June 2018 AOS Filers

[MarksMate 227]

New Card Is Being Produced!!! AOS DONE! Phew! That's 1yr9months of not having to deal with USCIS again. 

 

Do we need to repay the fee when we get the 10yr card? That would suck! 

 

Also, the health insurance thing was scraped for this year in most states. 

[ChuAni 1,191]

On 2/14/2019 at 5:15 PM, MarksMate said:

Mine was ready for interview since July 24th and I already have a date,  so only a day before yours and I am in the 2nd busiest office in the country so hopefully you get a date soon. Goodluck on the job hunt! I have found the best way to get a job here is to network! Meet people, be active on Linkedin. I made friends with my husbands manager 3 months before I got my EAD and when it came through I started work for them the same week. I recently switched to a different job that paid a bit more in a field I want to work in and I got that job through networking too, I am part of a community group here in our area and it just so happened that one of the members is a manager at a big international company and got me a interview, interview went well and I was offered the position. Network, network,network!! I am a whole lot less active on instagram than I used to be but when I do go I always go check your guys profile to see if anything exciting has happened for you two. Keep your head up girl, you got this! 

Hi.. @MarksMate

I reside in Peoria too. 

How's everything going with you?

[Allaboutwaiting 2,500]

On 3/20/2019 at 6:21 PM, MarksMate said:

Do we need to repay the fee when we get the 10yr card? That would suck! 

Yes. You must pay the Removal of Conditions fee, which is 595+85. Plus the increase that might happen while you wait. 

Edited March 23, 2019 by Allaboutwaiting

[Laura & Chris 104]

Hi so im in Seattle! I filed in June and I haven't gotten my GC and I AM getting nervous. When I called to get the info through the robot it said case cannot be found..... so that made my heart leap! Help

[DBR 36]

I hope everyone is having a good journey so far!

 

It's been 293 days since getting NOA and waiting to hear back from the Santa Ana field office... I hope transferring it to the San Bernardino office won't delay things further.

Thankfully I got a good job and a few other co-workers are also going through or have been through the same process so it's good to hear how things went for them too.

[Hadassah123 523]

Just found out my interview was scheduled today! YAY! Had thought it would take till at least mid-summer based on the processing times. Though, I'd seen some fellow LA people who filed before me getting their interviews recently, which already led me to hope/believe that it could be sooner. Though, with USCIS you never know.... 

 

Now to wait for the letter and interview date!

[nullaccount234 882]

6 hours ago, Hadassah123 said:

Just found out my interview was scheduled today! YAY! Had thought it would take till at least mid-summer based on the processing times. Though, I'd seen some fellow LA people who filed before me getting their interviews recently, which already led me to hope/believe that it could be sooner. Though, with USCIS you never know.... 

 

Now to wait for the letter and interview date!

Congrats! 

[ineedadisplayname 449]

On 3/26/2019 at 12:12 PM, Laura & Chris said:

Hi so im in Seattle! I filed in June and I haven't gotten my GC and I AM getting nervous. When I called to get the info through the robot it said case cannot be found..... so that made my heart leap! Help

That is their system. Kinda bad.

You can track your status on the two websites you might be familiar with already. If you want to hear it from the robot after a try it will offer a menu option to report that something wrong with your case and then after waiting some time for a human being they will tell your case status. I assume using the website....

I had the same stuff, but once the interview was scheduled the webpage updated (didn't check the phone) and didn't miss any notifications.

[Ludovic UK 111]

9 hours ago, Hadassah123 said:

Just found out my interview was scheduled today! YAY! Had thought it would take till at least mid-summer based on the processing times. Though, I'd seen some fellow LA people who filed before me getting their interviews recently, which already led me to hope/believe that it could be sooner. Though, with USCIS you never know.... 

  

Now to wait for the letter and interview date!

Amazing news!! I've been seeing some movement for May applicants in LA but great to see June changes. Supper happy for you, congratulations!!

[Hadassah123 523]

13 hours ago, Ludovic UK said:

Amazing news!! I've been seeing some movement for May applicants in LA but great to see June changes. Supper happy for you, congratulations!!

Thanks!

Are you in the LA Group as well? There's not that many of us, but that's where I've been getting my info from. Am not too active on VJ anymore besides that page and a Dutch one. 
 

 

[Ludovic UK 111]

12 minutes ago, Hadassah123 said:

Thanks!

Are you in the LA Group as well? There's not that many of us, but that's where I've been getting my info from. Am not too active on VJ anymore besides that page and a Dutch one. 
  

 

Oh awesome, I'll have to check that group out  

[Butziee 25]

Greetings, Im new to this forum and was getting a little concerned regarding my aos process. I see some of yall are already had interviews but my case status hasnt been updated since aug 6 when i finished my biometrics.  I updated my timeline for better understanding. I wonder if theres something wrong with our papers, so far no rfe or any update yet.

Few questions: 

1. Should i inquire about the status of my petition?

2. Am i within the processing time line?

3. Gona refile ead card soon, will i be able to keep my job while updated ead is procesing? ( i know the processing times are really long now)

 

Thank you so much for your help!

[nullaccount234 882]

23 hours ago, Butziee said:

Greetings, Im new to this forum and was getting a little concerned regarding my aos process. I see some of yall are already had interviews but my case status hasnt been updated since aug 6 when i finished my biometrics.  I updated my timeline for better understanding. I wonder if theres something wrong with our papers, so far no rfe or any update yet.

Few questions: 

1. Should i inquire about the status of my petition?

2. Am i within the processing time line?

3. Gona refile ead card soon, will i be able to keep my job while updated ead is procesing? ( i know the processing times are really long now)

 

Thank you so much for your help!

Hey. If you have received initial EAD/AP and you have completed your biometrics then there's likely nothing wrong with your application.

 

1. If the answer to question #2 is no, then you can go ahead and inquire about your application status. If yes, then no you should not.

2. What city are you in/which city are you closest to? Generally speaking you're not outside of normal processing times, but it varies a little depending on field office. In Dallas TX, 50% of applications are completed by 18 months and 93% are completed by 22,5 months. In Dallas the current case receipt date for an inquiry is June 25th, 2017. https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/

3. If you receive EAD NOA1 for your renewal application before your current EAD expires, then yes you can keep your job for 6 more months which hopefully well covers the rest of the processing time. The NOA1 includes an automatic extension of EAD. AP is however not automatically extended.

[Butziee 25]

7 minutes ago, LizM said:

Hey. If you have received initial EAD/AP and you have completed your biometrics then there's likely nothing wrong with your application.

 

1. If the answer to question #2 is no, then you can go ahead and inquire about your application status. If yes, then no you should not.

2. What city are you in/which city are you closest to? Generally speaking you're not outside of normal processing times, but it varies a little depending on field office. In Dallas TX, 50% of applications are completed by 18 months and 93% are completed by 22,5 months. In Dallas the current case receipt date for an inquiry is June 25th, 2017. https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/

3. If you receive EAD NOA1 for your renewal application before your current EAD expires, then yes you can keep your job for 6 more months which hopefully well covers the rest of the processing time. The NOA1 includes an automatic extension of EAD. AP is however not automatically extended.

Hello Liz!

 

Thank you for this information. I live in dallas tx so im assuming im way within normal processing time. I have a follow up to question 3. 

If the 6 months extension is still not enough time to cover the rest of the processing time, do i just re apply again ?

Getting paranoid and dont want to give up my current job if that happens..

 

thank you!

[nullaccount234 882]

6 hours ago, Butziee said:

Hello Liz!

 

Thank you for this information. I live in dallas tx so im assuming im way within normal processing time. I have a follow up to question 3. 

If the 6 months extension is still not enough time to cover the rest of the processing time, do i just re apply again ?

Getting paranoid and dont want to give up my current job if that happens..

 

thank you!

No worries!

 

No, your renewal application still stands and there's no need to file again (don't forget to attach your AOS NOA1 with the renewal so you won't have to pay any additional fees). Long before your extension expires you should be able to either file an inquiry into your renewal case, or apply for an EAD expedite and cite severe financial loss to you (and possibly your employer) as a reason for the expedite. I might try to go the expedite route as soon as my current EAD has expired and if I still haven't received my renewal card, but I haven't made up my mind yet.

 

Again, keep in mind that the AP is not automatically extended, and much harder to expedite (AP will not necessarily be expedited just because EAD is).