i765 denied and i485 pending

[ggisuf 1]

3 hours ago, ggisuf said:

Will do thank you.  They did not even ask me for supporting documents for the expedite i765 they just denied.

I was able to speak to someone on the phone that said I filed under the wrong category.  I accidentally put a6.  Any advice on what to do next?

4 hours ago, Edward and Jaycel said:

It could be denied if you filed it under the wrong category... Do you remember if you filed under category C 09? 

I was able to speak to someone on the phone that said I filed under the wrong category.  I accidentally put a6.  Any advice on what to do next?

[OldUser 10,593]

2 minutes ago, ggisuf said:

I was able to speak to someone on the phone that said I filed under the wrong category.  I accidentally put a6.  Any advice on what to do next?

I was able to speak to someone on the phone that said I filed under the wrong category.  I accidentally put a6.  Any advice on what to do next?

Pay new fee and refile I-765 or wait until you get green card. But I'd wait for official letter first.

Edited September 18 by OldUser

[ggisuf 1]

Just now, OldUser said:

Pay new fee and refile I-765 or wait until you get green card.

Thank you 

[netsinb 1]

On 9/18/2025 at 7:12 PM, Edward and Jaycel said:

Not necessarily... it all depends when an adjudicator gets around to looking at it. The filing category was the only thing I can think of off the top of my head. From the status updates you describe, I'm going to assume your receipt numbers start with MSC and not IOE correct? It's possible the denial is just your expedite request but there's really no way of knowing for sure until you get the notice in the mail.

Just curious, what made you say the receipt number was probably MSC? How's it different from IOE?

[Edward and Jaycel 2,187]

4 minutes ago, netsinb said:

Just curious, what made you say the receipt number was probably MSC? How's it different from IOE?

 

Because they were getting status updates like, "Fingerprints taken" and "Ready to be Scheduled for an Interview". USCIS does not give status updates like that for cases in the IOE system. The main difference is that cases with an IOE receipt number means that the applicant either filed the case online or USCIS scanned and uploaded the paper filed case to ELIS (Electronic Immigration System) and that the case file is held electronically. The MSC receipt numbers indicate that the applicant send a paper-filed application / petition and USCIS did NOT scan it into ELIS and the case file remains on paper.

[netsinb 1]

41 minutes ago, Edward and Jaycel said:

 

Because they were getting status updates like, "Fingerprints taken" and "Ready to be Scheduled for an Interview". USCIS does not give status updates like that for cases in the IOE system. The main difference is that cases with an IOE receipt number means that the applicant either filed the case online or USCIS scanned and uploaded the paper filed case to ELIS (Electronic Immigration System) and that the case file is held electronically. The MSC receipt numbers indicate that the applicant send a paper-filed application / petition and USCIS did NOT scan it into ELIS and the case file remains on paper.

 

So, we definitely didn't file it online and my attorney said they mailed it to the NBC. Our receipt numbers are all IOE and it came from the USCIS office in MO.  I can track the statuses of my application in myUSCIS under 'Progress' and it is very similar to what the OP were saying.In my case, the step 1 is 'Completed' and Step 2 is 'Biometrics completed' for my I-765. I have also seen some posts about MSC and IOE and never understood it. Could it be that MSC is being phased out?

Edited Thursday at 08:59 PM by netsinb

[Edward and Jaycel 2,187]

3 minutes ago, netsinb said:

 

So, we definitely didn't file it online and my attorney said they mailed it to the NBC. Our receipt numbers are all IOE and it came from the USCIS office in MO.  I can track the statuses of my application in myUSCIS under 'Progress' and it is very similar to what the OP were saying.In my case, the step 1 is 'Completed' and Step 2 is 'Biometrics completed' for my I-765. I have also seen some posts about MSC and IOE and never understood it. Could it be that MSC is being phased out?

 

MSC is the NBC and that is the code for it on the paper filing cases.  If you got IOE receipt numbers, that means that USCIS took your paper filing and scanned it into the Electronic system. This is good as it seems IOE (electronic) cases move faster than MSC (paper) cases. Your I-765 will be adjudicated to completion at the NBC. It will not go to a field office.