San Francisco, CA AOS

[I.Kat 191]

9 hours ago, audacieux89 said:

Sf update:  Status changed in January to interview ready to be scheduled. Status changed in March 5 to interview scheduled. Letter received a week later and my interview will be first week of April. Hang in there everyone! 

Can I just double check - your case changed into "Case is ready to be scheduled for an interview" in January 2018 and it changed into "Interview was scheduled" in March 2019?

Edited March 26, 2019 by I.Kat

[audacieux89 256]

3 minutes ago, I.Kat said:

Can I just double check - your case changed into "Case is ready to be scheduled for an interview" in January 2018 and it changed into "Interview was scheduled" in March 2019?

Hello, yes. Actual updates i received were:

January 2018 - case ready to be scheduled for interview

March 2018 - case ready to be scheduled for interview (I dunno why the duplicate updates 🤷‍♂️)

March 2019 - interview scheduled 

 

So I waited almost 16-17 months after filing for my interview to be scheduled.

[I.Kat 191]

On 3/25/2019 at 5:11 PM, audacieux89 said:

Hello, yes. Actual updates i received were:

January 2018 - case ready to be scheduled for interview

March 2018 - case ready to be scheduled for interview (I dunno why the duplicate updates 🤷‍♂️)

March 2019 - interview scheduled 

 

So I waited almost 16-17 months after filing for my interview to be scheduled.

Thank you for clarification and CONGRATULATIONS!  

[audacieux89 256]

Had my interview and was approved! Status is now "New Card is Being Produced" 😊

[I.Kat 191]

On 4/10/2019 at 7:06 AM, audacieux89 said:

Had my interview and was approved! Status is now "New Card is Being Produced" 😊

CONGRATULATIONS! 🎉🎉🎉

[kohldjs 58]

On 4/10/2019 at 7:06 AM, audacieux89 said:

Had my interview and was approved! Status is now "New Card is Being Produced" 😊

Congratulations. 

 

New the SF AOS forum.  My case change to Case is ready to be scheduled for an Interview back in March 2019.  Now the long wait begins

 

Good luck to everybody

[confusedshoes 193]

Wow. Just found this thread. Had no idea SF was super slow. I'm following the March 2019 filers thread (Filed March of 2019), had my biometrics taken last April 9 and was getting worried because my case status hasn't even updated to show that they received my fingerprints while others who have filed later than me has had their case status updated to ready to be scheduled for interview. But from reading this thread, I guess I have nothing really to worry about/nothing I can do but wait. It seems though the EAD/AP gets approved relatively quicker than the AOS? 

Also has anyone experienced travelling internationally on AP status? How was it? Is it risky to do this?

[I.Kat 191]

@iwir 🖐️

[patientguyinlove 92]

Any updates from anyone that filed in SF? Has anyone had their interview recently?

 

We filed last July. Still waiting. 

[iwir 337]

26 minutes ago, patientguyinlove said:

Any updates from anyone that filed in SF? Has anyone had their interview recently?

 

We filed last July. Still waiting. 

Someone from december 2018 got their interview next month. I filed on February 2019 and still waiting. I don't expect to hear something sometimes soon

[patientguyinlove 92]

@iwir SF seems a lot slower than most cities in the US by many months. I'm seeing lots of interviews/approvals for people that filed months after us.

 

At what point does this become a financial burden for everyone? 

[iwir 337]

1 hour ago, patientguyinlove said:

@iwir SF seems a lot slower than most cities in the US by many months. I'm seeing lots of interviews/approvals for people that filed months after us.

 

At what point does this become a financial burden for everyone? 

I don't care if they got approved somewhere unless it's in SF. Financial burden seems to be moot because USC signed affidavit of support saying they will support beneficiary financially and the obligation will only end when the beneficiary has worked for or can be credited with 40 qualifying quarters of coverage, get their citizenship or passed away. 

 

I'm fine with EAD/AP and I have moved on with my life. In fact I don't mind of waiting til our second anniversary so that we will get 10 years GC and don't have to file for ROC.

 

[Olga&Jared 267]

Sweet Jesus. What a "beautiful" wait game

 

I'm in the same boat. Filed for AOS/EAD/AP on July 31 (this year). Had my biometrics on September 6. Status changed to "Case is ready to be scheduled for the interview" on October 9. If I get my work permit by the end of this year I'll be the happiest. 

[Hemutian 68]

Just found this thread. Looks like I'm going to be on this one for a while.

Just filed AOS package TODAY. 

Since current address is Bay Area, assume my application will be sent to San Francisco, which I'm dreading because of the wait time.

 

Question for other San Francisco filers: are processing times for the EAD/AP card also significantly slower in San Francisco than other cities? Or are they at least processed at what's the normal time nationwide?

 

Another question: Has anyone had the experience of moving during the AOS process? My wife and I may be relocating from the Bay Area to the LA area early next year for work. I'm assuming if we do, then we should update USCIS with a change of address. Would they then move our application to the Los Angeles office? 

[DaveAndAnastasia 2,092]

19 hours ago, Hemutian said:

Since current address is Bay Area, assume my application will be sent to San Francisco, which I'm dreading because of the wait time.

You probably want to check this by putting your actual zip code into https://www.uscis.gov/about-us/find-uscis-office/field-offices . I'm not sure where the boundary between the SF and San Jose offices is (though the San Jose office isn't much faster, it is faster). Some cases can get sent to a different office as part of a USCIS plan to speed up processing announced this summer, but the web site will show the one that normally handles your address.

 

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Question for other San Francisco filers: are processing times for the EAD/AP card also significantly slower in San Francisco than other cities? Or are they at least processed at what's the normal time nationwide?

The weird run of people here with interviews scheduled getting EAD approved (happened to my wife  in San Diego) is probably a coincidence; EAD/AP for AOS from K-1s are processed by NBC in Missouri for everyone.

 

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Another question: Has anyone had the experience of moving during the AOS process? My wife and I may be relocating from the Bay Area to the LA area early next year for work. I'm assuming if we do, then we should update USCIS with a change of address. Would they then move our application to the Los Angeles office? 

If you don't have an interview scheduled yet, they'd move your case to the field office that handles your new address. There are several LA-area field offices (LA, LA County, San Fernardo Valley, Santa Ana, and San Bernardino) which all have different processing times.

Edited October 13, 2019 by DaveAndAnastasia