K-1 approved, married, filing for Adjustment of Status

[Danielle and Jake 24]

I just didn't know they did anything to it whatsoever. It also just looks idfferent because I am used to mine, lol, which is 25 years old.

[KayDeeCee 4,894]

Checked my bank account, they cashed the check, so that's good, right?

Also we got Danielle's SSN today in the mail (in her maiden name, of course), didn't know it had the words "Valid for work only with DHS Authorization" stamped on it.

Hmm, but I told you it would back in post #22(http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/563368-k-1-approved-married-filing-for-adjustment-of-status/page-2#entry7791518) of this thread, and then again in post #46(http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/563368-k-1-approved-married-filing-for-adjustment-of-status/?p=7797284).

[Danielle and Jake 24]

Hmm, but I told you it would back in post #22(http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/563368-k-1-approved-married-filing-for-adjustment-of-status/page-2#entry7791518) of this thread, and then again in post #46(http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/563368-k-1-approved-married-filing-for-adjustment-of-status/?p=7797284).

Right you are, my bad, been kind of burnt out since then between all the paperwork and getting sick last week.

[Danielle and Jake 24]

So I am curious, how long does it typically take after the NOA1 for the AOS for us to schedule the interview/biometrics? I ask because the nearest office is 3 hours away (and from my understanding they pretty much just get fingerprints), so I'll have to make arragements with work and hotels and whatnot. So I am wondering if this is something that we should expect a month down the road, 2 months down the road, etc. Also, how flexible can you schedule your interview? I am nervous that it will land on some stuff Danielle and I have planned, but obviously this takes priority.

[KayDeeCee 4,894]

Biometrics varies, but around a month after filing. You may not even get an interview. About half of those adjusting from a K-1 get approved without interview. Those getting the interview waiver letters are having to wait quite a few months and up to a year or more to get approved though. You can check the timelines in the filing threads of the AOS Progress forum.

If you get an interview, they will mail you an interview appointment letter. You do not get to choose and schedule. They make it for you.

[Danielle and Jake 24]

Biometrics varies, but around a month after filing. You may not even get an interview. About half of those adjusting from a K-1 get approved without interview. Those getting the interview waiver letters are having to wait quite a few months and up to a year or more to get approved though. You can check the timelines in the filing threads of the AOS Progress forum.

If you get an interview, they will mail you an interview appointment letter. You do not get to choose and schedule. They make it for you.

That always worries me that htey schedule it for us, because while I am sure many have it worse, our appointed office is 3 hours away. So I need to schedule time off work, make hotel and rental car arragements (since my car is kind of #######). So I guess I hope it gets waived. The examples of ones I have seen getting waived all sent in evidence with their AOS, and we only sent in what was asked in the instructions, so that makes me nervous. Do we get some type of time window to schedule the biometrics, or is that scheduled for us as well? Same reasoning, gotta go to that office 3 hours away and while I can typically take type off on short notice, I hate doing so because it feels extremely unprofessional and inconsiderate to my co-workers (I prefer to give them a month's notice in advance if possible). Thankfully my manager has gone through a lot of the immigration process himself, so he's very understanding and leinent with it so far.

Another thing, I've read most of the time, they don't require another medical (often if they do, they'll RFE for it), so long as the one for the K-1 Visa was done within one year. One year of what? Me filing the papers? Them receiving the papers? Them processing the papers? Thankfully I think there's a panel physician about 15 minutes from where I live if so, but it's going to be frustrating if we have to do another, seeing Danielle got her medical for her K-1 on 6/12/2015, and we filed our AOS paperwork on 9/1/2015, so ideally we have 9 months left in that window, but as I've read, this tuff takes nearly a year to process.

[Tuzi and Niu 5]

The biometrics appointment is scheduled as well, but many people -- including my wife -- were able to show up at the office at their convenience and get the fingerprints done. In my wife's case, she went to the office a couple weeks before the appointment was scheduled.

[Danielle and Jake 24]

The biometrics appointment is scheduled as well, but many people -- including my wife -- were able to show up at the office at their convenience and get the fingerprints done. In my wife's case, she went to the office a couple weeks before the appointment was scheduled.

Unofrtunately, that's not our conveinence. If I could, I would. But the 3 hour drive, pluis my job akes it a shabby bit harder. Biometrics from my understanding is fingerprints, which she got upon entering the U.S. Now excluding any belief of this mysterious entity called the internet, how can they relate? I swear, Danielle can go to the local police station and do that. Heaven forbid we sed it via owl like Harry Potter.

[Danielle and Jake 24]

Also, what else do they do at Biometrics? Is it just literally fingerprints or do they do a more thorough process? I just feel like if it's just fingerprints, we should be able to do them at our police station, lol, which is a 5 minute walk from us.

[Unidentified 2,930]

Also, what else do they do at Biometrics? Is it just literally fingerprints or do they do a more thorough process? I just feel like if it's just fingerprints, we should be able to do them at our police station, lol, which is a 5 minute walk from us.

Here is some info: http://www.uscis.gov/forms/forms-information/preparing-your-biometric-services-appointment

[Danielle and Jake 24]

Here is some info: http://www.uscis.gov/forms/forms-information/preparing-your-biometric-services-appointment

Thanks! I see the capture signiture as well. Now I assume since Danielle and I are married, filed all the paperwork in her married name, she should do that signiture in her married name as well?

[Unidentified 2,930]

Thanks! I see the capture signiture as well. Now I assume since Danielle and I are married, filed all the paperwork in her married name, she should do that signiture in her married name as well?

She should sign ALL documents, not just AOS, in her married name. That's her legal name and that's what she should be using no matter if she's filling out AOS, biometrics or just signing any form of contract.

[Danielle and Jake 24]

She should sign ALL documents, not just AOS, in her married name. That's her legal name and that's what she should be using no matter if she's filling out AOS, biometrics or just signing any form of contract.

Thanks! That's what we've been doing. Only exception is her SSN of course. It just feels so weird with her signing that in her maiden name when we've been using her married name for everything else.

[KayDeeCee 4,894]

That always worries me that htey schedule it for us, because while I am sure many have it worse, our appointed office is 3 hours away. So I need to schedule time off work, make hotel and rental car arragements (since my car is kind of #######). So I guess I hope it gets waived. The examples of ones I have seen getting waived all sent in evidence with their AOS, and we only sent in what was asked in the instructions, so that makes me nervous. Do we get some type of time window to schedule the biometrics, or is that scheduled for us as well? Same reasoning, gotta go to that office 3 hours away and while I can typically take type off on short notice, I hate doing so because it feels extremely unprofessional and inconsiderate to my co-workers (I prefer to give them a month's notice in advance if possible). Thankfully my manager has gone through a lot of the immigration process himself, so he's very understanding and leinent with it so far.

Another thing, I've read most of the time, they don't require another medical (often if they do, they'll RFE for it), so long as the one for the K-1 Visa was done within one year. One year of what? Me filing the papers? Them receiving the papers? Them processing the papers? Thankfully I think there's a panel physician about 15 minutes from where I live if so, but it's going to be frustrating if we have to do another, seeing Danielle got her medical for her K-1 on 6/12/2015, and we filed our AOS paperwork on 9/1/2015, so ideally we have 9 months left in that window, but as I've read, this tuff takes nearly a year to process.

Plenty of people have been approved without interview and only sent in what was required by the I-485 instructions. Getting the interview waiver letter is not based on how many extras you send in or not. It is far more likely it depends on how busy and backed up your local USCIS office is. Then USCIS feels you would be approved faster without having to wait for an interview, though some people end up waiting over a year anyway. I have seen some have a waiver letter, wait a year or more, and then get scheduled for an interview after all. There is never a guarantee that you will not have an interview, even if you receive the waiver letter.

We live 4-5 hours from our USCIS office. The three times we have had to go so far(AOS bio and interview & ROC bio), we just got a hotel for the night and made a mini-vaca date night out of it. We had enough time to plan ahead to make the trips. We never received an appointment that was less than a few weeks away. Hopefully that will be the case for you too.

If the medical was done within a year of filing, then you did not see a civil surgeon(panel physicians are abroad) to get a new medical. Some people are being asked for new medicals if their case is not approved before their medical is a year old. Some get the vaccinations transcriptions only, and some get the full medical, when asked for in an RFE. Those adjusting from a K-1 are not supposed to need a new medical, no matter what, but some adjudicators don't seem to know their own policies > http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/555299-medical-will-expire-before-the-aos-interview/?p=7703568

[Danielle and Jake 24]

Plenty of people have been approved without interview and only sent in what was required by the I-485 instructions. Getting the interview waiver letter is not based on how many extras you send in or not. It is far more likely it depends on how busy and backed up your local USCIS office is. Then USCIS feels you would be approved faster without having to wait for an interview, though some people end up waiting over a year anyway. I have seen some have a waiver letter, wait a year or more, and then get scheduled for an interview after all. There is never a guarantee that you will not have an interview, even if you receive the waiver letter.

We live 4-5 hours from our USCIS office. The three times we have had to go so far(AOS bio and interview & ROC bio), we just got a hotel for the night and made a mini-vaca date night out of it. We had enough time to plan ahead to make the trips. We never received an appointment that was less than a few weeks away. Hopefully that will be the case for you too.

If the medical was done within a year of filing, then you did not see a civil surgeon(panel physicians are abroad) to get a new medical. Some people are being asked for new medicals if their case is not approved before their medical is a year old. Some get the vaccinations transcriptions only, and some get the full medical, when asked for in an RFE. Those adjusting from a K-1 are not supposed to need a new medical, no matter what, but some adjudicators don't seem to know their own policies > http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/555299-medical-will-expire-before-the-aos-interview/?p=7703568

Thank you so much for the information!

Yeah, like I plan on staying a night there, it's just renting a car, and all that is added expense, and also I only have so many vacation days, and I am saving as much as I can so Danielle and I can stay with my parents during Christmas time (they live about 6 hours away in another state). So each day I have to take for this removes a day from Christmas vacation, but I was smart and saved a couple days on the side for whatever.

Are the biometrics appointments anything like the K-1 interviews in the sense that everyone on that day has to line up and there's a line around the corner of the building if you sdon't show up an hour early?