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Any AUGUST 2010 filers out there? please post your time line here!
- Thread starter traderEC
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Had my AOS interview in Chicago today. Went smoothly, and I got the I-551 stamp put in my passport. Thanks to everyone on this forum for the input and support. Good luck to all the other August filers.
08/12/2010 => Day 00 => Package sent by overnight FEDEX to Chicago lockbox
08/13/2010 => Day 01 => Package received and signed for in Chicago
08/23/2010 => Day 11 => Email and Text receipt notification
08/23/2010 => Day 11 => Cheques cashed - $1010 and $355
08/26/2010 => Day 14 => NOAs received in the mail
08/30/2010 => Day 18 => Received biometrics appointment letter (for 9/23)
09/03/2010 => Day 22 => Did walk-in biometrics
09/03/2010 => Day 22 => Touch
09/16/2010 => Day 35 => Received interview letter for 10/21
10/07/2010 => Day 56 => Email - EAD approved, card ordered
10/08/2010 => Day 57 => Email - AP approved
10/14/2010 => Day 63 => Email (2nd) EAD card production ordered
10/15/2010 => Day 64 => AP received
10/21/2010 => Day 69 => EAC card received
10/21/2010 => Day 70 => AOS Interview, Approved, I-551 stamp in passport, and GC Production ordered
08/12/2010 => Day 00 => Package sent by overnight FEDEX to Chicago lockbox
08/13/2010 => Day 01 => Package received and signed for in Chicago
08/23/2010 => Day 11 => Email and Text receipt notification
08/23/2010 => Day 11 => Cheques cashed - $1010 and $355
08/26/2010 => Day 14 => NOAs received in the mail
08/30/2010 => Day 18 => Received biometrics appointment letter (for 9/23)
09/03/2010 => Day 22 => Did walk-in biometrics
09/03/2010 => Day 22 => Touch
09/16/2010 => Day 35 => Received interview letter for 10/21
10/07/2010 => Day 56 => Email - EAD approved, card ordered
10/08/2010 => Day 57 => Email - AP approved
10/14/2010 => Day 63 => Email (2nd) EAD card production ordered
10/15/2010 => Day 64 => AP received
10/21/2010 => Day 69 => EAC card received
10/21/2010 => Day 70 => AOS Interview, Approved, I-551 stamp in passport, and GC Production ordered
Had my AOS interview in Chicago today. Went smoothly, and I got the I-551 stamp put in my passport. Thanks to everyone on this forum for the input and support. Good luck to all the other August filers.
08/12/2010 => Day 00 => Package sent by overnight FEDEX to Chicago lockbox
08/13/2010 => Day 01 => Package received and signed for in Chicago
08/23/2010 => Day 11 => Email and Text receipt notification
08/23/2010 => Day 11 => Cheques cashed - $1010 and $355
08/26/2010 => Day 14 => NOAs received in the mail
08/30/2010 => Day 18 => Received biometrics appointment letter (for 9/23)
09/03/2010 => Day 22 => Did walk-in biometrics
09/03/2010 => Day 22 => Touch
09/16/2010 => Day 35 => Received interview letter for 10/21
10/07/2010 => Day 56 => Email - EAD approved, card ordered
10/08/2010 => Day 57 => Email - AP approved
10/14/2010 => Day 63 => Email (2nd) EAD card production ordered
10/15/2010 => Day 64 => AP received
10/21/2010 => Day 69 => EAC card received
10/21/2010 => Day 70 => AOS Interview, Approved, I-551 stamp in passport, and GC Production ordered
congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What were the questions?
Congrats to Nikos and your friend in New York - been a long wait. Worth the while - every success to both of our friends.
congrats!
Hey Guys
Finally had my AOS interview yesterday. Here are the details from the interview.
I was schedule for the interview on october 21 2010 at 9:30 a.m in Chicago. we got there around 9:15 and handed my appointment letter to the lady at the other end, i told her that i am gonna wait for my attorney. so she said ok thats fine. in the mean time my attorney arrived and we started the waiting game.
after 15 mins i was called in. there was a guy who was supposed to interview me and my wife. so we went to his office and took the seat and sworn in.
Here are the question he asked:
what is my name?
What is my date of Birth?
When did i entered last time In U.S?
Is my whole family in U.S?
Do i work ?
Then he asked my wife if she had previous marriage or not and if she had kids prior to marriage? same thing asked from me.
Then he asked the yes/no question which i all answered no.
After that he asked us if we have our pictures together? i showed him around 200 pictures from our marriage hw went through them one by one asking about the people in the picture which we told him. i showed him extra pictures from our engagement also he was stunned because we have so many pictures and he asked me how many ceremonies you guys have altogether i told him in Pakistan there is like 3 ceremonies.
Then he asked did you got married through religious or civil ? i told him we got married through religious way.
after all this he asked me how did we meet? i told him we met in a wedding.
Then he wanted to see the joint stuff we had i showed him the bank account/car insurance and savings account. he told me that this paperwork is limited but seeing 200 pictures this marriage looks in good faith. we had like 200 people invited in all the 3 ceremonies. He took 13 pictures from the album.
He also went through my Birth certificate and my wife naturalization certificate.
Then he took out the i-94 from my passport but didnt took my EAD card which i thought he should have taken it or not?
He gathered all the paperwork, pictures and i-94 and stappled it in a file. All this time he was making some kind of notes in the file he never used a computer which was right in front of him.
Then he looks at me and tells me i will recommend a approval for you but we have to do some background check, expect anything witihin 2/3 weeks and probably also something in 90 days if not so your lawyer will have to contact us.
Here are my question from you guys ?
Q1, Are they not supposed to do background check before the interview and probably what is a background check?
Q2, He told me that he will recommend an approval for me but did not stamped my passport with 551 is it something common or not ?
This whole process took us around 25 mins. Sorry to be so detailed but i thought other people can be really benefit themsevles from this experience and also before your interview pls do review the 485 form coz he was also asking question from that too.
I am still confused becoz there is no update in my case status till now. its still in the initial review box. so any help would be really appreciated.
Finally had my AOS interview yesterday. Here are the details from the interview.
I was schedule for the interview on october 21 2010 at 9:30 a.m in Chicago. we got there around 9:15 and handed my appointment letter to the lady at the other end, i told her that i am gonna wait for my attorney. so she said ok thats fine. in the mean time my attorney arrived and we started the waiting game.
after 15 mins i was called in. there was a guy who was supposed to interview me and my wife. so we went to his office and took the seat and sworn in.
Here are the question he asked:
what is my name?
What is my date of Birth?
When did i entered last time In U.S?
Is my whole family in U.S?
Do i work ?
Then he asked my wife if she had previous marriage or not and if she had kids prior to marriage? same thing asked from me.
Then he asked the yes/no question which i all answered no.
After that he asked us if we have our pictures together? i showed him around 200 pictures from our marriage hw went through them one by one asking about the people in the picture which we told him. i showed him extra pictures from our engagement also he was stunned because we have so many pictures and he asked me how many ceremonies you guys have altogether i told him in Pakistan there is like 3 ceremonies.
Then he asked did you got married through religious or civil ? i told him we got married through religious way.
after all this he asked me how did we meet? i told him we met in a wedding.
Then he wanted to see the joint stuff we had i showed him the bank account/car insurance and savings account. he told me that this paperwork is limited but seeing 200 pictures this marriage looks in good faith. we had like 200 people invited in all the 3 ceremonies. He took 13 pictures from the album.
He also went through my Birth certificate and my wife naturalization certificate.
Then he took out the i-94 from my passport but didnt took my EAD card which i thought he should have taken it or not?
He gathered all the paperwork, pictures and i-94 and stappled it in a file. All this time he was making some kind of notes in the file he never used a computer which was right in front of him.
Then he looks at me and tells me i will recommend a approval for you but we have to do some background check, expect anything witihin 2/3 weeks and probably also something in 90 days if not so your lawyer will have to contact us.
Here are my question from you guys ?
Q1, Are they not supposed to do background check before the interview and probably what is a background check?
Q2, He told me that he will recommend an approval for me but did not stamped my passport with 551 is it something common or not ?
This whole process took us around 25 mins. Sorry to be so detailed but i thought other people can be really benefit themsevles from this experience and also before your interview pls do review the 485 form coz he was also asking question from that too.
I am still confused becoz there is no update in my case status till now. its still in the initial review box. so any help would be really appreciated.
Faddu630,
Thank you, very detailed report..and yes other readers and members will benefit from your experience..
My nephew had a marriage case to USC girl a few years ago. He received the EAD before interview, at the interview he was told they need to do a background check, the same question arose - did they check before issuing the EAD?
Anyway, at that time the background checks took a longer time than these days.
The IO did not stamp his passport either.
He however did receive his greencard about 10 weeks after the interview.
Thank you, very detailed report..and yes other readers and members will benefit from your experience..
My nephew had a marriage case to USC girl a few years ago. He received the EAD before interview, at the interview he was told they need to do a background check, the same question arose - did they check before issuing the EAD?
Anyway, at that time the background checks took a longer time than these days.
The IO did not stamp his passport either.
He however did receive his greencard about 10 weeks after the interview.
Hey Guys
Finally had my AOS interview yesterday. Here are the details from the interview.
Hey Guys
Finally had my AOS interview yesterday. Here are the details from the interview.
I was schedule for the interview on october 21 2010 at 9:30 a.m in Chicago. we got there around 9:15 and handed my appointment letter to the lady at the other end, i told her that i am gonna wait for my attorney. so she said ok thats fine. in the mean time my attorney arrived and we started the waiting game.
after 15 mins i was called in. there was a guy who was supposed to interview me and my wife. so we went to his office and took the seat and sworn in.
Here are the question he asked:
what is my name?
What is my date of Birth?
When did i entered last time In U.S?
Is my whole family in U.S?
Do i work ?
Then he asked my wife if she had previous marriage or not and if she had kids prior to marriage? same thing asked from me.
Then he asked the yes/no question which i all answered no.
After that he asked us if we have our pictures together? i showed him around 200 pictures from our marriage hw went through them one by one asking about the people in the picture which we told him. i showed him extra pictures from our engagement also he was stunned because we have so many pictures and he asked me how many ceremonies you guys have altogether i told him in Pakistan there is like 3 ceremonies.
Then he asked did you got married through religious or civil ? i told him we got married through religious way.
after all this he asked me how did we meet? i told him we met in a wedding.
Then he wanted to see the joint stuff we had i showed him the bank account/car insurance and savings account. he told me that this paperwork is limited but seeing 200 pictures this marriage looks in good faith. we had like 200 people invited in all the 3 ceremonies. He took 13 pictures from the album.
He also went through my Birth certificate and my wife naturalization certificate.
Then he took out the i-94 from my passport but didnt took my EAD card which i thought he should have taken it or not?
He gathered all the paperwork, pictures and i-94 and stappled it in a file. All this time he was making some kind of notes in the file he never used a computer which was right in front of him.
Then he looks at me and tells me i will recommend a approval for you but we have to do some background check, expect anything witihin 2/3 weeks and probably also something in 90 days if not so your lawyer will have to contact us.
Here are my question from you guys ?
Q1, Are they not supposed to do background check before the interview and probably what is a background check?
Q2, He told me that he will recommend an approval for me but did not stamped my passport with 551 is it something common or not ?
This whole process took us around 25 mins. Sorry to be so detailed but i thought other people can be really benefit themsevles from this experience and also before your interview pls do review the 485 form coz he was also asking question from that too.
I am still confused becoz there is no update in my case status till now. its still in the initial review box. so any help would be really appreciated.
Dear Faddu - Mubarak!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nothing to worry about. They usually take your EAD if they give you approval on the spot. Background is usually completed before the interview but in your case, since you are a desi and from the wrong part of the world, there are some extra steps which are taken..........
I wouldn't worry about it, I am sure Insha Allah everything is fine and before you know you will be all greeeeeeeeen with joy, Ameen!
citi 786 and kks123 Thank you very much for the kind words they really give me hope.
Yeah citi thats what i thought too being a desi thats why they wanna do a background check but thats ok. I called my lawyer also and said the same thing what you said. InshAllah everything will work out fine for me and everyone else out here Ameen.
Yeah citi thats what i thought too being a desi thats why they wanna do a background check but thats ok. I called my lawyer also and said the same thing what you said. InshAllah everything will work out fine for me and everyone else out here Ameen.
butterfly1986
Registered Users (C)
UPDATE:
08/17/10 (Day 0) Package sent to Chicago IL (I-130, I-485, I-864, I-765, I-693, G-325A)
08/19/10 (Day 2) Documents received at Chicago
08/27/10 (Day 10) Both Checks cashed($1010 and $355)
08/30/10 (Day 13) NOA received by mail for I-485, I-765, I-130)
09/01/10 (Day 15) checked online status case only for I-485 and I-765, I-130 doesn't work
09/04/10 (Day 18) FP letter received for 09/21/10 ASC in Pittsburgh, PA
09/21/10 (Day 35) FP and pictures Done, took 15 min
09/27/10 (Day 41) I-765 Expedite service request due to financial situation
09/27/10 (Day 41) USCIS email with request to proof financial hardship
09/28/10 (Day 42) faxed proof to USCIS
09/29/10 (Day 43) I-765 approved e-mail from USCIS, e-mail - card production ordered and text message about online case update
10/04/10 (Day 48) I-765 production ordered email and text from USCIS again
10/05/10 (Day 49) I-765 approval letter mailed email and text from USCIS again
10/07/10 (Day 51) EAD received
10/22/10 (Day 66) Interview letter received for 11/24/10 in Pittsburgh, PA
08/17/10 (Day 0) Package sent to Chicago IL (I-130, I-485, I-864, I-765, I-693, G-325A)
08/19/10 (Day 2) Documents received at Chicago
08/27/10 (Day 10) Both Checks cashed($1010 and $355)
08/30/10 (Day 13) NOA received by mail for I-485, I-765, I-130)
09/01/10 (Day 15) checked online status case only for I-485 and I-765, I-130 doesn't work
09/04/10 (Day 18) FP letter received for 09/21/10 ASC in Pittsburgh, PA
09/21/10 (Day 35) FP and pictures Done, took 15 min
09/27/10 (Day 41) I-765 Expedite service request due to financial situation
09/27/10 (Day 41) USCIS email with request to proof financial hardship
09/28/10 (Day 42) faxed proof to USCIS
09/29/10 (Day 43) I-765 approved e-mail from USCIS, e-mail - card production ordered and text message about online case update
10/04/10 (Day 48) I-765 production ordered email and text from USCIS again
10/05/10 (Day 49) I-765 approval letter mailed email and text from USCIS again
10/07/10 (Day 51) EAD received
10/22/10 (Day 66) Interview letter received for 11/24/10 in Pittsburgh, PA
Faddu630 - our Meat Store guy is from Pakistan, he went home got married two years ago and yes, he is seeing all the delays in processing for brothers/sisters his country.
Keep faith, all will be well..
Keep faith, all will be well..
citi 786 and kks123 Thank you very much for the kind words they really give me hope.
Yeah citi thats what i thought too being a desi thats why they wanna do a background check but thats ok. I called my lawyer also and said the same thing what you said. InshAllah everything will work out fine for me and everyone else out here Ameen.
butterfly1986
Registered Users (C)
Butterfly1986,
Nice to see you, hope you are working and all is getting better.
Yep 2 weeks already, Praise the Lord!
The only question i have for USCIS, I'm from WV, Charleston is so much closer for me then Pittsburgh, why they schedule everything in Pittsburgh? I guess it's always be a mystery. )))
congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What were the questions?
Thanks. I did a quick write-up in this thread: http://forums.immigration.com/showthread.php?317834-AOS-Interview-Experience. As you'll read there - pretty much no questions (other than the i-485 yes/no questions) and just wanted to see original birth certificates.
ah almost there!
UPDATE:
08/17/10 (Day 0) Package sent to Chicago IL (I-130, I-485, I-864, I-765, I-693, G-325A)
08/19/10 (Day 2) Documents received at Chicago
08/27/10 (Day 10) Both Checks cashed($1010 and $355)
08/30/10 (Day 13) NOA received by mail for I-485, I-765, I-130)
09/01/10 (Day 15) checked online status case only for I-485 and I-765, I-130 doesn't work
09/04/10 (Day 18) FP letter received for 09/21/10 ASC in Pittsburgh, PA
09/21/10 (Day 35) FP and pictures Done, took 15 min
09/27/10 (Day 41) I-765 Expedite service request due to financial situation
09/27/10 (Day 41) USCIS email with request to proof financial hardship
09/28/10 (Day 42) faxed proof to USCIS
09/29/10 (Day 43) I-765 approved e-mail from USCIS, e-mail - card production ordered and text message about online case update
10/04/10 (Day 48) I-765 production ordered email and text from USCIS again
10/05/10 (Day 49) I-765 approval letter mailed email and text from USCIS again
10/07/10 (Day 51) EAD received
10/22/10 (Day 66) Interview letter received for 11/24/10 in Pittsburgh, PA
i showed him the bank account/car insurance and savings account. he told me that this paperwork is limited
The comments above got me nervous... My wife and I are scheduled for the GC interview on 11/04/10. She did not get her EAD yet and did not have SSN. Without SSN, it is almost impossible to add my wife's name to my utility accounts as well as my bank accounts... I am very nervous about the proof of the bona fide marriage... Anyway, I prepared for the following items but am not sure what the definition of "Enough" in terms of USCIS...
- Auto Insurance
- Marriage Certificate
- Cable Bill
- Cell Phone Bill
- Affidavit Support Letter (This was submitted when I-485 was submitted)
- Retirement Account Beneficiary Receipt
- Wedding Ring Receipt
- Airline E-Tickets and Hotel Bills (4 past trips)
- Airline E-Tickets and Hotel Reservation (2 future trips)
- Photos (240 photos)
morejunk congratulations on your wonderful news . Will have positive thoughts for you on your appt day.
Thank you!
Which city in california? San Diego? San Francisco? Los Angeles? Sacramento? Las Vegas?
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San Francisco.