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    DC/Baltimore AOS

    in Adjustment of Status Case Filing and Progress Reports

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    39 minutes ago, Adam D said:

    I got my EAD without expediting, but it took 107 days in total. I applied on May 24th. It took exactly a week from my case status being updated on line to receiving it in the mail.

     

    I applied for AP on July 25th. I have a travel date of November 2nd (which I didn't have when I applied). I got an Infopass Appointment a week or so ago. I explained I now have a travel date and wanted to expedite. The guy basically said it was too early to expedite and I should come back in the second week in October. Visajourney estimate of when I could receive my AP is now after November 22nd, clearly too late for me. So I will make another Infopass asap and hope for the best with my expedite request. Seems on here as though expediting is taking a long time too, so I don't hold out any hope really. I fear I'll be caught by being too early to expedite this month and too late next month! All the guy could tell me was it was all in hand. If it took 90 days, I would have it in time, but I am very worried that it won't. 

     

    He also checked my AOS and said it was still with MSC and hadn't been sent to Baltimore yet. I have been 'ready to be scheduled for interview' since June 29th. He just told me the stats as on the website, that they were processing August 2016 apps as of end July this year. Seems to be advancing about a month every month. I don't expect an interview until 2018 for that now.

     

     

    Adam, thanks for that, my file date is July 26th, 

    what date did your EAD come 

    DC/Baltimore AOS

    in Adjustment of Status Case Filing and Progress Reports

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    2 minutes ago, AshMarty said:

    You said you were currently employed but need it by Nov. 18th.

     

    If I were you I would get a job letter from your Human Resource department and submit it under an expedite for an EAD under your AOS (to ensure you stay gainfully employed and prevent financial hardship/not lose your job basically). I would then back up your request with a congressman checking on your request on your behalf and resubmitting that paperwork to the congressman in your region.

    My current work visa expires on the 18th and I can stay employed once the EAD comes, doing the same job that I do now, which I have held since 2012 all on work visas.

     

    I am going to give it 1 more week and than I'll submit.

     

    I will get a letter stating that they continue to employ me and the salary that I will be receiving.

    DC/Baltimore AOS

    in Adjustment of Status Case Filing and Progress Reports

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    Just now, AshMarty said:

    I have seen even EAD Expedites are taking 3 weeks now (a year ago they were taking about 7 days).  In the June AOS 2017 thread people have started receiving their EADs without expedite so there is a little glimmer of hope.

    That is a glimmer of hope, I need mine by November 18th

     

    Everyone is expediting which is probably holding people up 

    DC/Baltimore AOS

    in Adjustment of Status Case Filing and Progress Reports

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    13 minutes ago, AshMarty said:

    I am not completely sure but consular processing is for applicants currently living abroad and applying for permanent residential status. If the person currently living in the US he/she is going through the adjustment of status process and not the consular processing. These are two different processes (?).  

     

    The tourist visa or Esta is a contractual agreement with the person using it and the country with which they are entering. I know my, now husband/then fiancé, has been pulled out of immigration twice while entering the US with requests for return airline tickets and having to show proof of employment in Australia to prove he was only entering as a tourist, and that he would be leaving the country within the contracted time of the tourist visa allotment.

     

    But in either case it sounds like your case should be fine you just might get some extra questions at the GC interview regarding the marriage since a K1 visa was not obtained prior to the marriage but it is currently still allowed by government standards. It sounds like in 2018 it will become much more difficult for immigration from a tourist visa.

    From what I have red and seen on other VJ threads, the 90 day EAD no longer applies, it's going to be a frustrating wait

    DC/Baltimore AOS

    in Adjustment of Status Case Filing and Progress Reports

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    5 minutes ago, AshMarty said:

     

    @gkcoachadam

    Ours went faster than we expected. I think things move quicker in the fall because less people applying from what I ended up reading. Ours took about 7 months but I think we could have tried to get it down in 5-6 months if we wanted to be as fast as possible. We rescheduled our interview once and my husband rescheduled his medical appointment to try and make the timing work because of our wedding. It worked out in the end!

     

    Honestly the K1 application was probably harder than the AOS because of what they required for proof of relationship and visits with your fiancé.

     

    We took a chance and planned a wedding to fall within our approved 90 day status. We actually had to make an effort to slow the process down a little as to not have the medical expire before entry. It happened I was visiting during my now husbands interview (but we both had to fly to Sydney for his interview because that is the consultant location).

    It's more frustration not knowing anything,, and no set timeline on it.

     

    Im lucky cos my work visa is still valid so I'm still working, GC I'm not to bothered about currently just want the EAD so I can switch jobs 

    DC/Baltimore AOS

    in Adjustment of Status Case Filing and Progress Reports

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    2 minutes ago, AshMarty said:

    I thought the same thing about the tourist visa.

     

    We would have saved 2,000 dollars in visa fees, a trip to Sydney, Australia (not that I am complaining it was another great visit with my now husband) for an in person interview, and one year of paper work and processing for the K1 visa to get permission to marry in the US as a government approved couple. Hahaha. And now we get to do it all again but this time with marriage pictures and videos. Hahaha. (These are laughs of hysteria because it just never ends and so inefficient).

     

    Background checks: I would assume its the same at the K1 process, no news is good news. I would think you might know if you have a record prior to going for finger prints and federal background check. We haven't had any issues in the past so I am not sure what would happen if something came up on a background check. From the K1 forums it sounds like RFEs for more information about things that popped up.

    How long did the K1 take, a friend in England is currently going through it.

     

    Backround checks I just wanted to know if I should of heard, I have had 5 years of work visas and I currently work at a College so that wouldn't be an issue, just didn't know the next steps 

    DC/Baltimore AOS

    in Adjustment of Status Case Filing and Progress Reports

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    16 minutes ago, AshMarty said:

    Congrats. I wonder if they might be moving up the case. Someone on one of my other forums I follow on VJ said they are looking to putting a stop to AOS from a tourist visa in 2018  even with Marriage (you said in your first post that you are transitioning from a tourist visa) Maybe they are pushing you through because of that rule change.

     

    https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/18/us/politics/us-visa-rules-tillerson.html

    Interesting read that article, I always thought you couldn't do an AOS on a Esta, 

     

    question, how do you know if you have passed the background checks, do they tell you or just wait for a letter.

     

    fingerprints were 5 weeks ago, should I have heard anything by now 

    DC/Baltimore AOS

    in Adjustment of Status Case Filing and Progress Reports

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    2 minutes ago, oncoming traffic said:

    yea, i was really impressed with the timing ?? i figured we would be waiting into the top of 2018! nothing is super weird with our case i suppose, no divorces or convictions whatsoever..we are young (usc me 23 & aus husband 26) but my parents more than satisfy sponsorship requirements and we totally had enough proof cuz we are definitely soulmates lol. i am still very impressed i was able to navigate this process all on my own (with vj help of course) without any rfes or attorneys or anything ! i feel like it was an accomplishment i could list on my resume! hahha

    Very impressive or lucky, whichever way good luck next month, I'm hoping my my case is has straightforward has yours, 

    DC/Baltimore AOS

    in Adjustment of Status Case Filing and Progress Reports

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    1 minute ago, AshMarty said:

     

    No we haven't sent the follow up paperwork to the congressman yet because my husband had two job interviews last week. We are hoping to have a formal job offer before we sent the paperwork back in. Fingers crossed he hears back from one of the jobs this week.

    How long has your EAD been in, what's your file date, 

    fingers crossed he gets a job offer, and then you can speed it up 

    DC/Baltimore AOS

    in Adjustment of Status Case Filing and Progress Reports

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    On 9/20/2017 at 9:58 AM, AshMarty said:

    I emailed our local congressman. They responded back with some paperwork they would submit on my husbands behalf (but we are hoping to have a job offer to submit with the paperwork). My husband is meeting with a company in Elkridge for a lunch meeting, we don't know what to expect but hope it ends in a job offer that we might be able to submit.

     

    Basically we are just trying to set ourselves up for an expedite for an EAD right now, fingers crossed a job offer comes in soon. Sorry no real useful news here.

    Any news yet on your EAD,,

    youd think they want people working and earning money 

    DC/Baltimore AOS

    in Adjustment of Status Case Filing and Progress Reports

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    1 hour ago, AshMarty said:

    Yes my husband did all of that also, it took about 3 days. He was really efficient because his Australian license was going to expire in 4 days because of the Maryland resident laws. I read a lot of people had a difficult time in Maryland but we didn't have any problem at all. Like I said, I think it is all a matter of the employees knowing the immigration process and being familiar with looking up applicants in the SAFE computer system.

     

    He had a Maryland Drivers license in the past that had since expired, so he was familiar with all the tests he had to do since he had done them years ago. He said his testing person in the car was texting the entire time not even paying attention to the drivers test he was doing.

    How does the EAD work in terms of when they ship it out.  Is it meant to be in order or what.

     

    My friend today received his EAD,, his filing date was June 2nd for the EAD and AOS, fingerprints were done June 19th.

     

    Like me he his switching from a work visa to GC threw marriage 

    DC/Baltimore AOS

    in Adjustment of Status Case Filing and Progress Reports

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    6 minutes ago, AshMarty said:

     

    We thought that was weird also but about half of the applicants in the July 2017 forum had also received two separate appointments letters for their forms and people said it isn't that uncommon. The issue was we received one about a week after the first. My husband walked in for the first and was already complete with his Biometrics before receiving a separate one for his EAD/Travel documents. This process is so inefficient it can be really frustrating at times.

     

    At least he was able to get his license at the Annapolis DMV without his EAD with no issues and that process was by far the simplest part so far, which is weird to say about the DMV.  

    I received my biometric appointment for my EAD for a Tuesday, and then for my i485 for the day after,, I went the Tuesday and asked can I do them both today and she said yes

     

    she said it's common that you have to biometric appointments but can be done all in 1 day 

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