MAY 2019 AOS FILERS

[payxibka 10,047]

2 minutes ago, Reed1812 said:

I filed my second t2 request last Wednesday and nothing yet. What notification did you get, an email?

Yes, via email.

 

U.S. Department of Homeland Security
USCIS National Benefits Center
P.O. Box 648005
Lee's Summit,MO 64002

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Wednesday, August 14, 2019
On 08/08/2019, you or the designated representative shown below, contacted us about your case.  Some of the key information given to us at that time was the following:
Caller indicated they are:
 -- Applicant or Petitioner
Attorney Name:
 -- Information not available
Case type:
 -- I765
Filing date:
 -- 05/15/2019
Receipt #:
Referral ID:
Beneficiary (if you filed for someone else):
 -- Information not available
Your USCIS Account Number (A-number):
Type of service requested:
 -- Expedite
The status of this service request is:
Our records indicate that we are awaiting your appearance for biometric processing. Your case is currently in suspense or on hold until we receive your biometrics.  Your application information has been entered into the system which schedules applicants for biometrics at their local ASC. Once you have been scheduled, you will receive an ASC Appointment Notice containing the date, time and location of your appointment.  You must take the ASC Appointment Notice and photo ID to your appointment. You may request expeditious processing again once we have received your biometrics.

[Reed1812 127]

40 minutes ago, payxibka said:

Yes, via email.

 

U.S. Department of Homeland Security
USCIS National Benefits Center
P.O. Box 648005
Lee's Summit,MO 64002

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Wednesday, August 14, 2019
On 08/08/2019, you or the designated representative shown below, contacted us about your case.  Some of the key information given to us at that time was the following:
Caller indicated they are:
 -- Applicant or Petitioner
Attorney Name:
 -- Information not available
Case type:
 -- I765
Filing date:
 -- 05/15/2019
Receipt #:
Referral ID:
Beneficiary (if you filed for someone else):
 -- Information not available
Your USCIS Account Number (A-number):
Type of service requested:
 -- Expedite
The status of this service request is:
Our records indicate that we are awaiting your appearance for biometric processing. Your case is currently in suspense or on hold until we receive your biometrics.  Your application information has been entered into the system which schedules applicants for biometrics at their local ASC. Once you have been scheduled, you will receive an ASC Appointment Notice containing the date, time and location of your appointment.  You must take the ASC Appointment Notice and photo ID to your appointment. You may request expeditious processing again once we have received your biometrics.

Thanks for getting back to me. I submitted mine late afternoon on the 7th, hopefully I'll get the same too. 

Edited August 15, 2019 by Reed1812
Clarity

[nekotakacho 60]

19 hours ago, payxibka said:

Finally got a response from our tier 2 service request.   We were informed that our applications are on HOLD pending biometrics.   We allegedly have been resubmitted into the scheduling system for an appointment. Time will tell. 

Congratulations, that is excellent news!

 

We contacted USCIS this morning. Spoke to a service rep that was actually very nice and very helpful. We did not even speak to a Tier 2 because he handled everything so well.

 

We mentioned that my wife's father is sick, and we have medical records to prove it. We asked about expedited Advanced Parole (for travel) and he went ahead and put in a request for an INFOPASS appointment. He also put in a request for "non delivery of biometric appointment letter" and said that will take the typical 2-4 weeks.

 

A Tier 2 supervisor contacted us about 5 minutes later, after hanging up with the first representative. They scheduled an INFO PASS appointment for us, to deliver my wife's father's medical records in person, and hopefully get approval for Advanced Parole immediately. Our appointment is Monday and we are pretty excited.

 

I hope that during our appointment we can get our Biometrics completed, and maybe even apply for expedited EAD, with a job offer letter we have. I can only hope and wish.

 

I am just glad that USCIS finally made some decisions and has actually tried to help us. I keep reminding them they cashed our check within 4 days, but haven't done anything since. Hopefully Monday we will get approval to travel, which is most important for us. We dont mind waiting for green card, although it would be nice to get an SSN for my wife, so she can have a bank account and actually learn to drive. She's been here 6 months now, and hasn't been able to do any of that! I know she feels like a prisoner in this new country she is supposed to call home.

Edited August 15, 2019 by nekotakacho

[MarioM 0]

Hi All,

 

I need to make a proper profile. here are the details - Wife is from Peru, came on a K1 visa. Date of NOA1 for AOS was May 24. 

 

We got an RFE at the end of July for my 2018 taxes for I485. I had filed an extension so I didn't include them at the time of submission in May. I sent that out and the case status was updated on Aug 6 that the national benefit center has received the evidence and will be processing again. 

 

The good news is at least someone is looking at it. But I have not received anything for biometrics appointment. I see from the prior posts that a lot of people are having the same issues. I will give them a call tomorrow morning and try to see what the problem is and report back. 

 

Thanks all for so much detailed information. It has been helpful to me over the last year and a half and I figured I should at least make a profile to load in my dates to help others. Thanks.

 

 

[payxibka 10,047]

36 minutes ago, MarioM said:

Hi All,

 

I need to make a proper profile. here are the details - Wife is from Peru, came on a K1 visa. Date of NOA1 for AOS was May 24. 

 

We got an RFE at the end of July for my 2018 taxes for I485. I had filed an extension so I didn't include them at the time of submission in May. I sent that out and the case status was updated on Aug 6 that the national benefit center has received the evidence and will be processing again. 

 

The good news is at least someone is looking at it. But I have not received anything for biometrics appointment. I see from the prior posts that a lot of people are having the same issues. I will give them a call tomorrow morning and try to see what the problem is and report back. 

 

Thanks all for so much detailed information. It has been helpful to me over the last year and a half and I figured I should at least make a profile to load in my dates to help others. Thanks.

 

 

Welcome to the third week of May biometrics black hole 

[Daria123 30]

Hey guys, does anyone have any information on how the cases are gonna go after biometrics appointment for those who waited so long for biometrics? I am one of those people,  sent my package may 13th and my biometrics appointment is next Tuesday (so I waited for awhile to receive it) 

I am just wondering,  does it put us back in line with other may fillers (meaning we wont have as long of a gap between biometrics and an interview) or we simply lost almost 3 months for nothing?

[payxibka 10,047]

28 minutes ago, Daria123 said:

Hey guys, does anyone have any information on how the cases are gonna go after biometrics appointment for those who waited so long for biometrics? I am one of those people,  sent my package may 13th and my biometrics appointment is next Tuesday (so I waited for awhile to receive it) 

I am just wondering,  does it put us back in line with other may fillers (meaning we wont have as long of a gap between biometrics and an interview) or we simply lost almost 3 months for nothing?

Theoretically the interviews should be scheduled based on priority date but not sure.  I'm half contemplating requesting an expedite for ead/ap based on uscis error 

[Joey.C 41]

4 hours ago, payxibka said:

Welcome to the third week of May biometrics black hole 

I'm still waiting too after they received my RFE response since August 1rst 

[AdriJin 13]

2 hours ago, Daria123 said:

Hey guys, does anyone have any information on how the cases are gonna go after biometrics appointment for those who waited so long for biometrics? I am one of those people,  sent my package may 13th and my biometrics appointment is next Tuesday (so I waited for awhile to receive it) 

I am just wondering,  does it put us back in line with other may fillers (meaning we wont have as long of a gap between biometrics and an interview) or we simply lost almost 3 months for nothing?

From my experience I would say it’s still based on your received date. I got my biometrics letter on Jul 31st, biometrics appointment was scheduled for Aug 12th but I did a walk in on Aug 2nd, and I already have my interview scheduled for Sep 24th. 

[Reed1812 127]

I spoke to tier 2 again today about nearly 3 months of no biometrics.  Again the person on the phone was very helpful, perhaps I was lucky considering others experiences with tier 2 here. 

 

They told me there is a big backlog and it was totally dependant on the local office who are dealing with it. I'm assuming this would explain why some have received theirs biometrics whilst other filers have not. I'm at El Paso, a border town. 

 

What is promising is that i was assured that the biometrics delay does not upset or delay the AOS, EAD or AP process. I asked if my case was being worked on and was advised it was in the 'final stages prior to interview'

 

Granted this doesnt help my EAD expedite request (job offer) but was reassuring.

 

Understand this doesnt ease the anxiety but hope it does offer some clarity, if anything. 

[payxibka 10,047]

9 hours ago, Reed1812 said:

I spoke to tier 2 again today about nearly 3 months of no biometrics.  Again the person on the phone was very helpful, perhaps I was lucky considering others experiences with tier 2 here. 

 

They told me there is a big backlog and it was totally dependant on the local office who are dealing with it. I'm assuming this would explain why some have received theirs biometrics whilst other filers have not. I'm at El Paso, a border town. 

 

What is promising is that i was assured that the biometrics delay does not upset or delay the AOS, EAD or AP process. I asked if my case was being worked on and was advised it was in the 'final stages prior to interview'

 

Granted this doesnt help my EAD expedite request (job offer) but was reassuring.

 

Understand this doesnt ease the anxiety but hope it does offer some clarity, if anything. 

I don't want to be a debbie downer but on some of the answers you got fed the company line.   Biometrics has nothing to do with the local office but the ASC which are two different places and are not backlogged to this level considering a biometrics appointment takes but 10 minutes to complete 

[lonesurvivor 48]

Status just changed to interview was scheduled! Always at midnight lol. waiting for the letter in the mail, we got our NOA1 at the end of may! 

 

So excited but nervous!

[sashsash 208]

6 minutes ago, lonesurvivor said:

Status just changed to interview was scheduled! Always at midnight lol. waiting for the letter in the mail, we got our NOA1 at the end of may! 

 

So excited but nervous!

Congratulations 🎉What’s your office? LA or Cincinnati? Just confused by your profile 

[lonesurvivor 48]

40 minutes ago, sashsash said:

Congratulations 🎉What’s your office? LA or Cincinnati? Just confused by your profile 

Thank you! Cincinnati. We moved from los angeles before we started the aos process, which was lucky in a way, the wait times area lottt shorter lol

[amalam 40]

Just wanted to update, after a terribly long wait ,finally I received biometrics for I485 yesterday. Still nothing on the I765 though but I am glad at least something came. However, nothing has been updated in my online status. Still just says fingerprint fee received. 

Edited August 17, 2019 by amalam