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24 minutes ago, iwir said:

It happens with me too. I sent EAD/AP renewal within 180 days before it's expired and one week after I received my NOA1, my interview is scheduled. I'm in SF field office where the normal processing time is 18-22 months. I sent the renewal because I want to keep working and travelling, it turned out USCIS scheduled our interview earlier than normal processing time

Yes, I think I'm the same field office (I assume, I haven't seen the interview notice yet). I was not expecting to hear about my interview until maybe mid-2020!

Hey everyone,

Just a tip that I received from my immigration lawyer. If you're still waiting for your interview to be scheduled, send in your EAD renewal paperwork early. I was advised that this often triggers the interview to be scheduled. I sent mine in mid-November, received notice that my interview had been scheduled in the last week or so (still waiting for the notice to find out when it is...) and also already received my EAD renewal card! Probably this is a weird exception but hey, can't hurt to try. 

48 minutes ago, Northerndynasty said:

Well, if there's one thing you're fortunate of, is that your DMV gave you 4 years on a DL, and not an expiry corresponding with the expiration of your EAD.  That's how Florida is.  The date of expiry on the EAD is the max that the DMV will allow.

Wow, that's super annoying. I just checked mine and it expires when my EAD does, also 🤬

1 hour ago, iwir said:

DL: Driver lisence.  You can renew your EAD/AP up to 180 days before the expiration date of your current EAD. Your EAD is automatically extended 180 days after you file the Form I-765.

Oh right. I already got the license sorted, just trying to get on with life during this process! Thanks for the info. 

5 minutes ago, iwir said:

To be honest I have moved on with my life and find living with EAD/AP is enough. I have my DL good for 4 years, got a job without problem and I'd rather to have my GC approved after our 2 anniversary so that I would get 10 years GC instead of two years and don't have to remove the condition. I'm ready to renew my EAD/AP next month before it expires in May 2020

DL? My EAD expires in March and I'm thinking about sending in the application soon to renew. Looks like that's taking a while, too. 

3 minutes ago, iwir said:

Hi fellow San Franciscan, my case is ready to be scheduled since May. My NOA1 is feb 13. The last case they just approved is from june 2018. It was approved this September. So we will have a long time to wait

Ugh, stupid SF office! Although I see that they're outsourcing some of their applications to other offices to help speed their processes along, perhaps we'll be lucky...

2 minutes ago, The_Empyrean said:

read my previous posts on how to get a general idea when to expect interview  i think 2-3 pages back.

Thank you! I'll search for it. 

Hi everyone!

I just received the notification that my interview was ready to be scheduled (first NOA 3rd Jan). Anyone here processed at the San Francisco office and if so, how long did it take your interview to be scheduled? Many thanks 😊

14 minutes ago, HKUSA said:

So confused. 41 days after filing and 3 weeks after expedite request our Travel doc was just approved. Ead hasn't changed status. What does that mean? I thought its a combo card? Got a late night notification on the new site only.

I would think you’ll probably get both, then. My updates only quoted EAD, not AP until I actually received letters. Then it was stated that both had been approved. It should be a combo card, yes. 

14 minutes ago, caparturo said:

Under which situation did you apply for it? And which center worked your case?

 

thabks

Sure, are you already applied for your expedite?

I applied for severe financial hardship, on the basis that I had a job offer and obligatory student loan repayments in my home country. I think all EAD and AP cards are dealt with by the NBC. Mine was, anyway. 

9 minutes ago, eckoin said:

Who knows. Hopefully any day now. Please update the thread when you do get it--it'll be helpful for others to see some concrete timelines. Good luck! 

2 hours ago, caparturo said:

Hi everyone, I-m new this forum I was reading a lot this thread for weeks and was helpfull for me.

 

I130,131,765,485 filler. NBC, Rhode Island Office

 

01/02/19 Filled

01/09/19 Receipt Date

02/06/19 Bio Appt DONE

03/22/19 EAD requested via phone

03/29/19 Received an email requesting documents via Fax

04/01/19 Fax sent, Cover Letter, Job Offer several pages of our situation, like 15.

 

Still waiting a response from USCIS, How long takes a decision NOA  from them.

I applied under SERVER FINANCIAL LOSS (personal)

 

I received the request for further documentation on March 21st. I got the notification that my card was being produced on March 27th. Took until April 3rd for the card to be delivered. 

5 hours ago, ClevelandFiler said:

I called on 4/1 to expedite EAD based on financial loss. They told me id hear something in 5 days. So far, I heard nothing. No one asked me to send proof or fax or anything. I called Friday and they said I should just keep waiting. How long did it take for you to hear something after submitting the request? 

I received an email the next day, requesting further proof via fax. 

Hi everyone,

I'd like to give you information about my expedite process so you can have an idea of how long everything is taking/what you get notifications for etc. 

03/21/2019: Requested to have AP and EAD expedited on the phone to USCIS (separate processes). AP of the grounds of "humanitarian reasons" due to my university graduation ceremony and a culturally significant role that my mother was taking part in during the ceremony. EAD due to a job offer and "severe financial hardship" due to obligatory student loan repayments in my home country.

03/21/2019: Received email: "Upon receipt of your request for expeditious processing, your case was reviewed and a determination was made that we need additional information to make a decision regarding your request. Please fax supporting documentation to 816-251-2290. Please include this notice with your fax." This only mentioned the EAD request, so I was unsure if AP was also being considered at the same time. Faxed documents that afternoon. I included a cover letter outlining everything that was included in the fax (I combined documents for both AP and EAD). DID NOT RECEIVE NOTIFICATION THAT FAXED DOCUMENTS WERE RECEIVED. I called USCIS a few days later to ask whether I would, they said I wouldn't heard anything unless the expedite was approved or denied. 

03/27/2019: Received "New card ordered" notification via email (and assumed approval). Did not receive official letters on this until a few days later and therefore not totally sure that both AP and EAD were approved. 

04/01/2019: Received "We mailed your new card" notification via email. 

04/02/2019: Received "Your card was picked up by the post office" notification via email complete with USPS tracking number.

04/03/2019: Card was delivered to my lawyer's office. Picked up the combination AP/EAD card in person on 04/05/2019. 

Hope that helps you guys with an expected timeframe, etc. My process seems to have been quite fast and straightforward. Although we have been using an immigration lawyer with all our forms, I submitted the expedite process myself on the phone. Let me know if you have any questions. 

9 hours ago, LirikBlaidd87 said:

How long did you wait for the biometrics appointment letter since receiving the NOA1 receipts? 

My appointment notice is dated 01/11/2019, but our lawyer received it before I did. I think when I got it in the mail, it was around 2 weeks out. 

January filer here! AOS, EAD and AP. All NOA1's dated 7th January. Biometrics appointment was on the 30th of January. Now we wait......

4 minutes ago, Ben&Zian said:

 

Could be several varying reasons, all which could apply in some regards. From what I have seen lately it looks like about 8-11 months for total processing, interview and all to be done. The processing of the I-129f petition itself may fall into the 5-7 month time frame though; but then you have NVC stage and embassy level time to add to it.

Cheers for your response. From what I gathered from my fiance's meeting with him, he had thought that would be the time frame until I could physically enter the U.S. We're getting a bit nervous about it since it looks like I'll be turning up in the middle of the grape harvest in that case (we both work in the wine industry). 

Hi everyone,

 My fiance and I have submitted our I-129F application and received our NOA1 early February, yay! I'm wondering if anyone can tell me why the processing times from NOA1-NOA2 have ramped up so heavily over the last 6 months? I mean it has literally doubled since May 2017. Is this something that happens every year around peak application times or is it just exceptionally long lately? We got an immigration lawyer who told us 5-7 months for the whole thing to be approved. I'd already looked at this page in great detail and felt very skeptical about his estimation. Genuinely curious about why it's been taking so long lately.

Cheers!  

Hey there, 

Just after some advice. Do you have to change your maiden name after marriage? My fiance is very against it but I'm wondering whether it's some ridiculous loophole for the visa. I haven't found anything on it so far so I'm wondering if anyone else has experienced a similar situation.

Thanks!