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    April 2016 AOS filers timeline

    in Adjustment of Status Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted

    The EAD/AP processing time is 90 days. You can start inquiring with USCIS after day 75, but definitely no reason to freak out until 90 days are over, especially as your STEM EAD are still valid.

    Hey VJ,

    This forum has been extremely helpful in the past few weeks.

    I applied for AOS from F-1 status. I am currently working on OPT STEM EAD. I applied for AOS thru marriage to USC in April, got biometrics done on 11 May, and on 23 May online it said i-485 ready to interview. BUT my i-130, i131 and i-765 still say "My case was received on April 7.." Is it too soon to freak out about my EAD and AP?

    Also, any idea how long St.Paul, MN is taking to interview people?

    Thank you,

    Mistake in I-756. What to do?

    in Adjustment of Status from Work, Student, & Tourist Visas

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    That is not a worry in my case, as my case is ready to be scheduled for an interview

    If something in the underlying petition warrants an RFE (often mistakes with I-864) that delays the EAD, EAD is only issued if everything else looks OK with I-130, I-485 and the other forms.


    Thank you! This definitely makes me feel better:)

    Don't worry. I filed back in January. My EAD for OPT will expire in July. I checked renewal, and my new combo card came in April. No RFE at all.

    but I485 still stuck at fingerprint fee received as of today... TT_TT

    Mistake in I-756. What to do?

    in Adjustment of Status from Work, Student, & Tourist Visas

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    Thanks! Yes, my OPT EAD expired on June. And that's why I checked renewal as well. But after re-reading the I-765 instructions I feel like I should have checked "new EAD" as for renewal it says "issued under the same category".

    I think you'll be fine but I honestly cannot remember what category I checked. You say your OPT job is waiting for you after you get your new card. Is your most recent EAD card expired? If so, I think the USCIS provision below would make the renewal the correct option. (You are still eligible due to your AOS filing) Good luck! :)

    "If you are still eligible for work authorization but your EAD has expired, you should file for a renewal EAD by submitting a Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization. You cannot file for a renewal EAD more than 120 days before your original EAD expires."

    Mistake in I-756. What to do?

    in Adjustment of Status from Work, Student, & Tourist Visas

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    Hi everyone!

    I just realized that I made a mistake on I-765 (filing concurrently with I-485/I-130). I had an EAD already on F-1/OPT, so I checked "renewal" rather than "new card" as it seemed weird to me to attach a copy of my EAD and say "new EAD". But now I understand that my new one would be under a different category, so "renewal" is non-applicable.

    Other than that, everything else was correct. Category c(9), all the correct dates and office for the previous EAD and its copy attached.

    I'm nearing on 60 days since submission of all the documents, we haven't gotten any RFEs, I-485 is ready to be scheduled for an interview.

    What should I do? Nothing? Or call USICS? Or re-submit?

    Super nervous about this as my OPT job is waiting on me to come back as soon as I get my new EAD.

    AOS Green Card through marriage from F-1, Questions about I-20 documents, OPT, and others...

    in Adjustment of Status from Work, Student, & Tourist Visas

    Posted

    Just read the instructions really

    For I-130 you don't need neither passport not EAD (OPT) nor I-20

    The instructions for I-485 say:

    3. Copy of passport page with nonimmigrant visa

    If you have obtained a nonimmigrant visa(s) from a U.S. Embassy or consulate abroad within the last year, submit a photocopy(ies) of the page(s) of your passport containing the visa(s).

    And don't ask for I-20

    The instructions for I-765 say

    1. A copy of Form I-94, Arrival-Departure Record (front and back), if available. If you are filing Form I-765 under the ©(9) category, Form I-94 is not required.

    2. A copy of your last EAD (front and back). If no prior EAD has been issued, you must submit a copy of a government-issued identity document, such as a passport showing your picture, name, and date of birth; a birth certificate with photo ID; a visa issued by a foreign consulate; or a national ID document with photo and/or fingerprint.

    EAD

    in Adjustment of Status Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted

    Thank you so much! By other steps I meant like an id or passport and ssn. Does that come with the card or do I have to go anywhere specific to apply?

    You get those separately. Apply for SSN at the Social Security Administration (not sure if you need EAD for that, I applied way back when I was on F-1, so maybe not) and for the ID or drivers license - at the DMV (after you get the EAD).

    EAD doesn't have anything to do with domestic travel and doesn't really have any other use other than confirming your eligibility to work, as other folks mentioned above. You can travel within the US on your passport and then on your ID when you get it.

    And you'll need SSN asap, as you'll need it for employment.

    Congrats and wait patiently for your interview - it could be few more months.

    Relationship Support Letters for AOS from student visa

    in Adjustment of Status from Work, Student, & Tourist Visas

    Posted

    Your case is going pretty fast. I'm also adjusting from F-1 and since they receive my file, my case haven't had any update

    Don't want to jinx it. Either way, if you haven't gotten and RFIE or RFE yet - I don't think you have anything to worry about. And after "ready to be scheduled for interview" it can be months and months of waiting for an actual interview, as it depends on the backlog at the local office. And NYC definitely got that. So I don't expect an actual interview to happen until December, if we get lucky.

    April 2016 AOS filers timeline

    in Adjustment of Status Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted

    I'm starting to get nervous! We got electronic NOA on May 7 (checks cashed on May 6 and receipt date on the USCIS website is April 29), but we still haven't received hard copy receipts or biometrics! I see that some people with similar filing dates here are getting biometrics for May 24-27..

    What if our letters get lost by USPS or whatever and I'll miss my biometrics or something like that?

    I-693 medical for AOS packet

    in Adjustment of Status from Work, Student, & Tourist Visas

    Posted

    I read in some other topic that now I-693 is required. Although I had the same concern when I was filing.

    But after I did some research on civil surgeons, I was able to get my I-693 in literally 3 days with no hassle. Came in for the appt on Saturday, got the missing vaccine shots and the tuberculosis test. Came back on Tuesday, got my test read and got the papers right away. I don't know what the cituation like doctors wise in Indy, but I'm sure you can get it done quickly.

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