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Hi everyone,

I had my GC interview Thursday, everything went great. The officier said that one more security check had to be done and if that was all good then he is going to approve us. My husband and I were very happy and relieved that this process is almost over. But then... today.. my case updated to ‘interview was completed and my case must be reviewed’. Does anybody knows what this means and how long this step is going to take? 

58 minutes ago, sashsash said:

Congratulations 🎉 A week to receive the letter and interview is in about 5-6 weeks after your status changed. 

Thank you!!

Yay!! This morning my status changed into ‘interview was scheduled’! How long does it take to get the interview letter in the mail and how long after receiving the letter is usually the interview? 

Yay finally after 275 days my EAD updated to ‘new card is being produced’! 
My AP has not been changed in status and still says ‘case was received’. Has anybody experience with the AP not updating but still receiving both together? Or will I only receive the EAD? 

7 hours ago, ofvila said:

I got my EAD in the mail yesteday, after 265 days (yay!).  Hope everyone that's still waiting gets theirs soon!

Congrats! Did you get a notification or did it just come in the mail? 

9 hours ago, Joe_UK said:

I'm now 248 days without any movement on EAD/AP or AOS (I'm filing for AOS as a K1)

I submitted a "case inquiry" on July 30 2019 which is currently not assigned for processing.

 

I'm so frustrated waiting that i contacted my local congresswoman to contact USCIS on my behalf and this is the response i received from them..

I'm so confused regarding this "Your constituent filed using the Dates for Filing Applications Chart, and we will continue to review these applications and related ancillary applications in the order received. Due to the volume of cases under review, we do not have an estimated timeframe for completion"

 

Can anyone help try and explain this to me; do all AOS application from a K1 visa who are now married commonly file using the Dates for Filing Applications chart?

Hi Joe,

I am in the same boat as you are! I’m 241 days without any movement on EAD/AP and I am also going from a K1 to Greencard. I also submitted an ’case inquiry’ on July 30th and today I called USCIS and the lady told me that USCIS has 30 days to respond to the inquiry which means we should have a response by August 31st. 

I contacted a senator from California and two days ago we received the response (in the picture) from her from the USCIS. The response makes no sense because I didn’t expedite my case or anything. Plus I feel like both the responses we got back are similar.. 

I feel just a frustrated as you and I just don’t know what to do anymore. 

3 hours ago, Joe_UK said:

Hi Gigi2017..

Have you heard any progress on your EAD after you put in an online inquiry?

My case inquiry still reads "currently not assigned for processing" on my EAD

I also put in an inquiry and mine has the same status as yours which is ‘currently not assigned for processing’ 😔

7 hours ago, Allaboutwaiting said:

Yes, there is a fee for the emergency advance parole. The immigration officer can request to expedite a pending advance parole rather than issuing an emergency one. 

 

Source: https://www.dhs.gov/ombudsman-update-advance-parole-tips

Okay so I do have the pay the regular 570 dollar fee if I want to do the emergency AP? 

Yeah I already expedited my AP but haven’t heard anything back + the lady told me that the processing times aren’t as quick anymore😭

Hi Everyone,

In December 2018 I applied for my AP and AED together with my AOS. So far I have been waiting 228 days and I haven’t heard anything back. 

On July 24th my grandmother all the sudden passed away so I expedited my AP next day by calling USCIS. The lady filed for me during the phone call, days later I received an email asking me for evidence which I send in couple hours later. I haven’t heard anything back since I faxed in my stuff.

I decided to call 3 days later to get a status update on my expedited case. The lady told me that the NBC is looking at my case but she couldn’t give me any timeframe or whatsoever.

After I told the lady that I want to go home for a funeral she understood the time sensitivity of it and she told me about the Emergency Advanced Parole. She explained that this goes through your local office where you will have to get an appointment: “The local office will review the documents and by approval they will give you a re-entry stamp in your passport”. 

I was super interested in that so she filed on my behalf and a couple hours later I scheduled my appointment. The lady who called me to make the appointment just asked me a couple of questions about the emergency and what documentation I have to support my request. After exchanging information I got an email confirmation and the appointment was scheduled. The lady didn’t say anything about having to pay a fee or bringing passport photo’s. She only talked about me bringing evidence. 

The phone call and scheduling the appointment happened so fast that I wasn’t sure what to bring to the appointment. So I went on to the USCIS website to see and I found the following overview of what to bring. I got really confused with the ‘filling fee’ part. Since I filed for AP with my AOS for Free I wasn’t sure what that meant. I called the USCIS; the lady told me that she wasn’t sure either and she recommended me to bring my I-485 receipt, my I-131 documents and my checkbook just in case I need to pay a fee. I was surprised by her unknowingness and I couldn’t believe her answer. 

Long story short: my local office is 3.5 hours away and I don’t want to show up there and having to pay $570 (that amount was given to me by the USCIS lady over the phone). I feel super confused and I hope somebody who went through the same process can give me more information.

Please can somebody tell me if there is a fee for the emergency AP.

THANK YOU!!

This morning I called USCIS to get an update on my expedited AP. The lady said that the NBC is reviewing the case but she couldn’t give me any time frame or such a thing. She asked if I also had applied for an Emergency travel document which I said ‘no’ to. She explained that this is a stamp in your passport that allows you to re-enter the states. Long story short: she applied for me and within a couple of hours another person called me to schedule an appointment at my closest local office. So I have an appointment for next Tuesday but this all happened so quick that I started to look for more information on the USCIS website. I saw this (see picture) on their website and I am confused; do I have to pay another fee and bring in another pair of passport photo’s? 

Anyone experience with this?

3 hours ago, Martacz said:

I'm not sure if there's any guideline for that. I'm pretty sure there's as many advices / different cases as people on this forum. 😁 I was just getting really anxious because one person told me his wife got approved 2 days after she faxed all the evidences. So I was basically checking the status every hour for the first 3 days. On the 4th day I've freaked out 😜 Funeral is quite a time sensitive thing and it cannot wait. I called USCIS and ask for a Tier 2 officer, explained the situation and he submitted that service request on my behalf. I've been talking to some other people on this forum who followed "my" guidelines and Tier 2 just told them to wait. I guess I spoke to an officer whose heart was not made out of ice... 

Gotcha! I might just call tomorrow again.. has been only 2 days but whatever! Thanks for your info!  

7 hours ago, Martacz said:

Hi B-B! Please refer to my timeline below. Please be aware that I have called Tier 2 officer 4 days after I have faxed all documentation and he submitted a service request for me and told me NBC would contact me back before August 10th. They have sent me an email on August 1st confirming that my application has been approved. Good luck and let me know how it went!

Thank you so much for your response! So you followed any guideline for after you submitted the evidence? You just made a phone call to check the status?

Hi all,

I expedited my AP on July 25th, on August 2nd I received and email that I need to fax in supporting documents. I faxed it in the same day. 

How long does it take for USCIS to respond to an Expedited case? 

8 hours ago, Wing2 said:

I did that. We'll see what happens. I should expect a reply by Aug 22 but that is still a long way away and my  PD would've been up by then too. 😂

 

Haha I did the same thing and mine PD would also be done by then! Fingers crossed we hear something back sooner!

4 hours ago, Gigi2017 said:

Hey guys!

For the EAD the processing time is 2,5 months to 5 months again!! The inquiry date now is March 2nd, 2019 at the NBC!!

Wait what does that mean for people who applied for it way before like in December? Can I make an inquiry?

27 minutes ago, Martacz said:

Hi B-B! 

 

We're in the same boat. My grandpa passed away unexpectedly, 1,5 week ago.  A day after it happened, I called USCIS and asked for an expedite process. It was 07/18 and the lady I spoke to (maybe it was the same one because she wasn't too friendly and she was definitely hard to communicate with) told me they will contact me back within 5 days, either by email or phone. On 07/22 I received an email requesting documents. On 07/23 I have faxed:

• his death certificate and its certified English translation,
• his medical death certificate in native language with my comments provided in English,
• my dad's ID with the name of his father printed on it 
• my birth certificate and its certified English translation. 

I decided to attach the last two documents to prove that my grandpa was actually my grandpa. I haven't heard anything back since then and decided to call USCIS yesterday (07/26) and speak to Tier 2 officer. He submitted a service request on my behalf and said they should contact me back before 08/10. The funeral has already happened this week and I have a bad feeling about my expedite request.. 

Hi Martacz,

I am sorry for your loss! You can probably relate to the frustration and sadness I feel. My grandma was old but not being there with my family to process her death is an even tougher pill to swallow. 

Thank you for your information about the documents you’ve submitted. I only have my grandma’s international death certificate but I’ll probably send in mine brith certificate and my dad’s passport to also prove the relationship. 

I can’t believe you haven’t heard anything back though, that’s insane.. 

I hope for the both of us that we will get clarity soon so that we can go home and be with our loved ones. 

So I called USCIS today to expedite my case because of my grandma’s funeral. The lady wasn’t that friendly and hard to communicate with. She gave me a receipt number but I didn’t really understand how it works from here. She told me that they have 5 days to go over it and make a decision. Is there anything I need to know/ do now? Can I check the status of the expedition with the given receipt number? 

Just now, K1visaHopeful said:

Usually all you need is a death certificate but the expedition process is lengthy.

I'd call USCIS, ask to speak to a Tier 2 to give you an Infopass to request an emergency travel document. 

Even then, you may not make it on time.

So sorry for your loss and the situation you are now in. 

Thank you so much for your quick response and information! I really appreciate it! 

Hi everyone,

My grandma passed away all the sudden this morning. Because of her passing I want to go back home so I can attend her funeral. My combo card or my green card hasn’t come in yet and I have been waiting for 212 days now. I saw that I can Expedite my case because of a family loss. Does somebody know what other documents than a death certificate I need to expedite my case? Also how long does it usually takes for USCIS to respond to the request? 

Case just updated to ‘Case is ready to be scheduled for an Interview’!! 

Anyone here from San Jose/ Fresno CA who can tell me how long they’ve waited between this status and the actual interview date? 

On 2/4/2019 at 2:15 PM, Vee_bay_bee said:

We received this same letter a week BEFORE my husband's 1-94 expired. I was so frustrated to know they had time to review, and send this letter, but not enough time to "issue a SSN" ***shrugs** So, same boat as you. 😫 We just wait now. 

That’s exactly how I feel!! Such a bummer for us and everyone else who has to deal with this! 

6 minutes ago, K1visaHopeful said:

In my case, it sat on someone's desk during the Christmas break. They refused to go look for it and give it to an officer who was not on vacation saying it will get worked on when she gets back from vacation. It never did.

I can’t believe that!! So stupid.. Why can’t these people be more efficiënt.. So now you are waiting for your EAD to come in so you can apply for a SSN again? 

46 minutes ago, K1visaHopeful said:

There is nothing you can do. They intentionally postponed issuing it to you themselves. I'm in the same boat. You'll just have to wait until your immigration status changes with the EAD approval.

So why would they intentionally postponed issuing it?

Received this letter in the mail today. 

I arrived in the States on 11/02/18

I applied for a SSN on 11/15/18

Went back to the SSA twice on 12/20/18 and 01/07/19. Both times they told me that my application was still pending. 

SAVE chase status said that my case was back at my local office long time ago. 

My I-94 expired on 01/30/19.

Gosh I am so over this, what shall I do? 

Try to fight it? 

Biometrics done today, super easy! Now the wait game starts again..