June 2015 filers

[Shacanus 3]

We do have pictures at the courthouse though with friends and family.

ok I did not had a reception as yet planning too and the pictures at the court house was just us and the lady that did the ceremony. We did not invite family since we intend to keep a reception before the interview.

[Tcarrol 54]

We had our biometrics completed today. The process was very quick and friendly. Both of us were permitted to enter. They also allowed us to make some corrections to our applications on a few errors. We were probably in and out in 15 minutes. Now for the long wait; but it doesn't matter, we are together.

Edited July 16, 2015 by Tcarrol

[Yelli 8]

ok I did not had a reception as yet planning too and the pictures at the court house was just us and the lady that did the ceremony. We did not invite family since we intend to keep a reception before the interview.

We did think about having a get together kind of thing to celebrate at my parents' house but our son's 1st birthday was right around the corner so we decided to spend the money on that instead.

[Shacanus 3]

We did think about having a get together kind of thing to celebrate at my parents' house but our son's 1st birthday was right around the corner so we decided to spend the money on that instead.

that was a great choice I would have don the same .

[Yelli 8]

We had our biometrics completed today. The process was very quick and friendly. Both of us were permitted to enter. They also allowed us to make some corrections to our applications on a few errors. We were probably in and out in 15 minutes. Now for the long wait; but it doesn't matter, we are together.

I had some corrections I needed them to take care of as well and just like you I was in and out in about 15-20 minutes. They're fast!

that was a great choice I would have don the same .

Yeah, not to mention his birthday is only 2 days after Christmas and it was his 1st Christmas so we had to go big on both lol

[whitecloud 2]

VJ family I have a question is it require that applicants mush have a reception? I know of someone who was turn down because they had no reception pictures. He then when and did a reception I got thru.

There's no requirement on the reception, but you would need to provide reasonable explanation. For example, you are saving money and have a reception next year or you two just wanted a small and intimacy wedding. Or for asian people, reason could be superstition lol...(the year is not good for the couple or sth like that). As long as you could prove your marriage is bona fide, reception is no issue.

[Shacanus 3]

There's no requirement on the reception, but you would need to provide reasonable explanation. For example, you are saving money and have a reception next year or you two just wanted a small and intimacy wedding. Or for asian people, reason could be superstition lol...(the year is not good for the couple or sth like that). As long as you could prove your marriage is bona fide, reception is no issue.

thanks for the info, we are having a reception but I'm not sure when.

There's no requirement on the reception, but you would need to provide reasonable explanation. For example, you are saving money and have a reception next year or you two just wanted a small and intimacy wedding. Or for asian people, reason could be superstition lol...(the year is not good for the couple or sth like that). As long as you could prove your marriage is bona fide, reception is no issue.

thanks for the info, we are having a reception but I'm not sure when.

[neuroticbell 5]

Just got my biometrics appointment for the 30th of this month!

[Yelli 8]

Just got my biometrics appointment for the 30th of this month!

Yay! The 30th will be here before you know it and the appointment will be fast and easy

[cantofla 44]

Hey guys!!

I've never posted in this forum but I can assure you that it's helped us very very much. Good luck to everyone.

Here's our timeline:

We got married on May 26th 2015.

We sent everything off on June 10th applied for everything except for the advance parole)

I married my wife after almost 10 years of being together. I came to the US as a child on my dad's working visa.

6/10/15 - Mailed package (130,485,765)

6/12/15 - priority date / date rec'd

6/18/15 - NOA1

6/26/15 - Rec'd biometric appointment letter

7/8/15 - Biometrics appointment (took maybe 15 minutes)

7/15/15 - Update online: Your case is ready to be scheduled for an interview

So far the work permit still says case has been received, nothing has been updated on that.

Edited July 19, 2015 by cantofla

[Shacanus 3]

Hey guys!!

I've never posted in this forum but I can assure you that it's helped us very very much. Good luck to everyone.

Here's our timeline:

We got married on May 26th 2015.

We sent everything off on June 10th applied for everything except for the advance parole)

I married my wife after almost 10 years of being together. I came to the US as a child on my dad's working visa.

6/10/15 - Mailed package (130,485,765)

6/12/15 - priority date / date rec'd

6/18/15 - NOA1

6/26/15 - Rec'd biometric appointment letter

7/8/15 - Biometrics appointment (took maybe 15 minutes)

7/15/15 - Update online: Your case is ready to be scheduled for an interview

So far the work permit still says case has been received, nothing has been updated on that.

this was fast comparing to the rest of us congrats.

[blahblahblog 36]

Hey guys!!

I've never posted in this forum but I can assure you that it's helped us very very much. Good luck to everyone.

Here's our timeline:

We got married on May 26th 2015.

We sent everything off on June 10th applied for everything except for the advance parole)

I married my wife after almost 10 years of being together. I came to the US as a child on my dad's working visa.

6/10/15 - Mailed package (130,485,765)

6/12/15 - priority date / date rec'd

6/18/15 - NOA1

6/26/15 - Rec'd biometric appointment letter

7/8/15 - Biometrics appointment (took maybe 15 minutes)

7/15/15 - Update online: Your case is ready to be scheduled for an interview

So far the work permit still says case has been received, nothing has been updated on that.

That is pretty great! Hopefully you'll get scheduled soon! Monitoring the May filers, it seems that EAD approvals are around the ~80 day mark so we should be starting to hear about them in a couple of weeks.

[Yelli 8]

Hey guys!!

I've never posted in this forum but I can assure you that it's helped us very very much. Good luck to everyone.

Here's our timeline:

We got married on May 26th 2015.

We sent everything off on June 10th applied for everything except for the advance parole)

I married my wife after almost 10 years of being together. I came to the US as a child on my dad's working visa.

6/10/15 - Mailed package (130,485,765)

6/12/15 - priority date / date rec'd

6/18/15 - NOA1

6/26/15 - Rec'd biometric appointment letter

7/8/15 - Biometrics appointment (took maybe 15 minutes)

7/15/15 - Update online: Your case is ready to be scheduled for an interview

So far the work permit still says case has been received, nothing has been updated on that.

Nice! Good luck, hopefully you get that interview scheduled soon!

My online status never changes *sigh*

[Carrie1978 2]

Sorry for the late update...my husband completed his biometrics last Friday (17th) and we were in and out 30 minutes prior to his appointment time. It was pretty empty when we got there and he was called immediately!

We leave for our two week vacation on Thursday so I'm hoping for some great news when we return. Oh who am I kidding, I'm sure we'll be checking daily even on vacation!

So I'm reading a lot of comments/concerns about reception; our wedding was kind of a last minute thing-we had it planned for a month later and then decided last minute to do it that weekend (I couldn't wait lol). So we had a small quick ceremony at the mosque with my husband's brother and friend. We didn't have a reception, we went out to eat and spent the day at home together (the kids went to my parents so we could have alone time). This is our unofficial honeymoon/family vacation to Disney World, Universal Studios, and Sanibel Island; we'll have a ton of pics but nothing that would make it clear that it was more than a family vacation. That should be enough right? This isnt my first marriage, so I wasn't desiring a big wedding/reception at all (I'm so NOT a fancy person or girly that way).

I'm excited to see so much interview movement so quickly! Congrats to all!!

[Yelli 8]

Sorry for the late update...my husband completed his biometrics last Friday (17th) and we were in and out 30 minutes prior to his appointment time. It was pretty empty when we got there and he was called immediately!

We leave for our two week vacation on Thursday so I'm hoping for some great news when we return. Oh who am I kidding, I'm sure we'll be checking daily even on vacation!

So I'm reading a lot of comments/concerns about reception; our wedding was kind of a last minute thing-we had it planned for a month later and then decided last minute to do it that weekend (I couldn't wait lol). So we had a small quick ceremony at the mosque with my husband's brother and friend. We didn't have a reception, we went out to eat and spent the day at home together (the kids went to my parents so we could have alone time). This is our unofficial honeymoon/family vacation to Disney World, Universal Studios, and Sanibel Island; we'll have a ton of pics but nothing that would make it clear that it was more than a family vacation. That should be enough right? This isnt my first marriage, so I wasn't desiring a big wedding/reception at all (I'm so NOT a fancy person or girly that way).

I'm excited to see so much interview movement so quickly! Congrats to all!!

Have fun on your vacation and hopefully there's good news when you get back!

I didn't have a reception either. Only went to eat with our families and then I went off to work *sigh*