October 2019 Filers

[Trini0616]

New update says ready to be scheduled for interview as of 1/16. We still have to complete the I-693! I'll try to schedule this sooner rather than later just to be safe. I'm not sure if my wife is able to get all of her vaccination history from her home country so I'm not sure how to go about it.

Same problem here. To solve on a budget, we went to the City's Health Department immunization clinic with the list of required immunizations and tests from the I-693 instructions. They charged $25 per shot. They gave us a print-out and put it all in the state's immunization record system. So when we go to the USCIS approved doc, they will be able to pull it up and I won't have to pay them an arm and a leg for the same shots.

[NYCNLC]

I wasn't able to get my vaccination history either, so this might help:
She basically has two options: a) to have a blood test done and then with the results the physician can confirm she has all the required vaccines, or b) get the list of required vaccinations from USCIS and have the doctor give them to you. I went with option b because option a is much more expensive. Plus, there's no side effect to being vaccinated twice (I know I have my vaccines from my home country, it's just that I don't have the record). Hope that helps!!!

Thank you, this definitely helps. I imagine both options are expensive at the end of the day. How much did it cost to get all the required vaccinations?

For us maybe option A can be covered by insurance and then we pay for any vaccinations she doesn't have.

[NYCNLC]

NYC - Brooklyn.
01/10/20 ready to be schedule for an interview. Please tag me when your case is updated.

Sure, also tag me if you get an interview date. My office is New York, NY so I think it'll take longer than your case.

[appm]

how long it took you to get the letter in the mail?

[appm]

NYCNLC how long it took you to get the letter in the mail?

[british_guy]

01/17: getting my combo card in the mail today!

[sohi429]

Thank you, this definitely helps. I imagine both options are expensive at the end of the day. How much did it cost to get all the required vaccinations?

For us maybe option A can be covered by insurance and then we pay for any vaccinations she doesn't have.

If you have health insurance, please do check it out because they usually have immunizations for free.

[econwiz]

Hi Everyone,

This is my timeline so far.

Oct 1: Documents mailed (Los Angeles)
Oct 2: Received
Oct 2: Checks Cashed
Oct 11: Received three hard copy notices
Oct 18: Biometrics Appointment Notice Received
Oct 19: Biometrics Completed (Walk-in)
Nov 14: Courtesy letter for medical received
Jan 16: EAD approved

We are a little worried that I-485 wasn’t updated at all, it still says fingerprint fee received. We are in Los Angeles so it’s possible that it will take longer. However, we are wondering if anyone else experienced the same in terms of no updates on the USCIS website.

[singiepdx]

wow wow wow.. that's amazing news seeing so much progress on a lot of cases from across the country... congrats people!

No movement on my case. Other than receiving the courtesy letter for medical record, status stuck at "Case Was Updated To Show Fingerprints Were Taken"

[jmgg1981]

I have seen a few october cases "interview scheduled" 1/17/20 using the case tracker app. Hopefully we will start seeing those more often in the next days!

[moazzamkhan1508]

I485 timeline:
Filed 10/24/2019
RD: 10/28/2019
Bio: 12/04/2019
Case scheduled for interview: 1/8/2020
Interview scheduled : 1/16/2020
Waiting on Interview notice

Case moved pretty fast. No news on EAD/AP as yet. Hope everyone gets the good news soon!

[tobimillar]

I didn't use a lawyer hitherto.. But my friends are saying its better to go to the interview with a lawyer .. Does that really give you an advantage before I waste $1500 for a lawyer just to follow me to the interview

[JaydenDad]

I wasn't able to get my vaccination history either, so this might help:
She basically has two options: a) to have a blood test done and then with the results the physician can confirm she has all the required vaccines, or b) get the list of required vaccinations from USCIS and have the doctor give them to you. I went with option b because option a is much more expensive. Plus, there's no side effect to being vaccinated twice (I know I have my vaccines from my home country, it's just that I don't have the record). Hope that helps!!!

How much did the whole thing cost?

[ra0010]

How much did the whole thing cost?

I have student health insurance, so I only paid the medical exam itself ($300). However, somebody else posted that each vaccine costed $25. I am pretty sure that the blood test will be much more expensive than just getting the vaccines.

[ra0010]

I didn't use a lawyer hitherto.. But my friends are saying its better to go to the interview with a lawyer .. Does that really give you an advantage before I waste $1500 for a lawyer just to follow me to the interview

I am not a lawyer or anything (so take whatever I say with a grain of salt) but if there's nothing wrong with your case I wouldn't hire an attorney just for the interview. From what I have read, whenever attorneys go to the interview they don't say a word.