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those who have recently had interviews -

 

Were you asked for any evidence of ongoing relationship?  Photos? Screenshots? Call records etc?  It doesn't ask me anywhere on infor from the embassy for this info - wondering whether I need to pull something together.  Interview Friday - I have to fly to London tomorrow

11/07/16    I-129F mailed to Dallas lockbox
11/09/16    i-129F received date    11/14/16    NOA1 Date on Hard Copy Notice    11/15/16    NOA1 Text and Email. Case sent to CSC    11/18/16    NOA1 Hard Copy Received

01/30/17...NOA2 approved per USCIS status update  02/07/17..NOA2 Hard Copy Received   02/15/17 NVC assigned case number  02/16/17  NVC case number received (by phone/scheduled medical)

02/17/17  NVC despatched case to London (In Transit)   02/21/17 Case arrived in London   02/22/17 Status updated to 'Ready'   03/03/17 Letter received from Embassy

03/06/17  Medical (London)   03/17/17  Interview Date (approved)   03/20/17 CEAC status changed to Non-immigrant - Admin Processing   03/21/17 CEAC status changed to ISSUED

03/24/17 VISA IN HAND

07/03/17 POE Toronto (preclearance)/Minneapolis

 

08/26/17 MARRIED

09/13/2017 Mailed AOS package   09/15/2017 USCIS received package   09/19/2017 Email and text notification of receipt and case #s   10/12/2017 Biometrics appointment

10/18/2017 status changed to 'ready to be scheduled for interview'   12/07/2017 raised SR online for EAD   12/18/2017 posted form to Senator to enquire about EAD

12/18/2017 EAD and AP approved   12/23/2017 NOAs received for EAD and AP   12/27/2017 Combo card received   early July - sent renewal forms for EAD and AP

07/13 EAD and AP renewal pack received at Chicago lockbox  0801 PD date for AP - EAD renewal rejected for being on old form  0801 EAD renewal received at Chicago lockabox

0808 EAD PD date - 180 day extension letter sent 0813

10/31 called USCIS to request to expedite AP   11/01/18 Received email from USCIS with expedite instructions     11/14 Faxed evidence requested   12/06 Raised Service Request

01/09/19 AOS Interview 8.45am     01/09/19 APPROVED 5pm   01/15/19 Green Card Received

 

Removal of conditions

10/13/20 Mailed package   06/24/21 Case was approved

Posted (edited)
4 minutes ago, Chelleyandaaron said:

those who have recently had interviews -

 

Were you asked for any evidence of ongoing relationship?  Photos? Screenshots? Call records etc?  It doesn't ask me anywhere on infor from the embassy for this info - wondering whether I need to pull something together.  Interview Friday - I have to fly to London tomorrow

Any CO can ask for it. Some embassies are much more stringent on this. London is very low fraud, so they may not ask for much regularly...whereas many MENA-based embassies normally want the evidence prior to the interview to review it first.

Edited by geowrian

Timelines:

ROC:

Spoiler

7/27/20: Sent forms to Dallas lockbox, 7/30/20: Received by USCIS, 8/10 NOA1 electronic notification received, 8/1/ NOA1 hard copy received

AOS:

Spoiler

AOS (I-485 + I-131 + I-765):

9/25/17: sent forms to Chicago, 9/27/17: received by USCIS, 10/4/17: NOA1 electronic notification received, 10/10/17: NOA1 hard copy received. Social Security card being issued in married name (3rd attempt!)

10/14/17: Biometrics appointment notice received, 10/25/17: Biometrics

1/2/18: EAD + AP approved (no website update), 1/5/18: EAD + AP mailed, 1/8/18: EAD + AP approval notice hardcopies received, 1/10/18: EAD + AP received

9/5/18: Interview scheduled notice, 10/17/18: Interview

10/24/18: Green card produced notice, 10/25/18: Formal approval, 10/31/18: Green card received

K-1:

Spoiler

I-129F

12/1/16: sent, 12/14/16: NOA1 hard copy received, 3/10/17: RFE (IMB verification), 3/22/17: RFE response received

3/24/17: Approved! , 3/30/17: NOA2 hard copy received

 

NVC

4/6/2017: Received, 4/12/2017: Sent to Riyadh embassy, 4/16/2017: Case received at Riyadh embassy, 4/21/2017: Request case transfer to Manila, approved 4/24/2017

 

K-1

5/1/2017: Case received by Manila (1 week embassy transfer??? Lucky~)

7/13/2017: Interview: APPROVED!!!

7/19/2017: Visa in hand

8/15/2017: POE

 

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Posted (edited)
9 minutes ago, Chelleyandaaron said:

those who have recently had interviews -

 

Were you asked for any evidence of ongoing relationship?  Photos? Screenshots? Call records etc?  It doesn't ask me anywhere on infor from the embassy for this info - wondering whether I need to pull something together.  Interview Friday - I have to fly to London tomorrow

I believe it all depends on the interviewer (or maybe how complicated the case is? Not sure). I sent my fiancée exact copies of evidences I sent in for our I-129F application (photos, copies of flights, passport stamps, etc.) but they didn't ask her for any of those at all. But I've also heard from other experiences where the interviewer would ask for photos at the least. So at the end of the day, I'm guessing that it's better to have some evidences on hand on the day of the interview than not having them at all, in case they ask for it.

Edited by VinceKath

 

 

Posted
Just now, geowrian said:

Any CO can ask for it. Some embassies are much more stringent on this. London is very low fraud, so they may not ask for much regularly. Whereas many MENA-based embassies normally want the evidence prior to the interview to review it first.

thanks @geowrian - we frontloaded the application with a lot of information regarding previous trips and photgraphs (dated).  I have printed a car hire booking that Aaronhas made fo his next trip over here - just wondering whether I should print call records and whatsapp messages too.  Although he completed the i-134 just a few weeks ago so that in itself should prove that the relationship hasn't folded since November.  I can't find anyone on the London interview thread that has ever being asked for it - and it isn't listed on the list from the embassy.

11/07/16    I-129F mailed to Dallas lockbox
11/09/16    i-129F received date    11/14/16    NOA1 Date on Hard Copy Notice    11/15/16    NOA1 Text and Email. Case sent to CSC    11/18/16    NOA1 Hard Copy Received

01/30/17...NOA2 approved per USCIS status update  02/07/17..NOA2 Hard Copy Received   02/15/17 NVC assigned case number  02/16/17  NVC case number received (by phone/scheduled medical)

02/17/17  NVC despatched case to London (In Transit)   02/21/17 Case arrived in London   02/22/17 Status updated to 'Ready'   03/03/17 Letter received from Embassy

03/06/17  Medical (London)   03/17/17  Interview Date (approved)   03/20/17 CEAC status changed to Non-immigrant - Admin Processing   03/21/17 CEAC status changed to ISSUED

03/24/17 VISA IN HAND

07/03/17 POE Toronto (preclearance)/Minneapolis

 

08/26/17 MARRIED

09/13/2017 Mailed AOS package   09/15/2017 USCIS received package   09/19/2017 Email and text notification of receipt and case #s   10/12/2017 Biometrics appointment

10/18/2017 status changed to 'ready to be scheduled for interview'   12/07/2017 raised SR online for EAD   12/18/2017 posted form to Senator to enquire about EAD

12/18/2017 EAD and AP approved   12/23/2017 NOAs received for EAD and AP   12/27/2017 Combo card received   early July - sent renewal forms for EAD and AP

07/13 EAD and AP renewal pack received at Chicago lockbox  0801 PD date for AP - EAD renewal rejected for being on old form  0801 EAD renewal received at Chicago lockabox

0808 EAD PD date - 180 day extension letter sent 0813

10/31 called USCIS to request to expedite AP   11/01/18 Received email from USCIS with expedite instructions     11/14 Faxed evidence requested   12/06 Raised Service Request

01/09/19 AOS Interview 8.45am     01/09/19 APPROVED 5pm   01/15/19 Green Card Received

 

Removal of conditions

10/13/20 Mailed package   06/24/21 Case was approved

Posted
2 minutes ago, VinceKath said:

I believe it all depends on the interviewer (or maybe how complicated the case is? Not sure). I sent my fiancée exact copies of evidences I sent in for our I-129F application (photos, copies of flights, passport stamps, etc.) but they didn't ask her for any of those at all. But I've also heard from other experiences where the interviewer would ask for photos at the least. So at the end of the day, I'm guessing that it's better to have some evidences on hand on the day of the interview than not having them at all, in case they ask for it.

thank you!  i think I'll take a few things - I'll try to get prints of christmas pics at a photo shop tomorrow or on my way on Friday and take some of the older pics - and the car hire booking :)

 

 

11/07/16    I-129F mailed to Dallas lockbox
11/09/16    i-129F received date    11/14/16    NOA1 Date on Hard Copy Notice    11/15/16    NOA1 Text and Email. Case sent to CSC    11/18/16    NOA1 Hard Copy Received

01/30/17...NOA2 approved per USCIS status update  02/07/17..NOA2 Hard Copy Received   02/15/17 NVC assigned case number  02/16/17  NVC case number received (by phone/scheduled medical)

02/17/17  NVC despatched case to London (In Transit)   02/21/17 Case arrived in London   02/22/17 Status updated to 'Ready'   03/03/17 Letter received from Embassy

03/06/17  Medical (London)   03/17/17  Interview Date (approved)   03/20/17 CEAC status changed to Non-immigrant - Admin Processing   03/21/17 CEAC status changed to ISSUED

03/24/17 VISA IN HAND

07/03/17 POE Toronto (preclearance)/Minneapolis

 

08/26/17 MARRIED

09/13/2017 Mailed AOS package   09/15/2017 USCIS received package   09/19/2017 Email and text notification of receipt and case #s   10/12/2017 Biometrics appointment

10/18/2017 status changed to 'ready to be scheduled for interview'   12/07/2017 raised SR online for EAD   12/18/2017 posted form to Senator to enquire about EAD

12/18/2017 EAD and AP approved   12/23/2017 NOAs received for EAD and AP   12/27/2017 Combo card received   early July - sent renewal forms for EAD and AP

07/13 EAD and AP renewal pack received at Chicago lockbox  0801 PD date for AP - EAD renewal rejected for being on old form  0801 EAD renewal received at Chicago lockabox

0808 EAD PD date - 180 day extension letter sent 0813

10/31 called USCIS to request to expedite AP   11/01/18 Received email from USCIS with expedite instructions     11/14 Faxed evidence requested   12/06 Raised Service Request

01/09/19 AOS Interview 8.45am     01/09/19 APPROVED 5pm   01/15/19 Green Card Received

 

Removal of conditions

10/13/20 Mailed package   06/24/21 Case was approved

Posted
1 minute ago, Chelleyandaaron said:

thanks @geowrian - we frontloaded the application with a lot of information regarding previous trips and photgraphs (dated).  I have printed a car hire booking that Aaronhas made fo his next trip over here - just wondering whether I should print call records and whatsapp messages too.  Although he completed the i-134 just a few weeks ago so that in itself should prove that the relationship hasn't folded since November.  I can't find anyone on the London interview thread that has ever being asked for it - and it isn't listed on the list from the embassy.

That sounds like you should be fine for UK then. It wouldn't hurt to have something (photos/chats/whatever) for evidence from filing to the interview as well in case they ask for it. It's likely not needed...but better to have it and not use it than to wish you brought it afterwards.

 

It will probably never be listed by an embassy (IMHO) since it's such a broad aspect.

Timelines:

ROC:

Spoiler

7/27/20: Sent forms to Dallas lockbox, 7/30/20: Received by USCIS, 8/10 NOA1 electronic notification received, 8/1/ NOA1 hard copy received

AOS:

Spoiler

AOS (I-485 + I-131 + I-765):

9/25/17: sent forms to Chicago, 9/27/17: received by USCIS, 10/4/17: NOA1 electronic notification received, 10/10/17: NOA1 hard copy received. Social Security card being issued in married name (3rd attempt!)

10/14/17: Biometrics appointment notice received, 10/25/17: Biometrics

1/2/18: EAD + AP approved (no website update), 1/5/18: EAD + AP mailed, 1/8/18: EAD + AP approval notice hardcopies received, 1/10/18: EAD + AP received

9/5/18: Interview scheduled notice, 10/17/18: Interview

10/24/18: Green card produced notice, 10/25/18: Formal approval, 10/31/18: Green card received

K-1:

Spoiler

I-129F

12/1/16: sent, 12/14/16: NOA1 hard copy received, 3/10/17: RFE (IMB verification), 3/22/17: RFE response received

3/24/17: Approved! , 3/30/17: NOA2 hard copy received

 

NVC

4/6/2017: Received, 4/12/2017: Sent to Riyadh embassy, 4/16/2017: Case received at Riyadh embassy, 4/21/2017: Request case transfer to Manila, approved 4/24/2017

 

K-1

5/1/2017: Case received by Manila (1 week embassy transfer??? Lucky~)

7/13/2017: Interview: APPROVED!!!

7/19/2017: Visa in hand

8/15/2017: POE

 

Posted
11 hours ago, AkesAngel said:

Hey Likeitizz, couldnt include daily there as it was the first time I got Geo's and my data together. Fir that you need.a reference from the day before ;) but working on it for today. Scan is running so I'll get up the whole Dec scan in December filers and work after on getting data together for a combined sheet

You guys are truly a blessing. Thanks again.

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Posted
1 hour ago, Chelleyandaaron said:

thank you!  i think I'll take a few things - I'll try to get prints of christmas pics at a photo shop tomorrow or on my way on Friday and take some of the older pics - and the car hire booking :)

 

 

I have my interview in London tomorrow, ill let you know if they ask to see any, i am only bringing a few photos as evidence. 

Posted
41 minutes ago, acciokatie said:

I have my interview in London tomorrow, ill let you know if they ask to see any, i am only bringing a few photos as evidence. 

Hey!  Good luck for tomorrow - all the posts on the London thread say that the staff who do the interviews are very friendly and that it is not as horrible as you expect it to be.

 

OOh! I look forward to your update - what time is your interview?

11/07/16    I-129F mailed to Dallas lockbox
11/09/16    i-129F received date    11/14/16    NOA1 Date on Hard Copy Notice    11/15/16    NOA1 Text and Email. Case sent to CSC    11/18/16    NOA1 Hard Copy Received

01/30/17...NOA2 approved per USCIS status update  02/07/17..NOA2 Hard Copy Received   02/15/17 NVC assigned case number  02/16/17  NVC case number received (by phone/scheduled medical)

02/17/17  NVC despatched case to London (In Transit)   02/21/17 Case arrived in London   02/22/17 Status updated to 'Ready'   03/03/17 Letter received from Embassy

03/06/17  Medical (London)   03/17/17  Interview Date (approved)   03/20/17 CEAC status changed to Non-immigrant - Admin Processing   03/21/17 CEAC status changed to ISSUED

03/24/17 VISA IN HAND

07/03/17 POE Toronto (preclearance)/Minneapolis

 

08/26/17 MARRIED

09/13/2017 Mailed AOS package   09/15/2017 USCIS received package   09/19/2017 Email and text notification of receipt and case #s   10/12/2017 Biometrics appointment

10/18/2017 status changed to 'ready to be scheduled for interview'   12/07/2017 raised SR online for EAD   12/18/2017 posted form to Senator to enquire about EAD

12/18/2017 EAD and AP approved   12/23/2017 NOAs received for EAD and AP   12/27/2017 Combo card received   early July - sent renewal forms for EAD and AP

07/13 EAD and AP renewal pack received at Chicago lockbox  0801 PD date for AP - EAD renewal rejected for being on old form  0801 EAD renewal received at Chicago lockabox

0808 EAD PD date - 180 day extension letter sent 0813

10/31 called USCIS to request to expedite AP   11/01/18 Received email from USCIS with expedite instructions     11/14 Faxed evidence requested   12/06 Raised Service Request

01/09/19 AOS Interview 8.45am     01/09/19 APPROVED 5pm   01/15/19 Green Card Received

 

Removal of conditions

10/13/20 Mailed package   06/24/21 Case was approved

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Posted
3 minutes ago, Chelleyandaaron said:

Hey!  Good luck for tomorrow - all the posts on the London thread say that the staff who do the interviews are very friendly and that it is not as horrible as you expect it to be.

 

OOh! I look forward to your update - what time is your interview?

Thank you! yes, i'm hoping all goes smoothly. Interview is at 11:30 so early morning flight then back again at 5. I'm hoping i'm not waiting too long in the embassy.

Posted
3 minutes ago, acciokatie said:

Thank you! yes, i'm hoping all goes smoothly. Interview is at 11:30 so early morning flight then back again at 5. I'm hoping i'm not waiting too long in the embassy.

I am 11.30 on Friday!  That would have been a turn up if we had both been tomorrow.  I am flying tomorrow afternoon and back on Saturday morning - fortunately my sister lives close enough to stay with her and take a short train ride in.  All the best!  I will be thinking of you x

11/07/16    I-129F mailed to Dallas lockbox
11/09/16    i-129F received date    11/14/16    NOA1 Date on Hard Copy Notice    11/15/16    NOA1 Text and Email. Case sent to CSC    11/18/16    NOA1 Hard Copy Received

01/30/17...NOA2 approved per USCIS status update  02/07/17..NOA2 Hard Copy Received   02/15/17 NVC assigned case number  02/16/17  NVC case number received (by phone/scheduled medical)

02/17/17  NVC despatched case to London (In Transit)   02/21/17 Case arrived in London   02/22/17 Status updated to 'Ready'   03/03/17 Letter received from Embassy

03/06/17  Medical (London)   03/17/17  Interview Date (approved)   03/20/17 CEAC status changed to Non-immigrant - Admin Processing   03/21/17 CEAC status changed to ISSUED

03/24/17 VISA IN HAND

07/03/17 POE Toronto (preclearance)/Minneapolis

 

08/26/17 MARRIED

09/13/2017 Mailed AOS package   09/15/2017 USCIS received package   09/19/2017 Email and text notification of receipt and case #s   10/12/2017 Biometrics appointment

10/18/2017 status changed to 'ready to be scheduled for interview'   12/07/2017 raised SR online for EAD   12/18/2017 posted form to Senator to enquire about EAD

12/18/2017 EAD and AP approved   12/23/2017 NOAs received for EAD and AP   12/27/2017 Combo card received   early July - sent renewal forms for EAD and AP

07/13 EAD and AP renewal pack received at Chicago lockbox  0801 PD date for AP - EAD renewal rejected for being on old form  0801 EAD renewal received at Chicago lockabox

0808 EAD PD date - 180 day extension letter sent 0813

10/31 called USCIS to request to expedite AP   11/01/18 Received email from USCIS with expedite instructions     11/14 Faxed evidence requested   12/06 Raised Service Request

01/09/19 AOS Interview 8.45am     01/09/19 APPROVED 5pm   01/15/19 Green Card Received

 

Removal of conditions

10/13/20 Mailed package   06/24/21 Case was approved

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Posted
1 minute ago, Chelleyandaaron said:

I am 11.30 on Friday!  That would have been a turn up if we had both been tomorrow.  I am flying tomorrow afternoon and back on Saturday morning - fortunately my sister lives close enough to stay with her and take a short train ride in.  All the best!  I will be thinking of you x

Thats handy that you can stay there :) thank you, good luck for Friday!  hopefully we will both be at the other side of this part of the process by the weekend. 

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Posted
On 3/8/2017 at 4:04 PM, loveMDE said:

I'm on the same boat?☹️?

 

On 3/8/2017 at 1:59 PM, DianaLucena said:

Hi Vince! Thanks for your response. I don't need it for the interview or medical (I think) but I thought it was weird that we didn't received the letter since almost everyone in this thread has received it. But as long as I don't need it for the AOS I think it's ok, there shouldn't be any problem then :)

 

I don't know why we all worried so much for that letter. I never got it. I created the account on the ...travel.gov page and followed all the steps. They created the electronic voucher and i went to the bank with that to pay for the interview fee. Everything went fine. 

AOS

Date Event
11-16-2016 AOS package sent (i-485, 1-765, 1-864, g-325a)
11-21-2016 AOS package delivered to Chicago lockbox. *Day 0*
12-08-2016 NOA1's by text (@ 11:59 pm ET) *Day 17*
12-15-2016 NOA1 hard copies in mail *Day 24*
12-23-2016 Biometrics appointment in mail *Day 32*
01-06-2017 Biometrics done *Day 46*
03-02-2017 EAD is now being produced! yay!! *Day 101*
03-010-2017 EAD in mail! *Day 109*
 
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