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The decision is God's hands not the administration. Stop being negative. There is power in the tongue. I see some people's post being stressful, discouraging and I know its hard. I got a pending vawa and I haven't seen my kids in years but I know this vawa can't pend forever. Happiness will come. Our life has been paved out by God and we have to have faith and rest on his word and be patient. Pray and keep praying there will be light at the end of the tunnel.
I-485 Marriage-Based (CR1/IR1) — Interview Waived on MyProgress, but Emma says “In line to be scheduled” (Houston FO)
Hi everyone, I’m posting to see if anyone has had a similar experience and if their I-485 interview ended up being waived.
Important background:
I filed my I-485 (marriage-based) and later found out I was in removal proceedings (we did not know at the time). Because of that, my I-485 was administratively closed and my Advance Parole was denied due to USCIS not having jurisdiction. The good news is that my removal proceedings were terminated/dismissed by the Immigration Judge, and USCIS regained jurisdiction over my case around Oct 20, 2025.
Timeline / details:
• I-485 filed: May 8, 2023
• EAD approved: December 2023
• I-130 approved: January 28, 2025
• Medical exam: submitted with the original filing
• Married: November 2022
• Petitioner: my wife is a U.S. citizen
• No RFE so far
• I uploaded my Immigration Court dismissal/termination order to my USCIS account
What’s confusing me:
My MyProgress tab previously showed Step 3 (Interview) as waived, and it looked like I was already on Step 4 (Decision). But when I contacted USCIS/Emma, I was told my case is in line to be scheduled for an interview at the Houston Field Office.
Question:
Based on these facts (approved I-130 + court termination letter uploaded + no RFE), is there still a chance my I-485 can be approved without an interview, or does being “in line to be scheduled” mean the interview is basically guaranteed?
The other thing is, would I get a conditional green card under these circumstances?
If anyone had a similar situation (especially with removal proceedings being terminated), I’d really appreciate hearing your experience.
Thank you!
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IR-1/CR-1
U.S. citizen filing for a spouse
Total Days: 1020 days
Case
2023-05-08
Today
I-131
219 Days
I-765
227 Days
I-130
631 Days
I-485
1020 Days
National Benefits Center: I-131, I-765, I-130, I-485
i-94
hello all
I was on a interview with my grandpa and the denied my grandpa b1-b2 tourist and they inferred that my i94 was not update and me was on USA.even that I was on the interview just company to my grand pa.
so I am applying for NVC consular process.
I'm checking my i94 and my history was only the entrance to usa. no my departure. I'm on my homeconyry orn year ago!
what I should do. by myself that don't affect my future process. or my future interview for NIW( I got approval for my i140 2 year ago)
if someone can help me. I really appreciate
