Think it's not since CPT is approved by a DHS designated official at school and no application submitted to USCIS.

At least that's what I did on my I-485. Filed last year and about to go to my interview in 2 weeks.

16 hours ago, mushroomspore said:

Yay congrats!!!!!! Did you get an online update??

Did not received an online update. I just went to check the mail and saw the letter in there. Up until now my online status is still "case ready to be scheduled for an interview"

Hi again August filers!

We received our interview notice this week. Interview date 8/01 (PD 8/23/2017). I'm just relieved that the interview is just 2 weeks before my medical examination expires. Field office is Chicago btw. 

All the best for those who are still waiting for their interview!!

2 hours ago, GoodVibesOnly said:

I have this theory too but even though a tier 2 officer told me I already have passed the background checks and all, not sure why they haven’t sent the EAD after all this time!! O_o it just doesn’t make any sense and it didn’t make any sense to the officer either. Oh well.  

Hi @GoodVibesOnly 

I'm so sorry to hear about your case - I know it's so frustrating and disappointing  Have you tried reaching out to some congressman/woman office? We reached out to Sen Tammy Duckworth by the end of December and we received a response a month later. The senator's office at least was successful in getting some real answers from USCIS (but not that useful for us because I still don't know whether/when I will have my AP in a month...). But it might be more helpful for you. Here is the link to get help from Duckworth office

https://www.duckworth.senate.gov/help/help-with-a-federal-agency

Mine has been stuck in "case ready to be scheduled for an interview" since Sep 26 2017. I don't think it means much. In my InfoPass appointment a month ago, the immigration officer told me it'll be another 1-2 months until my case is picked up by the office, i.e. being transferred from NBC to Chicago. But who knows if he's right. 

Every case is different. Your case might very well move forward faster since Chicago can be highly heterogeneous. Best of luck to you!

Hi everyone,

I have a question. I filed for I-185 and I-131 in August. My I-131 was approved 1.5 months ago. However, I never received my travel document. I had an InfoPass appointment this week and was told that the post office could not deliver my document. I was further told that NBC no longer has my card. And I will need to submit a new application for I-131 again.

My question is, do I have to pay new filing fee? It is very expensive at $660. But I feel like this is not my fault that USCIS lost it. Like, if they failed to deliver it then they should still have it right? I never received it so they cannot fault me for losing the document right? 

The I-131 instructions say on page 13

"Replacement Travel Document: If you are filing to replace a travel document that was lost, stolen, mutilated, or contains erroneous information, such as a misspelled name, a filing fee is required. NOTE: If you are requesting a replacement Advance Parole Document as an adjustment applicant filed under the fee structure implemented July 30, 2007, then the full filing fee will be required; however, no biometrics services fee is required."

Thank you for your help!

20 hours ago, Hamilton said:

WOW, I'm sorry that happened to you. That's really unbelievable. When you submit the new app, perhaps you could immediately request an expedite as well? One of the few conditions to request an expedite is specifically "USCIS error" - so IN THEORY they should speed that app along. In reality, perhaps they just won't admit the error...

I think I will do that. We will request an expedite based on financial loss because we plan this 8 months in advance and have spent over 10K in expenses for our wedding and travel outside the US. 

20 hours ago, GoodVibesOnly said:

That's really horrible that you didn't do anything wrong on your application and they lost it after approval somewhere in the process. I'm sure you already tried this but what does the post office say? Surely it has to be somewhere... i know of 2 cases where both the EAD/AP and greencard came exactly 2 months / 60 days later from approval date on mail. They never knew why this happened and no one (post office & uscis) knew where they were. And they told them the same thing they told you. Maybe it's a similar and strange situation. You might check your mail on January 29, hopefully it arrives. 

If you search on Google, many websites by Chicago lawyers will say that the average time to schedule interviews is 4-5 months. I have had friends whose timelines also fall within that range. But of course, this is an average - there are people with shorter and longer wait times. I wish your case will move forward sooner rather than later!

I know that USCIS sent my card but the post office did not deliver it. I have had trouble receiving mails at my address. I don't understand the post office - they sometimes deliver my mails and sometimes do not deliver my mails. Like I received my biometrics appointment and I-131 approval notice but not my receipt notices and the actual I-131 card. I saw that it was coming in the mail (through informed delivery) but did not find it in my mailbox. My last name is different from that of my spouse and nonwhite-sounding so I feel like the mailman/woman just decided that "nah, this is wrong, I don't want to deliver this mail to this person, who probably does not live here". But duh, I have lived here for a year and have received many mails/packages here... 

Thank you guys for being such a helpful group! I know I can count on having someone to commiserate with during these times! Best wishes for all of you!

Hi everyone,

Hope you are all doing well. I wanted to update on my InfoPass appointment. I went today to ask why my approved I-131 has not been delivered (I received approval notice on Nov 29, 2017) and was told that the post office could not deliver it and NBC does not currently have it. The immigration officer told me it means I will have to apply for I-131 again, basically starting the whole process over again.

I'm really upset because I have made all arrangements for wedding and travel in late March, and it looks like it might not happen. But it's ok - I guess some time life does not go the way you want it and there are things out of your control. Therefore I will focus on other aspects of my life.

On a side note, I asked about my I-485, which has been in "case ready to be scheduled for an interview" since September 26 and was told that "the case is almost ready to be picked up". The officer said that online status is one thing, but what it means is that my case is ready to be picked up by the local field office. For Chicago, he said that it could be another 1-2 months, which is consistent which what I heard that the Chicago field office usually schedules interviews within 4-5 months. Hope this information is useful for some of you Chicago filers! Good luck everyone!

5 minutes ago, Hamilton said:

Who else is still waiting for combo cards or for their 485 to reach the "ready to be scheduled for interview" stage?

I have not. Scheduled an infopass for next week after calling and talking to an immigration officer, who told me I did not answer his questions correctly so he could not provide me with any information and then promptly hung up the phone. 

Thanks both of you for such speedy responses!

I am going to try to send in my EAD application now... 

Hi everyone,

I'm also a F-1 student in AOS. PD is August 23rd 2017.

When I filed for AOS, I did not apply for EAD because as a student, I am employed by my school, which is allowed by F-1 visa rules. And I do not expect to graduate any time soon (and I'm eligible for OPT STEM extension).

However, I'm getting nervous because I recently read that filing for AOS makes the F-1 status invalid. Therefore I need to have EAD asap. I think I will file for EAD immediately. But USCIS never sent me the NOA1 for i-485 and I am now waiting for a service request asking for the notice to be sent again. What can I use as evidence of i-485 filing in this case do you think? Thank you!

Good morning everyone!

I have an incoming letter from USCIS, coming from NBC at Lee's Summit! I'm super excited. I am anxiously waiting for AP to travel in March (did not apply for EAD since I'm still in school... but now realize I should have). Hopeful that this is notice approval for AP. FYI my PD is August 23rd. 

Sending all my best wishes to everyone who is still waiting. I'm sorry it really sucks :-( but hopefully the wait will soon be over...

16 hours ago, T_P said:

I would like to have an idea of how many members of August still didn’t receive their EAD and how many already received. If you are reading this post can you quote Yes If you received and No if you didn’t?

No

33 minutes ago, husbandwife said:

Yea that's what I heard is it takes about 5 months. Hoping that's true and it's not any longer than that. So it seems your are about a week ahead of us with your PD date? Our was Aug 28th.

Yes ma'am. PD date 23rd. 

17 hours ago, husbandwife said:

Whose field office here is the Chicago? And have any of the Chicago field office people received interviews yet? 

My field office is Chicago too. Case status updated to ready to schedule since Sep 26. No news on interview date yet.

No update on AP (today would be 90 days). 

I honestly do not expect the interview to the scheduled anytime soon. Maybe in like a month since I heard most people get their interviews scheduled in Chicago between 4-5 months. 

11 hours ago, JVjourney said:

Anyone here has experience on below problem please advise me how I can deal with it.

 

I sent AOS package (I130, I485, I131 and I765) in Oct and well received emails with receipt numbers for 4 forms. However, I only have received 3 NOA1 (I130, I485 and I765) by paper and still lacking of NOA paper for I131. I called to USCIS yesterday for asking help, but one lady said that I need to check with USPS as they already sent 4 NOAs on the same day and cannot send duplicate. 

 

I am a bit worried what I need to do right now. Hope to have your useful advice.

10 hours ago, Jesusboy said:

First thing, contact your local USPS center and complain immediately. Sometimes, they leave some mails behind by accident, sometimes they drop mails in someone else's mail box. USPS do mix up mails, it has happened to my family multiple times.  Please do that today. If that yields nothing, then contact USCIS again and explain the situation, but make sure you speak with an officer that will give you meaningful solution to the situation. Hope that helps

You can do what Jesusboy said. However, rest assured, it's not a big deal- it happened to me too. I filed I-485, I-130, I-131 together and received only 1 NOA for I-130. I wondered about the other two notices too but they did not matter, since my case is still advancing. Later I received a message that USPS failed to deliver a notice. I put in a service request for the I-485 and I-130 (note that they only let you put in a request once it's over 30 days)  and they sent me a copy of the NOA for I-131. I still don't have the NOA for I-485 but USCIS never mentioned that. As long as you get our biometrics letter and confirmation for I-765 you're in good shape. It's most likely the postal service's fault. Hopefully they don't screw up a second time for you. Good luck!

Congratulations to everybody! It was truly a great week with a ton of great news! 

15 hours ago, husbandwife said:

Hi all! 

 

I'm a little late on joining this forum but I had been using this form since I first started filling out the applications for my husband. Here's our timeline so far:

 

8/26/2016 - met my husband

10/14/2016 - started dating my husband officially

3/18/2017 - got married (when you know, you know )

8/26/2017 - Sent I-130, I-485, I-765, and I-864 application packet to Chicago lockbox via USPS (coincidentally, it was our 1 year anniversary from the first day we met)

8/28/2017 - Delivered to the Chicago office on 8/28/2017

9/8/2017 - We received NOA for all 3 apps with a notice date of 9/5/2017

9/15/2017 - Biometrics appointment letter received with notice date of 9/10/2017

9/29/2017 - Biometrics appointment scheduled for this date

10/18/2017 - Case status online for I-485 changed from "fingerprint fee received" to "case ready to be scheduled for interview" (other 2 applications still show "case was received as of 8/28/2017")

 

Anybody else with a similar timeline? Good luck to all of us! Hope all August filers see their case status updated within a day or 2!  

 

Your timeline is almost identical to mine! And I see that you are in Chicago too, correct? I'm adjusting from F-1 and my status has been ready to be scheduled for interview since 9/26. 

5 minutes ago, Isabel Dino said:

 

Congratulations on your interview scheduled! This is moving so quickly for you!

Are you in the San Jose office? Because USCIS processing time information says that the San Jose office is still processing I-485 from September 25, 2016! 

4 hours ago, Hamilton said:

Haha this is going to make me check our case's status on the USCIS website even more often!!

I signed up for an account with USCIS and receive a text message/email whenever my case is updated. This way I don't feel so nervous and constantly check my case online.

Hi everyone,

Today I checked my online status and received this message

"On September 20, 2017, the Post Office returned a notice we sent you for your Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or to Adjust Status, Receipt Number MSCXXXXXXXXXX, because they could not deliver it. This could have a serious effect on your case. Please go to www.uscis.gov/e-request to request a copy of the notice immediately. If you move, go to www.uscis.gov/addresschange to give us your new mailing address."

I'm so confused. I filed I-130, I-485 and I-131. I already received 2 NOAs for my husband's petition and my petition, but strangely no NOA for I-131. However, I completed my biometrics on Sep 15, 2017. Any idea how I could have messed up my address? I followed the e-request link but it did not seem to work. Any help appreciated. Thanks!

1 hour ago, GoodVibesOnly said:

I would recommend waiting a little bit... my case is similar to yours but I finally found out that they completely overlooked my form I765. I filed it the first week of August (3.8.17) and talked twice to the customer service agents about some mistakes they made (my misspelled name and the i765 omission, meaning that I never got any receipt notice for that form). I still need to wait some days for the email reply though (lockbox email) before filing a second i765. If they haven't answered by Monday I'll just re file that form again with all the other receipt copies. Just done with the biometrics today and the persons working there told me I may need to come back again (2 hours drive) for the other form. Although the customer service agent told me that sometimes they just take the fingerprints from the ones already done. Hopefully this just makes everything faster as I am in constant communication with UsCis because of these two mistakes  from their end. Lol. What you can also do and I did (and the agent did I think) is to look online your case number and add 1 number prior or after yours and see if maybe it's your same case, that's if you are already able to check it online. 

 

Hope this helps  we are all together in this 💖

 

Have a great day!!

That sounded like a lot of work. I hope you get that settled soon.

I am in a similar situation. I received only one NOA letter for I-130 (USC husband), no NOA so far for my I-485 and I-131. But I received emails and texts about acceptance of all three forms and I was able to check my case online since earlier this week. I decided to wait a bit and the USCIS Check my case online tool says I should wait until Sep 22 if I have not received my letter in the mail 

Update:

My application was received on Aug 23rd

I received email notification yesterday at midnight Aug 30, so exactly a week from the delivery date 

I'm new here. Just mailed my package yesterday. I mailed from Chicago so it should be received today. The UPS clerk asked me why I did not just drop off my package there but I'm not sure if USCIS has that option

August filer: concurrent filing of I-130, I-485, I-131 

Timeline: 

08/22/2017: package sent by UPS