May 2017 AOS Filers

[EMBELL_17 102]

I am so so tired of waiting! The worst part is I know I should be receiving an RFE for my husband's tax transcripts. It's taken USCIS almost 60 days just to review the I-130A that they requested and then the clock is gonna reset ALL OVER AGAIN. Plus, once that's all done, Baltimore just happens to be one of the slowest USCIS processing offices in the country so I'm gonna have to wait for what's gonna seem an eternity just to get a stupid interview. I'm sorry, I just need to vent. I'm having a terrible day. It's like everything I do in the world is made 100 times more difficult because of my status and I just need my life to go smooth right now. I'M LOSING IT!!!

[NucknFutz 6]

Just checked case status and we are finally ready to schedule our interview. Now to wait, again. Harumph!

[MandyAlex 32]

Another case here with status change. As of July 27, it now shows "Case Is Ready To Be Scheduled For An Interview". My wife's daughter (K2), also shows her case updated with same status change. 

 

Anyone knows if the minor child, age 13, will also get interviewed? 

[Lupigirl 67]

1 hour ago, EMBELL_17 said:

I am so so tired of waiting! The worst part is I know I should be receiving an RFE for my husband's tax transcripts. It's taken USCIS almost 60 days just to review the I-130A that they requested and then the clock is gonna reset ALL OVER AGAIN. Plus, once that's all done, Baltimore just happens to be one of the slowest USCIS processing offices in the country so I'm gonna have to wait for what's gonna seem an eternity just to get a stupid interview. I'm sorry, I just need to vent. I'm having a terrible day. It's like everything I do in the world is made 100 times more difficult because of my status and I just need my life to go smooth right now. I'M LOSING IT!!!

I feel your pain, and welcome your venting, as it makes my frustration also feel justified!

I am so, so sick of sitting at home, not working.  If I had money to spend, I could be out enjoying myself or taking courses, but since I haven't worked in almost a year, and Arizona is too hot to be outside hiking right now, sitting at home is about all I can do.  I just want my EAD!!!

Also, my husband added me to his health insurance (marketplace) and they accepted my I-797 as proof of my immigrant status, and said I didn't need a SSN, just my alien number.  We discussed all this over the phone when he initially wanted to add me and later received written confirmation after I submitted the documents they asked for.  Well I should have kept that letter confirming acceptance of the documents I had provided.  Because we ended up having to reapply due to income changes and they made us resubmit all our documents.  Now they're saying I need a SSN or my insurance will be cancelled! It totally seems to depend on who you talk to.  And all the stress has made my immunity take a nosedive, so I'm getting infections and weird rashes left and right, which means doctors visits and prescriptions, which means if they try to cancel my insurance and backcharge me for the period I used it, I'll have a very hefty bill.  

I have this fantasy that someone from USCIS will just randomly knock on our door one day, see our marriage is obviously real, and just approve my green card on the spot.  I know it doesn't work that way, but every time I hear a knock my heart leaps!

 

[gsedg44 13]

Hi All

 

Has anyone who filed in may that has received an RFE or who has not received an RFE been approved for their EAD I-765 card as of yet?

 

Thanks

[cosmonauts 125]

On 7/21/2017 at 5:25 PM, ohsnapitsginnay said:

you should be checking the field office that corresponds to the first 3 letters in your receipt number. We live in Virginia and our's are MSC which is the missouri service center and thats where it has remained. You are notified if you are transfered to a different service center.

Are you sure? I'm in CA and mine also says MSC. I just went on the USCIS website and it says that MSC stands for Nationals Benefits Center

 

[EMBELL_17 102]

5 minutes ago, tamaara said:

Are you sure? I'm in CA and mine also says MSC. I just went on the USCIS website and it says that MSC stands for Nationals Benefits Center

 

Yes, MSC is the same as NBC and is located in Missouri.

[aee6119 5]

59 minutes ago, gsedg44 said:

Hi All

 

Has anyone who filed in may that has received an RFE or who has not received an RFE been approved for their EAD I-765 card as of yet?

 

Thanks

Hi, i guess we're on the same boat here. Haven't had any updates on my EAD since they received it. 

[cosmonauts 125]

1 minute ago, EMBELL_17 said:

Yes, MSC is the same as NBC and is located in Missouri.

I see, thank you!

[EMBELL_17 102]

1 hour ago, Lupigirl said:

I feel your pain, and welcome your venting, as it makes my frustration also feel justified!

I am so, so sick of sitting at home, not working.  If I had money to spend, I could be out enjoying myself or taking courses, but since I haven't worked in almost a year, and Arizona is too hot to be outside hiking right now, sitting at home is about all I can do.  I just want my EAD!!!

Also, my husband added me to his health insurance (marketplace) and they accepted my I-797 as proof of my immigrant status, and said I didn't need a SSN, just my alien number.  We discussed all this over the phone when he initially wanted to add me and later received written confirmation after I submitted the documents they asked for.  Well I should have kept that letter confirming acceptance of the documents I had provided.  Because we ended up having to reapply due to income changes and they made us resubmit all our documents.  Now they're saying I need a SSN or my insurance will be cancelled! It totally seems to depend on who you talk to.  And all the stress has made my immunity take a nosedive, so I'm getting infections and weird rashes left and right, which means doctors visits and prescriptions, which means if they try to cancel my insurance and backcharge me for the period I used it, I'll have a very hefty bill.  

I have this fantasy that someone from USCIS will just randomly knock on our door one day, see our marriage is obviously real, and just approve my green card on the spot.  I know it doesn't work that way, but every time I hear a knock my heart leaps!

 

I'm here for you, Lupigirl. I expedited my EAD so I am working but there are so many things on pause right now while my residence is pending. Work has become a pit because I'm taken off so many classified cases due to my lack of residence like damn, I'm just trying to earn a buck and provide for my family. Everything is just hard. It's taken almost 2 months to let me know that I filled in 6 pages right? WHY?! Nothing about this process was easy. But we're all in this together and it's for the best so we'll chug on through xxx

[dannydan 32]

3 hours ago, gsedg44 said:

Hi All

 

Has anyone who filed in may that has received an RFE or who has not received an RFE been approved for their EAD I-765 card as of yet?

 

Thanks

Nothing here. I even requested an expedite and contacted my congressman to no avail.

[gsedg44 13]

I'll be at 75 days on Monday since submitting my AOS and I 765. I am most likely going to put a service request in Monday and see where that goes although the timeline is 90 days, but I have a feeling it may go past that from reading some previous timelines.

 

keep us all up to date and if there is anyone that has recieved their EAD or have got their GC interview from filing in May, please let us know your timelines.

[Mimzy 11]

From what I've seen here most people who got their EAD have expedited them. I think I've only read one person who got it without expedite in this thread.

 

[papasmf 90]

Yes!  Absolutely, the best thing we can all do is fill out our timelines, not just for May but for everyone on this website.  This website functions so well because of the aggregated timeline data and every single one of us learning and sharing what we read and experience.  

 

Also - If you haven't filled out a timeline yet, a nice thing to know is that visajourney will use that same aggregated data along with your personal timeline to provide you with some pretty darn close estimates for your cases' adjudication times.

 

On the other hand, if - like my wife's EAD - your's is still pending at NBC, they seem to have a pretty big backlog right now causing delays.  The processing times for EAD says they are now processing for cases from March. I'm not certain, but that makes it sound like they are 60 days behind the typical 90 day estimate?  Anyone know if that's how I should be reading it? 

 

Field Office Processing Dates for National Benefits Center as of: May 31, 2017

Form	Title	Classification or Basis for Filing:	Processing Cases As Of Date:
I-102	Application for Replacement/Initial Nonimmigrant Arrival/Departure Record	Initial issuance or replacement of a Form I-94	March 17, 2017
I-131	Application for Travel Document	All other applicants for advance parole	March 2, 2017
I-539	Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status	All other extension applications	March 17, 2017
I-600	Petition to Classify Orphan as an Immediate Relative.	U.S. citizen filing to adopt an orphan	March 17, 2017
I-600A	Application for Advance Processing of Orphan Petition.	U.S. citizen who plans to adopt a foreign-born child	March 17, 2017
I-601A	Application for Provisional Unlawful Presence Waiver	Provisional Waiver of Unlawful Presence	January 19, 2017
I-765	Application for Employment Authorization	All other applications for employment authorization	February 22, 2017
I-765	Application for Employment Authorization	Based on a pending I-485 adjustment application [(c)(9)]	March 2, 2017
I-817	Application for Family Unity Benefits	Voluntary departure under the family unity program	December 2, 2016
I-824	Application for Action on an Approved Application or Petition	To request further action on an approved application or petition

[Shamter 8]

We are on day 93, contacted congressman, sent in a SR on day 88. Still stuck in limbo. Frustrated to say the least.