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ran the service inquiry for being outside of time processing window. answer: we can't do anything. 

going to contact the local congressman.

my parent's fingerprint keeps getting rejected and they keep calling them to do a new fingerprints. I-130 was approved in April. and now they have just got done with their 4th fingerprinting for i485.

Anyone knows what happens if the fingerprinting doesn't work out?

8 hours ago, joe.b said:

My husband got an email from USCIS to the service request we submitted last week, since it had been over 60 days since we submitted our RFE response. The email from USCIS said, in so many words, “F--- off, keep waiting.” More specifically, it said they’re still working on the case and we’ll get a response once they’ve made a decision. 
 

On my husband’s MyUSCIS account, it looks like still no one has even looked at the RFE response since we submitted it in January. 
 

It basically feels like USCIS has abandoned us!

 

But FWIW, we recently decided that we’re not going to do anything to follow up on the I-485 until August. In late August, it’ll be our two year anniversary, and at this point, we feel it’s preferable to just wait ~4 more months to get a 10-year green card. Considering we’ve been going through immigration processes for almost 3 years, it would be a relief not to have to deal with USCIS for another 10 years. 

SF processing time seems to be 22.5 for 80% of the cases. It is quite possible that your case gets approved by August.

1 hour ago, Az 456 said:

Same here I 130 approved but I 485 status under being reviewed from intial review did u get rfe for medical test (I 693 deficiency notice), or is it still being reviewed?? 

As of yesterday, no RFE has been issued yet. I expect that they will issue an RFE for medical although I sent the I693 but that would have been deemed "expired" by them. I did live agent chat on Emma and they told me yesterday that the interview waiver had been removed. So they will schedule an interview for the case. The case is with the local office and the processing time is 21 months. So the interview call has to come before June, I guess if they want to honor their own 21 months time-frame. 

got a text today that something happened to my I485 app. I checked it and it has gone from active voice to passive voice for "reviewing" to "being reviewed". Then I checked the I-130 on the whim which was also changed to being reviewed with the date updated to today. But in the documents tab, the approval notice for I-130 was already present. USCIS also sent me a status email which mentioned that the status for I485 was in "Initial Review". But right now I485 is at "being reviewed" in the online portal. I am guessing that the next step would be an rfe for the medical test since the old ones sent are already more than a year old. 

4 minutes ago, Bugg said:

Parents I-30 remains pending. My mom's I-485 keeps getting RFE due to the medical portion. USCIS has already extended the validity period for the I-693, but they keep screwing up. My mom has already forked thousands on multiple Civil surgeon exams. I'm at my wits end. 😞 

my mother's i130 is stuck at Vermont Service Center. I485 is stuck at NBC. It's not even forwarded to the Field Office. I130 normal processing time window will be closing in May so I hope to raise an inquiry afterwards. 

4 minutes ago, coltluger said:

Curious what happens after i-130 approval. 

 

Filed while in Minneapolis, then moved to Seattle.

Filed - Sept. 16, 2021 

NOA1 - Sept. 20, 2021

Biometrics - Jan. 31, 2022 

EAD Expedited request initiated - March 22, 2022

EAD Expedited request decision - May 5, 2022

EAD/AP - May 5, 2022 (227 W/225 days since NOA1) 

I-130 Approved - Feb 9, 2023

I have seen people seeing their I485 getting approved next within 20 days.

On 2/3/2023 at 11:46 AM, gamma50g said:

Omg!! I-485 status got changed to approved literally a minute ago. Im over the moon...

great news! congratulations!

that's great! congrats! I also inquired through chat yesterday about I130 and they told me not to contact them until May since it was still within normal processing time.

10 hours ago, Dark2013 said:

My busband called a year ago and was told the same thing. A year later still nothing......

This is so ridiculous! So the case is still at NBC with no new updates? I am writing to a Senator's office to see if they could get this thing to move.

Thanks.

Today, I talked to an agent via Emma and I found out that the interview had been waived since November 2021! However, the i485 file is still at NBC and hasn't been transferred to local field office. This is bizarre. The only reason I can think of this situation is because they rejected the first finger print and we had to go through a second fingerprinting. This could have thrown off the I485 app from its normal line of processing into some other pile on the side. 

today is one year anniversary of the last status update on my parent's I485 when it updated to "Actively Reviewing". Since then there has been no developments. 

PD for i485: September 30 2021

14 hours ago, gamma50g said:

Today my parent's I-131 got approved. Hope its time for I-485 approval soon 🤞

that's great! Are they mailing I-131 as a card?

14 hours ago, boy2aman said:

So I received updates on my case recently. My I-131 was approved on September 1st and Card was produced on September 2nd.

congrats! did you go through the i485 interview?

applied i485 for parent on September 31st.

EAD approved mid-April (usps lost the card)

Status: Actively Reviewing Application

Local Office: Chicago

My guess is that parent cases are being given low priority than the spousal ones.

3 hours ago, Onelife786 said:

Thank you for confirming this.

 

How long until I receive the GC post after this stage of Card Produced/Case Closed, please?

they probably will update with a usps tracking number in next 24 hours. the printer that prints greencard is located in Corbin Kentucky so it might take a week once usps lays its hands on the prized envelope. 

Yea, if you report your EAD is lost then they tell you use i765 and file again.

uscis wants me to refile I765 and their form makes it difficult to figure out whether I need to pay a fee or no. So I am staying put and hoping to get the real GC soon.

7 minutes ago, googly3 said:

Great to see people getting interviews. Anyone else left here who hasn't got an interview date yet? 

no interview call yet. usps lost the EAD card.

i485filed: September 31, 2021

ead approved: April 2022

Field office: Chicago

EAD question:

I see online that "Card was delivered" was updated on my parent's account but the envelope only contained I797 with no card inside it. It has been two weeks since I got that letter but still no trace of ead card itself. Did anyone face this type of situation?

It says EAD stand_alone on the letter. Apparently, they now send a second document or something for AP separately.

Will there be a status changed to something else when they mail the EAD card? Do they provide tracking information?

EAD approved on April7th

i485 pd: 09/31/2021

not sure if the EAD card will have an AP endorsement on it.

We also applied for the Social Security and not sure if the SS would be mailed now that EAD is approved. 

my RFE received date also switched from February 2 to April7th. It was an rfe under i130

I have the green checkmark since the day they received RFE on February 3rd. This RFE is listed under I130 and not I485. I have seen no movement. Maybe because it is an RFE under i485 that's why it's not seeing any movement?

7 minutes ago, Claire6 said:

Sooo. I just got a notification today my interview was scheduled. We filed September 1st, 2021. I am happy but also panicking because we have like no paperwork to show at the interview. We just filed our taxes but we won’t have the return in time. We also don’t have rent/utility bills because the “landlord” is his dad and there is only a verbal agreement. Yeah. 6 months wait time. New York. I thought I’d be waiting for at least another half year.

You can try to collect some of these things:

1) Get a will and power of attorney made

2) Open joint bank account and/or credit card

3) phone bills with logs showing you calling/texting each other

4) screenshots of text messages from various dates covering the entire marriage

5) boarding pass or itinerary print outs taken together in the past

6) any xmas/wedding invites or cards sent to  you and your spouse

7) photos with clear dates on them covering the entire time-period. group photos with others are much more important

😎 any gift receipts from presents between you and your spouse

3 hours ago, Onelife786 said:

We are lucky that we received a simple and easy to arrange RFIE.

Happy for you.

 

1. I was wondering if they can issue RFIE again?

What is the probability? i.e. 50%, 20% etc.

 

2. Roughly, how long does it take from RFIE to the Interview stage?

1: I think it is certainly possible for them to issue another RFE. My guess is that the officer that reviewed the I130 is done with issuing RFEs since he/she would have included any and all other deficiencies that needed "evidence" from me. However, I am not sure if the same person is also looking at the rest of the forms connected with the I485 application. My guess is that there is a different person looking at I485 related material because the RFE for I130 transpired while we were waiting for the second Biometrics appointment (which is related to I765 and I485). So if this was a serial process these two things would not have occurred at the same time. 

2: Ten years back, I remember RFE's would yield a decision for certain applications within three weeks of submission. I am not sure what the situation looks like these days.

gamma50g: thanks.

2 hours ago, Onelife786 said:

BC for I-130, your USC partner or your BC for I-485?

The RFIE is undet what petition?

What is you case again? 

 

I just responded to BC request, if you read above

I am petitioning for my mom. The RFIE was for my birth certificate under I130. I had only submitted the English translation initially.