| Names |
 CIS Office  |
Filing Method |
Filing Instance |
Filed |
NOA |
RFE(s) |
Bio. Appt. |
Approved |
Card Received |
Comments. List anything unique to your case. |
Updated Last |
  C & S
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New York City NY |
Mail |
First |
2020-09-23 |
2020-10-24 |
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2021-02-16 |
2021-02-24 |
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2021-02-24 |
 Nati & Pete
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Chicago National Office |
Mail |
First |
2020-09-24 |
2020-10-11 |
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2021-02-19 |
2021-02-24 |
2021-03-03 |
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2025-01-06 |
 Laura & Christina
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Detroit MI |
Mail |
First |
2020-08-14 |
2020-09-04 |
2021-02-19 |
2021-02-09 |
2021-02-23 |
2021-03-03 |
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2021-06-23 |
 Ee & Tim
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Chicago National Office |
Mail |
First |
2020-08-14 |
2020-08-18 |
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2020-12-21 |
2021-02-23 |
2021-02-26 |
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2021-03-05 |
 M & E
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Chicago National Office |
Mail |
First |
2020-07-16 |
2020-07-21 |
2020-07-31 |
2020-12-08 |
2021-02-22 |
2021-02-27 |
RFE in form I-485 / expedite request on 2/11 sent evidence on 2/19 and approved 2 days later |
2021-04-02 |
 G & F
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Chicago National Office |
Mail |
First |
2020-08-20 |
2020-09-16 |
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2020-11-10 |
2021-02-22 |
2021-02-27 |
All times in PDT/PST (California) unless otherwise specified
Our form I-765 version was 12/26/19.
EAD application filed concurrently with AP application and I-485 (check for $1,225), sent at 5:30 PM Thu 08/20/2020 through Fedex with package tracking to Dearborn address.
Package signed for and received on 08/25/2020 at 10:37 AM
Check cashed as of 8:15 AM 9/15/2020
Text notifications received 5:21 PM 9/16/2020, three texts came through, each showing three different receipt numbers for each application. All three numbers were similar in structure except for the last digit of each number, which followed each other receipt number in order. (for example, 12345, 12346, 12347.)
We did not receive any notification emails.
It says on the USCIS case tracker for the EAD application that if we do not receive our receipt notice by 09/24/2020, to contact them.
USPS informed delivery email showed three USCIS envelopes coming soon, email received on 09/24/2020 at 8:13 AM.
We checked the mail on the night of 09/26/2020 and found all three NOAs. None were rejected, no RFEs or RFIEs for EAD received yet.
Received an email from informed delivery showing the biometrics notice coming soon on 10/23/2020
Received biometrics appointment notice in the mail on 10/24/2020 around 5 PM. The date of the appointment is Tuesday, 11/10/2020 at 12:00 PM at the USCIS application support center in Riverside, CA (La Sierra Address). Only for I-485 and I-765. Notice date: 10/17/2020.
At biometrics appointment, beneficiary wife needed a mask, her passport, appointment notice, questionnaire sheet mailed to us with the appointment notice filled out with black pen, and our marriage certificate. She brought her stuff in a black backpack which wasn’t checked or questioned by security. Beneficiary wife alone got in line at 11:53 AM. There was a pretty long line. People were distanced in line with cross markings on the floor outside. People were let inside one at a time. Everyone had blue medical masks, large majority were worn properly. Beneficiary wife wore a half mask particulate respirator and non-vented goggles. Upon entering, they gave her a ticket number and asked what kind of mask was on beneficiary wife’s face. She said it was a respirator. They said they needed to go check if she’s allowed in with it. About 3 minutes later, they came back and told her to put a regular mask on under the respirator and offered her one. She had one in her backpack and went outside away from people to put hers on and came back, and was allowed inside with the respirator and regular blue mask on. The goggles weren’t questioned and were fine by them. They told her to sit down in a room with a max occupancy of ~25 people, chairs were spaced about 6 feet apart. Waited 5 minutes for number to be called. Was directed to a different room with the same setup along with other people. Waited there for ~30 minutes. Employee called number to look at forms and returned them, shortly after, number was called again and another employee took her to the front of the room with the camera and fingerprint setup. Employee instructed her to stand in front of the camera while wife gave her the appointment notice and questionnaire sheet, employee asked about wife’s name change, wife provided marriage certificate and that was good enough. Employee entered data into system. Employee asked her to remove mask and goggles and look at camera, wife was allowed to hold her stuff during the photo, employee was 6 feet away and behind a plastic shield during photo. Photo took 5 seconds, then wife could put her mask and goggles back on. Employee ordered wife to use hand sanitizer, and moved the plastic screen between them, wiped fingerprint scanner down, then employee grabbed her hands and scanned each finger into digital scanner, then wife was given the receipt and told her that she could pick her backpack up and go home! She exited through the back door around 12:58 PM. Overall, a positive experience. All employees were polite.
At some point shortly after, our online case status updated to “Case Was Updated To Show Fingerprints Were Takenâ€.
Checked EAD case status online on 02/21/2021 around 11 AM and the status has changed to “New Card Is Being Produced†and it says they ordered the new card on February 19, 2021 and will mail it to us.
Checked EAD case status online on 02/23/2021 around 12:30 AM and the status has changed to “Case Was Approved†and it says that on February 22, 2021, they approved the form I-765 and sent us an approval notice.
Two letters from USCIS (not the combo card) are shown on a USPS informed delivery email on 02/25/2021 at 7:56 AM.
USCIS sent combo card via USPS priority with tracking on 02/25/2021 at 12:26 PM from Lee’s Summit, Missouri. The tracking number was given to us via a USPS informed delivery email received on 02/27/2021 at 7:55 AM.
Received two approval notices via mail (for EAD and AP) on either 02/25/2021 or 02/26/2021.
Received combo card via mail on 02/27/2021. |
2021-09-17 |
 N & O
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Chicago IL |
Mail |
First |
2020-04-28 |
2020-05-05 |
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2020-12-21 |
2021-02-22 |
2021-02-27 |
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2022-08-13 |
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Chicago IL |
Mail |
First |
2020-12-29 |
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2021-02-10 |
2021-02-22 |
2021-03-24 |
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2025-03-22 |
 Oty & NIQ
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San Francisco CA |
Mail |
First |
2020-09-10 |
2020-09-24 |
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2021-02-17 |
2021-02-19 |
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2021-02-20 |
 Wife & Husband
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Chicago National Office |
Mail |
First |
2020-09-14 |
2020-10-06 |
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2021-02-09 |
2021-02-19 |
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2021-02-19 |
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