July 2017 AOS Fillers

[Lelah22 8]

On 10/17/2017 at 3:09 PM, venom123 said:

Did you status update online before you received it? Did you receive the EAD approval letter in the mail first?

 

Congrats btw!

No, we received the approval letter in the mail on the 16th, his official card came today (18th) and the cases were updated online last night (17th). The date of approval on his card is the 10th. 

[wildling99 14]

Looks like a good day for July filers all around! Congrats on positive news for so many people in our group!

 

I woke up to a text with an update - EAD card being produced. I hit snooze and a couple hours later, both AP and EAD were updated again to say case approved. YAY! As of yesterday, my SR had not been assigned, so this was an awesome surprise.

 

My file date was July 7, NOA July 12, Bio Aug 1, SR Oct 12.

 

[biggiehuggie 40]

2 hours ago, Alexxx21 said:

Yes, I feel lucky everything passed already. This morning I received the NOA2 for my I485 and it says I'll receive my green card within 3 weeks, but online it says that they mailed my card yesterday, so hopefully I'll be done with everything this week! 

 

Thanks to everybody who congratulated me, and I hope everything goes fast for you guys as well!

congratulations! Is it ok to ask what was the previous status before your i485 was approved? Mine is already at "ready to schedule for interview" and I am wondering if there is a chance that I still can get an interview waiver even with the current status.

 

thanks in advance and congrats again!

[Alexxx21 11]

8 minutes ago, biggiehuggie said:

congratulations! Is it ok to ask what was the previous status before your i485 was approved? Mine is already at "ready to schedule for interview" and I am wondering if there is a chance that I still can get an interview waiver even with the current status.

 

thanks in advance and congrats again!

Thanks! I got an (unfair) RFE, so I went to the office and talked to them, one week later they had approved everything. You can go to page 60 and read my story. I hope you're lucky as well!

[Athens 101]

8 minutes ago, biggiehuggie said:

congratulations! Is it ok to ask what was the previous status before your i485 was approved? Mine is already at "ready to schedule for interview" and I am wondering if there is a chance that I still can get an interview waiver even with the current status.

 

thanks in advance and congrats again!

I asked the same question a day or two days ago but it seem nobody was on ready to be scheduled and later waived. Well if that will be the case, still good. If not we need to be scheduled as soon as possible and finish it once and for all. 

[biggiehuggie 40]

24 minutes ago, Alexxx21 said:

Thanks! I got an (unfair) RFE, so I went to the office and talked to them, one week later they had approved everything. You can go to page 60 and read my story. I hope you're lucky as well!

I will go and backread. guess it was blessing in disguise for you then. congrats!

[biggiehuggie 40]

23 minutes ago, Athens said:

I asked the same question a day or two days ago but it seem nobody was on ready to be scheduled and later waived. Well if that will be the case, still good. If not we need to be scheduled as soon as possible and finish it once and for all. 

I hope we get our schedule soon! will update once I receive news. Thanks!

[kug654 3]

Just wanted to share my recent experience with USCIS. My EAD and AP was approved October 13th. Today I called since the case status hasn't changed to card is being produced. I asked a lady who seemed nice enough when I could expect my EAD, she replied that it takes up to 60 days, so I asked her if she could see whether production of the card had started. She told me it hasn't. Discouraged I sat down to check my informed delivery 10 minutes later for other reasons. To my surprise I see that my card is supposed to arrive on Friday. Although I'm happy that the card is on  its way it makes me wonder if the people  there just make up stuff as they go. Anyway best of luck to everyone on their journey.

Edited October 18, 2017 by kug654

[Mr Geminian 691]

24 minutes ago, kug654 said:

Just wanted to share my recent experience with USCIS. My EAD and AP was approved October 13th. Today I called since the case status hasn't changed to card is being produced. I asked a lady who seemed nice enough when I could expect my EAD, she replied that it takes up to 60 days, so I asked her if she could see whether production of the card had started. She told me it hasn't. Discouraged I sat down to check my informed delivery 10 minutes later for other reasons. To my surprise I see that my card is supposed to arrive on Friday. Although I'm happy that the card is on  its way it makes me wonder if the people  there just make up stuff as they go. Anyway best of luck to everyone on their journey.

Congrats  

[T_P 872]

1 hour ago, kug654 said:

Just wanted to share my recent experience with USCIS. My EAD and AP was approved October 13th. Today I called since the case status hasn't changed to card is being produced. I asked a lady who seemed nice enough when I could expect my EAD, she replied that it takes up to 60 days, so I asked her if she could see whether production of the card had started. She told me it hasn't. Discouraged I sat down to check my informed delivery 10 minutes later for other reasons. To my surprise I see that my card is supposed to arrive on Friday. Although I'm happy that the card is on  its way it makes me wonder if the people  there just make up stuff as they go. Anyway best of luck to everyone on their journey.

I totally understand your point. The thing is, there will be some agents willing to go further to help customers just like anywhere else, and there will always exist some people that won't be even capable to do the basic or what they were hired to do. It's life. Wish best of luck in your journey.

[g0ldl10n 9]

Hello all, I signed up to share me and my wife's I-130/I-485 & I-765 & I-131 process (wife being the beneficiary), since reading other people's experiences helped us.

 

AOS/EAD/I-131 Timeline

July 14, 2017: Mailed out our I-130 and I-485 together (which was to be processed concurrently - also, 95% of our marriage bona fides were sent with original packet - this did however exclude her medical exam, which was to be submitted at the interview), alongside I-765 EAD and I-131 Application for Travel Document

July 17, 2017: USCIS acknowledges they received our applications

July 20, 2017: USCIS sends out a NOA for each application

Aug. 8, 2017: Biometrics appointment completed

Aug. 31, 2017: AOS/I-485 Interview notice received, which was scheduled for October 10th

(Still, absolutely no movement at all on the EAD or Travel Document applications)

Oct. 10, 2017: Interview scheduled for 10:30am

We arrived 30 minutes early and ended up getting called back around 10:45am. The Officer ended up interviewing us separately, about 10 minutes each, and for the most part, very basic questions (or what should be considered basic questions for a married couple). My wife (beneficiary) went first, and I second. I saw the Officer comparing my answers to hers, and taking random notes upon my answers. After the questions, he then went on to explain which type of Green Card she will receive, if her I-485 is ultimately approved. While he walked me out to the lobby where my wife was waiting, he ended up asking her a final question regarding which name she wanted on her Green Card (married or maiden). We ended up leaving feeling like it went very well, and took his last question to my wife as a good sign, so long as the sealed medical exam we did submit at the interview ended up meeting standards.

(Still, absolutely no movement at all on the EAD or Travel Document applications)

Oct. 14, 2017: Received USCIS I-130 approval notice in the mail, which had an approval date of October 11, 2017

Oct. 16, 2017: USCIS online status of her I-485 was approved, and it said an approval notice was mailed to her

Oct. 18, 2017: USCIS online status for her I-485 changed to, "My Card Was Mailed to Me"

 

And as of today, USPS shows a letter from USCIS will be arriving in the mail (which I am assuming will be her I-485/AOS approval notice), while the USPS tracking # for her card shows an expected scheduled delivery for tomorrow, October 20!

(Also, there is still no movement on her EAD or Travel Document applications, which I'm assuming will be cancelled/disregarded seeing as she will have her GC tomorrow)

 

Our entire process seems to have moved along very quickly considering the average times I have seen (and was told by our attorney), which we feel truly blessed about, and are both extremely excited to receive her approval notice and GC in the mail.

 

The approval letter in black and white and her physical card in hand will make it all feel real!

 

I hope this might help anyone out there in some way, or at least help calm anxiety while going through this process.

 

Good luck everyone!

 

 

 

 

 

Edited October 19, 2017 by g0ldl10n

[T_P 872]

45 minutes ago, g0ldl10n said:

Hello all, I signed up to share me and my wife's I-130/I-485 & I-765 & I-131 process (wife being the beneficiary), since reading other people's experiences helped us.

 

AOS/EAD/I-131 Timeline

July 14, 2017: Mailed out our I-130 and I-485 together (which was to be processed concurrently - also, 95% of our marriage bona fides were sent with original packet - this did however exclude her medical exam, which was to be submitted at the interview), alongside I-765 EAD and I-131 Application for Travel Document

July 17, 2017: USCIS acknowledges they received our applications

July 20, 2017: USCIS sends out a NOA for each application

Aug. 8, 2017: Biometrics appointment completed

Aug. 31, 2017: AOS/I-485 Interview notice received, which was scheduled for October 10th

(Still, absolutely no movement at all on the EAD or Travel Document applications)

Oct. 10, 2017: Interview scheduled for 10:30am

We arrived 30 minutes early and ended up getting called back around 10:45am. The Officer ended up interviewing us separately, about 10 minutes each, and for the most part, very basic questions (or what should be considered basic questions for a married couple). My wife (beneficiary) went first, and I second. I saw the Officer comparing my answers to hers, and taking random notes upon my answers. After the questions, he then went on to explain which type of Green Card she will receive, if her I-485 is ultimately approved. While he walked me out to the lobby where my wife was waiting, he ended up asking her a final question regarding which name she wanted on her Green Card (married or maiden). We ended up leaving feeling like it went very well, and took his last question to my wife as a good sign, so long as the sealed medical exam we did submit at the interview ended up meeting standards.

(Still, absolutely no movement at all on the EAD or Travel Document applications)

Oct. 14, 2017: Received USCIS I-130 approval notice in the mail, which had an approval date of October 11, 2017

Oct. 16, 2017: USCIS online status of her I-485 was approved, and it said an approval notice was mailed to her

Oct. 18, 2017: USCIS online status for her I-485 changed to, "My Card Was Mailed to Me"

 

And as of today, USPS shows a letter from USCIS will be arriving in the mail (which I am assuming will be her I-485/AOS approval notice), while the USPS tracking # for her card shows an expected scheduled delivery for tomorrow, October 20!

(Also, there is still no movement on her EAD or Travel Document applications, which I'm assuming will be cancelled/disregarded seeing as she will have her GC tomorrow)

 

Our entire process seems to have moved along very quickly considering the average times I have seen (and was told by our attorney), which we feel truly blessed about, and are both extremely excited to receive her approval notice and GC in the mail.

 

The approval letter in black and white and her physical card in hand will make it all feel real!

 

I hope this might help anyone out there in some way, or at least help calm anxiety while going through this process.

 

Good luck everyone!

 

 

 

 

 

This is a great summary. Thank you for that. 

[Alexxx21 11]

1 hour ago, g0ldl10n said:

Hello all, I signed up to share me and my wife's I-130/I-485 & I-765 & I-131 process (wife being the beneficiary), since reading other people's experiences helped us.

 

AOS/EAD/I-131 Timeline

July 14, 2017: Mailed out our I-130 and I-485 together (which was to be processed concurrently - also, 95% of our marriage bona fides were sent with original packet - this did however exclude her medical exam, which was to be submitted at the interview), alongside I-765 EAD and I-131 Application for Travel Document

July 17, 2017: USCIS acknowledges they received our applications

July 20, 2017: USCIS sends out a NOA for each application

Aug. 8, 2017: Biometrics appointment completed

Aug. 31, 2017: AOS/I-485 Interview notice received, which was scheduled for October 10th

(Still, absolutely no movement at all on the EAD or Travel Document applications)

Oct. 10, 2017: Interview scheduled for 10:30am

We arrived 30 minutes early and ended up getting called back around 10:45am. The Officer ended up interviewing us separately, about 10 minutes each, and for the most part, very basic questions (or what should be considered basic questions for a married couple). My wife (beneficiary) went first, and I second. I saw the Officer comparing my answers to hers, and taking random notes upon my answers. After the questions, he then went on to explain which type of Green Card she will receive, if her I-485 is ultimately approved. While he walked me out to the lobby where my wife was waiting, he ended up asking her a final question regarding which name she wanted on her Green Card (married or maiden). We ended up leaving feeling like it went very well, and took his last question to my wife as a good sign, so long as the sealed medical exam we did submit at the interview ended up meeting standards.

(Still, absolutely no movement at all on the EAD or Travel Document applications)

Oct. 14, 2017: Received USCIS I-130 approval notice in the mail, which had an approval date of October 11, 2017

Oct. 16, 2017: USCIS online status of her I-485 was approved, and it said an approval notice was mailed to her

Oct. 18, 2017: USCIS online status for her I-485 changed to, "My Card Was Mailed to Me"

 

And as of today, USPS shows a letter from USCIS will be arriving in the mail (which I am assuming will be her I-485/AOS approval notice), while the USPS tracking # for her card shows an expected scheduled delivery for tomorrow, October 20!

(Also, there is still no movement on her EAD or Travel Document applications, which I'm assuming will be cancelled/disregarded seeing as she will have her GC tomorrow)

 

Our entire process seems to have moved along very quickly considering the average times I have seen (and was told by our attorney), which we feel truly blessed about, and are both extremely excited to receive her approval notice and GC in the mail.

 

The approval letter in black and white and her physical card in hand will make it all feel real!

 

I hope this might help anyone out there in some way, or at least help calm anxiety while going through this process.

 

Good luck everyone!

 

 

 

 

 

Hey! I'm on the same situation as you, but I think I'm one day ahead of you, as I received my approval notice yesterday and online it says my card was mailed on October 17th. But I have one question, how do you check your USPS tracking #? Where did you get the tracking number from? I wonder if I'll receive my card today! Thanks in advance!

[g0ldl10n 9]

2 minutes ago, Alexxx21 said:

Hey! I'm on the same situation as you, but I think I'm one day ahead of you, as I received my approval notice yesterday and online it says my card was mailed on October 17th. But I have one question, how do you check your USPS tracking #? Where did you get the tracking number from? I wonder if I'll receive my card today! Thanks in advance!

 

Go to the USPS website (www.usps.com) and sign up with your address, and then used the "Informed Delivery" feature they have, and it will show photocopies of each letter sized mail (up to 10) arriving to your house that day, usually updated sometime in the early morning each day. Then, there will be a "Packages" tab up top, which will show you any package that has been shipped to your address, and where from, with all of the tracking info of that package.

 

Hope that helps!

[Jing&Kuting 137]

7 minutes ago, g0ldl10n said:

 

Go to the USPS website (www.usps.com) and sign up with your address, and then used the "Informed Delivery" feature they have, and it will show photocopies of each letter sized mail (up to 10) arriving to your house that day, usually updated sometime in the early morning each day. Then, there will be a "Packages" tab up top, which will show you any package that has been shipped to your address, and where from, with all of the tracking info of that package.

 

Hope that helps!

 

Thank you for the info!  I signed up