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Woohoo! Green card at the printer! See you guys again in 2 years minus 90 days 😜

On 4/2/2021 at 8:05 AM, BWJ said:

Actually it was 409 days... math, am I right?

Congrats fellow swede!

Finally had our interview today and officer said we should receive a conditional green card, except that there is an outstanding background check that has not been completed for some reason. Officer said he will follow up if it's not resolved by EOD. Now our case status says "Interview Was Completed and My Case Must Be Reviewed" which is not what I wanted to see 😕  Hopefully it gets updated soon and we get the Green Card. Then I'll see y'all in 2 years for removal of conditions! Ready to not have to see USCIS for a while LOL.

1 hour ago, B3M said:

anyone getting new EAD approvals recently? what about the new scheduled interviews, were any of them before the EAD? 

congrats to everyone for your progress!

We received EAD card in early august but crickets in interviews. I have no idea when to expect an interview... hope soon...

Just now, Basil123 said:

Just got an email from the Ombudsman that they've sent an inquiry to USCIS. They're being bombarded for my case from all sides haha💪

Unfortunately they have 90 days to respond to them.

3 minutes ago, klgck said:

EAD updated to new card being produced!!! No movement on AP yet, though. 

If you applied for both, isn't it a combo card?

35 minutes ago, Rearviewmirror said:

Mine hasn't updated from the 5th of August. When I called them they said biometrics had been added to all my applications (minus I-131) so you may also just be in the "case never gets updated" camp.

Actually-- it just changed to "Case Was Updated To Show Fingerprints Were Taken". Now just need card to be produced!

Edit-- weirdly, the 131 and 765 had them applied, but not the 485. The 485 though had finger prints applied showing from March 18 though (our original date).

Strange.

Just now, bodgie19 said:

@mat2291 @fromsweden Took biometrics yesterday (8/24). Status for 765 updated at 2am to say "Card being Produced"...and just about 10 minutes ago got a status update for 485: "Case was updated to show fingerprints taken"

 

Hang in there the updates are coming.

Thanks @bodgie19

Just now, mat2291 said:

@bodgie19 also had theirs yesterday but their 765 already changed to card is being produced. Has your 765 changed yet?

Nope-- nothing has changed yet for any status  

Had biometrics yesterday at 8AM pst, but still no notification that fingerprints were applied. Getting a little nervous 😅

59 minutes ago, TDB said:

Did you need your marriage certificate in the end or was it ok without it?

We were ok without it.

note: if you’re also doing AP, insist on having them take biometrics for that too. If you do not, you will have to come back again before you can get it. It’s at the officers discretion to let you do both in same session. It’s literally a different and new complete set of prints. Gotta love beaureuocracy .

We’re at the ASC about to have biometrics first thing 8am. There’s a line out the door. Any questions ask and I’ll try my best. Hoping for no hiccups.

edit: never mind I wasn’t allowed inside as the petitioner

edit edit: they did ask for our marriage certificate which we did Not bring hope that’s ok

1 minute ago, NKDL said:

Yeah but the approval is a list c item right and you also need a list b item from what I read...which i dont have. I cant even be put on my husbands account without photo id in my married name despite the fact I have ssn in married name and our marriage certificate. 

that sucks i'm sorry

Just now, NKDL said:

Recheduled bio arrived today ...original was for 03/18...ead/ap approved 07/07 ....bio rescheduled for 09/04...lets hope the offices remain open so i can finally get this card. 

You probably know this but you know you don't need the card to start working right?

14 minutes ago, AsSoulsDream said:

Ask a stupid question - You know about approval because of an I797 or something?

 

The only place to check status is https://uscis.gov/casestatus? USCIS reps tell me about 'Online Tools' but from what I've seen they are not applicable to us?

Yes-- it will show up there. You'll also get something like this in the mail: 

19 minutes ago, AsSoulsDream said:

Negative - Wouldn't be so frustrating it it was.

Understood. A lot of us were relieved because we were approved but didn't get biometrics and until yesterday were still not allowed to work.

1 minute ago, AsSoulsDream said:

Late to the party here - Manhattan K1-AOS filer from February 24th. Biometrics on March 24th were cancelled. I was told to expect a new biometrics appointment in the mail within 30 days of the ASC opening (Which is today), just got off the phone with USCIS:

 

I was told now the ASC has 90 days to reschedule biometrics... Also that Tier 2 representatives can no longer schedule in biometrics. 

 

Its now 9 months without work, which is fine, however I am a software engineer with customers waiting and it is making me cringe to have to tell my customers I can't start work for them.

 

This has been fun.

Welcome to our Hotel California 🔥

You can check out any time you'd like, but you can never leave.

Biometrics don't matter as much now if you've been approved-- have you?

Looks like the guidance is a result of a consent degree 

7 minutes ago, Basil123 said:

Would like to know that too. That's great news though 

If so that's REALLY messed up.

49 minutes ago, ourwildjourney said:

Yes. Been reading that as well. I was just talking with Tier 1 officer (since that’s the only way to start every morning) and I said as much as we don’t want the furlough to happen because it means we can’t work, we also hope it doesn’t happen so he doesn’t lose his job. He really appreciated that. The agents aren’t useless. They are powerless.

 

Everybody reading this should call senators and congressmen and say to support senator Leahy’s call to push the furlough. 
 

FYI this is not a partisan issue. Having 13,000 people out of jobs is bad for the economy. President Trump needs to LOOK tough on issues for his base. If he TRIES to furlough and the furlough doesn’t happen he really doesn’t mind since he gets to look tough and can say “I tried to end immigration but Nancy Pelosi keeps letting in immigrants.”  
 

Call and push representatives to push the furlough!  Reps of BOTH parties. 

Sorry but to be honest, tier 1 agents are pretty useless. All they can do is look at your online case status and see if you are scheduled for anything. We can do that ourselves. Their main purpose is to serve as a buffer to get to tier 2 agents. 

54 minutes ago, BWJ said:

After a failed 1st delivery attempt and another 5 day delay from USPS my wife's EAD/AP card arrived in the mail yesterday—8/17. So about 21 days after the approval.

 

Great timing as she had a meeting today with her new employer who has been waiting patiently for her to be able to start working.

 

One more small step in this never ending journey. Good luck everyone.

Congrats. Fellow Swede here waiting for hers to come