APRIL 2020 AOS FILERS

[bel044 49]

6 hours ago, portorusa said:

Oh, ok. Thanks for your answer. Then we are in the same boat. Only we progressed through CR-1 Consular processing all the way to the end (interview was in December 2019, but they put him on Admin. processing due to a missing document, it was finished in March 2020 and the Embassy emailed my husband asking for his passport to put visa in it, but by then corona arrived and my husband was stuck in the US). My husband arrived on ESTA in February to visit me for 3 weeks. His returned flight was cancelled in March. We re-booked for a later date. That flight was also cancelled. France went on quarantine and the Embassy in Paris closed. We applied for Satisfactory Departure to prolong his ESTA, and got rejected. So finally (after debating it for several weeks) we were forced to take the AOS route. The AOS package was mailed on 4/24, received in Chicago on 4/28, and since then no news. My husband's ESTA expired on 5/10, and we are a bit nervous....

I was almost in your exact same shoes.  Husband came over on an ESTA and then corona happened, so we decided to do AOS.  UPS said our package was delivered on 4/7.  His ESTA expired on 4/8.  We didn't hear from USCIS until 4/30, so we were VERY nervous for those 3.5 weeks.  My anxiety had me worried ICE would show up at our front door 😂. I was so relieved when we finally heard back. The NOA said that our petition was indeed received on 4/7 (just took them 3.5 weeks for them to notify us!), so I don't think he actually accumulated any overstay since it says right on the receipt notice that they received the AOS one day before his ESTA expired😅.  Anyway--long story short--if yours is like ours, I think you should be fine.

[Letspaintcookies 2,310]

USCIS works just like any other office/ business. The letter arrives, gets an received stamp with the days date and then waits on a pile to to be looked at. So the NOA1 date is usually the received date even though nobody looks at it for three weeks. They at least don't punish you for not having enough manpower. And even if it's received after the admitted time on the visa, the spouse of a USC won't accumulate unlawful presence. Overstay yes but that is forgiven as a spouse of a USC ( not sure about LPRs ). 

And while that time might be stressful it's highly doubtful that somebody will knock on your door. Best bet is to stay put and don't get involved with the police 😊

Edited May 17, 2020 by Letspaintcookies

[buzorgi 8]

Anyone have any idea as to when we should expect our EAD and/or travel paroles?

[ethngd 24]

This has just come up to me and I hope someone has an answer. Thanks

So, I already have an EAD and SSN through my F-1 OPT. But when we filled out our I-130/I-485 applications including the I-765 form, I checked the box that requests a new SSC, even though I have one. The reason is that I just assumed the SSC would be different. 

Will it affect my application or affect the processing duration at all?

Edited May 18, 2020 by ethngd
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[portorusa 431]

13 hours ago, ethngd said:

, I checked the box that requests a new SSC, even though I have one. The reason is that I just assumed the SSC would be different. 

Will it affect my application or affect the processing duration at all?

No, it will not. When it comes to SSA, they will quickly discover that you already have a SSN and won’t issue a new one but it will not affect your Work Authorization application .

[AC&MH 70]

We are still trying to make sense of the separate I944 for a K2 minor child issue.  We were nearing completion of our AOS packet and now this new stumbling block...

 

I have read the posts here that indicate RFEs are being issued and that a separate I944 is needed for K2 minor children. 

 

My question is....are people simply sending a copy of the K1s I944?  If so, how is this correct?  Shouldn't the K2s I944 be filled out differently than the K1s?  Seems to me that simply photocopying the K1s I944 is not correct if USCIS is requesting an I944 for the K2...some of the evidence would be the same...but the form itself has to be different right?

 

Your thoughts please...

[Letspaintcookies 2,310]

22 minutes ago, portorusa said:

No, it will not. When it comes to SSA, they will quickly discover that you already have a SSN and won’t issue a new one but it will not affect your Work Authorization application .

Hahahaha I wish that was true. Wouldn't have two SSNs by now. Waiting for the SSA to open again so that I can return the second one.

 

But no @ethngd it won't have an effect on your application or the processing time.

[ethngd 24]

6 minutes ago, Letspaintcookies said:

Hahahaha I wish that was true. Wouldn't have two SSNs by now. Waiting for the SSA to open again so that I can return the second one.

 

But no @ethngd it won't have an effect on your application or the processing time.

For real? Lol. Well, I actually filled out my SSN in the form so I probably won't get a new SSN. Perhaps a new card (!?) But as long as it doesn't affect the application, it's all good. 

 

33 minutes ago, portorusa said:

No, it will not. When it comes to SSA, they will quickly discover that you already have a SSN and won’t issue a new one but it will not affect your Work Authorization application .

Thank you guys for prompt replies.

[RCable 75]

My credit card was charged on Thursday by the Chicago Lockbox, but I still haven't received a text or email with case number or where it's being sent to. Is it worth calling trying to get a case number & our NOA1? We need that to apply for the I-131 (we didn't learn about this until after we submitted the AOS). 

[Rambava 73]

33 minutes ago, RCable said:

My credit card was charged on Thursday by the Chicago Lockbox, but I still haven't received a text or email with case number or where it's being sent to. Is it worth calling trying to get a case number & our NOA1? We need that to apply for the I-131 (we didn't learn about this until after we submitted the AOS). 

Yeah you can go ahead and ask Emma. Myself and some other people here got the numbers the same way. Talk to a rep and give them personal info and you should have the numbers.

[Viking 142]

1 hour ago, RCable said:

My credit card was charged on Thursday by the Chicago Lockbox, but I still haven't received a text or email with case number or where it's being sent to. Is it worth calling trying to get a case number & our NOA1? We need that to apply for the I-131 (we didn't learn about this until after we submitted the AOS). 

call USCIS and ask - i got the text 4 days after payment processing - the hardcopy about a week later.

[Rambava 73]

Anyone of the April Filers got biometric letters or any update at all? 

[YvetteS 178]

7 minutes ago, Rambava said:

Anyone of the April Filers got biometric letters or any update at all? 

No update at all for me. 

[buzorgi 8]

I feel like Biometric letters won't be sent out until after USCIS offices begin to open.

[srihil 18]

I sent AOS packet on 27th April and was delivered on 29th April. Card hasn't been charged yet and no sign of NOA. Anybody in same situation?