August 2017 AOS Filers, Part II

[mushroomspore 3,044]

17 hours ago, GoodVibesOnly said:

Also try "Verifying your current Address" (or other Personal Information) since Tier 1 support doesn't have any personal information from you, they cannot do this without a T2.

I think you mentioned that your communication broke while waiting to be transferred. "Hi, sorry I was being transferred to a T2 officer to verify my (home address/personal data) but the communication broke, could you please transfer me back again?"

It should be enough of a reason to want to verify your personal data and make sure everything is still in order (and in case they wonder why... I don't think this should rise their eyebrows and should be an easy thing to just transfer you).

If you get a very unsupportive T1 rep and you really want an answer, just move quickly to the next one lol. I don't think they keep a record of how many times we call.

Omg so I tried this and it totally worked! I pressed the numbers for the address change menu. When the rep connected with me, she didn't even ask about my address. She just said, "How can I help you today?". I asked if she could see where my case was and it turns out it was transferred back in April to our field office. I was surprised because it was transferred right before I received my EAD approval and the combo card. Anyway that makes me feel a little better but I'm still a little nervous because I really don't want to re-do our medical (ugh).

 

RE: medicals, I read somewhere that it is actually valid from the time USCIS receives it in your AoS package, not from when you do the exam and the doctor fills the paperwork?? Don't quote me on this. I may be wildly incorrect. But perhaps someone can clarify.

[wantsasheep 3]

2 hours ago, mushroomspore said:

RE: medicals, I read somewhere that it is actually valid from the time USCIS receives it in your AoS package, not from when you do the exam and the doctor fills the paperwork?? Don't quote me on this. I may be wildly incorrect. But perhaps someone can clarify.

 

Starting June 1, 2014, USCIS will limit the validity period for all Forms I-693, Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination Record, to one year from the date of submission to USCIS. Applicants must also submit Form I-693 to USCIS within one year of the immigration medical examination. 

 

Since they don't know exactly what date you sent it (if sent through normal mail, for example) I'd be pretty confident that the date they use is the date they received it. If the report was already 1 year old when they receive it, it is automatically not valid.

 

source: https://www.uscis.gov/news/alerts/uscis-issues-new-policy-form-i-693-report-medical-examination-and-vaccination-record

[mushroomspore 3,044]

1 minute ago, wantsasheep said:

 

Starting June 1, 2014, USCIS will limit the validity period for all Forms I-693, Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination Record, to one year from the date of submission to USCIS. Applicants must also submit Form I-693 to USCIS within one year of the immigration medical examination. 

 

Since they don't know exactly what date you sent it (if sent through normal mail, for example) I'd be pretty confident that the date they use is the date they received it. If the report was already 1 year old when they receive it, it is automatically not valid.

 

source: https://www.uscis.gov/news/alerts/uscis-issues-new-policy-form-i-693-report-medical-examination-and-vaccination-record

Muchos gracias! @little immigrant, you still have a chance you won't need to do your medical again since you submitted it in August 2017.

[Canelita 166]

I don't have interview notice yet but i am preparing, in February of this year we moved i notified USCIS, my hubby's father bought him a condominium its all in his name, I'm scare when we go to the interview in the title is his name and his dad, i don't have any bills on my name i called the gas company to add me on the bill they asked my SSN i gave it and they said they couldn't add me cause they can't verify who i am, my husband doesn't want to add me to his bank account, in 12 years of marriage i never got sick besides a cold or allergies before i couldn't get health insurance but since I'm very healthy we don't want to pay for that. We don't have kids for some reason i didnt get pregnant, i have one teaneager stepson. I am learning to drive, but i dont have a car, saving money to buy one,  When we got married on the court back in 2006 we didn't take pics my family never liked him. 

So the only things I have is pictures, lots of bills of our old address, costo membership, Taxes since 2006 and we need to do 2017 taxes. Any ideas of how can i prepare better? Thank you.

[Hamilton 511]

7 hours ago, Canelita said:

I don't have interview notice yet but i am preparing, in February of this year we moved i notified USCIS, my hubby's father bought him a condominium its all in his name, I'm scare when we go to the interview in the title is his name and his dad, i don't have any bills on my name i called the gas company to add me on the bill they asked my SSN i gave it and they said they couldn't add me cause they can't verify who i am, my husband doesn't want to add me to his bank account, in 12 years of marriage i never got sick besides a cold or allergies before i couldn't get health insurance but since I'm very healthy we don't want to pay for that. We don't have kids for some reason i didnt get pregnant, i have one teaneager stepson. I am learning to drive, but i dont have a car, saving money to buy one,  When we got married on the court back in 2006 we didn't take pics my family never liked him. 

So the only things I have is pictures, lots of bills of our old address, costo membership, Taxes since 2006 and we need to do 2017 taxes. Any ideas of how can i prepare better? Thank you.

I don't know if this is sufficient. I'd really try add yourself to some bill.. home insurance, or maybe cell phone bill? If your husband doesn't want to add you to his existing bank account, at the very least, you could open a joint bank account and share it. Then you could both transfer some money into it and use that for joint expenditures. I think an officer could find it weird/suspicious that you don't have any joint finances and question why your husband doesn't want to share any of his finances with you.

 

You could also include other evidence like letters from family/friends (though I believe this doesn't count for much), or flight tickets/hotel bills from trips you've taken together.

 

Did you guys get an extension on your 2017 taxes? I think including those (and showing you filed "jointly", or "married filing separately") will be important. Good luck!! It's best to be overprepared.

[Canelita 166]

18 minutes ago, Hamilton said:

I don't know if this is sufficient. I'd really try add yourself to some bill.. home insurance, or maybe cell phone bill? If your husband doesn't want to add you to his existing bank account, at the very least, you could open a joint bank account and share it. Then you could both transfer some money into it and use that for joint expenditures. I think an officer could find it weird/suspicious that you don't have any joint finances and question why your husband doesn't want to share any of his finances with you.

 

You could also include other evidence like letters from family/friends (though I believe this doesn't count for much), or flight tickets/hotel bills from trips you've taken together.

 

Did you guys get an extension on your 2017 taxes? I think including those (and showing you filed "jointly", or "married filing separately") will be important. Good luck!! It's best to be overprepared.

Thank you I'll try to put me on some other bills, he is controlling he works and he does not want to add me on his bank account never before and not now, 2015 he got in touch with one of his ex's, he really wanted to date her,  he filed for a divorce, then he got sick and it was me who was caring for him shortly we got back together, I'm hoping to make our marriage work to last for ever, God knows I married him to be my forever man I married him at 21 now I'm 32 . Not we didn't get an extension we always do our taxes after April on the summer, yes jointly. I have letters from his family, Christmas cards, etc. We have a few trips together we can show those tickets.

Thank you, praying for this long wait to be over for all of us, Green cards on our way soon 🤗 lol.

[PR&PR 325]

On 6/8/2018 at 10:21 PM, Canelita said:

Thank you I'll try to put me on some other bills, he is controlling he works and he does not want to add me on his bank account never before and not now, 2015 he got in touch with one of his ex's, he really wanted to date her,  he filed for a divorce, then he got sick and it was me who was caring for him shortly we got back together, I'm hoping to make our marriage work to last for ever, God knows I married him to be my forever man I married him at 21 now I'm 32 . Not we didn't get an extension we always do our taxes after April on the summer, yes jointly. I have letters from his family, Christmas cards, etc. We have a few trips together we can show those tickets.

Thank you, praying for this long wait to be over for all of us, Green cards on our way soon 🤗 lol.

Good Luck! As far as the name on the bill, I had some issues too for the verification, we had to email them proof of identities and it worked. Talk to them and see what they need in order to verify your identity.

[Canelita 166]

10 hours ago, PR&PR said:

Good Luck! As far as the name on the bill, I had some issues too for the verification, we had to email them proof of identities and it worked. Talk to them and see what they need in order to verify your identity.

Thank you I went to the Consulate and i got my Mexican passport and I will get an State ID. Good luck to all of us.

[Raymond_CA 11]

Hi guys,

 

I called USCIS and it seems that since last week my i-485 status has changed to "waiting for interview to be scheduled". 

 

Does that mean that my case is in local office now?

 

And how long would it take before I hear about my interview?

 

Thank you

[T_P 872]

Just now, Raymond_CA said:

Hi guys,

 

I called USCIS and it seems that since last week my i-485 status has changed to "waiting for interview to be scheduled". 

 

Does that mean that my case is in local office now?

 

And how long would it take before I hear about my interview?

 

Thank you

Apparently yes. Looks like to be in your local office, however the timing it will depend on how busy they are. 

[Joey & Rina 6]

Hi guys,

This morning we finally received a notification advising our interview has been scheduled. It took a total of 11 months for our interview to finally be scheduled, I will be updating our interview date once we receive the notice in the mail. 

[SamSam85 47]

On 6/6/2018 at 2:52 PM, mushroomspore said:

Muchos gracias! @little immigrant, you still have a chance you won't need to do your medical again since you submitted it in August 2017.

what helped your EAD getting approved?

Any body from August still has a pending EAD?

[mushroomspore 3,044]

56 minutes ago, SamSam85 said:

what helped your EAD getting approved?

Any body from August still has a pending EAD?

Please see my signature in my public posts for details. Contacting my senator led to an RFIE. After that, I contacted the ombudsman and received the combo card one month after sending our response.

[PR&PR 325]

11 hours ago, Raymond_CA said:

Hi guys,

 

I called USCIS and it seems that since last week my i-485 status has changed to "waiting for interview to be scheduled". 

 

Does that mean that my case is in local office now?

 

And how long would it take before I hear about my interview?

 

Thank you

I don't mean to be a debbie downer...but this action has been asked multiple times and I always tell this answer...I have been ready to be scheduled for interview since October...I am a September filer, and I still have not seen a glimpse of an interview letter

[Raymond_CA 11]

49 minutes ago, PR&PR said:

I don't mean to be a debbie downer...but this action has been asked multiple times and I always tell this answer...I have been ready to be scheduled for interview since October...I am a September filer, and I still have not seen a glimpse of an interview letter

Oh you filed in Sept and got the status shortly after a month? Well, in that case I think there might be a high chance for a wrong status update.  I filed end of July and got the status updated last week. Fingers crossed for both of us :-)