atticus2017

Update -- Received GC yesterday. 6th business days since approval. So relieved.

Good luck to all!  

Hi all --

We had our interview yesterday in the Providence field office. We got there at 8am for our interview at 830am, and we were called in at about 9am. The interviewer was extremely friendly and pleasant. He put us under oath and then started going through the application. To be honest, the interviewer didn't really ask any questions per se. He went through the application and just asked to confirm our birthdates, places of birth, telephone number, SSN, etc. He asked me yes/no questions that I had filled out in the application. He joked about my civil violation for underage drinking in college. After that, we mostly just had a conversation about Providence, medical school, our travels, and that sort of thing. He made a few jokes and asked to see what documents we had brought (marriage certificate, lease, change of addresses, my wife's change of name document, utilities, credit card statements, print out of our wedding website, few photos with family, both our birth certificates). Embarrassingly enough, he caught a typo in the draft copy of the invitation to our wedding in India in January.

He told us about the next steps after that and mentioned that I should have my card in two weeks.

Thanks everyone for the help and support over the last few months!

Good luck to everyone waiting!  

4 minutes ago, cyanmavi said:

Thank you. It is so frustrating since like you said, I did not do anything wrong and sent them everything they could ever need. I did research civil surgeons, there is only one that is cheaper than the others in Boston but I would have to wait two weeks to get an appointment with her so I am going with another one.

Honestly, I feel like it has been so long (day 140!) at this point, I do not want to deal with the hassle of contacting the senator and preparing/sending more documents. It feels like it could happen any moment. I will just wait for the green card, which should not take longer than another month after the physical.

@cyanmavi Look up Cambridge Health Alliance in Somerville. They were slightly cheaper than the single-doctor practices when I was researching back in April. 

14 minutes ago, atticus2017 said:

I finally received my EAD/AP card yesterday (8/21). Whew. Next step -- interview in September. 

 

Congrats to everyone who've received the GC/EAD recently!!

Approved and card ordered on 8/14

Mailed on 8/17

Received on 8/21

I finally received my EAD/AP card yesterday (8/21). Whew. Next step -- interview in September. 

Congrats to everyone who've received the GC/EAD recently!!

Hi everyone, my EAD/AP was approved yesterday and the status has changed to "New card is being produced". What a relief. Keeping my fingers crossed that I receive it soon so that I can go back to work. 

I also had a similar issue to @OBGYNKENOBI; the interview notice was mailed on August 8th and I received it on Aug 11. But the I485 status online changed to 'Interview is scheduled' only on August 14 and received an email and text notification on the same day.

I had my infopass appointment earlier this morning at the Providence office. I was there to talk about my pending EAD/AP. It was not particularly helpful.

The officer was very pleasant and made some small talk. He said that it doesn't look like they require any additional documents and that they have the biometrics and address change (I moved in June) recorded in their system. He couldn't tell me what the outcome of my recent service request was and told me to call the customer service line to tell them that it has been over 120 days (!!!!!). He did mention that if it is still pending by September 13 (my GC interview date), I can get an endorsement on the passport that would enable to me to start working right away as opposed to waiting for the card to come through. 

12 hours ago, Sudan Man said:

For me and some other ppl out there,please explain to me what does it mean ?

Are they today August 10 working on applications from April or today as per the report dated on June 30 they are working on applications from April ??

This means that as of June 30, USCIS is processing cases filed on OR BEFORE April 1. Essentially, the newest case that the NBC center worked on as of June 30 was filed on April 1. I find this very confusing. Here's a link that explains: http://immigrationimpact.com/2017/01/06/uscis-changes-how-processing-times-are-posted/

In some positive news, I received a NOA for an interview scheduled for next month! Strangely, the status online has not changed from 'Ready to schedule'. 

USCIS updated processing times on the website today (Aug 10). As of June 30, NBC has been processing I765 and I131 applications as of date April 1, 2017. I just can't believe that the volume of applications in April was just so high that they still haven't processed the ones of people who are 120+ days now. 

So frustrating. 

30 minutes ago, narakthisud said:

Below is a quick summary of today's trip to our local USCIS office in Philadelphia for an Infopass appointment. The main concern was my wife's EAD/AP card being past the usual 90 day processing time frame. I've collapsed the summary into a "spoiler" section since it's a little long and some people might not want to read the whole thing.

 

So, here goes:

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• We arrived right at 1:00 PM for our 1:15 PM appointment, which was good since the registration window didn't reopen until after the ISO's finish their lunch breaks at 1:00 PM.
• We went through airport-style security although we didn't have to take off our shoes.  
• The guy at the registration window (#1) was pleasant and helpful although all he did was ask us about our reason for visiting and assigned us a number. (Side note: I thought we already supplied this information when we made the appointment.) 
• We went back and sat down. We were called up about 5 minutes later and approached ISO Benedict's window. He was easy to talk with although not particularly chatty or jovial. Par for the course? 
• I explained our concern that my wife's application was received on April 13 with no further notices (beyond biometrics appointment on May 26 and SR response on August 7). He was able to tell me that my wife's EAD/AP application was in front of an officer as of August 8. Her interview was also in queue to be scheduled as of July 28. I told him that she's a K1 adjuster and was curious to know if the interview had been waived at this point. He said there was nothing on his screen showing one way or another.
• He also mentioned that the "new administration" is causing lots of people to apply for various immigration benefits which is causing a backlog. (Not sure I believe that one, but I figured people here would be interested in hearing this.)
• Here's something interesting I learned: because my wife applied for an EAD/AP combo card, the ISO said that both applications must be adjudicated together. (Sounds to me like another silly excuse for processing to take longer.)
• I asked whether our case was being held up by something like an FBI Name Check, background check, etc. and he was able to tell me that "no derogatory information" was associated with our file. So that's good to know, at least!
• He started talking about going down the expedite route and I asked what options we had. The reasons include financial hardship, humanitarian concerns, or a pending job offer. Unfortunately, my wife can't claim any of these. I asked whether it would make sense to bother with that at this point since her case is already in the hands of an adjudicator. He agreed that it probably wouldn't speed things up at this point.
• He said that we should wait another 30 days before contacting USCIS. If we hear nothing, he encouraged us to make another Infopass appointment and skip the other channels. And here's the kicker: he specifically said to avoid calling the (mis-)information line/customer service!
• Overall this was a productive visit, although I walked out the same way I walked in...we still need to wait.  
• We were out the door by 2 pm and made our way to the grocery store to grab some hot peppers and Thai basil for dinner tonight! 

That's it!

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This is really helpful. I have an infopass appointment in Providence on Monday. 

Also, the SR I put in on 7/28 was assigned and completed today (8/9); so far no changes to the status of EAD or AP. 

Does anyone know whether it is okay to go to a different USCIS office for an infopass appointment? -- Different from the field office. I have one scheduled at my local infopass office for next Monday. But there is slot at a different one for tomorrow. 

Hi all -- First-time poster here. Thanks everyone for posting and updating their timelines (and congrats to those who've received the card/approval). Gives me hope!

4/10/17 -- Mailed AOS package (I-130, I-485, I-765, I-131)

4/13/17 -- Received by USCIS.

4/20/17 -- Checks cashed

4/20/17 -- Notices received

5/17/17 -- Biometrics appointment in MA. 

5/30/17 -- Status changed to 'Ready to be scheduled for interview'

7/05/17 -- Raised an inquiry with USCIS regarding EAD.

7/21/17 -- Received response 'Case is currently under review'

7/28/17 -- Raised a service request. 

It's been 110 days since the filing date, and I'm getting really anxious. I had an OPT through a previous F1 visa that ended on 6/14/17, and I've been waiting for this to come through to go back to work. Not sure whether there is anything else I should be doing.