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Which reminds me, another thing people should know: the hours on the website are not reliable. It said that this one was on extended hours, 6am to 6pm, but they didn't open until 8am. I drove back up to Chicago today so I can try again tomorrow.
none of the Illinois offices are listed as currently having extended hours? https://www.uscis.gov/about-us/uscis-office-closings
(and Google has 8am opening listed for norridge, if that is the one you were referring to?)
 
Dear Mom,,
Quick question, which has been troubling me abit. We just received our bio and IL for later on August. I am a derivative, my wife is principal. Between submitting in May and now, I traveled on duty to Afghanistan returned on 30 July. Our bio letters arrived on the 6 Aug and IL on 7 Aug. My I-485 had earlier I94 arrival date, which now is different of course. Should I print my new I94 and bring to interview? how will this travel impact decicion? I did not get a parole, maintaining a valid non-immigrant visa.
 
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Hi every body,

I have a question about my case. Appreciate if someone knows about it.

Does receiving the approval email from KCC regarding the documents means that everything about my documents is OK?

explanation: I'm Asian (only passport that I have) , and I'm living in Europe legally for 5 years on work permit. I'm a winner of 2021 with EU code. So my CN is like 2021EU**** (I really have no idea why it is like that since I put my place of birth as the Asian country and even my passport number correctly, and only wrote the home address in Europe)

I started the AOS process a couple of days ago in US and I'm just not sure if the CN would be a problem or not? since I don't have a European passport.
 
none of the Illinois offices are listed as currently having extended hours? https://www.uscis.gov/about-us/uscis-office-closings
(and Google has 8am opening listed for norridge, if that is the one you were referring to?)

Norridge is listed as having extended hours here.

As of May 3, 2021, this ASC is open for extended hours until further notice as follows: 6:00 am to 6:00 pm.

I'm not sure where google gets their info from (they don't show hours for my local FO in Indy), but in this case they seem to be correct.
 
No, didn't try either of those. The person who did it in KY was actually scheduled there, and they were only allowed in by accident. The staff only noticed that they were early afterwards, and they said if they had spotted that they wouldn't have allowed it.

I decided to try the Chicago area because there are multiple ASCs you can get to in a single day (probably 4 if you are determined), and I know that Norridge has allowed a few walk ins. They even told me I could probably get in later in the week. There must have been 50 people or more queuing outside on Monday at 8am. The lady at the door went in and asked for me but they said no.

Which reminds me, another thing people should know: the hours on the website are not reliable. It said that this one was on extended hours, 6am to 6pm, but they didn't open until 8am. I drove back up to Chicago today so I can try again tomorrow.
I will try Norridge on Friday or sometime next week. Please let us know your experience after today's visit. Thank you.
 
Dear Mom,,
Quick question, which has been troubling me abit. We just received our bio and IL for later on August. I am a derivative, my wife is principal. Between submitting in May and now, I traveled on duty to Afghanistan returned on 30 July. Our bio letters arrived on the 6 Aug and IL on 7 Aug. My I-485 had earlier I94 arrival date, which now is different of course. Should I print my new I94 and bring to interview? how will this travel impact decicion? I did not get a parole, maintaining a valid non-immigrant visa.
What is your current status in the US? Which visa did you return on? The answer to this question is VERY important to your pending AOS application.
 
Hi every body,

I have a question about my case. Appreciate if someone knows about it.

Does receiving the approval email from KCC regarding the documents means that everything about my documents is OK?

explanation: I'm Asian (only passport that I have) , and I'm living in Europe legally for 5 years on work permit. I'm a winner of 2021 with EU code. So my CN is like 2021EU**** (I really have no idea why it is like that since I put my place of birth as the Asian country and even my passport number correctly, and only wrote the home address in Europe)

I started the AOS process a couple of days ago in US and I'm just not sure if the CN would be a problem or not? since I don't have a European passport.
The document related email from KCC is for CP, non AOS related so I’m not going to bother answering what it means in terms of everything about your documents being okay or not.

If you tell us your specific birth country as against saying you’re “Asian”, we will have a better understanding of your situation and will be able to better answer why your CN shows an EU number.

In the interim, here’s what possibly happened on your entry form, you probably listed your birth country correctly but selected your European residency country as your chargeability country. In which case you’re wrongly charged and your application should be subsequently denied.
 
Norridge is listed as having extended hours here.



I'm not sure where google gets their info from (they don't show hours for my local FO in Indy), but in this case they seem to be correct.
Odd, seems one uscis page is updated and one isn’t. I am reliably told (by someone in retail) that google’s information comes from the business/organization concerned and it is up to them to let google know of changed hours etc.
 
I guess i just don't have any luck. I called the congressman office today and congressman himself checked on my file and said they submitted the request on 7/27 and received feedback on 7/30 that they would forward it to FO. since then they have not heard anything else but he will follow up again. Now i submitted the request to congressman office on 7/7. Looks like they did not submit it until I called back around 7/27 which during this call they told me they were waiting on feedback from FO. No IL at this point and i am just disappointed and impatient at this point. Mom wondering if i can try senator's office.
If you follow up with your congressman’s office at the end of this week and they have no update for you, then yes consider reaching out to your senator for case follow up assistance.

p.s. apologies, your post was unintentional jumped over yesterday.
 
thanks for sharing your experience, I have a question : between 25th march and 5/3 have you had any call with USCIS to check your status? it was on "hold"? (my check has not been cashed yet and they said it is on hold!! )
You need to provide more context about your case in order for us to have a better understanding and provide appropriate guidance. You have no historical post in this forum, so can’t offer an appropriate response for your situation.
 
I will try Norridge on Friday or sometime next week. Please let us know your experience after today's visit. Thank you.

Success! I just did it a few minutes ago. There was no one in there. The lady still had to ask the supervisor, but she came back and said because it was scheduled for Monday and that's a busy day, they could do it. Honestly I don't understand what the story is when the place is empty and there's a massive backlog. Maybe this is why there's a backlog. But anyway I was in and out in 5 minutes. I would definitely try tomorrow morning if I were you.
 
explanation: I'm Asian (only passport that I have) , and I'm living in Europe legally for 5 years on work permit. I'm a winner of 2021 with EU code. So my CN is like 2021EU**** (I really have no idea why it is like that since I put my place of birth as the Asian country and even my passport number correctly, and only wrote the home address in Europe)

I started the AOS process a couple of days ago in US and I'm just not sure if the CN would be a problem or not? since I don't have a European passport.
If you tell us your specific birth country as against saying you’re “Asian”, we will have a better understanding of your situation and will be able to better answer why your CN shows an EU number.

In the interim, here’s what possibly happened on your entry form, you probably listed your birth country correctly but selected your European residency country as your chargeability country. In which case you’re wrongly charged and your application should be subsequently denied.
Yes, what country? as example some countries that are usually referred to as being in Central Asia are categorized under EU for DV purposes. If it is indeed a country that should have been classified as AS then you must have made a mistake in the chargeability selection and would be disqualified.

By the way it does not matter at all what passport you hold. What matters is that you selected the correct country to charge to. Not everyone has passports or citizenship of where they were born.
 
The document related email from KCC is for CP, non AOS related so I’m not going to bother answering what it means in terms of everything about your documents being okay or not.
Thank you @Sm1smom for your clarification, so there is no specific connection between them.
If you tell us your specific birth country as against saying you’re “Asian”, we will have a better understanding of your situation and will be able to better answer why your CN shows an EU number.
I'm Iranian and I' living in Italy for 5 years.
In the interim, here’s what possibly happened on your entry form, you probably listed your birth country correctly but selected your European residency country as your chargeability country. In which case you’re wrongly charged and your application should be subsequently denied.
That is exactly what I did while filling out the registration form as I had no clue what it meant. Should I stop any further steps? I will be 100% rejected?
 
Thank you @Sm1smom for your clarification, so there is no specific connection between them.

I'm Iranian and I' living in Italy for 5 years.

That is exactly what I did while filling out the registration form as I had no clue what it meant. Should I stop any further steps? I will be 100% rejected?
Why did you not read the instructions? They explain it clearly. Yes, unfortunately that is a disqualifying mistake.
 
I was on G4, and returned on G4. I was given D/S on arrival.
unless @Sm1smom has any particular insight on G visas that I’m unaware of, my understanding is that you abandoned your AOS application by traveling without AP as you do not hold a dual intent visa. Luckily your wife is the principal and (assuming she did not also travel out and is therefore ok to proceed) she will be able to sponsor you for a family based green card after she gets her owm.
 
I was on G4, and returned on G4. I was given D/S on arrival.
BIG mistake, traveling outside the US without an approved AP card while the AOS application is pending. AFAIK, a G visa does not fall under a dual intent status which would have allowed you to depart and return to the US without an approved AP while your AOS application is pending. Traveling like you did typically leads to the pending AOS application being considered as abandoned.
 
Thank you @Sm1smom for your clarification, so there is no specific connection between them.

I'm Iranian and I' living in Italy for 5 years.

That is exactly what I did while filling out the registration form as I had no clue what it meant. Should I stop any further steps? I will be 100% rejected?
So you charged yourself to the wrong country. For CP, it is an automatic denial - the COs are more vigilant about such things. AOS is iffy, the IO may or may not catch the wrong chargeability country and subsequently approve the case. However if that were to happen, the GC can still be revoked if the erroneous approval is later on discovered. I can't help you decide if you should continue processing or basically stop at this point, this is your call.

By the way, it seems to me you came into the US on a visitor's visa with the preconceived intent of filing AOS, right? Well that is another potential issue the IO may scrutinize. Anyway, your case, your call.
 
Success! I just did it a few minutes ago. There was no one in there. The lady still had to ask the supervisor, but she came back and said because it was scheduled for Monday and that's a busy day, they could do it. Honestly I don't understand what the story is when the place is empty and there's a massive backlog. Maybe this is why there's a backlog. But anyway I was in and out in 5 minutes. I would definitely try tomorrow morning if I were you.
Congratz !!!! That is great, thank you. I will try it tomorrow !!!
 
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