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Posted (edited)

Got two letters from the Santa Clara office today (identical, lol) confirming our AOS interview has been rescheduled for June 2. This time, hubby can make it - or, rather, he =will= make it even if I have to drag him there by the hair. ^)^

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RoC Journey
09-04-2018 - I-751 packet sent to CSC
10-22-2018 - NOA1 date
10-31-2018 - Received NOA1 letter, LPR status extended to May 2020

07-09-2019 - Received biometrics appointment letter

07-10-2019 - Case updated again as 'Fingerprint Review Was Completed'

11-07-2019 - Case transferred to 'local' office in Lee's Summit, MO

03-05-2020 - notified that I-751 is now at the San Jose field office

10-23-2020 - attended combo I-751/N-400 interview - N-400 recommended for approval!

06-15-2021 - I-751 is approved! :)

 

Citizenship Journey

08-28-2019 - N-400 filed online

08-28-2019 - NOA1 and priority date (case estimate April 2020)

09-17-2019 - Biometrics appointment attended - case updated online as review complete

09-18-2019 - Case is being actively review by USCIS at the NBC

02-03-2020 - Case scheduled for interview on Super Tuesday!

02-19-2020 - USCIS cancels interview. :(

03-04-2020 - USCIS reschedules interview for 04/13/2020

03-19-2020 - USCIS cancels interview. :(
09-23-2020 - USCIS reschedules interview for 10/23/2020

10-23-2020 - attended combo I-751/N-400 interview - N-400 recommended for approval!

06-15-2021 - N-400 is approved! :)

07-10-2021 - Oath Ceremony at the San Jose field office. Now a US citizen! 🇺🇸

Posted

That is really useful information, thank you. Do you have a link to a government website source in case any of us need to refer USCIS to it?

I got it on the USCIS page for K visa AOS'ers. "Getting green card through family". But what I posted was just my opinion and interpretation. I haven't seen anyone that has or has not had this specific issue. Since I really don't know what USCIS does in practice, I would recommend further research on the matter.



Signature coming soon...

Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Haiti
Timeline
Posted

hello guys, i think it is a bad news , i filed my aos based on k1 december, i had my ead since mars. today i had a notification that my interview was cancelled, i didn't have any interview date before. i am very sad now , i don't know what does that mean exacly.

Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Canada
Timeline
Posted

hello guys, i think it is a bad news , i filed my aos based on k1 december, i had my ead since mars. today i had a notification that my interview was cancelled, i didn't have any interview date before. i am very sad now , i don't know what does that mean exacly.

No need to sweat it; most likely your petition was approved without interview or they will reschedule your interview or you'll get an rfe for more information. denial is unlikely without these previous steps.

K1 Visa Journey


Event Date
Service Center: Vermont Service Center
Consulate: Montreal, Canada
I-129F Sent: 2012-12-27
I-129F NOA1: 2013-01-17
I-129F RFE(s): 2013-05-31
RFE Reply(s): 2013-06-04
I-129F NOA2: 2013-12-19

Consulate Received: 2014-04-17
Packet 3 Received: 2014-06-13
Packet 3 Sent: 2014-06-17
Packet 4 Received: 2014-08-27
Interview Date: 2014-10-24

Interview Result: Administrative Review
Second Interview
(If Required): No
Approved: 2014-07-17
Visa in hand: 2014-07-21



Adjustment of Status


Event Date
CIS Office: Chicago Lockbox/Tampa FL
Date Filed: 2015-12-07
NOA Date: 2015-12-16
NOA Hardcopy: 2015-12-21
RFE(s):
Bio. Appt.:
AOS Transfer**:
Interview Date:
Approval / Denial Date:
Approved:
Got I551 Stamp:
Green card Received:
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Posted (edited)

Has anyone here put a service request 60 days after USCIS received RFE response? Did anything meaningful happen as a result? In my case, it will be 60 days soon, and I wonder if I should put an inquiry on my I-485, on which I had the RFE. I am currently out of state. So no Infopass for me!

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N400 Timeline

  • 09/23/2019: Applied and paid online. Received a receipt number immediately.
  • 09/24/2019: USCIS online estimate is April 2020 
  • 09/28/2019: NOA1 received in my mailbox
  • 09/28/2019: Biometrics appointment scheduled [waiting for notice]
  • 10/04/2019: Biometrics appointment notice received in mailbox 
  • 10/17/2019: Biometrics appointment in Revere, MA completed
  • 10/17/2019: USCIS status changed to "we reviewed your biometrics"
  • 10/17/2019: USCIS online estimate is March 2020
  • 01/01/2020: Interview scheduled for Feb. 5, 2020
  • 02/05/2020: Interview expected in Boston
  • 02/04/2020: Received interview de-scheduled [ugh!]
  • 02/11/2020: Interview scheduled for March 10, 2020
  • 03/10/2020: Interview passed. N-400 Approved.
  • 03/11/2020: USCIS status online says naturalization ceremony scheduled for 04/23/2020 [cancelled  because of COVID-19]
  • 06/05/2020: USCIS status online says naturalization ceremony scheduled for 06/23/2020. 
  • 06/23/2020: Naturalization oath ceremony anticipated.

 

I-751/ROC Journey

  • 05/09/2018: ROC window opened
  • 07/19/2018: ROC package sent to VSC
  • 07/20/2018: NOA1 sent extending Green Card by 18 months (So, Feb. 2020)
  • 07/25/2018: NOA1 received by me
  • 07/30/2018: USCIS online case status - recognizes case no. but has no update
  • 08/11/2018: Biometrics appointment letter received dated 08/03/2018
  • 08/22/2018: Biometrics appointment completed
  • 08/23/2018: Fingerprint review completed (according to USCIS online case status)
  • 09/04/2019: Card in production
  • 09/09/2019: Card mailed
  • 09/10/2019: Card picked up by USPS
  • 09/12/2019: Card received in my mailbox [valid until 09/2029]

 

J-1 to AOS JOURNEY

  • 12/2014: Married USC spouse 
  • J1 waiver procedures begun in 9/2014. That was completed in 12/2015.
  • 01/19/2016: Mailed AOS package through attorney (Day 0)
  • 01/20/2016: Received by NBC acc. to receipt notices (Day 1)
  • 01/27/2016: Fingerprint fee received (Day 7)
  • 01/29/2016: Soft touch by USCIS
  • 02/01/2016: Received NOA1 by mail for I-485, I-130, I-765, I-131 (Day 12)
  • 02/12/2016: Biometrics letter received for 02/24 (Day 23)
  • 02/18/2016: USCIS I-612 approval notice received in the mail [J-1 visa's 212(e) waiver] 
  • 02/24/2016: Biometrics completed at Boston ASC (Day 34)
  • 03/09/2016: Text & email update that RFIE has been mailed for I-485 (Day 48) 
  • 03/14/2016: Hardcopy of RFIE received (Day 53)
  • 03/23/2016: RFIE response delivered to USCIS by Fedex (Day 62)
  • 03/24/2016: Text update that USCIS received RFIE response (Day 63)
  • 03/25/2016: Placed EAD expedite request by calling USCIS due to job offer (Day 64)
  • 03/28/2016: Requested Congressman's office to follow-up (Day 67)
  • 03/29/2016: USCIS emailed requesting fax of job offer letter; Congressman also forwarded offer letter (Day 68)
  • 03/31/2016: Email and text notification that I-765 'card being produced', then 'case was approved' (Day 71)
  • 03/31/2016: Email and text notification that I-131 'case was approved' (Day 71)
  • 04/04/2016: Text notification for I-765 that 'card was mailed' (Day 75)
  • 04/05/2016: Notice of Approval of EAD/AP received in the mail (Day 76)
  • 04/07/2016: EAD/AP card received (Day 77) 
  • 07/05/2016: Interview notice received for 08/09 in Boston USCIS (Day 166)
  • 08/09/2016: Interview. Approved on the spot (Day 201)
  • 08/11/2016: Online update that card was mailed (Day 203)
  • 08/15/2016: Approval notices of I-485 and I-130 received in the mail. Hours later, green card also received in the mail. (Day 207) 
  • 08/25/2016: Applied for new SSN card without DHS restrictions
Posted

There seems to be a lot of posts on here asking opinions about submitting service requests for the Form I-485. If anyone does so, I hope they post their experience on here.

I would suggest against it submitting any service requests for our team. The reason why is because if your case was NOA'ed on December 31st, then we have only been waiting for 4 months and 24 days. If your case was NOA'ed on December 1st, then it's 5 months and 23 days. I suppose that they try to work the cases within a 4-6 month processing time, but the "official" data says that Dallas is out 11 months as of the end of March 2016. Somewhere like Houston is out about 8 months as of March 2016.

I am seeing that many people on the October and November thread are still having problems with their cases. The October thread seems to be more quiet, but there are still some waiting there. The November thread is getting some conversations about putting in service requests. Some of these are saying they didn't get an appropriate response from USCIS and had to ask for congressional assistance. These ones said that the congressional rep was able to get more information about their case, such as when the case was transferred to the local office.

So I say all that to say that our team will start to hit the six month mark next month. If anyone submits a service request, please let us know about it. It may still be too early to do so, though.



Signature coming soon...

Posted

AOS interview schedule for June 27, 2016. Which is great....buuuuut we're moving to California in June. Guess we'll be flying to Atlanta for the interview. Yay.

K1 Visa Journey Texas Service Center

10/25/2014 - I-129F Sent

10/30/2014 - I-129F Arrives in Texas

11/04/2014 - I-129F NOA1 (Email and Text Message) (5 days)

11/05/2014 - I-129F Alien Registration Number Changed

11/08/2014 - I-129F NOA1 (Physical Letter)

06/09/2015 - I-129F NOA2 Electronic Notification!!! (222 Days)

06/15/2015 - I-129F NOA2 Physical Letter

06/19/2015 - I-129F Packet Mailed to NVC

07/01/2015 - NVC Assigned Case/Invoice Number

07/07/2015 - Package Arrives at Consulate (CDJ) *Case Ready*

07/10/2015 - Package 3 Sent out by Consulate

07/17/2015 - Package 3 Received

08/10/2015 - Medical Complete (Mexico City)

08/20/2015 - ACS Biometrics Complete (Juarez)

08/21/2015 - Interview Complete (Juarez) -- APPROVED!!!

08/24/2015 - Visa Printed and Left Consulate

08/25/2015 - Visa Arrived DHL in Mexico City

10/03/2015 - POE: LAX

10/08/2015 - Wedding Santa Barbara

AOS/EAD/AP Journey

12/16/2015 - AOS Sent (w/ EAD and AP)

12/18/2015 - AOS Packet Delivered to Chicago

01/29/2016 - Inquiry on Status of Biometrics Appointment Letter

02/16/2016 - USCIS Response: "Information has been entered into the system"

02/25/2016 - Biometrics Letter Received (March 3, 2016 Appointment)

03/03/2016 - Biometrics Completed (EAD and AOS)

03/21/2016 - Request of Status EAD/AP - "Expect Reply April 6"

04/06/2016 - Submit Second Request for Status

04/12/2016 - Ombudsman Request for Support

04/15/2016 - EAD and AP Approved!

04/19/2016 - EAD/AP Combo Card Mailed from USCIS

04/21/2016 - EAD/AP Combo Card Received

05/23/2016 - AOS Interview Scheduled (6/27/2016)

06/27/2016 - AOS Interview Complete (Recommend Approval!)

06/28/2016 - New Card Ordered / Approved (Formal Notice)

06/30/2016 - Mailed Green Card

07/02/2016 - Green Card Received (2-year conditional)

Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Philippines
Timeline
Posted

There seems to be a lot of posts on here asking opinions about submitting service requests for the Form I-485. If anyone does so, I hope they post their experience on here.

I would suggest against it submitting any service requests for our team. The reason why is because if your case was NOA'ed on December 31st, then we have only been waiting for 4 months and 24 days. If your case was NOA'ed on December 1st, then it's 5 months and 23 days. I suppose that they try to work the cases within a 4-6 month processing time, but the "official" data says that Dallas is out 11 months as of the end of March 2016. Somewhere like Houston is out about 8 months as of March 2016.

I am seeing that many people on the October and November thread are still having problems with their cases. The October thread seems to be more quiet, but there are still some waiting there. The November thread is getting some conversations about putting in service requests. Some of these are saying they didn't get an appropriate response from USCIS and had to ask for congressional assistance. These ones said that the congressional rep was able to get more information about their case, such as when the case was transferred to the local office.

So I say all that to say that our team will start to hit the six month mark next month. If anyone submits a service request, please let us know about it. It may still be too early to do so, though.

OMG the waiting is killing us !!!!!

Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Germany
Timeline
Posted

Hey guys!! I got my green card! My approval came in the mail a few days ago, and yesterday I got my actual green card in hand :P Even with the RFIE, still got my green card just under 6 months. It doesn't feel really "almost" over until the green card is in hand. All the stress from K1 up till now feels over hahaha

Good luck to anyone else waiting on approvals! I hope my approval brings some hope to the ones still waiting~

(L) Meike & Alex (L)


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Got engaged :wub:(August 29th, 2014)

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November 16th - Applied for SS Card
November 16th - Got marriage certificate

November 20th - Married!!! <3
December 9th - AOS package sent

December 18th - NOA's received for all three!!

December 21st - NOA1 hard copy in the mail

Dec 30th - Bio-metrics letter in the mail

Jan 12th, 2016 - Bio-metrics completed!!

Jan 15th - RFIEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Feb 23rd - RFIE response mailed back
Feb 26th - RFIE response received
March 8th - EAD/AP APPROVEDDDDDDDDDDD!!!!! (On my birthday too~)

March 16th - Card received in the mail~
May 17th - GREEN CARD APPROVED!!!! NO INTERVIEW NEEDED

May 23rd - NOA approval in the mail

May 25th - Green card in HAAAAAAAAAAAAAND

Future ROC filing date: Feb 16th, 2018

Posted

Hey guys!! I got my green card! My approval came in the mail a few days ago, and yesterday I got my actual green card in hand :P Even with the RFIE, still got my green card just under 6 months. It doesn't feel really "almost" over until the green card is in hand. All the stress from K1 up till now feels over hahaha

Good luck to anyone else waiting on approvals! I hope my approval brings some hope to the ones still waiting~

Yay!! Congrats! Hopefully we start to see more approvals!



Signature coming soon...

Posted (edited)

Hey guys!! I got my green card! My approval came in the mail a few days ago, and yesterday I got my actual green card in hand :P Even with the RFIE, still got my green card just under 6 months. It doesn't feel really "almost" over until the green card is in hand. All the stress from K1 up till now feels over hahaha

Good luck to anyone else waiting on approvals! I hope my approval brings some hope to the ones still waiting~

We got a letter in the mail Thursday very unexpectedly! :wub: ​But my husband's green card was approved too!! And in hand as of yesterday. So happy!

Congrats to you!

Edited by xbritto

06/18/2012 - We met in New York :) 

11/18/2014 - Sent off our I-129F packet to Dallas

12/01/2014 - Hardcopy of NOA1 received in the mail

12/22/2014 - Hardcopy of NOA2 received in the mail

01/26/2015 - Case now listed as "Ready"

04/02/2015 - Medical

04/25/2015 - #2 Packet 4 received

06/02/2015 - Interview - APPROVED!

06/08/2015 - AP

06/09/2015 - Issued!

06/12/2015 - VISA IN HAND!!

08/22/2015 - POE: Charlotte, North Carolina

10/18/2015 - MARRIED! Chicago, Illinois

12/08/2015 - Sent AOS package

12/11/2015 - AOS delivered in Chicago

12/15/2015 - NOA1 received via text/email 10:30pm EST

12/19/2015 - Hardcopy of all three NOA1's received

12/31/2015 - Biometrics Appointment Letter Received!

01/11/2016 - Biometrics Complete Charlotte, NC

01/13/2016 - Checked Case Status online, RFE mailed 1/12/2016

01/19/2016 - Request for Initial Evidence received

01/20/2016 - Request for Initial Evidence sent back

01/26/2016 - Request for Initial Evidence received by USCIS

02/24/2016 - EAD/AP approved! (No text, email or notification, found out via checking case tracker app)

02/29/2016 - Card was mailed!!

03/02/2016 - EAD/AP COMBO CARD RECIEVED

05/20/2016 - APPROVED.

05/28/2016 - Green Card in Hand!!!

03/05/2018 - Filed ROC to Vermont Service Sent

03/16/2018 - NOA1 dated 

04/27/2018 - Biometrics Appointment Letter (then had to reschedule due to vacation)

06/01/2018 Biometrics Appt. Completed (Very Easy)

Filed: AOS (pnd) Country: Canada
Timeline
Posted

Anyone in this thread travel on their AP? Haven't gotten my green card yet and traveling to Canada next month. Anxious about it!

08.10.2007- Started talking on IMDb
05.30.2009- Met in person
06.07.2014- Got engaged
K-1 Timeline
04.04.2015: I-129F Mailed
04.09.2015: Electronic NOA1 Received, sent to California Service Center
06.02.2015: NOA2!
06.05.2015 NOA2 Hardcopy
07.07.2015 Consulate Received
07.17.2015 Packet 3 received/submitted
07.17.2015 Packet 4 received
08.21.2015 Medical
08.25.2015 Interview-approved!
10.03.2015: POE ( Calgary International Airport)
11.13.15: Married my love <3

AOS Timeline

12.15.2015: I-485/I-765/I-131 and supporting documents mailed

12.22.2015: USCIS Received

12.24.2015: NOA Date (as found on I797's)

12.27.2015: NOA1 received by text email for all 3

01.02.2016: NOA1 received in mail

01.28.2016: Biometrics in Chula Vista

03.07.2016; Filed service request (Service request number not currently assigned for processing)

03.14.2016: EAD Update, New Card being Produced

03.19.2016: Received EAD/AP Combo Card

Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: India
Timeline
Posted

Anyone in this thread travel on their AP? Haven't gotten my green card yet and traveling to Canada next month. Anxious about it!

We did travel on AP to India due to a family emergency. My spouse took the EAD card, copies of marriage certificate, approval notice for the EAD/AP with her. At immigration, she was taken into secondary processing area and we expected a long wait! All they did at the secondary processing was to look at her documents and stamped parolee in her passport and she was out in 15 min...LOL

Posted

Green card interview is tomorrow morning. Folder of evidence triple-checked and ready. Husband is sleeping. I am.. not. XD

RoC Journey
09-04-2018 - I-751 packet sent to CSC
10-22-2018 - NOA1 date
10-31-2018 - Received NOA1 letter, LPR status extended to May 2020

07-09-2019 - Received biometrics appointment letter

07-10-2019 - Case updated again as 'Fingerprint Review Was Completed'

11-07-2019 - Case transferred to 'local' office in Lee's Summit, MO

03-05-2020 - notified that I-751 is now at the San Jose field office

10-23-2020 - attended combo I-751/N-400 interview - N-400 recommended for approval!

06-15-2021 - I-751 is approved! :)

 

Citizenship Journey

08-28-2019 - N-400 filed online

08-28-2019 - NOA1 and priority date (case estimate April 2020)

09-17-2019 - Biometrics appointment attended - case updated online as review complete

09-18-2019 - Case is being actively review by USCIS at the NBC

02-03-2020 - Case scheduled for interview on Super Tuesday!

02-19-2020 - USCIS cancels interview. :(

03-04-2020 - USCIS reschedules interview for 04/13/2020

03-19-2020 - USCIS cancels interview. :(
09-23-2020 - USCIS reschedules interview for 10/23/2020

10-23-2020 - attended combo I-751/N-400 interview - N-400 recommended for approval!

06-15-2021 - N-400 is approved! :)

07-10-2021 - Oath Ceremony at the San Jose field office. Now a US citizen! 🇺🇸

 
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