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Today I had my AOS interview at the Sacramento office. The day didn't get off to a great start because traffic was atrocious. We arrived basically on the dot. I was worried because I had heard they observe you in the waiting room so I thought it wouldn't bode well if they saw us arrive in a full sprint. We basically waited for 10 minutes and then were called in. The officer was very pleasant and directed each of us to sit in a particular spot. He asked for a bit of paperwork including our taxes, my SSN (along with the paper it was mailed with) and our passports and drivers licenses. He asked if we lived at the same address and questioned why my spouse hadn't changed his DL to reflect that. (who wants to visit the DMV if you don't have to - and it's not due until September?!) Anyway, we brought a photo album that we made ourselves containing pics of our many travels. The officer asked how we met and where. What we each did for a living, our own dates of birth. He remarked that it looks like we've had a lot of fun on our trips. He left the room to take copies of the taxes etc. and our photos. When he returned, he said that we were approved and explained the procedures to remove the conditions of the green card in two years. He shook our hands and congratulated us - I'm not sure if on the marriage or the approval but he seemed genuinely happy for us and wished us well. Overall, we were in there for 30 minutes from the time we arrived. 15 minutes after we left, the status on the USCIS website updated to "card is ordered" and later in the day it said "case is approved." I am just so ecstatic that we weren't interrogated or even questioned separately for that matter. I would have to say it was the best experience I've ever had in my dealings with USCIS so far. I feel so badly for you other couples who are getting the runaround and have such terrible delays with the EAD. Hopefully once you are called for an interview, the process will proceed a lot more smoothly. My app said that today is my day 198 from the day of filing. Thank goodness this stage is complete.

Quick update on my case: yesterday we received the email and text that our interview has been scheduled for May 30 in Sacramento. Things are moving!

If you google I-94 you can find the US website to look up your most recent I-94. I'm like you, came in on a B2 and didn't get a paper I-94 when I entered... but we are still assigned one and you can find all the info online to be able to enter this number on the form. 

3 hours ago, gwapa-loves-gwapo said:

Hey guys quick question. Does it really take 2 weeks for you to recieve your social security number after applying? I just got my EAD card and went to apply for it yesterday and I was told it will take them 2 weeks before I recieved my actual card. Did anyone of you recieved it earlier than 2 weeks? Or is it really the standard waiting time and you got it exactly at 2 weeks time? 

 

Thanks guys!

I got mine in less than a week after applying. If you go back the next day they can read the number off the screen for you to write down until the card comes in. This is all assuming you are in the SAVE database to cross reference your ID. If not, add a few weeks to the process 

56 minutes ago, Cryssiekins said:

Are you Canadian?  

 

My biggest concern is going back into Canada at one of the land borders in NY.  CBSA has always given me grief and sends me into secondary to search my car and that was after short trips to the US to visit my now husband.  I don't want to have to deal with a headache there explaining why I've been in the US since October just so I can go have lunch with my mom in the Falls. 

Yes I am Canadian and I've been in the US since Sept. I actually cleared customs in Canada because of the pre-clearance thing at the airport. I did get taken to secondary just to check my docs and nothing was searched. 

Oh and I also travelled to and from Canada and used my AP for reentry, and all went smoothly!

Just wanted to give an update on activity since approval of my EAD on Feb 15th, and receipt on Feb 23.... I went to SSA on Feb 23 and applied for a number, I was already in SAVE, they said if I came back the next day I could get the number.... returned on Feb 24 and voila! I have a SSN. Went down to the DMV in CA on Feb 24th to finalize my license (had already taken the written and road test), gave them my SSN and showed the EAD, they ran me in SAVE again, tada! License complete. I received the SSN card Feb 28 and my DL today Mar 2. I'm so excited to have everything finally working! Well everything except me that is, lol. Still job hunting! Best wishes to everyone still waiting for progress... things will move quickly once you get that EAD, don't worry.

1 hour ago, Suss&Camm said:

Their timeline says "Original I-131 was filed Nov 14th with I-765, I-485.Rejected for "incorrect fee." Not correct: no fee needed for concurrent filing. Re-filed with explanation & Expedite due to financial reasons back home". Happened to quite a few ppl around the mid November from what I've seen on the app. (Cases close to my case number)

Yup that's my story. I tried to file for both at the same time but I only had grounds to expedite the AP.

22 minutes ago, Suss&Camm said:

edit that... "serves as i-512 advance parole"

27 minutes ago, Suss&Camm said:

It'll say valid for re-entry or smth similar on the bottom..

Mine is not the combo card and it says "Not valid for reentry to US"

I received my EAD today in the mail! Since I already received the AP paper (expedited) it's not the combo card. Very happy! Now I can continue my saga with the SSA and the DMV

Thank you! I will try right away and if it doesn't work, I will come back 

I am AOS from a B2 visa and my EAD is approved (should be in the mail this week). Does anyone know how long it takes the SAVE database to be updated to reflect this? I want to get my SSN asap but I want to bypass that whole manual verification step that can take weeks. Anyone have success after a week? Should I wait longer?

26 minutes ago, mnashville said:

So does this mean that they are working on it now?!

 

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Type of service requested:
-- Approaching Regulatory Time Frame


The status of this service request is:

Your case is currently under review.  You should receive a decision or notice of other action shortly.
 
Address Changes:  If you move, please provide us with an updated address.  For more information about address changes, please visit our Web site at www.uscis.gov/ar-11, and click on "Change Your Address Online."
 
For More Information:  If you do not find the information you need through our online services and need further assistance, you may contact our National Customer Service Center at 1-800-375-5283 or 1-800-767-1833 (TDD for the hearing impaired).

I think it means they're working on it... or hopefully have pulled it towards the top of the pile. I received this email confirming my SR and 2 days later my status said the card has been ordered. Good luck!

1 minute ago, Boo&Mica said:

Congrats !!! when did you put a SR and how many days were passed at that point ?

I put in the first SR at day 76 and the second at day 91. Today is day 93!! Yippee! Good luck guys, it sounds like they're finally back to work 

EAD shows card is in production! I guess those SR's worked! Plus USCIS sent me a text and 6 emails to notify me, haha. 

I have almost the same dates as you mnashville. I did a service request on day 76 and on day 91. Still no movement. The only reason why my AP is approved is because I asked for an expedite due to issues I needed to tend to back home. They sent me a paper AP. I'm now wondering if I will get a combo card as well when the EAD is ready. No RFE's thankfully

I hope it is helpful. I filed a service request on my day 77 and if I check online, it's not even assigned to an officer yet. My service request number is just like yours, so that's probably normal. Did you check online to see if they've acted on yours yet?

Hi there

I was browsing the forum looking for anyone who might have had issues with the I-131 being rejected for the incorrect fee. I filed the I-485, I-765, I-131 and my spouse's I-130 concurrently to the Chicago Lockbox all within the same envelope AND with a cover sheet showing the contents. Although it clearly states that the fee for the I-131 is waived if filed together, mine was still rejected. Apparently it's been happening a lot --the agents not marrying up the documents properly before they get shipped off to the National centres for processing.

If I can offer any advice to spare you the hassles I'm currently going through, you may consider using a post it note or something on your I-131 application to reference the fact that it was filed at the same time as the I-485. Otherwise once it goes for processing, they'll look for a cheque, won't find one because it's gone with the I-485 and possibly reject your application for no reason. And note, they did accept the other applications just fine and cashed both the application fee and biometrics fee so obviously we did submit the correct fees.