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My timeline
Hi everyone ,this site has provided me with a lot of useful resources and I want to share my timeline with you all.
I was on F1 OPT visa that expired on 2/23/2018. Filing under AOS C3 (Married with US citizen), I am using a immigration lawyer to ensure everything is correct before sending everything out.
- 02/09/2018: PD USCIS received my case at National Benefit Center
- 02/20/2018: Fingerprint Fee accepted for I-485
- 03/14/2018: Biometrics
- 04/15/2018: I was interviewing and signed with a company. Offer letter in hand
- 04/18/2018: Case is Ready to Be Scheduled for An Interview (I-485) (this doesn’t mean anything!)
At this point, I was panicking since I talked to my lawyer and was told that I won’t be getting my EAD until late July. They told me there is no way to expedite work permits.
- 04/24/2018: called USCIS and talked to a L2 officer and she helped me make an expedition request based on financial loss on the phone. (I was nice, didnt complain or get upset, just understand they have heard the same thing over and over again.)
- 04/25/2018: Got 3 updates on my USCIS case status page. 1. expedition request assigned to an officer for response. 2. we sent a response to your request to have your case expedited. 3. your request to have your case expedited, referral number Txxxxxxxxxxx, was completed.
- 04/26/2018: Found my congressman website( manhattan NY), and created a case on his website platform. You would also need to sign a waiver to let them access your private infos before you can create the actual case. I called beforehand to his office to confirm with a staff member.
- 04/27/2018: No response yet so I called again to the office and this time I got to talk to the congressman’s case worker who is going to handle my case. She told me its going to be difficult since a lot of people are trying to expedite their EADS and USCIS is only accepting the most urgent ones. She also said to increase my chances, I should send her everything that can prove my financial loss claim.
- 04/28/2018: I sent her my offer letter, medical bills.
- 05/07/2018: Got an email from the case worker saying ‘your case has been routed for expedited processing’
- 05/15/2018: update on my case status online to: We ordered your new card
- 05/23/2018: We mailed your new card
- 05/24/2018: The Post Office picked up mail containing your new card
- 05/26/2018: Card In Hand!
Total about 100 days from PD to having my card in hand.
I hope my experience helps some of you and don’t give up!
I was on F1 OPT visa that expired on 2/23/2018. Filing under AOS C3 (Married with US citizen), I am using a immigration lawyer to ensure everything is correct before sending everything out.
- 02/09/2018: PD USCIS received my case at National Benefit Center
- 02/20/2018: Fingerprint Fee accepted for I-485
- 03/14/2018: Biometrics
- 04/15/2018: I was interviewing and signed with a company. Offer letter in hand
- 04/18/2018: Case is Ready to Be Scheduled for An Interview (I-485) (this doesn’t mean anything!)
At this point, I was panicking since I talked to my lawyer and was told that I won’t be getting my EAD until late July. They told me there is no way to expedite work permits.
- 04/24/2018: called USCIS and talked to a L2 officer and she helped me make an expedition request based on financial loss on the phone. (I was nice, didnt complain or get upset, just understand they have heard the same thing over and over again.)
- 04/25/2018: Got 3 updates on my USCIS case status page. 1. expedition request assigned to an officer for response. 2. we sent a response to your request to have your case expedited. 3. your request to have your case expedited, referral number Txxxxxxxxxxx, was completed.
- 04/26/2018: Found my congressman website( manhattan NY), and created a case on his website platform. You would also need to sign a waiver to let them access your private infos before you can create the actual case. I called beforehand to his office to confirm with a staff member.
- 04/27/2018: No response yet so I called again to the office and this time I got to talk to the congressman’s case worker who is going to handle my case. She told me its going to be difficult since a lot of people are trying to expedite their EADS and USCIS is only accepting the most urgent ones. She also said to increase my chances, I should send her everything that can prove my financial loss claim.
- 04/28/2018: I sent her my offer letter, medical bills.
- 05/07/2018: Got an email from the case worker saying ‘your case has been routed for expedited processing’
- 05/15/2018: update on my case status online to: We ordered your new card
- 05/23/2018: We mailed your new card
- 05/24/2018: The Post Office picked up mail containing your new card
- 05/26/2018: Card In Hand!
Total about 100 days from PD to having my card in hand.
I hope my experience helps some of you and don’t give up!
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