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Just a quick update for any F-1 AOEsers. The Washington Post just posted an article stating that the White House resigns ICE’s new F-1 regulation policy!
“The schools had asked for a temporary restraining order pausing enforcement of the policy.
At a short hearing Tuesday afternoon, U.S. District Judge Allison D. Burroughs confirmed that a settlement had been reached. She said the government would rescind the policy, withdraw an FAQ detailing the rule and return to the status quo of guidance issued in the spring.”

On day 1 of the first lawsuit, they just caved! Hopefully this is good news for the AILA one too thoogh I know it’s a completely different basis.
 
Hi all, quick question:
Can address change request negatively affect biometrics/interview timeline?
Will it lead to the change in USCIS location for the interview/biometrics?

Thanks!
 
Hi all, quick question:
Can address change request negatively affect biometrics/interview timeline?
Will it lead to the change in USCIS location for the interview/biometrics?

Thanks!
If your change of address is within the same district it won't have any effect.
You should search based on your zip code to see if your field office changes or not.
 
Hi all, quick question:
Can address change request negatively affect biometrics/interview timeline?
Will it lead to the change in USCIS location for the interview/biometrics?

Thanks!

Do you bother to read the response previously provided to your question?
 
Hi all, quick question:
Can address change request negatively affect biometrics/interview timeline?
Will it lead to the change in USCIS location for the interview/biometrics?

Thanks!

What is actually your address issue, as you previously posted you had no access to the mailbox. Have you moved but do not want them to know? Want to move but are afraid it will affect your interview? The more we understand about your situation the better we can answer. An incomplete description of the facts can lead to inaccurate answers.
 
Hi Mom, I am getting a little bit worried. I was current in April and sent my package April 1st, and received the NOF April 16th. My FO and ASC is at Jacksonville Florida. Do you suggest that I e-request first and then contact congress office? Or wait patiently. Thank you!
 
Hi Mom, I am getting a little bit worried. I was current in April and sent my package April 1st, and received the NOF April 16th. My FO and ASC is at Jacksonville Florida. Do you suggest that I e-request first and then contact congress office? Or wait patiently. Thank you!
You are not alone! I received my NOA letter exactly the same day!
It seems that luck is not on our side and those who have filed three months later are getting their interview letters!
 
Hi Mom, I am getting a little bit worried. I was current in April and sent my package April 1st, and received the NOF April 16th. My FO and ASC is at Jacksonville Florida. Do you suggest that I e-request first and then contact congress office? Or wait patiently. Thank you!

Like I’ve always said in the past, the FOs work completely independent of one another. You cannot use the progress (or non of it) of other FOs to judge yours. The FOs workloads are not the same, also some FOs prefer to wait and bundle all DV related cases to the same period, like you’ve all seen with the Phoenix FO today. The San Francisco FO for instance once decided to wait until September before scheduling DV based AOS interviews regardless of when the case was filed.

So based on what I’ve written here, you can make your own judgment call as to if you should do a case follow up or simply wait. You will not get penalized for following up anyways.
 
I'm so happy for you guys, i wish to live in Phoenix right now :( All you guys receiving calls and appointments are great news.. I'm still waiting for Bio or Interview, and i don't see anybody else in Miami in the Timeline spreadsheet.. I've been waiting and being patience @Sm1smom, do you recommend to initiate a follow up with my congress man?
 
I'm so happy for you guys, i wish to live in Phoenix right now :( All you guys receiving calls and appointments are great news.. I'm still waiting for Bio or Interview, and i don't see anybody else in Miami in the Timeline spreadsheet.. I've been waiting and being patience @Sm1smom, do you recommend to initiate a follow up with my congress man?

Take a glimpse at the response above yours and you might find the answer you are looking for.
 
Looking at the spreadsheet there are 3 people waiting for interview notice from Seattle FO. Can anyone among other two people confirm if there has been any updates on your case as of now. Seattle ASC were open to public yesterday. Looking at Phoenix folks, i am imagining we all of 3 folks might receive the notice around same time.
 
I called my USCIS FO again because I wanted to reschedule the interview (just move it for a couple of days) due to the fact that DHL estimation for delivering my documents from my home country is just the day before the interview in the evening. After they made an inquiry they called me back and said that they can't reschedule anything and they prioritize DV cases right now and the best I can do is to go to the interview and I may or may not be asked to present specific documents. If they can't make a decision without a specific original document, they will send me a RFE and I will have my documents by then. Of course, it will delay the case processing a lot. But, let's see how it goes. I truly hope that I will receive my documents before the interview and I will not have to play with fate.

Advice for the people who still have the documents in their home country and are waiting for the interview, you may want them to already be sent to you because your interview may be scheduled just in a week time and depending on the country it may not be enough to deliver documents.
 
I called my USCIS FO again because I wanted to reschedule the interview (just move it for a couple of days) due to the fact that DHL estimation for delivering my documents from my home country is just the day before the interview in the evening. After they made an inquiry they called me back and said that they can't reschedule anything and they prioritize DV cases right now and the best I can do is to go to the interview and I may or may not be asked to present specific documents. If they can't make a decision without a specific original document, they will send me a RFE and I will have my documents by then. Of course, it will delay the case processing a lot. But, let's see how it goes. I truly hope that I will receive my documents before the interview and I will not have to play with fate.

Advice for the people who still have the documents in their home country and are waiting for the interview, you may want them to already be sent to you because your interview may be scheduled just in a week time and depending on the country it may not be enough to deliver documents.

You should actually be thanking your lucky stars they outrightly told you they cannot reschedule as requested. In general, trying to reschedule a USCIC interview tends to be a bad move, your interview will get pushed out for several months down the road, attending the interview “as is” is better than trying to reschedule unless it has to do with a life or death situation, it is generally not recommended.
 
Ok. very strange situation, would like to know what you think about it.

I work in a known university in my state and I mentioned I wanted to do a congressional inquiry during one of my meetings with my superiors. The head of department is a known person in the region and has met multiple times with our congressman and other govt personalities, and offered me his help.
As the region's congressman happened to have recently visited our facility and commended our efforts personally, I originally thought that having the congressional inquiry start from the head of our dept, rather than by myself, would have been a good thing.
Unfortunately bureaucracy got the better of the head of dept, and rather than starting the inquiry himself, he involved other individuals that, despite being important and well connected people, know little to nothing about immigration.

Fast forward to tonight, I find myself with an email from the head of dept prompting me to fill and sing an authorization form for the office of a senator, not our congressman, that apparently took interest in my case... the form is being filled with personal data and a brief message describing the situation and asking help with a follow-up...

Anyone has ever heard of a senatorial inquiry?
What exactly am I getting myself into??? A brief search online shows that in the US senators are generally deemed to be more "powerful" than congressman, but I have no idea whether USCIS responds to senators at all...

I am well aware I should have done this by myself rather than involving others, but this seemed simply a good idea considering the appreciation that our congressman has for the research we pursue...
 
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