December AOS filers

[Erin and Muraari 0]

1. I believe if you include the NOA from your AOS to show the date of filing (and that you paid the new amount) you shouldnt have to pay again for the I-765.

2. Yes dont miss the biometrics

3. There isnt much rhyme or reason to USCIS. Sometimes things get processed in odd orders etc. I wouldnt worry about it. The biometrics is a necessary part of the process and happens naturlaly depending on the availability of times at your local ASC office as I undersdtand it. So it may happen before your full file is reviewed at MSC to decide if it can be forwarded to CSC etc. So your RFE might have arrived later as a result.

I have a question if any one else has encountered or heard of this problem. I followed all of visajourneys steps for filling out the forms double and triple checked them and even went so far as to put big pink post its on each form lableing it. I sent all the forms together in one big brown envelope with a cover sheet labeling the contents. Which were the !-484, I-131, and I-765. I only received NOA1's for the I131- and I 485 even though I applied for the I-131, I-485 and the I-765. Also I received all my NOA-1's at the same time but the I-765 was missing. So when I called the USCIS they told me they never received the I-765 and I explained everything was filed at once all together. She told me that all she could tell me to do was to submit the I-765. So then the same day when I get home I find in my mail box an RFE saying I did not send in my taxes which I did send all the way back to 2004. So my questions are as follows.

1. When I resubmit the I-765 do I need to pay this time because the firts time was nocharge as long as I filed with the I-485?

2. I already received a letter for my wife's biometric appointment do we still go if we also received a RFE because of them losing my taxes?

3. Why would they send an RFE after the biometrics appointment letter isn't this out of order? wouldn't it be RFE then Biometrics?

[Lona.C. 16]

Hello everyone, even though this is my first post I have been following the December filers forum constantly. As you can see on my timeline/signature I am a December filer myself. I received very good news yesterday when I opened my mail and was surprised to find something from USCIS, I for sure thought it was a RFE but was happily surprised by it being my approved AP... yes my approved AP a little after a month and 10 days from filing!!! (Way to go USCIS )

So cheers to everyone and hopefully we will be having tons of approvals some time soon...

As a side note I hadn´t had any touches on AOS and EAD since Biometrics, AP was touched 01/17 and 01/18 (no e-mail alerts even though I have it activated)

Keep the good spirits and be positive!

Best regards

Alex

Hi AlexKate,,, did CRIS(USCIS) update your status online before you recieve you AP approval? Im anxiously waiting for my EAD,,,,,, really hope to receive it this month.

Nope... nothing... according to the website as of today, my AP case is still pending and at the National Benefits Center... so for me the website hasn´t been that accurate

congrats on your AP

you basicialy got the same timeline as me , I havent been touched on AP since dec 20

who knows maybe i get lucky like you and find something in mail soon , congrats again

[alejandra2 0]

Hello everyone, even though this is my first post I have been following the December filers forum constantly. As you can see on my timeline/signature I am a December filer myself. I received very good news yesterday when I opened my mail and was surprised to find something from USCIS, I for sure thought it was a RFE but was happily surprised by it being my approved AP... yes my approved AP a little after a month and 10 days from filing!!! (Way to go USCIS )

So cheers to everyone and hopefully we will be having tons of approvals some time soon...

As a side note I hadn´t had any touches on AOS and EAD since Biometrics, AP was touched 01/17 and 01/18 (no e-mail alerts even though I have it activated)

Keep the good spirits and be positive!

Best regards

Alex

Congratulations on your AP !! We also have similar timelines like you and I see you are in Wisconsin too !! . We didn't get any email or touches since the biometrics so I hope we will be lucky like you and soon have some good news from USCIS.

[dearheart 0]

We received an email notice from CRIS that my husband's EAD was approved and mailed out!

Current Status: Card Production Ordered.

...Please allow 30 days for your card to be mailed to you. ...

I checked online and the USCIS website was also updated.

Wahoo!

I hope others will be hearing something soon!

[Malarie 0]

We received an email notice from CRIS that my husband's EAD was approved and mailed out!

Current Status: Card Production Ordered.

...Please allow 30 days for your card to be mailed to you. ...

I checked online and the USCIS website was also updated.

Wahoo!

I hope others will be hearing something soon!

EXCELLENT News!!! Our receipt dates were the 4th of December too..... Please let ours be coming too!!!!!

Malarie

[jlvr 1]

JandC, I hope that you got the AP and everything is okay.

dearheart, that's good news, congrats.

We had our biometrics yesterday. Our appointment was for 3 but we went very early. We got there at 11:30 but the security wouldn't let us in that early, she said the earliest we could come was 2:30. We left, ate lunch and came back at 1:30. She still didn't want to let us in but I explained that we needed to try to be home by 3:30 so she let us in. We stood in a line to give our paperwork to a woman at a counter and then she gave us a number. We were about 30 from the number they were working on. They were calling about 8-10 numbers at a time. They called our number group at about 3. They called our number about 10 minutes later, hubby took about 15 minutes and we left about 3:30. I wish the guard would have let us in when we got there, and I can't imagine what time we would have left if we had gotten there at 3 or even 2:30.

Also, when we got home there was something from USCIS. I couldn't think of what it could be, unless it was the interview appointment. But nope, it was just the paper notification that the case was transferred to CSC.

Edited January 25, 2008 by jlvr

[JandC 0]

JandC, I hope that you got the AP and everything is okay.

Yup...I got my AP on monday....about $500 poorer but glad it all worked out. I fly to England tomorrow. Thank you very much for your support....its appreciated.

[Shamrock 0]

Hello everyone, even though this is my first post I have been following the December filers forum constantly. As you can see on my timeline/signature I am a December filer myself. I received very good news yesterday when I opened my mail and was surprised to find something from USCIS, I for sure thought it was a RFE but was happily surprised by it being my approved AP... yes my approved AP a little after a month and 10 days from filing!!! (Way to go USCIS )

So cheers to everyone and hopefully we will be having tons of approvals some time soon...

As a side note I hadn´t had any touches on AOS and EAD since Biometrics, AP was touched 01/17 and 01/18 (no e-mail alerts even though I have it activated)

Keep the good spirits and be positive!

Best regards

Alex

Congratulations on your AP !! We also have similar timelines like you and I see you are in Wisconsin too !! . We didn't get any email or touches since the biometrics so I hope we will be lucky like you and soon have some good news from USCIS.

Hey Alejandra, yup I am in Wisconsin... In Milwaukee actually, hope you get your approvals rolling soon!

Suerte!

Alex

[bichon82 0]

We received an email notice from CRIS that my husband's EAD was approved and mailed out!

Current Status: Card Production Ordered.

...Please allow 30 days for your card to be mailed to you. ...

I checked online and the USCIS website was also updated.

Wahoo!

I hope others will be hearing something soon!

Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Great news! Let us know how long it takes for the card to actually arrive!

We have the exact same timeline! Apart from that we got a RFE and an interview date! This way we will be able to see the effect of a RFE on the timeline.. i mean it's not like i'm glad that this is costing us time but at least it will answer the VERY COMMON question of ... Does a RFE for an I485 cause a delay on the I765!

[Earmuffs 1]

why havent I been transferred yet...

Its really aggravating when almost everyone in here has been transferred.

[Lona.C. 16]

why havent I been transferred yet...

Its really aggravating when almost everyone in here has been transferred.

who knows maybe they prepare you for a interview , maybe you will get transverd a month before GC aproval ,

sorry I dont have the answer , i was wondering why havent they touchd my AP since 20 of Dec ,

and the AOS , EAD since my biometrics , but I guess no one will know how they realy process the files and its all just another waiting game , try to see it positive at least we are with our loved once now good luck

[Minya's wife 24]

I'm wondering why I still can't see our EAD/AP cases in the online case status, yet the Biometrics notice specifically states its for the I485 AND I765? The only one I can see is is I485. Confusing, to say the least...as many of us are on this thread...there are that many different ways our cases are being processed.

-P

[rogail 2]

Our case was transfered to California on January 14. I received an email confirming the transfer, but i still haven't gotten a hard copy in my mailbox.

My question is....do they always send a notice of the transfer by postal mail?

Thanks

Roger

[Fan-b-imm 0]

My mother's time line is as follows

DO: Baltimore, MD

GC for Parent

12/11/2007: (Day 00) One packet I-130, I-485, I-131, I-864, I-693: sent via FedEx

12/12/2007: (Day 01) Received at Chicago Lock Box:(Priority Date)

12/14/2007: (Day 03) Receipt Notice

12/24/2007: (Day 13) LUD: soft touch for I-131

01/08/2008: (Day 26) Finger Print and Biometrics: Completed at Baltimore ASC

01/09/2008: (Day 27) Case transferred to CSC

01/10/2008: (Day 28) LUD: email from CRIS about I-130 and I-485 "Case Transferred to Another Office for Processing"

01/15/2008: (Day 33) Receipt notice: hard copy for I-130 "Case Transferred to Another Office for Processing"

01/17/2008: (Day 35) LUD: email from CRIS about I-130 and I-485 "This case is now pending at the office to which it was transferred"

01/18/2008: (Day 36) LUD: soft touch for both I-130 and I-485

01/21/2008: (Day 39) LUD: soft touch for I-485 (I was surprised to notice that someone was working on this case on MLK Jr day)

01/22/2008: (Day 40) Receipt notice: hard copy for I-485 "Case Transferred to Another Office for Processing" - RD 01/10/2008

01/23/2008: (Day 41) LUD: soft touch for I-485

01/24/2008: (Day 42) LUD: soft touch for I-485

01/25/2008: (Day 43) LUD: soft touch for I-485

I-131 has not been transferred to CSC.

I have been reading on the forums that it is a good thing for the case to be transferred to CSC since it is more than likely that the GC will be approved without an interview.

However, I do not know if so many updates, almost every day since January 17, 2008 is a good sign or not. I am hoping it is a good sign since they are all soft updates and I have not received any email(s) regarding an RFE.:confused:

I was also reading about the FP check and Name Check. I do not know if it is true that the cases are transferred to CSC only if these two checks are cleared? There are two schools of opinion on this matter. I personally think that the cases are transferred once FP check is complete and adjudicated when the Name check is complete, provided there are no RFE(s).

[dearheart 0]

why havent I been transferred yet...

Its really aggravating when almost everyone in here has been transferred.

We have not been transfered either. Have any of the Canadians been transfered?

It will be interesting to see how it all plays out.