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Great news!! We received notification that our case was approved yesterday. Now we just have to wait to receive our permanent green card.
 
Best of luck to everyone.
 
This was a very long process

Great news!! We received notification that our case was approved yesterday. Now we just have to wait to receive our permanent green card.
 
Best of luck to everyone.
 
This was a very long process

Great news!! We received notification that our case was approved yesterday. Now we just have to wait to receive our permanent green card.
 
Best of luck to everyone.
 
This was a very long process

Check this info out:
Welcome to all the new people joining the NPIW club. For those of you that don't know already, here's what to expect.
Your cases are currently being held at the National Benefits Centre. USCIS will tell you that this is the period when 'background' checks are done. The truth is that those background checks are done before your EAD/AP cards were issued. The truth of the matter is that your cases are just being held until they can be processed. Sometimes a random case escapes very quickly but for the most part, cases remain incarcerated for many months,

After an unspecified amount of months your case will be released and forwarded to a local office for adjudication. The NBC does not adjudicate NPIW cases which they ceased doing in 2012 due to not having the necessary resources. USCIS will look to see which office in the country has the most 'spare capacity' to process your case - i.e. which is the least back-logged. This takes NO account of where you live. I live in Ohio and my case was adjudicated by the Newark NJ local office. We have also seen Florida cases adjudicated in California and NYC cases sent to Houston TX. Once again, IT IS EXTREMELY UNLIKELY THAT YOUR LOCAL OFFICE WILL PROCESS YOUR CASE.

New USCIS instructions in 2014 state that ALL medicals are now only valid for a year: http://www.uscis.gov/news/alerts/uscis-issues-new-policy-form-i-693-report-medical-examination-and-vaccination-record You may therefore get an RFE for a new medical once your case has been transferred to a local office. Some people do, some people don't - it really depends on whether the adjudicating officer had a nice breakfast and upon which way the wind is blowing.

Thinking of calling the USCIS mis-information line? My advice is don't bother. Nothing helpful ever seems to come from this and it only results in increased frustration.

Service requests - you can raise a service request once your case is outside normal processing times. Even though your case isn't going to be processed by your local office you have to wait until your local office processing date is past your priority date. Such cases usually result in an email or letter stating that there is a further delay and USCIS are unable to state when your case will be processed. You also have the option of raising an Ombudsman enquiry.

Could your case still be sent to a local office for interview? Yes. Even after a year of waiting. Your online status will [should] be updated if this is the case.

On the brighter side, after a flurry of Ombudsman complaints a few months ago, NPIW cases do seem to be getting processed faster now.

Good luck everyone.

No signature just regular USPS mail

Got notified that my combo card was mailed out today

Got notified that my combo card was mailed out today

Most April filers have received their EAD/AP approval, we all should be next.
Day 66 here

Most April filers have received their EAD/AP approval, we all should be next.
Day 66 here

Go to the Forte Green medical center in Brooklyn. They administer most vaccines for a very low cost. Then go to see Dr. Anthony D. Blau MD in the city. He charges about $70. that's the cheapest I found.

Hey Guys we are in the process of filing AOS and I just wanted to give everyone a heads up. If you are still in your home country make sure you bring a copy of your medical exam (DS 3025) and if possible, even after your medical exam, get ALL the vaccines needed here. For example the measles vaccine (MMR) is a two dose vaccine, get the second dose before you come.
Vaccines in the US are EXTREMELY expensive. Make sure you have all the required ones for AOS. If you are already in the US, do your research and find clinics that offer low cost or free vaccine shots.
We just got some vaccines my husband was missing in NYC for free (only paid admin. fee of $8). If anyone here is living in NYC go to the Fort Greene Health Clinic in Brooklyn, staff is very friendly and the price is the best.

Hi Stefani,
If you want low cost vaccines go to Fort Green Health Center in Brooklyn. They are at a VERY low cost there. You should try to get a copy of your DS-3025 because it will let you know which vaccinations he needs. Once you get a copy of it, you can either fax or take the copy to Dr. Anthony D. Blau (212) 766-4433). He charged us $60 to fill out ONLY the supplement form after my husband got his vaccinations from the health center in Brooklyn.

Hey Guys we are in the process of filing AOS and I just wanted to give everyone a heads up. If you are still in your home country make sure you bring a copy of your medical exam (DS 3025) and if possible, even after your medical exam, get ALL the vaccines needed here. For example the measles vaccine (MMR) is a two dose vaccine, get the second dose before you come.
Vaccines in the US are EXTREMELY expensive. Make sure you have all the required ones for AOS. If you are already in the US, do your research and find clinics that offer low cost or free vaccine shots.
We just got some vaccines my husband was missing in NYC for free (only paid admin. fee of $8). If anyone here is living in NYC go to the Fort Greene Health Clinic in Brooklyn, staff is very friendly and the price is the best.

Hey Guys we are in the process of filing AOS and I just wanted to give everyone a heads up. If you are still in your home country make sure you bring a copy of your medical exam (DS 3025) and if possible, even after your medical exam, get ALL the vaccines needed here. For example the measles vaccine (MMR) is a two dose vaccine, get the second dose before you come.
Vaccines in the US are EXTREMELY expensive. Make sure you have all the required ones for AOS. If you are already in the US, do your research and find clinics that offer low cost or free vaccine shots.
We just got some vaccines my husband was missing in NYC for free (only paid admin. fee of $8). If anyone here is living in NYC go to the Fort Greene Health Clinic in Brooklyn, staff is very friendly and the price is the best.

Hey guys I just wanted to let those who have arrived in the US a piece of advice. We are getting married this Friday and started to get the AOS paper work ready. Yesterday we went to get his SS card but noticed that the electronic I-94 only had my fiance's first name and 1 last name, not his complete name.
At the SS office, they wouldn't allow us to get a card because of this mistake. We were able to get it fixed by calling CBP, deferred action.
Guys, make sure the electronic I-94 has your complete name, or else your SS card will be incorrect and it will be a hassle later for the AOS. Just an advice.

Hey guys I just wanted to let those who have arrived in the US a piece of advice. We are getting married this Friday and started to get the AOS paper work ready. Yesterday we went to get his SS card but noticed that the electronic I-94 only had my fiance's first name and 1 last name, not his complete name.
At the SS office, they wouldn't allow us to get a card because of this mistake. We were able to get it fixed by calling CBP, deferred action.
Guys, make sure the electronic I-94 has your complete name, or else your SS card will be incorrect and it will be a hassle later for the AOS. Just an advice.

Hey guys I just wanted to let those who have arrived in the US a piece of advice. We are getting married this Friday and started to get the AOS paper work ready. Yesterday we went to get his SS card but noticed that the electronic I-94 only had my fiance's first name and 1 last name, not his complete name.
At the SS office, they wouldn't allow us to get a card because of this mistake. We were able to get it fixed by calling CBP, deferred action.
Guys, make sure the electronic I-94 has your complete name, or else your SS card will be incorrect and it will be a hassle later for the AOS. Just an advice.

Hey guys I just wanted to let those who have arrived in the US a piece of advice. We are getting married this Friday and started to get the AOS paper work ready. Yesterday we went to get his SS card but noticed that the electronic I-94 only had my fiance's first name and 1 last name, not his complete name.
At the SS office, they wouldn't allow us to get a card because of this mistake. We were able to get it fixed by calling CBP, deferred action.
Guys, make sure the electronic I-94 has your complete name, or else your SS card will be incorrect and it will be a hassle later for the AOS. Just an advice.

Yes!! We should create a Post US Arrival Thread. This group has been beyond helpful and we can continue to help each other out.

Yes!! We should create a Post US Arrival Thread. This group has been beyond helpful and we can continue to help each other out.

TD Bank will allow you to open an account

It's official. We have the passport and visa
I want to take this chance and thank you all for the support and help throughout all these months. I would have not survived with VJ, especially with this thread. People don't understand what we go through and there were so many times where I felt frustrated with my family and friends. But you guys understood, listened and supported me.
Thank you all so much for everything!!

JAN 31 was a weekend. No way it was shipped till that Monday. Same thing happened to me. My case was actually sent 2 days later from the day NVC said because it was a Friday

THEY JUST CLICK ON A BOX, ENTER THEIR INITIALS AND I THINK PASSPORT NUMBER. BUT THAT'S BASICALLY IT

It will require your case number given to you by NVC.