August 2020 - AOS Filers

[Sarge2155 4,587]

2 minutes ago, OhWow said:

I just saw on USPS Informed Delivery that I have 3 pieces of mail coming from USCIS today. I assume it's the NOA1 of I-485, I-765 and I-131.

That would be a safe assumption!

[Tigerlily87 40]

57 minutes ago, Jsg2016 said:

Just a bit of advise: don’t drive yourself crazy folks. Maybe lay off this thread for a bit. Stop checking it multiple times a day- it does your stress hormones no good. Try not to compare your timeline to others so much. If someone who filed after you gets bumped up in the process sooner than you, it’s okay. Be happy for them. That just means uscis is moving along at their normal snail pace and you will soon be next. 
 

You are with your partner. We are all so lucky for that. You turned in your paperwork, congrats! That is HUGE!!! Now focus your energy on your new lives together instead of obsessing over something that is now out of your control.

 

Can you imagine being a k1 filer during this time and not knowing when you’ll actually see your partner next because of the pandemic? THAT WOULD SUCK. Now after you read this, get off your phone and hug your partner. Tell them you appreciate them. Take a deep breath. Relax. It’s only been a month at the most for all of us in this thread. We all have a long road ahead of us. Everything will fall into place when it’s supposed to. I promise.

Totally right though. At least we are together with our spouses right now. I have a small vacation weekend getaway coming up in a couple of weeks so that should help some of my anxiety

[Cilllah 476]

1 hour ago, Jsg2016 said:

Just a bit of advise: don’t drive yourself crazy folks. Maybe lay off this thread for a bit. Stop checking it multiple times a day- it does your stress hormones no good. Try not to compare your timeline to others so much. If someone who filed after you gets bumped up in the process sooner than you, it’s okay. Be happy for them. That just means uscis is moving along at their normal snail pace and you will soon be next. 
 

You are with your partner. We are all so lucky for that. You turned in your paperwork, congrats! That is HUGE!!! Now focus your energy on your new lives together instead of obsessing over something that is now out of your control.

 

Can you imagine being a k1 filer during this time and not knowing when you’ll actually see your partner next because of the pandemic? THAT WOULD SUCK. Now after you read this, get off your phone and hug your partner. Tell them you appreciate them. Take a deep breath. Relax. It’s only been a month at the most for all of us in this thread. We all have a long road ahead of us. Everything will fall into place when it’s supposed to. I promise.

I try to remind myself of that. I was that K1! Mine was only approved in June and I had half the forum messaging me. I managed to get an emergency interview and managed to get a flight out after approval. So I did have those feelings and now I am here so I know for sure that I am just lucky to be here and I do try to remind myself of that as well!

[Rita Kosh 7]

I sent my package last week but it didn't get there till Monday(USPS can be crazy atimes). Someone named E. BROWN signed for it. I just remembered I didn't put a an evaluation of my foreign degree in my I-944. Hopefully my US masters degree and current Ph.D program will suffice. I just hope everything goes well. I don't wanna pay the new fees. 

[lgb2015 51]

Hi everyone!! For those of you who have had checks cashed, how much later did you receive NOAs in the mail? Our checks got cashed 21st August and we still haven't received them. I wouldn't stress except that we are moving house (and state!) due to my husband's work this week! 

[lgb2015 51]

1 hour ago, Carolina G said:

Did you receive the NOA text messages? If so when?  Generally it’s a few days after you receive those text messages (assuming you signed up for them). If you have received it and still have not received it I would just call them so if it got lost in transit or misplaced you can have it resent. 

Thank you! Yes, I received the SMS messages last week (which was weird in itself, because we put my husband's number on the G-1145, not mine!). Anyway, I think you're right, it's probably worth following up to check nothing has got lost. 

[INF 96]

Same boat as everyone here, USCIS received them Aug 18 and now I’m nervously waiting around as have not even heard a squeak from them.

 

is the rule 30 business days or just 30 days from when they received your file? 

Edited September 4, 2020 by INF

[partyintheUSA 86]

28 minutes ago, INF said:

Same boat as everyone here, USCIS received them Aug 18 and now I’m nervously waiting around as have not even heard a squeak from them.

 

is the rule 30 business days or just 30 days from when they received your file? 

Doesn't specify business days here https://www.uscis.gov/tools/how-do-i-guides/while-my-case-is-pending so I would assume calendar

 

Quote

Notify USCIS if you are concerned you haven't received something important from us, such as:

• You mailed your application or petition more than 30 days ago to a Service Center or to our National Benefits Center, and have not yet received a receipt in the mail [/quote]

 

But remember USCIS is likely working through a COVID backlog right now, dealing with whatever the fallout from the furlough is/was, and probably getting a crush of new applications before the fee hike, so longer-than-usual processing is probably going to be the norm for most of us! Were you an I-130/485 concurrent? 

Edited September 4, 2020 by partyintheUSA

[INF 96]

4 minutes ago, partyintheUSA said:

Doesn't specify business days here https://www.uscis.gov/tools/how-do-i-guides/while-my-case-is-pending so I would assume calendar

 

Sounds like calendar days!!! I did not change my last name to my husbands name during my AOS.  Now I’m regretting it. Apparently I can do this at the interview? 

[partyintheUSA 86]

10 hours ago, INF said:

Sounds like calendar days!!! I did not change my last name to my husbands name during my AOS.  Now I’m regretting it. Apparently I can do this at the interview? 

Looks like it's an option at the naturalization interview. What forms did you file? 

 

[INF 96]

1 hour ago, partyintheUSA said:

Looks like it's an option at the naturalization interview. What forms did you file? 

 

My I-130/AOS application. I imagine I can do it during my interview for when they issue my green card! 

[Cilllah 476]

12 minutes ago, INF said:

My I-130/AOS application. I imagine I can do it during my interview for when they issue my green card! 

I have heard of people doing it this way. I just started using my married name straight away and I wrote it on the forms like that.

[theflyhigh 63]

21 hours ago, lgb2015 said:

Hi everyone!! For those of you who have had checks cashed, how much later did you receive NOAs in the mail? Our checks got cashed 21st August and we still haven't received them. I wouldn't stress except that we are moving house (and state!) due to my husband's work this week! 

Check cashed on Aug 14th and received NOA in mailbox on Aug 25th. SMS text on Aug 20th.

[theflyhigh 63]

2 minutes ago, Carolina G said:

When did they receive your AOS package?

Aug 5th.

[Sarge2155 4,587]

1 hour ago, Geekosnap said:

Aug 5th.

Have you called to try to get your numbers or used Emma yet?