April 2018 Fillies

[ItsCW28]

Sent via USPS on April 10th with tracking to Chicago Lockbox.
Arrived at post office in Chicago, 60680 on April 12th
Picked up by USCIS on April 14th
Email & text notifications received April 19th at 10.30pm
I-797 NOA Receipts received in mail for all 3 forms on April 23rd
Biometrics Appointment notice received in mail on April 27th for May 11th
Courtesy letter for I-693 received on May 10th
Biometrics appointment completed on May 11th
Case Status: Testing & Interview: An interview has been scheduled (Waiting on the letter to confirm date) on June 4th 2018
Received interview appointment letter on June 9th with the interview appointment set for July 10th
Interview complete on July 10th and approved for permanent residence
Status change to New Card is Being Produced on July 10th

Congrats! Glad the process was quick and smooth for you!!

[Tezza]

Sent via USPS on April 10th with tracking to Chicago Lockbox.
Arrived at post office in Chicago, 60680 on April 12th
Picked up by USCIS on April 14th
Email & text notifications received April 19th at 10.30pm
I-797 NOA Receipts received in mail for all 3 forms on April 23rd
Biometrics Appointment notice received in mail on April 27th for May 11th
Courtesy letter for I-693 received on May 10th
Biometrics appointment completed on May 11th
Case Status: Testing & Interview: An interview has been scheduled (Waiting on the letter to confirm date) on June 4th 2018
Received interview appointment letter on June 9th with the interview appointment set for July 10th
Interview complete on July 10th and approved for permanent residence
Status change to New Card is Being Produced on July 10th
Status change to Card was Mailed to Me on July 13th

[lts63]

Marriage based AOS. New York City field office.

04/04/18: Priority Date
05/05/18: Biometrics complete
05/12/18: RFIE notice received
05/21/18: Response to RFIE received by NSC
05/29/18: I-693 courtesy letter
06/14/18: Applied for Travel Authorization document I131
07/14/18: Case is ready to be scheduled for interview

[Tezza]

Marriage based AOS

Sent via USPS on April 10th with tracking to Chicago Lockbox.
Arrived at post office in Chicago, 60680 on April 12th
Picked up by USCIS on April 14th
Email & text notifications received April 19th at 10.30pm
I-797 NOA Receipts received in mail for all 3 forms on April 23rd
Biometrics Appointment notice received in mail on April 27th for May 11th
Courtesy letter for I-693 received on May 10th
Biometrics appointment completed on May 11th
Case Status: Testing & Interview: An interview has been scheduled (Waiting on the letter to confirm date) on June 4th 2018
Received interview appointment letter on June 9th with the interview appointment set for July 10th
Interview complete on July 10th and approved for permanent residence
Status change to New Card is Being Produced on July 10th
Status change to Card was Mailed to Me on July 13th (A Friday, USPS picked up on Monday July 16th)
Received GC in mail on July 18th

[kaylip]

Marriage based AOS

Sent via USPS on April 10th with tracking to Chicago Lockbox.
Arrived at post office in Chicago, 60680 on April 12th
Picked up by USCIS on April 14th
Email & text notifications received April 19th at 10.30pm
I-797 NOA Receipts received in mail for all 3 forms on April 23rd
Biometrics Appointment notice received in mail on April 27th for May 11th
Courtesy letter for I-693 received on May 10th
Biometrics appointment completed on May 11th
Case Status: Testing & Interview: An interview has been scheduled (Waiting on the letter to confirm date) on June 4th 2018
Received interview appointment letter on June 9th with the interview appointment set for July 10th
Interview complete on July 10th and approved for permanent residence
Status change to New Card is Being Produced on July 10th
Status change to Card was Mailed to Me on July 13th (A Friday, USPS picked up on Monday July 16th)
Received GC in mail on July 18th

Yay 😄👏 Congrats!

[BeToledo]

Interview done

Hi all,

Just had my interview this morning. Lasted about 20-30min.

The officer was friendly, made some jokes even! When I was gathering extra evidence for her she ?stopped? me and said it was enough.

She went over all the standard questions for my husband and me (parents names, address, birthdays...). For me she went over the i485 questions and she asked us how we met, what we like to do, about our wedding. Not that many questions or anything really specific.

After the interview she said she would go over the application -she believed she had everything and our application did indeed contain everything- and if everything is present and ok she would approve us. We received a letter stating we were recommended for approval at the end and she explained about the conditional green card and wished us a good day.

All in all it went well I believe! Anyone know what happens typically in this situation? Are actual approvals fast, or do they indeed send out post-interview RFE?s?

Timeline below, 86days from case was received to interview I believe.

April 20: Documents mailed in
April 23: Documents received by USCIS
May 4: Notice date
May 11: 4 NOA's received in mail
May 18: Fingerprint appointment received (June 1) @Detroit office
June 1: Fingerprints taken at Detroit
June 7: received text and email saying my case is ready to be scheduled for interview.
June 12: received e-mail saying an interview was scheduled, online case updated as well.
June 18: received notice for interview on July 18 @cleveland office
July 18: interview complete. Case ?recommended for approval?

[kaylip]

Hi all,

Just had my interview this morning. Lasted about 20-30min.

The officer was friendly, made some jokes even! When I was gathering extra evidence for her she ?stopped? me and said it was enough.

She went over all the standard questions for my husband and me (parents names, address, birthdays...). For me she went over the i485 questions and she asked us how we met, what we like to do, about our wedding. Not that many questions or anything really specific.

After the interview she said she would go over the application -she believed she had everything and our application did indeed contain everything- and if everything is present and ok she would approve us. We received a letter stating we were recommended for approval at the end and she explained about the conditional green card and wished us a good day.

All in all it went well I believe! Anyone know what happens typically in this situation? Are actual approvals fast, or do they indeed send out post-interview RFE?s?

Timeline below, 86days from case was received to interview I believe.

April 20: Documents mailed in
April 23: Documents received by USCIS
May 4: Notice date
May 11: 4 NOA's received in mail
May 18: Fingerprint appointment received (June 1) @Detroit office
June 1: Fingerprints taken at Detroit
June 7: received text and email saying my case is ready to be scheduled for interview.
June 12: received e-mail saying an interview was scheduled, online case updated as well.
June 18: received notice for interview on July 18 @cleveland office
July 18: interview complete. Case ?recommended for approval?

What's your field office? That was fast! Once u got the letter you'll be approved. It can take days to weeks. Congrats 😊

[hpx3000]

Hi all,

After the interview she said she would go over the application -she believed she had everything and our application did indeed contain everything- and if everything is present and ok she would approve us. We received a letter stating we were recommended for approval at the end and she explained about the conditional green card and wished us a good day.

Timeline below, 86days from case was received to interview I believe.

wow that's one of the fastest turnaround i've read on this forum. congrats!

[BeToledo]

What's your field office? That was fast! Once u got the letter you'll be approved. It can take days to weeks. Congrats 😊

Cleveland field office, one of the fastest I believe.

Glad to hear that, hopefully it?s days not weeks!

[kaylip]

Cleveland field office, one of the fastest I believe.

Glad to hear that, hopefully it?s days not weeks!

Mine took weeks. A few persons on here got theirs in 4 weeks. I got mine in 5. The officer had told me to allow 2-5 weeks though. Did the officer tell u anything about time frame on when to expect it?

[Tezza]

Hi all,

Just had my interview this morning. Lasted about 20-30min.

The officer was friendly, made some jokes even! When I was gathering extra evidence for her she ?stopped? me and said it was enough.

She went over all the standard questions for my husband and me (parents names, address, birthdays...). For me she went over the i485 questions and she asked us how we met, what we like to do, about our wedding. Not that many questions or anything really specific.

After the interview she said she would go over the application -she believed she had everything and our application did indeed contain everything- and if everything is present and ok she would approve us. We received a letter stating we were recommended for approval at the end and she explained about the conditional green card and wished us a good day.

All in all it went well I believe! Anyone know what happens typically in this situation? Are actual approvals fast, or do they indeed send out post-interview RFE?s?

Timeline below, 86days from case was received to interview I believe.

April 20: Documents mailed in
April 23: Documents received by USCIS
May 4: Notice date
May 11: 4 NOA's received in mail
May 18: Fingerprint appointment received (June 1) @Detroit office
June 1: Fingerprints taken at Detroit
June 7: received text and email saying my case is ready to be scheduled for interview.
June 12: received e-mail saying an interview was scheduled, online case updated as well.
June 18: received notice for interview on July 18 @cleveland office
July 18: interview complete. Case ?recommended for approval?

I received the approval 4 or 5 hours after we left the interview. I received my Green Card 8 days later. And it was only 8 days because they had it ready on Friday but USPS didn't pick it up until Monday. So from when they picked it up it took 2 days.

Congrats, that's pretty much how our interview went and we had 3 month turn around too!

[UScitizenFilingforspouse]

Cleveland field office, one of the fastest I believe.

Glad to hear that, hopefully it?s days not weeks!

Congrats! Yes, the Cleveland office will remain as fast, regardless of what the generic processing times say. The raw data is up on the USCIS website, and Cleveland pretty much kept the same pace even though employment-based interviews were phased in.

[BeToledo]

approval

Hi guys,

I got an update on mine:

April 20: Documents mailed in
April 23: Documents received by USCIS
May 4: Notice date
May 11: 4 NOA's received in mail
May 18: Fingerprint appointment received (June 1) @Detroit office
June 1: Fingerprints taken at Detroit
June 7: received text and email saying my case is ready to be scheduled for interview.
June 12: received e-mail saying an interview was scheduled, online case updated as well.
June 18: received notice for interview on July 18 @cleveland office
July 18: interview complete. Case recommended for approval
August 1: received text messages and emails stating production of card has been ordered (i485) (egov and dhs)
August 2: only dhs website updated with approval for i130 and i485


Hoping to receive the card soon!

[ihavenoidea]

Some levity in these stressful times...

My driver's license has expired. I can't renew it because I'm is/was on a H1b. The attorney filed for an extension (non-premium processing) so i'm apparently "safe" because of the 240 day rule. It'll take a while before we hear back from USCIS.

See my signature for my timeline.
It's going to be hilarious if I get called for a GC interview (before I receive my EAD) and I can't drive down to the USCIS field office. Mind you, the nearest field office is ~one hour away. I looked at Uber and Lyft. It's gonna cost ~$200 both ways. I wonder if i can get the bill for Lyft/Uber and send it to my employer. I've a strong inkling that HR f-ed up my case all this while.

Sit tight fellow sojourners. May you receive good news and find your new home!

[UScitizenFilingforspouse]

My driver's license has expired. I can't renew it because I'm is/was on a H1b. The attorney filed for an extension (non-premium processing) so i'm apparently "safe" because of the 240 day rule. It'll take a while before we hear back from USCIS.

See my signature for my timeline.
It's going to be hilarious if I get called for a GC interview (before I receive my EAD) and I can't drive down to the USCIS field office. Mind you, the nearest field office is ~one hour away. I looked at Uber and Lyft. It's gonna cost ~$200 both ways. I wonder if i can get the bill for Lyft/Uber and send it to my employer. I've a strong inkling that HR f-ed up my case all this while.

Sit tight fellow sojourners. May you receive good news and find your new home!

Employment based AOS is not my forte. I do know that in some states, like Minnesota, you are able to obtain and renew your driver's license with your I-485 pending notice of action. You did list your field office. Where do you live?