AOS December 2016 Filers (merged)

[lleaka 57]

3 hours ago, Cocobongo said:

Good morning everyone, it has been a while I didnt come around to check this page but yesterday I had my interview that was approved while I finished with my wife at the Los Angeles USCIS location we are ao happy.

Wish the best of luck to everyone.

Super @cocobongo !! Félicitations 🎈. 

@Mthldou I've tried calling Uscis but I so dread the long phone wait that I give up each time lol 😂 . I shall dedicate a vacation day to it by end of May.Ill keep you updated.

[BK2017 12]

On 5/9/2017 at 2:13 PM, aragornath said:

I'm getting a bit worried,

We had our successful interview last Wednesday, but the status didn't change at all and today I checked the mail and found a letter of approval for I-130, but still no status update... I-485 is on "interview scheduled", I-130 is on "case received".

Folks who have already received their greencard, could you tell me about your experience? Shouldn't the online status get updated right away?

Hey, have you heard from them yet? It seems like I'm always a few days behind you with everything lol Had the interview on 05/09/17 and our case is on 'Interview completed and my case must be reviewed.'  We got verbally approved and received an  I-130 approval notice as well.

[Mthldou 45]

27 minutes ago, lleaka said:

Super @cocobongo !! Félicitations 🎈. 

@Mthldou I've tried calling Uscis but I so dread the long phone wait that I give up each time lol 😂 . I shall dedicate a vacation day to it by end of May.Ill keep you updated.

@lleaka I know right?! I think they wouldn't even tell you much anyways other than your case is within processing time like they told me 

[dcfilerdec22 9]

Traveling on Friday to Singapore on work and back on 29th May. I have my combo card and really hope i have no issues on my way back 

[aragornath 11]

12 hours ago, BK2017 said:

Hey, have you heard from them yet? It seems like I'm always a few days behind you with everything lol Had the interview on 05/09/17 and our case is on 'Interview completed and my case must be reviewed.'  We got verbally approved and received an  I-130 approval notice as well.

 

I have not:/ I think you're in a better situation, had my interview 2 weeks ago, and it still is showing 'interview is scheduled'... I'm getting very anxious.

[Bronxnyc 33]

On 5/16/2017 at 0:08 AM, lleaka said:

No news here . Still at " evidence received " . In case you don't know, you can see your mail in advance on myusps.I just check it that way to make sure I haven't missed important mail.

Ill probably try re-checking when I'm off in a few weeks.

I check with my usps everyday. But sometimes I get mails that didn't show up in my usps, perfect example my discover statement never showed up in my usps. 

[BK2017 12]

17 hours ago, aragornath said:

I have not:/ I think you're in a better situation, had my interview 2 weeks ago, and it still is showing 'interview is scheduled'... I'm getting very anxious.

I don't think it's common for those adjusting from F-1 to get approved on the spot. They need to review our immigration history and that probably takes time. Some people had to wait for a few months, even though their I-130 was approved. You just never know.

[freshgreengrass 12]

Well, I got my green card in the mail today...even though the officer who interviewed us said it won't be approved until I send in a copy of my Canadian birth certificate. I guess I don't have to bother sending it in now? I just worry that sending it in might complicate things, but I don't even have a copy of my birth certificate yet. Kinda weird, but woohoo green card!

[sebastianshaw 97]

On 5/10/2017 at 9:01 AM, ClassyBee said:

Hey Sausa, I hope for fellow MN filers like sebatianshaw & me, that you get your interview soon.

I don't even have "ready for scheduling" I-485 update yet and I hate to think it could be another 4 months before before interview letter is mailed

Hopefully our interviews will happen before the medical expires I think mine expires in the sometime in end of Novemeber although I knew Minnesota was slow was willing to take the chance to save the hassle 

[sebastianshaw 97]

4 hours ago, BK2017 said:

I don't think it's common for those adjusting from F-1 to get approved on the spot. They need to review our immigration history and that probably takes time. Some people had to wait for a few months, even though their I-130 was approved. You just never know.

 That's a sweeping generalization about F1 taking time. Can u site some examples of people you know ?

 

I have observed that it is pretty random, for example fellow F1 status forum filer  megha13 got the GC in 90 days in her hand so each case is pretty unique and depends on many more factors than we can assume.

 

 

[sebastianshaw 97]

1 hour ago, freshgreengrass said:

Well, I got my green card in the mail today...even though the officer who interviewed us said it won't be approved until I send in a copy of my Canadian birth certificate. I guess I don't have to bother sending it in now? I just worry that sending it in might complicate things, but I don't even have a copy of my birth certificate yet. Kinda weird, but woohoo green card!

 congrats woohoo. Maybe you should send anyways coz you have to remove conditions in the future, I am assuming ofcourse that you received CPR not 10 year card 

[BK2017 12]

7 hours ago, sebastianshaw said:

 That's a sweeping generalization about F1 taking time. Can u site some examples of people you know ?

 

I have observed that it is pretty random, for example fellow F1 status forum filer  megha13 got the GC in 90 days in her hand so each case is pretty unique and depends on many more factors than we can assume.

 

 

I went by the AOS timelines here on VJ. It seems that statistically it's more common for F-1s to wait for approval after interview compared to K-1. I never said F-1s couldn't get approved on the spot and I added 'we never know.' My IO said she had to review my immigration history and took copies of all my school papers, so I assume that it's easier for K-1s to have the immigration history reviewed because they arrived recently. Anyway, we can agree to disagree. It's my conclusion, you make your own based on data available to you.

Edited May 18, 2017 by BK2017

[sebastianshaw 97]

13 minutes ago, BK2017 said:

I went by the AOS timelines here on VJ. It seems that statistically it's more common for F-1s to wait for approval after interview compared to K-1. I never said F-1s couldn't get approved on the spot and I added 'we never know.' My IO said she had to review my immigration history and took copies of all my school papers, so I assume that it's easier for K-1s to have the immigration history reviewed because they arrived recently. Anyway, we can agree to disagree. It's my conclusion, you make your own based on data available to you.

We can agree to disagree.

 

Also this is the first time I have realized that a beneficiary has to take school papers like transcripts/ degree if he/she is from f1 ? Kindly confirm. Also did you send them in your initial package too ??

[BK2017 12]

1 minute ago, sebastianshaw said:

We can agree to disagree.

 

Also this is the first time I have realized that a beneficiary has to take school papers like transcripts/ degree if he/she is from f1 ? Kindly confirm. Also did you send them in your initial package too ??

I didn't send them in my initial package and I didn't know I was supposed to have them either (but someone in one of  the discussions here on VJ said they had received an RFE for I-20.) I was lucky that I brought all my documents to the interview. She told me I was supposed to have copies and was kinda annoyed that I only had originals. She took copies of all my I-20s and transcripts. So this just might be another 'we never know' moments where every IO has a different system.

[ClassyBee 19]

9 hours ago, sebastianshaw said:

Hopefully our interviews will happen before the medical expires I think mine expires in the sometime in end of Novemeber although I knew Minnesota was slow was willing to take the chance to save the hassle 

Oh dear, My Mom's I-693 (medical) expires by October ending. Hopefully I wont have to spend much on getting a new I-693

add to the fact that I have had to spend $300+ to change her flight (Until GC is on hand) as I do not want her subject to secondary inspection while travelling on AP.

Based on VJ posts, while most Field offices are approving cases 6 months or so past the websites processing dates, MN cases being worked on could actually be earlier than website processing dates.

USCIS Tier II officer confirmed cases (I130 & I-485) are still at NBC 2 weeks ago. So, I really am contemplating changing location (state) for the only I-485 at this point. My mom has been visiting her cousin in another state anyway and she likes it there.

it seems an overdo, but could save some agonizing wait time.

Bigger lesson: To never procrastinate any immigration app

 

Apologies for the rant

Edited May 18, 2017 by ClassyBee