EAD Timeline After RFE - continued

[patty579]

Hi everyone,

I'm continuing Optmo's original "EAD after RFE"-thread, so we can get a better idea of how long it could take to receive our EADs after having received an RFE.

Anyone with a pending I-765 (c9 category) who received an RFE (for any case) please post your:
1. ND
2. FP date
3. Date on the RFE letter from USCIS
4. Date applicant receives RFE letter in the mail
5. Date applicant submits response to RFE
6. Date USCIS receives response to RFE
7. Approval Dates
8. Reason for RFE
9. Any experiences (e.g. iEAD).

Please let me know if you find any mistakes or if you want to complete your timeline.

Stay positive guys and good luck to us all!

USER	         ND         FP        RFE     RFE at USCIS APPROVAL Days   iEAD   Reason for RFE  
kwensi          05/10/05   06/06/05  07/06/05  07/18/05    08/15/05   98
eggk	        05/23/05   05/23/05  06/29/05  07/08/05    07/27/05   66  
Lunastar        05/28/05   06/01/05  06/15/05  06/17/05    07/28/05   62  
kilonzi         06/03/05   06/27/05  07/08/05  08/23/05    09/27/05  117 
njexpress       06/06/05   07/23/05  07/25/05  08/04/05    08/30/05   86 
optmo	        06/16/05   06/25/05  07/19/05  08/04/05    11/01/05  139 
nirukab         06/09/05   06/27/05  07/12/05  08/12/05    -----     -----
huska           06/09/05   07/27/05  07/08/05  08/05/05    10/22/05  136
katia           06/14/05   08/03/05  07/14/05  08/22/05    -----     -----
ridge88         06/21/05   08/10/05  07/28/05  08/12/05    -----     -----
ancsa           06/27/05   08/10/05  08/04/05  08/22/05    -----     -----
meers           06/29/05   07/05/05  08/08/05  08/15/05    08/24/05   57 
philaug28       06/30/05   07/05/05  08/08/05  09/08/05    10/03/05   96 
chicapo         07/11/05   07/27/05  09/04/05  09/24/05    10/14/05   96 
Ari4u           07/11/05   07/21/05  10/20/05  10/26/05    11/07/05  120    y     BC  
vikas_chopra    07/15/05   07/27/05  08/29/05  09/22/05    11/16/05  125
girl29          07/26/05   -----     08/26/05  09/08/05    -----     -----
remeron         12/21/05   -----     03/13/06  05/26/06    07/07/06  198    n                                          e-filed I-765

2006
               	 ND         FP        RFE     RFE at USCIS APPROVAL Days   iEAD   Reason for RFE                    Remarks
eric_v          01/09/06   02/10/06  01/30/06  -----       03/21/06   71    n                                       filed I-765 separately
lakelady        01/18/06   01/27/06  01/31/06  02/13/06    03/23/06   67    n     I-864                             e-filed I-765
ironica27       02/03/06   03/01/06  03/03/06  03/22/06    04/21/06   78
asdrubal22      02/08/06   02/28/06  03/09/06  03/27/06    04/28/06   79    n     BC in native language
gaby_flaks      02/13/06   03/31/06  03/19/03  03/29/06    04/28/06   75
payala          02/23/06   03/05/06  03/03/06  04/10/06    05/10/06   77    n     Current tax return
eadhelp         02/28/06   03/09/06  04/10/06  04/18/06    05/10/06   71    n
okrenbin        03/02/06   03/22/06  04/14/06  05/03/06    06/14/06  105    n     Insufficient proof of sponsorship   
Fonzie          03/07/06   04/27/06  04/12/06  04/21/06    05/31/06   86    n       
juno            03/20/06   04/07/06  04/28/06  05/19/06    06/15/06   88    n     W2s (Proof of employment), Visa
linusj          03/21/06   -----     05/03/06  05/18/06    06/09/06   80    n     Tax return 
UnionJax        03/25/06   03/31/06  04/12/06  04/27/06    GC appr. before EAD n                                          e-filed I-765     
kevinglenn      03/28/06   04/04/06  04/20/06  05/09/06    07/06/06  100    n     BC
justnew         03/29/06   04/17/06  04/12/06  04/28/06    -----     -----  n     Proof of Citizenship (Co-Sponsor)
patty579        03/29/06   04/29/06  04/28/06  05/18/06    GC appr. before EAD y  BC                                received iEAD after 92 days
little_britain  04/05/06   04/19/06  05/10/06  05/26/06    06/20/06   75    n     I-864
blury           04/07/06   04/21/06  05/15/06  06/08/06    -----     -----  n
Need_my_waiver  04/17/06   06/06/06  05/22/06  06/20/06    -----     -----        Tax return
someitguy       04/25/06   05/10/06  05/31/06  06/16/06    07/10/06   77    n     Medical, tax return, BC transl.
Singhsmiles     04/25/06   05/19/06  06/01/06  06/26/06    07/20/06   86    n     BC
running_swede   05/01/06   05/13/06  05/31/06  06/16/06    07/06/06   67    n     BC in native language
chokolat        05/01/06   05/16/06  04/27/06  05/10/06    GC appr. before EAD n  Tax return, employment letter     filed I-765 separately
dj36	        05/10/06   06/03/06  06/12/06  06/26/06    08/09/06   91    n     Missing signature on I-864
blondy          05/31/06   06/20/06  06/16/06  06/23/06    GC appr. before EAD n  BC translation
pipitastro      05/31/06   06/19/06  06/06/06  -----       -----     -----        I-693, tax return
XiaopingZer     06/09/06   06/29/06  06/20/06  -----       -----     -----        Tax return

[ari4u]

Good job, Pat
Thanks for taking the initiative

[patty579]

No problem... gives me something to do while I'm waiting for my EAD.

[juno]

Hi patty,
Good to see the new table.Now we can compare ours with cases in 2006.I can hardly wait for my EAD,the wait is killing me.
It is a good idea to add reason for RFE,as for interviews there is already another post.It would be a good idea to add exp. with i-EAD after a RFE.Hope this helps.

juno

[justnew]

Good job girl

We really need this timeline.

My REF was for proof of citizenship for my co-sponsor. To include the reason will be a good idea so that others coming will avoid our REF.

The interview date column will also be nice

waiting for my EAD

cheers

[little_britain]

Hi Patty

little Britain here.

I have managed to finally get an IEAD infopass appointment for the 6/30.
So I can only keep my fingers crossed. Juno please get intouch with me after your infopass and tell me if you managed to get the IEAD.

Pray you get one of the nicer ones.

Hope all is well,

I reckon you are close to your EAD patty.

Great new thread....

[running_swede]

Great initiative Patty!

May I just suggest that you use 5/31/06 as my RFE date. 6/08 is when I received the RFE letter, but it was dated 5/31.

BTW, I submitted the requested evidence (native-language BC) on 6/12. The online status has not yet changed for my I-485, but I know it was received by Homeland Security on 6/13 in the morning (the USPS tracking service tells me that). I hope they update the status soon. Does anyone here remember how long it took before the online status was updated after the evidence was received at the P.O. box in Lee's Summit?

[someitguy]

Outstanding job

I took the time to correct my dates to be exact.
Please update my info :0 Thanks !!

[juno]

Hi all,
For those interested my RFE was received by INS on 18 May(UPS tracking)and there was a case update on 26 May saying that they received it on 19 may.Hope it helps.

juno

[running_swede]

Juno, thanks for the info!

[running_swede]

Patty,

The "Days" for the early cases do not make sense. I guess you just copied the table from optmo's thread so it is not your fault. It is as if optmo assumed all months have 30 days. Also, he counted days from RD, while ari4u counts days from ND. This makes a huge difference for some of the early cases, where the ND is weeks after the RD. I think it would be good if the two threads use the same formula to calculate days, so that it is easier to see the delay an RFE may cause.

Here are the corrected days (from ND):

kwensi 98
eggk 66
Lunastar 62
kilonzi 117
njexpress 86
optmo 139
huska 136 (APPROVED 10/22/05)
meers 57
philaug28 96
chicapo 96
ari4u 120 (APPROVED 11/07/05) [note: wrong screen name in table]
vikas_chopra 125 (APPROVED 11/16/05)
ironica27 78
gaby_flaks 75
payala 77
Fonzie 86

[someitguy]

See, there ya go. I was originally counting from the date I sent it in. I updated the days waiting to reflect the ND rather then the day I sent the initial filing. I think that's more accurate based on a conversation with ari4u.

Anyway.

Another day gone by, still waiting lol.

[patty579]

Thanks for all your suggestions and support!
running_swede, you are right about the dates. I left out the RDs now, since we don't really need them. Thanks for your great help with the counting!!
I will update your timeline when you receive that "RFE received"-email, ok? Shouldn't be too long.
Since you were asking about the gap between sending the RFE response and the actual update, do want to have a column for the date of mailing the RFE response?

someitguy, I changed your dates, thanks for the info!

Justnew, thanks for your comments. I don't know yet if we should add an Interview letter column. It would be interesting, since many of us received the letter before the EAD! I'll think about it.

Juno, thanks for your suggestions! What's your RFE reason?

Lil Brit, let us know when you succeeded in receiving an iEAD. Good luck with that!

Thanks for your help you guys!

[little_britain]

Hi Patty,

Little Britain here. My RFE reason was I864. I was advised by the USCIS hotline not to send it with my I130, 1485, I765. I wish hadnt listened to them. I said to the guy what my intentions were but he said they (USCIS) would request this information at a later date. USCIS helpline dont know what they are talking about.
This forum is very useful wish I had known about it before submitting my application.

This thread is great!!

I will update you if I have any news

Little Britain

[running_swede]

Patty, I will let you know when my online status shows that the RFE was received. I do not think you need to add more columns to the table. While informative, it would just make the table more busy, and it may be hard to get all the dates from everyone anyway.

That said, I think there are four potentially interesting RFE dates:
1. Date on the RFE letter from USCIS
2. Date applicant receives RFE letter in the mail
3. Date applicant submits response to RFE
4. Date USCIS receives response to RFE
I think 1 and 4 are most important because it shows the time (presumably) that the applications remains on hold. 2 has some value to those waiting for the RFE letter after having been notified of the RFE online. 3 gives an indication of how long it takes for USCIS to receive the response.

As I said, I think the two RFE dates in the table suffice. I still think it would be valuable if people provide as many of the 4 dates as possible in their posts.

Anyway, great job with the table Patty. This is very useful information!

[patty579]

Thanks running_swede, good suggestions! I updated my first post. You are right, the table would get far too busy, and when people need more details they can just follow up in this thread. Thanks again, you are very helpful!

Lil brit, thanks for your update! I can't believe you got wrong information from the service number. I mean, we all know that they are not very helpful, but now you may even get misleading info?! That's outrageous.

[indone]

Great job patty .

Did any of you get an E Mail confirmation of change of status as mentioned in the USCIS online tracking site.."In addition, you can choose to receive automatic case status updates, which will be sent via email."

[running_swede]

indone, you should post your info in ari4u's thread, unless you got an RFE.

About e-mail confirmations, you get them when the message changes for your case. The LUD often changes without the message changing (for example, after FP) but that will not generate an e-mail notification. I got an e-mail (actually, 3 identical e-mails!) when I got an RFE on my I-485. When that happened, the message for my I-485 changed, hence the e-mail notification. The e-mails seem delayed, however, so you can often see an update in the system a while before you get the e-mail.

[juno]

Hi patty,
My RFE was for W-2 forms which were in the lawyers file but he only sent the tax returns by mistake and the other thing they wanted to know was how did I enter into US, so the lawyer wrote them a letter along with my canadian landing paper that I came in as canadian resident in 2000(exempt from visa at that time).
The other thing in the table I noticed my RFE date is written as 1/05/06 it was dated 4/28/06 and I received it in mail on 05/01/06.Please if u could correct it.
juno

[running_swede]

Patty, my official USCIS receipt date is 6/16. Hoping to see that interview letter soon.

[someitguy]

Yea - lookout world, we got movement lmao

Same date here swede

Update
*********************************************
*1. Date on the RFE letter from USCIS - 5/31/06
*2. Date applicant receives RFE letter in the mail - 6/02/06
*3. Date applicant submits response to RFE - 6/06/06
*4. Date USCIS receives response to RFE - 6/16/06
*********************************************

The other 'good news' is in the words of the mail saying that it will not delay my processing.

Here is the mail :

*** DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS E-MAIL ***

The following is the latest information on your case status

Receipt Number: MSC**********

Application Type: I485 , Application to Register Permanent Residence or to Adjust Status

Current Status:

On June 16, 2006, we received your response to our request for evidence or information. However because preliminary processing was complete, the remaining processing time will be less than the maximum stated in this message. You will receive a written decision on this case. You can use our processing dates to estimate when this case will be done. Follow the the link below for current processing dates.

If you have questions or concerns about your application or the case status results listed above, or if you have not received a decision or advice from USCIS within the projected processing time frame*, please contact the National Customer Service Center.

National Customer Service Center (800) 375-5283.

*The projected processing time frame can be found on the receipt notice that you received from the USCIS.
*** Please do not respond to this e-mail message.


Sincerely,


The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)

[running_swede]

Hey, someitguy, our timelines are almost moving in synchrony. BTW, I think the message is standard. I got the same thing. I hope we will see our interview letters in the mail in a few weeks. Patty got hers 20 days after the RFE was received. Would be nice to know that they are moving forward with our cases. Would be nice to see some more EAD approvals for people with NDs in late March too! Any signs of progress are welcome.

[ari4u]

Lotsa buzz goin on in this thread Nice to see the momentum pickin up... I see missing info against my name. Here it is. USCIS received my RFE on 10/26/2005

[payala]

Good Job Patty!!!!

It's amazing how helpful this table is for those of us who received an RFE and are trying to estimate how long we're gonna have to wait for our EAD!!!

[patty579]

Thanks Payala and Ari. Yeah, it's a pretty busy thread. Us RFE people are sitting on pins and needles waiting for the EAD, and checking and comparing timelines seems to be the only thing we can do right now! Other than checking the online status 10 times a day!
Ari, just wondering... what was your RFE reason?

[ari4u]

Ari, just wondering... what was your RFE reason?

Birth certificate. I only submitted affidavits hoping it would fly by. After i submitted Non-Availability birth certificate, i got my EAD and AP followed by the interview letter.

[juno]

Hi everyone,
This evening(6/17/06 Day90) I got an approval e-mail from USCIS stating that this case has been approved on 15 june.(day88)Though it was saturday.
Patty can u please update the table.Hope u all get it soon esp those who r next in linelike justnew,patty and litt brit goodluck to u all too.Now I have to wait for mail but I think that is easier than checking the case status 10 times a day.
juno

[running_swede]

Hurrah for juno! You give us all hope.

[chokolat]

I am hoping to receive my EAD soon too. At least by the end of this month coz I have a job that wants me to start on July 10th. Here's to hoping. Have not had a change in LUD since the last one on 5/23. Hope that does not mean anything bad.

Oh and my RFE was for current tax return and a letter from my hubby's employer.

[patty579]

Yay, Juno!! Your EAD really was overdue, I'm very happy for you!!!

Chokolat, my last LUD was 05/06. I don't think it means anything bad... well kind of bad: it means that they just haven't got to our cases yet! But it's not unusual.

Thanks for all the updates, guys!