AOS Interview Timeline

Just For Your Reference - LOS ANGELES DO

Nd 4/9/05
Fp 6/9/05
Ead 6/20/05
Interview 7/20/05
Name Check Out 11/05 Card Received The Same Month
12/05 Received Ap. :(
 
Hi everyone, i'm new here and i dont know the "lingo" that well. So here's my case, hope it helps.

05/20/05 - Married to my "love"
07/04/05 - lawyers mailed applications for I-765, I-485, and I-130
07/11/05 - Received Date
07/15/05 - Notice Date
07/26/06 - Got finger printing and biometrics done. Didn't make an appointment, just walked in. ;)
08/03/05 - Got email saying that on that day my finger prints were received and that processing has been resumed.
09/22/05 - EAD approved
09/27/05 - Received EAD in mail
11/17/05 - Got notice for interview.
01/31/06 - Interview date. Approved :D and passport stamped as well for I-551.

Now, i guess i'm just waiting for the physical card itself. Nothing has changed in my case status on line. Overall, from the received date to the interview date the whole thing took about 204 days.

One more thing, I'm not sure what my district office is, but we had our interview in San Bernardino, California. Hope this helps. :)
 
Jane Green said:
ari4u, where are you?
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ema76 said:
Ari4u, where are uuuuuuuuuu ???? :)

Ema.
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I was away on vacation last three weeks and got back yesterday. It was hectic, i fell sick in between but getting better now. So much to do and so less time....

I know i havent replied to the PM's in my inbox and havent updated the timeline tables. I will do it when im done catching up with my emails, bills, mail and get everything out of the way.

P.S: I missed this forum when i was gone... :)
 
beiwen said:
I've notice you've got your interview this coming Wednesday.
Good luck
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Thank you, I will post my experience :) Im getting ready for the interview, printing pictures, sorting bills, copying originals... uhhh..... !! :)
 
Welcome back Ari I thought about vacations but then I really got worry that probably something really happened!!! we missed you too!
 
Here is my story.
My father filed I-130 for me at May, 1996.
I came here at june, 1999 with F-1 visa. And I counldn't afford anymore school so i just overstayed. And I thought I will get a Green Card soon. Well it didn;t work that way..........
I filed I-485 with $1000 fine and I-765 on Nov 2005.( its about 10 years. My father couldn't apply to citizenship for some reason, i konw if he became a citizen, i would get GC faster.)
I have done Finger print February 3, 2006.
I just recieved letter for interview on March 30, 2006.

RD- NOV 06, 2005
ND- NOV 15, 2005
FP- FEB 03, 2006
INTERVIEW ND- JAN 30, 2006
INTERVIEW DATE - MARCH 30, 2006
SEATTLE.
 
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ari4u said:
Thank you, I will post my experience :) Im getting ready for the interview, printing pictures, sorting bills, copying originals... uhhh..... !! :)
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It’s good to see you back, ari4u!
Good luck on Wednesday!
Jane
 
madelief said:
Our interview time was 2:15PM. We got there at 1.30 to meet with our attorney. The waiting room was full with people from all over the world. I turned in my interview letter and we sat down. We chatted with our attorney for about an hour. Then my name came up through the speaker. Our examiner was the person that our attorney had hoped for. We entered this small messy office and she asked us to remain standing and raise our hands for the oath. The second time in my life to say "I do". She ask my husband why he has a drivers license from another state. He explains we're at a transition stage in our careers and we intend to reunite when my training is over. She tells her own experience with living apart from her husband for a while. We sigh with relief: she understands.

She then verifies birthdates and proceededs to shuffle some new supporting documents we brought (phone records, employment letters, boarding passes, paystubs etc.) and files them meticulously away. Then she asked my husband (although I am the beneficiary) when we met and when and where we had our wedding. My husband stumbles throught the foreign name. There is some discussion on my IAP-66 forms from when I had a J-1 visa and the 2-year home rule waiver. She keeps the IAP's, but returns the waiver. Our attorney mentions that she had a client who was a perm resident but wasn't approved for citizenship because he couldn't produce this stupid waiver. So, y'all keep that waiver in a vault! After asking for my partents first names, she looked at us and said: "Congratulations! I am approving your I-130 and I-485." She also added that we'd be getting letters in a few days, and the GC in 7-30 days, but no stamp.

She said that the GC would be conditional (2 years) and that we'd have to apply to remove the condition 90 days before the 2-year anniversary.

It was a happy day! :)
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Hi Madelief,
Congraulations!!!

I read your interview experience and I need your help on J-1 waiver. I was a J-1 to F-1 to H-1 and now GC. My interview day is Feb 14. When I change my J-1 to F-1 I hired a law attorney. When my J-1 to F-1 got approved, I got an approved notice but I don't remember I've got any waiver. Could you please let me know how this waiver looks like?

Thank you very much!!

Appleyao
 
ari4u said:
Thank you, I will post my experience :) Im getting ready for the interview, printing pictures, sorting bills, copying originals... uhhh..... !! :)
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Good luck ari4u, you are such a tremendous help, God bless you! I will think about you, too.
 
Interview Experience

Hello All,

I had my interview on wednesday and have posted my experience here.
http://www.immigrationportal.com/showthread.php?t=203738 .

To those who have an upcoming interview:
As a FYI, i have attached a document on the first post of this thread that helps you prepare for the worst interview (Thanks to whoever posted that document on this forum). PLEASE read through the document so you know what is expected during the interview and you are mentally prepared. If your files are in order and you can convince that your marriage is bonafide, the interview process might be a breeze, but if the officer decides to get cranky with you, this document would help you brace the shock.

Good Luck!
 
appleyao said:
Hi ari4u,

Congratulations on your GC approval!!

My DO is Los Angeles.

Thanks
Appleyao
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Hi, Appleyao,
I am in LA DO too and I applied one month after you. Hope that I can get something in the mail soon for the interview. (I have got AP and EAD).
Do you mind letting me know your status before this (F1, H1, etc.) and do you mind letting me know where your interview will be? Downtown LA or in Laguna? Thanks and Congradulations on the interview on Valentine's day!
 
ari4u said:
Please post your AOS interview timeline even if you have attended the interview so that others waiting can get an idea of how long it would take for their turn

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User   	           ND	    Interview 	 Total          DO

Arizona
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int0928         10/20/04    09/28/05   344 days    Phoenix, AZ
topgun2005	06/20/05    11/15/05   149 days    Tucson, AZ


California
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InTheShed       04/09/05    07/20/05   103 days    Los Angeles, CA   
gamze	        04/20/05    08/18/05   121 days    Los Angeles, CA   
jckii	        04/23/05    08/18/05   118 days    Los Angeles, CA
Tango1976	06/21/05    11/28/05   161 days    Los Angeles, CA
ridge88	        06/21/05    12/01/05   164 days    Los Angeles, CA
maheshgajanan   06/27/05    11/28/05   155 days    Los Angeles, CA
pillowfight	07/06/05    11/30/05   148 days    Los Angeles, CA
girl29     	07/26/05       --         --       Los Angeles, CA
simidude   	10/17/05       --         --       Los Angeles, CA

goodguysvnr     12/12/05    02/03/06   54 days     San Diego, CA
delmarca        12/21/05       --         --       San Diego, CA

Cameelio	07/15/05    01/31/06   201 days    San Bernardino, CA
GungaDin	11/25/03    05/19/04   177 days    San Francisco, CA
Lunastar	05/28/05    10/20/05   146 days    San Francisco, CA   
verdecolor	06/24/05    12/19/05   179 days    San Francisco, CA
Koobe	        06/28/05    12/15/05   171 days    San Francisco, CA
wait_wait 	06/17/05    12/29/05   196 days    San Francisco, CA

ari4u	        07/11/05    02/08/06   213 days    San Jose, CA
Akssriva	08/24/05       --         --       San Jose, CA
hbr11	        09/09/05    02/09/06   154 days    San Jose, CA
luckypenny      09/12/05    03/17/06   177 days    San Jose, CA


Colorado
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em_2005         10/11/05    02/02/06   115 days    Denver, CO


Connecticut
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dip92           08/03/04    09/20/05   414 days    Hartford, CT
yahayajp        12/30/04    01/19/06   386 days    Hartford, CT
lili2005        06/26/05    02/09/06   229 days    Hartford, CT
bugs05	        09/14/05    03/08/06   176 days    Hartford, CT


District of Columbia
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huska	        06/09/05       --         --       Washington, DC


Florida
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JJBBKK          04/01/04    07/13/05   469 days    Miami, FL
beiwen          04/04/05    03/23/06   354 days    Miami, FL
fanta1          01/09/04    03/16/06   798 days    Orlando, FL
Flyer729        03/16/05       --         --       Orlando, FL
davidyoung      10/12/05       --         --       Orlando, FL
CNB             07/??/03       --         --       Tampa, FL
canadiangirl    10/09/04    09/28/05   355 days    Tampa, FL
Jane Green      01/23/05    01/23/06   366 days    Tampa, FL
kaligurl        04/06/05       --         --       Tampa, FL
RareGold        08/11/05    03/09/06    211 days   Tampa, FL
Irachka         11/09/05       --         --       West Palm Beach, FL


Georgia
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LucyMO          06/30/04    09/28/05   456 days    Atlanta, GA
vroom           01/04/05    01/04/06   366 days    Atlanta, GA
Humberto        01/24/05    12/29/05   330 days    Atlanta, GA
markit          02/01/05    12/13/05   316 days    Atlanta, GA
forex_dealer    03/22/05    01/11/06   296 days    Atlanta, GA
im2003          03/31/05    01/18/06   304 days    Atlanta, GA
e17345          05/23/05    02/06/06   260 days    Atlanta, GA
QDude           05/26/05    02/07/06   258 days    Atlanta, GA
Cherr1980	06/23/05    03/13/06   264 days    Atlanta, GA
csam     	07/21/05    03/27/06   244 days    Atlanta, GA
Pablo1000       10/21/05       --         --       Atlanta, GA
Greenhorns      11/07/2005    --         --      Atlanta , GA 
auntiebranbran  11/22/05       --         --       Atlanta, GA
cool1sh         11/22/05       --         --       Atlanta, GA
needurhelp      12/19/05       --         --       Atlanta, GA
smaboi   	12/14/05       --         --       Atlanta, GA


Illinois
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Lina_12         10/22/04       --         --       Chicago, IL
DesiFella       11/03/04       --         --       Chicago, IL
sjiwani         02/25/05    02/14/06   355 days    Chicago, IL
BR              03/31/05    11/10/05   225 days    Chicago, IL
ema76           05/25/05    02/22/06   274 days    Chicago, IL
dula            08/09/05       --         --       Chicago, IL
sameergupta     08/18/05       --         --       Chicago, IL
abhp123         08/25/05       --         --       Chicago, IL
whatamithinking 09/02/05       --         --       Chicago, IL
LKsteele        10/26/05       --         --       Chicago, IL
falcon7a        10/12/05       --         --       Chicago, IL


Kentucky
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Blue Tiger	02/24/05    12/01/05   281 Days    Louisville, KY


Massachusetts
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edh             12/12/04    08/03/05   235 days    Boston, MA
bclare          12/23/04    10/20/05   302 days    Boston, MA
zoomz00m        03/31/05    09/01/05   155 days    Boston, MA
kilonzi	        06/03/05       --         --       Boston, MA
Just_married    06/13/05    10/14/05   124 days    Boston, MA
user2005!       08/05/05       --         --       Boston, MA
van5152         08/07/05    01/12/06   159 days    Boston, MA
samlooker       09/29/05       --         --       Boston, MA


Maryland
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Crusher	        04/13/05       --         --       Baltimore, MD
ledel           06/20/05    12/15/05   179 days    Baltimore, MD
Noob75  	07/11/05    01/18/06   192 days    Baltimore, MD
madelief	07/15/05       --         --       Baltimore, MD


Michigan
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Foshizzy        07/13/05       --         --       Detroit, MI
detroitkam      08/03/05       --         --       Detroit, MI
dell22          09/05/05       --         --       Detroit, MI
ell_emm         10/19/05    03/24/06   157 days    Detroit, MI


Minnesota
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Bhappy22        05/10/05    09/15/05   129 days    Bloomington, MN
nitinkoka       09/19/05    03/27/06   190 days    Bloomington, MN


Missouri
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Browneyes       05/09/05    07/19/05    72 days    St. Louis, MO
zhm  	        11/10/05       --         --       Kansas City, MO


Nevada
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cushabee        02/??/05       --         --       Las Vegas, NV


New Jersey
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avaletta        10/25/04    11/01/05   373 days    Newark, NJ
kenmw           11/15/04    10/25/05   345 days    Newark, NJ
prabs15  	03/18/05    01/04/06   296 days    Newark, NJ
fuzzynomad      04/13/05    12/21/05   253 days    Newark, NJ
njexpress	06/06/05       --         --       Newark, NJ
krisztar25         ??       09/07/05      ??       Newark, NJ


New York
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tams            07/12/05    08/23/05    43 days    Buffalo, NY
Pinturicchio    10/14/05    12/05/05    53 days    Buffalo, NY
jdawg9          04/04/05    02/28/06   331 days    Long Island, NY

SimpleSeason    07/09/04    10/04/04    88 days    New York, NY  
kathienyc       03/10/05    01/30/06   327 days    New York, NY
creamcheese     03/31/05    02/13/06   320 days    New York, NY
Amherst22       05/26/05    03/15/06   294 days    New York, NY
katia	        06/14/05       --         --       New York, NY
philaug28       06/30/05    04/25/06   300 days    New York, NY
Chigapo         07/11/05       --         --       New York, NY
ins2spice       07/22/05    01/19/06   182 days    New York, NY
MaxiumVelocity  09/09/05       --         --       New York, NY
bps01	        11/10/05       --         --       New York, NY


North Carolina
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ncgirl          11/13/04    12/21/05   404 days    Charlotte, NC
ageorge         05/27/05    02/23/06   273 days    Charlotte, NC
RaleighGuy      07/10/05    03/15/06   249 days    Charlotte, NC
vikas_chopra    07/15/05    03/15/06   244 days    Charlotte, NC


Ohio
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zlin            04/08/05    10/17/05   193 days    Columbus, OH


Oklahoma
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Jesse_t         08/24/05       --         --       Oklahoma City, OK


Pennsylvania
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krakow007       10/06/05       --         --       Philadelphia, PA


Tennessee
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amishah         04/10/05    01/24/06    290 days   Memphis, TN
sweetart        09/30/05       --         --       Memphis, TN


Texas
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meers	        06/29/05    02/23/06   240 days    Dallas, TX
optmo	        06/16/05       --         --       Houston, TX
ancsa 	        06/27/05    12/07/05   164 days    Houston, TX
gringo	        08/06/05    10/14/05    70 days    San Antonio, TX
enjoylife       09/30/05    11/15/05    47 days    San Antonio, TX
lagger	        10/17/05    12/21/05    66 days    San Antonio, TX
sanjanar2001    10/19/05       --         --       San Antonio, TX
siri80	        11/23/05    01/27/06    66 days    San Antonio, TX


Virginia
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Egoist          07/12/04    06/15/05    339 days   Fairfax, VA
ania_s          07/25/04    02/06/06    197 days   Norfolk, VA


Washington
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pondicherry	06/10/05       --         --       Seattle, WA
hakigo     	11/15/05    03/30/06    136 days   Seattle, WA

Announcement:
1. EAD approval timeline: ==> here.
2. Editable USCIS PDF forms: ==> here (thanks Piyalove!)
3. Sample cover letters are attached here. Modify to suit your requirement. Always check USCIS website for correct fees.
4. MUST READ: Interview FAQ. Attached with this post. Thanks to whoever posted it!

Posting Rules:
1. Only for Family Based Green Card applicants
2. Please provide the following
RD: Receipt date
ND: Notice date
ID: Interview date
DO: District Office

3. Since DORA applicants start their AOS processing with the interview, this timeline does not apply to them.
4. Please do not quote/copy/repost this table. Only post your timeline and i will update this table.
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Hiddendragon38 said:
Hi, Appleyao,
I am in LA DO too and I applied one month after you. Hope that I can get something in the mail soon for the interview. (I have got AP and EAD).
Do you mind letting me know your status before this (F1, H1, etc.) and do you mind letting me know where your interview will be? Downtown LA or in Laguna? Thanks and Congradulations on the interview on Valentine's day!
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Hi, Hiddendragon38

I was J-1 to F-1 to H-1, and now GC. My interview will be at Downtown LA on Feb 14th 1:05pm. I hope everything go well. I will post my AOS experience after the interview.

I got my interview notice shortly after I received my AP. If you have got your AP and EAD, I bet you interview notice is on the way. Good Luck!!

Appleyao

Appleyao
 
appleyao said:
Hi, Hiddendragon38

I was J-1 to F-1 to H-1, and now GC. My interview will be at Downtown LA on Feb 14th 1:05pm. I hope everything go well. I will post my AOS experience after the interview.

I got my interview notice shortly after I received my AP. If you have got your AP and EAD, I bet you interview notice is on the way. Good Luck!!

Appleyao

Appleyao
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Hi, Appleyao,
Thanks a lot! I am in similar situation: F-1 to H-1 and now GC. Hope I will get something good in the mail soon...
Best of luck tomorrow!
 
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My parent's timeline-->For greenhorns

RD: Sep 11, 2005(130&485 to Chicago)
ND: Sep 28, 2005
FP: Nov 15, 2005
ID: Not yet
DO: Boston

By the way the online status mentions nothing about FP status like FBI clearance. Is that normal? All it says are some standard stuff like "we received your blah blah, it normally take blah blah days to process. We will send you blah blah once done". Some of my friends' status got updated once FP were cleared.

thanks
 
To My Melody and GreenHorns...

Request to My Melody and GreenHorns.....

"Please" edit your post and delete the table you quoted. It only makes the thread look more cluttered. I have updated the timeline table with your data, but pls do the needful. Appreciate your help. tx :)
 
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