Official 2016 Renewal Thread - Page 776

Still waiting on approval...

Date received: 5/31/16
Date of biometrics completed: 8/12/16
Date of expiration: 9/8/16

Not feeling good guys... There has been no updates from USCIS. I've tried calling and speaking to a tier 2 rep, contacted the Ombudsman office, etc etc.

Is anyone having trouble getting to ELIS? I can't tell if it's my internet but it's just loading and won't go through...

Not your internet, I think they are doing a few updates. Last time I spoke with a rep they mentioned USCIS does case updates on ELIS once a month between 14-16. That's the only reason why the Case Status on https://egov.uscis.gov/casestatus/landing.do tend to be more reliable and accurate.

Yep, I can also confirm ELIS has a case of the Mondays and is taking forever to load.

Elis is down, I believe. it happens too often.

Does anybody know how e-verify works? Would HR be able to look on e-verify and see that I got approved and I'm just waiting for my card to be produced? I expire on the 26th and I'm wondering if them seeing that I got approved would be enough. Anybody have any experience with this?

That's what I figured. Not that surprising that it's down again.

Have you asked your employer if the notice was okay while you wait for the card? This part depends on your employer so I would ask them if you haven't already.

Just got off the phone with USCIS. I tried asking for a Tier 2 rep but was told I gotta call super early to get a shot at getting transferred through to one because they stop taking calls after a certain point. I tried asking the Tier 1 rep if he could put in a service request for me but he said I'm still 2 days away from reaching 105 days pending mark so he couldn't. Dammit. I dunno how y'all have been successful at getting these service requests put in through the phone. At least the Tier 1 guy was super polite with me. Was dreading getting a condescending asshole like some of you have.

I was able to put a service request and also got lucky and got a friendly T1 rep. I think it might help if you mention that your EAD is about to expire or expired already. They might not care but it's worth the shot.