utility bills in our names. Yes - the jerk didn't care about all the other awesome evidence we provided and didn't even interview us really to get to know us. We haven't submitted our RFE yet because we just had our official public wedding on July 19th and didn't want to bother ourselves with such negativity. Good luck to you - make sure you have all the evidence you can pull up unless you don't mind getting another RFE. Sometimes people get so freaking lucky and walk out of the interview with an approval after 5 minutes. We were not so lucky. *sigh*

6/2008 to Present: Fiance living in the U.S. on O-1 Visa
11/20/2013: Married in the U.S
3/4/2014: Filed I-130, 1-485, I-864 with brother and his wife as joint sponsors, G-325A, I-765, etc. via Fed-Ex
3/6/2014: Package delivered to Chicago, IL (express mail address)
3/11/2014 - 9:45pm: Received text messages that USCIS received all four petitions (I-130, I-485, I-765, and I-131)and is processing them
3/17/2014 - Received 3 NOA1
3/20/2014: Received Biometrics appointment letter
4/7/2014 - 9AM: Biometrics appointment
3/26/14: Received text from USCIS that RFE has been sent. Yikes!
3/31/14: Received RFE letter requesting 2013 tax returns from joint sponsor
4/24/14: Mailed response to RFE
4/28/14: Received notifications that USCIS received the response to RFE
5/13/14: Received texts/emails that I-765 and I-131 have been approved and EAD will arrive soon
5/16/14: Received texts/emails that EAD was mailed with tracking number
5/19/14: Received EAD/AP Combo Card and texts/emails that Interview scheduling is occurring
5/29/14: Received text that AOS Interview has been scheduled for July 1st, 2014 and that letter has been mailed!

6/2/14: Received hardcopy letter for interview info: July 1st, 2014 @ 10:30am

Jnin Apprentice

Jnin   1

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa (DCF) Country: Dominican Republic
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Congratulations! We had our interview on July 1st and our stupid IO wanted to go to lunch so he handed us an RFE instead of an approval. We don't have a rental lease because we live at home with my aging parents, my dad's name is on our car because his credit got us an excellent deal, and since we live at home, we don't have utility bills in our names. Yes - the jerk didn't care about all the other awesome evidence we provided and didn't even interview us really to get to know us. We haven't submitted our RFE yet because we just had our official public wedding on July 19th and didn't want to bother ourselves with such negativity. Good luck to you - make sure you have all the evidence you can pull up unless you don't mind getting another RFE. Sometimes people get so freaking lucky and walk out of the interview with an approval after 5 minutes. We were not so lucky. *sigh*

That is horrible. A very popular lawyer here in the Dominica Republic always says that the interview depends on 2 things, all the proof that you might have and the mood of the person who will interview you. As of right now I am only worry for the Affidavit of support, since i haven't live in the USA for 5 years, I have no income there. Luckily we got 2 of our family to do it for us, and they both are way above the poverty line. But I am afraid that maybe something is wrong with them.

By the way does anybody know if I can take a copy of it, because one of the Forms got mess up. Can they send it via email, or fax, Will they accepted it?

 
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