Magna

On 4/7/2023 at 1:06 PM, Magna said:

Hi All, Glad to be part of a long and painful journey with all of you again. 😂

 

03/31 Package sent
04/03 Package delivered in Carol Stream Lockbox (USPS)
04/06 Case was received (IOE0920).

04/08 The Status has changed "Case Is Being Actively Reviewed By USCIS."

I guess biometrics are likely to be waived. 

BTW, I'm not a native English speaker, so I'm not sure the "actively" of what I use is similar to the "actively" of what Americans typically use. 🤔

Hi All, Glad to be part of a long and painful journey with all of you again. 😂

03/31 Package sent
04/03 Package delivered in Carol Stream Lockbox (USPS)
04/06 Case was received (IOE0920).

On 6/4/2021 at 11:58 PM, G&BN said:

We got a notification this morning that our interview has been scheduled. Today is also my husbands birthday (Beneficiary) so it was a wonderful birthday news ☺️We are waiting for our notice in the mail and I am starting to gather documents! So thankful that we are at this point and almost done with this process. For those still waiting, I hope you get good news soon!

A little bit late, but happy birthday to your husband! 😊

Quick question. Do I need to go or not to come with my family? To the best of my knowledge, I need to go with my family since my eligibility is based on my marriage, but it appears not to go with my family.

I chatted with a representative, and she said my family may not go with me if she's not listed on the notice. I'm going to make a phone call tomorrow again, but I want to double-check this here.

I got a notification for an AOS interview this Thursday. It was an unexpected notification since we moved to NYC last November, FO having the longest waiting line, so we expected next year. 

BTW, I want to add one DP that I sent a combo card renewal application last month. It might be a coincidence, but I got the interview notification, and my friend who lives in Seattle has the same experience. 

56 minutes ago, B3M said:

Hey guys I've been noticing this pattern in USCIS processing times, for EAD 765 in National benefit Center.
 

 

Yesterday I've seen the Receipt date for a case inquiry as 19 February.

Today I checked and it's in 21 February.

 

So my point is, I think they are actually approving the February EADs based on postmark date, and It increases everyday as long as they keep going further.

Can anyone confirm this for me? has anyone filed before 20 and didn't get their EAD approved yet?

 

It would be great to have a way to tell EAD progress thru this!

Have a great day all! 

I have only a few, less certain ground, but it might be a good option for you (and for those who are still waiting for the biometric appointment) to ask representatives about any hold on your application.

I saw a couple of DP around July (before even tier 2 representatives lost their ability to arrange new appointments) regarding some unknown hold were placed on their applications that prevent rescheduling. (to the best of my knowledge, around that time, tier 2 representatives can handle this issue and can make an appointment for applicants.)

My best guess is USCIS may set some hold on the applications after they decided to close their offices due to the pandemic, and some applications still have a hold even after ASC resumed their services.

This is just my guess based on a couple of DP and clueless reasoning.

1 hour ago, Basil123 said:

Hey everyone. It's a sad day for me today as I had a death in the family last night. This is my second grandparent to pass during covid & my pending application. 

 

I will ask for emergency AP again to attend the funeral and support my family. But I am very nervous that my biometrics notice will come when I'm in Europe. Do you think I can ask them to expedite my AP or combo card instead of granting me an emergency one as they did before? Like ask for an emergency biometrics appointment, followed by expedited processing or sth? I don't know if that's an option, but thought maybe one of you has any advice or insight. 

I'm sorry for your loss. You may request an emergency advance parole, instead of expedited service. (To the best of my knowledge) they will charge the processing fee, but it may take two days to get the advance parole. And, I'm not sure, but I heard even emergency advance parole needs biometric service as well, and if they accept your emergency advance parole request, you may take fingerprints for your AOS package at FO rather than ASO.

15 minutes ago, MelOe said:

I still haven't received any text or email confirmation. are you checking the case status update on the uscis website? that's where I found out

The email I got today is as follows

Quote

There has been a recent processing action taken on your case.
MSC209087****
Receipt Number: MSC209087****
Application Type: I765, APPLICATION FOR EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION
Your Case Status: Card/ Document Production
On August 25, 2020, we ordered your new card for Receipt Number MSC209087****, and will mail it to the address you gave us. If you move, go to www.uscis.gov/addresschange to give us your new mailing address.

I understand it takes 2 weeks to get EAD on our hands, and I expect no news in the meantime.

For me, I'm going to call customer service tomorrow to figure out the possibility of getting a pdf version of the notification letter.

BTW, it is a bit weird to me that there's no approval notification before the EAD production. 

I just got a notification from USCIS saying that they ordered my EAD card.

It is still racing against the clock, but I feel like I may be one of fellow Feb filers taking the last chance before (hopefully never happen) furlough.

On 8/22/2020 at 1:18 PM, MelOe said:

Guys, another small update from me

 

my biometrics was on the 11th in Atlanta. The notice was only for AOS and EAD so I was concerned that I would have to go another time for AP at some point in the future. I know there are others here in the same situation, so I wanted to share my update to give you some good news:

 

two days ago my status said "ready to schedule interview" for AOS, "card being produced for EAD, "case received" for AP

 

but yesterday evening there was an update, EAD and AP both now say "approved", so apparently no second biometrics appointment necessary after all. I'll keep you posted on how long it will take until I actually get the combo card, under the current circumstances I'm not holding my breath.

 

I do realize how lucky I was to get the biometrics appointment and now the approval when so many here still haven't had any news whatsoever! I'm really hoping you guys will hear something soon, and that the furlough won't happen!

I feel likes immigration officers at USCIS flip coins to select applications and petitions. 🤣

I went to my biometric appointment on 11th, so I was waiting whole today for the text and email notification of EAD approval. 

Seems like I may spend the whole my time just for HUCA tomorrow. 

2 hours ago, Manuel94 said:

(1) I have a situation where my date and place of birth have been wrong on all my documents since birth due to a clerical mistake. My documented date of birth is about a month before my actual date of birth, my place of birth is in a totally different town I’ve never been to. The good thing is that every document from my birth certificate to my driver’s license show the same exact information. Would you say this is a problem and I need to do something about it, or should I simply explain it to the officer the same way I’m doing right now? (2) I read that some of you guys get updates on Saturday and Sunday, but I thought USCIS was closed on weekends? (3) My passport expired last month, do I need to have a renewed passport to bring to USCIS, or the old one alone will be fine? Also to renew it I would have to fly across the country and to do so I would need to book flights, should I book a flight before or after I get a date for the biometrics appointment? (wouldn’t want to risk them being on the same day).

 

Thank you

1. If I were you, I would get some legal advice or at least make InfoPass (https://my.uscis.gov/en/appointment/v2) appoint if you are talking about your petition/application.

I believe these documents can be corrected they will give you RFE, but it's better for you to do your homework in advance.

2. To be the best of my knowledge, USCIS doesn't work on weekends though you may receive and/or update your case on weekends.

3. I don't believe biometric schedule requires a passport, but it's worth to bring both an expired passport and drivers license.

18 minutes ago, fromsweden said:

Getting a little concerned... our appointment notice was generated on Monday, but we've yet to get it in the mail and it's not in today's informed delivery...

You may be able to ask the pdf copy of your biometric appointment letter, and my experience (I'm not saying my experience can be generalized.) is that it takes 1 week these days so that you probably will get the physical letter by next Monday, I  guess.

4 hours ago, ourwildjourney said:

WELL, REALLY NOT SURE WHERE TO GO FROM HERE.  

I don't think I will ever forgive myself for not walking into every single ASC office in the area in March.  Our March biometrics apt was three days after we got the biometrics appointment in the mail. And I got lazy and didn't walk us into one in those three days before our scheduled appointment.  It's only a couple days, what could change?  And then the first shutdown.  TWO DAYS before our appointment.  So no appointment.  And then February filers get screwed because our "reschedules" are done after the "new schedules" of May, June July filers. 

And then every day talking to tier 2 or well-meaning tier 1 who reads from a script, or our Congressional office, or to the wall. 

 

Pavlovian dogs; we sprint to the mailbox at the first sound of the postman.  For weeks.  

 

And now, August 13.  Zero.  Zip.  Zilch.  And Congress recesses for August without and agreement, so USCIS furloughs start in two weeks.  Even if her biometrics appoointment comes in the mail next week, it will be for a date AFTER the ASC offices shut down again. 

 

No job.  She can't see her only nephew who now is a year old.  No seeing her 76 year old dad.  

 

Forlorn.  Dejected.  Pounded to the earth and trampled.  Done fighting.  Crushed and just over it.  

 

You don't need to feel guilty; who knows everything will be stopped mid-March and the federal agency tried not to resume their service?

I even renewed my driver's license in late May!

I'm sure the DOS and USCIS are the only federal department and agencies that desperately defer resuming their services.

I totally understand how frustrated you two.

But, especially for this tough time, you guys have to, and try to make you and your wife happy. (and we all understand how hard it is.)

Everything will back to normal after the presidential election in the end; either he keeps his position or his opponent takes his position, who cares about after the elections.

And, this is just my minor hope, but your wife may be able to do biometric done if she can get her biometric appointment next week. 

For me, I got the notice one week before the scheduled date.

US immigration services set to furlough two-thirds of its workers after coronavirus stimulus talks fail

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/08/11/covid-19-stimulus-deal-us-immigration-services-plans-furloughs/3344178001/

USCIS (I'm sure not all of them; the guys high up there and the boss of them) hasn't given up to go into furlough and to stop all the processes!

I finally did my biometric done today. The Minneapolis ASC appears to have 4 fingerprinting devices, but, as we all know due to the COVID-19, only 2 are used at this time. I arrived at the ASC parking lot 25 minutes before the scheduled time and entered the ASC 15 minutes before the scheduled time, and there are 6 applicants including me; 2 appear to be there far earlier than my scheduled time (the reason why I think so is he talked with staff talking about some issues, and he and his son left after discussion);1 finished his biometric, but he did small talk with staff (and I believe I didn't see him getting into the entrance, so he should be there before 25 minutes my scheduled time); 1 entered right before me; 1 appears to come next to me. I was there 15 minutes after my scheduled time to see who else get into there, but I didn't see any. 

BTW, I'm a bit worried about my fingerprint since there was an issue of scanning one of my fingerprints, but the staff simply ignored the message. I may be crazy if I need to go there again...

It turns out the mail is a new biometric appointment letter after the pandemic.

The notice date was July 28th and the scheduled date is Aug 11th.

And, I'm so glad I'm the witness of the strong US social welfare since those who can't read English and those who can't understand how to use computerized tools can even find some jobs at least government offices in the USA.

11 minutes ago, Pamola said:

Long time lurker here. We are in the group of the canceled biometrics in March due to Covid and I've been checking here daily. I wanted to post an update and ask for some advice. 

 

First, we received a call from the Buffalo ASC (originally scheduled at the Syracuse ASC) saying that they could schedule us in for biometrics sooner. I've seen some discussion on the moving around of ASCs for people, and it seems possible that you can request to be scheduled at another one if the original office still hasn't scheduled you. 

 

Secondly, I've got a 2-year job offer that starts in the U.K. this January. It seems that we could leave the U.S. with AP and then work through the Green Card process while we're over there. Or, do we try and expedite with the hope of getting the GC before and then apply for a travel permit for the 2 years? It's a pretty unique situation but if anyone has an idea for how to strategize I'd be extremely grateful!  Thank you, and this is such a fantastic resource to not go crazy - hang in there everyone. 

A friend of my friend had a similar situation as you (the first case), and USCIS sent an appointment letter to his old address even he updated their address in both web pages and mail. I don't know the details, but he and his lawyer went to court and USCIS did their job very quickly. I don't know much detail, and that's all that I know.

And, you may need to follow consular processing.

7 minutes ago, James120383 said:

that is so nasty that they schedule an appointment that close and send the letter using 40 cent stamp that takes like a week to arrive. 

If the appointment letter has an invitation on the last Wednesday, which coincides with what the first representative told me last week, it's also the problem. 

If the appointment letter has an invitation after the last Wednesday (saying the new appointment after the pandemic), it's even a serious problem.

The first representative can't read English, and I have no idea how to inform USCIS that one of their employees may not have minimum reading skills to do their jobs.

Either way, the worst problem is the second representative can't use their tool.

(I contacted them twice last Wednesday, and I'm sure both are tier 1 representatives.)

I asked a couple of times to the second representative about whether she can see any indication of scheduling and she said no. 

There's an incoming mail today, it appears to be a new appointment letter (not the something like rescheduling notice, etc).

Apparently, the biometric appointment was scheduled to last Wednesday, and the **** ***** representative informed the wrong information.

She should confuse the notice date as the scheduled date.

1 hour ago, fromsweden said:

THanks. Some users are seeing their online case status change so wanted to check. You haven't had your 765 approved yet right?

There’s no news since last March. 
 

1 hour ago, WOOSH said:

have you gotten your notice in mail yet?

Not yet. 
 

19 minutes ago, fromsweden said:

Can I ask if your case status online says anything about biometrics being rescheduled?

There’s no change since March. 

48 minutes ago, mat2291 said:

Also, they told you that you were already scheduled as of yesterday but what do you mean by when you said “there’s nothing they can do until they schedule a biometric appointment again?”

 

If you were already rescheduled as of yesterday, you should get that notice in 5-7 days and it’ll tell you when your new date and time is.

What I understand is that tier 2 officers may be able to reschedule my biometric appointment, but they can only do that once they make a new appointment date/time.

I guess tier 2 officers they can't make a new appointment or adjust passed appointments.

I hope she just confused between the scheduled date and the notice date.

38 minutes ago, MIBogdan said:

This is consistent with my observations - ASC-specific, of course. Generally, if you know someone from the same ASC as yours, and that person already got re-scheduled, you need to do these steps:

- figure out that other person original biometrics date;

- figure out that other person re-scheduling date (not actual new appointment date)

- calculate the difference between that person and yours original appointment days

- multiply the difference by 2.5 and this add it to the other person re-scheduling date (not the new appointment date) - this is when you can expect your new appointment re-scheduling date

- add 7-8 or so calendar days to get your appointment invite in the mail

- new appointment will be within two weeks or so from your date of re-scheduling

 

Those are generic guidelines, there are many exceptions. Also pay attention for which case your original appointment was - in can be for AP, for example. Guidelines above apply for getting new invite for the same case type. If you were originally scheduled for AP biometrics but desperately need EAD biometrics, it will come 2-3 weeks later

I agree with your guideline, but the problem is I don't have any.

So, I calculated back to the difference between the original notice date and the scheduled date and applied this gap to the ASC reopen date, and this is the result.

2 minutes ago, mat2291 said:

Can I ask when your original appointment was and when your ASC re-opened?

My original appointment was March 31th, and the ASC near me opened on July 20th.

I talked to the tier 1 officer today regarding the biometric appointment, and I heard surprising news I've never imagined.

The surprising, and also the frustrating news is that the biometric appointment was scheduled yesterday (July 28th), which I desperately waiting for.

(I signed up for the USPS informed delivery, so there's no chance for me to miss such important mails.)

I asked her (the tier 1 officer) to escalate the tier 2 officer, but she told there's nothing they can do until they schedule a biometric appointment again.

I know, I have to wait, but, some of us suffering from the biometric limbo may need to call/chat to thick your biometric appointment status...