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SusieQQQ said:
I’m guessing for NY they normally assign IOs when people check in and this way they can ensure the DV people get the DV IO?
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Yeah I suspect there's only a few people who deal with DV's at the NYC FO, as the IO added their name to the IL before it was sent out, presumably to avoid any mixups @ the check-in desk on the day. It's a big place so was happy I didn't get lost finding the right room/IO!
 
We pretty much had a similar situation like @SELisa being denied, reopened, RFE except we actual went to the FO on 8/10, face to face with IO go through every single question on I-485, correcting some errors, drove 200 miles after interview to ASC for biometric. After a week later we sent our bio receipt to FO today because you know so worry..

But finally in the afternoon today, the status change to "New card is being produced"
This is a long journey but finally made it.
Much thanks for all AOSer here especially @Sm1smom @Blade_ @SELisa and many many.
 
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dhanu159 said:
regarding your FTJ -the book process is to file form i824 once you are approved and the process takes it course. Howevr given the tight timeline ..the best option for you is to contact embassy and explain the situation ( time sensitivity of the case). Embassy can initiate FTJ without the i824 OR get help from a congressmen/women and push your i824. If i were you i will call or email the embassy as a start.
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I am in the same situation. I understand we are allowed contact embassy only after approval??? And can wife submit documents to KCC before they ask , in advance, to win a time?
 
Worker2020 said:
I am in the same situation. I understand we are allowed contact embassy only after approval??? And can wife submit documents to KCC before they ask , in advance, to win a time?
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1) there is no rule that says you are not allowed to contact embassy before approval. You should definitely get in touch so they are aware of your case.
2) yes, send the bloody documents as britsimon says! Don't wait for KCC to ask. Honestly I am skeptical KCC is still processing documents at this point and she will be DQ by the time you're approved.
 
omgastro said:
1) there is no rule that says you are not allowed to contact embassy before approval. You should definitely get in touch so they are aware of your case.
2) yes, send the bloody documents as britsimon says! Don't wait for KCC to ask. Honestly I am skeptical KCC is still processing documents at this point and she will be DQ by the time you're approved.
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Thanks
 
SF22 said:
We pretty much had a similar situation like @SELisa being denied, reopened, RFE except we actual went to the FO on 8/10, face to face with IO go through every single question on I-485, correcting some errors, drove 200 miles after interview to ASC for biometric. After a week later we sent our bio receipt to FO today because you know so worry..

But finally in the afternoon today, the status change to "New card is being produced"
This is a long journey but finally made it.
Much thanks for all AOSer here especially @Sm1smom @Blade_ @SELisa and many many.
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Congratulations. Glad to know the erroneous denial has been reversed.
 
omgastro said:
1) there is no rule that says you are not allowed to contact embassy before approval. You should definitely get in touch so they are aware of your case.
2) yes, send the bloody documents as britsimon says! Don't wait for KCC to ask. Honestly I am skeptical KCC is still processing documents at this point and she will be DQ by the time you're approved.
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Should I send documents as main applicant from my email or should my wife send documents from her email as derivative?
 
Worker2020 said:
I am in the same situation. I understand we are allowed contact embassy only after approval??? And can wife submit documents to KCC before they ask , in advance, to win a time?
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In general, anyone is allowed to contact the embassy at any point in time for whatever reason.

1. For FTJ, the right time to contact the embassy is after the AOS approval to inform them one has been approved and their derivatives need appointment slots for FTJ. However because the FY ending is fast approaching, you may contact them prior to being approved. Doing so doesn’t mean the embassy will do anything at the moment since they can’t take your being approved for granted.
2. Your wife is not the main selectee, no need submitting documents to KCC at this point, there’s nothing for them to process for the case. She just needs to make sure she has them ready with her for when she goes to the embassy.
 
SF22 said:
We pretty much had a similar situation like @SELisa being denied, reopened, RFE except we actual went to the FO on 8/10, face to face with IO go through every single question on I-485, correcting some errors, drove 200 miles after interview to ASC for biometric. After a week later we sent our bio receipt to FO today because you know so worry..

But finally in the afternoon today, the status change to "New card is being produced"
This is a long journey but finally made it.
Much thanks for all AOSer here especially @Sm1smom @Blade_ @SELisa and many many.
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Congratulations! I could have sworn there were 3 of you that had the early filing denial from the same place. I wonder if the other one was sorted out too.

Regarding sending the bio receipt to the FO - did you just mail it to the FO address? Does that speed up the process?
 
Sm1smom said:
In general, anyone is allowed to contact the embassy at any point in time for whatever reason.

1. For FTJ, the right time to contact the embassy is after the AOS approval to inform them one has been approved and their derivatives need appointment slots for FTJ. However because the FY ending is fast approaching, you may contact them prior to being approved. Doing so doesn’t mean the embassy will do anything at the moment since they can’t take your being approved for granted.
2. Your wife is not the main selectee, no need submitting documents to KCC at this point, there’s nothing for them to process for the case. She just needs to make sure she has them ready with her for when she goes to the embassy.
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Am I understanding correctly, the embassy would take care about her documents when we get to the point, kcc won't participate?
 
Sm1smom said:
If you compare your timeline to fellow AOSers, from your FO, you should be able to see your timeline is still pretty much on track. I don't think there's any need to start panicking at this stage, I'm convinced your IL will show up soon enough. Of course of if you want to initiate a congressional inquiry at this point, you certainly can.
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Thank you Mom
 
SF22 said:
We pretty much had a similar situation like @SELisa being denied, reopened, RFE except we actual went to the FO on 8/10, face to face with IO go through every single question on I-485, correcting some errors, drove 200 miles after interview to ASC for biometric. After a week later we sent our bio receipt to FO today because you know so worry..

But finally in the afternoon today, the status change to "New card is being produced"
This is a long journey but finally made it.
Much thanks for all AOSer here especially @Sm1smom @Blade_ @SELisa and many many.
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Congratulations!
 
Worker2020 said:
Am I understanding correctly, the embassy would take care about her documents when we get to the point, kcc won't participate?
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Yes- from my experience embassy initiated the FTJ - they only asked for my wife's Ds260 confirmation, my case ID and my wife's proof of residence in her home country. They told us to bring all the documents to the interview
 
SF22 said:
We pretty much had a similar situation like @SELisa being denied, reopened, RFE except we actual went to the FO on 8/10, face to face with IO go through every single question on I-485, correcting some errors, drove 200 miles after interview to ASC for biometric. After a week later we sent our bio receipt to FO today because you know so worry..

But finally in the afternoon today, the status change to "New card is being produced"
This is a long journey but finally made it.
Much thanks for all AOSer here especially @Sm1smom @Blade_ @SELisa and many many.
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Can you update your timeline on the spreadsheet? Thanks!
 
coffeemonster said:
Congratulations! I could have sworn there were 3 of you that had the early filing denial from the same place. I wonder if the other one was sorted out too.

Regarding sending the bio receipt to the FO - did you just mail it to the FO address? Does that speed up the process?
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Who is the other one in the same place like us?

yes, we just sent to FO address and attach a cover letter, the service should see our case number and transfer to our IO.
we don't know if that works since we see the approval right after we sent the letter.
 
SF22 said:
We pretty much had a similar situation like @SELisa being denied, reopened, RFE except we actual went to the FO on 8/10, face to face with IO go through every single question on I-485, correcting some errors, drove 200 miles after interview to ASC for biometric. After a week later we sent our bio receipt to FO today because you know so worry..

But finally in the afternoon today, the status change to "New card is being produced"
This is a long journey but finally made it.
Much thanks for all AOSer here especially @Sm1smom @Blade_ @SELisa and many many.
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Congrats! Glad to hear your success story!

Have a great rest of your life!
 
SF22 said:
Who is the other one in the same place like us?

yes, we just sent to FO address and attach a cover letter, the service should see our case number and transfer to our IO.
we don't know if that works since we see the approval right after we sent the letter.
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I'm not sure - I thought there were 3 of you, but I might have been thinking of this post, which might be more complicated. But it looks like they were denied for early filing, then reopened and hit with an RFE.

Thanks for the tip on the letter. I might try that.
 
So this just happened!! The congressional inquiry finally paid off and I received my interview letter via an email attachment from the Congressman Office. It's exactly in two weeks.

Thank you mom for giving me the "go ahead" to initiate the congressional inquiry. I can't express enough gratitude for the amount of help and support I got from this forum since last year. Thank you everyone :)

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