Oeni

It is said to be up to 4 weeks on the paper, but I'm glad if it's way less in practice. Thanks.

Oh, my paper said to check in with them if it didn't arrive within 10 business days.

Hey guys,

I received my EAD and applied for my SSN today. How much time do you think it takes until I get it? Still no information about the interview date though. I guess I just have to be patient.

It shouldn't be longer than ten days. Mine took about 5 business days to arrive.

Hi! Yes, that's been our status since they received our response to the RFE. Ours says March 10, though. I think USCIS really strives to complete the entire process within a 4 month period.

Oh well,

I haven't heard anything from them since my fingerprints were scanned.

Just in case, I would like to know what I should do if I do not get my EAD within 90 days, it will be 90 days some time in the beginning of Feb.

Can anyone tell me?

Have you tried calling?

Hi guys!

So I got my EAD in the mail last Friday!!! So excited!! I am currently working on applying for my social security card. Good luck everyone!!

Aww come on, guys! "Undocumented", not "Illegal".

This is U.S. Immigration 101. Undocumented or not, we are all immigrants, right?

On a different note, I don't recall the exact percentage of participation after the last executive order, but it was nowhere near 100. In other words, even if 5 million people were eligible, there won't be 5 million extra petitions in the USCIS system. Moreover, it requires resources. Anyone applying for DACA will have to find and pay for a lawyer, pay for fees, get documentation sent from their birth country, etc. As many as of us know, this process takes time. Again, if Congress approves a budget that funds USCIS, there will NOT immediately be 5 million applications flooding the system.

So honestly, I wouldn't even even expect major delays in the processes of the "legals". But I do think it's important to keep an eye on the legislative process trying to block the president's initiative.

My status says the same. Ready to be scheduled for an interview, as of January 13. No mention about another date or deadline that we should receive the notice by.

So I was looking through this website's Timelines section, and something tells me USCIS might schedule interview dates in "batches" and not strictly in the order received. For instance, some couples who filed on dates weeks apart, with no RFEs or other apparent reasons for delay were scheduled for interviews on the same day. Does this make sense or am I over-thinking it?

Hi Oeni, thanks!

I saw that you had an RFE, what did they ask for on the letter?

We don't have a co-sponsor, so it's gonna have to be my money. On the letter I received from them it says that it can be a a joint sponsor or assets. The asset is under my name because we just recently got married and the condo sale happened before we got married, so it can't have his name because I was single at the time!!!! On the I-864 Affidavit of Support form Instructions, it says that the intending immigrant can use his/her assets if he/she lives with the petitioner. If these assets are from a spouse, it only needs to be 3x the difference.

Now, I have the buyer-seller contract which explains clearly that I (name) sold the condo to (name) for the $$$ amount. I will also have the bank statements of 12 months from my bank account and the balance of about $100,000, like I said for the condo. I know that if I just had a thousand dollars in my account with no explanation would be suspicious, but I will have proof of where the money came from.

It seems pretty straight-forward! I feel like money in my account derived from a legit sale is even better than a sponsor. It means I do have actual money for myself if my husband and I need it.

We're no using an attorney, we're doing it ourselves! Thanks so much for your input.

Mrs. Hopkins,

In our initial package, we sent only my husband's proof of current income and the co-sponsor's information. The RFE asked for my husband's tax return form. In response, we sent an explanation for the missing tax return and more evidence of his current income (which is now a lot more than the minimum required, plus we have a co-sponsor). So we're hoping that'll suffice.

I didn't realize intending immigrant's assets could be used too. In that case, you guys should be good.

Hi everyone,

So I received the RFE letter.

1. First it asks for my husband's "complete Federal income tax return submitted to the IRS for the most recent year" - is this just a regular tax return report we print out of the IRS website? Or should we send other documents? (Btw, I obviously already sent it with the package).

2. Second request was for either assets or a joint sponsor because my husband didn't make enough for both of us. I will be sending 12-month bank statements from my bank account abroad, I will have a balance of about $100,000 because I just sold a condo. I'll be attaching the sale contract to prove where the money came from. Should be all set since it is 3x the difference that my husband couldn't make and I believe it was like $100.00 dollars. For real.

Any inputs will be very appreciated, thanks.

Hi!

USCIS wants for the petitioner to prove that he/she can support the immigrant and that the immigrant will not be an economic burden on the system. Unless your bank account is under your AND your husband's name, I would consult with an immigration lawyer before sending in that evidence. I feel that it might raise unnecessary questions and further delay your process. We had a similar situation. My husband did not file taxes last year, so we had to find a co-sponsor, explain why he didn't file and submit proof of his current income.

Hi All!

I'm so glad to have found this forum!

My husband and I also filed in November. Here is our timeline:

11/03: Receipt of I-765

11/05: Receipt of I-485 and I-130
11/26: Suspended review of I-485 and sent RFE

12/10: Lawyer notified us of RFE (we never got a hard copy of RFE in mail)
01/07: Mailed further evidence package

01/09: Receipt of further evidence package. Review of I-485 resumed

01/16: EAD card was ordered.

I strongly suggest everyone to get on the USCIS website and monitor your case, even if you hired a lawyer. There were some personnel shifts in the law firm we hired right around the time the RFE was sent and we didn't find out until two weeks later. Due to timing and incredibly back luck, we weren't able to send a response until over a month after the RFE.

Our primary concern was the EAD because I have been out of college for over a year now and haven't been able to work! So I am glad that my EAD card was ordered already! Does anybody know how long it takes for it to be delivered?