APRIL 2020 AOS FILERS

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26 minutes ago, portorusa said:

@MalinRonja 🍾, yeeey!! Congratulations!!🎊🎉 What questions were you asked? How long did it last? Did you get the stamp in your passport?

 

Thanks! 😊

In total we were in the building for 1:45 hours. The interview was maybe like 20 min. He asked EVERY question on the I-485 and I-944 and checked if it matched. He asked if I left the country since March. Apart from that, he only asked if I have anything else that I want to give him as proof of a bonafide marriage and I handed him my copies.

I got a stamp, but probably just because I told him that my future employer wants to copy my work authorization tomorrow and the officer told me, it's not valid anymore because I got approved for the green card.

[A - J 45]

11 hours ago, Ethateral said:

Got off the phone with USCIS (before it disconnected 🙄) today. Biometrics were scheduled for October 21st finally. Haven't received anything in the mail yet. It's been radio silent from Cleveland past that.

 

Our Neverending quest to get his NOA1 for 485 is exhausting. USPS never received it we found out. My husband was given an email to contact, since its the Lockboxes that issue them (?). We have been told they never resend them out, even if lost, just use the info from the online account you make, that they would resend them (which never happened) and so on. The call disconnected before he could verify the email he has written down is proper. 🙃

 

Yey, biometrics scheduled though. 

Hey! Congrats on your biometrics appointment! We were hoping to see you say you got it. 
 

Sorry to hear that you’re having trouble with the 485. We don’t recall seeing that there was an issue with it. We hope that gets resolved very soon, too! 

[portorusa 431]

For those who are still waiting for their SS card after receiving their EAD/combo card.

My husband got his combo card on September, 29. We contacted SSA, found out he is not in their system. That means USCIS neglected to forward his info to SSA. We were advised by SSA to contact a local SS office and to apply for SSN in person. We contacted a local SS office (by phone as all SS offices are closed to the public and services are by appointment only). They asked us to fax them a copy of my husband's passport, combo card and SS-5 form. We did it on September, 30 and followed up with the call. The SS office confirmed they received a fax and promised to reach to us by phone with an appointment date.

As nobody contacted us as of today, we made a phone inquiry with the local SS office again. They explained that they have only 1 (one) day of week designated to appointments for new SSN and there are "many, many" applicants, so they are backlogged and approximately 3 weeks behind. We told them that my husband has a job offer. They answered, that as he has a valid EAD he can be hired ok. "How can he be paid without a SSN", we asked. They answered that employers know the current situation and are allowed to hire people without SSN as long as those candidates have valid EAD. The employers would report to SSA and IRS the wages paid to the employee retroactively as soon as the employee gets their SSN.

Edited October 8, 2020 by portorusa

[Regdkp 53]

I received the Biometrics appointment letter this afternoon. I have to appear for the that in two weeks from now.

[appz 9]

6 hours ago, Regdkp said:

I received the Biometrics appointment letter this afternoon. I have to appear for the that in two weeks from now.

Congrats. did your case status get updated online?

[theredone 0]

Hi all,

 

Anyone here done with biometrics but still waiting to hear on EAD card updates? Got pretty lucky and had biometrics on August 14th in San Francisco. Now after almost two months, we still haven't received any updates. I know it's still within the "normal processing time" (7.5 months) but getting worried seeing all the the approved EAD cards. Mainly hopping to see family in December, so no valid reason to ask for it to be expedited. Anything we can do? Haven't called USCIS yet. PD April 17th

[AlanaM 25]

So finally received some good news today with the arrival of my biometrics appointment letter - 10/22 at the Cincinnati, OH office. I am wondering if anyone can give me some advice - for the proof of identity I have my passport and driver's license both of which still hold my maiden name (have not yet gotten around to wanting to spend the money to change it on my passport after I only recently renewed it for a small fortune lol) - and can't change my name on my driver's license if it's not changed on my passport 🙄. Will it be sufficient to bring along my marriage certificate along with my passport to show my name change? Did anyone have any issues with this? TIA! 

[MJAK 28]

Hi all. Is there anyone who still has not received biometrics appointment letter? I haven't had my case updated at all since they received my response to RFE. Any advice on what I should do?

[JM1621 31]

Received my I-485 approval notice today. PD - 23 apr 2020. Just waiting for the actual green card now. Best of luck to everyone, hope y’all get approve soon. 

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1 hour ago, MJAK said:

Hi all. Is there anyone who still has not received biometrics appointment letter? I haven't had my case updated at all since they received my response to RFE. Any advice on what I should do?

I have the same timeline as yours. Haven't get any biometrics either. 

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1 hour ago, JM1621 said:

Received my I-485 approval notice today. PD - 23 apr 2020. Just waiting for the actual green card now. Best of luck to everyone, hope y’all get approve soon. 

Approved without an interview ? Wow! Congratulations !!🎉 

[JM1621 31]

1 minute ago, portorusa said:

Approved without an interview ? Wow! Congratulations !!🎉 

Thank you. Had my interview oct. 5th. Got approved on the spot as well, but the case status never change from “interview was scheduled”. The approval letter came in today. Just waiting for the card now. 

[emefcue 27]

hello! today my wife received in the mail her biometrics appointment. quick question. the appointment says its just for 485 and 765 forms. we also sent the 131 form when she apllied all together. the asc office is orlando florida location. is there a separate appointment for 131? and anyone else with similar timeline know wow long it might take to get the advanced parole  or work authorizations card? or the ssn? ( we had appied for them to send ssn with the work authorization) we are excited at least that they did not forget about her! 

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4 hours ago, JM1621 said:

Got approved on the spot as well, but the case status never change from “interview was scheduled”. The approval letter came in today. Just waiting for the card now. 

Glad to hear that!

I also got approved on the spot and my case status hasn't changed yet, so I started to worry.

Thanks for your information 😉

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2 hours ago, emefcue said:

hello! today my wife received in the mail her biometrics appointment. quick question. the appointment says its just for 485 and 765 forms. we also sent the 131 form when she apllied all together. the asc office is orlando florida location. is there a separate appointment for 131?

I also got separate notices.

It can happen. You can ask during your biometrics, if they can also do the fingerprints for the other form. Unfortunately, I wasn't in line in their system for the I-131 yet when I went for my biometrics, so I had to go there a second time.