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3 minutes ago, Eddie101 said:

Well, the time line in the online portal had a check mark on interview and next step is deciding the case.

I heard of people knowing from a live agent, but this is a much safer bet! Hoping for good news soon🤞🏻

25 minutes ago, Eddie101 said:

Progress: The waived our I-485 interview today. 

Oh wow, that’s a relief!😊
how did you find out? 

8 hours ago, Bh_sarah said:

Hi, all! Good to see some familiar faces here.
Just sharing my timeline as my AOS was approved today.
 

Married: November 8th, 2023

Sent in AOS packet (via UPS to Elgin lockbox): December 11th, 2023

3 receipt/case #s received via text: December 15th (noting case was received Dec 12th)

3 NOA1’s received in the mail: December 22nd, 2023

Biometrics (St Louis): January 8th, 2024

I-131 Case Closed: January 20th, 2024

Combo card approval notice on account: January 21st, 2024

Combo card NOA2 received by mail: January 31st, 2024

EAD Card Produced: February 1st, 2024

AOS Approved: February 1st, 2024 (51 days after case received, 24 days after biometrics)

Wishing good luck to those waiting!

That’s great news, congratulations 😁

5 hours ago, Eddie101 said:

Same here. The I-131 even said my biometrics still to be completed, seems like the processes are all separately and data might not arrive in sync. 
Maybe, what we see in the online portal is not updated that quickly.

My I-131 never updated either after biometrics. 
I’m sure the status will catch up eventually! 
 

3 hours ago, ThailandR said:

Sign up for USPS informed delivery is my suggestion. That's how we tracked my wife's EAD card after the website said card was produced. 

 Thank you, I did sign up for it when I first moved here exactly for this reason! 

15 minutes ago, ss & mj said:

Thanks and no status change. I saw this in the document tab on my USCIS …

Okay, same here! Hopefully we’ll get a tracking number soon

21 minutes ago, ss & mj said:

Hi all,

 

Just checked online and our combo card was approved…not sure when but says he can work from 22 Jan which was Monday so maybe that’s the approval date. Either way, good news! Hope to have the card in hand soon 🤗

 

also didn’t write this here at the time but we did our biometrics by walking in 2 weeks before the scheduled date (in case this is useful for others). 
 

now we wait for the GC (no RFE so far so fingers crossed)

 

 

Congrats on your approval!🎊 

Did you see a status update at all? 
 

My status is stuck on review and I can’t manage to talk to an agent to check if the card was produced at all or if there’s a tracking number available 

1 hour ago, Eddie101 said:

Congratulations!

I got my EAD approval yesterday, too. No AP though, was looking for a combo card to be able to travel soon.

Thank you, congratulations to you too!🎊 

I wonder what’s the criteria for combo card vs EAD, hopefully they’ll approve your AP soon🤞🏻

After noticing yesterday that they closed my AP case, today I found a combo approval notice in my documents! Great way to start the weekend🙏🏻 

Hope for good news for everybody soon🤞🏻

@fellaamazing You may want to contact the lockbox. You are eligible after 30 days.

Just a quick update on my cases: 

Biometrics appointment notification: 12/16/2023

NOA1 received via mail: 12/18/2023

Online Access Code via mail: 12/19/2023 

Biometrics appointment via mail: 12/22/2023

Biometrics appointment: 01/04/2024

Case is being Actively Reviewed: 01/04/2024

Also, @Bri and Carlos I believe you can email the Chicago lockbox in a week or so at lockboxsupport@uscis.dhs.gov but hopefully you’ll hear something back sooner

9 hours ago, Bri and Carlos said:

Hi all, 

AOS packet delivered on 12/18 to Chicago, IL. We didn’t request the e-notification, but with the K1 application, the check was deposited and NOA1 was received quickly. This hasn’t been the case this time around. I’m sure it doesn’t help having 2 holidays back to back, but would you say this is a typical processing timeline? Thank you!

I’d say it’s pretty normal! I noticed it was quicker with the K-1 too, probably because the lockbox receives more petitions and the holidays don’t help
 

My CC was charged after 3 days and NOA1s (in the mail) were received after 11 days

9 hours ago, Eddie101 said:

Just saw in the October thread they got their GCs quickly!👍

That’s great to hear, looking forward to our turn! 

1 hour ago, Eddie101 said:

Yeah, it seems like that. I was initially expecting it to be faster as some temporary travel document and the GC take longer.
EADs seem to go faster now.

EADs are pretty fast now, the majority of cases I've seen take just a couple of months. I'm glad at least that's faster 

1 hour ago, Eddie101 said:

That would be phantastic👍 Wonder, if AP goes faster, too. Didn't really find a lot of info and stats data for it's processing times a bit thin. 

I haven't seen a lot of stand alone AP approvals so I'm not sure! Most people seem to just receive the GC 

14 minutes ago, Eddie101 said:

Thanks.👍🍀 Waiting starts all over again...😅

Yes, wasn't really looking forward to the wait but things seem to have sped up a bit🤞

My husband and I filed in December for my Adjustment of Status, EAD, and AP. So far my timeline looks like this:

Packet sent: 12/04 (with UPS)

Packet delivered: 12/07

Credit Card charged: 12/11

Text with case numbers received: 12/12 ("On December 7, 2023, we received your form...")

Waiting for NOA1 in the mail

Hoping for a smooth and fast process for everyone🤞

19 minutes ago, Siberia said:

I have the same ceac status. After interview it was Ready for few days then changed to Application received then to Administrative processing then to Approved. But in the text below first lines seem to be opposite to last lines. And searching on this forum doesnt show that this status something usual. I am getting confused😕

Mine turned to “Issued” the day after my post! 
I don’t think it’s been used a lot before but seems quite normal.
 

I was extremely confused and worried too, but I’m sure everything is fine and you’ll see changes soon. 
 

7 minutes ago, Mjuve said:

I have the same status "approved' and same instructions since yesterday but unfortunately its still hasn't changed to issued. I am glad you got issued and hopefully ill get mine tomorrow

Fingers crossed yours will turn into Issued very soon!🤞

26 minutes ago, Stook said:

You posted the answer....

 

Q: What does "Approved" mean?

A: the consular officer has approved your application (subject to final processing by the consular section that is necessary to issue your visa).When that processing is complete, the status will change to "Issued". However, a final screening step must still be completed prior to issuance that could lead a consular officer to conclude that you are not eligible for a visa. If that occurs, the consular officer will notify you that your application has been denied and your status will change to "Refused". 

 

They're doing final processing and verifications. If everything is good, you'll have your Visa soon.

Thank you! 
 

It was just a status I haven’t seen often and there’s not much online about it, so I wanted to see if anyone had some infos about it. 
Today the status changed to “Issued” and, in hindsight, I get why my question was probably very stupid.

Hello everyone! I had my interview on September 5th 2023 and was verbally approved. The same day CEAC status changed to "Application Received" and today it switched to "Approved" with the below text: 

"the consular officer has approved your application subject to final processing by the consular section that is necessary to issue your visa. When that processing is complete, the status will change to "Issued". However, a final screening step must still be completed prior to issuance that could lead a consular officer to conclude that you are not eligible for a visa. If that occurs, the consular officer will notify you that your application has been denied and your status will change to "Refused". 

24 minutes ago, 1983Electric said:

Naples and Rio de Janeiro you all are lucky to have a lot shorter interview wait times than Paris 

I am incredibly grateful! 

I really hope it speeds up for you guys, it's been a long time coming and it shouldn't take this long to book an interview! Let us know when you get an update🤞

26 minutes ago, Bh_sarah said:

Congratulations, same here!! Just scheduled my interview and biometrics. One step closer!

Congratulations🤞 I also scheduled my interview and medical today, we are very close now!

Just checked the CEAC status and our case is now "Ready"!