November 2018 AOS Filers, Part 2

[slow_brooklyn 15]

Anyone else in November now out of processing time for EAD? I am for AP and will be for 765 in a couple days...

[Allaboutwaiting 2,500]

Hello everyone! 

 

As some of you guys might recall, during our interview, we were informed our K1 file was not there and a request was made that very same day.

We had an info pass appointment weeks later and we were told the file already arrived, but wasn't yet at the interviewing officer's desk -reaching the desk takes another while-. 

We left quite disappointed.

 

Fortunately now, after several weeks of despair, we can finally announce that we were approved! 

 

Certainly I wish there was no need to deal with the USCIS again, especially with ROC, which from what I've read, takes over a year. 😕

But at least we'll have 21 months immigration bureaucracy free; hopefully that'll be enough to recover from the trauma of the past year and a half -since we filed the K1-.

 

Our best wishes and hugs to everyone still waiting. 

[JMCKNG 156]

4 hours ago, slow_brooklyn said:

Anyone else in November now out of processing time for EAD? I am for AP and will be for 765 in a couple days...

I'm not there for EAD but a day away from AP outside normal processing times.. 232 days here 

[rrobin0609 387]

2 hours ago, Allaboutwaiting said:

Fortunately now, after several weeks of despair, we can finally announce that we were approved! 

YAY! I'm so happy for you!

[wakeuplittlesuzy 192]

6 hours ago, slow_brooklyn said:

Anyone else in November now out of processing time for EAD? I am for AP and will be for 765 in a couple days...

I'm out of normal processing times for AP as well (Case was received November 14th), but my EAD is still technically within processing times. I'm guessing if I don't hear anything next week we'll be outside of normal processing times for the EAD as well. We'll see what happens.

 

We submitted an inquiry on our AP, but still haven't heard anything from USCIS because they decided it would be fair to give themselves an extra 30 days. 🙄

Edited July 11, 2019 by wakeuplittlesuzy
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[wakeuplittlesuzy 192]

2 minutes ago, wakeuplittlesuzy said:

I'm out of normal processing times for AP as well (Case was received November 14th), but my EAD is still technically within processing times. I'm guessing if I don't hear anything next week we'll be outside of normal processing times for the EAD as well. We'll see what happens.

 

We submitted an inquiry on our AP, but still haven't heard anything from USCIS because they decided it would be fair to give themselves an extra 30 days. 🙄

I also think a lot of us will start to see some movement on our EADs starting Monday since there are so many will be considered outside of normal processing times at that point. Unless, of course, they decide to push the dates back again. (Knock on wood they don't!) Anything is possible at this point though.

[Allaboutwaiting 2,500]

3 hours ago, rrobin0609 said:

YAY! I'm so happy for you!

Thanks so much!  😃 

And your turn is in a few weeks! 🙌

[calliope8 72]

Yay!  We got approved on the spot! The officer didn't ask for any evidence other than photo id.  It was pretty straight-forward and he just basically confirmed address, his parents' names, our dates of birth, wedding date, and how we met.  Then he just asked the questions from the I-485 that most people have answered 'no' to (involvement in anti-government groups, organized crime, human trafficking, etc.) 

 

I was surprised to learn that my husband will be eligible to apply for citizenship within 3 years!  He will barely have his 10 yr residence card by then! But good news in any case. Only annoyance is that we will have to wait to get the green card and go to the SSA office to apply for an SSN for him, whereas they would have automatically assigned one if they had processed the EAD (as I understand it.)  So more delay in him being able to work but at least we know we're almost there! 

[JunkTardis 183]

On 7/11/2019 at 1:01 PM, Allaboutwaiting said:

Hello everyone! 

 

As some of you guys might recall, during our interview, we were informed our K1 file was not there and a request was made that very same day.

We had an info pass appointment weeks later and we were told the file already arrived, but wasn't yet at the interviewing officer's desk -reaching the desk takes another while-. 

We left quite disappointed.

 

Fortunately now, after several weeks of despair, we can finally announce that we were approved! 

 

Certainly I wish there was no need to deal with the USCIS again, especially with ROC, which from what I've read, takes over a year. 😕

But at least we'll have 21 months immigration bureaucracy free; hopefully that'll be enough to recover from the trauma of the past year and a half -since we filed the K1-.

 

Our best wishes and hugs to everyone still waiting. 

Congratulations! I am so glad to hear that!!! 

[JunkTardis 183]

So several sets of good news has come around this month! 
 

• Green Card interview scheduled for Aug 6th
• EAD/AP Combo Card arrived!
• I applied for a job days before the NBC mailed my combo card
• Had 2 interviews for the job
• GOT THE JOB the SAME week my combo card arrived! Full time at Best Buy! Winner winner chicken dinner! 
• And to top it off, we booked our 2 weeks off back to the UK today too! It'll be a year and 3 weeks since I've seen my family by the time I go home

Hopefully it's this quick and efficient for everyone else still struggling! 

[kanderson101 131]

Happy to hear such good news for the  November crowd lately! Looks like slowly but surely they're getting through. 

 

232 days here, in 3 days we'll be able to make an inquiry about our AP. Does this really help though? I can't see it making too much of a difference at this point 😔

[Eleet90 8]

1 hour ago, kanderson101 said:

Happy to hear such good news for the  November crowd lately! Looks like slowly but surely they're getting through. 

 

232 days here, in 3 days we'll be able to make an inquiry about our AP. Does this really help though? I can't see it making too much of a difference at this point 😔

I don’t think that help. Still not assigned PD 11/02/2018 253 days 

[Penny&Lee 338]

I don’t think I’ve ever been more frustrated at this process than I am right now...

 

I had my medical in the UK may 2018, and was missing 1 MMR vaccine, lady asked me if I wanted to have it at the exam or get it free when I went home. I decided to get it done at home because usually most people get their MMR vaccines in a set of 3 when they’re younger and apparently I had only had 2, so I wanted to double check with my dr that this was actually the case and it wasn’t a misprint or something. Wasn’t told that my medical wouldn’t of been signed off properly and that in which case I’d need to see a civil surgeon in the US before my interview. 

Now after getting my interview notice letter, it mentions a form I-693 needs to be submitted unless you’ve had a medical exam prior. Here’s me thinking that I didn’t need that - surprise! turns out that I do. 

BUT I don’t need a full medical exam, I’ve had all that already. Now I’ve called around every single civil surgeon around New York and I’ve only found very few that are willing to just fill out part 9: vaccinations, on the form, and for them to do this is SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS. 

 

Why wasn't i told this at my medical exam when I had it over a year ago.. aaahhhhHh I’m so FRUSTRATED at this process!!!! 

 

I need a holiday. Badly

Edited July 14, 2019 by Penny&Lee

[K1visaHopeful 2,662]

1 hour ago, Penny&Lee said:

I don’t think I’ve ever been more frustrated at this process than I am right now...

 

I had my medical in the UK may 2018, and was missing 1 MMR vaccine, lady asked me if I wanted to have it at the exam or get it free when I went home. I decided to get it done at home because usually most people get their MMR vaccines in a set of 3 when they’re younger and apparently I had only had 2, so I wanted to double check with my dr that this was actually the case and it wasn’t a misprint or something. Wasn’t told that my medical wouldn’t of been signed off properly and that in which case I’d need to see a civil surgeon in the US before my interview. 

Now after getting my interview notice letter, it mentions a form I-693 needs to be submitted unless you’ve had a medical exam prior. Here’s me thinking that I didn’t need that - surprise! turns out that I do. 

BUT I don’t need a full medical exam, I’ve had all that already. Now I’ve called around every single civil surgeon around New York and I’ve only found very few that are willing to just fill out part 9: vaccinations, on the form, and for them to do this is SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS. 

 

Why wasn't i told this at my medical exam when I had it over a year ago.. aaahhhhHh I’m so FRUSTRATED at this process!!!! 

 

I need a holiday. Badly

Only one MMR vaccine dose is required.

You should post your DS3025 in case you are interpreting it wrong.

[Allaboutwaiting 2,500]

9 hours ago, JunkTardis said:

Congratulations! I am so glad to hear that!!! 

Thanks! 😆 We are so relieved. It was about time to worry about other stuff. 😅