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2 hours ago, oztousa said:

After 60 days of painful waiting.... “New Card is in Production” as of today!!! What an incredibly frustrating and anxiety inducing process. 

Congratulations. You will receive the physical card within 4 days.

They have mailed me my EAD card. I should receive it in a couple of days.

1 hour ago, oztousa said:

Can anybody tell me what exactly happens when you speak to a tier 2 officer? I am going on 55 days now since requesting an expedite. I've called USCIS several times as you can imagine and am usually told I can put through a service request which always leads to a generic email being sent to us within 5 days always citing "workload factors unrelated" to our case being responsible for a delay. I am wondering if there is any point t all to speaking to a tier 2 person and what the process for that is. 

I think you should get help from a congressman/ congresswoman or a senator. It really helped me.

8 hours ago, gracesb said:

I would re-fax it since it definitely can't hurt! It took about a week for me to hear back once I faxed mine, but I know some people never hear back that their fax was received and don't hear anything until their request is either approved/denied.

I expedited my EAD card on June 21st, AP card on  July 12th. And both congresswoman and senator worked on my case.  The senator send me a mail which Uscis had sent them that they can't expedite it as they are waiting for my RFE document to be reviewed. So I called to expedite my I-485 on july 22nd. July 23rd they sent me an email saying they are looking into my case. July 24th my I-485 is ready to be scheduled for interview.  Today July 27th. I got an email saying card in production.

So in total from expedite request to card in production took me 36 days.

Good luck to everyone else who are waiting.

Just now, Comrade L said:

 

Thank you. You can also try to contact your senator. I called our senator’s office and they’ve been a great help too. I decided not to bother them, since I already contacted our Congresswoman, but they still called me back the next day, just reminding that they would be more than happy to help, and they understand everything that I’m going through. I was literally shocked, cause I would never in a million years think that our government representatives could be so caring and understanding. 

Uscis has given different answers to both congresswoman and the senator. One was told my document is in queue to looked at. And the other was told since i received an rfe and the rfe document hasn't been reviewed, they cannot comment on ead. And they were told to contact again in two weeks to expedite.  I have already expedited on Jun 21.

Just now, Comrade L said:

Today I finally received a notification “case was approved”. My wait time was 40 days in total. Nothing was happening, until I contacted my congresswoman’s office. They have been a great help! I called them and they’ve sent me an email, requesting all the paperwork, on the next day. In two days, they have already contacted USCIS, resolved the hold-up and mailed me a copy of the letter that they’ve sent to the USCIS. In four days, my case was finally approved. Therefore, I recommend everyone who lives in Chicago or Chicagoland (district 9) contacting your congresswoman Jan Schakowsky. My case was literally stuck without her help, and she resolved everything in 4 days. My wife’s vote  definitely goes to her on the next elections. Thank you guys for your recommendations and help!

Congratulations. My congresswoman has contacted. But all they tell her it is on queue to be looked at.

10 minutes ago, for_rd said:

Does everyone get an e-mail (or an update on the USCIS website) when USCIS receives the fax with the proof for the expedite? If so, how many days does this usually take?

 

I don't know if they received mine and am considering faxing it again next week.

 

 

I received two days after I faxed. I sent on July 25th and received confirmation on July 27th.

5 minutes ago, JenniCheng said:

Hi everyone,

 

I called USCIS and also contacted a congressman to expedite my EAD. Here's my timeline:

 

July 10 - Online case status changed to "request is completed"

July 10 - Congressman office forwarded me USCIS email saying they will work on it and will request more evidence.

 

Here's my problem, I never received any emails from USCIS. I mean, from the beginning, even tho I submitted G-1145 form for every case, all I got are only mail notices.

 

So July 11 - I called USCIS and the lady on the phone read me the fax number and attn. info for faxing more evidence, I did it on the same day. Still no emails.

July 15 - today - I called them to verify my email address, they said it's correct, and said that it doesn't necessarily come with email. I asked, don't I need to attach the email notice as part of the fax? She said she's not sure...

 

So what can I do now, except for waiting?

 

You can update the notification in uscis.gov if you have account with them

Finally today, the Congresswoman office responded. They told me they hadn't heard back anything. Today when she called USCIS, She was told they don't have my job offer. I had faxed my offer letter on June 25th and I received an email on June 27th that they received it. USCIS is losing so many documents. First they missed my birth certificate, and now my offer letter. The offer letter already expired as the joining was June 28th. However, the congresswoman office has forwarded my offer letter to expedite it. This Division 5 team 1 is really careless.

I am not understanding. Does that mean the expedite got rejected?

1 minute ago, AOSFairfax said:

I was in the same situation, OPT to AOS with PD on 3/7/2019. Similar to you, I requested an expedite primarily based on financial loss to my employer and sent in a letter from them explaining why. After over 2 months, I still did not have any news so I faxed a new 50-page packet of evidence of financial loss to both myself and my employer. Two days after I faxed the second packet, I got the "card is in production" update. I've almost gotten the impression that either they don't care or have a very high threshold for what constitutes financial loss to a company. So in my second evidence packet I sent explicit evidence of my financial loss, bank account statements, credit card payments that were coming up on the due date, and literally every single monthly expense we have. My takeaways from the whole experience are:

 

1. If it applies to you, send in evidence of your financial loss. A letter from your wife's employer that they're paying for the tuition, a statement of the tuition bill, bank accounts, leases, credit card statements, mortgages or any other type of loans, electric and cable bills, etc.

2. Contact both your senator and representative sooner rather than later and ask them to file an expedite on your behalf. No guarantee that it'll help but I waited to contact mine about a month and I hate to think that had I contacted them sooner maybe it could've been resolved faster. Also, it can take a couple of weeks for them to even get back to you and send you the necessary docs you have to fill out so at least get that process started.

3. I never got an update that they received my fax. Some people do, some don't. Called them 4-5 times and talked to Tier 2's even and none were helpful so don't hold your breath on that.

 

My complete timeline is in my signature. EAD was approved 67 days from the original expedite and card is arriving tomorrow. Also if you start earlier in this thread there's some good advice and even samples on cover letters and such. Good luck!!

Are you division 5 team 1?

1 hour ago, oztousa said:

Yeah I'm division 5 team 1 as well... I wonder if it's the same for everyone... I've never been transferred to a tier 2 officer though. The first person who answered me yesterday helped me out. Every other time we call though they just say there are no updates and they can't do anything for us. Yesterday was the first time someone has actually done (or appeared to) do anything. 

My online has been saying next steps is officer will review.

21 minutes ago, KandN said:

Mine was actually assigned to Div 5, team 3.

I think team 1 is slow. Because now it me and @oztousa who have applied in team 1 and still waiting.

10 minutes ago, oztousa said:

Yeah I'm division 5 team 1 as well... I wonder if it's the same for everyone... I've never been transferred to a tier 2 officer though. The first person who answered me yesterday helped me out. Every other time we call though they just say there are no updates and they can't do anything for us. Yesterday was the first time someone has actually done (or appeared to) do anything. 

I have seen some people assigned to division 5 team 2.

On 7/3/2019 at 10:36 AM, DJClaire said:

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

 

Finally!

 

Just received the E Mail to say the card is in production. How long does it usually take to arrive in the mail?

 

Check my timeline for how it happened.

 

Interestingly my Senators office called USCIS an hour before to chase the second expedite and BANG within an hour the card was in production!

 

Which division and team had you faxed your documents to?

On 7/8/2019 at 1:21 PM, Jacobson said:

New card being produced. Requested to expedite on 27th June, and today I'm approved for a new card 

What division and team did you submit your fax?

1 minute ago, oztousa said:

Nothing yet bu I called USCIS yesterday and the rep was actually pretty helpful. She took down notes of our situation and the fact that its been over 30 days since we requested the expedite and said she was going to flag the case and we should have some sort of response within 5 business days. It's sort of a standard response but at least its something. 

When i call them, all they ever tell me is we will transfer you to tier 2 and then it goes to voicemail. And i never hear back. This is so frustrating. I am still under 30 days since I started on 21st. I received email requesting documents on 25th and they sent email on 27th saying they received the fax.

Mine is divison 5 team 1. What about you?

On 7/5/2019 at 4:34 PM, KandN said:

I've been reading this thread for a while now and want to now contribute by adding my EAD expedite timeline (got a notification that card is in production today!!)

 

I am adjusting status from F1 (marriage based) and my OPT is expiring on 7/9. I've been working on OPT since last summer and requested EAD expedite based on financial loss from lost wages as my employer has to terminate me on this coming Monday but is willing to take me back when the EAD issue is resolved.

 

5/6: application packet containing I-130, I-485 and I-765 delivered to USCIS Chicago Lockbox

5/10: NOA 1

6/3: Biometrics Appointment at local ASC

6/14:  Requested expedite of EAD based on severe financial loss to person by calling USCIS. T1 representative opened an expedite case

6/20: Case status changed to "We sent a response to your request to have your case expedited "

6/26: Received evidence request by USPS snail mail (not sure why I did not get an email instead)

6/28: Faxed evidence to USCIS including pay stubs, notice from employer that they have to terminate me, statement of student loans, and current lease as well as a cover letter quantifying a dollar amount of financial loss due to lost wages and discontinued medical coverage

7/1: I-485 status changed to "RFIE was mailed" (wasn't expecting the expedite to go through after this"

7/5 afternoon: RFIE letter arrived asking for birth certificate (of which I had sent two copies with the original submission, go figure)

7/5 evening: I-765 status changed to "Card is being produced"

 

I did not involve a congressional representative; however I did put a lot of effort into crafting my cover letter and I think that with a valid job offer in hand that can go a long way.

 

Good luck to everyone still waiting to hear back!

 

 

 

Can you tell me your division and team?

On 7/9/2019 at 6:01 AM, oztousa said:

I wish chasing it down would work for me haha. I think the opposite has happened. I’ve called and faxed so many times that they are making me wait longer as punishment.

Have you got any update?

1 minute ago, DJClaire said:

How they are processed is a bit of mystery, however I do think that by me calling to chase it did make a difference. I initially filed to expedite my AP.  Heard nothing, then I requested to expedite my EAD and the very next day my senator also called to enquire on my behalf and we finally got notification of card in production the following day.

Around 3.5 weeks in total. Full details on my timeline.

Hopefully i hear something soon. One of my offer no longer stands as they waited for 4 months. And i have one potential job interview next week.

5 minutes ago, oztousa said:

Well hopefully you hear back soon! Most people I've seen on here seem to wait about 2-3 weeks before their status changes to new card in production.

I don't know what is the criteria. Some people get within 10 and some are waiting for 2 months. So far it has been less than a month since I submitted expedite request. Fingers crossed

1 minute ago, AOSFairfax said:

Did you also request an expedite on your own? And did the congresswoman submit an inquiry or an expedite?

 

As far as I know (someone feel free to correct me), an inquiry won't do much good because USCIS will come back saying that your application is still within processing times. An expedite is what you need. From what I've seen on here, some congressmen only submit inquiries as opposed to expedites. In that case, I suggest you call USCIS to ask for an expedite yourself  

I submitted an expedite myself on June 21st. The email i got today says they are inquiring about my EAD status.

5 minutes ago, oztousa said:

Don't worry I'm in the same boat. I requested to expedite on June 6th and sent over our documents on June 11th. Have not heard anything yet and my patience ran out a long time ago. 

Well I contacted congresswoman 2 weeks ago. I submitted her my letter on Wednesday and she has submitted inquiry to USCIS today about my EAD card.

7 minutes ago, AOSFairfax said:

I'd say that's still fairly normal... most people I've seen here usually wait about a month. Mine took over two but that seems to be the exception rather than the rule. Be patient and good luck!!

Thank you 

5 minutes ago, Jacobson said:

New card being produced. Requested to expedite on 27th June, and today I'm approved for a new card 

Congratulations!!! I don't know why is mine taking such a long time. I requested expedite on June 21st.

7 minutes ago, DJClaire said:

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

 

Finally!

 

Just received the E Mail to say the card is in production. How long does it usually take to arrive in the mail?

 

Check my timeline for how it happened.

 

Interestingly my Senators office called USCIS an hour before to chase the second expedite and BANG within an hour the card was in production!

 

Did it take less than a month since you expedited to see card in production?

1 hour ago, debbiedoo said:

for us, from start to finish it took about a month. every case is different though. 

Thank you for your response. I really appreciate it.