ShayrineC

That’s awesome news guys! Hopefully it’s a smooth and short process for now on. 🤞🏽

I did. My status changed to 'ready to be scheduled' this morning (first movement in 18 months) - and then I got further notice that my interview was scheduled later in the afternoon. Was impatient so I spoke to an agent on Emma and managed to retrieved the date and time of the interview from them.
 
It was really all very sudden. I was poised for a good long wait on this.

Things happened very rapidly for me as well. I was scared of my EAD extension running out so I reached out to my Congressman for help.
 
Got my EAD approved within a week, received my new EAD card last Saturday, and I wake up today to see my status got changed to 'ready to be scheduled'. Later at 3pm, I got another notification that my interview was scheduled by my field office for next month. Whirlwind!
 
Not sure to be happy that it is FINALLY scheduled or a little miffed that its scheduled 2 months before I am eligible for the 10 year green card....

Things happened very rapidly for me as well. I was scared of my EAD extension running out so I reached out to my Congressman for help.
 
Got my EAD approved within a week, received my new EAD card last Saturday, and I wake up today to see my status got changed to 'ready to be scheduled'. Later at 3pm, I got another notification that my interview was scheduled by my field office for next month. Whirlwind!
 
Not sure to be happy that it is FINALLY scheduled or a little miffed that its scheduled 2 months before I am eligible for the 10 year green card....

Just got the interview scheduled for Dec 9th. This clearly shows that the cases are held up at NBC for who knows what reason. But once its kicked out of there the local FO if not too big schedules pretty quickly. Best of luck to all and will keep posted.

Thanks for the encouragement  ShayrineC - much welcomed - congratulations on the promotion - - hopefully all the paperwork process will progress in a timely fashion allowing you and us all to continue the life we are building.
 
No news for me either regarding the work permit  renewal.
 
I try and stay calm about the process - However- I am ####### at sitting Idle not acting or doing anything- but there are NO action or activities whatsoever that I can think of that can speed up this process  - almost 18 Month so far  on the AOS timeline - my wife is supportive and strong in this regard she calls for patience and keeping faith…
 
If only….. 
 
hopefully that interview date is looming in the horizon..fingers crossed for all.

Hi @Viking - we are also in the same boat as you. Our timeline is actually exactly the same as @ShayrineC’s - submitted AOS application on April 30, NOA1 May 6, Biometrics August 20, and then no update on our case since “fingerprints have been applied.” Our field office is Dallas, TX.
 
My husband went ahead and applied for his EAD/AP renewal back in May, but it’s been radio silent on that front as well - and his card expires two weeks from now! We’re just grateful that his employer is willing to take the NOA1 extension letter as proof that he can continue working, but we are a bit nervous about renewing his license at the DMV and are praying that the personnel he encounters don’t give him a hard time.
 
I agree - it’s certainly disheartening seeing other people with similar timelines progress in this process and already have their green cards on-hand. It makes me wonder if our application is just gathering dust somewhere! We tried contacting both our senator and congressman to see if that might help jumpstart the process, but their inquiries just resulted in generic “this application is still in process” responses from USCIS.
 
We are trying our best to stay positive. My husband has been very level-headed about the whole process and we can rest knowing that we’ve done our due diligence - everything else is out of our control now. Like Shayrine said - it helps to stay busy. 
 
We’re grateful for my husband’s job. We’ve also been involved with our local church. We’re basically continuing on and living our lives! I do hope that all of us see an end to this soon, but rest assured, you are not alone in your frustrations.

Sorry that this is a late response but I'm going to reply to your unanswered question in case anyone cares to know more. From a legal source: EADs as of recent have been taking 3 - 6 months instead of the usual 1-3 months. Since it's free, you may as well file as soon as you can.

I brought an updated I-864 with me to our interview, because I had gotten a raise. The IO didn't ask for it, because she didn't know there had been a change, so I offered it. You're going to be fine. Our interview was very pleasant and conversational. It wasn't a rigid process at all. We actually enjoyed it! Take along with you everything you have, and you'll be able to relax. To me, it sounds like you'll have everything in order.

Yes. Take an updated I-864 and supporting documents with you to the interview. With USCIS - when in doubt, bring it along. You never know what they'll want to see, and you'll be able to go to your interview with confidence. 

This is not correct.  Yes, the primary financial sponsor on the I-864 is always the US citizen spouse, but a foreign spouse who has already entered the US on a K-1 and is adjusting status could be working in the US with an approved EAD--this income can be included on the primary sponsor's I-864 as the income is US-based.  From the I-864 instructions:
 
If you included the income of the intending immigrant who is your spouse (he or she would be counted in Part
5., Item Number 1.), you must provide evidence that his/her income will continue from the current source after
obtaining lawful permanent resident status. He or she does not need to complete Form I-864A unless he or she has
accompanying children.
 
Also, a new i-864 showing the current combined household income situation should be taken to the AOS interview, along with supporting documentation (most recent tax transcript, pay stubs for six months, employer letter, etc.).

Thanks! That's certainly something to consider. But I calculated the days (87 days) and even by then I would not have 6 month's worth of pay stubs.
 
The reason that is stopping me from waiting is because if my case is on hold due to an RFE, my EAD and AP will be on hold as well. I am both eager to travel back home and to get a job. Adding an extra 3-4 months on top of the already long processing times is not ideal.
 
Am thinking of waiting for a few more pay stubs to get in, and send at least 3 month's worth?

Send paystubs from his old job and the new job he just started. I'm assuming the income from the old job is what he used to file this year's taxes.

1) Asking husband's direct manager provide letter of employment and statement about loss of hours because COVID; unsure if this would help or hurt him as they look at current income and currently his hours are cut and there is not guarantee of when or if his hours will increase (can't predict the future).
     2) Asking husband's HR manager to provide letter of employment (to make it two voices from company to back his claim; this would be helpful with an updated date
     3) Going to husband's ex-workplace to retrieve payslips and letter of employment from them to make up for past 6 month's employment; don't think this would be helpful because it is not income moving forward 
     4) Providing a detailed written statement and timeline showing his work for past 6 months may be helpful to show he has been consistently working
 
They are looking for current income so I think it will not help going back to your husbands previous job. I would suggest to submit a new I-864 with his new job, new income, all of his pay stubs from this job and an updated letter with date of employment, full/part time and salary. I'm unsure if reporting his hours are reduced due to COVID would really help because there is no GUARANTEE when or if his hours will pick up. I personally think it would be best to have a joint sponsor if what he is bringing home now won't meet the requirements- it would be less of a headache in my opinion and you wouldn't have to worry about another RFE or god forbid a denial. 
 
Good luck. It sucks that so many people are in this situation (had a good job but now lost it or decrease in hours)
 

That's great, congratulations!
 
I sent mine back last week too, stressing much and hoping it goes through this time!

Hi all! Just got my texts a few minutes ago. I can finally breathe again!
 
For those still wondering, I had used the i-485 version that expires in 2020. 
 
Just a question, when I tried entering the receipt number into the myuscis account (so that it can be associated with my account), it said they cannot find my case, although the online case status tool was able to find all my cases. Is the tracking just unreliable?
 
 

Hi all! Just got my texts a few minutes ago. I can finally breathe again!
 
For those still wondering, I had used the i-485 version that expires in 2020. 
 
Just a question, when I tried entering the receipt number into the myuscis account (so that it can be associated with my account), it said they cannot find my case, although the online case status tool was able to find all my cases. Is the tracking just unreliable?
 
 

Hiya! My rejected petition came back to me yesterday too, stating the same reason as yours. I had submitted everything as well, and they rejected me because i didn't. My i-944 didnt come back, along with the supporting documents, so its been annoying to reprint everything again. Have a suspicion they lost it since they said they sent back everything.
 
Called USCIS and they simply said to refile, and they dont have any record of my submission or rejection receipt in the system so im just weirded out now. If you want to try calling, the fastest route is their number (800-375-5283) and hit 1 1 2 2 in quick succession.
 
I am seeing quite a few of similar cases happening on the forum, rejected with the same reason although all forms were submitted.

NOA received this weekend, now pending biometrics. Can officially confirm the "old" 485 version is acceptable!
 
I've never given an online opinion like this for fear of backlash, but I think this is important to express. This forum is *so* valuable, but it's caused me as much stress and relief.
 
I agree with the person who said we should all be careful posting here. We are all on edge with our applications, nevermind the state of things right now and the lack of transparency from USCIS. I think speculation is not healthy. Especially with things like I-944 where no one has answers. My lawyer's exact words were "I don't think even the officers know how to interpret the form yet." We'll see results soon, but for now, keep on sharing your experiences...
In the immortal words of HSM, "we're all this together". 💓 

Here's my theory on maybe why some peoples application gets accepted quicker than others. Firstly and most importantly if you have filed before and got rejected maybe they give preference to your case in terms of getting you in if you have everything this time around. Meaning the fact that they give you a dark colored paper to post on top just to point out that you were rejected tells me that. Maybe also the number of times you are rejected plays a role. They maybe giving a different color depending on the number of rejection your are at. Haha. Also the style of filing. If I am working at the lockbox and if someone files the application the best way according to USCIS filing system then I might tend to take care of it immediately then to someone where I have to look for things to put together. Lol just speculation for fun! 😜

no kidding, i think this AOS application is probably the hardest thing I've ever done in my life.

no kidding, i think this AOS application is probably the hardest thing I've ever done in my life.

It really is annoying. I was all ready to resubmit this morning when I read the post. We then checked the barcodes on the 2020 and 2021 versions and they are different. So to be safe I re-downloaded the i-485 again and redid all of that.
 
If someone's application gets rejected based on that its just unacceptable. The USCIS holds so many people's lives and futures in their hands... and to have that feeling of being played around is just... yeah.
 
 

I would like to think USCIS is competent enough not to reject people's applications because of their own internal, unknown-to-the-public rule that the expiry date matters too.

I would like to think USCIS is competent enough not to reject people's applications because of their own internal, unknown-to-the-public rule that the expiry date matters too.