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DV 2025 AOS (Adjustment of Status) Process Only

yeetery said:
Hi everyone.

Just received NEW CARD IS BEING PRODUCED on myUSCIS!

Thank you very much for Mom, Brit, Susie, Xarthisius and everyone who has helped us with this.
I wanted to give a recap of our findings throughout the process in the hopes it may help others:

1. MYUSCIS TRACKING PAGE
My main takeaway was that this is our myUSCIS account as of today
- Filed Oct 1st 2024
- Biometrics completed Oct 17 2024
- New Card is Being Produced April 9 2025 (same day as interview, after a few hours)

I wasn't aware that DV cases get less updates than other cases online, so something to be aware of. I was compulsively checking this for several weeks after biometrics, but this didn't help, and no updates were available anyway. Unless this changes (or ours was a weird case where we just weren't given automatic information) checking this page didn't help us.

2. TIMELINE SPREADSHEET
The timeline is an exceptional tool, going back over a decade (thanks to Mom). I pulled out all of the Los Angeles Field Office listings into my own sheet, and worked out the averages for everything. This helped immensely, and turned out to be very accurate for our case specifically. As an example, although we submitted in October and were originally expecting to get our card in Jan/Feb due to the LA FO averages, I saw that all but 1 LA FO approvals happened in April. After asking in this forum, it turned out that LA FO does "batch processing", meaning they wait until alter in the financial year to start scheduling interviews. We got our interview notice in mid march, but they usually were sent out in mid April. I highly recommend not just looking at all averages, but your Field Office (FO)'s averages. Was extremely helpful to us.

3. READ PREVIOUS FORUMS AND SEARCH
Every time that I had a question, someone had answered it in a previous year. I used the search tool with "This Thread" selected to find the answers to what I was looking for, and it was very rare that there wasn't an exact case of that happening. Highly recommend doing this.

4. USCIS OFFICER AND INTERVIEW
Although I'm sure this may not always happen, our interview was extremely smooth and comfortable, and the officer dealing with us was extremely friendly and kind and made us feel relaxed. We answered his questions to do with our case and the process was very easy. We were nervous (of course) for the interview, but after this experience I realize there was no need to be. We had reviewed everything we had submitted in our AOS package several times over the two days leading up to the interview and were prepared, and this made all the difference too.

5. THANK YOU!!!!
Thank you to absolutely everyone who has helped us, especially Mom and Brit (found this forum thanks to BritSimon). You're both beyond saints and we can't thank you enough for your tireless generosity.

Good luck to everyone and thank you all again :)
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Congratulations and thanks for the update.

Too bad you did not see the listed caution in Step 15 of the “AOS Process” tab of the AOS Process Spreadsheet that says it is quite common to not see any further status updates online following bio completion and prior to getting the IL, which would have saved you from the constant checks. All water under the bridge now, of course :)
 
Hi everyone,
I submitted my I-485 application in January and received a receipt notice from USCIS shortly afterward. About two weeks later, I saw an update indicating that my fingerprints were applied to the case (I had previously applied for TPS and an EAD earlier in 2024).

Since that update, there have been no further changes to the case status. I’m currently based in Washington State, and I sent my I-485 application to the Arizona service center.

Is this timeline considered normal for processing? Would it be advisable to contact USCIS by phone to check the current status of my application?

Thank you in advance for your guidance and support.
 
Sm1smom said:
Congratulations and thanks for the update.

Too bad you did not see the listed caution in Step 15 of the “AOS Process” tab of the AOS Process Spreadsheet that says it is quite common to not see any further status updates online following bio completion and prior to getting the IL, which would have saved you from the constant checks. All water under the bridge now, of course :)
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I do remember reading that now! I must’ve forgotten :) thank you again!!!
 
will9 said:
Hi everyone,
I submitted my I-485 application in January and received a receipt notice from USCIS shortly afterward. About two weeks later, I saw an update indicating that my fingerprints were applied to the case (I had previously applied for TPS and an EAD earlier in 2024).

Since that update, there have been no further changes to the case status. I’m currently based in Washington State, and I sent my I-485 application to the Arizona service center.

Is this timeline considered normal for processing? Would it be advisable to contact USCIS by phone to check the current status of my application?

Thank you in advance for your guidance and support.
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Same. Seattle FO. Sent our package to Phoenix in Jan, had our biometrics in Feb and no updates after that, just waiting. Reached out to live agent and he said there's nothing outstanding with our cases, just wait
 
omarsn93 said:
I'll leave the denial thing for the experts here. Personally, I don't think it's a ground for denial, especially if you bring the fixed tax transcripts to the interview and show good intent. But as I said, you must act on it. The sooner the better. With a AOS case or not.
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enaykey said:
Hi. Cashed in and processed are not the same thing. It may take couple of weeks for KCC to process the payment and send the receipt. I got mine 3 weeks after cashed in.
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Oh I see ! Thank you very much
 
omarsn93 said:
I'll leave the denial thing for the experts here. Personally, I don't think it's a ground for denial, especially if you bring the fixed tax transcripts to the interview and show good intent. But as I said, you must act on it. The sooner the better. With a AOS case or not.
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enaykey said:
Hi. Cashed in and processed are not the same thing. It may take couple of weeks for KCC to process the payment and send the receipt. I got mine 3 weeks after cashed in.
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Oh I see ! Thank you
 
@colored, my question is for you, i see we both share the same FO and i noticed you filed early, can you help me with how you assembled your package, and can you please provide me the early filing memo you placed w your package?

2. Do i need to provide uscis with all my i20s including the schools i transferred?
 
anesterenko said:
Same. Seattle FO. Sent our package to Phoenix in Jan, had our biometrics in Feb and no updates after that, just waiting. Reached out to live agent and he said there's nothing outstanding with our cases, just wait
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Should I consider switching to consular processing or still better to wait?

Also, just checked the USCIS website:
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Sm1smom said:
You can initiate an online case inquiry if there has been no update regarding your case within the past 6 months.
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I am trying to understand where this information is coming from with the 6 months. I want to initiate another congressional inquiry and refer to the 6 months / out of processing time
 
Yousafzai said:
@colored, my question is for you, i see we both share the same FO and i noticed you filed early, can you help me with how you assembled your package, and can you please provide me the early filing memo you placed w your package?

2. Do i need to provide uscis with all my i20s including the schools i transferred?
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Right or wrong, I used the attached on top of my package when early filing to Tempe FO. Any other type of "memo" I believe is outdated.
 

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