October 2017 AOS filers (merged)

[doggieandsam 765]

On 8/4/2018 at 5:00 PM, Yaztalksalot said:

Hey everyone, 

 

Hope you are all having a nice weekend  I've pulled together a blog post of everything I've included in my AOS Interview folder.

 

https://yaztalksalot.wordpress.com/2018/08/04/aos-interview-checklist/ 

 

I used the list on the interview notice and just sort of built it out from there .This is just what I'm personally taking, you may take more than me, you may take less, but a few people wanted to see my checklist so figured this was the easiest way to share  

 

Hope it's helpful!

 

Yaz XOXO.

 

@Limonata @doggieandsam @KatieAndNaimah 

thanks yaz!!!! 

[Visitor User 253]

Does this mean my RFIE was satisfied?

 

4/30/18 RFIE for Birth Certificate with English translation.

 

Submitted the document and USCIS received on 7/19/18.

 

7/31/18: Case is ready for an interview

[Medi_07 58]

1 hour ago, Visitor User said:

Does this mean my RFIE was satisfied?

 

4/30/18 RFIE for Birth Certificate with English translation.

 

Submitted the document and USCIS received on 7/19/18.

 

7/31/18: Case is ready for an interview

I think it’s time for you to move on and forget about the English translation. Seems they received your RFIE and that’s why your status says : case is ready for an interview... 

Just wait patiently for them to schedule your form for an interview !! Best of luck 

[Visitor User 253]

2 minutes ago, Medi_07 said:

I think it’s time for you to move on and forget about the English translation. Seems they received your RFIE and that’s why your status says : case is ready for an interview... 

Just wait patiently for them to schedule your form for an interview !! Best of luck 

But does it mean the document I submitted was good enough? I shouldn’t get another RFIE for BC with ET right?

[Visitor User 253]

Wow. What a happy day. 

 

*** DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS E-MAIL *** 

There has been a recent processing action taken on your case. 

Receipt Number: MSC*** 

Application Type: I765, APPLICATION FOR EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION 

Your Case Status: Card/ Document Production 

On August 8, 2018, we ordered your new card for Receipt Number MSC***, and will mail it to the address you gave us. If you move, go to www.uscis.gov/addresschange to give us your new mailing address. 

This step applies to applications that result in an applicant receiving a card (such as a "green card") or other document (such as a naturalization certificate, employment authorization document, travel document, or advance parole). Applications will be in this step from the time the order to produce the card/document is given until the card/document is produced and mailed to the applicant. You can expect to receive your card/document within 30 days of the approval of your application. If you do not receive your document, please contact our National Customer Service Center at 1-800-375-5283. 
 

• Log-in to your myUSCIS account to view your case history and understand what you can expect to happen next on your case.
• Current processing times can be found on the USCIS website at under Check Processing Times.

Sincerely,

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)

[Limonata 46]

Hi folks! 

 

Just wanted to provide an update regarding our interview yesterday at USCIS San Antonio, TX 

 

We went into USCIS 30 mins earlier than our scheduled time. My husband and I decided to attend  in formal business attire. There are a lot of people in business attire, mostly people coming in for the interview, but there are also people in casual clothes, seems like those who are there to make an inquiry. 

 

We go thru typical airport security screening, we were able to take our phones with us provided that you put it through the scanner. We were asked to remove anything we have in our pockets and any jewelry we are wearing.

 

After the security screening, my husband was asked to wait in the waiting room while i was asked to queue up on the reception line to sign in for my interview. I gave my interview notice and the receptionist in turn gave it back to me with my number and was told to wait in the waiting room and wait for my number or name to be called. 

 

We waited for a few minutes and then we were called in for the interview by our immig officer. I offered a firm handshake and introduced myself and my husband, which she gladly took notice. We were also told that there will be another officer with her on the interview for training purposes. 

 

We went inside the interview room and then the officer proceeded to give us a brief agenda of what she will go through. 

 

We were sworn in and the she proceeded to ask questions from the AOS form we submitted. Just basic questions like my name, birthday address etc. She then started asking about the typical yes/no questions in the AOS form. 

 

After that, she asked about my current job here in the US, she looked into my file and was surprised that it is the same job i have  prior to moving to the US. (I work for a g500 company )She asked if my company transferred my employment from the Philippines to the US. I told her that i was fortunate enough that my company supported my move and that they decided to put my role on hold until my EAD is approved so i can reapply and keep the same job as well as keep my tenure. I was asked to show her my i-9 submission form to confirm my registration date with my EAD. 

 

She also asked if i have been to the US before we moved(5 times) and how long was the longest one(1 month). She asked if my husband and i went together on those trips( only once for Christmas vacation ).  She also asked if i still have a valid b1/b2 visa at the time we filed for K1(yes i did) 

 

Next question, she asked was how we met, which i answered. We’ve been living together since 2006 in my home country  and she asked my husband why it took him so long to get me here. We were laughing because the officer was joking about how long my husband took his sweet time before proposing.  She also about why we don’t have kids after being together for more than 12 years. 

 

She then asked for new evidence we would like to include in our file. We told her we have an updated i864 that now includes 2016 and 2017 taxes. She said our affidavit of support has already been approved from what we have submitted but she appreciated the updated i864 and took it along with the new tax forms and added it to our file. 

 

Next she had asked for us to show her documents proving our marriage. It helped that we had it in a clear file folder so we just flipped thru the documents in front of her. She took the following documents:

- renewed lease agreements with our names

- joint checking and savings accounts 

- each of our 401k beneficiaries page

- each of our insurance beneficiaries page

- approved report of marriage (we registered our marriage on my home country)

- car insurance 

- both of our driver’s license copies showing the same address 

- joint 2017 tax returns 

 

i offered her other documents like my husband’s job offer, recent pay stubs, etc but she doesnt need it. 

 

She also didnt ask to see the originals or what we submitted like marriage license, birth certificates, etc

 

She started going through the RoC/naturalization  process and told us to expect my green card in the mail in 2-3 weeks. I wanted to hear her say it so i asked her explicitly. I said, so does this mean you are approving our application?  She said Yes! You have my approval for AOS.  We were so happy and we thanked her for her time. 

 

We head out for lunch and we realized that she didnt give us any written note saying we have been approved. She didn’t get my fingerprints nor stamped my passport with something. We were getting worried. 

 

But today, I received a notification from USCIS that my card is in production! Yay! We thought we were dreaming lol. 

 

Sorry for the long post but i just want to be thorough in the hopes that it may help someone else. Best of wishes to everyone here!

[SamSam85 47]

28 minutes ago, Limonata said:

Hi folks! 

 

Just wanted to provide an update regarding our interview yesterday at USCIS San Antonio, TX 

 

We went into USCIS 30 mins earlier than our scheduled time. My husband and I decided to attend  in formal business attire. There are a lot of people in business attire, mostly people coming in for the interview, but there are also people in casual clothes, seems like those who are there to make an inquiry. 

 

We go thru typical airport security screening, we were able to take our phones with us provided that you put it through the scanner. We were asked to remove anything we have in our pockets and any jewelry we are wearing.

 

After the security screening, my husband was asked to wait in the waiting room while i was asked to queue up on the reception line to sign in for my interview. I gave my interview notice and the receptionist in turn gave it back to me with my number and was told to wait in the waiting room and wait for my number or name to be called. 

 

We waited for a few minutes and then we were called in for the interview by our immig officer. I offered a firm handshake and introduced myself and my husband, which she gladly took notice. We were also told that there will be another officer with her on the interview for training purposes. 

 

We went inside the interview room and then the officer proceeded to give us a brief agenda of what she will go through. 

 

We were sworn in and the she proceeded to ask questions from the AOS form we submitted. Just basic questions like my name, birthday address etc. She then started asking about the typical yes/no questions in the AOS form. 

 

After that, she asked about my current job here in the US, she looked into my file and was surprised that it is the same job i have  prior to moving to the US. (I work for a g500 company )She asked if my company transferred my employment from the Philippines to the US. I told her that i was fortunate enough that my company supported my move and that they decided to put my role on hold until my EAD is approved so i can reapply and keep the same job as well as keep my tenure. I was asked to show her my i-9 submission form to confirm my registration date with my EAD. 

 

She also asked if i have been to the US before we moved(5 times) and how long was the longest one(1 month). She asked if my husband and i went together on those trips( only once for Christmas vacation ).  She also asked if i still have a valid b1/b2 visa at the time we filed for K1(yes i did) 

 

Next question, she asked was how we met, which i answered. We’ve been living together since 2006 in my home country  and she asked my husband why it took him so long to get me here. We were laughing because the officer was joking about how long my husband took his sweet time before proposing.  She also about why we don’t have kids after being together for more than 12 years. 

 

She then asked for new evidence we would like to include in our file. We told her we have an updated i864 that now includes 2016 and 2017 taxes. She said our affidavit of support has already been approved from what we have submitted but she appreciated the updated i864 and took it along with the new tax forms and added it to our file. 

 

Next she had asked for us to show her documents proving our marriage. It helped that we had it in a clear file folder so we just flipped thru the documents in front of her. She took the following documents:

- renewed lease agreements with our names

- joint checking and savings accounts 

- each of our 401k beneficiaries page

- each of our insurance beneficiaries page

- approved report of marriage (we registered our marriage on my home country)

- car insurance 

- both of our driver’s license copies showing the same address 

- joint 2017 tax returns 

 

i offered her other documents like my husband’s job offer, recent pay stubs, etc but she doesnt need it. 

 

She also didnt ask to see the originals or what we submitted like marriage license, birth certificates, etc

 

She started going through the RoC/naturalization  process and told us to expect my green card in the mail in 2-3 weeks. I wanted to hear her say it so i asked her explicitly. I said, so does this mean you are approving our application?  She said Yes! You have my approval for AOS.  We were so happy and we thanked her for her time. 

 

We head out for lunch and we realized that she didnt give us any written note saying we have been approved. She didn’t get my fingerprints nor stamped my passport with something. We were getting worried. 

 

But today, I received a notification from USCIS that my card is in production! Yay! We thought we were dreaming lol. 

 

Sorry for the long post but i just want to be thorough in the hopes that it may help someone else. Best of wishes to everyone here!

Do you know why she asked about prior visits or prior visas? That is a bit weird.

[TriloByte 1,818]

Just a quick update to say that our interview went well yesterday and we were approved. 

[Limonata 46]

28 minutes ago, SamSam85 said:

Do you know why she asked about prior visits or prior visas? That is a bit weird.

Not sure too. Maybe because it’s on my file. I remember having to list all previous US Travel Info on the K1 visa application or something like that. It was ok though, it was mostly short business trips. 

[Limonata 46]

I forgot to mention that out officer didn’t ask to see any photos of us, not even a single one. We brought 2 photo albums : 1 before we were married and 1 after we were married. 

[Visitor User 253]

34 minutes ago, TriloByte said:

Just a quick update to say that our interview went well yesterday and we were approved. 

Which AOS questions did they ask?

 

Which documents did they ask for?

[obanla 37]

22 hours ago, Limonata said:

Hi folks! 

 

Just wanted to provide an update regarding our interview yesterday at USCIS San Antonio, TX 

 

We went into USCIS 30 mins earlier than our scheduled time. My husband and I decided to attend  in formal business attire. There are a lot of people in business attire, mostly people coming in for the interview, but there are also people in casual clothes, seems like those who are there to make an inquiry. 

 

We go thru typical airport security screening, we were able to take our phones with us provided that you put it through the scanner. We were asked to remove anything we have in our pockets and any jewelry we are wearing.

 

After the security screening, my husband was asked to wait in the waiting room while i was asked to queue up on the reception line to sign in for my interview. I gave my interview notice and the receptionist in turn gave it back to me with my number and was told to wait in the waiting room and wait for my number or name to be called. 

 

We waited for a few minutes and then we were called in for the interview by our immig officer. I offered a firm handshake and introduced myself and my husband, which she gladly took notice. We were also told that there will be another officer with her on the interview for training purposes. 

 

We went inside the interview room and then the officer proceeded to give us a brief agenda of what she will go through. 

 

We were sworn in and the she proceeded to ask questions from the AOS form we submitted. Just basic questions like my name, birthday address etc. She then started asking about the typical yes/no questions in the AOS form. 

 

After that, she asked about my current job here in the US, she looked into my file and was surprised that it is the same job i have  prior to moving to the US. (I work for a g500 company )She asked if my company transferred my employment from the Philippines to the US. I told her that i was fortunate enough that my company supported my move and that they decided to put my role on hold until my EAD is approved so i can reapply and keep the same job as well as keep my tenure. I was asked to show her my i-9 submission form to confirm my registration date with my EAD. 

 

She also asked if i have been to the US before we moved(5 times) and how long was the longest one(1 month). She asked if my husband and i went together on those trips( only once for Christmas vacation ).  She also asked if i still have a valid b1/b2 visa at the time we filed for K1(yes i did) 

 

Next question, she asked was how we met, which i answered. We’ve been living together since 2006 in my home country  and she asked my husband why it took him so long to get me here. We were laughing because the officer was joking about how long my husband took his sweet time before proposing.  She also about why we don’t have kids after being together for more than 12 years. 

 

She then asked for new evidence we would like to include in our file. We told her we have an updated i864 that now includes 2016 and 2017 taxes. She said our affidavit of support has already been approved from what we have submitted but she appreciated the updated i864 and took it along with the new tax forms and added it to our file. 

 

Next she had asked for us to show her documents proving our marriage. It helped that we had it in a clear file folder so we just flipped thru the documents in front of her. She took the following documents:

- renewed lease agreements with our names

- joint checking and savings accounts 

- each of our 401k beneficiaries page

- each of our insurance beneficiaries page

- approved report of marriage (we registered our marriage on my home country)

- car insurance 

- both of our driver’s license copies showing the same address 

- joint 2017 tax returns 

 

i offered her other documents like my husband’s job offer, recent pay stubs, etc but she doesnt need it. 

 

She also didnt ask to see the originals or what we submitted like marriage license, birth certificates, etc

 

She started going through the RoC/naturalization  process and told us to expect my green card in the mail in 2-3 weeks. I wanted to hear her say it so i asked her explicitly. I said, so does this mean you are approving our application?  She said Yes! You have my approval for AOS.  We were so happy and we thanked her for her time. 

 

We head out for lunch and we realized that she didnt give us any written note saying we have been approved. She didn’t get my fingerprints nor stamped my passport with something. We were getting worried. 

 

But today, I received a notification from USCIS that my card is in production! Yay! We thought we were dreaming lol. 

 

Sorry for the long post but i just want to be thorough in the hopes that it may help someone else. Best of wishes to everyone here!

Did you receive any update on your i-130 too that its been approved ?

[Yaztalksalot 127]

22 hours ago, Limonata said:

Hi folks! 

 

Just wanted to provide an update regarding our interview yesterday at USCIS San Antonio, TX 

 

We went into USCIS 30 mins earlier than our scheduled time. My husband and I decided to attend  in formal business attire. There are a lot of people in business attire, mostly people coming in for the interview, but there are also people in casual clothes, seems like those who are there to make an inquiry. 

 

We go thru typical airport security screening, we were able to take our phones with us provided that you put it through the scanner. We were asked to remove anything we have in our pockets and any jewelry we are wearing.

 

After the security screening, my husband was asked to wait in the waiting room while i was asked to queue up on the reception line to sign in for my interview. I gave my interview notice and the receptionist in turn gave it back to me with my number and was told to wait in the waiting room and wait for my number or name to be called. 

 

We waited for a few minutes and then we were called in for the interview by our immig officer. I offered a firm handshake and introduced myself and my husband, which she gladly took notice. We were also told that there will be another officer with her on the interview for training purposes. 

 

We went inside the interview room and then the officer proceeded to give us a brief agenda of what she will go through. 

 

We were sworn in and the she proceeded to ask questions from the AOS form we submitted. Just basic questions like my name, birthday address etc. She then started asking about the typical yes/no questions in the AOS form. 

 

After that, she asked about my current job here in the US, she looked into my file and was surprised that it is the same job i have  prior to moving to the US. (I work for a g500 company )She asked if my company transferred my employment from the Philippines to the US. I told her that i was fortunate enough that my company supported my move and that they decided to put my role on hold until my EAD is approved so i can reapply and keep the same job as well as keep my tenure. I was asked to show her my i-9 submission form to confirm my registration date with my EAD. 

 

She also asked if i have been to the US before we moved(5 times) and how long was the longest one(1 month). She asked if my husband and i went together on those trips( only once for Christmas vacation ).  She also asked if i still have a valid b1/b2 visa at the time we filed for K1(yes i did) 

 

Next question, she asked was how we met, which i answered. We’ve been living together since 2006 in my home country  and she asked my husband why it took him so long to get me here. We were laughing because the officer was joking about how long my husband took his sweet time before proposing.  She also about why we don’t have kids after being together for more than 12 years. 

 

She then asked for new evidence we would like to include in our file. We told her we have an updated i864 that now includes 2016 and 2017 taxes. She said our affidavit of support has already been approved from what we have submitted but she appreciated the updated i864 and took it along with the new tax forms and added it to our file. 

 

Next she had asked for us to show her documents proving our marriage. It helped that we had it in a clear file folder so we just flipped thru the documents in front of her. She took the following documents:

- renewed lease agreements with our names

- joint checking and savings accounts 

- each of our 401k beneficiaries page

- each of our insurance beneficiaries page

- approved report of marriage (we registered our marriage on my home country)

- car insurance 

- both of our driver’s license copies showing the same address 

- joint 2017 tax returns 

 

i offered her other documents like my husband’s job offer, recent pay stubs, etc but she doesnt need it. 

 

She also didnt ask to see the originals or what we submitted like marriage license, birth certificates, etc

 

She started going through the RoC/naturalization  process and told us to expect my green card in the mail in 2-3 weeks. I wanted to hear her say it so i asked her explicitly. I said, so does this mean you are approving our application?  She said Yes! You have my approval for AOS.  We were so happy and we thanked her for her time. 

 

We head out for lunch and we realized that she didnt give us any written note saying we have been approved. She didn’t get my fingerprints nor stamped my passport with something. We were getting worried. 

 

But today, I received a notification from USCIS that my card is in production! Yay! We thought we were dreaming lol. 

 

Sorry for the long post but i just want to be thorough in the hopes that it may help someone else. Best of wishes to everyone here!

So happy for you!!

 

Thank you very much for such a detailed account of what happened at the interview, this has made me feel a lot more prepared for mine on Wednesday!!

 

Congratulations!! 

[Limonata 46]

49 minutes ago, obanla said:

Did you receive any update on your i-130 too that its been approved ?

Hello! Sorry i dont think i have submitted i-130 before. All I submitted for my AOS is the i-485, i-864, i-131 and i-765. Can you tell me what the i-130 is for?  

[obanla 37]

8 minutes ago, Limonata said:

Hello! Sorry i dont think i have submitted i-130 before. All I submitted for my AOS is the i-485, i-864, i-131 and i-765. Can you tell me what the i-130 is for?  

thats weird cos your i-485 approval will be based on your i-130 being approved, so i have never seen a situation where you dont have i-130 approval before i-485, you must be damn lucky.