December 2018 Filers

[jpecht]

Congrats! That's an amazingly fast schedule. Any expedite on the EAD?

Just want to update on my case. Hopefully, it will be helpful for some of you guys here.

12/14/18 - Package Mailed out.
12/20/18 - Package Received.
1/11/2019 - Bio Completed
1/14/2019 - Ready to be scheduled for Interview.
03/22/19 - Ready to order EAD card
03/26/2019 - We mailed your new card
03/30/2019 - Combo card in hand
05/02/19 - Interview was scheduled.
05/09/19 - Notice in hand scheduled for 6/6/2019 interview
06/06/19 - approved on spot
06/11/19 - New card mailed out

[Fidan]

Hi all,
My PD is 12/14/2018
bio done on 01/10/2019
one Rfe is received and answered in May..
June 11 case is ready to schedule an interview notice
But no sign of EAD or AP...
and i am waiting for interview in Fresno office,
any filers from Fresno? Or anyone receiving an interview date?
thank you for your help

[fentybeauty]

Filed I-485 + I-485: 11/30/2018 (received physical notice 12/17/2018)
PD: 12/03/2018
Filed I-765 + I-131: 12/20/2018 (received physical notice 01/08/2019)
RD: 12/27/2018
I-485, I-765/I-131 Biometrics taken: 01/24/2019
EAD Expedite: 03/06/2019
EAD/AP approved/card being produced: 03/16/2019
EAD/AP Combo Card received: 03/25/2019 (card mailed 03/20/2019; received physical notice 03/21/2019)
RFE I-485 + I-130: 04/15/2019 (received physical notice 04/18/2019)
Sent RFE I-485 + I-130 documents: 06/10/2019 (delivered TO USCIS 06/13/2019)

Now I wait...
Praying my case updates to "RFE response received" soon, or better yet, "case is ready to be scheduled"!

[CT101newhaven]

Card in production EAD
received text and email notifications that my card is in production.
PD Dec 12, 2018 (Connecticut)
Ready for interview May 22
This was my second expedite so I’m not sure if I was approved based on expedite or thru normal processing time since I’m 188 days in.
My 1st expedite thru senator was denied. Second I did on my own. I did not have a job offer but I made my case as convincing as possible because I really had a need.
All the best, do what you must.
CT

[gooddoc]

Filed mid-Dec 2018. Transfered to NBC in Feb 2019. Got EAD in April 2019.

Got an email notification today that case is transferred to new office. Hope this means local office and interview is coming up soon..

[CT101newhaven]

Card in production EAD
received text and email notifications that my card is in production.
PD Dec 12, 2018 (Connecticut)
Ready for interview May 22
This was my second expedite so I’m not sure if I was approved based on expedite or thru normal processing time since I’m 188 days in.
My 1st expedite thru senator was denied. Second I did on my own. I did not have a job offer but I made my case as convincing as possible because I really had a need.
All the best, do what you must.
CT

[CT101newhaven]

EAD update
June 18: Approval and Card production
20: We mailed your card
20: Approval notice received. Envelope stamped in
Vermont
21: Card picked up by USPS in Kentucky
22: Card delivered at 4:34pm
All the best guys. I hope to receive my interview in a few months.
CT

[Basti519]

Hi everyone,

This forum really helped me out a lot and I always found great advice and information by other users. So, I would like to share my timeline and experience so far. For dates and details, etc. please see timeline below. It has been quite a journey but there is finally some light at the end of the tunnel..

• First, I started with an insufficient payment amount on one of their forms which brought me into the December group. My goal was the November group lol.
• Then, the next struggle was to receive the Biometrics appointment for a location almost 1000 miles away from me. Since we planned to relocate in early 2019, we decided to put down different addresses for the physical and mailing locations. Unfortunately, USCIS seem to pick the mailing address to determine their local office. An USCIS employee suggested over the phone to try the Philadelphia office at the same day and time but there was no guarantee that they would take me. I risked it and drove to the Philadelphia office in the morning watching the sunrise over the beautiful skyline. At the end, they took me in with no questions asked.
• After months of hearing nothing from them, we received a RFE letter. When filling out all the forms, I made a mistake on my wife's I-864. I don't know how it happened but I left one cell blank (typically I left all unused cells with a "N/A" but this one slipped through). Since it was the cell about her expected salary in 2018 which needed to meet the poverty guidelines (which it did), they assumed the reported expected salary for that year was $0. The previous years, my wife went to college and her income did not meet the requirements. Since there was just a mistake in the form, we called USCIS to find out if we can re-submit the I-864 with updated data including her tax return since 2018 was over. Unfortunately, this USCIS representative was not helpful at all. Her response was basically that we can do it at our own risk but her recommendation was to follow the instructions from the RFE. The letter recommended to have another US citizen to "co-sign" to meet the poverty guidelines. We ended up sending back one new I-864 from her dad and one updated one from her. They did accept our documents but we don't know which one they exactly took to move forward with the case.
• My birthday is getting closer and closer (July 12) and we booked a trip to St. Martin in like March since it is my 30th birthday. I started getting nervous about the travel permit which I need by then in order to emigrate back into the US. Fortunately, I received a job offer which I took as a chance to expedite the EAD (my thought would be that the card is almost always a combi card anyways). One week later, I requested to expedite my travel permit due to my grandmothers health condition. I was getting ready to fly home to see her again or maybe one last time (she is 85 by now) but luckily, she is already doing much better and I likely won't have to fly home in the very close future. I don't know if the request to expedite my EAD was granted or if they regularly processed my case. But after all, my EAD got approved together with my travel permit (combi card). In between, I received the courtesy letter about the missing I-693.
• Interesting fact: Some online updates I received through the "My USCIS"-account and others only through the status case homepage. Sometimes, the other one would update the next day or not at all..
• As of 6/26: Waiting to have my EAD / Travel permit in my hands & getting ready for my 30th birthday trip & start applying at companies (the job offer I had did not work out).

Best regards from Florida,
Sebastian

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German citizen married to US citizen 11/2018

(handled all by myself, no lawyer)
11/14 - I-130, I-131, I-485, I-765 (C09) sent to Chicago lockbox
11/21 - Case rejected due to incorrect payment amount
12/05 - I-130, I-131, I-485, I-765 (C09) sent again to Chicago lockbox with sufficient payment amount on CC form
12/12 - Notice date for I-130, I-131, I-485, I-765 (all 4 Notice of Action letters received a few days later)
12/12 - CC charged
12/14 - Biometrics notice date - scheduled for 12/31 in Orlando office
12/31 - Biometrics completed in Philadelphia office (my physical address at this time was in PA but my mailing address was in FL, we planned to move in 02/2019)
01/04 - 485 and 765 "Fingerprint review completed", online update
05/14 - RFE letter due to not meeting poverty guidelines (our response was sent back app. 1 week later).
05/28 - USCIS received our response, online update
06/04 - Courtesy letter for missing I-693
06/10 - Request to expedite EAD due to job offer over the phone
06/13 - Case is ready to be scheduled for interview, online update / Email from USCIS requesting additional information regarding my EAD expedite request (faxed additional information the next day)
06/17 - Request to expedite travel permit due to health condition of my grandmother over the phone
06/19 - USCIS ordered EAD card, online update
06/20 - Email from USCIS requesting additional information regarding my Travel permit expedite request, however, no additional information was requested
06/20 - Approval notice EAD card / travel permit as combi card (2 separate letters, letters received 06/24)
06/21 - Approval notice EAD / Travel permit, online update
06/25 - Card was mailed to me, online update (as of 6/26 no tracking number available)

[wompo]

Thank ya'll loads for your help on this forum. I have been a silent lurker. Today my wife and I got approved on the spot.
We filed concurrent forms. We did not received the EAD despite filing for it. We asked why we didn't received it
and the officer informed us that they are currently prioritizing people seeking asylum for EAD. Our interview took place
at the San Diego field office. It was a great experience. The officer gave a listening ear to everything we had to say to support our case.
One hour after leaving the office our status changed. The entire process 179 days. It was
a very anxious and disappointing wait because we didn't receive the EAD before our interview, but I guess God had
something greater in store for us.

We credit our success to the level of organization that was put into preparing our documents that we filed along with the
supporting documents that we took to the interview. Overall we were over prepared.

Here is our timeline
Dec. 26, 2018 - Documents mailed
Dec. 31, 2018 - Documents received @ Chicago lockbox
Jan 7, 2019 - Receipt notices received in the mail.
Feb 2, 2019 - Biometrics letter received
Feb 5, 2019 - Walk-in biometrics done
April 18, 2019 Case is ready to be scheduled for an interview
May 21, 2019 Interview was scheduled
June 27, 2019, Interviewed --- Approved on spot. Within an hour after leaving the interview we got the notification that "New Card is Being Produced.

Feel free to ask any questions.

[Basti519]

Update: EAD combi card got delivered. I’m very happy!

Best regards from Florida,
Sebastian

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German citizen married to US citizen 11/2018

(handled all by myself, no lawyer)
11/14 - I-130, I-131, I-485, I-765 (C09) sent to Chicago lockbox
11/21 - Case rejected due to incorrect payment amount
12/05 - I-130, I-131, I-485, I-765 (C09) sent again to Chicago lockbox with sufficient payment amount on CC form
12/12 - Notice date for I-130, I-131, I-485, I-765 (all 4 Notice of Action letters received a few days later)
12/12 - CC charged
12/14 - Biometrics notice date - scheduled for 12/31 in Orlando office
12/31 - Biometrics completed in Philadelphia office (my physical address at this time was in PA but my mailing address was in FL, we planned to move in 02/2019)
01/04 - 485 and 765 "Fingerprint review completed", online update
05/14 - RFE letter due to not meeting poverty guidelines (our response was sent back app. 1 week later).
05/28 - USCIS received our response, online update
06/04 - Courtesy letter for missing I-693
06/10 - Request to expedite EAD due to job offer over the phone
06/13 - Case is ready to be scheduled for interview, online update / Email from USCIS requesting additional information regarding my EAD expedite request (faxed additional information the next day)
06/17 - Request to expedite travel permit due to health condition of my grandmother over the phone
06/19 - USCIS ordered EAD card, online update
06/20 - Email from USCIS requesting additional information regarding my Travel permit expedite request, however, no additional information was requested
06/20 - Approval notice EAD card / travel permit as combi card (2 separate letters, letters received 06/24)
06/21 - Approval notice EAD / Travel permit, online update
06/25 - Card was mailed to me, online update
06/26 - Tracking number available
06/28 - EAD combi Card delivered by USPS

[MPS]

Hello Everyone,

I've a precarious situation and need some legal advice if someone can provide.


I have been working with same employer overseas and then in USA on work VISA for almost 10 years.
After marriage I received EAD through personally sponsored Spouse based GC application .
But Im still working with the same employer, now based upon EAD not VISA.


I filed for Adjustment of status in December-2018 and My I-485 application is in Ready to schedule for interview status, since February 11 2018
I applied at Newark NJ location.



Problem is, Now my employer want me to relocate to a different state to work on a different project.
My wife (US Citizen) is an Engineer and works in NYC and cant quit her stable job to move to a new state with me.


It's not easy to get another job so quick. Or maybe I'm not smart enough.
I tried to find a job in nearby area and wasted good amount of time on it, now I've just a week to decide,


I'm thinking about, for time being moving to another state while my wife stay here in NJ until I find a new job back here in NJ/NY area
Not sure when our interview will be scheduled, maybe I'll find a new job before it.



Now my question is,

If our GC interview get scheduled before I move back, Will this create a problem in adjudication ?
Or
I should just quit my job and get Jobless and start searching?

[Enub4]

MPS I guess you have renewed the EAD, right? There are longer waiting times now for EAD so renew early.

You just need to do what is expected on a normal marriage.
- I bet you are going to travel back an forth to see your spouse and/or your spouse do the same
- I bet will be difficult for you/your relationship if you go jobless, with the difference in income and the uncertainty of how long you will be without job
- still have trips together (vacation)
- you can prove that you are looking for a job to be back living 24/7 with your spouse

Letter from you job for relocation, how much you earn, your search for jobs in the area, etc. will prove you are not voluntarily separating your spouse for other reasons but for your job and your spouse's job.

Not professional opinion. Good luck.

[MPS]

MPS I guess you have renewed the EAD, right? There are longer waiting times now for EAD so renew early.

You just need to do what is expected on a normal marriage.
- I bet you are going to travel back an forth to see your spouse and/or your spouse do the same
- I bet will be difficult for you/your relationship if you go jobless, with the difference in income and the uncertainty of how long you will be without job
- still have trips together (vacation)
- you can prove that you are looking for a job to be back living 24/7 with your spouse

Letter from you job for relocation, how much you earn, your search for jobs in the area, etc. will prove you are not voluntarily separating your spouse for other reasons but for your job and your spouse's job.

Not professional opinion. Good luck.

Enub4 Thanks for supporting suggestions.
I'll check my options. Will post here how it goes.

[MunchieB]

Went for the interview today at federal plaza in Manhattan and was approved on the spot. The interview was short and to the point. We were called in, the IO confirmed that we had a child together and then proceeded to take the photos and fingerprints. After which he asked for the medical and if we have any joint documents together. We gave him a joint bank statement for June, copy of joint credit card and some pictures and he gave us back most of the pictures. Also another copy of daughter's foreign birth certificate and CRBA which was previously submitted.

He then asked us to stand and we swore our oath. He asked me to confirm my name, date of birth and address. He asked my husband where did I work in my home country and what did I do and asked me where does my husband work and what is his job title.

We then went through some of the eligibility questions which he was ticking off with a red pen as we went through. After which he asked me to sign and then gave me a white sheet of paper which he said was a receipt and proof that he conducted our interview. I also received a document which said our case was approved and explained that the green card is conditional and that I would need to remove the conditions.

within an hour the text messages came in to say that the cases were updated and card is being produced. Interestingly though, the online status of the I130 is saying "case was reopened for reconsideration" but the email received said "For approved applications/petitions, post-decision activity may include USCIS sending notification of the approved application/petition to the National Visa Center or the Department of State. For denied applications/petitions, post-decision activity may include the processing of an appeal and/or motions to reopen or reconsider and revocations."

[SoleilDeMinuit]

Hello everyone. EAD is being produced as of today.