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I-765 Work Authorization was approved the next day after my U4U beneficiaries biometrics appointment. Impressive compared to other visa categories...

Thank you everyone for responses. My I-134 got approved on Tuesday evening, it took only a week, even with Thanksgiving, very impressed.
 
I have question about the new rule effective in November 21 - that all U4U are now eligible to work legally as soon as they arrive.
Does this mean that when they arrive, they can go right away to Social Security Administration and apply for SSN with passport & I-94 form?

Thank you everyone for responses. My I-134 got approved on Tuesday evening, it took only a week, even with Thanksgiving, very impressed.
 
I have question about the new rule effective in November 21 - that all U4U are now eligible to work legally as soon as they arrive.
Does this mean that when they arrive, they can go right away to Social Security Administration and apply for SSN with passport & I-94 form?

It's been only 6 days.....This is not the summer.  This was Thanksgiving week.....  Just be patient!!!

I have seen it mentioned things had slowed down, I assume after the initial rush plus Venezuela there are much fewer people handling them.

Totally agree with Crazy Cat and Boiler here. Some of mine in the late spring took longer than this also. I'd be patient a little while longer....
-Kineo

My fiancé took a bus out of Ukraine and into Poland and I flew over there to get her. We spent a couple weeks in Poland having fun and yesterday we made it home. Customs in Chicago was pretty simple and they took her fingerprints and that’s about it. Now we are figuring out the rest. Next week we have a appointment scheduled to get her health insurance and benefits. 

Hi,
 
I have prepared following document for beneficiaries that have limited English. I was trying to keep it short and simple. Hope it helps!
 
 
Good luck and let hope for this war to be over!
 
 
EXAMPLE from file:
 

Agenda.doc

Hello everyone. 
thank you for all the information here. It was very helpful. 
we submitted the online application on May 19th, got travel authorization on May 21st, and picked up beneficiaries from the airport on May 26th. Very fast!
 
I just want to share more about what happens after they arrive.
1. TB blood exam within 2 weeks of arrival to USA. I found an USCIS approved civil surgeon that did this for cheap, we paid cash. Since they don’t have medical insurance yet.
 
2. Medical insurance. After calling many numbers, I found Russian speaking medical insurance agent that is now working to get them free medical insurance,
but I will confirm once we actually receive it, fingers crossed.
 
3. Work permit. Fill out I-765. It’s not possible to do that online, you have to send it, together with $410 fee
 
4. Benefits. Like SNAP … etc. We haven’t applied for those yet, I will share once we do. 

Hello everyone. 
thank you for all the information here. It was very helpful. 
we submitted the online application on May 19th, got travel authorization on May 21st, and picked up beneficiaries from the airport on May 26th. Very fast!
 
I just want to share more about what happens after they arrive.
1. TB blood exam within 2 weeks of arrival to USA. I found an USCIS approved civil surgeon that did this for cheap, we paid cash. Since they don’t have medical insurance yet.
 
2. Medical insurance. After calling many numbers, I found Russian speaking medical insurance agent that is now working to get them free medical insurance,
but I will confirm once we actually receive it, fingers crossed.
 
3. Work permit. Fill out I-765. It’s not possible to do that online, you have to send it, together with $410 fee
 
4. Benefits. Like SNAP … etc. We haven’t applied for those yet, I will share once we do. 

Besides her passport she would need her Travel Authorization. And a negative COVID test I'm pretty sure is still required.
Here is a document outlining the requirements for a CBP point of view:
https://www.cbp.gov/sites/default/files/assets/documents/2022-Apr/Uniting for Ukraine 20220421.pdf
 
- Kineo

my mother in law was just approved and we received the notice. What documents should she have on her when she flies from Poland to the USA? I'm reading the website now and it says pre departure Covid Test and she'll need to have a medical test done when she arrives. Anything else she should bring besides her passport and covid vaccination proof? 

Both Ukranians traveling through the Tijuana connection and Uniting for Ukraine applicants are granted humanitarian parole.  I will contact Healthcare.gov Marketplace as recommended.
 
Great news:  I filed their applications post I-134 approval last night and I woke up to all 4 of them already being approved!  So now we've got to move on this.

Good tip for you all who are waiting on a callback from USCIS. 
 
Cell phone providers will sometimes flag the USCIS phone number as spam, which results in the phone ringing one time and the call dropping
 
YOU NEED TO ADD THE USCIS PHONE NUMBER AS A CONTACT IN YOUR PHONE TO PREVENT THIS. Their callback number is 202-838-2104

OK we got our travel authorization : )

Thanks for the information. We  created a USCIS for the minor and did the attestation. Like you said the Travel authorization appear immediately.
-Kineo

We are done!
We are sponsoring a family of four from Kherson - mom, dad and 2 kids. They are coming to us in Chicago.
We filed the I-134 sponsorships on May 4. Yes, we did this FOUR TIMES, once for each member of the family. That is the required procedure.
We were approved on May 6, and the beneficiaries got emails. They went on USCIS site to enter their parts and were also done on May 6.
They now have CBP approval for their entry to US. I am buying their plane tickets, they will com here next week. 
AMAZING how fast it all went. Now my main concerns are a) health insurance for them b) filing I-765 for their Employment Authorization EAD. Timelines for EAD are taking months for everyone else, not sure if U4U people will be expedited fast on EAD just as they were for the first part of this process.
 
I wrote up a blog post of our experience so far with U4U. https://reversiontomean.wordpress.com/2022/05/08/uniting-for-ukraine-early-impressions/

Wow, congratulations and wishing your beneficiaries all the best. I just submitted forms for my beneficiaries yesterday. 

Yes and yay!!

This made my day 🤣

Congratulations!! That's so awesome!! - that was so fast! 
Hopefully I will get mine soon too.

Same here in the Bronx. filed on 03/14/18 within a month and I have email that interview is scheduled, awaiting notice in the mail.

Request Type: Application for Naturalization Case Received Date: 03/14/2018 Received As: EFile Status: In Process Status Message: USCIS has scheduled your interview appointment and will mail you the appointment notice. Pending Action: None

Hey there!
Im also in NYC
I applied on March 15, 2018
Finger prints scheduled March 17, 2018
Finger prints April 2, 2018
My finger prints were in Brooklyn.
I applied online.
 
My current estimated competition time is 11 months, waiting time says 10 months.
I'm not sure how accurate these times are. My friend applied last year. Her fingerprints were in April 2017, and interview in October 2017, so that was a long wait. But I have seen other people in this forum that got their interviews scheduled 2 months after the fingerprints. 
Anyway, good luck to you! Hope we don't wait too long!
 

I uploaded the entire tax return for the last 5 years.