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Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Philippines
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Posted
4 hours ago, MAYNYCFiler2017 said:

GM would U care to share with us a picture u can block out important information such as dates n photo etc.... Would appreciate that.  Thank u

@MAYNYCFiler2017 Here are the new card designs, as released by USCIS on their Twitter account. The photo posted by another user is the old design.

 

https://mobile.twitter.com/uscis/status/859830323370237958?lang=en

 

 

Hope this helps.

 

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FOR K-1

Filed: 2016-07-08

Approved: 2016-09-12

Interview: 2016-11-03

US Entry: 2017-02-03

 

FOR AOS/EAD/AP

Filed: 2017-04-03

NOA1 Date: 2017-04-12

Bio. Appt: 2017-05-03

RFE: None

EAD/AP Approved: 2017-07-25

EAD/AP Card Received: 2017-07-31

RFE: None

AOS Interview Date: None

AOS Approved: 2018-03-17

Green Card Received: 2018-03-23

Filed: Citizen (pnd) Country: Belarus
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Posted

Got Biometrics done today as a walk in. I had an InfoPass but the front desk laggy was very nice and told me to go straight to do biometrics. I didn't have a notice on hand but they were ok with it and gave me one on the spot. The service at Seattle DHS location was superb. And I'm super happy to get this over with and place an SR for EAD asap.

ROC: 

3/26/2020 GC expires 
12/26/2019 ROC mailed ✉️
12/27/2019 ROC delivered to Phoenix PO Box 📦

12/31/2019 i-797 NOA issued

1/2/2020 NOA mailed 

1/3/2020 Check cashed 💵and Email Notification received. Case WAC***** routed to California SC

1/7/2020 NOA Received with 18-month extension

7/11/2020 🐾 Case updated to "Fingerprint Received" without Bio Appointment 

1/27/2021 New Card being Produced notification

1/29/2021 Case approved notice 

1/29/2021 Green Card shipped

2/2/2021 Green Card Delivered

 

N-400:

12/27/2022 N-400 Application online 

12/27/2022 N-400 Receipt Notice

06/12/2023 Interview Scheduled notice 

07/18/2023 Interview Date 🤞🏼🇺🇸🇺🇸🤠

Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Vietnam
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Posted
5 minutes ago, EvgeniaM said:

Got Biometrics done today as a walk in. I had an InfoPass but the front desk laggy was very nice and told me to go straight to do biometrics. I didn't have a notice on hand but they were ok with it and gave me one on the spot. The service at Seattle DHS location was superb. And I'm super happy to get this over with and place an SR for EAD asap.

Hello fellow Kirlandian! 

We filed in July, just had our biometrics done last week. I agree the Seattle office was very nice and DAMN efficient. Other than the $7 parking, it was a quick and very painless trip (5-10min max, with essentially no wait). Hopefully, the rest of the process with them is this easy. 

Steps Before Citizenship:

Spoiler

K-1

09/24/2016 - I-129F Packet Submitted, 09/26/2016 - NOA1, 10/27/2016 - RFE Received

11/02/2016 - RFE Reply sent

11/09/2016 - NOA2

11/21/2016 - NVC Receives packet

12/12/2016 - Case left NVC for BKK Consulate

01/10/2017 - After travelling via the slowest route possible (likely via carrier pigeon) BKK Consulate receives packet

01/16/2017 - Packet 3 Instructions received 02/28/2017 - Packet 3 Instructions Completed

03/05/2017 - Packet 4 received (now the fun begins) --> 03/29/2017 - Interview disappears from the schedule on the embassy website -->03/30/2017 - She goes to her interview, is told they need to verify her documents since she is Vietnamese interviewing in Thailand, receives a 221G with 'Verification of Viet documents' as the reason. Gave back her passport.-->03/31/2017-04/04/2017 - Case is being continuously touched. We suspect that our case was approved at this point but they didn't have her passport. --> 04/10/2017 (10 days after interview) - Email emabssy to inquire about updates and if there was anything we could do to move things forward. (3h later) - She is told that she is approved and to expect her passport soon (how when they don't have it in their posession?) After clarification, instructed to send our passport to them. Ship out passport in a rush to beat Songkran (which failed) --> 04/11/2017 - Passport at embassy according to Thai Post Office --> 04/17/2017 - Emailed to confirm they received the passport. They issued an evasive answer about Songkran backlog (they love evasive non-committal answers)--> 04/24/2017  Evening - Case changes from Immigrant Visa to Non-Immigrant Visa and a new case created date is given --? 04/25/2017 morning  (less than 12h later) - Case flies through Ready -->Admin Processing --> Issued

04/26/2017 - Checks mail, passport is there. No mention of it being mailed out. 

05/02/2017 - Arrives in the USA, without Issue

06/17/2017 - Marriage!

AOS

7/01/17- Mailed AOS packet to Chicago

7/03/17- Packet received

07/07/17 - SMS and Email notification of NOA1 for AoS, EAD, and AP

07/13/17 - Received paper copies of NOA1 for AoS, EAD, and AP

07/21/17 - Received Biometrics Appointment Letter

08/02/17 - Biometrics Appointment Completed 

11/04/17 - EAD Approved - New Card Is Ready For Production

11/09/17 - AP Approved, EAD - Card Produced Awaiting Mailing, EAD - Card Has Been Mailed.

11/13/17 - EAD/AP Combo Card Received. 

11/05/2018 - Received SMS Notification that Interview Has Been Scheduled

11/10/2018 - Received Paper Interview Notice

12/11/2018 - Interview Date
12/12/2018 - Approved

ROC

11/18/2020 - Mailed ROC packet

11/20/2020 - Packet received

01/16/2021 - Received NOA1 

05/28/2021 - Biometrics Waived

08/04/2021 - ROC Approved

08/11/2021 - GC received

 

Citizenship

09/15/2021 - N-400 Filed Electronically, NOA-1 received, Biometrics Waiver Received

07/01/2022 - Interview Notice Received
08/10/2022 - Interview Date, Approved, Oath Ceremony

Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Germany
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Posted
26 minutes ago, EvgeniaM said:

Got Biometrics done today as a walk in. I had an InfoPass but the front desk laggy was very nice and told me to go straight to do biometrics. I didn't have a notice on hand but they were ok with it and gave me one on the spot. The service at Seattle DHS location was superb. And I'm super happy to get this over with and place an SR for EAD asap.

Congrats I'm happy for you that it finally happened. 

I'm going in tomorrow for my biometrics I hope after that there will be some movement. 

Filed: AOS (pnd) Country: Australia
Timeline
Posted

Hey all! Just wondering if anyone else in this thread is adjusting from VWP? :) I am! Just curious as to whether this affects case processing at all? I submitted a SR on 27 July (which was day 102) and was told I'd get a response today but haven't heard anything...and I'm seeing that a lot of people did several SR's with no response. Starting to go crazy wahhhh! Makes me optimistic seeing lots of progress in people's cases though :) 

Filed: Citizen (pnd) Country: Thailand
Timeline
Posted
1 hour ago, lirnos said:

Hey all! Just wondering if anyone else in this thread is adjusting from VWP? :) I am! Just curious as to whether this affects case processing at all? I submitted a SR on 27 July (which was day 102) and was told I'd get a response today but haven't heard anything...and I'm seeing that a lot of people did several SR's with no response. Starting to go crazy wahhhh! Makes me optimistic seeing lots of progress in people's cases though :) 

I doubt that VWP adjustment is any different from others with the exception of there being more scrutiny. To answer your question about SR's...well, I honestly don't know how useful they are. I submitted an SR on 7/26 and got a "your case is under review" reply yesterday morning. That was, uh, really helpful! (sarcasm)

K1 visa journey: 107 days from NOA1 to visa in hand

Spoiler

01 Oct 2016    Mailed I-129F packet (27 pages)
12 Oct 2016    NOA1 SMS and e-mail
03 Nov 2016    NOA2 SMS

24 Jan 2017    Interview
27 Jan 2017    Visa in hand
09 Feb 2017    POE Philadelphia, PA

 

AOS journey: 256 days from NOA1 to GC in hand

Spoiler

06 Apr 2017    Mailed I-485/I-131/I-765 packet (83 pages)

12 Apr 2017    I-485/I-131/I-765 packet delivered

26 May 2017    Biometrics appointment

25 Aug 2017    EAD/AP card approved

07 Dec 2017    AOS interview

18 Dec 2017    Conditional (2 year) GC in hand!

 

ROC journey: 374 days

Spoiler

09 Sep 2019    Mailed ROC packet via USPS Priority Mail (ETA 11 Sep)

20 Sep 2019    NOA1/18-month extension letter received

23 Jan 2020    Biometrics appointment

17 Sep 2020    Case approved without interview

 

Citizenship journey

09 Sep 2020      Submitted N-400 online

10 Dec 2020      Received biometrics reuse notice

20 Apr 2021      Received interview notice

25 May 2021      Interview - RFE for marital evidence

26 May 2021      RFE response submitted online

 

Cumulative number of pages sent to USCIS: 632

Filed: Citizen (pnd) Country: Belarus
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Posted
4 hours ago, PedroDaGr8 said:

Hello fellow Kirlandian! 

We filed in July, just had our biometrics done last week. I agree the Seattle office was very nice and DAMN efficient. Other than the $7 parking, it was a quick and very painless trip (5-10min max, with essentially no wait). Hopefully, the rest of the process with them is this easy. 

Hi:) Glad to find a neighbor on here. That is so awesome! 

 

Wow how ridiculous is that you filed in July and got Bio done a week before me, when i filed at the end go July? USCIS is not doing their job right. I am glad that you did not get stuck at all with your process and I wish you it goes just as fast and smooth till you reach Naturalization point! 

ROC: 

3/26/2020 GC expires 
12/26/2019 ROC mailed ✉️
12/27/2019 ROC delivered to Phoenix PO Box 📦

12/31/2019 i-797 NOA issued

1/2/2020 NOA mailed 

1/3/2020 Check cashed 💵and Email Notification received. Case WAC***** routed to California SC

1/7/2020 NOA Received with 18-month extension

7/11/2020 🐾 Case updated to "Fingerprint Received" without Bio Appointment 

1/27/2021 New Card being Produced notification

1/29/2021 Case approved notice 

1/29/2021 Green Card shipped

2/2/2021 Green Card Delivered

 

N-400:

12/27/2022 N-400 Application online 

12/27/2022 N-400 Receipt Notice

06/12/2023 Interview Scheduled notice 

07/18/2023 Interview Date 🤞🏼🇺🇸🇺🇸🤠

Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Vietnam
Timeline
Posted (edited)
12 minutes ago, EvgeniaM said:

Hi:) Glad to find a neighbor on here. That is so awesome! 

 

Wow how ridiculous is that you filed in July and got Bio done a week before me, when i filed at the end go July? USCIS is not doing their job right. I am glad that you did not get stuck at all with your process and I wish you it goes just as fast and smooth till you reach Naturalization point! 

It is pretty crazy, a lot of us early July filers got our biometrics pretty quickly. Though there has been a recent spat of them separating the biometrics for I485 and I765, which has caught people off guard. They end up getting two biometrics letters and they have to go twice. Thankfully ours was a combined one.

 

If you want to feel really crazy, a few people assigned to Yakima, who applied in June, already have their interviews scheduled! I am expecting this stage to go for many months as Seattle is much more busy! Cheers and good luck to you too. Hopefully this was the last of your headaches.

Edited by PedroDaGr8

Steps Before Citizenship:

Spoiler

K-1

09/24/2016 - I-129F Packet Submitted, 09/26/2016 - NOA1, 10/27/2016 - RFE Received

11/02/2016 - RFE Reply sent

11/09/2016 - NOA2

11/21/2016 - NVC Receives packet

12/12/2016 - Case left NVC for BKK Consulate

01/10/2017 - After travelling via the slowest route possible (likely via carrier pigeon) BKK Consulate receives packet

01/16/2017 - Packet 3 Instructions received 02/28/2017 - Packet 3 Instructions Completed

03/05/2017 - Packet 4 received (now the fun begins) --> 03/29/2017 - Interview disappears from the schedule on the embassy website -->03/30/2017 - She goes to her interview, is told they need to verify her documents since she is Vietnamese interviewing in Thailand, receives a 221G with 'Verification of Viet documents' as the reason. Gave back her passport.-->03/31/2017-04/04/2017 - Case is being continuously touched. We suspect that our case was approved at this point but they didn't have her passport. --> 04/10/2017 (10 days after interview) - Email emabssy to inquire about updates and if there was anything we could do to move things forward. (3h later) - She is told that she is approved and to expect her passport soon (how when they don't have it in their posession?) After clarification, instructed to send our passport to them. Ship out passport in a rush to beat Songkran (which failed) --> 04/11/2017 - Passport at embassy according to Thai Post Office --> 04/17/2017 - Emailed to confirm they received the passport. They issued an evasive answer about Songkran backlog (they love evasive non-committal answers)--> 04/24/2017  Evening - Case changes from Immigrant Visa to Non-Immigrant Visa and a new case created date is given --? 04/25/2017 morning  (less than 12h later) - Case flies through Ready -->Admin Processing --> Issued

04/26/2017 - Checks mail, passport is there. No mention of it being mailed out. 

05/02/2017 - Arrives in the USA, without Issue

06/17/2017 - Marriage!

AOS

7/01/17- Mailed AOS packet to Chicago

7/03/17- Packet received

07/07/17 - SMS and Email notification of NOA1 for AoS, EAD, and AP

07/13/17 - Received paper copies of NOA1 for AoS, EAD, and AP

07/21/17 - Received Biometrics Appointment Letter

08/02/17 - Biometrics Appointment Completed 

11/04/17 - EAD Approved - New Card Is Ready For Production

11/09/17 - AP Approved, EAD - Card Produced Awaiting Mailing, EAD - Card Has Been Mailed.

11/13/17 - EAD/AP Combo Card Received. 

11/05/2018 - Received SMS Notification that Interview Has Been Scheduled

11/10/2018 - Received Paper Interview Notice

12/11/2018 - Interview Date
12/12/2018 - Approved

ROC

11/18/2020 - Mailed ROC packet

11/20/2020 - Packet received

01/16/2021 - Received NOA1 

05/28/2021 - Biometrics Waived

08/04/2021 - ROC Approved

08/11/2021 - GC received

 

Citizenship

09/15/2021 - N-400 Filed Electronically, NOA-1 received, Biometrics Waiver Received

07/01/2022 - Interview Notice Received
08/10/2022 - Interview Date, Approved, Oath Ceremony

Filed: Citizen (pnd) Country: Belarus
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Posted

Whoa.... I would not mind to drive to Yakima or even Spokane if that helps so much. Damn it... :( This did make me feel really crazy hahaha 

 

Does anyone know is that is at all possible to request to be assigned to a different Field Office?:) I would expect they would also be better off if a customer was willing to be reassigned, since they would have a better spread of customers to different offices. 

ROC: 

3/26/2020 GC expires 
12/26/2019 ROC mailed ✉️
12/27/2019 ROC delivered to Phoenix PO Box 📦

12/31/2019 i-797 NOA issued

1/2/2020 NOA mailed 

1/3/2020 Check cashed 💵and Email Notification received. Case WAC***** routed to California SC

1/7/2020 NOA Received with 18-month extension

7/11/2020 🐾 Case updated to "Fingerprint Received" without Bio Appointment 

1/27/2021 New Card being Produced notification

1/29/2021 Case approved notice 

1/29/2021 Green Card shipped

2/2/2021 Green Card Delivered

 

N-400:

12/27/2022 N-400 Application online 

12/27/2022 N-400 Receipt Notice

06/12/2023 Interview Scheduled notice 

07/18/2023 Interview Date 🤞🏼🇺🇸🇺🇸🤠

Filed: Citizen (pnd) Country: Belarus
Timeline
Posted

Btw, I submitted an Expedite Request for EAD today. Decided i have nothing to lose from it. I don't have a job offer; however, have a car purchase coming up and all savings gone to even pay rent and bills (basically, a very tough financial situation). I will keep you posted on the results. Some people had successful experience expediting without having an offer and i am hoping i will get lucky as well:) 

ROC: 

3/26/2020 GC expires 
12/26/2019 ROC mailed ✉️
12/27/2019 ROC delivered to Phoenix PO Box 📦

12/31/2019 i-797 NOA issued

1/2/2020 NOA mailed 

1/3/2020 Check cashed 💵and Email Notification received. Case WAC***** routed to California SC

1/7/2020 NOA Received with 18-month extension

7/11/2020 🐾 Case updated to "Fingerprint Received" without Bio Appointment 

1/27/2021 New Card being Produced notification

1/29/2021 Case approved notice 

1/29/2021 Green Card shipped

2/2/2021 Green Card Delivered

 

N-400:

12/27/2022 N-400 Application online 

12/27/2022 N-400 Receipt Notice

06/12/2023 Interview Scheduled notice 

07/18/2023 Interview Date 🤞🏼🇺🇸🇺🇸🤠

Filed: AOS (pnd) Country: India
Timeline
Posted

Does anyone know whether it is okay to go to a different USCIS office for an infopass appointment? -- Different from the field office. I have one scheduled at my local infopass office for next Monday. But there is slot at a different one for tomorrow. 

Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Vietnam
Timeline
Posted
14 minutes ago, EvgeniaM said:

Whoa.... I would not mind to drive to Yakima or even Spokane if that helps so much. Damn it... :( This did make me feel really crazy hahaha 

 

Does anyone know is that is at all possible to request to be assigned to a different Field Office?:) I would expect they would also be better off if a customer was willing to be reassigned, since they would have a better spread of customers to different offices. 

You and me both! Unfortunately, based on the rules found in the Adjudicator's Field Manual, a case can be transferred only in very limited situations. 

Which are:

Quote
  • The application/petition was not filed in the proper jurisdiction;
  • The applicant/petitioner now resides within another jurisdiction;
  • An application/petition pending at a service center appears to warrant a personal interview at a field office;
  • A supervisory officer transfers workload to another officer within the same jurisdiction; or
  • Regulations require transfer of an application/petition to another office for specific action.

Source: https://www.uscis.gov/ilink/docView/AFM/HTML/AFM/0-0-0-1/0-0-0-1067/0-0-0-1302.html

Steps Before Citizenship:

Spoiler

K-1

09/24/2016 - I-129F Packet Submitted, 09/26/2016 - NOA1, 10/27/2016 - RFE Received

11/02/2016 - RFE Reply sent

11/09/2016 - NOA2

11/21/2016 - NVC Receives packet

12/12/2016 - Case left NVC for BKK Consulate

01/10/2017 - After travelling via the slowest route possible (likely via carrier pigeon) BKK Consulate receives packet

01/16/2017 - Packet 3 Instructions received 02/28/2017 - Packet 3 Instructions Completed

03/05/2017 - Packet 4 received (now the fun begins) --> 03/29/2017 - Interview disappears from the schedule on the embassy website -->03/30/2017 - She goes to her interview, is told they need to verify her documents since she is Vietnamese interviewing in Thailand, receives a 221G with 'Verification of Viet documents' as the reason. Gave back her passport.-->03/31/2017-04/04/2017 - Case is being continuously touched. We suspect that our case was approved at this point but they didn't have her passport. --> 04/10/2017 (10 days after interview) - Email emabssy to inquire about updates and if there was anything we could do to move things forward. (3h later) - She is told that she is approved and to expect her passport soon (how when they don't have it in their posession?) After clarification, instructed to send our passport to them. Ship out passport in a rush to beat Songkran (which failed) --> 04/11/2017 - Passport at embassy according to Thai Post Office --> 04/17/2017 - Emailed to confirm they received the passport. They issued an evasive answer about Songkran backlog (they love evasive non-committal answers)--> 04/24/2017  Evening - Case changes from Immigrant Visa to Non-Immigrant Visa and a new case created date is given --? 04/25/2017 morning  (less than 12h later) - Case flies through Ready -->Admin Processing --> Issued

04/26/2017 - Checks mail, passport is there. No mention of it being mailed out. 

05/02/2017 - Arrives in the USA, without Issue

06/17/2017 - Marriage!

AOS

7/01/17- Mailed AOS packet to Chicago

7/03/17- Packet received

07/07/17 - SMS and Email notification of NOA1 for AoS, EAD, and AP

07/13/17 - Received paper copies of NOA1 for AoS, EAD, and AP

07/21/17 - Received Biometrics Appointment Letter

08/02/17 - Biometrics Appointment Completed 

11/04/17 - EAD Approved - New Card Is Ready For Production

11/09/17 - AP Approved, EAD - Card Produced Awaiting Mailing, EAD - Card Has Been Mailed.

11/13/17 - EAD/AP Combo Card Received. 

11/05/2018 - Received SMS Notification that Interview Has Been Scheduled

11/10/2018 - Received Paper Interview Notice

12/11/2018 - Interview Date
12/12/2018 - Approved

ROC

11/18/2020 - Mailed ROC packet

11/20/2020 - Packet received

01/16/2021 - Received NOA1 

05/28/2021 - Biometrics Waived

08/04/2021 - ROC Approved

08/11/2021 - GC received

 

Citizenship

09/15/2021 - N-400 Filed Electronically, NOA-1 received, Biometrics Waiver Received

07/01/2022 - Interview Notice Received
08/10/2022 - Interview Date, Approved, Oath Ceremony

Filed: Citizen (pnd) Country: Belarus
Timeline
Posted

Based on my experience in Seattle they should be fine with it. They only asked me the purpose of visit and ID at the front desk. So if i Were you I would try anyways. Hopefully wherever you go for InfoPass will be just as nice as in Seattle. 

ROC: 

3/26/2020 GC expires 
12/26/2019 ROC mailed ✉️
12/27/2019 ROC delivered to Phoenix PO Box 📦

12/31/2019 i-797 NOA issued

1/2/2020 NOA mailed 

1/3/2020 Check cashed 💵and Email Notification received. Case WAC***** routed to California SC

1/7/2020 NOA Received with 18-month extension

7/11/2020 🐾 Case updated to "Fingerprint Received" without Bio Appointment 

1/27/2021 New Card being Produced notification

1/29/2021 Case approved notice 

1/29/2021 Green Card shipped

2/2/2021 Green Card Delivered

 

N-400:

12/27/2022 N-400 Application online 

12/27/2022 N-400 Receipt Notice

06/12/2023 Interview Scheduled notice 

07/18/2023 Interview Date 🤞🏼🇺🇸🇺🇸🤠

Filed: AOS (pnd) Country: Australia
Timeline
Posted
1 hour ago, narakthisud said:

I doubt that VWP adjustment is any different from others with the exception of there being more scrutiny. To answer your question about SR's...well, I honestly don't know how useful they are. I submitted an SR on 7/26 and got a "your case is under review" reply yesterday morning. That was, uh, really helpful! (sarcasm)

Hahah - yes very helpful! :P

Yeah I'm totally prepared for that but not worried at all as my hubby and I are very much a bona fide couple :) But just wondered if anyone else on here was filing from VWP as it'll be interesting to see if anything is different.  Thanks for your reply and let me know if you hear anything back from your SR :D

 
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