October 2019 Filers

[Islandgirl93]

What happend. Does your case was denied?

yes, our first case application was denied. It was not followed by any notice to appear. Just a denial letter. I wished we had appeal the decision because 3 different lawyers told us the denial was simple.

[didoesque]

Field office Boston
10/28/2019 Packet sent by UPS
10/30/2019 Packet received by USCIS
11/20/2019 Called USCIS and sent email inquiry nothing in system
11/21/2019 Called USCIS right when they opened and was told Notice for I130 mailed out on the 20th and was given receipt number
11/22/2019 Early morning received 6 text messages 2 duplicates I130, I485, I131 and I765
11/26/2019 Received all NOA notices via postal mail
12/06/2019 Received Biometrics for 12/18/2019 dated 11/29/2019
12/18/2019 Biometrics completed
12/18/2019 Fingerprint review completed for form I-485 via text message
12/18/2019 Fingerprint review completed for form I-765 via text message
1/21/2020 Case updated to I-485 Ready to be scheduled for an Interview
1/28/2020 Case has been scheduled for an interview
1/3/2020 Interview letter received
3/3/2020 Interview Date
3/3/2020 Case Status changed for the I130 to show interview was completed and my case must be reviewed
3/5/2020 Case Status changed for I131 Case was updated to show fingerprints were taken.
4/29/2020 Text received new card is being produced for I-765. Yeah patience is working
4/30/2020 Text received case for I-765 approved. Backwards but i will accept no problem!
4/30/2020 Text received I-131 approved!!!! Feeling so gooooood!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Woohooooo!!!

[tunderenee]

Woohooooo!!!

hello, did you ever get your EAD in hand as well as SSN card?

[ra0010]

Hi everyone! Our status went from "case is being produced" to "case approved" on Wednesday. Does anybody know when will I get my next updates, and my physical green card? I'm just getting anxious!

[tunderenee]

Hi everyone! Our status went from "case is being produced" to "case approved" on Wednesday. Does anybody know when will I get my next updates, and my physical green card? I'm just getting anxious!

Congrats. I dont have an answer for you, but i do know you will get an email stating your card was mailed to you.

[Trini0616]

Received my husband's SSC in today's mail. Progress!

[didoesque]

hello, did you ever get your EAD in hand as well as SSN card?

Yes! My hubs got his EAD a few weeks ago (he already had a SSN).

[ra0010]

Card was mailed to me!!!! Almost end of journey!

[Islandgirl93]

Card was mailed to me!!!! Almost end of journey!

Congratulations

[ra0010]

Congratulations

Thank you!!! What a journey lol!
You know, before logging in to reply to your sweet message I was looking at the first posts of this thread back in October and I couldn't help thinking how much the world has changed since then! It's kinda crazy to have the chance to look at what you wrote a couple of months ago when you still didn't know anything about this pandemic and how it would impact USCIS processing.

[Islandgirl93]

Thank you!!! What a journey lol!
You know, before logging in to reply to your sweet message I was looking at the first posts of this thread back in October and I couldn't help thinking how much the world has changed since then! It's kinda crazy to have the chance to look at what you wrote a couple of months ago when you still didn't know anything about this pandemic and how it would impact USCIS processing.

I definitely agree, back then our biggest concern was the public charge rule and thinking yea... it can’t get any worse. Now we have a pandemic, offices are closed, smh

[ra0010]

So today we came back home and we had a package from USCIS. They were returning the evidence that we sent. They only kept our wedding album (I had the digital copies so we'll make another one). It came with a letter saying that they approved our case and they were returning all the documentation and I thought "oooh so nice of them!!!" I almost feel like giving them a hug lol

[NeneQE]

ra0010 Congratulations!!

[notmechanic]

Hello all,

We would like to get your opinion on our case since we will be graduating soon and will become unemployed by the end of May. My next employer was expecting me to start on May 1st but unfortunately, we have not received the EAD, yet. We wanted to file a petition to expedite the process but it seems like the chances are very low (around 1% as we have written to our congressman and haven't heard back yet).

Our lawyer told us getting the work permit takes approximately 5.5-7.5 months but some of the cases posted on this forum say that it is possible to receive the EAD before 5 months so we wanted to get some feedback.

We are both anxious given that my F1 visa is also going to expire so I won't be able to seek employment. All recommendations are very appreciated!

Here's our timeline:

F1 student, filed through marriage /w USC from TX office
11/21/19 - USCIS received files for I-485, I-130, I-131, and I-765 including the medical examination
12/19/19 - Biometrics were taken for the case
12/19/19 - I-765 - Case Was Updated To Show Fingerprints Were Taken
01/22/20 - I-485 - RFIE (Birth and marriage certificates even though we sent them in the application)
02/06/20 - I-485 - Sent the response for RFIE
3/27/20 - I-485 - Case is Ready to Be Scheduled for An Interview
3/12/20 - I-131 - Case Was Updated To Show Fingerprints Were Taken
no updates since then

[ra0010]

Hello all,

We would like to get your opinion on our case since we will be graduating soon and will become unemployed by the end of May. My next employer was expecting me to start on May 1st but unfortunately, we have not received the EAD, yet. We wanted to file a petition to expedite the process but it seems like the chances are very low (around 1% as we have written to our congressman and haven't heard back yet).

Our lawyer told us getting the work permit takes approximately 5.5-7.5 months but some of the cases posted on this forum say that it is possible to receive the EAD before 5 months so we wanted to get some feedback.

We are both anxious given that my F1 visa is also going to expire so I won't be able to seek employment. All recommendations are very appreciated!

Here's our timeline:

F1 student, filed through marriage /w USC from TX office
11/21/19 - USCIS received files for I-485, I-130, I-131, and I-765 including the medical examination
12/19/19 - Biometrics were taken for the case
12/19/19 - I-765 - Case Was Updated To Show Fingerprints Were Taken
01/22/20 - I-485 - RFIE (Birth and marriage certificates even though we sent them in the application)
02/06/20 - I-485 - Sent the response for RFIE
3/27/20 - I-485 - Case is Ready to Be Scheduled for An Interview
3/12/20 - I-131 - Case Was Updated To Show Fingerprints Were Taken
no updates since then

You can expedite your EAD within two reasons: a job offer, or an economic hardship situation (or both). For example, it might help if your employer issued a detailed job offer with start date, salary, duties, etc. For the economic hardship situation, I have seen people expediting due to a medical emergency (and again, providing evidence such as doctor's note, medical history, pharmacy bill, etc).
If I were you and I had a job offer, I would definitely try to expedite. It's not guaranteed, but it's also not going to hurt your case either.