christiesalim

Hi everyone. We received the dreaded NIPW letter back in September. We adjusted status almost a year ago (May 15, 2014) and today we got the text that my husband card was ordered to be produced!!

Having this forum has saved my sanity most days. Just knowing we were all in this together somehow made it better for me.

I hope to see others being approved soon. This waiting is just horrible! Good Luck everyone!

We received our Waiver letter September 10th and the letter basically said there is a delay not related to our case and to wait 6 months...blah blah blah. Six months pass and I call USCIS and do a service request and we get a letter in the mail saying there is a delay that is not related to our case. Same old story. My husband's combo card expires in July so we are starting the renewal process. Have any of you done this yet? I have a checklist of sorts but wanted to check with you guys since we are on the same timeline. I have heard you can renew 120 days before but also 90 days before. The end of this month will be 120 days for us so I will get this in the mail fairly soon.

Here is the checklist I have. Please let me know if this is correct or if its missing anything.

Thank you!

Christie

Hello!

I am hoping someone can help me with an checklist of what we need to renew the EAD/AP combo card. I have read that you can renew up to 120 days or 90 days? I am unclear about that.

The list that I have found (from another VJ couple) is as follows:

Hello everyone!

We received our Waiver letter five months ago ? I had a question.... Of everyone that received the waiver letters did you have interviews before you got the Green Card? Or did you just find out by checking your status online then it arrived in the mail? I know it depends on the individual case and situation but I was just looking for experiences as how this process happens.

We are compiling our paperwork just in case we have an interview. I know it may be a long while but was curious as to how many actually had an interview after receiving this letter?

Hi everyone. I wanted to update you all in case anyone else has a similar timeline as us. We received a text and an email that the EAD and AP cards are in production. Woo hoo... We are beyond excited!! I hope everyone else has good news soon!

I got my biometrics appointment letter in the mail today!!! We are in Buffalo, has anyone had any experience or heard anything from that office about walkins?.. Uscis website hasn't changed from acceptance is this normal too?

I just did a quick search on "Buffalo New York Biometrics early walk in" and come up with a lot of results. Everything I read, it says they DO allow early walk-ins and they were very nice. I think you will be fine Good Luck!!

In order to visit this office or to speak with an Immigration Services Officer, we recommend you schedule an INFOPASS appointment on the USCIS website. Persons without appointments will be served between INFOPASS appointments.

Does this mean they accept walk ins???^^^^

I am not sure. We live about five minutes from our local office. We are going to just try and go and see what they say. If not, then we will wait until July 1st (our actual interview date). It won't hurt to try!

I got my biometrics appointment letter in the mail today!!! We are in Buffalo, has anyone had any experience or heard anything from that office about walkins?.. Uscis website hasn't changed from acceptance is this normal too?

We got ours today too!! We are going to try and do a walk-in as well. I read online that our local office (Austin, Texas) accepts walk-ins. We are also still on acceptance and signed up for email and text notifications if there is a change in our status.

Congratulations to everyone!! I am glad to see we are all moving forward.... slowly but surely

We sent in two money orders... One for $1000 and one for $70 and there was no problem at all.

* the maximum amount you can get on a money order is $1000.

I hope this helps! Good Luck

Please, I called USCIS this morning regards my AOS application, I had to wait for about 60 mins before I was connected to a strange voice, that sounds nothing like USCIS agent, this person can’t even speak proper English, no offence...???

Besides he told me I will have to wait 21 for my check to be clear? like?? Please, can you help me verify this number: 800-375-5283. Thanks

That's the number I called.... complete morons. I know the waiting is hard. I hope soon you will hear something!!

Congrats Christiesalim, did you call or email uscis?

Yes we did call many times!! I do not think that helped us in any way. I talked to a majority of people that did not know anything. It is a wonder they are working there in the first place. I actually got hung up on Friday of last week I did email but, did not receive anything back as well. There needs to be a better system in place for sure but, nothing we can do but wait!

We also received our texts and emails last night. I was starting to think it was lost. We were in shock!!! Hopefully the rest of the AOS process goes much smoother. I hope everyone gets their notifications soon!!

Thank you! Yes we wait for hard copies then biometrics. I hope you hear soon. I know this is all so frustrating not knowing anything. I'm hopeful you will have good news soon!

We sent it on May 15th and they received it on May 17th. We didn't hear anything since then. I thought it might of been lost or just sitting on some slackers desk. I started calling last week. I got hung up on Friday after waiting on hold for 60 minutes and they didn't want to even speak to me because it hasn't been 30 days. The texts and emails are computer generated. I'm not sure how it all works. Let me know if I can help you in any way. Keep the faith!!

We finally received our texts tonight. Hang in there everyone!! I hope you all get your notification soon.

Thanks NikeS. I appreciate your kind words and support. I hope you are right and we hear something soon!

It has been 3 weeks since we mailed our package to the Chicago Lockbox. I called USCIS and talked to a Tier 2 agent and they can not find it in their system. They said it can take up to 30 days before they would see it in their system. Anyone in a similar situation? I do not have much confidence in the individuals I have spoken to at USCIS. Is there someone else I can call? Where does the paperwork go once it leaves Chicago. Thanks for any responses

Augusta23, there is no reason to be rude to the ones awaiting notification. We are supposed to be supporting each other through these uncertain times. Feel free to not comment if you can't say anything nice. I for one would not be offended!

Steve n Songsang, I see what you are talking about but am not sure how to fix that. When I try to edit it, it states that I should put the closest to where I live (for the AOS). I sent all documents to Chicago. It would be silly to do anything else!

We sent ours in on May 15th and haven't received anything. If I see one more person that got a NOA within 4 days of sending their AOS paperwork in I may scream

D&F We sent ours on May 15th. We haven't received anything as of yet. Every morning I check my phone and email and every morning I am disappointed. I called USCIS yesterday and they said they can't do anything until it has been 30 days. Our K1 petition went so smoothly. I wish I knew what was going on. Some people that sent theirs after us are getting NOA's and here we are still waiting. Please keep me posted if you can!

Congrats to everyone. I am happy for all of you

Thanks for the replies Hopefully we all hear some good news soon!

Those of you that got your NOA1, did you get text messages, email or did it come through the mail? We filed on the 15th and we haven't heard a thing yet. Congrats to those of you that got your NOA1 and biometric appointment...hopefully we are next

We sent in our AOS paperwork 8 days ago. Can anyone tell me where the paperwork goes and how long on average is it before you got your NOA1's? I hope we hear something soon ?

Thank you for the responses. I only sent in the required most recent tax transcript. My current and last years taxes are over the requirements.

I was a full time student in college the previous 2 years. I sent in a letter from my employer and the last eight months worth of pay stubs. Thanks for all the advice. I really appreciate it!