February 2018 submission- i-130, i-485, i-765 - concurrent filing

[MicaAshani]

How long is your EAD valid for? You are the one that had to expedite it right due to job offer right? Congratulations on starting your new job. I hope it will be the same for me too. Tired of sitting at home. 😩

Thank you !!!! Definitely a blessing in disguise. Trust me I know the feeling. I did have it expedited and I'm happy it was approved especially if it's taking this long to get an interview scheduled. I'm working at a convenient store. After working here 2 days they offered me an assistant manager position they I gladly accepted. Things are really looking up for me and I hope for the same for you!

[MissTz1982]

They're valid for 1 year

They should make EAD valid for 2 years since their processing time for renewals are so slow at the moment. I have seen applicants complain about renewing EADs.

[newgradgirl]

I-130 is being reviewed

Hey guys,

I had my interview last week, and I just got a notification that the interview for the form I-130 was completed and that my case needs to be reviewed. Is that a good or bad thing? No update about the I-485 yet. I have a feeling that this is not a good sign. Any thoughts about this?

[kaylip]

Hi all,

I had my interview on May 14 and the officer told me that we would get an answer about our case on Friday, May 18th but we have not heard anything. I have not received my EAD card either. My problem is that my OPT expires June 14th and I will most definitely lose my job. Can anyone advise me on what I can do? I have tried expediting my EAD card with no success. And I have also tried raising an SR about it but have not gotten a response. Any advice is greatly appreciated.

Thank you for your help.

Do an infopass

[MissTz1982]

Hey guys,

I had my interview last week, and I just got a notification that the interview for the form I-130 was completed and that my case needs to be reviewed. Is that a good or bad thing? No update about the I-485 yet. I have a feeling that this is not a good sign. Any thoughts about this?

So were you adjusting status based on marriage? What was the interview for? If it?s a marriage based then that?s normal. Some couples do not get approved on the spot. There could be a number of reasons.
They need to do more background check
They need to verify the documents you presented at the time of interview
Or the interviewer is new and has to check with their supervisor for approval.

[jeinhorn2]

Expediting I-765

Was wondering if anyone could share their experience/timeline with regard to filing I-765 concurrently with I-130 and I-485 (family based green card petition). Did expediting your case help in anyway?

[cuttlefish77]

Great great news here congrats to you on the path!!!!!!! How was it for you (interview)

Thank you!
Our interview was very interesting. So both my husband and I are very chill people and we weren't so anxious for it beforehand.
Our Field Office is huge and we were told there were close to 50 officers working there. Most officers looked very friendly and personable....
Until we met ours. We got the vibe that he's just an extremely serious person. We got all the regular questions..how we met, where we met blah blah.. the officer just kept asking "and then what happened?" We went through our entire 3 year dating timeline, and showed officer some pictures. He took our affidavits and holiday cards from family&friends, and some updated bills.
In the very end the very serious officer cracked a joke so we got a pretty good feeling. The interview was a lot longer than I thought it'd be(~30 minutes)

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Congratulations!! Which field office handled your case?

Wahington DC

[UScitizenFilingforspouse]

They should make EAD valid for 2 years since their processing time for renewals are so slow at the moment. I have seen applicants complain about renewing EADs.

No, they really need to not issue interim benefits in marriage AOS cases. It's been done before. Green cards were issued within 90 days. google DORA District Office Rapid Adjudication. You'll see.

[cali2018]

No, they really need to not issue interim benefits in marriage AOS cases. It's been done before. Green cards were issued within 90 days. google DORA District Office Rapid Adjudication. You'll see.

Totally agree, majority of those people whining are F1 or some OPT visa who are trying to rush jumping hoops. They are not renewing anything. The true EAD has 6 months auto renewal. They should renew their old EAD under previous than do AOS. Or just wait the full time like rest of us.

Also anyone trying to force a expedite/renewal before “ready to schedule stage, background check done”. Is really pushing hard these days based on how backlogged and bitter USCIS is. The calling daily or hope for 45day ead/ap days seem well gone.

[UScitizenFilingforspouse]

Hey guys,

I had my interview last week, and I just got a notification that the interview for the form I-130 was completed and that my case needs to be reviewed. Is that a good or bad thing? No update about the I-485 yet. I have a feeling that this is not a good sign. Any thoughts about this?

Have you called the automated line? All accounts update independent of each other. Each one of my accounts says something different.
I do not think that is bad sign. If it's a sign of anything, that's the ISO saying "it's in my hands. I am reviewing yours now". He/she did not have to update the I-130. The ISO could have just waited to update both.
It was 3pm when you got the notification. Today, the office closed at noon. So it's a wonder your ISO was even there. Here are the hours for the chicago field office.

USCIS Chicago Field Office
Monday 7:30AM?3:30PM
Tuesday 7:30AM?3:30PM
Wednesday7:30AM?12PM
Thursday 7:30AM?3:30PM
Friday Closed

I think the ISO opened your file. Updated the fact that the interview had taken place, and had to go home. Had to enter a status; because otherwise the system won't let the ISO back out of the case. That's the way most systems think. Your case is probably the last one the ISO looked at today, and is at the top of the pile now.
Unless there is something you did not share, I did not see any red flags with your case. I would have told you.
Regarding your EAD, if your case is not approved on the spot and some major further review is needed, then ISOs typically approve the EAD/AP at the end of the interview. That's never a good sign. So the fact that the ISO did not offer that, is a GREAT sign.
Check your mail.

[kaylip]

Hey guys,

I had my interview last week, and I just got a notification that the interview for the form I-130 was completed and that my case needs to be reviewed. Is that a good or bad thing? No update about the I-485 yet. I have a feeling that this is not a good sign. Any thoughts about this?

Don't worry too much. I donwloaded this app where I can follow other cases and as you can see with this particular one their case was being reviewed and they have their greencard. It was under review for about a week or 2!

[Hluu67]

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Don't worry too much. I donwloaded this app where I can follow other cases and as you can see with this particular one their case was being reviewed and they have their greencard. It was under review for about a week or 2!

what app is it?

[kaylip]

what app is it?

It's called USCIS Case and the icon is an American flag in the shape of the country!

[UScitizenFilingforspouse]

Totally agree, majority of those people whining are F1 or some OPT visa who are trying to rush jumping hoops. They are not renewing anything. The true EAD has 6 months auto renewal. They should renew their old EAD under previous than do AOS. Or just wait the full time like rest of us.

Also anyone trying to force a expedite/renewal before ?ready to schedule stage, background check done?. Is really pushing hard these days based on how backlogged and bitter USCIS is. The calling daily or hope for 45day ead/ap days seem well gone.

USCIS did a pilot - DORA. It started out as the Dallas Office Rapid Adjudication pilot. Then, evolved into the District Office Rapid Adjudication Pilot.
The idea behind it was great. There were weinkles that needed to be ironed out. In essence, family based AOS applicants would make an appointment at the field Office, bring all their forms and evidence. They would meet with a ISO who would review all materials and determine they were complete and could be accepted. So at this point, they would determine (basic) eligibility. Then, they would have the interview. If the interview was a success, then the applicant would step over to the biometrics area. Fingerprints were taken and background checks would start then. Around 75 to 90 days later green card would arrive in the mail.

The major field offices were able to clear a good part of the backlog. There were issues, though.

Issue #1 and we see this one here. Those who filed through DORA would get their green cards within 90 days. In the mean time, there were people who had been waiting for years.

Issue #2 well, can you guess? Securing an infopass appointment became a bottleneck. So at that point people were allowed to either mail the AOS package OR do it in person.

Issue #3 - having the option to file by mail or in person did help with the bottleneck. BUT USCIS announced it was time to raise their fees again, and the infopass situation became total pandemonium.

The New York field office was very reluctant to get on Board. Eventually, it did. But instead of following the DORA workflow or a variation of it; simply told everyone at the field office ?ok, we?te Not doing that. Let?s just get everything done within 90 days, and it will be just as good as the DORA pilot?

Well, that proved to be flat out stupid. The same way that issuing interim benefits to people who may or may not qualify after everything is said and done, is also redundant. A lot of people file to buy themselves some time. Then abandon those applications, which further clutters the system.

How did it get so cluttered? Well, the EAD/AP combo card is a new thing. They used to be two separate items. So USCIS tried to relief congestion by focusing on producing two temporary documents; instead of adjudicating green card applications. It?s a 2:1 ratio and then you still have to circle back to the green card.

Another flaw was that if you didn?t qualify for benefits, there was no follow through. Initially, folks were not even fingerprinted - ummm... scary thought.

I don?t know if the whole employment glitch is intentional. I know that for DORA they used one of the E visa designations to process them quickly. It?s a visa that is not issued anymore, but the build was already in the system, so they used it. It?s possible this employment glitch is related to that.

And let?s go back to the basics, we all had to fill out a I-864. So going without EAD for 6 months -if that means decluttering the system- should be OK, right?

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Don't worry too much. I donwloaded this app where I can follow other cases and as you can see with this particular one their case was being reviewed and they have their greencard. It was under review for about a week or 2!

Kaylip,

That does not look like any of the apps I see on the App Store. Which one is it again? The one I have does not show history.

[BlahBlah1846]

what app is it?

Is this app reliable? Both the old and the new "check your case" accounts are so and so. In my case, both are not fully updated.