"Our Case Status Online, Change of Address Online and information about our field offices are currently unavailable due to technical difficulties"

How am I supposed to check my case status 50 times per day if those links are down!!

Argh, I should just celebrate Christmas and forget about checking until next year

LOL... I can totally relate, I've been checking constantly and now I cant even log in

Haha, I'm glad I'm not the only one, I feel a little OCD when I check so much!!!

Yup, I think I've checked only about 200 times today

It makes me wonder why I bothered to sign up for the email updates when I check my case status multiple times a day anyway. Now I'm going through Case Status Service Online withdrawl.

I think we're all addicts here (VJ addicts, that is!!!!).

Systems Outage

Our Case Status Online, Change of Address Online and information about our processing times, field offices and civil surgeon locators are currently unavailable due to technical difficulties.

We anticipate they will be restored by Monday December 24, 2007.

We apologize for the inconvenience.



USCIS Office Holiday Closures

All USCIS Field Offices, District Offices, Service Centers and Application Support Centers will be closed on December 25, 2007 and January 1, 2008 for Federal holidays.

All USCIS Field Offices, District Offices, Service Centers and Application Support Centers located in the same offices as USCIS Field Offices will be closed on December 24, 2007 in accordance with an Executive Order signed by President George W. Bush.


so how do they expect it to be up if they are gone

same way they hope for all the paper work to be filed and cleared out of there offices and magicly be all done and approved and all computers to be running and no more problems any ideas ok ok i will tell you
SANTAS ELFS ARE ALL GOING TO COME IN AND DO ALL THE PAPER WORK AND CLEAR IT ALL OUT

GOOD LUCK TOO ALL AND A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND FOR THE ONES THAT DONT WANT CHRISTMAS HAPPY HOLIDAYS

Nice to hear that I'm not the only one checking several times a day in the hope that I won't see NOVEMBER 14, 2007 again on that page!

I actually called the USCIS phone line and got to talk to someone pretty quickly (after about 4 levels into their menu) and the guy said that if I don't receive my new GC by February that I should check back....hmmm.... i hope he's right about getting my card in Feb!!

Don't wanna bust your hopes, but that guy seems delusional. In your timeline, you give 2007-05-01 as your NOA date (and mention a RFE). Nebraska hasn't managed to process some I-751s from January (mine is from February). I recommend that you forget about a speedy processing and make a note in your calendar to get a I-551 before your extension period expires.

I just did some research on a few things, so here's what I'm piecing together:

1) since I am currently employed, it is my responsibility to update my I-9 whenever my employment authorization expires and I receive an extension (NB: the NEW I-9 form (rev 6/5/2007) states that although what is currently stated in this document regarding employment verification says otherwise because it looks like it is based on the older I-9 (see section on "Green Cards").

2) If I plan to travel outside of the country and return after the initial extension date, then that would be another reason to extend the extension

My question is.... how do I get that extension?

You're a permanent resident, not a work permit holder. You don't need to update the I-9. Ever.

Sheesh.