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[UScitizenFilingforspouse]

EAD is finally on its way!!!!

PD 3/21/18

Congrats! "We mailed card to you" means they paid for postage. They created the mailing. Now USPS has to pick it up. You should be getting your tracking number soon via text if you signed up for Informed Delivery etc.

[WaitedLongEnough]

EAD is finally on its way!!!!

PD 3/21/18

Congrats !!! I am also a NYC filer with a 04/13/18 priorty date. Where do you get updates ? I noticed in your signature you have ?case ready for interview ? where did you get that information ?

[UScitizenFilingforspouse]

Congrats !!! I am also a NYC filer with a 04/13/18 priorty date. Where do you get updates ? I noticed in your signature you have ?case ready for interview ? where did you get that information ?

It sounds like you have not created accounts on these two sites. You want both in order to get ALL available updates. There is a USCIS case tracker app that is linked to the first site below.

https://egov.uscis.gov/casestatus/logon.do

https://myaccount.uscis.dhs.gov/

[WaitedLongEnough]

It sounds like you have not created accounts on these two sites. You want both in order to get ALL available updates. There is a USCIS case tracker app that is linked to the first site below.

https://egov.uscis.gov/casestatus/logon.do

https://myaccount.uscis.dhs.gov/

THANK YOU!! I created the bottom My account today ! THANKS TO YOU ON SHARING ON SOME OTHER THREAD! The top link I created about 2 weeks ago ! THANKS TO YOU AGAIN! I read a lot of your comments. I must say that they are very insightful and informative !!

Is it because I have just created these accounts why I Never got any updates?

[UScitizenFilingforspouse]

THANK YOU!! I created the bottom My account today ! THANKS TO YOU ON SHARING ON SOME OTHER THREAD! The top link I created about 2 weeks ago ! THANKS TO YOU AGAIN! I read a lot of your comments. I must say that they are very insightful and informative !!

Is it because I have just created these accounts why I Never got any updates?

LOL you?re welcome! So the DHS account isn?t always in sync. Click on ?Account Settings?, turn ON ?Case Inactivity notifications?, choose whether you want them via text or email.

So the trick with the Case inactivity notifications is to understand that if nothing is happening with your account, then every 2 weeks on Mondays, you will get an email notifying you that there is NOTHING to notify you about.
So If an action is taken on your case, then you will get an email telling you just that. That ?action? may or may not cause a status update.
Ok, so say that your last update is ?case is ready to be scheduled for an interview? from 04-23-18.
Sometimes people will get a notification that says ?we?ve taken an action on your case on 06-02-18?. And then there is no status update. So that?s when you call USCIS and ask what the last action taken was on that date. Often times people find out that their background checks were completed, or that the file was transferred to the field office or that an interview notice was mailed out.

[WaitedLongEnough]

LOL you?re welcome! So the DHS account isn?t always in sync. Click on ?Account Settings?, turn ON ?Case Inactivity notifications?, choose whether you want them via text or email.

So the trick with the Case inactivity notifications is to understand that if nothing is happening with your account, then every 2 weeks on Mondays, you will get an email notifying you that there is NOTHING to notify you about.
So If an action is taken on your case, then you will get an email telling you just that. That ?action? may or may not cause a status update.
Ok, so say that your last update is ?case is ready to be scheduled for an interview? from 04-23-18.
Sometimes people will get a notification that says ?we?ve taken an action on your case on 06-02-18?. And then there is no status update. So that?s when you call USCIS and ask what the last action taken was on that date. Often times people find out that their background checks were completed, or that the file was transferred to the field office or that an interview notice was mailed out.

Thank you so much. I try not to think about it too much. It?s get?s very frustrating. I prefer not to call until my ?5-7 months? processing time has passed (hopefully I do get EAD within that window) phew !

[UScitizenFilingforspouse]

Thank you so much. I try not to think about it too much. It?s get?s very frustrating. I prefer not to call until my ?5-7 months? processing time has passed (hopefully I do get EAD within that window) phew !

Like someone so wisely said on this forum once "focus on your loved ones and not on the process". Well, I would just continue to gather evidence of bona fide marriage as it becomes available, so that you're not digging through boxes of receipts when your interview is scheduled.

[WaitedLongEnough]

Like someone so wisely said on this forum once "focus on your loved ones and not on the process". Well, I would just continue to gather evidence of bona fide marriage as it becomes available, so that you're not digging through boxes of receipts when your interview is scheduled.

Wise words! Thanks . I hate the fact that every time when I do something with my beloved husband, and daughter (not his daughter) , I think of using that moment as Evidence of a bond fide marriage. While I completely understand its importance it is like arrrgg let?s get over this already and I hope all this will be worth it ! (It will , it will ) 🙂

[UScitizenFilingforspouse]

Wise words! Thanks . I hate the fact that every time when I do something with my beloved husband, and daughter (not his daughter) , I think of using that moment as Evidence of a bond fide marriage. While I completely understand its importance it is like arrrgg let?s get over this already and I hope all this will be worth it ! (It will , it will ) 🙂

I feel the same way. At the same time, I think that thinking that you will "highlight" that moment as Evidence of bona fide marriage, instead of "using" it, may just make all the difference. As you've probably realized, receipts are great alibis. We all have to buy stuff at the supermarket, costco, etc. Not everyone will have a 401k or life insurance.

I think it's great that you are being proactive. Keep it up. It might be a while before your interview comes since you are in New York, but you will be ready when it finally does.

[Shae]

EAD and SSN received today!!!!

[UScitizenFilingforspouse]

EAD and SSN received today!!!!

YES!!! Congratulations! And kudos to you for helping your spouse navigate this process the way you do.

[NADUS]

Update

Glory be to God !!!


Marriage based AOS (I-485,I-130,I-130A, I765 and I-864)
Location - Brooklyn, New York
Documents Mailed to - Chicago
USC with children together

05/14/18 - Mail after rejected for outdated I-485
05/18/18 - received
05/25/18 - Check cashed
06/01/18 - NoA via mail
06/08/18 - Biometrics appt letter rec'd for 06/22
06/13/28 - Biometrics done
06/13/18 - Request for initial evidence for I-485 via email
06/18/18 - Receive letter requesting Marriage Cert
07/02/18 - We received your response to our Request for Evidence for your Form I485. Our National Benefits Center office will begin working on your case.
07/10/18 - we are ready to schedule your Form I485 for an interview. We will schedule your interview and send you a notice
09/12/18 - i765 New Card Is Being Produced
09/12/18 - I131- Name update

[dg204]

NYC office seems to be slow

[WaitedLongEnough]

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Wanted to bump this thread in case anyone wants to share. My update is shown in my signature.

[Shae]

Wanted to bump this thread in case anyone wants to share. My update is shown in my signature.

One of my biggest fears is to get an RIEF after waiting for so long.

We are waiting since March......my I485 updated to "case ready to be scheduled", so i pray that everything is ok. We received the EAD last month, so now we continue to wait