GC interview and no decsion was made....Pls post your experience here !

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GC interview and no decision was made....Please post your experience here !

Hi,

My wife & I went thru my wife's GC interview in Atlanta on Monday the 22nd of September. Our interview went pretty well, but unfortuantely the IO did not make a decision right there on the spot. He told us that there seems to be a dual file issue (I-130 missing) and he needs to order the file in order to merge both I-130 and I -485 together. He took my wife's I-94 card which was stapled with the passport. He also kept other paperwork such as joint bank statements, apartment leasing paperwork showing both our names, car insurance, my childrens birth certificates, my last year tax return and my employment letter. In the end the officer said that everything looks good in the system. You guys are all set. You will get a written decision in the mail once we take care of this other file.

I was wondering if anyone here went thru this same kind of experince. If they could kindly post their timeline, it will give an idea as to when to expect a written decision in the mail.

Thank you.
 
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I dont think I will be much of a help, but in my situation, it was an excuse to put me in additional background loops, so they told us (oh you need to resent that form and decision will be made after than). Well, its been over 2 years after that interview and still backgrounds check.

but mostly peoples experience are even though they been released after interview with no decision, it was made within 2 weeks.

with my experience, if I were you I would look like this: if I dont have any approval (card or statement) within MAX of 1 month, then I am put into some additional loop. otherwise... welcome notice sent and you are amongs the happy ones :):):)
 
Background checks are completed

DanielFL said:
I dont think I will be much of a help, but in my situation, it was an excuse to put me in additional background loops, so they told us (oh you need to resent that form and decision will be made after than). Well, its been over 2 years after that interview and still backgrounds check.

but mostly peoples experience are even though they been released after interview with no decision, it was made within 2 weeks.

with my experience, if I were you I would look like this: if I dont have any approval (card or statement) within MAX of 1 month, then I am put into some additional loop. otherwise... welcome notice sent and you are amongs the happy ones :):):)
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DanielFL,

Thank you for your encouraging and positive response. The good news is upon infopass inquiry back in early Aug, we were told that the background checks have been completed and my wife is now in que for the interview, so expect a letter within a month. Guess what? We received the IL in 3 weeks time.

I am 100% sure, this delay is nowhere close to background checks not done or pending. Either the IO needs this second file (I-130) to merge with I-485 file coz if u think about it, we had filed I-130 for my wife back in 2004 when I was a GC holder. That I-130 got approved in Sep 2007. We then filed AOS in Jan 2008 with this I-130 approval notice after I became a USC. Either that or the IO wants to verify the paperwork I gave him before we left his office. The paperwork was my employment letter, last yr tax return, join assets, childrens birth certificates and last but not least, he also kept her I-94 card.

The thing that I find little encouraging is, the IO gave us his name and asked to follow back with him personally by knocking on his door if we don't hear something in the mail in the next 15 days. Our 2 weeks will be up on Monday Oct 6th. To be on the safeside, I went ahead & made an infopass appt for Oct 7th.

I just wanted to see if there were any other candidates here who went thru the same scenario & how long it for them to receive their GC in the mail, that's all.
 
2 weeks since the interview

Still no news from USCIS. It will be exactly 2 weeks tomorrow since our interview. Don't know how long will we have to wait :(
 
Sorry to hear about your wait. I've been waiting since June 2008. It can be really annoying, but we are basically at their mercy. I recently read the post of someone who got interviewed the same day I did, and she just got her approval this past Saturday. From what I've seen the wait times can vary. I pray we both hear something positive from them soon.
 
I've read somewhere else about the same situation, and I agree that if you don't hear anything from them in another 2 weeks, you should make another infopass and check if they were able to merge the 2 files yet. There's not much else you can do at this point..

Good luck!! :)
 
Hi
Keep hope alive.I have been waiting since feb 08 ,thats 8 months after interview.I try not to think about it.I just try to live everyday as it comes.Every thing will be ok . hope is the last to die .
 
Similar thing happened to someone we knew in the UK. They went for the interview and were asked for 1 bank statement that was missing, they faxed it to the embassy the same day and within a week it was all sorted. Good luck to all those of you who are waiting, its agony at this stage.
 
What's your story?

mwanidah said:
Hi
Keep hope alive.I have been waiting since feb 08 ,thats 8 months after interview.I try not to think about it.I just try to live everyday as it comes.Every thing will be ok . hope is the last to die .
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Sorry to hear that. You were told that you have a dual file issue as well or is it the background check that delaying your case.

I just got back from the infopass apptt. Infact, I went straight to the receptionist and asked for the officer. Unfortunately the officer was out on vacation for the last 2 weeks. This tells me that he left for vacation right around after our interview on Sep 22nd. I still didn't give up and asked for this other jr. officer who was also present at the interview. I was aksed to go to the 3rd floor. I waited in the lobby and then this officer came out and called my name. He took me inside his office and told me that this other Sr. officer had requested this other file so that they could merge both files together but as of today things haven't changed. This officer will return back from vacation next week, keeping in mind Monday is a holiday, Columbus day I suppose.
I told the officer that it is hard for me to take time off from work and come back to check on my case. I requested him to give me his direct number. He gave me his business card and asked me to follow up with him middle of next week. By then this other officer would be back and it will also give him the opportunity to have a word with him & remind him again just incase he forgot about it. One thing that he assured me was, the background checks are all completed.....it's just this dual file issue & according to him, he doesn't see this as a big issue.
The point I was trying to make was, yes we cannot be to anxious or get frustrated about the wait, but I wouldn't sit hand in hand, be relaxed & do nothing about it. These officers do need reminders time to time, otherwise the file could be resting somewhere in the corner collecting nothing but dust.
 
Relaxing for too long actually

Triple Citizen said:
My A-file was missing at my AOS interview and I got my approval 91 days after my interview. Relax :)
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First my citizenship. Was called for interviews on 2 different occasions. Both times, the office didn't have my file, so no interview was done. At last, I filed mandamus and got my citizenship after waiting approx 2 yrs.
Then, applied for my wife. Received IL in March and then 2 weeks later got another notice saying that the interview has been canceled due to unforseen circumstances. Waited 5 months to get it rescheduled and now this dual file issue.........huh.
 
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Hi
I had a case that was withdraw in 2005 .Because i had a blood sucker for a husband , my case is under supervisory review.I have nothing to worry about right now coz i am married to a very good man who deserves me. Don't worry everything will be fine for you and your wife .I only wish they knew what we go through when they don't approve the cases on time.
GOOD LUCK.
 
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mwanidah,

Yes you are right and I think I found the IO to be pretty cool. He gave me his direct number. Now I don't have to worry about making infopass appointments. Hopefully, he should be able to tell me over the phone. I have heard that usually after the interview, the file goes back somewhere and sits in a cabinet where they have other pending files to be reviewed later but when the officer called me in his office, he had my wife's file along with her I-94 card right on his desk. I am hoping they haven't forgotten about me but on the other hand, there is only so much they could do. They have to order the file and God knows how long that usually takes. Attorneys say that usually it takes anywhere from 2 to 4 weeks for the file to get to the local DO. I am keeping my fingers crossed and hoping for some good news next week.
 
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