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Thank you so much for your advice Randy!

Happy new year Candleforlove friends, I want to quick explain my situation. We filed I-751 in 11/20/2018, and have been waiting for NOA I-797 since then. We did receive a text message 11/29/2018 from USCIS that the case was received, along with an WAC number. We noticed the checks had been cashed as well. Looked online and saw this page https://www.uscis.gov/news/alerts/form-i-751-data-entry-delay-california-service-center. Because the WAC case number in text message cannot been found on USCIS - "Check Case status", days before the green card expiration, we scheduled an infopass, and the only time available is in Janurary 2019. Green card expired just before Christmas. Till today there is no I-797 in mail, and the WAC number still cannot be status-checked online. Does anyone have idea, will the upcoming Infopass be helpful? Is there anything that I should be preparing for it? Meanwhile, can I work with my immigration status? Thanks for your thoughts in advance. Also, this is a painful lesson that filing I-751 early in the 3-month window is a better choice.