Toby_HB

So good news for me, got my Biometrics appointment NOA today in the mail, Dec 22 for me.  It seems to be for I-485/I-765 which means they seem to be doing I-944 & Biometrics at the same time. I'm sending my I-944 on Monday even though it's "blocked" in CA right now (as I mentioned on the last page). California is kind of a mess right now cause of Covid so I hope the center stays open.
 
Hoping all the August filers who are still waiting get their NOAs for Bio soon! 
 

Great news. You make a good point about the offices staying open in CA, I didn’t even think about how the new restrictions could effect that. Fingers crossed for both of us! 

Wait wow, that is great news. 

Hello AOS August Filers,
 
Update: My wife did her biometrics appointment for I-485 today and she received a notification yesterday that her EAD card is being produced! Also, we got her foreign education documents today as well! We are just waiting on one more document and will have I-944 send off again by the end of next week hopefully! 
 
Just want to thank everyone for posting their updates and questions because it has been very helpful! 

So good news for me, got my Biometrics appointment NOA today in the mail, Dec 22 for me.  It seems to be for I-485/I-765 which means they seem to be doing I-944 & Biometrics at the same time. I'm sending my I-944 on Monday even though it's "blocked" in CA right now (as I mentioned on the last page). California is kind of a mess right now cause of Covid so I hope the center stays open.
 
Hoping all the August filers who are still waiting get their NOAs for Bio soon! 
 

So good news for me, got my Biometrics appointment NOA today in the mail, Dec 22 for me.  It seems to be for I-485/I-765 which means they seem to be doing I-944 & Biometrics at the same time. I'm sending my I-944 on Monday even though it's "blocked" in CA right now (as I mentioned on the last page). California is kind of a mess right now cause of Covid so I hope the center stays open.
 
Hoping all the August filers who are still waiting get their NOAs for Bio soon! 
 

Congrats @ek1357 and @A&W123! Fingers crossed for you too @Toby_HB and the rest of us waiting for bios. Great to see some movement on August cases!

Congrats! Hoping my letter is good news like yours! 

Good move!

Have you received RFIE before?

Is it possible that they will still send you the biometrics appointment letter after you received the RFIE? I received a RFIE for I 944 on Nov 16, but am still preparing for the docs. USPS informed delivery shows that I have a letter coming from them today.  

No personal experience with the Emergency AP but from the website it does look like you need to fill out a new app and pay a new fee if you go that route. But things may have changed since COVID (harder to schedule an appointment) so maybe they'll let you do it over the phone/mail or rush an expedite request instead and save you the new application. Give them a call and investigate getting a congress person involved if you run into difficulty, that seems to speed up the process.
 
Regardless, I want to wish you luck in getting permission to travel and dealing with your emergency. I hope it is over soon!

Correct, not being subsidized is part of the determination of whether the insurance coverage is a "heavily" positive factor, instead of just "positive".@GetOutside and @Toby_HB I should have flagged this as one thing to watch for if selecting a plan from the marketplace. 
 
 
As far as appropriateness and guidance for evaluating health insurance plans, USCIS says the following: https://www.uscis.gov/policy-manual/volume-8-part-g-chapter-9#S-A-4
 
 
So if you can financially afford it, I would strongly consider obtaining marketplace insurance, because there's no telling how USCIS is going to decide these cases, e.g. they haven't said anything like "we'll approve applications that have less than X number of negative factors". It's up to the IO. 
 

I was going to submit my i-944 without medical insurance, while I know it's going to be a negative I don't believe I'm going to be rejected since I haven't used any public assistance or anything and my credit score is good, etc. BUT since it's open enrollment I guess I may as well, looking MarketPlace seems super intimidating. Since my spouse is on a grandfathered plan where she pays very little, I'm going to just need it for myself. For anyone not on their spouses plan around how much are you paying a month for Medical Insurance, I am also unemployed obviously. 
 
 
 

1. My wife said the exact same thing about Health insurance, you are definitely not alone!
 
The more your travel insurance looks like a "traditional" US plan (will get to what that means in a second), the more likely it is to make the USCIS count it positively, but it's tough to give a guarantee. 
 
Do you pay a monthly fee, and is there a clear list of benefits/what is covered? Critically, is there a limit to your coverage under the plan? Basically USCIS wants to make sure that if some kind of event occurs that requires you to pay substantial $ in medical bills, that it will not bankrupt you and taxpayers will not have to cover your treatment. Whether your travel insurance will satisfy them is borderline. If the plan only covers a small portion of costs, probably not that helpful to your case.
 
You can sign up for a plan to carry you from now until you receive your benefits via the "Healthcare Marketplace" https://www.healthcare.gov/  This marketplace was established when it was decided that every American needed access to a certain base level of insurance, and whatever plan you pick from here is almost sure to give the USCIS officer reviewing your file a positive mark for the insurance section.
 
If the temporary expense isn't a problem (these plans are more expensive than you will pay for coverage through your employer), I'd consider it. Normally there are all sorts of rules about when you can actually enroll in one of these plans, but we happen to be in the annual "open enrollment" window (until December 15th), so you're automatically eligible and don't need to worry about "qualifying events" or anything like that. I believe coverage is billed monthly, and you can cancel at any time. Honestly, given how insane even the most routine medical costs can be in this country + the fact that we're in the middle of a pandemic, signing up may not be the worst decision you've ever made!
 
For 2., this is the requirement for submitting a foreign tax transcript, from https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/forms/i-944instr-pc.pdf : 
 
The "if" language doesn't apply to everyone -- those people are only instructed to send US transcripts. 
 
 
Hopefully soon!
 
Ours was delivered by FedEx and signed for by R. Shannon yesterday (11/17) morning. This morning our USCIS account updated to show: 
 
On November 18, 2020, we received your response to our Request for Evidence for your Form I485, APPLICATION TO REGISTER PERMANENT RESIDENCE OR ADJUST STATUS, Receipt Number XXX. USCIS has begun working on your case again. We will send you a decision or notify you if we need something from you. If you move, go to www.uscis.gov/addresschange to give us your new mailing address.
 
Was very surprised. Someone who submitted in October took over two weeks to see their status change. 

So I got 2 identical RFE letters today asking for I-944. Letter is dated November 9th, and I have until February 4th 2021 to respond. I plan on having in the mail tomorrow though! 

I just looked at the RFIE we received and there was no border around the address -- there was one on our notices, though. Fingers crossed it's your biometrics!! Let us know.

Nevermind, just saw up above that 2 of you guys got 2 envelopes. 

it was the Request for Initial Evidence for I-944, it was to be expected.
But the odd thing is, I received 2 envelopes both with the I-944 RFIE, I wonder why they would accidentally an extra one to me. 
 
 
I'm planning on sending it in the next couple days but I wonder what the turn around of them accepting and receiving and getting my biometrics appt is going to be.

it was the Request for Initial Evidence for I-944, it was to be expected.
But the odd thing is, I received 2 envelopes both with the I-944 RFIE, I wonder why they would accidentally an extra one to me. 
 
 
I'm planning on sending it in the next couple days but I wonder what the turn around of them accepting and receiving and getting my biometrics appt is going to be.

Greetings fellow August filers. I am new here. My category is F2A. Here is my timeline:
 
08/17/2020 - Application Package sent (I-130/I-485/I-765/I-944)
08/19/2020 - Application Received (Priority Date) 09/13/2020 - 3 Text Messages 09/18/2020 - 3 NOA  11/05/2020 - USCIS Mailed 693 Deficiency Notice 11/10/2020 - Received USCIS Mailed 693 Deficiency Notice  

Same thing for me. 
 

looool so now Public Charge is "blocked". The back and forth with this mess and administration. Praying for Biden tomorrow. 
 
 

My goodness I am so tired of this tennis match with the 944.

looool so now Public Charge is "blocked". The back and forth with this mess and administration. Praying for Biden tomorrow.