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Appalachian said:
Interview experience

First of all, many thanks to @Sm1smom, @SusieQQQ and all the helpful people that have been guiding and helping people. Your help is very much appreciated. The journey was long and ended up with good results.

Me and my wife had got two different interview letters. My interview was scheduled at 10:15 AM and my wife’s interview was scheduled for 10:45 AM. We went there around 9 AM and went through the security check at 9:15 AM then we went to the check-in desk where they took our index finger’s fingerprint and also took our photo and told us to go to the respective floor. We waited there for about Half an hour. Then the IO officer called our name and took us to his office room for the interview.



He first asked for each of our’s drivers license and passports, and also my EAD card.

He first went through my documents and asked about my status and when my OPT is expiring. Asked about my work and salary. I was afraid if he would ask about the Employment Verification Letter since I had only taken offer letter and recent paystubs. He didn’t ask those. He asked how many time I filled DV- told couple of times.

Went through i485 yes/no questions. He asked each of our’s birthdate like 10 times during the whole conversation.

Then he started asking my wife. Asked her how we met, about our marriage, how many people at wedding, when did she come to US, how long have we been together in US, what she is doing now, and all that. Asked the marriage date couple of times to both of us. Asked what her plan was. He also asked for our marriage photos. Luckily, I had taken the wedding album. He asked us to take out 10 photos with 2 of us together and the whole family. He attached the photos in the file.



He was also interested in my home country’s king. I told him the story



Finally, he said I’m approving your case. You guys have everything that is needed. All the best.



The case status now shows NEW CARD IS BEING PRODUCED.

All the best for you guys who have been waiting for your interview.
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congratulations!
 
Appalachian said:
Interview experience

First of all, many thanks to @Sm1smom, @SusieQQQ and all the helpful people that have been guiding and helping people. Your help is very much appreciated. The journey was long and ended up with good results.

Me and my wife had got two different interview letters. My interview was scheduled at 10:15 AM and my wife’s interview was scheduled for 10:45 AM. We went there around 9 AM and went through the security check at 9:15 AM then we went to the check-in desk where they took our index finger’s fingerprint and also took our photo and told us to go to the respective floor. We waited there for about Half an hour. Then the IO officer called our name and took us to his office room for the interview.



He first asked for each of our’s drivers license and passports, and also my EAD card.

He first went through my documents and asked about my status and when my OPT is expiring. Asked about my work and salary. I was afraid if he would ask about the Employment Verification Letter since I had only taken offer letter and recent paystubs. He didn’t ask those. He asked how many time I filled DV- told couple of times.

Went through i485 yes/no questions. He asked each of our’s birthdate like 10 times during the whole conversation.

Then he started asking my wife. Asked her how we met, about our marriage, how many people at wedding, when did she come to US, how long have we been together in US, what she is doing now, and all that. Asked the marriage date couple of times to both of us. Asked what her plan was. He also asked for our marriage photos. Luckily, I had taken the wedding album. He asked us to take out 10 photos with 2 of us together and the whole family. He attached the photos in the file.



He was also interested in my home country’s king. I told him the story



Finally, he said I’m approving your case. You guys have everything that is needed. All the best.



The case status now shows NEW CARD IS BEING PRODUCED.

All the best for you guys who have been waiting for your interview.
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Congratulations!!!
 
Appalachian said:
Interview experience

First of all, many thanks to @Sm1smom, @SusieQQQ and all the helpful people that have been guiding and helping people. Your help is very much appreciated. The journey was long and ended up with good results.

Me and my wife had got two different interview letters. My interview was scheduled at 10:15 AM and my wife’s interview was scheduled for 10:45 AM. We went there around 9 AM and went through the security check at 9:15 AM then we went to the check-in desk where they took our index finger’s fingerprint and also took our photo and told us to go to the respective floor. We waited there for about Half an hour. Then the IO officer called our name and took us to his office room for the interview.



He first asked for each of our’s drivers license and passports, and also my EAD card.

He first went through my documents and asked about my status and when my OPT is expiring. Asked about my work and salary. I was afraid if he would ask about the Employment Verification Letter since I had only taken offer letter and recent paystubs. He didn’t ask those. He asked how many time I filled DV- told couple of times.

Went through i485 yes/no questions. He asked each of our’s birthdate like 10 times during the whole conversation.

Then he started asking my wife. Asked her how we met, about our marriage, how many people at wedding, when did she come to US, how long have we been together in US, what she is doing now, and all that. Asked the marriage date couple of times to both of us. Asked what her plan was. He also asked for our marriage photos. Luckily, I had taken the wedding album. He asked us to take out 10 photos with 2 of us together and the whole family. He attached the photos in the file.



He was also interested in my home country’s king. I told him the story



Finally, he said I’m approving your case. You guys have everything that is needed. All the best.



The case status now shows NEW CARD IS BEING PRODUCED.

All the best for you guys who have been waiting for your interview.
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Awesome! Congrats!
 
Ogafanela said:
Hi mom ,

i did my interview today in Atlanta even though i paid 330 kcc fee and they cashed it. Officer could not see it in the system. He said he will reach the kcc and as soon as they send it to uscis he will approve it. How can i speed up the process ?
ps: i did not have the receipt i showed him a photocopy of money order and usps screenshot of 330 being cashed.
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KCC should have included that in the file they sent to your IO, I think. I don't know if there is any way for you to speed up the process because you can't ask KCC to send anything. It has to be IO to request it. But I'm sure Mom will know if there is anything you can do.
 
Ogafanela said:
Hi mom ,

i did my interview today in Atlanta even though i paid 330 kcc fee and they cashed it. Officer could not see it in the system. He said he will reach the kcc and as soon as they send it to uscis he will approve it. How can i speed up the process ?
ps: i did not have the receipt i showed him a photocopy of money order and usps screenshot of 330 being cashed.
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Your IO cannot see the payment receipt in the system because they have no access to it. If you've been closely following this thread, like every DV AOSers ought to have been doing, you will have come across conversations about the KCC file with contains the DV payment receipt. Your IO needs the KCC file before they can approve your AOS application. Take a look at the FAQ section of the AOS file to learn more about the KCC file. There's no way for you to speed up the process, your IO will eventually figure out they need the KCC file and will subsequently send for it.
 
Appalachian said:
Interview experience

First of all, many thanks to @Sm1smom, @SusieQQQ and all the helpful people that have been guiding and helping people. Your help is very much appreciated. The journey was long and ended up with good results.

Me and my wife had got two different interview letters. My interview was scheduled at 10:15 AM and my wife’s interview was scheduled for 10:45 AM. We went there around 9 AM and went through the security check at 9:15 AM then we went to the check-in desk where they took our index finger’s fingerprint and also took our photo and told us to go to the respective floor. We waited there for about Half an hour. Then the IO officer called our name and took us to his office room for the interview.



He first asked for each of our’s drivers license and passports, and also my EAD card.

He first went through my documents and asked about my status and when my OPT is expiring. Asked about my work and salary. I was afraid if he would ask about the Employment Verification Letter since I had only taken offer letter and recent paystubs. He didn’t ask those. He asked how many time I filled DV- told couple of times.

Went through i485 yes/no questions. He asked each of our’s birthdate like 10 times during the whole conversation.

Then he started asking my wife. Asked her how we met, about our marriage, how many people at wedding, when did she come to US, how long have we been together in US, what she is doing now, and all that. Asked the marriage date couple of times to both of us. Asked what her plan was. He also asked for our marriage photos. Luckily, I had taken the wedding album. He asked us to take out 10 photos with 2 of us together and the whole family. He attached the photos in the file.



He was also interested in my home country’s king. I told him the story



Finally, he said I’m approving your case. You guys have everything that is needed. All the best.



The case status now shows NEW CARD IS BEING PRODUCED.

All the best for you guys who have been waiting for your interview.
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Great news. Congratulations.
 
raphael1899 said:
KCC should have included that in the file they sent to your IO, I think. I don't know if there is any way for you to speed up the process because you can't ask KCC to send anything. It has to be IO to request it. But I'm sure Mom will know if there is anything you can do.
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There is no evidence of KCC having sent the KCC file from what the OP described above, your response seems to indicate the KCC file was sent without the DV administrative fee payment.
 
jeylohnen said:
mine took 39 days as you see in the timeline sheet yet most people after me got their's around 30 days.I was so nervous but eventually the text notification came on 5/2, check cashed on 5/3 my application was delivered march 25. i would say if you do not think anything is wrong with the application ( i went through my copies again), just be patient
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thanks for sharing your experience, I have a question : between 25th march and 5/3 have you had any call with USCIS to check your status? it was on "hold"? (my check has not been cashed yet and they said it is on hold!! )
 
coffeemonster said:
Some info on my recent bio walk-in attempts that might be useful to someone:

* I tried Indianapolis FO twice and was turned away by security both times. I think this is a waste of time and I probably won't try again.
* on Monday I tried Norridge, IL, Burbank IL and Michigan City, IN and was turned away from all 3.

It seems like Monday is a terrible day to try a walk-in. The 3 in the Chicago area I tried were all pretty busy, but they were all sympathetic and all said I might be ok to walk in later in the week. I'm going to try Norridge again tomorrow.
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Did you try Cincinnati-OH or Louisville-KY? (not sure if those cities are too far from you). I saw one of us who had the interview and indy on Aug 2nd had done it at Louisville-KY.
 
Ogafanela said:
Hi mom ,

i did my interview today in Atlanta even though i paid 330 kcc fee and they cashed it. Officer could not see it in the system. He said he will reach the kcc and as soon as they send it to uscis he will approve it. How can i speed up the process ?
ps: i did not have the receipt i showed him a photocopy of money order and usps screenshot of 330 being cashed.
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Am believing and praying that IO will figure it out and approve your case ASAP. what else did they ask for. thanks
 
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Hi all, a week ago I filed a congressional inquiry, after having realized that other people under Boston FO got their biometrics & interviews scheduled. I just got my biometrics appointment notice, and the following response from the senator's office:

"USCIS said that barring any otherwise unforeseen facts or changes, they are anticipating that the interview will be waived and that adjudication will proceed after the biometrics are captured."

I was wondering if this is a generic response to congressional inquiries. It seems Boston FO did not waive any interviews this fiscal year. Thanks!
 
eergecen said:
Hi all, a week ago I filed a congressional inquiry, after having realized that other people under Boston FO got their biometrics & interviews scheduled. I just got my biometrics appointment notice, and the following response from the senator's office:

"USCIS said that barring any otherwise unforeseen facts or changes, they are anticipating that the interview will be waived and that adjudication will proceed after the biometrics are captured."

I was wondering if this is a generic response to congressional inquiries. It seems Boston FO did not waive any interviews this fiscal year. Thanks!
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That was my FO and I did not receive this response to my inquiry. This is specific to your case and as it says they will probably waive the interview after bio.
 
eergecen said:
Hi all, a week ago I filed a congressional inquiry, after having realized that other people under Boston FO got their biometrics & interviews scheduled. I just got my biometrics appointment notice, and the following response from the senator's office:

"USCIS said that barring any otherwise unforeseen facts or changes, they are anticipating that the interview will be waived and that adjudication will proceed after the biometrics are captured."

I was wondering if this is a generic response to congressional inquiries. It seems Boston FO did not waive any interviews this fiscal year. Thanks!
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Congratulations!
 
ssdew said:
Did you try Cincinnati-OH or Louisville-KY? (not sure if those cities are too far from you). I saw one of us who had the interview and indy on Aug 2nd had done it at Louisville-KY.
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No, didn't try either of those. The person who did it in KY was actually scheduled there, and they were only allowed in by accident. The staff only noticed that they were early afterwards, and they said if they had spotted that they wouldn't have allowed it.

I decided to try the Chicago area because there are multiple ASCs you can get to in a single day (probably 4 if you are determined), and I know that Norridge has allowed a few walk ins. They even told me I could probably get in later in the week. There must have been 50 people or more queuing outside on Monday at 8am. The lady at the door went in and asked for me but they said no.

Which reminds me, another thing people should know: the hours on the website are not reliable. It said that this one was on extended hours, 6am to 6pm, but they didn't open until 8am. I drove back up to Chicago today so I can try again tomorrow.
 
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