AOS July 2016 Filers

[Abbyerin 9]

Interview in 11 hours in LA!!!!! Getting nervous and excited.

I'll let you all know how it went later tomorrow.

Good luck! You'll do great

[Everlast 49]

Interview in 11 hours in LA!!!!! Getting nervous and excited.

I'll let you all know how it went later tomorrow.

You will be fine. Wish you the best!

[Amythyst88 2]

Anyone here from Florida who had RFE and sent it to Charlotte NC USCIS?????

My rfe response sent last week and til now case status still on REQUEST FOR EVIDENCE WAS MAILED. how longg should i wait for the stats to get updated?

[iipenny 18]

Just got a green card in mail box today. Lucky everything on the card is correct! Hope you guys get yours soon

[lilygracexx 22]

Goodluck! ❤️

Interview in 11 hours in LA!!!!! Getting nervous and excited.

I'll let you all know how it went later tomorrow.

[lilygracexx 22]

Congratulations! ❤️

Just got a green card in mail box today. Lucky everything on the card is correct! Hope you guys get yours soon

[Tara0921 5]

Anyone with RFIE/RFE got any update on their case?

I got an email back from my congressman office that they will contact USCIS on my behalf.

[KatjaBlueMoon 7]

Just got home from our interview. APPROVED!!!

I wanted to let you all know how it went since I got so much help on here and really appreciated reading about other's experiences:

Our appointment was scheduled for 9:30am. Our interview was at the Los Angeles office. We parked at the LA Mall, which is not the cheapest ($16 daily max /$2.50 each 20 min), but super convenient as it is literally across the federal building.

We knew we should not check in more than 30 min before our appointment and went in at 9am. Security was quick, we went up to the 8th floor where our interview was taking place. We went to the check-in window and the lady was really nice.

Just asked if everyone for the interview was present and directed us to the room number, where our officer was. There was no one sitting at the second window (Room 8509) and a sign said to slide the interview notice under the window and to

take a seat....we were a little worried we'd never see it again or wouldn't get called :-) Oh, it is not a problem to take a phone into the LA office. We left them in the car just in case, but saw people even using their phones in the waiting area.

We waited for maybe 10-15 minutes when the officer came to the waiting area around 9:30am and called my name (beneficiary). My husband got up as well and I was so happy that the officer didn't tell him to sit down again :-) (yay! no stokes).

The officer was really friendly right from the start. Asked us for our ID's (husband for passport/DL and me for EAD, DL, Passport and SSC). He then asked us to follow him and he copied our ID's on the way to his office. When we got to his office,

he first swore us in and then asked me to sit down in front of him and my husband next to me (further away from officer).

He first asked my husband for:

- my (wife's) name

- My DOB

- my place of birth

- my address

- my parent's name

- my visa status when I entered the US (F-1)

- when we got married

- where we got married

- he asked to see our marriage certificate (original)

- if I was married before

- he asked hubby for his birth certificate (certified copy was fine)

He then turned to me and asked:

- husband's name

- husband's DOB

- husband's place of birth

- first names of my in-laws

- if hubby was married before (yes)

- husband's former spouse's name

- when they divorced

- asked for my birth certificate

He asked my husband if he had kids (yes, grown up) and if I do.

He then went through the mandatory questions from the I-485 form (terrorism, committed of a crime, had I worked as a prostitute, do I plan of having more husbands...I joked and said no, but maybe a few boyfriends = I would only recommend

joking if you feel the interviewer is up for it like ours).

He asked me where my husband works and what he does. He also asked me where I work and when I started working there. I think because I am on an F-1 visa. I explained I worked there about 7 months after I started studying and that I was

lucky to have had a 20h/week job, which the maximum students can work. He asked what I do there and I explained my role in the ESL Center, where I work.

He asked, who proposed marriage. I clarified and said that he proposed, but I was the one that started proposing getting married :-) Husband chipped in and said he had thought about it before, but didn't voice it. He's so cute.

The officer then asked if we have anything to add to the application. He previously stated the joined lease agreement he really liked. I asked him what he'd like to see as we had brought a box and a filing case full of stuff. He suggested a handful

of photos showing us doing things (I gave him some from Christmas, at a soccer match, husband's niece's graduation and from trips to Europe). He added those to our file. My husband then mentioned I was on his car insurance, he liked that.

We also gave him joint phone bill and AAA membership.

I offered cards/letters sent from family and friends to both of us, but he didn't need to see any of those. He then said he had already looked over our case previously, hinting it looked good. He also mentioned he had a degree in psychology ;-) My

husband joked about our cards to each other where highly sexual......I gave him a stare like "What the hell?!" lol But the officer was very cool about it and then actually shared a case where the couple had taped themselves consummating their marriage

and wanted to show it to the officer....uhm, no thank you.

He then said, just so you know, I am going to approve you and won't keep you much longer. We waited a few minutes and he handed us a letter confirming the green card approval and explained in detail when and how to apply to have the condition

removed. He stressed not to submit the application for removal even a day too early as it would be declined for filing early. Good to remember.

Our interview lasted around 30-40 minutes, but it did not feel that long, mainly due to the officer being really nice. I wish you all an officer like ours! He shared in the course of the interview that he had a husband and a child, where he was from and all

that helped us to relax. He also pointed a few things about us, like my husband playing for years with Natalie Cole (he's a bass player) and how cool it is he teaches Jazz.

He really did not go into detail much about anything. I was surprised he didn't ask when we met (although we mentioned it was through hubby's time with Natalie Cole that we met when he was on tour), he didn't question that we knew each other

before I came to the US on a student visa. He didn't ask how the proposal went, who was at our wedding...lots of things I expected never came up. I never felt he was grilling us or that he was questioning our relationship.

Not sure if anybody wonders, but I would describe what we wore dressy casual. I had on black pants and a nice colorful blouse. Husband wore jeans (the nice ones hehe) and a nice long sleeve linen shirt. It's basically what we both would wear to work.

A little nicer than jeans and t-shirt, but not very dressy. I think feeling comfortable is important.

Thank you again to everyone who posted their own experienced and asked and answered questions. It has been (and still will be) an invaluable resource and support during our journey.

Good luck to everyone, who is still waiting for their interview! I wish you the very best and that it goes as smoothly as our.

[Everlast 49]

Just got home from our interview. APPROVED!!!

I wanted to let you all know how it went since I got so much help on here and really appreciated reading about other's experiences:

Our appointment was scheduled for 9:30am. Our interview was at the Los Angeles office. We parked at the LA Mall, which is not the cheapest ($16 daily max /$2.50 each 20 min), but super convenient as it is literally across the federal building.

We knew we should not check in more than 30 min before our appointment and went in at 9am. Security was quick, we went up to the 8th floor where our interview was taking place. We went to the check-in window and the lady was really nice.

Just asked if everyone for the interview was present and directed us to the room number, where our officer was. There was no one sitting at the second window (Room 8509) and a sign said to slide the interview notice under the window and to

take a seat....we were a little worried we'd never see it again or wouldn't get called :-) Oh, it is not a problem to take a phone into the LA office. We left them in the car just in case, but saw people even using their phones in the waiting area.

We waited for maybe 10-15 minutes when the officer came to the waiting area around 9:30am and called my name (beneficiary). My husband got up as well and I was so happy that the officer didn't tell him to sit down again :-) (yay! no stokes).

The officer was really friendly right from the start. Asked us for our ID's (husband for passport/DL and me for EAD, DL, Passport and SSC). He then asked us to follow him and he copied our ID's on the way to his office. When we got to his office,

he first swore us in and then asked me to sit down in front of him and my husband next to me (further away from officer).

He first asked my husband for:

- my (wife's) name

- My DOB

- my place of birth

- my address

- my parent's name

- my visa status when I entered the US (F-1)

- when we got married

- where we got married

- he asked to see our marriage certificate (original)

- if I was married before

- he asked hubby for his birth certificate (certified copy was fine)

He then turned to me and asked:

- husband's name

- husband's DOB

- husband's place of birth

- first names of my in-laws

- if hubby was married before (yes)

- husband's former spouse's name

- when they divorced

- asked for my birth certificate

He asked my husband if he had kids (yes, grown up) and if I do.

He then went through the mandatory questions from the I-485 form (terrorism, committed of a crime, had I worked as a prostitute, do I plan of having more husbands...I joked and said no, but maybe a few boyfriends = I would only recommend

joking if you feel the interviewer is up for it like ours).

He asked me where my husband works and what he does. He also asked me where I work and when I started working there. I think because I am on an F-1 visa. I explained I worked there about 7 months after I started studying and that I was

lucky to have had a 20h/week job, which the maximum students can work. He asked what I do there and I explained my role in the ESL Center, where I work.

He asked, who proposed marriage. I clarified and said that he proposed, but I was the one that started proposing getting married :-) Husband chipped in and said he had thought about it before, but didn't voice it. He's so cute.

The officer then asked if we have anything to add to the application. He previously stated the joined lease agreement he really liked. I asked him what he'd like to see as we had brought a box and a filing case full of stuff. He suggested a handful

of photos showing us doing things (I gave him some from Christmas, at a soccer match, husband's niece's graduation and from trips to Europe). He added those to our file. My husband then mentioned I was on his car insurance, he liked that.

We also gave him joint phone bill and AAA membership.

I offered cards/letters sent from family and friends to both of us, but he didn't need to see any of those. He then said he had already looked over our case previously, hinting it looked good. He also mentioned he had a degree in psychology ;-) My

husband joked about our cards to each other where highly sexual......I gave him a stare like "What the hell?!" lol But the officer was very cool about it and then actually shared a case where the couple had taped themselves consummating their marriage

and wanted to show it to the officer....uhm, no thank you.

He then said, just so you know, I am going to approve you and won't keep you much longer. We waited a few minutes and he handed us a letter confirming the green card approval and explained in detail when and how to apply to have the condition

removed. He stressed not to submit the application for removal even a day too early as it would be declined for filing early. Good to remember.

Our interview lasted around 30-40 minutes, but it did not feel that long, mainly due to the officer being really nice. I wish you all an officer like ours! He shared in the course of the interview that he had a husband and a child, where he was from and all

that helped us to relax. He also pointed a few things about us, like my husband playing for years with Natalie Cole (he's a bass player) and how cool it is he teaches Jazz.

He really did not go into detail much about anything. I was surprised he didn't ask when we met (although we mentioned it was through hubby's time with Natalie Cole that we met when he was on tour), he didn't question that we knew each other

before I came to the US on a student visa. He didn't ask how the proposal went, who was at our wedding...lots of things I expected never came up. I never felt he was grilling us or that he was questioning our relationship.

Not sure if anybody wonders, but I would describe what we wore dressy casual. I had on black pants and a nice colorful blouse. Husband wore jeans (the nice ones hehe) and a nice long sleeve linen shirt. It's basically what we both would wear to work.

A little nicer than jeans and t-shirt, but not very dressy. I think feeling comfortable is important.

Thank you again to everyone who posted their own experienced and asked and answered questions. It has been (and still will be) an invaluable resource and support during our journey.

Good luck to everyone, who is still waiting for their interview! I wish you the very best and that it goes as smoothly as our.

"But the officer was very cool about it and then actually shared a case where the couple had taped themselves consummating their marriage".

Very hilarious!

Good job!

Congrats!!!

[lilygracexx 22]

So happy to hear you guys had a great interview! Congratulations. ❤️❤️❤️

Just got home from our interview. APPROVED!!!

I wanted to let you all know how it went since I got so much help on here and really appreciated reading about other's experiences:

Our appointment was scheduled for 9:30am. Our interview was at the Los Angeles office. We parked at the LA Mall, which is not the cheapest ($16 daily max /$2.50 each 20 min), but super convenient as it is literally across the federal building.

We knew we should not check in more than 30 min before our appointment and went in at 9am. Security was quick, we went up to the 8th floor where our interview was taking place. We went to the check-in window and the lady was really nice.

Just asked if everyone for the interview was present and directed us to the room number, where our officer was. There was no one sitting at the second window (Room 8509) and a sign said to slide the interview notice under the window and to

take a seat....we were a little worried we'd never see it again or wouldn't get called :-) Oh, it is not a problem to take a phone into the LA office. We left them in the car just in case, but saw people even using their phones in the waiting area.

We waited for maybe 10-15 minutes when the officer came to the waiting area around 9:30am and called my name (beneficiary). My husband got up as well and I was so happy that the officer didn't tell him to sit down again :-) (yay! no stokes).

The officer was really friendly right from the start. Asked us for our ID's (husband for passport/DL and me for EAD, DL, Passport and SSC). He then asked us to follow him and he copied our ID's on the way to his office. When we got to his office,

he first swore us in and then asked me to sit down in front of him and my husband next to me (further away from officer).

He first asked my husband for:

- my (wife's) name

- My DOB

- my place of birth

- my address

- my parent's name

- my visa status when I entered the US (F-1)

- when we got married

- where we got married

- he asked to see our marriage certificate (original)

- if I was married before

- he asked hubby for his birth certificate (certified copy was fine)

He then turned to me and asked:

- husband's name

- husband's DOB

- husband's place of birth

- first names of my in-laws

- if hubby was married before (yes)

- husband's former spouse's name

- when they divorced

- asked for my birth certificate

He asked my husband if he had kids (yes, grown up) and if I do.

He then went through the mandatory questions from the I-485 form (terrorism, committed of a crime, had I worked as a prostitute, do I plan of having more husbands...I joked and said no, but maybe a few boyfriends = I would only recommend

joking if you feel the interviewer is up for it like ours).

He asked me where my husband works and what he does. He also asked me where I work and when I started working there. I think because I am on an F-1 visa. I explained I worked there about 7 months after I started studying and that I was

lucky to have had a 20h/week job, which the maximum students can work. He asked what I do there and I explained my role in the ESL Center, where I work.

He asked, who proposed marriage. I clarified and said that he proposed, but I was the one that started proposing getting married :-) Husband chipped in and said he had thought about it before, but didn't voice it. He's so cute.

The officer then asked if we have anything to add to the application. He previously stated the joined lease agreement he really liked. I asked him what he'd like to see as we had brought a box and a filing case full of stuff. He suggested a handful

of photos showing us doing things (I gave him some from Christmas, at a soccer match, husband's niece's graduation and from trips to Europe). He added those to our file. My husband then mentioned I was on his car insurance, he liked that.

We also gave him joint phone bill and AAA membership.

I offered cards/letters sent from family and friends to both of us, but he didn't need to see any of those. He then said he had already looked over our case previously, hinting it looked good. He also mentioned he had a degree in psychology ;-) My

husband joked about our cards to each other where highly sexual......I gave him a stare like "What the hell?!" lol But the officer was very cool about it and then actually shared a case where the couple had taped themselves consummating their marriage

and wanted to show it to the officer....uhm, no thank you.

He then said, just so you know, I am going to approve you and won't keep you much longer. We waited a few minutes and he handed us a letter confirming the green card approval and explained in detail when and how to apply to have the condition

removed. He stressed not to submit the application for removal even a day too early as it would be declined for filing early. Good to remember.

Our interview lasted around 30-40 minutes, but it did not feel that long, mainly due to the officer being really nice. I wish you all an officer like ours! He shared in the course of the interview that he had a husband and a child, where he was from and all

that helped us to relax. He also pointed a few things about us, like my husband playing for years with Natalie Cole (he's a bass player) and how cool it is he teaches Jazz.

He really did not go into detail much about anything. I was surprised he didn't ask when we met (although we mentioned it was through hubby's time with Natalie Cole that we met when he was on tour), he didn't question that we knew each other

before I came to the US on a student visa. He didn't ask how the proposal went, who was at our wedding...lots of things I expected never came up. I never felt he was grilling us or that he was questioning our relationship.

Not sure if anybody wonders, but I would describe what we wore dressy casual. I had on black pants and a nice colorful blouse. Husband wore jeans (the nice ones hehe) and a nice long sleeve linen shirt. It's basically what we both would wear to work.

A little nicer than jeans and t-shirt, but not very dressy. I think feeling comfortable is important.

Thank you again to everyone who posted their own experienced and asked and answered questions. It has been (and still will be) an invaluable resource and support during our journey.

Good luck to everyone, who is still waiting for their interview! I wish you the very best and that it goes as smoothly as our.

[Harrybo 1]

Just got home from our interview. APPROVED!!!

Congratulations! Thank you for the helpful summary - I've got my interview on Wednesday so it's great to hear of different experiences as we finalize all our evidence.

[dima.ua 7]

Does anyone from BayArea have an experience making a Congressman inquiry in order to expedite an EAD or any other document provided by USCIS?

What is the address and/or phone number I should contact for that?

It is day 90 on my case and no update on my I-765 form since Day 0

Thank you

[Tara0921 5]

Does anyone from BayArea have an experience making a Congressman inquiry in order to expedite an EAD or any other document provided by USCIS?

What is the address and/or phone number I should contact for that?

It is day 90 on my case and no update on my I-765 form since Day 0

Thank you

http://www.house.gov/representatives/find/

Find your congressman by zipcode, go to their office bringing the NOA. They will ask you to sign privacy form.

Your timeline is like mine and we are hitting 90 days. I had a RFIE a month ago and it's been 3 weeks since they received the response.

Are you able to track your EAD/AP/130 receipt numbers?

[Joanna Chen 2]

Does anyone from BayArea have an experience making a Congressman inquiry in order to expedite an EAD or any other document provided by USCIS?

What is the address and/or phone number I should contact for that?

It is day 90 on my case and no update on my I-765 form since Day 0

Thank you

Hey I'm in Bay Area and my case was sent out on July 15th. My EAD was approved 2 weeks ago but no further info heard. What's more is that my I-485 has not yet been scheduled for interview or approved. So... You are luckier than me.

Sorry I didn't try to contact any congressman so I couldn't really help. Good luck tho.

[dannym_r 6]

Green card is being produced ??? anyone knows how long it takes from being produced to "in my hands"? Lol haha