April 2019 AOS Filers(merged)

[jackthomas053 18]

Hi everyone. Not sure if this is the right place to post this but thought I’d give it a shot. I filed for AOS after coming in on a K1 on April 4th along with the Travel and work permit applications. I have my interview for the I-797 in a month, but still have not been approved to work or travel. The last update I have for the work permit is on May 7th confirming my fingerprints had been accepted. The last I heard for the travel is that they had sent me a receipt notice. (Side note I did get advanced parole accepted, could this be an issue)? How can I chase my work and travel permits? Appreciate any and all help you guys can give me  

[JennaV 116]

7 minutes ago, jackthomas053 said:

Hi everyone. Not sure if this is the right place to post this but thought I’d give it a shot. I filed for AOS after coming in on a K1 on April 4th along with the Travel and work permit applications. I have my interview for the I-797 in a month, but still have not been approved to work or travel. The last update I have for the work permit is on May 7th confirming my fingerprints had been accepted. The last I heard for the travel is that they had sent me a receipt notice. (Side note I did get advanced parole accepted, could this be an issue)? How can I chase my work and travel permits? Appreciate any and all help you guys can give me  

What interview did you have exactly? An I-797 is an notice of action, you can't have an interview for that. Need clarification in order begin to answer your question.

[Celie 793]

23 minutes ago, jackthomas053 said:

Hi everyone. Not sure if this is the right place to post this but thought I’d give it a shot. I filed for AOS after coming in on a K1 on April 4th along with the Travel and work permit applications. I have my interview for the I-797 in a month, but still have not been approved to work or travel. The last update I have for the work permit is on May 7th confirming my fingerprints had been accepted. The last I heard for the travel is that they had sent me a receipt notice. (Side note I did get advanced parole accepted, could this be an issue)? How can I chase my work and travel permits? Appreciate any and all help you guys can give me  

You can try to request an expedite for your work or travel permit if you have good reasons behind it, or you can just wait until your interview next month and then you'll get your green card and you will no longer need the permits.

[jackthomas053 18]

16 minutes ago, JennaV said:

What interview did you have exactly? An I-797 is an notice of action, you can't have an interview for that. Need clarification in order begin to answer your question.

My apologies, the interview is for I-485

[JennaV 116]

1 minute ago, jackthomas053 said:

My apologies, the interview is for I-485

When exactly you had your interview? 

[jackthomas053 18]

Just now, JennaV said:

When exactly you had your interview? 

It is coming up, on December 5th

[JennaV 116]

4 minutes ago, jackthomas053 said:

It is coming up, on December 5th

That’s in a month time. Lately they have changed processing time, work permit inquiry date is at March 25 as of today. You can call but they will give you the general response “you are in the time frame”. I think is best you try to pass the time and wait for green card interview or if you have a reason for expedite your work permit you can try that avenue as well. All the best. 

[cise 12]

On the 28th of October USCIS received our response to the RFIE (the new website showed the update, the old one did not), and then on the 31st of October they sent us a courtesy letter for I-693 by mail. We waited with medical on purpose, because of the long processing times, and thought that it may become invalid by the time we get to have an interview.

 

At least, there's some sort of movement in the case, which is very nice! 😁

 

In your opinion, dear members whose opinion I value 😁, do you think that if nothing happens with EAD/AP in the following weeks, should we:

1. wait for 60 days (90?) after they received the response for the RFIE to contact them, or
2. wait for our case to become one that is outside of normal processing times (current receipt date for inquiry for EAD is 03/25, and ours is 04/18) to place an inquiry?

Thank you!

 

[Chris & Lucas 33]

3 hours ago, cise said:

On the 28th of October USCIS received our response to the RFIE (the new website showed the update, the old one did not), and then on the 31st of October they sent us a courtesy letter for I-693 by mail. We waited with medical on purpose, because of the long processing times, and thought that it may become invalid by the time we get to have an interview.

 

At least, there's some sort of movement in the case, which is very nice! 😁

 

In your opinion, dear members whose opinion I value 😁, do you think that if nothing happens with EAD/AP in the following weeks, should we:

1. wait for 60 days (90?) after they received the response for the RFIE to contact them, or
2. wait for our case to become one that is outside of normal processing times (current receipt date for inquiry for EAD is 03/25, and ours is 04/18) to place an inquiry?

Thank you!

 

Do whatever comes first. I placed my inquiry because of the 60 days after the rfie. They scheduled my interview shortly after. 

[hwandhw 7]

For all that have already gone through the interview process, how long did it take for you to receive your interview date after the "Case is Ready to Be Scheduled for An Interview" update? I got that update for the I-485 (marriage through green card) on September 25th and I've heard nothing yet. Also for some reason I-130 case status is still stuck on "case was received" from back in April, not sure if that has anything to do with this. Thanks!! 

[Shawn_Lock 36]

I am in an almost identical situation. Filed concurrently in April. Status changed to “case is ready to be scheduled” on Oct 2nd. Haven’t received EAD yet. My local field office is Hartford so I’m expecting a long wait. 

[Valmabe 254]

12 hours ago, hwandhw said:

For all that have already gone through the interview process, how long did it take for you to receive your interview date after the "Case is Ready to Be Scheduled for An Interview" update? I got that update for the I-485 (marriage through green card) on September 25th and I've heard nothing yet. Also for some reason I-130 case status is still stuck on "case was received" from back in April, not sure if that has anything to do with this. Thanks!! 

In my case 5 weeks, though I though it was going to be longer than that.

[cise 12]

14 hours ago, Chris & Lucas said:

Do whatever comes first. I placed my inquiry because of the 60 days after the rfie. They scheduled my interview shortly after. 

Thank you! 🤗

Happy birthday! 🥂🍰🍾

[hwandhw 7]

14 hours ago, Shawn_Lock said:

I am in an almost identical situation. Filed concurrently in April. Status changed to “case is ready to be scheduled” on Oct 2nd. Haven’t received EAD yet. My local field office is Hartford so I’m expecting a long wait. 

I hope it comes out soon for us! Crossing fingers

 

2 hours ago, Valmabe said:

In my case 5 weeks, though I though it was going to be longer than that.

Going on 6 weeks now for me! Hopefully I won't have to wait too much longer. 

[march16filer 153]

Hello everyone! We had our interview yesterday and just wanted to share the experience with everyone.

 

Our field office is Manhattan but, our case was moved to the Queens office and it explains the quick turnaround time. Our PD is 04/16/2019. 

 

Our interview was scheduled for 2:30 PM at Federal Plaza and we arrived at 2:05, went through security and headed to the 9th floor (Queens Field Office) that sent us down to 4th floor. The room was full of couples and we were called in at 3:20 PM. The officer greeted us and it looks like he was exhausted and that we're his last interview for the day. He swore us in, asked for our IDs and sat us down, looked at the application then asked "How did you two meet?" and we weren't sure who he was asking and he said anyone can answer. So, I told him how he met and he commented that he usually sees couples 10, 15 and 20 years apart and good thing we were closer in age. Asked my wife the following questions:

 

- When was the last time you came to the US?

- What is his birth date?

- What are his parents' names?

- What does he do for a living?

 

Then turned to me and asked:

 

- When is her birth date?

- What are her parents' names?

 

Then he proceeded to ask the ridiculous Yes/No questions on the application then asked us to present our evidence and we presented the following:

 

- Current Lease (My name only on it)

- Joint bank account statements

- Utility bills with both our names on them

- Our insurance cards from my current and former job 

- Wife's medical invoices

- Our run club membership letters

- Our medical insurance correspondences 

 

He then asked for our photo album and flipped through it asking us who some of the people were and about family. I was saying I hate taking pictures and he goes "Yeah, man, she makes you look good!" 

 

He gave us a notice and said that he needs to review all the documents and make a decision and walked us out. As soon as we stepped out, my wife remembers that he didn't take her picture or fingerprints, so she told our attorney and he was able to go back and talk to the officer. We went back to the office and he said it'll take a second and just took her picture and fingerprints and sent us on our way.

 

I believe we were out of there at 3:40 (took about 20 minutes) and it was more of a conversation than an interrogation kind of thing. He was very funny and courteous. My wife was a little stressed out about the interview, but, he managed to make it a pleasant experience.

 

If anyone has any questions, please let me know. In the meantime, good luck to everyone who is still waiting. Hang in there and you'll be done in no time.