v b
Apr 12, 2022
EAD approved after multiple expedites through Emma/ombudsman/congressman/senator
I originally expedited on 03/07, did not hear back so on 03/17 an agent put in a new/follow up request. On 03/23, we were asked for evidence and faxed it the same day. Had 2 follow up calls with tier 2 officers. Last one was last Thursday, he put in a follow up request.
Simultaneously, the ombudsman expedited for us last Monday. I believe the congressman’s office did too (they asked for our evidence last Monday after not hearing back from them for 1 month), and senator asked for our receipt notice yesterday, so maybe they submitted it too.
But we never got any expedite approved, I even asked an agent on Emma about the expedite status 5 minutes before we got approved and she said there was no response, also no response to the follow up from Thursday.
We are over the moon happy :)
Our expedite reason was that my husband has a job offer and we need him to start working so that I can accept my PhD offer (deadline is this Friday so it came right on time), since my PhD stipend would not cover our living expenses.
IR-1/CR-1
U.S. citizen filing for a spouse
Total Days: 530 days
Case
2021-07-08
2022-12-20
I-765
282 Days
I-485
530 Days
National Benefits Center: I-765, I-485
Timeline Map
2021-07-08
I-485
I-765
Submission to USCIS
2021-10-14
I-485
I-765
D+98
Biometrics, i.e. fingerprint and photo
2022-01-20
I-485
D+196
Interview
2022-04-16
I-765
D+282
Decision (Approval or Denial)
2022-12-20
I-485
D+530
Decision (Approval or Denial)
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Beau ZApr 12, 2022
congratulations
v bApr 12, 2022
thank you!!
Sa maApr 12, 2022
congratulations. how did you get them to do the follow up every time I ask for it they say wait until 30 days has passed to put in a follow up request I’m so frustrated
v bApr 12, 2022
I tried multiple agents on Emma until one was nice. I always tried to be extremely friendly and polite to them, I think that helps. And I said that it was very urgent due to the upcoming deadline.
ca bugApr 12, 2022
have you had your interview?
Bek OlimApr 12, 2022
guys, how do you reach out to ombudsman or submit request through Emma?
v bApr 13, 2022
yes exactly. I was surprised too, I read on Reddit that 2 months ago they didn’t even help with out of processing times cases due to the backlog. They also responded pretty fast, 2.5 weeks
v bApr 13, 2022
and I wouldn’t say that my expedite reason was life threatening, I have read far worse cases with pending surgeries, a lot of credit card debt etc. So I would say the ombudsman is definitely worth a try (though again I don’t have any indication that my case just got approved independently from my expedites)
Beau ZApr 13, 2022
Hi there. do I need to wait at least 30 calendar days after Congress inquiry before I try to contact ombudsman for expedite request?
v bApr 13, 2022
I did not, I don’t know if I should have. I was not sure if I would ever hear back from mine, I read that he is very unresponsive (e.g I tried calling at least 20 times and no one ever picked up)
Beau ZApr 13, 2022
I also noticed the ombudsman confirmation email saying the petitioner’s consent is required. I entered the petitioner’s name in the last section (signature section, actually just type her name). Other than that, do I have to submit another scan copy of the petitioner’s signature in wet ink? Thanks
v bApr 13, 2022
I believe we just drew another line and I signed there on the same piece of paper, seems that was fine (I am the petitioner)
v bApr 13, 2022
@ ca bug Yes on 03/03. It was short and only very easy questions, but the officer was junior (second officer in the room), so we didn’t get approval on the spot and have been waiting since. I don’t feel stressed about it now with the EAD, but still disappointed that we will wait so long despite being an easy case
v bApr 13, 2022
FO is Manhattan Federal Plaza
sara roseApr 28, 2022
how do you request the ombudsman to request expedite please? I saw on their website they said they can’t request expedite ??? what did you ask for them to do please
