MARCH 2019 - AOS Filers

[Cheschirecat 176]

3 hours ago, Sarah6422 said:

What app do you see it on? The visa tracker app ?(purple with an eagle on it)

Yes, USCIS case tracker, but the email and text came like 15 minutes later 

[PaulaMarie 68]

Just this morning Inquiry Date is March 2, now it’s March 3! Is this true!!! I hope it is! 🤞🏼

 

[Cheschirecat 176]

10 hours ago, americaninlove said:

But you’re not a K1 visa filer, are you?

No, we are other visa. 

[Cheschirecat 176]

11 hours ago, Sarah6422 said:

What app do you see it on? The visa tracker app ?(purple with an eagle on it)

Yes, I don’t have it because I have an iPhone, but hubby does. I also want to let y’all know we did not receive not even 1 update on the USCIS website. It still says case received and l biometrics fee received and that’s it! We also did ask to expedite the EAD  and never received anything about that either. 

[NewCitizen23 313]

OMG I can't believe it! The inquiry date for the EAD is March 3, 2019 now!!! 2 more days and I can make an inquiry!!! 

 

[Michaela K. 93]

19 hours ago, americaninlove said:

then an hour later gets an email saying that they tried to reach him to schedule but there was no answer. He was literally sitting on the couch with his phone the whole time. 

If his phone never rang, I'd try to make sure they have a correct number on his file. Also, next time he calls tell them about this issue so maybe they can come up with another solution if this happens again. Or give them also your number so they have 2 options to try. 

It's weird, I personally never had an issue. I had a call back from tier2 multiple times. Even one time I was on the phone with someone else and they just called in that moment, I was so mad at myself cause I thought I'd have to go through a tier1 and the wait again but luckily they tried to call me again a few minutes later

[Shiran 1,134]

30 minutes ago, Michaela K. said:

If his phone never rang, I'd try to make sure they have a correct number on his file.

Due to spam/scam call some phone companies are implementing "scam blocker" protection. I know T-mobile has one, where they suspect a scam/spam call it will not ring through. I know it affects call from charities as well, calls from large call centres. Hopefully it is not the case for USCIS.

[Nicola and Jordan 668]

3 minutes ago, Shiran said:

Due to spam/scam call some phone companies are implementing "scam blocker" protection. I know T-mobile has one, where they suspect a scam/spam call it will not ring through. I know it affects call from charities as well, calls from large call centres. Hopefully it is not the case for USCIS.

Im on T-Mobile and I got a call through and it said Likely Scam which made me laugh lol 

[americaninlove 381]

1 hour ago, Michaela K. said:

If his phone never rang, I'd try to make sure they have a correct number on his file. Also, next time he calls tell them about this issue so maybe they can come up with another solution if this happens again. Or give them also your number so they have 2 options to try. 

It's weird, I personally never had an issue. I had a call back from tier2 multiple times. Even one time I was on the phone with someone else and they just called in that moment, I was so mad at myself cause I thought I'd have to go through a tier1 and the wait again but luckily they tried to call me again a few minutes later

Took about five calls today but finally he got through! The first four just give you a message saying that due to high call volume you need to call back another time. On the fifth time he got put on hold for 45 minutes and then got a HUMAN! This time, unlike last time, it was a really nice woman who said she would put in for an expedite of his AP (that's better than he got last time--last time the guy said he would not qualify and would not do anything). She said he would hear back with either a yes, no, or request for more info. I'm hopeful that her putting that in, plus the now moving timelines, might make a difference?!?! One can hope. At least he finally got a human on the phone!

[Shiran 1,134]

48 minutes ago, americaninlove said:

or request for more info.

That usually comes in the form of an e-mail requesting a fax. So be prepared for that, and hopefully e-mail they have on file for you is accurate.

 

[NewCitizen23 313]

1 hour ago, Nicola and Jordan said:

Im on T-Mobile and I got a call through and it said Likely Scam which made me laugh lol 

I get scam calls from the "IRS" on a daily basis. I keep block them but they keep calling me from different numbers. Once I picked up because I wanted to know what they want. A guy on the phone said I need to tell him my Social Security number because it got suspected and if I don't want to get in trouble, I need to verify my Social Security number. My answer was like "how funny is this. I don't even have a Social Security number yet but it already suspected?" The guy hunged up on me LOL

Be careful, IRS or Social Security never call you they only send letter, and USCIS also call you ONLY if you call them and ask for a Tier1 or Tier2!! 

Edited July 31, 2019 by Gigi2017

[HSsweethearts4E 117]

1 hour ago, Gigi2017 said:

I get scam calls from the "IRS" on a daily basis. I keep block them but they keep calling me from different numbers. Once I picked up because I wanted to know what they want. A guy on the phone said I need to tell him my Social Security number because it got suspected and if I don't want to get in trouble, I need to verify my Social Security number. My answer was like "how funny is this. I don't even have a Social Security number yet but it already suspected?" The guy hunged up on me LOL

Be careful, IRS or Social Security never call you they only send letter, and USCIS also call you ONLY if you call them and ask for a Tier1 or Tier2!! 

I keep getting those calls daily too. They say my SS number has been suspended due to suspicious activity and that all my benefits have been suspended too. But I've never received a SS benefit in my life 😂

[Shiran 1,134]

1 minute ago, HSsweethearts4E said:

I keep getting those calls daily too. They say my SS number has been suspended due to suspicious activity and that all my benefits have been suspended too. But I've never received a SS benefit in my life 😂

They are predators targeting older people getting Social Security benefits. Would be nice if government spend some effort to curtail those calls instead of issuing RFE over the missing checkboxes to people who are actually playing by the rules. 

[Romei 78]

Processing times for the Charlotte centre change drastically it says 11 months to 25 months, i dont know what is going on. I am just frustrated with this whole wait 

[sgprecision 59]

We attended our interview last Friday in San Bernardino, CA. I am awaiting to upload a full report until all is resolved. Immediately we were informed at the interview that my wife's medical was missing from the file and they had ordered a copy from the National Records Center. The IO indicated his approval of her application pending receipt of the medical file. However, the whole interview experience was quite strange. He said he reviewed our file the day before and noticed it was missing, so obviously they check them out in advance. The IO didn't ask for a single financial document or pictures, just birth/marriage/divorce certificates. I am hoping his indication of approval is true. He said if they cannot locate the record, she will have to redo the medical at a civil surgeon. I am a little disappointed that it is lost, and I assume it was lost at POE because of the experience we had. I assume there is little chance the National Records Center has it. So I have to wait probably a month or more to get an RFE, submit the medical exam and wait for approval again. I paid a lot of money for the exams and vaccinations in Mexico, so hopefully they won't have to be redone. Hoping for the best, expecting the worst.