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michigander said:
I am currently an F1 student at the US and I was planning to AOS but decided to CP because of the slow pace of Europe this year. I have just now filled and submitted Ds-260. Although I changed the interview location to my country while filling the form, I realized interview location is listed as USCIS in the confirmation e-mail. Also the e-mail tells me to book an appointment with my Field Office. Did I do something wrong? I am attaching a screenshot of instructions in the attachment.

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Did you initially select AOS on the DS260 form, even though you didn’t submit the form back then? Did you select the US embassy with jurisdiction over your home country as your preferred embassy on your DS260 form? When did you first submit the form, and when did you receive the 2NL from KCC?
 
michigander said:
I am currently an F1 student at the US and I was planning to AOS but decided to CP because of the slow pace of Europe this year. I have just now filled and submitted Ds-260. Although I changed the interview location to my country while filling the form, I realized interview location is listed as USCIS in the confirmation e-mail. Also the e-mail tells me to book an appointment with my Field Office. Did I do something wrong? I am attaching a screenshot of instructions in the attachment.

Thanks.

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First, your question is no longer an AOS question, so you should start using another thread.

Next, you can ask KCC to update the embassy based on your change to CP.

Finally, how high is your number?
 
Sm1smom said:
Did you initially select AOS on the DS260 form, even though you didn’t submit the form back then? Did you select the US embassy with jurisdiction over your home country as your preferred embassy on your DS260 form? When did you first submit the form, and when did you receive the 2NL from KCC?
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Yes, I did initially select AOS when I started filling it last May. However, I changed it to the embassy before submitting the form. I just submitted the form today. I did not receive a 2NL, yet. My attachment is the confirmation e-mail I have sent to myself after submitting DS-260.
 
Hi Britsimon,

First of all I appreciate your blog and your volunteer help. Thank you for that. However, I don't agree that my question is not related to AOS. I believe this happened because I was asked if I want to do AOS since I already live in US. I would think that people who would have a similar problem in the future would look at this thread to understand what's going on. Moreover, I don't think a lot of people would know about USCIS or field offices in a non-AOS forum.

My number is not that high. It's around 22000. However, there was no way for me to leave US before the end of May and it was not even clear if I could leave during the summer so I thought I would do AOS if my number became current on or before May ( which I totally expected looking at the trends of previous year . However, my number will become current on June or July, I can get 2-3 weeks off in the summer and I prefer doing CP. That's why I changed my mind.
 
sunibumps said:
Hi all,
Here is our Interview Experience:
We got our Interview date scheduled Last Week for7:30 am and 9:30 am respectively. We got there by 7:15 am and we were called by a Lady Officer around 7:25 am.we both were interviewed together after taking an Oath. First she asked for our Driver Licence and Passport and then she took our picture and our index finger fingerprints. She went through all the "YES" and "NO" questions from the form itself and She asked the originals of Birth & Marriage certificate ONLY. After reviewing the original and copies of Birth certificate and Marriage certificate, we were told your case is approved and she need to check for the visa availability. Also, she mentioned that we should receive our Card within 2 weeks in mail. The whole process went very smooth and straight forward and just lasted like 10-15 minutes.
It's been a hell of Journey going through this process. It would not have been possible without the great support and inspiration from all the individuals involved in this thread. The greatest lesson learned from this whole process is to have and keep "GREAT PATIENCE" and "NOT TO OVERTHINK OF ANY STUPID QUESTIONS THAT COMES IN OUR MIND".

A very warm and special THANKS to "MOM" who has created this platform to help people like us. It would not have been possible without your guidance and your precious spreadsheet.
THANK YOU AGAIN & GOD BLESS YOU :)

Field Office: Memphis TN
CURRENT STATUS: TPS (WAS ON F1 STATUS BEFORE)
PACKAGE SENT: 08/31/2017
NOA RECEIVED: 09/15/2017
BIO SCHEDULED: 10/04/2017
1ST INFOPASS: 12/20/2017 (Found out Background check was cleared and Field office waiting on to receive my File from KCC)
CASE EXPEDITE REQUESTED: 02/05/2018
INTERVIEW SCHEDULED: 03/21/2018
APPROVAL & CPO DATE: 03/21/2018
GC RECEIVED : 03/29/2018
GOOD LUCK FOR ALL!!
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Congrats for getting your Green Card.

I am also on the same boat, had my case current on November, but I haven't received interview letter yet. I scheduled info-pass 3 times but I haven't heard from them yet. I see that you requested to expedite your case, can you please tell me how to do that? Is this very specific to your case, or anyone can request it?
 
michigander said:
Yes, I did initially select AOS when I started filling it last May. However, I changed it to the embassy before submitting the form. I just submitted the form today. I did not receive a 2NL, yet. My attachment is the confirmation e-mail I have sent to myself after submitting DS-260.
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I believe once you select AOS in the first part of the form, the section automatically gets locked down regardless of if you’ve submitted the form or not, you can no longer change that part. So I believe that is what KCC saw and assumed you’re still processing AOS. Check your DS260 form, what does that section currently show - your applicable embassy?
 
MBK said:
Congrats for getting your Green Card.

I am also on the same boat, had my case current on November, but I haven't received interview letter yet. I scheduled info-pass 3 times but I haven't heard from them yet. I see that you requested to expedite your case, can you please tell me how to do that? Is this very specific to your case, or anyone can request it?
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https://www.uscis.gov/policymanual/HTML/PolicyManual-Volume1-PartA-Chapter12.html

https://egov.uscis.gov/e-request/Intro.do
 
Sm1smom said:
Application is considered awaiting interview when it gets to the FO. The FO doesn’t do any other processing.
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Hello Mom,

I had my third info-pass on 03/28 and I asked specifically about my background check and the officer told me that he doesn't see anything like pending background check on his tool, and said that the case is pending interview.

I again asked if there are any other steps that is holding my case, his reply was no. He then composed and sent an email to respective person who is looking into my case and said that is the standard process.

I am thinking of waiting until end of this weekend and then go with congressional inquiry next week. Do you have any suggestions?

My case was current on November.
 
MBK said:
Hello Mom,

I had my third info-pass on 03/28 and I asked specifically about my background check and the officer told me that he doesn't see anything like pending background check on his tool, and said that the case is pending interview.

I again asked if there are any other steps that is holding my case, his reply was no. He then composed and sent an email to respective person who is looking into my case and said that is the standard process.

I am thinking of waiting until end of this weekend and then go with congressional inquiry next week. Do you have any suggestions?

My case was current on November.
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Yep, follow up with congressional inquiry.
 
MBK said:
Thank you mom,

I saw about the expedite criteria, but I am wondering if we can request on the basis of time and count limitation of diversity visa. Another link you sent is about case inquiry, I am confused if that will be helpful as expediting?
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1. It’s worth a shot, no guarantees the customer rep you speak with will initiate the request.
2. The idea is to utilize all legal avenues to follow up on your case. An expedite request is more or less a case inquiry, which is basically an attempt at getting the needed attention for your case.
 
MBK said:
Congrats for getting your Green Card.

I am also on the same boat, had my case current on November, but I haven't received interview letter yet. I scheduled info-pass 3 times but I haven't heard from them yet. I see that you requested to expedite your case, can you please tell me how to do that? Is this very specific to your case, or anyone can request it?
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Anyone can request to Expedite the case as long as they have valid reason to do so. In my case, I called USCIS and explain them about my case and the deadline to complete the application process within 1 Fiscal year and then they transferred my call to 2nd Level Officer who knows more about the Diversity Visa Program. I explained that Officer the same thing and she requested to Expedite my case and told me that I should hear or receive some kind of notice within 30-45 days. First line of Officer don't have much information regarding this program, tell them to transfer your call to someone who knows more about this program. GOOD LUCK!
 
Sm1smom said:
I know what an expedite request is :rolleyes:. In your previous post you stated you called the LA FO, spoke with someone and they promised someone would be calling you back. So I requested you share the number you used in communicating directly with the FO.

Your lawyer by the way doesn’t seem quite knowledgeable regarding this process though IMO. USCIS provided an avenue for people in situations such as yours by making it possible to apply for an EAD with their I-485 petition. A soon to expire status is no ground for expedited AOS approval. If you applied for an EAD card and this is still pending, you certainly will qualify for an expedited EAD approval. So did you include form I-765 in your AOS package?
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Yeah they thought they could but nothing came of it. My lawyer does know about that OC3 visa but we decided against it because there's now a $430 filing fee, and if you have an interview a week later and get rejected, then that's $430 down the drain.
 
Peter Marshall said:
Yeah they thought they could but nothing came of it. My lawyer does know about that OC3 visa but we decided against it because there's now a $430 filing fee, and if you have an interview a week later and get rejected, then that's $430 down the drain.
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What's OC3 visa?

As for EAD that @Sm1smom mentioned, it's free. When co-filling I-485 and I-765 additional fees are waived [1].

[1] https://www.uscis.gov/news/question...tment-status-applicants-questions-and-answers (see Q5)
 
Peter Marshall said:
Yeah they thought they could but nothing came of it. My lawyer does know about that OC3 visa but we decided against it because there's now a $430 filing fee, and if you have an interview a week later and get rejected, then that's $430 down the drain.
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Okay I’m talking apples, you're talking oranges here. An AOS based EAD card which would have allowed you to keeping working if your current status expires while your AOS is pending is FREE - it has nothing to do with an OC3 visa which I don’t even know what that is supposed to be.

Maybe you mean an E3 visa? Still no need to apply for a new one, an AOS based EAD would have taken care of things for you.
 
Sm1smom said:
Okay I’m talking apples, you're talking oranges here. An AOS based EAD card which would have allowed you to keeping working if your current status expires while your AOS is pending is FREE - it has nothing to do with an OC3 visa which I don’t even know what that is supposed to be.

Maybe you mean an E3 visa? Still no need to apply for a new one, an AOS based EAD would have taken care of things for you.
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You sure? She was going to file one but said as of this year, there is a ~$400 fee. I'll go ahead and file if it is free then.
 
Hi Mom,

I just had an infopass today. I received the acceptance notice on January 11st and did my biometrics on February 5th.

The officer I talk to said that they received my file on March 31st. Then, I asked whether my background check was completed. He answered that NBC wouldn't send them the case unless it was completed.

This seems rather odd to me. 1) Do you have any idea on why there was a huge delay between my Bio and forwarding the file to FO?

2) Also is the information he gave about the background check reliable in this case?

Thanks in advance,
 
Peter Marshall said:
You sure? She was going to file one but said as of this year, there is a ~$400 fee. I'll go ahead and file if it is free then.
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As Xarthisius and mom have noted, it’s free IF you file with your I485. But you’ve filed that already, right? So you can’t cofile it now.
 
SusieQQQ said:
As Xarthisius and mom have noted, it’s free IF you file with your I485. But you’ve filed that already, right? So you can’t cofile it now.
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I don't think it's true. I think you can send I-765 as long as I-485 is pending and it's still free. I'm looking for a link...

Update: There it is (straight from "Form I-765 Instructions 07/17/17 N Page 16 of 19"):
NOTE: If you filed Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, as of July 30, 2007, and you paid the Form I-485 filing fee, no fee is required to also file a request for employment authorization on Form I-765. You may file the Form I-765 with your Form I-485, or you may submit the Form I-765 at a later date. If you file Form I-765 separately, you must also submit a copy of your Form I-797C, Notice of Action, receipt as evidence of the filing of Form I-485 as of July 30, 2007
 
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