Should I contact USCIS?

[Stephanie8889 3]

Hello,

 

/I recently married my Peruvian husband on 7/26/24 and I filed the entire AOS packet on 7/28/24.  Per directions - I was to send it to the lockbox in Elgin, IL, which I did.  I saw on USPS tracking that the lockbox received the packet 3 days later on 7/31 and since then, I have not received any correspondence.  Nothing in the mail, no email notices like I had asked.  Has anyone else had this problem?  Am I being impatient and just need to wait for something?  Unless I'm reading the processing times table incorrectly, I feel like I should have had something by now.  Has anyone else experienced this?  What do I do? 

 

Thank you!

[MalloryCat 187]

receiving a NOA1 for AOS has slowed down significantly. people are waiting 8-10 weeks to get their NOA1

unfortunately youre stuck waiting

[Stephanie8889 3]

1 minute ago, MalloryCat said:

receiving a NOA1 for AOS has slowed down significantly. people are waiting 8-10 weeks to get their NOA1

unfortunately youre stuck waiting

Thank you so much - I feel better - just was afraid I did something wrong.  I guess I'll continue waiting!  Thank you!

[K1visaHopeful 2,813]

Noa1 can take up to 30 days from when the shipment was received not sent before eligble to place an online email enquiry to the Lockbox. You can find more details by reading through the USCIS Contacf US webpage.

 

Currently Noa1 is taking up to 10 weeks. 

Joining your VJ monthly AOS filing thread will provide you with basic answers to common questions and you'll be in a group of your peers who have currently filed. 

[Monument256 8]

Speaking from very recent experience. We submitted our I-485; I-765; and I-131 on 6/27/24 (delivered and tracking with ups). Our credit card wasn’t charged until 7/30 and also didn’t receive text confirmations until then. The text confirmations contained the receipt numbers. The next morning, 7/31, my husband checked the status of all the cases on USCIS tracking tool, and we had received an RFE for the I-485. My husband, the beneficiary, began messaging the EMMA robot on USCIS and if you ask for a live agent enough times you’ll eventually get one. This agent provided him the online access code to be able to check status and to download the RFE from his portal - in that moment rather than waiting for it in the post for 7 days. We were able to respond and upload the requested support in that moment to the USCIS dashboard. Three days after responding to the RFE, biometrics were scheduled. 
 

We had been very anxious waiting for word on the receipt of the cases - my husband called twice and emailed the lockbox office in Elgin. In short a waste of time - because the answer we continuously received from USCIS - until there’s a receipt number and the case has been processed by the lockbox - USCIS cannot help. 

Technically the lockbox support website says to wait 30 business days before contacting them or reaching out, and the standard lock box email response is that they’ll respond within 30 days of your inquiry. 
 

I can attest that reading reddits and trying to compare your own timeline to others can be a spiraling experience - had to stop reading them! Haha 

[Stephanie8889 3]

Thank you all - I appreciate you taking the time to help calm me a bit - gotta love the government processing times for this down to drivers license processing (yes, currently dealing with that wait time too lol)

[Nous Eb 126]

Same here. Was delivered on 07/05, NOA just came yesterday, dated 08/14. You should probably receive your email notification in about 2 weeks if your timeline is similar.