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Background: Wife's H1 expires in a couple of weeks. Needed EAD card. Had filed I-765 on sept 07 2005. Five months and no EAD card yet. Checked with INS 800 number. Found the card was at Missouri ( Lee's Summit ) service center. Since time was running out on the H1 B. Took an appointment at Detroit Office. For interim EAD. Here is a sequence of events for some one else who might need an interim EAD in Detroit MI.

I would like to share with you an information that you might be able to add to the 'Interim EAD Issuance Policy' section. Yesterday, I went to the Orlando, FL office to get my interim EAD. They told me that I had to mail in my request to their office. What they want really is for us to sent them, by mail, another I-765 application, write INTERIM on top of it, attach the I-765 and I-485 receipt and sent it to them by mail.

yeaaaahh..i am so happy and that wouldnt have been possible w/o this forum and all the help I have received!

We had our interview appointment at 11.05. We left home at about 8.00. And of course, Chicago would not be Chicago if there was no traffic jam, so we left the highway to take an alternate route. After spotting the INS building, we looked for a parking. We enter the building at 10.00.

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Alright,  first off thank you to everyone that helped me out with what to bring!

We showed up with about 30 pounds of paperwork, photos, tax returns, wedding albums, cards.



Our appointment was at 1 pm, we arrived around 12:15. We got in the lineup, and waited. and waited and waited. (got a little warm considering it is still in the high 80s, 90s) At about 12:55 they let us in along with a swarm of other people coming in for the same thing (and some naturalization cases) We signed in, and waited right up at the door to be called.

First of all my thanks to everyone who posted their comments and precious suggestions to help ppl makin their ways easier in immigration process. Below is my complete timeline of applying and getting J1 waiver.



Nov. 8, 2006 - Forms and affidavits got notarised to be sent to CGI Houston

Nov. 9, 2006 - Sent to CGI Houston for attestation

Nov. 10, 2006 - CGI Houston Recieves Documents and passport

Dec. 5, 2006 - Attested Documents return back to me (to be sent to authorities in India)

Hello All,

Heres my experience on the CP



Flew to India on June 12th (Interview Date June 26th) Since you have to submit documents to VFS 7 working days prior to Interview.



Flew Virgin Atlantic ti Mumbai and went straight to VFS from the Airport. They are open from 8.00am - 12.00 and 1.00pm - 3.00pm



Documents Submited to VFS

- Copy of the first, second, last page of the current passport, copy of all us visa's in the current passport.

There is no need for old passports and copies of all pages.

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I finally received my Green Card yesterday. My wife got hers 2 weeks ago. Here are the filing dates.



I-140 (EB1) filed in July 2006 (Approved in 2 weeks)

I-485 sent to NVC in September 2007

Interview notification from Chennai US Consulate on January 17, 2007

Interview at Chennai on February 12, 2007

Received the passports on February 20, 2007

Validation stamp in the passport on February 28, 2007

Welcome Letter (wife) on March 6, 2007

Green Card (wife) received on March 7, 2007

I had my interview today in downtown miami. The entire process took just less than an hour of which around 45 min was the wait for my turn. I had taken so much with me but nothing was needed except the passport and green card. I did get one unusual question related to my mailing address. I have always used a P.O Box as a mailing address so she just asked why P.O Box, why not use the home address. I just told her I change residences quite often ( am a single guy ) and its just easy for me to get a P.O Box near work.