F2A 2018 AOS Filers

[thepanda 87]

1 hour ago, QAF2A said:

Thanks for the good wishes! I’m really surprised now it’s only been 10 weeks. We’ll see what date the interview will be. Will let you know:)

I forgot what your PD is. Can you let me know again?

 

I'll be crossing my fingers for you!

[QAF2A 27]

49 minutes ago, thepanda said:

I forgot what your PD is. Can you let me know again?

 

I'll be crossing my fingers for you!

Thanks! 

My PD is Feb01 2017

Our AOS package was submitted on Mar02nd of this year. 

Did biometrics Apr 6th

Case ready for interview on Apr 24,

then statuschange  to “interview is scheduled” on May 14th

No news on EAD or AP

 

[thepanda 87]

2 minutes ago, QAF2A said:

Thanks! 

My PD is Feb01 2017

Our AOS package was submitted on Mar02nd of this year. 

Did biometrics Apr 6th

Case ready for interview on Apr 24,

then statuschange  to “interview is scheduled” on May 14th

No news on EAD or AP

 

Omg. That would be amazing if your interview would be scheduled this year! I thought we had to wait until the Final Action Date becomes current in order to have an interview?!

 

Our case is pretty straight forward. I hope to have no RFEs.

[QAF2A 27]

10 minutes ago, thepanda said:

Omg. That would be amazing if your interview would be scheduled this year! I thought we had to wait until the Final Action Date becomes current in order to have an interview?!

 

Our case is pretty straight forward. I hope to have no RFEs.

I thought so too. Hope they are not making a mistake. 

 

@Tenreyro have you seen interview in F2A been scheduled before chart A date is available?

 

I hope this case is as we thought before, if interview goes well, we still need to wait for chart A to be current to actually get the card.

 

[talad 25]

31 minutes ago, QAF2A said:

I thought so too. Hope they are not making a mistake. 

 

@Tenreyro have you seen interview in F2A been scheduled before chart A date is available?

 

I hope this case is as we thought before, if interview goes well, we still need to wait for chart A to be current to actually get the card.

 

I heard from a lawyer I consulted with that this is perfectly normal. He told me that they usually schedule the interview even before chart A date is available just to "get it over with", so that they have one less person to interview and one less thing to do. Having the interview after chart A date is also normal. It all depends on the officer handling your case, so this is definitely not a mistake. Goodluck on your interview! Hope it goes well!

[talad 25]

On 5/10/2018 at 12:40 PM, Tenreyro said:

Hi everyone,

 

Today, 6 years ago, the beautiful woman that is now my wife and I started our relationship (as boyfriend and girlfriend). 

 

I think someone at USCIS decided to give us a present because of that, because we received an email that our I-130 was approved today. ^^

 

Keep the good news coming guys!!!

Aw! This is so sweet and such a great news! Congrats!

[talad 25]

On 5/11/2018 at 6:47 AM, thepanda said:

@Tenreyro Congrats! I am so happy for you! :-) That means I still have to wait for another 4.5. months but that's ok. You know why?

 

This morning  I woke up and received my e-notification with my new case numbers!!!  As you said @Tenreyro: in no time! hahaha literally!
Just waiting for the biometrics appointment now.

Congrats!!! So glad to hear it's all good news for everyone!

[Bfree3 132]

congratulations @QAF2A !!!!!! woot woot  when one person wins, i feel like we all win. 

 

@Tenreyro @QAF2A when i initially read this, "

"If USCIS determines that there are more immigrant visas available for a fiscal year than there are known applicants for such visas, we will state on this page that you may use the Dates for Filing Visa Applications chart. Otherwise, we will indicate on this page that you must use the Application Final Action Dates chart to determine when you may file your adjustment of status application.

We anticipate designating one of the two charts each month and linking to the relevant chart below within one week of DOS’ publication of the Visa Bulletin." 

 

I was under the impression that you could in fact get your visa if they so deem. What are your thoughts?

[Bfree3 132]

4 minutes ago, talad said:

I heard from a lawyer I consulted with that this is perfectly normal. He told me that they usually schedule the interview even before chart A date is available just to "get it over with", so that they have one less person to interview and one less thing to do. Having the interview after chart A date is also normal. It all depends on the officer handling your case, so this is definitely not a mistake. Goodluck on your interview! Hope it goes well!

I totally agree, some persons get their interviews earlier than others. no big deal, I'm hoping it'll be the same for us since our package is pretty straightforward, no kids,no criminal history, nothing major to report.

[QAF2A 27]

Thanks everyone for the response!

 

I am confident now that this is not a mistake. I wonder if we can complete the adjustment of status before chart A is current to us. 

 

I will go to the interview and find out for us!

[talad 25]

small update: we got the NOA1 at the mail last May 11 

 

summary of our case:
I-130 PD (still pending): Feb 21 2017

AOS package delivered to Lockbox: Apr 27 2018

AOS package NOA1: May 6 2018 (e-notification) May 11 2018 (physical mail)

[Bfree3 132]

Just now, talad said:

small update: we got the NOA1 at the mail last May 11 

 

summary of our case:
I-130 PD (still pending): Feb 21 2017

AOS package delivered to Lockbox: Apr 27 2018

AOS package NOA1: May 6 2018 (e-notification) May 11 2018 (physical mail)

so many victories in our group 

[thepanda 87]

35 minutes ago, QAF2A said:

Thanks everyone for the response!

 

I am confident now that this is not a mistake. I wonder if we can complete the adjustment of status before chart A is current to us. 

 

I will go to the interview and find out for us!

Yes, please keep us updated. I am so curious! 

[markx 4]

2 hours ago, Bfree3 said:

so many victories in our group 

Yeah Indeed. Congrats you all!

 

I just receive notification from uscis and change the 485 case status to "Case is Ready to Be Scheduled for An Interview"
 

@QAF2A do you have your I693 prepared for interview? 

 

@Tenreyro Do you think it is good time to make an appointment for I693? 

 

BTW my I-130 is still pending. PD is Jan 9th 2017.. Don't know when they are going to process that case.

 

 

[QAF2A 27]

2 minutes ago, markx said:

Yeah Indeed. Congrats you all!

 

I just receive notification from uscis and change the 485 case status to "Case is Ready to Be Scheduled for An Interview"
 

@QAF2A do you have your I693 prepared for interview? 

 

@Tenreyro Do you think it is good time to make an appointment for I693? 

 

BTW my I-130 is still pending. PD is Jan 9th 2017.. Don't know when they are going to process that case.

 

 

Hi Markx,

 

First, congrats to you!

I did submit the medical with the AOS package. So I’m kind of glad that the interview is soon so I hopefully won’t need to do the medical again if it expires in a year.

 

I’ll be watching the USPS informed delivery closely. Also I checked online and it says there would be an online status change of “the interview letter is mailed” stage. So hopefully there won’t be any mixed-ups of not receiving the interview letter on time. Will do everything we can to make sure we can get to the interview on time.