San Fernando Valley Filers! Aug/Sep/Oct 2017

[NilovesJa 8]

1 hour ago, KathCali said:

Yes definitely bring the 2017 tax return - I am also bringing the w2 from 2017 just to be safe 😊

Thank you! ☺️

[purple-rose 1]

Yaaaay! Thank you @KathCali for redirecting me to this forum!

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Hi, everyone! Very new to VJ but I was wondering if any of you here has filed in LA (specifically at the Chatsworth office)?

Filed August 2017
Received EAD & AP November 2017

And pretty much after that nothing has happened. We have requested for a renewal of my EAD as it's expiring soon and I needed to renew my driver's license... But pretty much nothing.  I was a little sad and upset earlier after hearing that a former colleague of my husband has gone through the whole process, filed on October 2017 and has already been through the interview. Anyone who still hasn't had their interview? We haven't received any RFE or whatever. 

[KathCali 47]

23 minutes ago, purple-rose said:

Yaaaay! Thank you @KathCali for redirecting me to this forum!

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Hi, everyone! Very new to VJ but I was wondering if any of you here has filed in LA (specifically at the Chatsworth office)?

Filed August 2017
Received EAD & AP November 2017

And pretty much after that nothing has happened. We have requested for a renewal of my EAD as it's expiring soon and I needed to renew my driver's license... But pretty much nothing.  I was a little sad and upset earlier after hearing that a former colleague of my husband has gone through the whole process, filed on October 2017 and has already been through the interview. Anyone who still hasn't had their interview? We haven't received any RFE or whatever. 

Hi @purple-rose! Welcome We are all Chatsworth filers in LA  Below are our timelines as of right now which as you can see are all over the place. A couple of us reached out to our congressman to assist with getting our interview scheduled after seeing people who'd filed after us had been scheduled before us. As you filed in August, I would for sure reach out to yours  Brad Sherman is the congressman for San Fernando Valley but if you reside in a different area (eg. Santa Barbara) your congressman would be a different person. 

 

 

@Mmagic 

Filed - May 2017

Interview - June 2018 ✔️

 

@izavox

Filed - July 11, 2017

Interview - September 25, 2018✔️

 

@NilovesJa

Filed - August 4, 2017

Interview - Scheduled (waiting on date, right?) 

 

@purple-rose

Filed - August 2017

Interview - Waiting as of October 2018

 

@KathCali

Filed - September 15, 2017

Interview - October 16, 2018

 

@Zeal

Filed - July 27, 2017

RFE Received - September 29, 2017

Interview - October 15, 2018

 

@Mica711

Filed - October 2017

Interview - August 27, 2018✔️

 

@makixxiii

Filed - December 2017

Interview - Waiting as of October 2018

 

@Naes

Filed - 2018 (not sure which month?)

Interview - Waiting as of October 2018

[Naes 12,205]

Just now, KathCali said:

Hi @purple-rose! Welcome We are all Chatsworth filers in LA  Below are our timelines as of right now which as you can see are all over the place. A couple of us reached out to our congressman to assist with getting our interview scheduled after seeing people who'd filed after us had been scheduled before us. As you filed in August, I would for sure reach out to yours  Brad Sherman is the congressman for San Fernando Valley but if you reside in a different area (eg. Santa Barbara) your congressman would be a different person. 

 

 

@Mmagic 

Filed - May 2017

Interview - June 2018 ✔️

 

@izavox

Filed - July 11, 2017

Interview - September 25, 2018✔️

 

@NilovesJa

Filed - August 4, 2017

Interview - Scheduled (waiting on date, right?) 

 

@purple-rose

Filed - August 2017

Interview - Waiting as of October 2018

 

@KathCali

Filed - September 15, 2017

Interview - October 16, 2018

 

@Zeal

Filed - July 27, 2017

RFE Received - September 29, 2017

Interview - October 15, 2018

 

@Mica711

Filed - October 2017

Interview - August 27, 2018✔️

 

@makixxiii

Filed - December 2017

Interview - Waiting as of October 2018

 

@Naes

Filed - 2018 (not sure which month?)

Interview - Waiting as of October 2018

September 2018. Thank you for this overall

 

I want to ask a question if you guys have any idea about, I had my biometrics last week Tuesday and many people around me had their status changed. Do you recall how long it took for your status to change after biometrics? I am still stuck in fingerprint fee received, and kind of getting angsty and thinking if I will get an RFE...

[KathCali 47]

7 minutes ago, Naes said:

September 2018. Thank you for this overall

 

I want to ask a question if you guys have any idea about, I had my biometrics last week Tuesday and many people around me had their status changed. Do you recall how long it took for your status to change after biometrics? I am still stuck in fingerprint fee received, and kind of getting angsty and thinking if I will get an RFE...

I never had a status change from biometrics. My status stayed on fingerprint fee received until I filed my EAD renewal in June 2018 and a few weeks after that, it changed to interview ready to be scheduled. It's the same for many people so don't stress!

[Naes 12,205]

1 minute ago, KathCali said:

I never had a status change from biometrics. My status stayed on fingerprint fee received until I filed my EAD renewal in June 2018 and a few weeks after that, it changed to interview ready to be scheduled. It's the same for many people so don't stress!

Thank you sooo much for this!! I needed someone to tell me that even though I kind of knew that would be the case!  

[NilovesJa 8]

Sorry for late response I was so busy with my toddler and family situations. 

I got scheduled and I received a Interview date on the 29th of October!:)) 

We went trough the Congressman because our interview also didn't get scheduled and every time when we got close to the timeline they changed it again.  

I would recommend that, we got scheduled one week after reaching out to him and are so thankful! 

 

Thank you @KathCali for your great work to put our timelines together!!💕

[KathCali 47]

6 minutes ago, NilovesJa said:

Sorry for late response I was so busy with my toddler and family situations. 

I got scheduled and I received a Interview date on the 29th of October!:)) 

We went trough the Congressman because our interview also didn't get scheduled and every time when we got close to the timeline they changed it again.  

I would recommend that, we got scheduled one week after reaching out to him and are so thankful! 

 

Thank you @KathCali for your great work to put our timelines together!!💕

Yay! Congrats! So glad they finally scheduled you!!!!

[purple-rose 1]

2 hours ago, KathCali said:

Hi @purple-rose! Welcome We are all Chatsworth filers in LA  Below are our timelines as of right now which as you can see are all over the place. A couple of us reached out to our congressman to assist with getting our interview scheduled after seeing people who'd filed after us had been scheduled before us. As you filed in August, I would for sure reach out to yours  Brad Sherman is the congressman for San Fernando Valley but if you reside in a different area (eg. Santa Barbara) your congressman would be a different person. 

 

 

@Mmagic 

Filed - May 2017

Interview - June 2018 ✔️

 

@izavox

Filed - July 11, 2017

Interview - September 25, 2018✔️

 

@NilovesJa

Filed - August 4, 2017

Interview - Scheduled (waiting on date, right?) 

 

@purple-rose

Filed - August 2017

Interview - Waiting as of October 2018

 

@KathCali

Filed - September 15, 2017

Interview - October 16, 2018

 

@Zeal

Filed - July 27, 2017

RFE Received - September 29, 2017

Interview - October 15, 2018

 

@Mica711

Filed - October 2017

Interview - August 27, 2018✔️

 

@makixxiii

Filed - December 2017

Interview - Waiting as of October 2018

 

@Naes

Filed - 2018 (not sure which month?)

Interview - Waiting as of October 2018

Hi, @KathCali . Gosh, thanks for the help! Really appreciate it. I felt so discouraged and started getting worried when I heard that a former colleague of ours got interviewed already despite only having filed less than a year ago! I really thought something was wrong. Haha. I wonder what's causing this.. Our lawyer keeps saying it's really a mess right now with all the filed paperwork and that USCIS is taking much much much(!!!) longer than usual. I'll go ahead and perhaps contact our lawyer to see if he can contact our Congressperson.  I'm normally a patient person but this is getting me all worked up sometimes! Lol 

[KathCali 47]

16 minutes ago, purple-rose said:

Hi, @KathCali . Gosh, thanks for the help! Really appreciate it. I felt so discouraged and started getting worried when I heard that a former colleague of ours got interviewed already despite only having filed less than a year ago! I really thought something was wrong. Haha. I wonder what's causing this.. Our lawyer keeps saying it's really a mess right now with all the filed paperwork and that USCIS is taking much much much(!!!) longer than usual. I'll go ahead and perhaps contact our lawyer to see if he can contact our Congressperson.  I'm normally a patient person but this is getting me all worked up sometimes! Lol 

I was getting so stressed too, worrying they had just left my file somewhere and forgotten. You're not alone! USCIS is definitely overwhelmed and understaffed right now. I have friends who were processed in 4-6 months so I totally understand your frustration

 

I wanted to mention, we do have a lawyer but contacted the congressman ourselves. It was very simple and it would have taken our lawyer twice as long (and probably cost us) to have them do it. I recommend doing it yourself

Edited October 9, 2018 by KathCali

[Naes 12,205]

Funny enough got the update today “case ready to be scheduled”... 

 

now a year wait begins!  

 

Hopefully you’ll all be cleared and free from this wait soon! 

[KathCali 47]

Good luck for your interview tomorrow @Zeal!!! If you have a chance to share your experience with us after, I would be forever grateful as mine is the following morning (Tuesday) and I'm very nervous! But of course no worries at all if you aren't able to - I know it will be a big day! Hoping it all goes smoothly for you

[NilovesJa 8]

All the best and good thoughts to you two!! 

[makixxiii 1]

On 10/9/2018 at 3:41 PM, KathCali said:

I was getting so stressed too, worrying they had just left my file somewhere and forgotten. You're not alone! USCIS is definitely overwhelmed and understaffed right now. I have friends who were processed in 4-6 months so I totally understand your frustration

 

I wanted to mention, we do have a lawyer but contacted the congressman ourselves. It was very simple and it would have taken our lawyer twice as long (and probably cost us) to have them do it. I recommend doing it yourself

@KathCali @Naes

 

Congratulations and good luck on your upcoming interview. 

I hope mine is coming in next as i have filed first from you Naes. I am December 2017 and still clueless when am i going to receive my notice of interview.

 

was thinking of contacting a congressman soon, however dunno which one is. as my mailing address is  in area code 91393. 

[KathCali 47]

10 minutes ago, makixxiii said:

@KathCali @Naes

 

Congratulations and good luck on your upcoming interview. 

I hope mine is coming in next as i have filed first from you Naes. I am December 2017 and still clueless when am i going to receive my notice of interview.

 

was thinking of contacting a congressman soon, however dunno which one is. as my mailing address is  in area code 91393. 

Your congressman is Adam Schiff 😊