February 2017 AOS Filers

[shayden10 78]

1 hour ago, Glenn&Molly said:

Reassuring to see more people get their EAD and AP approved. Our NOA1 date is Feb 7 and we are still waiting. Wife is hoping to fly out on May 17 so we keep crossing our fingers!

You have passed day 75, have you called to submit an inquiry? Sometimes it gets your case moving faster. 

 

Right now it looks like it is taking around 7-14 days from the date the EAD/AP is approved to when it is received in the mail according to what other vjers in December and January have shared, but it can take up to 30 days for the card to be produced and for the card to be shipped. My card was approved last Wednesday and I will likely get it this Wednesday or Thursday. I would call to submit an inquiry, especially since you have a trip planned, it may help move your case forward faster!

 

Best of luck!

[TL2016 208]

7 minutes ago, gallegamericana said:

I was just working on doing that now! Hartford, CT -- they seem VERY backlogged now though :/

Oh, Hartford is barely 1 1/2 hours away from me. 

 

Its a little weird. A lot of the offices are very backlogged but still give out appointments much sooner than expected a lot of the times. Of course this doesn't mean that everyone will get a quick apppontment, but some people in LA for example have been getting interviews rather quickly and LA is very backlogged as well.

 

Either way, I wish you the best of luck. My local office is likely NYC if it gets transferred and our timelines are off by about a week so maybe I'll hear something soon.

[gallegamericana 8]

5 minutes ago, TL2016 said:

Oh, Hartford is barely 1 1/2 hours away from me. 

 

Its a little weird. A lot of the offices are very backlogged but still give out appointments much sooner than expected a lot of the times. Of course this doesn't mean that everyone will get a quick apppontment, but some people in LA for example have been getting interviews rather quickly and LA is very backlogged as well.

 

Either way, I wish you the best of luck. My local office is likely NYC if it gets transferred and our timelines are off by about a week so maybe I'll hear something soon.

I'm sure you'll hear something soon! USCIS works in mysterious ways -- we had an RFIE and I thought we were going to be set back a lot! Good luck to you!

[mmullins1421 3]

24 minutes ago, shayden10 said:

You have passed day 75, have you called to submit an inquiry? Sometimes it gets your case moving faster. 

 

Right now it looks like it is taking around 7-14 days from the date the EAD/AP is approved to when it is received in the mail according to what other vjers in December and January have shared, but it can take up to 30 days for the card to be produced and for the card to be shipped. My card was approved last Wednesday and I will likely get it this Wednesday or Thursday. I would call to submit an inquiry, especially since you have a trip planned, it may help move your case forward faster!

 

Best of luck!

How do you "submit an inquiry"? I pass 75 days tomorrow so I want to submit one to speed up the process. 

[shayden10 78]

1 hour ago, mmullins1421 said:

How do you "submit an inquiry"? I pass 75 days tomorrow so I want to submit one to speed up the process. 

Just call the USCIS Customer Service line (1-800-375-5283), give the officer your USCIS Case Number for your EAD application and request to submit an inquiry as you've passed day 75. If they say you can't, the USCIS processing times website tells you that you can, so you can quote it. They will likely give you an inquiry number and tell you they will contact you within 30 days. (Hopefully sooner!) 

To get a human faster, select your language when prompted by the automated service then immediately dial "22624" and it will send you straight through to a person!

[VividDreamer 15]

On 04/12/2017 at 9:24 PM, CaliforniaBoy5 said:

Hey, I'm in the same boat as you.  Sent in a certified copy of my marriage certificate and received a RFIE saying it wasn't provided.  So frustrating but glad I wasn't alone.  I sent another certified copy and a photocopy the next day after speaking with an agent on the phone who said the person processing my file "probably wasn't paying attention" while processing it and I should just do what they say.  My status updated two days later saying that they had received it but since then no changes to speak of.  The waiting is killing me and I'm super concerned that this will affect my work permit which I really need.  I didn't submit the 2016 tax return so I guess I'll see if I get a further RFE but I'll definitely bring it to the interview in case.

 

Sorry it took me so long to see this! I've been organizing a move and dealing with all this stress, I haven't been on the forums pretty much at all. Any updates on your situation?

 

I've mailed my response to USCIS and they updated my case status for the AOS today to having received it. I checked with my lawyer-friend who does immigration cases and he told me to send the updated financial documents and tax transcript with the RFIE for the marriage certificate so that's what I did. I sent 2016 transcript, 6 paystubs as well as another original marriage certificate and a photocopy of my marriage license - with an itemized letter explaining everything included and what it's in relation to. Lawyer also told me to specify in the letter that my original AOS package did include the requested certificate but I am following their request by sending another.

 

Now all I need to do is update my address with USCIS (I move on the 30th so I'm going to wait a day or two then do the online address change - I don't want them sending mail when I'm not there to receive it) and continue the waiting game. Hoping I get EAD soon, not working is killing me! Ya think it sounds nice to take a few month "vacation" from work but I've gone completely stir crazy!

 

Edit: If it helps and if you haven't gotten any updates, said lawyer friend told me an RFIE for the AOS doesn't affect processing time for the EAD; he said only if you were to get an RFE for the EAD itself does it affect the timeline.

Edited April 25, 2017 by VividDreamer
Added info

[LadieGrace 21]

Hello everyone, 

 

Congratulations for those who got some good news for their AOS and AED. Still no update for both. I had my biometrics last March 21st. Hope to hear from them soon. I need to really work.  

 

 

 

[NYBEtt 88]

17 hours ago, gallegamericana said:

Updates!

 

Application sent (I-130, I-485, I-765): 02/20/2017

Application received: 02/21/2017

Checks cashed: 02/28/2017

Text NOA1: 03/01/2017

Paper NOA1: 03/06/2017

Sent I-131 (we forgot to!) -03/08/17

RFIE message for I-485 posted on USCIS check my status: 03/10/2017 

Biometrics letter received: 03/10/2017

RFIE letter received: 03/17/2017

RFIE evidence sent: 03/20/17

RFIE received by USCIS: 03/21/2017

Biometrics: 03/24/2017

Status just changed to (4/24/2017): Case Is Ready To Be Scheduled For An Interview

No news on our EAD/AP -- EAD status is still "case received" and AP (sent in later) doesn't even appear online. I called today to check on it and they said it was received. that's it!

 

Yahoo!

 

Congratulations on the progress!

 

Can you tell me what your USCIS status was before it changed today?

 

 

[Poubon 8]

17 hours ago, shayden10 said:

Just call the USCIS Customer Service line (1-800-375-5283), give the officer your USCIS Case Number for your EAD application and request to submit an inquiry as you've passed day 75. If they say you can't, the USCIS processing times website tells you that you can, so you can quote it. They will likely give you an inquiry number and tell you they will contact you within 30 days. (Hopefully sooner!) 

To get a human faster, select your language when prompted by the automated service then immediately dial "22624" and it will send you straight through to a person!

Thanks for this advice! We called today and they said they are a little backlogged. They told us they are still working on applications from Nov. Which is interesting because many people seemed to have received some sort of notice about their case. I guess we just have to wait. They told us to wait since it was the 74th day to investigate further. 

[shayden10 78]

11 minutes ago, Poubon said:

Thanks for this advice! We called today and they said they are a little backlogged. They told us they are still working on applications from Nov. Which is interesting because many people seemed to have received some sort of notice about their case. I guess we just have to wait. They told us to wait since it was the 74th day to investigate further. 

Yeah they typically ask that people call to inquire after day 75, if you're on day 74 I would give them a call back on Thursday or Friday!

They are backlogged, however a lot of people from December and mid to late January have been getting responses about their EAD. Try to submit an inquiry again after day 75 and again after day 90 if it doesn't go anywhere. I think one or two people from early February have heard about their EAD without expediting. Hopefully more people will hear soon!

[CaliCanadianGuy 7]

3 hours ago, VividDreamer said:

 

Sorry it took me so long to see this! I've been organizing a move and dealing with all this stress, I haven't been on the forums pretty much at all. Any updates on your situation?

 

I've mailed my response to USCIS and they updated my case status for the AOS today to having received it. I checked with my lawyer-friend who does immigration cases and he told me to send the updated financial documents and tax transcript with the RFIE for the marriage certificate so that's what I did. I sent 2016 transcript, 6 paystubs as well as another original marriage certificate and a photocopy of my marriage license - with an itemized letter explaining everything included and what it's in relation to. Lawyer also told me to specify in the letter that my original AOS package did include the requested certificate but I am following their request by sending another.

 

Now all I need to do is update my address with USCIS (I move on the 30th so I'm going to wait a day or two then do the online address change - I don't want them sending mail when I'm not there to receive it) and continue the waiting game. Hoping I get EAD soon, not working is killing me! Ya think it sounds nice to take a few month "vacation" from work but I've gone completely stir crazy!

 

Edit: If it helps and if you haven't gotten any updates, said lawyer friend told me an RFIE for the AOS doesn't affect processing time for the EAD; he said only if you were to get an RFE for the EAD itself does it affect the timeline.

Hey, thanks for replying.  As chance would have it my EAD status just updated this morning to "New Card Is Being Produced"!!!  I'm so happy as I really want to start working.  Getting a bit bored hanging out with the dog.  I was super surprised that it went through so fast.

 

My AOS status still says "Response To USCIS' Request For Evidence Was Received" from March 10th.  At this point I'm just praying my case is being processed through the NBC and I don't have to go and interview as my office is San Francisco and it would be a pain to have to go there.  Fingers crossed

 

Hope you get an update soon!

[gallegamericana 8]

3 hours ago, NYBEtt said:

Congratulations on the progress!

 

Can you tell me what your USCIS status was before it changed today?

 

 

I think it was "RFIE evidence received"

[Glenn&Molly 1]

21 hours ago, shayden10 said:

Just call the USCIS Customer Service line (1-800-375-5283), give the officer your USCIS Case Number for your EAD application and request to submit an inquiry as you've passed day 75. If they say you can't, the USCIS processing times website tells you that you can, so you can quote it. They will likely give you an inquiry number and tell you they will contact you within 30 days. (Hopefully sooner!) 

To get a human faster, select your language when prompted by the automated service then immediately dial "22624" and it will send you straight through to a person!

 Thanks for the tip! Just submitted an inquiry and got a referral number! hopefully his gets things going!

[T_McCann 10]

Hi guys,

 

called USCIS this morning as I'm on day 76 and the lady was super sweet and sent of an enquiry  fingers crossed and good luck to y'all .

[VividDreamer 15]

3 hours ago, CaliforniaBoy5 said:

Hey, thanks for replying.  As chance would have it my EAD status just updated this morning to "New Card Is Being Produced"!!!  I'm so happy as I really want to start working.  Getting a bit bored hanging out with the dog.  I was super surprised that it went through so fast.

 

My AOS status still says "Response To USCIS' Request For Evidence Was Received" from March 10th.  At this point I'm just praying my case is being processed through the NBC and I don't have to go and interview as my office is San Francisco and it would be a pain to have to go there.  Fingers crossed

 

Hope you get an update soon!

Thanks for the update! I'm gonna try not to get my hopes up too high but you're adjusting from the same country, around the same time... Fingers crossed I might hear about EAD soon I couldn't care less when and if I interview, I just wanna work! Lol. Good luck!