June 2021 - AOS Filers

[pooj97 89]

Anyone who filed their paperwork last week reached the Chicago Lockbox yet? According to USPS tracking, our AOS package has been stuck at the Chicago Distribution Center since yesterday morning and expected delivery was today by 9pm, but it doesn’t even say “out for delivery” yet . Is there a delay with USPS right now at chicago? 

Edited June 18, 2021 by pooj97

[ays52 36]

7 minutes ago, pooj97 said:

Anyone who filed their paperwork last week reached the Chicago Lockbox yet? According to USPS tracking, our AOS package has been stuck at the Chicago Distribution Center since yesterday morning and expected delivery was today by 9pm, but it doesn’t even say “out for delivery” yet . Is there a delay with USPS right now at chicago? 

@pooj97 We had the same issue and were told that the Chicago distribution center is slow...and we live in Chicago! Lol we shipped it via FedEx, so USPS might take longer. We learned our lesson and will ship our documents overnight now. It will be expensive, but it's urgent. 

[pooj97 89]

30 minutes ago, ays52 said:

@pooj97 We had the same issue and were told that the Chicago distribution center is slow...and we live in Chicago! Lol we shipped it via FedEx, so USPS might take longer. We learned our lesson and will ship our documents overnight now. It will be expensive, but it's urgent. 

Yeah.. definitely doing FedEx next time. Thanks for letting us know. We’re going to continue to check on this and see if it gets delivered by Monday. This is making me so nervous and it’s only the beginning ahh! What did you guys decide with your payment authorization problem?

[ays52 36]

2 minutes ago, pooj97 said:

Yeah.. definitely doing FedEx next time. Thanks for letting us know. We’re going to continue to check on this and see if it gets delivered by Monday. This is making me so nervous and it’s only the beginning ahh! What did you guys decide with your payment authorization problem?

@pooj97 No problem! Keep checking and keep us updated. I'm assuming your husband is a U.S. citizen as you guys are probably doing concurrent filing (filing I-130 and I-485 jointly) like we are. We're very nervous too! We decided to refile and send cashier's checks, and we'll wait until USCIS sends our original package back to us. We can definitely exchange numbers and talk via WhatsApp if you'd like if you want to talk offline. Let me know! 😊

[ays52 36]

8 minutes ago, ays52 said:

@pooj97 No problem! Keep checking and keep us updated. I'm assuming your husband is a U.S. citizen as you guys are probably doing concurrent filing (filing I-130 and I-485 jointly) like we are. We're very nervous too! We decided to refile and send cashier's checks, and we'll wait until USCIS sends our original package back to us. We can definitely exchange numbers and talk via WhatsApp if you'd like if you want to talk offline. Let me know! 😊

@pooj97 I just PM'd you.

Edited June 18, 2021 by ays52

[SallyPrince 21]

1 hour ago, pooj97 said:

Anyone who filed their paperwork last week reached the Chicago Lockbox yet? According to USPS tracking, our AOS package has been stuck at the Chicago Distribution Center since yesterday morning and expected delivery was today by 9pm, but it doesn’t even say “out for delivery” yet . Is there a delay with USPS right now at chicago? 

It will probably arrive soon, ours arrived yesterday 26 hrs after arriving at Chicago Distribution Center. Tracking attached: 

[pooj97 89]

On 6/14/2021 at 4:37 PM, SallyPrince said:

Hello everyone! Filed for AOS today, mailed with USPS! Good luck everyone! 🍀

Has your case reached the Chicago lockbox yet?

 

edit: sorry just saw yours reached!

Edited June 18, 2021 by pooj97

[stuckonyou 75]

My husband and I went to drop off the AOS packet with UPS last night, so now it's finally on its way! 😁

Edited June 18, 2021 by stuckonyou

[CDLK1 8]

Hi all - submitted my AOS, EAD and AP by USPS on June 8. It was delivered early on June 11. Yesterday (June 17) I received my text messages with receipt numbers for each form. My check has already been cashed too.

 

Less than a week for the receipt - that is much faster than what most people have been reporting the past few months! Hopefully a sign that the backlog is starting to clear.... though not holding my breath yet.

[ays52 36]

2 minutes ago, CDLK1 said:

Hi all - submitted my AOS, EAD and AP by USPS on June 8. It was delivered early on June 11. Yesterday (June 17) I received my text messages with receipt numbers for each form. My check has already been cashed too.

 

Less than a week for the receipt - that is much faster than what most people have been reporting the past few months! Hopefully a sign that the backlog is starting to clear.... though not holding my breath yet.

@CDLK1 wow, that's a quick turnaround!!

[StarSeed1 46]

Hello everyone,

I sent my AOS package on 6/14 and it was delivered on 6/16.

However, I forgot to include my (us citizens) proof of citizenship. We are filing aos based on k1 visa marriage. Am I going to get an RFE? That is the one thing I forgot to include.

[Sarge2155 4,570]

19 minutes ago, StarSeed1 said:

Hello everyone,

I sent my AOS package on 6/14 and it was delivered on 6/16.

However, I forgot to include my (us citizens) proof of citizenship. We are filing aos based on k1 visa marriage. Am I going to get an RFE? That is the one thing I forgot to include.

No one  can tell you with any certainty if you will get a RFE, unfortunately you are going to have to just wait and see. I would venture to say that it's  highly likely you will. But it's  not the end of the world. You just send in what they ask for.

Edited June 19, 2021 by Sarge2155

[StarSeed1 46]

25 minutes ago, Sarge2155 said:

No one  can tell you with any certainty if you will get a RFE, unfortunately you are going to have to just wait and see. I would venture to say that it's  highly likely you will. But it's  not the end of the world. You just send in what they ask for.

Thanks, I went by the AOS guide on this website but I didn't see anywhere where it mentioned us citizenship proof. I must've overlooked it.

[pooj97 89]

21 hours ago, ays52 said:

@pooj97 No problem! Keep checking and keep us updated. I'm assuming your husband is a U.S. citizen as you guys are probably doing concurrent filing (filing I-130 and I-485 jointly) like we are. We're very nervous too! We decided to refile and send cashier's checks, and we'll wait until USCIS sends our original package back to us. We can definitely exchange numbers and talk via WhatsApp if you'd like if you want to talk offline. Let me know! 😊

Yeah sure! No, we are not filing I-130 because my husband arrived here on a K-1 visa. And I am actually the US citizen sponsoring my husband! He's Canadian

 

21 hours ago, SallyPrince said:

It will probably arrive soon, ours arrived yesterday 26 hrs after arriving at Chicago Distribution Center. Tracking attached: 

Thank you. We just found that our AOS packet got delivered last night around 1am - super late but really happy it's there now!

[pooj97 89]

16 hours ago, CDLK1 said:

Hi all - submitted my AOS, EAD and AP by USPS on June 8. It was delivered early on June 11. Yesterday (June 17) I received my text messages with receipt numbers for each form. My check has already been cashed too.

 

Less than a week for the receipt - that is much faster than what most people have been reporting the past few months! Hopefully a sign that the backlog is starting to clear.... though not holding my breath yet.

That is so quick! Hoping the same for us  Hopefully it's a sign they're starting to catch up somewhat