January 2018 AOS Filers

[nanaaalex 49]

17 hours ago, lezahennaid said:

 

@nanaaalex wait, so did you get a Request for Evidence letter or a rejection notice? Because if it is a rejection, you have to resend the paperwork with the correct fees but if it is an RFE then you only have to resend what they asked for. This does not guarantee you won't get another RFE, though. I have seen some who got an RFE before the biometrics and another one after. If you did get a rejection, I suggest reviewing your paperwork carefully and ensuring everything is correct and complete to avoid getting an RFE, or worse, another rejection notice. Good luck!

It was a rejection notice. I already sent back the paperwork so I can only hope that everything was okay and we don't get a RFE this time...

[Orkey 69]

11 hours ago, Stt said:

Just a little update finally got the email notification abt EAD acceptance and that receipt has been mailed out!

Timeline

01/12 - AOS package sent (I-485, 130,               765)

01/16 - delivered

01/30 - EAD rejection for outdated form

02/01- NOA received for I-485 And 130

02/02 - Updated EAD sent

02/05 - EAD delivered

02/09 - bio appt notice for 02/20

02/14 - walked in and got bio done 

02/20 - email notification EAD.                                acceptance

Now waiting game again dwl 

Finally! Now you can focus on the wait. Relieving

[nanaaalex 49]

2 hours ago, nanaaalex said:

It was a rejection notice. I already sent back the paperwork so I can only hope that everything was okay and we don't get a RFE this time...

I just got the 3 texts and emails for the acceptance :')

[S & G 25]

17 hours ago, Stt said:

Just a little update finally got the email notification abt EAD acceptance and that receipt has been mailed out!

Timeline

01/12 - AOS package sent (I-485, 130,               765)

01/16 - delivered

01/30 - EAD rejection for outdated form

02/01- NOA received for I-485 And 130

02/02 - Updated EAD sent

02/05 - EAD delivered

02/09 - bio appt notice for 02/20

02/14 - walked in and got bio done 

02/20 - email notification EAD.                                acceptance

Now waiting game again dwl 

Good to hear that, hope I will get mine soon!

[Stt 222]

3 hours ago, S & G said:

Good to hear that, hope I will get mine soon!

I'm keeping my fingers for you! You should be hearing something real soon 

[Arb123 39]

Day 50 for my EAD application today impatiently waiting. Haven’t heard anything from uscis after I did biometrics. anybody has any news yet? 

[Stt 222]

3 minutes ago, Laura123 said:

Day 50 for my EAD application today impatiently waiting. Haven’t heard anything from uscis after I did biometrics. anybody has any news yet? 

Nope. Nothing yet but i also heard u can get your interview before you even get ead card. I know someone who never got hers till after interview lol! What sense that makes idk and may never understand but it's just the way things work sometimes 

Edited February 21, 2018 by Stt

[Rmsean 76]

28 minutes ago, Laura123 said:

Day 50 for my EAD application today impatiently waiting. Haven’t heard anything from uscis after I did biometrics. anybody has any news yet? 

Nothing too. This is day 55 for me. Just waiting on USCIS. Can be frustrating. Especially when you have a job offer pending. 

[Arb123 39]

24 minutes ago, Stt said:

Nope. Nothing yet but i also heard u can get your interview before you even get ead card. I know someone who never got hers till after interview lol! What sense that makes idk and may never understand but it's just the way things work sometimes 

lol i know! i also know of cases in which they got green card and then a week later got EAD lol..Have you received any RFE? when were your biometrics?

Just now, Rmsean said:

Nothing too. This is day 55 for me. Just waiting on USCIS. Can be frustrating. Especially when you have a job offer pending. 

if you have a job offer you should expedite EAD. unless if you have already done

[Rmsean 76]

1 minute ago, Laura123 said:

lol i know! i also know of cases in which they got green card and then a week later got EAD lol..Have you received any RFE? when were your biometrics?

if you have a job offer you should expedite EAD. unless if you have already done

I hear that expediting sometimes is a stroke of luck. I’ll speak to my lawyer today and see what she can do about it. 

[Nouchigang 200]

1 hour ago, Rmsean said:

Nothing too. This is day 55 for me. Just waiting on USCIS. Can be frustrating. Especially when you have a job offer pending. 

I would definitely try to expedite especially since you have a job offer, I tried searching for a thread I read a few days ago that explained every step to do so but I cant find it here is a summary of how to do so from what I remember:

1. Contact your congressman to have them inquire about your case and try to expedite

2. Call USCIS and talk to a tier 2 to expedite your EAD for financial hardship/financial loss due to the job offer

3.1 to 2 weeks after that they should send you a letter or email and give you a fax number where you can send your written job offer

Make sure you get a confirmation that the fax was sent and call if you can to make sure they received it, from what I read it is hard to get the fax thru. After a few days call to make sure they did receive your fax.

4.Your status should be updated about the status of your application

 

It is very subjective and is usually done after biometrics, Im not sure if you did yours or not.

The process can be hit or miss. Some people went to their local office (where they did the biometrics) to get all the information on how to proceed.

 

Good luck

[Rmsean 76]

24 minutes ago, Nouchigang said:

I would definitely try to expedite especially since you have a job offer, I tried searching for a thread I read a few days ago that explained every step to do so but I cant find it here is a summary of how to do so from what I remember:

1. Contact your congressman to have them inquire about your case and try to expedite

2. Call USCIS and talk to a tier 2 to expedite your EAD for financial hardship/financial loss due to the job offer

3.1 to 2 weeks after that they should send you a letter or email and give you a fax number where you can send your written job offer

Make sure you get a confirmation that the fax was sent and call if you can to make sure they received it, from what I read it is hard to get the fax thru. After a few days call to make sure they did receive your fax.

4.Your status should be updated about the status of your application

 

It is very subjective and is usually done after biometrics, Im not sure if you did yours or not.

The process can be hit or miss. Some people went to their local office (where they did the biometrics) to get all the information on how to proceed.

 

Good luck

Thank you. I did my biometrics on the 23 rd of January. So I’ll try figure out what to do from what you’ve written down. I will be discussing it with my lawyer later on today. Once again, thank you. 

[cherryblossoms916 216]

I guess nobody from us, January filers still waiting and nothing else after bio appointment. I wish we could make the process go faster. It’s so frustrating. I wanna go work and travel already.😅

[bestofluck 103]

Wondering if anyone else received the yellow page Courtesy Letter for form I-693? And does anyone knows where in the timeline this letter normally comes? I did some research on VJ yesterday it seems like most of the time you will get an interview notice shortly after the Courtesy Letter, not sure if this is 100% true though.

[NataliaDenz 27]

3 minutes ago, bestofluck said:

Wondering if anyone else received the yellow page Courtesy Letter for form I-693? And does anyone knows where in the timeline this letter normally comes? I did some research on VJ yesterday it seems like most of the time you will get an interview notice shortly after the Courtesy Letter, not sure if this is 100% true though.

I got it shortly after I received all my other notices of acceptance. I honestly don’t think that has nothing to do with the interview appointment coming up next, because as far as I know, no January filers have gotten their EAD or anything else after biometrics. 

I have a fiend who is an AUGUST 2017 filer, she recently received her social and EAD and I also read interviews are not likely to happen before the 8-9 month mark. My office for example ( San Diego) is dealing with MAY 2017, so do the math