June 2018 AOS Filers

[Rilo0918 15]

So it looks like i have my interview scheduled before my EAD arriving.

is that normal? has that happened to anyone else?

[eckoin 211]

41 minutes ago, Rilo0918 said:

So it looks like i have my interview scheduled before my EAD arriving.

is that normal? has that happened to anyone else?

Very normal. I have even heard that, if your local office is generally considered "quick" they won't even process your EAD/AP since you'll get your GC soon enough. 

 

I had my EAD expedited but I just got approved for the GC two days ago and my AP application just shows "received". 

[ooogaboooga 11]

Ah @eckoin so great!!! We have almost the same timeline but mine is still in "Case is ready to be scheduled for interview". No date yet = \

Edited December 13, 2018 by ooogaboooga

[eckoin 211]

7 minutes ago, ooogaboooga said:

Ah @eckoin so great!!! We have almost the same timeline but mine is still in "Case is ready to be scheduled for interview". No date yet = \

I know, I was surprised it went so quickly after "ready to be scheduled" but everyone here told me our office is quick, so I was the only one surprised hope yours happens sooner than later! But at least you can work in the meantime.

 

I was so stressed out before the actual interview, but it went so smoothly. The only questions the officer asked were biographical (name, address) and when we met. I answered every single question because I was freaking out was overly prepared, and I think she thought it was funny. 

 

Good luck to all waiting--it was definitely not worth the severe heartache I felt in the days prior 

[aznhouston 130]

6 hours ago, Rilo0918 said:

So it looks like i have my interview scheduled before my EAD arriving.

is that normal? has that happened to anyone else? 

Which city did you file the AOS at? Houston seems to move soooooooooooooo slow.

[hrckica 7]

I got a RFE in October for EAD, sent back the stuff they asked in November but my case is still in "Request for Initial Evidence Was Mailed". It's been a month since i sent it. Do i need to call them? As the ddl for RFE is in January... Do i just wait or they do loose reply's sometimes? 

And my I-485 is still in Case is Ready to Be Scheduled for An Interview as of August! 

[Rilo0918 15]

18 hours ago, hoangthaihuy said:

Which city did you file the AOS at? Houston seems to move soooooooooooooo slow.

San Antonio. but i'm a little confused because I see that people are receiving their interview date and they're months out. so does that mean that the EAD is not going to be worked on until then....

[Rilo0918 15]

On 12/13/2018 at 10:39 AM, eckoin said:

Very normal. I have even heard that, if your local office is generally considered "quick" they won't even process your EAD/AP since you'll get your GC soon enough. 

 

I had my EAD expedited but I just got approved for the GC two days ago and my AP application just shows "received". 

how long did you had to wait for your EAD?

so when they scheduled an interview for me and told me to be on the look out for the mail, is that typically months out? or literally in the upcoming weeks?

[aznhouston 130]

8 minutes ago, Rilo0918 said:

San Antonio. but i'm a little confused because I see that people are receiving their interview date and they're months out. so does that mean that the EAD is not going to be worked on until then....

EAD and the GC are two different things and processed at two different offices.

 

6 minutes ago, Rilo0918 said:

how long did you had to wait for your EAD?

so when they scheduled an interview for me and told me to be on the look out for the mail, is that typically months out? or literally in the upcoming weeks?

I filed the AOS package on the 1st of August.

 

43 minutes ago, hrckica said:

I got a RFE in October for EAD, sent back the stuff they asked in November but my case is still in "Request for Initial Evidence Was Mailed". It's been a month since i sent it. Do i need to call them? As the ddl for RFE is in January... Do i just wait or they do loose reply's sometimes? 

And my I-485 is still in Case is Ready to Be Scheduled for An Interview as of August! 

You should have called them 1 week after faxing/mailing the evidence out.

[Rilo0918 15]

1 minute ago, hoangthaihuy said:

EAD and the GC are two different things and processed at two different offices.

 

I filed the AOS package on the 1st of August.

 

You should have called them 1 week after faxing/mailing the evidence out.

I wonder where mine is being filed at then...

[hrckica 7]

1 hour ago, hoangthaihuy said:

EAD and the GC are two different things and processed at two different offices.

 

I filed the AOS package on the 1st of August.

 

You should have called them 1 week after faxing/mailing the evidence out.

Thanks hoangthaihuy! I called them and they did receive my RFE but didn't update it in the system. The agent also said to contact them only if there is no change after 60 days of the received date. So i guess nothing left to do but wait.. 

[eckoin 211]

1 hour ago, Rilo0918 said:

how long did you had to wait for your EAD?

so when they scheduled an interview for me and told me to be on the look out for the mail, is that typically months out? or literally in the upcoming weeks?

Are you referring to my EAD expedite? I requested to expedite at the end of August and received the card three weeks later. I don't know if I would have received the EAD before my interview if I hadn't expedited. 

 

When they scheduled my interview, I got the interview notice in the mail two weeks later, and the interview was for four weeks after that; so it was scheduled six weeks out for me. 

[Rilo0918 15]

On 12/14/2018 at 10:50 AM, hoangthaihuy said:

EAD and the GC are two different things and processed at two different offices.

 

I filed the AOS package on the 1st of August.

 

You should have called them 1 week after faxing/mailing the evidence out.

when you sent out the letter and forms to Senator Cruz' office which forms from their site did you had to fill out? there are three:

Privacy Release Form

Immigration Privacy Release Form

Passport Privacy Form

 

thank you

[aznhouston 130]

4 hours ago, Rilo0918 said:

when you sent out the letter and forms to Senator Cruz' office which forms from their site did you had to fill out? there are three:

Privacy Release Form

Immigration Privacy Release Form

Passport Privacy Form

 

thank you

When I called, they got my email down and a person sent me the "The Information and Privacy Act Form".

[aznhouston 130]

On 12/14/2018 at 12:10 PM, hrckica said:

Thanks hoangthaihuy! I called them and they did receive my RFE but didn't update it in the system. The agent also said to contact them only if there is no change after 60 days of the received date. So i guess nothing left to do but wait.. 

Sound weird. If they received the response for the RFIE, you can ask for expedition.