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2 minutes ago, veggieguuu said:

You should expect to receive your interview notice in mail in the next 7 days and interview date is usually a month from the day you receive the notice in mail. If you would like to find out the date and time of your interview, you can connect with a tier 2 officer and they should be able to look it up for you. Good luck!

Thank you! I am excited and freaked out at the same time. Has anyone found a good checklist of the documents to bring? I have been preparing but am worried abot forgetting something...

On 10/26/2018 at 8:17 AM, borodine01 said:

Hey Guys,

 

Been awhile! finally after a year and some change of waiting, we finally got the update this morning that interview was schedule.

My online status just changed to Interview was scheduled as well. How long before the notice arrives on average and how much time before the interview? Thanks everyone

3 hours ago, heamatite2000 said:

So happy for everyone to get their green cards! I’m still on “waiting for an interview” and I’ve had to send off my EAD forms again. My PD was August 3rd 2017 

Hi !  Same thing for me, when did you get your EAD& how long before it expires did you send the forms again ?  

51 minutes ago, Hamilton said:

Hi everyone! Sorry I haven't updated in a while. I'm happy to report that we had our interview last month, and two weeks ago, I GOT MY GREEN CARD! 

 

The interview went really smoothly, but took longer than I had expected (about 40 minutes). We went through all the 485 questions all over again (that took the most amount of time). The officer didn't ask us much about our relationship - just how we met and became a couple. She took all our evidence of financial co-mingling (lease etc.), but she didn't even want to see the photos we brought with us! At the end, she smiled and said it looked very promising. Checked the USCIS site when we reached home, and my card was in production.  

 

Thanks everyone for making this such a supportive space. To those who are still waiting - it'll happen eventually! I hope you don't have much longer to wait. I'll definitely still be around this forum and checking in on how everyone's cases are going.

Congratulations !!  I am still waiting for a notice.

Congratulations @Aviinashh

Did you guys (or anyone else that have had their interview) get any questions/asking for further info about I 864 / sponsor financial ?  Did you bring / have been asked for more paychecks, tax transcript , updated letter of employments etc to prove that sponsor info is still up to date ?  Or is the interview mostly focused on whether the relationship is genuine ?  Thanks ! 

1 hour ago, dnkwame417 said:

Hey Guys,

 

Been reading your posts and i realized y'all got a status update for case is ready to be scheduled for an interview way back in 2017 or earlier this year. My case is still at RFIE received since October last year. I have received my EAD/AP two months ago. Should I be concerned? Anyone else in this same plight?

Same here, got EAD in march, status still RFIE received in Feb. I am still getting the weekly email saying we have no updates for your case.

17 minutes ago, Hamilton said:

So I got a weird random email from the DHS website saying "We're still working on your case and there's no update at this time. The last action on your case was March 19". I have no clue what that action was. :/ 

 

Anyone else get a vague email like this about their 485?

Same here, seems generic. March 16 was around when my EAD was approved/sent but no update on my I 485 since my RFIE was received but that was March 13....so not sure either

"We are still reviewing your case and there are no updates at this time

We will notify you when your case status changes. We last took action on your case on March 15, 2018."

Just now, Hamilton said:

Nope, I'm still at "RFIE response received". I called USCIS last month and they said my 485 is still with the NBC even though it's complete. No idea what's happening there. You could call and ask - let us know what the answer is please!

same here, I will try to call soon. I guess it being considered "complete" is good isn't it? Does the full review take place at NBC or is there another review at local office? Or do they just schedule the itw?

Hi guys, just wondering if most of you who got their EAD cards are at "Ready to be scheduled for interview"?

Does this status come shortly after EAD or can it take a while (different IO?)

1 hour ago, Londonergirl said:

Alright everyone!! I had an e-mail at 5.30am this morning from the myaccount uscis dhs. And when I log in it says like this:

We are producing your card and will mail it to you

We will mail your Green Card, employment authorization document (EAD), or combo card (EAD and advance parole) to the address you gave us. It may take up to 120 days to deliver your new card.


My questions is.... Why does it say Green card?? Did it say that on yours as well?

It is a generic message, mine said that too but my case isn't even ready to be scheduled for interview. So EAD/AP only. 

The 120 days is generic too, I received my EAD about 10 days after that message.

Congrats

27 minutes ago, heamatite2000 said:

Haven’t commented on here in a long time!! I’m just wondering if anyone’s I-485 status changed at all? Mine still says fingerprint received on the 7th August lol 

Quite à few people have "Ready to be scheduled for an interview", a few have gotten their interviews and even some (1 or 2 ? ) their GCs. 

My I 485 is on RFIE received.

2 hours ago, Londonergirl said:

So is that account a different one compared to the one on uscis website?

Yes its a different account, the account I had created on the usual website and my tracker app still say Case was received... But the account that I just created on that other website has everything updated and my card is in the mail.

Concerning the medical from what I have read it is valid from 1 year starting the day you send /or they receive your AOS, not 1 year from when you did your medical(as long as it wasn't way outdated >1year when you sent AOS)

Have been off this forum last week so congrats to all the people getting their combo cards/gc! @GoodVibesOnly @T_P@adipo21 @michy007

I express mailed my RFIE response on thursday... Hopefully I will hear from them soon since I got my RFIE so late... I cant imagine waiting another 3 months:/

FYI it was about my marriage certificate (which I had already sent). I talked to a tier 2 and he said that the IO might have gotten confused because my marriage certificate in the county I live in says 'marriage license'...  So they might have thought it was the wrong doc......

I got a letter from the clerk saying it was the right doc,+cover letter+ sent the document again... 

RFIE received at 190 days

Currently 202 days since filing 😢

9 minutes ago, Hamilton said:

Hmm that's bizarre, but at least it's pretty straightforward! They might have misplaced it or need another copy for whatever reason. I think we only submitted one copy with our app and it was fine. Hard to predict this process. 

 

I would write a very clear cover letter with the two points you made - 1) in Utah it's called a license (I actually don't think this should be an issue at all, they must get plenty of apps from Utah); 2) that it reflects your maiden name and you have since changed your name (and any evidence of paperwork changing the name). My wife didn't change her name so I'm not sure how that works, but doesn't the certificate usually reflect your married name? Either way, it's something you should be able to easily clarify in a cover letter. 

The evidence of name changing I have been using is that marriage certificate;) (for drivers license ID, traveling..) because my passport is in my maiden name.. The certificate shows my maiden name and my husbands name which is now my married name... So nothing difficult there as far as I can see. I will do some research and make sure the paper is the one to send and there isnt another marriage certificate I dont know about... (???)

Oh also do you think I could still get an RFE for income or should I consider that they have looked at everything and it's ok?? (which was what I was worried about -income just under pov guidelines with 2 jobs including 1 selfemployed , sent tons of evidence + 35000 liquid assets from USC and 15000 for mine in the US which I think should be enough to cover whatever issue they might have with inome hopefully) 

Ok guys so I received my RFIE...

And it is a relief on this emotional rollercoaster  because it is not about I 864

But I am a little puzzled and would like to know what you guys think about it...

The RFIE is for the marriage certificate, exact wording; "submit a copy of the marriage certificate, issued by the appropriate civil authority, between the K1 applicant and the I 129 F petitioner..."

 I submitted a copy of the marriage certificate of course, a certified copy... In Utah it is the marriage license (it says marriage license on top) which is then signed by the witnesses+us+person who married us, then stamped with official clerk seal + stamp certifying that it is a certified copy. 

I was confused when I filed about whether this was the right document to send because it says license and not certificate so I called the clerk and they said that was the only official paper they delivered + after looking online seems like several states proceed this way where the marriage certificate and license is the same thing and the license becomes the certificate once recorded and stamped... Am I mistaken? I am going to call again and triple check...

Also I don't remember how many copies I sent 1 or 2... maybe they are just missing a copy for EAD? Lost it?

Do you think that anything else could be the issue?

The marriage document is in my maiden name and I filed in my married name but that shouldnt be an issue seems pretty normal..

I think I remember someone else having a similar RFIE/RFE in the August thread but I couldnt find it...Does anyone remember?

Thanks for your advice..., just want to make sure I send the right thing back in (basically the same certified copy of marriage license/certificate/samethingprobably

Congratulations @Hamilton! finally:)

2 minutes ago, Londonergirl said:

You guys can sign up for informed delivery with usps! 

I tried & my husband did but we didnt manage to get past those questions to create an account...

4 minutes ago, Londonergirl said:

One in November, one in December and one in January. I also had some sort of SR req at the end of January that uscis sent(that was going to give me a reply within 2 weeks) and then also one to a supervisor (Those 2 were never shown on my account). 

Anyway, the SR from November is only showing on my account now. Do they disappear when an officer has responded to them?

I think that when I filed my January SR the december one disapeared( it was for the same reason, delay ead) I think maybe they overwrite each other if for the same reason ? I got an answer through congressman early in Feb then to SR one day later ( that they were backlogged and cas was under review). Status was updated a month later

2 minutes ago, Londonergirl said:

We should seriously throw a party!

I'm so nervous about my RFIE I can't function :/ still nothing in the mail today. 

Hope you receive yours soon now @GoodVibesOnly

52 minutes ago, pmeyer1229 said:

I had a question that may not go here, but please direct me if applicable. My fiancé arrived in the USA last week and we will be getting married March 17 (K1 visa). My question is, where is she able to travel for our honeymoon? I would guess we could go to Hawaii as it is the USA....but what about an Alaskan Cruise that must make a stop in Canada. Or a Mexican cruise that leaves from Los Angeles. Not sure about the law here and don't want to get in trouble...Thanks in advance for your answer(s).

I wouldn't chance leaving the US before he at the very least gets his advance parole card. In some, not all, cases this seems to be taking more than 6 months. 

2 hours ago, Hamilton said:

Guys, I had started thinking this day would never come...

 

 

For those still waiting, I HIGHLY recommend reaching out to your Senator/Congress folks and the Ombudsman. I wrote a desperate email to both yesterday, and today my card finally is in production. Thanks a ton to @dt101 and @Aviinashh for the tips on what to do. 

Congrats  

3 hours ago, GoodVibesOnly said:

The number of RFEs and RFIEs issued after the 180 day mark (August filers mostly) is crazy, mostly because it’s been a long time without updates and we get this type of update which can be a little unexpected at this point. But I read somewhere here on VJ that the number of RFE/RFIEs sent have increased by 50% over the last year (due to “change of administration” according to what I’ve read). So it is probably starting to become the rule. Mine took 4 business days to arrive, received the status update on a Wednesday, and it arrived on a Saturday so you will possibly get yours in the mail by ~Saturday or Friday. We just sent our response today and it will arrive there (NBC) tomorrow at noon. Although, it seems that the clock is not completely resetting for people here who got RFIEs maybe because our cases are taking a long time already by themselves and are over the 190 days waiting time (and a bunch of us don’t even have EAD/AP yet. Day 207 for me without EAD 😅). Try to not stress out so much until you get the letter in the mail and see what it is about, let us know and we will try to help 💜 We are all here to help each other in these hard times ☺️

Thank you very much for the support... I never thought this whole process would be so long and draining....  

1 minute ago, car0593 said:

RFE for EAD or AOS?

 

Hopefully is something simple that you can figure out and return ASAP. keep us posted when you receive it. I am to waiting on a RFE for my fathers AOS... status changed on 2/23/18 but have not gotten the actuall letter yet...

 

RFIE on AOS...

Well.. i got an RFIE update after 190 days... I am so sad and discouraged. Dont know what it is about... Possibly income because my husband was just under  $ 20000 (household of 2) which is why we included 55000 $  of assets(his mutual funds 35000 $ , my 15000 $  transferred from France in US bank, + bank account) all that with a ton of evidence... Which should have been enough to cover the difference even if they didnt consider my assets... We even paid Rapidvisa service to check our package...  : (

How come there was a big chance of denial if you met >125 %?