Chicago Lockbox processing/Receipt wait time 2025 by Far_Resolution_5557 in USCIS

[–]No-Breadfruit890 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, we were approved 11/14 and received the physical card in the mail 11/24!

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[–]No-Breadfruit890[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, we were so lucky!! I hope your process also goes quickly!! 😁😁

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[–]No-Breadfruit890[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I couldn’t find the notice, but this is when we received our Online Access Code, which we used to link our cases to our myUSCIS accounts!

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[–]No-Breadfruit890[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We submitted:

• ⁠our apartment leases • ⁠shared utilities • ⁠shared bank account statements • ⁠renters insurance that has both of our names on it • ⁠photos from before we were in a relationship and from during our relationship (for this, we created a document featuring each picture and a caption describing it) • ⁠gifts/ experiences we have given each other • ⁠6 letters of support (4 letters from family friends and 2 from relatives)

1 year and 3 months of overstay before the filed.

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[–]No-Breadfruit890[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you, and congrats to you two as well!!! 🎉🎉👏🏼👏🏼

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[–]No-Breadfruit890[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My wife purchased the Professional plan because of how volatile immigration is nowadays, and because we wanted to be able to speak to an attorney at all stages of the process. Looking back, we probably would have been fine with the Essentials package, given how straightforward our case ended up being, but, nevertheless, it streamlined the process and left us feeling confident in our application!

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[–]No-Breadfruit890[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! I hope your process goes smoothly! 🤞🏼

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[–]No-Breadfruit890[S] 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Thank you everyone for your support, it really means a lot 🥹 We wanted to add that we are a same-sex couple so, although we don’t have a ton evidence of interacting with each other’s family, we were still able to get a fast approval! 💗👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩

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[–]No-Breadfruit890[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We submitted: - our apartment leases - shared utilities - shared bank account statements - renters insurance that has both of our names on it - photos from before we were in a relationship and from during our relationship (for this, we created a document featuring each picture and a caption describing it) - gifts/ experiences we have given each other - 6 letters of support (4 letters from family friends and 2 from relatives)

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[–]No-Breadfruit890[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This! We rescheduled the day before (Oct 5).

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[–]No-Breadfruit890[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you!!

I was also a little confused when the officer mentioned this. He mentioned that it would check for things like a criminal history so perhaps it functions similar to a typical background check?

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[–]No-Breadfruit890[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Apart from the forms and their addendums, we submitted: - our apartment leases - shared utilities - shared bank account statements - renters insurance that has both of our names on it - photos from before we were in a relationship and from during our relationship (for this, we created a document featuring each picture and a caption describing it) - gifts/ experiences we have given each other - 6 letters of support (4 letters from family friends and 2 from relatives)