F2A 2018 AOS Filers

[Bfree3 132]

I agree with @tenreyro as usual, maybe OP is better suited for consular processing because they said they’ve already been through a lot... “well honey you ain’t seen nothing yet” 😂🤣😭 this AOS journey is not for the faint of heart... we are in this for the long haul.  @Tenreyro they mentioned that their I130 pd is dec 2016... they’ll probably be getting approved within the next month or so since uscis is dealing with December so next step will likely be nvc for them in the near future. 

[thepanda 87]

43 minutes ago, Tenreyro said:

Hi, I'm glad you came and asked the questions again, read through this thread and you will find how most of us started with Pending I-130.

 

You can apply for AOS as long as USCIS dictate you can. The pending I-130 is irrelevant, as long as your PD is approved for applying for AOS. The USCIS's Policy Manual states that any person in the family category can apply for AOS concurrently, which means with a Pending I-130. The only difference is WHEN the F-1, F-2A, F2B, F3 and F4 can send their AOS packages, that is determined by USCIS monthly, and now they are making it more confusion free than anytime before: https://www.uscis.gov/visabulletin-may-18

 

No, you have an appointment. You go to a center that provides supporting services to USCIS. They take your fingerprints, a photo, and they are done with you. It takes like 15 minutes, at least in my case no one asked me a thing.

 

No, EAD does not need interview.

 

I don't understand your doubt. They process the I-485, yes, and an interview is scheduled, yes, but that is for the final decision usually. After that the green card is issued. 

 

 

As other users said before, you have to be inside the US with a valid status to file both I-485 and any other benefit like EAD and AP. If you are not, and try to come to adjust, you are liable to be bounced back by CBP agents for immigration intention, or seen as misrepresentation later by USCIS.

 

If you want evidence from a case of any of us, I'm sorry to tell you that you have to keep walking. The use of Chart B to file for AOS has been something implemented less than 3 years ago, that might be seen as a long time, but it is not. It took longer even for people to understand it, and that's why you see some misinformation, and since very little amount of people have file, it is difficult to find cases, and the cases that make the most noise is the people that got into some sort of trouble or that had a bad experience, because bad things are noisier than good ones.

 

If you go back a few pages you'll see of a case I shared of a person that was approved a few years back after a difficult interview (most likely from an agent that hadn't been properly trained by the new regulations). And if you look carefully, you can find F2A filers with approved EAD's. Even lawyers could tell you it is not possible to AOS from F2A, but when the scenery changes that much, people can make the mistake of not being able to not keep an accurate track of the new things.

 

Having said that, remember the process WILL be long, and the most desperate you are, the worst it will be. If you want a sure thing with WHEN will your interview be, and all that, I would recommend for you to follow Consular Processing, if you are a 2017 filer, you are probably past half the total waiting time (But you are not sharing anything in your Timeline, and that lack of information is what later hurts everyone, imagine if none of us shared our AOS as F2A, you wouldn't be having this information). But if you want to be with your loved one, knowing EAD might take more than 5 months, and the interview could had been faster via Consular Processing, then that's your choice, and you are better equipped to handle things.

 

As @Bfree3 said, do the research, you will find bad cases and good cases, this is something you have to decide for yourself, depending how you think you can handle aspects such as waiting without any kind of answer.

 

Good Luck, and let us know if you will be joining us. 

I have seen this user in different threads a lot. He is currently in the US on an H1B visa and seems to want to change jobs as soon as possible, hence the question regarding EAD. PD is December 7th, 2016.

[QAF2A 27]

5 hours ago, helloharsha said:

Can you apply for an AOS while i-130 i spending ?

 

i have  a PD of dec 7 2016.. i-130 still pending

 

i am in an impression that you can file 485 and EAD after 130 is approved,,please correct me

Thanks everybody for your input! And thanks @Tenreyro for the beautiful comment as usual.

 

We called USCIS for a tier 2 officer this morning, and she explained that the interview notice was not a mistake, as we thought. If we pass the interview, we will wait for chart A to be current to get the Green Card. So do not freak out.

She also confirms that we need to wait for 5 months to put in a service request for EAD and AP. But as we see in the processing times, the date is moving on almost a day at a time. So it might happen soon, all we can do is wait.

Hopefully the interview would be smooth! We'll keep you all updated on how it goes. 

 

[Bfree3 132]

4 minutes ago, QAF2A said:

Thanks everybody for your input! And thanks @Tenreyro for the beautiful comment as usual.

 

We called USCIS for a tier 2 officer this morning, and she explained that the interview notice was not a mistake, as we thought. If we pass the interview, we will wait for chart A to be current to get the Green Card. So do not freak out.

She also confirms that we need to wait for 5 months to put in a service request for EAD and AP. But as we see in the processing times, the date is moving on almost a day at a time. So it might happen soon, all we can do is wait.

Hopefully the interview would be smooth! We'll keep you all updated on how it goes. 

 

Love you guys 😩🤷🏽‍♀️ We getting things done ❤️🎉 yes one day at a time and speedy everything for us all from our mouths to Gods ears. 

[Tenreyro 174]

43 minutes ago, QAF2A said:

Thanks everybody for your input! And thanks @Tenreyro for the beautiful comment as usual.

 

We called USCIS for a tier 2 officer this morning, and she explained that the interview notice was not a mistake, as we thought. If we pass the interview, we will wait for chart A to be current to get the Green Card. So do not freak out.

She also confirms that we need to wait for 5 months to put in a service request for EAD and AP. But as we see in the processing times, the date is moving on almost a day at a time. So it might happen soon, all we can do is wait.

Hopefully the interview would be smooth! We'll keep you all updated on how it goes. 

 

 That is awesome news!!!!!!!!! I am so excited for you!!!!!!!

 

I was a little freaked out with the interview notice, I didn't want you to experience the problems we have read other applicants have had with interviews before PD being current.

 

I wish you the very best of luck to you and your spouse, none of us are experts on the interview, but anything we can help you research, we are here for you.

[nocardyet 4]

1 hour ago, thepanda said:

I have seen this user in different threads a lot. He is currently in the US on an H1B visa and seems to want to change jobs as soon as possible, hence the question regarding EAD. PD is December 7th, 2016.

Excellent, that answers most of my fears.

 

i think i am ready to join the boat... file a AOS in next one week, i am sure its a tedious process..

 

hopefully ,while i am getting the 485 prepared...i will hear something on my 130 since they are looking at dec 2016 and i am at 7th dec 2016.

 

once again..thanks to everyone who replied 

 

 

[BenSherry 4]

We received our interview letter for pending 485 application. I-130 PD is 1/20/2017, still pending, EAD/AP still pending, Chicago field office.

 

 

[Tenreyro 174]

16 hours ago, BenSherry said:

We received our interview letter for pending 485 application. I-130 PD is 1/20/2017, still pending, EAD/AP still pending, Chicago field office.

 

 

Congratulations!

 

I'm sorry @BenSherry, I can't recall your timeline, Date you sent the AOS package and so, is your wife the beneficiary? Is the case under F2A?

 

[BenSherry 4]

45 minutes ago, Tenreyro said:

Congratulations!

 

I'm sorry @BenSherry, I can't recall your timeline, Date you sent the AOS package and so, is your wife the beneficiary? Is the case under F2A?

 

Yes, my wife is the beneficiary with F2A category. We sent out the AOS package on 03/08/2018. 

[Tenreyro 174]

Hey @thepanda, Any news about the Bio App?

[thepanda 87]

14 minutes ago, Tenreyro said:

Hey @thepanda, Any news about the Bio App?

Hi! I signed up for the Informed Delivery on USPS. Thanks for the tip! Saves me a lot of time but unfortunately I did not receive the letter yet and today I will not receive it either.

 

This week is not over yet. I still have Thursday, Friday and Saturday. I am hopeful.

Edited May 23, 2018 by thepanda

[Tenreyro 174]

On 5/22/2018 at 1:49 PM, BenSherry said:

Yes, my wife is the beneficiary with F2A category. We sent out the AOS package on 03/08/2018. 

That's very good to hear! Good Luck!!!

 

Do you send your AOS package with your wife's medical or did you receive a courtesy letter for the medical?

Edited May 24, 2018 by Tenreyro

[Tenreyro 174]

21 hours ago, thepanda said:

Hi! I signed up for the Informed Delivery on USPS. Thanks for the tip! Saves me a lot of time but unfortunately I did not receive the letter yet and today I will not receive it either.

 

This week is not over yet. I still have Thursday, Friday and Saturday. I am hopeful.

I am hopeful too. 

 

I'm glad to hear that the USPS Informed Delivery worked with you, I can't activate for my address, maybe when I move eventually, I will be able to.

Edited May 24, 2018 by Tenreyro

[talad 25]

On 5/23/2018 at 7:42 AM, thepanda said:

Hi! I signed up for the Informed Delivery on USPS. Thanks for the tip! Saves me a lot of time but unfortunately I did not receive the letter yet and today I will not receive it either.

 

This week is not over yet. I still have Thursday, Friday and Saturday. I am hopeful.

Stay positive! I'm sure you'll get yours soon! My spouse and I will keep you in our thoughts. 

[talad 25]

On 5/21/2018 at 12:53 PM, Bfree3 said:

Love you guys 😩🤷🏽‍♀️ We getting things done ❤️🎉 yes one day at a time and speedy everything for us all from our mouths to Gods ears. 

I agree! I love this forum and everyone in it! I would never have thought to file an AOS before our I-130 was approved if I didn't discover this forum. If it weren't for you guys, my spouse and I would have had to endure a long distance relationship, so I truly appreciate everyone's advice and support in this forum. As a token of my gratitude, I am trying my best to answer questions that I know the answer to, and to give as much advice and support as I can. I feel a certain sense of community and solidarity with all of you. Best of luck to all of us! I sincerely hope that none of use get bad news, and that all of us get a "happy ending" with our AOS applications.