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19 hours ago, serrife said:
Hi halo101,
I am glad everything went smooth in the interview. When is your priority date and when did you apply for AOS? I also applied through Houston. I am trying to figure out how much longer I need to wait. I sent my AOS application October 2016 and got my combo card but my case became current in June 2017. I didn't hear anything yet about the interview.
Thank you
I think you will receive the interview notification very soon. Our priority date was the end of June 2015 and we applied for AOS in the very beginning of Oct 2016. Don't forget to bring a new medical if expired. We just got a renewed EAD with AP last week and approval notice of AOS by mail yesterday. We have not received the actual card yet.
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Glad to get AOS approved on spot after the interview . We arrived 40 min early and waited about 30 min at the waiting area. Then in the office, the kind IO went through basic questions with my wife and asked the new medical which was expired. Other than that, she did not ask any additional questions and we were able to take off in 5 min.
So, you do NOT need to maintain the legal status after applying for AOS unless you foresee any complicated issues. She acknowledged a huge backlog in Houston area, but seems that they are working hard around the clock. Make sure you prepare well from the beginning and bring medical if expired.
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3 hours ago, SamSam85 said:
wow that is a long time. Are you saying that they won't schedule the interview unless your priority date is current?
The interview date varies a lot based on the location. My priority date was "current" about 6 month ago. You won't get an interview within a year even if you are a spouse of US citizen in HOUSTON.
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2 minutes ago, SamSam85 said:
Yeah, I am thinking about it. I will finish school in few months. I do not think that I will get my interview scheduled before then. How long you have been waiting for interview?
In Houston, TX, it will be 13 month and 20 days after filing I-485.
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17 hours ago, SamSam85 said:
so you are no longer on F-1 status, right? did you discuss this with an Immigration lawyer to check if it is ok or not to be out of status with AOS pending?
Also, is there an issue travelling with AP?
Dropping F-1 status after filing AOS is not a problem unless you fail the interview later. One will have "I-485 pending status". Some people recommend to maintain another legal status just in case one fail the interview. Lots of people with similar situation reported no issues with AP travel.
Again, it is YOUR CHOICE and responsibility. You just have an option.
We just have our interview scheduled on Nov. I will report the result later.
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8 hours ago, SamSam85 said:
did you quit school finally? did you travel on AP?
graduated, no OPT, no travel with AP.
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On 10/15/2017 at 8:55 PM, SamSam85 said:
Hi, did you get to find any answer on this issue? was it eventually ok to not maintain status?
Still I-485 pending, no interview yet.
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Renewal EAD
If you are still eligible for employment authorization but your EAD will be expiring or has expired, you should file for a renewal EAD by submitting a new Form I-765 and filing fee (if required), unless a fee waiver is requested and approved. Generally, you should not file for a renewal EAD more than 180 days before your original EAD expires.
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Recent change allows you to apply for renewal "180" days before expiration.
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Happy to report that the EAD was delivered today. Got the notice of Mailing on the 18th (Friday, late afternoon), but by looking at the tracking, it was picked up by USPS on the 21st (Monday). And it was delivered today the 23rd (Wed, Kansas to TX). You will get the below notice from USCIS website on the day of delivery. Have a happy Thanksgivings!
On November 23, 2016, the Post Office delivered your new card for Receipt Number MSCxxx, to the address that you gave us. The tracking number assigned is xxx. You can use your tracking number at www.USPS.com in the Quick Tools Tracking section. If you move, go to www.uscis.gov/addresschange to give us your new mailing address.
Got USCIS update notification about EAD card "mailing" today on 11.18. I will report again once I get the card in my hand.
Now I need to wait several months for interview (F2A category, Priority date on 6.28.2015). We got married on 5.1.2015, so if we get the interview after 5.1.2017 (in Houston), we will get 10 year green card, right?
Hope everyone else gets theirs on time.
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Got USCIS update notification about EAD card "mailing" today on 11.18. I will report again once I get the card in my hand.
Now I need to wait several months for interview (F2A category, Priority date on 6.28.2015). We got married on 5.1.2015, so if we get the interview after 5.1.2017 (in Houston), we will get 10 year green card, right?
Hope everyone else gets theirs on time.
Got USCIS update notifications this morning. I765 /I131 approved and EAD card production with AP on 11.14.2016. I guess early October filers advance faster than expected!
Quick Time Line
9.30.2016: Mailed I-485 package
10.2.2016: Received at Chicago Lockbox
11.4.2016: Bio Walkin (originally scheduled on 11.7)
11.14.2016: EAD card production (with AP)
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Hi,
That is fast, Good luck.
I am in F2A category and submit my doc in same day as yours. But the USCIS status do not change.
Do you think this is due to different category ?
Thanks
All the best
James,
I am in F2A too adjusting from F1. You will get the result today or tomorrow.
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Got USCIS update notifications this morning. I765 /I131 approved and EAD card production with AP on 11.14.2016. I guess early October filers advance faster than expected!
Quick Time Line
9.30.2016: Mailed I-485 package
10.2.2016: Received at Chicago Lockbox
11.4.2016: Bio Walkin (originally scheduled on 11.7)
11.14.2016: EAD card production (with AP)
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Biometrics on 11.7. in SugarLand, TX
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Received the famous three text messages 11.34 pm last night. Very happy.
Some details after checking USCIS website using their tracking numbers
USPS tracking number
Mine was arrived on the 2nd.
USCIS 3 tracking numbers (received texts on the 17th)
1. I765 received on the 3rd
2. I131 receveid on the 3rd
3. Biometric fee was charged on the 14th.
Check is being cashed on 18th.
Is it normal not to have a separate tracking number for I-485? I understand the finger print is a part of I-485.
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Received the famous three text messages 11.34 pm last night. Very happy.
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I-485, 765, 131 (F2A category, AOS from F1).
Sent by priority mail on 9.30.2016 to Chicago Lockbox. Tracking shows that it was received on 10.2.2016.
No text messages yet after 15 days!
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My understanding is that AOS is I-485, right? OP filed I-130 in year 2014. Thus OP must have filed I-485 for AOS recently ("expecting my receipt soon", she said).
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Thanks for the help, NigeriaorBust. But once she use EAD from I-485, her status as F-1 goes away anyway.
Have you seen any person who got denied because he/she did not maintain F-1 "after I-485" filing? My understanding is that a new status (I don't know exact name) is given with which one can live here in the States legally. Once I-485 is denied at the end, it is a whole different story.
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Based on I've been reading for the last two years, it is LEGALLY OK to quit school once you file I-485. You also need to let your school know your I485 filing so that SEVIS can be updated. But it is strongly recommended to maintain F-1 status just in case your I-485 is denied which still has a small chance of possibility. If you can live with this small chance of I-485 denial, you may do so. Again, the above is from what I've been reading from many forums.
My case is similar. I just sent my I-485 based on filing date (I-130 PD 6.29.2015). My foreign wife is graduating this fall and adjusting from F1. Because I filed I-485, work permit, and advance parole two weeks ago, she is not planning to apply for OPT (again, I understand the risk of small possibility of denial) once we get the receipt notice.
Please let me know if I am going to wrong direction. Thank you for your help in advance
F2A AOS Priority 2015
in Adjustment of Status Case Filing and Progress Reports
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They did not ask for the new medical in advance. But when we met the IO, the first thing the IO said asked was the new medical. You MUST bring the new medical for sure if it is expired.