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Sm1smom said:
Medical-Cal is a federally funded Medicaid, it is just being provided under a State name - it therefore falls under one of the public charge benefits that could render one inadmissible. The IO was right in reviewing this, it is not simply a matter of it being an issue for her.
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Adding further clarification to this post, some Medi-Cal services are provided under a state-only authority at no expense to the federal government; while some are both state and federally funded. Any state medical insurance program, funded exclusively by the state, is not included in the definition of public benefit and is not considered as a public benefit in the public charge inadmissibility determination.

If Medicaid or a state funded health benefit is listed on the Form I-944 as a received public benefit receipt, it is the burden of the applicant to provide information and documentation that the health insurance is state funded only. USCIS assumes that any Medicaid identified on the Form I-944 is federally-funded Medicaid.
 
@Sm1smom I am extremely ignorant in that topic, but working for a public university I count as a state employee and as such I have a state health insurance plan(peba.sc.gov). I have monthly deductions related to it in every paycheck. Do you think this applies to me too?
 
austinla said:
I also actually had my LA Field Office interview today. Unfortunately, it was a slightly different experience. Ended up waiting almost two hours for my interview. Officer asked me literally every question on my i485. Then asked me about every entry I made to the US and the dates of them. And just to be clear, there were NO red flags (except one issue which I’ll describe later) on my i485. She literally went thru the i485 and re-asked every question, one by one.

A few years ago, I used Medi-Cal - the state medical insurance, and this WAS an issue for her. She made a lot of annotations, and took all my info about it, asking many questions.
She took my IDs and made copies, and then told me that she would contact me if there were any further questions, and that a decision would be made either way by the end of the week.
so it obviously depends on your luck on who you get. And other takeaway - don’t use state health insurance regardless of what people tell you!!!
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My online case account just updated... to say that my New Card Is Being Produced!
I’m surprised that it’s happened and updated so fast (literally 4 hours after my interview), but I’m beyond relieved.
 
Hi all, just wanted to give an update on my case.
Yesterday I went for the biometrics appointment, and today my status changed to "new card is being produced".
I can't wait to receive the gc!

I would like to thank @Sm1smom for answering every single question I had (even if it sounded silly). Without your help I wouldn't be able to reach this point, I am so so thankful! You have done a great job keeping this forum and the spreadsheet together by providing the most helpful information!! Also @SusieQQQ your input was also very helpful and thank you for giving back to this forum! Also thank you to all the other members who made this procedure less stressful. It was a great journey!
I wish you all the very best!
 
F1_student said:
Hi all, just wanted to give an update on my case.
Yesterday I went for the biometrics appointment, and today my status changed to "new card is being produced".
I can't wait to receive the gc!

I would like to thank @Sm1smom for answering every single question I had (even if it sounded silly). Without your help I wouldn't be able to reach this point, I am so so thankful! You have done a great job keeping this forum and the spreadsheet together by providing the most helpful information!! Also @SusieQQQ your input was also very helpful and thank you for giving back to this forum! Also thank you to all the other members who made this procedure less stressful. It was a great journey!
I wish you all the very best!
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Congratulations! Approved without interview?
 
F1_student said:
Hi all, just wanted to give an update on my case.
Yesterday I went for the biometrics appointment, and today my status changed to "new card is being produced".
I can't wait to receive the gc!

I would like to thank @Sm1smom for answering every single question I had (even if it sounded silly). Without your help I wouldn't be able to reach this point, I am so so thankful! You have done a great job keeping this forum and the spreadsheet together by providing the most helpful information!! Also @SusieQQQ your input was also very helpful and thank you for giving back to this forum! Also thank you to all the other members who made this procedure less stressful. It was a great journey!
I wish you all the very best!
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Great news. Congratulations.
 
F1_student said:
Hi all, just wanted to give an update on my case.
Yesterday I went for the biometrics appointment, and today my status changed to "new card is being produced".
I can't wait to receive the gc!

I would like to thank @Sm1smom for answering every single question I had (even if it sounded silly). Without your help I wouldn't be able to reach this point, I am so so thankful! You have done a great job keeping this forum and the spreadsheet together by providing the most helpful information!! Also @SusieQQQ your input was also very helpful and thank you for giving back to this forum! Also thank you to all the other members who made this procedure less stressful. It was a great journey!
I wish you all the very best!
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Congrats! Excited for you :)
 
val94 said:
Hi @quiver80 I see that you wrote in the timeline that you received the BIO letter on June 16th, can you tell us when was/is scheduled the bio appointment? Also is there any additional updates on your case?
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Hello! we had our BIO in their system from another case, so what they did is just applied our old fingerprints to this new case. We have just received EAD cards, no other developments so far.
 
I am on row 75 on the timeline spreadsheet.

I had my interview today. it was very straight forward and causal. The IO is very nice.

He just went through my file, confirmed my personal info, tracked my immigration history and made sure I never fell out of status, asked the eligibility questions on I-485, and pretty much it. At the end, just had my signature on i-485 and he said i-944 was not quite affecting my case at all, so didn't even do anything with i-944. Approved.

I didn't have to show him any document I brought with me, not even the original birth certificate.

Thanks Mom and all of you guys for your assistance and keeping this forum active. I wish y'all the best, especially the ones that are still waiting. Y'all will make it!

Note: I didn't call USCIS at all, not even once. No expedition or congressman assistance. Just lucky to be with a very nice and efficient FO.
 
LouisL said:
I am on row 75 on the timeline spreadsheet.

I had my interview today. it was very straight forward and causal. The IO is very nice.

He just went through my file, confirmed my personal info, asked the eligibility questions on I-485, and pretty much it. At the end, just had my signature on i-485 and he said i-944 was not quite affecting my case at all, so didn't even do anything with i-944. Approved.

I didn't have to show him any document I brought with me, not even the original birth certificate.

Thanks Mom and all of you guys for your assistance and keeping this forum active. I wish y'all the best, especially the ones that are still waiting. Y'all will make it!

Note: I didn't call USCIS at all, not even once. No expedition or congressman assistance. Just lucky to be with a very nice and efficient FO.
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Congratualtion!
 
Hello everyone. My status is changed to "New Card Being Produced" today. I interviewed at SF FO on 3/6/2020 and have been waiting since. I initiated a congressional inquiry on 7/16/2020, and today the congress's office got back to me informing the approval. I also called Tier 2 on 8/15/2020 and they had told me to call back if I don't hear by 8/25/2020. Thank you for everyone's advice here and the existence of this forum. You have helped me whether you directly responded to my questions or not, as I did read and learn from each inquiry and advice given for others as well.
 
LouisL said:
I am on row 75 on the timeline spreadsheet.

I had my interview today. it was very straight forward and causal. The IO is very nice.

He just went through my file, confirmed my personal info, tracked my immigration history and made sure I never fell out of status, asked the eligibility questions on I-485, and pretty much it. At the end, just had my signature on i-485 and he said i-944 was not quite affecting my case at all, so didn't even do anything with i-944. Approved.

I didn't have to show him any document I brought with me, not even the original birth certificate.

Thanks Mom and all of you guys for your assistance and keeping this forum active. I wish y'all the best, especially the ones that are still waiting. Y'all will make it!

Note: I didn't call USCIS at all, not even once. No expedition or congressman assistance. Just lucky to be with a very nice and efficient FO.
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Great example of exercising patience and giving the process a chance to work. Congratulations
 
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