October 2023 - AOS Filers

[mw & rg k1 636]

34 minutes ago, skk12345 said:

I got approval notice on 1/8 for EAD-AP combo card.

How long did it take ppl on here in general to get the EAD? I asked Emma today and the agent said "card is being produced". 

 

Card creation and out to USPS seems to be rather quick .... 
That said, suggest you sign up for Informed Delivery at USPS ... the "package is scheduled" showed up there much faster than on USCIS site

 

[mw & rg k1 636]

2 hours ago, grumpypiggy said:

Jokes on me as well lol

 

My GC said was delivered by USPS on Dec 22, but the UPS store did not received it (my mailing address is a UPS lockbox, usually I will get an email notification of packages delivered to UPS the same day). My husband thought it might just been the holiday season, UPS busy with all the packages and didn't get the time to scan them all into their system, so we waited til Dec 26, still no result. I was so desperate, we opened a case with USPS and filed a police record of potential lost/theft of ID card and ready to fill I-90 replacement of GC (another 6 months - 1 year perhaps), then guess what....

 

Right after we reported to the police station on Dec 28, we went back to the UPS store to pick up another package and another employee we know for a long time was nice enough to help us finding it again (3rd attempt after other staff), and finally found it in the pile....lol

 

Looks like it was the USPS fault of not putting that into the package pile on top for them to scan as package (usually they put all the things in a bin and packages with tracking# on top, mails on the bottom), and UPS somehow thought it was a regular mail and did not scan it into the system....

 

Anyway, what a rollercoaster experience. Big relief that I got the card (they are a surprising amount of USPS losing GC cases I found online, got me so scared)...USPS overall is just 💩💩. I hope USCIS could give more options on carriers especially for important documents like ID card, at least required signatures...

Glad you finally got it ....
Ours was scheduled for delivery 23 Dec but USPS delayed the package so we didn't get it till 26 Dec ...
Then .... a quick race down to Social Security to "fix" the married name on the SSN Card ....
Still working on getting that to work through the credit reporting agencies (2 of 3 now at lease allow a login with her SSN, CreditKarma doesn't yet)

Also working on registering the wedding with her home country (still a long process) 
AND working on Drivers License .... 

So much to do still ... just happy that only one tiny part of it has to do with Federal Government at this point (SSN)
even if parts of it are state government (DL)

 

[ThailandR 54]

Gotta love the MyProgress tab for the EAD. Just checked and it says 1 week.  However, in the documents section this just showed up showing the EAD has been approved yet nothing under the AP. 

 

The I-485 shows 7 months......no new documents there either.

[grumpypiggy 290]

4 hours ago, mw & rg k1 said:

Glad you finally got it ....
Ours was scheduled for delivery 23 Dec but USPS delayed the package so we didn't get it till 26 Dec ...
Then .... a quick race down to Social Security to "fix" the married name on the SSN Card ....
Still working on getting that to work through the credit reporting agencies (2 of 3 now at lease allow a login with her SSN, CreditKarma doesn't yet)

Also working on registering the wedding with her home country (still a long process) 
AND working on Drivers License .... 

So much to do still ... just happy that only one tiny part of it has to do with Federal Government at this point (SSN)
even if parts of it are state government (DL)

 

I can totally relate...

 

I went to DMV and renewed/upgraded my DL to Real ID on Nov 17, and I still haven't got it in mail....Made a call on Dec 29, said it is issued and I will receive it in 2 weeks, I will check the mailbox tomorrow so we will see.

 

I went to SSA office today to update my immigration status and remove the restriction on my old SSN (work only with DHS authorization). Officer said my immigtation status hasn't changed in their system due to my GC is relatively new (said normally take one month after issue to get in the system), so they will manually fax my documents to immigration officer for verification. After verified, they will mail the updated SSN to me. The whole processing would take up to 4 weeks instead of 2, told by the SSA officer.

 

Slow processing as usual....Sigh

Edited January 9, 2024 by grumpypiggy

[Linn1 0]

17 hours ago, mw & rg k1 said:

We sent a new I-485, signed and dated ..... a cover letter explaining the changes .... and noting the changes in the additional info section at the end (as another change).

May be partly responsible for our quickened GC approval ....

 

Thank you!

[EstambulPR 16]

On 12/21/2023 at 10:23 AM, badwolfxi said:

Yes, there's a separate form for paying with a credit card that has you fill in your CC info. You have to include that and place on top of your packet

Got it. Thanks!

 

[C2NYC 9]

Received our combo card today! Now we wait for the 485 and plan to start submitting evidence of a life together via the online portal just in case it helps avoid interview.

[ThailandR 54]

It appears we are living in the future on the USCIS app.  Apparently my wife's EAD was produced 1/13/2024, but today is the 12th....

 

Case closed I-765 Application 

 

Case History

January 13, 2024

Status

Card Was Produced

Date

January 13, 2024

 

[mw & rg k1 636]

14 hours ago, smashtic said:

Received our combo card today! Now we wait for the 485 and plan to start submitting evidence of a life together via the online portal just in case it helps avoid interview.

 

Online portal? Where/what?

 

We are making a folder to submit with the future filing ... 

 

Was your thoughts for AOS or Removal of Conditions?

Edited January 13, 2024 by mw & rg k1

[skk12345 8]

Hello again, all!

My combo card approval notice was on 1/7/24.

Called USCIS today- they said card is being produced, but gave no further details regarding timeline. 

USPS informed consent also shows no updates. 

In general, how long did it take everyone to physically receive the EAD-AP card?  

I may be potentially be able to start working on Feb 1 if I get it within the next week or so. 

[Arturchik 33]

On 1/12/2024 at 10:44 PM, ThailandR said:

It appears we are living in the future on the USCIS app.  Apparently my wife's EAD was produced 1/13/2024, but today is the 12th....

 

Case closed I-765 Application 

 

Case History

January 13, 2024

Status

Card Was Produced

Date

January 13, 2024

 

 

Same thing happened to us! 🤣 on the 22nd of december we received a notice saying "on the 23rd we scheduled your biometrics appointment for the 9th of January"... 

 

But now it's even more ridiculous, case is showing as "actively being reviewed" even though in the documents we have a combo approval notice saying our combo card was approved on January 10. I guess they still need to log it in the system?

 

Did anyone have the same experience (i.e. approval notice in the documents section while the case status says is still actively being reviewed)?

[C2NYC 9]

On 1/12/2024 at 11:21 PM, mw & rg k1 said:

 

Online portal? Where/what?

 

We are making a folder to submit with the future filing ... 

 

Was your thoughts for AOS or Removal of Conditions?

 

Correct. We are going to upload some documents into the unsolicited evidence section in case it helps us get approved without an interview. At the same time for AOS/Removal of conditions keep a folder and add to it as we set up joint accounts, bills, etc to make it easier in the future. 

 

On 1/16/2024 at 1:13 PM, Arturchik said:

 

Same thing happened to us! 🤣 on the 22nd of december we received a notice saying "on the 23rd we scheduled your biometrics appointment for the 9th of January"... 

 

But now it's even more ridiculous, case is showing as "actively being reviewed" even though in the documents we have a combo approval notice saying our combo card was approved on January 10. I guess they still need to log it in the system?

 

Did anyone have the same experience (i.e. approval notice in the documents section while the case status says is still actively being reviewed)?

 

Same happened to us. The status didn't change to 'card produced' until a week after we had received the card. I wouldn't worry about it your combo card is probably on the way. If you sign up for Informed Delivery from USPS you can see what mail is scheduled to be sent to you which helped us know when it was coming.

[ThailandR 54]

My wife's EAD card arrived yesterday. Now to go back to SS and have them re-issue the SS card without the notation on it, as well as going g to DMV to have them release her ID card as they were requiring a new photo document or updated I-94 before they would issue it.  

 

I can finally add her to the checking, savi gs and retirement accounts as well.

 

Such a game this is.

 

AOS status says 2 months on the app, but that keeps bouncing up and down.

 

AP status still shows being processed with no changes since they started the review.  One wonders if that's because they are actively processing the GC AOS and are waiting to see if it will be completed soon or not.

[OldUser 8,506]

2 hours ago, ThailandR said:

My wife's EAD card arrived yesterday. Now to go back to SS and have them re-issue the SS card without the notation on it

Are you talking about removing "Valid for work only with DHS authorization"? As far as I know, that's only possible when one gets a GC in hand.

[ThailandR 54]

6 minutes ago, OldUser said:

Are you talking about removing "Valid for work only with DHS authorization"? As far as I know, that's only possible when one gets a GC in hand.

Thanks. I was hoping with card in hand they would remove the notation.