DV 2021 AOS Only
- Thread starter Sm1smom
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H Mom,
I have a question regarding IL. Since some people here had difficulties receiving the letters and unfortunately missed their interviews because they did not know of interview date and time. Since last month, USPS has been super slow and not delivering mails in time. For my new place I'm seeing mails that are not being delivered to me. Also, USCIS tier1/2 are usually not informed of interview dates. I have been told by some applicants on this forum (who were under same FO) that when they called USCIS, they didn't know about interview date while they received interview letter from FO. Do you know what could be the other potential ways to find out about interview date? Can we try our luck and go to the FO and talk to the receptionist and ask them about this? (For example if someone else got their interview letter and we know that our FO usually does the batching for DV applicants and interviews them all in one day)
I have a question regarding IL. Since some people here had difficulties receiving the letters and unfortunately missed their interviews because they did not know of interview date and time. Since last month, USPS has been super slow and not delivering mails in time. For my new place I'm seeing mails that are not being delivered to me. Also, USCIS tier1/2 are usually not informed of interview dates. I have been told by some applicants on this forum (who were under same FO) that when they called USCIS, they didn't know about interview date while they received interview letter from FO. Do you know what could be the other potential ways to find out about interview date? Can we try our luck and go to the FO and talk to the receptionist and ask them about this? (For example if someone else got their interview letter and we know that our FO usually does the batching for DV applicants and interviews them all in one day)
raphael1899
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I think you can try. It doesn't hurt.
raphael1899
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Can I ask you who these people are? I only saw one post today from someone who missed the interview because they never received the letter, but that was the only one.
Tier 1 and 2 agents can definitely tell you if your interview has been scheduled or not, so when you say that they "are usually not informed of interview dates," I think you mean that they can't tell you when it will be scheduled.
There are only two ways that I know of to find out about your interview date: you talk/chat with an agent who is going to tell you or you wait for the letter.
raphael1899
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If anyone here was able to do a successful walk-in, you should be able to see it on the spreadsheet (unless they never updated it). There is a column for that. But I know that there are not many cases as you said.
@raphael1899
Not trying to generalize this! But in my case, even Tier 2 could not see my interview appointment (since it had not been updated in to the system from the FO side)
Thank your for your reply! There are two applicants in this Forum who I had a conversation with about this matter and they confirmed that USCIS did not know about the interview date. I’m not sure if they don’t mind me tagging them here, so I just let them confirm this if they like to do so.
If that’s the only way, let’s just hope that we receive IL in time and without any issues.
FO inquiry might not be a bad idea as well!
(Talk to Tier 1 and ask them to place an inquiry for your FO)
raphael1899
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No need to tag them. I was just curious.
raphael1899
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True, but as you said that was because the FO did not update it on their end, not because agents are unable to see scheduled interview dates.
Thanks! Yeah I guess that could be one way
Yup
As long as FO update the system (I still don’t know if these guys have any ineternal network or they just use a portal on internet! or whatever!)
otherwise, how is a Tier1/2 supposed to know there’s an interview scheduled for someone?!
raphael1899
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The court decision won't really change anything for AOS applicants IMO. I think it's been established that the AOS process has not been negatively affected by the "no visa" policy, the government's failure to issue visas, and all the other claims the lawyers made on behalf of the plaintiffs. What might happen I think is the preservation of visas (like in DV2020) rather than an extension of the FY, in which case I think it's safe to assume that those visas will be given to CPers.
UPDATE: my case status shows the new card being produced! while my husband's status hasn't changed yet.. is it normal?Hi guys, this afternoon we had our interview in Philly. We came 10-15 min early and were called even earlier than our appt time. The interview went well. The officer was very polite and asked just i-485 related questions like our full name, place of birth when we got married etc. My husband said about the swapped names issue and the officer said he already noticed that since many people make that mistake so we are fine. By the end of our interview, he asked whether we want to add any docs and we handed in a job offer, our current enrollment certificates and my 2020 tax return transcript. He then let us ask any ques we have. I asked about the competition of the background check and KCC file and he assured us our background check was completed and look good and he also said he has everything he needs from KCC.
I also asked when we could expect the decision he was saying that it can take up to 30 days and asked whether we plan to move out from our current address. We said not until the end of September so he said we will definitely get it before that. The whole interview took about 20 min. Our online status hasn't changed since then. So the waiting continues
Sm1smom
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Not sure where you got the information about some people having difficulties receiving their letters and they subsequently missed their interviews because they did not know of the interview date/time. In this forum, one person reported getting a call from the IO who asked them to come in same day for the interview. Another person reported (today) getting an update which says they failed to show up for an appointment - as of now, there’s no confirmation if this appointment was supposed to be for an interview (which they never got the IL for), or a system glitch.
USPS has been super slow with mail delivery since last year (thanks to Trump’s lackey, DeJoy came onboard), not just since last month. If you’re seeing mail notifications in Informed Delivery which are subsequently not showing up in your mailbox, that is something you’ll need to go sort out with the USPS. Tiers 1 and/or 2 agents sometimes do not see some IL in the system, because some FOs are not updating the information online. Each FO is responsible for scheduling their own interview appointments, there’s no central body responsible for scheduling those, unlike in the case of the bio appointments which the NBC is in charge of. AFAIK, you can’t simply walk up to the FO to talk to a “receptionist” without an INFOPASS appointment, but if it will help put your mind at ease, you can attempt a walk-in to see if the security guards will allow you in.
UPDATE: both our statuses show new card being produced!! I just can't believe it's over!! My tons of thanks to every one of you here who helped us to reach the final stage. Countless thanks to Mom and Sussie! I feel so blessed
@Abdulmalik I did a walk-in this afternoon, it was fine for me. I got my biometrics letter via email yesterday for August 20th appointment. The email stated that this request was a field office expedite to process me as quickly as possible and the email also mentioned that I can appear at my earliest convenience, and that the best times are in the afternoon when there are fewer applications. I showed the guy at the front desk the printout and he let me through so I'm not sure if its because of the email. The place was empty anyway and it took less than 5 minutes!
My process from time of AOS acceptance at lockbox to doing biometrics took less than 2 weeks!
raphael1899
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Congrats!!UPDATE: both our statuses show new card being produced!! I just can't believe it's over!! My tons of thanks to every one of you here who helped us to reach the final stage. Countless thanks to Mom and Sussie! I feel so blessed
Abdulmalik
Active Member
Same as mine but I got it today thank you for sharing your experience. Could you please share any update with me as we are same FO
Abdulmalik
Active Member
Could I ask if you requested expedite service???