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jimy ny said:
You could literally describe your situation and consider every thought that you had.
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Honestly, I do not have any idea why we stuck in the background check. We received L1/L2 visa only 10 months ago before the winning. We were supposed to be already checked. FO even used a phrase that we had been "spontaneously" invited.
 
Amandaa said:
Honestly, I do not have any idea why we stuck in the background check. We received L1/L2 visa only 10 months ago before the winning. We were supposed to be already checked. FO even used a phrase that we had been "spontaneously" invited.
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What a bad thing. I am sorry to hear that. My wish for everyone who get invited for the interview is to get approved on spot. Regard to "spontaneously" term, i have some times seen it happens and people get their name/back ground checked after the interview session. That is why i think going for infopass after one or two week of bio session may clarify everything about your case for applicant and USCIS staff. Going for infopass sometimes act like an ignite to speed up the process of applicant petition. Oh Lord! This process is all about waiting and counting days. The thing i really do not like it.

Moreover, wait to receive a professional respond from MOM. She has the expertise in this process.
 
vanillasky said:
Hi all, I have waited for more than a month after my interview and still no updates. I checked the timeline and no one in this year's timeline has waited more than 15-20 days after their interview to get their green card. Do you guys know if Iranian nationals should wait more than others for a background check? Or what else can make this process longer?
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Actually there are people amongst this year’s selectees who have waited much longer - @damo1089 readily comes to mind.

Since you’re chargeable to Iran, you actually do have a bit of wait before your background check and you subsequently get approved. It is not unusual for Iranian DV based AOSers to wait for several months, sometimes close to 6 months before approval.
 
Amandaa said:
Hello!

Yesterday we had an interview. We were asked to give the oath and for our passports and ID's. My husband showed his Ukrainian driver's license with a printout of temporary California driver's license. (we are waiting for the driver's license card to be delivered). I do not drive at all, so I showed my student's card of a local occupational center.

We were asked the following questions:
- yes/no question of I-485,
- when did we get married?
- do we have kids?
- who is the principle applicant?

Additional documents we added:
- I-693
- bank statements
- copy of W-2
-updated pay stabs

Issues with I-693:
The first page of my I-693 was missing. The doctor forgot to add it. Thank God I had a copy of our forms and FO agreed to accept it. So I do recommend to ask for and bring in medical copies with yourself just in case.

Name check:
We were told that we received our invitation for the interview to early and our name check wasn't ready yet. Then something weird happened: the FO said that he had just requested the name check for us and it may take 1-2 months for it to be cleared. I do not rule out that I might have misunderstood him because as I know background check (inc. name check) is requested after fingerprints being taken. Our case status hasn't been changed for the "Interview is completed". I'm really worried that we may get stuck in prolonged background check.

I haven't stumbled upon any similar cases. Mom, if you had any similar issues with name check in your practice, I would highly appreciate your opinion on the matter. Is it a reason to be worried?
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Yes, not unusual. It most likely mean your initial background check returned a “hit” and additional checks were required but the additional check wasn’t initiated until your IO. Case status will not change to “Imterview Completed”. It usually doesn’t change until the petition is approved or denied.

You can’t do anything about it for now but to exercise some patience.
 
jimy ny said:
As far as i can see from your time line, you did your bio on 02/04/2019 and then you received the interview letter on 03/18/2019. This much of time seems to be enough for name/back ground check. I am not agree with saying "too early" for receiving interview letter. It seems the IO was mistaking about something. You could literally describe your situation and consider every thought that you had.
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Not necessarily so. You have no idea what the initial check revealed, so don’t conclude the IO was mistaken.

And as a matter of fact, some FOs will not send out the IL until the background check clears - so yes, @Amandaa’s interview was quite early compared to when bio was done.
 
Amandaa said:
Honestly, I do not have any idea why we stuck in the background check. We received L1/L2 visa only 10 months ago before the winning. We were supposed to be already checked. FO even used a phrase that we had been "spontaneously" invited.
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Background check conducted for a NIV is not to the same extent as that of an immigrant petition. Plus there’s no such thing as being already checked.

The background check is ALWAYS conducted anew, just in case something was missed the previous time it got carried out. This is the reason why petitioners who get stuck at background check during the GC process, experience the same delay, if not longer, when they go through the citizenship process.
 
Sm1smom said:
Background check conducted for a NIV is not to the same extent as that of an immigrant petition. Plus there’s no such thing as being already checked.

The background check is ALWAYS conducted anew, just in case something was missed the previous time it got carried out. This is the reason why petitioners who get stuck at background check during the GC process, experience the same delay, if not longer, when they go through the citizenship process.
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Thank you! There is nothing left for me, but wait.
 
Sm1smom said:
Not necessarily so. You have no idea what the initial check revealed, so don’t conclude the IO was mistaken.

And as a matter of fact, some FOs will not send out the IL until the background check clears - so yes, @Amandaa’s interview was quite early compared to when bio was done.
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Thats correct, no one knows what was the result of first back ground check. But I want to say being proactive in this mysterious process may give you some benefit. Tracking your case and being on top of the process is an beneficial idea IMO.
 
vanillasky said:
Hi all, I have waited for more than a month after my interview and still no updates. I checked the timeline and no one in this year's timeline has waited more than 15-20 days after their interview to get their green card. Do you guys know if Iranian nationals should wait more than others for a background check? Or what else can make this process longer?
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Dear brother/sister

As a selectee from Iran and a countryman, i am happy of your winning. I highly advise you to go for infopass to have a peace of mind about your case process.
I have seen other people from our country who got approved after a reasonable time. Lets say, one week or two. At the same time, i have heard other Iranians had an undelighful experience of prolonged background check. But from the demographics that i have by now, prolonged back ground check for our people in AOS process is way lesser than people got approved after one week or two.
Again, this is my demographics and may the data that i have, does not represent a good number of iranian who went for AOS based on DV.
 
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jimy ny said:
Thats correct, no one knows what was the result of first back ground check. But I want to say being proactive in this mysterious process may give you some benefit. Tracking your case and being on top of the process is an beneficial idea IMO.
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And you think I don’t know about the need for petitioners to be proactive? To follow up? The steps to take? When it makes sense to take those steps? The questions to ask at an INFOPASS? You have any idea how long have been doing what I do here? You have no idea. *chuckling to myself*

By the way, I don’t need to know specifically what the initial background check showed. However I do know enough to understand that if there’s a “hit” from the initial check, then additional checks, aka AP follows suit.
 
Sm1smom said:
And you think I don’t know about the need for petitioners to be proactive? To follow up? The steps to take? When it makes sense to take those steps? The questions to ask at an INFOPASS? You have any idea how long have been doing what I do here? You have no idea. *chuckling to myself*
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Yes MOM. There is no doubt in your reputation and expertise in this matter. I am just trying to involve myself in this Forum to learn something from the knowledgeble persons like you.
 
jimy ny said:
Yes MOM. There is no doubt in your reputation and expertise in this matter. I am just trying to involve myself in this Forum to learn something from the knowledgeble persons like you.
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That’s ok. I encourage you to contribute a as much as you can - that’s giving back which is a great gesture.
 
Hi Mom and All,
1) I sent my aos package March 14. But still i didn’t get any receipt or mail. My number going to be current April. Am i should the waith more? Also my lawyer didn’t call me and didnt say anything.
can you give me a recommendation?
 
alicem said:
Hi Mom and All,
1) I sent my aos package March 14. But still i didn’t get any receipt or mail. My number going to be current April. Am i should the waith more? Also my lawyer didn’t call me and didnt say anything.
can you give me a recommendation?
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Exercise some patience, it’s only been two weeks since you sent your package. @5500lbs sent in hers on Mar. 5th and she’s still waiting also.
 
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