S K
Apr 6, 2023
the Card is finally here. Sharing my expirience. Marriage
I’d start with most popular questions:
Field Office: Newark, NJ
National Benefit center.
Medical wasn’t submited with the forms.
First RFE for I-130 it came from NBC (We were missing a signature😖), I think it delayed our case for 3 extra months.
Second RFE for 130. It came from Local Office. Requested all the marriage evidence again.
RFE for I 485 was medical.
we hoped If they requested many evidences that interview will be waived (AND I WAS TOLD MULTIPULE TIMES that it was waived).
We are a gay couple, so somehow I have a feeling that’s why we were called for an interview. Got this feeling after our interview which went stressful. My husband is an American citizen. We were interviewed separately. He spent almost 30 mins in the room and with me only 10 which was a surprise because as I heard that usually Citizens go faster. the officer was really focused on my husband’s vacations out of the country like why he travels so much without me, well cuz I couldn’t leave the country lol. And more awkward questions , felt like he tried to catch me and my husband on lies. We are also expecting a baby girl with the surrogate and the last thing the officer said that he will need a birth certificate of the unborn child, and I feel it was weird to ask documents that don’t exist yet. Well we left stressed and disappointed because we had tons of evidence and tons of photos and photos from the baby shower we had a few days before the interview. the Next day I got approved. I don’t know if he asked his supervisor or just changed his mind and the date on green card is the date of the interview, so I believe he approved us right away. Today I got my card.
I apply for the Work authorization much later because I had an asylum case so I had one from that. I applied for new one when old got expired. Was fast about 3 months.
About AP! I didn’t want to apply because with an open asylum case even if you got married is not worth to risk and travel. But my mom got cancer that’s why I had to apply in case of an emergency trip. AP took 6 months to get approved.
I think that’s all. It wasn’t 488 days journey! It was 8 years! Beyond happy and super tired hahahaha! Thank you everybody who answered my questions I asked during this time. Y’all get it!! See you in 2 years for I -90 😘#i485 #lgbt #gay #gaymariage #marriage #family
IR-1/CR-1
U.S. citizen filing for a spouse
Total Days: 1082 days
Case
2021-12-02
2024-11-18
I-130
477 Days
I-485
1082 Days
National Benefits Center: I-130, I-485
Timeline Map
2021-12-02
I-485
I-130
Submission to USCIS
2021-12-08
I-485
Added
D+6
Case is being actively reviewed
2022-02-18
I-130
D+78
Request for Evidence(RFE) from USCIS
2022-05-24
I-130
Added
D+173
Case is Being Actively Reviewed
2023-01-23
I-130
I-485
Added
D+417
Request for RFE
2023-01-23
I-130
I-485
Added
D+417
Request for RFE
2023-02-09
I-485
D+434
Response to RFE
2023-02-21
I-130
D+446
Response to RFE
2023-02-23
I-130
D+448
Interview
2023-03-23
I-485
D+476
Request for Evidence(RFE) from USCIS
2023-03-23
I-485
Added
D+476
INTERVIEW
2023-03-24
I-130
D+477
Decision (Approval or Denial)
2023-04-01
I-485
Added
D+485
Card was produced
2023-04-03
I-485
Added
D+487
Card Was Picked Up By The United States Postal Service
2023-04-05
I-485
Added
D+489
Card Was Delivered To Me By The Post Office
2024-11-18
I-485
D+1082
Decision (Approval or Denial)
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s kApr 6, 2023
a lot congratulations 🎊🎉 and happy for you
A WApr 6, 2023
congratulations on your journey
Tobi OApr 6, 2023
congratulations @s k
Rodolfo morenoApr 6, 2023
without interview?
S KApr 6, 2023
@s k @A W @Papilo O Thank you so much!!! good luck to you
S KApr 6, 2023
@Rodolfo moreno you can’t be serious 😂😂
S KApr 6, 2023
@s k any news on your card?
s kApr 6, 2023
thank you, I’ll get my green card tomorrow from my lawyer 😊
S KApr 6, 2023
@s k awesome! hahaha I got it from my lawyer too, so when I got a notification that it was out for delivery I told the lawyer I will come as soon as it’d say delivered 😂😂
s kApr 6, 2023
@S K my lawyer told me the delivery man will come by 2 pm today and he will call but he didn’t call I hope tomorrow he call me or I will call him 😁
Daniel TApr 6, 2023
Congratulations @S K . I have my interview on Friday, I can't tell you how nervous I am. We are a gay couple too. Can I ask you what type of questions apart from the one you mentioned?
S KApr 6, 2023
@Daniel T Hey. it’s gonna be fine!!! My husband was asked name. How did we meet. When did we meet. Where did we go on our first date. Wedding date, proposals. Who attended to the wedding and the proposals. what did we do after the weddding. Last bday gifts, what did we do for bdays. Also as I mentioned he askend my husndans lots of questions about his trips then asked me about his trips and asked him who pick up and drop off at the airport. I was asked name, his mom name and address. My address. Asked me about my asylum case, how and why I decided to stay in USA, I said cuz it’s dangerous to be gay in my country and he said that I came on tourist visa, so I said that I decided to stay after I understood that I’m safe here. Also he asked me and my husband about address none of us knew like who lives there, so I think it was a trick. Then the officer brought both of us in the room and asked me all those yes/no questions from the I 485 form. You got this!!! When marriage is real, you are fine, even if you answered incorrect something, we forget things. it’s normal!
S KApr 6, 2023
@s k feel you. I was checking my phone every 2 mins. It was delivered at 4 pm and my lawyers office open until 5 pm and it was traffic but I made it😂😂
s kApr 6, 2023
@S K that’s good you made it today 😁
Jessica VApr 6, 2023
Congratulations to you and your husband! 🥳
S KApr 6, 2023
@Jessica V thank you :)
S KApr 6, 2023
@the Grey awww thank you. Super nervous.😂😂
