November 2019 - AOS Filers

[CDNgirl09 53]

13 hours ago, bedi1919 said:

Ok great news. Mail forwarding is alive and well. Although we updated our address with uscis they still sent the notice to our old address and we received the letter today. Interview is Jan 8th.petition date was Nov 8 2019

Oh man yes!!! Thank goodness :) just a few days before us... please update with your experience and best of luck!

[MavsFan77 6]

Had the update yesterday that my interview has been scheduled.

Awaiting the notice now but the news is a wonderful Christmas gift!

[Kate9 4]

Got my interview date today, Any Advice?

[Heather and Zoe 10]

Any Orlando filers out there? We have not had any updates since early December 2019. 
 

We are working on applying for the combo card renewal but are taken aback by the price increase. Struggling to understand how they can continue to charge nearly $1000 a year when the delays are not our fault.  

[Ayrton 965]

36 minutes ago, Heather and Zoe said:

Any Orlando filers out there? We have not had any updates since early December 2019. 
 

We are working on applying for the combo card renewal but are taken aback by the price increase. Struggling to understand how they can continue to charge nearly $1000 a year when the delays are not our fault.  

There are no fees for EAD/AP just like the first time you applied.

 

2020 Fee increase also never happened.

Edited December 28, 2020 by Ayrton

[Goddaughter 10]

Hello everyone. 
I filed for I-485 on November 25th 2019, had my interview on December 18th 2020 and was approved on the system on December 22nd. I filed on California.

good luck anyone still waiting.

[BellaUnion 75]

Quick update for any November filers still out there. Our status changed to Interview Was Scheduled today. Still waiting on combo card renewal which was filed at the beginning of September 2020.

 

[MyFilAmFuture 4]

Our interview is scheduled for January 27th but the AED expires on the 23rd of January and my wife's employer asked for a document to extend her employment or they have to terminate her. We are stressed. I have been trying to contact someone at USCIS but for the life of me I cannot talk to a person. 

[iy2020 118]

1 hour ago, MyFilAmFuture said:

Our interview is scheduled for January 27th but the AED expires on the 23rd of January and my wife's employer asked for a document to extend her employment or they have to terminate her. We are stressed. I have been trying to contact someone at USCIS but for the life of me I cannot talk to a person. 

Did she apply for EAD renewal?

[MyFilAmFuture 4]

1 minute ago, iy2020 said:

Did she apply for EAD renewal?

No she did not. The idea never crossed our minds. I emailed the USCIS months ago about my concern. They never replied until the day after we got the schedule for the interview. They called and left an voicemail and the number to return a call is impossible to talk to a human.

[kers123 24]

1 minute ago, MyFilAmFuture said:

No she did not. The idea never crossed our minds. I emailed the USCIS months ago about my concern. They never replied until the day after we got the schedule for the interview. They called and left an voicemail and the number to return a call is impossible to talk to a human.

When did you find out that the interview was scheduled?

[iy2020 118]

1 minute ago, MyFilAmFuture said:

No she did not. The idea never crossed our minds. I emailed the USCIS months ago about my concern. They never replied until the day after we got the schedule for the interview. They called and left an voicemail and the number to return a call is impossible to talk to a human.

Maybe others can suggest something else, but unfortunately I don’t know if there is a way to solve that issue at this point. If she had submitted for a renewal, her NOA would have automatically extended the expiration date of her EAD by 180 days: https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-resources/handbook-for-employers-m-274/handbook-for-employers-m-274/40-completing-section-2-of-form-i-9/44-automatic-extensions-of-employment-authorization-documents-eads-in-certain-circumstances

[MyFilAmFuture 4]

3 minutes ago, kers123 said:

When did you find out that the interview was scheduled?

We got the mail on December 26th with the date.

[kers123 24]

2 minutes ago, iy2020 said:

Maybe others can suggest something else, but unfortunately I don’t know if there is a way to solve that issue at this point. If she had submitted for a renewal, her NOA would have automatically extended the expiration date of her EAD by 180 days: https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-resources/handbook-for-employers-m-274/handbook-for-employers-m-274/40-completing-section-2-of-form-i-9/44-automatic-extensions-of-employment-authorization-documents-eads-in-certain-circumstances

Agree. I don’t think there’s anything that can be done. We’ve all been worrying about EAD renewal ~4 months ago and most people are already approved for the renewal (including me). With the pandemic  going on we can’t rely on ‘possible’ early enough interview dates perfectly aligning with your EAD expiration.

[Ayrton 965]

4 hours ago, MyFilAmFuture said:

No she did not. The idea never crossed our minds. I emailed the USCIS months ago about my concern. They never replied until the day after we got the schedule for the interview. They called and left an voicemail and the number to return a call is impossible to talk to a human.

USCIS will not tell you what to do or not. It's our job to research and do exactly what's necessary, including renew the EAD. 

 

Calling them is not gonna solve your problem, they're not going to issue her an extension.

 

You should've have filed for renewal. What you can do is send the forms for renewal tomorrow and pray that's she's going to receive the NOA before Jan 22.