Anyone got any experience adjusting status through the Philadelphia field office?

[mr-mrs-hdc 23]

On 12/2/2017 at 12:32 PM, Mzkyia79 said:

Anyone have any news or updates? Our NOA1 was 9/12 I think or maybe 9/11. Still waiting for AP, EAD and  to be scheduled for interview 😭

How long did you wait for EAD?? 

Hi,

 

i believe it had taken 90 days exactly to get the card in production message. However, I only applied for the ead and not the AP. 

[Mzkyia79 5]

Update: my husband got his approval letter today for advanced parole and employment authorization! Yay! So happy because he was soooo bored! Not sure how long it will take to get the actual combo card in the mail. 

[shell20 746]

15 hours ago, Mzkyia79 said:

Update: my husband got his approval letter today for advanced parole and employment authorization! Yay! So happy because he was soooo bored! Not sure how long it will take to get the actual combo card in the mail. 

Congratulations!  So out of the loop regarding AOS, when I filed most of us received an interview waiver letter. I guess they must not do that any more and interview everyone!?!?  No wonder there are HUGE backlogs.   Wonder if they will do that with ROC shortly?

[Adam&Allison 128]

On 12/5/2017 at 11:05 AM, shell20 said:

Congratulations!  So out of the loop regarding AOS, when I filed most of us received an interview waiver letter. I guess they must not do that any more and interview everyone!?!?  No wonder there are HUGE backlogs.   Wonder if they will do that with ROC shortly?

 

I think people still get their interviews waived. USCIS backlogs are backlogged because now all employment based green card applications must have an interview, previously they were waived also. 

[shell20 746]

2 minutes ago, Adam&Allison said:

 

I think people still get their interviews waived. USCIS backlogs are backlogged because now all employment based green card applications must have an interview, previously they were waived also. 

I can understand the need to interview people and be a little bit stricter, however, what I do not understand is implementing policies without the staffing to reflect the sudden up turn as with regard interviews.  This would be an ideal opportunity for USCIS to offer people jobs and make America great, as which seems to be quoted of late.

[Adam&Allison 128]

Wondering how people are coming along with this? Still nothing for us, coming up to seven months since we filed. 

[valkyriex 194]

Hello everyone!

 

Any updates with your AOS interview? Been 155 days for me and heard nothing since I received my EAD back in Dec 2017.

 

Appreciate your response!

 

Thanks,

Val

[Adam&Allison 128]

2 minutes ago, Valex said:

Hello everyone!

 

Any updates with your AOS interview? Been 155 days for me and heard nothing since I received my EAD back in Dec 2017.

 

Appreciate your response!

 

Thanks,

Val

 

Nope - 218 days for us and still nothing. I raised a service request today. 

[valkyriex 194]

Just now, Adam&Allison said:

 

Nope - 218 days for us and still nothing. I raised a service request today. 

Omg :'( 

 

I hope you'll have your schedule soon! and the rest of us here. 

 

Can I actually raise a service request too? 5 months today. What did they tell you by the way about your case? "Still under normal processing time"?? 

 

Thanks for your response!

Val

[Adam&Allison 128]

12 hours ago, Valex said:

Omg :'( 

 

I hope you'll have your schedule soon! and the rest of us here. 

 

Can I actually raise a service request too? 5 months today. What did they tell you by the way about your case? "Still under normal processing time"?? 

 

Thanks for your response!

Val

 

I'm not exactly sure what the criteria is for raising a service request, previous times when I tried to raise one I received an error message saying 'your case is within standard processing times' - but when I tried this time it let me raise it so will let you know how it goes.

 

 

[tab0712 141]

I'm following for any updates. We submitted our AOS mid November. I'm disappointed that PHL is so backlogged. And also that K1 seem to get Interviewed, despite being interviewed not too long ago. What more can they dig-up/ask in under a year. 

[Adam&Allison 128]

8 minutes ago, tab0712 said:

I'm following for any updates. We submitted our AOS mid November. I'm disappointed that PHL is so backlogged. And also that K1 seem to get Interviewed, despite being interviewed not too long ago. What more can they dig-up/ask in under a year. 

 

Yeah it’s a bit disheartening really, but all we can do is wait :/ 

 

My wife and I applied back in July and still not heard anything yet. 

[tab0712 141]

3 minutes ago, Adam&Allison said:

 

Yeah it’s a bit disheartening really, but all we can do is wait :/ 

 

My wife and I applied back in July and still not heard anything yet. 

Now that is just crazy. I forget, did you also do EAD and AP? If so, you haven't heard anything on them either? Did you also do the Info pass? I'm sorry to hear about your long wait. This is asinine to put people through this stuff after already getting all the necessary clearances. 

[Adam&Allison 128]

3 minutes ago, tab0712 said:

Now that is just crazy. I forget, did you also do EAD and AP? If so, you haven't heard anything on them either? Did you also do the Info pass? I'm sorry to hear about your long wait. This is asinine to put people through this stuff after already getting all the necessary clearances. 

 

Yep I have the EAD/AP, those process through the NBC not the local field office. Had an infopass back in December and the officer said the office was super backlogged. Also contacted Senator’s office, same reply. 

[valkyriex 194]

Hello!

 

Any update with your cases - philly applicants! hope y'all doing great!