aos AOS: 10 month still no I-485, nor I-765, nor I-131

[wimpog 7]

Hello,

 

It's been a little over 10 months (see my timeline) since we've mailed the AOS packet and other than the receipts and the biometrics haven't gotten anything else, no I-485 approval, nor I-765, nor I-131, nor an RFE.

Went to an InfoPass appointment today and was told the National Benefits Center is very busy and backlogged. He said it now takes up to 1.5 years for them to process AOS. He was surprised however that I-765 and I-131 approvals or notifications hadn't come in and submitted a ticket to expedite it.
I want to say that the person at the InfoPass appointment at Lawrence, MA was very polite, understanding and helpful.

Has anyone else been waiting that long?

[Marzena & Stephen 544]

Did you receive a confirmation of receipt for any of them? 

 

nevermind i just read that.

 

I think that the ead and ap IS way too long. something must be wrong. 

Edited April 25, 2018 by Marzena & Stephen

[wimpog 7]

24 minutes ago, Marzena & Stephen said:

I think that the ead and ap IS way too long. something must be wrong. 

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Well, he did check for any RFEs and didn't see anything.

[geowrian 22,335]

Yeah, the AP and EAD applications are way outside normal processing timelines. Hopefully you hear back on them soon.

[ocjmakaveli 16]

Took us from aug 6 receipt date to march 15 to receive ead. We did have a rfe though in jan.

 

I think nbc is processing our family case.

[Sirisaysyes 7]

Did my Biometrics July 21, 2017 I believe haven’t heard anything since just enjoying the golden state as I’ve been told to wait wait and wait time and time again. 

[wimpog 7]

3 minutes ago, Sirisaysyes said:

Did my Biometrics July 21, 2017 I believe haven’t heard anything since just enjoying the golden state as I’ve been told to wait wait and wait time and time again. 

We also had the biometrics on July 21, 2017. Nothing ever since ...

[Sirisaysyes 7]

Sorry to hear that sounds like we’re in the same boat! I’ll see you at DHS FBI Detention Center! Just kidding hopefully it comes pretty smooth after all this wait!

[yogabbaz 52]

On 25/4/2018 at 3:35 PM, wimpog said:

Hello,

 

It's been a little over 10 months (see my timeline) since we've mailed the AOS packet and other than the receipts and the biometrics haven't gotten anything else, no I-485 approval, nor I-765, nor I-131, nor an RFE.

Went to an InfoPass appointment today and was told the National Benefits Center is very busy and backlogged. He said it now takes up to 1.5 years for them to process AOS. He was surprised however that I-765 and I-131 approvals or notifications hadn't come in and submitted a ticket to expedite it.
I want to say that the person at the InfoPass appointment at Lawrence, MA was very polite, understanding and helpful.

Has anyone else been waiting that long?

Yes!! Over here!! We've been waiting 254 days and I've sent 2 service requests for my husband's I-131 and supposedly it was completed and an officer has our case and then we sent another one with a T2 officer and supposedly that was also completed and an officer is reviewing our case. We got an RFIE for the I-765 last month which was 7 months after sending in the AOS packet. I'm expecting and RFIE for the I-131 but we haven't received anything I can't believe you've been waiting 10 months and nothing... 

 

We've contacted our senator and the ombudsman and nothing yet. Debating on scheduling an infopass appointment.... do you think that helped you a little bit?

[Hamilton 511]

I would strongly suggest contacting the Ombudsman and your Senator/Rep. I was in the same boat (check my signature for my timeline), and contacting both of those people is what got USCIS to finally look at my application and send me my EAD/AP. Opening service requests directly with USCIS is pointless because they will just tell you to wait more. 

[Hamilton 511]

1 hour ago, yogabbaz said:

Yes!! Over here!! We've been waiting 254 days and I've sent 2 service requests for my husband's I-131 and supposedly it was completed and an officer has our case and then we sent another one with a T2 officer and supposedly that was also completed and an officer is reviewing our case. We got an RFIE for the I-765 last month which was 7 months after sending in the AOS packet. I'm expecting and RFIE for the I-131 but we haven't received anything I can't believe you've been waiting 10 months and nothing... 

 

We've contacted our senator and the ombudsman and nothing yet. Debating on scheduling an infopass appointment.... do you think that helped you a little bit?

Jeez. I can't believe you're still waiting! I would suggest contacting a different Congressperson if your senator hasn't been useful or hasn't contacted USCIS for you. You should really be getting a "card in production" message any day now (it seems like they send you the EAD/AP pretty quickly after their receive a response to an RFIE). I basically sent the Ombudsman a really desperate email about how long it had been - and the next day, I got an approval message.

[wimpog 7]

2 minutes ago, yogabbaz said:

Yes!! Over here!! We've been waiting 254 days and I've sent 2 service requests for my husband's I-131 and supposedly it was completed and an officer has our case and then we sent another one with a T2 officer and supposedly that was also completed and an officer is reviewing our case. We got an RFIE for the I-765 last month which was 7 months after sending in the AOS packet. I'm expecting and RFIE for the I-131 but we haven't received anything I can't believe you've been waiting 10 months and nothing... 

 

We've contacted our senator and the ombudsman and nothing yet. Debating on scheduling an infopass appointment.... do you think that helped you a little bit?

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Sorry to hear about your experience so far. Looks like we're in the same boat. It is actually 11 months for me now.

What kind of RFIE for the I-765 have you gotten? What is that RFIE asking you about?
The only thing that I could see at the moment the InfoPass appointment has helped is to push the EAD case a bit forward, that is to expedite it. I now see the status of it has been updated that it's been processed. Haven't received anything in the mail yet. The person at the InfoPass appointment did say it the AP and EAD should have been done long time ago.

[wimpog 7]

43 minutes ago, Hamilton said:

I would strongly suggest contacting the Ombudsman and your Senator/Rep. I was in the same boat (check my signature for my timeline), and contacting both of those people is what got USCIS to finally look at my application and send me my EAD/AP. Opening service requests directly with USCIS is pointless because they will just tell you to wait more. 

How do I contact the Ombudsman and my Senator/Rep.? Do I write a letter to them? What do I tell them? Thank you for the suggestion. I might as well do that, I just don't know the process of contacting them.

[Hamilton 511]

3 hours ago, wimpog said:

How do I contact the Ombudsman and my Senator/Rep.? Do I write a letter to them? What do I tell them? Thank you for the suggestion. I might as well do that, I just don't know the process of contacting them.

 I would highly recommend contacting your Congressperson (Senator or Rep - go to their website and there should be some place where they talk about helping constituents). Your profile says you're in MA - here's Sen. Elizabeth Warren's "assistance" page: https://www.warren.senate.gov/services/findassistance

Google and find out who your local county representative is. They may be more responsive than the senator's office.

 

Also fill out a case request for the CIS Ombudsman here https://www.dhs.gov/case-assistance

 

[wimpog 7]

5 hours ago, Hamilton said:

 I would highly recommend contacting your Congressperson (Senator or Rep - go to their website and there should be some place where they talk about helping constituents). Your profile says you're in MA - here's Sen. Elizabeth Warren's "assistance" page: https://www.warren.senate.gov/services/findassistance

Google and find out who your local county representative is. They may be more responsive than the senator's office.

 

Also fill out a case request for the CIS Ombudsman here https://www.dhs.gov/case-assistance

 

Thank you, Sir, for this information! I will get started on it. How do you suggest constructing a letter to them? Do I just write my story in plain English and ask them to look into it? Do I need to send any evidence with the letter, etc.?