APRIL 2020 AOS FILERS

[JMLaw 38]

Looks like the March filers are starting to get new biometric appointment letters! At least two people in the March 2020 AOS filers board said they received appointment letters yesterday for early August.

[AnneWolf 26]

Hey, not sure if people are still actively reading this thread but I finally have something worth posting! 

 

Last night the Case Tracker app said our 765 changed from "fingerprint fee received" to show biometrics updated. We had recent fingerprints in the system because my husband has DACA and already has an EAD so we don't necessarily need it but we filed 765 anyways in case supreme court ruled against us.

 

This morning our 485 was updated to show "ready for interview" !!!! We filed at the end of April so this is all unexpectedly and pleasantly fast.

 

I filed myself, no lawyer, and I just wanna throw it out there that I'm really proud it wasn't rejected or even an RFE. It's quite a bright light in the midst of a pandemic, anti-immigrant EO, furloughs, and political unrest. He is one step closer to having his vote heard!

[PupperPup 38]

Just got my Biometrics appointment letter today.  Notice date is 7/18 and I'm scheduled 1st week of August 

 

The website hasn't updated yet, though  but glad to know they haven't totally forgotten about my case 😅

 

edit: the ASC office I'm assigned to opens on the 27th i think

Edited July 25, 2020 by PupperPup
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[Tmac88 15]

1 hour ago, PupperPup said:

Just got my Biometrics appointment letter today.  Notice date is 7/18 and I'm scheduled 1st week of August 

 

The website hasn't updated yet, though  but glad to know they haven't totally forgotten about my case 😅

 

edit: the ASC office I'm assigned to opens on the 27th i think

Congrats! Your location says Seattle? Mine is as well, but the Seattle ASC reopened July 13th. According to your timeline you filed April 14th? Same date for me but no news yet!

[RCable 75]

This is still super exciting to see things moving!

 

How do I check if the California locations are open? I doubt they are, but I can hope!

[David_Norway 135]

2 minutes ago, RCable said:

This is still super exciting to see things moving!

 

How do I check if the California locations are open? I doubt they are, but I can hope!

Most of them are open. There was a February filer who went to the ASC in San Francisco this week. The ones that are not open yet will open up on Monday. A few people have gotten appointments around LA as well. You can see which offices that are closed here. If they are open, they will not be listed.

https://www.uscis.gov/about-us/uscis-office-closings

[Rearviewmirror 397]

5 minutes ago, RCable said:

This is still super exciting to see things moving!

 

How do I check if the California locations are open? I doubt they are, but I can hope!

You can see all closings here.

[kec523 256]

Woohoo! So exciting to see more and more appointment letters being sent! Can't wait till we get ours! 

[RCable 75]

17 minutes ago, Rearviewmirror said:

You can see all closings here.

 

18 minutes ago, David_Norway said:

Most of them are open. There was a February filer who went to the ASC in San Francisco this week. The ones that are not open yet will open up on Monday. A few people have gotten appointments around LA as well. You can see which offices that are closed here. If they are open, they will not be listed.

https://www.uscis.gov/about-us/uscis-office-closings

Thank you both! Honestly, it is so exciting to see movement! We were doing the CR1 route and made it to the last step before the interview before things closed down. Montreal has a 4-6 month wait for an interview before COVID-19. I can’t imagine what it will be like when they open. 
 

So being part of a process that is moving at all is a wonderful feeling!

[PupperPup 38]

1 hour ago, Tmac88 said:

Congrats! Your location says Seattle? Mine is as well, but the Seattle ASC reopened July 13th. According to your timeline you filed April 14th? Same date for me but no news yet!

Oh yeah i had a change of address while quarantined so my ASC is in Fargo, ND. I should really change my location 😅

[Vik&Yei 54]

Hello everybody! We are new to Visa Journey and we wanted to share our timeline and information with all of you so that we can contribute to the noble cause which is “People helping people” 😊. We have just received my wife’s biometric appointment letter and she is scheduled for August 4th at the ASC in Pomona, CA. This office will be opening in a couple of days (on Monday, July 27th, 2020). We filed originally on March 27th but the received date on the NOA is April 1st thus, that’s why I’m posting here with our fellow April 2020 filers. My wife is currently in AOS from her K-1 Visa (Feel free to check out our timeline). No word on our EAD and AP so far. Good luck to us all and lets keep each other informed. Have a great evening everyone! 

[uofaforlife 13]

My wife and stepson received their biometric appointment letters yesterday. We sent the AOS packet off April 13 and officially got our notice May 27. 
 

Appointment is dated for the first week of August! Excited that things are moving along now. 

[buzorgi 8]

Its great people are receiving their biometrics appointments now.

 

Just thought I'd share that 2/3 of USCIS workers are scheduled to be furloughed at the end of August [1].

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"Due to recent assurances from Congress that they are working to provide USCIS with emergency funding, we are able to delay the effective date of the administrative furlough from August 3, 2020 to August 30, 2020 to allow Congress more time to act," Joseph Edlow, deputy director for policy, said in a memo to the workforce Friday.

Hopefully everyone is processed in a timely fashion prior to that date.

 

[1] https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/24/politics/ice-furloughs-august/index.html

[Ethateral 21]

Our office opens tomorrow on the 27th. Haven't received a biometric appointment in the mail as of yet. I'm glad to see others are starting to get theirs though. Hopefully one shows up soon for my husband.

[Gak 24]

Has anyone in Seattle, WA received a biometrics appointment?