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5 minutes ago, ValeryK said:

Hello, 

For those who are scared to travel with Advance Parole like I was, I can tell it’s safe to travel with AP. I went to my home country a month ago and successfully came back two days ago to JFK airport in New York.

Don’t be afraid and go see your family. Seeing loved ones was the best feeling ever! 

Welcome back. 

 

Yes indeed feelings are great when you see your family members after a long time. 

I travelled on AP 3 times already. 

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3 minutes ago, balo101 said:

Welcome back. 

 

Yes indeed feelings are great when you see your family members after a long time. 

I travelled on AP 3 times already. 

Did you or @ValeryK have any unlawful presence history?

Divorced US citizen spouse in December 2017. 

Filed I-360 on Nov 12, 2019

Filed I485/ C31 EAD / AP in Feb 2020 (Stupid lawyer filed C31 instead of C9, and I didnt know EAD codes, didnt know about this VJ forum either)

On H1b status since 2014, H1b 6 years expired in May 2020. Out of status / Period of authorized stay since then. 

Amended EAD petition to C9 and filed expedite request for same in mid-may 2020. 

C9 EAD approved June 4, 2020. 

Biometrics done in Oct 2020. 

I485 case transferred to NBC for "faster processing" on September 30, 2020

Filed C9 EAD / AP Renewal petition in February 2021. 

Initial Advance Parole (from Feb 2020 application) approved in June 2021. 

C31 EAD production update - Nov 1st, 2021. 

C31 card delivered to attorney's office on Nov 8, 2021. 

I-360 case approved status update - Nov 22, 2021. 

No RFE throughout.  

Senator's office confirmed via congressional inquiry that the St. Louis office has received the I485 file and is currently awaiting interview scheduling - March 7, 2022

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C9 EAD / AP renewal approval case update on both cases on July 21, 2022.

Combo card delivered to attorney's office on July 27, 2022

Medical exam RFE Drama: Second congressional inquiry sent in early July 2022 for I485. USCIS responded on 8/12/22 to this congressional inquiry that they issued an RFE on 5/24/22 and were waiting for my response. My lawyer denied receiving RFE and there was no such update on online USCIS portal. Lawyer's old firm was safe mailing address on my case. Lawyer changed firms a year after I hired her but did not change mailing address for my case with USCIS, she said she had a deal with her old firm to forward all her clients' mail to her new firm. Old firm denied receiving RFE. Sent another congressional inquiry requesting copy of RFE on 8/17/22. I also got medical exam done on 8/17/22 as I assumed RFE was for medical exam (thanks for this forum's insights.) Yelled at lawyer and threatened her with dire consequences. On 8/18/22 my lawyer's old firm finally found scanned copy of RFE in their "archived scans" (whatever the duck that is) and emailed it to me. It was indeed RFE requesting medical exam. On 8/20/22 I mailed medicals sealed packet with copy of RFE to St. Louis field office. Also sent a notarized letter with the packet - updating safe mailing address to my home address and informing St. Louis field office that I fired my lawyer. Sent similar letter to Vermont Service Center on the same date. 

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9/6/22 VSC returned AR11 and my letter requesting safe mailing address change. In their letter they said something to the effect of "you can do this online, we wont do it via snail mail request etc." Just posting as an FYI, its weird. Also received I485 approval notice on the same date. 

 

 

 

 

 

  

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27 minutes ago, ValeryK said:

Hello, 

For those who are scared to travel with Advance Parole like I was, I can tell it’s safe to travel with AP. I went to my home country a month ago and successfully came back two days ago to JFK airport in New York.

Don’t be afraid and go see your family. Seeing loved ones was the best feeling ever! 

Agreed! Sometimes an officer would pull me on the side to check my documents as apparently AP isn't that well known, but it is a legal documents so I never had major problems 😉  just had to wait sometimes like an hour 😑

 

Btw on my USCIS is says 

 CASE IS READY TO BE SCHEDULED FOR INTERVIEW

 

Do you guys know how long till I get the interview, and... what is the interview like? I'm very nervousness 😓 

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Hello good People .My C31 card approved 2 weeks ago and still didn't  receive the card. My online status shows my  " we ordered your new card and we will mail you on your address.  since the update I don't have any status tracking number or something like that . How long takes to receive the card, or what should I do  

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Hi everyone, 

 

Its been more than 30 months now since I applied for I-360 (march 2019) 3 prima facia and yet no update. I made inquiry via the senator's office and the stated pending security check. Has anyone ever been in my situation and still get approved?  

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48 minutes ago, Ballerina said:

Beginning to think they just forgot us 2020 filers 😩

No approbations yet for 2020 filers? Not only one...?!

8 minutes ago, Rickson said:

Hi everyone, 

 

Its been more than 30 months now since I applied for I-360 (march 2019) 3 prima facia and yet no update. I made inquiry via the senator's office and the stated pending security check. Has anyone ever been in my situation and still get approved?  

Isn't it a very good sign to get 3 PF...? Im new here (filed mid-May) and I hope I'll receive one soon...!

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38 minutes ago, shiva32 said:

Did you or @ValeryK have any unlawful presence history?

very good question. As an ex J1 holder when your visa expires you don't accrue unlawful presence but Trump changed that in 2018. Somebody correct if I'm wrong

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Hello good People .My C31 card approved 2 weeks ago and still didn't  receive the card. My online status shows my  " we ordered your new card and we will mail you on your address.  since the update I don't have any status tracking number or something like that . How long takes to receive the card, or what should I do  

Hi there,

 I went through the exactly same situation just few weeks earlier than you. I reached out to the congressperson in my area like I was advised by somebody here in this forum. I filled out the privacy release form the office asked but I have not heard anything after. 
 

Funny thing is that my mail was delivered to my lawyer’s office 35 days after the message was shown. According to USPS tracking(after the fact, I mean I did not get the tracking number on my case status history), they attempted to deliver to my lawyer’s office 3 days after the message “card was mailed to me” on USCIS. But for some reasons, my lawyer said she never received any notice from the USPS. And the USPS held my mail for a month and delivered it to the office again.

 

I hope your mail is delivered soon.

As I read through this forum, to get the approval letter after ead (c31) was issued, it takes sometimes like 3 months. So I know how desperately you want to see the card and check if it is true that your case is approved.. but I (we) probably need to step back and stay focused on what I (we) can do at the moment along the way to heal. Sending a big support!

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54 minutes ago, Anujra said:

 

As I read through this forum, to get the approval letter after ead (c31) was issued, it takes sometimes like 3 months. So I know how desperately you want to see the card and check if it is true that your case is approved.. 

Hey,

 

Does the letter that come with c31 EAD say anything at all about the approval status? Sth like “.. issued based on the approved i360 petition etc.”

 

I’ve received my c31EAD last week (has been delivered to the lawyers office, so I haven’t seen it yet) and curious whether it actually means approval.

 

thanks! 

 

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4 minutes ago, Zzz___1 said:

Hey,

 

Does the letter that come with c31 EAD say anything at all about the approval status? Sth like “.. issued based on the approved i360 petition etc.”

 

I’ve received my c31EAD last week (has been delivered to the lawyers office, so I haven’t seen it yet) and curious whether it actually means approval.

 

thanks! 

 

No it doesn’t give you approval notice with it and my lawyer doesn’t say it’s official approval at all. Until you get the official approval letter from theUSCIS, even if the only basis for EAD c31 is approved vawa petition, she doesn’t seem to want to say I am.

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No it doesn’t give you approval notice with it and my lawyer doesn’t say it’s official approval at all. Until you get the official approval letter from theUSCIS, even if the only basis for EAD c31 is approved vawa petition, she doesn’t seem to want to say I am.

Gotcha, I figured that might be the case.. oh well.

I guess, I’ll just wait.

 

thanks! 

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