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[Sarah22 18]

Hi everyone I recently sent my aos packet with work authorization and travel parole,I live in tacoma wa state and actually I know nothing about the process, but I can tell we filled the paperwork very well . Any tips please .

[designguy 1,179]

If you've sent it already then the next step is just to wait

[Sarah22 18]

1 hour ago, designguy said:

If you've sent it already then the next step is just to wait

Wait for what??

[Timona 4,208]

There are no tips. 

Wait for correspondences from USCIS. They will send you receipt notices and biometrics appointment letter. Soon, thereafter, you will get EAD. Then go to work and forget about your GC because it'll take roughly 1.5 years from the day you sent it to get a scheduled interview.

[Sarah22 18]

9 hours ago, Timona said:

There are no tips. 

Wait for correspondences from USCIS. They will send you receipt notices and biometrics appointment letter. Soon, thereafter, you will get EAD. Then go to work and forget about your GC because it'll take roughly 1.5 years from the day you sent it to get a scheduled interview.

I heard they send you ead with gc so I'm nervous if it will take too long

[carmel34 3,650]

13 hours ago, Sarah22 said:

Hi everyone I recently sent my aos packet with work authorization and travel parole,I live in tacoma wa state and actually I know nothing about the process, but I can tell we filled the paperwork very well . Any tips please .

The tips are to patiently wait, volunteer, do projects around the house or apartment, cook, clean, read, learn a new language, take a class at your local college or online.  The downside of the K-1 is while waiting for EAD/AP/AOS, for many many months, you can't work, leave the country, and in some states drive.  Try not to go crazy.  Keep busy and remember that you chose this path and knew upfront it would take 6 or more months to get work authorization.  Good luck!

[Unlockable 7,315]

1 hour ago, Sarah22 said:

I heard they send you ead with gc so I'm nervous if it will take too long

Yes. It is going to take 4 - 8 months before they send it to you.  There is nothing more for you to do but wait until it arrives.

[little immigrant 801]

2 hours ago, Sarah22 said:

I heard they send you ead with gc so I'm nervous if it will take too long

They don't send those together. You'll get the EAD first. Once you receive your GC some months later, it will replace the EAD and you won't need it anymore. 

[JFH 12,191]

1 hour ago, carmel34 said:

and in some states drive.  

Fortunately WA allows you to have a WA license with the NOA1. So, OP, you can at least work on getting your drivers license. 

[JFH 12,191]

1 hour ago, carmel34 said:

and in some states drive.  

Fortunately WA allows you to have a WA license with the NOA1. So, OP, you can at least work on getting your drivers license. 

 

And get used to waiting. Seattle USCIS office is the slowest in the country. I’m applying for citizenship right now through Seattle. My estimated completion date is December 2020, that’s 15 months after I filed. Some combo filers have been waiting over 2 years. 

Edited December 22, 2019 by JFH

[geowrian 22,338]

15 hours ago, Sarah22 said:

Hi everyone I recently sent my aos packet with work authorization and travel parole,I live in tacoma wa state and actually I know nothing about the process, but I can tell we filled the paperwork very well . Any tips please .

All applications will be processed by the National Benefits Center (NBC) first. The EAD and AP will usually be approved before the I-485.

You will get a notice for a biometrics appointment in the coming weeks/couple months.

NBC does an initial review of the I-485 + I-864, and usually issue an RFE/RFIE there if anything is missing or insufficient. If sufficient, or once the RFE/RFIE is resolved, they will issue the EAD and AP...usually as a combo card.

Once the initial review is complete, the I-485 will be transferred to the local USCIS field office. It will wait for an available interview slot...this could be a couple months to close to 2+ years depending on the specific office, which is based on your zipcode.

Once an interview date is assigned, you will get a notice with the interview date and instructions.

 

After the interview, there are a couple possible scenarios:

1) Recommended for Approval....usually this can take days to weeks or even longer before final approval/green card being issued.

2) RFE. Send the response and await approval again.

3) Unable to make a decision - they could; issue an RFE eventually, want another interview, etc.

4) Denial. I won't both to go over those next steps/options unless it actually happens. It's not worth the stress.

 

13 hours ago, Sarah22 said:

Wait for what??

1) Receipt notices

2) Biometrics interview notice

3) EAD/AP

4) Interview notice

5) Approval notice

 

RFE/RFIE notices can come at any time before #5.

 

3 hours ago, Sarah22 said:

I heard they send you ead with gc so I'm nervous if it will take too long

Both the EAD and AP are pointless once the green card is obtained. The green card includes work authorization and is a valid travel document for re-entry, so the EAD and AP are obsoleted by then.

[SalishSea 18,072]

OP, you will be waiting awhile for an interview out of the Seattle USCIS office. My husband has been waiting for over one year now

[Sarah22 18]

Ohh I understand it wrong cuz I thought work /travel authorization different from GC I really hope they send it within 6/8 mons ,so I can get a job , Idk how long it takes for wa state, 

[Sarah22 18]

3 hours ago, JFH said:

Fortunately WA allows you to have a WA license with the NOA1. So, OP, you can at least work on getting your drivers license. 

 

And get used to waiting. Seattle USCIS office is the slowest in the country. I’m applying for citizenship right now through Seattle. My estimated completion date is December 2020, that’s 15 months after I filed. Some combo filers have been waiting over 2 years. 

How long work permit took you??

[Sarah22 18]

So I just applied for work permit /GC/travel parole, I thought they issue them all same time so I sent them in one envelope, although each form has own docs and photos , is it fine to gather them in one envelope and send them same time and address ? This process is overwhelming I don't know when I might receive my work permit , because two of my friends didn't receive it till green card approval which is one year!