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How effective is talking tier 2? Is there anyone in this forum saw a benefit of talking to tier 2?

When do they usually call you back in terms of days and time?

I am waiting for a call from tier 2 about bio and interview appointments. I hope they can help.
 
Hi!
My $1225 check has been cashed, but no email and/or SMS has been sent to me. Has anybody else experienced it? Is it normal? Should I call FO?
 
Sm1smom said:
1. Probably yes. Be sure to present both notices when you go for the bio (insist on getting both stamped once you’ve completed the bio capture).
2. No way to confirm, until you go for the interview. They will both get sent to the same FO, I wouldn’t stress about this anymore as it looks like they’re both progressing together (only one will be approved of course). The IO, at the time of your interview will combine both, if they’ve not been combined by then.
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Hello mom,

Update on our bio appointment.
We did our biometrics. They did biometrics for both applications separately. Also, they stamped both applications. It took only 15 minutes for the process.

Thank you.
 
Xenobia said:
Thank you for your response. After reading the potential problems ahead of me, stumbling in the first step is very frustrating. I was pretty sure that I did everything right.
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Just hang in tight! Keep your fingers crossed, you’ll be fine. By the way, be sure to add your timeline to the spreadsheet.
 
dv2021asrs said:
Hello mom,

Update on our bio appointment.
We did our biometrics. They did biometrics for both applications separately. Also, they stamped both applications. It took only 15 minutes for the process.

Thank you.
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Thanks for the update. I believe your IO will combine both applications eventually.
 
onero said:
How effective is talking tier 2? Is there anyone in this forum saw a benefit of talking to tier 2?

When do they usually call you back in terms of days and time?

I am waiting for a call from tier 2 about bio and interview appointments. I hope they can help.
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You got your NOA like what? Less than 20 days ago and you’re already hankering for the bio and interview letter and scheduling Tier 2 call back???

Abuse of case follow-up options like being able to visit the FO without an appointment (drop-in), being able to self-schedule INFOPASS appointment online, easier access to Tier 2 personnel without waiting days/weeks for call back, basically not giving the process an opportunity to work are precisely why those options are no longer available!
 
onero said:
How effective is talking tier 2? Is there anyone in this forum saw a benefit of talking to tier 2?

When do they usually call you back in terms of days and time?

I am waiting for a call from tier 2 about bio and interview appointments. I hope they can help.
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I talked to two tier 2 agents during the process to ask about my biometrics appointment. They were not helpful in my case, but they can if they want. I know one case here where the agent scheduled the biometrics appointment on the phone.

You should get a call in 1-2 weeks. They called me after 10 days both times.
 
Dejavu9334 said:
Hi!
My $1225 check has been cashed, but no email and/or SMS has been sent to me. Has anybody else experienced it? Is it normal? Should I call FO?
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Did you include form G-1450 with your package and your information is correctly listed? Give it about one more week, if no notification or NOA, contact the USCIS 1800 customer service number to follow up (you can’t follow up directly with your FO).
 
Khalila said:
is it possible to ask you why your medical form I-693 is invalid? I am asking because mine is signed Jan. 5 and i sent my package on Feb. 9, and my case filed on March 18.
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The form was invalid because the doctor did not check the Hepatitis B vaccine, so I had to send another form.
 
raphael1899 said:
They were not helpful in my case, but they can if they want. I know one case here where the agent scheduled the biometrics appointment on the phone.
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I think it will be more helpful to clarify the one known case in this forum that got scheduled by a a tier 2 agent had been waiting for a couple of months just like yourself so people don’t continue to assume this is an option to jump on after waiting one or two weeks and thereby continue to abuse the system.
 
roxife said:
I just realized that I wrote different city of birth on my AOS package and a different one when I filed my OPT (form I-765) previously. Will that be a problem? I filed my OPT 6 month ago, and I have already sent my AOS package last week.
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I think the problem would be giving false information to USCIS (Assuming one of them is false).
 
Dejavu9334 said:
Hi!
My $1225 check has been cashed, but no email and/or SMS has been sent to me. Has anybody else experienced it? Is it normal? Should I call FO?
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You probably see it on the spreadsheet but I am in exactly the same boat.
Mine was cashed on the 3rd and neither my spouse or I got the email or text.
Looking at the other recent filers, it looks like we should be getting the notice in the mail this week.
I use USPS Informed Delivery Digest and I know what's coming one day in advance (since the sorting location is a bit far). I was really hoping the mail will come in tomorrow but according to the digest, it's not, so I'm starting to get really worried.
I will probably wait till next week because it's possible that things are slowing down since everyone is current at this point.
 
Hi mom, I have a question on the I-485. Part 2. question 3. to provide receipt number of underlying petition (if any). I had left this blank but reading the form instructions again, it says " All Form I-485 applicants must submit evidence showing that they are eligible for adjustment of status in a particular immigrant category. If you are filing as a beneficiary of an immigrant petition, you generally must submit a photocopy of Form I-797,
Approval Notice, for your petition, as appropriate." Hoping for guidance on what to indicate here. Thank you.
 
Coffee&Books said:
Hello, I was wondering if anyone can give me some advice regarding my situation. As I previously mentioned, I had my interview on May 24, and the agent gave me a document requesting evidence (a new medical form, the one in my file was invalid). I asked how soon I would hear from the office and he said they would make a decision about 2 weeks after they get the new medical form. He was aware of the DV timeline, and he was also aware of the expedite request that my attorney included. Now, it has been 2 weeks since the new form was delivered and my status has not changed.

I tried calling USCIS, and the agent was very nice, but she said that she can not do anything else except request that a tire 2 agent call me in about two weeks to discuss the possibility of an infopass appointment. Is there anything I can do to find out more information about my case?
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You can do what I did. After I responded to RFE, I submitted e-request for not receiving approval by mail. And in the last status update part, I wrote the date I responded to RFE. The next day after the e-request, my case was approved.
 
maryasenath said:
Hi mom, I have a question on the I-485. Part 2. question 3. to provide receipt number of underlying petition (if any). I had left this blank but reading the form instructions again, it says " All Form I-485 applicants must submit evidence showing that they are eligible for adjustment of status in a particular immigrant category. If you are filing as a beneficiary of an immigrant petition, you generally must submit a photocopy of Form I-797,
Approval Notice, for your petition, as appropriate." Hoping for guidance on what to indicate here. Thank you.
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There's no underlying petition applicable to DV based AOS application, hence no applicable receipt number.
 
teitake said:
You probably see it on the spreadsheet but I am in exactly the same boat.
Mine was cashed on the 3rd and neither my spouse or I got the email or text.
Looking at the other recent filers, it looks like we should be getting the notice in the mail this week.
I use USPS Informed Delivery Digest and I know what's coming one day in advance (since the sorting location is a bit far). I was really hoping the mail will come in tomorrow but according to the digest, it's not, so I'm starting to get really worried.
I will probably wait till next week because it's possible that things are slowing down since everyone is current at this point.
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It has been almost a week for me that the email has not received yet! I am really worried about it. Maybe We should call FO to see why it happened. We do not have that much time for the whole process. Please keep me updated when your email is sent.
 
roxife said:
What can be done in this case?
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I have done the same mistake when I was filing my OPT, I used the correct info (which matches with my BC and passport) in I-485. Both places are within the same district. is it something that we should be worried about?
 
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