April 2017 AOS Filers

[narakthisud 174]

My wife and I had our interview on Thursday. I'm still working on a writeup of how it went. Does anyone how how long it takes for the online status to update from "interview scheduled"? The ISO said it would take 4-6 weeks for a notice to be mailed but I've seen people receive approvals between 1 day and 1 week, on average. 

[Mwar 14]

8 minutes ago, narakthisud said:

My wife and I had our interview on Thursday. I'm still working on a writeup of how it went. Does anyone how how long it takes for the online status to update from "interview scheduled"? The ISO said it would take 4-6 weeks for a notice to be mailed but I've seen people receive approvals between 1 day and 1 week, on average. 

Did they tell you whether you're approved or not? I had my interview a week ago and we were not given an answer. Just told we'll find out if we were approved or not through a letter in the mail. Online status hasn't changed yet. Still says "interview scheduled". 8 months and counting waiting for this residency application. It's a painful process

[narakthisud 174]

34 minutes ago, Mwar said:

Did they tell you whether you're approved or not? I had my interview a week ago and we were not given an answer. Just told we'll find out if we were approved or not through a letter in the mail. Online status hasn't changed yet. Still says "interview scheduled". 8 months and counting waiting for this residency application. It's a painful process

The ISO was incredibly vague. He didn't mention anything about the ROC process nor did he say whether we were approved or not. Just that we'd hear something in 4-6 weeks. It's been 8 months and counting for us, too.   

[narakthisud 174]

Just finished writing my review of our experience on Thursday:
 

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The USCIS officer (ISO Campbell) was in a terrible mood even before he met us. He kept saying that he was running 30 minutes late for a meeting and didn't have time to work with the interpreter that we had paid $200+ to be there so the ISO would do his best just to speak directly to my wife. From a technical standpoint, it was fine since my wife's English has improved tremendously in the past few months and she answered with poise every time, only hesitating occasionally because the officer was a bit intimidating.

 

The interview itself was a breeze. The ISO shusshed me when he asked my wife for her SSN card. I tried to explain that I had all of my wife's paperwork with me and that he'd need to talk with me to get it. All in all, the interview lasted no longer than 15 minutes and he asked very few questions other than a few of the standard ones from the I-485, our birth dates, phone numbers, and address. He spoke mainly to her although he did ask if I'd ever met or spoken with her parents. Towards the end of the interview, he asked if we had any more evidence (not already submitted with the I-485) that we would like to be considered as part of the AOS application. I plopped a 20-page packet of stuff on his desk which included boarding passes for recent trips, train tickets for a trip to visit my parents, bills in both of our names, a 401(k) beneficiary page showing her name, a printout from work showing her as an emergency contact, and a few other pages of documents demonstrating financial co-mingling. He also kept a few photos that I brought with me (they were copies) and he raised his eyebrows in a seemingly good way when viewing a few of them. The ISO was incredibly vague about whether we were approved or not. He didn't mention anything about the ROC process nor did he say whether we were approved or not. He said we'd hear something in 4-6 weeks. 

 

I'd say this guy was your typical caricature of a government employee with a big fat chip on his shoulder. I was very disappointed with my overall experience because there were so many good reviews for the Philly USCIS office on VJ! The important thing here is that I kept my cool throughout the entire experience, was well-prepared with substantiating documents, and my wife projected confidence with every answer she gave. 

 

 

[Catalina Cuqui 17]

On 8/12/2017 at 4:06 PM, 13roots said:

I'm also in Austin and yes San Antonio is the correct office. I just got a letter out of the blue a couple days ago in the mail that my interview has been scheduled in January. There was no update on the website or text even though I have electronic notifications set up. My online status is still stuck at Fingerprint Fee Received from April 7th.

 

Also, I didn't file a service request or involve any congress person as I was prepared to wait until February, and my EAD and AP are good until July. Hang in there, it looks like they are beginning to process March/April filers in San Antonio!

Thank you!! I was pretty sure it was San Antonio but not 100%. My status is at "fingerprints" since April 4. Hopefully it'll be my turn soon!

Good luck with your interview! What day is it? If you don't mind, I'm going to follow you to get your updates.  

PS: Is the appointment a normal-sized letter, or a big envelope? (We live in an apartment complex and mail delivery is complicated)

[narakthisud 174]

On 12/11/2017 at 10:35 PM, agnesita84 said:

Is the appointment a normal-sized letter, or a big envelope?

Our interview notice came as a normal-sized (#10) envelope, similar in size to this one:

[Catalina Cuqui 17]

10 hours ago, narakthisud said:

Our interview notice came as a normal-sized (#10) envelope, similar in size to this one:

Thanks!!

[Rachelberry 6]

We go in for our interview tomorrow and I'm eager to have it behind me! I do feel as if we're prepared and have assembled all the necessary and pertinent information. 

Any last tips or words of encouragement for my peers?

 

 

[cyanmavi 101]

50 minutes ago, Rachelberry said:

We go in for our interview tomorrow and I'm eager to have it behind me! I do feel as if we're prepared and have assembled all the necessary and pertinent information. 

Any last tips or words of encouragement for my peers?

 

 

Keep calm. You will do fine.

Best of luck to you!!!

[mmmp 32]

Hi folks

Has anyone in New York City had their interview yet or heard any news about your green card? Thanks in advance!

[Back2Reality 55]

Got my Case Approved today:

 

PD May 02, 2017

Biometrics May 18, 2017

EAD: August 20, 2017

Interview: September 24, 2017 - Got two RFEs in the interview

RFE Received November 1, 2017

Case Approved: December 14, 2017

 

FYI for those who got, might get, RFE, they didn't even change the status of case online after their received my response. As of today, My case is still pending, which is crazy! 

[Apfel 46]

For those of you who, like me, wonder why the processing times haven't updated since September 30 - they post all the data every 3 months in a very detailed spreadsheet

https://www.uscis.gov/tools/reports-studies/immigration-forms-data/data-set-form-i-485-application-adjustment-status

 

If you click the first link, you can see how many applications each field office received, approved, denied, and still has pending. It makes me feel like I know a bit more about the reason it's been so slow for us.

[Apfel 46]

5 hours ago, ahas44 said:

Got my Case Approved today:

 

PD May 02, 2017

Biometrics May 18, 2017

EAD: August 20, 2017

Interview: September 24, 2017 - Got two RFEs in the interview

RFE Received November 1, 2017

Case Approved: December 14, 2017

 

FYI for those who got, might get, RFE, they didn't even change the status of case online after their received my response. As of today, My case is still pending, which is crazy! 

What were your RFE's for? Congrats!

[Back2Reality 55]

19 hours ago, Apfel said:

What were your RFE's for? Congrats!

1) for move evidence that we are married - We didn't have much because I was just started a job, so by the time we send the rfe we had joint insurance and more evidence. 

 

2) I-864 - They just needed a new job letter from my wife. 

 

FYI, I had one of the toughest interviews. We interviewed with the director, who wasn't very pleasant. literally 40 min of fear. She mostly drilled my wife with questions. 

[narakthisud 174]

Just received my wife's approval notice in the mail yesterday! Turns out, she was approved the day after the interview but our online status never updated. Sigh. 

 

In other news...I just got an update from USPS that her 2-year green card arrives on Tuesday! Hard to believe this 14-month journey (from I-129F to green card) is finally coming to an end.

 

See you again in 2 years, USCIS! I'm already collecting ROC evidence!