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Asia174 said:
I will still check this forum and 2016 AOS forum and use my experience to help others. If that is okay with you @Sm1smom I see this as the only way to help you and thank you.
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What on earth do you need my permission for? I don't own the monopoly of information regarding the DV based AOS process. Heck, the more the merrier. I'm sure everyone going through the process is wishing others are equally responding to posted queries - just for them to be certain the information 'mom' is providing is indeed accurate. Plus having others knowledgeable about this process is actually less stressful for me, it could possibly help with what some may sometimes consider to be my 'snippy' or 'snappish' comments. :D:D:D
 
Asia174 said:
Thank you, owe so much of this to you :)
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Glad to have been of help

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Ivo Stoyanov said:
My CPO notice just came through as well - literally minutes after @Asia174's post. KCC sent my file on Friday, as previously mentioned.

Thanks to everyone for the help, especially @Sm1smom and @Britsimon. I couldn't have done this without you and all the help in this forum.

Once I finally became current, the process took less than 10 weeks, and roughly half of that was waiting for KCC. o_O But hey, can't really complain! :D
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Oh wow! You too? Congratulations!!! This is indeed a very happy day :D:D:D

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Levo said:
I received USCIS Acceptence Confirmation online and updated my status now waiting to get it in mail form and for biometric letter do I need to do anything ? They should be mailed that to me as well and I should be recieving it soon right ?
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Yep, the bio notice should be arriving pretty soon. Do whatever you can to do a walk-in once you get the bio notice, don't wait for the scheduled date on the notice.
 
Hi thank you for all your help! I was selected for DV lottery 2016 and my number is EU000105xx. I am not current for October but most probably will be current in November or December. I submitted my DS-260 mid May. I am located in US pending political asylum and requested for an interview in US for myself. However, my derivaties: my husband and daughter are in Ukraine and I requested for their interview in Ukraine. I understand once I get a 2NL I will have a green light for AOS. I would like to know if I should be paying $330 DV administrative fee to DOS now to prepare myself to be ready to include the receipt in the AOS application.
My questions are 1. do I pay $330 fee now or wait until 2 NL? 2. Do I pay for myself only for now or pay for my husband and daughter as well even though they are in Ukraine?

Many thanks in advance,
S
 
Levo said:
Hi why would I get an info pass now ?
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Well, my FO is always busy, I wanna go now to uscis and ask them when they're going to schedule an interview, however I can't find any available dates, I got one on the 9th tho.
What I'm trying to say is, just get one in advanced so if you need to go there you would have an appointment already, cuz if you waited until last minute,they might be busy like mine and you don't find any available appointment at the time
 
khaledHasaneen said:
Well, my FO is always busy, I wanna go now to uscis and ask them when they're going to schedule an interview, however I can't find any available dates, I got one on the 9th tho.
What I'm trying to say is, just get one in advanced so if you need to go there you would have an appointment already, cuz if you waited until last minute,they might be busy like mine and you don't find any available appointment at the time
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Gotcha , but I haven't done my biometrics yet
 
Ivo Stoyanov said:
My CPO notice just came through as well - literally minutes after @Asia174's post. KCC sent my file on Friday, as previously mentioned.

Thanks to everyone for the help, especially @Sm1smom and @Britsimon. I couldn't have done this without you and all the help in this forum.

Once I finally became current, the process took less than 10 weeks, and roughly half of that was waiting for KCC. o_O But hey, can't really complain! :D
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Congrats!
 
Levo said:
Gotcha , but I haven't done my biometrics yet
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The advice he is giving you is not related to fingerprints...He is telling you to secure an infopass appointment now in case, later this month (after your fingerprints are done and everything) you need to put some pressure on your FO to get an interview before the Sept 30th deadline. Since infopasses can be hard to secure, he is suggesting you secure one NOW TO BE SAFE AND PROACTIVE regardless of the steps you'll need to complete before ...it isn't bad advice and you have nothing to lose in following it. As Simon said in an earlier post, you've got to start believing that people are trying to help you here, and are not giving you baseless advice.
 
I am waiting for KCC to send my file to my FO. Had my interviewed on August 26 and was told I will be recommended for approval. The FO requested file from KCC on 27th. I just scheduled an infopass for Sept. 16. This was the earliest I could get. Is there anything else I could do other than calling KCC (not sure that will help but...)? Should I call the FO?
 
Asia174 said:
Hi,
My status was updated to new card being produced today. Yayy! KCC sent my file last friday Aug 28, they took about a month after it was requested.
Here is my experience over all-
I was current for Aug. I sent my AOS package on June absolutely utilizing the early filing memo. I cannot stress how important this is. After that everything was was very smooth and fast for me and I had my interview in late July. The only glitch was that my FO forgot to request my file from KCC. The IO was very apologetic about this and therefore I had to wait for a month for KCC to finally send my file to my FO. In the interview everything was straighforward- oath and then going through my I-485. Also, I had done a mistake in my I-485 which we corrected during my interview. (I had also called USCIS about this mistake as soon as I came to know about it. The USCIS operator was very nice, calmed me down and said he would forward my inquiry to my FO-which they did and I received a letter about it from my FO. ) Again back to the interview, the IO said that everything looks fine except that my medicals have expired. I politely asked how long the medicals are valid for. IO said a year (though it is 6 months now), so I pointed out that my was done in Feb 2015. Again the IO was apologetic and said all other cases had 2014 so sorry for the mistake. The IO did not know about STEM OPT extension, so I explained to her about it. Also, took my old EAD cards to shred them.
The IO was very aware of the SEP deadline and said I hope we will get this done by then and assured me that DV AOS cases are top priority. I did not have to say a word, so that was nice that they were aware of the fact. The staff and IO were really friendly and nice at my FO.
About KCC hold up- Patience is the key. Honestly, I dont think calling helps at all. They take the time they need whether you call or not. The response when you call KCC is the same 2-4 weeks. I had even called a day before my file was sent, and got the response that it will take a week or so, but then my file was sent the very next day.
Few pointers for future DV AOSers-
READ the google docs through and through. You may not understand when you read once, so read again. You have any questions, ask in this forum. It is amazing how @Sm1smom finds the time to answer all of our questions and sometimes even answer the same ques again for different users. So the least we can do is read the google docs and spreadsheet, the past conversations in the forum. You can learn so much from other users issues.

IF you need to apply OPT, from my experience that is fine. I appied my OPT extension a month before applying AOS ( also I had already filed my DS 260). I got my New OPT card 2 months after I had applied.
I had also applied for the GC-EAD (I 765) and I got the EAD but it is totally useless I guess.
The DV based AOS is fairly simple process and fast too, compared to how long other process is ( family based or employment based GC). So you need to be thankful and really patient. If anything I have learned form this process, it is to be PATIENT.
Also, do not hesitate to ask questions. There are plenty of nice people who will get back to you with answers.
I cannot thank @Sm1smom enough. Also, @Britsimon for his reassuring msg. Everyone else in this forum- i cant remember the users but thank you. @SusieQQQ I really love your hilarious responses. @Ivo Stoyanov and @samc_1988 we came out of this together yayy. @Ivo Stoyanov good news on way for you too. I will still check this forum and 2016 AOS forum and use my experience to help others. If that is okay with you @Sm1smom I see this as the only way to help you and thank you.
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Ivo Stoyanov said:
My CPO notice just came through as well - literally minutes after @Asia174's post. KCC sent my file on Friday, as previously mentioned.

Thanks to everyone for the help, especially @Sm1smom and @Britsimon. I couldn't have done this without you and all the help in this forum.

Once I finally became current, the process took less than 10 weeks, and roughly half of that was waiting for KCC. o_O But hey, can't really complain! :D
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Grats guys :) really happy both of your cases completed successfully as well! Funnily enough, even though my case file got sent over about a week earlier, I'm still waiting for the CPO update on my case. As I did already get my welcome letter (dated on the 20th of last month) i'm not too worried, but hopefully it comes soon for me too :)
 
newbee2015 said:
I am waiting for KCC to send my file to my FO. Had my interviewed on August 26 and was told I will be recommended for approval. The FO requested file from KCC on 27th. I just scheduled an infopass for Sept. 16. This was the earliest I could get. Is there anything else I could do other than calling KCC (not sure that will help but...)? Should I call the FO?
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Read @Asia174's post:

Asia174 said:
Hi,
My status was updated to new card being produced today. Yayy! KCC sent my file last friday Aug 28, they took about a month after it was requested.
Here is my experience over all-
I was current for Aug. I sent my AOS package on June absolutely utilizing the early filing memo. I cannot stress how important this is. After that everything was was very smooth and fast for me and I had my interview in late July. The only glitch was that my FO forgot to request my file from KCC. The IO was very apologetic about this and therefore I had to wait for a month for KCC to finally send my file to my FO.

About KCC hold up- Patience is the key. Honestly, I dont think calling helps at all. They take the time they need whether you call or not. The response when you call KCC is the same 2-4 weeks. I had even called a day before my file was sent, and got the response that it will take a week or so, but then my file was sent the very next day.
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Ifitis2be said:
The advice he is giving you is not related to fingerprints...He is telling you to secure an infopass appointment now in case, later this month (after your fingerprints are done and everything) you need to put some pressure on your FO to get an interview before the Sept 30th deadline. Since infopasses can be hard to secure, he is suggesting you secure one NOW TO BE SAFE AND PROACTIVE regardless of the steps you'll need to complete before ...it isn't bad advice and you have nothing to lose in following it. As Simon said in an earlier post, you've got to start believing that people are trying to help you here, and are not giving you baseless advice.
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I definitely believe that people help here and I'm gonna share my experiences when I'm done. I was just not clear why would I make an appointment early I didn't take it any other bad way
 
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