Got Receipt Notices but checks weren't cashed

[omgslay 2]

We mailed our concurrent 485/130/131/765 filing on Mar 27. USPS said it was delivered to Chicago Distribution Ctr on Mar 28, but never delivered to the lockbox destination. After a million calls to USPS and a missing mail search, we just accepted that it's probably lost.

 

Today (Apr 19) my wife received emails from USCIS, logged into her account, and saw receipt notices for each form we filed, dated April 1. Great news -- USPS is just incompetent! However, the checks still haven't cleared. When I called and spoke to a USCIS agent, he said that the cases are "pending payment" or something along those lines. And that I may want to contact my bank to ensure everything is fine or it'll get rejected. I called Chase, everything is fine.

 

I thought they wouldn't even scan the documents without payment? Has anyone else received NOA without the payment clearing first? If so, how long did it take for payment to clear?

[OldUser 6,633]

You seem to expect:

1) USCIS work fast and provide consistent experience

2) People on USCIS help line to tell you truth

 

Neither is true...

 

4-6 weeks for checks to get cleared and receive notice in the mail is the norm. I wouldn't worry about checks clearing or receiving notice in the mail until May 5th or so.