July 2019 - AOS Filers

[DarkSilver 21]

14 hours ago, GeeRaf said:

We have separate bank accounts but share insurances and such. Our officer didn't ask for any of it though we had it. There's a checklist on the back of the notice but our packet had: taxes, shared insurances (health, dental, home, RX, car), lease, payslips for both of us, photos.

It’s always crazy how much stress we go through printing all this stuff out then they just look at two things and say you’re good.  Glad your interview went well!!

[DarkSilver 21]

On 10/9/2020 at 11:43 PM, DarkSilver said:

It’s always crazy how much stress we go through printing all this stuff out then they just look at two things and say you’re good.  Glad your interview went well!!

Well we had the opposite experience!  
 

Went in about 15 minutes before our appointment time.  Spent a bit going through check in and waited around 20 minutes for them to call us.  The interview was kind of tense, but just the basic questions (parents names, story of how we went from meeting to married, siblings names, etc). He complimented my organization and the amount of evidence.  He briefly looked over it all, then kept it (literally every piece of paper and all the photos/cards lol).  He gave us the paper showing we attended as well as the one telling us what to do since it’s a temporary green card.  Went over everything and told us congrats, you’ll have your green card soon.

 

Overall a great experience.

Edited October 15, 2020 by DarkSilver

[vsforlife 75]

Interview was in the morning. 
 

Waiting game begins...

[LuFlolady 881]

Our interview was September 14th and we have not heard anything website still say interview was complete any idea of who I can contact to check on our case? The IO said everything looks good and we should be approved by the end of that week....

[GeeRaf 61]

On 10/16/2020 at 7:29 PM, vsforlife said:

Interview was in the morning. 
 

Waiting game begins...

How did it go? How did you guys feel?

[vsforlife 75]

23 hours ago, GeeRaf said:

How did it go? How did you guys feel?

It felt good. Took about 30 minutes. He didn't act like he was going to reject us. 

 

I just don't know how long it will take to get an update on the case

[LuFlolady 881]

Our interview was September 14th and we have not heard anything I'm getting frustrated

[vsforlife 75]

Update:

 

We got a letter in the mail today saying that we are approved.

 

Case hasn’t been updated yet though. 

[GeeRaf 61]

4 hours ago, vsforlife said:

Update:

 

We got a letter in the mail today saying that we are approved.

 

Case hasn’t been updated yet though. 

That's awesome. Hopefully your card will come in soon.

 

Though she told us we were approved, the online notice hasn't updated yet.

[thestankers 10]

Hi everyone

Had interview yesterday 21st October in Newark, NJ. Applied back in July 2019 whilst based in NYC.

 

Interview was scheduled for 8.30am, by the time we arrived at 8.10am there was a queue of people outside of the building. Funny looking at everyone and their stacks of documents. Don't be one of the people who clearly don't read the instructions that says be there 15 minutes before your appointment. Many in the queue were refused entry because they were too early.

 

Get through security (takes 5-10 min, line moves quickly). Typical airport type thing. They prioritize the next appointment time. 

 

Get to 14th floor (there are toilets). We then check in at the desk, they get your original files out which was amazing to see after almost 18 months. Then sit and wait until you are called by the officer assigned to your case. We waited 15-20 minutes. Officer we got was probably the nicest/friendliest looking one out of all the ones that we saw (i'm sure the others are friendly too). The officer was extremely friendly, made lots of small talk, took us to the 3rd floor and then told us to wait 20-30 minute while she reviews our case. 15 minutes later she calls us in, is very complimentary around the preparation and organization, said it was the best that she had seen (all credit to my wife). Talked about how attorneys are a waste of time & money. We then sit in the office for 20-30 minutes and walk through all the changes needed to the application (e.g. change of address, change of jobs, kids etc). We provided the medical envelope and additional pictures which were all family orientated with our 1 year old.

 

Asked a bunch of questions such as: Where was your wife born, birth date, full name, where/how did you meet? From memory she didn't ask my wife all that much. Then went through a series of formal/serious questions around espionage etc etc.

 

Told us our case was approved and we will be getting the updates shortly, along with the greencard within the next 2-4 weeks.

 

Overall, a really good experience (not because of the result but the process was actually clear). What really humbled me was seeing the sheer size of the queue and the number of people in the waiting rooms. It can be frustrating waiting for updates but it's only when you see the amount of people involved it really helps understand how long things take.

Edited October 22, 2020 by thestankers

[vsforlife 75]

Got a case update yesterday late night.

 

Card is being shipped with a tracking number provided.

 

 

[LuFlolady 881]

On 10/22/2020 at 1:57 AM, vsforlife said:

Update:

 

We got a letter in the mail today saying that we are approved.

 

Case hasn’t been updated yet though. 

Great to hear I hope we hear something soon

2 hours ago, vsforlife said:

Got a case update yesterday late night.

 

Card is being shipped with a tracking number provided.

 

 

Congrats!

[Ires 2]

On 10/22/2020 at 2:07 PM, thestankers said:

Hi everyone

Had interview yesterday 21st October in Newark, NJ. Applied back in July 2019 whilst based in NYC.

 

Interview was scheduled for 8.30am, by the time we arrived at 8.10am there was a queue of people outside of the building. Funny looking at everyone and their stacks of documents. Don't be one of the people who clearly don't read the instructions that says be there 15 minutes before your appointment. Many in the queue were refused entry because they were too early.

 

Get through security (takes 5-10 min, line moves quickly). Typical airport type thing. They prioritize the next appointment time. 

 

Get to 14th floor (there are toilets). We then check in at the desk, they get your original files out which was amazing to see after almost 18 months. Then sit and wait until you are called by the officer assigned to your case. We waited 15-20 minutes. Officer we got was probably the nicest/friendliest looking one out of all the ones that we saw (i'm sure the others are friendly too). The officer was extremely friendly, made lots of small talk, took us to the 3rd floor and then told us to wait 20-30 minute while she reviews our case. 15 minutes later she calls us in, is very complimentary around the preparation and organization, said it was the best that she had seen (all credit to my wife). Talked about how attorneys are a waste of time & money. We then sit in the office for 20-30 minutes and walk through all the changes needed to the application (e.g. change of address, change of jobs, kids etc). We provided the medical envelope and additional pictures which were all family orientated with our 1 year old.

 

Asked a bunch of questions such as: Where was your wife born, birth date, full name, where/how did you meet? From memory she didn't ask my wife all that much. Then went through a series of formal/serious questions around espionage etc etc.

 

Told us our case was approved and we will be getting the updates shortly, along with the greencard within the next 2-4 weeks.

 

Overall, a really good experience (not because of the result but the process was actually clear). What really humbled me was seeing the sheer size of the queue and the number of people in the waiting rooms. It can be frustrating waiting for updates but it's only when you see the amount of people involved it really helps understand how long things take.

Hi there! Have you heard anything yet, after the interview? 

[LuFlolady 881]

Anyone still waiting on approval after AOS interview? We had our interview on Sept 14th 

[GeeRaf 61]

10 hours ago, LuFlolady said:

Anyone still waiting on approval after AOS interview? We had our interview on Sept 14th 

We're still waiting. Got an RFE for an updated medical with vaccs. Completed it, got the packet mailed, was received on the 13th, so we're in the waiting hold yet again.