Marriage green card interview at Cranbury NJ field office — approved after the interview (July 2026)
Approved after the interviewFiling → approval: 3 months
Field office
Cranbury NJ
Case type
AOS — I-130 + I-485 filed together
Sponsor
U.S. citizen spouse
Prior status
Humanitarian parole (Haiti), then pending asylum
Attorney
No
RFE during case
No
Timeline
- FiledApr 27, 2026
- Receipt noticeApr 29, 2026 · day 2
- InterviewJul 24, 2026 · day 88
- I-130 approvedJul 28, 2026 · day 92
- I-485 approvedJul 28, 2026 · day 92
Their story
Coming from a travel-ban country: I-130 and I-485 approved three months after mailing the package, at the New Jersey Central field office in Cranbury.
I was a humanitarian parolee from Haiti until 2025, then applied for asylum, and then adjusted status through marriage to my U.S. citizen spouse.
The package was mailed on April 27, 2026 and the receipt notice came on April 29, 2026. The interview was on July 24, 2026 and the approval notice came on July 28, 2026 — the I-485 case history shows Case Approved on July 28.
There was one silent update on July 27 and the approval landed the day after it.
Documents & evidence
Documents submitted for the I-130:
- Marriage certificate
- Proof of my spouse's U.S. citizenship
- Lease agreement
- Insurance
- Joint bank account statements
- Photos together
- Screenshots of our conversations
- Utility bills
Their advice
Coming from a banned country did not stop the case — from mailing the package to approval took about three months.
Watch the silent updates: I had one on July 27 and was approved the very next day.
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