January 2018 AOS filers

[kaylip]

Dumb question... but what do the officers at the InfoPass appointments even do?! Can I just go ahead and mail the documents for USCIS or do I need to call first? How do I best expedite the EAD (or well.. try to)?

Call customer care and ask to speak to a level 2 officer then ask them for advice. Don't forget to mention that your current EAD is about to expire.

[BlahBlah1846]

The officer at the InfoPass appointment won't care about your financial hardship, documents, or any evidence you bring, nor do they have the authority to look over your documents and expedite your EAD. You need to mail all those things to the address on your i-797.

Dumb question... but what do the officers at the InfoPass appointments even do?! Can I just go ahead and mail the documents for USCIS or do I need to call first? How do I best expedite the EAD (or well.. try to)?

[Cheburashka]

The officer at the InfoPass appointment won't care about your financial hardship, documents, or any evidence you bring, nor do they have the authority to look over your documents and expedite your EAD. You need to mail all those things to the address on your i-797.

[BlahBlah1846]

Help needed

I have made an InfoPass appointment for 5/14 (the earliest available appointment) about my I765. Question... should I come prepare and ask (in person) to get my EAD expedited? I am considering bringing documents to prove financial hardship etc to already be one step ahead of USCIS. Can I do so or can I only expedite my EAD somewhere online (or via the phone)? How does an InfoPass appointment look like? Has anyone experience with this? What documents should I bring to prove financial hardship (I make twice as much as my spouse but I am not sure if that's enough - we did use MY income to get over the 20k threshold!)? Also, should I have my company write something official regarding "intellectual loss" (aka I am needed for the company as a valuable employer and need the EAD asap!)?

Thanks for all the help. I am a bit overwhelmed right now. I honestly thought for sure I'd have gotten my EAD (or GC interview) by now...

[tomjerry111]

Thanks! I am trying to make an appointment and hope to get one.. I've been checking this entire week and they were never any available :/

Try to get an appointment at Midnight, you may find spots available for Infopass Appointment.

[BlahBlah1846]

Here, this may be of some help https://www.uscis.gov/tools/your-guide-infopass

Thanks! I am trying to make an appointment and hope to get one.. I've been checking this entire week and they were never any available :/

[kaylip]

Thanks. I'll try to make an appointment (have to get lucky since they always seems to be non available). How does an infopass appointment then work?

Here, this may be of some help https://www.uscis.gov/tools/your-guide-infopass

[BlahBlah1846]

Infopasses are more effective. Since your case is serious (job loss on the line) I think it's best to do infopass

Thanks. I'll try to make an appointment (have to get lucky since they always seems to be non available). How does an infopass appointment then work?

[kaylip]

Hi all,

It's been day 87 from my PD and I've made the decision to ask for my EAD (my current one expires on 5/31 and my work is getting very nervous). What's the best option for me? Should I do SR or make an appointment with my local field office? Those who have expedited their EAD, what documents did you have to send (or is this electronically for once?)?

Thanks!

Infopasses are more effective. Since your case is serious (job loss on the line) I think it's best to do infopass

[BlahBlah1846]

Service Request or InfoPass Appointment?

Hi all,

It's been day 87 from my PD and I've made the decision to ask for my EAD (my current one expires on 5/31 and my work is getting very nervous). What's the best option for me? Should I do SR or make an appointment with my local field office? Those who have expedited their EAD, what documents did you have to send (or is this electronically for once?)?

Thanks!

[fozanrizvi]

My Timeline

Priority date: January 24
Received text messages: January 29
Notice of Action: February 4

Biometrics appointment letter: February 11
Biometrics done: February 20

Request for Initial Evidence: February 16
Initial Evidence received: March 14

Expedite request: April 10 (Day 76 based on job offer)
Response to expedite request: April 16 ('your case is in our normal processing time')

Interview ready to be scheduled: April 25

[AguScarberry]

EAD baby!

FO is San Jose, California. I'm doing a i485 EAD GC married to a USC.

1/5/18: PD date

1/29/18 Biometrics: I just walked into the office the day i got the letter and I did not wait for my appointment. They gave me the next available timeslot. I recommend everyone do the same.

2/7/18 RFE i485: I turned this around overnight and sent back everything as fast as i could. I recommend everyone do the same if you are in the same position.

4/6/18: I received an official offer letter for a full time corporate job. It was a bit of a gamble I took here to interview in parallel but not ask for sponsorship since i knew the i485 was already in process.

4/9/18: Opened a Service Request to escalate my i485 EAD since I had the offer letter in-hand.

4/10/18: Sent a note to our Representative and Ombudsman to escalate the case. I wrote a compelling letter explaining financial hardship and that I had a full time job offer letter in-hand. At this point, the only missing piece was the EAD.

4/11/18: Service Request mailed us a letter to fax in evidence and a compelling explanation to expedite our case. I sent in the offer letter and the same letter I sent to Ombudsman and our Representative.

4/19/18: I had an appointment with the local USCIS office to ask someone the status of my application and found out that my case was sent to an adjudicator.

4/24/18: got the notice "Card is being Produced".

4/26/18: "Card is mailed"

[kaylip]

90 days from the day of PD or day of RFIE received. (Rfie on i485)

Priority date

[Hardtik]

That new website had the same for me but the fingerprint fees and and date received were all wrong. The older website still shows validation error and I'm unable to access my 1485 status that's why I called USCIS customer care...only to find out that it was updating but I've never received any textx/emails because the website is down.
You can start raise an SR for i765 if you're at the 90 mark or close to it. I raised an SR at day 80 so by the time they respond it would've been over 90 days LOL.

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Usually, after u have been interveiwed raising SR's or Infopasses don't work. Most lawyers advise to just wait because there isn't much u can do at this time. Be patient, you'll get it dear.

90 days from the day of PD or day of RFIE received. (Rfie on i485)

[kaylip]

For those who have gotten interviews etc, did this account (https://myaccount.uscis.dhs.gov) ever reflect those changes? My i130 and my i765 just say "we received your case" and my i485 timeline shows that it was received, that they sent the RFIE, show my biometrics, and show that they received the response to the RFIE.

After what day can I request a SR or if I make an appointment at my local office, what am I supposed to ask? Just "why is this taking so long?" lol

That new website had the same for me but the fingerprint fees and and date received were all wrong. The older website still shows validation error and I'm unable to access my 1485 status that's why I called USCIS customer care...only to find out that it was updating but I've never received any textx/emails because the website is down.
You can start raise an SR for i765 if you're at the 90 mark or close to it. I raised an SR at day 80 so by the time they respond it would've been over 90 days LOL.

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Mines is the same as well it doesn?t say anything about shceduled interviews it just says we received it and the biometrics. I just did mines a couple of mins ago. I still haven?t gotten an approval notice and it wasn?t updated on either website even tho the officer said he would recommend it for approval. Im starting to get worried..

Usually, after u have been interveiwed raising SR's or Infopasses don't work. Most lawyers advise to just wait because there isn't much u can do at this time. Be patient, you'll get it dear.