AOS Interview not approved on the same day. What now?

[vanessanguyen083 13]

Hello everyone,

 

Before you say anything, I know I'm crazy. I know I should take a deep breath, I should be more patient, I should wait longer. I know so many others are waiting much longer than I am. I know my faults. But I can't do anything else.

 

I applied September 2019 (My timeline is filled, minus the interview). Interview cancelled March 30. September 2nd, a new interview was scheduled. Interview date was October 7th (last Wednesday). It lasts all told 20 minutes. Very simple questions. Lovely officer. She even repeatedly complimented on how well organized all of my stuff was. I have no visa violation, and the only "record" I have was a parking ticket (which I even included in the original I-485 application). I even offered to submit any updated tax forms, payslips, but the officer says it's not necessary, since the I-864 was satisfied. She kept quite a few bona-fide evidence (100 pages or so). She even explained the conditional green card and how I can apply for naturalization after 3 years of receiving the green card, etc. At the end of the interview, she said (pretty much word for word): All she has to do was to run a background check, which she is not worried about, and if that clears, I should receive my green card in a few weeks. It's been a week. No case update and nothing else of the sort. Still says Interview Was Scheduled. 

 

This whole thing has been extremely hard on me emotionally. Every progress in the process somehow just leads to another step back. My (extremely simple) RFE took 3 months to process. My first interview was cancelled, and I waited 7 months for this interview. This interview seemed like a slam dunk. And now I'm sitting here seeing other couples getting approved on the spot/within the day but me. I know everyone is different. Every case is different. But I don't know what went wrong, or was anything wrong at all. The only thing I can think of was that my husband wasn't super aware of the forms. I prepared everything and just explained the process to him and had him sign things. But he answered questions about our relationship without a hitch, and we had a nice conversation with the officer. 

 

I hate picking up the phone to call anyone, cuz no one knows what's going on. I'm afraid that if I don't have a decision on the same day, I'll end up waiting till the bitter end. What should I do now, besides waiting? 

[Crazy Cat 41,878]

Just stop......relax and wait.  I see nothing to suggest there will be any issue......

[igoyougoduke 1,656]

1 hour ago, vanessanguyen083 said:

Hello everyone,

 

Before you say anything, I know I'm crazy. I know I should take a deep breath, I should be more patient, I should wait longer. I know so many others are waiting much longer than I am. I know my faults. But I can't do anything else.

 

I applied September 2019 (My timeline is filled, minus the interview). Interview cancelled March 30. September 2nd, a new interview was scheduled. Interview date was October 7th (last Wednesday). It lasts all told 20 minutes. Very simple questions. Lovely officer. She even repeatedly complimented on how well organized all of my stuff was. I have no visa violation, and the only "record" I have was a parking ticket (which I even included in the original I-485 application). I even offered to submit any updated tax forms, payslips, but the officer says it's not necessary, since the I-864 was satisfied. She kept quite a few bona-fide evidence (100 pages or so). She even explained the conditional green card and how I can apply for naturalization after 3 years of receiving the green card, etc. At the end of the interview, she said (pretty much word for word): All she has to do was to run a background check, which she is not worried about, and if that clears, I should receive my green card in a few weeks. It's been a week. No case update and nothing else of the sort. Still says Interview Was Scheduled. 

 

This whole thing has been extremely hard on me emotionally. Every progress in the process somehow just leads to another step back. My (extremely simple) RFE took 3 months to process. My first interview was cancelled, and I waited 7 months for this interview. This interview seemed like a slam dunk. And now I'm sitting here seeing other couples getting approved on the spot/within the day but me. I know everyone is different. Every case is different. But I don't know what went wrong, or was anything wrong at all. The only thing I can think of was that my husband wasn't super aware of the forms. I prepared everything and just explained the process to him and had him sign things. But he answered questions about our relationship without a hitch, and we had a nice conversation with the officer. 

 

I hate picking up the phone to call anyone, cuz no one knows what's going on. I'm afraid that if I don't have a decision on the same day, I'll end up waiting till the bitter end. What should I do now, besides waiting? 

There is nothing wrong with worrying. You + another 10 million applications that are processing at USCIS are anxious to get their approval. I think you are over obsessing about green card. 

 

Nothing changes here and it has been hardly a week since your interview.  Get busy and do something to keep occupied.  USCIS is doing its job and any amount of obsession is not going to get your card any faster.

 

 

[SalishSea 17,832]

Same-day approvals are rare, if they even happen.  No one receives their green card at the interview.  My husband's status took about 3 weeks after the interview for 'new card is being produced' to appear.