MAY 2019 AOS FILERS

[Loo1 91]

5 minutes ago, amalam said:

I-485 is for changing status of your entry visa without you leaving the US. So yes, you'll need an interview for that. Biometrics is just fingerprinting stuff and yes you'll do biometrics and interview both at different times separately. Usually interview is the final step in this process.

Thanks for that, is is normal that they request biometrics for the work permit too? The letter specifically says its for the adjust of status and work permit. Do you know how long after biometrics they schedule an interview?

[amalam 40]

1 minute ago, etapia said:

Is anyone having issues with the USCIS Case Status website?  I have entered my receipt number and it is blank

Same issue when using chrome, works properly when used Internet explorer.

[KandN 38]

12 minutes ago, Violax said:

Has anyone received a courtesy letter before?

I got one on the first or second week of July.

[Violax 72]

2 minutes ago, amalam said:

is it for the medical exam/ I-693? I've heard people have always received courtesy letter for that. 

yes it is. and i was told that i didn't need I-693 because i'm adjusting from K1 and uscis already has my medical report from the yellow package i turned in at the airport.

[amalam 40]

1 minute ago, Loo1 said:

Thanks for that, is is normal that they request biometrics for the work permit too? The letter specifically says its for the adjust of status and work permit. Do you know how long after biometrics they schedule an interview?

That's the ideal case that you've received a letter mentioning both I-765 and I-485. People sometime receive 1 and keep wondering what will happen for the other one. Regarding time line, it always depends from case to case and location to location. You can check people's profile here to get idea who applied in the same field office as yours.

[Violax 72]

1 minute ago, KandN said:

I got one on the first or second week of July.

did you get it after you sent in the RFIE response?

that's what happened to me.

[amalam 40]

2 minutes ago, Violax said:

yes it is. and i was told that i didn't need I-693 because i'm adjusting from K1 and uscis already has my medical report from the yellow package i turned in at the airport.

That's true. I am not K1 but I saw K1s don't need I-693 for the reason you mentioned. 

[Violax 72]

1 minute ago, amalam said:

That's true. I am not K1 but I saw K1s don't need I-693 for the reason you mentioned. 

I got the courtesy letter after i sent back the RFIE response, 

hoping that means they are back to my case now.

[KandN 38]

1 minute ago, Violax said:

did you get it after you sent in the RFIE response?

that's what happened to me.

Nope, strangely my status changed to "Ready to be Scheduled for Interview" a couple of days after I got my RFIE. A few days after that change I got the courtesy letter. I didn't send the RFIE response in until a couple weeks later.

[Loo1 91]

4 minutes ago, amalam said:

That's the ideal case that you've received a letter mentioning both I-765 and I-485. People sometime receive 1 and keep wondering what will happen for the other one. Regarding time line, it always depends from case to case and location to location. You can check people's profile here to get idea who applied in the same field office as yours.

I think the location is probably whats confusing me a little, we discovered today we're going to be at the Atlanta field office, by going on processing times on the USCIS website, they dont seem to deal with work permits

[amalam 40]

4 minutes ago, Loo1 said:

I think the location is probably whats confusing me a little, we discovered today we're going to be at the Atlanta field office, by going on processing times on the USCIS website, they dont seem to deal with work permits

work permits are dealt by NBC (National Benefit Center), I-485 will be dealt by your field office. 

[Violax 72]

10 minutes ago, KandN said:

Nope, strangely my status changed to "Ready to be Scheduled for Interview" a couple of days after I got my RFIE. A few days after that change I got the courtesy letter. I didn't send the RFIE response in until a couple weeks later.

huh that's interesting. i was hoping that receiving the courtesy letter meant we were closer to the end 😂i guess that's not the case.

i noticed that you expedited your ead due to financial loss, did uscis ask for proof for that reason? 

i'm thinking to expedite it too. thank you.

[KandN 38]

4 minutes ago, Violax said:

huh that's interesting. i was hoping that receiving the courtesy letter meant we were closer to the end 😂i guess that's not the case.

i noticed that you expedited your ead due to financial loss, did uscis ask for proof for that reason? 

i'm thinking to expedite it too. thank you.

They usually ask for evidence for expedite requests; I did include a summary of student loans and lost income if I had to quit my job (I'm adjusting from F1). With a valid job offer you can probably make the argument that there is severe financial loss for not being able to work but, as with everything USCIS related, in the end it'll come down to whether you get lucky with whoever reviews your request.

Edited August 29, 2019 by KandN

[JudeB77 29]

On 8/27/2019 at 5:19 PM, Toastbear said:

yeah sadly thats not the case for me, my biometrics only had the EAD casenumber in it and even the officer told me i need to come back. So i put a service request and they said no biometrics yet cuz of background check...

It feels like no one else had this problem

I've had that problem too! I had my biometrics for EAD at the beginning of the month. I phoned USCIS shortly afterwards to ask when I would have my biometrics for AOS. The agent on my phone assured me I would only have one set taken. Even after I explained that I knew other people had had two sets taken, he still insisted they would use the one set for both applications.

 

Guess what? My biometrics appointment letter for AOS just arrived today. 🙄

[isabel_sh 6]

3 hours ago, etapia said:

Is anyone having issues with the USCIS Case Status website?  I have entered my receipt number and it is blank

Same for me. I am only able to see my cases on my.uscis: https://my.uscis.gov/

3 hours ago, amalam said:

Same issue when using chrome, works properly when used Internet explorer.

I tried microsoft edge but still blank when I use https://egov.uscis.gov/