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1 minute ago, Ayrton said:

She definitely didn't pay for it. The fee changes also never happened. EAD and AP are still free.

Oh, awesome! Well that sums that up. Thanks!!

Hey y'all,

So I'm asking for a friend that needs advice (yes, I know, I know. I'll get her in here eventually.)

Her AOS NOA1 is 10/17 and she doesn't recall if she had to pay a fee or not for her EAD/AP. I'm guessing probably not if it was mailed before Oct 2nd but not processed until the 17th?

She now needs to renew her EAD while her AOS is pending and the exemption states its for applicants who "filed for adjustment of status on or after July 30, 2007 and before October 2, 2020" and paid the appropriate fee.

So, our question is: to pay the fee or not to pay the fee?

26 minutes ago, Jonah <3 Verlie said:

I checked the USCIS website today 3/10/2020.  We finally got approved!😍😍😍 Thank you everyone for sending their positive vibes!!!😍😍😍❤️❤️❤️

 

OMGGGGGG CONGRATULATIONS!!!! IM SO HAPPY FOR YOU 😭😭😭 I admire your patience and courage to not lose hope. I so wish you a smooth fast ride for the rest of the journey!! 

14 minutes ago, Shipmaster said:

My approved K-1 visa fiancee will shortly be coming to the US. Will I-693 medical form be in her sealed package ? I want to be sure I file the I-485 correctly to avoid any RFEs. Thanks for any information about your experiences.

Her medical will be in the sealed package, yes. However, make sure to get copies of the vaccination form DS-3025 (given outside the package; don't open the sealed package) and send one along with your I-485 (and bring one to the interview). They usually don't ask for medicals here if you file within the year since your medical, but some people have been asked for it recently at the interview. I wouldn't bother getting another medical here unless you get an RFE for one or you are asked for one at the interview.

Also, make sure that her doctor check marked "K visa applicant voluntarily completed vaccination requirements" on her DS-3025. If it isn't, you may run a higher risk for an RFE or a transcription of the vaccinations onto an I-693 form.

On 11/23/2019 at 12:05 AM, ds2 said:

My EAD status changed to "Card was mailed to me" today and now I have a USPS package that is arriving on Nov 26th Tuesday, how to be sure it's the EAD? It's arriving from SHERMAN OAKS, CA 91403, does it usually arrive from here? Any insights?

My husband's EAD came from Lees Summit, MO last week and his green card from Corbin, KY yesterday.

On 11/21/2019 at 11:08 AM, vivfran said:

had our interview this morning in san antonio, the officer was super nice and we joked around and stuff. he asked really basic questions - nothing too crazy and then asked us to hand over anything that would prove a bona fide marriage (we had apartment lease, car insurance, joint bank account, wifi, electric bills and letters from friends) he then said that although he cannot approve on the spot, that our case did not have any red flags and everything should be okay. i assume my status will be updated later but good experience overall! 

 

married april 2019

filed may 2019

biometrics sept 2019

ead october 2019

interview november 2019

Congrats!!!!! 🙌

2 hours ago, Joey.C said:

Hi guys, I already have a Social security card will they issue  me a new social security card with a different number when having EAD? 

 

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The number stays the same but you have to go back after you get your green card so they can remove the wording "with DHS approval"

On 11/18/2019 at 7:43 AM, Deagle said:

Hi all,

 

Part 2 - Question 3 on N400:

"Other Names You Have Used Since Birth (includes nicknames, aliases, and maiden name, if applicable"

 

What do they really mean by that? Do they mean that someone calls you by other names or that you have "legally" or "officially" used a different name?

 

The reason I ask is that my last name consists of 2 words with space in between, as below:

 

Name: John

Last name: Michael  Smith

 

In the USA, business will think Michael is my middle name.

 

I will receive mail for credit card offers, insurance offers named as: "John Michael", or "Michael Smith", or "John Smith", or "John Michaelsmith".

My car registration and phone bill and bank account and taxes have my correct name though.

 

Should I have listed these names? The reason I didn't is that the question is "Other Names You Have Used Since Birth...".

 

I myself never used any other names, others are using weird names to address me.

 

Thanks

Idk if this is in terms to your passport showing your father's name, but if that's the case you don't have to use it. You can simply use "John Smith" and it's recognized this way, at least for the USCIS and the social security office from our experience. However if you want to adopt "Michael" as your middle name, you can do so now since you are able to get a legal name change through citizenship.

1 minute ago, Nicolaszz said:

I did find an email NVCExpedite@state.gov specifically for expedite cases. I'm not sure whether i should talk to the embassy though, or that. I'm going to email NVCExpedite@state.gov and hope for the best.

I guess emailing both would be the best bet. Yes, NVC is the one that schedules and probably the one you have to talk to, but I think it also depends on the availability of the embassy. There's people that have waited months for an interview for F type visas, so maybe if they are both aware of the situation something can be done. Just my two cents. Good luck!

33 minutes ago, Nicolaszz said:

My documents were accepted just over a month ago, and i'm currently waiting for an interview appointment. Who should I call? Or should I mail? What documents am I expected to send?

I don't know if they will expedite it, but it's worth a shot to email the embassy and request it. They won't take phone calls however they usually respond to emails at BeirutIV@state.gov.

16 hours ago, Prizm123 said:

that does not inspire confidence in me about the interviewer either.

 

what did you bring to prove bonafides? we are currently in the middle of trying to renew and add her to the lease but my apartment manager is a doofus and it is taking way longer than it should have

 

funny thing is i dont expect we will ever get an EAD since we just got scheduled for interview status today, so i am actually a bit apprehensive since it seems to be going VERY fast. we filed in Sept

Retroactively thinking, it could just have been his character and I took it as him being too aloof. We got our approval and card in production statuses within the same day, so don't lose hope! It should all go well

As far as bonafides, all he wanted a copy of was the lease agreement. We did take a lot of proof but he only asked for bills so we showed him the light bill (in my name) and the internet bill (in his). After those, he just asked if we had a lease and we said yes and that's all he took. You might not have the EAD, no, but that's awesome because you should have the green card soon! My friend applied in July and she's having her interview in San Antonio today, two days after mine and there's a whole month of difference from when we applied (May 29th). It looks like the San Antonio office is speeding up.

4 hours ago, Joey.C said:

Thank you! What's the difference between the new site and the old site?

My guess is two different systems of recording because sometimes the new site is updated and not the old, sometimes vice versa and sometimes both.

the old site is:

https://egov.uscis.gov/casestatus/displayLogon.do

the new site is:

https://myaccount.uscis.gov/

1 hour ago, E & J 2018 said:

Did anyone receive their GC after their interview? Did you have to submit an I-693, even though you provided the DS-3025?

We haven't received my husband's card yet, but our interview was yesterday and the card is already in production as of this morning. The officer had a post-it on our file that read "Needs Medical" and I caught that right away and panicked but he only asked for the DS-3025 since he didn't see it in the file. He made no mention of the I-693.

8 minutes ago, Strontium said:

 

If you have informed delivery, there are notification options for when a "package" first hits the system.  I don't think they are enabled by default.  I enabled them last week.  As soon as USPS picked ours up I got an email from informed delivery, with tracking number etc.  A couple of hours later, the old site updated to "USPS picked up" and where the tracking number should be it said UNAVAILABLE.  The new site updated with the same, but with tracking number, the day after we received the cards lol.

Yeah but usps wont update that until they pick it up and scan it in which usually happens after that status.  Ours didnt even show on Informed Delivery until the next day. 

Our status change did show unavailable on the email notification but when you visit the desktop site it shows you the tracking.

2 hours ago, Joey.C said:

Is it possible to get a tracking number? My status changed to "Card was mailed to me" it's so exciting!

You wont get tracking until in a couple of days when the status changes to "Card picked up by USPS" or something like that. The tracking will be in the status summary and will also show up in your Informed Delivery.

5 hours ago, Valmabe said:

Hi, does any one know if there is a time limit to adjust status from a K1 visa, after marriage? someone on the process asked me about that, I`m curious now.

Theres no written rule about the time limit to file but after their I94 expires they will be out of status until they do. That means they can get a visit from ICE at any point or be detained for being out of status. There's been a few horror stories here already of both of those scenarios so I would suggest to them that they file as soon as possible.

5 hours ago, Liflead said:

Congratulations!

Thank youuuu!

1 hour ago, K1visaHopeful said:

Is he already employed or is he currently looking for a job?

If already working he would have already provided his EAD and would not need to do so again until its expiry.

If not working yet he'll just have to wait for his GC so then he can update his SSN and have the DHS authorization statement removed. Once he receives his GC he doesn't even need to provide that to work. His DL and new SSN without the statement will do just fine to satisfy the requirements of an I-9.

He isnt employed yet, he had two interviews set up today after his AOS interview and we were worried this status was going to drag on but it just changed to case was approved so hopefully he gets his green card by this week and we dont have to worry about him not having the EAD anymore.

1 hour ago, Lebanese23 said:

we all go through this "review" process, usually it's being transferred to a supervisor to look it over. our IO just told us she has to have her supervisor review it and we'll hear something within a month. 2 weeks later card is being delivered to us. taking the EAD should not alarm you, your green card will replace it anyhow.

Yes just realized that now that it changed to approved. 

Thank yall!!!

1 minute ago, Lebanese23 said:

you should be fine, they didn't take my husband's EAD but based on that info your green card should be on the way soon. Lately they haven't been direct, but did they say anything about approval?

No he didn't specify approval but he did say he needed to update our case tonight with the changes made at the interview (social added, ead added, and address) and if everything we said was truthful he should get his green card in 2-3 weeks. I think what creeped us out is that status change.

Is it normal for them to take the EAD card after the interview? They took my husband's today because "its protocol" and now he has no way to show proof he can work until he gets his green card (which I thought was the point of the EAD card) and our status changed to "Interview Complete and Case Must Be Reviewed" which I've read the AOS version of black home AP so we are a bit stressed.

1 hour ago, vivfran said:

How was ur interview!!!! My lawyer told me the interview is supposed to be 30 mins long- confirm or deny that lol 

They had a power outage so they were running behind today but yes the interview lasted about 10-15 min. It went... okay. Idk why I wasn't impressed but I wasn't. The IO didnt ask for any of the documents. He didnt even go through our pics. He asked how we met etc, if he had met my family and if I met his, then he asked for a pic of our wedding. He took just the 1 pic... didnt look at any of the others. He then asked about his job history and asked if we had any bills to prove bonafides. He took a copy of our lease agreement and that's it... didnt look at anything else. Then he said he has to update the changes in our file tonight and if everything we said was truthful (for some reason came out like a weird choice of words to me) he would have his green card in 2 weeks.

Then an hour later we got a status update to "Interview is Completed and Case Must be Reviewed" 😥 so idk where we stand right now. We are kinda bummed.

P.S. he also took his EAD card which REALLY sucks because now he has no way to prove he can work or travel and we dont know how long this "review" takes. Overall, I'm more stressed now than when we went in. 

Those of you that had their green card interview at the San Antonio office:

How long did it take in and out? My husband has his interview on Monday at 10am and a job interview that we'd hate for him to miss at 12pm (he tried scheduling later but management I guess is only available during that time) so we were hoping the AOS interview wasn't anything like the embassy one time-wise that took 3-4 hours.

Any feedback is appreciated!

Just now, Hawthorn tree said:

Hello. I have a question from you guys.

i just got my EAD card it has only 1 year valid time.
I thought it would 2 years. What happens if my marriage based green card still in the process even after 1 year valid time? Should I have to do again I-765?

the one who get their EAD please answer my question.

thank you

120 days before it expires you can request an extension which will last 180 days. I believe you can do that twice so hopefully your green card process should be concluded before then.

EAD card just arrived! ❤️ Now, we can breathe a little easier while they process his green card interview after Monday.

17 hours ago, Buketty said:

Just saw EAD case was approved 

Filed May 1st

Interview on Monday

Our interview is on Monday, too! Good luck!!! 🤞