March 2017 AOS Filers

[KimberleyVDB 77]

For anyone still waiting on their EAD especially. I just talked to an officer on the phone. Because of the amount of application they've been getting over the last two years, the process takes a little longer. If you do an SR and you get it's under review this means someone is (finally) working on your case. 

 

I think, but this is solely my opinion that we might need to ad an extra 30 days to the count so we don't keep panicking. So I'm going to (try to)be patient and wait until I hit that 120 mark and than I'll bug them again. Hopefully I won't have to. 

 

Hope everyone is going to have a great weekend who knows what next week will bring. I'm going to enjoy my stepdaughters 15th birthday!

[Babigau 42]

1 hour ago, KimberleyVDB said:

For anyone still waiting on their EAD especially. I just talked to an officer on the phone. Because of the amount of application they've been getting over the last two years, the process takes a little longer. If you do an SR and you get it's under review this means someone is (finally) working on your case. 

 

I think, but this is solely my opinion that we might need to ad an extra 30 days to the count so we don't keep panicking. So I'm going to (try to)be patient and wait until I hit that 120 mark and than I'll bug them again. Hopefully I won't have to. 

 

Hope everyone is going to have a great weekend who knows what next week will bring. I'm going to enjoy my stepdaughters 15th birthday!

I agree with the new estimate but I'd say that there is a lot of variance as many April and May filers are getting EAD.

 

This works both ways but I hope for everyone to get their ead early!

[Californiansunset 336]

2 hours ago, arc1993 said:

Same here.. day 99. Placed SR and expedite request. I didn't even get a request for evidence for expedite. I just got an email saying it is under review

How did you do the expedite request? I called yesterday to do that since I am on Day 131 and the lady said that once you are pass the 90 days that you can't do a expedite request anymore bc expedite is to make the processing go faster when you are within normal processing times. She said since I am beyond normal processing times it wouldn't do anything 

[KimberleyVDB 77]

Seriously, after like a few hours after I talked to a tier 2 officer I got an email saying my card (EAD) is in production. 

When I just came to terms with waiting. So when I read it I most admit I almost started crying. 

 

 

[arc1993 10]

11 minutes ago, Californiansunset said:

How did you do the expedite request? I called yesterday to do that since I am on Day 131 and the lady said that once you are pass the 90 days that you can't do a expedite request anymore bc expedite is to make the processing go faster when you are within normal processing times. She said since I am beyond normal processing times it wouldn't do anything 

I did it on day 90. But I don't think it will help me since I didn't get the email asking to fax the proof.

[arc1993 10]

6 minutes ago, KimberleyVDB said:

Seriously, after like a few hours after I talked to a tier 2 officer I got an email saying my card (EAD) is in production. 

When I just came to terms with waiting. So when I read it I most admit I almost started crying. 

 

 

Congrats! I talked to a tear to a tier 2 officer on Wednesday but no help... 

[nikaero 131]

8 minutes ago, KimberleyVDB said:

Seriously, after like a few hours after I talked to a tier 2 officer I got an email saying my card (EAD) is in production. 

When I just came to terms with waiting. So when I read it I most admit I almost started crying. 

 

 

wow that's some good karma for you... you tried to help others by making the 120 day rule and God helped you out... congrats on your EAD card...

Edited July 7, 2017 by nikaero

[britontherun 35]

2 hours ago, KimberleyVDB said:

For anyone still waiting on their EAD especially. I just talked to an officer on the phone. Because of the amount of application they've been getting over the last two years, the process takes a little longer. If you do an SR and you get it's under review this means someone is (finally) working on your case. 

 

I think, but this is solely my opinion that we might need to ad an extra 30 days to the count so we don't keep panicking. So I'm going to (try to)be patient and wait until I hit that 120 mark and than I'll bug them again. Hopefully I won't have to. 

 

Hope everyone is going to have a great weekend who knows what next week will bring. I'm going to enjoy my stepdaughters 15th birthday!

 

I called into the service number too today and spoke to an officer. They are still working on applications for EADs in January so depending on your part of the country, it's them being late, not anything else.

I am patiently waiting as well for my wife's EAD and AP.

I did manage to put in a service request...

 

 

 

 

[KimberleyVDB 77]

31 minutes ago, nikaero said:

wow that's some good karma for you... you tried to help others by making the 120 day rule and God helped you out... congrats on your EAD card...

Thank you! I'm a big believer in Karma. It was just so weird. After talking to the officer and him explaining to me that for the last 2 years the workload has increased and he understands how important this is for us, I just had this calm feeling coming over me. And I just thought, you know what let's approach this in a different way. 

 

I know everybody is anxious about getting their EAD or GC and the wait is challenging. But we all are going to get there eventually. 

[nikaero 131]

4 minutes ago, KimberleyVDB said:

Thank you! I'm a big believer in Karma. It was just so weird. After talking to the officer and him explaining to me that for the last 2 years the workload has increased and he understands how important this is for us, I just had this calm feeling coming over me. And I just thought, you know what let's approach this in a different way. 

 

I know everybody is anxious about getting their EAD or GC and the wait is challenging. But we all are going to get there eventually. 

that's a good attitude to have in life in general... now the next wait begins for the interview right?

I've got 25 days till my interview... I think I'm prepared but still worry about missing some simple thing because i thought i had everything i need already...

Edited July 7, 2017 by nikaero

[KimberleyVDB 77]

16 minutes ago, nikaero said:

that's a good attitude to have in life in general... now the next wait begins for the interview right?

I've got 25 days till my interview... I think I'm prepared but still worry about missing some simple thing because i thought i had everything i need already...

I don't know. I'm adjusting from a K1 visa, there is a change I get a waiver. But yeah my greencard is the next wait. I hope I'll have it before December. We've got a cruise as a gift and we're getting close to have to go and do that. We want to take my stepdaughter with us and she can only go when she has her Christmas break. So we'll see. 

[nikaero 131]

1 minute ago, KimberleyVDB said:

I don't know. I'm adjusting from a K1 visa, there is a change I get a waiver. But yeah my greencard is the next wait. I hope I'll have it before December. We've got a cruise as a gift and we're getting close to have to go and do that. We want to take my stepdaughter with us and she can only go when she has her Christmas break. So we'll see. 

fingers crossed hopefully it wont be that long a wait but i read somewhere on this forum that if you get the interview waived its a slightly longer wait... but like everything else it mostly depends on luck... either way hope and pray you get to enjoy Christmas with your family as a full permanent resident...

[KimberleyVDB 77]

1 hour ago, britontherun said:

 

I called into the service number too today and spoke to an officer. They are still working on applications for EADs in January so depending on your part of the country, it's them being late, not anything else.

I am patiently waiting as well for my wife's EAD and AP.

I did manage to put in a service request...

 

 

 

 

I already put in 2 service requests. I only got an email back saying my case was in review, and I kinda wanted to know what that meant to them and /or if anything was wrong with my case. So that's what I told them. And than they looked into everything. I have a feeling that those timelines on the site aren't always correct. Hopefully you'll hear something soon!

[Californiansunset 336]

1 hour ago, britontherun said:

 

I called into the service number too today and spoke to an officer. They are still working on applications for EADs in January so depending on your part of the country, it's them being late, not anything else.

I am patiently waiting as well for my wife's EAD and AP.

I did manage to put in a service request...

 

 

 

 

Haha I've had this conversation before with one of the people from that line. They are saying that they are working on cases from January because they are just reading each answer off of their screen. The processing times are from the official USCIS website. What they don't take into account when they say that they are working on cases from January is that it says "as of April 30th". Since it is july now they are working on cases from March... not January. They just like to leave that info out. Everyone from the January Filers who still don't have their EAD have gotten RFIEs in March or April, sometimes even in May and are therefore not considered January Filers anymore. 

[Californiansunset 336]

39 minutes ago, KimberleyVDB said:

I already put in 2 service requests. I only got an email back saying my case was in review, and I kinda wanted to know what that meant to them and /or if anything was wrong with my case. So that's what I told them. And than they looked into everything. I have a feeling that those timelines on the site aren't always correct. Hopefully you'll hear something soon!

When I was talking to the IO on the phone he made clear that they are, even though they are IOs, just Customer representatives and can't actually do anything with the case... i think it was pure luck and good karma that after you called your status it switched to approved. 

When i called he said that he can see that I was supposed to get an answer to my service request today but that they still haven't seemed to look at it and that I need to call back Monday if I haven't gotten an update. I asked a bunch of questions to why/what/when and he always explained that he can't do much and can only say what he sees and that these IOs on the line don't do anything besides helping the customers with answers and putting service requests in.