October 2023 - AOS Filers

[ThailandR 54]

8 minutes ago, mw & rg k1 said:

@ThailandR, hope you didn't send too much that results in them being "annoyed" ... not sure it happens but seems like you are trying to cover the bases well

I gave them everything needed to see my finances. Sucks but it lays out the whole picture.

[SaraClaire11 139]

We JUST received our Biometrics appointment letter in the mail today. Can anyone here tell us what we might expect at the appointment?

 

We are visiting the USCIS office in Cranston Rhode Island is anyone has been through there already we would appreciate your feedback!

[Lil bear 4,381]

18 minutes ago, SaraClaire11 said:

We JUST received our Biometrics appointment letter in the mail today. Can anyone here tell us what we might expect at the appointment?

 

We are visiting the USCIS office in Cranston Rhode Island is anyone has been through there already we would appreciate your feedback!

You arrive, show your appointment letter and ID, go through security, wait till you are called up, have fingerprints and photo taken. Go home 

[SaraClaire11 139]

16 minutes ago, Lil bear said:

You arrive, show your appointment letter and ID, go through security, wait till you are called up, have fingerprints and photo taken. Go home 

Sounds easy enough. Thank you!

[OsmanMCFC 19]

Hi all,

 

hope you had a great time away for the holidays and congrats on all your approvals.

 

My case status on USCIS for my i-485 has been going on a spiral for the past week or so...

 

Constantly changing from '5 months' to '4 weeks' has anyone else had this happen to them before ?

 

I have read on this forum that this means its a sign it will be approved soon... Honestly hope it is but at the same time jus very unsure cause its so strange.

 

Any help on what it might mean would be appreciated, i just hope its not false hope.

 

 

[C2NYC 9]

Hey everyone, happy new year. 

 

Logged into the USCIS account and saw under the uploaded documents that the combo card, EAD + I-512 endorsement (AP) has been approved and the card will be sent in the next week or so. Oddly enough the main page still says 2 months so check the uploaded documents section for updates. 485 still says 4 months.

[mw & rg k1 636]

On 12/31/2023 at 10:34 AM, OsmanMCFC said:

Hi all,

 

hope you had a great time away for the holidays and congrats on all your approvals.

 

My case status on USCIS for my i-485 has been going on a spiral for the past week or so...

 

Constantly changing from '5 months' to '4 weeks' has anyone else had this happen to them before ?

 

I have read on this forum that this means its a sign it will be approved soon... Honestly hope it is but at the same time jus very unsure cause its so strange.

 

Any help on what it might mean would be appreciated, i just hope its not false hope.

 

 

Don't use myProgress for any "Hope" or it is "False Hope" ... sorry to say.

We received the physical GC on 12/26/2023 and the status online says that it has been picked up by the post office ... not even delivered.
Our EAD and AP shows in progress (in text when searching for case number) and case closed on USCIS account.

Unfortunately, the "Status" is very poor ....
Seems that the best way to know that things are done (or needing more work) is to review the "Documents" tab under each case number.
We got the "Approval letter" for GC well before the others this way.
Not that you can do much about anything with USCIS process.

On a side note, currently fighting with Credit Reporting Agencies to get her identified.
Seems that something isn't quite right with the records there and they are (often) asking for a Drivers License.
It blows my mind that a GC isn't accepted as a form of ID.

 

[ThailandR 54]

1 hour ago, mw & rg k1 said:

Don't use myProgress for any "Hope" or it is "False Hope" ... sorry to say.

We received the physical GC on 12/26/2023 and the status online says that it has been picked up by the post office ... not even delivered.
Our EAD and AP shows in progress (in text when searching for case number) and case closed on USCIS account.

Unfortunately, the "Status" is very poor ....
Seems that the best way to know that things are done (or needing more work) is to review the "Documents" tab under each case number.
We got the "Approval letter" for GC well before the others this way.
Not that you can do much about anything with USCIS process.

On a side note, currently fighting with Credit Reporting Agencies to get her identified.
Seems that something isn't quite right with the records there and they are (often) asking for a Drivers License.
It blows my mind that a GC isn't accepted as a form of ID.

 

I agree, the my progress tab now shows 5 months for the GC and the EAD says taking lo ger than expected, the AP says 5 months.  No new documents produced on any of the 3......

 

Happy for all of those who have succeeded. My wife is worried that we will have to sell up here in the US and move back overseas to SE Asia.  No way will she go back to Myanmar as it's in a civil war.

[mw & rg k1 636]

11 minutes ago, ThailandR said:

I agree, the my progress tab now shows 5 months for the GC and the EAD says taking lo ger than expected, the AP says 5 months.  No new documents produced on any of the 3......

 

Happy for all of those who have succeeded. My wife is worried that we will have to sell up here in the US and move back overseas to SE Asia.  No way will she go back to Myanmar as it's in a civil war.

Assure her that you don't have to move back .... it will happen .... in time .... just sucks that there is no clear indication as to when

 

[Tere2022 62]

On 12/28/2023 at 10:05 AM, ThailandR said:

RFE was for I-864.  They didn't pay any attention to my verification of income letter for my pension.  Said they needed more info, so they got 12 months of Pension Pay Stubs, an updated verification letter indicating the monthly amount, lifetime benefit. Also sent them 12 months of bank statements for all my checking and savings accounts as well as my Roth IRAs.  My retirement income is only partially taxed so the Total income box on the Tax transcripts does not tell the whole story.  I sent them the last 3 years 1099R's so they could see the income and sent a Letter of Explanation as far as my circumstances.  I make over 100k a year from my Pension and it's not an annuity like they probably thought and not only a once a year withdrawal. That's why I sent them everything but the kitchen sink.  All in all I sent over 400 pages.

 

I currently just picked up a job, so I sent them that verification of emoyment letter as well as listing my assets.

 

Now processing it, so we will see what occurs.

oh wow thanks for info!

 

I just got the letter for RFE for I-864 too. It doesn't make any sense as we gave them all the info that would prove ability to sponsor. so really at a loss of how else to resubmit the same thing...

[ThailandR 54]

29 minutes ago, Tere2022 said:

oh wow thanks for info!

 

I just got the letter for RFE for I-864 too. It doesn't make any sense as we gave them all the info that would prove ability to sponsor. so really at a loss of how else to resubmit the same thing...

Double check your I-864 copy you made for yourselves, I hope you did make a copy. Check the 3 years income listed and make sure you put the right amounts in those boxes. That was my 1st issue I found. The amounts need to be above the 125% poverty level.  My other issue was the household number as I listed my spouse twice. The Married box should be a 0 as the spouse is already listed in the Top box as your sponsoring them. My other issues were as I listed in that post and why I sent them everything but the kitchen sink.

Edited January 3, 2024 by ThailandR

[Tere2022 62]

45 minutes ago, ThailandR said:

Double check your I-864 copy you made for yourselves, I hope you did make a copy. Check the 3 years income listed and make sure you put the right amounts in those boxes. That was my 1st issue I found. The amounts need to be above the 125% poverty level.  My other issue was the household number as I listed my spouse twice. The Married box should be a 0 as the spouse is already listed in the Top box as your sponsoring them. My other issues were as I listed in that post and why I sent them everything but the kitchen sink.

Thanks for the tips. 

 

We actually got my sister to joint sponsor. I have the copy of my own part but did not copy her part. In any case, I suspect that partially it is because I lived abroad and did not have US income. I did file a tax return in the US so listed the amount as "income" on the form, but I ultimately did not pay taxes on them in the US since I paid abroad already. I supplemented with assets though. My sister however does have US income so not sure why that doesn't work as well...

 

Will double check but maybe also seek legal advice on this...

Edited January 3, 2024 by Tere2022

[OsmanMCFC 19]

19 hours ago, mw & rg k1 said:

Don't use myProgress for any "Hope" or it is "False Hope" ... sorry to say.

We received the physical GC on 12/26/2023 and the status online says that it has been picked up by the post office ... not even delivered.
Our EAD and AP shows in progress (in text when searching for case number) and case closed on USCIS account.

Unfortunately, the "Status" is very poor ....
Seems that the best way to know that things are done (or needing more work) is to review the "Documents" tab under each case number.
We got the "Approval letter" for GC well before the others this way.
Not that you can do much about anything with USCIS process.

On a side note, currently fighting with Credit Reporting Agencies to get her identified.
Seems that something isn't quite right with the records there and they are (often) asking for a Drivers License.
It blows my mind that a GC isn't accepted as a form of ID.

 

Thanks for your help...

 

I hope your situation gets resolved quickly.

 

Honestly, cant count on USCIS for anything they just decide to work whenever and however they want to i guess..

[mw & rg k1 636]

Emma re-emerges ....

The phone answering assistant at Experian is seeming to be using the same underlying "keep them away" technology as Emma.

Went through the phone system and ran into "I can only transfer people under certain circumstances ... if you want to use the automated system, press 1. To end this call press 2."

Ugh ... thought I was done with that kind of silly at least for a while.
(unfortunately, something is off with my ladies SSN and can't do a number of basic things like signing up a credit Karma account or even one with any of the agencies)

 

[ThailandR 54]

Gotta love the MyProgress tab for the I-485. A few days ago it said 2 months, then it went to 5 months and today it says 7 months, while the EAD still shows taking longer than expected.......such a cluster. No other documents have been listed either. In essence the program is unreliable.