February 2020 AOS Filers

[Frankcastlle 65]

4 minutes ago, Zsazsa said:

Yup. June 4th. Luckily, interviews are not needed for EADs and perhaps they’ll keep waiving interviews until then 🤷🏻‍♀️

Yeah but biometrics are needed 🤷🏽‍♂️

[Zsazsa 249]

4 minutes ago, Frankcastlle said:

Yeah but biometrics are needed 🤷🏽‍♂️

Ugh. You’re right. Does that mean the bio offices are closed too? Thought the USCIS office was just about field offices. 

[Sarge2155 4,587]

1 minute ago, Zsazsa said:

Ugh. You’re right. Does that mean the bio offices are closed too? Thought the USCIS office was just about field offices. 

Yes ASCs too, where the biometrics are done!

[Zsazsa 249]

Just now, Sarge2155 said:

Yes ASCs too, where the biometrics are done!

Boooo. That is all. 

Edited April 24, 2020 by Zsazsa

[Sarge2155 4,587]

Just now, Zsazsa said:

Boooo. That is all. 

Things are going no where fast, hopefully this won't last to much longer. I realize it's  quite frustrating.

[INNSU09 242]

1 hour ago, celene0220 said:

Per the website today

 

USCIS plans to begin reopening our offices on May 4,

 

 

[NKDL 150]

**Sigh** i just missed out on getting biometrics done by like a day before all the closures happened...is there definately no way of ead being processed without biometrics? 

[brainless69 251]

1 minute ago, NKDL said:

**Sigh** i just missed out on getting biometrics done by like a day before all the closures happened...is there definately no way of ead being processed without biometrics? 

i've read a few different threads from previous years where EAD/AP have been approved without biometrics, although really rare... so i'm hoping COVID19 has made them reconsider doing this again otherwise how will they deal with the influx and processing of the applications that have been stacking up? so fingers are crossed here for sure.

[David_Norway 135]

Just now, NKDL said:

**Sigh** i just missed out on getting biometrics done by like a day before all the closures happened...is there definately no way of ead being processed without biometrics? 

I am wondering about this too! Anyone who has been able to get an EAD expedite considered without biometrics? 

I asked this question to a Tier 1 USCIS representative, and he didn't really know. But he submitted an expedite request for me, but it got denied because I haven't done my biometrics.

Maybe more of us should call them and ask for EAD expedite even though we don't have our biometrics done?? If they wanted to, they could make an exception!

[NKDL 150]

Yeah I really hope that just because we missed out on the appointment our cases arent just gathering dust somewhere on someone's desk until we get them done. 

[David_Norway 135]

2 minutes ago, NKDL said:

Yeah I really hope that just because we missed out on the appointment our cases arent just gathering dust somewhere on someone's desk until we get them done. 

I fear that is currently the case. 😕 When I got my EAD expedite denied, the email said:

"Your case is currently in suspense or on hold until we receive your biometrics."

 

To me that sounds like they are doing nothing on my case until biometrics is completed. Meaning, not only will they not give me an EAD, they will not see if they need to send out a RFE or make any other progress before it's completed...

How to encourage USCIS to make an exception??

[Gak 24]

33 minutes ago, David_Norway said:

I fear that is currently the case. 😕 When I got my EAD expedite denied, the email said:

"Your case is currently in suspense or on hold until we receive your biometrics."

 

To me that sounds like they are doing nothing on my case until biometrics is completed. Meaning, not only will they not give me an EAD, they will not see if they need to send out a RFE or make any other progress before it's completed...

How to encourage USCIS to make an exception??

I didn't know this part. I thought you can always expedite. I assumed the expedition can be done for biometrics too. You can formally request it only after you've completed the biometrics? Local USCIS offices have been closed for a long time and I am worried they have a lot of biometric appointments to go through after it re-opens. Who knows if they will be open in June.

[David_Norway 135]

2 minutes ago, Gak said:

I didn't know this part. I thought you can always expedite. I assumed the expedition can be done for biometrics too. You can formally request it only after you've completed the biometrics? Local USCIS offices have been closed for a long time and I am worried they have a lot of biometric appointments to go through after it re-opens. Who knows if they will be open in June.

Yes, that's what I have learned from these forums, and from my own experience. There are some threads on people getting their EADs without biometrics, but they are from ~2016 and older. Not sure if that still happens. Hope they will make an exception given the circumstances!

Those are my worries too. I don't expect the USCIS offices to open before much of the society at large is open. Also the backlog of biometrics appointments will be huge!

[PackersGn 2]

1 hour ago, David_Norway said:

I fear that is currently the case. 😕 When I got my EAD expedite denied, the email said:

"Your case is currently in suspense or on hold until we receive your biometrics."

 

To me that sounds like they are doing nothing on my case until biometrics is completed. Meaning, not only will they not give me an EAD, they will not see if they need to send out a RFE or make any other progress before it's completed...

How to encourage USCIS to make an exception??

I’m in the same boat with biometrics not completed before the USCIS closure . Now cases are most likely on hold until the offices are open creating even more backlog . Even then there’s no telling when we’ll be hearing anything. I just wish there was an exception where they could’ve just waive the Biometrics appoint or just even open but to only a limited amount of people. 

[Mecer 5]

1 hour ago, David_Norway said:

I fear that is currently the case. 😕 When I got my EAD expedite denied, the email said:

"Your case is currently in suspense or on hold until we receive your biometrics."

 

To me that sounds like they are doing nothing on my case until biometrics is completed. Meaning, not only will they not give me an EAD, they will not see if they need to send out a RFE or make any other progress before it's completed...

How to encourage USCIS to make an exception??

I wanted to request for an expedite but then was reluctant after seeing recently submitted expedite requests got bigger chances of getting denied (for weak proof, some said job offer that not medical-related may not be enough, especially in these weeks since USCIS started prioritizing expediting cases for healthcare workers / humanitarian reasons)

Also, some rumors say that if you got denied, your application goes back to the bottom of the pile, this scares me. Rumor is rumor, could be true, could be wrong, but I couldn’t find a definite / official saying that states denied expedite request won’t send your application to the bottom pile.