F1 student, husband lied about sponsoring me and now jeopardized my status
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Hello guys,
I went to my interview this morning and the entire process took about 15 minutes. The IO mostly asked the yes/no questions on the forms, then how we met, birthdays,daughter's name, how's marriage life and then escorted us out. She said we will hear about their decision within 120 days. She didn't take any of the things I had with me, she wanted to take our tax returns at first but then i wasnt sure if i had extra copies and while i was looking she just gave them back to me and said thats fine i wont take them and asked us out. She didn't ask for any extra documents so basically i went home with the folder I came with, didnt even look at the pictures lol. We didn't talk a lot at all, she spent most of the time going through the documents and writing notes. So what do you guys think? I really hope I won't have to wait 120 days to hear back from them, kinda sucks she couldn't give us a decision on the spot. Thanks all for your help and support throughout this process.
I went to my interview this morning and the entire process took about 15 minutes. The IO mostly asked the yes/no questions on the forms, then how we met, birthdays,daughter's name, how's marriage life and then escorted us out. She said we will hear about their decision within 120 days. She didn't take any of the things I had with me, she wanted to take our tax returns at first but then i wasnt sure if i had extra copies and while i was looking she just gave them back to me and said thats fine i wont take them and asked us out. She didn't ask for any extra documents so basically i went home with the folder I came with, didnt even look at the pictures lol. We didn't talk a lot at all, she spent most of the time going through the documents and writing notes. So what do you guys think? I really hope I won't have to wait 120 days to hear back from them, kinda sucks she couldn't give us a decision on the spot. Thanks all for your help and support throughout this process.
gcmarch2010
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kaylee, did the IO take your I-94?
wait for 2 weeks. if you don't get a letter or if your online status doesn't change,schedule an infopass. in my case, i didn't get a decision on the spot either no stamp or taking my i-94.
but i went for my infopass and the very next day my status changed to "card production ordered". i was told at my infopass that they don't need anything from me and that my case is in the "decision area".
kaylee, did the IO take your I-94?
wait for 2 weeks. if you don't get a letter or if your online status doesn't change,schedule an infopass. in my case, i didn't get a decision on the spot either no stamp or taking my i-94.
but i went for my infopass and the very next day my status changed to "card production ordered". i was told at my infopass that they don't need anything from me and that my case is in the "decision area".
Hey Kaylee,
I hope everything goes right for you and will receive you GC soon. But she even didnt took your i-94? The IO normally takes most of the proof and puts them in your file for future reference like Pictures, joints accounts, bills, tax returns etc. If she didnt took any of your evidence you might be called in for stokes interview (which i hope i am wrong ) Hopefully it wont be stokes. I am just giving my opinion.
Kaylee are you and your husband from different ethnicity? or did you guys had a civil marriage or religious way? Did IO ask any kind of question like that?
I hope everything goes right for you and will receive you GC soon. But she even didnt took your i-94? The IO normally takes most of the proof and puts them in your file for future reference like Pictures, joints accounts, bills, tax returns etc. If she didnt took any of your evidence you might be called in for stokes interview (which i hope i am wrong ) Hopefully it wont be stokes. I am just giving my opinion.
Kaylee are you and your husband from different ethnicity? or did you guys had a civil marriage or religious way? Did IO ask any kind of question like that?
gcmarch2010
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just because her i-94 wasn't taken, does not mean she will have to go through stokes.
some IOs are not authorized to approve. in such cases, they don't take your I-94 or give you a stamp. i never got a stamp and neither was my I-94 taken. i got my GC without any issues.
sometimes it just takes about 1-2 weeks before you hear from them.
some IOs are not authorized to approve. in such cases, they don't take your I-94 or give you a stamp. i never got a stamp and neither was my I-94 taken. i got my GC without any issues.
sometimes it just takes about 1-2 weeks before you hear from them.
Yes she did take my i-94 and my expired EAD's that I had from my ungergrad and grad school. I guess i will give it a few days and see. My online status hasn't changed though since May when they received my application and it still says initial review so I dont know it thats gonna change now lol. Thanks for sharing
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No, we are not from different ethnicities, she didn't even ask about the ceremony or marriage. What im thinking is my file was so much prepared when I applied that she had everything she needed lol. Because of the help of members from this forum, my initial application had everything they could think of, so I did not receive any RFEs, the other thing also is that we have been married for more than 2 years and also have a child together, so Im thinking she had right there the proof she needed. My daughter was with us at the interview and she was playful with her, so I really dont know why we didnt get a decision on the spot.
gcmarch2010
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congratulations kaylee 
if they took your I-94, then you are going to be fine if you look up the march filer thread for this year you'll see a lot of people had their I-94 taken but no stamp and everyone got their GC in 2-3 weeks.
my status was stuck in "initial review" too but then after the interview (and Infopass) it changed to "Card Prod ordered" and then once the card was mailed out it changed to "post decision activity".
hang in there, i know you want to be cautious till you actually see the welcome letter (which for me came in 10 business days) or the status change but i think you are done done done dealing with USCIS for another 3-5 yrs
if they took your I-94, then you are going to be fine if you look up the march filer thread for this year you'll see a lot of people had their I-94 taken but no stamp and everyone got their GC in 2-3 weeks.my status was stuck in "initial review" too but then after the interview (and Infopass) it changed to "Card Prod ordered" and then once the card was mailed out it changed to "post decision activity".
hang in there, i know you want to be cautious till you actually see the welcome letter (which for me came in 10 business days) or the status change but i think you are done done done dealing with USCIS for another 3-5 yrs
It may just be how the individual IO's handle their workload or do paperwork, or whatever. Our IO said that she had "some things to do in the computer later" until I mentioned our upcoming trip, then she took the time to do the stamp and whatever additional processing needed to be done, instead of putting it off until "later" or doing it the next day or whatever. Who knows - maybe some IO's are great at keeping on top of things and do everything right then and there, maybe others get their interviews out of the way and do all the paperwork at the end of the day... Everybody works a little different.
By the way - the IO didn't take my wife's EAD, AP, or I-94 *until* she had to put the stamp in the passport, then she took the I-94 while she was somewhere else in the office with my wife's passport. We've still got both copies of the AP docs and her EAD.
By the way - the IO didn't take my wife's EAD, AP, or I-94 *until* she had to put the stamp in the passport, then she took the I-94 while she was somewhere else in the office with my wife's passport. We've still got both copies of the AP docs and her EAD.
congratulations kaylee
my status was stuck in "initial review" too but then after the interview (and Infopass) it changed to "Card Prod ordered" and then once the card was mailed out it changed to "post decision activity".
hang in there, i know you want to be cautious till you actually see the welcome letter (which for me came in 10 business days) or the status change but i think you are done done done dealing with USCIS for another 3-5 yrs
Yes, Im more on the cautious side, so I guess unless I get the official notice I will think it could go either way lol. She didn't even tell us we were done or anything she was just like im gonna walk you out now. I was like uh, nothing? at least say something and thats when she said to wait 120 days before contacting them to ask for anything, weird!
I also have an upcoming trip, so maybe I should've mentioned it lol. I mean even if thats the way she works, I would've appreciated it if at least they give you a heads up like: btw u are approved but i just need to do some additional paperwork and u will hear from us later today or tomorrow as opposed to dont call us unless its been 120 days
Jackolantern
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Your case is a slam dunk for approval. It's just a matter of time. They probably just want to do some double-checking before approving it, given that you will get a 10-year unconditional card, which is harder to undo than a 2-year conditional card.
gcmarch2010
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Kaylee- if you don't hear from them right away don't be alarmed. sometimes, it has nothing to do with you. in one person's case, after her interview, the IO met with an accident and was out of office for 2 months so she didn't get her approval or GC till the IO came back from sick leave. just schedule an infopass if you don't hear anything for like 3 weeks.
hang in there, if they needed more evidence or were going to do more checking they would not have taken your I-94.
hang in there, if they needed more evidence or were going to do more checking they would not have taken your I-94.
Jackolantern
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That is very poor organization and process flow by USCIS. If somebody is out for an extended time, their workload should be transferred to other people.
gcmarch2010
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Agreed. But since we need them more than they need us, they make sure they take advantage of that situation. It sucks, they know it but they don't really care since they know that we don't have any other option.
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