ttttttttan hi
Nov 10, 2021
handled interview pretty well but approved…not on the spot
first a lot of thanks go out to this community, I really got a lot of useful information so I feel like to return after my interview experience.
F.O. at Philly. some officers are so nice, they smile at you when talking, some just being serious with you as business is business, and also I saw one officer(lady) even kinda yelled at the accompany person of a senior…
as I am on my opt-extension, officer went through every single one of my eight I-20’s and even asked for a I-797 of my extension. really out of my expectation but luckily I bring all the paperwork received from USCIS with me.
checked all the ID’s SSN’s, EAD cards, passports and birth certificates for both. my attorney even did not ask for the LPR’s birth certificate as they believe green card itself is sufficient enough as a good proof. well it turns out they want to see it. lucky me again that I got my spouse’s birth right the day before interview.
questions are simple as how we met, when, and how we dated before getting married. what’s the engagement like? wedding? and where. the others are just Y/N questions. just tell the truth.
for marriage support information and documents, they are interested in everything every paper with both your names on it. joint car/health/rental/house insurance, joint mortgage, deed, tax returns( filing jointly), even took my dental bills when we visited our dentist every time, having both names on it as well
for photos, they’d take 10 new photos after your case submission, not just two of you but with family members, friends
employement information: payslips and verification letter. better get prepared for it
in the end, after going through all the documents and questions, the officer just said l think that’s it for today, to end our interview. there was no verbal approval or on the spot etc, that I could not even ask if my green card is a 10-year one or not since our marriage is more than two years. I feel like we handled the interview pretty well, addressed every question the officer asked and every document being asked for (lucky me and also, be organized and prepared for……everything), but a little bit disappointed but soon I accepted it as it was and already ready to receive nothing update in months. my spouse did ask when should we receive any notice or result and we were told to receive notice in mail, within next month or so.
when i got out of office, I just felt released as the interview was over. checked Lawfully app and nothing update but interview was scheduled for 485 and case received for 130. but after an hour or so, I noticed there were 4 notifications of my Lawfully app that really got me excited. you really have to admit that the notifications in Lawfully are such excitement and inspiration during this journey, if you don’t receive it from case update a lot, just comment more and keep your faith.
finally best luck goes out to every one of you on this journey!
F2A
Permanent resident filing for a spouse or child under 21
Total Days: 245 days
Case
2021-03-16
2021-11-16
I-131
219 Days
I-765
224 Days
I-130
239 Days
I-485
245 Days
National Benefits Center: I-131, I-765, I-130, I-485
Timeline Map
2021-03-16
I-485
Priority Date
2021-03-16
I-485
I-765
I-130
I-131
Submission to USCIS
2021-07-06
I-131
D+112
Biometrics, i.e. fingerprint and photo
2021-10-21
I-131
D+219
Decision (Approval or Denial)
2021-10-26
I-765
D+224
Decision (Approval or Denial)
2021-11-09
I-485
I-130
D+238
Interview
2021-11-10
I-130
D+239
Decision (Approval or Denial)
2021-11-16
I-485
D+245
Decision (Approval or Denial)
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Mamoona RehmanNov 10, 2021
you applied for i131 too?
I applied for i130 in March 2021 but didn’t get it yet what do you think what is timeline of this form?
T RNov 10, 2021
Wow congratulations. I have same case. Gave interview on 24th October but haven’t received any update yet. my PD is 21 Jan 2021. *Fingers crossed*
Mamoona RehmanNov 10, 2021
sorry my bad I wanted to ask about i131 travel document and by mistake wrote form i130
plz share about form i131 information
ttttttttan hiNov 10, 2021
@Mamoona. I have 131 and 765 submitted together as the combo card. received case update for 765 only but they got approved at the same time, even 131 itself doesn’t really show much until card being delivered or just case approved.
ttttttttan hiNov 10, 2021
thanks @T R, yours is on the way!
O JNov 10, 2021
congratulation
ttttttttan hiNov 10, 2021
thanks @O J
An CaoNov 10, 2021
wow congratulations. I’m done my interview in last Wednesday but still waiting the mail. you got approved for 10 years???
rrrr rrrNov 10, 2021
congratulations!!
question: how much did it take to schedule your interview after getting the notification on the application?
ttttttttan hiNov 10, 2021
thanks @An Cao, good luck with the process. as for now, not quite sure with limited information but I’d hope it that way
ttttttttan hiNov 10, 2021
thanks @r f, for your question, from USCIS case update I had my 485 ready to be scheduled 09/21 and already scheduled on 09/29. that’s pretty much a week out there
teey laNov 11, 2021
@ ttttttttan any interview questions?
@An cao any interview questions
pls can you guys share it here so we can benefit. thanks
rrrr rrrNov 11, 2021
waw that was so fast no?!…i still didn’t receive any mail, just an update on the application so i’m wondering how much time it will take to recieve the mail and when will be the interview date ( as what’s the margin between both “status changing online and interview date”)
ttttttttan hiNov 11, 2021
well, the thing is status sometimes doesn’t change online. expect mail then
rrrr rrrNov 11, 2021
true but the difference between the notification and the interview date was only 8 days so how much did it take for you to receive the mail ?
