Kai G. Llewellyn

10 Year GC received on Saturday May 11th. Didn't get a tracking number from USCIS until it showed up in Informed Delivery - Just sat on 'Card was produced' until it was finally delivered.

Joinin' the May filers' club! Filed my N-400 online today, my local office is Seattle! Immediately got biometrics reuse and NOA1.
 
Hoping this won't take too long! It'd be nice to vote in November haha!

Update: Appears to be fixed, I was able to submit the N-400 tonight!

As someone who works in IT it would be exceptionally poor form to start work two days before the maintenance window and for it to be 3 days rather than two hours, buuuut this is USCIS we're talking about haha.
 
My guess is that something did break and they scheduled a maintenance window to fix the underlying broken part of the system but their own change management probably required a 48 hour notice before taking down still-working systems (because it only seems to be application submission, everything else seems to be working).

Same was for me. USCIS tracker is behind

10 Year GC received on Saturday May 11th. Didn't get a tracking number from USCIS until it showed up in Informed Delivery - Just sat on 'Card was produced' until it was finally delivered.

We managed to get through - confirmation was received that it was payment related & being worked on. Short communication, not too much more.

Yes, me too. Guess their system is broken. Whee I deleted my form and recreated it all to find that it wasn't just me.
 

Case approved today, on a Saturday no less! Card's being produced, I was expecting a much longer wait. No interview either, onto the N-400 next month!

Congrats! I was also approved on a  Saturday

We received the notice last week saying the application was approved and that the card is being produced. We were not expecting all this to be over that quickly!
Next step is the N400 I guess, does anybody know what to expect in terms of processing times?

Case approved today, on a Saturday no less! Card's being produced, I was expecting a much longer wait. No interview either, onto the N-400 next month!

I'd maintain that you have a green card and a foreign passport and that alone is sufficient to be boarded. Dodge the question.

I've re-entered Canada as a citizen with my LPR card alone. If they asked my citizenship, I said I was a Canadian. They let me in. I additionally advised them I was entering specifically to apply for a Canadian passport.
 
Generally if you have a LPR card you can be boarded onto a flight to Canada without additional documentation. Once you're in front of a border officer, you claim Canadian citizenship and they have to let you in. Having the citizenship certificate helps, but is not required.
 
You are not required to exit the country with the same document you entered on.

Why do you have to admit to the airline you're a PR? There's no risk of misrepresentation issues as it's not a representation you're making to Canadian immigration authorities. One you get in front of a CBSA officer, claim you're a PR and that you boarded using a green card. Done deal. I don't believe airlines can verify PR status beyond the card anyways.

Whatever you do, make sure your spouse can see a US doctor soon after arrival.  Copy of their medical file will also be useful.

Simply creating an online account at myUSCIS does not create an online account number. USCIS issues the online access codes and the online account number for those who did not have one previously because their previous applications were not eligible to be filed online (i.e. I-129F, I-485).

Conversely, someone who has filed for a spousal visa online would already have an online account number and would not need an access code.

If anyone loses the online access code (or didn't successfully receive it, or the code expired) you can check page 1, Question 2 from this Question & Answer PDF published by DHS. https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/2022-09/Question%20and%20Answers%20for%20USCIS%20Online%20Account%20for%20Attorneys%20Webinar.pdf

You can check the status on their site without a login using the receipt number. In terms of getting an access code and if you don't have one, I think you'll have to contact them to request it. I'm not sure how difficult they are about issuing those.

I didn't manually add it to my account, USCIS automatically added it, probably by using the online account number I entered on the form itself. I presume the receipt number + access code method is for those people who didn't do that?
 
Not long! My biometrics are on Monday and the letter was received today, so around 7 days notice. I knew the date on the 16th though as the notice was entered into my online account, USPS just took a long time to deliver it.

I didn't get an access code, if you enter your USCIS Online Account number with your application it'll get automatically added into your account. Worked quite well.
 
Incidentally I just received my physical biometrics appointment notice today, a good while after the extension letter, although both notices have the same date on them.

Extension letter received today, that's 12 days following the package mailing date.

Your nephew will not be denied for that.  The CBP officer already made a determination about his intent when they let him in.  The issue with AOS is that he will not be able to travel freely until he gets his AP travel permit or US passport.  If getting stuck in the US for many months is not acceptable, then IR2 would be the way to go.
 

I am crossing my fingers and toes! Appreciate your positivity! 

Definitely confirm to them that you currently have a valid green card, but also it may be worth explaining the RoC process to them and that your work authorization would only ever end with a final order of removal. It's just the proof of status that can get a bit awkward during this process. Regardless either way I would be stunned if you didn't have some form of proof of status by your start date. Hopefully they're willing to exercise some flexibility here.

It's certainly possible that you may receive NOA1 after biometrics, as USCIS seem to be super fast with booking biometrics appointments lately. My electronic biometrics letter and extension notice were issued on the same day this month, but I haven't had the biometrics letter yet. Two letters sent out on the same day may not necessarily arrive on the same day, and I'm putting it down to USPS delays.
 
That being said, is there a way you can bring the start date forward? A green card conditional or not presented for a I-9 is a document that should not be re-validated. They can only do that for EADs and Work Visas. So if you can get yourself into a situation where you sign your I-9 on a day when your card is valid, then you should be good theoretically speaking. Of course, employers aren't always known for following the exact letter of the rules. So YMMV.
 

 
I think you should be able to get a stamp before the end of July, or you most certainly should have your extension by then. The SSN Card usually takes 2-3 weeks to show up I think.
 
You should also remind your employer that your have a currently valid Green Card and LPR work authorization does not expire. That should provide them sufficient reassurance that you will have your documents in order for I-9 by your start date.