November 2018 AOS Filers

[jakejon 1,197]

9 hours ago, Penny&Lee said:

Haha no worries! Congrats on EAD too! Was it Combo?

Yeah I applied for both EAD/AP. I only got update on old app for EAD, no update on AP (but I think that's normal). No updates on new site yet. 

[kanderson101 131]

18 minutes ago, jakejon said:

Yeah I applied for both EAD/AP. I only got update on old app for EAD, no update on AP (but I think that's normal). No updates on new site yet. 

What is the old app that you were updated on? I didn't realize that the older system had an app! 

[jakejon 1,197]

1 minute ago, kanderson101 said:

What is the old app that you were updated on? I didn't realize that the older system had an app! 

Sorry my bad for confusion! I meant the case tracker app for USCIS 

[kanderson101 131]

5 minutes ago, jakejon said:

Sorry my bad for confusion! I meant the case tracker app for USCIS 

Gotcha, no worries! Thanks  

[SilentZero 11]

Woah anyone else just got a scheduled for an interview notice? 

[vaksurik 106]

6 hours ago, ChuAni said:

Hello Everyone...

I have a suggestion for everyone still waiting for EAD (November).

 

I called USCIS on Monday (April 8th) and requested to be transferred to Tier2, but they were busy/unavailable according to the Customer Rep. and advised I call back the next morning. On Tuesday (April 9th), I called in the morning and after about 30 minutes, the Cust. Rep. picked, transferred and I requested for Automatic Callback from Tier2 Officer. The Officer called me back after 2 hours and I explained the reason I called...'I filed since November last year and I'm so in need of my EAD because I would love to apply for my DL, renew my state ID and able to move around and not just be stuck at home. Also, I can see January being approved while November is left behind.' He explained the Timeline and how all cases are different. I agreed about all cases being different, but...'doesn't mean my case is faulty. I applied for EAD with AOS and I know I didn't make any mistake during the application. So, if there's any mistake, it's better I get a response from y'all instead of absolute silence and abandonment of my file'. I told him that was just the reason I called, bid goodbye and cut the call. 

 

On Wednesday (April 10th), I got a Notification of 'New Card is being Produced'.

 

Give them a call and explain your situation. You've got nothing to lose.

Thank you for this! I'm doing it right the heck now. 

[jakejon 1,197]

I'm really excited and rooting to see more Nov approvals today!!! 

[Bluewaters 288]

55 minutes ago, vaksurik said:

Thank you for this! I'm doing it right the heck now. 

Thank you for your opinion. What number can I call? I am kind of new to this uscis issues. 

[vaksurik 106]

17 minutes ago, Bluewaters said:

Thank you for your opinion. What number can I call? I am kind of new to this uscis issues. 

1 (800) 375-5283

You have to go through a zillion options before you actually speak to a live person, so don't get discouraged. Right now I'm in the 138-minute estimated wait time for Tier 2 to call me back. 

[jakejon 1,197]

33 minutes ago, Bluewaters said:

Thank you for your opinion. What number can I call? I am kind of new to this uscis issues. 

Make sure you tell Jan to get back to work LOL. We need more Friyay Approvals here!!! 

Edited April 12, 2019 by jakejon

[ira1712 66]

30 minutes ago, vaksurik said:

1 (800) 375-5283

You have to go through a zillion options before you actually speak to a live person, so don't get discouraged. Right now I'm in the 138-minute estimated wait time for Tier 2 to call me back.  

 

Just now, ira1712 said:

Can you explain to me what number I need to click to talk to alive person? Thanks

 

Edited April 12, 2019 by ira1712
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[vaksurik 106]

So I just got off the phone with a Tier 2 officer. I was thrown off by how genuinely kind and calming this man was....dammit I was prepared to get mad and yell at someone! 😉 He told me exactly what I expected to hear anyway - that there is nothing wrong with our application and wait times are now 5-7 months. He actually apologized profusely for these processing times, and told me they simply don't have the manpower available to process the many many applications they currently have. What could I say? He told me to expect another 30-45 days max (I said, "okay....woof"), then apologized again and told me he knows how important this is to us. I said thank you, he wished me a good weekend, and that was that. 

[vaksurik 106]

15 minutes ago, ira1712 said:

 

 

Hahaha...it was a damn maze...let me see if I remember...

 

I think it was 2, 2, 1, 6....I definitely remember 6 was the one to speak to a live person after a VERY long message about using the USCIS website to answer most questions. Sorry this is vague, but I took a shot in the dark for most of my choices and don't remember them well.

[Penny&Lee 338]

I just called USCIS customer service because I’ve had some issues with changing my address, and the lady I spoke to was sooooo helpful. While discussing the problem she said “I can see action was taken on your case but I can’t tell what it is yet” as well as saying “since the address won’t update fully for 30 days, I advise you keep an eye on the old address mailbox as I would assume other action will be taken within the next few days” idk whether that’s her being nice, knowing something I don’t or giving false hope, but still. 

[JunkTardis 183]

18 hours ago, rrobin0609 said:

In the midst of everyone getting EAD and interviews, the following just happened:

 

My phone goes off. I see its an email from my dad. Matt does not.

Me: Wooooo!

Matt: What? What is it? Interview scheduled?

Me: No! I won the family March Madness competition!

Matt: You got my hopes up and ripped them away. Yes, Im going to be bitter the rest of the night.

I am still salty about this, and will remain salty until our case goes from 'RFIE was received' to 'Interview scheduled'

17 hours ago, Allaboutwaiting said:

Wouldn’t that be awesome!

It’s been such nice evening after reading all the good news, award acceptance speeches and best wishes. This thread is truly like entering a realm of solace.

I’m not a sports fan whatsoever, but I feel the joy of our team wining.

#teamnovember 💚

 

16 hours ago, jakejon said:

Your on!! That sounds amazing!! ❤️🍻🍺🥳

 

 

14 hours ago, Pengunista said:

Yes! I was thinking the same thing, have a grand meet up/get together where we can drink, eat and look back at all the waiting and anxiety the USCIS put us thru and finally get to laugh about it. hehe. 

Heck yeah! I've been wondering about it for a couple of months now and I think it would be a lot of fun! We could share our tales of woe in waiting and how much weight we all gained (except somehow I've lost 20lbs lol?) and laugh at how horrific the process was 😂. @rrobin0609 and I think it'd probably be worth really considering whenever we have a legit house in the future since we're in the midwest, it'd be a relatively balanced travel distance for y'all if we hosted.