March 2017 AOS Filers

[TL2016 208]

1 minute ago, kimy33 said:

It is kind of confused, since one can file AOS from working visa to EB2,EB3 (job based greencard), one can file AOS from student visa to EB1 greencard, further more, anyone can file for EB5 greencard..... which are totally from what we are filing for, marriage based greencard. 

Yeah I understand what you mean. What VisaJourney is trying to separate is what visa you entered the US from, not what your reasoning for adjusting your status is. 

[atuegwu 192]

52 minutes ago, TL2016 said:

Yeah I understand what you mean. What VisaJourney is trying to separate is what visa you entered the US from, not what your reasoning for adjusting your status is. 

@TL2016 yeah and I also feel Visajourney uses it to update their own database and keep a statistical data of members on here as to know the types of Visa members adjust from. Good luck all.

Edited May 10, 2017 by atuegwu

[Soft 46]

7 hours ago, TL2016 said:

Not necessarily. I don't know why so many people adjusting from student and tourist visas are here in this section of the forum considering this is intended for people who adjusted from family based ones, but let me explain what the major difference is between those cases and our cases is.

 

Anyone adjusting from a tourist, student and in some cases work visas are required to have an interview. There is no way around that for them, so they often get the "Ready to be scheduled for interview" status online pretty quickly, even though it could be many months before they even get their interview appointment. The saying that cases with interviews are generally faster is also not entirely true. 

Only cases with local offices that aren't backlogged usually get approved within the first 3-5 months. If I will need an interview for example, I probably won't get one until the beginning of 2018 because that's how bad the backlog in New York City is. 

Okbye# 😎

[Becci391 340]

Quick update on my EAD/AP case: I just called USCIS about my pending EAD/AP status and the woman on the phone made a service request and gave me a confirmation number. I guess now I have to wait for an officer to get back to me.

Anyone know how long that usually takes until someone gets back to me?

 

I was also able to ask if my pending I-485 is still at the NBC or already on its way to the field office down here to Atlanta. As of right now, the I-485 is still at the NBC and within the normal time frame and the woman said that the officer who processes my case is the one who decides if I get an interview waiver or an interview letter. So the waiting game is still on for that case...

[mhilda 0]

Adjustment of Status from H1B to LPR via F1B

 

Mar 14, 2017 - I485 received.

Apr 10, 2017 - Biometrics

 

Still waiting...

 

[atuegwu 192]

1 hour ago, Becci391 said:

Quick update on my EAD/AP case: I just called USCIS about my pending EAD/AP status and the woman on the phone made a service request and gave me a confirmation number. I guess now I have to wait for an officer to get back to me.

Anyone know how long that usually takes until someone gets back to me?

 

I was also able to ask if my pending I-485 is still at the NBC or already on its way to the field office down here to Atlanta. As of right now, the I-485 is still at the NBC and within the normal time frame and the woman said that the officer who processes my case is the one who decides if I get an interview waiver or an interview letter. So the waiting game is still on for that case...

@Becci391 good job. Thanks so much for the update and heads up. Will do mine next Monday because mine will be 75 days on Friday. Good luck to us.

[TL2016 208]

Just received my combo card in the mail! Sadly it's still the old one, but at least I have it now. I got here 2 days after the status updated to card sent to me. 

[PinkCandy 134]

28 minutes ago, TL2016 said:

Just received my combo card in the mail! Sadly it's still the old one, but at least I have it now. I got here 2 days after the status updated to card sent to me. 

Congratulations!!! 

[Ariii 7]

2 hours ago, Becci391 said:

Quick update on my EAD/AP case: I just called USCIS about my pending EAD/AP status and the woman on the phone made a service request and gave me a confirmation number. I guess now I have to wait for an officer to get back to me.

Anyone know how long that usually takes until someone gets back to me?

 

I was also able to ask if my pending I-485 is still at the NBC or already on its way to the field office down here to Atlanta. As of right now, the I-485 is still at the NBC and within the normal time frame and the woman said that the officer who processes my case is the one who decides if I get an interview waiver or an interview letter. So the waiting game is still on for that case...

They have 15 days time to get back to you ..

[Becci391 340]

Just now, Ariii said:

They have 15 days time to get back to you ..

I was told it's 30 days from the day you request the status update...oh well, it actually doesn't matter because I have to wait anyway

[atuegwu 192]

59 minutes ago, TL2016 said:

Just received my combo card in the mail! Sadly it's still the old one, but at least I have it now. I got here 2 days after the status updated to card sent to me. 

@TL2016 wow!!! Finally, a very big congratulations. So happy for you. It means there is hope for us all. Good luck at your job. I think they said the old card will still be in use till the exhaust the ones they have. All the same congratulations again.

[Cynthia68 24]

20 hours ago, Soft said:

sorry about the stress , Be eazy and keep your head up..it should be straightened out soon . We all need great encouragements through this journey mam

Thank you Soft!

[Ariii 7]

23 hours ago, TL2016 said:

Call again. Whilst the USCIS hotline has been mostly helpful in my personal experience, sometimes they literally go by what the website says online. I had someone who wouldn't give me any info regarding my expedite request and transferred me to a tier 2 officer with a wait time of over 6 hours. So I hung up, called again and spoke to a woman who was able to give me the info I needed. She did have me verify almost all of my info because I called 3 times that day, but it really isn't an issue. 

You were right !! I just called again and the lady gave me the fax and attn number. She also told me I should send the evidence along with the notice but since I haven't got an email it's not possible... How did you sent yours ? Did you just wrote the attn number on your evidence or did you use a separate piece of paper ? 

[TL2016 208]

1 minute ago, Ariii said:

You were right !! I just called again and the lady gave me the fax and attn number. She also told me I should send the evidence along with the notice but since I haven't got an email it's not possible... How did you sent yours ? Did you just wrote the attn number on your evidence or did you use a separate piece of paper ? 

Told ya! 

I did not fax the notice because to this day I still haven't gotten it. I did write my full name, case number, expedite referral number and of course the attention number on the top left of the cover letter along with the job offer stating salary, benefits and start date.

[emchappie 119]

4 hours ago, Becci391 said:

I was told it's 30 days from the day you request the status update...oh well, it actually doesn't matter because I have to wait anyway

I mean surely if it's 30 days, that put you past the 90 days?