December 2015 AOS filer status

[marroco13 2]

Completed our biometrics today. Walked in early. No problems at all! They were very nice and we were in and out quickly!

[CharlieTanger 76]

Ahhh! We received an RFE today as well! I wonder what it could be!?

Does this delay the work permit (EAD) as well? It just has our AOS MSC case number.

[NataliaLin 18]

I got an RFE too but it is request for initial evidence.. UGH!!

[Gizzmondo 51]

Is it possible to call them and ask what initial evidence they need or do we have to wait for USPS ?

[CharlieTanger 76]

What's the difference? What is "initial evidence?"

[samford 1]

Request for Evidence

A request for evidence is made when an application/petition is lacking required documentation/evidence (initial evidence) or the officer needs more documentation/evidence (additional evidence) to determine an applicant's eligibility for the benefit sought. We may send you a request for evidence at any stage of our review. The request will indicate what evidence or information is needed for us to fully evaluate your application or petition. The notice will explain where to send the evidence and will give the deadline for your response. Your application or petition will be held in suspense during that time. If you receive a request for evidence and have questions about what you need to submit, you may call our National Customer Service Center at 1-800-375-5283.

See Racheal & David's post regarding initial vs additional evidence

[Jay98 3]

Hi everyone! I'm new here, I'm a late December filer

[Jay98 3]

I think they talk about more evidence like, if u didn't send 6 ID photos, police certificate, co-sponsor for affidavit of support, biography form I325 for both of u, sometimes they even ask for 3 copies certificate of birth or 3 married certificate, one for each form as... 131, 765 and 485. good luck guys

[JoeyKeano 21]

Sorry to hear about your troubles, PeKan. Not what you need to enhance the experience.

Radio silence for us since the biometrics appointment on Jan 7th. Today is my first day out of status as well, which I know is a common enough thing for a K1 adjustee, given the timescales involved but in "a period of stay authorized by the attorney general" sounds far more intimidating than simply "in status".

Has anything changed on your case statuses on the USCIS website? I've also heard nothing since my biometrics (Jan 14th) and USCIS hasn't changed sine Dec. 17th. Just wondering?

[AsafSB 3]

Has anything changed on your case statuses on the USCIS website? I've also heard nothing since my biometrics (Jan 14th) and USCIS hasn't changed sine Dec. 17th. Just wondering?

Nothing here as well. The USCIS cases status is still unchanged since Dec 8, which is received, and all I can see is a 'soft touch' on Dec 16, which is when I assume they sent the biometrics letter...

[starsky 99]

Has anything changed on your case statuses on the USCIS website? I've also heard nothing since my biometrics (Jan 14th) and USCIS hasn't changed sine Dec. 17th. Just wondering?

Similar timeline to yours, fellow Brit also. Not heard anything yet either, but being a little unreasonable I think given it's barely been two weeks since my biometrics appointment. The RFE's have been rolling in here so I'm hoping no news might be good news, but a lot of people seem to be getting caught out with some particular or other, which is rather worrying.

[bariki 71]

Has anything changed on your case statuses on the USCIS website? I've also heard nothing since my biometrics (Jan 14th) and USCIS hasn't changed sine Dec. 17th. Just wondering?

Nope, no changes. But, as someone else has observed, it's not been much time in the grand scheme of things - 19 days since my biometrics and only 12 for yourself. Though, seeing other people's RFEs roll in whilst seeing nothing myself is a mix of reassuring and.. not.

[bariki 71]

Ahhh! We received an RFE today as well! I wonder what it could be!?

Does this delay the work permit (EAD) as well? It just has our AOS MSC case number.

Lame. I hope it's a nice, easy one and you get get the ball rolling again soon!

My understanding is that a request for initial evidence on your AOS case will pause processing on your EAD/AP cases (as they are dependent upon AOS) and reset the 'clock' (the regulatory processing time) back to day 1. However, if you receive a request for additional evidence, the clock simply pauses and restarts once USCIS receives the required evidence.

This is the best explanation of how/why/when case processing times are paused/reset that I've found yet.

Edited January 26, 2016 by bariki

[Amhara 460]

Yes, now when I check our case, it's not to see if there is an update, but it's to make sure we don't get an RFE! Our thread has so many of them! It makes me wonder if rather than checking to see if the petition is fully complete, they are reviewed in stages? I don't know. I seem to be able to find other MSC cases near our number that suggests many on the same day were updated to "fingerprint fee received". Either way, it's a time where action on our thread is happening; I just don't want to negative kind of action!

[neoblast 138]

Hi everyone! I'm new here, I'm a late December filer

Hey Jay98, welcome to the group. would you mind filling out your timeline whenever you have a chance?

Thanks..