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Sm1smom said:
Initiating a change of address with a pending petition exposes you to the risk of not getting your bio and/or interview letter. USCIS is notorious for sending crucial/long awaited correspondence to the old address even after the change of address was duly completed.
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Thanks mom. Two follow-up question.
1. What if I change my address while I go to either bio appointment or interview letter. Will that make any difference?
2. I am required to submit change of my address on my OPT within 10 days of my move. Does I-485 have the same requirement as well?
 
Kong58 said:
Thanks mom. Two follow-up question.
1. What if I change my address while I go to either bio appointment or interview letter. Will that make any difference?
2. I am required to submit change of my address on my OPT within 10 days of my move. Does I-485 have the same requirement as well?
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1. You cannot change the address at the bio appointment, the folks there are technicians tasked with obtaining biometric details only. Yes, you can update the address at your interview, the IO can make the change for you at that point.
2. That is a general USCIS requirement, it is not tied to a specific application.
 
coffeemonster said:
Is there any particular way you can get to talk to a tier 2 agent? I've been waiting nearly 40 days for my bio letter, so I tried calling. The tier 1 agent outright refused to transfer me. He read out a list of criteria he said you need to get transferred to tier 2. None of them seemed to match. After that call I could get from him was "you said yourself you don't meet the criteria etc.".
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You'll just have to wait a bit and try again. Some tier 1 agents are more helpful than others (same with the tier 2 agents by the way). You can also try online through EMMA.
 
Good morning,

I have tried contacting a USCIS tier 2 agent, and I got a callback today. Apparently, even though there have been some reports in this forum that they can schedule interview/biometrics over the phone, he told me that he would have to send my request to the Cleveland Office so that they would handle this situation better. I am worried, because I have already moved to Louisville - Kentucky, and this should be the office that sees my case now. Even though I submitted the change of address of June 5th it still has not been updated in the system yet. I mentioned all of this to him. Additionally, I told him that the urgency of this case is because my wife will be doing a FTJ and the notice date is from almost 2 months ago.

I also have contacted my congressman Office, and they tell me that they are also waiting from a response from the Cleveland Office.

Is there something more I can do at this point to have my interview/bio scheduled? Should I try to contact a different tier 2 agent?

Thank you very much.
 
Gamzes said:
Hi Mom,
We got our notice of actions and kid's rejection in one week. We resubmitted the package as you say.. Thanks for the help you provided for all of us
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Hi ,
New update!

We got reject letter for my son case on 6/4/2021
We send back his file on 6/4/2021

What did I put his new file ?
Cover letter (with primary applicant details)
Reject letter (colored paper sent by Uscis)
Cashier check
New I-485 form and medical exam
Our acceptence letter copy (to match easily)
Personel Details as first file

We got the acceptance message on 6/24/2021
 
kolopoi0 said:
Good morning,

I have tried contacting a USCIS tier 2 agent, and I got a callback today. Apparently, even though there have been some reports in this forum that they can schedule interview/biometrics over the phone, he told me that he would have to send my request to the Cleveland Office so that they would handle this situation better. I am worried, because I have already moved to Louisville - Kentucky, and this should be the office that sees my case now. Even though I submitted the change of address of June 5th it still has not been updated in the system yet. I mentioned all of this to him. Additionally, I told him that the urgency of this case is because my wife will be doing a FTJ and the notice date is from almost 2 months ago.

I also have contacted my congressman Office, and they tell me that they are also waiting from a response from the Cleveland Office.

Is there something more I can do at this point to have my interview/bio scheduled? Should I try to contact a different tier 2 agent?

Thank you very much.
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You have probably introduced some additional delays to your processing time with the change of address, which I remember warning you about not too long ago. Submitting a change of address notice, be it online or mail-in does not automatically cause the case file to be moved from the FO with jurisdiction over the old address to the new FO. Once your case file got forwarded by the NBC to the Cleveland FO, it stays there until the IO assigned to the case pulls it up for adjudication or they get ready to send out the IL. If they now notice at that point you've already submitted a change of address and are no longer under the Cleveland FO jurisdiction, your case file will get forwarded to Louisville-Kentucky who will at their convenience now schedule your IL.
 
Emmanuel Kay said:
So I kept calling them to inform them about my new internship and also a humanitarian reason.( you have to explain to about your reasons and also explain to them wha DV AOS is.) but in all be more respectful(yes Mum, yes sir) and calm

my first expedite was rejected because I haven’t done Bio. So the tier2 put in a request to NBC to schedule my Bio and NBC responded to me on the 04/26. They schedule my on the on the 05/03 for 06/01 but I did walk in on the 05/18. I called for expedite on 24. My field office sent me the approval for expedite on 05/26 and I made another call to request for tier2. The tier2 called me back on the 06/14 and I explained so she sent an inquiry to the field office and I got my interview on Monday and attended today. Wish you guys the best of luck
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Can you update the 2021 Timeline spreadsheet with your info? It is a lot more useful there for others.
 
Emmanuel Kay said:
Oh yeah, my case was rejected 2 times

I sent my package on 03/04/2021
NOA on 04/05/2021
Bio 05/18/2021 it supposed to be 06/01
Interview 06/24/2021
Approve same day.

I waited only 2weeks after NOA to expedite and I Didn’t have BIO so they rejected and scheduled me for Bio.

In all I put much effort because I kept calling and making expedite also hearing people stories on the platform. Some of customer representatives don’t understand DV AOS( even tier2) so you have to explain to them very well let them know you can lose your current status if it’s not been complete before a month. Good Luck and don’t forget whatever you worship(God❤️
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I totally agree with the "put much effort because I kept calling" part of your post. I think that what helped my case in the end after it was stuck for 4 months (except, of course, for Mom and Susie's pivotal help) was the fact that I started calling USCIS to speak with tier 2 agents, I placed an inquiry with my FO, and asked my senator to step in. I'm not saying that one should keep calling every day expecting a different answer, but being proactive is essential if you want a positive outcome.
 
raphael1899 said:
I totally agree with the "put much effort because I kept calling" part of your post. I think that what helped my case in the end after it was stuck for 4 months (except, of course, for Mom and Susie's pivotal help) was the fact that I started calling USCIS to speak with tier 2 agents, I placed an inquiry with my FO, and asked my senator to step in. I'm not saying that one should keep calling every day expecting a different answer, but being proactive is essential if you want a positive outcome.
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If I may ask, when you say you kept calling, what was the outcome? Was it like the tier 1 agent refused to listen to your request? and then you tried again 1 hour later?
 
Blade_ said:
If I may ask, when you say you kept calling, what was the outcome? Was it like the tier 1 agent refused to listen to your request? and then you tried again 1 hour later?
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No. When I found out about tier 2 agents thanks to this forum, I asked to speak with one because at the time (February) I was still waiting for a biometrics appointment after two months. The agent said he could not help me because there wasn't really an emergency and I should just keep waiting. So I did.

I called back in early March to speak with another agent and they sent me an email instead saying the same thing: Keep waiting. At the end of March, I used EMMA to open an inquiry with my FO, and at the same time (because I was getting really worried) I asked my congresswoman for help. The FO and the congresswoman's office never replied.

In early April, I contacted my senator's office, and the same day they confirmed that an inquiry had been placed on my behalf. Two days later, I received a biometrics letter by email for early May. That same week I also received the interview letter scheduled four days after my biometrics.

EDIT: I also chatted with more than one tier 1 agent but as we all know they see exactly what we see (unless your bio or interview has been scheduled but you have not received the NOA yet). Those conversations led to nothing.
 
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Has anyone submitted documents excluding high school diploma and gone the work experience route, curious to know what is asking at interview.
 
raphael1899 said:
No. When I found out about tier 2 agents thanks to this forum, I asked to speak with one because at the time (February) I was still waiting for a biometrics appointment after two months. The agent said he could not help me because there wasn't really an emergency and I should just keep waiting. So I did.

I called back in early March to speak with another agent and they sent me an email instead saying the same thing: Keep waiting. At the end of March, I used EMMA to open an inquiry with my FO, and at the same time (because I was getting really worried) I asked my congresswoman for help. The FO and the congresswoman's office never replied.

In early April, I contacted my senator's office, and the same day they confirmed that an inquiry had been placed on my behalf. Two days later, I received a biometrics letter by email for early May. That same week I also received the interview letter scheduled four days after my biometrics.

EDIT: I also chatted with more than one tier 1 agent but as we all know they see exactly what we see (unless your bio or interview has been scheduled but you have not received the NOA yet). Those conversations led to nothing.
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Thanks for the detailed response @raphael1899 . So basically what I understand is that it was the senator that made the difference for your case, not the tier 2 agent. Is that right?

BTW, when contacting congressman and senators, should one strictly contact the ones for his/her own zip code? Or the ones for my ASC and FO locations? I'm asking because I'm living in a "red" congressional district and state (no hope of help from them), but my FO and ASC have "blue" congressman and senators.
 
Blade_ said:
Thanks for the detailed response @raphael1899 . So basically what I understand is that it was the senator that made the difference for your case, not the tier 2 agent. Is that right?

BTW, when contacting congressman and senators, should one strictly contact the ones for his/her own zip code? Or the ones for my ASC and FO locations? I'm asking because I'm living in a "red" congressional district and state (no hope of help from them), but my FO and ASC have "blue" congressman and senators.
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1. Yes, the senator made the difference. I was not able to find a tier 2 agent who wanted to help.
2. You have to contact the congressperson/senator for your address yes because they can choose to help you since you are one of their constituents.
 
I'll give an update on my case.

I opened an expedite request a few weeks ago on humanitarian grounds (I'll leave out the details here). They responded with the Brooklyn Field Office's postal address where I should submit evidence. That evidence was delivered a couple of weeks ago.
At the same time I submitted the documents to the USCIS Ombudsman. There, a manager has reviewed the request and expedited it internally, i.e. it is assigned to an analyst. However no substantive progress has been made there or with USCIS.

Separately, our Congresswoman's office has gone quiet and is no longer responding to our requests for help. Strange, because they were so helpful earlier.

It's now 199 days since biometrics appointment and 266 days since filing.
 

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Blade_ said:
Thanks for the detailed response @raphael1899 . So basically what I understand is that it was the senator that made the difference for your case, not the tier 2 agent. Is that right?

BTW, when contacting congressman and senators, should one strictly contact the ones for his/her own zip code? Or the ones for my ASC and FO locations? I'm asking because I'm living in a "red" congressional district and state (no hope of help from them), but my FO and ASC have "blue" congressman and senators.
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Also, if by red you mean republican, I don't think a republican congressperson/senator is automatically against (legal) immigration. I don't know if I misunderstood though.
 
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Blade_ said:
Thanks for the detailed response @raphael1899 . So basically what I understand is that it was the senator that made the difference for your case, not the tier 2 agent. Is that right?

BTW, when contacting congressman and senators, should one strictly contact the ones for his/her own zip code? Or the ones for my ASC and FO locations? I'm asking because I'm living in a "red" congressional district and state (no hope of help from them), but my FO and ASC have "blue" congressman and senators.
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Yeah, @raphael1899 is right.
Look up what the congressman/woman stands on immigration. You might get lucky.
 
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