June 2018 AOS Filers

[Swissmiss82 1,620]

46 minutes ago, Cm6307 said:

I also got a request for initial evidence last Thursday, so bummed out. My application was received on May 31st. Fingers crossed to get the letter soon and that it's a quick fix. 

RFE at this stage can also be a missing piece such as a passport photo, or not filled the paperwork properly or an old form etc.

 

It sure should be a quick fix

 

Happy Monday to everyone!

[Cm6307 156]

1 minute ago, Swissmiss82 said:

RFE at this stage can also be a missing piece such as a passport photo, or not filled the paperwork properly or an old form etc.

 

It sure should be a quick fix

 

Happy Monday to everyone!

I noticed that I forgot to check No for "Have you ever applied for an Immigrant visa to obtain permanent resident status at a U.S. Embassy or U.S. Consulate abroad?" in my i-485. Hopefully that's all it is! 

[Swissmiss82 1,620]

has anyone had their fingerprint appointment yet?

 

i am heading there this wednesday and now i am a bit nervous cos i don't really know what to expect haha

i know the letter said bring passport and the invitation letter, but is that really it???? 

[nullaccount234 882]

6 minutes ago, Paul & Mallory said:

A credit card method  I didn't know we had that option and I may go with that.

I know, I was hesitant and first because I searched around on VJ and couldn't really find a lot of info about it. But we used it and it worked fine!  Just fill out the G-1450 and put it on top of the application. We filled out one with the total amount $1,225, so it's not necessary to split the AOS fee and the bio fee either.

[MariaB Soria 110]

Good Morning Guys! Happy Monday. I received my appointment for fingerprints for July 2nd and I see that some people are getting RFE's already. Is it for real? are they actually working on the cases so quickly?? 

[nullaccount234 882]

2 minutes ago, Swissmiss82 said:

has anyone had their fingerprint appointment yet?

 

i am heading there this wednesday and now i am a bit nervous cos i don't really know what to expect haha

i know the letter said bring passport and the invitation letter, but is that really it???? 

Happy Monday! 

 

No I haven't seen that you should need anything else. I read that this is when they take the picture of you that'll be on your EAD and green card... Just FYI  I have been lounging so much at home lately I need to learn how to look decent again haha

[nullaccount234 882]

20 minutes ago, MariaB Soria said:

Good Morning Guys! Happy Monday. I received my appointment for fingerprints for July 2nd and I see that some people are getting RFE's already. Is it for real? are they actually working on the cases so quickly?? 

Happy Monday 

 

People are getting RFIEs already, requests for initial evidence. Those are different from RFEs. Requests for initial evidence regards things that concern the initial application. Common RFIE example is birth certificate in original language + certified translation. RFIEs reset the timeline (unfortunately) so it's great that they come so early. RFEs will probably come later on, before the interview or instead of the interview.

[KatziGuthmann 171]

Hello!

Sorry to pop up in the topic I don’t belong to, but I thought somebody might have an answer to my question.

We’re planning to apply for AOS in late July/early August, but the thing is I don’t have a chickenpox shot done. I never had it as a child, and there was no vaccine available in my country. Of course we’re planning to do it now, but my question is - where to do it? Will the vaccine from local pharmacy or Walmart pharmacy be accepted by a civil surgeon? 

Thank you for help in advance! I hope the green card waiting process will be less nerve racking than K-1!

[ichliebeihn 18]

On 6/22/2018 at 8:02 PM, LizM said:

It's quite strange that they haven't cashed the check yet. Were you able to track the delivery to the lockbox in Chicago?

We did track the delivery and it said it was delivered Sunday June 10th. Yesterday we finally got notification via text!! the check was cashed this morning. the strange thing is that in the text notifications; the EAD and AP were dated June 8th, and the AOS was dated June 22nd o_O ...glad things are rolling even if the dates don't make sense 

[Alabamak1 688]

1 hour ago, KatziGuthmann said:

Hello!

Sorry to pop up in the topic I don’t belong to, but I thought somebody might have an answer to my question.

We’re planning to apply for AOS in late July/early August, but the thing is I don’t have a chickenpox shot done. I never had it as a child, and there was no vaccine available in my country. Of course we’re planning to do it now, but my question is - where to do it? Will the vaccine from local pharmacy or Walmart pharmacy be accepted by a civil surgeon? 

Thank you for help in advance! I hope the green card waiting process will be less nerve racking than K-1!

Best to ask the civil surgeon you are going to f they accept it or not. I had insurance at the time of my AOS and did some at my local urgent care, but the office of the civil surgeon told me which ones i could do for cheaper. 

[Alabamak1 688]

Finally!!! After 30 days we finally got a Social security number. The number was assigned to us on June 20th. They told us at the SSA that it will be another few days till the card gets to our mailbox. One problem solved, many to go. 

[Paul & Mallory 1,398]

27 minutes ago, Alabamak1 said:

Finally!!! After 30 days we finally got a Social security number. The number was assigned to us on June 20th. They told us at the SSA that it will be another few days till the card gets to our mailbox. One problem solved, many to go. 

You very well may get the card in the mail this week, so keep an eye out

 

Yay!! I know what a relief that is!

[nullaccount234 882]

3 hours ago, KatziGuthmann said:

Hello!

Sorry to pop up in the topic I don’t belong to, but I thought somebody might have an answer to my question.

We’re planning to apply for AOS in late July/early August, but the thing is I don’t have a chickenpox shot done. I never had it as a child, and there was no vaccine available in my country. Of course we’re planning to do it now, but my question is - where to do it? Will the vaccine from local pharmacy or Walmart pharmacy be accepted by a civil surgeon? 

Thank you for help in advance! I hope the green card waiting process will be less nerve racking than K-1!

You're always welcome with any questions you may have  Welcome to the US, hope your POE was smooth!

[nullaccount234 882]

3 hours ago, ichliebeihn said:

We did track the delivery and it said it was delivered Sunday June 10th. Yesterday we finally got notification via text!! the check was cashed this morning. the strange thing is that in the text notifications; the EAD and AP were dated June 8th, and the AOS was dated June 22nd o_O ...glad things are rolling even if the dates don't make sense 

Haha I also had my received date one day before it was delivered... But your AOS was super slow, wonder what that was about. Good to hear things are rolling for you now! 

 

2 hours ago, Alabamak1 said:

Finally!!! After 30 days we finally got a Social security number. The number was assigned to us on June 20th. They told us at the SSA that it will be another few days till the card gets to our mailbox. One problem solved, many to go. 

Congratulations!  I know the feeling. Have fun getting your wife everything she needs to get started here now! My husband added me as an authorized user to his credit card so I can start to build a credit history.

[Tomalley 160]

5 hours ago, LizM said:

Happy Monday! 

 

No I haven't seen that you should need anything else. I read that this is when they take the picture of you that'll be on your EAD and green card... Just FYI  I have been lounging so much at home lately I need to learn how to look decent again haha

Really? I went into my bio appointment on June 20th and a guy  said look at here, and he took a shot of me. Probably I looked terrible and I didn’t know that is for the EAD and green card .... omg.. I must look terrible because I didn’t know he was going go take a pic of me at all. Yes, I just brought my passport and the letter and everything went well. They were super nice to me and friendly. I did ask how long I would have my interview, and the guy said it can take one month to a year... Ugh. 

But since June 20th, nothing happened yet? Usually, other people status become ready to interview. Mine has not changed at all...