Rose88

YAY! Congrats!!!

WOW...Green Card arrived in the mail today...super fast delivery!!! Good luck everyone!!!

Informed delivery notes I should receive my GC by Saturday! Just got the tracking number.

Mine was shipped today as well! Got my new Social Security card in the mail today.

I thought so too! Maybe GC comes super quick too 😉

Received I-797s Approval Notices for I-485, I-601, and I-130 yesterday in the mail (didn't show in my Informed Delivery with rest of mail which was weird). Shouldn't be long till GC arrives in mail!

CONGRATS!!! With most of the stories I've heard, people have had great field officers. I think mine was just new to the game. I was already living in the US (working on a visa), so I needed to complete the I-693 (completed in the US at a location near me) along with my I-485. Given that I did the vaccine waiver made this form also necessary to show that I didn't have any health conditions that would make me inadmissible on health-related grounds.

Forgot to mention. FO didn't know how to read my TN visa which is how I legally entered the country and stayed and worked while waiting on my approval. Had to coach her through the documents so she understood I was here legally. Unbelievable!

Well, I was approved yesterday afternoon!!! Detroit Field Officer was late by an hour (and we were there early to boot). The guards and office staff were very nice. When I checked in, I almost knocked the screen down that they used for photos. The lady thought I was super anxious, but really there were steps between my screen and the one beside it and I didn't navigate the space! Our FO seemed to be a new hire and really didn't know what she was doing which was incredibly stressful! My family based AOS (through my daughter-US Citizen) was treated more like a marriage interview which was really weird. She kept asking my daughter about marriages, divorces, and children she had. FO asked me if I was applying for my adult son at the same time (uh no....read the file!). FO had trouble finding documents in the file that I could see and she kept overlooking. I brought the mother of all binders filled with all my applications, documents, and everything under the sun which was a blessing (and highly recommend you do that!) since I was able to pull out numerous documents she couldn't find after 5-10 minutes of searching for each document through my entire file. FO didn't understand my I-693 which was paired with a I-601 waiver (waiver of vaccination requirement due to religious beliefs). She thought the presence of antibodies meant I had taken recent vaccinations. My daughter had to explain to her twice that exposure can produce antibodies. I don't think the FO had even peaked at my file prior to interview. Even though I could see each form in my file was tagged with color coded tags (form numbers written large enough for me to read), the FO insisted on thumbing through the ENTIRE file from last to first page for each document she was looking for (such as a marriage certificate, divorce decree, etc.). FO asked me EACH of the 86 questions on my I-485 and wanted to verify my answers. She mumbled when asking me the questions (had to ask her to repeat a number of the questions as neither my daughter or I could understand what she said and both me and my daughter are native English speakers!) and she didn't seem to understand what she was reading as she had to re-read a few questions aloud and ask the same question a few times as she was trying to get the wording right. Some of the questions she didn't understand and I had to explain what the question meant (for real). She had me re-sign one of the forms, but gave me a red pen. Then she realized her mistake and she gave me black one. She asked me to date the form October 25, and I asked her 3 times if she meant August, which she finally realized the date was August and October. Pretty sure she hasn't done too many of these finals. Was an utter nightmare to know my file was being handled by someone who didn't quite get the forms! We smiled, thanked her, and exercised extreme patience through the process. Thankfully, I was approved! May the rest of you have an easier interview and be approved quickly! Now a 5 year wait until I can apply for Naturalization!!!

Just got my Interview Notice in mail today...scheduled for 08/25/25 in the am at the Detroit FO which apparently has moved from Detroit to Troy as of last summer. Had to look it up! Definitely not as close to home as the old address, but I will take the interview!

I didn't even get that! Maybe they forgot to process those forms.

Well I guess that just adds to the excitement of not knowing until it happens and you get a physical document (honestly...I'd rather know, but it is what it is! LOL)

I did add my case online. Still no documents tab. Not getting email/text notices either though I filled out Form G-1145, E-Notification of Application/Petition Acceptance for each of my forms. Not sure why some get the documents tab and others don't! Yes MSC....that might be part of the issue.

If I had a documents tab! Filed through the lockbox so no document tab file for me. Mildly irritating Should be here within about 5 days.

Alright! My case updated today online to show interview was scheduled for I-485. FO is Detroit. Now to watch my USPS Informed Delivery for incoming letter!

Just got an update (posted 07/09/25) that they are ready to schedule an interview for my I-485. Using the app Lawfully and got the update notice there first despite checking my case online late yesterday. Also using app Case Tracker (has not yet updated). Now we wait...but excitedly

Today's update on my USCIS account: On June 26, 2025, we received your response to our Request for Evidence for your Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status...USCIS has begun working on your case again. We will send you a decision or notify you if we need something from you. Nice to know they are back at my file!

That is super frustrating having already had the interview in early May! At least you got that out of the way!

Yeah, it does seem random even though I know different field offices have different processing times. Frustrating when you see some get their Green Card who has applied months after you (of course happy for them, but you'd still like to see positive action on your own case)! My case is still with (or was with and was transferred back to) the National Benefits Center. Hopefully things move fast for all of us!

Both. Perhaps it got lost/misfiled along the way.

RFIE arrived yesterday and I sent out response today. Request was for my birth certificate which I already included. Sent out another copy today. Same thing happened to my daughter when she applied for her Green Card about 5 years ago...her RFIE was for her birth certificate which she included. Made sure I sent copy of long version so should be good to go. At least I know they are actively looking at my file!

Just saw on my USCIS account that a Request for Initial Evidence for my I-485 was sent on 06/16/2025. Let's see what info they need. My file was very complete. At least they are looking at my file! Stay tuned....

For some reason, I don't have a documents tab.

Pretty quiet here...no updates since biometrics in middle of August.

You may have filled all the answers out, but they may have misplaced or not scanned some of your paperwork properly. Happened to my daughter when she was doing AOS paperwork...they had ALL the papers, and even sent back some of the ones they said they didn't have (and YES...all answers were filled out correctly). I wouldn't worry. Complete what they say is missing and should be good to go! Definitely try and keep copies of everything...you never know when someone is going to misplace something