Minneapolis-St. Paul MN Office AOS Filers

[USC4SPOUSE 506]

4 hours ago, Colorred said:

PD                           Interview   Member                         Notes     

04-07-16                 03.23-17     aichteeque                 *Approved 03-24-17
04-21-16                 05-31-17     elenamimimi

06-13-16                                      mfbg                           *Pending as of 01-08-18

10-17-16                  12-04-17    LL & Me                       Filed I-130 first and approved 02-15-18. GC approved 03-14-18

11-10-16                 12-19-17     Datallone

12-07-16                 10-31-17     sausa                              01-26-18 *Approval 

12-08-16                 01-22-18     sebastianshaw    

12-15-16                 NONE          Nicole&Ryan               K-1   

12-19-16                 01-25-18    apricot123                      K-1

02-21-17                                     Throwaway3882828  K-1; Pending as of 06-20-18

02-22-17.                02-28-18     USpatial                       F-1 

02-99-17                 03-07-18     Daithi182

03-07-18                                      RS2016                      12-08-17 Received Green card by mail   

03-20-17                                     msrasuncion               K-1; *Pending as of 07-10-18

03-27-17                                   ChillyPinoy                   Approved 12-02-17 ******************

03-27-17                                    directuplink  

04-03-17                03-26-18    schoenzen                     K-1 Approved 03-28-18             

04-12-17                                     myusa                           K-1

04-17-17                 06-28-18    Kristy&Ryan                  K-1  Approved 06-28-18

04-27-17                                     Matisyahu                     F-1 

05-05-17                 07-10-18     clacknark                     K-1 Approved 07-13-18 

05-09-17                 08-14-18     mangorange                F-1

05-10-17                 08-??-18      cool_beans                  Approved 09-06-18

 05-17-17                 08-??-18      Roy2017                      F-1

05-22-17                                      Vik77                             K-1

 06-06-17                                      DeNi

06-07-17                 10-01-18     Mar_31                         B-1

06-16-17                 10-03-18     MapleLeaf29               K-1

06-19-17                                      R S                                K-1 

07-17-17                                      July2017MN               F-1   

08-04-17                08-23-18      tdav                                  K-1  Review of MSP Field office here #24520 

09-15-17                                      Chelleyandaaron        K-1

09-18-17                 10-09-18     natsusnowy1204       K-1 

09-27-17                 08-01-18     Mike V                          K-1

10-04-17                 11-05-18     itsdonealready            F-1 Approved 11-09-18

10-06-17                                      Sherry/Robert             K-1      

12-13-17                                      jp&cheryl                       K-1 

01-08-18                                      Luciana Castro              K-1

01-30-18                                      Pandalion                     F-1 

02-01-18                                      Mayolover

02-01-18                                      MelandJason 

02-26-18                                      matt87                          F-1

03-12-18                                      mysticdolphin95         K-1

03-16-18                                      USC4SPOUSE              F-1 (out of status)

03-30-18                                      ELTCBO18                    K-1  

04-02-18                                      Paige & Stephen          k-1

04-30-18                                      amaraimee                    K-1

06-09-18                                      johnfvan                         k-1

06-14-18                                      LarisaXoX                      K-1

07-02-18                                       mcoles89                     K-1

07-06-18                                       mcgee201

07-09-18                                      batcher                          K-1 

08-14-18                                      faycher                          K-1  

08-28-18                                      Colorred                        F-1 

                                                      DakotaKid                    *Soon to file for AOS

                                                      Danny70                        *Soon to file for AOS   

                                                       JRLee

                                                      Wipf D

                                                      Steve & Ligia               *Married 09-30-17. No record of AOS.. Pending as of 11-09-17

                                                      JosephRose                 *re-filing for AOS soon. Rejected 07-05-18: outdated forms.        

                                                      Marekonjo                    K-1

                                                      JennaL                          *I-129F approved 07-09-18

                                                       Charles_Hannah          *I-129F approved 07-10-18

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[USC4SPOUSE 506]

1 hour ago, MapleLeaf29 said:

44 days after my husband's green card interview, our status finally changed to "approved"!!!!!  We are so glad that we reached out to Senator Amy Klobuchar.  This is the second time she has helped us and we are beyond grateful.  

FINALLY!!! Congratulations!!!! I am very happy for you both. Set alerts on your phone for 90 days before your green card expires. That's when your window to file the I-751 opens up.

 

All the best,

 

USC4SPOUSE

[krychy 34]

Hello everyone,

 

I am living in Sioux Falls, South Dakota and will be submitting my AOS documents next week. How likely will my case be sent to the Minneapolis-St. Paul MN office?

 

Additional Info:

On B2, married USC.

[USC4SPOUSE 506]

6 hours ago, krychy said:

Hello everyone,

 

I am living in Sioux Falls, South Dakota and will be submitting my AOS documents next week. How likely will my case be sent to the Minneapolis-St. Paul MN office?

 

Additional Info:

On B2, married USC.

Your zip code determines your jurisdiction/Field Office. The Minneapolis Field Office serves MN, SD, ND and Western Wisconsin. Therefore, your field office is the Minneapolis Field Office. See for yourself. https://www.uscis.gov/about-us/find-uscis-office/field-offices

Your file stays at the NBC until you get the "Interview scheduled" notification. It all moves relatively fast until the "Case is ready to be scheduled for an interview" stage. After that status update, the real wait begins. Sit back and relax.  If you are in a dire to start working, you may try to expedite your EAD/AP combo card. Here is the expedite criteria. https://www.uscis.gov/forms/expedite-criteria

 

 

[TC_person 0]

5 hours ago, USC4SPOUSE said:

Your zip code determines your jurisdiction/Field Office. The Minneapolis Field Office serves MN, SD, ND and Western Wisconsin. Therefore, your field office is the Minneapolis Field Office. See for yourself. https://www.uscis.gov/about-us/find-uscis-office/field-offices

Your file stays at the NBC until you get the "Interview scheduled" notification. It all moves relatively fast until the "Case is ready to be scheduled for an interview" stage. After that status update, the real wait begins. Sit back and relax.  If you are in a dire to start working, you may try to expedite your EAD/AP combo card. Here is the expedite criteria. https://www.uscis.gov/forms/expedite-criteria

 

 

I would agree. Except that it may not move fast to the "ready for interview stage". Mine took 10 months to get to the ready for interview stage and then a lot more waiting after that. I think patience is the key here. 

[krychy 34]

7 hours ago, USC4SPOUSE said:

Your zip code determines your jurisdiction/Field Office. The Minneapolis Field Office serves MN, SD, ND and Western Wisconsin. Therefore, your field office is the Minneapolis Field Office. See for yourself. https://www.uscis.gov/about-us/find-uscis-office/field-offices

Your file stays at the NBC until you get the "Interview scheduled" notification. It all moves relatively fast until the "Case is ready to be scheduled for an interview" stage. After that status update, the real wait begins. Sit back and relax.  If you are in a dire to start working, you may try to expedite your EAD/AP combo card. Here is the expedite criteria. https://www.uscis.gov/forms/expedite-criteria

 

 

Thank you so much for your response! The journey to a thousand miles begins for me next week.. I’m glad I found other people who are in the similar situation I’m in.

[natsusnowy1204 24]

On 11/14/2018 at 1:34 PM, itsdonealready said:

My case was approved 407 days after application. Can't believe it has been almost a year since I started the thread. Hope everyone gets their interview/approval very soon. Good luck!

Congrats!

[MapleLeaf29 247]

Our green card is almost here!!!  It was supposed to be delivered today, but we had a different postal worker because of the holidays, and they couldn't find the entrance to our condo building.  (The entrance is not very clearly marked.)  We called the post office and they are holding the envelope so we can pick it up in person tomorrow.  We are thankful for tracking information so we knew what the problem was right away.  We are also excited to be so close after so many months of waiting!!!

[krychy 34]

8 minutes ago, MapleLeaf29 said:

Our green card is almost here!!!  It was supposed to be delivered today, but we had a different postal worker because of the holidays, and they couldn't find the entrance to our condo building.  (The entrance is not very clearly marked.)  We called the post office and they are holding the envelope so we can pick it up in person tomorrow.  We are thankful for tracking information so we knew what the problem was right away.  We are also excited to be so close after so many months of waiting!!!

Congratulations!!!!! ❤️

[MapleLeaf29 247]

I just realized that I never posted our full experience at the Minneapolis/St. Paul Field Office.  Here it is:

 

My husband had his AOS interview on October 3rd.  We arrived at the field office 45 minutes before our interview, but we could not find parking anywhere.  We live in Minneapolis and are used to driving and parking here, so we were surprised that it was so incredibly difficult to find a spot -- every parking lot and every space was full.  

 

After 15-20 minutes of circling around, we finally found a spot in a parking lot, but there was no one at the pay station.  After wandering around the parking lot for awhile looking for an automated pay station, we realized that we needed to move the car.  We thought we saw another parking lot two blocks away, so my husband said he would move the car while I started walking to the field office.  He had a hard time getting to that parking lot because of the one-way streets, but he finally found a parking spot at the Minneapolis public library.  By the time he made it to the field office, he was out of breath from running for blocks and almost crying from the stress of looking for a parking spot.  (This was probably the most stressful 45 minutes of our entire lives.)  We dashed inside and made it to the field office at exactly our appointment time.  We went through the metal detector, gave our letter to the person at the desk, and took a seat in the waiting room.  It was almost empty.  About 15 minutes later, we were called for our interview.

 

The officer began by asking for our passports.  He also looked at my husband's driver's license, his EAD/AP card, and his I-94.  He also asked to see my husband's most recent passport stamp.  Then he asked for evidence that we were living as a married couple.  We gave him the following:

- A notarized letter from our bank verifying that we have joint accounts.

- Bank statements with both of our names.

- Health insurance cards with both of our names.

- Car insurance with both of our names.

- Condo insurance with both of our names.

- Life insurance policies (with the other spouse named as beneficiary).

- Phone bills showing both of our names and phone numbers.

We also offered to give him travel documents showing that we had gone to Europe together this summer and cards from family and friends.  However, he said that the documents we had given him were enough of a paper trail.

 

He then asked my husband the required yes/no questions.  He reminded me that I was not allowed to answer any of them.  

 

After this, he told us that he would ask us some questions that both of us were allowed to answer.  He began by asking us how we met.  He took notes as we answered.  We told him the story of how we met, including when we were introduced to each others' families and when we got engaged.  After that, he told us that he was recommending us for approval.  He printed out a letter stating that he was recommending us for approval, and I think he had us both sign a copy.  He also told us about the ROC process and reminded us that we would need to file for ROC in two years.  He then told us to expect our green card within 2-8 weeks.

 

He then asked to see some of the pictures we had brought.  We showed him a photo book we had created that told the story of our whole relationship: our first meeting, spending time with each others' families, additional visits, engagement, more visits, marriage, and our first year as a married couple.  He seemed to really enjoy looking through the book and asked us a lot of questions. 

 

The whole interview was a very positive experience.  The only stressful part was finding a parking spot!!!  I later talked with a coworker, who is also an immigrant to the United States, about how difficult it was to find parking.  She said, "We never try to park near the field office.  We always take a taxi!"  We had read some reviews of the Minneapolis/St. Paul field office before our interview and no one mentioned having a problem with parking, so maybe we went on an extremely bad day, but we thought we would mention it in case it is helpful for someone else.  When my husband returned to the field office a few weeks later for an InfoPass appointment, he took an Uber.  He said it was wonderful to be dropped off at the door and not to have to worry about parking!  

 

Hopefully this information is helpful for someone here.  

Edited November 24, 2018 by MapleLeaf29

[doctor_cle 0]

I am away traveling, but my USPS Informed Delivery shows a notice from the Minneapolis St Paul FO delivered to my mailbox today. I already received my Interview Appt notice (from NBC) on November 11th and my interview is scheduled for December 12th, so I wonder what is the purpose of this notice. I dont have access to my mailbox for another week, so wondering if anybody else got a similar notice before the interview. 

[MapleLeaf29 247]

11 minutes ago, doctor_cle said:

I am away traveling, but my USPS Informed Delivery shows a notice from the Minneapolis St Paul FO delivered to my mailbox today. I already received my Interview Appt notice (from NBC) on November 11th and my interview is scheduled for December 12th, so I wonder what is the purpose of this notice. I dont have access to my mailbox for another week, so wondering if anybody else got a similar notice before the interview. 

We only received our interview notice; we did not receive anything else.  Have you checked your online case status to see if anything was mailed to you?

[doctor_cle 0]

13 minutes ago, MapleLeaf29 said:

We only received our interview notice; we did not receive anything else.  Have you checked your online case status to see if anything was mailed to you?

The online case status remains unchanged on both websites, which is what is confusing me even more. Through the image of the USPS mail, I am able to see my receipt number and received date, which correspond to my i485, so I know it has something to do with that...

[MapleLeaf29 247]

53 minutes ago, doctor_cle said:

The online case status remains unchanged on both websites, which is what is confusing me even more. Through the image of the USPS mail, I am able to see my receipt number and received date, which correspond to my i485, so I know it has something to do with that...

When my husband went in for his InfoPass appointment, the officer said that the computer system has a lot of glitches, so the websites don't always update correctly.  We've had a lot more luck lately with the old case tracker than with the new website.  Sorry to hear that the websites are not providing any clarification!

[doctor_cle 0]

Any tips on parking close to the field office?