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Still waiting on any sort of update, now over a month after the "Oath Ceremony Cancelled" update. Have other folks actually taken their oath recently?

2 hours ago, MariaUSA90 said:

do you think the wait would be longer or shorter if I'm way past my 3 year eligibility? I'm actually past 5 year eligibility too.. I don't know if that even matters. my processing time online says 8 months right now.. I'm hoping it will be a little faster than that.. 

I assume shorter if anything then. The one person I know in that situation did his N400 interview maybe two months after filing.

I know several folks that filed N-400 based on marriage in the last 6 months or so, all at the Denver field office. In every case, they did their interview within a week or so after their actual 3-year eligibility date (after filing in the allowed 90 days prior).

Wife did a dual N400/I-751 interview a few weeks ago in the same field office, got approved and scheduled for an oath ceremony… and then received an “Oath Ceremony Cancelled” notice. This appears to usually be some kind of logistical issue on their end, but no further info was given.
 

That was about 12 days ago with no updates since, which is a bit annoying since they have daily oath ceremonies at the field office. There doesn’t seem to be any way to push someone to schedule it, though. Anyone else in the same spot?

8 minutes ago, Di real yawdie said:

EAD got changed to Case Approved today!!

 

how long after would it b mailed?

Usually just a few days, and it'll arrive a few days after that.

17 minutes ago, AOKS said:

Despite having checked the box for an SSN on the i-765 we never received one. After calling the main SS number, they gave us our local branch number. The local branch told us they arent doing in person , but to send EAD, Passport and SSN Application. That FED EX arrived and was signed for to our local office on 3/8. We called on 3/12-- no one could tell us the status of the application. The lady who answered said, why did you send all that in? You need an appointment. Someone will call you to set up. They finally called today, to schedule for next week. Well, hubby starts CDL training Monday for next four weeks. SO I asked for an appt in 4 weeks. The man said he cant schedule that far out because they have no idea what day that week they can schedule and we will need to call back closer to when he will be available....

 

 

Same happened here. The social security office claims that USCIS never submitted the info/application to them even though we already have the EAD. And of course the next appointment (in-person) is ~4 weeks away.

2 hours ago, tris&kris said:

Quick question, do you just get the mail notice for the biometrics appointment? Or does your case status also update online to let you know it’s been scheduled?

The case status doesn’t update at all, you just get the letter in the mail.

10 hours ago, tris&kris said:

How did you manage to find wait times for a specific ASC? I’ve been looking for biometric wait times for Charlotte NC without any luck

Check here for the timelines of people that have recently gotten bio appointments in your area and reported them to this site (sort by Bio): https://www.visajourney.com/timeline/aoslist.php?vtype=&op8=Charlotte+NC&interview=&xfr=&op1=5&op2=&op3=&op4=1&op5=&cfl=0

4 hours ago, apellica said:

My wife just received her combo card today!  Now to hoping we can get the social security card for her soon.....

How long ago did it change to "New card being produced"? We just got that status today.

Now our case status just updated to "Interview Scheduled" as well. We are in Hawaii, which is one of the fastest locations around the country.

Our status changed to “Ready to schedule for interview” today, 7 days after it changed to “Response received” for RFIE.

Congrats to people getting interviews already!

There is definitely a major difference between different field office interview waiting times. Some have really excessive waiting times (up to 2 years even, in the case of Seattle), and some have really short ones (~4 months, usually for smaller field offices). The official USCIS estimates are totally useless, but you can get good info by looking at the average timelines for different field offices on this site.

On 2/13/2021 at 5:09 AM, apellica said:

Last week, our case status changed to Case is Ready to be Scheduled for Interview.  After we submitted our RFE for the I-944, it was a quick turn-around which was great!  However, I don't know how long it typically takes for them to schedule an interview.  You would think it wouldn't take long, but I'm hearing it could take a while depending on your service center.

 

This process has been exhausting and we can't wait to get a break from all this paperwork.  In all honesty, the thing we want the most is the EAD approval so we can her social security number in order to file our taxes.  I know I could file an extension, but I would like to avoid that if possible since I have to submit 4 returns.....a real pain.

What was the delay between “Response Received” on the I-944 and “Ready to schedule interview”? We just got the first one today, but I-944 is so huge that I’m wondering how long it takes to process.

I don't know what the VisaJourney estimate is based off of, but the EAD/AP timeline actually seems to be based on when you did your biometrics (or responded to RFIE, if that was later). It looks like the combo cards typically get approved within 1-2 months of when that is done, based on the timelines uploaded to this site: https://www.visajourney.com/timeline/eadlist.php?cfl=&op5=4,7,11,12

4 minutes ago, Ah96 said:

Awesome! How long after biometrics did it take to get produced ?

 

I was due for my biometrics on 01/20 but they all closed the offices, now rescheduled for 02/09 thankfully not a long wait ! 

If you look at the EAD timelines on this site, it looks like *most* people get their EAD approved within 1-2 months after biometrics are complete, regardless of their initial PD: https://www.visajourney.com/timeline/eadlist.php?cfl=&op5=4,7,11,12

I found this data useful, the timelines of people that have recently reported their EAD as approved: https://www.visajourney.com/timeline/eadlist.php?cfl=&op5=4,7,11,12

Looking for patterns in recent approvals, you can see that the approval date seems to almost always be within 1-2 months of the biometrics date. Some take a little longer but that seems to be the general pattern.

So the premise of my question is a bit wrong -- it doesn't seem to be based on your NOA date, it seems to be based on your biometrics date. I've also heard that all outstanding RFE/RFIE need to be resolved as well (e.g. for I-944 that lots of us just got) before the card is approved. So once your case is marked as "ready for interview", it seems like you should expect the card within 1-2 months.

1 hour ago, Loveandhappy2020 said:

Hey there thanks for sharing, 

 

I applied online to have a copy sent to me but it says they will get back to me and it can   take up to a month to receive it. 
 

What did you do if you don’t mind me asking? Online or did you call in? 
 

how do I reach a tier 2 agent?

Call the number, keep saying "technical issue" until it reaches a real person, then tell them what you need. If the Tier 1 agent (the one that picks up) can't or won't do it, ask them to put in a call back request for a Tier 2 agent. The call back will come anytime within the next week or two after that, from a number that they tell you. That person will definitely be able to send it to you.

The requests that you can send online either take forever or just get ignored, I'm not sure which. But it doesn't do anything.

2 hours ago, Loveandhappy2020 said:

Hey all,

I applied for AOS September 8,

 

I checked online and saw that on Dec 14th I was sent a RFE but I never received it in the mail so I applied to have it resent again.

 

Meanwhile,  I was sent my appointment letter for the biometrics (Dec 28th) although it hasn’t updated on my case status online but I have  yet to receive my RFE letter still waiting 

 

I don’t know what’s taking so long 🤦🏾‍♀️ I think it’s for the I-944 as I didn’t send it so I’m thinking I’m going to just start on it even before I receive the notice any thoughts?

 

We had a similar situation, if it hasn't arrived after two weeks, or there is a pending change of address, a Tier 2 agent can e-mail you a copy of the RFIE. A Tier 2 agent did that for us.

(But yes, it's for the I-944 almost certainly)

You can see the timelines of the recent EAD approvals logged on VisaJourney here: https://www.visajourney.com/timeline/eadlist.php?cfl=&op5=4,7,11,12

EAD cards seem to be getting approved within 2 months after a biometrics appointment these days, sometimes within a week or two after the biometrics appointment.

8 minutes ago, erick_6921 said:

No expedite. I believe it has to do with Milwaukee. Things are very very quiet here. The whole MKE metro area has less than a million people, also, when my parents went for their biometrics, My mom was talking to the agent (she's very chatty) and they were telling her that things have been awfully quiet in the Field Office, and that they were thinking that it was because of Covid. Funny how some other offices are just bursting with cases. 

I thought the AP/EAD are handled entirely by the center (e.g. the National Benefits Center) rather than the local field offices. Maybe yours is faster because you’re not doing AOS by marriage though.

Just now, Rami91 said:

my job did not allow me to add her because it was not an open enrollment. I really needed because she is pregnant  & i have to take her to doctor appointments 

My job allowed me to add my wife (without SSN) after we got married. Marriage is a qualifying life event that creates a new enrollment period.

7 minutes ago, erick_6921 said:

Update:  EAD & AP status changed to "Case was Approved" today for both parents. Things seem to be moving. Anxious to see how long it takes to update I-485 to: "Case is Ready for Interview" 

Did you request an expedite? This seems to be moving quite a bit faster than others.

Is *everyone* that did not submit an i944 in the initial application now expected to get an RFE for it, or just certain people? We got a biometrics appointment a few weeks ago but still have not gotten any RFE.

Received biometrics appointment today, almost exactly 90 days after the PD date (although the notice is dated last week). No RFE for us.

Are all cases now getting I-944 RFE eventually? Or is there any other stage typically required between biometrics and the interview? 

Up until recently, the dates at https://www.visajourney.com/timeline/ for the latest approved EAD and AP were moving very quickly. Since about a month ago, those dates are still exactly the same (June 7 and June 11, respectively). Consequently, my own EAD/AP expected approval date keeps moving back -- it was February, and now it's back to June.

What's going on here? Did USCIS stop processing newer EAD/AP requests? Or is this just a problem with how the site is reporting or calculating the most recent dates?