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    April 2019 AOS Filers(merged)

    in Adjustment of Status Case Filing and Progress Reports

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    1 minute ago, celie&joseph said:

    The San Antonio one is usually packed, you have to wait 3+ hours to be seen, and they go by the pdf I posted earlier. The lady wanted proof of domicile longer than 3 months for him even though he had just come into the US less than a month ago. Then she said for me to provide domicile for 3+ months even though this is his license and has nothing to do with me lol (and ofc I didn't bring that paperwork because I wasn't expecting to prove for myself)

     

    It might be worth the drive to visit the Austin branch if they allowed it there. Thanks!

    wow! This lady was really picky! Have you tried different dps centers? I heard in Austin there are some picky ones as well... people who work for the government usually are not happy with their work and say nonsense stuff...
    The one I went was in 13730 Research Blvd, Austin, TX 78750

    April 2019 AOS Filers(merged)

    in Adjustment of Status Case Filing and Progress Reports

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    1 minute ago, celie&joseph said:

    I assumed as much. The only people I have seen that have had luck with getting a license in Texas were still current on their I-94. Is your learner's permit expiration date tied to your I-94 expiration date? For us, the DPS lady said he could get one but it would expire when his I94 expires.

    Hm.. I see... They didn't mention anything about my I-94. The expiration date in my learner's permit is one year after the issue date. I actually went in June.

     

    April 2019 AOS Filers(merged)

    in Adjustment of Status Case Filing and Progress Reports

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    4 minutes ago, celie&joseph said:

    I'm assuming that's an old form that they've not updated on their website. The requirements they follow when you go to the office are these:

     

    https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-15.pdf

    I'm in Austin TX and was able to get my learner's permit in July of this year. I brought the NOA1s I had for verifying lawful presence:

    https://www.dps.texas.gov/DriverLicense/documents/verifyingLawfulPresence.pdf (search "Applicants for adjustment of status Note: These are individuals applying to become lawful permanent residents" catoegory). The DPS officer was nice to us.

    MAY 2019 AOS FILERS

    in Adjustment of Status Case Filing and Progress Reports

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    For those who received an RFIE / RFE and submitted the documents to USCIS: Have your status changed from "Response To USCIS' Request For Evidence Was Received" to something else? I'm stuck in this status ... USCIS received my response on July 17.

    I saw that an April filer had the status changed to "Case ready to schedule interview" some weeks ago... I was hoping to get mine changed soon too...

    MAY 2019 AOS FILERS

    in Adjustment of Status Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted · Edited by isabel_sh

    9 hours ago, tildephoebic said:

    They just sent the RFIE yesterday so I am expecting to receive it Tue or Wed next week. I have yet to find out the reason. I filed a service request June 24 and received a response thru email last July 3rd that a decision has not been made and that it is still under review. Until now, no biometrics appointment. How did you manage to reschedule your appointment? How did you discover it was sent long ago? When I called them they said the same thing, that an appointment has not been set for me. WTH! What’s taking so long??? 

    It's frustrating.. I hope you can figure it out what's going on!
    A summary of my case:

    - Sent the package on May 7

    - Got the messages for the 4 NOAs on May 14
    - On May 18 Got only 2 out of 4 NOA1 letters (even tough the inform delivered app showed I would be receiving all of them)
    - On May 24, the inform delivered app showed that I would be receiving a letter from USCIS. I though it was the biometrics app. Never received this one

    - My husband (petitioner) went to USPS to complain and they recommended him to add my name on the mail box (I saw this recommendation in the April filers as well)

    - In June, we called them a bunch of times to ask about these letters. I explained that I was afraid it would be the biometrics. The officers said that it could not be because no appt was created for me

    - After 30 days of opening a request (July 9), I called them and explained that it has been more than 2 months since I sent my package and haven't heard back from the biometrics. The officer said she will open a new request and if I don't hear back after 30 days they would try to track my case through a tier 2. I was very frustrated. I insisted more for them to do more than that. She collected some info such as the office I chose to do the final interview (I'm adjusting from F1, so I had to choose the office in the form i-130). After this call, I received an email saying that they sent the appt letter but it was not delivered. It didn't say when or other details. I called USCIS again to know about the date and try to reschedule if the date was past. They transferred me to a tier 2, who called me back and told me that the appt was created on June 4 but it was cancelled because I did not show up. I was able to reschedule with her.

    - On the same day, before talking with the tier 2, my status changed to "a RFIE was issued...". 
    - On July 15 I received the RFIE letter (birth certificate)
    - On July 18 I received the rescheduled appt letter

    Your case can be like mine but it can also be like others who just had their appt letter issued very late. It can be both.. I can't tell...

    I believe that USCIS is having a hard time to process a bunch of cases because this time of the year they process a lot of H1B requests... that's my guess...
    I hope you can figure out what's going on.. this is a harsh journey 😔

    MAY 2019 AOS FILERS

    in Adjustment of Status Case Filing and Progress Reports

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    19 minutes ago, tildephoebic said:

    Is it possible to receive RFIE without biometrics? I am on my 65th day since submitting the AOS packet but did not receive any biometrics appointment letter. When I checked my case on uscis website today, they said they sent an RFIE yesterday ☹️☹️☹️

    Apparently it is possible because it was also my case. I also thought that it was weird. Do you know the reason for the RFIE? In my case was the birth certificate.

    I was able to do my biometrics today (received the rescheduled appt letter yesterday and did early walk-in). Have you opened a request with USCIS for your biometrics appt? In my case they sent the letter months ago but I never received (just discovered that recently)... calling them in the past didn't help either because they said no appt was created for me... 

     

    MAY 2019 AOS FILERS

    in Adjustment of Status Case Filing and Progress Reports

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    1 minute ago, celie&joseph said:

    Have you had your Biometrics yet?

    Not yet because they sent me the letter that I never received. It was scheduled on June 4 but I just recently discovered that. I had to talk to a tier 2 to find out and reschedule. I will have that on August 1st. Waiting for the letter to do an early check-in. In which office did you do your biometrics appointment?

    MAY 2019 AOS FILERS

    in Adjustment of Status Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted · Edited by isabel_sh

    54 minutes ago, celie&joseph said:

     

    Good to meet others from the San Antonio local office! I hope we all have a speedy journey. Houston I hear has an insane wait time for AOS but I haven't heard anything from SA, good or bad. What does y'alls current status show when you check your case?

    It was accepted fingerprint fee and now that a RFIE was sent (birth certificate). I got an email from USCIS saying that my application is at the National Benefits Center. After googling more about it, it seems that it's where the applications go for checking documentation. If everything is ok, they move on to schedule interview.

    MAY 2019 AOS FILERS

    in Adjustment of Status Case Filing and Progress Reports

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    3 minutes ago, nekotakacho said:

    How do I know which office I chose for my final appointment? I have a hard time understanding where my case even is (MSC/National Center). That was difficult to figure out, in itself. I do not remember choosing an office for the final appointment? We really dont care where it is, we want to know when!

    We chose San Antonio. It is on page 8 of the form i-130, item 61.a. I'm adjusting from F-1. I'm not sure if K-1 AOS has to file i-130. You can check the one closest to your address here: https://www.uscis.gov/about-us/find-uscis-office/field-offices or here: https://www.uscis.gov/about-us/find-a-uscis-office

    Austin does not have an office for interview.. I believe the Austin one is only for biometrics appointments and other stuff.

    MAY 2019 AOS FILERS

    in Adjustment of Status Case Filing and Progress Reports

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    6 hours ago, nekotakacho said:

    Hi, I am a May 2019 AOS Filer.

     

    Submitted AOS packet: 5/15/2019

    NOA1 for AOS, EAD and AP: 5/22/2019

     

    We applied for SSN the day after arrival, and several times the following 2 weeks. No luck getting an SSN. They wanted to mail in forms for verification and we decided against it. They really did not have much knowledge at SSA office, and we did not trust the lady speaking to us (she was a little crazy) and only had guesses, no answers.

     

    We were able to get medical insurance for my wife, and I was able to put her on my lease. They waived the background check because she didnt have an SSN, and I offered to show them all her visa paperwork and approvals. That's a bigger background check than they could ever do! (Thanks State Department).

     

    We still do not have a biometric appointment. We check the mail box daily, but nothing. I am afraid they will give us the same run around everyone else is talking about. I will try to speak to a Tier 2 spokesperson but am weary.

     

    I want to know about expedited Advanced Parole documents. Everyone is speaking about expedited EAD, but we want to travel for NYE back to Moscow. I have spent the previous 3 New Years Eves in Moscow and would like to repeat for 2020. This may not be possible since USCIS is incredibly slow now. Instead, we will have to buy her parents US tourist visas to visit the USA. This is incredibly inconvenient and expensive. We were hoping AP could be done within 6 months, but now it seems unreasonable.

     

    Any suggestions are appreciated. Thank you!

    I'm also living in Austin and chose San Antonio to have the final appointment. We have similar timeline. 
    I experienced issues with the biometrics appointment letter as well. Have you opened a request with USCIS about it? They will ask you to wait 30 days. In my case, after 30 days, nothing changed in my case status. I called them again and the officer said she will open a second request for me. I explained that I submitted my paperwork more than 60 days ago. She asked me more info this time: which office I chose for my final appointment for instance. She said that this will help them to track my case. After talking to her, I received an email from USCIS saying that they sent me my biometrics ap. letter but it was not delivered and that they will send me another copy. I called USCIS again and asked to know when the appointment was scheduled. They transferred me to a tier 2 and I discovered that the appointment was assigned to be on June 4!! I was able to reschedule with them. Waiting for the letter now...
    If you haven't opened a request with them, I would do it now and explain the situation. I would also provide the information about the office you chose for the final appointment. It seemed that it helped them to find the situation of my case...

    April 2019 AOS Filers(merged)

    in Adjustment of Status Case Filing and Progress Reports

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    16 minutes ago, Vante said:

    I just got an RFIE as well last week for Birth Certificate and the 864 documents. My lawyer said that he’ll send the information they requested for me.

    Thanks
    I realized that I might have forgotten to send the translation of the back of my birth certificate .. there were only some numbers and codes on the back but maybe that was enough for them to reject it and ask to resubmit. Otherwise, I do not know what else could it be the reason.. the document is a full-page long containing all the required info (Full name at birth, Date of birth, Place of birth, Full name of parents, Name of issuing government body, Date of issuance, Seal or other certification)

    MAY 2019 AOS FILERS

    in Adjustment of Status Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted

    I realized that I might have forgotten to send the translation of the back of my birth certificate .. there were only some numbers and codes on the back but maybe that was enough for them to reject it and ask to resubmit. Otherwise, I do not know what else could it be the reason.. the document is a full-page long containing all the required info (Full name at birth, Date of birth, Place of birth, Full name of parents, Name of issuing government body, Date of issuance, Seal or other certification)

    MAY 2019 AOS FILERS

    in Adjustment of Status Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted

    2 hours ago, Joey.C said:

    I just called USCIS telling them that I've been waiting for 52 days now for my biometric letter.  She did a service request thing for me and said to call back if I don't get biometric within 30 days. Do they tell you guys the same thing?

    Yes, they told me the same thing. Is it the first time that you are submitting a request with them? If it is, try to call them after the 30 days. If not, you can tell them that it is the second time that you are submitting a request with them and that it is not normal, and you would like to talk to a Tier 2 to have more information about it.
    If the Tier 2 says that an appointment letter was sent and you did not show up, you can explain that you never received the letter. They will reschedule it and mail a new letter to you. They also told me that if the letter is not sent until 5 days of the appointment date, you can call they to fax it to you.

    MAY 2019 AOS FILERS

    in Adjustment of Status Case Filing and Progress Reports

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    1 hour ago, KandN said:

    I got an RFIE for my birth certificate that was issued in English by my government and contained all the required information. Included 2 copies in the original submission but apparently something was "wrong" with it. It seems like they've been sending a bunch of those lately, perhaps to buy some time idk 

    Thanks for sharing your case. I also think they are sending those RFIE to buy time...Let's hope for the best in this journey...

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