I-129F March 2017 Filers #2 Cause we are awesome

[Marzena & Stephen 544]

2 minutes ago, pajobra said:

We left those blank as well. Seems lots do so I think we will be just fine.

 

 

Oh thats great news! i got so worried based off reading other forums.. that makes me feel better.  ill check out those links now thanks 

[Marzena & Stephen 544]

4 minutes ago, pajobra said:

We left those blank as well. Seems lots do so I think we will be just fine.

 

This is the page where you can check. Just put your field office in. https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/processTimesDisplayInit.do

 

or you can check VJ's processing times here: http://www.visajourney.com/timeline/aosstats.php

 

 

is it this ? seems super outdated no?   October 31 lol   3 months old. wow! so i would assume they would be handling aos from march 2017 now. so thats what 9 months? Does that mean it would take 9 months to get a green card?

 

Field Office Processing Dates for Chicago IL as of: October 31, 2017

Form	Form Name	Processing Cases As Of Date:
I-485	Application to Register Permanent Residence or to Adjust Status	January 5, 2017

[Marzena & Stephen 544]

@pajobra

I dont understand the Visa Journey timeline. Chicago 997 days?

AOS Office	Total  Records	Avg. Total Days to Interview	Avg. Days  to 1st NOA	Avg. Days  btw 1st NOA Biometrics	Avg. Days  btw Biometrics and Interview (if interview required)	Avg. Days  btw Biometrics and Decision Date	Avg. Days  btw Decision Date and Receiving Green Card
Agana GU	3	118	13	40	64	60	7
Albany NY	2	145	3	24	118	118	4
Albuquerque NM	2	169	12	23	134	205	7
Anchorage AK	1	133	7	19	107
Atlanta GA	8	246	12	27	209	210	16
Baltimore MD	15	276	12	25	239	252	10
Boise ID	1	272	6	29	237
Boston MA	10	182	12	33	136	154	8
Buffalo NY	2	278	4	41	233	236	7
Casper WY	1	104	18	21	65	65	9
Charleston SC	4	159	13	40	106	129	8
Charlotte NC	12	239	11	23	206	234	6
Chicago IL	41	997	12	17	168	164	14

[pajobra 1,395]

13 minutes ago, Marzena & Stephen said:

@pajobra

I dont understand the Visa Journey timeline. Chicago 997 days?

AOS Office	Total  Records	Avg. Total Days to Interview	Avg. Days  to 1st NOA	Avg. Days  btw 1st NOA Biometrics	Avg. Days  btw Biometrics and Interview (if interview required)	Avg. Days  btw Biometrics and Decision Date	Avg. Days  btw Decision Date and Receiving Green Card
Agana GU	3	118	13	40	64	60	7
Albany NY	2	145	3	24	118	118	4
Albuquerque NM	2	169	12	23	134	205	7
Anchorage AK	1	133	7	19	107
Atlanta GA	8	246	12	27	209	210	16
Baltimore MD	15	276	12	25	239	252	10
Boise ID	1	272	6	29	237
Boston MA	10	182	12	33	136	154	8
Buffalo NY	2	278	4	41	233	236	7
Casper WY	1	104	18	21	65	65	9
Charleston SC	4	159	13	40	106	129	8
Charlotte NC	12	239	11	23	206	234	6
Chicago IL	41	997	12	17	168	164	14

Probably because people put in the chicago as their field office in VJ and its just the lockbox. Like people who put in Texas when its just the lockbox. 

19 minutes ago, Marzena & Stephen said:

 

 

is it this ? seems super outdated no?   October 31 lol   3 months old. wow! so i would assume they would be handling aos from march 2017 now. so thats what 9 months? Does that mean it would take 9 months to get a green card?

 

Field Office Processing Dates for Chicago IL as of: October 31, 2017

Form	Form Name	Processing Cases As Of Date:
I-485	Application to Register Permanent Residence or to Adjust Status	January 5, 2017

I would say 9 months is the most and that just changed two days ago it was saying September 30th. 

[Marzena & Stephen 544]

6 minutes ago, pajobra said:

Probably because people put in the chicago as their field office in VJ and its just the lockbox. Like people who put in Texas when its just the lockbox. 

I would say 9 months is the most and that just changed two days ago it was saying September 30th. 

Oh yes you're probably right about vj

And 9 months isn't too too bad 

I planned over a yr so I'll be okay with 9 months lol 

[KOI 44]

just about one month left until our interview IM SO EXCITED...OMG!! 

 

I haven't been here for a while - how is everyone else doing?

[pajobra 1,395]

8 hours ago, KOI said:

just about one month left until our interview IM SO EXCITED...OMG!! 

 

I haven't been here for a while - how is everyone else doing?

Woohoo that is wonderful.  Hope you guys have been doing well.

 

Doing fine here. Moved to the states October 28th and got married December 1st. Love life so far but Christmas has been hard. I broke down yesterday as I really miss my family. I knew the holidays would be hard. We sent off our AOS before Christmas and still waiting to hear about the NOA1 for it. Yay waiting again. Decided today that I NEED to volunteer somewhere or I am going to lose it so I am dropping off a volunteer application to my local library to volunteer as a clerk for the Used Book Store or as a scanner for putting good Used books on Amazon. Their volunteer app is very much like a job app it asks for the last two jobs and personal references. So they may look at mine and go hahahaha and throw it out.  I am hoping though that my last job being a librarian will help them pick me to volunteer. I plan on applying for jobs there when I get my EAD.

[twoDs 590]

On 12/27/2017 at 6:11 PM, Marzena & Stephen said:

We just typed in my husbands SSN# and they mailed the transcripts to his home address they had on file within a few business days. You can make photocopies of them for future use and you dont have to waste you own paper and ink hehe

 

Good luck on your AOS etc!   we submitted ours aswell! I am not sure how long it would take for us to get a green card (Chicago) where do i look that up? June would be unreal like you said but i wont hold my breath!  we got our I797 fairly quick. I sent our AOS December 12 they received it December 13 and the NOA1 was dated December 18 (came in the mail a few days later)   We are also worried about the i864. We only provided last years earnings and tax transcipts etc.. than there was a question 19 b and c asking the previous 2 yrs earnings which we left blank thinking they were also optional and now im thinking we might be wrong. so im a little worried but im hoping they just use the 2016 and be done with it! 

 

I wanted to print them out at home but couldn't pass the last step of validation. Oh well, it's sent -- I'll get the transcripts anyway after the fact in case it turns into a RFE.

 

As pajobra pointed out, you can see the AOS times on the site here. If your actual location is Chicago, (e.g. not the lockbox but the Chicago office), well... there's some bad news ahead. It's almost 3 years to the green card interview out of that office if VJ's status is to be believed -- my guess is that figure is wrong and it's misreported lockbox filings.

[Marzena & Stephen 544]

11 minutes ago, twoDs said:

 

I wanted to print them out at home but couldn't pass the last step of validation. Oh well, it's sent -- I'll get the transcripts anyway after the fact in case it turns into a RFE.

 

As pajobra pointed out, you can see the AOS times on the site here. If your actual location is Chicago, (e.g. not the lockbox but the Chicago office), well... there's some bad news ahead. It's almost 3 years to the green card interview out of that office if VJ's status is to be believed -- my guess is that figure is wrong and it's misreported lockbox filings.

Ya I live in Chicago

And I agree it's just the incorrect vj timelines (lockbox)   can't be that different..

[Marzena & Stephen 544]

So i applied for a secured credit card with "discoverer it" today. You put a deposit for however much you want your credit limit to be (they hold the deposit for 8 to 12 months) but apparently they can help you get your credit built up fast!   Discoverer it is a good card because it gives cash back and no annual fee ! I think this is the best option to start building credit if anyone is interested look up "secured credit card discoverer it" 

I tried to apply for a Macy's card first for fun to see what happens and it came back as denied "no credit history" 

Apparently everyone you get denied a credit card it's a hit against your credit so I thought may aswell just go secured off the bat

[KozmicBlues 592]

Update: In an exciting turn of events, my fiance had his interview at the embassy today. They had re-scheduled it for Friday with only two days notice after we contacted them to ask if it can still be scheduled in Delhi even though the process has changed to Mumbai only. Anyway, the interview went SO WELL and would have been approved if his medical results weren't still pending. The CO explained to him that as soon as the medical report is received (on the 6th of Jan.) then they will contact him to drop off his passport and said he will have the visa approx. 5 days after that. He asked her to explain if that meant he was approved, and she said yes not to worry all is good with the interview and gave him an estimated date of Jan 19th for when he should expect to receive the visa.

 

I am soooooooooo happy!!!!! After having to go through the sputum testing it felt like the 8 weeks would never be up, and now we are just a couple of weeks away from him getting the visa! Such a great way to celebrate the new year, with good news. Hope everyone else is doing well and HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! 

[Naini 45]

Got great news today!!! Case was sent to the embassy yesterday!!! Yay!!!

[Naini 45]

Where can i find information on how to pay for the medical at st lukes in the Philippines?

[jtona 98]

On December 29, 2017 at 9:17 AM, Naini said:

Where can i find information on how to pay for the medical at st lukes in the Philippines?

http://www.slec.ph/us-visa-applicants.shtml#medical-fees

 

St lukes does NOT accept checks or Credit Cards..My Fiancee Paid Cash when she arrived for Examination..

Edited December 30, 2017 by jtona

[Marzena & Stephen 544]

Just got my biometrics appointment letter for aos/ead!    Has anyone had their appointment already? How did it go?!