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Hello everyone! 

It's been a very long time since I've posted here and quite a bit of stuff has happened (some good, others not so much 😅) but I wanted to give you all a status update

Biggest thing is that after having had my AOS interview almost 2 months ago, the status of my case finally switched on the 24th to "We ordered your new card" and yesterday it went to "Case was approved" I cannot tell you how much of a relief this was as my work permit had expired (dreadful situation) and I really thought I was in it for the long haul when it came to the waiting game, thinking I would be waiting a whole 120 days before anything happened. 

I did call up my congressman's office for help at the beginning of the month (they sent a congressional inquiry about a week later) as well as sent an e-request via the USCIS website and to this day my best bet is that the e-request got them going since it said I would hear an update on the 24th and I sure did haha 🤣

Don't lose hope folks! This has been such a long and arduous journey and with COVID messing everything up I really hope this is the worst that things will ever come to be... 

Good luck 🥰

We used to live in an apartment when I got my EAD and they just left it in our apartment's mail box

My EAD expired in Feb 5th and I (foolishly so) sent my EAD renewal packet in January and they got it in the lockbox on the 27th but no word from USCIS yet (not even the text) 
 

When me & my husband filed our AOS packet I remember we got a pretty speedy NOA1 for everything we sent. 
 

Does anybody know if this is normal? 

3 hours ago, HRQX said:

Yes, that counts as timely filed; 8 CFR § 103.2(a)(7)(i): "USCIS will consider a benefit request received and will record the receipt date as of the actual date of receipt at the location designated for filing such benefit request whether electronically or in paper format." But for proof of the automatic extension you'll have to wait for receipt notice for the I-765: https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-resources/handbook-for-employers-m-274/handbook-for-employers-m-274/40-completing-section-2-of-form-i-9/44-automatic-extensions-of-employment-authorization-documents-eads-in-certain-circumstances

Thank you lots 

On 2/3/2021 at 5:25 PM, Ayrton said:

There's no fee.

Hey @Ayrton! 

You seem to be very knowledgeable in the topic and my situation is pretty similar to OP's post. 

Do you know if you're still good for the 180 day renewal as long as they got it in the lockbox prior to the EAD expiring? 

I can see that they got my paperwork on the lockbox on Jan 27th but my EAD expired Feb 5th...  

13 hours ago, payxibka said:

Not typical but not unheard of.  If i am not mistaken,  I think you need to wait 120 days before inquiry 

Thank you! 

I think our IO said that after 30 days we should've heard something so that's why I'm worried. 

He said we were pretty much approved but he just needed a supervisor to approve it and that my approval shouldn't take too long, hence the question heh... 

Thanks again! 

It's been over a month since my interview and I'm getting worried since I haven't heard anything since then... 

Is this normal? 

If I should inquire, does anyone know the best way I can go about that? 

Thanks! 

1 hour ago, Ayrton said:

It should take about a month to get NOA.

 

IO has 120 days to give a decision, but I've seen people waiting for more than 1 year.

I'm sorry to bother you but, is there a renewal fee for this? 

I thought it was free under a pending AOS but I'm seeing online that you might have to pay $400... 

1 minute ago, Ayrton said:

Yes. Should've renewed at the 180 days mark.

Thanks!

It's not too late though, right? 

Also, is it normal to wait this long for a decision on my greencard? 

I had my AOS interview (came as a K-1) on the 29th of December and have not heard anything yet, status is still "Interview was completed and my case must be reviewed"
 

My EAD expires on Feb 5th and I'm hoping it's not too late for me to refile if push comes to shove... 

Any help would be appreciated, thanks! 

We applied last year and haven't heard anything since in regards to the GC...

1 hour ago, K1visaHopeful said:

That is exactly why.

When you move, your local field office where you will be interviewed may change.

Your interview was cancelled at your old field office and now you are back in line waiting for an interview appointment at your new one.

Each local field office has different processing times.

Oh I didn't know that! 

Well, I have my EAD so my GC doesn't really matter anytime soon, if anything the later the better I suppose since after 2 years of being married you get a 10 year GC instead of a 2 year one. 

14 minutes ago, K1visaHopeful said:

Sure. Did you move?

I did yeah! Could that be why? 

So yesterday I got a notification that my case was ready for an interview as of Feb 21st but I remembered getting the same notification on Feb 1st. Turns out that they "cancelled" my appointment yesterday too, even though I never got no notification of my interview being scheduled to begin with. 

Has this happened to anyone else? 

On 2/19/2020 at 11:19 PM, K1visaHopeful said:

The SSN applied for on your I765 comes from SSA headquarters in Maryland. Your local office would have no record of it's production had you not left enough time inbetween receiving your EAD and SSA Headquarters actually beginning to produce it.

Oh... 

Does that mean that I'll be one of those cases where I'll get a duplicate SSN then... 😬?

3 hours ago, waysoftheshadow said:

My husband just received his green card in the mail (K1 → AOS). When we applied, we checked the box saying we want to apply for a social security number for him. His EAD/AP card was not approved in time, so we never received it. I know that's when a lot of people get their social security card. When will he get his? Do we need to go over to the social security office or will they automatically send him once since we asked for it when we applied?

Thanks!

I also applied for one with my EAD and while my EAD did arrive I decided to go to the SSA since I highly doubted that I would get one (we changed address 2 times in the process) and turns out that they had nothing in their system regarding any SSN for me, so I gave the nice lady my EAD and birth certificate (I had more stuff but she didn't need any), she put some stuff in the computer and in a matter of 10 minutes everything went smoothly and she said my SSN would arrive in the mail in about a week. 

Since you received your Greencard before your EAD I highly recommend just going to the SSA and applying right for one right there. 

9 hours ago, payxibka said:

Here's what happened to us.  My wife applied and post office didn't deliver.   Went back with EAD and the agent told us they had already issued the number,  showed us on a piece of paper just long enough to write the number before he took it back.  Physical card arrived 5 days later 

Oh that's kinda weird but lucky you! We went and they had absolutely nothing in their system regarding any SSN for me so I just showed my EAD and birth certificate (I had more documents but she didn't care to see them) didn't even issue me a notice and just said that I should get it in a week, I guess it was a good thing I went instead of waiting for something that was never gonna arrive since I applied for one with my EAD back when we sent the application 🤷‍♀️

7 hours ago, Teacake said:

Hopefully so! For me personally, it took a little over one week, too. Some people end up in a manual verification loop where the SSA keeps giving them the run-around. If you don’t receive the card in the 4 weeks mentioned in the notice, definitely go back to the branch and follow it up!

 

Edit: Looking at your profile, it seems you came on a K-1 visa? Even with an SSN, you cannot work until you receive authorisation to do so (i.e. EAD or GC, as other members have pointed out).

Sorry yeah, I got my EAD about a while now, I updated my timeline  

Is there a website I can check the status of my SSN application or even see if they already sent the card? 

5 hours ago, Loren Y said:

Copy of the letter you need to show your employer. My wife just had the DHS wording removed from her SS card a few days ago, so she has a card, but now has green card so needed a new one, and updated her status with SSA to LPR.

Thanks! You're answers were super helpful! We got this exactly so I'm not scared anymore to keep on applying for jobs, the lady at the office was incredibly helpful and nice and she said that I should get it in a week. 

I'm in the process of getting one but I really really don't want to wait up to a month of not working if possible. 

On 2/17/2020 at 8:11 AM, Lil bear said:

Won’t issue on the spot ... may give you a number but I’m not sure on process now .. either way you will have a ssn application in process and that will be what you tell any prospective employer. 

Well, that's kinda sucky... 

I'm going to my SSA office today to ask for my SSN and if they tell me that I already have one then hopefully they can give it to me in a paper or something... 

So my SSN story is very long so to make to make matters short here's a brief summary: 

Came to the U.S. on August 2019 on a K-1 visa to marry my now husband, did the mistake of not getting a SSN prior to getting married so went after getting married (way before day 79 of my K-1) , presented marriage certificate, immigration documentation, unsuccessful, couldn't find me on the database, said that there was conflicting information on the system so issued a paper that said that they would make a decision in 2 months, that I would get a notice of said decision, never got it, end of trying to get an SSN. 

Fast forward to present day: 

Asked to get SSN with EAD, received EAD 2 days ago, haven't gotten SSN and probably never will since I changed address. 

Can I just go to my SSA office on Friday and ask for one now that I have my EAD? Would they issue me my number on the spot? 

Thanks in advance, this whole SSN issue has been a nightmare ever since I tried getting one. 

Final update! 

Today I received my EAD card ! 

After some running around and talking with the nice post office people, I was able to pick it up before they were on route to ship it to my old address and so... here's the entire timeline: 

Feb 6: "New card being produced" 

Feb 7: "Your case has been approved" 

Feb 11: "Your card was mailed" 

Feb 12: "Your card was picked up by USPS" 

Feb 15: CARD IN HAND  

9 days total 

SSN still yet to be found 👀

3 hours ago, RachelBounty said:

I got it yesterday. If you click on the tracking number it should tell you when it’s supposed to be delivered. I don’t remember getting that update. 
BUT keep in mind that having an EAD on its way is wonderful news and many would be happy with such great news. The glass is half full

Thanks! 

Turns out that it is indeed arriving tomorrow, and yeah, I guess I was being a tad bit pessimistic, having my EAD is a blessing in and on itself  

31 minutes ago, kers123 said:

You have a job offer waiting for you in the weekend?

No I don't have a job offer "waiting for me" in the weekend, but just because I don't have a job offer with me at the moment doesn't mean that I feel fully comfortable applying to jobs just yet without knowing that my work permit is 100% with me. 

That was a completely unnecessary rude comment in regards to my question.