Ana_and_Derek

We submitted our paperwork on 11/29 and received our NOA1 on 12/11 - it was dated 12/7. I've seen some fast approvals on the timeline, fingers crossed we can be that lucky!

@reneenumbertwo - our envelope did not say return service requested.

7 hours ago, ashmed246 said:

Congratulations on getting your date! What’s the timeline between “interviewed scheduled” update to actually receiving the interview notice in the mail? Our status is changed to “interview scheduled” and we are just waiting for the mail. 

We received the update on the 10th and got the letter on the 16th, so it took 6 days.

We finally got our interview date! It's over a month away, but at least we know what to expect.

Still no word on our EAD/AP...

After having the RFE mailed to us on June 27th, it being lost in the mail, the e-request for a new copy not being responded to, and three days of calling the USCIS... finally got a copy of the RFE emailed to me.

...and it's the birth certificate, which I'm 100% sure we included in the application.

Over 30 days of having our case on hold for this is so so so frustrating.

Our RFE letter got lost in the mail... It appeared in the informed delivery, but never reached us. Gonna have to request a copy. So frustrating to waste time on something like this... 

I checked my case status online and there's a RFE coming our way... I'll just look at the bright side--at least they have touched my application

Hello!

My wife recently attended a science event and won a small prize for placing in a competition she was part of, and they are requesting that she fill out a W-9 to receive the prize. I'm wondering what we should do. She is currently in the process of AOS (from the K-1 visa), and we have not yet received her EAD - but she does have her SSN.

I have done some reading in prior VisaJourney threads and I see that a W-9 should be okay to fill out, since she can be considered a resident alien for tax purposes (even though she has not yet received her green card) - but I wanted to get a sanity check if at all possible.

This prize is pretty insubstantial (way less than what we spent sending her to this event), so if filling out the W-9 form will jeopardize our AOS filing, I'd rather not take the chance.

Thanks for your assistance!

Just now, Ghadji said:

Are you in Oklahoma City too?! 

Oh no!!! Sorry about your Uber driver! Luckily we got my husband a truck to drive around in so I don’t have to take off work and he isn’t restricted to our house all day!

Yes!

Oh, no worries. It was the first time I experienced a negative reaction like that... he's the outlier, not the norm, luckily.

5 hours ago, Ghadji said:

Hi everyone!

 

My husband just had his biometric appointment this morning!

He said everything went smoothly. Got there about 15 minutes before the appointment, asked for his appointment letter and id. Stamped his appointment letter and gave it back to him for our records. They scanned his fingerprints and off he went. He said it only took about 5-10 minutes!

 

Same here! Big chances your husband and I were having our fingerprints taken at the same time

The staff at the local office is really friendly. Just had one tiny issue with my uber driver suddenly becoming very rude as soon as he realized where he was dropping me off... 

1 hour ago, Moon&Stars said:

Yay! Did you happen to notice if it was updated on any of the tracking websites that was used during the K-1 process? I'm curious if it shows anything at all anywhere or if we are completely reliant on the postman. Thanks!

The USCIS case status online didn't change -- it's been the same since we got the NOA. The same happened back with the K1 petition, we received the approval notice in the mail without any updates on the site or anything. Definitely have to rely on the postman!

We received the biometrics appt letter a couple of days ago. 

3 hours ago, MaryDave1992 said:

So I called them last night and after being on hold for over an hour they basically confirmed that it must have been their mistake and now we just have to send it all back to them..... 😞  So, we're going to do that today... Our plan is to attach a letter explaining what happened and send back everything exactly as they sent it back to us and include another copy of the I-485 just in case with a new signature and everything... My check was also returned so I think I'm just going to send that same one back to them.... Feeling so sad about this.

The setback is disheartening, but at least they returned your check and you won't have to deal with a financial blow as well... I hope everything goes smoothly for you from now on! 

The number is 800-375-5283, you will need to try to reach a tier 2 officer, probably.

This should help: https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/645156-uscis-1-800-375-5283-how-to-speak-to-representative/

Good luck and give us an update!

11 minutes ago, MaryDave1992 said:

Hey guys,  so our petition was refused because they said we submitted an out of date I-485.  I'm so disappointed because this sets us way back now   But I'm also confused.  It looks like what we submitted and what I see on the website are the same.... Can someone send me the link to the file they sent?  The one I sent out says "Expires 06/30/2019" and on the bottom left of every page says "Form I-485 12/13/17 N".  Thanks guys 😞

This is awful! I second celie&joseph, give them a call. It seems like an error -- my form has the same numbers as yours, and it is exactly the same on their website right now.

We received the receipt numbers last night!

Our packet was delivered on the 1st, but no texts or anything yet... Let the waiting game begin (again...)

Our file was finally sent over to the embassy, and now our interview is scheduled! We might actually finish before the 1 year mark.

We got our approval!

No update on the website yet, the envelope just showed up in the mail.

Good luck to everyone else, hopefully you'll all hear something back soon.

No experience with it, but it seems like a good thing for you.

https://www.uscis.gov/about-us/directorates-and-program-offices/administrative-appeals-office-aao/administrative-appeals-office-aao

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What We Do

Petitioners and applicants for certain categories of immigration benefits may appeal a negative decision to the AAO. We conduct administrative review of those appeals to ensure consistency and accuracy in the interpretation of immigration law and policy. 

Appeal Process

Initially, the USCIS office that denied the benefit will review the appeal and determine whether to take favorable action and grant the benefit request. If that office does not take favorable action, it will forward the appeal to the AAO for appellate review. 

It sounds like they're going to look over your visa/appeal again.

I submitted an inquiry, hopefully we have the same luck as Kyle and Ana.

We are at 241 days since the NOA1...this wait sucks. I just want this stage to be over with, so we can start making plans.

That's disappointing. I was hoping to have my fiancee here by February...sounds a bit unlikely now.

Anyone else compulsively checking the USCIS website? I'm anxious for an update of any kind.

I received a message yesterday letting me know my case had been updated - my RFE response has been received!

And then I received about 40 other messages saying that my case had been updated..at first, I was thinking "they already approved us ?!?!" but after checking the first couple of times, it became evident that this is some sort of glitch. Dang it.