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Sean and Kristina   24

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We recently filed for my husband's AOS from an F-1 student visa in October. We have not received any RFEs and our case is ready to be scheduled for an interview. We will be traveling for a little over a month during the holidays and I want to place our mail on hold. There's a chance we'll receive his EAD/AP just prior to our departure (all travel is domestic so no worries there). I've read that USCIS does not allow their documents to get forwarded. 1. Is this true? 2. Do USCIS documents get held like any other mail or would they get returned?

I'm going to try and delay the mail hold to begin about a week after we depart because we live in an apartment and our mailbox is locked so I know it's secure. I'm just concerned that if USCIS sends any mail correspondence like for interview scheduling, etc. that the mail hold might interfere. Although, I believe our attorney receives copies of the same documents we receive.

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I wrote a full detailed account of our AOS process, timeline, AP use, and interview on my blog. You can read it here.

Read our experience clearing immigration with an expired green card and extension letter here.

F-1 AOS Journey

Spoiler

10/05/15 - Mailed AOS Package (I-130, I-485, I-864, I-693, I-131, I-765, G-325As, G-1145)

10/07/15 - AOS Package delivered to Chicago Lockbox

10/14/15 - Received four NOA1s via e-mail & text notifications that USCIS received our case. Routed to National Benefits Center for processing

10/15/15 - Checks cashed

10/19/15 - Received four hard copies of NOA1s in the mail

10/23/15 - Received biometrics appointment in the mail. Scheduled for 11/03

10/26/15 - Failed early walk-in attempt for biometrics at Boston location

11/03/15 - Biometrics appointment in Boston

11/10/15 - AOS case status changed to "Ready to be scheduled for interview"

12/21/15 - EAD/AP approved

12/24/15 - EAD/AP mailed

12/30/15 - EAD/AP delivered

03/17/16 - Interview scheduled for April 20th

04/20/16 - AOS Inteview - Boston, MA - APPROVED!

04/25/16 - Approval notice received in the mail

04/26/16 - Green card mailed

04/29/16 - Green card delivered

 

ROC

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02/20/18 - Mailed I-751 Package

02/23/18 - I-751 delivered to CSC

02/28/18 - Check cashed

03/02/18 - NOA1 received in the mail

05/12/18 - Notice that previous biometrics will be reused

08/24/18 - Received 18 month extension letter (courtesy copy)

10/22/18 - Received the "revised notice" with the correct 18 month extension letter--on green paper this time.

02/27/19 - Card mailed notification via Case Tracker mobile app

03/01/19 - Both approval letter and new green card delivered

 

N-400

Spoiler

03/02/19 - Filed N-400 online

03/02/19 - NOA1 via online portal

03/09/19 - Biometrics scheduled

03/12/19 - Biometrics appointment appeared in Documents tab in online USCIS account

03/13/19 - Successful early walk-in for biometrics 

11/13/19 - Interview

Seizetheglobe.com

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Call local USPS branch. The hold just means they keep it. When I would go home for holidays I'd do mail holds all the time. They just reeliver it all later. Whether this is different for the no forwarding action, not sure but I'd doubt it.

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I was out of the country visiting my husband when my interview notice came - the day after I left!! I had my mail on hold and it was fine. It was delivered with the rest of the held mail when I returned home. I don't think you will have any problem.

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