Ernest Guy
Aug 19, 2023
Same-sex marriage adjusting from F-1 overstaying for more than 10 years. Approved on the spot.
Very few questions asked. The ISO said “I trust you guys, this marriage is real” as the interview started. (He probably sensed I got a little nervous.) He asked if we brought anything new for him to see but weren’t interested in boarding passes we brought from a recent trip we took. He very quickly glanced at additional photos we brought, and only took copies of more recent joint financial documents. He didn’t want to see any of our holiday cards. I offered to show him our joint credit cards as he was taking off staples from our bank account statements, he said that’s fine, he didn’t need to see those. He also did not ask me (the beneficiary) any questions regarding our marriage. The entire I-130 interview is just my husband going over our courtship very briefly in about a minute as he was checking / typing on his computer.
He approved the I-130 and then asked us to switch seats to conduct an interview of me for I-485 on inadmissibility. He had a piece of sheet noting my past citations that I had disclosed during the initial filing. Those are all traffic violations and I explained to him in detail how one was completely dismissed due to a unique circumstance under which it was out of my control. He wanted to confirm if I had ever been arrested or fingerprinted and I told him no and made a joke that I’m a good citizen before I corrected myself and changed the word to “person”. Then a few more yes or no security questions. In the end, he updated the I-485 and asked me to sign on an iPad to confirm that security question 25 is checked for yes but only for traffic violations.
I was approved on the spot and the approval status was updated at midnight.
Overall a very easy interview but the ISO was strict at first. I was surprised that no questions were asked of me about our marriage when it’s a combo interview.
I’m still in disbelief that this journey is finally over.
IR-1/CR-1
U.S. citizen filing for a spouse
Total Days: 738 days
Case
2023-04-07
2025-04-14
I-765
36 Days
I-130
132 Days
I-485
738 Days
National Benefits Center: I-765, I-130, I-485
Timeline Map
2023-04-07
I-130
I-485
I-765
Submission to USCIS
2023-04-14
I-485
D+7
Biometrics, i.e. fingerprint and photo
2023-05-13
I-765
D+36
Decision (Approval or Denial)
2023-07-18
I-130
I-485
D+102
Interview
2023-08-17
I-130
D+132
Decision (Approval or Denial)
2025-04-14
I-485
D+738
Decision (Approval or Denial)
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Jennie .Aug 19, 2023
@Ernest Guy Congratulations 🎊 👏 💐 🥳 🙌 ❤️ 🎊
the three time AR lost hoperAug 19, 2023
congrats! what’s your fo?
soso MAug 19, 2023
did you submit 601 form or only 485 to adjust after overstaying?
Ernest GuyAug 19, 2023
No 601 as I don’t have unlawful presence because for F-1 visa holders, it’s duration of status unless found to be out of status by USCIS or an immigration judge.
