Successful Expedited EAD and AP 2019 - Detailed Timeline

[John951 54]

1 minute ago, BananaButton5 said:

I don't want to start a new thread, since I know there are tons of these. Does anyone know if student loans are grounds for expidition on financial loss? My husband's loans are coming due and it's $600 a month. Since he has moved from Canada he is no longer allowed to negotiate the cost. I'm worried that if we file for financial loss it will negatively impact his Greencard application since I'm his sponsor. I make well over the limit, but because of this extra cost we are really struggling. Now our estimate EAD approval has moved back three months and we did not plan for him to be unemployed this long. He has a very prestigious engineering degree and would be a very great asset to the US workforce, it's amazing to be that they punish legal immigrants by making them wait so long to work. He doesn't want to ruin his chances with big engineering firms here by applying and just hoping he can get expidited with a job offer, since a lot of companies just don't want to deal with that. I'm at a loss. I think applying for financial loss may be our best bet to expidition of EAD, but as I said, I'm worried it could impact AOS. 

It does cost anything to try

[Aussieinnewenglan 0]

Hi Guys,

I just expedited my work permit on grounds of financial loss and I was approved. I had a job offer from a company and a letter of offer that I used in my application... unfortunately that job offered to me is no longer available and have started working elsewhere.

Just wondering if this will come back and bite me in the rear end later as I did not end up working at the place that gave me the letter of offer?

[Michael&Karen 46]

On 5/8/2019 at 12:53 PM, Market said:

 

I just wanted to give a huge thanks to the VisaJourney community and everyone who has ever shared their timelines and experiences. Because we saw one post here about successfully expediting the travel document due to wedding outside the US and that was one of the reasons why we tried it because we had nothing to lose.

 

Below are my detailed timeline and process (which took 46 DAYS from the time we requested the expedite by calling USCIS until card in hand) notes in case anyone is/will be in the same boat as I was.

 

Timeline:

 

• 12/5: Submitted I-485, I-765 and I-131 applications
• 12/7: Received NOA1 in mail, application being processed by National Benefits Center
• 12/31: Biometrics appointment completed
• 03/23: Called USCIS and submitted service request to expedite I-131 on the basis of Severe Financial Loss (We didn´t know exactly how to define the expediting reason, because everywhere on the Internet there are posts and infromation that the wedding isn´t a reason for the expedition, but we chose this, because the wedding is also a big waste of money (and this will be OUR wedding, for our families) If it doesn´t take place, but we didn't focus on the money at all in our COVER LETTER!!!!!!!!!(this is very important I guess), we also didn´t use the word WEDDING in the cover letter.)
• 03/25: Email response from USCIS asking for supporting documents for request to expedite: "Upon receipt of your request for expeditious processing, your case was reviewed and a determination was made that we need additional information to make a decision regarding your request. Please fax proof of a pending job offer to ###-###-####, Attn:  AA####, Div #, Team #."
• 04/02: Faxed over supporting documents to USCIS fax number provided in email response
  1. Cover Letter;
  2. USCIS Email Response Above (they request you include in your fax);
  3. Other documents why we needed to have my case expedited such as my airline ticket to Europe, rental contracts for wedding venue, invoices from contractors for the wedding, everything was officially translated (which was required and mandatory)
• 4/10: Got notification, that my case for I-485 is Ready to Be Scheduled for An Interview.
• 4/12: Email response from USCIS: "We received your request to expedite the decision on your application. Your case is currently under review. You will receive a decision or notice of further action shortly. My case status online changed:
  1. On April 12, 2019, your request to have your case expedited, referral number XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX, was completed.
  2. On April 12, 2019, we sent a response to your request to have your case expedited, referral number XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX.
  3. On April 12, 2019, your request to have your case expedited, referral number XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX, was assigned to an officer for response.
• 04/30/2019: Case status online changed to "Card in Production"!
• 05/03/2019: Case status online changed to "Card was mailed to me"
• 05/08/2019: AP card in hand!

I believe a good cover letter can really make a difference and “No legacy is so rich as honesty.” Because We didn´t focuse on MONEY in the cover letter, my husband (american citizen) comes from Slovakia, so it could also help, because he still has family in Slovakia. We focused on what it means for us If We don´t get my travel permit soon, our disappointment, emotional loss etc.. We tried to make the USCIS officers emphatize with our difficult situation. I think It can really help. They are just people, and it really depends WHO IS GOING TO READ THE COVER LETTER and who is going to hold it in their hands and decide, that´s what We think. Also, we didn't have a lawyer or a congressman to help us. 

 

GOOD LUCK EVERYBODY!  

 M.

 

Congrats! I'm very happy for you.

 

I wanna do the same because we're really struggling with money and we still have to pay for the next fees... do you think you can share your cover letter just to get an idea? we have evidence and our case it's different but I just don't know how to start, thanks.