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Hi, I am just wondering who else has adjusted status from esta or any other visa (other than k1) while being in the United States? I just filed in August and was wondering if anyone would like to share their story/ timeline with me to give me an idea of how long everyone waited for their greencard :) 

also, anyone with an overstay? 

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1 minute ago, MrsH23 said:

Hi, I am just wondering who else has adjusted status from esta or any other visa (other than k1) while being in the United States? I just filed in August and was wondering if anyone would like to share their story/ timeline with me to give me an idea of how long everyone waited for their greencard :) 

also, anyone with an overstay? 

Your timeline will be greatly influenced by where your local field office is and how much are they backlogged.  

YMMV

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4 minutes ago, MrsH23 said:

Hi, I am just wondering who else has adjusted status from esta or any other visa (other than k1) while being in the United States? I just filed in August and was wondering if anyone would like to share their story/ timeline with me to give me an idea of how long everyone waited for their greencard :) 

also, anyone with an overstay? 

Lots and lots are doing this right now. There are many many threads in the forum .. here’s a recent one

You will find a lot of good info by searching on the forum and reading the posts 

 

 

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MrsH23   37

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5 minutes ago, Lil bear said:

Lots and lots are doing this right now. There are many many threads in the forum .. here’s a recent one

You will find a lot of good info by searching on the forum and reading the posts 

 

 

Thank you, still kinda new to this so still trying to figure out how to work the forums 😁

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5 minutes ago, MrsH23 said:

Thank you, still kinda new to this so still trying to figure out how to work the forums 😁

😁 I remember the feeling ! 

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2 hours ago, payxibka said:

Your timeline will be greatly influenced by where your local field office is and how much are they backlogged.  

My local field office is newark

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hi MrsH23

 

first of all everythings gonna be alright...lol

to make my story short i came to the states on dec. 2nd  2011 with a esta ( vwp) . my husband and i , we got married on feb. 24th 2012. and my 90 days was up on feb. 29th i believe. anyways, it took us a long time to save the money to file for my greencard . finally june 2016 we filed and i was approved on dec. 1st 2016 and received my card dec. 6th 2016. so i overstayed 4 years and 9 months before we filed... hope this helps you. anyways good luck

Entered USA on 12/02/2011
February 24, 2012 - Married
VWP - overstay by 4 years and 4 months ( Had to save up to file for AOS )

June 23, 2016 - Mailed I-130, I-864w, I-485, I-765, I-131

June 24, 2016 - package delivered to Chicago Lockbox via Priority Express mail, Recieved and signed by R. Mercado ( Day 0)

June 28th, 2016 - Money-orders cashed ( Day 4)

July 4th, 2016 - NOA Received by text (x4 ) and email (x4) at 11:44 PM

case accepted and routed to the USCIS National Benefits Center for processing ( Day 10)

July 7th, 2016 - Hardcopy Received NOA x 4 ( Day 13)

July 15th, 2016 - Received Biometrics letter, Appointment set for July 29th ( Day 21)

July 26th, 2016 - All 4 receipt numbers are working on the uscis mycase now ( Day 32)

July 28th, 2016 - Biometrics walk in Successful ! at 12:45 and was done at 01:10 (Day 34 )

Aug 5th, 2016 - Case update online ( RFIE-I-485 , Rejected form I-864w and wanted form I-864 instead ) (Day 42 ) put on hold

Aug 11th, 2016 - RFIE received in the mail

Sep 27th, 2016 - Send Response to RFIE at 9:18 a.m.

Sep 28th, 2016 - Response to RFIE Received at Lee`s Summit,MO 64002 at 9:29 a.m. signed by M. Sievers

Sep 29th, 2016 - Case Updated online to Response to RFE was received at 1:20 p.m. ( Day 0 )

Oct 14th,2016 - EAD ( I-765 ) Case updated online to" Case was Approved " and " we ordered your new card "( Day 15 )

Oct 14th,2016 - AP ( I-131 ) Case updated online to " Case was Approved " ( Day 15 )

Oct 20th,2016 - EAD Approval hardcopy received ( Day 21 )

Oct 20th,2016 - AP Approval Hardcopy received ( Day 21 )

Oct 20th,2016 - in the Mail a Notice to Applicant letter " A Completed and signed I-693 was not submitted ",Submit a valid,

completed and signed I-693 at a later date( at Interviw or if no interview you will receive a RFE for the form ) ( Day 21 )

Oct 28th,2016 - Update online " EAD card was mailed to me " ( Day 29 )

Nov. 1st, 2016 - Received Text Message and Email from MYUSPS, my EAD/AP Card will be Delivered tomorrow ( Day 33 )

Nov. 1st, 2016 - I-485 case updated online to " Interview is Scheduled " for 12/01/2016 ( Day 33 )

Nov. 1st, 2016 - EAD/AP Combo Card in hand at 6:07 PM ( Day 33 from response to RFIE Received )( Day 130 from filling for AOS )

Nov. 4th 2016 - Received Interview letter in the mail ( Day 36 )

Nov. 8th 2016 - Applied to change my name on SSN ( Day 40 )

Nov. 22nd 2016 - Verification from DHS for SSN cleared ( Day 54 )

Nov. 23rd 2016 - Applied for State ID at the BMV ( Day 55 )

Nov. 28th 2016 - Received SSC in the mail ( Day 60 )

Dec. 1st, 2016 - Greencard Approved on the Spot ( Day 160 )

Dec. 5th 2016 - Case Status for I-485 changed to "Approved" post dated Dec. 1st

Dec. 5th 2016 - Case Status for I-130 changed to " Approved" post dated Dec. 1st

Dec. 5th 2016 - Welcome letter and I-130 Approval letter in the mail , both post stamp Dec. 2nd

Dec. 6th 2016 - Case Status for I-485 updated to " Card was mailed to me"

Dec. 7th 2016 - Update on my Green Card, Text from MyUSPS " Card was Picked up", expected delivery date 12/10

Dec. 8th 2016 - Green Card in Hand

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1 hour ago, sky459 said:

hi MrsH23

 

first of all everythings gonna be alright...lol

to make my story short i came to the states on dec. 2nd  2011 with a esta ( vwp) . my husband and i , we got married on feb. 24th 2012. and my 90 days was up on feb. 29th i believe. anyways, it took us a long time to save the money to file for my greencard . finally june 2016 we filed and i was approved on dec. 1st 2016 and received my card dec. 6th 2016. so i overstayed 4 years and 9 months before we filed... hope this helps you. anyways good luck

This helps me ALOT! Thank you. I came may 14 2017, we got married July 28, my Esta was up August 11 and we only just filed in August 2019 so I overstayed 2 years. We also had a baby within those 2 years so As you can imagine I’ve been worried. Lol. What was your local field office? Someone said processing times depend on that office 

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Hi! We didn't even file yet but will be within the next few months. My husband came on ESTA in 2015 so his overstay is around 4.5 years right now. We got married last month (8/2019) and our local office is Philadelphia! I have read a lot of posts adjusting from K1 and other visas along those lines so it's nice to see someone in a similar situation. 

 

Did you file all of the paperwork on your own? I have a whole big binder right now, lol! Please keep posting updates if you don't mind! 

9/25/2020 - Application sent to USCIS Chicago lockbox
9/29/2020 - Package delivered

10/21/2020 - Received 4 texts
10/29/2020 - Received 4 NOA's in mail, priority date 9/29/2020

1/29/2021 - Online status changed to RFE (I-944 now irrelevant)

2/2/2021 - Biometrics letter received, appointment 2/17/2021
2/17/2021 - Biometrics & RFE received

3/2/2021 - Case ready to be scheduled for interview

5/27/2021 - Request I-765 expedite via Emma
6/1/2021 - Expedite request received

6/4/2021 - EAD card is being produced

6/8/2021 - Interview has been scheduled!

7/22/2021 - Interview - around 9:50pm that night, new card is being produced! 
7/23/2021 - Case is approved. 🥳

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Hi, I came on a B2 in April. Ended up filing for AOS 09/03. We got married in March, after 2 years of traveling back and forth. After we got married, I went back home. Then I visited in April, but we decided to file for AOS after some time. I have my biometrics appointment 09/30 so next Monday 😀

ROC timeline

Delivered: 3/1/22

Text with receipt number: 3/3/22

Biometrics Reuse notice: 07/14/2022

 

N400

Filed online 01/14/2023

Biometrics Reuse notice: 01/14/2023

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3 hours ago, flacka said:

Hi! We didn't even file yet but will be within the next few months. My husband came on ESTA in 2015 so his overstay is around 4.5 years right now. We got married last month (8/2019) and our local office is Philadelphia! I have read a lot of posts adjusting from K1 and other visas along those lines so it's nice to see someone in a similar situation. 

 

Did you file all of the paperwork on your own? I have a whole big binder right now, lol! Please keep posting updates if you don't mind! 

This makes me feel better when I hear of people who are in similar situations!! Yes we filed on our own just using VJ! a lot of people said to do it on your own as it can be done and lawyers cost A LOT! I emailed a few lawyers JUST to look over my paper work and they wanted $350+ so I just had a few family members go over all of mines making sure I didn’t miss anything. Not the same as a lawyer but definitely helps to have people double and triple checking!  I have my fingers crossed that I filed it properly and that everything works out!! I had my biometrics appointment last Friday so just a waiting game,keeping my fingers crossed! I will keep posting updates! Good luck!

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1 hour ago, ale07 said:

Hi, I came on a B2 in April. Ended up filing for AOS 09/03. We got married in March, after 2 years of traveling back and forth. After we got married, I went back home. Then I visited in April, but we decided to file for AOS after some time. I have my biometrics appointment 09/30 so next Monday 😀

That’s great! Congratulations and good luck with everything!

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Hi there, me and my wife just started the application process for her adjustment of status while she is here on a B1/B2. we just filled i-485, i-130, i-130A, i-864, and i-765.

 

Mailed it out on the 17th and just saw my card charged yesterday 9/25/19. Our tracking number from USPS Priority was never updated past leaving the Chicago Distribution Center, so if anyone is using USPS don't worry if the number isn't updated.

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