madala

5 hours ago, KAP2019 said:

Are you assuming they won't let you work remotely because they're in a Republican state? Have you specifically asked if you could work remotely for a *limited period of time* to accommodate your AOS interview? This interview is a pretty big deal...

Nothing serious about the Rep comment...However, they have been stressing out on working on site for some reason. The manager emailed me today asking if I need anything, I think I will mention it in my response as heads-up...Even if he agrees, it might take more than 1 day trip, probably a week at least

6 hours ago, milimelo said:

You’re legally required to change your address within 10 days of moving. AR-11. 

Noted

5 hours ago, KAP2019 said:

Are you assuming they won't let you work remotely because they're in a Republican state? Have you specifically asked if you could work remotely for a *limited period of time* to accommodate your AOS interview? This interview is a pretty big deal...

They have been stressing on working on site since the beginning, so I kind of started mentioning anything remote. But I think

5 hours ago, SteveInBostonI130 said:

My mistake - I thought you meant job interview instead of the AOS interview.

 

Officially you cannot attend your interview in NY on a day/overnight trip.  Currently the mandatory quarantine in NY is 3 days as long as you can test for and get a negative covid result on day 4.  And you need a covid test 72 hours or less prior to your trip to NY.  There is no provision in the NY travel order for exemptions for 1 day business trips/meetings.  If you can take 4 days off from work, or less depending on what day your interview is scheduled (for example, Monday appointment would only require taking Friday off from work), then it would be better to keep your current interview.  There does not seem to be any travel restrictions returning to Indiana.

 

If the above is not feasible, then request to transfer your case to the nearest field office in Indiana and reschedule your interview.

 

As @milimelo stated, you will need to fill out and submit AR-11, regardless of what you decide for the interview.

Very tricky situation...The interview is on Tuesday...If my first test (72h prior flight) is negative, am I still required to Quarantine after arrival? Or if I could test once in NY and get negative, does that mean I won't need to quarantine? Can I even get tested right after my arrival, since that will require me going to the test location? Oh gosh...

I would hate to go through all that and then get tested positive (God forbid!!!).

50 minutes ago, SteveInBostonI130 said:

Hi,

 

Your post is a bit confusing.  Did you get the job or were you pre-selected for an interview for the job?  Do you currently live and work in NY and the new job is in Indiana?  Also, you are "not in a rush to get any greencard"...if you do not have a greencard, how are you working in the US?  Do you have an EAD or a temporary worker visa through your current employer?

 

Assuming you are currently living and working in NY and the job interview is in Indiana, there is a 3 day quarantine requirement when you return to NY if you were in the other state for more than 24 hours.  You would also need to have  a Covid test prior to returning to NY and then take a second test after the 3 days of quarantine (on day 4 of returning to NY).   If you can arrange your travel to be less than 24 hours away from NY, then quarantine is not required.   You need to fill out a traveler form and take a Covid test on day 4 after returning to NY.

 

https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/covid-19-travel-advisory

 

Hi,

I signed the job offer, which means that I already finished all interviews; I need to relocate there before the 15th because I can't work remotely. I have a work permit already through this sponsorship application...

I need to start working two weeks before the interview, so my plan was to go there, start working. And then, come back to NY for the interview...On some website, it said that I am not required to take covid test when flying within the US. However, I know that NY requires COVID negative at arrival...I could manage to take the test in Indianapolis before departure to NY. However, what about my return flight? My duration in NY will be short, 24h, which means I won't be able to get another covid test done before my departure...Will the airlines allow me to return?

Another of my option was to reschedule this interview all together, since there are a lot of assumption in the above scenario...

After a long hibernation, I finally got a good job in another state, starting in few days however my interview and family are in NYC. The employer is in a Republican state, so they are requiring me to be on site, no possibility to work remotely as far as they are signaling. I was thinking of flying out after work the day before the interview, spend the night, do the interview around 12PM, and leave later that day. However, I am worried about the COVID tests and quarantine requirements between NY and Indiana because I can't afford to miss work for 2 weeks .My worse case scenario is to reschedule the interview, to probably later this year, when the whole family is in Indiana, as I am not in rush to get any greencard...What are your thought on this issue?

On 2/17/2021 at 12:42 PM, Carolina G said:

Are you Manhattan field office? 

Yes, Manhattan; Just two after your post, my case was schedule...Actual letter still in the mail.

14 minutes ago, Carolina G said:

What is your field office? Manhattan? I am asking as I seen a couple of late Feb 2020 filers get scheduled for Manhattan. 

Oh, I see. I will keep monitoring as my case still say "Ready to be scheduled". Thanks

12 hours ago, Carolina G said:

Did you get interview?

No, but I did fingerprint and received working permit in Nov; I had to request it because i had a job offer. No green card yet

Hi guys,

I've recently done my fingerprint, and the case is ready to be scheduled for interview. However, it has been a year since I last worked; I am able to get some IT contract job from a couple of applications; usually they will hire you for 2-3 days of work and it is 1099. Is there a way to request work authorization under that circumstance? I tried to get one of the employers issue me a letter, but they are really willing to do that (yet); these are not small firms but they just want to work through these apps, and pay hourly.

It is kind of related to a uber driver? How can someone who is able to drive uber gets his/her work auth expedited?

15 hours ago, W.Rominger said:

My card arrived 6 days after the fingerprint appointment

and you dont need to wait for the actual card.  We are allowed to work with the approval notice letter this year due to pandemic

See, you received your card after 6 days? In some places, I read that it will take at least 3 months..You didn't request an expedited request, did you?

Thanks

On 9/5/2020 at 6:16 AM, coe2018 said:

EAD/AP card arrived yesterday! Biometrics was just three days earlier, so great news. 

Can anyone tell us how this happen?

In AOS, which was submitted in Feb, finally did my fingerprint last week. Should I just start applying for jobs and with an offer, apply for expedited request?

I am thinking that the above cases are probably exception...

13 hours ago, sweethrtt said:

I called CBSA and the agent told me that as a citizen I am exempt from having to stay for 14 days.

just to be on the safe side I may contact them again lol 

Wow; such a good information.

On 9/17/2020 at 7:41 PM, Alexa&Nathan said:

No updates here.  No nothing my husband wants to work. 

I am in the same situation as your husband...Sept is over...I am feeling gloomy and desperate...

I filed in February; no fingerprint, no interview in sight...

Sorry for your loss, follow Canuck! It appears that most hard problems will eventually be resolved, somehow!

Good luck

15 hours ago, Celebi said:

 

 

 

 

@madala A June filer from NYC got their biometrics done already:

 

 

Oh, good to know. thanks

14 hours ago, A.Siddiqui said:

Did you get your biometric appointment or still waiting?

 

It's still cricket here...Nowadays, I just try to not think about it...Maybe magically one day, I will hear from them (if we are all dead by then...)

On 7/26/2018 at 9:53 AM, Joey94 said:

Update for other people that may go through what I did and can't find answers the same way I couldn't. 

It's been 18 days since USCIS updated to rsay they received my response for initial evidence.

My work permit updated to being produced yesterday and my I-485 updated 2 days ago to "was scheduled for interview". 

So shocked in already getting an interview! My clock didn't reset at all it was just temporarily put on hold. The website and customer service lines give wrong information, talk to a tier 2 officer if you ever get in my situation .

What a relief! Good luck

On 8/20/2020 at 10:43 AM, A.Siddiqui said:

Hi guys
my AOS i-130, i-485, i-765( Marriage based)
02/20 sent all forms Chicago lockbox
02/24 USCIS received application
03/7 received 3 hard copy notice action from National Benefit center
02/24 priority date
03/03 notice date
03/25 Biometric appointment (canceled b/c Covid19)
No biometric scheduled yet and EAD date is about to current
Has anyone is in the same situation as me, please reply

Thanks

My application was sent in Feb also, but no single information about fingerprint...I have yet to see anyone in NY who is going for fingerprint...

Good job guys! Lot of approvals are happening here; Maybe I will get lucky in September!!!!

15 hours ago, sunshinedaisies said:

we sent the packet just this year june 2020.

Wow..I wish you get your interview done soon..

My application was sent in Feb 2020, and I don't even think I will get my fingerprint done anytime soon ahaha

Any new information for NYC?

On 7/31/2020 at 4:11 PM, laylalex said:

Fantastic! I had started pulling our stuff together for the I-944 for when we file later this year, and it was a complete headache in terms of financials. 

 

I know this sucks for everyone who fell in the window where it was necessary though.  

Aha, I am among those...I even received an RFE for it, EVEN THOUGH I was not subject to it (Application submitted before effective date of the law)...Go figure!

On 8/1/2020 at 12:48 PM, ElsaV said:

One tip folks may want to know when expediting EAD: if you haven't had bio done when you apply for expedite, you better call USCIS again and resubmit the request after finishing your bio. 

 

So here's my experience:

7/8: called to apply for expediting EAD

mid July: received mail from USCIS saying they scheduled my bio appt for i765 & i130 on 7/27

 7/30: did not here anything so decided to call USCIS again to ask for update. I was told by the representative he needs to resubmit my request.

7/31: received USCIS email asking for more evidence for the expedite request

 

I did call USCIS when received my bio appt to ask why I haven't got update about the expedite process. They told me I need to finish the bio first. However, nobody told me I need to resubmit my request after I finish the bio. I did not find anything about this on USCIS's website. So guys, call them and talk to a real person when you feel something is weird cause you may find out there's something you need to do yet won't be told if you don't ask.

 

Good luck for all of us.

Interesting...Let me understand this please:

So you asked for expediting EAD, and instead of declining it for lack of fingerprint, they made a new appointment for you? I am wondering if this is happening at every office...specially in NYC. Either way, that was a great outcome; it must feel good to know that you are about to start working...

It's "normal"...And anything can happen in the meantime...(not to scare you or anything...).