Originally Posted by Jimegirl87

Hi guys,
I've been following this forum closely and have become obsessed like many of you on checking the status of my cases multiple times a day. I am applying for my third renewal, here's my timeline:
Applied: June 13, 2016
Received: June 16, 2016
Expiration: October 13, 2016
As of today (August 15) still haven't received my biometrics appointment. My brother sent his case on July 5, and he already had his biometrics appointment on August 5th. We both reside in Florida and don't have any criminal record and haven't traveled out of the US. We were assigned to the Nebraska Service Center. I contacted USCIS and they told me the same thing that's been posted about a delay for cases that were filed between February 14 and May 14 but that is not the case for me, so I'm worried about the delay.
Anyway, I was wondering if there is any difference of checking your case just through the case tracking section of the USCIS website or if you have to make an ELIS account, I never received the letter with the access code so I don't have one (my brother did receive that as well), thanks for any replies and good luck to all of us!