Notice of Potential Interview Waiver Case [Part II]

[melosun 1]

June 2014 filer here. We got our waiver letter in September and got the welcome letter in the mail today. The waiting sucks massively, so I hope the rest of you get your approvals soon. Just wanted to confirm there is a light at the end of the tunnel.

Congratulations!!! Great news!!!

[shell20 746]

I applied in July and received my interview waiver in October.

I applied in August and I received my interview waiver letter in December which was a month after I received my EAD/AP card. When did you receive your EAD/AP card?

[melosun 1]

I applied in August and I received my interview waiver letter in December which was a month after I received my EAD/AP card. When did you receive your EAD/AP card?

It was 1,5 month after I received my EAD/AP card.

[shell20 746]

It was 1,5 month after I received my EAD/AP card.

Thanks!!!

[shell20 746]

Good Morning Peeps,

Well a couple of approvals this week, but not as many as there was in April! Things seems to be slowing down again....

I didn't post much yesterday for personal reasons, but I am back today bouncing with energy and enthusiasm! Hoping this is a bumper week for approvals. Come on USCIS, we know you want to approve cases and get through that ever increasing back log! Happy Tuesday everyone and may the GC force be with you!

[srvman 38]

I got my approval notice about 1 year and a week after getting married, and I have seen a few people like that. Perhaps a reasonable expectation will be 12 months after applying?

[shell20 746]

I got my approval notice about 1 year and a week after getting married, and I have seen a few people like that. Perhaps a reasonable expectation will be 12 months after applying?

I remember seeing you at the medical in Knightsbridge, Otter was there too. I often wondered what happened to you!

Yes, its approximately 10 to 12 months wait for AOS if you get the dreaded letter! Sometimes they are approved before and sometimes not until 14 months after, although the latter seems to be the exception.

We are hoping to do a chart at some point for NPIW letters so we can find out the mean average for people who are at the beginning of their AOS journey/

[nlherman 36]

Wow congra pdesai5!

Im june 2014 filer too. NPIW recieved sept 10. Got letter today as well but not the welcome letter, its an interview scheduled! Was hope i dont have to deal with USCIS for next 2 years as everyone know how much frustrate to deal woth them but in other hand it good new, the long wait will be oversoon!

My questions for you guys which got interview hope you guys still active on this forum:

What are they usually ask when interview?

What are best documents to prepare with? We had marriage cert, wedding album, daily photo (not much due to my wife work on night shift, i work on day shift). We bought a car early this year in joint holders, fone bill, car insurance, bank account all in both name. Was file tax together this year but my wife ask for extension so we couldnt get it done on this coming interview. So beside those things, what else should i prepare? Any tips very appreciate!

Wish you guys best of luck to get GC right in the mail box soon!

Take it all, you can never have too much. Expect personal questions, names of your parents, brothers and sisters, children, possibly month and dates of parents and children, spouses income... Odd ball qustoons like toiletry questions. Direct anatomical questions are considered out of bounds and inappropriate ( by our lawyer) and you can tell them so...these are the simple things asked.

Good luck. Pain the butt you had to wait this long to get an interview...shoulda had it 6-8 months ago and had your GC by now...

[MovinOn 32]

It's a lot like the Department of Health of the State of New York. There are like 14 districts and each district can independently interpret state health law as they see fit. It's maddening...It appears FO 's and possibly individual IO can do things as they see fit. So some get harassed with RFE's for medicals at some offices while others don't seem to care about the directive regarding 1 year expiration of a medical. That schizophrenic application by USCIS drives us all crazy (or to drink)...#USCISyoustillsuck

It is not right the way they send some on through and others are harassed! It states that you must file within one year of expiration of the medical. But in June 2014 they did change the law that IF is goes beyond the date of medical then it has to be redone. Why didn't they let the filers that file before Jun 2014 go ahead and go on through? We filed ahead of that law! We followed the requirements and filed promptly so not to be our of the law! Others waited and were not within the law.Their should be a grandfather clause for those that followed the rules and also uniformity to processing certain areas of this process. I'm pretty ticked about having to have the medical redone and others have not! At least, give a voucher to the filers that they singled out to have the medical redone before the law change!

[Derwood 203]

I got my approval notice about 1 year and a week after getting married, and I have seen a few people like that. Perhaps a reasonable expectation will be 12 months after applying?

Hey srvman, welccome back. What date did you get approved? I know you said a year after marriage but that date isn't on your timeline. Did you have to re-do your medical?

[MovinOn 32]

If you filed with the Ombudsman and have been notified from USCIS that you are approved, PLEASE notify the Ombudsman that you no longer need their services. They are very backlogged, so if you don't need the help let them know so they can move on to help the filers that REALLY need it! Thank you

[MovinOn 32]

I applied in january still waiting to hear anything. Either intrrview or interview waiver? How long should i expect for responce?

You need to contact Ombudsman or Senator or Congressman.

[Derwood 203]

It is not right the way they send some on through and others are harassed! It states that you must file within one year of expiration of the medical. But in June 2014 they did change the law that IF is goes beyond the date of medical then it has to be redone. Why didn't they let the filers that file before Jun 2014 go ahead and go on through? We filed ahead of that law! We followed the requirements and filed promptly so not to be our of the law! Others waited and were not within the law.Their should be a grandfather clause for those that followed the rules and also uniformity to processing certain areas of this process. I'm pretty ticked about having to have the medical redone and others have not! At least, give a voucher to the filers that they singled out to have the medical redone before the law change!

Morning MovinOn! I'm not sure that the law changed. In fact, I'm fairly sure that it didn't. I don't think any laws are getting passed right now lol.

The change for medicals was a policy change (http://www.uscis.gov/policymanual/Updates/20140530-I-693Validity.pdf) which makes it even more difficult to swallow, especially for cases like yours. If the law had changed USCIS would have had no choice but to implement the new arrangements. The law didn't change though and so they did have a choice and they chose to implement rules that they knew would adversely effect people stuck in their own backlog of work.

#USCISyousuckstill

[MovinOn 32]

Morning MovinOn! I'm not sure that the law changed. In fact, I'm fairly sure that it didn't. I don't think any laws are getting passed right now lol.

The change for medicals was a policy change (http://www.uscis.gov/policymanual/Updates/20140530-I-693Validity.pdf) which makes it even more difficult to swallow, especially for cases like yours. If the law had changed USCIS would have had no choice but to implement the new arrangements. The law didn't change though and so they did have a choice and they chose to implement rules that they knew would adversely effect people stuck in their own backlog of work.

#USCISyousuckstill

I meant to say "policy change" I was ticked off while writing that.

[Derwood 203]

I meant to say "policy change" I was ticked off while writing that.

You have been waiting far too long and this medical thing is a joke.