Nina42

Got my bio appointment letter yesterday but my appointment was for January 4th, so so frustrating!! 
I called USCIS and a tier 2 agent is supposed to contact me back within 48 hours, keeping my fingers crossed. 

So happy to see things moving in the group! 
Still waiting for biometrics appointment, hopefully it’ll happen soon. The estimation for my ead is February 2022 but I don’t (want to) believe that. I can’t not work for another year when it’s already been 3 months and it’s driving me crazy! Waiting a few months is ok but renouncing livelihood, benefits, retirement and opportunities for that long is ridiculous. 
Just venting here, happy new year everyone, hope 2021 will bring good surprises! 
 

Thank you, I sent the request to reschedule, hopefully it’ll go fast:)
Hope it went well for you, and the background check will be quick ! 

So happy to see things moving in the group! 
Still waiting for biometrics appointment, hopefully it’ll happen soon. The estimation for my ead is February 2022 but I don’t (want to) believe that. I can’t not work for another year when it’s already been 3 months and it’s driving me crazy! Waiting a few months is ok but renouncing livelihood, benefits, retirement and opportunities for that long is ridiculous. 
Just venting here, happy new year everyone, hope 2021 will bring good surprises! 
 

It seems they are taking a long time right now so don’t worry too much! 

I also emailed the lockbox on 10/26 and didn’t get an answer but the waiting time is 30 days...

What I did was connect on ask Emma and put live agent. Then click on case status and I don’t have a receipt number. It will offer connect to a live agent.
 
That’s how I got my receipt numbers (my husband had to do it again to get his receipt for the I130).
 
My package was received 10/02 and the receipt numbers created 11/03. The credit card charge appeared 11/05. 
 
I haven’t received the hard copies yet but hopefully they’ll be in the mail sometime this week!
 
 

Hey Sarah,
To give you a bit of hope and announce my great news, I’ve been asking on the chat with live agents (through Emma) every couple days and I finally got receipt numbers today!!! 
My package was received on Oct 2nd and apparently, they sent the receipts on Nov 3rd. The charge appears on the credit card as of the 5th of November.
So give it a couple of days or ask them in the chat! 
By the way, I never got a text or email. 
I am beyond relieved, I thought they had lost my application...
@marion2510 

It seems they are taking a long time right now so don’t worry too much! 

I also emailed the lockbox on 10/26 and didn’t get an answer but the waiting time is 30 days...

What I did was connect on ask Emma and put live agent. Then click on case status and I don’t have a receipt number. It will offer connect to a live agent.
 
That’s how I got my receipt numbers (my husband had to do it again to get his receipt for the I130).
 
My package was received 10/02 and the receipt numbers created 11/03. The credit card charge appeared 11/05. 
 
I haven’t received the hard copies yet but hopefully they’ll be in the mail sometime this week!
 
 

Hey Sarah,
To give you a bit of hope and announce my great news, I’ve been asking on the chat with live agents (through Emma) every couple days and I finally got receipt numbers today!!! 
My package was received on Oct 2nd and apparently, they sent the receipts on Nov 3rd. The charge appears on the credit card as of the 5th of November.
So give it a couple of days or ask them in the chat! 
By the way, I never got a text or email. 
I am beyond relieved, I thought they had lost my application...
@marion2510 

Hey Sarah,
To give you a bit of hope and announce my great news, I’ve been asking on the chat with live agents (through Emma) every couple days and I finally got receipt numbers today!!! 
My package was received on Oct 2nd and apparently, they sent the receipts on Nov 3rd. The charge appears on the credit card as of the 5th of November.
So give it a couple of days or ask them in the chat! 
By the way, I never got a text or email. 
I am beyond relieved, I thought they had lost my application...
@marion2510 

I’ll give them until the last day of my visa and send another package if I get nothing in the meantime. And if it confuses them, I’ll deal with it, at least I’ll be in the system! 
 

Nothing so far, I’m checking my phone and emails, spams every 5 minutes in case I missed it 😅
I saw it took some people longer than 30 days these last 3 months so I’m keeping my fingers crossed. My package was supposedly received the 2nd of October. 

Same! I was getting extremely worried so it’s good to see this long processing time might just be  ‘normal’ :)