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I can file as early as July 14th, 2020 but I am going to wait till July 15th to file.  I have the entire package ready, I scanned everything to my drive in case they lose it in the mail for whatever reason;
 
I-751
My green card front and back
my Driver license front and back
vehicle registration 2019 & 2020 with our names on it
geico insurance with our names 
contract of the purchase of our first vehicle together
Husbands supplemental retirement & pension me being beneficiary
every lease of every place we have lived here in Tucson
cox internet with both names
joint health insurance
copy of all credit cards together, bank debit cards, costco, state of arizona fingerprint clearance cards as foster parents
southwest gas in both names
Tucson electric power in both names
T-mobile but his name is only on it because they don't put both people on statements
2018 & 2019 joint taxes and W2's
flight confirmation to boise to visit his parents last year
pictures of the trip to go along with it
birthday & christmas cards from his family
a lot of photos of us with his and my friends, both our parents together, etc.
Our fostercare license from the state of arizona
pictures of our foster baby with us and our family
fostercare bills that come every month from the state
bank statements from wellsfargo and our credit union from 2018 to now

We got recommended for approval yesterday after our interview. CO asked questions about how we met, how long we dated, which of us proposed to the other. CO asked for pictures of our wedding/dating/married life together. She looked through them and gave them back. At the end of the interview she asked for any evidence (bank statements, 2018 taxes, employment verification, etc.) and then she said she was recommending for approval. Overall it was a very simple process. Interview was at 12:15pm and we got called back at 12:20pm and we were out at 1pm. 

Dang. 6 months is a long time. I applied for EAD and AP and we'd like those both asap. Good to know I can reach out to my congressperson for help. 
 
Thanks!

Congrats! I've just started the AoS process and my local office is Phoenix as well. About how long did it take for you to get the EAD and AP approved? 

Dang. 6 months is a long time. I applied for EAD and AP and we'd like those both asap. Good to know I can reach out to my congressperson for help. 
 
Thanks!

Congrats! I've just started the AoS process and my local office is Phoenix as well. About how long did it take for you to get the EAD and AP approved? 

Have your senator or congressman inquire on your behalf. I was in admin processing for 3 weeks. When the embassy replied to my senator they said it was released and then 2 days later it switched to "Issued". It could be coincidental timing but it doesn't hurt to have your representative look into it for you.

Thank you for your response. You're always a big help in this forum. I appreciate it!

Dear Janies (to tell the truth I'm out of nicknames these days... it is too hot in Japan)
 
I need a volunteer for scanning process. (I have no one for January - and I wont have my windows PC with me to continue scanning)
 
Who has a good overall understanding of scans and system, would be nice if you were around for a while.
PM me for requirements.
 
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Hi Guys!
 
Sorry for taking a while, I am trying to closeup my accounts and taxes as I will be leaving Japan in a week (can't believe finally!!!)
I need scanners to come up because I accidentally deleted most of my messages!! Some could have been from volunteers from February to April.
Please PM me if you have been around for a while and understand what these are and how things work. Please know that even though it starts as a fun thing, it is highly time consuming and stressful.
 
 
As the new system came out, old system does not really update much. I estimated by comparing USCIS official reports for quarter 1 that we saw 30% of approvals as silent, and recently with the implementation of the new system (new website) it looks like this number is decreasing.
 
Scans (and case tracker app) are using the old site for reference, therefore the number of cases in the places that we can see, can no longer be considered for a good reference point.
However, the dates are more important than the number of cases we see that has movement in order to guesstimate how far they go, and when the next month can start.
 
Please use these two websites to check your personal cases:
Old website, same info as apps: https://egov.uscis.gov/casestatus/landing.do
New website need to log in: https://myaccount.uscis.dhs.gov
 
There are also cases that are totally silent and never get any update, and/or gets updated really late; it is advised to register for USPS informed delivery if your area is covered.
USPS INFORMED DELIVERY - https://informeddelivery.usps.com/box/pages/intro/start.action
 
Monthly Status:
 
Explanation:
Excluded: Rejected and withdrawn cases (I just put here for reference - does not matter to you as long as you have your wac number and noa1 receipt)
Virgin: Never been touched (case status never changed from "case was received")
Touched : Any update (Such as RFE, name update, birthdate update etc..)
Approved: (IF YOU ARE SEEING AN APPROVAL ON A MONTH THAT WAS NOT SUPPOSE TO START YET, IT IS HIGHLY LIKELY AN EXPEDITE. I did check... it is... if you want to dream please do so but I just don't want to see anyone get disappointed.)
 
I am putting from June 2017, because there are still members waiting. However Those Virgin numbers are lower that they seem.
 
           Approved            Virgin        Touched          Excluded       Total             June 17 1951 768 838 484 4041 July 17 1606 986 719 485 3796 Aug 17 1644 1180 755 496 4075 Sep 17 1498 992 751 357 3598 Oct 17 1374 1427 1037 304 4142 Nov 17 646 2069 617 245 3577 Dec 17 12 3184 93 220 3509 Jan 18 3 3291 96 182 3572 Feb 18 5 3527 92 184 3808 Mar 18 1 4015 63 293 4372 Total 8740 21439 5061 3250 38490  

 
 
Cases per date - January: