MARCH 2019 - AOS Filers

[Kyle&Ana 718]

About my interview:

 

we got exactly at the time of the interview so no long wait for us, we were so scared and running please dont do it!!! Be at least 30 minutes there.

 

i went to from desk, a girl asks me for my interview letter, she made me a few questions, and she asks for an ID, could be your passport or your driver license,  also to my husband.

 

then she took my indexes fingerprints and took another picture, she told me is just for their record, 2 minutes after that were well called.

 

the officer was nice, we swear just say the truth, then she started asking how many times i was in united states before, for the copy of birth certificate for my husband, he had to sign again the affidavit.  

 

So questions:

how we met?

when we got married?

describe all your visits and she ask me the dates? 

Why u didn't stay with your tourist visa and adjust instead doing the K1? (Tricky question)

when was the last time he was in my home country?

 After that the yes or not questions, then we started talking about why they are not sending file on time i mean the national benefit center! 

 

She asks me for happy pictures, i told her i have more paperwork together and she says is OK she just need pictures! 

 

Then she asks me do you wanna use your married name and i say of course i already changed!

 

so she says she has more than enough evidence to approve us and that she can see the  relationship is real, she explained the process of removal condition!

 

so two things i wanna say: 

 

i worked for a day in a restaurant, they paid me, I answered yes to the question and she just asked me the name of the place. And continues and made no more questions.

 

the other thing we had a wedding reception in my home country since most of my family cannot travel here, we say that was just an unofficial wedding, and she says she understand, and said "cannot imagine your parents without being available to see you that important day!!  And our courthouse here was in february after POE! We also told her that we are going to do another wedding reception in November for the USA ppl that couldnt travels down there for X or Y reason!  And we show them receipts, invitations bla bla !!!

 

and the part about my visa packet you already know, i spent this whole week calling USCIs and looks like it works!!!

 

so thank you for your words!! My marchiesssss our time is finally here!! Enjoy your last days of vacation because your EAD/AP is coming!!!!!

 

BTW i didn't need english translator! Hulu and Netflix in this 7 months have trained my ear!!!

 

Sorry for the typos or sentences that looks weird!! I am still taking english classes hahaha!

 

 

Disclaimer: i am not suggesting to anybody to have a wedding in their home country, we knew the consequences at POE or at embassy interview, so we took all the precautions !! And it was nerve wrecking!

 

 

 

Edited August 9, 2019 by Kyle&Ana
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[Patience089 92]

1 hour ago, visavisa123 said:

For people who have had their combo card approved, what was the order of the statuses you got online. Yesterday it said my card was being produced and today it changed to case is approved. I was hoping it would change to card is in the mail or something. But is this the order it happened for you? Thank you

Mine skipped the "Card approved" status
Your next status should be "Card was mailed to you" and then "Card was picked up by USPS" (at that point you will get a tracking number)

[Martacz 52]

1 hour ago, visavisa123 said:

For people who have had their combo card approved, what was the order of the statuses you got online. Yesterday it said my card was being produced and today it changed to case is approved. I was hoping it would change to card is in the mail or something. But is this the order it happened for you? Thank you

 

26 minutes ago, Kyle&Ana said:

Where right now i have your same question, following this one

My card was combo EAD/AP but please refer to the timeline below the post to see all the statuses I had.

[SusannZ 111]

36 minutes ago, americaninlove said:

I've been binge watching the Swedish show Bonus Family on Netflix lol. I feel like I'm practically fluent now

Hahah that's such a crazy show! And yes we do swear that much on a regular basis! 😂 Hello fellow adopted swede! 😝

[americaninlove 381]

8 minutes ago, SusannZ said:

Hahah that's such a crazy show! And yes we do swear that much on a regular basis! 😂 Hello fellow adopted swede! 😝

lol I love that show. As someone divorced and remarried and with children etc it hits close to home. I'm from NYC so we grew up cursing a lot too, but it cracks me up that the kids curse right to their parents' faces in that show lol

[Manav91 4]

44 minutes ago, Patience089 said:

Mine skipped the "Card approved" status
Your next status should be "Card was mailed to you" and then "Card was picked up by USPS" (at that point you will get a tracking number)

How long did it take from "Card is being produced" to "Card was mailed to you"?

[JP John 65]

17 minutes ago, Manav91 said:

How long did it take from "Card is being produced" to "Card was mailed to you"?

2 days on the 8th it was picked up for delivery by USPS and it will be delivered on the 10th

[Manav91 4]

1 minute ago, JP John said:

2 days on the 8th it was picked up for delivery by USPS and it will be delivered on the 10th

Thanks!

[Shiran 1,134]

1 hour ago, JP John said:

2 days on the 8th it was picked up for delivery by USPS and it will be delivered on the 10th

 

Is the history in this format shows up on a new site for you or somewhere else?

[NewCitizen23 313]

18 minutes ago, Shiran said:

Is the history in this format shows up on a new site for you or somewhere else?

I believe this is from the egov.uscis.gov site the my.uscis.gov looks differently.

[tsonggo 58]

Still waiting impatiently here in Hawaii for an EAD/AP card and checking the status on the old site daily.  As the AOS interview processing times for Hawaii are 10 months+ , i don't check the 485 status updates often , but i looked this morning and saw this   "

Interview Was Scheduled

 

I will believe it when I get the letter in the mail, but its enough to give us hope

[Nicola and Jordan 668]

46 minutes ago, tsonggo said:

Still waiting impatiently here in Hawaii for an EAD/AP card and checking the status on the old site daily.  As the AOS interview processing times for Hawaii are 10 months+ , i don't check the 485 status updates often , but i looked this morning and saw this   "

Interview Was Scheduled

 

I will believe it when I get the letter in the mail, but its enough to give us hope

Amazing!! Congrats!!!

[lil.han 39]

Just called USCIS and they were about as helpful as a pile of bricks. They would only tell me the information exactly as it appears on the case status tracker. When I asked if it had even been assigned to an officer, she told me she couldn’t access that information...

[hhimp 3]

For those who have got their interview notice, how long in advance did you receive the interview notice? Our case status just updated today to interview scheduled (March 8th receipt date, San Antonio, TX office) and I’m worried the interview date is going to be before September 10th. My husband and I will he married for 2 years on September 10th, so I’m hoping the interview date is after the 2 years, so that he can get the permanent green card and not have to pay more money to apply for removal conditions. We are also going to be out of town the last week of August, so I really hope they give more than 3 weeks notice. We have to go out of town for my grandpa’s funeral. Would love some insight! 

[HSsweethearts4E 117]

25 minutes ago, hhimp said:

For those who have got their interview notice, how long in advance did you receive the interview notice? Our case status just updated today to interview scheduled (March 8th receipt date, San Antonio, TX office) and I’m worried the interview date is going to be before September 10th. My husband and I will he married for 2 years on September 10th, so I’m hoping the interview date is after the 2 years, so that he can get the permanent green card and not have to pay more money to apply for removal conditions. We are also going to be out of town the last week of August, so I really hope they give more than 3 weeks notice. We have to go out of town for my grandpa’s funeral. Would love some insight! 

Hello! Interview usually happens between 1-2 months after receiving the notice on the mail 😊