DV 2021 AOS Only
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I don’t know why mine insist on sending supporting documents. When they tell me to do so, I didn’t want to disobey their instructions. And I thought if they waive the interview, I wouldn’t need to worry about the mistake.
I guess you can get your appointment information by submitting online form under 'Reprint Your Appointment' section:
I try to check the form from time to time, but there are no appointments for my case yet =) It will be very helpful if you check your appointment in there and confirm if this form does work or not.
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I'm in a similar situation and I did call USCIS today. My interview is in a week and as of yet I've not received a notice for bio, so I thought it's better to call them to eliminate the possibility of missed mail. They said not only they had no record of bio being scheduled for me, they didn't have a record of an interview being scheduled either. I told them that I had the interview letter in my hand with my A-no and everything. They said in that case you are advised to attend that interview, even though we see no record of it in our system. Not exactly a comforting phone call, I tell you that.
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It doesn't work for me either, even though I have received interview appointment by mail.
Trust me you will feel like pulling your hair when you call USCIS call center staff...at one point i had to explain what DV lottery is when they said AOS takes 1-3 years ...try and get to a tier 2 they are much helpful ...they scheduled my bio over the phone ..got the bio letter within 7 days- you may be in luck if you get through to them ..good luck!
Agreed! I have been trying to call them for two days and it is always the answering machine not helping with anything. How did you even get through to an agent?
I will legit have nightmares with that answering machine.
Does everyone see this update when the interview is scheduled?
I think it depends on your FO.
raphael1899
Well-Known Member
I think you'll get it in the mail soon if they just scheduled it. I'm in Boston too. May I ask how long ago you filed your application and when did you receive your biometrics appointment notice? I'm waiting for my biometrics notice and have no idea how long it's going to be. Thanks.
raphael1899
Well-Known Member
How do you speak with a tier 2 agent? Do you just have to ask? I'm waiting for USCIS to schedule my biometrics appointment.
Yes, tell them you really need to talk with teir 2 as this is a DV case and has a timeline. They will put in a request and a tier 2 will call you.(took about 11 days to call me back)
raphael1899
Well-Known Member
Thank you. That's very helpful.
HappyDV2021
Active Member
I don't know if anyone else is tracking a timeline, but we have a first person, who received his Green Card.
@iamnotarobot Could you, please share a little bit more, how was your interview?
@iamnotarobot Could you, please share a little bit more, how was your interview?
iamnotarobot
Member
Hi @HappyDV2021, sure.
Our interview was scheduled on 02/03/2021 in the New York USCIS office. My wife and I were already on our way to the interview when my wife got a call from the USCIS officer stating that her interview will be rescheduled because of some hiccups caused by the 2-day snowstorm just before. Since we were already on our way and I (the main applicant) didn't get any calls we decided to get there and find out what's happening (it's also stated on the interview appointment letter that failure to attend the interview will result in automatic case denial, so we wanted to double check the rescheduling in person).
We arrived to the USCIS office right on time and registered with our appointment letters (we tried to ask about the rescheduling at each checkpoint but we were told to go further). We received a ticket for the line and waited for someone to call us in. Eventually, after about 1h of waiting we were invited to the interview. The interview itself was nothing special – we took an oath and the officer asked us some basic questions from our I-485 forms (biographic information and all the "NO" questions from the end of the form). Then he also updated our address (we moved right after we sent the I-485 and we sent the Change of Address request, but apparently it didn't work as well as expected) and told us that he still needed to do some paperwork, but overall everything looked good, so we can expect to get the status updates soon.
Overall, it looked much more relaxed compared to the regular visa interview. If you have any other specific questions feel free to ask.
Our interview was scheduled on 02/03/2021 in the New York USCIS office. My wife and I were already on our way to the interview when my wife got a call from the USCIS officer stating that her interview will be rescheduled because of some hiccups caused by the 2-day snowstorm just before. Since we were already on our way and I (the main applicant) didn't get any calls we decided to get there and find out what's happening (it's also stated on the interview appointment letter that failure to attend the interview will result in automatic case denial, so we wanted to double check the rescheduling in person).
We arrived to the USCIS office right on time and registered with our appointment letters (we tried to ask about the rescheduling at each checkpoint but we were told to go further). We received a ticket for the line and waited for someone to call us in. Eventually, after about 1h of waiting we were invited to the interview. The interview itself was nothing special – we took an oath and the officer asked us some basic questions from our I-485 forms (biographic information and all the "NO" questions from the end of the form). Then he also updated our address (we moved right after we sent the I-485 and we sent the Change of Address request, but apparently it didn't work as well as expected) and told us that he still needed to do some paperwork, but overall everything looked good, so we can expect to get the status updates soon.
Overall, it looked much more relaxed compared to the regular visa interview. If you have any other specific questions feel free to ask.
HappyDV2021
Active Member
@iamnotarobot Congratulations on getting Green Cards and thank you a lot for sharing your experience with the rest of us. It really encourages, to know, that there is someone, who already got his Green Card.
Sm1smom
Super Moderator
Congratulations on completing the process, very wise of you to have continued on your already embarked upon journey after your wife got that phone call.
iamnotarobot
Member
@Sm1smom sorry for not being clear with my post regarding the outcome of the interview (didn't want to duplicate the info from the spreadsheet).
After about 3-4 hours after the interview the status changed to "We ordered your new card.".
Then, the next day it was "We approved your Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status."
And a day later "We mailed your new card your Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, directly to the address you gave us."
So we got our approval notices this Monday (5 days after the interview) and our Green Cards yesterday (6 days after the interview).
After about 3-4 hours after the interview the status changed to "We ordered your new card.".
Then, the next day it was "We approved your Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status."
And a day later "We mailed your new card your Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, directly to the address you gave us."
So we got our approval notices this Monday (5 days after the interview) and our Green Cards yesterday (6 days after the interview).
raphael1899
Well-Known Member
Congratulations! May I ask if you were one of the people who had to call to schedule your biometrics appointment or if you just got an appointment notice in the mail?