January 2025 AOS Filers

[ScarletWitch6x 80]

Sorry for the double post - and please no one roast me for this.

 

There's a lawyer on Tik Tok who mentioned payment issues within the last few days (JQK Immigration). They said they were having credit card filings being placed on hold due to payment issues, and then these issues were later found to be clerical issues. They ended up getting the NOAs a few weeks later. 

 

They said 1 in 20 of their filed cases saw this, and that it started cropping up in December.

 

Just wanted to share - maybe its a simiilar issue to what you are seeing, especially since it says balance due is $0.

[KoreaninHawaii 45]

Also too my NOA for my wife were sent out before the checks were cashed. NOA was sent on 1/31/2025 but the checks cashed did not show up in my bank account till today and was dated 2/3/2025 as cashed via ETF. Did you have enough funds for them for the checks to clear?

[Yareth 102]

6 hours ago, ScarletWitch6x said:

Did you send one check for both forms? (I think you mentioned filing for AOS and EAD? Correct me if I'm wrong though!)

 

We wrote two checks - one for the I-485 and one for the I-765. 

[MalloryCat 328]

well made the mistake of not using the newest forms...

got our packet back in the mail yesterday. even though the uscis website said they'd accept the old forms if it was post marked before february 10th...

 

now gotta send everything back today

[Edward and Jaycel 777]

15 minutes ago, MalloryCat said:

well made the mistake of not using the newest forms...

got our packet back in the mail yesterday. even though the uscis website said they'd accept the old forms if it was post marked before february 10th...

 

now gotta send everything back today

 

Well... on the upside, at least they returned it to you fairly quickly. Keep us updated 🥹

[MalloryCat 328]

2 minutes ago, Edward and Jaycel said:

 

Well... on the upside, at least they returned it to you fairly quickly. Keep us updated 🥹

yea thats true

since theres no upcoming federal holidays, maybe it'll go a little quicker lol

[Rachel n Tyler 113]

Glad to see they're moving on your cases!!!

[Edward and Jaycel 777]

Anyone else notice the "My Progress" tab missing from their case info in the my.uscis.com portal for the last few days? Are they finally getting rid of the most broken feature of any website ever made?       

[KoreaninHawaii 45]

5 hours ago, MalloryCat said:

well made the mistake of not using the newest forms...

got our packet back in the mail yesterday. even though the uscis website said they'd accept the old forms if it was post marked before february 10th...

 

now gotta send everything back today

Also happened to me as well. Was about 2 business weeks (14 business days) before the Phoenix Lockbox responsed but everything was good this time. Hope everything goes well and quickly for you.

[Rachel n Tyler 113]

So many people using the Arizona or Illinois lockbox! I feel like such a loner with Dallas, LOL

[Aserc 32]

Just my update:

 

Done with biometrics today in Cincinatti... Scheduled at 12nn yet they did it when we arrived around 1130 since nobody was there. 😅

 

Drive was hour and a half, so a total of 3hrs road trip with mom in law for the less than 10 mins transaction... 😆

 

So now the waiting game.

 

Was thinking they could have removed this process and just went on getting our biometrics in the US embassy where we applied.. oh well atleast its done.. 

 

[Aserc 32]

2 hours ago, Rachel n Tyler said:

So many people using the Arizona or Illinois lockbox! I feel like such a loner with Dallas, LOL

I think its much better if lesser people are in your lockbox.. maybe... just maybe your approval will be quicker! Hehehe

[KoreaninHawaii 45]

58 minutes ago, Aserc said:

Just my update:

 

Done with biometrics today in Cincinatti... Scheduled at 12nn yet they did it when we arrived around 1130 since nobody was there. 😅

 

Drive was hour and a half, so a total of 3hrs road trip with mom in law for the less than 10 mins transaction... 😆

 

So now the waiting game.

 

Was thinking they could have removed this process and just went on getting our biometrics in the US embassy where we applied.. oh well atleast its done.. 

 

When my wife has to go we have to go to Honolulu which is in my state but since I live in a neighboring island I have to take a $300 plane ride probably another $300 hotel room and either Lyft or Uber for probably the same 10 min visit lol.

[Aserc 32]

Just now, KoreaninHawaii said:

When my wife has to go we have to go to Honolulu which is in my state but since I live in a neighboring island I have to take a $300 plane ride probably another $300 hotel room and either Lyft or Uber for probably the same 10 min visit lol.

Wow!!! Thats a lot.. and to think we already did our biometrics too in the embassy where we applied. They could just have linked that on their system too.. but oh well we gotta do what we gotta do. 

[KoreaninHawaii 45]

Yeah. But its for my wife so it will be worth it in the end when it's all said and done. 🥰 I'm still waiting for my NOA with the appointment date to arrive but checking the case status it does show her appointment has been set though if they ask me to go farther than Hawaii for her biometrics I'm gonna ask USCIS to reimburse me 🤣