August 2010 Filers

[ptgarner1 8]

I'm starting to really worry! Everyone seems to be getting their NOA-1 very quickly! It's been 9 days and we still haven't heard anything! All we know is that it was delivered the day after we put it in the mail!

This seems to be a game of patience. I sent my paperwork to the visa service ($595) on Aug 4th..It took till Aug 10th for them to process and send it ....to the wrong address in Vermont...Vermont forewarded it eventually to Texas...my check cashed on Sept 3. Waiting on the Noah 1 to come in the mail.

[MM+EV 0]

Nothing since I got the text with the MSC #, no updates on the uscis website. They can't even find my reference

[K and L 27]

I'm starting to really worry! Everyone seems to be getting their NOA-1 very quickly! It's been 9 days and we still haven't heard anything! All we know is that it was delivered the day after we put it in the mail!

Ours was delivered the day before yours, and we just got our texts/emails yesterday (no hard copy yet). I bet you get yours on Tuesday if you didn't get one today.

Also, Not many of us around here! I know of two others (but I'm the only one of the four of us whose spouse's native language *isn't* English)

Hey everyone... Yesterday I received 6 emails notifications that the USCIS received my AOS with 3 different MSC #... I have a question... my AP and EAD are in initial review but the other # it says: your fingerprint fee was accepted and we have mailed you a notice describing how we will process your case>... Its this the information for my AOS? or just for the biometrics? i don't understand!

FWIW, this is our I485 email notification:

Dear Applicant/Petitioner:

Your USCIS application/petition has been received and routed to the National Benefits Center for processing. Within 7-10 days by standard mail you will receive your official Receipt Notice (Form I-797) with your Receipt Number MSC1032917062. With the official Receipt Notice (Form I-797) you may visit www.uscis.gov where you can check the status of your application using My Case Status. We suggest you wait until you have received your Form I-797 before checking My Case Status.

This confirmation provides notification of the date USCIS received your application/petition. This notice does NOT grant any immigration status or benefit. You MAY NOT present this notice as evidence that you have been granted any immigration status or benefit. Further, this notice does NOT constitute evidence that your application remains pending with USCIS. The current status of your application/petition must be verified with USCIS.

And at USCIS.gov, it says:

{*} Acceptance

On September 2, 2010, your fingerprint fee was accepted and we have mailed you a notice describing how we will process your case. Please follow any instructions on this notice. Your case is being processed at our NATIONAL BENEFITS CENTER location. You will be notified by mail when a decision is made, or if the office needs something from you. If you move while this case is pending, please use our Change of Address online tool to update your case with your new address or call our customer service center at 1-800-375-5283.

So either we both get RFEs or this is standard text for the biometrics letter. (Unlike the I485, the I131 and I765 both have Initial Review instead of Acceptance, so I *think* this is the standard text.)

Edited September 4, 2010 by K and L

[julesrose 0]

Hey julesrose we have the same timeline, we sent our aos aug 23rd, i got my text email confirmation of noa1 sept 1.

Lucky you! we still haven't gotten anything

[Bsze 50]

They finally cashed our check.

Buuuut... Our case numbers still don't work on the website. Come on guys, you just took $1010 from me! The least you could do is let me stalk you somehow.

P.S. Happy long Labor Day weekend, everybody!

Edited September 4, 2010 by Bsze

[dierathy 2]

Ours was delivered the day before yours, and we just got our texts/emails yesterday (no hard copy yet). I bet you get yours on Tuesday if you didn't get one today.

Also, Not many of us around here! I know of two others (but I'm the only one of the four of us whose spouse's native language *isn't* English)

FWIW, this is our I485 email notification:

And at USCIS.gov, it says:

Hopefully that doesn't mean a RFE... hopefully that's the same info for everyone! Meaning that they wont do anything until the Biometrics! thanks...

So either we both get RFEs or this is standard text for the biometrics letter. (Unlike the I485, the I131 and I765 both have Initial Review instead of Acceptance, so I *think* this is the standard text.)

[SALLY AND MIKE 0]

got my biometric schedule last sept,01 in the mailbox,,,my schedule is this coming sept.23

here is my time line for AOS

august 14,2010 send my AOS and EAd

AUGust 17,2010 arrived my documents in USCIS

August 25,2010 got email and text from USCIS

AUgust 27,2010 recieved hard copy NOA1 in the mailbox.EAD and AOS

Sept.01.2010 recieved in the mailbox my biometric schedule.....

[Sgt. McGee 27]

Nothing since I got the text with the MSC #, no updates on the uscis website. They can't even find my reference

Buuuut... Our case numbers still don't work on the website. Come on guys, you just took $1010 from me! The least you could do is let me stalk you somehow.

So, I just called today (in the same boat as you two), and the CSR at USCIS couldn't tell me what was going on. She escalated my call, and the next person I spoke to told me that they're "in the process" of transitioning to an updated system, and that, for reasons nobody seems to be able to explain, some cases aren't entered into the system properly. Further, they can't seem to resolve it. Useful, eh?

She assured me that we're awaiting a biometrics appointment, that we're in the queue for that appointment, but that she didn't have an estimated date (probably standard).

She also encouraged me to call back at any time if I had further questions, which suggests to me that my case number won't show up for a while...

[julesrose 0]

So, I just called today (in the same boat as you two), and the CSR at USCIS couldn't tell me what was going on. She escalated my call, and the next person I spoke to told me that they're "in the process" of transitioning to an updated system, and that, for reasons nobody seems to be able to explain, some cases aren't entered into the system properly. Further, they can't seem to resolve it. Useful, eh?

She assured me that we're awaiting a biometrics appointment, that we're in the queue for that appointment, but that she didn't have an estimated date (probably standard).

She also encouraged me to call back at any time if I had further questions, which suggests to me that my case number won't show up for a while...

OH LOVELY!! Maybe that's why it's been 9 days and we haven't heard anything since they picked up our package at the post office!

[beantown79 0]

OH LOVELY!! Maybe that's why it's been 9 days and we haven't heard anything since they picked up our package at the post office!

Hey JulesRose, we have the exact timeline and I received my hardcopies NOA1 for my AOS, EAD, AND AP today in the mail.

[julesrose 0]

Hey JulesRose, we have the exact timeline and I received my hardcopies NOA1 for my AOS, EAD, AND AP today in the mail.

hi...ok! did you get any emails or texts?? we asked for them but havent gotten any

[julesrose 0]

hi...ok! did you get any emails or texts?? we asked for them but havent gotten any

Never mind I seen in your signature you did get emails and texts....see we didn't get any and we put the form in the package we sent so that we could get online notifications

[julesrose 0]

Yah, so I just got off the phone w/ USCIS and it's not in the system.....

[SunnyCalifornian 6]

It looks like some of us are having delays with our cases being uploaded to the USCIS website (and possibly with our biometrics appointment letters being issued.)

I just checked my cases in the USCIS website, and none of my cases have been uploaded. (By my cases, I mean AOS, EAD and AP.) All of my cases NOA1 hardcopies state as the Received date: August 17, 2010 (3 weeks ago!) and as Notice Date: August 25,2010 (2 weeks ago!). Also, I have not received my biometrics appointment letter. I called customer service, and after being transfered to the second escalated CSR, she mentioned that all that she could say was that my cases were received, and that I would have to wait for an update...She could not provide further information. I'll check the USCIS website again tomorrow.

Best of luck to everyone!

Timeline:

Aug 12: Entered US in K1 visa.

Aug 13: Married.

Aug 16: Sent AOS, AP & EAD package by Fedex to the Chicago S. Dearborn St. address.

Aug 17: Fedex confirmed they had delivered the package.

Aug 25: Received emails and sms texts of my AOS, EAD and AP applications.

Aug 26: Check cashed.

Aug 30: Received hardcopies of NOA1's for my AOS, EAD and AP applications.

Edited September 7, 2010 by Soon2beover

[PhilAdventureTeam 1]

Received Appointment Notice today. Scheduled Biometrics on September 22 @ 8AM