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12 minutes ago, Kirkuvan Lehtonen said:

HI, I have a question;

Have you got it in the mail yet? (EAD card)

Yup. Two days after I got the card production notification via email, I got the "card being mailed" notification and a letter saying my card is on the way, and then I got the card two days later.

The SMS came a week after receipt of the physical card, so quite late.

42 minutes ago, Abhi138 said:

When did your case status change online to "Card Mailed" from "New Card being Produced"

A couple of days.

1 hour ago, DorothyLa said:

sometimes internet updates later than texts and e mails  

or the other way round. My text notification for my EAD was at least a week later than the email, and half a week later than the letter stating that they sent me an EAD (which was itself later than the EAD).

10 minutes ago, NorthByNorthwest said:

 

Are you forgetting the MSC prefix when entering your receipt number, i.e. 672 by the standard phone keypad mapping?

oh my... is that why I never succeed at getting the automatic system, and always end up having to spell my MSCxxxx number out to the person on the phone?

the directions really ain't clear.

25 minutes ago, atuegwu said:

Woooowww!!! Case just updated to 

 

NEW CARD BEING PRODUCED...

 

For my i-765 EAD after being scheduled for interview for June 21st. No expedite, no RFE/RFIE. Biometrics done March 31st. Thanks folks and the very best of luck to you all. Cheers!!!

Haha. Twin timing there, brother/sister. Except you beat me on the interview being scheduled part

17 minutes ago, Tunisian_tunisia said:

yes that's right,but i've seen that its common in the US

As other people pointed out, it's really not a big deal in 21st Century America. They may ask you - just out of curiosity - but they won't hold it against you.

Why don't you read this to learn about what useful things to bring up/ take with you to your interview will help: http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/free-books/fiance-marriage-visa-book/chapter14-28.html

Isn't it common that people in the Maghreb don't change names after marriage anyway?

EAD is in production! Yay!

Timing: 54 days from biometrics, 89 from NOA1.

Maybe my SR on day 77ish did help. The outcome of the SR was "we are currently reviewing your case", which wasn't insightful but was probably true.

Still not sure if the SR led to my EAD being expedited or if it was organic, but I'm happy anyway.

It's been 84 days on my end from my NOA for EAD to today, so I decided to file a Service Request. Had a friendly lady on the line who created the request quickly and gave me a reference number.

Not sure if it's gonna do anything, but I might as well pull all the strings I can.

16 hours ago, TL2016 said:

maybe USCIS really stepped up their game again and is trying to make sure that people have their EAD's within 90 days.

Or the US is becoming a less attractive place to emigrate under Trump, so the USCIS' workload is lower?

http://www.visajourney.com/reviews/

nice to see a green mountain stater on here - used to live south of burli.

14 minutes ago, ricky90501 said:

We have our K-1 based AOS interview at the SF office next week. I am interested in hearing recent interview experiences in the SF field office.

Also,

- how long was the total interview?

- what were some questions the IO asked?

- did you get approved on the spot and/or how soon after interview did you get your GC?

 

Thanks in advance!

did you check here, buddy?

http://www.visajourney.com/reviews/

 

unfortunately I am transferring from H1B, so there definitely will be an interview for me. 

if you reschedule, they'll put you at the end of the queue again, potentially delaying your approval by months. Really try to avoid rescheduling your AOS, as others have pointed out here.

51 minutes ago, TL2016 said:

I just called USCIS again to ask about my expedite request and I was told I was already sent a request for evidence of financial loss 5 days ago. And of course I haven't received the email.

Now I need to get the info sent out asap via fax. But who even uses fax machines anymore, LOL. Oh man. Guess I'll have to stop by a UPS store or something later today and hope for the best.

 

I also asked about my I-485 and the representative said it's still at the NBC and looks like I won't be needing to an interview. 

You should call ahead to see if the UPS store you're planning on visiting even has fax machines. I've had incredibly inconsistent experiences with UPS and FedEx/Kinko stores. 

1 hour ago, saeshhh said:

Hey guys,

 

after filing online  for an inquiry yesteterday (today is day 74 )(I know it was a little too early for that), finally my AP and EAD are now approved and a new card is in production. Mysterious how USCIS works...

 

To all of you:

I can say just to try all the options you have with expedite and inquiry and don't give your hopes up. Hopefully you all get approved soon. Sometimes it's just luck or your inquiry that gives them the last touch to approve it idk.

 

Hope you guys have a wonderful weekend

I'm gonna go ahead and make a controversial point about inquiries/service requests: I think it's not necessarily that filing them led to the approval of the EAD/AP docs, but that once you hit the point where you can file for a request, you're probably a few days from when they were gonna issue your EAD anyway.

Remember, boys & girls: correlation doesn't imply causation

49 minutes ago, thorin said:

I managed to distract myself for the past couple of weeks with family visitations but now have to get back on track with immigration and adjusting to living in the U.S.

 

I have my biometrics appointment on the 21st (Friday) for both the I-485 and I-765. Does anyone know if you need to make an additional appointment if your spouse is going to attend the appointment or not? 

why would your USC spouse attend? 

I'm not sure they can, so I would look up the ASC and see what their policies are/if their waiting room is open to people other than the applicant.

Hi everyone,

As you can tell from my signature, I don't yet have an interview scheduled for my FBAS. However, I am guessing that sooner or later, I'll be interviewed for my marriage-based AOS.

While googling info about interview notices people received for their AOS interview, I noticed that interview notices state that you need to bring your medical form I-693, unless otherwise submitted.

Like others on this forum, I generally err on the side of being overly cautious and bringing more rather than fewer supporting documents to my interview. However, I already sent out my I-693 as it was required for the I-485 form. I also don't have a copy of it as it was in a sealed envelope, and my doctor didn't provide me with a copy.

For those of you who already had their marriage-based AOS interviews, did you bring a copy of your I-693, or did you not, as you already submitted it with your I-485? if you did bring it, was it a copy from the civil surgeon who originally did your exam, or a new I-693 you had done just in case?

Thanks for your replies.

20 minutes ago, zuzie said:

This site has helped us from the very start so I thought I would come here for help. My husband's Visa from Canada was approved May 17th, 2016. We waited and waited for his Green Cards to arrive. We have made many inquiries and have been told that it is being processed. That's it, just that it's being processed. We have had 2 appointments at the local USCIS office and they are as baffled as we are. We were told that it's an electronic file so there really isn't anyone to speak with directly. Today's visit she added comments and sent an email but she does not know if an actual person will see it. She recommended that I go to the USCIS site and file an inquiry under "Outside Normal Processing Time" I went to do this and filled in all the info, but it's asking for a form number at the top that matches our receipt number. There must be 25 form #'s and none seem to be what they are looking for. I am really getting frustrated that no one can direct us to a human to help!

Have you considered writing to your Congressperson to see if they can help you? I've heard that some people on VJ have had  luck with that in the past.

2 hours ago, Jojo92122 said:

If you are about to file the I-751 to remove condition on your 2 years green card, then you have at least another year before you qualify to file for US citizenship as the spouse of a US citizen under the 3 years rule.  Since you got your green card on May 13, 2015, you do not qualify to file for naturalization under the 3 years rule until Feb 13, 2018.  

 

If you leave the US for 6-12 months, you will not meet the physical presence requirement for US citizenship.

 

Review the requirements for US citizenship, there are several different requirements.

 

What s/he said.

46 minutes ago, MyMistaLovaLova said:

I have been wanting to expedite my husband EAD so bad! Not sure how to though since he does not have a job offer.  We bought a car yesterday for uber and he is signed up for Uber and Lyft.  We just waiting on the EAD to complete the process.  My husband needs to start working so bad!  

You don't have to have a job offer to expedite your EAD, but it can help.

2 minutes ago, gallegamericana said:

Any advice on how to get to a real person on the helpline? I can't get passed the automated part and I want to inquire about our AP ... received a NOA, but still can't get an update online and it's been just over a month! I can view EAD & AOS online.

Press 1, then 2, then 2, then 2

https://gethuman.com/phone-number/US-Citizenship-Immigration-Service-USCIS

1 hour ago, Kalciaa said:

I'm wondering if I should call and ask to make sure they didn't "misplace" my request to expedite EAD. I can wait for the GC as long as they want, but this damn EAD... I'm assuming I won't hear about it until after biometrics appointment, but I'd like to know if I should prepare myself, my employer, and my budget for being out of job for a month :/ I hate waiting, and as every control freak hate being helpless.  I'll wait until I get my paper NOA in mail and call them I think.

They totally misplaced my request for an expedite when I did one for my OPT. I wouldn't have your company call as it should be you, your counsel, or sponsor (either your spouse, for FBAS, or your company, for work visas/GCs) - but I expect that the USCIS won't wanna talk to your employer as they're not related to your overall AOS petition. They may be related to your argument that your not working causes "financial loss", or whichever argument you're planning to use, but I think it'll only be useful if you were to call yourself and explain how your lack of EAD hurts you and your food bank, is it?

Just now, EmilyUK said:

Just received the paper NOAs for my I-765 and I-485. However, my Alien Registration Number has changed!!! Is this normal???

Hey Emily, this happens. Happened to me in the past while on different visas, but it never caused me any trouble. Some other people on this forum disagree and advise that you contact the USCIS to check in about why they changed it, and if you can add the old Alien Number to your file. I'm not a lawyer, so I'm not gonna comment about whether this is useful or not, but it probably can't hurt to call them about it.

14 hours ago, TL2016 said:

Decided to join the February filers a little late after double checking all my dates. Sent off late February, got my NOA's on the 7th of March but online it shows the 27th of February so I'll go by that instead since that's what USCIS seems to go by.

 

Had my biometrics appointment on the 30th of March and since then no status change yet.

I'm on the same boat as you. Received my original NOA in late February but had to resend with the correct fees. Online, it doesn't say 3/5 but 2/24, so I'll watch both the February and March thread.

Biometrics on the 30th, too - hoping to get some sort of status change. Would really like to know when my interview is - I fear it'll be when my sister-in-law gets married :-/

Isn't the primary purpose of this thread to support one another and to share useful tips about the AOS process rather than have inflammatory debates? 

We have another thread for that on VJ  

3 minutes ago, tariq_a said:

I honestly have no idea too lol. she wanted to get the state health insurance just in case our private insurance doesn't cover certain things during pregnancy. I will not be applying for it as i do not qualify for it  anyway.

 

Thanks for your input

You mean I-864, btw, not I-865, I think.

As long as her income or hers + that of your sponsor is adequate and amply supported with tax transcripts, a letter of employment or past pay stubs, it's fine for her to use whatever government benefits/subsidies she legally qualifies for.