August 2013 Filers for AOS

[DJ and Yna 19]

I saw at USCIS website. I entered my case number.

https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/Dashboard/CaseStatus.do

Thank you. I will check on that right away. Don't worry everything will turn out ok in your end. Im sure its just a small thing. Smile!

[bokar83 13]

Just got the email and text that my case has moved to "Testing & Review." Yay!

[X & Z 4]

Done my biometrics today! Yay

congrats. Will try next week.

Just got the email and text that my case has moved to "Testing & Review." Yay!

Congrats. Good luck with rest of it.

I just checked my status on USCIS website and changed to RFE.

I had no idea what they want because I sent everything they need. Now we need to wait the letter and check what could this possible be.

=(

Hang on there. Don't stress out. Might be very minor thing.

[ebie8 1]

RFE received before biometrics asking for medical exam & vaccination form (i-693). I already submitted this together will the rest of the application form & evidence but somehow they might have lost it or something? Hoping for schedule of biometrics soon .....

[X & Z 4]

RFE received before biometrics asking for medical exam & vaccination form (i-693). I already submitted this together will the rest of the application form & evidence but somehow they might have lost it or something? Hoping for schedule of biometrics soon .....

damn. it sucks.

btw did you submit it as sealed ?

[TicoLover 17]

My husband had his biometrics appointment on Wednesday at 10:00am at the West Sacramento Application Support Center (ASC). We left home in Sacramento at 9:10am, drove to West Sacramento, and arrived at the ASC at 9:20am. We scouted out the area where the ASC was located on the south side of the building and then drove around the block to Starbucks and waited there for the appointment. We drove back and went into the ASC 10 minutes early.

When we walked in and my husband handed the security guard, a tall grey haired man that looked about 60, the biometrics letter and his Costa Rican passport. The security guard pointed out that the name on the front page of the passport and the letter did not match, so we pointed out to him that the second page of the passport showed the name change. (My husband changed his name to my last name when we got married and had the Costa Rican consulate in Los Angeles amend his passport with the new name listed on the passport.) He asked who I was and I told him, “I’m his husband.” He asked us if we had the marriage certificate with us and we told him no. He told us to have a seat. A couple of minutes later the ASC manager, a middle aged well-dressed Hispanic lady, called my husband’s name. We walked over to where she was standing and she immediately looked at me and asked me who I was. I responded, "I’m his husband." She looked away and said, “Oh, I see.” She told us to go into the office on the right and have a seat. We sat down on a row of plastic chairs along the wall. She followed us in and sat behind her very large official looking desk. She asked my husband in English where we got married and if he had a marriage certificate with a seal on it. My husband didn’t understand what she was saying because of his limited English and I told her he is Spanish speaking. She asked me if I speak Spanish and I said yes. She gave me a rather surprised and doubtful look I assume because I am very Anglo. She again asked about the marriage certificate, but this time in Spanish. We both said that we left the marriage certificate at home and that we only live 10 minutes away. She said there was no rush, to take our time, and to be back before 3:00pm.

We drove home, picked up the marriage certificate and drove back to the ASC in 25 minutes. This time we handed the passport, the biometrics letter, and the marriage certificate to the guard. He took the documents and gave a clip board with a form on it to my husband and told us to have a seat to fill out the form and then return it to him. My husband filled out the form with my help since the form is in English and he handed back to the guard. The guard gave him a number and told us to have a seat and to wait for the number to be called.

I noticed there were multiple open kiosks that reminded me of the airport check-in kiosks[JR1] . There was a female employee, Caucasian, in her early 40’s at one of the kiosks and she was scanning the finger prints of an applicant ahead of us. Within a couple of minutes the employee called my husband’s number and we walked over to her station. She asked me to take a seat as only the applicant could be in the biometrics area. She smiled and seemed very pleasant. This was the first smile that I saw from any of the employees at this ASC. I took a seat in the chair nearest the kiosk where my husband and the lady scanning his finger prints were standing. I noticed that she scanned his fingers one by one rolling them over the surface of the screen and the machine gave out a nice little beep each time it successfully scanned a finger. That was over in a couple of minutes and she then had my husband take a seat in a chair at the end of the table next to the scanning kiosk and she took a digital picture of him. I noticed she also had him sign electronically on a screen and his signature appeared on the screen much larger than actual size since I could see it clearly from approximately 25 feet away. Soon the whole process was all over and we walked out of the ASC at 10:47am.

We learned from this experience that because of the name change, that even despite the addition of his new name to his passport, my husband will need to carry our marriage certificate when conducting official government business or travelling. I think even once he gets the Green Card he will still need to bring along the marriage certificate.

[JR1]

[Mansarjai 7]

Got an email that interview has been scheduled for 15 Oct. But I didn't receive any text notification this tine.

Now waiting for the hard copy.

[SwedenUSA 0]

I feel like my case is going so slow comparing to everyone else who filed around my time.. I haven't receive a NOA for my I-765 yet and it's making me nervous even though I know I shouldn't worry yet.

[DJ and Yna 19]

I feel like my case is going so slow comparing to everyone else who filed around my time.. I haven't receive a NOA for my I-765 yet and it's making me nervous even though I know I shouldn't worry yet.

Did you file all your documents at the same time? Coz if you did, you should get NOA for each document you filed. I think you should try to call USCIS and confirmed if they received all the documents you sent.

[SwedenUSA 0]

Did you file all your documents at the same time? Coz if you did, you should get NOA for each document you filed. I think you should try to call USCIS and confirmed if they received all the documents you sent.

Yes, I did file them all at the same time and since I received NOA for the other 2 I know they have them. I'll probably receive it in the mail today.

[DJ and Yna 19]

Yes, I did file them all at the same time and since I received NOA for the other 2 I know they have them. I'll probably receive it in the mail today.

I received mine all together. Hope you get it soon so at least its less worry in your end.

[ramu2012 23]

Got an email that interview has been scheduled for 15 Oct. But I didn't receive any text notification this tine.

Now waiting for the hard copy.

Nice!! Congratulations!!! :)

[binational 2]

We received text and email early this morning of our interview date (10/15/2013). Our appointment notice has been mailed today.

[Mansarjai 7]

Nice!! Congratulations!!!

Thanks ramu2012.

I know yours, bokar33's and my timelines are almost the same.

Hopefully you should also hear about the interview date soon.

Good luck !

[strato422 9]

We received text and email early this morning of our interview date (10/15/2013). Our appointment notice has been mailed today.

WOW! YAY!