ooogaboooga

7 hours ago, classicme11 said:

why was it rejected?

Not sure. The tracking just said "Your item was refused by the addressee".

Only thing I can think of is maybe the postage was insufficient. 

Alright I finally got my package back from USPS after it got rejected. Sent it via UPS and was delivered this morning. Signed by WEST.

11 minutes ago, MagdalenaB said:

 

Thanks for clearing that up!

Dang, that makes me even more annoyed haha! I'll use UPS per your recommendation, tysm!

Not sure if this happened to anyone... but I sent my package recently and then today noticed that the package got rejected.

I'm wondering if it's because shippo automatically generated the "-1200" after the main part of the zip code? 

I guess it's a lesson learned and a heads up to anyone who's using one of these platforms!

On 3/5/2019 at 12:16 AM, TomServo said:

Hi everyone,

 

Quick recap of my experience being paroled back into the US at LAX a few days ago.

After being away for 2 weeks, my wife (US citizen) and I were unsure of what to expect when re-entering at LAX so we decided to try and go through together.

 

When we finally reached the front of the line, I advised the officer that I had an Advance Parole and presented my combo EAD/AP card. He scribbled "Advance Parole" on a scrap of paper and tucked it inside my passport with my combo card. He then advised my wife that she was good to go, but that they needed to carry out a "quick check" on me. She was told to wait downstairs at baggage claim. After she left, I was taken to an Admissions Review area behind secure doors and told to take a seat in a fairly busy waiting area. My passport was handed to a lady at the front desk, and was then placed in a plastic slot on the wall behind the reviewing officers.

 

The officers handling the reviews admittedly have a tough job, but they were very unfriendly and it was never made clear exactly what was going on. At one point, there were a few people standing around the waiting room and one of the officers started shouting that everyone needed to sit down. Another man tried to leave after having his papers handed back by a reviewing officer, but had clearly not been told that he needed to see the lady at the front desk first so that he could be signed out. The lady at the front desk responded by shouting at the man that he would be arrested if he walked out the doors.

 

Phones were not permitted in the area so I could not message my wife to let her know what was going on. After waiting for 45 minutes, I was finally called. The officer simply asked my date of birth and then put a Parole stamp in my passport with some handwritten notation. I was handed back my passport without another word. Based on what I'd seen, I made sure to speak to the lady at the front desk who wrote something down and confirmed that I was allowed to leave, but only after I specifically asked.

 

The process was horrible and I felt liked a caged animal throughout. I realize that the CBP officers were busy, but I don't think that justified their generally unpleasant and unhelpful demeanor. The first officer we spoke to before Admissions Review told my wife that a quick check needed to be carried out, which was not accurate at all. It should have been evident from the number of people in the waiting room that we were in for a lengthy wait and I was a bit annoyed that this wasn't communicated better.

Anyway, that's the end of my rant. I was lucky in that I didn't really have any trouble getting back in, but did have to suffer a long, uncertain wait.

 

Coincidentally, we got an update this morning that our I-485 interview has been scheduled

 

 

I was placed in secondary at LAX when I was coming back in from stockholm on my TN and had a horrible experience as well, but instead it was 3 hours. There were people in there that were in there before me and were still waiting when I was called. My now husband and I had to enter different lines so he had no clue where I went and was frantically asking around for me. I had to sneakishly text him to tell him to go home instead of waiting. There were like 3 windows open for a room full of ppl and the officers were just joking around chatting. I was pretty pissed after a 12 hour flight but you're at the mercy of the CBP in that moment. It's pretty scary. 

Got my interview scheduled for 4/22!!! 

Here's my timeline:

June 25 — Package delivered at Chicago Lock Box

July 3 — Got text and email notifications (late, around 9PM)

July 5 — Both cheques cashed

July 9 —  Received notice of acceptance receipt in the mail

July 16 — Received Biometrics request for July 24th, 8AM apt

July 25 — status for I-765 and I-485 changed to "Fingerprint Review Was Completed"

Sept 24 — EAD expedite requested

Sept 24 — Supporting documents for EAD expedite requested by USCIS

Oct 1 — Faxed in supporting documents for EAD expedite

Oct 11 — I-485 Case is Ready to Be Scheduled for An Interview

Oct 15 — EAD card in production

Mar 4 — Interview was scheduled

Mar 11 — Letter Received

edit// woops wrong thread! sorry 

Got my interview scheduled for 4/22!!! 

Here's my timeline:

June 25 — Package delivered at Chicago Lock Box

July 3 — Got text and email notifications (late, around 9PM)

July 5 — Both cheques cashed

July 9 —  Received notice of acceptance receipt in the mail

July 16 — Received Biometrics request for July 24th, 8AM apt

July 25 — status for I-765 and I-485 changed to "Fingerprint Review Was Completed"

Sept 24 — EAD expedite requested

Sept 24 — Supporting documents for EAD expedite requested by USCIS

Oct 1 — Faxed in supporting documents for EAD expedite

Oct 11 — I-485 Case is Ready to Be Scheduled for An Interview

Oct 15 — EAD card in production

Mar 4 — Interview was scheduled

Mar 11 — Letter Received

Ah @eckoin so great!!! We have almost the same timeline but mine is still in "Case is ready to be scheduled for interview". No date yet = \

Requested an expedite on 8/24.

Faxed in support docs on 10/1.

Received notification that card is in production today (10/15).

On 10/11/2018 at 8:01 PM, ooogaboooga said:

Just got a notification that my interview is ready to be scheduled.

 

Here's my timeline:

June 25 — Package delivered at Chicago Lock Box

July 3 — Got text and email notifications (late, around 9PM)

July 5 — Both cheques cashed

July 9 —  Received notice of acceptance receipt in the mail

July 16 — Received Biometrics request for July 24th, 8AM apt

July 25 — status for I-765 and I-485 changed to "Fingerprint Review Was Completed"

Sept 24 — EAD expedite requested

Sept 24 — Supporting documents for EAD expedite requested by USCIS

Oct 1 — Faxed in supporting documents for EAD expedite

Oct 11 — I-485 Case is Ready to Be Scheduled for An Interview

Just got a notification that my EAD is in production. 

Just got a notification that my interview is ready to be scheduled.

Here's my timeline:

June 25 — Package delivered at Chicago Lock Box

July 3 — Got text and email notifications (late, around 9PM)

July 5 — Both cheques cashed

July 9 —  Received notice of acceptance receipt in the mail

July 16 — Received Biometrics request for July 24th, 8AM apt

July 25 — status for I-765 and I-485 changed to "Fingerprint Review Was Completed"

Sept 24 — EAD expedite requested

Sept 24 — Supporting documents for EAD expedite requested by USCIS

Oct 1 — Faxed in supporting documents for EAD expedite

Oct 11 — I-485 Case is Ready to Be Scheduled for An Interview

58 minutes ago, eckoin said:

Here are the steps I took, and it worked pretty well for me:

 

1. Call main USCIS line.  Quote the I-765 case number, and say you want to expedite your EAD request.  They'll read you the criteria; choose the "severe financial loss to person".  They open a case for you, which will pretty much instantly appear on your USCIS.gov status.

2. Within a week (3 days seems to be standard), they will assign an officer to your case.  Some officers prefer email, others mail.  Mine mailed me a request for proof of severe financial loss, and it arrived in about a week.  On the request, there will be a fax number, and "ATTN to", so you fax your evidence to that.

 

The evidence I submitted was:

 

- I-765 NOA and the letter from step 2 above

- letter from me, explaining that my income is very important to the well-being of my family and that losing it would mean severe financial loss to us, as well as the loss of our employer-provided healthcare plan (we're all on my plan), as well as a list of documents attached

- letter from my employer, saying that they're interested in extending me a permanent position due to how wonderful I am (pending my ability to accept permanent employment), and that they obviously can't let me work without authorization so to please expedite my request (I wrote the letter, HR signed it and put it on the company letterhead)

- all of my W-2s

- three recent pay stubs

- joint tax return from last year

- driver's licence, copy of passport pages (biographical & TN stamp with I-94 since I crossed by land), NEXUS card, copy of marriage certificate - added all this for good measure

 

Wrote the "ATTN to" on all of the above, and faxed it over.  Within five business days, it was approved (still waiting on the card, but check my signature - went really smoothly)

 

Good luck!

Amazing!! Thank you!

Thank you so much @eckoin, so helpful! 

What were the steps to expediting your EAD? Would I just have my employer write a letter saying they'd like me to return to work ASAP? 

Hi all,

I've been on a 3 year TN (Canada) that expires in early November 2018. We filed our AOS package with EAD/AP in late June 2018.

I just want to clarify two things:

1) I can stay in the US while AOS is pending. 

2) I must stop working at my current job as soon as the TN lapses, and can resume after I receive the EAD. Thankfully I talked to my boss and she said to not worry about not having a job. What gets confusing to me is can I just take a leave of absence, or must I cut all ties and quit? If I take a leave of absence I think I can still be covered under the company's health insurance. If NOT, I'll have to make arrangements to be covered under my husband's insurance. 

Just wanted to reach out before I contact a lawyer.

eeek, thank you all

June 25 — Package delivered at Chicago Lock Box

July 3 — Got text and email notifications (late, around 9PM)

July 5 — Both cheques cashed

July 9 —  Received notice of acceptance receipt in the mail

July 16 — Received Biometrics request for July 24th, 8AM apt

July 24 — Showed up at opening, and was out and done by 8:10AM. Everyone was surprisingly nice. One thing I didn't even think about was that I had a small paper cut on my thumb. The girl said that if it was deep I'd have to reschedule, but it was fine.

July 25 — status for I-765 and I-485 changed to "Fingerprint Review Was Completed"

On 7/6/2018 at 4:43 PM, ooogaboooga said:

AOS from TN:

June 25 — Package delivered at Chicago Lock Box

July 3 — Got text and email notifications (late, around 9PM)

July 5 — Both cheques cashed

Got my Biometrics request notice for July 24th, today in the mail

AOS from TN:

June 25 — Package delivered at Chicago Lock Box

July 3 — Got text and email notifications (late, around 9PM)

July 5 — Both cheques cashed