Kai & Jer

10 hours ago, optimistic23 said:

Here’s something to read for the long weekend coming up.

This lot genuinely hate immigrants me thinks!!!!

Luckily this is a "Notice of proposed rulemaking", which means it's not in place yet.

3 hours ago, Ruan & Emmanuel said:

I firstly requested to expedite my travel document cause my grandma fell ill in my home country. I faxed the medical reports translated and certified to USCIS.

The following day I had a confirmation of travel document expedited. Same day I requested to expedite my EAD based on a job offer that I received that day.

3 days after they approved my request and mailed the EAD/AP combo card. 

Nice, congrats! I had a very similar family emergency (grandfather passed away) but my expedite request was unfortunately denied. 

13 minutes ago, RG3000 said:

Oh wow.. I'm terribly sorry for you loss.

And that experience with USCIS sounds horrible!

It really sux (I could say more, but wont) that they make you jump so many hoops - even when it's so obvious that the situation is an emergency.

Thank you for your kind words. And I checked my original post about the expedite experience I don't know why I typed "wedding" when I meant "funeral" (and VJ doesn't let me edit anymore), I guess it's because on marriage based AOS threads we talk about our SO and weddings all the time lol. So anyways if anyone read that and was wondering, here's the clarification.

Honestly I'm not sure which part of my effort worked, calling relentlessly for weeks, or contacting the congressman. I'm also fully aware that just because I got my biometrics appointment doesn't mean there's guarantee the USCIS will expedite my case. At this point I'm just glad it's moving forward.

31 minutes ago, Ayrton said:

All the timelines you see takes in consideration the time the application was first at the NBC and then moved to your local office.

Does this mean, on the Processing Times page, when you select I-485 then field office, that 24-36 or however many months only starts counting once your case is transferred from NBC to the field office?

So the total processing time from submission to GC approval = NBC processing time + Field Office processing time?

Edit: I found answer to my own question, on uscis website it says:

"This time range is how long it is taking USCIS to process your case from the date we received it. We generally process cases in the order we receive them, and we will update this page each month. The estimated time range displayed is based on data captured approximately two months prior to updating the page."

43 minutes ago, RG3000 said:

Hi,

Were you able to expedite the biometrics by contacting the local congressional office?!  If you don't mind me asking, what reasons did you, or can you, give that result in expediting this?

And what's an infopass appointment?

I'm waiting for my bio appt and USCIS just telling me to wait 90 days from ASC opening before I call again.  🤭

My grandfather passed away and I want to go home to attend his funeral.

The original story here

6 hours ago, Ally&Axel said:

Hi Guys,

 

I'm glad it's going faster for you guys than me, and I have a few questions.

 

• For those of you that have their case at the NBC, have any of you received fingerprints appointment yet?
• Also how do you know for sure where your case is at? I'm assuming it's at the NBC because that's what my NOA says under "USCIS office address" but who knows..
• Uscis processing time says it should take 28 to 37 month to process EAD. What is this timelines?? If I recall it was like 5 to 7 months about a month ago.

 

You can check which service center is processing your case by looking at your receipt notice.

Also if your receipt number starts with "MSC" then it's at National Benefit Center (NBC).

 

On 8/29/2020 at 12:36 PM, Ruan & Emmanuel said:

Hey y'all,

 

I just got my EAD/AP combo card. I'm so hyped! 😄

Waiting for the SSN card now so I can start doing things.

 

Congratulations! I saw your timeline says you expedited your combo card, do you mind sharing the experience? I tried to expedite too but they said my situation is not emergent enough or something and denied it.

After requesting expedite, going for infopass appointment, AND contacting the local congressional office, I finally got my biometrics appointment. Hang in there, fellow June filers!

22 minutes ago, E_pluribus_unum said:

I am in NorCal Sac and filed June 18. I did get an RFE so that may delay the letter but I am also pretty sure that the Biometrics letter is sent by the local ASC. Sacramento is usually a busy area when it comes to immigration so it may take a bit for me to get one. Also, SoCal is pretty busy when it comes to immigration too. 

Actually my friend who already got biometrics appointment letter says the letter was mailed from NBC (MO), so I'm not sure exactly how they do it but apparently NBC coordinate all marriage based AOS appointment date?

1 minute ago, Ela S. said:

I read it on another month AOS filer thread (not sure which one, either March/April/May) sorry  Which is why I said I’m not sure if it’s true since they didn’t post a source either. 

Honestly all we can do is to speculate at this point. My (very optimistic) speculations are:

• They want to focus their resource on GC process so they want to issue us GC before EAD or AP
• They put these ridiculous time frame during times of uncertainty so you technically won't be outside of processing times and can't be eligible for a case inquiry
• It's a typo

Just now, Ela S. said:

I’ve read they’re trying to solely work on GC’s now to speed them up so that they don’t have to work on EAD’s & AP’s no more since they’re gonna have way less employees. Not sure if it’s true though but it would make sense... I still think GC’s will take more than 4-6 months though... especially for us two

Can you share your source on this please?

3 minutes ago, Ela S. said:

I-765 processing times just updated on the USCIS website... 

 

Yep, I came here to post the same. From what I understand, most of us on this threat (AOS within the US, applying for EAD based on a pending I-485) are processed at National Benefit Center. What kind of craziness is this? 28.5 - 37 months?? That's 3 years. What kind of furlough can cause 3 years backlog? I don't know what to think of this piece of information... I'm hoping it's a typo but unlikely...

Just wanna share the experience of my attempt to expedite my EAD and AP:

My grandpa passed away, I wanted to go back to my home country for his wedding, so I called the Tier 1 agent and explained my situation. On top of that my partner is injured and it hinders his ability to work, so I prepared my grandpa's death certificate, documents that prove my relationship to him, my husband's doctor letter and medical bill. I wanted to be as prepared as I could so they won't have any reason to deny my request.

I saw it on this forum that someone else experienced a similar situation and they were given a fax number so they could digitally send in the evidence and got their combo card approved in a week. I didn't get any fax number so I called back asking to be connected with a Tier 2 agent. They called me back, he said I needed to be more patient and just wait for the email response.

So I did, a few hours after I talked to the Tier 2 agent, my request was denied. on "check case status" page it says I "didn't provide enough evidence to make an extreme emergent case", and in the email reply they said they didn't have my biometrics info on file so they couldn't process my expedite request.

Here's the thing, I got all the documents prepared, they never asked me to present the evidence. And the whole "we don't have your biometrics so there's nothing we can do" response sounded pretty lame to me -- if you really wanna help me, schedule me one.

So now it looks like I'm gonna have to choose between staying in the US with my husband, and being home for my family when they need me the most. 

2 hours ago, AC&MH said:

Finally some good news for us...

 

After resubmitting our wrongfully rejected K1 and K2 AOS

 

CC was charged on 8/12

SMS were received 8/17 for all 6 forms

 

Best wishes for everyone else going through this...

 

 

 

Congrats, now the wait game begins...

17 hours ago, Shan181 said:

Great! Thanks. Hope mine stays under $500 bucks.

 

How long did it take for all these to happen? Did the surgeon fill out the forms ASAP (once blood test results are in)

The clinic mailed it to me after a week after I attended the physical check.

15 hours ago, Shan181 said:

Today I went to a civil surgeon to get my I-693 done. He said vaccination records from my country are not valid. They asked me to do blood test to confirm the titer of MMR, varicella and Tetanus and test for TB, Syphillis and Gonorrhea.

 

Is this all the tests that you guys did? Don't we need Hep A&B, Meningococcal tests etc?

 

How much did/does it cost you?

I had to get all of the vaccines coz I lost all my vaccine records. It costed me about $500 for the check up, vaccine and lab work. SC.

17 hours ago, SJ2020 said:

Yes, I expedited and my case got approved 7/7 but still waiting on biometrics to be completed for the actual card to get produced and sent out. I used the job offer and an explanation of how much money and benefits I would lose if I lose the offer.

I'm sorry that sucks. I wonder if you can start working with the approved EAD notice?

8 hours ago, SJ2020 said:

 

I always clicked yes. And When they asked for availability to start I explain to them my situation. They only ask this if you would require them to sponsor you for work visa... at least that’s what the HR person told me. If you have a job offer you can try expediting the EAD, so that’s what I explained to them. A company has been waiting for me almost 3 months now 😬

Did you try to expedite your EAD? Do you need anything other than a job offer?

12 hours ago, Hang Nguyen said:

My RFIE came in yesterday. My husband and I used a joint sponsor because I am a student so I have no income right now. We evaluated with the lawyer and the sponsor we chose have way above 125% poverty line. USCIS is saying that the joint sponsor qualification cannot be determined.

They sent a generic RFIE for joint sponsor proof of income. I am not even sure which step they want because our lawyer sent everything that was needed for proof.

We called our lawyer today and he will review the package that he sent to see what else need to be sent. I went through the package and everything look good so im not even sure where to go from here except wait for our lawyer to review it. It's frustrating when there is a delay in the process when it is already taking so long..

Joint sponsor's pay stub, w2, tax return/tax transcript, bank statement, employment letter from their employer...Not saying you need ALL of these, but when they say they want to see proof of income these are the things they meant.

14 hours ago, Munachimso said:

Sure, it’s on financial loss and medical ground, I had a job offer and my spouse is ill. Had my biometrics on 11th and called to expedite on 12th, faxed evidence same day and status changed on 13th. I think I got lucky. 

Not sure if this question belongs here but I'm gonna ask anyways...I tried to apply for jobs and one of the first questions they ask is if I'm legally allowed to work in the US. Technically we are not (yet), so I'm just wondering how you got around this hurdle and got the job offer?

1 hour ago, Flowerfame said:

The problem with the fax number is that they tell you you must include your Referral ID and the email they send you. So I feel like if you send your documentation without those, it will be ignored. I would suggest calling back and requesting specifically that you need the AP to be expedited urgently and that you have evidence to prove why.. that you would like to send via fax. I hope you'll get a more helpful agent. 

Thank you for sharing your experience, it is very helpful. I will call back on Monday and try my luck! Wish you all the best

7 hours ago, E_pluribus_unum said:

Thank you! And hopefully it is something simple for you too. 

 

I swear I had checked my packet more times than Santa Claus checks his naughty or nice list but still missed that. 

I wouldn't be surprised if you actually mailed everything but they missed it. In my case I filed I-130 and AOS separately, I included *a copy* of the I-130 just as an FYI, I even included an APPROVED notice for my I-130, i thought I was being thorough and smart and I stressed over and over about what I'm filing, but as a result nobody at the lockbox read my cover letter and they rejected my whole packaged because they said the check amount was wrong 🙃 when I called them they said they must have assumed I was filing for another I-130 (now why on earth would I wanna do that when I already have one that's been approved?) Anyway I'm sorry to hear you need to refile something you believe it's already included.

4 hours ago, Flowerfame said:

That's totally fine, don't worry! I'll share as much info as I can in order to help. I didn't have to have an in-person meeting. We did everything on the phone and submitted the evidence through fax. (After the first phone call, they emailed me that they needed the evidence in order to make a decision. So that's where they provided me with the fax information.) And btw, all the documentation I had was digital, no originals because of the distance situation. That was enough for them. However, I do think that sometimes they do require the in-person meeting. Maybe it depends on the urgency of each situation?

Thank you for your reply. This is really weird... I have a family member recently deceased and I want to go back to my home country to attend the funeral. A Tier 2 officer scheduled me an in-person meeting two weeks from now. I mean I understand each person's situation is different, but how is waiting for weeks a solution to an "emergent" AP? I was wondering if you can share their fax number so maybe I can try and send in my supporting documents too? 

On 8/10/2020 at 1:40 PM, Flowerfame said:

Sure! I called to expedite it on a Monday and then I got a case status update on Friday saying the card was picked up by USPS.. the next day it was in my mailbox. So I guess that was 5 days total. (I couldn’t believe this was possible tbh). 

Please forgive me if someone already asked this question, but did you have an in-person meeting with someone from the USCIS? Or did you just submit your evidence (letter from doctor etc.) digitally? Thank you!

On 8/12/2020 at 6:15 PM, Nastya_7smile said:

I called USCIS contact center today, waited about 40 minutes to talk to person. Representative talked to me that my biometric appointment hasn’t been scheduled yet, but I can see all the most updated information on the USCIS online account, which I have. She said that usually it takes 30 days after RFE response for biometric notice but cause offices were closed it might take up to 90 days, then if not received that call the contact center.

Yep, I keep getting the same answer, biometrics appointment within 90 days after the ASC opens will be considered normal timeframe, which is really ridiculous in my opinion...