October 2011 Filers

Fast turnaround

I'm glad that your status was updated quickly. I'll keep my fingers crossed for your birth docs being accepted.

bigbull99 said:
I checked the online update on USCIS web site.It says- REF Resposnce review. it says the case is processed at NBC. I hope the documents are enough.

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HossDelgado said:
3 days since I sent my RFE response via priority mail and it's still not there. I'll be lucky if it gets there by day 4 (Friday), which means it probably won't be logged by USCIS until early next week (day 7 or 8).

I get that priority mail is just a marketing gimmick/sub-brand for first class mail, but advertising it as a '2 day service' (with lots of fine print) is just so wrong.
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Don't let it get to you too much. I understand your frustration and I'm hoping your package gets there tomorrow.

@bigbull99
Good for you dear!
 
HossDelgado said:
3 days since I sent my RFE response via priority mail and it's still not there. I'll be lucky if it gets there by day 4 (Friday), which means it probably won't be logged by USCIS until early next week (day 7 or 8).

I get that priority mail is just a marketing gimmick/sub-brand for first class mail, but advertising it as a '2 day service' (with lots of fine print) is just so wrong.
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I sent my RFE priorty mail as well and they got it in 2 days. It should be delivered any day now. Not to worry
 
HossDelgado said:
3 days since I sent my RFE response via priority mail and it's still not there. I'll be lucky if it gets there by day 4 (Friday), which means it probably won't be logged by USCIS until early next week (day 7 or 8).

I get that priority mail is just a marketing gimmick/sub-brand for first class mail, but advertising it as a '2 day service' (with lots of fine print) is just so wrong.
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That sucks. USPS is always like that. I wish we can send it through FEDEX . They dont give us that option. Call the USPS and find out what is going on, Give them some hard time, No thing will change , but just for our satisfaction.
Hope full it will be deleverd to day and you should gat the up date by end of the day or by monday.
 
Thanks

Thanks marinewife, sweet and bigbull- it's comforting to know that 2/3's of you guys went through a somewhat similar process.

I called USPS yesterday and they gave me no new news- the customer service rep just read the information off of the confirmation site and then gave me the usual spiel about priority mail not being a guaranteed service and untrackable. The rep was nice so I refrained from unloading on her.

And the RFE response STILL has not been delivered as I type this. It looks like USPS mis-routed my mail to Minneapolis, MN (?!) 2 days ago, and then slowly sent the package to Kansas City, KS, where it's been sitting for about 22 hours. This is maddening.

I guess what this experience underscores to me is how little control we have over large parts of this process. No matter how organized we are about our AoS packages, or assembling evidence, all it takes is one exceptionally grumpy IO, or a sloppy USPS worker who hates his or her job to complicate things.

bigbull99 said:
That sucks. USPS is always like that. I wish we can send it through FEDEX . They dont give us that option. Call the USPS and find out what is going on, Give them some hard time, No thing will change , but just for our satisfaction.
Hope full it will be deleverd to day and you should gat the up date by end of the day or by monday.
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Hey Guys

No news on my end but I'm just checking in to see how everyone's doing. How was the weekend? Did anyone do anything special?

Which reminds me @sweet15, I'm soooo sorry that I'm late but I do still want to wish you a happy belated birthday. Your best years are still ahead of you dear. I'm wishing you all the great things in life, hope your bday brought you an extra share of all that makes you happiest *HUGS*

@HossDelgado
I hope this week brings you good news. I'm honestly feeling bad that USPS is causing you stress.
 
Marinewife, you're good peeps

I guess at this stage no news is good news- could you do an infopass appointment to double check?

Re: RFE- it finally got there, 7 days after I sent it. I went through many of the 7 stages of grieving during the process- denial ('the site's jut not updating, right?'), anger ('USPS sucks!'), negotiation ('If this gets delivered in the next day, I promise I'll send everything USPS for the next year'), and finally acceptance ('whadyagonnado?').
 
HossDelgado said:
I guess at this stage no news is good news- could you do an infopass appointment to double check?

Re: RFE- it finally got there, 7 days after I sent it. I went through many of the 7 stages of grieving during the process- denial ('the site's jut not updating, right?'), anger ('USPS sucks!'), negotiation ('If this gets delivered in the next day, I promise I'll send everything USPS for the next year'), and finally acceptance ('whadyagonnado?').
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That post was HILARIOUS!!!!!!! I'm glad it got there....finally!

As for me, I'm not due for any news until after Thanksgiving. I did my biometrics Oct 25th, so I'm thinking a month from then I should be hearing from them.
 
I think for every one who did not have RFE, should have some news by 14th of DEC 2011. I was told that it will take 2mts for EAD, and then from there 2mts for interview.
At this point we all must kick back and get ready fro Thanksgiving Dinner:)
 
Surprise!!!!! Interview Notice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey fellow members,

I just decided to check my case numbers online few minutes ago, and I saw that my I-485 case showed up. And I saw these lines of sentences.:D:D:D:D:D

On November 15, 2011, we mailed you an appointment notice for an interview for December 15, 2011, at NATIONAL BENEFITS CENTER. Please follow the instructions on the notice. If you move while this case is pending, please use our Change of Address online tool to update your case with your new address or call our customer service center at 1-800-375-5283.

Wao... 69 days from submission to interview. This is express.....
 
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Congrats

Congrats on the smooth, speedy process. Hope you're done in the mythical 90 days I see mentioned once in a while.
 
Lazhy said:
Hey fellow members,

I just decided to check my case numbers online few minutes ago, and I saw that my I-485 case showed up. And I saw these lines of sentences.:D:D:D:D:D

On November 15, 2011, we mailed you an appointment notice for an interview for December 15, 2011, at NATIONAL BENEFITS CENTER. Please follow the instructions on the notice. If you move while this case is pending, please use our Change of Address online tool to update your case with your new address or call our customer service center at 1-800-375-5283.

Wao... 69 days from submission to interview. This is express.....
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Good for you! That was super fast. And exactly one month from today! The first of the bunch to possibly get their green card! I love it.
 
Lazhy said:
Hey fellow members,

I just decided to check my case numbers online few minutes ago, and I saw that my I-485 case showed up. And I saw these lines of sentences.:D:D:D:D:D

On November 15, 2011, we mailed you an appointment notice for an interview for December 15, 2011, at NATIONAL BENEFITS CENTER. Please follow the instructions on the notice. If you move while this case is pending, please use our Change of Address online tool to update your case with your new address or call our customer service center at 1-800-375-5283.

Wao... 69 days from submission to interview. This is express.....
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Congrats
 
@lazhy

WOW. Good for you. Atleast one person in this form is almost done with the headach of dealing with USCIS. Good Luck.
You get be getting youe EAD any secound :)
 
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bigbull99 said:
WOW. Good for you. Atleast one person in this form is almost done with the headach of dealing with USCIS. Good Luck.
You get be getting youe EAD any secound :)
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@ Bigbull99,

No, I think we all would be getting our EAD approval about the same time. It basically takes around 2 months to approve EAD regardless of the interview date. There are couple of people that had their interview before they received the EAD in the mail. Some, actual Green Card came in the mail before the EAD.
 
Lazhy said:
Hey fellow members,

I just decided to check my case numbers online few minutes ago, and I saw that my I-485 case showed up. And I saw these lines of sentences.:D:D:D:D:D

On November 15, 2011, we mailed you an appointment notice for an interview for December 15, 2011, at NATIONAL BENEFITS CENTER. Please follow the instructions on the notice. If you move while this case is pending, please use our Change of Address online tool to update your case with your new address or call our customer service center at 1-800-375-5283.

Wao... 69 days from submission to interview. This is express.....
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Congrats:eek:
 
Well I took Lazhy's advice and called USCIS earlier to check on the status of my case. I spoke to one person who had took my query (that I was calling because I couldn't view my case status online, gave her my receipt #), she said she couldn't see the case either and would need to transfer me. She transferred me to another officer who verified info like my full name, address, date of birth. I explained to her about not being able to see my case online. She updated me on my case. Told me that my application was received on October 11th, it was reviewed on November 7th, they've received my fingerprints already and all my paperwork is in order. And that everything is fine. She told me they are having technical difficulties with their system and have been told that it will be updated soon but she cannot say exactly when, so told me to just wait for correspondence from them via mail in the mean time. I must say that it was an easy process (talking to them) and they were very helpful. I can only hope my IO is THAT nice!

If anyone wants to know what's going on with their case, feel free to call them. 1-800-375-2831
 
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