March 2017 AOS Filers

[nikaero 131]

5 hours ago, Kirkuvan Lehtonen said:

Hello guys, I hope everyone is having a great week!

Today finally we received my Green Card, after this long journey!

I am grateful with every single one of you, for all the support.

This journey hasn't been easy but it has been great!

Good luck to everyone!

Congratulations @Kirkuvan Lehtonen!!! i always wait to see your updates coz u seem to be two working days ahead of me the whole time with your updates so i hope i get mine in the mail on the 9th lol... See you back here for ROC we will have similar dates then too hopefully...

 

 

35 minutes ago, britontherun said:

I tend to agree the F-1's have already had an interview just before entering the country...

... there's less need to re-interview which is why you see a lot of waivers. Presumably the backgrounds have all been done too so the paperwork is already pretty much assembled...

 

The K1 Visa you marry after arriving in the usa... so I have to think a follow up interview is crucial...

 

In my case, even though we've been married 10 years in the USA. An interview is mandatory.

USCIS needs time to get our paperwork together..

... it bums me to wait while other people are getting waivers but I understand the importance.

It's the only chance immigration has to ferret out fraudulent marriages...

 

... at least that's my 2 cents.

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23 minutes ago, KimberleyVDB said:

As far as I have seen F1 didn't get a waiver but an interview. The ones that can get a waiver (as far I know from visa journey and the USCIS website)is that K1 can get a waiver, because their intend is to marry and we also had an interview before entering. What I've heard is that with a waiver you wait longer. People I know who got a waiver had to wait 7-12 months. 

hey @britontherun, i do agree with @KimberleyVDB here as only people adjusting from K1 can get visa waivers as their sole purpose in coming to the US on a K1 visa is to get married to a USC but F1 holders have to attend a compulsory interview as there are conditions attached to an F1 visa one of which says very specifically that you shouldn't have the intend to live here permanently after school is done... I don't know whether F1 to AOS applicants get faster processing (i really don't believe so) but i do know that if your interview gets waived(adjusting from K1) its usually a longer wait than if u get an interview especially if your local office is a smaller one (I'm basing this off of people's timelines on here as well as from youtubers that i have watched go through this process)... I really cant guess which one is easier on you, having to go through the interview or having to wait longer but given a choice (especially now, since my interview was a breeze :D) I would totally choose to have to go through with the interview as i cannot handle the waiting very well even though I have waited much less time than most people on here... (70 days from PD to interview and 75 from PD to today). hope you get good news soon one way or the other...

 

 

 

BTW Received NOAs saying welcome to America for me and your application is complete for my wife(for i-130) today... status still saying card is in production... Tickets booked, bags already packed flying out on the 22nd hope i get the GC in hand at least by the 19th... Fingers crossed...

Edited August 8, 2017 by nikaero

[KimberleyVDB 77]

6 minutes ago, nikaero said:

Congratulations @Kirkuvan Lehtonen!!! i always wait to see your updates coz u seem to be two working days ahead of me the whole time with your updates so i hope i get mine in the mail on the 9th lol... See you back here for ROC we will have similar dates then too hopefully...

 

 

 

hey @britontherun, i do agree with @KimberleyVDB here as only people adjusting from K1 can get visa waivers as their sole purpose in coming to the US on a K1 visa is to get married to a USC but F1 holders have to attend a compulsory interview as there are conditions attached to an F1 visa one of which says very specifically that you shouldn't have the intend to live here permanently after school is done... I don't know whether F1 to AOS applicants get faster processing (i really don't believe so) but i do know that if your interview gets waived(adjusting from K1) its usually a longer wait than if u get an interview especially if your local office is a smaller one (I'm basing this off of people's timelines on here as well as from youtubers that i have watched go through this process)... I really cant guess which one is easier on you, having to go through the interview or having to wait longer but given a choice (especially now, since my interview was a breeze :D) I would totally choose to have to go through with the interview as i cannot handle the waiting very well even though I have waited much less time than most people on here... (70 days from PD to interview and 75 from PD to today). hope you get good news soon one way or the other...

 

 

 

BTW Received NOAs saying welcome to America for me and your application is complete for my wife(for i-130) today... status still saying card is in production... Tickets booked, bags already packed flying out on the 22nd hope i get the GC in hand at least by the 19th... Fingers crossed...

Heck yeah I rather have an interview because than I get a letter with a date to live towards. The waiting with not knowing how long, especially since I haven't seen my family for over a year, is driving me nuts sometimes. But it's all I can do, so I'm trying to stay positive and keep waiting.

[SparklePony 238]

2 hours ago, britontherun said:

I tend to agree the F-1's have already had an interview just before entering the country...

... there's less need to re-interview which is why you see a lot of waivers. Presumably the backgrounds have all been done too so the paperwork is already pretty much assembled...

 

The K1 Visa you marry after arriving in the usa... so I have to think a follow up interview is crucial...

See, that's the thing - K1s have already been interviewed to establish that theirs is a bonafide relationship - and the visa has the specific intent of marriage and follow-up AOS. Why re-interview? There's really not much to gain from it. For all intents and purposes, USCIS has already deemed your relationship to be valid, and AOS is merely paperwork to make sure you kept with the terms of the K1 visa.

 

Other visas, though, are not given with the intent to AOS based on marriage, so when it happens, they want to make sure the marriage is real and valid - hence the interview. The interview you had before entering the country has nothing to do with the relationship you later developed with the USC spouse.

 

Even though there is no rhyme or reason to approvals, the trend I see is that non-K1 visas get sent to field offices for interviews, whereas K1s get approved with a waiver - which can take longer. They used to issue waiver letters - I received one when I did my AOS - but they don't anymore, I don't know why. Anyway, that's why I asked.

[kara&mati 33]

10 hours ago, SparklePony said:

I'm seeing a lot of people on here get interviews (and pass, yay!) and get AOS done with, but it seems to me they're adjusting from F1s, H1Bs and the like. Are there any March filers who are adjusting from K1 visas who have had interviews? Or had their greencards approved already without interview?

My husband is a K1 and he got approved for his AOS with interview last Thursday. We are now waiting for the card to be sent to us. 

[Goodluckeveryone 42]

10 hours ago, KimberleyVDB said:

I feel the same! I'm also K1 with no updates and 132 days in(I think, lost count). But I also don't know if anyone on here is from Sacramento or has their office in Sacramento ( I did ask awhile ago)so can't really compare. 

Mar 28.. Sacramento.. still stuck at fingerprint fee rec. No update yet

[nikaero 131]

10 hours ago, KimberleyVDB said:

Heck yeah I rather have an interview because than I get a letter with a date to live towards. The waiting with not knowing how long, especially since I haven't seen my family for over a year, is driving me nuts sometimes. But it's all I can do, so I'm trying to stay positive and keep waiting.

I totally understand... hope u hear good news soon...

[PinkCandy 134]

On 8/6/2017 at 3:48 AM, nikaero said:

Thank you sooo much... Feels like we have been through a lot together doesnt it ? LOL... People like you are the ones that have made this process easier to bear... thank you... and best of luck for the rest of it, the ROC and the Naturalization...

Aaaw thank you! Just forwarding the same attitude of our fellow VJ-ers here. We are really lucky to have found this forum, it made our journey bearable and fun! 
Yup, best of luck to all of us! 

[PinkCandy 134]

21 hours ago, Kirkuvan Lehtonen said:

Hello guys, I hope everyone is having a great week!

Today finally we received my Green Card, after this long journey!

I am grateful with every single one of you, for all the support.

This journey hasn't been easy but it has been great!

Good luck to everyone!

CONGRATULATIONS!!!! 

[Jessleb 24]

Hi guys. So far I went through this process without any obstacle until today. I would like to know if you have similar situation. 

-EAD went smooth. (Received on July 26th)

-SSN went smooth. (we went on July 28th)

-Driving license went smooth

 

Yesterday, I accepted a job offer and they put my information into the e-verify. However, I received a TNC (Tentative NonConfirmation) because information they have entered differ from what SSN or DHS have in their system. The lady thinks it is because my SSN is so new but I never heard anyone here have the same problem and people seem to get their job relatively quick after their EAD...It makes me worried a little bit..

[LCat 4]

I meant to write this post earlier, but my husband received his greencard! He was adjusting from a B2 visa. Our interview was July 18th in Chicago.  We had to wait for a long time (didn't start interview until about 45 min after our appointment time), but it seemed like that was because of some odd case with the interviewees before us.  Ours was over within 20 minutes, the man was friendly and didn't have too many questions, just flipped through our initial submitted evidence and asked me for the copy of our lease that we had just renewed the week before. He asked me how we met, if we had met each other's parents, and then everything else almost was just casual conversation really. He told us he would approve our case and we received the card in the mail one week after the interview! What a great feeling 

 

Edited August 9, 2017 by LCat

[Asakelove 72]

4 minutes ago, LCat said:

I meant to write this post earlier, but my husband received his greencard! He was adjusting from a B2 visa. Our interview was July 18th in Chicago.  We had to wait for a long time (didn't start interview until about 45 min after our appointment time), but it seemed like that was because of some odd case with the interviewees before us.  Ours was over within 20 minutes, the man was friendly and didn't have too many questions, just flipped through our initial submitted evidence and asked me for the copy of our lease that we had just renewed the week before. He asked me how we met, if we had met each other's parents, and then everything else almost was just casual conversation really. He told us he would approve our case and we received the card in the mail one week after the interview! What a great feeling 

 

Congratulations....

[Cynthia68 24]

17 hours ago, Jessleb said:

Hi guys. So far I went through this process without any obstacle until today. I would like to know if you have similar situation. 

-EAD went smooth. (Received on July 26th)

-SSN went smooth. (we went on July 28th)

-Driving license went smooth

 

Yesterday, I accepted a job offer and they put my information into the e-verify. However, I received a TNC (Tentative NonConfirmation) because information they have entered differ from what SSN or DHS have in their system. The lady thinks it is because my SSN is so new but I never heard anyone here have the same problem and people seem to get their job relatively quick after their EAD...It makes me worried a little bit..

Hello, I am sorry I can't help with your problem. But I am wondering if you could tell me did DMV need your SSN to give your Driver's liscense?

[Keepchill 19]

Got my card finally! After a headache trying to chase down the letter because it was mailed to my old address, I contacted USPS and they were able to hold the letter at the post office for me before it was out for delivery!

 

I'm so relieved!! Good luck to everyone stil waiting!! 

[RenoZiv 23]

Hey guys , looks like a ton of people are moving forward! My husband and I are still waiting for anything!! EAD and AOS we are approaching 90 days since they recievied the info from the RFE so fingers crossed we hear something in the next few weeks!!!

[ddddgggg.visa 3]

Hi all, I have a question. Is it possible to know where your case is at? My I-797 receipt starts with MSC so I thought it is in NBC. But when I look at processing time for I-485 in  the webpage of USCIS I see no row for I-485. I can see it for I-765 and other forms.