October 2023 - AOS Filers

[SaraClaire11 139]

14 hours ago, ThailandR said:

Just checked the USCIS website. My wife has been scheduled for an interview. However, no document was showing, so we will wait until its entered into the system so we can see when it will be.

 

What do folks suggest taking to the interview? I wonder what triggers an interview....

See the list above that's what was listed in our notice, pretty sure it's standard for everyone being interviewed.

 

I am also curious what prompts an interview and why others are just approved. I never received and RFE I was really thorough with all our forms and applications. I am also curious why my husband never received his EAD. 

 

I wonder if they will base it more on the validity of our relationship or how much money I make. I was also thinking that maybe some states require the interview and others don't based on immigration volumes. 

[OldUser 8,457]

On 4/26/2024 at 1:36 PM, SaraClaire11 said:

See the list above that's what was listed in our notice, pretty sure it's standard for everyone being interviewed.

 

I am also curious what prompts an interview and why others are just approved. I never received and RFE I was really thorough with all our forms and applications. I am also curious why my husband never received his EAD. 

 

I wonder if they will base it more on the validity of our relationship or how much money I make. I was also thinking that maybe some states require the interview and others don't based on immigration volumes. 

I don't believe it's state dependent.

 

Think of the airport analogy.

 

Majority of people go through scanner and don't stop. Some get stopped at security for further checks because they have water in the cabin bag. Others get randomly selected for inspection.

 

It's the same at USCIS. Either something in your case is sticking out (background, circumstances in which you applied, evidence, prior history) or you got randomly selected.

[ThailandR 54]

On 4/22/2024 at 2:08 PM, SaraClaire11 said:

 

We received our I-797C NOA in the mail today!

 

Our AOS interview is scheduled in Rhode Island on May 30th so that gives us plenty of time to prepare and get all the necessary documents together. Hopefully we won't even need half of what they are asking we bring but I am brining as much evidence as possible so there are no hang ups and everything goes as smooth as possible.

 

WISH US LUCK!

@SaraClaire11  wishing you the best. Still waiting on the I-797C ourselves. Nothing has been uploaded under the Documents tab with USCIS.  I am gathering as much info as I can fir my wife's interview.

[SaraClaire11 139]

9 hours ago, ThailandR said:

@SaraClaire11  wishing you the best. Still waiting on the I-797C ourselves. Nothing has been uploaded under the Documents tab with USCIS.  I am gathering as much info as I can fir my wife's interview.

Thank you so much! Please keep me posted on your interview as well! 

[ThailandR 54]

On 5/1/2024 at 11:19 AM, SaraClaire11 said:

Thank you so much! Please keep me posted on your interview as well! 

I-797 came on the mail today. Appointment is the first week of June, but at an ungodly hour of 6:45 am.  Lol

[S I A N 98]

12 hours ago, ThailandR said:

I-797 came on the mail today. Appointment is the first week of June, but at an ungodly hour of 6:45 am.  Lol

Is it close to your house though?

[SaraClaire11 139]

21 hours ago, ThailandR said:

I-797 came on the mail today. Appointment is the first week of June, but at an ungodly hour of 6:45 am.  Lol

Oh wow that is super early! Ours is at 1pm about 25 minutes from where we live.

 

I'll be sending you all the positive vibes that day!

Edited May 4, 2024 by SaraClaire11

[ThailandR 54]

17 hours ago, S I A N said:

Is it close to your house though?

Nope a 2 hour drive to a different county unfortunately

[eatplaysleep 8]

Well I felt like the day would never come but... I-130 just got approved! 🥳

 

After waiting six months I reached out to our senator's office on Thursday and today the I-130 approval was posted online. Status still says 4 weeks, but the notice was posted in the documents. Hopefully I-485 happens this week! 

[eatplaysleep 8]

On 5/4/2024 at 4:07 PM, eatplaysleep said:

Well I felt like the day would never come but... I-130 just got approved! 🥳

 

After waiting six months I reached out to our senator's office on Thursday and today the I-130 approval was posted online. Status still says 4 weeks, but the notice was posted in the documents. Hopefully I-485 happens this week! 

Exactly one week! I-485 approval notice popped up online today and the status of the I-130 case was updated to “Closed”. 
 

Not gonna believe it until we get that plastic in our hands. 😆

 

Hang in there October Filers! 

[ThailandR 54]

3 weeks until my wife's interview. Have a stack of photos, all documents, plane tickets, Disney tickets, joint bank account documents and hopefully I will have her on the house title by then.  Happy to see folks get the GC without an interview. Wish my wife was as lucky but it is what it is 

[SaraClaire11 139]

On 5/13/2024 at 12:21 AM, ThailandR said:

3 weeks until my wife's interview. Have a stack of photos, all documents, plane tickets, Disney tickets, joint bank account documents and hopefully I will have her on the house title by then.  Happy to see folks get the GC without an interview. Wish my wife was as lucky but it is what it is 

I feel the same about my husband! I really hope there isn't something crazy missing from our application to cause further delays - I have anxiety about it! Just hoping everything goes smooth, I have all the documents, evidence and photos ready to go in an organized folder, just trying to figure out what we should wear! 13 days to go!

[mw & rg k1 636]

On 5/12/2024 at 11:21 PM, ThailandR said:

3 weeks until my wife's interview. Have a stack of photos, all documents, plane tickets, Disney tickets, joint bank account documents and hopefully I will have her on the house title by then.  Happy to see folks get the GC without an interview. Wish my wife was as lucky but it is what it is 

 

So sad they are putting you through all of this

[ThailandR 54]

On 5/17/2024 at 1:32 PM, SaraClaire11 said:

I feel the same about my husband! I really hope there isn't something crazy missing from our application to cause further delays - I have anxiety about it! Just hoping everything goes smooth, I have all the documents, evidence and photos ready to go in an organized folder, just trying to figure out what we should wear! 13 days to go!

Let us know how the interview went if possible.  My wife is in a panic wondering what more they need and want after she had interviewed in Bangkok for the K1 visa, and we submitted all of the same documents for the AOS, except we now had a marriage certificate.  I wonder if it's the age difference between us that's the issue or that I was previously married to an Immigrant I sponsored over 10 years ago and that marriage ended in divorce after 6 years.....my wife and I have been together for almost 5 years now.

[R3411y 24]

On 5/4/2024 at 5:07 PM, eatplaysleep said:

Well I felt like the day would never come but... I-130 just got approved! 🥳

 

After waiting six months I reached out to our senator's office on Thursday and today the I-130 approval was posted online. Status still says 4 weeks, but the notice was posted in the documents. Hopefully I-485 happens this week! 

If you don't mind me asking, what did you ask/state was your issue when contacting your senator's office? I was thinking of going that route, but unsure what to put down as my "issue". We filed on 09/29/23 and still no updates besides our biometrics appt in November of last year.