"Case must be reviewed" status change after AOS interview

[riri.na58 0]

Hey guys, 

I applied for AOS from F-1 status. I came to US in 2012. So here is my timeline:  We submitted all paperwork on Dec 7th, 2016, priority date Dec 10th, 2016. I went to biometrics on January 8, 2017 and status changed to "Case is ready for interview" on February 13th, 2017. I got my EAD sometimes in April 2017. On August 20, 2017 we received our interview notice. I went to my interview on Sept 15, 2017, my attorney was there, lasted about 25 min.  

Here is my interview experience:

The IO called our number and we walked in the room where the interview took place. She was young, very nice overall, didn't have the mean look at all. My attorney said it was the first time he met this IO (he has been to a lot of AOS interviews) We swore in and she opened our file and started asking both of us: What is your name, what is your DOB, where have you lived in the past 5 years, who did you live with, which school did you go to, all basic verification questions. Then she asked us about our relationship and marriage questions. When we told her how we met, she smiled and then asked how he proposed to me and how long was our relationship before getting married. Then she asked how the relationship went after the proposal, I said I and my in law planned the wedding, then I talked about the wedding for a bit. She then asked me my spouse's name and his DOB (easy). She went over the I-485 questions then asked if we had any questions. I told her I prepared a folder and asked her if she would like to see all of our photos, bank statements, bills, wedding invitation, activities, joint tax return etc (I spent a lot of time preparing it so I just thought I should show her those ?). She said "okay I will look at some pictures" then asked me to explained what was going on in the pictures. She smiled at I was going through them and after that she told me "that's all, I already have a few things in your file so I don't need those".  Did not take anything from me, not a look at the originals or other evidences. We said "thank you for having us" and that's it. My attorney did not need to say anything during the interview, I asked her how did she think it went and she said it was good, I don't have to worry too much, she was just surprised we didn't get approved on the spot. However, she said showing the new evidences without the IO asking for it might be a little  over-prepared, because to them, it seemed a little rehearsed (well I spent days preparing it so I thought I might as well show it , i did not think much at all lol).  

When we got home, the status changed to " Interview was completed and my case must be reviewed.

Your interview for your Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or to Adjust Status, Receipt Number MSCXXXXXX, was completed, and your case must be reviewed. We will mail you a notice if we make a decision or take further action. If you move, go to www.uscis.gov/addresschange to give us your new mailing address."

I was like "huh?" and did research on the status change and came out BADD !! People who got this status change in the past, waited for months and even years to get their GC. My hubby tried to calm me down and he called my attorney and she wasn't sure why the status changed to that. She told me I should just be patient and wait for 3 weeks to see if we receive any approval notice. It's only been 3 days and it's already driving me crazy ! Note that our case does have a red flag, as my sibling also filed for AOS and it's been pending for almost 2 years (they did the paperwork themselves and there were RFE, stoke interview and a home visit from USCIS). Not sure if my sibling's case effects mine, my attorney said no. 

We dated for one year and got married with the presence of both families, our other relatives and bunch of friends. We submitted a tons of evidences with form I-130 and I-485 such as photos, our joint account statements, bills with both our name, our lease, wedding congrats cards and receipts, honey moon boarding passes, activity tickets, a blessing letter from my spouse's biological dad, an affidavit from my friend.   

I read some posts from visajourney and people also said sometimes new IOs doesn't have the authority to approve so the case needs an approval from a supervisor, which usually takes months....  

Sad, I really wanted to go back to school next Spring and we planned to have Canada trip with our in laws on Christmas and now I don't know when my GC will arrive... 

 

IS ANYBODY IN THIS FORUM OR KNOWS ANYONE IN THE SAME SITUATIONS ?

[Vaug21 14]

3 hours ago, riri.na58 said:

Hey guys, 

I applied for AOS from F-1 status. I came to US in 2012. So here is my timeline:  We submitted all paperwork on Dec 7th, 2016, priority date Dec 10th, 2016. I went to biometrics on January 8, 2017 and status changed to "Case is ready for interview" on February 13th, 2017. I got my EAD sometimes in April 2017. On August 20, 2017 we received our interview notice. I went to my interview on Sept 15, 2017, my attorney was there, lasted about 25 min.  

Here is my interview experience:

The IO called our number and we walked in the room where the interview took place. She was young, very nice overall, didn't have the mean look at all. My attorney said it was the first time he met this IO (he has been to a lot of AOS interviews) We swore in and she opened our file and started asking both of us: What is your name, what is your DOB, where have you lived in the past 5 years, who did you live with, which school did you go to, all basic verification questions. Then she asked us about our relationship and marriage questions. When we told her how we met, she smiled and then asked how he proposed to me and how long was our relationship before getting married. Then she asked how the relationship went after the proposal, I said I and my in law planned the wedding, then I talked about the wedding for a bit. She then asked me my spouse's name and his DOB (easy). She went over the I-485 questions then asked if we had any questions. I told her I prepared a folder and asked her if she would like to see all of our photos, bank statements, bills, wedding invitation, activities, joint tax return etc (I spent a lot of time preparing it so I just thought I should show her those ?). She said "okay I will look at some pictures" then asked me to explained what was going on in the pictures. She smiled at I was going through them and after that she told me "that's all, I already have a few things in your file so I don't need those".  Did not take anything from me, not a look at the originals or other evidences. We said "thank you for having us" and that's it. My attorney did not need to say anything during the interview, I asked her how did she think it went and she said it was good, I don't have to worry too much, she was just surprised we didn't get approved on the spot. However, she said showing the new evidences without the IO asking for it might be a little  over-prepared, because to them, it seemed a little rehearsed (well I spent days preparing it so I thought I might as well show it , i did not think much at all lol).  

When we got home, the status changed to " Interview was completed and my case must be reviewed.

Your interview for your Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or to Adjust Status, Receipt Number MSCXXXXXX, was completed, and your case must be reviewed. We will mail you a notice if we make a decision or take further action. If you move, go to www.uscis.gov/addresschange to give us your new mailing address."

I was like "huh?" and did research on the status change and came out BADD !! People who got this status change in the past, waited for months and even years to get their GC. My hubby tried to calm me down and he called my attorney and she wasn't sure why the status changed to that. She told me I should just be patient and wait for 3 weeks to see if we receive any approval notice. It's only been 3 days and it's already driving me crazy ! Note that our case does have a red flag, as my sibling also filed for AOS and it's been pending for almost 2 years (they did the paperwork themselves and there were RFE, stoke interview and a home visit from USCIS). Not sure if my sibling's case effects mine, my attorney said no. 

We dated for one year and got married with the presence of both families, our other relatives and bunch of friends. We submitted a tons of evidences with form I-130 and I-485 such as photos, our joint account statements, bills with both our name, our lease, wedding congrats cards and receipts, honey moon boarding passes, activity tickets, a blessing letter from my spouse's biological dad, an affidavit from my friend.   

I read some posts from visajourney and people also said sometimes new IOs doesn't have the authority to approve so the case needs an approval from a supervisor, which usually takes months....  

Sad, I really wanted to go back to school next Spring and we planned to have Canada trip with our in laws on Christmas and now I don't know when my GC will arrive... 

 

IS ANYBODY IN THIS FORUM OR KNOWS ANYONE IN THE SAME SITUATIONS ?

Me too had my interview but nothing has ever changed yet i sent the Rfe on that very day

[riri.na58 0]

2 hours ago, Vaug21 said:

Me too had my interview but nothing has ever changed yet i sent the Rfe on that very day

When was your interview ? I'd feel better if they didn't change the status at all. Changing it to "case under review" just made the waiting game even worse

[sweetadams 138]

10 hours ago, riri.na58 said:

When was your interview ? I'd feel better if they didn't change the status at all. Changing it to "case under review" just made the waiting game even worse

The status change does not really mean anything...With USCIS your status can change three times within a day.... You should be relax and be patient...At least you got the interview out of the way. I have been waiting for the past year and two months for any interview...At least I will know something is happening on my case...lol......status is still saying as at August 15, 2016....your case is ready to be schedule for interview........lol.....

You will be surprised your status will change from case under review to your card is being produced and then immediately to card being mailed......... You have been patient, a lil bit more....

[riri.na58 0]

1 hour ago, sweetadams said:

The status change does not really mean anything...With USCIS your status can change three times within a day.... You should be relax and be patient...At least you got the interview out of the way. I have been waiting for the past year and two months for any interview...At least I will know something is happening on my case...lol......status is still saying as at August 15, 2016....your case is ready to be schedule for interview........lol.....

You will be surprised your status will change from case under review to your card is being produced and then immediately to card being mailed......... You have been patient, a lil bit more....

Thank you  I am trying to be patient. It's a really long process and it sucks. Was there any RFE ? Have you tried service request and infopass ? It might depends on the workload of your field office but I rarely see any case that wait that long for the interview. I am adjusting from F-1 status so most of my friends are foreigners. 6 of my friends went thru AOS and 5 of them got green cards within 2 weeks after the interview, only 1 friend's status changed to "Case Under Review". It has been 2 years since the filing date and he still hasn't received anything. He went thru stoke interview, house visit and all that.

Anyways, goodluck to you. Please have us all updated with your case !   

[sweetadams 138]

17 minutes ago, riri.na58 said:

Thank you  I am trying to be patient. It's a really long process and it sucks. Was there any RFE ? Have you tried service request and infopass ? It might depends on the workload of your field office but I rarely see any case that wait that long for the interview. I am adjusting from F-1 status so most of my friends are foreigners. 6 of my friends went thru AOS and 5 of them got green cards within 2 weeks after the interview, only 1 friend's status changed to "Case Under Review". It has been 2 years since the filing date and he still hasn't received anything. He went thru stoke interview, house visit and all that.

Anyways, goodluck to you. Please have us all updated with your case !   

I am also Adjusting from F1 too...I have done everything listed there. The workload is much and even my renewal EAD too have been pending since i applied for renewal. I have done three infopass.....I was told my case is fine and will be contacted when it gets to my turn. 

Your friend case might be based on other factors....and I also find out that it also depends on the case officer (both in handling and the IO)...Some are more efficient than others. 

[riri.na58 0]

29 minutes ago, sweetadams said:

I am also Adjusting from F1 too...I have done everything listed there. The workload is much and even my renewal EAD too have been pending since i applied for renewal. I have done three infopass.....I was told my case is fine and will be contacted when it gets to my turn. 

Your friend case might be based on other factors....and I also find out that it also depends on the case officer (both in handling and the IO)...Some are more efficient than others. 

I think you can try writing letters to Congressman/Congresswoman or Senator too. I really hope you will get your interview soon  one and only benefit about cases like ours is that if they approve us after 2 years anniversary, we won't have to do ROC. You are right tho, it has a lot to do with the case officer, mine was a young and a new one (my attorney said she had never seen that IO before) so it might be because the case needs a supervisor to sign off. 

 

[Vaug21 14]

15 hours ago, riri.na58 said:

When was your interview ? I'd feel better if they didn't change the status at all. Changing it to "case under review" just made the waiting game even worse

On August 02 2017 , and 3rd my i-130 got approved but the green card got me stressing 

[riri.na58 0]

10 minutes ago, Vaug21 said:

On August 02 2017 , and 3rd my i-130 got approved but the green card got me stressing 

Oh I see. So you are just waiting for your GC to arrive now ? If your I-130 get approved, you don't need to worry so much. It should be the background check or something that relates to your I-485 form that delay your GC production. Both my I-130 and I-485 status changed to case must be reviewed   consulted with my attorney, not good. 

[Vaug21 14]

4 minutes ago, riri.na58 said:

Oh I see. So you are just waiting for your GC to arrive now ? If your I-130 get approved, you don't need to worry so much. It should be the background check or something that relates to your I-485 form that delay your GC production. Both my I-130 and I-485 status changed to case must be reviewed   consulted with my attorney, not good. 

I think it's because they asked for a Rfe about the medical exam,, I told IO that i did everything and he was like I should go to the same doctor and tell him he didn't include my gonorrhoea results but let's hope for best 

[riri.na58 0]

9 minutes ago, Vaug21 said:

I think it's because they asked for a Rfe about the medical exam,, I told IO that i did everything and he was like I should go to the same doctor and tell him he didn't include my gonorrhoea results but let's hope for best 

Oh yea my attorney mentioned that might be the problem for our case too. But IO did not say anything about that at the end of my interview. I think you just need to do exactly what they asked you to do, go to the same doctor and asked him to do a completed medical exam result for you.  You will get your card soon 

[Vaug21 14]

1 hour ago, riri.na58 said:

Oh yea my attorney mentioned that might be the problem for our case too. But IO did not say anything about that at the end of my interview. I think you just need to do exactly what they asked you to do, go to the same doctor and asked him to do a completed medical exam result for you.  You will get your card soon 

I did it that very day and sent the papers that very day but haven't seen any thing change

[LaughingBuddha 64]

Anything could happen, but keep positive:)

 

[riri.na58 0]

My status changed to "Card is being produced". YAYYY

BE POSITIVE GUYS ! Your card will come soon 

[sweetadams 138]

13 hours ago, riri.na58 said:

My status changed to "Card is being produced". YAYYY

BE POSITIVE GUYS ! Your card will come soon 

Congratulations....your steps are almost over.....Just make sure you track your card to the post office..... it's not over until the card is in your hand....Congrats again...