Minneapolis-St. Paul MN Office AOS Filers

[pamawemo 78]

We finally got some good news today. We requested that my wife's EAD/AP be expedited and we heard today that her card is being produced and will be mailed within 30 days. Could not have come at a better time - we are both excited to be moving forward.

[faycher 54]

Card is being produced! Yeah:)

[elmers 293]

15 hours ago, faycher said:

Card is being produced! Yeah:)

Congrats! 🏆 Hope you don't have to go through RoC.

[faycher 54]

On 8/7/2019 at 9:18 AM, elmers said:

Congrats! 🏆 Hope you don't have to go through RoC.

Unfortunately I will have to lol. I'm conditional GC

[pamawemo 78]

We received an I-797 approval notice for our EAD and AP card yesterday in the mail. Card was delivered today! 

 

Do you think we will be able to change her name on her social security card right away next week or does it take some time to get it updated in the SAVE system? 

 

[payxibka 10,045]

1 hour ago, pamawemo said:

We received an I-797 approval notice for our EAD and AP card yesterday in the mail. Card was delivered today! 

 

Do you think we will be able to change her name on her social security card right away next week or does it take some time to get it updated in the SAVE system? 

 

It should be there already 

[pamawemo 78]

On 8/10/2019 at 5:18 PM, payxibka said:

It should be there already 

No problems at the SSA - we were able to get her name changed on her SS card. We asked for a receipt showing she had applied for the new card and we were able to take that to the DPS to get her driver's permit. She got a perfect score on the written test! Pretty excited. And now she learns to drive - yikes. She has never had a license or driven so all new. We are looking at a driving school since I make her too nervous. (Probably a good idea, right?) She has to wait 90 days to take the road test and she will need it.

[elmers 293]

19 minutes ago, pamawemo said:

She has never had a license or driven so all new. We are looking at a driving school since I make her too nervous. (Probably a good idea, right?)

If you have $$, then driving school is definitely the way to go as they do this for a living. However, if the student does not learn within normal time frame, cost can rack up quickly. I had a family friend who paid quite a bit to learn basic driving skills (he was a slow learner, as I found out later) but wasn't making much progress. So, being the nice person I am, I offered him some lessons twice a weekend for maybe 2 months? He did much better and was able to enter, stay, and exit the freeway easily. I also taught 3-4 other friends how to drive.... not sure where I am going with this but I do recommend some lessons on the side (you and her) so she practices what she learns. High school and business building lots, residential areas during weekdays, state highways further north, etc are best places to drive without much interference. Get her a fairly inexpensive beater car (3-4K toyotas, hondas) that she can drive for at least 1-2 years then upgrade later.

[Colorred 30]

Hi all

An interview update: waited an hour after checking in before they called our number. 

Interviewer was a very chill, pleasant man even apologized for delay. 

 

He had my big file from when I originally applied open at his desk. (I Front-loaded it with evidence) 

He made random conversation then finally said let’s start.

he asked my hubs questions first: his name, DoB, our current address his mom and dads names. And my name. 

Then moved on to me; my name, name change, date we moved to our new address, my dad’s name. yes/no i485 questions. If I graduated yet. (AOS from F1) If we had any children or plan to have any in future. He asked me to sign the forms and said he was recommending us for approval, explained the timelines and next part of the process since we are married less than 2 years. Gave us a print out then made more conversations before escorting us out. 

 

He didn’t look at any of the additional evidence I brought. ( I’m one of those 7lb-binder type of people) ...oh well, I’ll store it for ROC 🤣

Interview 8/8

Status on USCIS Website updated to card has been ordered, on the same day (8/8). 

Approval notice received 8/12

GC received 8/15

 

Side note:

After interview I used my AP to travel outside country and came back just fine. (Interviewing officer said it was ok to still use AP). I had a bit of a wait before parole card was stapled to my passport ( it was the officers first time handling such a case) but went well.

 

[pamawemo 78]

On 8/14/2019 at 4:05 PM, elmers said:

If you have $$, then driving school is definitely the way to go as they do this for a living. However, if the student does not learn within normal time frame, cost can rack up quickly. I had a family friend who paid quite a bit to learn basic driving skills (he was a slow learner, as I found out later) but wasn't making much progress. So, being the nice person I am, I offered him some lessons twice a weekend for maybe 2 months? He did much better and was able to enter, stay, and exit the freeway easily. I also taught 3-4 other friends how to drive.... not sure where I am going with this but I do recommend some lessons on the side (you and her) so she practices what she learns. High school and business building lots, residential areas during weekdays, state highways further north, etc are best places to drive without much interference. Get her a fairly inexpensive beater car (3-4K toyotas, hondas) that she can drive for at least 1-2 years then upgrade later.

Thanks. Good advice. I think the preliminary instruction should come from a professional. Plus, it will save a lot of wear and tear on our marriage! I'll be certain to check out the company's policy about additional costs. And yes, we will look for a decent but safe used car the first few years. She is excited but a bit nervous to get behind the wheel. She has been driving my lawn tractor/mower so it's a start. She has only had to avoid squirrels, chipmunks and the occasional garter snake. Haha!

[pamawemo 78]

6 hours ago, Colorred said:

Hi all

An interview update: waited an hour after checking in before they called our number. 

Interviewer was a very chill, pleasant man even apologized for delay. 

 

He had my big file from when I originally applied open at his desk. (I Front-loaded it with evidence) 

He made random conversation then finally said let’s start.

he asked my hubs questions first: his name, DoB, our current address his mom and dads names. And my name. 

Then moved on to me; my name, name change, date we moved to our new address, my dad’s name. yes/no i485 questions. If I graduated yet. (AOS from F1) If we had any children or plan to have any in future. He asked me to sign the forms and said he was recommending us for approval, explained the timelines and next part of the process since we are married less than 2 years. Gave us a print out then made more conversations before escorting us out. 

 

He didn’t look at any of the additional evidence I brought. ( I’m one of those 7lb-binder type of people) ...oh well, I’ll store it for ROC 🤣

Interview 8/8

Status on USCIS Website updated to card has been ordered, on the same day (8/8). 

Approval notice received 8/12

GC received 8/15

 

Side note:

After interview I used my AP to travel outside country and came back just fine. (Interviewing officer said it was ok to still use AP). I had a bit of a wait before parole card was stapled to my passport ( it was the officers first time handling such a case) but went well.

 

Congrats and thanks for taking the time to share your interview experience.

[JuLiA1234 10]

Just checked my status online and it says "interview was scheduled". My filing date is November 21st, 2018. The process is slightly getting faster!

 

I will give you guys more update once I get a mail about interview info and have interview in MN! 

[Vpanda85 45]

On 9/9/2019 at 4:20 PM, juliakimjieun said:

Just checked my status online and it says "interview was scheduled". My filing date is November 21st, 2018. The process is slightly getting faster!

 

I will give you guys more update once I get a mail about interview info and have interview in MN! 

I'm in the same boat - The receipt / filing date on my application is November 23rd, 2018. I will update once I get the notice in the mail. 

[dentsflogged 352]

On 9/11/2019 at 1:24 PM, Vpanda85 said:

I'm in the same boat - The receipt / filing date on my application is November 23rd, 2018. I will update once I get the notice in the mail. 

This is awesome - my PD is January 2019 so hopefully I'll get interview sometime in November 

[JuLiA1234 10]

On 9/11/2019 at 1:24 PM, Vpanda85 said:

I'm in the same boat - The receipt / filing date on my application is November 23rd, 2018. I will update once I get the notice in the mail. 

Hey I got the notice in the mail today. 

 

My interview date is October 24th!