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Hahahaha, you got addicted to it!
Dealing with them is like an extreme sport, but worse.
 
I bet when you finally finish this journey, you'll miss them and send them fan mail. LOL

As @rrobin0609 put it; if you have been married for less than two years at the time of approval you will get a two year green card and must apply to remove conditions after 21 months have passed. Once you have successfully removed conditions you will be given a ten year green card.
 
If you have been married for more than two years, you will qualify for the 10 year greencard. It's just to make sure your relationship is genuine, as I think previously many people would marry and then divorce soon after getting their initial greencard. 
Weirdly I can't wait to be back in the process for the next lot...
 
Mostly so that I never have to deal with USCIS again!!!!!!!!

Welp, we made it to Day 200. Officially surpassed the K1 wait, no RFEs anywhere. At this point we’re just looking forward to hitting the inquiry date next week. 🤪

Conditional Green Card in hand! 😁

So excited to hear about all the approved interviews and November filers receiving their EAD/AP!
 
We're on day 189 over here, and it's just getting more frustrating all the time. I'm still trying to be optimistic (just like every week prior to this one), but I'm worried we'll also hit the 200s soon. UGH!! I wish there was some way to speed things along. Fingers crossed for lots and lots of approvals this week! 

So excited to hear about all the approved interviews and November filers receiving their EAD/AP!
 
We're on day 189 over here, and it's just getting more frustrating all the time. I'm still trying to be optimistic (just like every week prior to this one), but I'm worried we'll also hit the 200s soon. UGH!! I wish there was some way to speed things along. Fingers crossed for lots and lots of approvals this week! 

So excited to hear about all the approved interviews and November filers receiving their EAD/AP!
 
We're on day 189 over here, and it's just getting more frustrating all the time. I'm still trying to be optimistic (just like every week prior to this one), but I'm worried we'll also hit the 200s soon. UGH!! I wish there was some way to speed things along. Fingers crossed for lots and lots of approvals this week! 

So excited to hear about all the approved interviews and November filers receiving their EAD/AP!
 
We're on day 189 over here, and it's just getting more frustrating all the time. I'm still trying to be optimistic (just like every week prior to this one), but I'm worried we'll also hit the 200s soon. UGH!! I wish there was some way to speed things along. Fingers crossed for lots and lots of approvals this week! 

Day 197.. slowing catching up to how long it took for my k1 to be approved (210 days without an RFE). I’m begggingggg for some good news for everyone this week. Please please!!!! 🥺 I’m going CRAZY

So excited to hear about all the approved interviews and November filers receiving their EAD/AP!
 
We're on day 189 over here, and it's just getting more frustrating all the time. I'm still trying to be optimistic (just like every week prior to this one), but I'm worried we'll also hit the 200s soon. UGH!! I wish there was some way to speed things along. Fingers crossed for lots and lots of approvals this week! 

Hey all,
We had our AOS Greencard interview last Friday, May 17th. Here is our experience in Raleigh, NC:
 
We arrived around 12:45 for our 1pm appointment. We were given a ticket # by the receptionist and headed to the second floor where we sat while we waited to be called in. The waiting area only had two other couples waiting and we were the first ones. After about 15 minutes of waiting, we were called in by a lady who was going to interview us. She was quiet and not outwardly friendly. She led us to her office and told us to keep standing to take our oath. We were then asked to show our IDs. I told her I had my passport or license and she asked for my license. My husband (the applicant) showed his passport and then had his picture and fingerprint taken.
 
The lady told us to hand in all documents that are in addition to what we already submitted. At this, I was a bit confused as I thought she would list documents that she needed but instead, she left it up to us to decide. I also handed her our marriage certificate, but she said she already had it and she stressed that she only wants documents that she does not have in our case. So then, my husband and I took a few minutes to decide what we needed to hand in that was new:
- Pictures from our wedding, honeymoon and other trips (she said we can show her pictures now if we wanted to keep them or leave 10 for her to review, so we chose 10 to give to her)
- Copy of our honeymoon flight tickets
- Joint bank account document & bank statements
- Joint phone account document
- Co-sponsor's residential address & copy of US citizenship 
While handing in the documents, I tried to explain what each was, but the lady told us not to explain as she will review everything once our interview is over. She added that her main goal is to judge if our marriage is truthful. So I quietly handed everything then she proceeded with the interview questions.
 
She went through the I-485 form that she had in our case file and asked for our date of marriage. There was a slight mix up as we wrote a date earlier than it was (we had too many dates to track!) but she said it's okay and fixed it on the form—phew! Another area that we skipped was if we already had children and she marked our answer as no. She asked my husband all the questions on the form regarding criminal activities. Then she asked me how we met and why we decided to get married. I told her our story on how we met through a mutual friend, when we decided to get engaged and what we liked about each other. I went on for about 2-3 minutes and she gave us a few smiles which was refreshing.
 
After this, she said our interview is over, which was surprising because I thought she would ask my husband more questions. She also said that she will review all our documents after the interview so the decision has not yet been made. At this, I became a little upset but I maintained myself and asked her politely when we can check for our case update. She said it will take about 5-7 business days for a case update and if approved, we will receive an approval letter after a few days and the actual card might take up to 4 weeks. She also said that sometimes, the case can be updated on the same date as the interview. I asked if the approval letter would be enough for my husband to show the employer if he wants to get a job and she said it's up to the employer to accept it or not. Basically, we haven't received our AED and we have been waiting for this interview for a long time so my husband can finally look for jobs! I was a bit upset when it was over, but my husband assured me everything will be okay as we have been truthful and our case looks good.
 
Once we left and came home, I decided to casually check the case status a few hours later and to my surprise it was updated to: New Card is being Produced! I could not believe this, and I am still a little nervous because I did not think the interview went as I'd hoped. We are anxiously waiting for the card and are excited for this part of the process to be over!
 
Sorry for the long story...just thought it would be helpful for some of you. I wish you all the best of luck, it's nervewracking but as long as you tell the truth and be polite, things will turn out well. 😊

November 26 packet was recieved by the uscis 
May 14 uscis app changed to interview was scheduled 
May 18 we recieved the letter in the mail
July 3 is the INTERVIEW!! 
 
Wow still in shocked that we got it early, since Maine is suppose to be a 11-22 month wait 
but i guess when you do the calculation, we will have waited a total of 9 months for it.

Congratulations!!! That's so exciting! I can only image how elated you and your husband feel right now. 🍾🎉 Enjoy!

Green card: Approved ✅
Interview date: May 9, 2019 approved
Local Office: San Diego 
Never received EAD/AP
NOA date: November 26,2018
 
I cried tears of joy into my husband’s arms right outside the building and all the way home. 😭 We did it and I couldn’t be more grateful. 🙏🏼 
The interview was very detailed and to the point. About 30 minutes total. Towards end when he started asking more personal questions about our marriage and families etc we got to see him be more engaging and more conversational with a friendly smile here and there. I honestly couldn’t read how the interview was going so I think I must of blacked out when he uttered the words “I’m recommending you for approval” 😁Parts of me still can’t believe to be done with this part of the process. I had to ask my husband and lawyer again when we left if this was real!  
 
I have faith that everyone still waiting will hear some great news in the coming weeks! I will of course be keeping everyone in my thoughts and continue sending those positive vibes. This community has definitely been my guiding light when it turned dark. So I owe a huge thank you to you all as well. Any questions don’t hesitate to ask. 🥰

Hubby talked to a kind tier 2 officer today. He said that staff at USCIS are now working through weekends (which apparently has never happened before, according to this man) because they're so backlogged. He explained that one of the biggest reasons for seeing approvals near-ish to you and and for dates later than yours is because for each EAD/AP application, they have to "review" the whole family. Essentially, if the application before yours is a family of 7 people, then they all need to be checked into before the next application is completed. So depending on the whose applications are near to yours, it might take much longer until yours is touched if the ones before yours are complex. 
 
I don't know if that's helpful. I was just surprised that we got any kind of relevant information. 

Hi guys.
This is a story about me.
My case was received on October 4th. Even after submitting the biometrics (October 29), there were no updates on my page.
On April 30, I filed a request about Outside Normal Processing Time ( EAD/AP) and I received an automatic answer that I should wait an answer by May 22.
 
I decided to call Tier 2 on May 10. I don’t know that my conversation produced an action or my request, but on May 13 I had an update on form I- 485 that they sent me RFIE.
 
 On May 15, I again called USCIS to find out what  going with EAD/AP after 7 months and 11 days had passed? Tier 2 answered me that since my EAD/AP based on I-485 , they will make decision on my EAD/AP just after they will review my Evidence on I- 485. I have not yet received an envelope from USICS, but I assume that now my waiting time for EAD/ AP will be close to 9 months (taking into account the time required for shipping and waiting for consideration).
 
The question is why they sent me RFIE just now?  The answer is, I think, very simple and logical -  because no one even touched my folder until I sent a request.

What a fantastic review - so thorough! Thank you! And congratulations!!! 

I know I sound like a broken record but I'm really rooting for combo approvals (at least). I'm so sorry that people have suffered. This is not justifiable but by God we are at October 21/22 for inquiries thankfully. Even with that time coming there is a WAY and WILL!!!!!!! It's darn right disgraceful that people have to wait 7 months for an inquiry for the combo! But fingers and toes crossed they have a Fri-yay tomorrow and completely blast those waiting from Nov! Everyone's in my thoughts still waiting GC/Combo ❤️ 

Okie doke, here's the detailed rundown of our Green Card interview; I'll put a copy in a review of the office too.
 
First off, a list of what we took, and whether it was needed during the interview:
- Copy of I-864 - sponsorship form; not needed, but we took it just to be safe
- All of my husband's pay slips since the November application; not needed, but again just to be safe (We weren't sure if we'd get an RFE here, because my husband earned less than the limit in his 2017 tax return and only got a promotion in June of 2018. His 2018 tax return was also below the limit because he only had six months in his current position)
- Our 2018 Joint Tax return; not needed
- My husband's (sponsor) birth certificate + copy; Not needed but it is requested on the letter
- My (beneficiary) birth certificate + copy; Not needed but is requested on the letter
- My Husband's passport + copy; Not needed
- My Passport + copy; Actually needed! Yay! He didn't take the copy, though, because there was already one in the file.
- My Husband's driving license; Needed; was reviewed to get into the building and again in the office
- My UK driving license; Needed; I guess as an extra form of identification
- My Employment Authorization Document; Needed; it actually does request this on the letter too so definitely take it if you have one!
- Interview Letter; Needed; again, it's requested
- Certified copy of marriage certificate; Not needed! Weirdly he didn't ask for it at all! Definitely take it with you though, when you go.
- Vaccination worksheet provided during the K1 medical; Not needed but mentioned
- Print out of I94 Record (entry on K1); Needed
- Joint Bank Account Statement; Needed and kept by the officer
- Printed page of husband's life & medical insurance showing me as the beneficiary; Needed and kept by the officer
- Copy of the joint lease for our apartment; Needed and kept by the officer
- Wedding photo album and two loose pictures; Needed and reviewed by the officer; kept the loose copies
 
Our appointment was at 1.45PM at the Jacksonville office. We arrived at 1.30PM and made our way through security, and were directed to sign in with the reception clerk. The clerk then printed out a ticket with our number on it, and directed us to the waiting room. As we waited there we noticed several other couples but no one I recognised from here (might not even have been Adjustment of Status couples!). There were a few TVs displaying information, and an example of a Civics question for naturalisation; (which ocean can be found off of the East Coast?).
 
We were there maybe about five minutes before the officer came and called our ticket number. He was nice enough - a little brusk, perhaps, but definitely friendly! We followed him to a little room in the back of the building - which was a relief to my husband because there were windows in the waiting room similar to the windows you stand at for K1, and his comment was that it didn't seem very private. There we were told to remain standing for the oath (he did let me put down my folder though!) and we swore in to the interview. We were told to be seated - I had to sit on the right because he needed to take my fingerprints (both index fingers) and my photograph.
 
He asked for our IDs; my husband's driving license, my passport, EAD and driving license. I explained that I didn't yet have a US one, only a UK one. We told him that we're working on it and that I've got a learners permit. Then he confirmed that we were adjusting from a K1, that this was our first marriage, that we had no children, asked me to spell out my name (first, middle and new last name), and asked me my date of birth. He asked my husband what address we lived at - my husband, who has struggled with our new address since we moved, took a while to remember but did explain that he'd lived at his previous address for twenty years before moving to the new one. The officer seemed pretty satisfied with that and moved on to asking me all the questions that were on the form about criminal history, whether I had killed anyone, whether I belonged to the communist party etc. My husband found that a little weird.
 
Then he checked the medical on his PC, confirmed that I'd had the medical done previously and not done a new one. Then he asked for any joint bank statements we had, any leases. He made the assumption we didn't have any joint insurance, and seemed pleasantly surprised when I put that in front of him. He wanted photos too - and looked through the entire album that we had brought with us - and took the paper copies for his records. He asked who someone was in the wedding album (my dad!)
 
Then he asked my husband questions; when and how did me meet, he wanted the month and year too. When did we meet in person (month and year), where did we stay, when did we start dating, who proposed to who, when did my husband propose, where did my husband propose, had we had any children, had my husband ever been to the UK, how many times and the reason for his visit, has my husband met my family, had I met my husband's family.
 
Then he said he needed to print something from his computer but his printer wasn't working so he left the room to try it elsewhere. This is where I thought he was printing an RFE, because my husband - who is terrible with dates - kept getting dates wrong. From the way he said he was going to ask my husband questions, I realised I wasn't allowed to help too, which was hard! When he returned, without paper, he restarted his PC to get the thing to print - and surprise! it was a thing for me and my husband to sign referring to removal of conditions. He said that we had to apply any time before the greencard expired, but no sooner than 21 months "from today", and that the greencard would be in the mail. It honestly took a few moments for it to sink in because I'd super convinced myself that were were getting an RFE.
 
He asked if we'd prepared the forms for the AOS ourselves, and then assured us that the ROC would be "much easier" (so maybe I won't have to do a second interview..? One can hope! 😂).
 
Then he escorted us back to the entrance to the building and wished us luck! About thirty to forty five minutes later I had an email to say that a new card had been ordered for production!
 
Detailed enough @Allaboutwaiting?  

191 days here...all week I’ve been watching all the i765s within 100 cases before ours change to “new card is being produced” IN ORDER! They are now 3 away from ours, and I’m really hoping it happens before Friday!! Point is - there is SOME kind of order happening after all. 

I can’t believe this!!! WHAT DOES THIS MEAN!!!???? Is it REAL!! OUR INTERVIEW WAS SCHEDULED!!
 
Frustrated and I don’t know why but after coming on VJ and seeing everyone still waiting and the numbers of days so high. I just automatically went to the USCIS app. And of course it told me nothing. Then my hand accidentally swiped down and my screen was refreshed....and now it says MY INTERVIEW WAS SCHEDULED!!! Yesterday!!! Letter in the mail with our interview date. Does this really mean we will be having our interview soon, like in the next month? I thought I read about how some said theirs said interview ready to be scheduled and have been waiting months and no word. But this actually says interview was scheduled!! We went from it saying fingerprint received to interview was scheduled! Does this really mean we will have our interview soon!!! Ohhhh please!!!! Ohhhh please!!!! 171 days waiting for work cards and that wait seems to continue....but we never once thought we would get notification about our I 485 since we live in maine and it says it is a 11-22 month wait for that. But my screen says our interview was scheduled!!! Ohhhh I hope this is true!!! If this is real we will be checking our mail box every day waiting for the letter and date to arrive!! Any advice on what we should do next??  

thanks! i'll try to restrain myself, haha. 

Ah yes, that happened to me too a couple of weeks ago. I just tried to not check it for a day or two, and then it let me log back in. That should do the trick for you too!

Good morning, guys! 👋 
 
We had our AOS interview in Baltimore field office this Monday - May 6.
All of us felt great relief that it’s done now and we are one step closer to the green cards. But our case is reviewed still and we know they have 120 days to make their decision.
 
To begin with we got up at 5am to be there at 7am for our appointment but the interview started around 8.20. When the officer finally invited us it appeared that the officer that was supposed to interview us wasn’t at the office and that caused the delay. We went through all the questions on the application form - he questioned me, my husband and my 16 year old daughter, looked through the photos, asked my 5 year old to say who was on them. The atmosphere was pretty friendly, there were a lot of jokes and the officer looked like he enjoyed the interview. He actually was a very nice guy. We asked him about our EAD and AP and SSN and he said they even might arrive after the green cards as they are parallel to AOS, he looked online and said they were not touched 🤯(and it was 185 days from date received). We had to explain to him that we had no joint bank account as my husband’s bank required SSN. They guy was also surprised to hear I couldn’t get a driver’s license and said MVA should have a solution for those who entered the US lawfully. And then he explained the further procedure - 2 weeks for his supervised to go through the case and 120 days altogether to make a decision. For 2 of our 3 cases the status changed to “Interview was completed and case must be reviewed” same day. 
 
Well, now we have 120 days to count - and the process doesn’t seem endless 😃
 
 
 

Congratulations!! How exciting! 🍾