New York City AOS 2017 Filers

[adityaag 15]

Great news.. our card is in production!  My wife (and I) had our interview yesterday (Jan 30th).  Not sure if there's a proper place for interview experiences but I'll post here first and then copy it out.

 

Our appointment was for 12.50p but we showed up atound 12.30p.  We actually got called in within 5 minutes of checking in.  Our officer was very friendly and escorted us to her office.  She asked us for our passports and state IDs.  Things started rocky immediately because our driver's licenses are actually for NJ though we live in NYC (I grew up there and that's where I keep my car still, etc. so didn't make sense to transfer drivers license).  Anyways, explained the situation to her and we had enough proof of living in NYC though she told us to make sure to get this all cleared up before we apply to get conditions removed.  While discussing the address, she went ahead and looked at all of our joint financials.  We had prepared a cover page outlining for what all proof we were showing and in what order which she greatly appreciated.

 

Anyways, she then asked us about our story, which we told her from when we met, dating, proposal, to wedding, and life since.  During this time, she asked to see photos, so we showed her the printed out photos we brought (we didn't bring a wedding album or anything like that).  We had all in all about 20 photos, 10 from the wedding, and 10 from everything else.  In the photos she asked who several people were and asked specifically for a wedding/engagement photo showing both parents together.  She kept a few samples and gave back the rest.

 

That was all the proving we had to do.  I had changed jobs by then and asked her if she wanted the updated affidavit of support I brought with me and she said no need and just updated my info on the demographics page.  She then confirmed my wife's biometrics and data from her demographics form.

 

She then told us we'd be getting a temporary green card within the next 120 days and gave us a results notice showing that our case is being held for review.  She did make it seem to us that she closes out files after her last interview of the day.  At this point, I did get a bit worried since I've read many a horror story about the dreaded case being held for review and cards getting super delayed.

 

Thankfully, I just got the email notice that the case was updated and the new status is "New Card Is Being Produced"!!!  The status update is actually dated yesterday, the day of our interview, so our case officer was as great as I thought she was.

 

We did manage to sneak in without needing a new medical (it expired on 2/7!!)  We've got another week to wait for the card and then 2 years before kicking off the next process.

 

Good luck to everyone else who's waiting and in the pipeline.  Feel free to reach out if you need any help.  We managed to do this all without any lawyers but very much thanks to VJ!!

[Khepri 10]

1 hour ago, adityaag said:

Great news.. our card is in production!  My wife (and I) had our interview yesterday (Jan 30th).  Not sure if there's a proper place for interview experiences but I'll post here first and then copy it out.

 

Our appointment was for 12.50p but we showed up atound 12.30p.  We actually got called in within 5 minutes of checking in.  Our officer was very friendly and escorted us to her office.  She asked us for our passports and state IDs.  Things started rocky immediately because our driver's licenses are actually for NJ though we live in NYC (I grew up there and that's where I keep my car still, etc. so didn't make sense to transfer drivers license).  Anyways, explained the situation to her and we had enough proof of living in NYC though she told us to make sure to get this all cleared up before we apply to get conditions removed.  While discussing the address, she went ahead and looked at all of our joint financials.  We had prepared a cover page outlining for what all proof we were showing and in what order which she greatly appreciated.

 

Anyways, she then asked us about our story, which we told her from when we met, dating, proposal, to wedding, and life since.  During this time, she asked to see photos, so we showed her the printed out photos we brought (we didn't bring a wedding album or anything like that).  We had all in all about 20 photos, 10 from the wedding, and 10 from everything else.  In the photos she asked who several people were and asked specifically for a wedding/engagement photo showing both parents together.  She kept a few samples and gave back the rest.

 

That was all the proving we had to do.  I had changed jobs by then and asked her if she wanted the updated affidavit of support I brought with me and she said no need and just updated my info on the demographics page.  She then confirmed my wife's biometrics and data from her demographics form.

 

She then told us we'd be getting a temporary green card within the next 120 days and gave us a results notice showing that our case is being held for review.  She did make it seem to us that she closes out files after her last interview of the day.  At this point, I did get a bit worried since I've read many a horror story about the dreaded case being held for review and cards getting super delayed.

 

Thankfully, I just got the email notice that the case was updated and the new status is "New Card Is Being Produced"!!!  The status update is actually dated yesterday, the day of our interview, so our case officer was as great as I thought she was.

 

We did manage to sneak in without needing a new medical (it expired on 2/7!!)  We've got another week to wait for the card and then 2 years before kicking off the next process.

 

Good luck to everyone else who's waiting and in the pipeline.  Feel free to reach out if you need any help.  We managed to do this all without any lawyers but very much thanks to VJ!!

We just got our my approval notice around 8pm as well omg...

Edited February 1, 2018 by Khepri

[Khepri 10]

Just checked the case status again and the 1-130 approval notice just appeared as well. 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗

Edited February 1, 2018 by Khepri

[shila75 5]

21 hours ago, Khepri said:

Omg guys I would like to share the great news I'm in serious tears of joy right now. Just got notice online that my husband green card was approved. I didn't get any notice that the 1-130 was approved maybe it will come later on but from what I have researched the the 1-485 can't get approved unless the 1-130 was approved in the first place. Thanking  the universe n the cosmos right now. Genuine Blessings to every one.  

 

Congratulations!!!! What a great news!!!  When was the interview ? Let us know. Congrats again!!!! So happy for you guys! 

Edited February 1, 2018 by Ontarkie
edited quoted part to remove personal info

[shila75 5]

11 hours ago, adityaag said:

Great news.. our card is in production!  My wife (and I) had our interview yesterday (Jan 30th).  Not sure if there's a proper place for interview experiences but I'll post here first and then copy it out.

 

Our appointment was for 12.50p but we showed up atound 12.30p.  We actually got called in within 5 minutes of checking in.  Our officer was very friendly and escorted us to her office.  She asked us for our passports and state IDs.  Things started rocky immediately because our driver's licenses are actually for NJ though we live in NYC (I grew up there and that's where I keep my car still, etc. so didn't make sense to transfer drivers license).  Anyways, explained the situation to her and we had enough proof of living in NYC though she told us to make sure to get this all cleared up before we apply to get conditions removed.  While discussing the address, she went ahead and looked at all of our joint financials.  We had prepared a cover page outlining for what all proof we were showing and in what order which she greatly appreciated.

 

Anyways, she then asked us about our story, which we told her from when we met, dating, proposal, to wedding, and life since.  During this time, she asked to see photos, so we showed her the printed out photos we brought (we didn't bring a wedding album or anything like that).  We had all in all about 20 photos, 10 from the wedding, and 10 from everything else.  In the photos she asked who several people were and asked specifically for a wedding/engagement photo showing both parents together.  She kept a few samples and gave back the rest.

 

That was all the proving we had to do.  I had changed jobs by then and asked her if she wanted the updated affidavit of support I brought with me and she said no need and just updated my info on the demographics page.  She then confirmed my wife's biometrics and data from her demographics form.

 

She then told us we'd be getting a temporary green card within the next 120 days and gave us a results notice showing that our case is being held for review.  She did make it seem to us that she closes out files after her last interview of the day.  At this point, I did get a bit worried since I've read many a horror story about the dreaded case being held for review and cards getting super delayed.

 

Thankfully, I just got the email notice that the case was updated and the new status is "New Card Is Being Produced"!!!  The status update is actually dated yesterday, the day of our interview, so our case officer was as great as I thought she was.

 

We did manage to sneak in without needing a new medical (it expired on 2/7!!)  We've got another week to wait for the card and then 2 years before kicking off the next process.

 

Good luck to everyone else who's waiting and in the pipeline.  Feel free to reach out if you need any help.  We managed to do this all without any lawyers but very much thanks to VJ!!

What a great news!!! Congratulations ! So happy for you guys!!! 

[Bast' 22]

Great news congrats!!!

[adityaag 15]

18 hours ago, piranda said:

this is great news, congratulations!

i haven't followed much this thread but did you ever get any notification about them receiving your RiFE? i ve replied on the 15 th of December with my copy of the birth certificate( however submitted with the initial application) and haven't heard anything since then. 

 

We had an RFE for our application. Our case status had indeed changed to Evidence Received or something of that sort within a few days of USPS delivering the package.

 

That said, I don't trust the status online at all. It never updated after that even including the interview until last light for card in production. 

[Khepri 10]

7 hours ago, shila75 said:

Congratulations!!!! What a great news!!!  When was the interview ? Let us know. Congrats again!!!! So happy for you guys! 

Interview was December 13. I posted my experience on the previous page. 

[Khepri 10]

2 hours ago, adityaag said:

We had an RFE for our application. Our case status had indeed changed to Evidence Received or something of that sort within a few days of USPS delivering the package.

 

That said, I don't trust the status online at all. It never updated after that even including the interview until last light for card in production. 

I guess everyone is different because all my updates came through the online status first since the very beginning. 

[Khepri 10]

Just recieved the officially approval notice in the mail. And my husband got approve for his 10 year GC 😄😄😄😄. Our cause got a approved after our 2nd yr anniversary. Card was mailed out yesterday.. blessingings everyone 

[innodarkie 2]

Hey everyone!!

 

I've been browsing the forum for about a year and just thought I'd share my experience with the whole process. I had my interview yesterday, 02/01/2018 (PD 02/15/2017). All in all in went really well although my husband forgot the date of our wedding :). We've been married for over three years so I wasn't surprised as he's horrible with dates. Our interview was scheduled for 2:05 and we arrived at 1:33 and went through the whole TSA security type entrance. (Save a few seconds and wear shoes that are easy to take off!!) We turned in our interview notice and waited to be called at 2:30. We were last to be interviewed by that particular officer that evening. It was truly more like a conversation and we barely had any hard evidence besides for joint savings account that was about 6 months old with very little money in there but with regular deposits, our travel itineraries from our vacations, a few pictures and a printouts from our bank account showing that we transferred money back and forth in lieu of a joint checking account. We were in there for about 20 minutes. After we spoke about the most random things she asked about our story and took some notes. We then veered of to some more random topics again until she realized the time and forgot she had to get to work lol. It really boils down to you having a genuine relationship as body language and all the other nuances are just as important as documents. Not having a huge file doest not mean an automatic denial if the officer can tell that you're being truthful. 

 

To end it all, she said that she pretty much approved us but had to run it by her supervisor because we didn't have that many documents. She did tell us that in all honestly that it was just a formality as they are allowed to make decisions just based on how the interview goes, they just have to get the final stamp of approval from someone higher up. We left and were cautiously optimistic buuuuuuttttt this morning I got the email that the card was being produced!!! Woohooo!!!

 

My advice to anyone, just go in being honest and everything tends to work itself out. Of course you'd need to have evidence showing that you really are a true married couple, but if you are like me and my husband who rarely remember to document everything, that in itself is not an automatic denial.

 

Good luck to everyone!!!!

[adityaag 15]

Cards in the mail as of today!

[shila75 5]

9 hours ago, adityaag said:

Cards in the mail as of today!

Yeeeyyyy!!! Congratulations!!!! So happy for you guys! This is really a lovely weekend! 

[Newyorker888 7]

12 hours ago, innodarkie said:

Hey everyone!!

 

I've been browsing the forum for about a year and just thought I'd share my experience with the whole process. I had my interview yesterday, 02/01/2018 (PD 02/15/2017). All in all in went really well although my husband forgot the date of our wedding :). We've been married for over three years so I wasn't surprised as he's horrible with dates. Our interview was scheduled for 2:05 and we arrived at 1:33 and went through the whole TSA security type entrance. (Save a few seconds and wear shoes that are easy to take off!!) We turned in our interview notice and waited to be called at 2:30. We were last to be interviewed by that particular officer that evening. It was truly more like a conversation and we barely had any hard evidence besides for joint savings account that was about 6 months old with very little money in there but with regular deposits, our travel itineraries from our vacations, a few pictures and a printouts from our bank account showing that we transferred money back and forth in lieu of a joint checking account. We were in there for about 20 minutes. After we spoke about the most random things she asked about our story and took some notes. We then veered of to some more random topics again until she realized the time and forgot she had to get to work lol. It really boils down to you having a genuine relationship as body language and all the other nuances are just as important as documents. Not having a huge file doest not mean an automatic denial if the officer can tell that you're being truthful. 

 

To end it all, she said that she pretty much approved us but had to run it by her supervisor because we didn't have that many documents. She did tell us that in all honestly that it was just a formality as they are allowed to make decisions just based on how the interview goes, they just have to get the final stamp of approval from someone higher up. We left and were cautiously optimistic buuuuuuttttt this morning I got the email that the card was being produced!!! Woohooo!!!

 

My advice to anyone, just go in being honest and everything tends to work itself out. Of course you'd need to have evidence showing that you really are a true married couple, but if you are like me and my husband who rarely remember to document everything, that in itself is not an automatic denial.

 

Good luck to everyone!!!!

Congratulations on your approval !!!

may I ask you is this your 2 year green card application? Or renew after the 2 years application ? Thank you 

[innodarkie 2]

40 minutes ago, YAN Yan said:

Congratulations on your approval !!!

may I ask you is this your 2 year green card application? Or renew after the 2 years application ? Thank you 

Thank you!

 

This my first time applying after overstating on a B-2 Visa.