Noorah101

No way of knowing until you get the notice in the mail.

Rene

tom169

Unfortunately the worst part is this will reset the 90 day estimate for I-765.

Noorah101

Maybe not reset, but probably delay.

Rene

tom169

According to the USCIS this is what happens when it's an initial evidence and not additional evidence.

https://www.uscis.gov/forms/tip-sheet-employment-authorization-applications-pending-more-75-days

Noorah101

Ah, got it, thanks.

Rene

BenK91

I'm not majorly annoyed about that, it's an inconvenience though.

I genuinely have no idea what it could be for. I have a exact replica of what we sent in and I can't see anything that's missing. Hopefully they just misplaced something and it's just a case of us sending another copy in. I'll update once we get the notice in the mail.

tom169

Out of curiosity did you mail a photocopy or a certified copy of marriage certificate?

I've heard of this happening for the former.

BenK91

It was a certified copy we got from the county clerks office so if it's a RFE for that I'll be pretty confused haha.

tom169

Fair enough. To be honest I'd expect the physical letter by end of this week.

BenK91

Biometrics all done. Was a pretty slick process by USCIS standards!

11am appointment, arrived at 10.45am, produced appointment letter and filled in a form. Was fingerprinted and photographed by 11am and out the door by 11.05am. Can't complain about that!

tom169

Got my first credit report come back today with a few months of a secured card - already into "Good".

The biggy I've seen is keep your credit utilization very low. I use my card throughout the month to gain cashback, but I also make payments every few days for the entire balance.

When the statement date comes around they only report to the agencies how much you have used on that date. So even though I've used about $700 of my measly $500 limit, the figure reported to the agency was about $11.

BenK91

Sweet, that's working out well for you!

Is that with Wells Fargo? I only setup a $300 limit just for ease so I can know to spend no more than $150 a month on it etc!

tom169

Nah, Discover.

BenK91

There's a credit union here called Elevations that all of my family here use and they say it's pretty damn good. I'll have to look into the process of getting accepted/whether it'll actually hurt my already non-existent credit score.

tom169

Taking out any credit card will cause a hard hit which will affect your score in the short term. A secured card might not do this though, I'm not sure.

When you graduate to an unsecured do not close down your secured account (if it's a different institution). Credit score is also improved with longevity.