JMGN

7 hours ago, portorusa said:

On September 22 it was “new card being produced”. On September 29 the combocard arrived in the mail.

Congrats!🎊
I’m anticipating the arrival of my combo card this week lol. Yesterday my l-765 Case changed from ‘new card being produced’ to ‘case approved’ and l-131 case also changed from ‘case received’ to ‘approved’. So, just thinking that I will be getting the combo card. 

10 hours ago, AC&MH said:

Here we go again...

 

After having to refile because the Lockbox wrongly rejected our applications we now have yet another issue to resolve due to yet more USCIS incompetence.

 

As background...my wife and 11 year old step daughter are adjusting status from K1 and K2.

 

Yesterday we received an i797 in the mail for a biometrics appointment just for the i765 for our 11 year old step daughter ONLY.

 

Nothing for her mother.

 

Numerous hours of online chats and phone calls with tier 1 and tier 2 agents and the best they can offer is that they sent an email to the ASC handling the case and said the ASC would reply to us via email in 10 to 15 days.

 

Even after I told them the biometrics appointment was  for 10/7/2020(8days), they said that was all they could do and that I would just have to wait for them to respond.

 

I would say I'm shocked at the level of incompetence of these people but I am really not.

 

So at this point we must take an 11 year old child for biometrics for her i765, while her mother has not been scheduled for anything.

 

The level of stupidity from these people knows no limits.

Ok so I’m suggesting that the mom should go with the child and speak to the officer about it. They will treat her as a walk in and also take her fingerprints. I said that because it happens to me just 1 week ago. My biometrics appointment letter came and they did not schedule for my son. I took him with me and explained to the officer in charge. He was so professional with how he responded to me and helped us until we were done. So just try and see what happens. Wishing you best of luck! 

3 hours ago, Linnn said:

I know I was going to go crazy if I didn't receive it lol. I really hope it goes as fast for you too! 🤞🏼 Are you getting the combo card or only the EAD?

I’m not sure what I will be getting. I have applied for it as well but only the l-765 and l-485 cases were updated.

4 minutes ago, Linnn said:

I received it 3 days later and my ssn came in the mail today. Once it says that it went pretty fast for me. You should definitely go ahead and apply for jobs now ☺️

Thank you! I really hope mine goes as fast as yours. It has been a rough waiting time.

Hello everyone,

I have been so annoyed and tired of this long and ridiculous process. But today I received an update and I was wondering if I will have to wait for another long period before I can start sending out job applications. 

Can anyone tell me how long after their case status changes to new card is being produced, you have received the card in the mail?  I know I have seen someone mentioned it but I just can’t find that post. 
 

Thank you so much!
 

8 hours ago, Shauneeny said:

Hi all! 

Just thought I'd share my timeline here too.

We filed our i-130 + i-485, i-765 & i-131 concurrently on 5/31/20. They were received by USCIS 6/3/20.

We got text notifications for all of our filings on 6/15/20, and just received the NOAs in the mail today. I haven't received an NOA for i-131 yet, so hoping that comes soon..

 

Good luck everyone!

 

 

Congrats. May I ask which mail carrier did you use? Thanks.

12 hours ago, Ayrton said:

Double check your previous 765. You might have selected the wrong category and that's why it was rejected.

 

Make sure you use C9 or C09 on the new one.

Do you know what the category would be for k2? I think I read it somewhere that it would be c5. Just double checking. 
Thanks

15 hours ago, Bluee said:

Hold on, let make it clear:

 

1. For K1:

- I-485: K1 as Principal Applicant and K2 as Dependent.

- I-864: K1 as Principal Applicant and K2 as Family Member

- I-944: K1 as Principal Applicant and K2 as Household Member

 

2. For K2:

- I-485: K2 as Derivative Applicant and K1 as Principal Applicant

- I-864: K2 as Principal Applicant and K1 as Family Member

- I-944: K2 as Principal Applicant and K1 as Household Member

 

Base on my experience with 2 rejections and taximan683's experience, this could be the correct thing to do currently.

Yes! Yes! Thank you so much. Hoping it will be accepted this time. Time is running out on us.

57 minutes ago, taximan683 said:

From instructions for form i-485:

2. Derivative Applicant (files based on a principal applicant) A principal applicant’s spouse and children, who are not beneficiaries of their own immigrant petition, may be eligible to apply for adjustment under the same immigrant category as the principal applicant. These family members are called “derivative applicants.”

 

When you submitted the i-129 it was for the K-1 and the K-2 was just listed as a derivative on the K-1s application.

 

By looking at the instructions again  I also was reminded of the correct spelling of "principal" - I've been spelling it wrong today lol

Thank you so much! It was rejected because I selected principal on l-485 and not derivative then I sent copies of l-864. You have answered my concerns about completing these forms. I will be mailing off the package tomorrow. 
Thank you. Best of luck to you.

1 hour ago, taximan683 said:

Bluee, I got my NOA1 (receipts) yesterday. I finally got both K1 and K2 accepted. So, they accepted my K2 I-864 with the K2 as the principle applicant and the K1 as family member. From my reading of the instructions over and over, I felt sure that putting the K2 as principle was wrong and I expected to get a rejection again. I'm hesitant to say that it was the correct thing to do, maybe they finally had mercy on me. I hope you get accepted on your next try. Let me know what happens. Good luck!

Hello. 
My son’s applications were rejected for this same reason. Thank you for sharing your case as I wasn’t sure how to make the correction. Now I have done a separate l-864 for k2 with him being the principal and added myself k1 as family member.Question ....on l-485 for k2 should the k2 be the derivative for category type or principal? That’s confusing me now.

Thanks

12 hours ago, Letspaintcookies said:

It's the same category as yours. K1/ K2 non- immigrant 

Thank you.

Hello everyone.

I filed concurrently l-485 & l-130 applications with my 11 year old son. My husband is the petitioner and step dad to my son. My forms were accepted but my son’s was rejected as it was incorrectly filed on l-485 part 2 under filing category/ type. 
Does anyone know which Filing category/type option to select

for my son? Also in part 2 question 2 would he be in other relatives option or immediate relative? 
 

Thank you for responding.
 

5 hours ago, N & D said:

Sent in my forms (i 485, i 944, i 864, i 765) on April 22, and they received it in April 24, haven't heard anything from them ever since 😥.

 

Anyone on the same page ?

Yes! Mine was received on April 23,2020 and I have not heard from them. My checks aren’t cash as yet.😩

15 hours ago, BUS said:

In this case Will I receive just the letter with final approval?

You will get receipt notice with your case number from USCIS then Approval Notice letter when your case is approved.

22 hours ago, BUS said:

Does anyone know what I need to do after a favorable recommendation from DoS?

 

Does USCIS send me an email?

You don’t need to do anything if you have applied based on no objection. You will receive a letter from DoS and USCIS.  You can be approved within 1-2 weeks. Mine went by really fast within a week. Good luck!

2 hours ago, BUS said:

I’m glad to share with you guys my timeline!

I have received my favorable recommendation after exactly 12 weeks! 

Congratulations! I know it’s a good feeling to see your case moving forward. 

On 4/10/2020 at 4:55 AM, JMGN said:

hello everyone, 

I just want to share my good news that I have received my FR after the exact 12 weeks of waiting. Here is my timeline:

Department of State Advisory Opinion Finding: Favorable Recommendation

Item	Action	Date
Recommendation	Sent	April, 09 2020
No Objection Statement	Received	January, 16 2020
Fee	Received	September, 25 2019
Form DS-3035	Received	September, 25 2019
Form DS-2019	Received	September, 25 2019
Passport Data Page	Received	September, 25 2019
Statement Of Reason	Received	September, 25 2019
Other	Received	September, 25 2019

 

Hello everyone!

Here is my updated timeline: 
FR sent to USCIS- April 9, 2020

Case Received- April 15, 2020

Receipt Notice- April 20, 2020

Case Approved-April 21, 2020

I’m waiting on the approval letter and I did not received FR letter from DOS.

52 minutes ago, J1waiver1 said:

Anyone whose documents received in December and still waiting? 

Can we extend J1 Visa beyond 5 years while waiting for DOS waiver approval (17 weeks passed)? 

I lost hopes and in situation like this it's hard to travel back to home country. I'm panicking because my J1 is ending in June. 

I am sorry that I am posting stupid questions. 

I really feel your pain in waiting plus you will be out of status soon. To be honest if I were you despite rules/ laws if I can’t afford a lawyer to take over my case to move forward quickly then I would go straight ahead and apply for the H1B1. 
But I hope someone with better knowledge of the process will quickly answer these questions.

3 hours ago, Dev1971 said:

It must be tough for you.. long waiting. But at last you got it. Congratulation 

Yes it was devastating. I am waiting for the letter from Dos or USCIS. I haven’t received anything from them as yet. I hope this is not a long wait too. Do you know how long it normally takes to get the letter with the case # etc?

Just now, brhacker said:

Are you from Brazil? Did you make a expedite request or something?

No.im not from Brazil and I did not expedite the process. 

8 minutes ago, brhacker said:

This is my current timeline! As far as I can tell, it seems like DOS is not following the order of receipt since I have seen a few people who submitted the whole thing after I did and they got already a favorable recommendation. 

 

 

We are actually in the same timeline. I’m not sure if your process was pushed back because you changed your address. I think you will get yours soon though.

On 4/4/2020 at 6:31 AM, JMGN said:

Yes mine is back too but no update. 😩

hello everyone, 

I just want to share my good news that I have received my FR after the exact 12 weeks of waiting. Here is my timeline:

10 minutes ago, walwalwal said:

Finally! What a nightmare! 11 weeks later... don't give up guys! Let's see when the H1B suspension is revoked. Good luck ya'll

Congrats! I’m in my 12th weeks of waiting on an update.

2 hours ago, BUS said:

Table returned!

everything is normal.

 

looks like they update the status just one time a day.

Yes mine is back too but no update. 😩

5 minutes ago, waiver2020 said:

Thank you for responding. So it is for K3 Visa. 
From the examples here, I started thinking that family reasons are taking a bit longer than the H1B ones. Your 11 weeks situation also falls into this. Wishing all of us luck!

Thank you. I will be changing my current J1 status to Permanent resident-Green Card. I am not sure if that’s the right way to explain it. But I have been waiting for way too long now, causing me to be checking the website numerous times during the day and even nights. Lol