January 2018 AOS Filers

[Stt 218]

2 hours ago, pajobra said:

Mmmhmmm. Today marks a year since my husband and I got engaged.  So we are celebrating. I made him a nice breakfast of eggs and hash browns this morning. This afternoon we went out for really good ice cream at Colorado City Creamery. Best ice cream in town. This evening we have a reservation at Ted Montana's Grill. My husband's doctor recommended it to us because of the diet my husband is on and we love it.  They are super great about substitutions. My husband is on a low FODMAP diet due to his ibs. So basically we cut out lots of things mainly gluten, onions and garlic. It seems to be working. He has felt so much better lately.

Wonderful! Happy 1 yr anniversary. Sounds like fun.

[Eric&Olya 881]

12 hours ago, pajobra said:

Mmmhmmm. Today marks a year since my husband and I got engaged.  So we are celebrating. I made him a nice breakfast of eggs and hash browns this morning. This afternoon we went out for really good ice cream at Colorado City Creamery. Best ice cream in town. This evening we have a reservation at Ted Montana's Grill. My husband's doctor recommended it to us because of the diet my husband is on and we love it.  They are super great about substitutions. My husband is on a low FODMAP diet due to his ibs. So basically we cut out lots of things mainly gluten, onions and garlic. It seems to be working. He has felt so much better lately.

Congratulations!

Sounds like you had a great day

I completely forgot about ours, but now that I'm thinking of it, we did celebrate - we sent the AOS papers on that day without even realizing that

How is your volunteering going on?

[pajobra 1,395]

2 hours ago, Eric&Olya said:

Congratulations!

Sounds like you had a great day

I completely forgot about ours, but now that I'm thinking of it, we did celebrate - we sent the AOS papers on that day without even realizing that

How is your volunteering going on?

We had a wonderful day and of course I ate too much. lol

 

Volunteering is going great.  I am loving it so much. Really enjoy working with the ladies. One of the ladies Leanne is in her 80s and told me I needed to come in every Tuesday morning and volunteer with her cause I was fun. lol I walk to the library in about 25 minutes as I am volunteering scanning books to see if we should sell them on Amazon or Ebay from 9am-12pm.  

 

How are things going for you, Eric and the kids? And yes sending AOS papers is a celebration.  

[Eric&Olya 881]

1 hour ago, pajobra said:

We had a wonderful day and of course I ate too much. lol

 

Volunteering is going great.  I am loving it so much. Really enjoy working with the ladies. One of the ladies Leanne is in her 80s and told me I needed to come in every Tuesday morning and volunteer with her cause I was fun. lol I walk to the library in about 25 minutes as I am volunteering scanning books to see if we should sell them on Amazon or Ebay from 9am-12pm.  

 

How are things going for you, Eric and the kids? And yes sending AOS papers is a celebration.  

For Eric it's a lot of adjusting to the new family members, it's not easy to get two quite grown up children all of a sudden when you never had your own ones. The kids are adapting to the new school, my daughter is doing good, making new friends, even got an excellence roll to her own surprise. The level of academic challenge is much lower here. My son is too absent-minded and introverted in general, so he is not adapting as easily as she is but I'm sure he'll catch up sooner or later. As for me, I'm just trying to make everyone comfortable

[amk89 3]

On 1/27/2018 at 1:55 PM, Chicken7585 said:

Hi guys - I wanted to join in to wish all the January 2018 filers the very best! Here's our journey so far:

 

Jan 11 - Package (485/130/131/765) Sent

Jan 12 - Package delivered to Chicago

Jan 17 - NOA1 Received (485/130/131/765)

Jan 18 - Checks cashed by USCIS

Jan 19 - Biometrics Notice Sent

Jan 26 - Biometrics Notice Received

Feb 06 - Biometrics Appointment Date (Atlanta)

Looks like we're on a very similar schedule! My biometrics appt. was scheduled for Feb. 6 as well, but walked in this morning since I'll be travelling at that time. 

 

Anyone have an idea of timeline from biometrics appt to interview notification?

[BahamaIslander242 244]

Hey all! Was a March 2017 K1 filer, now I’m checking in with Jan AOS filers. Here’s the rundown of my journey so far:

 

November 14th - Entered on K1 
November 18th - Married then Honeymoon
December 15th - SS Card Arrived (7 days after applying)
January 13 - i485/EAD/AP Sent
January 17 - i485/EAD/AP Delivered
January 19 - NOA1 for all three
January 26 - NOA1 hardcopies received

 

   Now patiently waiting for my Biometrics letter to arrive in the mail. Seems that KY is doing an outstanding job at getting AOS GC decisions out the door. According to VJ it’s averaging 110 days or so right now. That’s exciting compared to others I’ve seen. Hopefully with no RFEs we’ll see if it actually lives up to that I guess. Boredom is starting to get the best of me. lol

 

   In other news, it stopped snowing long enough that I was finally able to get my drivers license issued this last week. Drivers test took all of 10 minutes and got issued a 4 year license! Crazy reading how the rules on that change so much from state to state. K1s apparently fall in to a “special category” here. As long as you show your marriage license with the K1 visa, you get a standard issue 4 year license after testing.

 

  Its all coming together bit by bit. Good luck to everyone on speedy APPROVALS! 

Edited January 29, 2018 by BahamaIslander242

[pajobra 1,395]

2 hours ago, amk89 said:

Looks like we're on a very similar schedule! My biometrics appt. was scheduled for Feb. 6 as well, but walked in this morning since I'll be travelling at that time. 

 

Anyone have an idea of timeline from biometrics appt to interview notification?

It really depends on your where your USCIS place is. Mine is Denver, CO and they are quite backed up so I expect mine about October at the earliest this year.

[lafe4c 92]

3 hours ago, amk89 said:

Looks like we're on a very similar schedule! My biometrics appt. was scheduled for Feb. 6 as well, but walked in this morning since I'll be travelling at that time. 

 

Anyone have an idea of timeline from biometrics appt to interview notification?

Had  my biometrics done this morning as well. it went smoothly.

[sleu876 65]

On 1/25/2018 at 1:39 PM, sleu876 said:

Hello All ,

 

  After double checking , triple checking, reading all the forums ( Oh lord , every hour on the hour lol ) and all the nerves , my husband and I have sent off our AOS  packet for his adjustment ( I-485 , I130/130A,  I-131, I-765 along with the check of $1760.00) . It feels like a weight has been lifted although we still have a long way to go ... I am happy that we all have a support system on VJ . Here's the start to our journey

 

 01/23/2018 :  AOS packet sent by FedEx

01/24/2018:   Package delivered & signed for by J.Chyba

 

  

Hey Guys , 

  soooooooo although I know its just a start but my phone and email notifications were just going off and BOOOM , it was USCIS telling me they received and accepted our packet  IM too excited lol here we gooooo !!! 

 

01/23/2018 :  AOS packet sent by FedEx

01/24/2018:   Package delivered & signed for by J.Chyba

01/29/2018 :  Email & Text Notifications Received

 

[DebbieRaney 126]

Hey guys!

So after that whole crazy story about the rejection notice due to incorrect fees, we got our texts and emails stating our noa1 are on the way!

 

We re-sent our package with the cashier's check on January 22nd via USPS overnight.

It was received on the 23rd.

Got the text messages and emails last night (29th) at 21:56.

 

We are so relieved and happy!

[Stt 218]

12 hours ago, sleu876 said:

Hey Guys , 

  soooooooo although I know its just a start but my phone and email notifications were just going off and BOOOM , it was USCIS telling me they received and accepted our packet  IM too excited lol here we gooooo !!! 

 

01/23/2018 :  AOS packet sent by FedEx

01/24/2018:   Package delivered & signed for by J.Chyba

01/29/2018 :  Email & Text Notifications Received

 

That's gr8 news so happy for you!! One step closer. Our checks were cashed on 01/26 so now I'm just waiting for the NOA in mail

[Tanya@D Starcher 585]

On 1/26/2018 at 7:08 PM, lezahennaid said:

Sorry for my very late response, but here's a copy of our cover letter:

***Note that you'll have to pay extra if you're filing for I-130.

 

 

 

USCIS
Attn: FBAS
131 South Dearborn - 3rd Floor
Chicago, IL 60603-5517

 

Re: Original Submission – Immediate Relative (Spouse) Family-Based Adjustment of Status Application

      

Contents include the following:

 

1. Form G-1145: Request for E-notification

2. Form I-485: Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status

• Check payment in the amount of $1,225 (Biometrics fee included)

• Supporting documents:

  • Two (2) passport-size pictures

  • Copy of intending immigrant’s birth certificate

  • Copy of passport identification page

  • Copy of passport page with K1 visa and admission stamp

  • Copy of all other stamped pages of passport

  • Copy of form I-94

  • Copy of forms I-797C (Receipt) and I-797 (Approval) Notice of Action

  • Copy of vaccination record and medical examination receipts

  • Copy of marriage license and certificate

  • Copy of wedding ring receipts

  • Wedding photos

3. Form I-864: Affidavit of Support

• Supporting documents (petitioner’s):

  • Copy of birth certificate

  • Copy of passport identification page

  • Copy of Federal Income Tax Return and W-2 for 2014, 2015 and 2016

  • Employment verification and copy of most recent payslips

  • Certificate of release or discharge from active duty (DD214)

  • G.I. Bill benefits verification and payment history

  • Bank statements (including joint account)

4. Form I-765: Application for Employment Authorization

• Supporting documents:

  • Two (2) passport-size pictures

  • Copy of form I-94

  • Copy of passport identification page

  • Copy of passport page with K1 visa and admission stamp

5. Form I-131: Application for Travel Document

• Supporting documents:

  • Two (2) passport-size pictures

  • Copy of form I-94

  • Copy of forms I-797C (Receipt) and I-797 (Approval) Notice of Action

  • Copy of passport identification page

  • Copy of passport page with K1 visa and admission stamp

 

Copies of documents submitted are exact photocopies of unaltered documents and we understand that we may be required to submit original documents at a later date. We hope you will find everything in order.

 

 

 

 

 

Thank you soooo much !!!

[RocarrM 52]

Hey all ,

 

After all frustration with USPS delays since January 11th, finally we received the NOA1 text message and email from USCIS last night at 11:25, I opened my eyes with seeing the text this morning which is a great relief of pain.

 

Now, the real game of Waiting started. 

Good luck everyone.

[sleu876 65]

1 hour ago, Stewt said:

That's gr8 news so happy for you!! One step closer. Our checks were cashed on 01/26 so now I'm just waiting for the NOA in mail

Yay , omg im glad we are all getting one step closer

[Stt 218]

47 minutes ago, sleu876 said:

Yay , omg im glad we are all getting one step closer

Just received my NOA in the mail and they rejected the I-785 for outdated form😒 it was the only one sent back even tho all the checks have been cashed GRR!!!