All DORA location time frames

[mallett_sj 0]

Hey guys i was just wanting to see what are some of the time lines of people who are going through the DORA process. It doesn't matter your location Dallas, Oklahoma City...etc as long as you're going through the DORA process. I'm currently waiting with no updates since our biometrics back in April 9th, our interview and application submission was on March 9th. One other thing, when they said 90 days do they mean 90 calander days or 90 government work days Monday through Friday and excluding holidays?

[Nicole.O 0]

HI!!

I am basically in the same situation I had the interview March 27. and one month later I was fingerprinted.

Since then....nothing. Today is day 92, and I can not work because I did not applied for EAD beacuse thay told me I would have my Green Card in 90 days ( the same time I had to wait for EAD)

I neither have received my 70 days letter, and I am in day 92!!!!

Tomorrow I have and appointment in the the USCIS offise to change my address and to ask what is happening with

my case: no 70 days letter, no updates, NOTHING

It's crazy!!

[faith620 0]

I had my interview on April 5 and got fingerprinted on May 5. My case has not been touched since May 4, and the only update that I have received was the 70 day letter stating that they will be unable to process my case in 90 days. I am going to wait till July 5, and schedule an appointment to see what the delay is with my case.

[susan+mike 0]

Hi all....... see my timeline below, not much happening with my case. I have an infopass appt. in Oklahoma City this Friday, June 29th. Probably will be a waste of time going there but I don't know what else to do..... it's just so frustrating. Right now I'm not so worried about the Green Card.... I'm just ticked about being told to mail in my applications for EAD and AP after waiting for 3 months already. I want to be able to work and travel before I go crazy sitting here

Susan in Tulsa

[Donna A 4]

what is this dora thing and the 70 day letter. is this something new?

[mallett_sj 0]

The DORA thing is a pilot program for Dallas, El Paso, Oklahoma City and San Antonio local offices. The program was designed to have a process that would have the entire Green Card process done with in 90 days. Unfortunately for us this doesn't seem to work for the most part (There are cases that do make it within 90 days). I believe that the issue that prevents our green cards being issued is the FBI name checks. With the DORA program everything on the USCIS side is completed with you present. You submit your application, have your interview and have your application checked for errors (RFE's) all before you leave that day. After 2-3 weeks you would have your biometrics done and then you wait.........and wait........then you get your green card. The 70 day letter is the USCIS's way of letting you know that it's not going to be completed within the 90 days. I hope this helped.

I also haven't been touched since our biometrics was completed back on April 4th, and no 70 day letter either. I've heard that making an appointment to discuss your status doesn't help any...they have no idea what time frame you are looking at when it comes to the FBI...But good luck maybe they'll surprise us all.

[fstrdeb749 0]

We applied thru Dallas Dora Program on Dec 21/2006..Finger prints Jan 18/2007...70 day letter on day 73..Ead card in March and since ead card issue no touches or anything.I think name check is what normally holds us up at this point.Have seen some sail right thru and others wait and wait and wait..I really dont think any pattern is in place Just the luck and speed of name check.

[tmma 467]

We went through DORA in Dallas. It's very fast. We also applied for the EAD ( just incase Mark got stuck in name check delays) and the GC came through faster than the EAD.....

Mark's GC was issued around day 75 or so.....

[SM&LP 0]

We went through DORA in Dallas. It's very fast. We also applied for the EAD ( just incase Mark got stuck in name check delays) and the GC came through faster than the EAD.....

Mark's GC was issued around day 75 or so.....

Tmma,

How did you applied at the same day for EAD? For what I understood, you do not applied for the EAD until you have your green card on hand with the DORA program. Please clarify me, we are not married yet and we are going to move to Tulsa in a couple of weeks.

Thanks.

[susan+mike 0]

We went through DORA in Dallas. It's very fast. We also applied for the EAD ( just incase Mark got stuck in name check delays) and the GC came through faster than the EAD.....

Mark's GC was issued around day 75 or so.....

Tmma,

How did you applied at the same day for EAD? For what I understood, you do not applied for the EAD until you have your green card on hand with the DORA program. Please clarify me, we are not married yet and we are going to move to Tulsa in a couple of weeks.

Thanks.

With the DORA program they told me you don't apply for your EAD or AP because technically you are to get your Green Card in 90 days or less. With your GC you can work and travel and if you were to apply for your EAD and AP at the same time you file your AOS it would be a waste of money as it would take about the same timeframe to have those approved. With DORA.... if by day 70 they know they won't be able to get your GC to you within the 90 days they then send you a letter and tell you to file your EAD and AP if you wish. Glad to see another VJ'er in Tulsa!

Susan in Tulsa

[SM&LP 0]

Thanks Susan and Mike.

I have being reading the posts of DORA to get an idea of what we have to do for the time we applied for the AOS. I will like to get the papers before july 30 to avoid the increment, but until we dont move to Tulsa we are not going to get married.

[tmma 467]

We went through DORA in Dallas. It's very fast. We also applied for the EAD ( just incase Mark got stuck in name check delays) and the GC came through faster than the EAD.....

Mark's GC was issued around day 75 or so.....

Tmma,

How did you applied at the same day for EAD? For what I understood, you do not applied for the EAD until you have your green card on hand with the DORA program. Please clarify me, we are not married yet and we are going to move to Tulsa in a couple of weeks.

Thanks.

You are right-you cannot/not supposed to apply for EAD until you have applied for DORA AOS [according to the woman that did our interview in DFW].... the date on my timeline is "off" a few days-sorry.

Anyway, we interviewed for AOS in Dallas, got told name checks were left to be completed, so we applied for the EAD just in case the name checks took forever. They didn't, so we ended up with an EAD card about the same time his AOS got approved.

I thought " better spend the $180 or so on a EAD now ( while waiting for the GC approval) than lose months of work waiting for name checks", as Mark already had a job offer pending EAD OR Green Card.

Hope all that made sense!

[faith620 0]

Just wanted to give an update. I have received a phone call from the immigration services this morning . They told me that my case has been APPROVED!!! and that I don't have to come to my next week's appointment. The status of my case online has not changed, so I am afraid to be openly happy, but I will be checking my mailbox religiously!!

[poppy 0]

Congrats to you.

I received a phone call today - i was not sure who it was from, all it said on the caller i.d was FLORIDA. I answered and a message said "please hold whilst we connect you to an agent" i hung up cause i thought it was someone trying to sell something.

Do you think it was uscis?

I filed through Dora in Dallas back in May, had bio in June....now waiting.

[faith620 0]

Congrats to you.

I received a phone call today - i was not sure who it was from, all it said on the caller i.d was FLORIDA. I answered and a message said "please hold whilst we connect you to an agent" i hung up cause i thought it was someone trying to sell something.

Do you think it was uscis?

I filed through Dora in Dallas back in May, had bio in June....now waiting.

I did not get any automated messages. The call was from a local number. When I picked up, the lady asked to speak to me, and when I introduced myself, she did the same and told me that she was from the immigration services, that my case has been approved, and that I don't need to come to my appointment to apply for EAD/AP.