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DV 2021 AOS Only

hk2021b said:
Hi everyone,

I am a winner of DV2021. I have already done the interview and biometrics on 7/21. My case status was changed to “Interview Was Completed and My Case Must Be Reviewed” and “Case Was Updated To Show Fingerprints Were Taken”. It has been 3 weeks and no more updates are shown. I have contacted the tier 1 agents several times and the only response was let me wait.
  1. Has anyone in a similar situation succeeded to contact tier 2 agent and get help from them? How did you do that?
  2. Is there anything else I can do to expedite the case?

Any experience sharing would be highly appreciated! I wish everyone good luck and success.
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Where are you from?
 
For those who have had their interviews, did your IO ask to see your bank statements?

Did you bring originals of documents plus a copy of everything else that was in your AOS package?
 
VValod said:
Hey guys, just realized I can do AOS with DV2021... Is it worth trying or it's too late already?

Going to send application without DV fee (will send it in parallel and provide explanation in the cover letter to AOS app)
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Can you elaborate on this part of your post: “just realized I can do AOS with DV2021...”?
 
Interview Experience (Dallas FO)

Hi, I just did my interview earlier this week! I arrived at 7:40am to the FO (interview was at 8:00am), went through security and showed my documents to different counters and waited until the officer called me around 8:20am.
Interview was very fast, officer verified my personal information (name, address, cell phone...) and then he asked for my employment letter as well as most recent paystubs; he kept those documents. Finally, we went over 15-20 Y/N questions and he said my case was quite straightforward so it should be approved by the end of the day if DV are still available.

He did not ask for Birth Certificate, Travel History or any other document. I was a bit worried because it was impossible for me to get my Travel History online and FOIA did not answer on time (I got the FOIA report one day after my interview, not sure if it was a coincidence) but he did not ask for it during the interview so I imagine they can have access to CBP travel records even though you do not send them.

By the end of the day, my case status was updated to "New Card is Being Produced" and day after it showed "Case was approved".
It was the first update I got on my case since "Fingerprint Fee was Received".

Today I just got the Welcome Letter!


Let me thank you all for your help one more time as it has made the entire process far easier.
Good luck to everyone!
 
aledarba said:
Interview Experience (Dallas FO)

Hi, I just did my interview earlier this week! I arrived at 7:40am to the FO (interview was at 8:00am), went through security and showed my documents to different counters and waited until the officer called me around 8:20am.
Interview was very fast, officer verified my personal information (name, address, cell phone...) and then he asked for my employment letter as well as most recent paystubs; he kept those documents. Finally, we went over 15-20 Y/N questions and he said my case was quite straightforward so it should be approved by the end of the day if DV are still available.

He did not ask for Birth Certificate, Travel History or any other document. I was a bit worried because it was impossible for me to get my Travel History online and FOIA did not answer on time (I got the FOIA report one day after my interview, not sure if it was a coincidence) but he did not ask for it during the interview so I imagine they can have access to CBP travel records even though you do not send them.

By the end of the day, my case status was updated to "New Card is Being Produced" and day after it showed "Case was approved".
It was the first update I got on my case since "Fingerprint Fee was Received".

Today I just got the Welcome Letter!


Let me thank you all for your help one more time as it has made the entire process far easier.
Good luck to everyone!
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Congrats!!
 
Sm1smom said:
Can you elaborate on this part of your post: “just realized I can do AOS with DV2021...”?
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Yeah, so I applied for consular processing last year, but I am in the USA, B1/B2 - I extended my stay for another 6 months due to COVID-19. And now my number is current,
 
VValod said:
Yeah, so I applied for consular processing last year, but I am in the USA, B1/B2 - I extended my stay for another 6 months due to COVID-19. And now my number is current,
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When did you file the i539? Has the extension of stay been approved already? When does it expire? What information did you provide in the written statement explaining “The reasons why your extended stay would be temporary, including what arrangements you have made to depart from the United States” ?
 
aledarba said:
Interview Experience (Dallas FO)

Hi, I just did my interview earlier this week! I arrived at 7:40am to the FO (interview was at 8:00am), went through security and showed my documents to different counters and waited until the officer called me around 8:20am.
Interview was very fast, officer verified my personal information (name, address, cell phone...) and then he asked for my employment letter as well as most recent paystubs; he kept those documents. Finally, we went over 15-20 Y/N questions and he said my case was quite straightforward so it should be approved by the end of the day if DV are still available.

He did not ask for Birth Certificate, Travel History or any other document. I was a bit worried because it was impossible for me to get my Travel History online and FOIA did not answer on time (I got the FOIA report one day after my interview, not sure if it was a coincidence) but he did not ask for it during the interview so I imagine they can have access to CBP travel records even though you do not send them.

By the end of the day, my case status was updated to "New Card is Being Produced" and day after it showed "Case was approved".
It was the first update I got on my case since "Fingerprint Fee was Received".

Today I just got the Welcome Letter!


Let me thank you all for your help one more time as it has made the entire process far easier.
Good luck to everyone!
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Congratulations... :)
 
aledarba said:
Interview Experience (Dallas FO)

Hi, I just did my interview earlier this week! I arrived at 7:40am to the FO (interview was at 8:00am), went through security and showed my documents to different counters and waited until the officer called me around 8:20am.
Interview was very fast, officer verified my personal information (name, address, cell phone...) and then he asked for my employment letter as well as most recent paystubs; he kept those documents. Finally, we went over 15-20 Y/N questions and he said my case was quite straightforward so it should be approved by the end of the day if DV are still available.

He did not ask for Birth Certificate, Travel History or any other document. I was a bit worried because it was impossible for me to get my Travel History online and FOIA did not answer on time (I got the FOIA report one day after my interview, not sure if it was a coincidence) but he did not ask for it during the interview so I imagine they can have access to CBP travel records even though you do not send them.

By the end of the day, my case status was updated to "New Card is Being Produced" and day after it showed "Case was approved".
It was the first update I got on my case since "Fingerprint Fee was Received".

Today I just got the Welcome Letter!


Let me thank you all for your help one more time as it has made the entire process far easier.
Good luck to everyone!
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Nice! Congrats!
 
SusieQQQ said:
When did you file the i539? Has the extension of stay been approved already? When does it expire? What information did you provide in the written statement explaining “The reasons why your extended stay would be temporary, including what arrangements you have made to depart from the United States” ?
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Last February, extension is still pending, just got biometric for the beginning of the Sep. "the reasons why you extended stay would be temporary..." well, I was genuinely planning to depart. Filed the extension to avoid traveling during pandemic.

"arrangements you have made to depart from the United States"? Does this mean plane tickets? yeah. didn't provide those.


Are you saying it would be complicated to do AOS while on B1/B2 extension?
 
aledarba said:
Interview Experience (Dallas FO)

Hi, I just did my interview earlier this week! I arrived at 7:40am to the FO (interview was at 8:00am), went through security and showed my documents to different counters and waited until the officer called me around 8:20am.
Interview was very fast, officer verified my personal information (name, address, cell phone...) and then he asked for my employment letter as well as most recent paystubs; he kept those documents. Finally, we went over 15-20 Y/N questions and he said my case was quite straightforward so it should be approved by the end of the day if DV are still available.

He did not ask for Birth Certificate, Travel History or any other document. I was a bit worried because it was impossible for me to get my Travel History online and FOIA did not answer on time (I got the FOIA report one day after my interview, not sure if it was a coincidence) but he did not ask for it during the interview so I imagine they can have access to CBP travel records even though you do not send them.

By the end of the day, my case status was updated to "New Card is Being Produced" and day after it showed "Case was approved".
It was the first update I got on my case since "Fingerprint Fee was Received".

Today I just got the Welcome Letter!


Let me thank you all for your help one more time as it has made the entire process far easier.
Good luck to everyone!
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May I know how many pay stubs you took with you? I just have 1 paystub, which is my first.
 
Hey mom! So, I recently graduated and i started working starting July 12 of this year. But my company has this policy to hold pay of 1 month. Meaning my first pay stub was yesterday and it was for the first week that I worked(dated 07/12/2021 to 07/15/2021).

So, my question is, will I need to any other documents in order to verify my employment, like a employment verification letter? Or just one of the paystub will be fine?

Thankyou
 
12 people in the timeline who filed their case in July have already received their IL (congrats to them). How many here who filed in May like me and have not yet received their interview letter?
 
Love00 said:
Hey mom! So, I recently graduated and i started working starting July 12 of this year. But my company has this policy to hold pay of 1 month. Meaning my first pay stub was yesterday and it was for the first week that I worked(dated 07/12/2021 to 07/15/2021).

So, my question is, will I need to any other documents in order to verify my employment, like a employment verification letter? Or just one of the paystub will be fine?

Thankyou
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employment verification letter -> duration of employment + salary
 
ishmog said:
12 people in the timeline who filed their case in July have already received theirs IL (congrats to them). How many here who filed in May like me and have not yet received their interview letter?
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Not sure if that is relevant. Just look at your own FO.
 
Blade_ said:
Not sure if that is relevant. Just look at your own FO.
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@IgorMirs (same FO as me: Tampa FO) filed in June and received the IL on Thursday. So, I'm really counting on getting mine this upcoming week. Did you get any update from your congressman?

Also, I just checked DV2020 timeline and surprisingly, no one from Tampa did AOS last year. But I did observe that those who filed in May last year received their IL in August and as late as September. So that's comforting to know.
 
elisap said:
For those who have had their interviews, did your IO ask to see your bank statements?

Did you bring originals of documents plus a copy of everything else that was in your AOS package?
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@elisap - our IO did not ask to see our bank statements but we had sent them with our package. We also took our latest bank statements (and copies) with us but again, the IO didn’t ask to see them.

Yes, we took all originals AND a copy of everything we sent in our AOS package.

:)
 
VValod said:
Last February, extension is still pending, just got biometric for the beginning of the Sep. "the reasons why you extended stay would be temporary..." well, I was genuinely planning to depart. Filed the extension to avoid traveling during pandemic.

"arrangements you have made to depart from the United States"? Does this mean plane tickets? yeah. didn't provide those.


Are you saying it would be complicated to do AOS while on B1/B2 extension?
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yes, it could be complicated. What is the exact date your i94 has expired or will expire? If an extension is pending and your original i94 has expired, you are not in status (you are not accruing unlawful presence during the pendency, but you are not in status). You cannot adjust status if you are not in status.
 
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