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Hi there! One year ago this month my husband was granted his conditional residency on the spot during our interview in the Boston office. We're moving to Dallas in July for a job after he graduates. I remember reading that processing times for Dallas were absolutely horrendous in the Adjustment of Status forums. Is that still the case for removal of conditions in the Dallas office?

 

The earliest my husband can file is 01/21/2018 and we are looking at planning some international travel in March/April 2018. We already have a file started with our collected evidence for this second round of USCIS fun! 

 

Can anyone who is currently in the process of removal of conditions post their timeline for me--preferably Dallas office filers? I'm interested to see when you all receive your notice for extensions, etc. after filing. Also what is the estimated time for full completion of removal of conditions? 

 

Thank you!

I wrote a full detailed account of our AOS process, timeline, AP use, and interview on my blog. You can read it here.

Read our experience clearing immigration with an expired green card and extension letter here.

F-1 AOS Journey

Spoiler

10/05/15 - Mailed AOS Package (I-130, I-485, I-864, I-693, I-131, I-765, G-325As, G-1145)

10/07/15 - AOS Package delivered to Chicago Lockbox

10/14/15 - Received four NOA1s via e-mail & text notifications that USCIS received our case. Routed to National Benefits Center for processing

10/15/15 - Checks cashed

10/19/15 - Received four hard copies of NOA1s in the mail

10/23/15 - Received biometrics appointment in the mail. Scheduled for 11/03

10/26/15 - Failed early walk-in attempt for biometrics at Boston location

11/03/15 - Biometrics appointment in Boston

11/10/15 - AOS case status changed to "Ready to be scheduled for interview"

12/21/15 - EAD/AP approved

12/24/15 - EAD/AP mailed

12/30/15 - EAD/AP delivered

03/17/16 - Interview scheduled for April 20th

04/20/16 - AOS Inteview - Boston, MA - APPROVED!

04/25/16 - Approval notice received in the mail

04/26/16 - Green card mailed

04/29/16 - Green card delivered

 

ROC

Spoiler

02/20/18 - Mailed I-751 Package

02/23/18 - I-751 delivered to CSC

02/28/18 - Check cashed

03/02/18 - NOA1 received in the mail

05/12/18 - Notice that previous biometrics will be reused

08/24/18 - Received 18 month extension letter (courtesy copy)

10/22/18 - Received the "revised notice" with the correct 18 month extension letter--on green paper this time.

02/27/19 - Card mailed notification via Case Tracker mobile app

03/01/19 - Both approval letter and new green card delivered

 

N-400

Spoiler

03/02/19 - Filed N-400 online

03/02/19 - NOA1 via online portal

03/09/19 - Biometrics scheduled

03/12/19 - Biometrics appointment appeared in Documents tab in online USCIS account

03/13/19 - Successful early walk-in for biometrics 

11/13/19 - Interview

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Haiti
Timeline

Removal of conditions applications are handled by service centers.  If you are living in Texas at the time of ROC, you would send your application to the California Service Center.  You would go to the local office only if they decide an interview is needed.

AOS

I am the petitioner:
11/11/2013 filed I-130, I-485, and I-765 concurrently
11/19/2013 NOA1
11/29/2013 received biometrics appointment letter
12/06/2013 RFE
12/19/2013 biometrics completed
12/20/2013 RFE Response mailed to NSC
12/21/2013 RFE Response delivered to NSC
12/24/2013 Case placed in RFE Review status
01/16/2014 EAD in document production
01/21/2014 EAD mailed out
01/22/2014 I-485 placed in Testing and Interview status
01/23/2014 EAD received

05/07/2014 Received notification that interview is scheduled for June 12

06/12/2014 Interview. I-130 approved, but AOS pending decision

06/13/2014 AOS approved

06/18/2014 Notification that Green Card has been mailed

06/20/2014 Received green card and welcome letters

I-751:Removal of Conditions

03/19/2016 Mailed I-751 package to VSC via USPS Priority Express

03/21/2016 VSC received I-751

03/25/2016 $590 check cashed

03/28/2016 Received NOA1 dated 03/22/2016

04/08/2016 Received biometrics appointment for 04/18/2016
04/18/2016 Biometrics completed

03/25/2017 Received approval letter (date of approval was 03/19/2017)

04/04/2017 Received "New card is being produced" text messages and emails

03/19/2017 ROC approved

N-400: Naturalization

04/19/2017 Priority date

05/15/2017 Biometrics completed

06/16/2017 Case in line for an interview

12/04/2017 Interview was scheduled 

12/09/2017 Received interview appointment letter 01/09/2018

01/09/2018 Interview (passed tests and recommended for approval)

01/23/2018 Online status updated to "Oath Ceremony Will Be Scheduled"

03/14/2018 Online Status updated to "Oath Ceremony Notice Was Mailed" (letter received 03/17)

03/28/2018 Oath Ceremony...wife is a U.S. Citizen!

 

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Excellent! I didn't realize that. Good to know. 

I wrote a full detailed account of our AOS process, timeline, AP use, and interview on my blog. You can read it here.

Read our experience clearing immigration with an expired green card and extension letter here.

F-1 AOS Journey

Spoiler

10/05/15 - Mailed AOS Package (I-130, I-485, I-864, I-693, I-131, I-765, G-325As, G-1145)

10/07/15 - AOS Package delivered to Chicago Lockbox

10/14/15 - Received four NOA1s via e-mail & text notifications that USCIS received our case. Routed to National Benefits Center for processing

10/15/15 - Checks cashed

10/19/15 - Received four hard copies of NOA1s in the mail

10/23/15 - Received biometrics appointment in the mail. Scheduled for 11/03

10/26/15 - Failed early walk-in attempt for biometrics at Boston location

11/03/15 - Biometrics appointment in Boston

11/10/15 - AOS case status changed to "Ready to be scheduled for interview"

12/21/15 - EAD/AP approved

12/24/15 - EAD/AP mailed

12/30/15 - EAD/AP delivered

03/17/16 - Interview scheduled for April 20th

04/20/16 - AOS Inteview - Boston, MA - APPROVED!

04/25/16 - Approval notice received in the mail

04/26/16 - Green card mailed

04/29/16 - Green card delivered

 

ROC

Spoiler

02/20/18 - Mailed I-751 Package

02/23/18 - I-751 delivered to CSC

02/28/18 - Check cashed

03/02/18 - NOA1 received in the mail

05/12/18 - Notice that previous biometrics will be reused

08/24/18 - Received 18 month extension letter (courtesy copy)

10/22/18 - Received the "revised notice" with the correct 18 month extension letter--on green paper this time.

02/27/19 - Card mailed notification via Case Tracker mobile app

03/01/19 - Both approval letter and new green card delivered

 

N-400

Spoiler

03/02/19 - Filed N-400 online

03/02/19 - NOA1 via online portal

03/09/19 - Biometrics scheduled

03/12/19 - Biometrics appointment appeared in Documents tab in online USCIS account

03/13/19 - Successful early walk-in for biometrics 

11/13/19 - Interview

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Turkey
Timeline

I-751 are mostly adjudicated at USCIS Service Centers, not the field offices. There are only two locations for ROC filings; California and Vermont Service Center. You should feel really happy moving to Dallas because Texas residents file I-751s to California Service Center, which is much much faster than the Vermont Center.

 

A small percentage of cases (maybe around 10%) are later transferred to local field offices for an interview if the initial evidences or later submitted evidences if RFE'd are not found sufficient. At that point workload of the local field offices would matter. I believe Dallas office is not the best place to be in that case but as long as you guys prepare well; you'd get approved by the Service Centers .

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