Case Approved
Green card on hand in 7 months.
hi! just wanted to make a post about something since I've read about this a lot. I'm married to a US citizen and we did NOT hire a lawyer to do our papers. we did all the papers by ourselves while working full time so the only time we had was at night after dinner. We have never gotten any RFE and there were no mistakes on the application. i was approved the same day as my interview after not even 7 full months of sending my papers. This to say that you DON'T necessarily need a lawyer. My husband and I were not experts and we still did it ourselves and it wasn't that stressing. if you don't feel safe doing it yourself, definitely hire a lawyer. if you have a complicated case, hire a lawyer. But don't believe all the people that tell you that you need a lawyer so the process will go faster etc. My friend filed exactly when I filed, with a lawyer. She doesn't even have an appointment for her interview and she's gotten 2 RFEs. when i started this process everybody told me hire a lawyer, it's too hard otherwise, or it will go slower without a lawyer, etc. We saved a lot of money, we didn't get stressed out with our papers and it didn't take that long and we were approved in less than 7 months.
good luck to whoever is still in the process!
Green Card on hand!!
finally got my green card in the mail. it's the end (for now!) until we apply for removal of conditions in 2 years).
i can't believe it.. soooo happy!! my journey wasn't too long so i consider myself lucky but it was still stressful, been stuck far away from my family for years, the anxiety took over many times but everything went smoothly and now I'm finally free to work and travel and have a normal life lol
good lucky to whoever is still in the process! 🤞
IR-1/CR-1
U.S. citizen filing for a spouse
Total Days: 229 days
Case
2021-03-01
2021-10-16
I-485
229 Days
National Benefits Center: I-485
Case approved, simplecitizen helped me
I did my application through simplecitizen. They did an amazing job making sure I had enough evidence and filling the forms for me. I did the cheapest one. I think there's a lawyer there too if you pay more. I don't remember.
hope all of this helps!!
www.simplecitizen.com
PD: 18th of February 2021, Colorado
interview date: 14th of October, 2021, approved on the spot.
3 years married, 10 years green card
National Benefits, no RFE
IR-1/CR-1
U.S. citizen filing for a spouse
Total Days: 246 days
Case
2021-02-18
2021-10-22
I-485
246 Days
National Benefits Center: I-485
EAD in hand
Today starts a new chapter in my life after 1 year of unemployment I finally will be able to provide for myself again, I fill so liberatated, Thanks be to God for this. I hope you all receive good news soon. Good lucks to everyone.
Haiti extension
Total Days: 246 days
Case
2021-08-15
2022-04-18
I-821
246 Days
California Service Center: I-821
I-765 I-130 I-131 I-485
02/2020 filing date. I waited a year and a half before hearing from uscis but once they sent my RFE notice 2 months ago things moved pretty fast.
It felt like I was getting a update every other week from RFE to RFE response to I-765 and I-131 approved to interview ready to be scheduled to the interview and finally the I-130 and I-485 today. all that happened in 6 weeks.
Reading you guys’post helped a lot with questions I had and I have a very good lawyer for anyone that’s in Houston Texas and need help I can refer you. Thank you all very much and good luck. My advice would be put it in the back of your head and don’t let the stress and anxiety of the wait stop your current life. It will all work out!
IR-1/CR-1
U.S. citizen filing for a spouse
Total Days: 604 days
Case
2020-02-24
2021-10-20
I-131
564 Days
I-765
570 Days
I-130
599 Days
I-485
604 Days
National Benefits Center: I-131, I-765, I-485
Potomac Service Center: I-130
Combo card in hand !
Good afternoon all! Just got my combo card in the mail today. Just waiting for my interview next. PD: October 23, 2020 - NBC / New Orleans, LA.
IR-1/CR-1
U.S. citizen filing for a spouse
Total Days: 493 days
Case
2020-10-26
2022-03-03
I-130
487 Days
I-485
493 Days
Potomac Service Center: I-130
National Benefits Center: I-485
How long did it took SSN to send you a card after EAD was approved?
It has been 28 days since I got approved and still no SSN card in the mail. I have checked marked for USCIS to send my information to SSA. Every time I call the SSA they can’t give me an answer nor make me an appointment to their office
Total Days: 159 days
Case
2021-04-12
2021-09-18
I-821
159 Days
Vermont Service Center: I-821
EAD approved
so so so so soooo happy to share this with all of you. thank you everyone for your support. I wish you all the best of luck. My service center was NBC and field office Dallas. Nothing so far for interview but I’m just very glad I got my EAD approved! I just wanted to ask, why isn’t my advanced parole updated yet… I applied for both together. I really hope I receive a combo card as I planned on traveling soon. Good luck to everyone waiting… they’re working on 10th March onwards now!!
F2A
Permanent resident filing for a spouse or child under 21
Total Days: 280 days
Case
2021-03-10
2021-12-15
I-131
223 Days
I-765
226 Days
I-130
275 Days
I-485
254 Days
National Benefits Center: I-131, I-765, I-130, I-485
