AOS December 2016 Filers (merged)

[sebastianshaw 97]

actually there is some disputed information regarding the same, although i hope you are right. legally  there is no timeframe for pending I-485's. For N-400 (Naturalization) it is 120 days. 

 

https://www.murthy.com/2012/05/25/uscis-blogs-on-aos-myths-discussed-in-online-forums/

[Bronxnyc 33]

23 hours ago, sebastianshaw said:

actually there is some disputed information regarding the same, although i hope you are right. legally  there is no timeframe for pending I-485's. For N-400 (Naturalization) it is 120 days. 

 

https://www.murthy.com/2012/05/25/uscis-blogs-on-aos-myths-discussed-in-online-forums/

It is so depressing. I had to send in an application for the renewal of my EAD 

[sebastianshaw 97]

2 hours ago, Bronxnyc said:

It is so depressing. I had to send in an application for the renewal of my EAD 

I agree, its just painful, especially because the process is so opaque, wait never seems to end. But i guess we just have to be patient. 

 

I applied for the EAD renewal in November itself, considering how stupid and unreliable the process is ....

 

 

 

[sausa 20]

Well finally I checked case status and I got approved!!! Thanks to all on this forum for the help. Its been a very long journey. Thankfully we are moving to a different state soon so I wont have to deal with Minnesota field office again

[itsdonealready 13]

4 hours ago, sausa said:

Well finally I checked case status and I got approved!!! Thanks to all on this forum for the help. Its been a very long journey. Thankfully we are moving to a different state soon so I wont have to deal with Minnesota field office again

Awesome news! Congrats!

Based on your timeline, I guess I still have a whole year to wait before I get an interview notice (chill...)

[sebastianshaw 97]

On 1/28/2018 at 3:04 PM, sausa said:

Well finally I checked case status and I got approved!!! Thanks to all on this forum for the help. Its been a very long journey. Thankfully we are moving to a different state soon so I wont have to deal with Minnesota field office again

Congratulations @sausa finally after almost 3 months of interview your case has been approved. (if i remember correctly ur interview was on Oct 31) 

[Lilith90 12]

On 1/16/2018 at 12:19 PM, Bronxnyc said:

I don’t think so.... I’m going to renew my EAD as well. I did my interview in November and still haven’t gotten a response. They told me they have 120 days to make a decision 😞😞😞😞😞

Thanks 

[e_xterrixx 32]

NYC filer!

Interviewed: September 23, 2017

Renewed EAD2: Nov 2017

Put in service request: Jan 25, 2018 (not yet assigned to an officer for response!)

tick...tock....

[sebastianshaw 97]

21 hours ago, e_xterrixx said:

NYC filer!

Interviewed: September 23, 2017

Renewed EAD2: Nov 2017

Put in service request: Jan 25, 2018 (not yet assigned to an officer for response!)

tick...tock....

what is your priority date ?

[e_xterrixx 32]

Just now, sebastianshaw said:

what is your priority date ?

 

4 minutes ago, sebastianshaw said:

what is your priority date ?

Priority date is October 31, 2016.

[sebastianshaw 97]

8 minutes ago, e_xterrixx said:

 

Priority date is October 31, 2016.

considering it has been more than 120 days since your interview in September, i would urge you to take an InfoPass appointment rather than an Online/Telephone service request, it should be more enlightening. 

 

Also did the officer give you the printout, saying they are recommending for approval, or did they say it is pending review and decision cannot be made at that point of time ?

Edited February 1, 2018 by sebastianshaw

[e_xterrixx 32]

4 minutes ago, sebastianshaw said:

considering it has been more than 120 days since your interview in September, i would urge you to take an InfoPass appointment rather than an Online/Telephone service request, it should be more enlightening. 

 

Also did the officer give you the printout, saying they are recommending for approval, or did they say it is pending review and decision cannot be made at that point of time ?

I've scheduled an infopass for 2nd week in Feb and hoping to get more tangible answer from them. After the interview, the office simply said to expect to hear from them in the mail and gave us a copy of the number slip that they give you when you come into the waiting room. I'm not really sure what that means or what to make of it.

[sebastianshaw 97]

4 minutes ago, e_xterrixx said:

I've scheduled an infopass for 2nd week in Feb and hoping to get more tangible answer from them. After the interview, the office simply said to expect to hear from them in the mail and gave us a copy of the number slip that they give you when you come into the waiting room. I'm not really sure what that means or what to make of it.

That's good that you have the infopass now, wishing you the best. 

 

Generally, the interviewer at the end of the interview atleast here in minnesota, give you a printout, which has 4 options, and he/she ticks one of them. 

 

First is, your app is being recommended for approval and you should hear something soon, Second is your app is being processed and a decision cannot be made at this point..and so on..

[e_xterrixx 32]

19 hours ago, sebastianshaw said:

That's good that you have the infopass now, wishing you the best. 

 

Generally, the interviewer at the end of the interview atleast here in minnesota, give you a printout, which has 4 options, and he/she ticks one of them. 

 

First is, your app is being recommended for approval and you should hear something soon, Second is your app is being processed and a decision cannot be made at this point..and so on..

Any tip on how to approach them at the InfoPass, to get better answers/responses?

[sebastianshaw 97]

31 minutes ago, e_xterrixx said:

Any tip on how to approach them at the InfoPass, to get better answers/responses?

 

I have never had one, but from what i have read, just keep it crisp and to the point and even if the answers are weird don't show any irritation. 

 

Most officers are very understanding and you can tell them your concerns and they will try to tell you to he best to their knowledge. I am not sure how much more information is available to them compared to the typical customer service officer on the phone. I would compare them more to the Tier II officers on phone who have the ability to see your file a little more but not fully like an IO who took your interview. 

 

Some people say it didn't help at all, some say something moved after the meeting. Its just a mixed back like everything at USCIS unfortunately  

 

Most importantly you are covering your bases and just completing the process, because god forbid if your case is still stuck, you can show that you have tried everything under the sun, from calls to infopass and uscis is still not transparent.