February 2020 AOS Filers

[Basil123 139]

28 minutes ago, ourwildjourney said:

I feel like I owe you $30.  I was the one who said “what’s to lose by sending it in?”🤦‍♂️

Haha I mean I still think that was good advice. Plus nothing else has worked yet, and I'm starting to believe there is no Tier 3 officer calling me back.. 

But I'll make sure to ask for a refund from USPS

Edited August 19, 2020 by Basil123

[LilyKins 121]

@Basil123 I'm so sorry to hear about your mail! Super frustrating and I feel for you. 

[LilyKins 121]

I follow the USCIS subreddit (www.reddit.com/r/USCIS) pretty actively, and this was posted today. As frustrated as we all are, reading some of these comments reminded me that a lot of the USCIS staff are human and are just as frustrated as we are. Absolutely no excuse for how the administration and higher ups have handled immigration in the times of COVID, but.. sometimes I need some perspective. Absolute crapshow for people on both sides of the desk.

 

 

[ourwildjourney 103]

3 minutes ago, LilyKins said:

I follow the USCIS subreddit (www.reddit.com/r/USCIS) pretty actively, and this was posted today. As frustrated as we all are, reading some of these comments reminded me that a lot of the USCIS staff are human and are just as frustrated as we are. Absolutely no excuse for how the administration and higher ups have handled immigration in the times of COVID, but.. sometimes I need some perspective. Absolute crapshow for people on both sides of the desk.

 

 

Yes. Been reading that as well. I was just talking with Tier 1 officer (since that’s the only way to start every morning) and I said as much as we don’t want the furlough to happen because it means we can’t work, we also hope it doesn’t happen so he doesn’t lose his job. He really appreciated that. The agents aren’t useless. They are powerless.

 

Everybody reading this should call senators and congressmen and say to support senator Leahy’s call to push the furlough. 
 

FYI this is not a partisan issue. Having 13,000 people out of jobs is bad for the economy. President Trump needs to LOOK tough on issues for his base. If he TRIES to furlough and the furlough doesn’t happen he really doesn’t mind since he gets to look tough and can say “I tried to end immigration but Nancy Pelosi keeps letting in immigrants.”  
 

Call and push representatives to push the furlough!  Reps of BOTH parties. 

[vol1353 3]

I hope everyone is well. Has anyone gotten their biometrics appointment rescheduled?  Mine was originally for 03/24 in the Bay area. Thanks in advance. 

[fromsweden 197]

49 minutes ago, ourwildjourney said:

Yes. Been reading that as well. I was just talking with Tier 1 officer (since that’s the only way to start every morning) and I said as much as we don’t want the furlough to happen because it means we can’t work, we also hope it doesn’t happen so he doesn’t lose his job. He really appreciated that. The agents aren’t useless. They are powerless.

 

Everybody reading this should call senators and congressmen and say to support senator Leahy’s call to push the furlough. 
 

FYI this is not a partisan issue. Having 13,000 people out of jobs is bad for the economy. President Trump needs to LOOK tough on issues for his base. If he TRIES to furlough and the furlough doesn’t happen he really doesn’t mind since he gets to look tough and can say “I tried to end immigration but Nancy Pelosi keeps letting in immigrants.”  
 

Call and push representatives to push the furlough!  Reps of BOTH parties. 

Sorry but to be honest, tier 1 agents are pretty useless. All they can do is look at your online case status and see if you are scheduled for anything. We can do that ourselves. Their main purpose is to serve as a buffer to get to tier 2 agents. 

[klgck 153]

21 hours ago, chxakx said:

I’m not sure how they do it... I just think it’s ridiculous that it has been almost six months and they still haven’t approved us yet. Haha! I requested for it to be expedited but they denied it. I wanted to call earlier too but I assume I’ll just get a generic bs response. I’m thinking of reaching out to our congressman to see if that would help... but I just want to be approved. Why is that so hard? 😅

Haha right! It takes so long. I wasn't sure how long it took even without the impact of COVID... I assumed it was long just like everything else in this process lol. I'm sad you couldn't get expedited! But I agree, just approve us!!!!

[Jish&Abt 48]

What is the normal processing time for I485, EAD and AP. I talked to an agent today and they said its still under normal processing time. They received my application on feb 24th. Also anyone here from Maryland got there biometrics appointment rescheduled? Our original appointment was for April 3rd

[Basil123 139]

12 minutes ago, Jish&Abt said:

What is the normal processing time for I485, EAD and AP. I talked to an agent today and they said its still under normal processing time. They received my application on feb 24th. Also anyone here from Maryland got there biometrics appointment rescheduled? Our original appointment was for April 3rd

I have the same PD. You'll be outside of regular processing times on Friday. You can always check it on their website too.

Edited August 19, 2020 by Basil123

[Jish&Abt 48]

2 minutes ago, Basil123 said:

I have the same PD. You'll be outside of regular processing times on Friday. You can always check it on their website too.

Thank you. I will try to call them next week to see whats up. We got an RFE for i485 back in june, not sure if it has anything to do with this delay.

[Ads2865 19]

43 minutes ago, vol1353 said:

I hope everyone is well. Has anyone gotten their biometrics appointment rescheduled?  Mine was originally for 03/24 in the Bay area. Thanks in advance. 

Yes, My husband has been rescheduled for 09/02.. our original date was 03/18.. we're Dallas South office.

[Basil123 139]

11 minutes ago, Jish&Abt said:

Thank you. I will try to call them next week to see whats up. We got an RFE for i485 back in june, not sure if it has anything to do with this delay.

It might, but I know there are quite a lot of February filers (including me) who have neither been approved for EAD/AP, nor had their original appointments rescheduled. It's just been messy. But I will call them on Monday as well. Good luck! Hopefully they'll be able to give you some updates then

[Jish&Abt 48]

1 minute ago, Basil123 said:

It might, but I know there are quite a lot of February filers (including me) who have neither been approved for EAD/AP, nor had their original appointments rescheduled. It's just been messy. But I will call them on Monday as well. Good luck! Hopefully they'll be able to give you some updates then

Okay, so we both are on the same boat. Hopefully we will have some updates next week🤞 Good luck

[ourwildjourney 103]

11 minutes ago, Jish&Abt said:

Okay, so we both are on the same boat. Hopefully we will have some updates next week🤞 Good luck

MANY of us are in this mess of a sinking boat with you!  Let’s keep sharing water and snacks as we sink beneath the surface of this rescheduling mess and unneeded furlough. If this furlough isn’t pushed, there is going to be a lot of heartache and poverty —13,000 American workers and a whole bunch of spouses of American Citizens who would love to contribute to the economy 

[fabianafcm 34]

Hello everyone, quick question: How do I check the processing times? I checked the USCIS website and it says that the Adjustment of Status receipted notice is like 2017.. Is that correct? They are still processing people from 2017? (JUST NOW??) That's insane!! Also, california center is way faster than national center and chicago.. How do you file to their center instead? All of this is so confusing.. Thanks!