January 2018 AOS filers

[cpthk]

MARRIAGE BASED AOS (Filed Concurrently)

Priority date: January 24
Received text messages: January 29
Notice of Action: February 4

Biometrics appointment letter: February 11
Biometrics done: February 20

Request for Initial Evidence: February 16
Initial Evidence received: March 14

Expedite request: April 10 (Day 76 based on job offer)
Response to expedite request: April 16 ('your case is in our normal processing time')

Interview ready to be scheduled: April 25
Card (EAD) was mailed to you: April 27

Employment-based Interview scheduled: April 30

Waiting for the mails now.

Out of curiosity, you filed marriage based AOS, why they scheduled an employment based interview?

[UScitizenFilingforspouse]

Out of curiosity, you filed marriage based AOS, why they scheduled an employment based interview?

He/she got lucky. USCIS claims it?s due to a system glitch. I think it was one or several clueless staff members in the mailroom mis-classifying cases. 1-130 vs 1-140 (employment based). Either way, USCIS does have deadlines for employment based AOS and not for family based AOS. Therefore, this alleged glitch definitely sped things up for those affected by it.

[fozanrizvi]

MARRIAGE BASED AOS (Filed Concurrently)

Priority date: January 24
Received text messages: January 29
Notice of Action: February 4

Biometrics appointment letter: February 11
Biometrics done: February 20

Request for Initial Evidence: February 16
Initial Evidence received: March 14

Expedite request: April 10 (Day 76 based on job offer)
Response to expedite request: April 16 ('your case is in our normal processing time')

Interview ready to be scheduled: April 25
Card (EAD) was mailed to you: April 27

Employment-based Interview scheduled: April 30

Waiting for the mails now.

It is marriage based interview, it doesnt matter if it is wriiten on case status employment based. It is their system fault. Dont have to worry about it.

[UScitizenFilingforspouse]

It is marriage based interview, it doesnt matter if it is wriiten on case status employment based. It is their system fault. Dont have to worry about it.

Exactly, just take it and run. Heck, I would.

[Cheburashka]

Are you saying that employment-based interviews are supposed to be scheduled ahead of marriage-based interviews?

Mine is employment-based but has not been scheduled.

[KRN]

I am january filers

just got my Green card today

[Cheburashka]

just got my Green card today

Holy crap! So fast? Can you talk more about your timeline? Employment or marriage based?

[UScitizenFilingforspouse]

Are you saying that employment-based interviews are supposed to be scheduled ahead of marriage-based interviews?

Mine is employment-based but has not been scheduled.

I am confused. I saw this other post of yours stating your I-130 had already been approved. Thus, your AOS is then marriage based.

And yes, USCIS has deadlines/goals for employment based AOS petitions - not for family based AOS. So it's always faster.

[flyforever85]

Just got un update, my case is ready for an interview. Though it said Employment based, looking into other threads seems lots of people with marriage based got same online notification, but more descriptive on paper.
Still waiting for the mail.

Awesome!!! what's you time line and which office?

[KRN]

Holy crap! So fast? Can you talk more about your timeline? Employment or marriage based?

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Quote Originally Posted by KRN View Post
Gonna share our experience marriage based adjustment of status our papers process smoothly we didn't have any hardship encounter thank God. Our timeline:

January 18- papers send through USPS
January 22- delivered
January 29- cash out our payment
February 03- Got our NOA
February 05- i call them to changed my last name into my husband last name since i didnt know that i could use my husband last name on application just by using the marriage license proved that we are married.
February 08- notice for Biometrics arrived
Febuary 23- biometrics done i think it only took 5 minutes and the lady she's very nice.
March 22- Recieved a notice for our interview thank God
April 24- interview done
april 25- status changed new card being produced and in the afternoon changed status both I-130 AND 485 TO MY CASE IS APPROVED
april 27- card is mailed
april28- recieved mailed for notice of approval
May 2- finally get my GC


i was so nervous on the way to the immigration office my husband keep saying its gonna be fine he's making me calm. we wait for about 30 minutes before they called us and people there was very nice. So now the interviewer call us and yeah i was so nervous but when he start asking us question first all about my husband all the basic question where we meet,wedding, proposal,name, birthdate, work , name of parent etc. we able to answer all of it. at the end of interview i think it took about 40 minutes he said he gonna review our papers and we wait for 30 days for the decision. when i ask what happen to my EAD because i didn't get it yet he just said i don't need my EAD if i got my greencard. so we are hoping thats a positive outcome. Now we start waiting any mail came up cross finger positive one.

God bless everyone

[Cheburashka]

I am confused. I saw this other post of yours stating your I-130 had already been approved. Thus, your AOS is then marriage based.

And yes, USCIS has deadlines/goals for employment based AOS petitions - not for family based AOS. So it's always faster.

Made a mistake, my i-140 (not i-130) was approved a while ago. It's an employment based AOS.

[pyx]

Congrats

just got my Green card today

Congrats

[KRN]

Made a mistake, my i-140 (not i-130) was approved a while ago. It's an employment based AOS.

I don?t remember that I posted my 130 is approved

[flyforever85]

I don?t remember that I posted my 130 is approved

Did you receive the notification how long ago?

[pantherwindy]

Why mine is so slow and cannot see the status????

I called the USCIS. The level 2 just say something about checking your mail box often that any notification will mail to you. You don't have to worry about your online status.

And the average waiting time is 9.5 months for family based....