mitanyag

On 4/12/2021 at 4:43 PM, mitanyag said:

just received the receipt #'s via SMS today. just wondering, does the case number really starts with MSC? I tried checking the status online but it says that case number is invalid. for reference, we sent our application last March 19, USCIS received it last march 20

exactly one year after NOA1, our case changed to "Interview Scheduled".

March 19, 2021 - sent application

April 12, 2021 - NOA 1

April  12, 2022 - Interview Scheduled

May 13, 2022 - Interview Date

Local Office: San Francisco

they are working when you least expect it. LOL.

1 hour ago, ashley_ann said:

EAD Expedite approved and card is being produced! 

congrats!!!

mine was on "card was mailed to me" status yesterday. hope to receive it early next week.

44 minutes ago, murrv said:

Thank you for this! I had been waiting to hear back about my expedite request for a few weeks and just decided to call my congressmen today. 
 

I’m a little nervous, how did your call go? Did you call the Washington office? Did you just make your case to whoever answered the phone? 

hello. one of his staff answered the call, i told him that i need assistance for my expedite request and he asked me if i have filled out their form...and i said no LOL... which means my previous e-mails were useless. haha. but they are helpful enough to assist me...they asked for my e-mail address and sent me the form.. i sent it back to them along with supporting docs.. then they forwarded it to uscis. 

i would suggest to call them asap.. not e-mail so you would know what's the next step to do. im from California btw.

On 8/26/2021 at 11:21 AM, mitanyag said:

because of this, I have sent an e-mail to my congressman and hopefully they will help me. I have raised an expedite request through Emma two days back but the status hasn't been changed to "Expedite request received" or something like that.. hope this step will speed up the process. Congrats on your new job!!!

just an update on my case,

aug 24- expedite request sent through emma

aug 26- sent request to congressman website, just a typical "leave ur message"

no update till i decided to call congressman office last sep.8

sep 8- filled out form provided by congressman office and asked assistance to on my expedite request - I 765

sep 9- congressman office sent request to uscis

sep 13- expedite request approved

after 2 hours - new card being produced

27 minutes ago, L&Ceci said:

I would be you, I would ask support now, I really think they helped make it faster and they have good advises on how to make it more efficient 🙂

My congressman staff was a little slow to start so I am glad I requested help right away. 

because of this, I have sent an e-mail to my congressman and hopefully they will help me. I have raised an expedite request through Emma two days back but the status hasn't been changed to "Expedite request received" or something like that.. hope this step will speed up the process. Congrats on your new job!!!

5 minutes ago, ashley_ann said:

I expedited mine today as well and same thing basically.

 

My agent was very nice, after giving me my confirmation number she explained it could take 7 or more days to hear anything back and she explained that

they would be in touch if evidence was needed or if they didn't they are looking at evidence already submitted with your AOS. Or they might just get back to you with their decision.  But she was really nice.

Seems to line up as most people are saying 7-30 days to hear back after the expedite request has been made. 

 

My personal plan is to wait 15 -20 days and do a follow up just to make sure things are okay and if they need anything. 

oh, lucky you got a helpful agent. 

Thanks for sharing and if ever you got a feedback from USCIS, please share it here in the forum  it would be a great help.

Good luck on your request  

hello everyone!

any update on your cases?

I tried to do an expedite request through Emma today regarding my work permit.

The live agent asked me on which category does my request fall into and I said it is under financial loss of the company (since my spouse has his own business)

The agent then asked me to give my explanation/comments supporting my claim.. so I gave it.

Then I was given a confirmation number, I assume this is like my ticket reference?

Immediately after, the chat got disconnected.

Just curious if this is how they process your expedite request? I want to make sure that my request was accepted and under review/process.

For those who had expedite request experience, how did you follow up? how long did you wait to hear from USCIS?

Please respect my post. No sarcastic response please. Thanks.

1 minute ago, lecht008 said:

Also have this same question, biometrics appointment had similar timing    I think interview times are specific to the USCIS field office... does anyone know of a way to check interview times for a specific field office (or if there is a thread for filers at a specific field office? 

you can go to this link - https://www.uscis.gov/about-us/find-a-uscis-office/field-offices, put your zip code, that way you can see the field office near you. then you can check the processing time here: https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/

8 minutes ago, Tellurous said:

It has been almost a week since my biometrics appointment (8/11),  but the USCIS case status for my I-485 and I-765 still hasn't updated at all (still at Fingerprint fee received, Case received). Is anyone else having a similar issue? How long does it typically take for an update to happen?

I also had my biometrics last 8/11 in CA, my I-485 status was changed to "Case Ready to be scheduled for interview" last 8/13, but no change for my I-765 at all....it is still in "Case Received" status.

18 minutes ago, Ayrton said:

It depends on your local office waiting list. It can be a couple days, it can be 2 years.

Thanks for the response. just wondering since I am done with bio, do you have an idea if USCIS will proceed to mail my I-756/1-131 card to me or I need to have the interview first?

our case just changed to "Case ready to be scheduled for interview", how long does it usually take to receive the interview appointment?

FYI, I just had my biometrics last 8/11 with RFE response sent to USCIS last 8/4. 

On 8/11/2021 at 10:23 AM, Asterix78 said:

Our case just got scheduled for interview. Will have to wait for the letter to find out the exact date. Timeline:

 

3/16 - filed I-485, I-765, I-131

4/16 - NOA1

7/21 - expedited I-131

7/26 - Biometric notice received. Sent a letter to US Representative and provided info. 

7/27 - Biometric taken (walk-in)

8/11 - I-485 interview scheduled. 
 

This is the Dallas local office. 

hello, any feedback on your interview last 11th?

anyone here who received their combo card yet?

hello guys, anyone here who already had their interview? or at least interview schedule? how was it? we just sent our reply to RFE last Aug 4 and our I-485 status was changed to "response to USCIS RFE was received" today. our bio appt is on Aug 11. goodluck to all.

2 minutes ago, Siggy said:

You should do both, reply to RFE and Bio. 

What's the RFE for if  you don't mind sharing. 

thanks for the reply. RFE is about my joint sponsor.. asking for proof of US citizenship/ PR status.

guys, quick question...

i received an RFE last May 26 and I'm still preparing the documents till now. 

However, i just received a biometrics appointment today and got confused if should i still respond to the RFE or not. 

My bio appointment is on 8/11 while the last day to respond on my RFE is on 8/26.

Please help guys if you have any idea on how to deal with this. 

Thanks.

15 minutes ago, oneoftheunderdogs said:

I just called USCIS to inquire about my interview date, because I was impatient and the interview notice hadn't come yet. I got through to a rep immediately and they told me my interview date, July 29th, 7 weeks after the Interview was scheduled update! Now to prepare for the interview!

wow that was fast! congrats!, im still stuck with my RFE asking for joint sponsor's US passport copy.. the thing is that it's still under process and waiting to be released.. urrghhh... huhuhu

7 minutes ago, Sunny_123 said:

I also got a RFE for 2020 tax return. Don’t worry — RFE can be a good thing, that means they’ve reviewed our documents and think we’re good to go except for the RFE. 

thanks for cheering me up. will wait for the mail and update it here. good luck you guys!

just got an update on our AOS today and it says that we got RFE.  waiting for the mail.

4 minutes ago, Sunny_123 said:

finally got some updates... got RFE for I-485 2 days ago

aw, sorry to hear that, if you don't mind, what was the cause of RFE?

On 4/12/2021 at 4:43 PM, mitanyag said:

just received the receipt #'s via SMS today. just wondering, does the case number really starts with MSC? I tried checking the status online but it says that case number is invalid. for reference, we sent our application last March 19, USCIS received it last march 20

just an update, check got cashed out yesterday.  

just received the receipt #'s via SMS today. just wondering, does the case number really starts with MSC? I tried checking the status online but it says that case number is invalid. for reference, we sent our application last March 19, USCIS received it last march 20

9 minutes ago, OliverBa said:

Mine was received on March 2nd. Just called my

bank today to trace the cashier’s check, and they don’t see it being cashed yet. But hopefully soon. They are a lot slower now than they were early January. 

Hi, I can see in your visa timeline that you expedited I-765 last January, If you don't mind me asking.. what was the reason you used to expedite it? Thanks.

On 3/22/2021 at 10:35 AM, noname_no said:

I filed in Jan and had it returned back to me due to the same reason as you - an older (previous) edition date of I-485 despite expiry date is still valid. Resubmitted everything as original submission and they received it on Mar 5 (Fri). It is almost three weeks now. Let's see how that pans out.

 

any news on your packet now? have u received the NOA1 or check got encashed?

Hello fellow March filers!

Just sent our AOS file yesterday via USPS and got delivered to Chicago lockbox today @ 1PM.

However, we're a bit frustrated when we reviewed our I-864 from joint sponsor because we overlooked and put the wrong total value of asset in part 7 question 10. 

Anyway, we cannot do anything about it and accepted the fact that there's a high change of getting RFE in the future.  Just praying for the best possible outcome

Also, we used the I-485 form with edition date 10/15/19.... not knowing that there is a new edition which came out recently.

As per USCIS website, they mentioned that they will still accept the old version before April 19, 2021... so we hope to receive the NOA1 ASAP.  

Goodluck to all