March 2021 - AOS filers

[Beeya 50]

On 2/18/2022 at 4:29 PM, Chancy said:

 

Pre-COVID, waived interviews were actually quite common for AOS from K1.  Most likely it's not a USCIS error and that your AOS was actually approved already.  Congrats!  Please do update us when your GC arrives to confirm your approval.

 

Update: Got my green card in the mail today, I’m so happy and relieved 😌

 

Thanks for your replies.

 

P.S. We did AOS from B1/B2 actually (but we also had an approved K1 awaiting interview back home when I traveled to the US for a vacation but lockdowns made things complicated in my country and decided to adjust status here). I emailed our congressman last October regarding having my EAD expedited because I’m a healthcare worker, and this may have contributed too to the waived interview? I could only guess.

[Gabbyy 3]

@Beeya congrats !! im in the same situation B2 and i got also the Ead months ago but still waiting for interview. Did you do smth different on the 845 because of that ? Im not sure if i should add me as a sponsor now cuz i work or still just him..

[Beeya 50]

4 minutes ago, Gabbyy said:

@Beeya congrats !! im in the same situation B2 and i got also the Ead months ago but still waiting for interview. Did you do smth different on the 845 because of that ? Im not sure if i should add me as a sponsor now cuz i work or still just him..

Thanks, I did not do anything additional since submitting our forms last year. Just sit back and relax. The more you count the days, the longer it feels. Besides, the GC itself doesn’t offer much else once you have the EAD already. But I understand the anxiety it causes and the feeling of wanting to just have it done already. 

[f4ancyfl4mingo 3]

@OliverBa hey have you heard back from Nashville FO regarding the interview yet?

[OliverBa 61]

2 hours ago, f4ancyfl4mingo said:

@OliverBa hey have you heard back from Nashville FO regarding the interview yet?

No. After biometrics I noticed Nashville’s AOS was taking a year from biometrics to interview. We were planning on moving to Los Angeles in November, so right after biometrics we’re taken I changed our address to Los Angeles. 1.5 months later we got an interview in Los Angeles field office; we actually had to move up our planned move from November to October because they scheduled it so fast. The officer said they would’ve approved without the interview because our file was good but we were missing the medical…which we weren’t because we handed it over to CBP and they lost it and told no one, so the same day of the interview we went and did another medical and then mailed them the results, they approved a week after the interview. 

[f4ancyfl4mingo 3]

34 minutes ago, OliverBa said:

No. After biometrics I noticed Nashville’s AOS was taking a year from biometrics to interview. We were planning on moving to Los Angeles in November, so right after biometrics we’re taken I changed our address to Los Angeles. 1.5 months later we got an interview in Los Angeles field office; we actually had to move up our planned move from November to October because they scheduled it so fast. The officer said they would’ve approved without the interview because our file was good but we were missing the medical…which we weren’t because we handed it over to CBP and they lost it and told no one, so the same day of the interview we went and did another medical and then mailed them the results, they approved a week after the interview. 

wow what an adventure! Good for LA though, they don't have to wait ages. I probably should be packing my bag and getting ready to move at this rate. Congratz to you!

[ellipses 1]

Approved! Marriage based AOS from E3, self-prepared, concurrent filed 130/130A/485/131/765/864 (944 submitted but disregarded)

 

My timeline:

Married: 11/4/2020

Submission Received: 3/11/2021

NOA: 4/6/2021

Biometrics: 8/17/2021

EAD/AP Card Received: 10/23/2021

Interview 2/11/2022

Approved: 3/7/2022 --> waiting to receive GC in the mail.

 

The only thing I should have done differently is to submit I-693 with the initial filing, especially considering its long validity now.

[Mike&Heidi 10]

Approved and GC received last Friday! 🎉 What a journey. Thanks to this group for the companionship along the way.

[Chidang 8]

I just got approved everyone!

[mitanyag 7]

On 4/12/2021 at 4:43 PM, mitanyag said:

just received the receipt #'s via SMS today. just wondering, does the case number really starts with MSC? I tried checking the status online but it says that case number is invalid. for reference, we sent our application last March 19, USCIS received it last march 20

exactly one year after NOA1, our case changed to "Interview Scheduled".

March 19, 2021 - sent application

April 12, 2021 - NOA 1

April  12, 2022 - Interview Scheduled

May 13, 2022 - Interview Date

Local Office: San Francisco

 

they are working when you least expect it. LOL.