April 2018 Fillies

[krypton9591]

Status update. See my timeline below.
As of 08/13/18 EGOV site has changed my status to "Card Was Mailed to Me".
USPS can't verify my identity online so I can't track the delivery (I have meetings all day so I can't stop by the post office to do an in-person).
Fingers crossed. I hope to share some happy updates with Y'all soon.

just be glad you're not living in Garland or Plano TX right now, there was a mercury spill at the Coppell USPS facility so all mail has been placed on an indefinite hold. I'm waiting for my new DL myself, but at least yours will be delivered!

[ihavenoidea]

EAD in the mail...

Status update. See my timeline below.
As of 08/13/18 EGOV site has changed my status to "Card Was Mailed to Me".
USPS can't verify my identity online so I can't track the delivery (I have meetings all day so I can't stop by the post office to do an in-person).
Fingers crossed. I hope to share some happy updates with Y'all soon.

[BeToledo]

GC in hand

Good morning everyone,

I have received the green card!
Timeline is in signature, but in less than 4 months from filing to having the physical card seems like a nice timeline!
Same sex couple, as it has come up a few times on the forum lately.

One thing to note is that between filing and the interview we got approved for a mortgage and closed on a house!
We showed the officer the deed and she was excited for us and informed us we needed to update our address
(we hadn't moved yet and I was aware because I've done that before).
My approval notices came to the new house as did my GC! I'm assuming she did it for us,
but I'll make sure to call them as I have actually moved now and am still in the 10 day period.

[UScitizenFilingforspouse]

Thanks for your reply, unfortunately I didn?t sign up for the informed delivery. Will that affect the delivery of my EAD if no ones home by the time it will be delivered? Also, I wish my interview comes after my second wedding anniversary to get the 10ys GC which is in 9 months from now. Again thanks much. Minnesotans cases are moving faster now a days. and good luck to you and your spouse : )

Informed delivery is free. You can always go to your post office and tell them to hold any priority mail for you. They will. You will just have to sign a form, etc.
Your interview will probably happen around the 2 year mark. We are hoping the same for ours.

[abe83]

I got the tracking number from USPS last Friday at 17:22. You just have to make sure that you have USPS informed delivery. To be clear, you have to sign up for it in your name. Then turn on notifications.

If you google this in quotations "Minneapolis-St. Paul MN Office AOS Filers", you will find that page on vi$@ j0urney. I keep a list of priority dates and interview dates of folks with a case pending at the MSP field office. It's hard to find a true pattern. Not everyone fills out their timeline or won't post their interview date. But in any case, it should give you an idea. What we do know is that k-1 AOS cases move faster at this field office. k-1 cases tend to be done in blocks of several months worth of PD's at a time. Say PDs from May to Sept 2017, are interviewed in July 2018. Overstays, etc, move a bit slower.

This was posted yesterday.
**** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** *
Member name: SandiumH
Minneapolis Interview Experience
Hello everybody, I've been reading this blog and following the threads but, I would like to know if somebody has had an interview in the Minneapolis office. My I-485 is marriage based to a USC and my timeline pretty much goes like this:
August 5 sent paperwork
PD 08.08.17
Biometrics taken 09.05.17
RFE received 09.05.17
Sent additional documentation 09.21.17 (date they received it)
EAD received 11.06.17
Interview set for 08.23.18 at Minneapolis
We moved to Tampa on 04.01.18 and sent the notice but apparently they didn't process it correctly. It shows received in my cases status, but still got interview in MN. Which is ok.

Has anybody had their interview at that field office? how was the experience? I've read that couples are separated, which I don't fret about it, but my husband is a bit forgetful sometimes (I'm more the OCD type.. I almost got everything ready, except for a couple documents I need from him).

We met in Agust 2016, moved in together by October, he proposed in November and we got married in December. I came into the us in July on a tourist visa.
Any input? I'm a bit stressed because i know how important this is for both us...

Than kyou all!
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Thanks for your reply, unfortunately I didn?t sign up for the informed delivery. Will that affect the delivery of my EAD if no ones home by the time it will be delivered? Also, I wish my interview comes after my second wedding anniversary to get the 10ys GC which is in 9 months from now. Again thanks much. Minnesotans cases are moving faster now a days. and good luck to you and your spouse : )

[UScitizenFilingforspouse]

Hello Fellas!

New updates:
-I-765 "Card was mailed to me" online status - I wonder how I can get the USPS tracking#?
-I-485: Case is Ready to Be Scheduled for An Interview - how to check MN office interview scheduling dates? so I can estimate when my interview is coming.

I got the tracking number from USPS last Friday at 17:22. You just have to make sure that you have USPS informed delivery. To be clear, you have to sign up for it in your name. Then turn on notifications.

If you google this in quotations "Minneapolis-St. Paul MN Office AOS Filers", you will find that page on vi$@ j0urney. I keep a list of priority dates and interview dates of folks with a case pending at the MSP field office. It's hard to find a true pattern. Not everyone fills out their timeline or won't post their interview date. But in any case, it should give you an idea. What we do know is that k-1 AOS cases move faster at this field office. k-1 cases tend to be done in blocks of several months worth of PD's at a time. Say PDs from May to Sept 2017, are interviewed in July 2018. Overstays, etc, move a bit slower.

This was posted yesterday.
**** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** *
Member name: SandiumH
Minneapolis Interview Experience
Hello everybody, I've been reading this blog and following the threads but, I would like to know if somebody has had an interview in the Minneapolis office. My I-485 is marriage based to a USC and my timeline pretty much goes like this:
August 5 sent paperwork
PD 08.08.17
Biometrics taken 09.05.17
RFE received 09.05.17
Sent additional documentation 09.21.17 (date they received it)
EAD received 11.06.17
Interview set for 08.23.18 at Minneapolis
We moved to Tampa on 04.01.18 and sent the notice but apparently they didn't process it correctly. It shows received in my cases status, but still got interview in MN. Which is ok.

Has anybody had their interview at that field office? how was the experience? I've read that couples are separated, which I don't fret about it, but my husband is a bit forgetful sometimes (I'm more the OCD type.. I almost got everything ready, except for a couple documents I need from him).

We met in Agust 2016, moved in together by October, he proposed in November and we got married in December. I came into the us in July on a tourist visa.
Any input? I'm a bit stressed because i know how important this is for both us...

Than kyou all!
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[abe83]

Hello Fellas!

New updates:
-I-765 "Card was mailed to me" online status - I wonder how I can get the USPS tracking#?
-I-485: Case is Ready to Be Scheduled for An Interview - how to check MN office interview scheduling dates? so I can estimate when my interview is coming.

[Riszo]

Rtbs4i

LOL congrats!
I just answered this via private message to someone who asked.

I simplified the signature because you can only fit 500 characters total. It seems like that includes spaces, too.
The notifications started coming in first from the USCIS case tracker app. I have an egov account.
7-31 - I-765 New Card being produced
8-01 - On 7-31; I-765 New Card being produced - DHS
8-02 - On 8-01; We approved your case; I-765 & I-131
8-03 - Card was picked up by the USPS; Tracking # included
8-04 - Combo Card in hand

Here are the USPS updates. I tracked every move that mailing made.

August 4, 2018, 8:20 am
Forwarded
MINNEAPOLIS, MN
Your item was forwarded to a different address at 8:20 am on August 4, 2018 in MINNEAPOLIS, MN. This was because of forwarding instructions or because the address or ZIP Code on the label was incorrect.

August 4, 2018, 8:10 am
Arrived at Post Office
MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55406

August 4, 2018, 6:56 am
Arrived at USPS Destination Facility
SAINT PAUL, MN 55111

August 3, 2018, 9:35 pm
Departed USPS Regional Facility
KNOXVILLE TN DISTRIBUTION CENTER

August 3, 2018, 7:24 pm
Arrived at USPS Regional Origin Facility
KNOXVILLE TN DISTRIBUTION CENTER

August 3, 2018, 6:09 pm
Accepted at USPS Origin Facility
CORBIN, KY 40701

August 3, 2018, 3:28 pm
Shipment Received, Package Acceptance Pending
CORBIN, KY 40702

August 3, 2018
Pre-Shipment Info Sent to USPS, USPS Awaiting Item

As you can see, opting in to receive all and any kind of alerts saved the day here. My local post office saw the mailing and rerouted it to our previous address in North Carolina. Seriously??? We had canceled the mail forwarding service more than a week before that. So as soon as they scanned it and set it to be forwarded, I got an alert. I rushed out of the house and headed there. Took my husband's driver's license, his passport, our marriage certificate. The postal clerk went to the back and had one of the warehouse guys dig it out of a truck that was headed to the airport. I mean...

Do everything in your power to make sure you get it. You can even tell your post office to hold it at the post office for you. That way if you aren't home, you can just go pick it up.

All the best,

USCFFS

PS: It was mailed on the 3rd and I got it on the 4th. Originally, USPS showed ETD of 08-06-18 by 8pm.

Please what dooes RTBS4I mean? I am thinkinf Ready to be schedule for interview. Am I right?

[ihavenoidea]

Both I-765 and I-131 are approved as indicated by the DHS site.
Lets see if i get a tracking number before the weekend! It's getting closer!!

Sitting tight!

p.s. The September Visa Bulletin was published. It's caused quite a bit of uproar because final action dates for almost ALL employment-based (EB1, 2, 3) GCs have retrogressed. I guess USCIS is swamped and they're using this time to get caught up--See section G. Honestly, i'll be happy to have my EAD in hand for now! (I'm quite liking my bike rides to work, but i'd like to have my drivers license too!!!)

[UScitizenFilingforspouse]

WoW!! good thing that you got that alert! Congrats!!!!!

I'm 90% sure that my EAD will be delivered to my lawyers office.

Congrats to you, too! I am glad to see other Minnesotans are getting their EADs. That's key for those with a slow field office. And THANK YOU for adding your timeline to your signature.

[abe83]

LOL congrats!
I just answered this via private message to someone who asked.

I simplified the signature because you can only fit 500 characters total. It seems like that includes spaces, too.
The notifications started coming in first from the USCIS case tracker app. I have an egov account.
7-31 - I-765 New Card being produced
8-01 - On 7-31; I-765 New Card being produced - DHS
8-02 - On 8-01; We approved your case; I-765 & I-131
8-03 - Card was picked up by the USPS; Tracking # included
8-04 - Combo Card in hand

Here are the USPS updates. I tracked every move that mailing made.

August 4, 2018, 8:20 am
Forwarded
MINNEAPOLIS, MN
Your item was forwarded to a different address at 8:20 am on August 4, 2018 in MINNEAPOLIS, MN. This was because of forwarding instructions or because the address or ZIP Code on the label was incorrect.

August 4, 2018, 8:10 am
Arrived at Post Office
MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55406

August 4, 2018, 6:56 am
Arrived at USPS Destination Facility
SAINT PAUL, MN 55111

August 3, 2018, 9:35 pm
Departed USPS Regional Facility
KNOXVILLE TN DISTRIBUTION CENTER

August 3, 2018, 7:24 pm
Arrived at USPS Regional Origin Facility
KNOXVILLE TN DISTRIBUTION CENTER

August 3, 2018, 6:09 pm
Accepted at USPS Origin Facility
CORBIN, KY 40701

August 3, 2018, 3:28 pm
Shipment Received, Package Acceptance Pending
CORBIN, KY 40702

August 3, 2018
Pre-Shipment Info Sent to USPS, USPS Awaiting Item

As you can see, opting in to receive all and any kind of alerts saved the day here. My local post office saw the mailing and rerouted it to our previous address in North Carolina. Seriously??? We had canceled the mail forwarding service more than a week before that. So as soon as they scanned it and set it to be forwarded, I got an alert. I rushed out of the house and headed there. Took my husband's driver's license, his passport, our marriage certificate. The postal clerk went to the back and had one of the warehouse guys dig it out of a truck that was headed to the airport. I mean...

Do everything in your power to make sure you get it. You can even tell your post office to hold it at the post office for you. That way if you aren't home, you can just go pick it up.

All the best,

USCFFS

PS: It was mailed on the 3rd and I got it on the 4th. Originally, USPS showed ETD of 08-06-18 by 8pm.

WoW!! good thing that you got that alert! Congrats!!!!!

I'm 90% sure that my EAD will be delivered to my lawyers office.

[UScitizenFilingforspouse]

I got the same update yesterday, I wonder how long it takes to get it in hand?

LOL congrats!
I just answered this via private message to someone who asked.

I simplified the signature because you can only fit 500 characters total. It seems like that includes spaces, too.
The notifications started coming in first from the USCIS case tracker app. I have an egov account.
7-31 - I-765 New Card being produced
8-01 - On 7-31; I-765 New Card being produced - DHS
8-02 - On 8-01; We approved your case; I-765 & I-131
8-03 - Card was picked up by the USPS; Tracking # included
8-04 - Combo Card in hand

Here are the USPS updates. I tracked every move that mailing made.

August 4, 2018, 8:20 am
Forwarded
MINNEAPOLIS, MN
Your item was forwarded to a different address at 8:20 am on August 4, 2018 in MINNEAPOLIS, MN. This was because of forwarding instructions or because the address or ZIP Code on the label was incorrect.

August 4, 2018, 8:10 am
Arrived at Post Office
MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55406

August 4, 2018, 6:56 am
Arrived at USPS Destination Facility
SAINT PAUL, MN 55111

August 3, 2018, 9:35 pm
Departed USPS Regional Facility
KNOXVILLE TN DISTRIBUTION CENTER

August 3, 2018, 7:24 pm
Arrived at USPS Regional Origin Facility
KNOXVILLE TN DISTRIBUTION CENTER

August 3, 2018, 6:09 pm
Accepted at USPS Origin Facility
CORBIN, KY 40701

August 3, 2018, 3:28 pm
Shipment Received, Package Acceptance Pending
CORBIN, KY 40702

August 3, 2018
Pre-Shipment Info Sent to USPS, USPS Awaiting Item

As you can see, opting in to receive all and any kind of alerts saved the day here. My local post office saw the mailing and rerouted it to our previous address in North Carolina. Seriously??? We had canceled the mail forwarding service more than a week before that. So as soon as they scanned it and set it to be forwarded, I got an alert. I rushed out of the house and headed there. Took my husband's driver's license, his passport, our marriage certificate. The postal clerk went to the back and had one of the warehouse guys dig it out of a truck that was headed to the airport. I mean...

Do everything in your power to make sure you get it. You can even tell your post office to hold it at the post office for you. That way if you aren't home, you can just go pick it up.

All the best,

USCFFS

PS: It was mailed on the 3rd and I got it on the 4th. Originally, USPS showed ETD of 08-06-18 by 8pm.

[abe83]

Just an update on the I-765

08/08/18: "New Card is Being Produced"

Is the card sent by registered mail, i.e. Signature required?

Glad to see some movement. I just might be able to drive to the grocery story before the end of the month!

I got the same update yesterday, I wonder how long it takes to get it in hand?

[ihavenoidea]

New Card Is Being Produced

Just an update on the I-765

08/08/18: "New Card is Being Produced"

Is the card sent by registered mail, i.e. Signature required?

Glad to see some movement. I just might be able to drive to the grocery story before the end of the month!

[ihavenoidea]

If you have a friend in another state, and they are OK with it, you can use that address. You can also present a notarized affidavit of residence. Homeless people use that all the time to get state IDs. They submit a notarized affidavit of residence stating they reside at X shelter.

Here is a screenshot of a template I found online. UPS and most banks usually have a notary public on site.

Interesting. Thanks for the suggestion.
I think i'll hold off. It sounds rather risky. Given the current immigration climate, I really don't want to give anybody any excuse to pick me up in a Black Suburban and drive me to some field office for questioning.