Case Approved
Green card approved (new card is being produced) - (not the best) interview experience
Hi guys, sharing our experience because I know reading this forum helped me (if only mentally😅). Me and my husband have been married 2 years, we had a church wedding, no previous marriages and our lawyer said it’s a straight-forward case and he expects us to call him after 15 min after the interview saying that everything went perfect (spoiler alert: it didn’t). We had the interview yesterday at the Queens office, NY and.. it wasn’t pretty.🙃 To start we waited 2 HOURS passed the scheduled time (I literally went up to the check-in desk and asked if anyone is going to see us today) so I was already tired and annoyed (my husband, thank God, never gets annoyed😅😇). The officer started by saying he did “a lot of research on the case” and that we’d start by “clearing up several problems in our application”. He said our i130 should’ve never been approved because there was no bona fide attached to it (we did it thru a lawyer and he never asked us to provide any proofs for i130..). He was kind of harsh when I looked at my husband when answering his 1st question (I didn’t realize I’m being interrogated and I can’t look at my co-conspirator😆). He only let up when I showed him the 60 pictures we brought showing us traveling the world, visiting each other families and a lavish wedding.😅 He literally said: “pictures are great”.😂😂 We also gave him the electric/gas bill where both of our names are on it and also 3 months worth of our joint bank account statements. He also asked twice for paperwork related to my work (I had it all at home - my contract, even a physical check, I didn’t bring it because the lawyer I asked about it before specifically said my job is irrelevant and they wouldn’t ask about it..🙄🙄 Are you getting the theme of #FireTheLawyer ?🤨😆) and the latest i94 (we traveled between when we first applied and the interview). Beside that standard: both passports, my husbands driving license, my EAD, his naturalization certificate, our marriage certificate. The questions were:
- when did you start living with your husband?
- why did you do consular processing and then switched to AOS?
- What does your husband do?
- Where do you live?
- Did you travel together abroad?
- He showed me a picture with his family and asked me to name everyone
He also asked my husband (and told him not to look at home when he answers🙃🙂):
- how did we meet?
- What do I do? What is my role exactly?
That’s it. At the end he said something about being confused about my address on the i130 being different from the one on AOS (we did consular processing so the initial application has my Polish address on it). He finally said that we’re approved and will get the card in the mail soon. The takeaway: bring EVERYTHING and be prepared for any question. Also #FireTheLawyer.😅😅
I’m only going to say: thank God it’s over.🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌 Good luck everyone! 😃
IR-1/CR-1
U.S. citizen filing for a spouse
Días totales: 333 días
Case
2020-12-10
2021-11-08
I-485
333 días
I-131
198 días
I-765
203 días
National Benefits Center: I-485, I-131, I-765
how long it will take to get GC on hand ?
On 26th October my I-485 case got approved. I did not get new card being produced update yet which should come first. After that no update yet. how long it will take to get green card on hand ?
EB1-3
Multinational executive or manager
Días totales: 316 días
Case
2020-12-14
2021-10-26
I-485
316 días
National Benefits Center: I-485
guys how long does it take for the card to be produced?
hi guys so after a long wait it’s finally approved, but I have a question how long does it take now for the card to arrive? any one has any idea?
thanks I need to travel and I and travel documents but do I have to wait for the green card since my case was approved?
IR-1/CR-1
U.S. citizen filing for a spouse
Días totales: 526 días
Case
2020-05-29
2021-11-06
I-485
526 días
National Benefits Center: I-485
case approved but green card never arrived
we attended our interview on sept 14th and were approved on the spot. the card was sent to production the next day. but it’s been over a month and we still haven’t received the card. when I contact them, we are told to continue waiting. the only problem is that the EAD expires very soon and if the green card is not here before then, work eligibility will be discontinued. we can never get a straight answer other than continue to wait. service requests have been put in but to no avail. Any one been in that situation ?
AOS San Jose FO (concurrently filled - I-485/130/765/131 and I-693)
My husband and I had our interview this past week and would like to share our experience in case it may help
Our interview was scheduled for 10/26/2021 at 12pm. We arrived to the FO around 11:30am and started to line up around 11:45am. As we entered the building, their first check point a security personal asked us COVID related questions and asked to see our IDs and interview notice. As that was done, we moved to the typical security screening ( ie take off shoes, belts, phones, etc). Then we got our waiting number. We didn’t wait in the waiting room too long before we our number was called by an officer. The officer led us to the interview room and we took our oath. She had us sign lawyer representation waiver. We had to sign one since we filed with a lawyer, but he was not present with us for the interview. She then asked both of us standard questions such as names, DOB, where we were born. Then she proceeded to ask my husband questions on his i485 form. Since my husband had switched jobs and we had moved apartments, she updated that information on her copy of the i485. She then asked us to give her a rundown of our relationship : How and when we met (Month and year was enough ), the proposal (if one), ceremony and future plans. My husband started first then I would chime in. It felt more like a conversation rather than interview. After all said and done, it took about 15 minutes for the interview and she approved us! She updated our status in the system and said it takes about 24 hours to show on the webiste. And my husband should be getting his card in 2-6 weeks. We were so surprised how quickly it went. I don’t know if I watch too many crime shows, but I was expecting a dark, windowless room lol and it was the opposite. We felt very welcomed by all the personnel and they greeted us so nicely. It was very diffierent than what we had been expecting. The officer who interviewed us was very friendly and welcoming.
IR-1/CR-1
U.S. citizen filing for a spouse
Días totales: 204 días
Case
2021-05-12
2021-12-02
I-130
168 días
I-131
204 días
I-485
174 días
National Benefits Center: I-130, I-131, I-485
travel / work after i485 approved, before permanent resident card OR requesting a temporary i551 impacting the approval?
Hi, I am curious to know if I can travel or start working once my i485 is approved, but before I receive the green card on hand, is that legal? uscis website states that the date of i485 approval is used for the citizenship counter to start, as you are becoming a legal permanent resident. if that’s the case, doesn’t that also mean that you get the right to travel or work as well?
on a side note, if I try to get a temporary i551 stamp for travel or work while waiting for the permanent card, is there a chance that USCIS might revisit the case because of the temporary i551 request or interview? or once it’s approved, it’s approved and period?
thank you!
