October 2017 AOS filers (merged)

[Queen30 162]

1 hour ago, mimo_ said:

I received my EAD/AP approval notice this weekend!!! According to USPS the card is going to arrive on Friday, December 22!! What a great Christmas present  I'm so happy. My PD is October 30 and got it approved in only 42 days after expediting it with a job offer and getting my congresswoman involved as well. The expedite process was super confusing and stressful but in the end it worked and it was worth it! I encourage everyone to do the same if you have a job offer or other expedite reason and don't stop calling USCIS and your congressional representatives !!! It will work out!! Happy to offer more insight on my expedite as well, this forum has been such a huge help for me, so I would love to help with my experience as well. Good luck to everyone still waiting on their approvals (or apparently case trackers to work!!) I know the tracking system is a total mess and mine never updated, but I still got the approval, so don't worry about the case tracker. My congresswoman actually told me that the online status is useless so I should not worry about it at all, and neither should you! You'll get yours soon too!!

Congrats 🎉

Quick Question How Did You Received Your Approval For EAD/AP Since The Case Tracker Isn’t Updating ??

Via Text Message Or Mail? 

[mimo_ 17]

4 minutes ago, Queen30 said:

Congrats 🎉

Quick Question How Did You Received Your Approval For EAD/AP Since The Case Tracker Isn’t Updating ??

Via Text Message Or Mail? 

I received the approval notices for AP and EAD in the regular mail. Never got an email or text.

[mrsharrold 14]

1 hour ago, mimo_ said:

I received my EAD/AP approval notice this weekend!!! According to USPS the card is going to arrive on Friday, December 22!! What a great Christmas present  I'm so happy. My PD is October 30 and got it approved in only 42 days after expediting it with a job offer and getting my congresswoman involved as well. The expedite process was super confusing and stressful but in the end it worked and it was worth it! I encourage everyone to do the same if you have a job offer or other expedite reason and don't stop calling USCIS and your congressional representatives !!! It will work out!! Happy to offer more insight on my expedite as well, this forum has been such a huge help for me, so I would love to help with my experience as well. Good luck to everyone still waiting on their approvals (or apparently case trackers to work!!) I know the tracking system is a total mess and mine never updated, but I still got the approval, so don't worry about the case tracker. My congresswoman actually told me that the online status is useless so I should not worry about it at all, and neither should you! You'll get yours soon too!!

Congratulations! That's amazing! 
How do you expedite a case with a job offer, I saw that a lot of people are doing it but when I checked on the USCIS website for making inquiries I saw the one option if the case is outside normal processing time. And also did you email your congressional representatives or call them? I am sorry for all the questions but I also might do it because I'm desperate to start working again....
Congrats to everyone with approvals so far!! 

[mimo_ 17]

2 minutes ago, mrsharrold said:

Congratulations! That's amazing! 
How do you expedite a case with a job offer, I saw that a lot of people are doing it but when I checked on the USCIS website for making inquiries I saw the one option if the case is outside normal processing time. And also did you email your congressional representatives or call them? I am sorry for all the questions but I also might do it because I'm desperate to start working again....
Congrats to everyone with approvals so far!! 

Thank you! Yes, so what I did is 

1. called USCIS and resquested an expedite processing of ny EAD based on two of the USCIS expedite criteria. they are listed here https://www.uscis.gov/forms/expedite-criteria . I chose „severe personal financial loss and national interest situation“ because I will work for a company where I argue there is a clear government inteeest to have me approved. The agent then gives you a tracking number for your request that you should note down and also give to your congressman/woman.

2. went to my local congresswoman with all my document including my job offer letter that states start date, requirement to have EAD card and salary, as well as other supporting documents such as a cover letter explaining my situation, a couple articles about the firm I have an offer from and my receipt notice. My congresswoman then faxed everything to USCIS. 

So you just just call them and create the expedite request - you can do that as soon as you have your biometrics done - and there’s is no need to wait for 75 days, if you have a job offer that clearly states a start date.

 

Best of luck to you 

 

[lms 50]

3 hours ago, mimo_ said:

I received my EAD/AP approval notice this weekend!!! According to USPS the card is going to arrive on Friday, December 22!! What a great Christmas present  I'm so happy. My PD is October 30 and got it approved in only 42 days after expediting it with a job offer and getting my congresswoman involved as well. The expedite process was super confusing and stressful but in the end it worked and it was worth it! I encourage everyone to do the same if you have a job offer or other expedite reason and don't stop calling USCIS and your congressional representatives !!! It will work out!! Happy to offer more insight on my expedite as well, this forum has been such a huge help for me, so I would love to help with my experience as well. Good luck to everyone still waiting on their approvals (or apparently case trackers to work!!) I know the tracking system is a total mess and mine never updated, but I still got the approval, so don't worry about the case tracker. My congresswoman actually told me that the online status is useless so I should not worry about it at all, and neither should you! You'll get yours soon too!!

Interesting. You can expedite anytime after you send in AOS (and I guess after done Biometrics??). I have jobs lined up - Deal Memo's from my Artist Visa (that got approved but I didn't use because of marriage). I didn't think I could expedite before 75 days and canceled those jobs. 

Mh...Did you call USCIS with a SR and the Job offer?  Thank you and congrats!

 

Edit: Just saw your post above! Thank you!! Are Taxes a national interest situation haha?!

Edited December 19, 2017 by lms

[mimo_ 17]

20 minutes ago, lms said:

Interesting. You can expedite anytime after you send in AOS (and I guess after done Biometrics??). I have jobs lined up - Deal Memo's from my Artist Visa (that got approved but I didn't use because of marriage). I didn't think I could expedite before 75 days and canceled those jobs. 

Mh...Did you call USCIS with a SR and the Job offer?  Thank you and congrats!

 

Edit: Just saw your post above! Thank you!! Are Taxes a national interest situation haha?!

Haha I actually did make the tax argument  and said that my job is a very rare opportunity in my field, very high salary etc so I will start paying lots of taxes right away vs if they don’t expedite I will lose the job and it will take months to find sth remotely comparable. So try it!! you have nothing to lose 

[Visitor User 253]

My PD is actually 6/9/2011 but Receipt date is 10/4/17. 

[lara u. 66]

Hi everyone! I just want to update regarding my status. I filed my EAD, AP and AOS in 10/19/17

I got my EAD and AP approved 12/12/17.

today, 12/19/17, I received my combo card from the mail..  

 

i hope everyone here gets theres as well. It’s a nice Christmas gift for me..  

[Mica711 24]

19 hours ago, T_P said:

First level support follows a script. If you talk to the Tier 2 (Officers) they are the ones who can provide you a little bit more information but again, it will be limited....again note that USCIS processing times are very confusing for the most part but their website says that they are processing cases as of July, so even though you open tickets or talk to level 2 majority of them will stick with what is showing on this page and tell you to wait.

 

That is unfortunate, but the reality.

 

https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/processingTimesDisplay.do;jsessionid=abcIV_lgTyhAbb0Q36Ubw

 

 

Thanks for this. It’s frustrating that there is so little transparency as to what’s going on... it’s probably sitting on someone’s desk as we speak. 

[T_P 872]

@Mica711 believe me, I know exactly how you feel. 

[eunahlee92 23]

On 12/19/2017 at 9:47 AM, mimo_ said:

I received my EAD/AP approval notice this weekend!!! According to USPS the card is going to arrive on Friday, December 22!! What a great Christmas present  I'm so happy. My PD is October 30 and got it approved in only 42 days after expediting it with a job offer and getting my congresswoman involved as well. The expedite process was super confusing and stressful but in the end it worked and it was worth it! I encourage everyone to do the same if you have a job offer or other expedite reason and don't stop calling USCIS and your congressional representatives !!! It will work out!! Happy to offer more insight on my expedite as well, this forum has been such a huge help for me, so I would love to help with my experience as well. Good luck to everyone still waiting on their approvals (or apparently case trackers to work!!) I know the tracking system is a total mess and mine never updated, but I still got the approval, so don't worry about the case tracker. My congresswoman actually told me that the online status is useless so I should not worry about it at all, and neither should you! You'll get yours soon too!!

How do you know when you are getting the card?????

[mimo_ 17]

9 minutes ago, eunahlee92 said:

How do you know when you are getting the card?????

I can track it on the USPS website after signing up for informed delivery. You can see all packages and mail that is going to arrive to your mailing address over the next fe days. One of the deliveries scheduled for me on Dec 22 is from the USCIS Production Facility in Lee's Summit, so I assume that's the card.

 

[SamSam85 47]

9 minutes ago, mimo_ said:

I can track it on the USPS website after signing up for informed delivery. You can see all packages and mail that is going to arrive to your mailing address over the next fe days. One of the deliveries scheduled for me on Dec 22 is from the USCIS Production Facility in Lee's Summit, so I assume that's the card.

 

how do you look for mail scheduled in the next few days? I can only do that for packages and not for mail. For mail I can only see today at max

[T_P 872]

1 minute ago, SamSam85 said:

how do you look for mail scheduled in the next few days? I can only do that for packages and not for mail. For mail I can only see today at max

Normally if it is your EAD/AP Card, it will come via priority mail and once USCIS sends it, it will show in the Informed Delivery under packages.....

[Clara B. 119]

Finally my SR to correct a typographical error on my I-765 and I-131 were assigned and completed! 

Hopefully they will approve it too!! Lol