Lyubov

People keep telling me to stay positive, but the financial and emotional stress is very real. It takes a ton of energy every day to not completely give into the frustration and depression this causes.
 
I'm grateful we have this community here filled with people who help each other and know how it feels. But also, this still just friggin sucks.

Just received our EAD/AP card in the mail today a relief to now have an official card with our married name on it. Won't be going back to SSA anytime soon to change her name but it feels good to get the card. Still also awaiting our interview appointment date.

My EAD is finally moving forward. My EAD/AP status changed from "finger print was taken" to "New Card was ordered" on July 24, and then on July 28, the status was further changed to "Case was Approved". Hopefully I will receive the EAD card in mail by late August. 
 
Sharing the luck with you all. Hang in there!

Update: Tonight 7/30 our EAD/AP status changed to “Card was mailed”! Just about 16 days since “Case approved” on 7/14 🙌🏻
 
Hopefully this means things will be moving for others as well!

I got my EAD in the mail today. Can’t wait to receive my SSN so I can finally look for a job. 

I understand and don't actually expect our case to take that long to adjudicate, but it does mean that we can't really complain about how long its taking ..because they then refer back to the processing time of 36mo and say "well, it's not outside of the expected processing time" 😆
 
Basically, everything is bullshit is what I'm saying .. 🤣

what happens when 90% of their employees are furlough ? i think it goes from there to 35.5 months to 90 months 

Finally got a response from my congressman
 
They said the ASC can't do anything, the appointment is made by the service center. Like oook--- so send a message to the service center! They said oh there's lots of people waiting so just wait 3-4 weeks for the notice. HELLO we've already been waiting 5+ months!
 
Government is freaking useless. 

Thank you, everyone here will soon have theirs🥰 goodluck to us all🙏 just one more to go

Hello to all, just an update:  Great News, Today I have received my EAD/AP card from the mail.
 
biometrics completed March 13, 2020.  
 
7/07/2020 Card was Ordered
7/08/2020 Case was Approved
7/24/2020 Card was Mailed
7/29/2020 Card was Delivered

The man is an addict, sending him pictures and talking to the baby won't do a thing. The only thing that will help him is if he stops drinking.

Congrats! I used the EAD approval notice to show legal presence for the DL and real ID and they said it’s sufficient as it shows expiration date. They made me fax it over as I applied about 2 months ago and they were waiting for me to verify legal presence before issuing the card. I hope this helps.

Great news today, my status have been changed from - “Case Was Approved” to “Card Was Mailed To Me”🙏🙏🙏
 
Card was Ordered on July 7, 2020
Case was Approved July 8, 2020
 
did my biometrics back in March 13, 2020
 
 

Status changed from "New card is being produced" to "Case was approved". Seems to be a common pattern these days. Still no update on i-485 status "Interview scheduled - notice ordered". And no letter either

So I made an myUSCIS account to track my own case, but also 250 cases (the max number allowed) around my own case numbers. I will get an email if there any updates to any of them. You can set it up here:

https://egov.uscis.gov/casestatus/landing.do
 
Helps you feel like you are not the only one stuck in limbo. Out of those 250 cases, there were 3 interview cancellations on July 14th. Also of those 250 cases, 192 have their last update on April 10 which is when this batch of cases got their fees accepted. 😕

So if you want, you can check the case numbers close to your own. I am sure there are plenty of cancellations. 😕

Just got my new biometrics appointment for entire family. August 5, ASC Philadelphia. Original date March 26.

Hi All! 
Some updates- EAD card came in mail today🤩
I-765 approval was 6/30
 

☆UPDATE☆
7/21/2020 : My EAD(I-765) status was updated to "Card Was Picked Up By The United
                      States Postal Service "
7/23/2020 : Received my EAD/AP combo card
YAY!!!  
Hope to receive my interview notification soon! 
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2/1/2020 : I-485, I-765, I-131 were sent via FedEx to USCIS
2/3/2020 :  Delivered to USCIS in Chicago
2/11/2020 : Received E-notifications from USCIS with case numbers
2/14/2020 : Received NOA1 via post mail
2/21/2020 : Received Biometrics appointment letter
3/4/2020 :  Biometrics appointment for I-485 & I-765
3/12/2020 : Received Biometrics appointment letter for I-131 (Scheduled 3/27/2020)
3/24/2020 : Checked myUSCIS case status for I-131. The status has changed to
                      "Case Was Updated To Show Fingerprints Were Taken"
3/25/2020 : Received a notice letter from USCIS for my I-131 (AP) Biometrics appointment to
                      inform me that USCIS is able to reuse my previously captured(Assume I-485 & I-765)
                      fingerprints and other biometrics. USCIS will run the security checks and use my
                      biometric data as in the past. No need to appear for the appointment.
3/26/2020 : I-485 status was changed to "Case is Ready to Be Scheduled for An Interview"
6/29/2020 : I-765(EAD)status was updated to "New Card Is Being Produced"
6/30/2020 : I-765(EAD) & I-131(AP) status were updated to “Case Was Approved”
7/20/2020 : I-765(EAD) status was changed to “Card was mailed To Me”! 

I am contacting USCIS everyday since Monday. Today also I contacted USCIS and asked when I will receive my biometric letter. Guess what I learned - My EAD and AP is approved without biometrics on 22 July 2020. It will take up to 60 days to receive it and they will contact me if they need my biometrics. 
 
To note:  There is no status update to my EAD and AP in my uscis nor egov sites. 

PD: February 19 
Biometrics: March 17
just now i got the New card is being produced for my EAD, advance parole card, so Jul 23 
i know @S_&_M was asking about it and we have the same dates according to the timeline on the profile, so maybe check today. 

Checking the mailbox daily like... 

Confusion is running rampant in the government so USCIS is included in that. Even their own polices coupled with this Covad pandemic makes matters to an already confusing system even worse. It's not just you folks that are confused it's all of us. Example, we were one of the ones that received an AOS interview wavier back in April this year, GC is  in hand since April, but we have an interview scheduled for August 6th so go figure, we have no choice but to roll with the flow as we are all at the mercy of USCIS for now.
I shared this because I wanted you all to know that confusion exist at all levels of our visa journeys. Just because you have a GC or EAD you are not exempt from confusion we are still all in the woods. I do feel your pain I've been there myself.

🌟Woke up to some good news! New card is being produced! The status changed from "Fingerprints were taken" to "New card is being produced". The company I had been working for before I moved has been patiently waiting all this time
This makes me feel SO much better. It was pretty frustrating - and it still is - when they scheduled an interview and canceled it a week later. Still waiting for a letter from USCIS that would explain what happened

🌟Woke up to some good news! New card is being produced! The status changed from "Fingerprints were taken" to "New card is being produced". The company I had been working for before I moved has been patiently waiting all this time
This makes me feel SO much better. It was pretty frustrating - and it still is - when they scheduled an interview and canceled it a week later. Still waiting for a letter from USCIS that would explain what happened