rocoblue

On 2/13/2021 at 9:09 AM, A&R2019 said:

It took us about 10 days to receive the letter after case status changed, and interview was scheduled about 5 weeks out from the status change.

Thanks! Last question did they look for an updated or new medical exam? Civil surgeons are freakin expensive here in NY!

How long do you receive the letter when your status changed to "interview scheduled"?

When do they usually schedule it?

On 12/3/2020 at 12:41 AM, HRQX said:

If you only got $1200 (i.e. $1200 for US citizen + $0 for K-1 AOS applicant) then in upcoming tax season you should get $1200 for K-1 AOS applicant + $0 for US citizen. See #30 on Page 2: https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-dft/f1040--dft.pdf "Recovery rebate credit."

 

https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-dft/i1040gi--dft.pdf Page 56

 

Thank you for the information. Last question,

will this still be possible to receive on the next tax season when we filed separately on 2019? She didnt receive any stimulus check til now. 

I have questions. I think some of it I asked before but forgot about it.

1. Did anyone here receive the stimulus check 2x ($2400) for married filing jointly? 
 

2. Will we get that additional $1200 when we file for the next tax season?

3. To those who had their interviews done, did you get another medical exam thus a new one?

congratulations to you and for us waiting for the schedule hope it will be soon!

5 hours ago, Karosuko said:

I already got it 😊 3 days earlier than informed delivery estimated. I would not rely on USCIS sending you a tracking number. Got mine after the card was delivered 😂

When was you status changed to “card mailed to me”? Then you had it in 3 days?

Well there will be no government offices open tomorrow. Just frustrating because the approval date was 2 weeks ago but haven’t had the card yet. Then when it arrives one month has wasted cause it is only valid for one year. Oh well the struggle. We’ve waited this long. Hope we’ll get good news next week!

Advance Happy 4th of July to all! 

2 hours ago, Karosuko said:

Update: my status just changed to “card was mailed to me” 🥳 

Congratulations! How long do you think it will arrive to you? Hope us waiting will get it soon too.

18 minutes ago, Letspaintcookies said:

It's not a mistake. Like I said that's common 

That’s true. My wife’s status at first was “new card being produced” then hours later it changed to “case was approved”. And it has been sitting like that for 11 days now. I hope she gets it in time before the start date of her job.

4 hours ago, maferraric said:

@rocoblue

My wife and I got married in December too. We went to HR Block for assitance regarding the chance of filing jointly with foreing income.

 

The accountant helped us out with everything, I had to just tell her a good estimate on my earnings in Chile (2019), and she told us it would all be exempt on our joint filing.

Like I said in the other post, I saved my wife $500 in tax payment, and she got $80 back. Although HR Block charged us something in between $100-$200, it was totally worth it, considering we also got our stimulus money very fast.

 

Best of luck!

Thanks for the input. I guess where she was working from is not under tax treaty as to what@Letspaintcookies said. I checked it too. Yeah maybe that was the reason. Thaaanks!

Happy for those who got approved from their EAD expedite.

hope my wife will get approved too.

5 hours ago, Letspaintcookies said:

I can't be sure because you didn't filled your timeline but if you got married in 2019 which I guess otherwise you wouldn't be able to file married you could have filed jointly as long as your wife had an SSN or ITIN. Being a resident for tax reasons is different than for immigration. 

 

We filed separately too but for other reasons. My husband has gotten his check and I'll claim my part with the taxes for 2020

I see. We got married Dec 2019. When I filed my taxes the guy said it would be better to file separately cause my wife doesn’t have an income and her income from her previous job is in a foreign country.That was the reason as far as I can remember and he even checked it on his rule book. So I won’t have to pay more I guess. Is she going to get it too next year?

Hope everyone is doing well despite of what is happening.

22 hours ago, nerdcouple said:

This is insane! As Zsazsa said, call again and tell them 'Financial Hardship' as your reason for expedite. Don't give any additional details. From my experience the agents are reading from a script and let you pick an answer. Answer and be silent, wait for them to continue the conversation. We didn't have to prove financial hardship but I wrote something like 'I dont't want to feel my husband to have the burden of providing single income'. There are enough some sample cover letters on VJ.

 

I am a rather rigorous person and would even go as far and let one of the potential employers write you an offer. Tell them you have a greencard already (DO NOT bother explaining them what an EAD is!) so they will actually write it. I know it sounds harsh, but I have talked to many recruiters in the past weeks. They ask if I had a greencard and I replied yes, even though I have EAD only. In 99% of the cases they are not trying to figure out whether you actually have a greencard, they want to know if you are legally authorized to work without sponsorship. You will need the written offer for the expedite request, and if she can chose from several employers I would 'utilize' one of them to get the offer letter and ultimately the EAD. Just my 2 cents. Good luck!

She’ll try to call again by June and try her luck. She’s kinda of hesitant to say yes she has the green card to the employers cause she knows she’ll get the job right away. Thank you for your inputs. Will let her know about that. It’s just that the agent asked her reason first and for most during the call so she said that. But she might try that “financial hardship”.

on another topic. Have you guys received the stimulus check? Did you receive twice since you guys filed IRS with your spouse? I filed but it was separately since my wife doesn't have the legal status yet. So the tax guy said to file it separately. Was wondering if you guys have the same situation.

This waiting game is crazy. My wife passed her NCLEX and has a lot of job offers because of the Covid thing but still can’t start to work because she still doesn’t have the EAD. She tried to call the USCIS for an expedite and told the agent she passed the NCLEX and that the employer couldn’t hire her because she doesn't have the EAD/Green card. The agent said it’s not an emergency case. But to think hospitals around the country are badly needing nurses. She just gave up answering calls and replying to emails for possible employers cause she can’t proceed to anything. All is in halt. Kind of frustrating for her cause she wanted to work.
 

does the timeline starts from the receipt date of the date when you got the fingerprinting done?

1 hour ago, Mwkaasj said:

We opened a new joint as community property and one just in his name as his separate property.  All new accounts.   Very easy and within an hour. 🙂

Thank you for the info! One last question. At the citizen part what did you put Permanent Alien Resident or Temporary Alien Resident?

Thanks a lot guys! I appreciate all your replies. I guess we’ll open an account at Chase as most of you recommended it. We’re your account was opened as joint?or the petitioner has to open it first and just add the beneficiary after? Which is easier? I’m planning to just open for my wife cause I already have an account but hesitant cause she doesn’t have the green card yet and it might be difficult for her.

Thank you for the reply.

On 3/26/2020 at 6:15 PM, Letspaintcookies said:

Oh so they're worse than Navy fed 😂 took about 6 weeks and lots of unnecessary document uploads to finally get my debitcard

Geez! We also uploaded unnecessary documents and the last one they required from my wife was not received by them. We did it multiple times already still haven’t heard from them. So I just gave up and decided to open an account for her

Hi guys! Hope all is well despite the pandemic that is happening.

It seems that USAA is taking a long time to add my wife to my account. I’ve been patiently waiting for almost 3 months now. We’ve been sending the required documents but still no answer from them. Was wondering what banks do you guys open with your spouse? That is sure will add my wife to it. A savings account maybe with minimum maintaining balance and affordable fees.

Thanks in advance.

How long will it take for the “Case is ready to be scheduled for interview” to “case interview date scheduled”?

17 minutes ago, Zsazsa said:

Is anyone else having an issue logging on to the egov.uscis website. Seems to have been down all day. 
 

Received a text saying my status has been updated but I cannot see it. 

I suggest you try to download the app and add your case numbers. It will notify you of any status change on your case. I had mine and it notifies me for any updates.

Thanks! Yeah I guess it depends on the state. I’ll have to find out at the DMV soon.

34 minutes ago, Bars&Saqi said:

Guys. Was doing some stalking here on VJ to kill time, as one does...

And I found that a lot of November 2019 filers are getting RFEs for not including 2019 IRS Tax Returns/Transcripts? What is that about... We filed in January and am betting most of us did not include 2019 tax returns... really hoping not to get an RFE for something not required but who even knows with USCIS

that’s odd and unacceptable!haha. W2s for 2019 aren’t given until late of January 2020. Maybe because their case are being processed this month (February) that made them require for the 2019 IRS. Also it depends on the person handling the case I guess. We’ll have to prepare that soon. I bet one of us might need the 2019 IRS. Just in case. Hopefully not. 😂

14 minutes ago, maferraric said:

1/3 Filed

1/8 Sms with 3 case numbers

1/10 got 1 NOA (for AOS, dated 1/7)

1/15 got biometrics app

1/30 biometrics taken

2/4 got 2 NOAs with red stamps (for EAD and AP, dated 1/7 and the stamp says 1/29) —> these were remailed by them.

 

Sorry, Ill update timeline soon.

 

Wow it took a long time for them to get you that. Well I just have to wait and hope it shows up in the mail like yours. Thanks for the info!!

Guys whoever has gone thru this a little info may help. Im planning to get my wife a driver’s license. Can she get it now? Or will it be better to wait for the AOS to be approved then get one? If so, what are the requirements? TIA

7 minutes ago, maferraric said:

Hi. No I dont have it yet. I think that update was to let me know they were sending a duplicate of NOA1 for AP.

Turns out I only got 1 NOA (for AOS), but the other two were missing, they were returned to sender and then they mailed back to me with a red stamp (dated Jan 29th). So, false alarm, no AP yet.

 

Regards!

Hi when did you file? Cause I also haven’t received the NOA1 for EAD but have the case number. I guess it was lost in the mail. I only receive 2 NOA1 for AOS and AP. I called them they said to wait for 30 days ☹️.

24 minutes ago, complik said:

Do we need to wait 30 days or 30 business days before calling? Still haven't heard anything

Yes you have to wait until the said date (30days) . If you’ll call they will just say to call again after 30days(which is stated on the Case status site).

are you waiting for the NOA? do you have your case numbers already? 

5 hours ago, Bars&Saqi said:

You can see my timeline in the signature! But basically the application was delivered on January 14th, I got hard copy NOAs on January 24th, biometrics notice on January 25th (a day later) and had biometrics today on February 4th, 2020. I know it all seems nervewracking but try to remain positive. When there are hundreds of thousands of applications with millions of pieces of papers it's a miracle they make as little mistakes as they do when you really think about it in the grand scheme of things. So it is just a little bit of administrative delay  Hang in there - In Shaa Allah it is coming soon!

Sorry I was using my mobile and it didn't show any of your timeline. Thanks! Keeping the hopes high. Seeing your timeline! Mashallah yours was fast moving! Keep us posted

8 minutes ago, Verteres said:

No, you should receive receipt notices for all three. When you get the Bios appointment notice it is just one notice you receive. It is true the EAD is a like a combo card that works as your AP. You should still not be worried about the missing I-765 NOA anyway since you received a receipt number for it in a text anyway. Worst case scenario it got lost somewhere, but it is still processing. I always like physical copies too like everyone so hopefully you get it soon.

Oh I see. It was odd not to receive all three when everybody here I saw received it all. Guess I have to wait after one month to call them as what the site states. 

1 minute ago, Bars&Saqi said:

Hey sorry for the confusion, I meant the biometrics appointment notice combines the EAD and AP biometrics. However, you should still receive three separate NOAs for all three.

It’s okay 😊. Just worried where my wife’s NOA for EAD went. 
 

To those who have gone thru their biometrics appointment can you please provide the timeline? I know I saw somewhere on the thread but it was gone maybe because of the merged thread.

Thank you for responding!