OCTOBER AOS 2018 Filers

[K1visaHopeful 2,817]

Stats show that getting a government rep involved is a positive thing with results soon after. 

 

[Hemzi 244]

9 minutes ago, K1visaHopeful said:

Stats show that getting a government rep involved is a positive thing with results soon after. 

 

I can only keep my fingers crossed that does happen not just for my sake but for everyone whom seems to have been left behind...

[K1visaHopeful 2,817]

1 minute ago, Hemzi said:

I can only keep my fingers crossed that does happen not just for my sake but for everyone whom seems to have been left behind...

I braid my hair everyday for everybody! 🤞🤞🤞🤞

[Hutu 6]

3 hours ago, Gama said:

So Just an update guys..

 

- Green card interview Scheduled for May. ( This was scheduled a few weeks back)

- Last night got a notification we have taken action on your case... "New Card in production"  then changed from that to "Case approved"  We have mailed your card. 

 

Got to love USCIS.. im happy to be approved with my EAD etc, but by the time it arrives I will probably be in my Green Card Interview.  But either way im very happy the waiting is over for me to be able to work. 

 

Hopefully you guys start getting approvals now! Good luck everyone 

 

Congrats!!! What was your receipt date for EAD employment? Is this NBC?

[Katri 236]

Just an update:

 

On 4/16/2019 New Card Being Produced

On 4/17/2019 Case Was Approved 

(Both updated 131 & 765)

On 4/19/2019 Card Was Mailed To Me

 

All updates has come from the app.

 

The other site still says received for all of them.

[K1visaHopeful 2,817]

1 minute ago, Katri said:

Just an update:

 

On 4/16/2019 New Card Being Produced

On 4/17/2019 Case Was Approved 

(Both updated 131 & 765)

On 4/19/2019 Card Was Mailed To Me

 

All updates has come from the app.

 

The other site still says received for all of them.

Wooo hoodoo! 3 to 5 days and you'll have it!

[Katri 236]

Just now, K1visaHopeful said:

Wooo hoodoo! 3 to 5 days and you'll have it!

This feels just SO unreal! 😁

[ang_b 32]

I just had my Green Card interview this wednesday 04/17.

It honestly was very different than I was expecting. It was a stokes interview where the officer asked several personal questions, such as what is my recycle bin color, what side of the bed I sleep and so on. After he was done with me (about 30 minutues), he called in my wife while I waited outside and asked her the exact same questions, to check if the answers matched.

After that, he called us both to the room and told us that he was certain that we had a bona fide relationship and approved us on the spot. Status changed to Card is being produced on the same day.

The officer was extremely polite and nice, he explained that he was asking such questions just to be sure that we had a real relationship.

 

I have to admit that I was nervous at first when I realized it was a stokes interview, since I've read several times that they usually do that when they suspect fraud. Anyway, that is done and hopefully I'll have my green card by next week

[Gama 475]

On 4/19/2019 at 3:55 PM, Hutu said:

Congrats!!! What was your receipt date for EAD employment? Is this NBC?

October 15th and yes it was the NBC 

[DeepakChani 738]

I start work Monday :( can I go back to the waiting game lol 

[Sweethj 5]

We have our interview scheduled for next Tuesday any tips or helpful suggestions anybody has would be greatly appreciated. 

[FilAm24 75]

12 hours ago, Sweethj said:

We have our interview scheduled for next Tuesday any tips or helpful suggestions anybody has would be greatly appreciated. 

relax,be confident..if you know you have a bonafide relationship you should not worry too much because the aos interview is easier than visa interview..just make sure to bring all the original copies of the documents that you submitted. good luck

[anna lucia 98]

Hello everybody every monday brings me hope. I Always tell my husband this will be THE week haha. He just says ok if you say so ill be optmistic. 

At least it seems that they reached the september 25th, I hope they dont push it back to beginning of september. And I hope also they finish september applications this week, I just cant understand what is going on.

[SonaliHormazd 23]

26 minutes ago, anna lucia said:

Hello everybody every monday brings me hope. I Always tell my husband this will be THE week haha. He just says ok if you say so ill be optmistic. 

At least it seems that they reached the september 25th, I hope they dont push it back to beginning of september. And I hope also they finish september applications this week, I just cant understand what is going on.

Same here-- fingers crossed for us all this week! I crossed 200 days of waiting over the weekend, so I REALLY hope an approval comes this week! 

[Hemzi 244]

Hey Octobears, 

I couldn't bear another day (Day 202) of not knowing where I stand with the EAD/AP situation - so I gave a call to USCIS today to speak to a Tier 2 agent. Spoke with someone today and was told that nothing had been touched on my case since Nov last year! He said that there was a huge backlog at NBC for EAD and AP's and that the last time someone called in he was advised to give the Ombudsman number, especially as I'm still within 'Normal Processing Times', even though I'm about a week away from being outside Normal Processing Times now. He understood my frustration and gave me the Ombudsman number. I proceeded to call the Ombudsman [(202) 357-8100] and they told me just to fill out a form online ( https://cisomb.dhs.gov/oca/form7001.aspx ) - which I have done but don't know if it's gone through as I've yet to receive a confirmation email. [It apparently doesn't work on Chrome or Firefox and you have to use Internet Explorer? - But I managed to work it on Chrome, if I don't receive any confirmation by tomorrow, will re-submit after re-downloading Internet Explorer...]

I am not sure if this will help anyone else, but if it does, glad to pass on the information - I know we are all going stir crazy in waiting. Here's to more approvals this week and some solid responses to everyone whose sent in a case inquiry or RFE/RFIE!