November 2018 AOS Filers

[K1visaHopeful 2,872]

21 minutes ago, jakejon said:

Really makes me giggle inside that Jan filers think after a few expedites and lucky experiences that Jan processing has begun. As if....just really makes me question their logic 🤣🤣🤣

I think this everyday when I run my scan for the same 500 receipt numbers for October 22nd and only see 2 to 3 EAD's being approved. 

[jakejon 1,197]

10 minutes ago, K1visaHopeful said:

I think this everyday when I run my scan for the same 500 receipt numbers for October 22nd and only see 2 to 3 EAD's being approved. 

For sure!!! Like SURE why not start Feb, March DESPITE September and Oct not being fully approved. Some people live in la la land!! Like what...they expect the NBC to trash our files to get round to their long wait from Jan. 100 days too long to wait? As if...🤣🤣🤣🤣

Edited April 8, 2019 by jakejon

[AnJay 137]

25 minutes ago, K1visaHopeful said:

I think this everyday when I run my scan for the same 500 receipt numbers for October 22nd and only see 2 to 3 EAD's being approved. 

I wonder how can i run those numbers to see if anything around my PD date moving? I know its in the app and I am doing it sometimes, but i have no idea where dec 5th started. Actually I dont mind to share my MSC number. 

Edited April 8, 2019 by AnJay

[K1visaHopeful 2,872]

1 minute ago, AnJay said:

I wonder how can i run those numbers to see if anything around my PD date moving? I know its in the app and I am doing it sometimes, but i have no idea where dec 5th started. Actually I dont mind to share my MSC number. 

I dont know when it started for my PD either. I just fiddled a little putting my PD near the middle and they are 95% from my date. I scan the same 500 everyday. 

[AnJay 137]

1 minute ago, K1visaHopeful said:

I dont know when it started for my PD either. I just fiddled a little putting my PD near the middle and they are 95% from my date. I scan the same 500 everyday. 

Hmm have to try and see. 

[K1visaHopeful 2,872]

3 minutes ago, AnJay said:

Hmm have to try and see. 

Start with 250 below your receipt number and scan 500. See what you get. You can go from there up or down. There are possibly thousands for your PD alone so likely it wont be too hard to find a good start point. After all, you are only using it as a sample right?

[AnJay 137]

Just now, K1visaHopeful said:

Start with 250 below your receipt number and scan 500. See what you get. You can go from there up or down. There are possibly thousands for your PD alone so likely it wont be too hard to find a good start point. After all, you are only using it as a sample right?

Yeah of course. Sometimes i just checking 100 above and below my number. 

[K1visaHopeful 2,872]

23 minutes ago, AnJay said:

Yeah of course. Sometimes i just checking 100 above and below my number. 

You can use that as a reference point too. I just used a 500 sample because there was already so few approvals it was nice to see at least a cpl EAD approvals per day of scanning. The larger the scan=more hope.

[ZKT 118]

hi everyone!

 

i've been mostly a silent reader on our november thread. but i just wanted to share my journey. i thought my aos journey will be long because arizona closed a uscis local field office in arizona and so apart from imperial valley being really big and having a whole lot of people processing there, a lot of arizona peeps also goes to ours. Every time I would check processing times its usuallly fluctuates between 31 - 39 months. visajourney also doesn't have any records for interviews done in my local field office. i only met 1 person in all the fb groups i've asked. she was a 2016 filer and got her green card approved last november 2018.I made jokes that I probably would leave command and get stationed in japan (my husband is in the us navy and we're stationed here for 2 more years) before we would get my green card where I would then have to expedite to be abroad, and i would just get the 10year green card and just keep renewing my ead and ap. little did i know i was in for a surprise.

as march and april was approaching... i was excited for march april to come by, because i knew we november aos filers were getting our ead and ap's... what I didn't expect was i would be getting my green card this soon. i won't even be getting an ead or ap anymore. maybe when i'm waiting for my 10year gc.

Date we sent our package via USPS: November 20, 2018
Date USCIS received date: November 23, 2018
NOA 1 Date: December 3, 2018 (Right on the expiration of my i-94 - so perfect timing!)
Biometrics Appointment Letter: December 7, 2018
Biometrics Appointment: December 21, 2018
My AOS case got transferred to my LFO (Imperial, California)/"Interview Ready To Be Scheduled": December 31, 2018
My USCIS Status changed to "Interview Scheduled": February 22, 2019
Date I received my Interview Letter: February 26, 2019
Date of Interview: April 1, 2018 11:30am

Result: Approved on the spot
My USCIS Status changed to: "Approved" as soon as we got out of the building and we entered our car.
My USCIS Status changed to: "Card Being Produced" within the first 5 mins after we left the USCIS building.
My USCIS Status changed to: "Card Was Mailed To Me": April 4, 2019
My USCIS Status changed to: "Card was Picked Up By The USPS" after 5 mins: April 4, 2019
I received my NOA 2 Approval for AOS: April 5, 2019 (but dated April 1, 2019)
I will receive my green card in the mail tom morning April 8, 2019 (according to the tracking number from the USCIS and USPS. I also saw it in my informed USPS delivery.

i was really surprised how fast and smooth everything went. people who were also doing aos interviews with us that day were 2016, 2017 filers. so the other couples were shocked we were a 2018 filer and was fast. our immigration lawyer and jag lawyer said it was a surprise too that we got our interview so soon. we didn't expedite anything and we don't think him being in the military helped. but whatever it was, we feel very lucky.
 

so yay! i'm finally done... and i'm happy i laid a good groundwork for my roc already and i'll just be filling my binder with any additional information I will be having. everything was so smooth because of all the amazing advices i have gotten from a lot of the members here and from me reading lots of subforums here on visajourney and all the other aos fb groups i have joined. hehehe. i will still be following everyone's journey though!  hope everyone either gets their green card soon if not get their ead's and ap's sooner!

mwahugs everyone!

[ZKT 118]

On 4/5/2019 at 4:23 AM, Allaboutwaiting said:

Thanks for the support. 💚

I didn't fill that part of the timeline precisely to avoid those predictions and therefore further frustration. 

Seeing others who filed after us getting interviews, does no good to my mood. All seems so random!

I do hope we all get approved soon. 

i see your a san diego filer.

i have seen 2 or more november aos filers had their interview and just waiting for their interview/green card last january. interviews were jan or feb,  i have seen december aos filers have their interviews scheduled for febuary/march. all those are not expedites. i have a friend who is a january aos filer and her interview is also scheduled for may. also not expedite. so it's really odd that they haven't touched your aos. most of the san diego filers i meet on fb and fbm groupchats that are from sandy are pretty fast. they don't even get their ead/ap. i just expected everyone from sandy to be fast too like all those i've come across on the facebook aos groups. anyway, yours is probably coming soon too like all of them! thought you might want to know.
 

[Penny&Lee 338]

Today is day 150 for us!

Crossing fingers and toes for some approvals this week! Goodluck all 💖

Edited April 8, 2019 by Penny&Lee

[Jlomartin 71]

I was just reviewing my binder with K1 and AOS pkg.  I realized I didn’t make any copies of the forms I submitted for AOS.  All I have is the cover letter 😔. Would that be an issue?

[LisaLisa 65]

Case Status changed to interview has been scheduled! I can't believe it, it's like a dream!

[JMCKNG 156]

138 days and counting.. I'm days away now from my day range expiring. Holding onto hope that soon this will be semi-over. Also, my husband failed his driver's test today because he didn't look over his shoulder enough when he was turning. We are in need of some good news to lift up his spirits.. this process, just can never be easy to be in the USA.

[RambaCat 643]

Hard copy approval notices received; still waiting for the online status to update for my card to be sent out though. Does anyone know how long that can take? This process appears to have made me a little impatient.