November 2018 AOS Filers

[calliope8 72]

Got hubby's AP document today.  So now he can travel (not that we need to at the moment.) If anyone was wondering they do issue it separate from the EAD, I'm guessing since ours got mysteriously separated from the AOS & AP documents and registered as being received 18 days later.  So I don't know if he will get a combo card since he already as the AP document. I rather wonder if they even bother with the EAD since our interview will likely be within a week or two of when they would get around to approving it. 

[AnJay 137]

8 minutes ago, calliope8 said:

Got hubby's AP document today.  So now he can travel (not that we need to at the moment.) If anyone was wondering they do issue it separate from the EAD, I'm guessing since ours got mysteriously separated from the AOS & AP documents and registered as being received 18 days later.  So I don't know if he will get a combo card since he already as the AP document. I rather wonder if they even bother with the EAD since our interview will likely be within a week or two of when they would get around to approving it. 

No combo card for you guys, ead will be separated because you already got you ap. Ead will be trrminated Only after official GC approval. Sometimes you dont get approval on the spot. 

[ira1712 66]

Dear November friends!🤗

Today (this is 252 days of waiting, 2 requests for EAD/AP,  RFE , many calls to USCIS and after conversation with Tier 2 two days ago) I have foud on my page at least something what give me hope. 😀Nothing with EAD/AP.

[AnJay 137]

3 minutes ago, ira1712 said:

Dear November friends!🤗

Today (this is 252 days of waiting, 2 requests for EAD/AP,  RFE , many calls to USCIS and after conversation with Tier 2 two days ago) I have foud on my page at least something what give me hope. 😀Nothing with EAD/AP.

Congrats!  Mine changed to Interview was scheduled in just 12 days, I didnt expect it to be so fast, so maybe you will be scheduled very soon:) 

[EDRCole 0]

@calliope8 How long from approval of AP did your husband receive his travel document? Also did it update on the app?

[ira1712 66]

1 hour ago, AnJay said:

Congrats!  Mine changed to Interview was scheduled in just 12 days, I didnt expect it to be so fast, so maybe you will be scheduled very soon:) 

Thank you !😀

I honestly do not even hope for a quick interview. Simply, I hope that after my documents already in LA they will give me EAD/AP.
As Tier 2 said, I did not receive EAD/AP because I received RFE on I- 485 , and now, when the obstacles are no longer there,  they finally will give me combocard. I hope.😀

[AnJay 137]

19 minutes ago, ira1712 said:

Thank you !😀

I honestly do not even hope for a quick interview. Simply, I hope that after my documents already in LA they will give me EAD/AP.
As Tier 2 said, I did not receive EAD/AP because I received RFE on I- 485 , and now, when the obstacles are no longer there,  they finally will give me combocard. I hope.😀

I am on the day 190 for EAD and nothing:) I lost my hope haha. 

[aosfilerdb 1]

I'm at 202 days of waitinh today with no activity.   It's been 164 days since my fingerprint review was done and like everone else I really need my EAD/AP soon.   My case "is being worked on" (yeah right)  at National Benefits Center and they'll "notify me once they've made a decision or need anything from me".  Does anyone know if I'm going to have to wait for my i 485 to move to "ready to schedule for an interview" before I would receive my combo card?  I've filed concurrently at Chicago Lockbox.  i485, i765, i130, i131.  Receive date Nov 23 2018.   Thanks

[ira1712 66]

1 hour ago, aosfilerdb said:

I'm at 202 days of waitinh today with no activity.   It's been 164 days since my fingerprint review was done and like everone else I really need my EAD/AP soon.   My case "is being worked on" (yeah right)  at National Benefits Center and they'll "notify me once they've made a decision or need anything from me".  Does anyone know if I'm going to have to wait for my i 485 to move to "ready to schedule for an interview" before I would receive my combo card?  I've filed concurrently at Chicago Lockbox.  i485, i765, i130, i131.  Receive date Nov 23 2018.   Thanks

Unfortunately, no one can give you a specific answer to your question. You need to wait until you can put request about Outside Normal Processing Time for your EAD/AP.

https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/home

For now it is 6.5 -8.5 months.  You can put request if date when your case was recieved before 6 October. For today you are in normal processing time.  It is possible that you will be lucky and you will not need to wait for this period.

 

If you have reasons to speed up yours EAD/AP you can call 800-375-5283

https://www.uscis.gov/forms/how-make-expedite-request

[vaksurik 106]

On 6/11/2019 at 12:18 PM, Jlomartin said:

I know! I actually tried going back the same day since I had to paper from SS office but they said they needed to actual card. I thought that was stupid. What can we do though? It’s the law haha

Yep. He went to the SS office the next day and told me that the employee who helped him said they get this all the time and he’s sick of people coming from that particular MVC for it. Ha!

[JunkTardis 183]

15 hours ago, ira1712 said:

Dear November friends!🤗

Today (this is 252 days of waiting, 2 requests for EAD/AP,  RFE , many calls to USCIS and after conversation with Tier 2 two days ago) I have foud on my page at least something what give me hope. 😀Nothing with EAD/AP.

About bloody time! Congratulations! This brings me a little hope after my conversation with a Tier 2 two days ago 

[JunkTardis 183]

Okay so I saw somewhere (but cannot remember where) that if you get an RFIE for the i485, it delays or puts on hold the i131/i765 whilst they wait to look at the submitted evidence. Well, when I was talking to a Tier 2 the other day I forgot to put in my post about the phone call that I actually asked about this rule, and they confirmed it to be nonsense. If you get an RFIE for AOS, it wont affect your EAD/AP processing time and vice versa. She just said my processing time with my EAD/AP was just slow due to the huge back log, not because of an RFIE with AOS.

 

Hope this helps someone 

[EDRCole 0]

On 6/12/2019 at 9:08 PM, AnJay said:

  On 6/12/2019 at 8:58 PM, calliope8 said:

Got hubby's AP document today.  So now he can travel (not that we need to at the moment.) If anyone was wondering they do issue it separate from the EAD, I'm guessing since ours got mysteriously separated from the AOS & AP documents and registered as being received 18 days later.  So I don't know if he will get a combo card since he already as the AP document. I rather wonder if they even bother with the EAD since our interview will likely be within a week or two of when they would get around to approving it. 

How long from approval of AP did travel document arrive in the mail? My husband has a trip planned and were hoping he doesn't have to delay it any further than it already has been. 

[kanderson101 131]

203 days 

Husband told his family he won't be coming home for the trip we had planned at the beginning of July. I kept thinking that the combo card will get approved "tomorrow", but after so many tomorrows I've given up hoping. Can't even hope that our interview will be scheduled either, since Seattle takes 18-24 months. I'm so frustrated, especially reading that people who filed recently are getting their cards in a few months. Maybe I should stay away from those threads and just stick to my November buddies. 

 

Sorry, just needed to vent to people who understand. 

[rrobin0609 387]

1 hour ago, kanderson101 said:

203 days 

Husband told his family he won't be coming home for the trip we had planned at the beginning of July. I kept thinking that the combo card will get approved "tomorrow", but after so many tomorrows I've given up hoping. Can't even hope that our interview will be scheduled either, since Seattle takes 18-24 months. I'm so frustrated, especially reading that people who filed recently are getting their cards in a few months. Maybe I should stay away from those threads and just stick to my November buddies. 

 

Sorry, just needed to vent to people who understand. 

So sorry! Hugs to you and your husband.

 

We officially told my husband's parents last week that we weren't going to be able to come. We have shifted and have our trip tentatively scheduled for October now. Its especially frustrating because when we all filed there was so logical reason that we'd still be waiting at this time.

 

I've only been looking at the October and November threads because anything sooner makes me depressed.