March 2019 AOS Filers -- Part 2

[Nicola and Jordan 668]

Hey guys when you took the updated I-864 with you to the interview did you included the beneficiary’s income in Part 6 section 8?

[SusannZ 111]

2 hours ago, Nicola and Jordan said:

Hey guys when you took the updated I-864 with you to the interview did you included the beneficiary’s income in Part 6 section 8?

I had filled out that section based off our tax returns so it did include my income as well. But I think only the petitioners income matters. They didn't even look at the updated form at the interview. Told us we had already submitted one and handed it back to us. 

 

They did specifically asked for health insurance and even tho I had submitted 2 copies, she didn't bother looking for it and actually took our original paper that you get for tax season to prove you had health insurance and kept it. 

[NewCitizen23 313]

5 minutes ago, SusannZ said:

I had filled out that section based off our tax returns so it did include my income as well. But I think only the petitioners income matters. They didn't even look at the updated form at the interview. Told us we had already submitted one and handed it back to us. 

 

They did specifically asked for health insurance and even tho I had submitted 2 copies, she didn't bother looking for it and actually took our original paper that you get for tax season to prove you had health insurance and kept it. 

Same with us. The IO said he doesn’t care about my income and my job etc because I had the EAD and I had the right to work. He only cared about my husband’s income.

[Nicola and Jordan 668]

1 hour ago, Gigi2017 said:

Same with us. The IO said he doesn’t care about my income and my job etc because I had the EAD and I had the right to work. He only cared about my husband’s income.

 

1 hour ago, SusannZ said:

I had filled out that section based off our tax returns so it did include my income as well. But I think only the petitioners income matters. They didn't even look at the updated form at the interview. Told us we had already submitted one and handed it back to us. 

 

They did specifically asked for health insurance and even tho I had submitted 2 copies, she didn't bother looking for it and actually took our original paper that you get for tax season to prove you had health insurance and kept it. 

Ok great thank you both! 

[SusannZ 111]

My green card came today! 🎉🎊 It's so surreal after being in this country for so many years and now I'm finally a resident! 🤗

[Mike & Tanja 309]

My green card just arrived. I'm so happy. 🥳

[crono_clone 213]

Update on our case:

 

Got the text yesterday that my husband's green card is being produced, and a text this morning that his I-485 is officially approved! Hooray!

 

It's been almost exactly 30 days since our interview on Jan 7th when they informed us that they were still missing his medical packet, but we otherwise passed the interview. I'm just relieved they found it and aren't going to force him to redo his medical!

 

Good luck to everyone in our March batch! Your GCs will be coming soon! 🙂

[Mike E 11,739]

On 2/1/2020 at 6:37 PM, PaulaMarie said:

 

Very happy for you! Your joint tax return for 2019 will be a breeze to file now too.  

[DCTV822 6]

On 2/5/2020 at 5:30 PM, JDP91 said:

Yay! We’re also in the DC office and got an email this morning notifying us that our interview was scheduled. Can’t wait to get the date in the mail!! 

Just wondering if you guys got the interview date yet? Nothing here -- says it was mailed 2/4 

[JDP91 118]

33 minutes ago, DCTV822 said:

Just wondering if you guys got the interview date yet? Nothing here -- says it was mailed 2/4 

Nope... still waiting. I might call midweek if we still don’t have it as we recently moved and I had already filed a change of address form with USCIS but who knows what the lag time on them actually updating the info might be. 

[Shawn_Lock 36]

We had our interview today. We (with lawyer) arrived at 9am and wasn’t called until just after 11. We were interviewed by trainee and trainer. It started off with the swearing in and verifying of documents. Then we started going through the the I-485 line by line. It wasn’t robotic at all. We actually talked about how we met and other personal stories and events as we went through the application. It all felt organic. We felt very comfortable and joked back and forth. The interview lasted about 1hr 45. It really felt faster. 
It took so long  because we both have previous marriages and my wife had a previous AOS which was throughly discussed.

When the interview was over my lawyer asked if they felt that marriage was bona fide or if we needed to provide further evidence.The trainer said that they felt comfortable with the evidence and they would review documents and we should something over the next couple of days.

 

All in all, it was a very good interview. My stepsons have their consulate interview next month so the timing has been perfect: We were hoping we both could go down to Ecuador and bring them here. We should have the card in hand before then. 
 

Thank you all for sharing your experiences. It really helps. This forum is an excellent tool in the immigration process.

 

Best of luck to all !

 

 

 

[americaninlove 381]

Just read through about 6 pages of new posts. I started a new job a few weeks ago and have been traveling a ton. My husband (the applicant) just got a new job at whole foods, so first time he will fill out employment info with his new green card! Just wanted to say CONGRATS to all of you who have been approved over the past few weeks (seems like a good number of people) and for the few in DC who just got notified of their interviews! I will say that it seems like everyone who started in this original group is finally coming to the end of this horrible process! It's a huge relief. Congrats to everyone!

[SusannZ 111]

On 2/9/2020 at 9:07 AM, JDP91 said:

Nope... still waiting. I might call midweek if we still don’t have it as we recently moved and I had already filed a change of address form with USCIS but who knows what the lag time on them actually updating the info might be. 

I filed an Change of address in September and at our interview in end of January they STILL hadnt updated our address. I brought a printed out form for change of address and she said she appreciated that. So if they haven't changed it yet, print the Form and bring it to the interview. 

[DCTV822 6]

On 2/9/2020 at 9:07 AM, JDP91 said:

Nope... still waiting. I might call midweek if we still don’t have it as we recently moved and I had already filed a change of address form with USCIS but who knows what the lag time on them actually updating the info might be. 

Interview set -- March 10 at 7:40am 😮 

[JDP91 118]

3 hours ago, DCTV822 said:

Interview set -- March 10 at 7:40am 😮 

Congrats! Ours is March 12th, so we’re right behind ya