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7 hours ago, Outback5656 said:

Did you expedite?

Nope. Honestly, it caught me by surprise. I wasn't expecting to hear anything until February. I guess they are working faster, who knows! 

Hi everyone. Both of my EAD and Advance Parole applications were approved on December 14th! I found out via email ("We have taken an action on your case") and then signed in to myUSCIS account.

It's a Christmas miracle! Yours is coming too 😜

On 12/12/2018 at 3:27 PM, Little_Vixen said:

I wonder why everyone is so anxious to get 'back home'. I have been at home in my new country since day one and never felt homesick for one day and I have been here for almost 4 months now. Yes I'd love to go out to lunch with my mom but we message and video chat regularly. Even if my EAD or greencard came in today I wouldn't be going back for at least another 6 months. Is it me? Has my homesickness just not hit yet? 

I don't think people are anxious to get 'back home.' Changes can be difficult, especially if they come all at once and immigration imposes more restrictions to your new life, even if it's temporarily.  We are all in the same process but we come from different cultures and backgrounds. Good for you that you haven't felt homesick! 

Found it https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/

So if I'm correct, the EAD  processing times depend on the service center, not the field office (*sigh*).

Hey everyone! So this weekend I met two people that filed their AOS (marriage-based) at the same office as me and both have been waiting for a year for their EAD without any luck. They have only received their AP a few months ago. 

Does anyone has the USCIS link where I can check the average processing times according to the office location? I really hope we are just talking about a coincidence here but who knows. I'm trying really hard not to freak out right now lol.

3 hours ago, Minori said:

I feel the same! K1 was easier and faster because I did it almost all by myself. Now with my husband, he doesn’t do anything and he didn’t let me know that we got RFE until I noticed that from checking my status yesterday... I know that’s another problem between us though😅

I didn’t have even SSN. 

Filed August 9 with EAD, AP. I really need to work soon... 

thisnis not my dream life at all.

 

I feel you. Not being able to work makes this change more difficult for me. Married life has its challenges and its harder to cope when you don't have much to do during the day and your friends and family are not around. 

Hopefully we'll receive some good news in the upcoming weeks!

On 11/19/2018 at 7:47 AM, Gonzala said:

Congratulations!!! May I ask where your EAD and AP was processed? I filed at 7/6/2018 and my case was transferred to the National Benefit Center. No news yet... Getting worried 

Hi! How do you know if your case was transferred? 

On 6/16/2018 at 6:08 PM, Greenbaum said:

Not knowing what Embassy you are processing through prevents us from responding to many of your questions. If you look at the profile others here, they have a flag for their country so it makes it easy for us to reply. Each Embassy has different set of process's and no two are the same.

 

So if you could help yourself out and complete your profile sure would help us out when we want to reply to your question.

 

Go to the top right of this page select your name (it's on the upper right hand corner)>my profile>[below your picture on the right column] edit my profile. Scroll to the bottom and fill in "Immigration Info". There now we can better serve you.

 

Depending on your Embassy can be as short as 1 month or sometimes up to 3 months. It depends on the Embassy and how fast you work. Again, since I don't know your Embassy, this is a wild estimation.

 

Thanks

hey @Greenbaum what about the embassy in Venezuela? I reserved a venue for september first two weeks... is it doable? 

On 6/17/2018 at 11:49 AM, jakejon said:

Don’t worry!! 

 

Our attorney made mistakes too. I’d let USCIS review the petition and seek further information as requested. We are expecting an RFE. AOS we will do ourselves. I see a few errors on our petition, which wouldn’t have happened if we done the application ourselves. Sometimes attorneys are more hindrance. As they are working on December, I’d say just leave it in their hands. Don’t worry. What you pointed out is a concept of common sense which I’m sure they could apply. 

 

Be happy December processing has finally arrived!!

 

Jon 🍀  

That's unbelievable! My fiancé and I were considering an attorney for AOS but it is very expensive for our current situation, and there is no guarantee that they will do it perfectly. I think they are more prone to make mistakes because they are not emotionally invested as we are, I mean it is our future on their hands... I remember putting my OCD to good practice by checking the I-129f form over and over again. I don't think an immigration attorney would do that for my case. 

29 minutes ago, decfiler said:

Hello!! We got approved today, they sent me an email and I checked the app as well. My fiance did not receive email though. 

 

Dec 6 old website noa1

Dec 8 new website noa1

June 8 noa2

 

Praise the Lord! 

So happy for you!! 

10 hours ago, stephieee said:

ACTUALLY GUYS!

we got approved!!!!

i just checked the new system and we got it!

yayyyyyyyyyy

Congratulations!!! 

1 hour ago, decfiler said:

So happy to see approvals coming as days go by.. So they also have approvals on weekends???

Nope, USCIS approves cases on weekdays 

4 hours ago, Vivianna said:

OMG GUYS. i can not believe it. We got approved!!! 😍

 

Noa1: Dec 1

NOA2:June 1

 

It just got updated on the new website. 😍😁

Wohoooooo!!! So happy for you!! Keep us posted with the updates   

30 minutes ago, x_driven_x said:

My estimates for December start:  Most likely we will see some initial progress next week, and then see it start to ramp up slowly from the 11th onward and in full swing starting the week the 18th.  How much they do between now and the end of next week would be a decent indicator. Good luck guys! 

 

Believe me, the November filers want everything finished up quick, too! 

Hmmm the World Cup will start around those dates too so one more distraction while waiting for NOA2  

2 hours ago, Dgaines205 said:

I'm truly thankful for this group. To know there are other people out there going through the same things . I haven't seen my fiance in 11 months. It's been rough but I feel I'm closer to him now then i was when i saw him everyday. The hard part is over. We have been waiting nearly 6 months. I can't wait to start congratulating  my fellow team members for there approval. Let us vow not to get upset if they start in the middle or the end of the month. Let just be happy no matter what 

Yeah, I second that. Nobody should feel guilty about their approval or even question whether or not they should share the good news with the group just because others might feel angry...

Day 171  

My timeline went up 3 days 

2 hours ago, Melinda72 said:

booooo Can't I have my man for my birthday??? All I want is my fiance, no other presents.  (sigh)  I guess it isn't realistic but maybe I can just celebrate a month later :-)

AMEN to POE in August for December filers!! I'm really negative so my actual scenario is Dec POE LOL. Glad I have VJ to get some good vibes

3 hours ago, CCCCCF said:

I didn’t check yesterday... the disappointment is killing me everytime I see ‘ case was received ’ instead of approve... and usually ppl receive an email notification. 

But my fiancé check his mail box everyday but no luck yet. 

It is really hard to be on your position. How are you and your fianceé coping with it? When was last time you saw each other? Hope you get your approval soon!  

1 hour ago, pinkkk said:

you will never know the feeling of getting left behind until you experienced it.so lucky for those who got theirs at 170-185 days but we cant smile anymore when we are almost 200 days and we see that uscis is still focusing on later dates and not even touching nov 8-9

I feel you and that's my biggest fear. Honestly, I wish they could finish all Nov before starting December. I can't believe some people from June are still waiting... 

4 hours ago, x_driven_x said:

4th of July POE is really not realistic for December filers. I know it sucks, but I think it's better to be realistic about the timelines than be disappointed every single day. They aren't far enough in November yet to even start December.

True, no hopes up. What's your best guess after seeing this week's approvals?

9 hours ago, Vivianna said:

Thank you so much for the replay this gives peace of mind.

All I can do at this moment is keep waiting and hoping for the best.!

 

Do you know what is the waiting time at the CCS embassy to get the interview?

No idea, apparently it depends on each case. They aren't very busy at the moment though and I think they will prioritize family-based visa over tourist and student applications, since they are denying them like crazy, even before the interview takes place 

3 hours ago, Vivianna said:

Morning everyone,

 

At this point I'm super worry of what is going to happen with USA Embassy in CCS, Venezuela,

The president expel two US Diplomats yesterday. The US has not had an ambassador to Venezuela since 2010, but one of this diplomats served as the mission's Chargé D'Affaires -- a position that is akin to an acting ambassadorship.

 

Does anyone know if things we worse what is going to happen with petition? 

Do we get the interview in a different embassy. 

 

I'm doing my best to keep calm try to stay busy at work, doing Yoga, exercising and any other activities that will keep my mind away from worrying 

Last night I talked to an American friend that works at the embassy and most likely a shutdown won't happen. They already have another person in Caracas to fill Mr. Robinson's position in terms of seniority. He also told me that if they start reducing personnel, the consular staff is the last one to leave. Of course, anything is possible but we should remain positive. I'm sure the US government will provide a solution in case the situation worsens, like processing our case at a different embassy. 

Hello fellow filers. Quick question - what happens if the US embassy shuts down in my country due to political instability? Can they transfer my case to another embassy? 

Oh, and last night my sister-in-law sent me la few links to wedding dresses and to be honest, wedding planning doesn't excite me unless I have some clarity with the date. Anyone feels the same? Have you chosen your wedding apparel or planned the wedding at all?