All NYC Filers..... let's talk

[laaaabiii]

Yay! Juz received my green card! Took one week! Alot faster than i expected

[love21_]

Congratulations!!!

[NYC_USC_I130]

My PD is 1/3/19 an my case is ready to be scheduled for interview. I guess it will be a while before they schedule a date?

[NYC_USC_I130]

Yay! Juz received my green card! Took one week! Alot faster than i expected

Congrats again! I have a question for you. After your quit your H1B job, did you need to do any paper work? Or just quit and showed up to new job with EAD?

[Mary987]

PD July 18.
GC approved Sept 2018. Case reopened. Got RFE, I had not submitted a medical.
Letter requested medical be taken to federal plaza so they can make a final decision on my case.
Sponsored by citizen child.
What should I understand from this? Is this good sign? Anyone with similar experience? Wait is killing me.

Hello. I am curious is the letter for an interview or just to send the medical records?

[laaaabiii]

Congrats again! I have a question for you. After your quit your H1B job, did you need to do any paper work? Or just quit and showed up to new job with EAD?

Thanks. After I got terminated from my H1B job, I didnt do any paper work. I work new job with my new EAD

[empirer]

Thanks. After I got terminated from my H1B job, I didnt do any paper work. I work new job with my new EAD

So you were initially on H1B and then switched to GC EAD? I am having similar scenario.

[laaaabiii]

So you were initially on H1B and then switched to GC EAD? I am having similar scenario.

I had h1b n got terminated then i overstayed, then i worked with EAD when I was applying for GC

[Surfer27]

Green Card on my HAND - Blessing Day

06/01/2017: Got married
08/08/2017: Sent files to USCIS
08/10/2017: USCIS received files
08/18/2017: Text received from USCIS
08/22/2017: Receipts in Mail from USCIS
09/14/2017: Biometrics Done.
09/15/2017: Got an RFE - Form I-130A which i didn't submit with my initial package.
09/26/2017: USCIS received my response for my RFE.
11/01/2017: Called to USCIS and spoke to an officer that told me, that my case resets from the moment they received my RFE response.
11/13/2017: Called USCIS and put a service request in, for my EAD application (94th day from original PD)
11/27/2017: EAD APPROVAL LETTER IN THE MAIL. YESSSSS!!!
11/30/2017 RECEIVED EAD CARD in the mail.
12/01/2017: APPLIED FOR SSN
07/20/2018: APPLY FOR EAD RENEWAL (NO NEWS YET)
02/12/2019: GOT EMAIL INTERVIEW WAS SCHEDULED
02/19/2019: Interview Letter Arrived in the Mail. Interview is Scheduled exactly a month from today (VERY EXCITING NEWS)
03/19/2019: Interview Completed
03/27/2019: New Card Being Produced YESSSSSSSS!!!!! YESSSSSSS!!!
04/03/2019: Green CARD RECEIVED AMEN!!!



To all the people in this website to all of us that are, were or will be in the process, Never forget where we come from and the opportunity we got in being here. God Bless America.

Good luck to you all and have FAITH .

[lvzw]

My green card is being produced! The update is from April 5, but I only just checked My.USCIS. Didn't get any text or email about a change in my case.

Has anyone received a tracking number for their green card after it says it's being produced?

[Ivana Cvejic]

Hello everyone, just got my interview scheduled and it was a long wait. (I am from The Bronx)

PD 09/18/2017
Case status changed on 03/29/2019
Received letter with interview date on 04/06/2019
Interview scheduled for 05/08/2019

Hope everything goes well. If anyone have any tips for interview, please, let m know.
Thanks and good luck to all of us :-)

UPDATE
I had my interview two days ago. It went very well. Immigration officer was really nice and after the interview she told us that everything looks good and that we wont't be waiting long for response. The next day (yesterday), I got the update on Case Tracker App that New Card is being Produced and it will be shipped to my address! Today was a new update on the App saying Case Was Approved!!
I never received email or text message with these updates, not even for Interview date, so don't stress about it if you are in the same situation, just wait and go online to follow up your Case.

Good luck to everyone here!

[yerzurc]

NYC FILER

PD: 10/3/2018
EAD: Received 3/9/2019 (did not expedite)
INTERVIEW SCHEDULED: 4/4/2019

Just wanted to update my interview experience.
On April 4, 2019, my wife and I went for our Interview at USCIS District Office in NYC. Appointment time was 8:15am, we live in Queens and my wife works night shift, on 4/3/19, she couldn't take a day off from work, so she just tried to leave work super early because she works in Long Island NY and I have to pick her up then drive to Manhattan.
4/4/19 - picked up my wife at work 6:30am, we were on the road to Manhattan by 6:45am, major delays and traffic on all Expressways, but luckily we were able to park at ICON parking right across the USCIS office.

Long line at the inspection/security area, arrived at 8:05am, done with inspection went to the 9th floor, got our interview number but had to go down on the 4th floor as the interview will be conducted there. Checked in at 8:13am, IO called us at 8:15am on the dot. Greeted her good morning, went to her office, did took our oath, then she started asking my wife (sponsor) about me, like the usual questions, name, dob, name of parents, where and how did we meet, where I work then she turned to me and started asking me, about my wife, same questions, then she started asking me the YES and NO questions on my I485, she took my I-94 from my passport and told me that she will take it and I can no longer get it back, my I-94 expired 8 years.

After she asked me, she then requested for our joint documents, we brought our binder, and handed her i693, birth certificates, our marriage certificate from church and from the city, our passports, our joint bank statement which is only 9 months old, our joint credit card statements, health insurance me as dependent and our joint investment account which is 1 month old. She checked those paperwork then asked for pictures, we prepped a separate fastened folder for our pictures, she then looked at it, saw our wedding pictures, and paused asked us how big was the wedding, my wife answered, 200 guests she then said wow it's a big wedding, looks like you guys had fun!

After that, she let me sign the interview paper form. Then she said, okay, I will approve this, but it is only conditional because we just got married about 8 months ago, the green card will be mailed to me, then she said to follow her she'll just make a copy of my wife's birth certificate then we should be good to go -- she also asked us if we have any questions, which we don't have.... so after about 15mins, interview is done, she walked us out to the exit. Went to get our car then got a SMS and email notice from USCIS that New Card is Being Produced, 2 days after, another notification that i130 and i485 case approved, then 4/8/19 got 2 letters on the mailbox 797 NOA Approval Notice and today got a SMS, email and checked USCIS app that my GC was picked already and is expected to be delivered on Friday! GOD is GREAT! As long as you're happily married, legit, I guess everything will work out smoothly.

Here's my timeline:
PD 10/3/18
10/14/18 RECEIVED RECEIPT NUMBERS (SMS)
10/18/18 RECEIVED NOA for I765 and I130
10/22/18 RECEIVED NOA for I485
10/26/18 BIO APPT LETTER for 11/7/18
11/3/18 RFE (I864, LATEST TAX RETURN)
11/7/18 BIO APPT, GOT IN AT 8:10AM DONE AT 8:45AM
11/7/18 RESPONDED TO RFE, EXPRESS MAILED
11/14/18 RFE NOTICE RECEIVED
12/18/18 YELLOW PAPER MAIL RECEIVED I693
12/19/18 ONLINE STATUS UPDATED "CASE READY TO BE SCHEDULED FOR INTERVIEW"
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2/8/19 APPLIED FOR I131 BECAUSE I THOUGHT GC WILL TAKE LONGER AND WE PLAN TO GO TO MEXICO
2/22/19 ONLINE STATUS UPDATE: "INTERVIEW WAS SCHEDULED" (got it during our OBGYN appt - we're pregnant )
2/28/19 MAIL RECEIVED INTERVIEW NOTICE FOR 4/4/19
3/4/19 ONLINE STATUS UPDATE: EAD BEING PRODUCED
3/4/19 GOT MY MEDICALS I693
3/7/19 ONLINE STATUS UPDATE: USPS TRACKING NUMBER FOR EAD
3/8/19 MAIL RECEIVED EAD 797 APPROVAL LETTER AND I131 RECEIPT NOTICE
3/9/19 EAD CARD RECEIVED
3/11/19 SSN CARD RECEIVED
4/4/19 INTERVIEW DATE
4/8/19 MAIL RECEIVED 797 APPROVAL LETTER FOR I130 AND I485
4/9/19 ONLINE STATUS UPDATE: USPS TRACKING NUMBER FOR GC EXPECTED ON 4/12/19

190 DAYS TOTAL

AMEN!

[lvzw]

Green card in hand today. 19 months, 14 days. What a relief. Thank you to everyone in this forum for your insight and ideas. I am here if you have questions!

[Test110]

Hi guys, do you know what is the meaning behind each date in I-485 processing time here https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/ - i.e. if the top date shows 20-31.5 months for NYC, and bottom one 11-24.5 months for EB cases, which one is more relevant?

[vvvrrr]

Hi guys,

I've got a question. On the interview notice it says that I need:

• A certified copy of your marriage document issued by the appropriate civil authority.

What did you guys bring with you? Is it something they will keep or can I just take the marriage license I got from the city hall?

Thanks!