Any AUGUST 2010 filers out there? please post your time line here!

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Hello,

Let's start the August 2010 thread to compare timelines here but also to share experiences and support each other. Since the visa bulletin queues are speeding up, I hope we will have plenty of company. My very best wishes for every one!

Juan

Time line:

My case is based on USC brother who petitioned for me on 4/30/2001. I live in Tampa FL. Brother lives in CA.

8/4/2010 => Day 1 =>Mailed AOS to the Chicago Lockbox late last night. Overnight. Expected to arrive Friday 8/6/2010 by noon. Now I know what my wife felt while giving birth. I have to prepare my package and my wife's... so it was twins (double the fun). I was planning to mail this thing overnight on Sunday but there were complications. One of the birth certificates had some errors and I had to request a new copy back in Santo Domingo, D.R. Took my package for review to the Catholic Charities org. They alerted me about missing the I-485A which I've never heard of but was necessary in my case due to being way out of status (Another $1000 per person... ouch!!). With all the delays it took me another few days before finishing the new forms, translations of birth cert, etc. It's gone now!

xx/xx/201x => Day x => Package received by USCIS Chicago
xx/xx/201x => Day x => Email from USCIS with 2x receipt numbers MSC
xx/xx/201x => Day x => Checks Cleared
xx/xx/201x => Day x => Notice of Action Received
xx/xx/201x => Day x => Biometrics Notification
xx/xx/201x => Biometrics Date
xx/xx/201x => Employment Authorization Document Received I-765
xx/xx/201x => Interview Letter
xx/xx/201x => Interview Date
xx/xx/201x => Green Card Received
 
FB4
Petition for brother or sister
Priority Date was May 2, 2001
Will keep updating..

08/05/2010 - Mailed to Chicago office Express Mail (i485, i485a, i864, i765, i131 etc.)
 
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Welcome to the thread!

Hi Enochy,

Welcome to the thread. What do you mean EB4? If it's petition by USC brother/sister, then it should be FB4... right?

traderEC

enochy said:
EB4
Petition for brother or sister
Priority Date was May 2, 2001
Will keep updating..

08/05/2010 - Mailed to Chicago office Express Mail (i485, i485a, i864, i765, i131 etc.)
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Updated Time line:

8/4/2010 => Day 1 =>Mailed AOS to the Chicago Lockbox late last night. Overnight. Expected to arrive Friday 8/6/2010 by noon. Now I know what my wife felt while giving birth. I have to prepare my package and my wife's... so it was twins (double the fun). I was planning to mail this thing overnight on Sunday but there were complications. One of the birth certificates had some errors and I had to request a new copy back in Santo Domingo, D.R. Took my package for review to the Catholic Charities org. They alerted me about missing the I-485A which I've never heard of but was necessary in my case due to being way out of status (Another $1000 per person... ouch!!). With all the delays it took me another few days before finishing the new forms, translations of birth cert, etc. It's gone now!

08/06/2010 => Day 3 => Package received by USCIS Chicago

xx/xx/201x => Day x => Email from USCIS with 2x receipt numbers MSC
xx/xx/201x => Day x => Checks Cleared
xx/xx/201x => Day x => Notice of Action Received
xx/xx/201x => Day x => Biometrics Notification
xx/xx/201x => Biometrics Date
xx/xx/201x => Employment Authorization Document Received I-765
xx/xx/201x => Interview Letter
xx/xx/201x => Interview Date
xx/xx/201x => Green Card Received[/QUOTE]
 
FB4
Petition for brother or sister
Priority Date was May 2, 2001
Will keep updating..

UPDATE and EDIT
08/06/2010 - Mailed to Chicago office Express Mail (i485, i485a, i864, i765, i131 etc.)
08/09/2010 - Received by Chicago USCIS Chicago Express.
 
Whew - finally put all the papers together. Man do I hate filling in so many forms. I'm hoping mine is relatively straightforward. Been married over five years, living in the US for the past two under a L1A visa and decided to do a AOS based on USC wife.

08/12/2010 => Day 0 => Package sent by overnight FEDEX to Chicago lockbox
08/13/2010 => Day 1 => Package received and signed for in Chicago (hopefully lucky Friday 13th)
 
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Welcome aboard and congrats on sending your package.
Thanks for sharing your data and good luck on your process!


NikosF said:
Whew - finally put all the papers together. Man do I hate filling in so many forms. I'm hoping mine is relatively straightforward. Been married over five years, living in the US for the past two under a L1A visa and decided to do a AOS based on USC wife.

08/12/2010 => Day 0 => Package sent by overnight FEDEX to Chicago lockbox
08/13/2010 => Day 1 => Package received and signed for in Chicago (hopefully lucky Friday 13th)
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Little update:

8/4/2010 => Day 1 =>Mailed AOS to the Chicago Lockbox late last night.
08/06/2010 => Day 3 => Package received by USCIS Chicago

08/13/2010 => Day 10=> Email from USCIS with receipt numbers MSC etc
 
8/6/2010 => Day 1 => Mailed I-130/I-485 to Chicago lockbox
8/9/2010 => Day 3 => Package received by USCIS Chicago
Waiting ...
 
08/02/2010 - Day 01 - Mailed I-485, I-485a, I-765 and I-864 to Chicago Lockbox via 2 Day UPS
08/04/2010 - Day 03 - Package received by USCIS
08/12/2010 - Day 10 - Checks Cashed by USCIS
08/13/2010 - Day 11 - Received receipts for I-485 & I-765 via USPS

Anyone here in un-lawful status, protected under 245i and who has filed for AP (Form 131), do not travel even if you get your advance parole approved. You will be subject to a 3 or 10 year ban upon your return to US!
 
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Welcome morejunk and citi786!
Update on my stats:

8/4/2010 => Day 1 =>Mailed AOS to the Chicago Lockbox late last night.
08/06/2010 => Day 3 => Package received by USCIS Chicago
08/13/2010 => Day 10=> Email from USCIS with receipt numbers MSC etc

08/13/2010 => Day 10=> Checks cashed by USCIS
 
hello, guys!! Joining this thread...

USC husband filed for I-130 for my 2 sons in the Philippines...

8/12/2010- mailed I-130 to Chicago lockbox via USPS
8/14/2010- notice left- no one received it ( Saturday) - tracker says Post ofice will keep it for 5days and will re-send to sender ( in this case, us..) if it's not claimed..OMG!!

does this happen? Or i/m just in panic...

ezzie
 
I've heard about this also. Call your post office first thing and check with them if the re-attempt delivery, I am pretty sure they do. Did you require a signature confirmation? If you did they will not deliver till someone signs for it. If you sent it via Express Mail, I am sure you did not check the box to waive signature!

P.S., Ezzie you are in the wrong thread, this is for I-485 tracking..........
 
Hey Citi... can you give a little more detail on your warning "Anyone here in un-lawful status, protected under 245i and who has filed for AP (Form 131), do not travel even if you get your advance parole approved. You will be subject to a 3 or 10 year ban upon your return to US!". Have you gotten credible data on real instances or is this just "abundance of caution" type of thing?
 
Read the 245i Life Act, it clearly states that. USCIS in some instance have issued AP and when upon return have refused entry to the individual and also slapped a 3 to 10 years ban, We are really close to our GC, why not just wait a few months more....................

P.S., I have confirmed that with two attorneys also!
 
citi, i read that also but im kinda curious why my lawyer filled out a 131 even after telling me i cant travel outside the U.S until GC, why do you think so?
 
Thanks for the info citi... Actually I do have direct experience (not personal, but very close) of someone using the AP and coming back without any problems... However, in my case, "I ain't goin' nowhere until I get my GC". My reason is not so much the text of the I245i (which I have not seen) but the realization that we are the weak link in this chain. I believe that the folks charged with enforcing the immigration laws sometimes have only a limited idea of what their doing and can put a person through a lot of pain by mistake or on a whim. So, with so much at risk, why would we want to expose ourselves to a potential problem unless there is a extraordinary reason. I don't have such reason right now... so I'm staying put.

Another update for my timeline... got receipts on the mail... yeah!!

8/4/2010 => Day 1 =>Mailed AOS to the Chicago Lockbox late last night.
08/06/2010 => Day 3 => Package received by USCIS Chicago
08/13/2010 => Day 10=> Email from USCIS with receipt numbers MSC etc
08/13/2010 => Day 10=> Checks cashed by USCIS
08/16/2010 => Day 13=> Notice of Action received for I485 and I765
 
8/6/2010 => Day 1 => Mailed I-130/I-485 to Chicago lockbox
8/9/2010 => Day 4 => Package received by USCIS Chicago
8/17/2010 => Day 12 => Email from USCIS with receipt numbers
 
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