January 2018 AOS Filers

[Rmsean 76]

45 minutes ago, SKB2017 said:

Filed in December and got my i-130 NOA1 on January 5th 2018.  Since then, bupkiss....... Still waiting on the NOA2.

You haven’t done your biometrics ? 

[SKB2017 95]

5 minutes ago, Rmsean said:

You haven’t done your biometrics ? 

No.  I'm still waiting to see if I'm approved or if they need more info.

[Jakk 67]

Hey guys. Question: How do we replace the social security card after getting the green card? When I was under F1, my social security card says "Valid for work only with DHS authorization" so I'm guessing this needs to be removed. The number would stay the same, though, right?

[DebbieRaney 126]

1 hour ago, Jakk said:

Hey guys. Question: How do we replace the social security card after getting the green card? When I was under F1, my social security card says "Valid for work only with DHS authorization" so I'm guessing this needs to be removed. The number would stay the same, though, right?

Hi @Jakk!
Yes, the number will stay the same for the rest of your life.

And this was a question I had, and one person in the forum said that we should receive the new SS card two weeks later from receiving the GC if we marked that we wanted a new SS Card mailed to us (in form I-765). But I am not sure now. This person (I am sorry but I forgot who she/he was) also said that if we don't receive it in the mail, we can just go to the closest SS Office to request a new one.

[Jakk 67]

52 minutes ago, DebbieWRaney said:

Hi @Jakk!
Yes, the number will stay the same for the rest of your life.

And this was a question I had, and one person in the forum said that we should receive the new SS card two weeks later from receiving the GC if we marked that we wanted a new SS Card mailed to us (in form I-765). But I am not sure now. This person (I am sorry but I forgot who she/he was) also said that if we don't receive it in the mail, we can just go to the closest SS Office to request a new one.

Cool, thanks!

[Danni.B 37]

20 hours ago, bestofluck said:

You're gonna be fine! Good luck and try to Lyft or Uber there, parking is not easy. We Lyfted there. 

Thanks!! I just got back from my interview APPROVED! Everyone at the LA office from the security guard to the office staff is so nice and approachable. 

[sleu876 65]

Hey guys ,

 

 Been away for a little while because of the death of my brother and  to keep my nerves down. Anyhoo , I must say expediting over the phone was a total waste of time because everyone had different answers that had me spinning so I trusted my guts and went to the field office in NYC.  IO was so nice and all he asked for was my supporting documents to back my expediate ( in my case , the death of my brother overseas) and he asked for our flight info .. I told him honestly I did not purchase a ticket because I was not sure they would allow me in or approve me because of the way the officers over the phone were speaking. He said understandable and that I had so much evidence to show him ( death certificate, funeral home letter, letter from my job giving me bereavement days and my tears lol )  and the passport pics with all my NOA receipts so it shouldn't be a problem.   It took me literally a hour and I was walking out with my hubby's documents.  While driving home, I get notices from uscis that my case has been approved on my ead and ap , I just laughed and said oh well ... 100 days to the record and all I can say is thank god and always trust your guts.

 

 I don't think some and I say SOME of the IOs are that bad , you have some very good ones that will just listen and help . They will try to  help in every way possible and tell you what you need if something is missing. 

Anyways let me go prepare for my brother's funeral . It is bittersweet but Im just happy my husband will be right by my side as I lay a piece of my heart to rest.

 

I will pop in again to check on my fam bam here . Hang in there and have faith yall .

[Danni.B 37]

Just had my AOS interview this morning at 11:30am. I'd like to share my experience with everyone here: 

 

I moved to the US from Canada under K1 Visa on Nov 11 2017. We got married on Dec 8th and sent my AOS/EAD/AP application in early Jan. I was expecting to receive EAD and AP in 3 months and AOS in 6 months. Little did I know, it takes way longer than 3 months to get a EAD/AP these days! But I was surprised to receive a letter in mail in April for an interview on May 4 2018. 

 

My interview was at 11:30am at Los Angeles office. My husband and I arrived at 11:05am. There was a bit of wait to go through the security line at the main entrance. A security guard came over, and took us and a guy in front of us to a different entrance without a line. So we cleared through security in less than 2 minutes. The security guard was SUPER nice! Asked what we were here for, and patiently guided us where to go and which suite to go once we were on 8th floor. 

Checked in at window 4 at Suite 8024 at 11:10am. There were about 7-10 groups of people in the room when we arrived. Started at 11:20am, more than half of them were called into the interview rooms. Then my name was called at around 11:35-11:40am by our immigration officer - Officer Chan. Honestly i was quite shocked at how quickly we were called. I expected to wait for 45mins to an hour! 

 

We got to the interview office which looked just like any other office. We swore under oath, then sat down. It was super chill and not scary at all. We made some small talks. He then opened our file, and said "so you came under K1 Visa, did you get married within 90 days?" I told him my arrival date and our wedding date; and confirmed that we were married within 90 days. He asked if I brought any wedding photos with me. I said i did and explained that we only had a simple wedding at the courthouse, but our real wedding would be in Hawaii this Sep. He asked why in Hawaii and if we had any families there. My husband answered that was the destination of our first trip together. Then I showed him 3 photos of our wedding, one of us with my in-laws and the officiant at the courthouse, a photo of us and one with families at a Korean BBQ restaurant right after our courthouse wedding LOL! He was like Korean BBQ?? Thats when we started talking about random stuff, travelling and restaurants in LA. When we chatted about travelling, we mentioned that we had been to Europe, Hong Kong, Japan and China together. 

 

Here are some green card related questions he asked:
- He asked if my medical file (sealed envelop) was submitted at POE. I said yes and that my medical examination was done in less than a year ago.
- What does my husband do for a living?
- Am I currently working? I said no but I had a job offer. Then he asked what I did in Canada (Financial Planner) and which company I received the job offer from in LA (a major financial institution). Apparently the officer's wife was in the same industry and we talked about job opportunities here.   
- Can we give him some joint documents such as lease agreement, insurance papers and etc. I brought quite a bit of evidence, so I gave him our lease agreement, joint car insurance policy, 2 joint bank accounts statements, and our previous lease agreement in Canada. I was pulling out more documents and he said that was enough lol. 
- He asked to see my husband's (USC) identifications - passport and original birth certificate.
- I answered NO to all of the questions on i-485; he asked if I needed to make any changes to them. And he asked me to answer all the standard security questions. 

 

And that was it, he closed our file and asked if I had any questions for him. At this point, he didn't say if I was approved. So I just simply asked if I was approved LOL!!! Then he said I was approved; my file was clear and our financials looked good. I should expect to receive my green card in 4-6 weeks. I told him that I sort of needed the green card ASAP as my new employer needed me to start right away; and my new employer was waiting for my call after the interview. He joked about calling my new company from his office to let them know. Haha! He offered and gave me an approval letter to show to my new employer! 

 

We left the USCIS building before 12pm. What a pleasant experience at the LA office. Everyone we interacted with was genuinely nice! Cheers to the end of this journey! 

[Kitty Anh 38]

On 5/3/2018 at 5:33 PM, Julia80 said:

Wahoo! Got my “card was mailed” update! 😁😁😁😁😁😁

I am so worry, my status still says interview complete and must be reviewed  

[Julia80 67]

3 hours ago, Kitty Anh said:

I am so worry, my status still says interview complete and must be reviewed  

 Try not to worry, I hope you’ll hear something soon. 

[Julia80 67]

My card arrived this morning. I’m so relieved to have it in my hands. The I-797 arrived at the same time. They were really fast with the production! 

[poh 125]

6 hours ago, Kitty Anh said:

I am so worry, my status still says interview complete and must be reviewed  

Hi Anh. Give it more time.  They must be checking something.   

[Nouchigang 200]

23 hours ago, sleu876 said:

Hey guys ,

 

 Been away for a little while because of the death of my brother and  to keep my nerves down. Anyhoo , I must say expediting over the phone was a total waste of time because everyone had different answers that had me spinning so I trusted my guts and went to the field office in NYC.  IO was so nice and all he asked for was my supporting documents to back my expediate ( in my case , the death of my brother overseas) and he asked for our flight info .. I told him honestly I did not purchase a ticket because I was not sure they would allow me in or approve me because of the way the officers over the phone were speaking. He said understandable and that I had so much evidence to show him ( death certificate, funeral home letter, letter from my job giving me bereavement days and my tears lol )  and the passport pics with all my NOA receipts so it shouldn't be a problem.   It took me literally a hour and I was walking out with my hubby's documents.  While driving home, I get notices from uscis that my case has been approved on my ead and ap , I just laughed and said oh well ... 100 days to the record and all I can say is thank god and always trust your guts.

 

 I don't think some and I say SOME of the IOs are that bad , you have some very good ones that will just listen and help . They will try to  help in every way possible and tell you what you need if something is missing. 

Anyways let me go prepare for my brother's funeral . It is bittersweet but Im just happy my husband will be right by my side as I lay a piece of my heart to rest.

 

I will pop in again to check on my fam bam here . Hang in there and have faith yall .

Hello,

 

My sincere condoleances for your brother's loss, may God give you and family strength to deal with it, safe travel to and back from your destination! Im glad the IO you met was understanding and helped you properly.

God bless

[sleu876 65]

50 minutes ago, Nouchigang said:

Hello,

 

My sincere condoleances for your brother's loss, may God give you and family strength to deal with it, safe travel to and back from your destination! Im glad the IO you met was understanding and helped you properly.

God bless

Hey thank u hun

[Danni.B 37]

On 4/29/2018 at 4:47 PM, Journey to Wells said:

Hey guys!

 

Question: My husband's interview is May 10, HOWEVER, I didn't get this year's taxes filed (I don't owe anything--I'm owed a refund!) because some of my W-2's came back with an incorrect SS# and was hospitalized before my tax appointment  So this year's taxes aren't filed yet and my husband doesn't have a ITIN or SS number yet. Will I have problems at the interview? I don't think that even if I hurried, I would get them done in time! Also, I have a cosponsor and I am bringing her most recent tax form.

My husband (USC) was part year resident with foreign income, and I had different sources of income from Canada (there's tax treaty between US and Canada). He filed an extension, but I ended up managing to file his tax in time before my interview yesterday. I was sooooo stressed for so many days when figuring out our tax situation. And the IO didn't even ask for any tax file. I think it really depends on the IO. I assume that an extension confirmation would do it! Good luck on the interview