AOS June 2017 Filers!

[GabiMatch 161]

31 minutes ago, LaughingBuddha said:

Today I had my interview with my husband and we got approved on the spot!:)

We had our interview at 8:55am in San Bernardino Filed Office, but we got called by around 9:20am.

 

The officer is a very nice and professional man.

We first took the oath and the officer assigned us the seats.

Then he letted us to show our ID (my husband's passport + driver license, my passport + work permit + driving instruction permit).

I feel like other than identity verification, an another important thing the officer was looking for is our current address on them.

 

Then He took the picture again for me, I though it should be a very important picture so I just asked him if I can smile, he said yes. And I just gave the camera a big smile:).

Then he asked us how we met? is this our first marriage? do we have kids? How long time we were dating each other before marriage?

In the same time he checked carefully our paperwork and signed or did a mark on different pages.

 

Then He asked us if we have any evidences to add? And we just put everything we had on the table (Originals + Copies): Joint names Bank Statements, Joint names Health Insurance card + medical bills, Joint car insurances, our photos of marriage, travels, families (but he didn't take any of our photos because he said we already submitted some in our original application package).

 

And then some questions in i-485: have you ever committed any crimes in the US? deportations? communists? No No No.

 

Then he just went out of the office to make the copies of our IDs. 

When he came back, he took a hole on my work permit and gave me the approval letter and said congratulations and I was approved to be a permanent resident here!:)

I am happy and my husband was tearful at that time! lol after the interview he told me that the moment that he saw the the officer stamped approved on our paperwork, he was full of emotions. Finally we can book our flights for our next year travel in China!:)

 

In 4pm the same day of my interview, the online status changed to "new card is being produced":)

 

My personal feelings:

The whole process was smooth and professional. Maybe our case is relatively simple: first marriage, no child, no any criminal records, and our bank statements + health insurances+ car insurances in hands. So it turns out to be much smoother. 

So if your feel your case is complicate, be prepared for some more detailed questions, such as previous marriages, children, etc. Be prepared, not be anxious!:)

 

My personal suggestions:

1 Be well prepared, get all the evidences of your bona fide marriage to the interview. especially bank, health, cars, to show that you are really financially and physically attached to each other.

2 Tell the truth. It is very very important.

3 If you are a bona fide couples, try to be relaxed, I feel like a lot of officers have been working on this position for many years, if it is true, and your status is eligible,then you should not have a problem:)

 

And once again, thank you for all you guys on VisaJourney, it was a huge help for me to see your updates and reviews and suggestions everything.  Hope we can keep helping each other and my best wishes to all, Best luck!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Great news girl...congratulations!!! 🎉🍾🙏

[dmmv 29]

2 hours ago, LaughingBuddha said:

Today I had my interview with my husband and we got approved on the spot!:)

We had our interview at 8:55am in San Bernardino Filed Office, but we got called by around 9:20am.

 

The officer is a very nice and professional man.

We first took the oath and the officer assigned us the seats.

Then he letted us to show our ID (my husband's passport + driver license, my passport + work permit + driving instruction permit).

I feel like other than identity verification, an another important thing the officer was looking for is our current address on them.

 

Then He took the picture again for me, I though it should be a very important picture so I just asked him if I can smile, he said yes. And I just gave the camera a big smile:).

Then he asked us how we met? is this our first marriage? do we have kids? How long time we were dating each other before marriage?

In the same time he checked carefully our paperwork and signed or did a mark on different pages.

 

Then He asked us if we have any evidences to add? And we just put everything we had on the table (Originals + Copies): Joint names Bank Statements, Joint names Health Insurance card + medical bills, Joint car insurances, our photos of marriage, travels, families (but he didn't take any of our photos because he said we already submitted some in our original application package).

 

And then some questions in i-485: have you ever committed any crimes in the US? deportations? communists? No No No.

 

Then he just went out of the office to make the copies of our IDs. 

When he came back, he took a hole on my work permit and gave me the approval letter and said congratulations and I was approved to be a permanent resident here!:)

I am happy and my husband was tearful at that time! lol after the interview he told me that the moment that he saw the the officer stamped approved on our paperwork, he was full of emotions. Finally we can book our flights for our next year travel in China!:)

 

In 4pm the same day of my interview, the online status changed to "new card is being produced":)

 

My personal feelings:

The whole process was smooth and professional. Maybe our case is relatively simple: first marriage, no child, no any criminal records, and our bank statements + health insurances+ car insurances in hands. So it turns out to be much smoother. 

So if your feel your case is complicate, be prepared for some more detailed questions, such as previous marriages, children, etc. Be prepared, not be anxious!:)

 

My personal suggestions:

1 Be well prepared, get all the evidences of your bona fide marriage to the interview. especially bank, health, cars, to show that you are really financially and physically attached to each other.

2 Tell the truth. It is very very important.

3 If you are a bona fide couples, try to be relaxed, I feel like a lot of officers have been working on this position for many years, if it is true, and your status is eligible,then you should not have a problem:)

 

And once again, thank you for all you guys on VisaJourney, it was a huge help for me to see your updates and reviews and suggestions everything.  Hope we can keep helping each other and my best wishes to all, Best luck!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yay! This is a great way to start your weekend  congrats! 

[doggieandsam 765]

Hello June AOS filers! i hope you don't mind me joining your thread - I need some tips and advise and you guys just finished or are finishing the process so I thought i'd ask for your help. =)

 

So I will be adjusting from a K1 visa. I have read the guide on here http://www.visajourney.com/content/k1k3aos but I'm wondering if front loading will be helpful.

 

Based on your experiences, is it a good idea to front load the application?  And then, aside from the obvious marriage certificate is there anything else you would advise to include that is not listed on the link above?

 

Thanks and congrats to all who just got their green cards / EAD / APs and hang in there to all still waiting!

 

Degie

[Anthony and Bobby 170]

Hello everyone!

 

Checked my status again for EAD and it has changed to "Card Has Been Mailed to Me" earlier tonight! I guess I'll be receiving it earlier this week!

 

Congratulations to @LaughingBuddha for getting approved for the green card!

 

Also to those who are in the DC and VA area, it takes a longer time for us to get the interview. A friend of ours took 7 months from AoS filing to green card interview. We just have to be patient! As long as we have our EAD/AP we're good

 

CONGRATS TO EVERYONE WHO HAVE PROGRESS THIS WEEK! we're getting there!

 

 

[Sarasota 178]

2 minutes ago, iamdegie said:

Hello June AOS filers! i hope you don't mind me joining your thread - I need some tips and advise and you guys just finished or are finishing the process so I thought i'd ask for your help. =)

 

So I will be adjusting from a K1 visa. I have read the guide on here http://www.visajourney.com/content/k1k3aos but I'm wondering if front loading will be helpful.

 

Based on your experiences, is it a good idea to front load the application?  And then, aside from the obvious marriage certificate is there anything else you would advise to include that is not listed on the link above?

 

Thanks and congrats to all who just got their green cards / EAD / APs and hang in there to all still waiting!

 

Degie

According to someone who went to a USCIS conference, they said 'front loading' is a good idea. There's no guarantees it will do anything. I just included 4 wedding photos with mine, I didn't bother with anything else.

 

I would recommend requesting tax transcripts from the IRS as evidence. I did this and it seems to cover everything (W2s and 1040?)

 

Best of luck

[Sarasota 178]

3 hours ago, LaughingBuddha said:

Today I had my interview with my husband and we got approved on the spot!:)

We had our interview at 8:55am in San Bernardino Filed Office, but we got called by around 9:20am.

 

The officer is a very nice and professional man.

We first took the oath and the officer assigned us the seats.

Then he letted us to show our ID (my husband's passport + driver license, my passport + work permit + driving instruction permit).

I feel like other than identity verification, an another important thing the officer was looking for is our current address on them.

 

Then He took the picture again for me, I though it should be a very important picture so I just asked him if I can smile, he said yes. And I just gave the camera a big smile:).

Then he asked us how we met? is this our first marriage? do we have kids? How long time we were dating each other before marriage?

In the same time he checked carefully our paperwork and signed or did a mark on different pages.

 

Then He asked us if we have any evidences to add? And we just put everything we had on the table (Originals + Copies): Joint names Bank Statements, Joint names Health Insurance card + medical bills, Joint car insurances, our photos of marriage, travels, families (but he didn't take any of our photos because he said we already submitted some in our original application package).

 

And then some questions in i-485: have you ever committed any crimes in the US? deportations? communists? No No No.

 

Then he just went out of the office to make the copies of our IDs. 

When he came back, he took a hole on my work permit and gave me the approval letter and said congratulations and I was approved to be a permanent resident here!:)

I am happy and my husband was tearful at that time! lol after the interview he told me that the moment that he saw the the officer stamped approved on our paperwork, he was full of emotions. Finally we can book our flights for our next year travel in China!:)

 

In 4pm the same day of my interview, the online status changed to "new card is being produced":)

 

My personal feelings:

The whole process was smooth and professional. Maybe our case is relatively simple: first marriage, no child, no any criminal records, and our bank statements + health insurances+ car insurances in hands. So it turns out to be much smoother. 

So if your feel your case is complicate, be prepared for some more detailed questions, such as previous marriages, children, etc. Be prepared, not be anxious!:)

 

My personal suggestions:

1 Be well prepared, get all the evidences of your bona fide marriage to the interview. especially bank, health, cars, to show that you are really financially and physically attached to each other.

2 Tell the truth. It is very very important.

3 If you are a bona fide couples, try to be relaxed, I feel like a lot of officers have been working on this position for many years, if it is true, and your status is eligible,then you should not have a problem:)

 

And once again, thank you for all you guys on VisaJourney, it was a huge help for me to see your updates and reviews and suggestions everything.  Hope we can keep helping each other and my best wishes to all, Best luck!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

That's awesome! Thank you for sharing your story here with us!

[dmmv 29]

1 hour ago, Anthony and Bobby said:

Hello everyone!

 

Checked my status again for EAD and it has changed to "Card Has Been Mailed to Me" earlier tonight! I guess I'll be receiving it earlier this week!

 

Congratulations to @LaughingBuddha for getting approved for the green card!

 

Also to those who are in the DC and VA area, it takes a longer time for us to get the interview. A friend of ours took 7 months from AoS filing to green card interview. We just have to be patient! As long as we have our EAD/AP we're good

 

CONGRATS TO EVERYONE WHO HAVE PROGRESS THIS WEEK! we're getting there!

 

 

Yayyyy  

[LaughingBuddha 64]

1 hour ago, hjriach said:

That's awesome! Thank you for sharing your story here with us!

You are welcome and good luck!

[LaughingBuddha 64]

2 hours ago, dmmv said:

Yay! This is a great way to start your weekend  congrats! 

Definitely yes! good luck to your interview!

[LaughingBuddha 64]

2 hours ago, iamdegie said:

Hello June AOS filers! i hope you don't mind me joining your thread - I need some tips and advise and you guys just finished or are finishing the process so I thought i'd ask for your help. =)

 

So I will be adjusting from a K1 visa. I have read the guide on here http://www.visajourney.com/content/k1k3aos but I'm wondering if front loading will be helpful.

 

Based on your experiences, is it a good idea to front load the application?  And then, aside from the obvious marriage certificate is there anything else you would advise to include that is not listed on the link above?

 

Thanks and congrats to all who just got their green cards / EAD / APs and hang in there to all still waiting!

 

Degie

If you do have, some joint names financial, medical documents should be some good evidences. Such as car, bank, health etc.

If not, try to prepare it before the interview, it turns out to be some very important documents during my interview.

Good luck.

[GabiMatch 161]

Guys I'm nervous here when I should be jumping up and down (I was 5 minutes ago)...the good news is I just got my EAD (yay!!!) The bad news (i'm not sure if it's bad or not) is that first of all my "Country of birth" says "Unknown"  and instead of the card # that is in the letter that it came with "card#" says "MSC179140XXXX" and thats my receipt # for my EAD application  is this suppose to be like that? Will I have to send it back? I'm so nervous now!!! 

Please, all of you that got EAD take a look at your card and let me know if I have any reason to be nervous at all.

Thank you guys in advance!!!  

[niknik 92]

Just now, GabiMatch said:

Guys I'm nervous here when I should be jumping up and down (I was 5 minutes ago)...the good news is I just got my EAD (yay!!!) The bad news (i'm not sure if it's bad or not) is that first of all my "Country of birth" says "Unknown"  and instead of the card # that is in the letter that it came with "card#" says "MSC179140XXXX" and thats my receipt # for my EAD application  is this suppose to be like that? Will I have to send it back? I'm so nervous now!!! 

Please, all of you that got EAD take a look at your card and let me know if I have any reason to be nervous at all.

Thank you guys in advance!!!  

You might want to address the fact that they did not properly label your birth country. Just call USCIS to ask. It might be an error on their end. 

 

As for the card number, my EAD also shows my receipt number as my card number. That's probably how they track card production and applicant number/petitions when it comes to EADs. Just a guess. 

 

I was able to apply for an SSN with my card so I don't think you should worry. But clear up the situation with your birth country. They should be able to resolve it. I'm sure you filled your application properly and they probably made a mistake. 

[GabiMatch 161]

Just now, niknik said:

You might want to address the fact that they did not properly label your birth country. Just call USCIS to ask. It might be an error on their end. 

 

As for the card number, my EAD also shows my receipt number as my card number. That's probably how they track card production and applicant number/petitions when it comes to EADs. Just a guess. 

 

I was able to apply for an SSN with my card so I don't think you should worry. But clear up the situation with your birth country. They should be able to resolve it. I'm sure you filled your application properly and they probably made a mistake. 

I"m glad that your card also show the receipt # as the card #, I was only worried because the letter have a "card #" and I was fricking out here  I already tried calling them just to realize today is Saturday...anyway, thank you for you prompt response, I'm going back to the hospital to spend a little more time with my husband now, but will try to answer any other posts later on...thank you @niknik!!!

[niknik 92]

Just now, GabiMatch said:

I"m glad that your card also show the receipt # as the card #, I was only worried because the letter have a "card #" and I was fricking out here  I already tried calling them just to realize today is Saturday...anyway, thank you for you prompt response, I'm going back to the hospital to spend a little more time with my husband now, but will try to answer any other posts later on...thank you @niknik!!!

No worries! I hope your husband's doing alright! 

[GabiMatch 161]

3 minutes ago, niknik said:

No worries! I hope your husband's doing alright! 

Oh dear thank you, yes he is doing okay...he hurt himself pretty badly right after the Hurricane wile stacking the hurricane metal shutters in the garage after removing them, he had a surgery because of a internal bleeding in his leg and it didn't healed (don't know if I'm spelling it correctly) properly...so after 2 weeks he had to go trough another surgery to clean the area and remove some necrosis, it's been quite exhausting for me because we have a 4 months puppy (Harry boy ) so I have to came home and go back to the hospital 4 times a day...but you know what? I'm just so glad to be close to my man and to be able to take care of him...I would probably be crazy by now if I was in Brazil far away from him...he is going to be fine for sure!

Talk to you guys latter