June 2020 AOS Filers

[Trese 174]

On 9/12/2020 at 6:31 AM, juancarlos said:

I am curious. How do you expedite the travel and work permit? And what reason you give?

 

Financial hardship. My husband/sponsor was furloughed. It doesn't look like they'll be calling him back anytime soon as the situation in Seattle (where he works) hasn't yet settled.

 

I called USCIS for the expedite request.

[Roxy&Ryan 72]

Update: i received an update yesterday for I-485 "Case is Ready to Be Scheduled for An Interview".  No update as yet for EAD or AP. Still waiting patiently.

[Brklyn Belle 71]

Any Baltimore ASC filers here?  Our case was updated on 8/28 to show finger prints were taken.  No updates since then, i'm wondering if this is norm for that ASC.  It seems others ASC moved a bit faster with updates from fingerprints taken to ready to be schedule for interview.

[Paosca2000 27]

16 minutes ago, Brklyn Belle said:

Any Baltimore ASC filers here?  Our case was updated on 8/28 to show finger prints were taken.  No updates since then, i'm wondering if this is norm for that ASC.  It seems others ASC moved a bit faster with updates from fingerprints taken to ready to be schedule for interview.

Some people already have their interviews scheduled too!

[CrazyNancy 7]

1 hour ago, Paosca2000 said:

Some people already have their interviews scheduled too!

I am from Wisconsin. Applied in June. Haven't heard anything other than the receipt numbers. No biometrics yet. Considering that, I would say actually Baltimore is faster.

Edited September 16, 2020 by CrazyNancy

[AMJ6 65]

1 hour ago, Brklyn Belle said:

Any Baltimore ASC filers here?  Our case was updated on 8/28 to show finger prints were taken.  No updates since then, i'm wondering if this is norm for that ASC.  It seems others ASC moved a bit faster with updates from fingerprints taken to ready to be schedule for interview.

Mine is Baltimore ASC too. My biometrics appointment was on Aug 13th, my case status changed to 'Ready to Be Scheduled for An Interview' on Aug 18th. I didn't hear anything since then.

[Paosca2000 27]

20 minutes ago, CrazyNancy said:

I am from Wisconsin. Applied in June. Haven't heard anything other than the receipt numbers. No biometrics yet. Considering that, I would say actually Baltimore is faster.

Wow! your case is kinda slow, i must say! Mine is on "ready to be scheduled for interview" and i was thinking it was slow after seeing cases with confirmed interview dates. All in all, we just gotta be patient

[Paosca2000 27]

On 9/15/2020 at 10:42 AM, Roxy&Ryan said:

Update: i received an update yesterday for I-485 "Case is Ready to Be Scheduled for An Interview".  No update as yet for EAD or AP. Still waiting patiently.

i thought you already got your schedule notice??

[Ela G. 389]

Still no biometrics here...

[Roxy&Ryan 72]

27 minutes ago, Paosca2000 said:

i thought you already got your schedule notice??

no, no yet. Could be a while before they schedule the interview so i'm anxoiusly waiting to see some movements concerning my EAD & AP.

[Paosca2000 27]

USCIS are working on EAD cases for April Filers.. I estimate between 1.5 -2.5 months before it gets to June cases! There's always the option of expediting too!

[lstm 12]

6 minutes ago, Paosca2000 said:

USCIS are working on EAD cases for April Filers.. I estimate between 1.5 -2.5 months before it gets to June cases! There's always the option of expediting too!

Just curious: why 1.5 to 2.5 months? Ideally USCIS reuses old biometrics as to reduce or keep the backlog same. Also, sooner or later the naturalization ceremonies will be less and then USCIS will have "more time" to spend for AOS (ideally). 

 

Btw how can someone expedite EAD/AP? 

[E_pluribus_unum 73]

Still no updates. I have been following Reddit USCIS, Lawfully, and a few other Immigration websites and found that Sacramento and Fresno seem to be experiencing delays and are not conducting interviews yet. Based on this, I expect that the process will take near 12 months to complete but I am hoping that we at least get the biometrics complete for the EAD Combo Card. 

[Paosca2000 27]

1 minute ago, lstm said:

Just curious: why 1.5 to 2.5 months? Ideally USCIS reuses old biometrics as to reduce or keep the backlog same. Also, sooner or later the naturalization ceremonies will be less and then USCIS will have "more time" to spend for AOS (ideally). 

 

Btw how can someone expedite EAD/AP? 

I estimated 1.5 to 2.5 months based on USCIS 5.5 -7.5 months estimated processing time... Also, most April filers are now getting their EAD approved, so it falls in line with the estimated timeline.. As for how to expedite EAD/AP, i suggest you call the USCIS call center; you also need to have a valid reason for requesting to expedite your EAD/AP

[Ela G. 389]

They won’t expedite without biometrics. Expedite will only help those who have already gotten theirs taken. And even if they approve the expedite you still have to get them taken and getting the appointment for that is the hard part.

I know April filers (heck, even February filers) who haven’t had their biometrics appointment and of course haven’t had their combo card approved. Not even close.