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DV 2020 AOS Only

donod said:
Sorry I miswrote, meant to say e-request.
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The NBC processes AP and EAD applications, the FO processes AOS application. If you initiate an e-request for the AP or EAD, that request gets forwarded to the NBC, vice versa for the AOS. Different department/work group, different process.
 
I also follow trackitt AOS-interview-waiver-tracker threads other than ours. Though it's a different category of visa, we can see people still getting interview waived and approved slowly. I probably won't receive a waiver, but more waivers help us indirectly.
 
I have received notification from my DSO office that I will receive new i-20 document that will state that my school.will have a hybrid model in the fall.
Now, I assume it won't be a problem that my application went without this document since I didn't have it at the time of fileing. However, my question is: if I receive this new i-20 by the time of my FO interview, should I bring this new one alongside with the old one?
 
skip1 said:
I have received notification from my DSO office that I will receive new i-20 document that will state that my school.will have a hybrid model in the fall.
Now, I assume it won't be a problem that my application went without this document since I didn't have it at the time of fileing. However, my question is: if I receive this new i-20 by the time of my FO interview, should I bring this new one alongside with the old one?
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Yes.
 
Are we allowed to stay in a hotel while on AOS or do we have to have a lease? Our lease ends early next month. As I’ve mentioned previously I got a job at a different state and we will be moving as soon as our case gets adjudicated. It’s very difficult to find a short term lease where I’m at (couldn’t even extend our current lease), and I find it easier to just move into a hotel or extended stay during this transition. Will that be frowned upon and impact our case negatively?
 
Hi everyone, just wanted to share good news and my happiness with this place that has been a great source of information and shared anxiety for the same reasons to me. I had my interview at SF FO today morning and I was approved on the spot and learned a lesson that the interview that we fear, I definitely did isn't that big deal if we are well preprepared. I had all my docs sent as mentioned on the spreadsheet guidelines along with some extra fin docs given the pressure on public charge stuff and all I was asked was literally EVERYTHING on my I485 and DS260 info and few questions abt my financial status like how is my job and so on since I had few emails from my employers mentioning they were looking forward to welcoming me back on a new status past interview (this was an added asset to my application). Besides all, I had to present was the latest pay stubs and the latest I-20. I read someone interview experience that his/her parent's dob were asked and just to let u all know, i was asked that too so its better to know the correct year overhead along with dates on changes of address and school start and end dates.

Thank you @Sm1smom , you have been a great help throughout and please let me know I can be of on any help to support to this lill community we have here for any info.
Finally crossed the long bridge from F1 to AOS. I hope you all succeed on ur process and per my experience, all i would say is be just be totally prepared with ur application file and know the dates and everything u have presented, that will do for the interview. if you have missed putting any info that can help, let them know and they will add the doc to ur file like in my case i added my IRA account stmt today as an added supporting doc which my IO appreciated for having one.

All the best people and thank you to this platform.
 
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AOS2020 said:
Hi everyone, just wanted to share good news and my happiness with this place that has been a great source of information and shared anxiety for the same reasons to me. I had my interview at SF FO today morning and I was approved on the spot and learned a lesson that the interview that we fear, I definitely did isn't that big deal if we are well preprepared. I had all my docs sent as mentioned on the spreadsheet guidelines along with some extra fin docs given the pressure on public charge stuff and all I was asked was literally EVERYTHING on my I485 and DS260 info and few questions abt my financial status like how is my job and so on since I had few emails from my employers mentioning they were looking forward to welcoming me back on a new status past interview (this was an added asset to my application). Besides all, I had to present was the latest pay stubs and the latest I-20. I read someone interview experience that his/her parent's dob were asked and just to let u all know, i was asked that too so its better to know the correct year overhead along with dates on changes of address and school start and end dates.

Thank you @Sm1smom , you have been a great help throughout and please let me know I can be of on any help to support to this lill community we have here for any info.
Finally crossed the long bridge from F1 to AOS. I hope you all succeed on ur process and per my experience, all i would say is be just be totally prepared with ur application file and know the dates and everything u have presented, that will do for the interview. if you have missed putting any info that can help, let them know and they will add the doc to ur file like in my case i added my IRA account stmt today as an added supporting doc which my IO appreciated for having one.

All the best people and thank you to this platform.
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Thank you for sharing your experience! This is wonderful news! Good luck in your new life!
 
suemen said:
Are we allowed to stay in a hotel while on AOS or do we have to have a lease? Our lease ends early next month. As I’ve mentioned previously I got a job at a different state and we will be moving as soon as our case gets adjudicated. It’s very difficult to find a short term lease where I’m at (couldn’t even extend our current lease), and I find it easier to just move into a hotel or extended stay during this transition. Will that be frowned upon and impact our case negatively?
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The IO could very much doubt your case is under the FOs jurisdiction if they find out you’re living in a hotel considering a hotel stay is of a temporary nature. They may feel you were trying to game the system with the address used in filing and that you actually do not live in the State you’re claiming.
 
Sm1smom said:
What a bummer! The worst of the 3 scenarios I earlier on wrote about. Hopefully you get scheduled for your bio pretty soon. Once that is done, you’ll need to relentlessly follow up with your FO to ensure you get rescheduled ASAP before Sept. 30th!
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How would you follow up on your own FO?　Calling USCIS?
 
AOS2020 said:
Hi everyone, just wanted to share good news and my happiness with this place that has been a great source of information and shared anxiety for the same reasons to me. I had my interview at SF FO today morning and I was approved on the spot and learned a lesson that the interview that we fear, I definitely did isn't that big deal if we are well preprepared. I had all my docs sent as mentioned on the spreadsheet guidelines along with some extra fin docs given the pressure on public charge stuff and all I was asked was literally EVERYTHING on my I485 and DS260 info and few questions abt my financial status like how is my job and so on since I had few emails from my employers mentioning they were looking forward to welcoming me back on a new status past interview (this was an added asset to my application). Besides all, I had to present was the latest pay stubs and the latest I-20. I read someone interview experience that his/her parent's dob were asked and just to let u all know, i was asked that too so its better to know the correct year overhead along with dates on changes of address and school start and end dates.

Thank you @Sm1smom , you have been a great help throughout and please let me know I can be of on any help to support to this lill community we have here for any info.
Finally crossed the long bridge from F1 to AOS. I hope you all succeed on ur process and per my experience, all i would say is be just be totally prepared with ur application file and know the dates and everything u have presented, that will do for the interview. if you have missed putting any info that can help, let them know and they will add the doc to ur file like in my case i added my IRA account stmt today as an added supporting doc which my IO appreciated for having one.

All the best people and thank you to this platform.
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Awesome news. Great job being extra prepared. Congratulations.

P.s. when did you receive your IL? Do update the timeline spreadsheet if you’re yet to do so.
 
Sm1smom said:
No adjudication by the Sept. 30th deadline means automatic end to the AOS application. It cannot be approved after that day even if your FO invites you for an interview later on.

1. I haven’t heard of it impacting OPT approval at a later stage. Future immigration may be impacted if the non approval of this current AOS is background check related, otherwise it shouldn’t.

2. That is correct.
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Regarding your answer in 2: Does that apply also in the case where one hasn't filed the DS260?
 
I am given to understand that e-Request option under Outside Normal Processing Time just works if you have had your application received by USCIS for quite a long time (maybe at least 6 months) otherwise if you have filed recently the system will return an error indicating that you can't make an e-Request.
 
Sm1smom said:
The IO could very much doubt your case is under the FOs jurisdiction if they find out you’re living in a hotel considering a hotel stay is of a temporary nature. They may feel you were trying to game the system with the address used in filing and that you actually do not live in the State you’re claiming.
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What about staying at a friends house or subleasing “unofficially” (ie without actually signing a lease)?
 
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