Waiting Asylum decision

Jimmyin said:
For now, "Decision was Mailed" and "New Card being Produced" updates usually happen early morning around 9 am EST.
Other a5 EAD updates such as "Finger Prints were Taken" and "Fees were Waived" could happen anytime, usually around midnight EST.

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I noticed that there were approved cases, on the "Decision Was Mailed" day, sending the following email notification (need to set E-MAIL ALERTS ON in advance on the "my cases" page).
I am not sure if "formal decision (approved/denied)" would also appear in the email if the decision was NOID or referral. Please provide information if you see such cases.
Title: Case Status Information for Receipt Number: ZXXxxxxxxxxxx
Content:
*** DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS E-MAIL ***

There has been a recent processing action taken on your case.

Receipt Number: ZXXxxxxxxxxxx

Application Type: I589, APPLICATION FOR ASYLUM

Your Case Status: Decision

We reached a decision on your application. You should expect to receive the decision in the mail shortly. You must follow the instructions in your decision letter as to what to do next.

During this step the formal decision (approved/denied) is written and the decision notice is mailed and/or emailed to the applicant/petitioner. You can use our current processing time to gauge when you can expect to receive a final decision.

  • Log-in to your myUSCIS account to view your case history and understand what you can expect to happen next on your case.
  • Current processing times can be found on the USCIS website at under Check Processing Times.


Sincerely,

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
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Great research on the timeline for tracking case status!
it's a great help for us!
Normally, how long do we need to wait for a decision mailed out?
 
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whhv said:
Great research on the timeline for tracking case status!
it's a great help for us!
Normally, how long do we need to wait for a decision mailed out?
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Are you asking about the period after interview till the day decision was mailed out?
It is hard to answer. It depends on the asylum office, it depends on the asylum officer, and it also depends on the supervisor.
Previously there were phenomena that the applicant's EAD clock were RUNNING while the day count number were NOT increasing (EAD clock stuck / EAD clock frozen) after the interview till the decision mailed (not after NOID rebuttal submission). From my research I speculate that this usually means that the asylum officer has already made the decision. Then after passing the review of the supervisor, the decision will be mailed out within several days (usually less than 10 days). However, the period between asylum officer decision and the supervisor review could be several days to several months.
 
Jimmyin said:
Are you asking about the period after interview till the day decision was mailed out?
It is hard to answer. It depends on the asylum office, it depends on the asylum officer, and it also depends on the supervisor.
Previously there were phenomena that the applicant's EAD clock were RUNNING while the day count number were NOT increasing (EAD clock stuck / EAD clock frozen) after the interview till the decision mailed (not after NOID rebuttal submission). From my research I speculate that this usually means that the asylum officer has already made the decision. Then after passing the review of the supervisor, the decision will be mailed out within several days (usually less than 10 days). However, the period between asylum officer decision and the supervisor review could be several days to several months.
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I'm waiting to my decision 16 months.also I sent email to asylum office and asked them about my case but I didn't receive any response
 
Jimmyin said:
Are you asking about the period after the interview till the day decision was mailed out?
It is hard to answer. It depends on the asylum office, it depends on the asylum officer, and it also depends on the supervisor.
Previously there were phenomena that the applicant's EAD clock was RUNNING while the day count number was NOT increasing (EAD clock stuck / EAD clock frozen) after the interview till the decision mailed (not after NOID rebuttal submission). From my research, I speculate that this usually means that the asylum officer has already made the decision. Then after passing the review of the supervisor, the decision will be mailed out within several days (usually less than 10 days). However, the period between the asylum officer decision and the supervisor review could be several days to several months.
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Since USCIS removed the EAD clock from online case status, do you know other ways to loop up the EAD clock, such as email the asylum office, etc.?
Plus, I also noticed asylum officer would spend more hours to interview applicants during the pandemic,
so do you think it's a good time for people who are waiting for the interview to expedite their case at this moment?
 
I notice that for some approved cases, if the applicant entered US holding a visa within the past 5 years, they would still see their "most rent i94" for their passport since the last entry through https://i94.cbp.dhs.gov , however, they are not able to see their "travel history" (showing No record found for traveler. )

I guess this could be another approach for applicants to learn early after Decision Mailed if the case were approved. But information is still limited now. I do not know if this is common for approved cases. I do not know if this would also happen to referral cases. Please share such information if available.
 
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whhv said:
Since USCIS removed the EAD clock from online case status, do you know other ways to loop up the EAD clock, such as email the asylum office, etc.?
Plus, I also noticed asylum officer would spend more hours to interview applicants during the pandemic,
so do you think it's a good time for people who are waiting for the interview to expedite their case at this moment?
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I do not know.
I do not think they spend more hours. How did you notice that?
I do not think the chance to successfully expedite "Next Step is an Interview" cases is big for now. Please check my answer to msv5450 yesterday.
 
Jimmyin said:
I do not know.
I do not think they spend more hours. How did you notice that?
I do not think the chance to successfully expedite "Next Step is an Interview" cases is big for now. Please check my answer to msv5450 yesterday.
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Based on what you noticed, if it's getting approved, the "travel history" probably would show "No record found for traveler."?
I will also take that into the account.

During the interview back in September 2020, I found most applicants got interviewed for at least 3 hours at the SF office, but the interview might get delayed by the technique issue by video interview for about half an hour. Not sure if it's a good sign?
 
whhv said:
Based on what you noticed, if it's getting approved, the "travel history" probably would show "No record found for traveler."?
I will also take that into the account.

During the interview back in September 2020, I found most applicants got interviewed for at least 3 hours at the SF office, but the interview might get delayed by the technique issue by video interview for about half an hour. Not sure if it's a good sign?
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I do not know much about the hours. There are many factors such as translators, video interview difficulties, case complexities...
I would speculate the result more by what and how the officer asked the applicant questions. Did the officer repeat asking about anything? Did the officer ask too many questions requiring you to provide details? Did, and how many times, the officer show doubt about what you said during the interview? And also how did you handle those unexpected questions...
 
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Jimmyin said:
I do not know much about the hours. There are many factors such as translators, video interview difficulties...
I would speculate the result more by what and how the officer asked the applicant questions. Did the officer repeat asking about anything? Did the officer ask too many questions requiring you to provide details? Did, and how many times, the officer show doubt about what you said during the interview?
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It went okay, not that many repeating questions, but it's still hard to say it's good or bad.
 
whhv said:
Based on what you noticed, if it's getting approved, the "travel history" probably would show "No record found for traveler."?
I will also take that into the account.

During the interview back in September 2020, I found most applicants got interviewed for at least 3 hours at the SF office, but the interview might get delayed by the technique issue by video interview for about half an hour. Not sure if it's a good sign?
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It is taking longer because the interpreter has to sit in a different room than the applicant.
were you interviewed by a different officer the second time?
 
SP20 said:
Code 5 is for Asylee granttrueMost likely your case is approved now and if that is true , you should be receiving mail to that effect.
Code A5 is for granted asylum . Most likely your case is approved, if yes you should be receiving mail to that effect from USCIS.
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. Are you serious???? I hope your are right and it’s weird but
SP20 said:
Code 5 is for Asylee granttrueMost likely your case is approved now and if that is true , you should be receiving mail to that effect.
Code A5 is for granted asylum . Most likely your case is approved, if yes you should be receiving mail to that effect from USCIS.
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ARE YOU SERIOUS???? I hope you are right! And it’s weird but they sended me a new EAD Card today with fingerprint on it, my old one wasn’t have fingerprint on it?? What is that mean??
Thank you
 
themanfromtheearth said:
. Are you serious???? I hope your are right and it’s weird but

ARE YOU SERIOUS???? I hope you are right! And it’s weird but they sended me a new EAD Card today with fingerprint on it, my old one wasn’t have fingerprint on it?? What is that mean??
Thank you
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And They sended my Ead card with fingerprint on it , before I give my fingerprint second time. I will give my fingerprint next week, but I already have an Ead card with fingerprint!!
 
Jimmyin said:
Usually, on the day when it turns to Decision was Mailed, an approved case would display something in the Case History such as "We ordered your new card" , "The fingerprints relating to your Form I-765 Application for Employment Authorization, were taken", or "We received your case and waived the filing fee for your Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization",

beneath

"We reached a decision in your case. You should expect to receive the decision in the mail shortly. " and "You completed your interview with USCIS".

The reason is that the system automatically order your a5 EAD when the asylum office person updates your case in their system to indicate your approval letter being mailed.
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Thank you for the research.

From your research, does a NOID also trigger an online case status update - such as "decision was mailed"? If so, decision was mailed status can technically appear twice, the second time triggered by a final denial, correct?
 
Jimmyin said:
For now, "Decision was Mailed" and "New Card being Produced" updates usually happen early morning around 9 am EST.
Other a5 EAD updates such as "Finger Prints were Taken" and "Fees were Waived" could happen anytime, usually around midnight EST.

P.S.
I noticed that there were approved cases, on the "Decision Was Mailed" day, sending the following email notification (need to set E-MAIL ALERTS ON in advance on the "my cases" page).
I am not sure if "formal decision (approved/denied)" would also appear in the email if the decision was NOID or referral. Please provide information if you see such cases.
Title: Case Status Information for Receipt Number: ZXXxxxxxxxxxx
Content:
*** DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS E-MAIL ***

There has been a recent processing action taken on your case.

Receipt Number: ZXXxxxxxxxxxx

Application Type: I589, APPLICATION FOR ASYLUM

Your Case Status: Decision

We reached a decision on your application. You should expect to receive the decision in the mail shortly. You must follow the instructions in your decision letter as to what to do next.

During this step the formal decision (approved/denied) is written and the decision notice is mailed and/or emailed to the applicant/petitioner. You can use our current processing time to gauge when you can expect to receive a final decision.

  • Log-in to your myUSCIS account to view your case history and understand what you can expect to happen next on your case.
  • Current processing times can be found on the USCIS website at under Check Processing Times.


Sincerely,

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
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The second paragraph concerning 'formal' appears to be boiler plate on other case types such as I-485 and non- decision status updates, e.g.in RFE update as well (googled).
 
Speaking2 said:
Thank you for the research.

From your research, does a NOID also trigger an online case status update - such as "decision was mailed"? If so, decision was mailed status can technically appear twice, the second time triggered by a final denial, correct?
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If a NOID is sent out it will also update "Decision Was Mailed". After rebuttal submission it will be "Decision Is Pending". When the final decision is sent out it will turn to be "Decision Was Mailed" again.
 
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If there's one thing i have learnt about USCIS is that no two cases are identical and their treatment too, i wouldn't read too much into all these suppositions, while they are good as a general read, you wont find a trend with USCIS.
 
themanfromtheearth said:
And They sended my Ead card with fingerprint on it , before I give my fingerprint second time. I will give my fingerprint next week, but I already have an Ead card with fingerprint!!
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When your case is approved is like the system automatically request for A5 Card. I thought you ought to have received your decision by now
 
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