Hello everyone,

I wanted to share my experience in going from DACA to AOS in case anyone happens to have some related questions or just wants to hear about it.

Married to USC in May of 2018. I'm a DACA recipient, yet I entered the county with I-94 (tourist visa). I submitted AOS paperwork in July, 2018. I hired a paralegal, whom was recommended to me, who charged me $500 to prep and submit all my paperwork. Receipts and bio-metric appointment came quickly; however, the interview appointment notice took a few months, until February/March of 2019. The actual interview took place on March 25th, 2019 in Sacramento (I live in the central valley more towards the north).

The interview was, by far, the smoothest thing of the whole process if you ask me. We waited for about 40 minutes, if not more, before they called us in. If fact, we saw people, who got there way after us, go in before us (who knows). Once in, we got asked like three questions top (where we met, when we got married, can't remember the other question, not that it matters to be honest). Everything felt pretty rushed, as if the officer (interviewer) had already made up his mind about my case. I would say that the interview took less than ten minutes. 40 minutes after the interview, my case was updated to "Producing new card" or something along these lines. The interview took place on a Monday and by Friday, of the same week, the conditional green card was in the mailbox.

Let me know if you happen to have any questions about my case.


Thank you!