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| Boston MA |  Review on February 26, 2018: |
RamBam92
Rating:  | Review Topic: Adjustment of Status
Background: AOS based on marriage to US Citizen.
Application received by USCIS: July 31, 2017
RFE: August 28, 2017
RFE Response Sent: September 1, 2017
Biometrics Appointment Letter Received: August 30, 2017
Biometrics Taken: September 12, 2017
EAD mailed out: October 23, 2017 (received 3 days later)
Interview: February 22, 2017
Verbal Approval: February 22, 2017 (at interview)
Approval Letter: Received in mail March 23, 2018
Green Card: Received in mail March 28, 2018
We arrived very early to the JFK building in Boston - our appointment was for 11:30AM - parked at the Government Center Garage which cost a fortune ($38 for 2 hours) but it was very convenient as it was right next to the JFK building.
We finished with security in 10 minutes, and proceeded to the area where there is a waiting room for InfoPass and interviews (just follow the signs, takes 2 minutes to get there from security). Keep listening for your name as officers come out of different doors on different sides of the waiting room yelling out the name of the applicant. Waiting room was surprisingly nice, not like the DMV where it's depressing and everyone is upset.
We were called in 5-10 minutes early, appointment was originally for 11:30AM.
I (beneficiary) was taken in first. Sworn in, and then asked basic questions of where I'm from, when I came to the US and on what visa. I was asked for me and my wife's original birth certificates and my passport. I was also then asked for our original marriage certificate. Then I was asked how I met my wife, the timeline of our relationship. I was asked if we went on any trips together and who her parents are. I was then asked all the standard "are you a criminal?" questions from the form.
The officer was very nice and friendly.
My wife was then called in and sworn in. She was asked all the same questions I was and we matched on our answers. Officer said he doesn't see any reason not to approve and that he is approving. He said the case would update status in the afternoon.
Currently, the status online hasn't changed, but I understand this is common as the status tracker is very unreliable. I will update this review when I get the approval letter and card. Good luck, everyone!
UPDATE March 26, 2018: I received the approval notice for the I-130 and I-485 in the mail on March 23, 2018. USCIS My Account, which is different from the Case Status checker (link: https://my.uscis.gov/account), says card was mailed on March 23, 2018. The status checker is apparently very unreliable, still stuck on Interview Is Scheduled.
UPDATE April 5, 2018: Received GC in the mail on March 28, 2018.
(updated on April 5, 2018)
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Consulate / USCIS Member Review #23331