Cyndy&Onyi

1 minute ago, cammi9988 said:

Took around two weeks.

Thanks! I know some people have even waited up to 3 weeks. My status changed to "approved" only 3 days ago, but I'm just nervous because a new article has surfaced stating that USCIS is having a "printing problem" and has stopped printing EADs and Green Cards. Not sure the validity of the article though.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/how-the-trump-administration-is-turning-legal-immigrants-into-undocumented-ones/2020/07/09/15c1cbf6-c203-11ea-9fdd-b7ac6b051dc8_story.html

1 hour ago, cammi9988 said:

My online status updated to card was mailed to me yesterday. But there is no tracking number.

How long did it take to change from "Approved" to "Card was Mailed"?

8 hours ago, David_Norway said:

For people waiting to get their card produced, apparently USCIS created a printer problem for themselves:

"Some 50,000 green cards and 75,000 other employment authorization documents promised to immigrants haven’t been printed, USCIS said in a statement."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/how-the-trump-administration-is-turning-legal-immigrants-into-undocumented-ones/2020/07/09/15c1cbf6-c203-11ea-9fdd-b7ac6b051dc8_story.html

Hopefully they will sort out this issue quickly!

Lord have mercy! This administration has really made things miserable & more tedious for people who are actually trying to do things the "right" and "legal" way and live with their families. A budget crisis, a halt in processing immigrants, and now a printer problem... 😣. I truly pray this will be rectified asap!

3 hours ago, Lyubov said:

So unexpected! The interview was scheduled even before EAD was approved! I'm so excited. Good luck fellow Feb filers!

Wow amazing! Congrats!

On 7/7/2020 at 5:08 AM, Karosuko said:

I got approved on 06/16. Had status “Card was mailed to me” on 06/30 and got the card on 07/3.

Thanks for clarifying this. I guess I'm seeing that from the case statuses of "new card being produced" --> to approved there is still an additional wait time to have a change of status to "Card was mailed" before finally receiving it. Thanks again hopefully the wait time won't be too much longer...

On 7/6/2020 at 8:39 AM, tomandkatew24 said:

I've been waiting since June 19th for my EAD card.. so 3 weeks from approval at least. It is a joke!

@tomandkatew24 @Distantlove718

Today my status changed from "New Card Being Produced "

to

"Case Approved"

I also receieved an email that said they sent out the card and if I don't receive it by July 22nd I should email USCIS with the e-request form. Did you ever receieve an email notice with a cutoff date? If not have you updated your notifications on uscis.gov to give you email & text alerts?

Also my I-131 was approved today.

On 7/3/2020 at 12:33 PM, osally1 said:

I was unable to do mine, it was scheduled for 18th March it was canceled. Still waiting and hope for new appointment. Congratulations once again 

Thanks! Sorry to hear that. I believe Application Support Centers are reopening. I hope they are able to reschedule it for you soon.

My status changed from "New Card Being Produced "

to

"Case Approved"

I also receieved an email that said they sent out the card and if I don't receive it by July 22nd I should call USCIS. Those of you who haven't heard back since the EAD approval, did you get an email notice with a date? If not have you updated your notifications on uscis.gov to give you email & text alerts?

Also my I-131 was approved today.

On average it looks like its taking people 2-4 weeks to receive their cards after the status updates to " New Card is being Produced"

On 7/3/2020 at 8:08 AM, Karosuko said:

Finally! My combo card came in the mail today. 🎉🎉🎉 so happy after 17 days of waiting! Fingers crossed for all of you who are still waiting. 

My status changed to New Card being produced! Can't wait to receieve it in the mail!

8 hours ago, Pjomo said:

Wow Congratulations my naija fellow. My own PD is Feb 12th and biometric was done on the 10th of March. Hopefully I get my EAD soon.. 

Omo Naija! Haha wishing you and your spouse the best! 

1 hour ago, Dis_Guy said:

Congrats.
Did he do his biometrics before the lockdown?

Thanks so much! @volts @Nativequeen😃😃😃 ! @hkiewife I said that same thing about a week ago to @wingman23 when they got theirs and here I am now! You will probably get yours sooner, it seems like they're processing us Feb peeps now! 

@Dis_Guy yes, my husband did his Biometrics on March 2nd and USCIS updated that his status to reflect that fingerprints had been taken on that same day for the I-485 and I-765 applications, it updated 2 days later on the I-131 applications. I think lockdown was March 18th.

On 6/27/2020 at 6:50 PM, Montrealy said:

No, my experience with calling immigration in the past is they take forever to reach and do nothing for you so I didn’t bother. Is there anything useful they can do or tell me?

I totally understand. I haven't called them either. I know someone in the February forum called them they assured him they would help, but eventually it seemed to lead to a dead end. I was just inquiring to see if maybe you had better luck with them. I hope your EAD comes soon. I'm still waiting on my husband's to come through also.

On 6/22/2020 at 7:01 PM, Roeentan said:

My filing date was 1/4/2020 and my EAD/AP is still pending and we are very concerned about it.  It’s still not too late for your filing date I think 

@Montrealy @Roeentan did you try calling USCIS?

On 6/23/2020 at 4:14 AM, wingman23 said:

Just checked my i765 status and it showed "card being produced. " i485 remains waiting for interview. 

This gives me so much hope for us FEBRUARY AOS & EADers. Congrats!!

On 6/18/2020 at 12:16 PM, Buma said:

Hi everyone,

can we just request the expedition for the EAD or do we need to have a valid reason? Is there a form for it?

 

This is my question exactly. I believe a valid reason is needed but I'm not 100% sure. My husband's I-94 and K1 visa expired in April. I assumed we're not out of compliance for waiting and pending the AOS I-485 and the EAD I-765. We'll see.

2 minutes ago, Fennik said:

I call the standard USCIS customer service number and navigate the menu until I receive a person. I’ve been told calling the NBC would do nothing, though I’m very tempted to try. As for local field office, do you have any indication that your case has moved there? 
 

The upsetting part is you filed 4 months after me and we’re in the same step... 😕

You're so right, sorry to be a bother. That is very frustrating given the gap of when we both filed 😟.

I don't know where our file is at actually. I was just told by ppl on this forum in the February AOS group that our file is most likely at the field office if our case says "Ready to be scheduled for interview". Our field office also is not closed and just an hour away from home. I suppose maybe I will call it directly on Monday. Thanks for the advice.

1 hour ago, Fennik said:

Incase anyone who filed in January is worried, I filed in October did fingerprints twice, got my EAD months and months ago and haven’t heard a single thing since. This was all a bit before the pandemic. I’ve called them a bunch of times and they even admitted my case is taking longer than it should. I’ve had status reverse from ready to be scheduled to fingerprints added and I think that caused a problem. 
 

I am calling every few days for an update. Sometimes they “Send a request to see what’s going on” or something along those lines but it never yields anything. My case is at the NBC... 
 

Anyways, from my perspective everyone here is doing phenomenal as you all filed a couple months after me. 

What exact numbers did you call? I filed in February for my husband. Our status has said "Case Ready to Be scheduled for interview" since April. We haven't heard anything or gotten an EAD. We weren't sure if we should call the national benefits center to check on the EAD, or the local field status to check on when they will finally schedule our interview.

1 hour ago, Letspaintcookies said:

EAD/ AP gets processed at the NBC. With the ready to be scheduled update your AOS file left to the local field office so it's sitting there now waiting for an interview to be scheduled.

Thanks so much for the prompt response. I truly appreciate it!

Aww man I was truly hoping it was the other way around. We are so desperate for that EAD but hey whichever one comes first is fine. Either way works, provided that anyone of them will come SOON. I will check the California processing times for the AOS and stay hopeful for EAD. 50% of January filers in this forum seemed to have receieved luck with having there EADs already. I know very few February filers have gotten theirs too, while a majority of us are still patiently anxiously waiting lol 😅

✔February 5th 2020: AOS Sent to Chicaogo Lockbox via FedEx.

✔February 10th 2020: Status online: "USCIS Recieved Case"

✔February 14th 2020: Status Online: "NOA 1 Sent by mail"

✔April 17th 2020: Status Online: "Case Ready to be Scheduled for interview"

My husband and I, like everyone else is anxiously awaiting his EAD card. There seems to be a good amount of January filers who have receieved theirs and some who are still waiting. I checked the processing times at the California Service Center since the closest 'Field Office' to me is in Imperial, California 1 hour away.

However, my question is how do I know if my husband's EAD & Green Card are being processed in California or whether they are still at the National Benefits Center in Chicago?

All AOSers sent their form to Chicago lockbox initially... and our status does indicate which office it's currently at. 

I ask this because processing times are moving along quickly at California Processing Center, so I'm hopeful. They have processed January Filers through Jan 19th 2020. Where as at the National Benefits Center they are still processing October Filers through Oct 21st 2019.

On 6/15/2020 at 2:11 PM, Dis_Guy said:

Has anyone seen this? What does it portend and how true is it?

 

https://www.rollcall.com/2020/06/12/administration-puts-hold-on-green-card-requests-from-us/?fbclid=IwAR0nEUl9v83u97IdLgyyPBt3hU824m9bYZ1VBsRPEfYTNr9WD1XyNEFp84I

I saw it. I think it's true but I'm just a regular person and no expert, I guess we'll see in the coming weeks/months.

On 6/15/2020 at 12:29 PM, Lyubov said:

I don't think any of February filers had their interviews scheduled. It usually takes longer than that. If you look at January thread you will see that they are getting their EADs approved only now. So I'm afraid the interview stage is still a long way ahead for us.

Wow that's crazy but very good to know.

Unfortunately I still feel hopeless. There are lots of immigration lawyers on YouTube who got there source from a journal that communicates closely with Capitol Hill, who has announced that USCIS is now putting green card apps on hold AND furloughing 70% of USCIS staff next week if Congress does not bail them out financially. This is so heavy on my heart. How will EADs get approved now at this rate 😥

22 minutes ago, Cyndy&Onyi said:

The application support center usually only does Biometrics and other fingerprinting services. Field Offices are for interviews (marriage/green card, etc).

44 minutes ago, Tensheets said:

Hi, I’ve looked at the link above and don’t see my field office on there but when I look it up it doesn’t seem to be open either. Also I believe biometrics are handled by Application Support Centers all of which are closed. Can a field office also be an App support Center? 

The application support center usually only does Biometrics and other fingerprinting services. Field Offices are for interviews (marriage/green card, etc).