November 2018 AOS Filers

[kanderson101 131]

3 hours ago, Shaman said:

Good morning, guys! 👋 

 

We had our AOS interview in Baltimore field office this Monday - May 6.

All of us felt great relief that it’s done now and we are one step closer to the green cards. But our case is reviewed still and we know they have 120 days to make their decision.

 

To begin with we got up at 5am to be there at 7am for our appointment but the interview started around 8.20. When the officer finally invited us it appeared that the officer that was supposed to interview us wasn’t at the office and that caused the delay. We went through all the questions on the application form - he questioned me, my husband and my 16 year old daughter, looked through the photos, asked my 5 year old to say who was on them. The atmosphere was pretty friendly, there were a lot of jokes and the officer looked like he enjoyed the interview. He actually was a very nice guy. We asked him about our EAD and AP and SSN and he said they even might arrive after the green cards as they are parallel to AOS, he looked online and said they were not touched 🤯(and it was 185 days from date received). We had to explain to him that we had no joint bank account as my husband’s bank required SSN. They guy was also surprised to hear I couldn’t get a driver’s license and said MVA should have a solution for those who entered the US lawfully. And then he explained the further procedure - 2 weeks for his supervised to go through the case and 120 days altogether to make a decision. For 2 of our 3 cases the status changed to “Interview was completed and case must be reviewed” same day. 

 

Well, now we have 120 days to count - and the process doesn’t seem endless 😃

 

 

 

Congrats! Sounds like the interview went well  Thanks for keeping us updated. 

[Shaman 320]

1 hour ago, kanderson101 said:

Congrats! Sounds like the interview went well  Thanks for keeping us updated. 

Thank you! But it is hard to tell whether it’s alright or not. We were not told “you are approved” or “I will suggest you should be approved”. We were just informed of the further steps and that’s it 🤷‍♀️ I couldn’t read reviews of Baltimore field office on visajourney cause it kicks me out to this “goodluckday” sh&t all the time 😕 But I hope it is going to be a matter of a couple of weeks for us 🙏 

 

Wishing everybody get their EADs/APs in the mail and interviews scheduled 🤗🤗🤗

[kanderson101 131]

40 minutes ago, Shaman said:

Thank you! But it is hard to tell whether it’s alright or not. We were not told “you are approved” or “I will suggest you should be approved”. We were just informed of the further steps and that’s it 🤷‍♀️ I couldn’t read reviews of Baltimore field office on visajourney cause it kicks me out to this “goodluckday” sh&t all the time 😕 But I hope it is going to be a matter of a couple of weeks for us 🙏 

 

Wishing everybody get their EADs/APs in the mail and interviews scheduled 🤗🤗🤗

I feel like it totally depends on the officer you speak with (regarding what kind of language they use). Hopefully you get a response soon! 

[kanderson101 131]

I think that I've been checking casetracker so frequently that I've locked myself out. Received this message on BOTH the casetracker app AND when I tried to log in to my actual USCIS account  Anyone else have this happen? How long did it take for it to unlock? 

 

"IT WAS REPORTED TO US THAT YOUR IP ADDRESS OR INTERNET GATEWAY HAS BEEN LOCKED OUT FOR A SELECT PERIOD OF TIME. THIS IS DUE TO AN UNUSUALLY HIGH RATE OF USE. IN ORDER TO AVOID THIS ISSUE, PLEASE CREATE A CUSTOMER ACCOUNT (SINGLE APPLICANT) OR A REPRESENTATIVE ACCOUNT (REPRESENTING MANY INDIVIDUALS)."

 

 

[wakeuplittlesuzy 192]

1 hour ago, kanderson101 said:

I think that I've been checking casetracker so frequently that I've locked myself out. Received this message on BOTH the casetracker app AND when I tried to log in to my actual USCIS account  Anyone else have this happen? How long did it take for it to unlock? 

 

"IT WAS REPORTED TO US THAT YOUR IP ADDRESS OR INTERNET GATEWAY HAS BEEN LOCKED OUT FOR A SELECT PERIOD OF TIME. THIS IS DUE TO AN UNUSUALLY HIGH RATE OF USE. IN ORDER TO AVOID THIS ISSUE, PLEASE CREATE A CUSTOMER ACCOUNT (SINGLE APPLICANT) OR A REPRESENTATIVE ACCOUNT (REPRESENTING MANY INDIVIDUALS)."

 

 

Ah yes, that happened to me too a couple of weeks ago. I just tried to not check it for a day or two, and then it let me log back in. That should do the trick for you too!

[kanderson101 131]

24 minutes ago, wakeuplittlesuzy said:

Ah yes, that happened to me too a couple of weeks ago. I just tried to not check it for a day or two, and then it let me log back in. That should do the trick for you too!

thanks! i'll try to restrain myself, haha. 

[Ash&Jaye 159]

Just waiting for the appointment letter to get here! Checking the mail box multiple times a day 🤦‍♀️

[Ambra 36]

4 hours ago, Shaman said:

Thank you! But it is hard to tell whether it’s alright or not. We were not told “you are approved” or “I will suggest you should be approved”. We were just informed of the further steps and that’s it 🤷‍♀️ I couldn’t read reviews of Baltimore field office on visajourney cause it kicks me out to this “goodluckday” sh&t all the time 😕 But I hope it is going to be a matter of a couple of weeks for us 🙏 

 

Wishing everybody get their EADs/APs in the mail and interviews scheduled 🤗🤗🤗

Hi, I will have my interview in Baltimore in a couple of weeks and I am adjusting from a k1 too! Unfortunately, it looks like our FO never approves on the spot and some wait up to 2 months to receive their GC. Honestly, I hope that this is not our case as we have already been investigated enough for our k1visas! Keep us/me updated on your status, please. I really hope it changes soon!!!

[KellyAnne22 29]

On 5/6/2019 at 9:48 PM, Phem said:

163 days still at "case recieved" for my EAD status😪😪😪

Mine is 174 days same status....

Filed last Nov.16...

[Gand2018 61]

Had my AOS interview in Portland Oregon on Wednesday May 8. I had filed November 6, 2018 and my receiving date was November 9, 2018. We waited only 15 minutes and my name was called out so my husband and I together with our son and lawyer went in. The lady officer was very friendly and the whole interview was like a conversation. She asked the yes or no questions in the i-485 form. She asked how we met, have we met each other’s family, why we decided to get married...She also asked if we brought any joint documents so we gave her bank statements, apartment lease and utility bills showing both our names. We also gave her the baby’s birth certificate showing both our names. 

 

She then said she has no problem approving us there and then and that in a week’s time I’ll have the green card. She never looked at our photos and I had printed so many, I had a whole album. 

 

I received an email at 10 o’clock that night showing I-485 New Card Being Produced. Another email for I-130 saying Interview was completed, case will now be reviewed. This was confusing as approval of I-485 is on the basis of I-130 being approved. At 2am I got a bunch of texts notifying me of the same changes in the status of my case. 

 

Good of luck to everyone still waiting. Sending you positive vibes. 

[K1visaHopeful 2,817]

14 hours ago, kanderson101 said:

I think that I've been checking casetracker so frequently that I've locked myself out. Received this message on BOTH the casetracker app AND when I tried to log in to my actual USCIS account  Anyone else have this happen? How long did it take for it to unlock? 

 

"IT WAS REPORTED TO US THAT YOUR IP ADDRESS OR INTERNET GATEWAY HAS BEEN LOCKED OUT FOR A SELECT PERIOD OF TIME. THIS IS DUE TO AN UNUSUALLY HIGH RATE OF USE. IN ORDER TO AVOID THIS ISSUE, PLEASE CREATE A CUSTOMER ACCOUNT (SINGLE APPLICANT) OR A REPRESENTATIVE ACCOUNT (REPRESENTING MANY INDIVIDUALS)."

 

 

Were you on Wifi ?

Turn it off and use data instead.

Usually the block is for 24 hours.

[Shaman 320]

13 hours ago, Ambra said:

Hi, I will have my interview in Baltimore in a couple of weeks and I am adjusting from a k1 too! Unfortunately, it looks like our FO never approves on the spot and some wait up to 2 months to receive their GC. Honestly, I hope that this is not our case as we have already been investigated enough for our k1visas! Keep us/me updated on your status, please. I really hope it changes soon!!!

Hi! I wish you good luck with the interview! ✌️

 

And yes let’s hope it’s just their regular processing practice not to announce their decision right away. 🙏🙏🙏

[tombs07 78]

On 5/8/2019 at 1:13 PM, kanderson101 said:

Use the casetracker app - there's a search tool that allows you to scan up to 500 cases around a case number you can specify! 

I appreciate it! Thank you. 😊

[kdesigner 50]

Hey all,

 

We have our interview coming up next Friday and I had a few questions regarding the required list to bring to the interview:

 

Do we have to bring in copies of the forms I-485 and I-864? These were already submitted and I feel like it would be such a waste of printing and paper if they already have these documents.

Is the medical form I-693 the same form that is submitted in a sealed envelope when entering the US? 

 

We plan to bring the following:

Documentation showing our joint bank and phone accounts

Evidence of our residence & address

Official marriage certificate

Our government IDs and birth certificates

i-94

Photos of our wedding and honeymoon with airplane tickets

 

Any other advice would be greatly appreciated! Good luck to all those interviewing soon 😊

 

[RambaCat 643]

2 hours ago, kdesigner said:

Hey all,

 

We have our interview coming up next Friday and I had a few questions regarding the required list to bring to the interview:

 

Do we have to bring in copies of the forms I-485 and I-864? These were already submitted and I feel like it would be such a waste of printing and paper if they already have these documents.

Is the medical form I-693 the same form that is submitted in a sealed envelope when entering the US? 

 

We plan to bring the following:

Documentation showing our joint bank and phone accounts

Evidence of our residence & address

Official marriage certificate

Our government IDs and birth certificates

i-94

Photos of our wedding and honeymoon with airplane tickets

 

Any other advice would be greatly appreciated! Good luck to all those interviewing soon 😊

 

Hi! I have my interview the day before you (Thursday, eek!)

 

We're not bringing copies of the I-485/I-864, but for the latter we'll be bringing along more of my husband's pay slips just in case they need that additional evidence (he only started earning enough in June of last year so we could only submit a few pay slips before).

The medical form I-693 is the same; did you get a copy for yourself when you went for your medical in your country? I got a copy from given to me, I'll be taking that along and hoping it's enough.

Evidence we're taking is similar to yours;

-Joint bank statement

-Copy of our lease

-Marriage certificate

-Govt IDs and BCs

-I94 print out

-Print out of health insurance we have through his work (I'm the beneficiary on his life insurance too)

-Our wedding album (and a few loose pictures if they need them for their files)

 

I'll probably post on Thursday evening how ours went, but with any luck the evidence should be enough.

 

Edit: Hey - could you update your timeline? Thanks! 😁

Edited May 11, 2019 by RambaCat