June 2019 AOS Filers

[ErickandLeo 61]

On 3/16/2020 at 5:04 PM, CharleneB said:

 

Hang in there guys, I hope you hear from them in no time..

Thank you @CharleneB and yeah you’re right I just got an update finally

[MeghanK 629]

20 hours ago, ErickandLeo said:

Thank you @CharleneB and yeah you’re right I just got an update finally

 

Yay congrats!! I hope ours will update soon too. Maybe with offices closed to the public officers will have nothing to do but work on all the pending approvals. 

[jeffo 69]

On 3/8/2020 at 4:30 PM, cammi9988 said:

Congrats, did you bring the translator to your second interview?

yes. my wife speaks english, but there are words that she doesnt know. i am not allowed to translate for her. so we had to comeback for a second interview with one of her friends that better at english. 

[jeffo 69]

anyone that was planning on traveling outside the u.s.

 

my wife and i went back to thailand 2 weeks ago to have a wedding ceremony over there with her friends and family. 

things were not too bad. flying was great, 25-50% full flights. hell, i was even able to lay down in the middle 4 seats of our flight from NRT to SEA.

 

the bad things. we had to cut our wedding/honeymoon vacation short. we went to DMK for our flight to the Maldives on wednesday. got to the gate, waited, then the airline said Maldives was closed. then 30 mins later they said, we can fly you there, but we are not responsible for if they do not let you enter the country, and you have to find your own return flight...f'ing air asia, they are terrible.

so we left the airport, my wife so upset, it was her dream to go to Maldives. we had a nice, over water bungalow at this resort and everything.

we take a taxi back to the hotel we stayed at the night before near the airport. the driver said that BKK may be closing. 

so my wife gets our return to the u.s flight changed from next week to the 19th. we paid extra, and instead of our honeymoon followed by a few extra days in the land formerly known as Siam, we left back to the states.

her parents were going to come back from where they live to the city my wife and her siblings live this weekend to see us before we left thailand. but because we left before we were supposed to, fairly hastily, she could not see her parents. we did have dinner with her siblings and one of her best friends though.

 

so kind of sucked. we are back home, which is nice. but still fighting with the; airline, resort, for our refunds. they are being dicks about it. airline said "we said we would fly you there(after they said maldives closed and they would not pick us up after they dropped us off if we chose to risk it) so they do want to refund the entire ticket prices. they even told the agency we purchased through, that it was a miscommunication. but it was their miscommunication, not ours. air asia said that they couldnt fly to maldives after we checked in and were waiting at the gate. 40 mins later they said, they would fly us there but then we are on our own, which is b.s. 

the resort is fighting refunding us because they said, other islands and resorts are closed, not theirs...for now. ras centara. but if we cant leave, then what?

i believe this would be easier to deal with if they were american companies, or if we purchased a package through costco.

 

good luck, choke dee, ingats, anyone else who had plans

[ErickandLeo 61]

On 3/20/2020 at 1:47 PM, MeghanK said:

Yay congrats!! I hope ours will update soon too. Maybe with offices closed to the public officers will have nothing to do but work on all the pending approvals. 

yeah they have nothing to do but to work on those filed up applications for approvals, hang tight you’ll get yours too the soonest. 

[MeghanK 629]

11 hours ago, ErickandLeo said:

yeah they have nothing to do but to work on those filed up applications for approvals, hang tight you’ll get yours too the soonest. 

It finally happened!!! Card being produced this afternoon! PHEW!

[ErickandLeo 61]

On 3/24/2020 at 12:48 AM, MeghanK said:

It finally happened!!! Card being produced this afternoon! PHEW!

Congratulations we’re seeing the silver lining now 😂😂😂 and we need to be ready for the ROC soon

[DarkSilver 21]

 

On 3/18/2020 at 10:20 AM, Malaka2019 said:

 

Has anyone got their interview rescheduled? Mine's on 4/9 but it's highly probable that the offices will stay closed by then... I know there are people dying and I should be grateful to be healthy but this is super frustrating.

 

It’s now been pushed back even more meaning no interview for us either (April 2 was our date).  Probably for the best given how dangerous this virus is.  Still haven’t received anything in regards to rescheduling so I’ll probably call tomorrow to double check.

[DISCERNING 18]

Please, anyone on here has Newark, New Jersey as their local office?

Status Update has been " Case ready for Interview" since September 5, 2019.

 

EAD expires in November, 2020.

 

Currently lost as to what to do.

Do I apply for a new EAD or hope my interview date is scheduled soon?

 

Anyone with similar dilemma?

[MrsRo 47]

27 minutes ago, DISCERNING said:

Please, anyone on here has Newark, New Jersey as their local office?

Status Update has been " Case ready for Interview" since September 5, 2019.

 

EAD expires in November, 2020.

 

Currently lost as to what to do.

Do I apply for a new EAD or hope my interview date is scheduled soon?

 

Anyone with similar dilemma?

Hi, 

Newark, NJ here too. I got my “interview ready to scheduled” in August and my interview was actually scheduled about a month ago, for April 15th. However, now because of this virus closure, I am sure it will be delayed. I’m just waiting for the letter to show up. 
My EAD expires in November too but I’m confident that my interview will surely be by that, since it is now scheduled for April. This virus chaos will probably delay your interview too, but I’m sure it’ll come on time before EAD expiration. 

[DISCERNING 18]

36 minutes ago, MrsRo said:

Hi, 

Newark, NJ here too. I got my “interview ready to scheduled” in August and my interview was actually scheduled about a month ago, for April 15th. However, now because of this virus closure, I am sure it will be delayed. I’m just waiting for the letter to show up. 
My EAD expires in November too but I’m confident that my interview will surely be by that, since it is now scheduled for April. This virus chaos will probably delay your interview too, but I’m sure it’ll come on time before EAD expiration. 

Thanks so much...

That means probably I would have received the interview date if it hadn't been for this...

 

I'm a exactly a month behind you I suppose.... What day in August did you get the update please?

 

Just taking precautions to stay employed since losing the EAD validity would bring much difficulty.

[MrsRo 47]

43 minutes ago, DISCERNING said:

Thanks so much...

That means probably I would have received the interview date if it hadn't been for this...

 

I'm a exactly a month behind you I suppose.... What day in August did you get the update please?

 

Just taking precautions to stay employed since losing the EAD validity would bring much difficulty.

No problem at all! 
 

if I remember right it was August 22nd, or some time around then. You would have probably received it already if it wasn’t for this current chaos, let’s hope it won’t get too delayed! 

[kittyanne 45]

Anyone here from California? And still haven't received any schedule for interview? I've been waiting and waiting..and my case status is still the same 'ready to be scheduled for an interview'😫 my medical is marked 1 year already. I can't apply for I-693 because I don't have interview schedule yet. 

 

Anyone?😭😭

[Rotnkid 33]

On 3/31/2020 at 1:44 PM, kittyanne said:

Anyone here from California? And still haven't received any schedule for interview? I've been waiting and waiting..and my case status is still the same 'ready to be scheduled for an interview'😫 my medical is marked 1 year already. I can't apply for I-693 because I don't have interview schedule yet. 

 

Anyone?😭😭

For K1 visa applicants adjusting status, I believe you don’t need the I-693 if you applied for your AOS within 1 year of the date of your medical examination in your home country. I am hoping that is your case . At the AOS interview,  your local field office would have already received your medical results that you handed over at the point of entry. You do not have to do a new I-693. But unfortunately for some cases,  I have read that the medical results don’t reach the field office from the POE on time or they cannot locate it 🙄 and that causes delays after interview or even an RFE  where they ask you to get the medical redone in the US. But until something unfortunate like that happens, you do not need to do  the medical here. This is what I believe from what I have read a long time ago. If I am wrong, please correct me. 
 

I know it is frustrating to wait, but don’t worry if your status is still at ‘ready to be scheduled for an interview’. I was in your situation since early August 2019 and just last month got my interview scheduled for April 9 and was overjoyed, only for it to be cancelled two days back, due to the current virus situation. My status is now back to ‘ready to be scheduled for an interview’. I don’t think they will be scheduling any interviews for the next couple of months. They will wait until this issue dies down completely

 

Hang in there and stay safe !

[kittyanne 45]

On 4/3/2020 at 7:12 AM, Rotnkid said:

For K1 visa applicants adjusting status, I believe you don’t need the I-693 if you applied for your AOS within 1 year of the date of your medical examination in your home country. I am hoping that is your case . At the AOS interview,  your local field office would have already received your medical results that you handed over at the point of entry. You do not have to do a new I-693. But unfortunately for some cases,  I have read that the medical results don’t reach the field office from the POE on time or they cannot locate it 🙄 and that causes delays after interview or even an RFE  where they ask you to get the medical redone in the US. But until something unfortunate like that happens, you do not need to do  the medical here. This is what I believe from what I have read a long time ago. If I am wrong, please correct me. 
 

I know it is frustrating to wait, but don’t worry if your status is still at ‘ready to be scheduled for an interview’. I was in your situation since early August 2019 and just last month got my interview scheduled for April 9 and was overjoyed, only for it to be cancelled two days back, due to the current virus situation. My status is now back to ‘ready to be scheduled for an interview’. I don’t think they will be scheduling any interviews for the next couple of months. They will wait until this issue dies down completely

 

Hang in there and stay safe !

My medical exam has already expired, I got it on march 2019 back in my country. I believe when I have the interview I should bring I-693 with me. 

 

Yes, this virus got us all up! I hope when they open again they would schedule all the waiting applicants.😊 

 

Thanks, stay safe!