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MNA2020 said:
Same here and same ASC/FO!! The Tier 1 rep confirmed the bio letter was sent out on July 17th and the appointment itself is sometime early August. She would not send by email though, so will only believe when I see it!
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It is excellent, I am so happy for you! Please let us know when you receive letter, I am from the same zone and waiting.
 
RE i944 Part 3: Household Income (for each household member);

My household is made up of;
1. Me, Principle Applicant, employed and earning a salary.
2. My wife, Derivative Applicant, Stay at Home mum, no salary.
3. My 1st son, Derivative Applicant, pre-schooler, no salary.
4. My 2nd son, US Citizen, pre-schooler, no salary.

My wife and I filed one (Married Filed Jointly) Federal tax return in 2019. Income 60,000. No other household members filed a tax return.

I'm confused by;
a. "Did you or your household member(s), whose income is being included, file a federal tax return?" (Yes / No)

My interpretation leads me to answer Yes for all 4 household members. And furthermore include my income for each household member?

Is my interpretation correct?

Or do I answer Yes/my total income from 2019 tax return for myself and wife, and No/zero for everyone else?

Thanks in advance
 
930 said:
RE i944 Part 3: Household Income (for each household member);

My household is made up of;
1. Me, Principle Applicant, employed and earning a salary.
2. My wife, Derivative Applicant, Stay at Home mum, no salary.
3. My 1st son, Derivative Applicant, pre-schooler, no salary.
4. My 2nd son, US Citizen, pre-schooler, no salary.

My wife and I filed one (Married Filed Jointly) Federal tax return in 2019. Income 60,000. No other household members filed a tax return.

I'm confused by;
a. "Did you or your household member(s), whose income is being included, file a federal tax return?" (Yes / No)

My interpretation leads me to answer Yes for all 4 household members. And furthermore include my income for each household member?

Is my interpretation correct?

Or do I answer Yes/my total income from 2019 tax return for myself and wife, and No/zero for everyone else?

Thanks in advance
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it's your earning, not from any other members of your household. So, only you can select yes and all earning should be under your name not others.
 
930 said:
RE i944 Part 3: Household Income (for each household member);

My household is made up of;
1. Me, Principle Applicant, employed and earning a salary.
2. My wife, Derivative Applicant, Stay at Home mum, no salary.
3. My 1st son, Derivative Applicant, pre-schooler, no salary.
4. My 2nd son, US Citizen, pre-schooler, no salary.

My wife and I filed one (Married Filed Jointly) Federal tax return in 2019. Income 60,000. No other household members filed a tax return.

I'm confused by;
a. "Did you or your household member(s), whose income is being included, file a federal tax return?" (Yes / No)

My interpretation leads me to answer Yes for all 4 household members. And furthermore include my income for each household member?

Is my interpretation correct?

Or do I answer Yes/my total income from 2019 tax return for myself and wife, and No/zero for everyone else?

Thanks in advance
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I was advised that if a couple files jointly (check IRS transcript, to see if both your names appear), then you can include the "total income" amount for both household members, and include a note in Part 9, clarifying that return is filed jointly, and you've included the "total income" figure for both individuals. Unsure about the children though.
rabey said:
it's your earning, not from any other members of your household. So, only you can select yes and all earning should be under your name not others.
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Part 3 asks if each household member filed a tax return, not solely if they generated income.
 
dvelopp said:
Hi everyone,

My wife and I also had a BIO appointment and Interview today at Phoenix FO, AZ.
The experience was very similar to the one that kratos and Magmag had.
The process went very smooth and everyone was super nice.

We went to the security 15 minutes before BIO appointment and were the first in the line (the line was about 10 people).
After passing the security, we were escorted to do our biometrics. The biometrics process took about 5-10mins.
Having done biometrics, we went to the reception desk to check-in for the interview and they added us to the system.

We waited for about 10 mins and were invited to the waiting room. The officer invited us exactly at the time we were scheduled.
First of all, we were asked about the ID and we provided our driver licenses. Then we took OAuth and promised to tell only the truth.

Before starting asking the questions, the officer asked us if we wanted to add something to our file or if we had any questions.
I asked her about our corrections that we sent a while back to Chicago lockbox and she confirmed that she had received them.

The initial questions were about the first pages of I-485 (First/Last name, DOB, Address, etc).
Having gone through these questions, we were asked some security questions (about 10-15 overall). We said the truth by answering "No" to every question.

Having asked these questions, the officer said that she will be approving our application, but she needs to wait for biometrics results that may take a few hours. We were told to expect our GCs within 2 weeks.

In the end, we talked about my job and WFH experience. Also, I asked what I should experience when I check the status on the website and she confirmed that the status will be soon updated.

Overall, we really enjoyed the experience and the people in the USCIS office.

In addition, we took quite a big file with us (all the copies/originals of everything that was submitted with the application). But we weren't asked about anything except for driver licenses. Thus, they didn't ask for originals for any I-485 and I-944 documentation that we provided.

Good luck to everyone and I wish everyone to had such a pleasant experience that we had.
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Congratulations
 
tekken123 said:
Just had the Bio and Interview at Phoenix today as well.
Similar experience with my fellow Phoenix DV applicants. (Probably saw some of them today).
The officer went through the i485 form and asked a few travel history which took about 30 mins.
At the end, he just said need to wait for the bio result to approve the case and it could take a week.
The case was updated "Interview Was Completed And My Case Must Be Reviewed", so not sure if others has the same updates?

Thank you to @Sm1smom and all contributors for this great forum/timelines with so much information especially under these uncertain times.
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Mine changed to below last night.

Case Was Updated To Show Fingerprints Were Taken
As of July 22, 2020, fingerprints relating to your Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, Receipt Number MSC20XXXXXXX, have been applied to your case.

what does this mean? it never said the interview was completed for me....
 
Another update on my second day calling USCIS. So first I spoke to Tier 1 and she told me that she cannot make a service request because I do not follow under any of the e-request categories and she was very certain about it. So then I asked if she can transfer me to a Tier 2 officer and I waited for a call back around 40min and the sweetest and kindest TIER 2 lady called me. She was very aware of the DV process and responded to me immediately that she will create a service request explaining that DV Lottery cases must be adjudicated by the end of the FY. At the same time, she mentioned that my case was at the Los Angeles FO (which I already knew), and said that my FO is aware of those deadlines and that DV cases move very quickly and that I should be expecting an interview notice soon (hopefully she is right)!
Obviously getting the right person on the phone is a gambling game with USCIS, but as others have mentioned, it takes a couple of calls and preferably to speak with a Tier 2 rep in order to seek answers and help.
 
Kentavar2397 said:
Another update on my second day calling USCIS. So first I spoke to Tier 1 and she told me that she cannot make a service request because I do not follow under any of the e-request categories and she was very certain about it. So then I asked if she can transfer me to a Tier 2 officer and I waited for a call back around 40min and the sweetest and kindest TIER 2 lady called me. She was very aware of the DV process and responded to me immediately that she will create a service request explaining that DV Lottery cases must be adjudicated by the end of the FY. At the same time, she mentioned that my case was at the Los Angeles FO (which I already knew), and said that my FO is aware of those deadlines and that DV cases move very quickly and that I should be expecting an interview notice soon (hopefully she is right)!
Obviously getting the right person on the phone is a gambling game with USCIS, but as others have mentioned, it takes a couple of calls and preferably to speak with a Tier 2 rep in order to seek answers and help.
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Hey, what number did you call? How did you get in touch with the tier 2 ? I only could speak to answering machine.
Thank you
 
Molly77 said:
Hey, what number did you call? How did you get in touch with the tier 2 ? I only could speak to answering machine.
Thank you
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I called the 800-375-5283 regular USCIS customer service number. The automatic voice will ask what you are calling for and you say “to speak with a representative”, after that the automatic voice will ask for your receipt number and then you are on hold until somebody picks up the phone. After you speak to a Tier 1 (I suppose), just kindly ask to be transferred to a Tier 2 and then you wait again until somebody calls you.
 
AoShole said:
Something similar happened to me- I submitted an expedite request on 15th, and on the 21st, the following updates showed up on MyUSCIS:


I received an email then, as well, but it said:

As it had been 5 full working days since my request, I called, to follow up, and seek interpretation of these messages, and the status of the request, but I was advised to call back for tier 2, tomorrow, as the representative was unable to give me anything other than what I could already see online; she also said that there's probably a letter on its way. If it just has the same contents as the email, it won't be very informative.

Edit: congrats to all those who had successful interviews!
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Could you let me know if you’re able to find out anything about the expedite request? Thanks!
 
Molly77 said:
Hey, what number did you call? How did you get in touch with the tier 2 ? I only could speak to answering machine.
Thank you
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There is no special number, it is the usual uscis number, at first you talk to a robot and ask to speak with an agent, then she asks why do you need to speak with an agent, just repeat that you want to speak with an agent and you will get connected. you might need to wait for a while (I had to wait about half an hour)
 
Magmag said:
Mine changed to below last night.

Case Was Updated To Show Fingerprints Were Taken
As of July 22, 2020, fingerprints relating to your Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, Receipt Number MSC20XXXXXXX, have been applied to your case.

what does this mean? it never said the interview was completed for me....
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Mine also changed to ‘New Card is Being Produced’ this morning, as well!
 
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