March 2009 Filers for Family based AOS post here

Yeah i had a post a few days back - i made an infopass apt and had to wait for the 90 days to pass after RFE....thank god it arrived the same exact day.
Just wait it out - they wont have any info for you even if you go in person.

Thanks for the info. I'm at almost 60 days.
Will have to be patient :)
 
BornintheRSA, it is sad that you still have not gotten your Il letter, i checked USCIS site and they seem to be having problems with appointment letters. so hopefully you will get your letter soon.
 
BornintheRSA, it is sad that you still have not gotten your Il letter, i checked USCIS site and they seem to be having problems with appointment letters. so hopefully you will get your letter soon.

I hope so because my husband needs to take a business trip to Europe in August and we can't plan ANYTHING until we get that letter.
Where did you see that info on the USCIS website?
 
BornintheRSA, have you called them yet because this is unusual. i saw the news on the homepage of USCIS, it was on the left handside that is where the news for Green card production was too.
 
Congratulations to all of you who have already received their green Card and good luck to all the rest of us who are still in the waiting line.
I got a little update today. My interview is scheduled for 08/19/2009.
A quick question, does it always say "Initial interview" on the form I797? Does that mean there is a follow up interview as well?
 
Everyone has "initial interview"

Where is your interview site?

Congratulations to all of you who have already received their green Card and good luck to all the rest of us who are still in the waiting line.
I got a little update today. My interview is scheduled for 08/19/2009.
A quick question, does it always say "Initial interview" on the form I797? Does that mean there is a follow up interview as well?
 
Congratulations to all of you who have already received their green Card and good luck to all the rest of us who are still in the waiting line.
I got a little update today. My interview is scheduled for 08/19/2009.
A quick question, does it always say "Initial interview" on the form I797? Does that mean there is a follow up interview as well?

Hi there,

Yes, it says in my IL "initial interview". it seems like I'm just 2 days ahead of you for the interview.

The second interview is what they call the STOKES INTERVIEW which we wouldn't want coz USCIS will interview us with our spouses in 2 diff rooms to prove that the marriage is really bonafide, so if your marriage is 100% bonafide, theres nothin to worry about :)
 
iamthegreatest: Thank you for clarification

nycfeng: My interview site is the Federal building in Manhattan.
 
Hi All. i just got back from my interview. My husband and i got to the USCIS office one hour ahead of time and we had to wait for our appointment.
When we walked in we went through security and straight to the receptionist who took our appointment letter after a security office asked us what floor was our appointment at. The receptionist took our letter and gave us an electronic device that will go off when it was our turn.

At excatly 10.30am it went of and a young lady called us in we walked in and she swore us in and asked us all yes and no questions.
then she asked us when we met, asked for some documents we did not have much we only had our new rental agreement, the old one,bank letter. we did not have utilities because it was all included and we explained to her the problems we had at our former home and how we have been coping, we showed her court papers and pictures we also explained how our relationship started.

We basically had a conversation with her, but she needed my original birth certificate if it is required. so we have to wait now. but it went well she did not ask us so many questions because we just talked. so hopefully i will get a request in the mail if possible. if anyone has gone for an interview and had to submitted more information i need to know if you got approved after.

i wish everyone the best of luck.
 
Hi Denucci,
Did they tell you if you need another interview or just need to submit the additional document? I remember there is another ID here who had the similar situation. You can search this thread and get in touch with her/him. Good luck to you again!
Hi All. i just got back from my interview. My husband and i got to the USCIS office one hour ahead of time and we had to wait for our appointment.
When we walked in we went through security and straight to the receptionist who took our appointment letter after a security office asked us what floor was our appointment at. The receptionist took our letter and gave us an electronic device that will go off when it was our turn.

At excatly 10.30am it went of and a young lady called us in we walked in and she swore us in and asked us all yes and no questions.
then she asked us when we met, asked for some documents we did not have much we only had our new rental agreement, the old one,bank letter. we did not have utilities because it was all included and we explained to her the problems we had at our former home and how we have been coping, we showed her court papers and pictures we also explained how our relationship started.

We basically had a conversation with her, but she needed my original birth certificate if it is required. so we have to wait now. but it went well she did not ask us so many questions because we just talked. so hopefully i will get a request in the mail if possible. if anyone has gone for an interview and had to submitted more information i need to know if you got approved after.

i wish everyone the best of luck.
 
Hi Snowdrift, i actually submitted my baptism certificate, document from my countries census attesting to my birth and age, my mothers sworn affidavit. And her words where i might ask for a birth certificate and i might not, but if requested can you provide it. That was all and she she would make her decision then and we would receive a notice in the mail. so i asked my friend who is a lawyer and he said if i gave her all those three evidence for my birth that she might not ask for more they would look through the documents and make a decision based on that. And i am hoping so because in the immigration form it said if you do not have a birth certificate one can provide documents frim school record, church record and any thing from the government. so i am keeping my fingers crossed if not i have asked my mum who is visiting home to go to the hospital where i was born to see if she can get it.

i am keeping my fingers crossed.
 
Interview yesterday ATLANTA (07/15/09) Approved

My interview was scheduled for yesterday at 2pm. I was approved for Residency. I got home and checked my case status online and it said "Card Production Ordered). My field office was Atlanta, GA. My interview was supposed to be at 2pm. The interview lasted 20 minutes. We had a very plesant interviewer. I had triplicate copies of all my documents which came in handy.

I arrived at the building at 1:25pm. There was a line of about 15 people waiting to go through security. I left my cell phone and purse in the car so that I would not have to carry too many items. My "super file" with all my documents was heavy enough. LOL. My interview letter stated that I should go to the second floor. I arrived there to see a room filled with about 150 people who were waiting for various interviews. I saw the attendant at a window who took my interview letter and stamped it and directed me to the third floor where I would wait until 2:25 pm to be called. My name was then called by a pleasant young lady and I was ushered into her office. We were sworn in and the interview began. She requested my passport and other documentation and asked questions inbetween.
1) names
2) Place of birth
3) address
4) place of employment
5) when was the last time i left the country
6) pictures
7) evidence
8) parent's names
9) what schools did I attend

The questions were pretty basic.

She then said that I was approved and that I should receive my card within the next few weeks, but worst case scenario, before 90 days.

I was given a letter saying that I was approved and a reminder letter that I must file for removal of conditions from my green card about 1 year and 9 months from now.

All in all it was a pleasant experience. I hadn't slept in like 3 days because I was so anxious. Lol. I wish all of you the best of luck with your applications and interviews. Thanks for those before me who were kind enough to share your experiences. I found reading them to be very comforting. Good luck.


God Bless You All
 
My interview was scheduled for yesterday at 2pm. I was approved for Residency. I got home and checked my case status online and it said "Card Production Ordered). My field office was Atlanta, GA. My interview was supposed to be at 2pm. The interview lasted 20 minutes. We had a very plesant interviewer. I had triplicate copies of all my documents which came in handy.

I arrived at the building at 1:25pm. There was a line of about 15 people waiting to go through security. I left my cell phone and purse in the car so that I would not have to carry too many items. My "super file" with all my documents was heavy enough. LOL. My interview letter stated that I should go to the second floor. I arrived there to see a room filled with about 150 people who were waiting for various interviews. I saw the attendant at a window who took my interview letter and stamped it and directed me to the third floor where I would wait until 2:25 pm to be called. My name was then called by a pleasant young lady and I was ushered into her office. We were sworn in and the interview began. She requested my passport and other documentation and asked questions inbetween.
1) names
2) Place of birth
3) address
4) place of employment
5) when was the last time i left the country
6) pictures
7) evidence
8) parent's names
9) what schools did I attend

The questions were pretty basic.

She then said that I was approved and that I should receive my card within the next few weeks, but worst case scenario, before 90 days.

I was given a letter saying that I was approved and a reminder letter that I must file for removal of conditions from my green card about 1 year and 9 months from now.

All in all it was a pleasant experience. I hadn't slept in like 3 days because I was so anxious. Lol. I wish all of you the best of luck with your applications and interviews. Thanks for those before me who were kind enough to share your experiences. I found reading them to be very comforting. Good luck.


God Bless You All

Congrats to you!!!! My DO is also ATL,GA and I'm really anxious though my interview is still a month away but I'm hoping for the best and keeping a positive mind :)

Thanks for sharing your interview details!!!
 
Interview today : Approved

Couple of unusual things: 1) I was not given a stamp on passport and was told that they are not allowed to do that which I was very surprised to hear.

2) I was just given verbal approval, no letter what so ever. I hope everything goes okay from this point. Little bit concerned now.

BTW: interview was pretty standard................ same questions as to other folks.
 
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