February 2018 AOS Filers

[ChristaandJosh 145]

On 2/4/2019 at 9:36 AM, sam2141 said:

I just got another one. I heard that they are only valid for 1 year. I know they are really expensive.

The second time is cheaper because I got all the necessary shots last time. So I only paid $150 this time.

You really didnt need to get one. Should have saved your money and waited until after the interview. K1s are an exception to this rule. I had my medical in summer 2017 and never got asked for a new one. My interview was last month and I was approved on the spot. If they demanded another medical I would have booked one after but they never did. Never even asked me about it at the interview. 

[sam2141 1]

3 hours ago, ChristaandJosh said:

You really didnt need to get one. Should have saved your money and waited until after the interview. K1s are an exception to this rule. I had my medical in summer 2017 and never got asked for a new one. My interview was last month and I was approved on the spot. If they demanded another medical I would have booked one after but they never did. Never even asked me about it at the interview. 

Congrats!

I am not on a K-1 visa. Maybe they have different processes. 

[Lucy&Jason 807]

Yay!! Planning to send out our AOS packet this February 14. We are double checking everything just to make sure we included all necessary documents. 

[t1m1t 8]

4 hours ago, Lucy&Jason said:

Yay!! Planning to send out our AOS packet this February 14. We are double checking everything just to make sure we included all necessary documents. 

You might want to also join (or make if there isn't one) a February 2019 thread.  This is the 2018 one

Don't leave this one though. Stay here for help and tips and see if people were in the same place you currently are!

[Lucy&Jason 807]

1 minute ago, t1m1t said:

You might want to also join (or make if there isn't one) a February 2019 thread.  This is the 2018 one

Don't leave this one though. Stay here for help and tips and see if people were in the same place you currently are!

😂😂😂 oh oh... So sorry.. thank you for that. I would be honored to be here for some question and answer from you guys since we are now double checking our AOS packet. 

 

But Yep surely will look for the thread of AOS 2019 February Filer. 😊😊😊

 

🍀 🍀 🍀 

 

[ChristaandJosh 145]

13 hours ago, sam2141 said:

Congrats!

I am not on a K-1 visa. Maybe they have different processes. 

Oh I see! Maybe so! 

Thank you. I wish you lots of luck 😊😊

[mbassett 288]

AOS interview completed in Philadelphia

We were very well prepared thanks to all here on VJ

We were complimented and told we are the best prepared he has seen :-)

Interview was a breeze and now our online status is changed to card being produced

 

good luck all in your journey and thanks for everything

[_Mia_ 348]

We had our Green Card interview today at the Atlanta office and was approved. He said that I should receive my card in the mail in the next 2-3 weeks. We had brought lots of evidence but he stopped me as I was handing them over to him as our 5 day old daughter was there with us and he said that she was pretty much all the proof that he needed 😂 the whole thing took 20 min and was basically just confirming that everything on our previous k1 and AOS application was matching up. so happy to be done with this process! 

[Tella&T 183]

4 hours ago, mbassett said:

AOS interview completed in Philadelphia

We were very well prepared thanks to all here on VJ

We were complimented and told we are the best prepared he has seen 🙂

Interview was a breeze and now our online status is changed to card being produced

 

good luck all in your journey and thanks for everything

Would you be willing to share what your list looked like? And what questions did they ask ? We are having our interview next month in Philly...

[mbassett 288]

17 hours ago, Martella&T said:

Would you be willing to share what your list looked like? And what questions did they ask ? We are having our interview next month in Philly...

We spent a lot of time reading through reviews and watching videos of the AOS interview prior to organizing our documents

We also saw a civil surgeon prior to filing the i-485 so we did include a sealed -693 in our package

 

We brought along the following documentations

copies of all I-797c we have had

Original and copies of birth certificates

Original and copies of marriage license and marriage certificate

Full immunization records for both my wife and her daughter

Copy of rental agreement

Our 2017 and 2018 Joint tax returns

Copies of our health insurance showing all parties insured

Copies of my life insurance with her as primary beneficiary

A new employment letter from my employer

Last 3 months earnings statements

last 4 month joint bank account statements

Our travel receipts and boarding passes for vacations taken together after her arrival

Original and copies of prior divorce decree's etc..

Around 60 pictures showing us together through the time she has been her, We made sure to include photos with my family and our vacation photos

 

We took the time to compile all the data in an order we felt would match the interview process 

We then placed the documents in clear sheet protectors in a 3 ring binder and labeled each page

This made it extremely easy for us to hand over documentation as requested and made it really easy for the interviewer to see what else he may want to request

He also asked to retain a few pictures for the records so we just went through together and he chose a few

 

The interviewer was very professional and made us feel very comfortable

 

The questions where basic and straight forward

How and when did you meet?

when and where did you meet in person?

He asked me if I had been married before

How many times?

How did the marriages end?

Where do I work?

What do I do?

Have you taken any vacations together and where to?

and the usual yes/no questions off the i-485

 

I am sure I missed a few questions but that was pretty much it, we just followed the advice others have given and tried to organize our information in a way that made logical sense so we would not be struggling to find anything that was asked

 

BTW- We were told the I-693 was not required since she was on a K1 but it never hurts to include it

 

good luck, I am sure you will do great

 

 

 

 

[Tella&T 183]

19 hours ago, mbassett said:

We spent a lot of time reading through reviews and watching videos of the AOS interview prior to organizing our documents

We also saw a civil surgeon prior to filing the i-485 so we did include a sealed -693 in our package

 

We brought along the following documentations

copies of all I-797c we have had

Original and copies of birth certificates

Original and copies of marriage license and marriage certificate

Full immunization records for both my wife and her daughter

Copy of rental agreement

Our 2017 and 2018 Joint tax returns

Copies of our health insurance showing all parties insured

Copies of my life insurance with her as primary beneficiary

A new employment letter from my employer

Last 3 months earnings statements

last 4 month joint bank account statements

Our travel receipts and boarding passes for vacations taken together after her arrival

Original and copies of prior divorce decree's etc..

Around 60 pictures showing us together through the time she has been her, We made sure to include photos with my family and our vacation photos

 

We took the time to compile all the data in an order we felt would match the interview process 

We then placed the documents in clear sheet protectors in a 3 ring binder and labeled each page

This made it extremely easy for us to hand over documentation as requested and made it really easy for the interviewer to see what else he may want to request

He also asked to retain a few pictures for the records so we just went through together and he chose a few

 

The interviewer was very professional and made us feel very comfortable

 

The questions where basic and straight forward

How and when did you meet?

when and where did you meet in person?

He asked me if I had been married before

How many times?

How did the marriages end?

Where do I work?

What do I do?

Have you taken any vacations together and where to?

and the usual yes/no questions off the i-485

 

I am sure I missed a few questions but that was pretty much it, we just followed the advice others have given and tried to organize our information in a way that made logical sense so we would not be struggling to find anything that was asked

 

BTW- We were told the I-693 was not required since she was on a K1 but it never hurts to include it

 

good luck, I am sure you will do great

 

 

 

 

Wow!!! Thank you so much....this is so helpful... I admire people who are able to be so organized 🙂
it sounds like you were asked more questions than your wife? Is that right?

[mbassett 288]

31 minutes ago, Martella&T said:

Wow!!! Thank you so much....this is so helpful... I admire people who are able to be so organized 🙂
it sounds like you were asked more questions than your wife? Is that right?

I would say it was pretty equal

Good luck

 

[kimmykimmydora 15]

Just checked my status.. And still it says ready for interview since march.. Anyone same experience as mine?

 

Anyone know which state should i check to know the processing time? I live in fremont area.. Thanks

[mbassett 288]

5 hours ago, kimmykimmydora said:

Just checked my status.. And still it says ready for interview since march.. Anyone same experience as mine?

 

Anyone know which state should i check to know the processing time? I live in fremont area.. Thanks

I am assuming you are waiting for AOS interview?

your timeline is not filled out so not exactly sure

you can go here to find your local field office

https://www.uscis.gov/about-us/find-uscis-office/field-offices

[mysticdolphin95 431]

19 hours ago, kimmykimmydora said:

Just checked my status.. And still it says ready for interview since march.. Anyone same experience as mine?

 

Anyone know which state should i check to know the processing time? I live in fremont area.. Thanks

Yep, normal depending on your local office.  I'm also a March filer and my local office is 15 - 26.5 months, so waiting a year would be faster than expected!