June 2019 filers

[Desertman]

Wow, that was fast. Some people reporting that no charge in 3 weeks or a month. They said that they will start making changes to process the cases faster, maybe they already started?

Indeed it was. Hopefully till the very end of the adjustment process. :P
Just received 4 text messages receipt from USCIS last night @ 9:02pm.
Hopefully there will be no RFE along the way.... Good Luck to All June Filers!

[Enub4]

Actually- The instructions aren't very clear for the category c(9) based on pending I-485. From the instructions below:

1. Adjustment Applicant under Section 245--(c)(9). File Form I-765 together with Form I-485, Application to
Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, or if filing separately, submit a copy of your I-485 receipt notice or other evidence that your Form I-485 is pending.
NOTE: If you are an asylee or refugee and have applied to adjust to lawful permanent resident status on Form I-485,
file Form I-765 under category (a)(5) as an asylee or (a)(3) as a refugee. Do not file under eligibility category (c)(9).
You will need to pay the filing fee or obtain a fee waiver for Form I-765 if your Form I-485 is still pending with
USCIS and this is not your first EAD as a refugee or asylee and you did not pay the Form I-485 filing fee for any
reason.

See the bold part that clears things. As long as your I-485 is pending, you can file free of charge form I-765 to get and renew your EAD. Some people send the renewal several times (cases that take years).

But I agree, is not perfectly clear the information on some forms.

[mrse]

Hi mrse,

Thanks for your response. Yes, my PD for I-130 has become current (my PD is July, 2018), and I am eligible to file AOS this month. So I filed I-485 on June 1st, and my application was received on June 3rd. More than 3 weeks have passed, and USCIS does not seem to have started to process my application. But it could be because my PD for I-130 is later than yours?

You seem to have done everything right. Im sure its just a delay in the processing as the visa bulletin had finally advanced after a year. So everyone in f2a is probably filing at the same time. So just wait patiently you will get it soon

[mecurial7]

Thank you for the reply. Do you think that is the reason for the delay? Will USCIS reject the application and send it back?

Thank you!

I don't think so. There have been a lot of delays recently. Just look around the forum and you'll find a lot of people that had delays between sending the application and getting receipts. My application is one of them (sent application 3/18/19, got receipts dated 5/3/19).

Make sure to keep an eye on everything, and if the wait starts getting long (like past 1 month), call USCIS and try to speak to an L2 Representative to see what's going on.

[floatyrational]

If you send in the receipt for the I-485 application, you don't need to pay separately for the I-765, even if you didn't send it with the I-485. See the I-765 instructions here: https://www.uscis.gov/i-765

Actually- The instructions aren't very clear for the category c(9) based on pending I-485. From the instructions below:

1. Adjustment Applicant under Section 245--(c)(9). File Form I-765 together with Form I-485, Application to
Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, or if filing separately, submit a copy of your I-485 receipt notice or
other evidence that your Form I-485 is pending.
NOTE: If you are an asylee or refugee and have applied to adjust to lawful permanent resident status on Form I-485,
file Form I-765 under category (a)(5) as an asylee or (a)(3) as a refugee. Do not file under eligibility category (c)(9).
You will need to pay the filing fee or obtain a fee waiver for Form I-765 if your Form I-485 is still pending with
USCIS and this is not your first EAD as a refugee or asylee and you did not pay the Form I-485 filing fee for any
reason.

[floatyrational]

If you send in the receipt for the I-485 application, you don't need to pay separately for the I-765, even if you didn't send it with the I-485. See the I-765 instructions here: https://www.uscis.gov/i-765

Thank you for the reply. Do you think that is the reason for the delay? Will USCIS reject the application and send it back?

Thank you!

[mecurial7]

Hi- I filed for I-485 in May 2019. Quickly realized that I did not file I-765 (EAD). I waited for the Receipt of Notice of I-485 and sent in my I-765 petition. I added the Credit Card authorization for $410 because it was done separate from I-485. Filing date was 6/8. Till date (6/25) I have not received any notice, nor the funds been taken out. I filed at the Chicago Lockbox (same location as I-485, I-130).

Do you think I shouldn't have sent the filing fee? Or there could be another reason?

Thanks,

If you send in the receipt for the I-485 application, you don't need to pay separately for the I-765, even if you didn't send it with the I-485. See the I-765 instructions here: https://www.uscis.gov/i-765

[floatyrational]

I think you may have sent the wrong fees. Because you only need $1225 for i485 thats it. You do not need to pay for i765 and i131 if you are paying for i485. It is in the special instructions section of the form i485. Hope that helps. So you might receive your package back for wrong fees. And in your case $1225 for i485, and $1000 for i485 sup. So you paid extra for i765.

Hi- I filed for I-485 in May 2019. Quickly realized that I did not file I-765 (EAD). I waited for the Receipt of Notice of I-485 and sent in my I-765 petition. I added the Credit Card authorization for $410 because it was done separate from I-485. Filing date was 6/8. Till date (6/25) I have not received any notice, nor the funds been taken out. I filed at the Chicago Lockbox (same location as I-485, I-130).

Do you think I shouldn't have sent the filing fee? Or there could be another reason?

Thanks,

[Eric_1]

Thanks , same to you.

What did you include in your AOS package ? did you send the correct fee ? I know I did send an extra g-1450 for my I-765 which is not needed (didn't read everything) so I know there's an error and probably the cause of my delay ....... but who knows !!

-Z

Thanks. I sent $1225, which seems to be correct. So the wrong payment does not seem to the reason for the delay. I've heard that they will return the wrong check and ask for one with correct amount of payment. But I don't know for sure either.

[Zips]

yeah, best of luck!

Thanks , same to you.

What did you include in your AOS package ? did you send the correct fee ? I know I did send an extra g-1450 for my I-765 which is not needed (didn't read everything) so I know there's an error and probably the cause of my delay ....... but who knows !!

-Z

[Eric_1]

Hello,
What is your PD? If your spouse is a permanent resident you have to wait for the PD to come current. to file for AOS. I did not know that and di concurrent filing at first. But they kept the i130 and sent everything else back. But now my PD is current under the Visa Bulletin. Also, did you include the right fees?

Hi mrse,

Thanks for your response. Yes, my PD for I-130 has become current (my PD is July, 2018), and I am eligible to file AOS this month. So I filed I-485 on June 1st, and my application was received on June 3rd. More than 3 weeks have passed, and USCIS does not seem to have started to process my application. But it could be because my PD for I-130 is later than yours?

[Eric_1]

I'm in the same boat, my AOS was delivered same day as yours and petitioner (wife) is a LPR but my PD was current ~sigh~ Let's wait and see !!

yeah, best of luck!

[Zips]

Hi June filers, I saw some of your applications were taken care of several days after your package was delivered, which is really great. But my application was delivered to Chicago lockbox and signed for even earlier (on June 3rd), but I've not yet heard anything back from USCIS as of today (it has been 3 weeks since the delivery): no text message notices, no mails, and my check has not been cashed. I was wondering why. Might it be because my spouse as my petitioner/sponsor is a permanent resident rather than a citizen? Are all of you whose application has been taken care of quickly have a citizen sponsor/petitioner? Please share, thanks.

I'm in the same boat, my AOS was delivered same day as yours and petitioner (wife) is a LPR but my PD was current ~sigh~ Let's wait and see !!

[Radiohead227]

I also haven’t received my receipt yet. It’s been almost 4 weeks now.

Sent my package via USPS (Chicago office) 5/30/19
Package received 6/01/19

Silence since then. I keep checking if they cashed my check for $1225 but no.
What gives?

[mrse]

Hi June filers, I saw some of your applications were taken care of several days after your package was delivered, which is really great. But my application was delivered to Chicago lockbox and signed for even earlier (on June 3rd), but I've not yet heard anything back from USCIS as of today (it has been 3 weeks since the delivery): no text message notices, no mails, and my check has not been cashed. I was wondering why. Might it be because my spouse as my petitioner/sponsor is a permanent resident rather than a citizen? Are all of you whose application has been taken care of quickly have a citizen sponsor/petitioner? Please share, thanks.

Hello,
What is your PD? If your spouse is a permanent resident you have to wait for the PD to come current. to file for AOS. I did not know that and di concurrent filing at first. But they kept the i130 and sent everything else back. But now my PD is current under the Visa Bulletin. Also, did you include the right fees?