US citizen parents sponsoring over 21 son..

I guess you should be of concern if your son doesn't receive a wellcome mail or green card in 4 weeks. You son is with normal time right now. As per my analysis after reading this forum you shouldn't be of concern untill 4 weeks from the date of interview.
online status is not reliable. My online status doesn't show biometrics and interview letters that they sent me, the last update says that they received my I-485 application to adjust permanant residence.




RSRK said:
My son had a very short I-485 interview just - what is ur mother, father's name, are u married and have you any children. then she checked all the submitted documents. She did not ask for original I-94, EAD or AP which are still valid. No questions regarding his emp based papers including RFEs he received.
So far after 12 days no information regarding approval/ no online update and also no email to my son about the current status.
Because of all this, I am kind of concerned. Anybody's inputs?
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RSRK said:
My son had a very short I-485 interview just - what is ur mother, father's name, are u married and have you any children. then she checked all the submitted documents. She did not ask for original I-94, EAD or AP which are still valid. No questions regarding his emp based papers including RFEs he received.
So far after 12 days no information regarding approval/ no online update and also no email to my son about the current status.
Because of all this, I am kind of concerned. Anybody's inputs?
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I wouldn't worry about it at least for month. Unfortunately from what I read some officers are just HORRIBLY slow. Also if you were not approved on spot it almost 100% means all your papers went to supervisor, and depending on how busy (or lazy) they are it may take even longer. My interview was somewhat similar to your son's (except she also checked all my I-94th as I had lots of them, and ripped off half of each I-94 to keep as docs), but EAD was not taken (I didn't apply for AP). Also if something is wrong with the papers they TELL you about it that you most probably will be denied right there (from personal experience with relative). Children/parents are different from marriage-based, so they don't check for fake and all. If something is wrong - something is wrong. If all your papers are good - don't worry - he'll get it!

Did they tell you to wait like 30 days or 2 month or what? My officer told me to wait up to 6 months. Some other offices talk about 2 months. Etc.
 
xerostomic said:
My online status doesn't show biometrics and interview letters that they sent me, the last update says that they received my I-485 application to adjust permanant residence.
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The online status never shows bio or interview letter. :) Only when the status of the application changing (like RFE, or Approved, etc.), and even then not always.
 
kittenKat said:
My interview was somewhat similar to your son's (except she also checked all my I-94th as I had lots of them, and ripped off half of each I-94 to keep as docs), but EAD was not taken (I didn't apply for AP).
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It's interesting you were able to keep all your I94s! I had lots of them at one point until I tried to cross the Canadian border where ALL my I94s were confiscated bu U.S. agents. I wonder if those are kept as part of my immigration record here. Now I only have the last one I got when I entered this country 3 years ago.
 
mermaid06 said:
It's interesting you were able to keep all your I94s! I had lots of them at one point until I tried to cross the Canadian border where ALL my I94s were confiscated bu U.S. agents. I wonder if those are kept as part of my immigration record here. Now I only have the last one I got when I entered this country 3 years ago.
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Mine are different I believe. You are a student, right? I had "entry" I-94 as a student (that one was taking away). However I also had 3 "H1" I-94 I got while being in US. They cut those 3 in half - kept half, and gave the 2nd half back to me.
 
I had a number of them mostly as a tourist before I became a student for the second time.
kittenKat said:
Mine are different I believe. You are a student, right? I had "entry" I-94 as a student (that one was taking away). However I also had 3 "H1" I-94 I got while being in US. They cut those 3 in half - kept half, and gave the 2nd half back to me.
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HI, xerostomic, did you get a LUD in online case status around the time of IL issuance?

xerostomic said:
My online status doesn't show biometrics and interview letters that they sent me, the last update says that they received my I-485 application to adjust permanant residence.
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no, I didn't have any LUD around interview letter. The only updates I had were on 18th and 19th of August, i.e; after biometrics appointment. My IL was issued on Sept 4 while I received it on Sept 12.
Did you have any LUD recently. Interesting thing is that my EAD and AP are still pending. Usually EAD is approved before interview letter is sent.


mermaid06 said:
HI, xerostomic, did you get a LUD in online case status around the time of IL issuance?
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xerostomic said:
no, I didn't have any LUD around interview letter. The only updates I had were on 18th and 19th of August, i.e; after biometrics appointment. My IL was issued on Sept 4 while I received it on Sept 12.
Did you have any LUD recently. Interesting thing is that my EAD and AP are still pending. Usually EAD is approved before interview letter is sent.
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I bet you'll get LUD about 2 weeks before the interview. I did at least (I assume that's when the office actually received it).
 
No LUDs since after my fingerprints back on August 14th. If you look in july filers, a number of people got ILs before AP and EAD.
xerostomic said:
Did you have any LUD recently. Interesting thing is that my EAD and AP are still pending. Usually EAD is approved before interview letter is sent.
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How many people here do the AOS by themselves?
If next month on Oct.12 for the November bulletin, my priority day comes current, can I submitt my COS before November?

Thanks for your advice....finnally, I can't wait to see the next visa bulletin...
 
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EAD and Travel Docs ORDERED!!!

Hey guys, just an update... got an email today (was sent at 3 a.m.) that travel and employment documents were approved!!! It says allow 30 days for the card to be mailed to you.

Good luck everyone!
 
mermaid06 said:
Hey guys, just an update... got an email today (was sent at 3 a.m.) that travel and employment documents were approved!!! It says allow 30 days for the card to be mailed to you.

Good luck everyone!
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Congrats! Probably you should get it in week or so.
 
Do we need updated job letter from sponsor

hi, for those of you who have gone through interview, do we need updated employement letter from the sponsor/joint sponsor saying that the sponsor still has the job and income mentioned initially in the affadavit of support.
Congrats mermaid, hope you will get your interview letter soon. I also had couple of LUD's on my case last week probably because the local office receive my file.
 
xerostomic said:
hi, for those of you who have gone through interview, do we need updated employement letter from the sponsor/joint sponsor saying that the sponsor still has the job and income mentioned initially in the affadavit of support.
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We didn't, but brought the latest paystubs (for couple months). Never were asked to show them though...
 
Horror story
After my son had his interview on 2nd September at Newark, NJ and waiting for 4 weeks, while checking online status everyday, he went for an infopass appt today and was told there is no information available on his case although they gave the name of the officer who interviewed him. They told him to wait for 180 days. Now they did not specify any reason and 180 days is an unreasonable amount of time. We do not know what to do. I as petitioner am considering meeting the local congressman (California)and writing to CIS Ombudsman. I just wanted to know whether I as petitioner should take this approach (I live in California) or my son (Beneficiary)who lives in New Jersey?
 
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