August 2017 AOS Filers, Part II

[GoodVibesOnly 206]

On 4/5/2018 at 9:50 PM, azblk said:

Just to clarify I entered the US on B1/B2 visa in  DEC 2006 and filed for AOS in April 2017. I have my interview scheduled for tomorrow. I got a green card way back in 2002 and I gave it up in 2007. Now i am doing it over again.

Hey, greetings! 👋 May I ask how was your interview? Hope it went smooth and with a nice officer, especially since you had a greencard already. 

[azblk 338]

7 minutes ago, GoodVibesOnly said:

Hey, greetings! 👋 May I ask how was your interview? Hope it went smooth and with a nice officer, especially since you had a greencard already. 

The interview went well he barely asked about our marriage. He asked me the yes/no questions from i-485. He said they would review the file and let us know the decision later.

[T_P 872]

I know it is a bit late and I apologize but had been busy with work and some other personal things......here is the review for my interview in Milwaukee Office and it is also in my timeline. If you guys have any questions, please let me know.

 

 

*********************************************************************** AOS Interview - Feb 21 Suggestions • Dress nice • Get there at least 30 minutes early and research parking and have change if necessary beforehand (I forgot to have coins available for the street parking meters and had to literally run about 2 blocks away to get coins from a business) • Cell phones allowed • We had two open tote bags of evidence which had no issues in security  • If possible try to not wear/bring metal  • Ok to be nervous • Ok to ask for clarification if needed Our experience We stood to give the vow. Questions asked: To the sponsor: Name? Where do you live? Where were you born and when? To the spouse: Spouse: Full name? Where do you live? Where were you born and when? Parents names? Asked about last entry into the US, and then where did we go and for how long. Asked if he had ever been denied a visa in Brazil, and why. Asked when were we married. Then asked spouse all the questions about doing drugs, having been in jail. etc. To both of us: Have you been married before? Do you have any kids? Then asked if we had any bills or anything for evidence. We gave him documents for our joint health insurance, joint home and car insurance, cell phone bills, and job offer letter for spouse. Also gave them our wedding album and another album of our recent trips, and some photos of us with friends and family. He looked at and made some friendly comments/questions on both albums (Was the weather nice on your wedding day? Did you like this place that you went on vacation? Etc.). He also looked through the pictures but didn’t take any.  After confirming that he could take the documents we gave him, he said something like, “Everything looks good for you guys, you should get the green card in about a month, and you know that is only good for two years”. As we left I asked point blank, “We were approved then?” just to make sure I wasn’t dreaming, and he said yes. We brought a lot of evidence, and didn’t need most of it. I think he could tell we were prepared because after I gave him a bunch of documents and asked if he wanted more he said, “No this is good”. Also, we had two people in our room, it seemed like the second lady was a trainee probably. They both looked at all our information.   Appointment was for 8:45am, we were called in at 9:00am. The interview was pretty fast, probably got out around 9:10am. Documents we brought: • Our copy of K1 application • Our copy AOS application • Our copy EAD and AP application • Original of both birth certificates and marriage license  Documents for supporting evidence:  • Copies of joint medical and dental insurance (interviewer took) • Joint Home and car insurance (interviewer took) • Cell phone bill with both our names (interviewer took) • Current I-94 (interviewer took) • Spouse job offer letter (interviewer took) • Photo album of wedding and album showing from when we met to before we got married (interviewer reviewed) • Recent pictures of us together (interviewer reviewed) • Copies of plane tickets,  • Passports for both of us  • Cards we sent to each other • Cards received at our wedding   ***********************************************************************

[mushroomspore 3,043]

@Mr_Wait So glad to hear your approval came through!!! Hope you are celebrating! This is another victory.

 

@T_P Thanks for sharing your interview experience. So much detail! As much as I hate that I'm still waiting for my combo card, it's been helpful to read people's interview experiences in the meantime. It helps everyone to feel more prepared when their time comes.

[yogabbaz 52]

Just wanted to update that last Thursday April 5th we received an RFIE on our I-131 because I (the wife of the applicant) filled out the preparer's info and I reaaaaaallly wish I had filled it out carefully. I didn't know I could leave it blank. I sent a new I-131 form with the copy of our RFIE letter and it was delivered today and it's at Lee's Summit. Hoping to get a quick response and receive an RFIE for our EAD form because I did the same thing for that form...so I just want to submit the corrections ASAP. 

 

Like I said...we waited 7 months just to receive this notice of an RFIE which is CRAZY. I wish I had known earlier of my mistake to make the process move along quicker...but what can ya do. 

 

For those still waiting...you are not alone. 

 

Happy Monday everyone! 

[Hamilton 511]

2 hours ago, yogabbaz said:

Just wanted to update that last Thursday April 5th we received an RFIE on our I-131 because I (the wife of the applicant) filled out the preparer's info and I reaaaaaallly wish I had filled it out carefully. I didn't know I could leave it blank. I sent a new I-131 form with the copy of our RFIE letter and it was delivered today and it's at Lee's Summit. Hoping to get a quick response and receive an RFIE for our EAD form because I did the same thing for that form...so I just want to submit the corrections ASAP. 

 

Like I said...we waited 7 months just to receive this notice of an RFIE which is CRAZY. I wish I had known earlier of my mistake to make the process move along quicker...but what can ya do. 

 

For those still waiting...you are not alone. 

 

Happy Monday everyone! 

Holy cow! I'm sorry this happened to you. Hopefully now that they have the form without that info, they'll approve it quickly!!

[mushroomspore 3,043]

20 hours ago, yogabbaz said:

Just wanted to update that last Thursday April 5th we received an RFIE on our I-131 because I (the wife of the applicant) filled out the preparer's info and I reaaaaaallly wish I had filled it out carefully. I didn't know I could leave it blank. I sent a new I-131 form with the copy of our RFIE letter and it was delivered today and it's at Lee's Summit. Hoping to get a quick response and receive an RFIE for our EAD form because I did the same thing for that form...so I just want to submit the corrections ASAP. 

 

Like I said...we waited 7 months just to receive this notice of an RFIE which is CRAZY. I wish I had known earlier of my mistake to make the process move along quicker...but what can ya do. 

 

For those still waiting...you are not alone. 

 

Happy Monday everyone! 

I was wondering what your RFIE was about because I"d never heard of someone receiving one for the I-131! Well, I know it sucks that you got one but at least it was just a clerical error. Others have to provide more complicated evidence regarding their marriage and legal status blah blah blah, so if it was just the way the form was filled out, that's really the best scenario. The preparer portion is a little confusing because they really mean "legal representative". Anyways, fingers crossed your EAD gets adjudicated soon! I'm still waiting for mine. I don't know what's going on at NBC but they're really not on top of things. I thought RFIE/RFE's were sent out 3ish months after filing and you were safe if you didn't receive one after that. However, that has NOT been the case (especially for a good number of Aug filers). Fingers and toes crossed for both of us!!!

 

BTW, contact the ombudsman and your senator/congressperson to let them know you received a very late RFIE and don't have your EAD because of it. Be a squeaky wheel, so to speak. I don't trust USCIS to get these things done in a timely manner. It's unfair they took so long to even look at your case (as they did with mine and a few others) and aren't adjudicating them right away after this long.

Edited April 10, 2018 by mushroomspore

[Londonergirl 133]

I got a job! Woho!

[yogabbaz 52]

On 4/9/2018 at 7:48 PM, Hamilton said:

Holy cow! I'm sorry this happened to you. Hopefully now that they have the form without that info, they'll approve it quickly!!

Thank you! I hope so toooo - I'll update here when we hear something

[yogabbaz 52]

6 hours ago, mushroomspore said:

I was wondering what your RFIE was about because I"d never heard of someone receiving one for the I-131! Well, I know it sucks that you got one but at least it was just a clerical error. Others have to provide more complicated evidence regarding their marriage and legal status blah blah blah, so if it was just the way the form was filled out, that's really the best scenario. The preparer portion is a little confusing because they really mean "legal representative". Anyways, fingers crossed your EAD gets adjudicated soon! I'm still waiting for mine. I don't know what's going on at NBC but they're really not on top of things. I thought RFIE/RFE's were sent out 3ish months after filing and you were safe if you didn't receive one after that. However, that has NOT been the case (especially for a good number of Aug filers). Fingers and toes crossed for both of us!!!

 

BTW, contact the ombudsman and your senator/congressperson to let them know you received a very late RFIE and don't have your EAD because of it. Be a squeaky wheel, so to speak. I don't trust USCIS to get these things done in a timely manner. It's unfair they took so long to even look at your case (as they did with mine and a few others) and aren't adjudicating them right away after this long.

Yeaaaah I got the RFIE for filling in the last part at the end where it says "preparer's info" - I put in my information as his wife and I realized it was how you said "legal representative" so I resent the form with the preparer's info blank. 

And yeah! I thought it takes about 3 months or so too! I was completely shocked that we got the notification 7 months later..I seriously thought that we were going to be receiving the combo card. And since we got an RFIE on the I-131, our I-765 is on hold. I just wish they would've have sent the RFIE's at the same time but I"m not sure if it's because I sent in SR's for the EAD and maybe somehow the forms got separated because we received an email that an officer has our case but we got the letter for the I-131 first. 

 

bah! Anyway... I will try your advice! I had reached out to the ombudsman before but I think I"ll let them know about our RFIE. Thanks!

 

And I'm sorry they're taking so long with your case too!! Totally unfair this whole wait time...hoping you hear something soon!

21 minutes ago, Londonergirl said:

I got a job! Woho!

Woo! Congrats!

[T_P 872]

11 hours ago, Londonergirl said:

I got a job! Woho!

This is AWESOME @Londonergirl CONGRATULATIONS. Hope you enjoy everything and wish you much success. 

[Londonergirl 133]

Thank you so much @T_P & @yogabbaz !!

[TanV 19]

Has anybody got this email again like me ? 

Edited April 12, 2018 by TanV

[mushroomspore 3,043]

1 hour ago, TanV said:

Has anybody got this email again like me ? 

Yes I think everyone does! I got it twice last week but none this week. I don't think it means much.

[mushroomspore 3,043]

4 hours ago, TanV said:

Has anybody got this email again like me ? 

By the way, are you still waiting for your combo card? Just out of curiosity cause there's still a good number of Aug filers waiting.