DV 2020 AOS Only

[suemen]

Not sure what you mean by “how much of a buffer”, but this much I can tell you - Having and maintaining a valid status throughout the process is highly encouraged as it enables one to have a fall back status should in case the AOS petition gets denied for any reason. If your non-immigrant current status expires while waiting for AOS interview, you automatically roll into what is known as adjustment pending which is also a valid status for as long as the AOS petition is pending.

I see. At what point of the process will I be rolled into the adjustment pending status? Is it when the lockbox receives my AOS package?

 

[Sm1smom]

Yes reasonable. however i was thinking if it would be better (idk if it s possible) to get an official report from the police department in my area or the security of the building where i think my passport got lost at? what would be your recommendation? Just to be on safe side. Sorry for asking multiple qs. Appreciate it.

My assumption was you already filed a police report over the lost passport.

 

[Sm1smom]

I see. At what point of the process will I be rolled into the adjustment pending status? Is it when the lockbox receives my AOS package?

I already mentioned the exact point in which you automatically roll into adjustment pending in my previous post:

If your non-immigrant current status expires while waiting for AOS interview, you automatically roll into what is known as adjustment pending which is also a valid status for as long as the AOS petition is pending.

 

[LG007]

Hi,
I was selected for dv 2020 and currently on F2 visa.
5 weeks ago (Nov 18th) I had AOS interview and haven't heard anything from USCIS since then. I was expecting to recieve my Green Card after the interview and this situation is freaking me out. I thought when I was invited for the interview, my background check was completed. Is it possible that the background check is not done yet or there could be some other reasons for the delay?

 

[Sm1smom]

Hi,
I was selected for dv 2020 and currently on F2 visa.
5 weeks ago (Nov 18th) I had AOS interview and haven't heard anything from USCIS since then. I was expecting to recieve my Green Card after the interview and this situation is freaking me out. I thought when I was invited for the interview, my background check was completed. Is it possible that the background check is not done yet or there could be some other reasons for the delay?

You need to shed more light on your situation in order for us to have a better understanding and possibly hazard a guess as to what could be happening with your case.

Are you currently in status or you’ve fallen out of your current status? Did you apply and interview with your spouse? When did you send in your AOS package and which month is your CN current? Which FO did you interview with? Also which region are you chargeable to?

 

[suemen]

I already mentioned the exact point in which you automatically roll into adjustment pending in my previous post:

Okay, I get your point. I guess I was just trying to figure out that as long as my non-immigrant status expires after I've completed stage X in the AOS process, I will be automatically enrolled into the adjustment pending status (after my status expires). And I assume based on your response towards my previous post

I see. At what point of the process will I be rolled into the adjustment pending status? Is it when the lockbox receives my AOS package?

that stage X is when the lockbox receives my AOS package.

 

[LG007]

You need to shed more light on your situation in order for us to have a better understanding and possibly hazard a guess as to what could be happening with your case.

Are you currently in status or you’ve fallen out of your current status? Did you apply and interview with your spouse? When did you send in your AOS package and which month is your CN current? Which FO did you interview with? Also which region are you chargeable to?

Thank you for your response.
Yes, my husband and I sent the AOS package at the end of August and did the biometrics at the end of September. We were both invited for the interview which was on Nov 18th.
Regarding our status, my husband is still on F1 and I am on F2 and haven't fallen out of our current status.
The interview was in Denver.
What do you mean by CN current? Also, how do I know which region I am chargeable to?

My case # might help: MSC19xxx####

 

[LG007]

Thank you for your response.
Yes, my husband and I sent the AOS package at the end of August and did the biometrics at the end of September. We were both invited for the interview which was on Nov 18th.
Regarding our status, my husband is still on F1 and I am on F2 and haven't fallen out of our current status.
The interview was in Denver.
What do you mean by CN current? Also, how do I know which region I am chargeable to?

My case # might help: MSC199161####

Oops! Now I think I know what you meant.
I am from Iran and my case number is AS13##.

 

[Sm1smom]

Okay, I get your point. I guess I was just trying to figure out that as long as my non-immigrant status expires after I've completed stage X in the AOS process, I will be automatically enrolled into the adjustment pending status (after my status expires). And I assume based on your response towards my previous post
that stage X is when the lockbox receives my AOS package.

No, you did not get my point. And no, “stage X” is NOT when the lockbox receives your AOS package.

You don’t simply roll into adjustment pending when the Chicago Lockbox receives your AOS package otherwise EVERYONE filing AOS will be considered adjustment pending even if their current status is yet to expire based on your logic. The keyword, “stage X” is “EXPIRES” - as in when your current status expires or ends while your AOS petition is pending adjudication!

 

[Sm1smom]

Thank you for your response.
Yes, my husband and I sent the AOS package at the end of August and did the biometrics at the end of September. We were both invited for the interview which was on Nov 18th.
Regarding our status, my husband is still on F1 and I am on F2 and haven't fallen out of our current status.
The interview was in Denver.
What do you mean by CN current? Also, how do I know which region I am chargeable to?

My case # might help: MSC19xxx####

Oops! Now I think I know what you meant.
I am from Iran and my case number is AS13##.

You’re AS13xx, chargeable to Iran and you filed in August which is before the VB for your CN was released? You filed before your CN was current? If that is the case, I believe your petition will be denied, so that may be why your decision is currently pending.

If that’s not the case and you’ve simply mixed up the dates you’ve provided above, then your current delay is traceable to your being chargeable to Iran. Your background check definitely hadn’t cleared as at the time of your interview - most selectees chargeable to Iran tend to undergo a very rather prolonged background check. So prepare to wait a while before you get a decision.

 

[LG007]

You’re AS13xx, chargeable to Iran and you filed in August which is before the VB for your CN was released? You filed before your CN was current? If that is the case, I believe your petition will be denied, so that may be why your decision is currently pending.

If that’s not the case and you’ve simply mixed up the dates you’ve provided above, then your current delay is traceable to your being chargeable to Iran. Your background check definitely hadn’t cleared as at the time of your interview - most selectees chargeable to Iran tend to undergo a very rather prolonged background check. So prepare to wait a while before you get a decision.

OMG! the info that I gave you is correct and I didn't mixed up anything.
I had consulted with an immigration attorney before filing the documents and she never mentioned that.
So, if they are going to deny my case, why did they invite us to the interview in the first place?

 

[Sm1smom]

OMG! the info that I gave you is correct and I didn't mixed up anything.
I had consulted with an immigration attorney before filing the documents and she never mentioned that.
So, if they are going to deny my case, why did they invite us to the interview in the first place?

Because there’s no rule or law that says they have to deny your petition without an interview even if the petition was filed prior to it becoming current. Looks like your immigration attorney has led you astray like we’ve seen most do over and over with DV based AOS petitions.

 

[suemen]

No, you did not get my point. And no, “stage X” is NOT when the lockbox receives your AOS package.

You don’t simply roll into adjustment pending when the Chicago Lockbox receives your AOS package otherwise EVERYONE filing AOS will be considered adjustment pending even if their current status is yet to expire based on your logic. The keyword, “stage X” is “EXPIRES” - as in when your current status expires or ends while your AOS petition is pending adjudication!

Okay then if my status expires at this very instant, I will automatically be rolled into the adjustment pending status even though I haven’t even started the AOS process (not paid the DV fee, haven’t submitted the package; nothing)?

 

[SusieQQQ]

Okay then if my status expires at this very instant, I will automatically be rolled into the adjustment pending status even though I haven’t even started the AOS process (not paid the DV fee, haven’t submitted the package; nothing)?

How can your AOS packet be pending adjudication (from what you quoted that response to) if you haven’t submitted it? I think mom’s explanation is very clear, not sure why you are not getting it - it happens when your status expires after you have had the petition accepted, it’s not difficult to understand?!. How well have you examined the AOS spreadsheet by the way?

 

[suemen]

How can your AOS packet be pending adjudication (from what you quoted that response to) if you haven’t submitted it? I think mom’s explanation is very clear, not sure why you are not getting it - it happens when your status expires after you have had the petition accepted, it’s not difficult to understand?!. How well have you examined the AOS spreadsheet by the way?

And that is exactly what I wanted clarification about. I didn't know what it meant to have AOS petition pending adjudication or at what stage in the process would it be "AOS petition pending". Now I know it's when the package has been accepted.

I understood the part about my current status needing to expire in order to be rolled into the adjustment pending status, but expiring after what point in the process is what my question was about. I've read the spreadsheet multiple times over, perhaps I didn't find where it defines which stage the process would be considered AOS petition pending. And by use of logic, I would assume that stage is when the package is accepted (because logically, as you've mentioned, "How can [my] AOS packet be pending adjudication if I haven't submitted it?"). I just wanted confirmation.

In any case, I appreciate you and Mom answering my questions. Maybe my questions could've been worded better to get the point across.

 

[Sm1smom]

Okay then if my status expires at this very instant, I will automatically be rolled into the adjustment pending status even though I haven’t even started the AOS process (not paid the DV fee, haven’t submitted the package; nothing)?

Goodness!! Looks like you’re are engaging in selective reading. This is will create quite an issue if you don’t stop and read all the information you’re being provided with in its entirety.

 

[Sm1smom]

And that is exactly what I wanted clarification about. I didn't know what it meant to have AOS petition pending adjudication or at what stage in the process would it be "AOS petition pending". Now I know it's when the package has been accepted.

I understood the part about my current status needing to expire in order to be rolled into the adjustment pending status, but expiring after what point in the process is what my question was about. I've read the spreadsheet multiple times over, perhaps I didn't find where it defines which stage the process would be considered AOS petition pending. And by use of logic, I would assume that stage is when the package is accepted (because logically, as you've mentioned, "How can [my] AOS packet be pending adjudication if I haven't submitted it?"). I just wanted confirmation.

In any case, I appreciate you and Mom answering my questions. Maybe my questions could've been worded better to get the point across.

I’m sorry I don’t understand how hard it is to understand adjustment pending status automatically rolls in if/when a petitioner’s current status expires while their AOS petition is pending adjudication.

You want me to state categorically “when” when I don’t know the actual date your current status is set to expire. Of course in order for a petition to be considered “pending”, it would have been filed and accepted by USCIS. There’s no pending petition if there’s no files and accepted petition in the system.

For the purpose of anyone else that may be end up getting confused by your statement:
“And by use of logic, I would assume that stage is when the package is accepted”
Adjustment pending status is not necessarily “when the package is accepted” - adjustment pending will not occur based on package being filed and accepted IF the petitioner’s current status is still valid while the petition is pending.

This is the final clarification/comment I will make on this by the way.

 

[AOS2020]

Do we get an update on biometrics immediately on same day?
I went for my bio-metrics today morning as scheduled and I just received a message and email with an update on my case that my biometrics was received.

 

[Sm1smom]

Do we get an update on biometrics immediately on same day?
I went for my bio-metrics today morning as scheduled and I just received a message and email with an update on my case that my biometrics was received.

That update basically means you’ve gone in for your bio appointment. It isn’t an indication your background check has been completed. So try not to read or attach any meaning to when the update happens or get sent.

 

[alina123]

what does 2NL look like? is that the one we receive after submitting the ds-260 form (as it is said on the spreadsheet), or is that something different? because i originally thought that is the one people get after sending their AOS package