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11-21-2011, 05:31 PM
mars76

Does any one who filed in Oct has got AP or EAD??

How much time does it take to get AP/EAD once the Finger Prints are done.

thanks.
11-21-2011, 06:38 PM
leo07

I'm in the same boat. waiting...waiting...still waiting:)

Quote:

Originally Posted by mars76

Does any one who filed in Oct has got AP or EAD??

How much time does it take to get AP/EAD once the Finger Prints are done.

thanks.
11-21-2011, 06:39 PM
leo07

Perfect. Thanks for the update.

Quote:

Originally Posted by tackle

Thank you for this information. I was actually able to walk-in to my appointed ASC (Cincinnati) today (11/21/11 Monday @ 11:30 AM) and get the finger printing done. When we walked in, it was empty and no one was there. I explained that my appointment is actually on Dec 8, but I was in town and wanted to check if I could get it done earlier. The lady in the counter was real nice and said, "sure, you could get it done".

Then, she checked the original FP notice and ID (Drivers License) and handed out forms that we had to fill (the usual bio details, A# and Receipt numbers from notice). Once we filled the forms, we handed them to the counter along with the FP notices and Drivers Licenses. They went in and after couple of minutes took us in 1 after the other to get the finger printing done. They also took a photo once FP was done.

When everything was done, I went to the counter and asked her again if I need to do anything about the actual appointment (like cancel it). And, she said, "Nope, this is it. You are done". So, there shouldn't be any issues because of the advance finger-printing I guess (hopefully).

All the best for everyone waiting for the next step in the AOS process.
11-21-2011, 06:42 PM
leo07

cool. Yours is so close to the actual date, you might as well go on the appointment date:)
Since it's day after Thanksgiving, check with the center if they'd be open or rather have you come early.

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Originally Posted by TeddyKoochu

I got my FP motice on 11/19 at my home address, attorney also received a copy. My FP is on 11/25.
11-21-2011, 06:43 PM
leo07

Receipts 1 week. FP notices 1 week from the receipt had been the average so far.

Quote:

Originally Posted by rdsingh79

Anyone current in Nov and filing with NSC got FP notices yet? I am also wondering how long it took for folks who became current in October to get their FP notices.
11-21-2011, 06:43 PM
leo07

Cool. Do some research about the ASC to see if you can go early.

Quote:

Originally Posted by mars76

I got my FP Notice yesterday.

PD : Sep 2007 EB2
SC: Texas
RD: 01-Nov-2011
ND: 03-Nov-2011
FP: 02-Dec-2011
11-21-2011, 06:45 PM
leo07

Yeah, I do the same. I think we should start saving those until we get the actual CARD:)

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Originally Posted by 10102007

Mine went to TSC. I hope I did not throw them away with those catalogs and marketing junk mail. I throw those off right by the mailbox where there is a trash bin.
11-21-2011, 06:47 PM
leo07

Please call them and see if you can get it done in the next couple of days. I'm sure all ASC staff will be at walmart on Friday :)

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Originally Posted by visagcinfo

Received FP appointment letter today. FP date is 11/25. Is it not supposed to be a holiday? I have to drive 3+ hours.... hope I wont end up seeing a closed office.
11-21-2011, 06:49 PM
leo07

They say FP notice will arrive in 30 days. Technically, it's not 30 yet. I'd wait at least until December 1st.

Quote:

Originally Posted by 10102007

Haven't received mine yet. Getting a bit anxious. Is it too early to call USCIS and ask for an update or should I give it a few more days?

Code:

Priority Date - Oct 10, 2007 Mailed Date - Nov 1, 2011 Received Date - Nov 3, 2011 Notice Date - Nov 7, 2011
11-21-2011, 06:51 PM
visagcinfo

Tackle..
this narration helps! I was wondering what exactly is going to happen when we go for FP.
Is there a copy of the form available on the net? The form to be filled up at ASC.
I am driving 3+ hours to ASC.. and I am not good at remembering stuff (got used to copy and paste, you know!). It will help to go prepared if the ASC FP form is available beforehand.

Quote:

Originally Posted by tackle

Thank you for this information. I was actually able to walk-in to my appointed ASC (Cincinnati) today (11/21/11 Monday @ 11:30 AM) and get the finger printing done. When we walked in, it was empty and no one was there. I explained that my appointment is actually on Dec 8, but I was in town and wanted to check if I could get it done earlier. The lady in the counter was real nice and said, "sure, you could get it done".

Then, she checked the original FP notice and ID (Drivers License) and handed out forms that we had to fill (the usual bio details, A# and Receipt numbers from notice). Once we filled the forms, we handed them to the counter along with the FP notices and Drivers Licenses. They went in and after couple of minutes took us in 1 after the other to get the finger printing done. They also took a photo once FP was done.

When everything was done, I went to the counter and asked her again if I need to do anything about the actual appointment (like cancel it). And, she said, "Nope, this is it. You are done". So, there shouldn't be any issues because of the advance finger-printing I guess (hopefully).

All the best for everyone waiting for the next step in the AOS process.
11-21-2011, 08:00 PM
soggadu

hey guys... got my finger print notices... 12/15 it is... tommorow i will be going to newark airport and this center is near by, so just wondering if they would accept me if i go in....
11-21-2011, 08:26 PM
tackle

Quote:

Originally Posted by visagcinfo

Tackle..
this narration helps! I was wondering what exactly is going to happen when we go for FP.
Is there a copy of the form available on the net? The form to be filled up at ASC.
I am driving 3+ hours to ASC.. and I am not good at remembering stuff (got used to copy and paste, you know!). It will help to go prepared if the ASC FP form is available beforehand.

I'm not sure if you could find the form somewhere online. It was a 1 page form. But we only had the fill the top half of it. It was quite simple. I've given the actual details that you'll need to fill below:

1. Last Name, First Name, Middle Name (Optional)
2. Date of Birth
3. Phone number
4. Country of Birth
5. Country of Citizenship
6. Height (in Feet & Inches)
7. Weight (in lbs)
8. Color of Eye
9. Color of Hair
10. Alien Number (from FP notice)
11. Receipt Numbers (from FP Notice - AOS applicants will have 2: one for I-485 & the other for I-765)

That's it (hope I didn't forget anything)

Good luck.
11-21-2011, 08:34 PM
red2green

Quote:

Originally Posted by gchopeful123

Further to this, I checked the NSC entries for Oct applicants. High level observation is FP date 4-6 weeks after I-485 receipt ND. The delay compared with TSC doesnt make much sense as the local FP offices wud be common (depending on state/location) for TSC/NSC applicants.

Does anybody know if EAD/AP are processed only after FP? If yes, then I might have to think of early walk-in.

Also, anyone else from NJ area? I believe my FP office would be Newark.

FPs are not needed to process EADs.

looking at the CM Blog(link below), there were almost double(more than 19000) the number of applications rcvd at NSC compared TSC during 2011 spill over.
I think this is causing FP notice delays at NSC. I wonder if Lockbox routing the traffice to NSC to get both service centers workload distributed equally.
Though the number indiacates all applications(not just 485s), it will effect the 485s processing speed. just a guess, probably Gurus can shed more light.

http://us-non-immigrants.blogspot.co...mb-demand.html
11-21-2011, 08:41 PM
red2green

Quote:

Originally Posted by visagcinfo

Tackle..
this narration helps! I was wondering what exactly is going to happen when we go for FP.
Is there a copy of the form available on the net? The form to be filled up at ASC.
I am driving 3+ hours to ASC.. and I am not good at remembering stuff (got used to copy and paste, you know!). It will help to go prepared if the ASC FP form is available beforehand.

Form filling will not take more than 5 mins. The data you need to fill the form will be on FP Notice. In case you are walking in early, I hope you already checked they allow walk-ins.
11-21-2011, 11:38 PM
visagcinfo

Thanks Tackle.

Quote:

Originally Posted by tackle

I'm not sure if you could find the form somewhere online. It was a 1 page form. But we only had the fill the top half of it. It was quite simple. I've given the actual details that you'll need to fill below:

1. Last Name, First Name, Middle Name (Optional)
2. Date of Birth
3. Phone number
4. Country of Birth
5. Country of Citizenship
6. Height (in Feet & Inches)
7. Weight (in lbs)
8. Color of Eye
9. Color of Hair
10. Alien Number (from FP notice)
11. Receipt Numbers (from FP Notice - AOS applicants will have 2: one for I-485 & the other for I-765)

That's it (hope I didn't forget anything)

Good luck.
11-21-2011, 11:40 PM
tackle

Quote:

Originally Posted by red2green

FPs are not needed to process EADs.

I'm not sure if this is true. On the FP notice, it says the finger-printing is for both I-485 and I-765. If it is not required for EAD, then I don't see a reason why the FP notice would say that it is for I-765 as well.
11-22-2011, 12:27 AM
essenel

Got my fingerprint notice:

TSC
Notice date: 11/09
Receipts: 11/17
FP Notice: 11/21
FP date: 12/15

Thanks to the info on this forum, I'll try to see if I can go in earlier.
11-22-2011, 10:46 AM
gchopeful123

hey soggadu,
It is very likely that mine will be Newark as well. Pl update us on your experience (parking, early walk-in, etc) once you are back.

Quote:

Originally Posted by soggadu

hey guys... got my finger print notices... 12/15 it is... tommorow i will be going to newark airport and this center is near by, so just wondering if they would accept me if i go in....
11-22-2011, 11:58 AM
arikepudi

Hi,

MY PD is Dec 19th 2007. Just a generic question.

How much time will it take to get EAD after we apply ?

By when can i expect GC ?

Thanks.
11-22-2011, 12:59 PM
leo07

Fill in your profile in Trackitt and check the average time. If it's TSC, average time for EAD/AP is 78 days. GC 4-6 months, given everything goes well.
11-22-2011, 01:00 PM
leo07

Did anyone who filed in September-October receive their EAD/AP or even GC?
11-22-2011, 01:01 PM
leo07

yup, good question. I had the same one. anyone has an answer?

Quote:

Originally Posted by tackle

I'm not sure if this is true. On the FP notice, it says the finger-printing is for both I-485 and I-765. If it is not required for EAD, then I don't see a reason why the FP notice would say that it is for I-765 as well.
11-23-2011, 12:57 AM
red2green

Quote:

Originally Posted by leo07

yup, good question. I had the same one. anyone has an answer?

This is a while ago(2008 & 09) but I saw bunch of guys on trackitt getting EADs before their biometrics done. Their EADs indicate 'FP not available'.
It seems if FPs available by the time EAD card production, they would add FP to the card, if not EAD card production would not wait for FPs.

I don't know if they changed the procedure now. We might find correct info from I-765 SOP(google for I-765 SOP pdf)
11-23-2011, 08:41 PM
rockybaba

Can I go for fingerprinting at a different ASC location?

Hello folks...

Quick question? Can I go for fingerprinting at a different ASC location, than the one mentioned on the notice?

I will be filing 485 for me and wife on Dec1st....b'cos of my job and for vacation, we'll be travelling out of our ASC location "Boston" to San Francisco. in last week of December for 4 weeks. Assuming I get my FP notice in December, can I take that to the ASC in San Francisco or San Jose and get my finger printing done.

I have read some great reviews about the San Francisco ASC on yelp. http://www.yelp.com/biz/uscis-applic...-san-francisco

Just not sure if they will allow me to finger print here.

Appreciate your replies...!!
11-24-2011, 09:03 AM
red2green

Quote:

Originally Posted by red2green

This is a while ago(2008 & 09) but I saw bunch of guys on trackitt getting EADs before their biometrics done. Their EADs indicate 'FP not available'.
It seems if FPs available by the time EAD card production, they would add FP to the card, if not EAD card production would not wait for FPs.

I don't know if they changed the procedure now. We might find correct info from I-765 SOP(google for I-765 SOP pdf)

Just noticed on trackitt, a user, who filed 485 in october, just got EAD approval before FP appointment date. This confirms USCIS don't wait for FPs for EAD approval.
11-24-2011, 05:53 PM
gchopeful123

This is good to know. Thanks!

Quote:

Originally Posted by red2green

Just noticed on trackitt, a user, who filed 485 in october, just got EAD approval before FP appointment date. This confirms USCIS don't wait for FPs for EAD approval.
11-25-2011, 07:56 AM
meso129

Quick question, Does the applicant get the receipts or does the company gets it. My I-485,I-131 etc have my address which application/form determines this. Note No G-28 representation was requested.
11-25-2011, 11:17 AM
rockybaba

Any takers for this question? Appreciate any input from personal experience or if you know someone who has been able to go to a different ASC before?

Happy thanksgiving all!!

Quote:

Originally Posted by rockybaba

Hello folks...

Quick question? Can I go for fingerprinting at a different ASC location, than the one mentioned on the notice?

I will be filing 485 for me and wife on Dec1st....b'cos of my job and for vacation, we'll be travelling out of our ASC location "Boston" to San Francisco. in last week of December for 4 weeks. Assuming I get my FP notice in December, can I take that to the ASC in San Francisco or San Jose and get my finger printing done.

I have read some great reviews about the San Francisco ASC on yelp. http://www.yelp.com/biz/uscis-applic...-san-francisco

Just not sure if they will allow me to finger print here.

Appreciate your replies...!!
11-25-2011, 04:03 PM
TeddyKoochu

Friends just completed FP (Self & Spouse), today was the designated day. Priority Date: 24 Jul 2007, Application Filed: 01 Nov 2011, USCIS Received Date: 02 Nov 2011 USCIS Notice Date: 07 Nov 2011, First Fingerprint Date: 25 Nov 2011.
11-25-2011, 04:11 PM
TeddyKoochu

Quote:

Originally Posted by rockybaba

Any takers for this question? Appreciate any input from personal experience or if you know someone who has been able to go to a different ASC before?

Happy thanksgiving all!!

You can do the following.

1) Try to have your lawyer file your application on Day - 1.
2) This way you will received your notices in about 10 days and FP notice in about a week from the notice date.
3) If your FP notice comes before your FP date try doing a walk-in to that center. Some centers ae good they just allow, some would allow with a good reason (You can show your tickets), some won't allow.
4) There are some cases wherein people have done FP at a different center but mostly you ae trying to do it across the country. Some of the Application support centers are franchisees so I don't know if it will work in every case. So maybe you can try in California before your date and see, in the worst case scenaro you can re-schedule your date, this needs to be done before your date by submitting the origibal copy in writing before your appointment date. The FP notice has an annotation that if you miss your appointment you case becomes null & void.
11-26-2011, 11:00 PM
rockybaba

Thanks Teddy...

Appreciate your response very much. I think like you said, I'll try doing a walk-in Boston ASC if I get my FP notice before Dec 17th, else will do the walk-in in SF ASC and see if they let me in....worst case, I'll either have to reschedule or fly back to Boston by the FP appointment date.

Will keep this thread posted on what happens with my FP..

Quote:

Originally Posted by TeddyKoochu

You can do the following.

1) Try to have your lawyer file your application on Day - 1.
2) This way you will received your notices in about 10 days and FP notice in about a week from the notice date.
3) If your FP notice comes before your FP date try doing a walk-in to that center. Some centers ae good they just allow, some would allow with a good reason (You can show your tickets), some won't allow.
4) There are some cases wherein people have done FP at a different center but mostly you ae trying to do it across the country. Some of the Application support centers are franchisees so I don't know if it will work in every case. So maybe you can try in California before your date and see, in the worst case scenaro you can re-schedule your date, this needs to be done before your date by submitting the origibal copy in writing before your appointment date. The FP notice has an annotation that if you miss your appointment you case becomes null & void.
11-27-2011, 09:55 AM
10102007

Received FP Notices

Priority Date - Oct 10, 2007
Mailed Date - Nov 1, 2011
Received Date - Nov 3, 2011
Notice Date - Nov 7, 2011
----------------------------------
FP Notice Recd Dt - Nov 26, 2011
FP Date - Dec 19, 2011
11-28-2011, 09:21 AM
gchopeful123

Great...which service center?

Quote:

Originally Posted by 10102007

Priority Date - Oct 10, 2007
Mailed Date - Nov 1, 2011
Received Date - Nov 3, 2011
Notice Date - Nov 7, 2011
----------------------------------
FP Notice Recd Dt - Nov 26, 2011
FP Date - Dec 19, 2011
11-28-2011, 09:22 AM
gchopeful123

Hey Soggadu,

Were u able to make any early walk-in to the Newark ASC for FP?
11-28-2011, 09:41 AM
10102007

Quote:

Originally Posted by gchopeful123

Great...which service center?

Texas Service Center
11-28-2011, 11:41 AM
soggadu

nahi yaar... didnt get enuf time after dropping my mom at airport, it was already 3:45... i will try some time this week and let you know....
11-28-2011, 12:17 PM
gc0907

Anyone from NSC received FP Notice?
TSC seems to be superfast... T already go the FP done.

Quote:

Originally Posted by gchopeful123

Great...which service center?

Quote:

Originally Posted by 10102007

Texas Service Center
11-28-2011, 01:03 PM
gchopeful123

Nope...me still waiting for FP notice. Also, on trackitt only 1 person has got it so far...

Quote:

Originally Posted by gc0907

Anyone from NSC received FP Notice?
TSC seems to be superfast... T already go the FP done.
11-28-2011, 03:27 PM
TeddyKoochu

Quote:

Originally Posted by gc0907

Anyone from NSC received FP Notice?
TSC seems to be superfast... T already go the FP done.

Guys yes I had my FP done on the 25th that was the scheduled date, I only had 5 days notice though, receive the notice on the 20th. Question do we see some LUD on the applications after FP? Someone said on Trackitt that after 5 days there is a LUD. Also the time to get EAD / AP post FP for TSC is 1 month, NSC has issued EAD to someone on Trackitt even without FP.
11-28-2011, 04:05 PM
gcjones

Quote:

Originally Posted by rockybaba

Any takers for this question? Appreciate any input from personal experience or if you know someone who has been able to go to a different ASC before?

Happy thanksgiving all!!

I have successfully completed biometrics in Bay Area, CA today even though I was scheduled for Alexandria, VA ASC sometime in second week of December.

I wasn't asked to justify early walk-in or coming to different ASC than listed on the appointment notice.

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