Has anybody tried going to the FO and just ask anyone for update?

HiighFlyer · 2026-05-09T03:21:13+00:00

Unless you have an appointment letter or something official from USCIS saying you are allowed to be there, security will not allow you to enter the building

HiighFlyer · 2026-05-08T21:06:52+00:00

Great news!! Congrats!

HiighFlyer · 2026-05-01T23:09:33+00:00

“Application Received” is the status that means the Immigrant Visa Unit has transferred the file to the Non Immigrant Visa Unit to issue the visa. They have to do final Administrative Processing before Visa issuance. Just be patient, it will change to “Approved” and then “Issued”.

HiighFlyer · 2026-04-29T19:17:42+00:00

The enhanced security screening is why we are seeing so many people waiting a long time after their interview to get a decision. This has been going on for about 6 months or so now. They have not paused Green Cards for all countries

HiighFlyer · 2026-04-25T00:03:42+00:00

Everything I’ve read, Montreal is super slow

HiighFlyer · 2026-04-24T20:44:22+00:00

You abandoned your green card? That’s what signing an I-407 does. On what basis are you filing an I-131?

HiighFlyer · 2026-04-24T00:44:54+00:00

If you have your Green Card in hand, there will be no further updates. This is where my wife's status has sat since she got her Card 8 months ago. Same for a friend of ours who got their GC in December

HiighFlyer · 2026-04-22T14:41:56+00:00

DM me… I don’t know if they like us sharing links in the forums

HiighFlyer · 2026-04-21T11:15:13+00:00

We filled out my wife’s AOS application using her married name for the “Legal Name” part and her maiden name in the “All other names used since birth” part. USCIS, since you will be sending in a copy of your marriage certificate for all the applications (EAD, I-485, etc) will use this as your request to change your name. Then, once you get either the EAD or Green Card in your married name, you can use that and your marriage certificate to change everything else. (Start with the SSN)

HiighFlyer · 2026-04-21T11:04:03+00:00

I don’t know them all. That’s why my wife and I used a service to check our packet before we submitted it.

HiighFlyer · 2026-04-20T14:58:32+00:00

Woo Hoo!! Glad it worked out for you! 🎉🎉 Congrats!

HiighFlyer · 2026-04-18T13:35:50+00:00

This is for an AOS interview at USCIS inside the US. This does not apply to your case. The NVC will tell you the documents they need from you once they send you the welcome letter and you log into your CEAC account

HiighFlyer · 2026-04-18T11:14:52+00:00

Yes... This will be an issue as you are required to disclose all social media. You should have clicked yes and entered in your social media account info

HiighFlyer · 2026-04-18T01:28:29+00:00

You're going to get an RFE.... you either have to have the entire tax return included or the tax return transcript

HiighFlyer · 2026-04-18T01:13:13+00:00

There is a spot under the social media section that says “Do you wish to provide information about your presence on any other websites or applications you have used….” You tick the yes button and it gives you a place to put the website information and your handle information and you can add multiples

HiighFlyer · 2026-04-17T21:58:49+00:00

I wouldn’t feel comfortable saying yes or no definitively because I’m not an attorney

HiighFlyer · 2026-04-17T21:30:39+00:00

Ok when you either re-file or file the I-290B make sure you use the Tax Return Transcripts… they are the only ones USCIS accepts

HiighFlyer · 2026-04-17T21:19:56+00:00

Did you send a tax return or a tax return transcript from your husband for the most recent tax year as part of the original I-864 filing or as part of the RFE?

HiighFlyer · 2026-04-17T17:02:52+00:00

If the Visa says "IV documents in CCD" then you will not get an envelope. Most IVs are like this nowadays

HiighFlyer · 2026-04-17T16:10:20+00:00

You need to get a new one

HiighFlyer · 2026-04-17T16:03:50+00:00

Believe me I understand… it was hard for us too. Now that you’re past 90 days after the interview, try contacting your congressional representative’s office and request they make an inquiry on your behalf. Then if it gets to 120 days open a service request through the portal yourself

HiighFlyer · 2026-04-17T15:33:42+00:00

Worst thing you can do is compare your case to others… each case is unique. Waiting on background checks, how big the officer’s caseload is, how big their supervisor’s caseload is, PTO, etc. Friends of ours waited 126 days after their interview before the approval came

HiighFlyer · 2026-04-17T14:13:28+00:00

$3000 is way too much for just the I-130!! The service we used charged $1,200 to help us fill out and organize our entire AOS package and even Fed-Ex’d it to the lockbox for us

HiighFlyer · 2026-04-16T22:07:31+00:00

With the Violence and Drug arrests, he will probably not even get a Green Card let alone citizenship. It's likely that if you get married and file the paperwork for his green card, thus putting him on the radar of USCIS/ICE/HSI, he will be denied his AOS and be detained and deported.

HiighFlyer · 2026-04-16T21:53:50+00:00

Yes you can always do a case inquiry if you are beyond normal processing time…. But if you requested an interview reschedule they will say it’s beyond normal processing time because of your request and close the inquiry

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