November 2017 AOS Filers

[Emmz 154]

35 minutes ago, Charlene Gei said:

If you included the form then just wait for the acceptance confirmation.. mine it took 9 days before i recieved texts & emails.. relax 😊

thanks im just so excited 😍

[tab0712 141]

On 11/12/2017 at 4:11 PM, TatiyPablo said:

Hello all! My husband and I are compiling our AoS paper work. He came from Cuba on a K1 and we recently got married. I have some questions, that I have posted elsewhere, and would be most appreciative for your help.

 

Medical

My husband never received the DS-3025 during his medical exam. He has the Cuban vaccination card that his doctor gave him during the medical a few months ago, but never received the US vaccination form. If any one knows Cuba, it is impossible to call the doctor or hospital and have them mail or email us a copy. So now, after some advice from a very helpful VJ member (thank you @Suss&Camm!  ) it seems our only option is to go to a certified doctor here and ask them to fill out a portion of the I-693. Has anyone gone through this process?

 

I-485 Questions

24. What is your current immigration status? (If it has changed since arrival.)

"K1 Visa Holder," correct? He came on a K1, we married, and now are doing AoS.

Part 3: 1. Have you ever applied for an immigrant visa to obtain permanent resident status at a US Embassy or Consulate Abroad?

Does our K1 visa application count? 

Part 3: Did you write the addresses of old residences and employer in Spanish (or local language) or English, how they would appear in Cuba (local country) or US?

For residences and employment there are two sections - the first two questions ask for most recent, then the next two ask for most recent residences/employment out of US, should we just follow in chronological order? For instance, my husbands current address is in New York, US, and his previous was in Havana, Cuba. Do these need to be listed in the separate sections, or consecutively?

Part 8:  1. Have you ever been a member of, involved in, or in any way associated with any organization, association, fund, foundation, party,  club, society, or similar group in the US or any other location in the world including any military service?

My husband spent 9 months doing the obligatory Cuban military service, in a general position. Would we have to mark YES for this question? And it has implications for the following questions:

 

49. Have you EVER received any type of military, paramilitary, or weapons training?

We are hesitant to answer yes because he truly did the most basic form of general military service. Thoughts?

 

55. Have you EVER served in, been a member of, assisted, or participated in any military unit, paramilitary unit, police unit, self defense unit...etc?

Would we answer yes to this since he was technically in the military?

 

Thank you for reading through this! Obsessing over the details a bit as we want everything to be correct. Any help would be so appreciated!

 

x

 

you asked some good questions. I hope someone can answer them for you so you can continue on. I am just starting my husbands paperwork, so I am of no help

[EmGosh 72]

Hey Y'all!!!!!

 

We submitted our AOS November 1st

Got a text message confirmation on November 15th

 

And the waiting begins......

Praying we did everything correctly!

 

If I remember correctly I read somewhere that we should be getting a biometrics appointment within 30 days? I am right with this? is the the NOA1?

 

Thanks everyone, fasten your seatbelts, we are in for a wild ride together!

[tab0712 141]

Can anyone post a copy of the cover letter you sent, or a link to where a thorough checklist/cover letter is provided? I keep coming across thing I am missing to send, and its holding up from getting this out of our house and into the mail. Any help is GREATLY appreciated

[EvieMN 105]

16 hours ago, tab0712 said:

Can anyone post a copy of the cover letter you sent, or a link to where a thorough checklist/cover letter is provided? I keep coming across thing I am missing to send, and its holding up from getting this out of our house and into the mail. Any help is GREATLY appreciated

That one was helpful for me! Obviously you might not need everything as this is for AOS from a J1 visa but can still be helpful with ideas for possible evidence. Doesn't have a cover letter but there are plenty of them on here. You can try searching on the website or with google by limiting search results to just this website.

[baconmunch 16]

November filer here. Submitted the AOS/EAD/AP application concurrently as a K1 visa holder.

[Lolo260 33]

On 11/16/2017 at 5:06 PM, T_P said:

People take a moment and read this;

 

USCIS Is Receiving a Record Number of Citizenship Applications (Nov 10, 2017)

http://immigrationimpact.com/2017/11/13/uscis-record-citizenship-applications/

 

Immigrants waiting longer for US citizenship as backlog builds  (Nov 13, 2017)

http://www.scpr.org/news/2017/11/10/77606/immigrants-waiting-longer-for-us-citizenship-as-ba/ 

 

"A spike in U.S. citizenship applications before and after the November 2016 election has led to a backlog of more than 708,000 pending requests nationwide, with typical wait times for applicants doubling since last year."

So what does this mean? As long as we are in the aos process my husband is not deportable right? Plus what are the wait times to get the work permit?

[SkruDe 311]

On 11/16/2017 at 7:59 AM, SkruDe said:

Sent: 11/6

Delivered: 11/7

USCIS Text: 11/15  (Technically 11/16 since I got the text 25 minutes after midnight, but it is safe to say the notice will be dated the 15th)

Received my wife's hard copy NOA1's in the mail yesterday!!

 

As expected, the hard copy NOA1 papers have my notice date as:  November 15th, 2017

 

Let the AOS journey begin!!!

[O.C 160]

Received 3 case #'s via text/emails at midnight last night :)! 

[O.C 160]

On 11/18/2017 at 9:40 PM, tab0712 said:

Can anyone post a copy of the cover letter you sent, or a link to where a thorough checklist/cover letter is provided? I keep coming across thing I am missing to send, and its holding up from getting this out of our house and into the mail. Any help is GREATLY appreciated

Not sure if you have sent it already but heres another list/forum that may help.

 

 

[qqg3 18]

Sent AOS Packet (from K1) on 11/13

Delivered via FedEx on 11/14

[Emmz 154]

hi guys want to update everyone in my case submitted AOS, EAD and AP nov 9,2017 and received text notification and email notif last nov 20,2017 and i track my case no status yet, it shows validation errors have anyone experience this?

Edited November 22, 2017 by Emmz

[qqg3 18]

Update! just got notifications.

 

Sent AOS Packet (from K1) on 11/13

Delivered via FedEx on 11/14

3x text + email notifications (AOS, EAD ,AP; I assume) on 11/22

[Justtwoofus 158]

Hi peep's

We are November 13th fillers, at least that was the date our package was received. 

I just got NOA 1 text and mail an hour ago for AOS and EAD. Hope to see hard copy in our mail box soon

Good luck to all of you, may our journey be smooth! 

Good night and happy Turkey to you all!

 

Edited November 23, 2017 by DalilaAdnan

[dulcecandela 15]

On 11/16/2017 at 9:08 PM, dulcecandela said:

Hi everyone!

November filer here. Mailed our AOS package on 11/4...delivered on 11/12 and anxiously waiting for the text/email from USCIS that it’s been “officially” received. Good Luck to everyone in your journey! 

Received 3 texts/emails on 11/22... let the waiting begin!

Edited November 23, 2017 by dulcecandela