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On 4/23/2021 at 8:58 AM, E_pluribus_unum said:

Hey Guys,

 

I have a question for the folks who received the EAD:

 

DId you also receive your SSN Card? If so, how long did that take? 

 

We checked the box on the form to allow USCIS to release the information to SSA in order to generate a card but I have been reading online that USCIS does not always send this over. 

 

I appreciate the help.

Yeah i got an ssn card with my ead. It has a statement on the ssn that it is only valid with the ead.

On 4/9/2021 at 9:51 AM, ED&Oni said:

I had my interview today. We basically just went over the entire application and I got approved. Very easy and brief. I thank God. 

Did they collect your passport or was it returned to you? I got approved too.

I finished my interview today for family based AoS. It went well. At the end of the interview, the officer let us know that the i485 and i130 were both approved.

My husband (usc) andni opened a joint account with wells fargo, we just said that i am on the process of aos, it was approved. They only needed my husband to be the primary account holder and i’m the secondary. They just asked me to submit my ssn when i have received o e.

While filling up the form for advance parole, i realized that i have to put a specific date on when am i going to travel and for how long will i be leaving the US. 
 

i am planning to get AP for emergency purposes like family stuff that i have yo attend to. 

Can i still apply advanced parole for travel, when i just got my EAD notice of approval?

if i can, can somebody help me on how to do it? i have a feeling my 485 will still be awhile.

TYIA!!

i too don't have a SSN as i am in the process of AOS from a b1/b2 visa. my husband (usc) and i opened a joint bank account with wells fargo, with him as the primary account holder and me as the secondary. we didn't have any problem opening a joint account, we just had to explain to the officer the situation. we just have to update my details once i have a SSN.

Hi i submitted my packet june 2020, by august i received the letter that i’m ready to be scheduled for interview too. God knows, when that would be tho. 

2 hours ago, madala said:

Wow..I wish you get your interview done soon..

 

My application was sent in Feb 2020, and I don't even think I will get my fingerprint done anytime soon ahaha

 

i hope so too..

i got here on a b1/b2 visa...then covid happened, we decided to get married at the county clerk office last march 2020 because our dream destination wedding was likely not doable in the near future. we filed aos and i-130 last june. 

how about you we're you on a k-1 or b1/b2?

6 hours ago, Cornflake said:

You are saying that you sent 485 and 130 more than a year ago, last June, and you just got a notification that "your case is ready for interview"? 

we sent the packet just this year june 2020.

On 8/19/2020 at 6:53 AM, Scandi said:

Yeah, "Ready to be scheduled for an interview" doesn't mean anything time-wise. It only means that NBC is done with the pre-processing of your case (NBC is the service center that prepares cases for interviews). Now your case will sit there and collect dust until your local field office is actually ready to schedule you for an interview. All field offices have different processing times - some people wait for weeks, most wait for many months and some for years to get their interviews actually scheduled after their statuses changed to "ready to be scheduled". So like I said, time-wise that status doesn't mean anything. 

 

You will want to look out for the status that says "interview has been scheduled". 

oh okay...thanks for the explanation.

39 minutes ago, Scandi said:

Does the email say that your case is "ready to be scheduled for an interview", or that they have already scheduled an interview? 

 

If they have already scheduled your interview, you should receive the letter within 2 weeks, likely sooner than that. Interviews seem to be scheduled 4-6 weeks into the future.

 

If they haven't scheduled an interview and the email only states that your case is READY to be scheduled for an interview, then you have may have to wait for several more months (hard to say now because of the pandemic etc).

it only says ready to be scheduled. so i guess, there's more waiting. my husband and i got too excited receiving that email. good thing though, no RFEs before the interviews. hope i didn't jinx it though. 

2 minutes ago, Shan181 said:

That's good in my opinion. Did you submit your I-693 along with your I-485? 

 

After biometrics I got a RFE for Supplement J (which I don't need to submit) and I-693 (which I was planning to take for the interview). So if all your documents is there, there is no reason to send a RFE. I have a feeling that they are going to waive the interview as well. Good luck!

 

Also which employment category are you in? 

oh i’m a family-based aos. This covid19 fast forwarded everything for us. Went here to visit family and my boyfriend. He proposed the day after i arrived in january. We were planning on a destination wedding in my home country but covid happened and flights got cancelled. we anticipated that this pandemic will make it harder to travel, so we got married by march the week before everything went on lockdown.

i'm a june filer

date filed: june 6

noa1: june 16

biometrics: aug 10

uscis emailed me today (aug 18) that our case status is now TESTING AND INTERVIEW. they didn't ask us for RFEs, is that a good sign that we are just now waiting for an interview?

We filed our 485 with 130 last june. my biometrics was taken aug10, and now uscis emailed me that they are to schedule us for testing and interview. How long will it take for the letter(noa) to come in to the mail and around how long do you think will we have to wait until the interview. 
 

thanks.

i just had my biometrics taken today. i must say it only took me 20mins to be done and the office has only like 6 personnel inside. 

i just received my biometrics appointment and it is scheduled for august 10. CA resident...

5 hours ago, juancarlos said:

Here's my timeline, if this helps. We concurrently filed I-130 & I-485

 

Date sent : 06/29

Date received: 07/02

CC charged: 07/16

NOA1 texts: 07/21

NOA1 letter: 07/27

Biometric appointment: not yet received but I've read in VJ that people who filed in May & June are getting appointments for next week.

really? we filed last june, i hope we get scheduled soon...my anxious heart can't take it...

7 hours ago, jpass12 said:

Bad news! I just got word from USCIS through online chat. Our application was rejected apparently due to the I-130s. Not sure why? How long does it take to get the rejection letter and package back? 

OMG i'm so sorry to hear that. now i'm even more anxious...

we sent our packet june 5th. we received noa-1 june 16th. our packet contained i-485, i-130, and  i-765. in one of the noa (i-485) it says our application was received and is in process, and will be waiting for the biometrics to take place. does that mean they encashed the money order we got? because the money order was from chase and i don't know how to track if it was cashed.

although until now we haven't heard anything from uscis since the june 16th noa-1 we received. is this normal?

my anxious brain sometimes goes haywire of all the possibilities, because i came here on a b2 visa, wasn't planning on an extended stay but my boyfriend-turned fiancee- turned husband, wanted me too because covid19 happened and realized traveling for a destination wedding in the future might not really be in the books now.

thanks for the future replies.

2 minutes ago, HRQX said:

Note that if OP's fiancee is still outside the US, then we can't recommend using B-2 with preconceived intent to AOS.

true. i kind of forgot about that detail.

On 5/15/2020 at 9:59 PM, kenshin02 said:

Thank you for your response! What will she say to CBP at the airport upon entry? Is it safe to say that we will be getting married and she doesn't intend to overstay?

 

I had thought on considering Option 2 (K-1 visa), but as you said, she won't be able to work for several months. Yes, I would have to wait until DOS lifts the worldwide level 4 travel advisory.

Thank you for the information! This is very helpful.

i travelled alone and arrived in the US last january 2020 to visit family and my boyfriend. we got engaged the day after i arrived in the US. we were planning on getting married in my home country too. but COVID-19 happened and my return flight got cancelled in the process. considering all the pros and cons of going overstaying and applying for an extension of stay, we decided to get married. we got married march 11, 2020 right before all the government offfices closed. we then went to an immigration expert to help us process my adjustment of status. 

yes, AoS requires me to stay at home and not work for almost a year (hoping it doesn't get delayed) but with the current situation right now, i guess doing AoS was the best choice for us.