August 2008 AOS Filers

[GFL 0]

Johnnie mate, i applied at my local GAP today in town. They said they'd take me on kept my application and resume, can have part time 20-30 hours a week give or take. Said to come back in as soon as i have my SSN and i can go for an orientation.

I got hired without the SSN, show them the letter the SSN office gave you. (when you apply for it).

Johnnie, that's good news. I didn't know that. Now I am going to start sending out my resume and see what happens.

[Moshmosh 0]

Hi everyone,

Congratulations to everyone who got their EADs and approved ones! I, too, am so eager to work . I might die of boredom.

I got a letter from USCIS today- Request for Applicant to Appear for Initial Interview...now this got me confused. I havent received my EAD and AP yet and I got this, and it says INITIAL interview. Is it normal to get the interview appointment first before the EAD and AP? And is this letter the "one" interview some of us are waiting for? It just sounds to me like I will have a series of it cause of the word initial.

Hope someone can help with it. Thanks.

Jen

Hi Jen,

My cousin had her interview before EAD and AP...she also received her greencard a few weeks after the interview. Praying you have the same results.

Hi everyone,

Congratulations to everyone who got their EADs and approved ones! I, too, am so eager to work . I might die of boredom.

I got a letter from USCIS today- Request for Applicant to Appear for Initial Interview...now this got me confused. I havent received my EAD and AP yet and I got this, and it says INITIAL interview. Is it normal to get the interview appointment first before the EAD and AP? And is this letter the "one" interview some of us are waiting for? It just sounds to me like I will have a series of it cause of the word initial.

Hope someone can help with it. Thanks.

Jen

Congrats. I think that's how they usually refer to the first interview, because some people are sometimes asked to go for 2nd interviews. Otherwise you shouldn't worry about the term 'Initial'. And wow, you are lucky July and even some June filers havent recieved their ILs yet. what is your local DO?

Hi everyone,

Congratulations to everyone who got their EADs and approved ones! I, too, am so eager to work . I might die of boredom.

I got a letter from USCIS today- Request for Applicant to Appear for Initial Interview...now this got me confused. I havent received my EAD and AP yet and I got this, and it says INITIAL interview. Is it normal to get the interview appointment first before the EAD and AP? And is this letter the "one" interview some of us are waiting for? It just sounds to me like I will have a series of it cause of the word initial.

Hope someone can help with it. Thanks.

Jen

Jen,

I think you might be one of rare case where they approve GC before EAD. A really good friend of mine had that happen to her husband. He got the interview before work permit and everything. However, unfortunately they didn't approve right away because his FBI check wasn't back yet.

You can always give them a call and ask, it doesn't hurt.

Be positive about it.

Let us know what happens.

Thanks everyone for the infos. I hope it really is a good news for me, I think I deserve some (after all the nice home cooked meals i serve my family everyday ). I will try calling them too tomorrow and hopefully learn about my EAD and AP. That is really weird to get GC first, the EAD wont make sense at all if it happens.

Let you know guys what happens next, the interview is set on Dec 09 at 1pm.

[Hydey 0]

Hmm, that's really cool JJ, Gap in Westwood told me i have to come back once i have my social security number, or maybe EAD card, they need 2 forms of identification, 1 passport and 1 in state, and then i'm set for an orientation. What was that like? And are ya working with mostly chicks? lol.

[Hydey 0]

Hmmm, my EAD got touched again today, why?

Now says card was ordered on November 6th? :-S

[Johnnie J 0]

Hmm, that's really cool JJ, Gap in Westwood told me i have to come back once i have my social security number, or maybe EAD card, they need 2 forms of identification, 1 passport and 1 in state, and then i'm set for an orientation. What was that like? And are ya working with mostly chicks? lol.

Most of them are chicks and gays, just a couple of straight guys. It's alright nothing too fancy or to go crazy about. I'm looking more into my area but int he mean time the cash pays bills.

Yeah I took to the orientation my EAD and my passport and the letter the SSN office gave me. It says that you applied and you can work while you wait for your card.

Orientation: you watch a video about GAP, employee rules, Gap Policies, dress code and thats pretty much it. You get paid for the 2.5 hour orientation in your paycheck: they pay bi-weekly.

Expect to work early in the morning and until closing time (11 pm). Sometimes, next week I have to shifts until closing time.

Hmmm, my EAD got touched again today, why?

Now says card was ordered on November 6th? :-S

It happened to me also. I got the card on the 14th and the date the card was issued was the 1st.

[cookie83 0]

Hmmm, my EAD got touched again today, why?

Now says card was ordered on November 6th? :-S

I got the same update as you did. I received card ordered for production first on November 3rd and last night when I checked it said card ordered for production on November 6th. Sucks but i guess it happens. Hopefully, we will get it soon.

My timeline is as follows:

August 24th- lawyer sent off AOS application.

August 28th- NOA for I-485 and I-765

September 13th- received biometrics letter

October 1st.- Biometrics were done

November 3rd- 1st card ordered for production

November 6th- 2nd e-mail COP

[windycity 1]

for my wife's cases...

Application Type: I765, APPLICATION FOR EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION

Current Status: Card production ordered.

Application Type: I131, APPLICATION FOR USCIS TRAVEL DOCUMENT

Current Status: Approval notice sent.

both for today Nov. 7th

not sure what the exact difference but happy

have a nice weekend!

[Jeraly 4]

GFL - We're looking to move next year sometime to a different State - we'll have to get jobs there and rent first to save for a mortgage but I can't wait to get our own place instead of renting - I just think it is going to take a while

Girl, CA is sooooo expensive! My husband and I went broke while we were there. It's crazy. Everything is so much more expensive for you guys .. from food to gas .. rent.. Everything! I don't blame you for thinking about moving. Are you coming to the east coast?

We're looking at Colorado - we are going there for a few days next week so I am pretty excited about that - it is somewhere that Jeremy has always wanted to live and neither of us have ever been there so we figured it might be worth checking out - if we love it then it looks like a sure thing We wanted somewhere with four seasons (hot summer, snowy winters, changing leaves at fall etc...) and that had little or no natural disasters as living on the San Andreas fault (southern part ) doesn't fill me with joy!!!

[Johnnie J 0]

Move to NJ you'll get all 4 freakin seasons!!! I want to go down to Florida, I don't like the cold.

[SonoranSongbird 3]

Yeah, I grew up in Upstate New York (blisteringly hot, humid summers with bitterly cold winters and snow measurable in feet, not inches) and I moved to Arizona to get away from it! After 12 blissful seasonless years in Arizona, California, and Washington State, I moved to the Midwest for work, and it still feels like my life is that episode of the Twighlight Zone where the earth is moving closer and closer to the sun and getting hotter and hotter and hotter until the end, where you find out it was all the lead character's dream and the earth is really moving away from the sun and getting colder and colder and colder.

Colorado is awfully beautiful, though, and you'll surely be able to afford a much nicer home there than in California. That is why I left California also.

[Madelyne 0]

Hi guys!

I just checked my email today and I got a good news too!

Application Type: I765, APPLICATION FOR EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION

Current Status: Card production ordered.

I didn't expect it will be approved early this month but it did! Thanks God!

Indeed, August filers are flowing with good news.

[Jeraly 4]

Oh I love Arizona as well - and you can get four seasons there too - Flagstaff for example has over 100 inches of snowfall a year I love Sedona - it's where we got married and it is just so beautiful

Don't you find that places which are cheaper to live in pay less for jobs?

[link09 0]

Oh I love Arizona as well - and you can get four seasons there too - Flagstaff for example has over 100 inches of snowfall a year I love Sedona - it's where we got married and it is just so beautiful

Don't you find that places which are cheaper to live in pay less for jobs?

You're gonna love the mountains in CO!! :star: :thumbs:

[link09 0]

Alright! What a Friday! I have good news to share - esp. for those of you who've had an RFE. My EAD and AP are approved!

Application Type: I131, APPLICATION FOR USCIS TRAVEL DOCUMENT

Current Status: Approval notice sent.

On November 6, 2008, we mailed you a notice that we have approved this I131 APPLICATION FOR USCIS TRAVEL DOCUMENT. Please follow any instructions on the notice. If you move before you receive the notice, call customer service.

Application Type: I765, APPLICATION FOR EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION

Current Status: Card production ordered.

On November 6, 2008, we ordered production of your new card. Please allow 30 days for your card to be mailed to you. If we need something from you we will contact you. If you move before you receive the card, call customer service. You can also receive automatic e-mail updates as we process your case. Just follow the link below to register.

I am excited! Thank you everyone for sharing your timelines and answering all the questions! Have a GREAT weekend! :dance: :star:

[keweul 1]

Alright! What a Friday! I have good news to share - esp. for those of you who've had an RFE. My EAD and AP are approved!

Application Type: I131, APPLICATION FOR USCIS TRAVEL DOCUMENT

Current Status: Approval notice sent.

On November 6, 2008, we mailed you a notice that we have approved this I131 APPLICATION FOR USCIS TRAVEL DOCUMENT. Please follow any instructions on the notice. If you move before you receive the notice, call customer service.

Application Type: I765, APPLICATION FOR EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION

Current Status: Card production ordered.

On November 6, 2008, we ordered production of your new card. Please allow 30 days for your card to be mailed to you. If we need something from you we will contact you. If you move before you receive the card, call customer service. You can also receive automatic e-mail updates as we process your case. Just follow the link below to register.

I am excited! Thank you everyone for sharing your timelines and answering all the questions! Have a GREAT weekend! :dance: :star:

congrats

Edited November 7, 2008 by keweul