April 2017 AOS Filers

[tahir123 5]

14 minutes ago, nikaero said:

I think the general consensus is that if you receive an RFIE(not just RFE) then EAD and AP gets delayed by however many days it took for you to submit the evidence after they sent out the RFIE.(or the 90 day clock gets reset! I have heard it both ways, pretty sure its the reset thing ) So unless you can expedite or you get lucky, I would say add the number of days you took to submit the evidence to the original 90 days and you will get an idea of when to expect a decision on your EAD/AP... Lets just hope it doesn't come to that and you get lucky and get them sooner... Pray and keep your fingers crossed...

 

P.S. I don't have any idea what you can do to fix the USPS problem but i would suggest its very important that you get it fixed somehow as thats the route through which this whole process happens... I saw somebody on here suggesting that you put your name as well as your wife's on the mailbox especially if you are in an apartment complex...

Yeah, I think you're right. I just found this on USCIS's website:

 

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The required times in which USCIS must make a decision on a Form I-765 are:

• Ninety (90) days of receipt of applications filed under categories other than asylum-based, or

• Thirty (30) days if filing for an initial EAD based upon a pending asylum case.

One exception to this rule is if USCIS requires initial or additional evidence. If initial is evidence is requested, the processing time will start from zero upon receipt of the requested evidence. If additional evidence is requested, the processing time limit is extended by the amount of time it takes for you to receive the request for evidence and respond to it. Also, the processing time is extended when a request for evidence is issued for any form filed concurrently with Form I-765.

Sigh.

 

I did put her name in the mailbox. It was a crude cut & paste job while I get something official done but yeah I need to get that officially sorted by the apartment management.

 

Thanks for your reply!

[nikaero 131]

1 minute ago, tahir123 said:

Yeah, I think you're right. I just found this on USCIS's website:

 

Sigh.

 

I did put her name in the mailbox. It was a crude cut & paste job while I get something official done but yeah I need to get that officially sorted by the apartment management.

 

Thanks for your reply!

you are welcome and i do think even a crude cut and paste job should be enough... did u try talking with one of the mailmen that work your route?

[tahir123 5]

1 minute ago, nikaero said:

you are welcome and i do think even a crude cut and paste job should be enough... did u try talking with one of the mailmen that work your route?

No, didn't think to do that because I don't know how many mailmen are assigned to that route and I work different shifts week-to-week my schedule doesn't line up with their delivery times. But you've given me an idea...after I get something official in the mailbox I'll have one of the property manager speak to one of the mailmen.

[Ead87tx 85]

1 hour ago, tahir123 said:

Hi guys

 

My wife (the K1 fiance, now wife) and I are April, 2017 filers as well and I have a few concerns I'm hoping one of you guys can shed some light on.

 

About 10-15 days after submitting our paperwork for her AOS we received our receipts via mail and about a couple of weeks after that my wife received her biometrics appointment letter. On the day she received her appointment letter we received a notice on USCIS website saying they had issued a Request for Initial Information. We kept waiting and waiting and nothing came so I called them on the 2 week mark and they said they'd re-send. 2 weeks later we received another notice saying that it was returned to USCIS by USPS because it was not deliverable. Again they said they'd resend. In the meantime I contacted USPS and asked them why they weren't delivering the letter when the last 4 times (3 receipts for I-485, EAD, AP, and biometrics appointment letters) were received at the same address. The customer rep at the main office was really helpful but the local office wasn't helpful at all. Long story short I scheduled a Infopass and was able to get a copy of the Req. for Initial Information. Since then the post office has returned another copy of the letter that the USCIS supposedly mailed out.

 

For some dumb reason USCIS wanted a copy of my wife's birth certificate in the native language in addition to the English one I had submitted. It was never an issue when I filed for her I-129 but I guess they just needed an excuse to delay the case. Not to mention that English is an official language of her country of origin and thus her English birth certificate is original and a copy of it in the native language should not be required. Anyway, it took over a month for my in-laws to obtain a copy of the certificate due to local bureaucracy's and I've just submitted it to the USCIS; 2 weeks short of the deadline.

 

The other issue is that the 90 day mark on her EAD/AP was up on July 2nd and we've received no notifications regarding those at all. When I go to track those cases it's blank, nothing has changed since they received the case in back in early April. Maybe it has something to do with the 4th of July weekend or is EAD/AP dependent on the I-485? I don't know.

 

I'd really appreciate it if anyone has anyone could shed some light on this and/or have any tips what I can do. Thanks!

What I understand from reading many posts is that once you receive a RFIE the countdown stops until you provide the evidence requested, so it seems it might be 90 days since PD but since the process stopped for that request, it must be less. Good luck!

Edited July 6, 2017 by seal72

[zilionyte.egle 9]

Hey guys! 

Just to give you some hope - today my online application status changed - we are scheduled for interview on August 11th. My office is LA. So things are moving quickly. No news about EAD/AP though, but probably shouldn't expect that anymore. 

 

[Shushulsan 32]

Last night my case change to "EAD card was mailed to me". It first went to production on 06/30/2017, then said "case was approved" on 07/03/2017. And now, 3 days later, it says it was mailed. God knows when it would be here or if USPS will lose it, lol.

[nikaero 131]

3 hours ago, zilionyte.egle said:

Hey guys! 

Just to give you some hope - today my online application status changed - we are scheduled for interview on August 11th. My office is LA. So things are moving quickly. No news about EAD/AP though, but probably shouldn't expect that anymore. 

 

 

3 minutes ago, Shushulsan said:

Last night my case change to "EAD card was mailed to me". It first went to production on 06/30/2017, then said "case was approved" on 07/03/2017. And now, 3 days later, it says it was mailed. God knows when it would be here or if USPS will lose it, lol.

congrats to both of you!

[Ninatica 56]

1 hour ago, Shushulsan said:

Last night my case change to "EAD card was mailed to me". It first went to production on 06/30/2017, then said "case was approved" on 07/03/2017. And now, 3 days later, it says it was mailed. God knows when it would be here or if USPS will lose it, lol.

Good morning!

 

My case (EAD/AP) has 85 days. Same status (Case was received) 😣😣😣😣😣😣😣😣😣😣😣. I need to drive, travel overseas and work 😣😣😣😣😣😣

[gray_cat 39]

Day 94 and still nothing. If I don't receive an update by the end of the day I'll submit a service request.

[RandB 156]

6 hours ago, zilionyte.egle said:

Hey guys! 

Just to give you some hope - today my online application status changed - we are scheduled for interview on August 11th. My office is LA. So things are moving quickly. No news about EAD/AP though, but probably shouldn't expect that anymore. 

 

Congratulations!

[RandB 156]

I am starting to prepare for my AOS interview and figuring out which documents I need to bring. Two weeks left!

[nikaero 131]

36 minutes ago, RandB said:

I am starting to prepare for my AOS interview and figuring out which documents I need to bring. Two weeks left!

best of luck to you... i got almost 4 weeks left...

Edited July 7, 2017 by nikaero

[nikaero 131]

1 hour ago, gray_cat said:

Day 94 and still nothing. If I don't receive an update by the end of the day I'll submit a service request.

hopefully today will be the day you get some sort of good news!

[earnhaaart 30]

Hi y'all! 

My PD is April 6th

Biometrics done May 19th

Got an RFE May 30th

RFE sent June 16th

RFE received by uscis June 20th

 

Im on my 92nd day since pd and I know rfe delays the process for a few days or weeks. I need to go back to my home country before July 25th for my sister's wedding and I know that it is not a valid reason for an emergency travel or to expedite a case. I am thinking of calling uscis later today to raise an SR but I don't know what to tell them if they ask me the reason why I want to expedite the case. I need to be home for my sister's wedding😫 i don't know what to do. Help please!! 

 

 

 

Edited July 7, 2017 by earnhaaart

[earnhaaart 30]

1 hour ago, gray_cat said:

Day 94 and still nothing. If I don't receive an update by the end of the day I'll submit a service request.

Did you receive an RFE?