October 2017 Concurrent Filers (I485, I130, I131 and I765)

[ajs1984 28]

Got my green card today. USPS missed me yesterday but I picked it up at the post office this morning.

 

I second what shakeyy said.. if you have a non-squeeky-clean past, it's best to wait for the green card.

[JCruz12 43]

Received my AP approval notice today after filing it 2 months after my I-485/I-130/I-765 submission in October 2017. 

[Dachis 45]

19 minutes ago, JCruz12 said:

Received my AP approval notice today after filing it 2 months after my I-485/I-130/I-765 submission in October 2017. 

How that works? You getting like combo card? Or separate card like EAD but only AP? 

[JCruz12 43]

Just now, Dachis said:

How that works? You getting like combo card? Or separate card like EAD but only AP? 

No combo card. I received a separate card for my EAD which states not valid for re-entry and the AP will come in the form of a paper document.

[mckirdy89 1]

Anyone else file in October and are still waiting?

My case is being processed at the National Benefits Center and apparently, as of last week, they just started processing the applications received on October 1. 

 

Mine was received on October 30, so annoyingly--given I've already been waiting an agonizing 115 days--seems there's some way still to go.

 

Fingers crossed they're processing a days worth of applications each day, or is that me being stupidly optimistic?

 

** EDIT ** This post is in relation to EAD/AP, who knows how long I'll be waiting for GC :/

Edited February 22, 2018 by mckirdy89

[happywu 56]

19 hours ago, mckirdy89 said:

Anyone else file in October and are still waiting?

My case is being processed at the National Benefits Center and apparently, as of last week, they just started processing the applications received on October 1. 

 

Mine was received on October 30, so annoyingly--given I've already been waiting an agonizing 115 days--seems there's some way still to go.

 

Fingers crossed they're processing a days worth of applications each day, or is that me being stupidly optimistic?

 

** EDIT ** This post is in relation to EAD/AP, who knows how long I'll be waiting for GC :/

You are not alone. I've been waiting since OCT 19, 2017. It have been over 120 days. Hopefully hear from them soon. I am going to contact my congressman. Let's see if will help.

Hang in there and have a good weekend!

[mckirdy89 1]

16 minutes ago, happywu said:

You are not alone. I've been waiting since OCT 19, 2017. It have been over 120 days. Hopefully hear from them soon. I am going to contact my congressman. Let's see if will help.

Hang in there and have a good weekend!

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Sorry to hear that you're in the same boat.

 

"I am going to contact my congressman." - Any idea on how to go about that/exactly what to say?

 

At my wit's end here waiting.

 

Have a good weekend yourself and hope you hear something soon!

 

 

[RP17 0]

30 minutes ago, happywu said:

You are not alone. I've been waiting since OCT 19, 2017. It have been over 120 days. Hopefully hear from them soon. I am going to contact my congressman. Let's see if will help.

Hang in there and have a good weekend!

Same here. I PD is 9/14/17 but I got an RFIE, reply to which was received on 10/24/17 (Biometric on 10/26/17). Even from 10/24/17, its been 123 days and I have no positive news. 

Contacted senator's office but they get the same reply from USCIS, "Under review, you will hear from us shortly."

SR - 3 times. 2 are marked completed but nothing happend. 

Expedite - Jan 26- was assigned to an officer on Jan 30 but nothing has happened. Got an email saying "Under review, you will hear from us shortly."

There are people from October that have GC and interviewed in Jan/Feb. I don't understand how USCIS processing works. 

Anyone know if contacting Ombudsman would make any difference? 

[mckirdy89 1]

2 hours ago, RP17 said:

 

There are people from October that have GC and interviewed in Jan/Feb. I don't understand how USCIS processing works. 

 

 

So frustrating isn't it! Really seems to be luck of the draw.

[ColoradoBeauty 79]

1 minute ago, mckirdy89 said:

So frustrating isn't it! Really seems to be luck of the draw.

 

2 hours ago, RP17 said:

There are people from October that have GC and interviewed in Jan/Feb. I don't understand how USCIS processing works. 

Anyone know if contacting Ombudsman would make any difference? 

I think the processing speed is based off the field office, but could also be luck of the draw.

[rlondon 4]

On 2/12/2018 at 7:55 PM, shakeyy said:

its been quite here.

 

Just want to share that today, i finally exchanged my Foreign drivers license to Florida License. Its only valid for 1 year  and can only be exchanged to 8 year if i have the green card. Painless and straightforward process. Took me more than 1 month to sort my SSN  

What documents did u use to get it ?

[shakeyy 78]

7 hours ago, rlondon said:

What documents did u use to get it ?

-Canadian Passport

-canadian drivers license

-ead card

-2 pieces of mail (from bank and uscis) 

 

[happywu 56]

On 23 de fevereiro de 2018 at 10:59 AM, mckirdy89 said:

Sorry to hear that you're in the same boat.

 

"I am going to contact my congressman." - Any idea on how to go about that/exactly what to say?

 

At my wit's end here waiting.

 

Have a good weekend yourself and hope you hear something soon!

 

 

You can find who is your representative here: 

 

https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative

 

You can call his/ her office and explain your situation with the immigration. They will tell what you need to do. They have someone in their office that works with government agencies issues. They are already used to that. Sometimes they help. We never know until we try, right?

[happywu 56]

On 23 de fevereiro de 2018 at 11:16 AM, RP17 said:

Same here. I PD is 9/14/17 but I got an RFIE, reply to which was received on 10/24/17 (Biometric on 10/26/17). Even from 10/24/17, its been 123 days and I have no positive news. 

Contacted senator's office but they get the same reply from USCIS, "Under review, you will hear from us shortly."

SR - 3 times. 2 are marked completed but nothing happend. 

Expedite - Jan 26- was assigned to an officer on Jan 30 but nothing has happened. Got an email saying "Under review, you will hear from us shortly."

There are people from October that have GC and interviewed in Jan/Feb. I don't understand how USCIS processing works. 

Anyone know if contacting Ombudsman would make any difference? 

It's so frustrating! I also would like to know why some people have a fast and smooth process, while others need to wait forever.

 

I don't know if contacting Ombudsman would make a difference. But give it a try and tell us what happened.

[mckirdy89 1]

7 hours ago, happywu said:

You can find who is your representative here: 

 

https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative

 

You can call his/ her office and explain your situation with the immigration. They will tell what you need to do. They have someone in their office that works with government agencies issues. They are already used to that. Sometimes they help. We never know until we try, right?

Thanks a lot, going to try calling them on Monday and see what they have to say. 

 

Seems like a lot of people are experiencing delays with the National Benefits Center.