Hi All,
So my wife s AOS interview was scheduled for April 15th, 2020. Like countless others, this was cancelled due to COVID. We waited and waited and accepted that it wasn t going to be soon. Finally, last Thursday (8/20) we saw that our status was changed to Interview was Scheduled. Awesome! Today we got the NOA and the date: September 9th.
Here lies many issues with that date:
1) We are currently halfway across the country. My home state requires a 14 day quarantine for returning residents. We were planning on leaving as early as this weekend in order to fulfill that requirement. Since the date is literally two weeks from today, that will not even be possible.
2) Based on number 1, we are technically required to reschedule the interview since we will not be able to venture into the public. I accept that as I m sure that will be a non starter when trying to enter the building.
3) So, time to reschedule. This is where it gets a little hairy. My wife s EAD/AP expires 11/19. We submitted a request for renewal which was received on 8/17. We figured we should have submitted it sooner, but were hopeful that a successful interview would mean a GC in hand before then. Normally, we would say okay, that s unfortunate but you can t get a job or travel internationally (she doesn t work now). BUT, what if she gets a job before November 19th when her EAD expires? She would lose that job, correct? An employer can t keep an employee who is unauthorized to work. This point is pretty important though: if she is granted renewal before then, none of this entire situation matters. But of course, we can t count on that.
4) What should we expect with a reschedule? I know we re in chaotic times of uncertainty, but is there any indication as to how far in the future rescheduled interviews take place? Are we lumped back in with new applicants?
So, we re a little upset that the interview has stipulations (remaining local for 14 days) that the applicant could not fulfill under any circumstance. Does anyone have any tips on what we should in this situation? What kind of dates can be expected for a rescheduled interview?
Thank you!