u/VermicelliBrief6175

Hi everyone,

I’m currently in a stressful situation and wanted to see if anyone has gone through something similar.

My I-485 package was delivered to USCIS on April 9th (I have delivery confirmation), but I still have not received a receipt notice (I-797C) and no receipt number has been generated yet (confirmed with live agent).

The concern is that my E-2 status is expiring tomorrow (April 24th).

My attorney told me that:

• After April 24th, I will no longer have lawful status
• But I may still have lawful presence / period of authorized stay if the I-485 is accepted

However, since I don’t have a receipt yet, I’m really anxious about where I stand right now.

My questions:

1. Has anyone had their I-485 delivered but waited 2–4+ weeks for receipt?
2. Did your receipt date go back to the delivery date, or was it the notice date?
3. Has anyone been in a situation where their nonimmigrant status expired before receiving the receipt?
4. Did everything turn out okay once the receipt was issued?
5. Did USCIS ever reject the case after such a delay, or was it just lockbox backlog?

Would really appreciate hearing from anyone who experienced something similar. This waiting period without a receipt is extremely stressful, especially with my status expiring.

Thank you in advance 🙏