Man, NSC Losers who got RFEs from CSC after being transferred there in early April are now being approved, too! What is going on up there in Vermont, has the whole place just succumbed to inertia or something?

James:
I would like to write to the Senator as well... Please tell me to whom and where you send these letters if you dont want to disclose this info here please send me an email at im_ailin@hotmail.com

Thanks!!!!!!!

ah yes, and where is iansig40 with his lawsuit now?

I am just getting so very tired of this. The NSC Losers list is almost all approved with the exception of a handful of people if I remember correctly, and here we sit.
Apparently they must think we have a high tolerance level or something.

I just want to be approved before driving to OKlahoma City on Monday for the stamp. If I get approved next week, I will be severely ticked off.

James:

I go to the Miami Dade Senators and there is not only one but more... I dont know who to pick!!!!!!! Help me!!

I will write to my Senator here in Houston, please copy my as well to how this letters look like : bangst@online.no

Thanks!

Ailin, Florida's two senators are Bill Nelson (D) and Mel Martinez ®.

Mel Martinez's office is at:
800 Douglas Road
Suite 148
Coral Gables, FL 33134
Phone: (305) 444-8332
Fax: (305) 444-8449


Bill Nelson's office is at:
2925 Salzedo Street
Coral Gables, FL 33134
Phone: 305-536-5999 Telephone
Fax: 305-536-5991

Good Luck!

Yay! Claudia just called me after her InfoPass -- the officer told her that according to the computer, we were approved yesterday and should be getting the approval email in a couple of days and the card a week after that.

FINALLY! I won't believe it (or update us in the list), though, until I see the email.

Too bad we couldn't find this out before the InfoPass. InfoPass appointments in Miami are "appointments" only in the most generic, loosely used form of the word. She arrived about ten minutes before her appointed time of 10:00 a.m. They didn't see her until 11:30. Plus, even though the office is six miles north of downtown, she STILL had to pay $10 for parking in the lot for the place! She did get a 12-month stamp for her trouble, though, just in case . . . .

CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NOW I AM ASKING MYSELF WHY THEY DID NOT TELL YOU THAT BY PHONE????

i HOPE YOU GET IT SOON!!! AND i HOPE WE ALL DO!!!!!!!!!!!!

Great news again!!!! came on cameon !!!!!!!!!! Vermont!!!!!!!!

Stashi and James thanks for the reply!!!

Holy shnikies, James!!! I can't believe it...that is great! Good for you and Claudia and the kids. Congratulations that is wonderful news. Now she can travel in peace.

James, I am so happy for you and your family.

Let me tell you the truth: I was starting to think that all of us waiting for approval we were going to get a RFE.... I am happy that James just got this Great News!!!

Congrats James, So you still going to take care of the thread...

Maybe we will see you in the N-400 forum.

Congratulations!! Are you relieved ?  

Congrats James... That's great news!!

Congratulations, James!!!!
Let's see some more approvals!!!!!

Congratulations, good news for all of us,,,

Great news, James!

Thanks, all! But no champagne until I see that email. The current online status still says "This case is now pending at the office to which it was transferred." (Yeah, I know: why would the officer at the InfoPass make this up?)

We're not planning on going for citizenship immediately. It takes a good year in Miami. I can think of better things to do with $700.

James, Congratulations on your approval. Kez kept asking if you had been approved yet, right up to the end. I only wish she was here to see this for herself.

Congrats again you have had a long long wait.

Jon

Jon,
Who knows, maybe Kezzie is our little VJ angel up there, trying to help all of us along on this journey. Lord knows how much she relished all the good news that was posted here, or how much she supported those who were having tough times. One can never have too many angels.

This really is a side note, but I'll never forget on our church wedding day, I looked up to the sky and said, "Dad, (who had passed away 4 months before our wedding) all I want as a wedding wedding gift are Gustavo's papers". Gustavo and I had been home from our reception for 15 minutes and we were still in our wedding clothes. My mother said, "Will you guys go get the mail"? We walked to the mail box and lo and behold, there were the three envelopes from USCIS for work authorization, advanced parole, and adjustment of status. It truly was amazing. I looked to the heavens and said, "Thanks, Pop!"

Thanks, Jon. You are truly blessed to have had someone like Kezzie in your life.

Congrats James! Great news!

Congatulations James! You were the quasi-king of the losers list after all. One year and one month? Just like us..

You played it safe by getting the I-551 stamp, since your wife is headed on a trip...

Not sure how reliable the USPS is in Miami...is theft of USPS mail an issue there? There was an interesting thing on 20/20 about it some time ago.

My wife will be applying for citizenship in July, exactly 3 years after her original entry (yeah, we are relishing her 10-year green card for a whole 3 months!). We decided to use our IRS government rebate check to help pay for it (if it comes, and if we get anything) It takes about 8 -10 months through the San Antonio office here in Texas. You can even bring it in by 2 months if you get an early swearing in date. The times just have to line up right.

An interesting tid-bit. The 10 year green card expiration date is from the date it is issued, not from your original "anniversary date".

And we never got that approval notice in the paper mail...just the green card.

If you are not a savvy internet user you have no idea its coming. When we got ours in the mail, I nearly tossed it out as it was stuffed between the flyer coupons....

Karnac said the 15th, and lo and behold you found out on the 15th, and no James I am NOT your ajudication officer, had I been you would have been approved a long time ago and all the brickbats would have turned into boquets. Best wishes on your quas-nearly official approval, and I fully understand your wanting to be doubting Thomas on this latest wrinkle.

Now for you other anxious TSC-VSC transferees for a small fee you too could receive a prediction from Karnac, although I suspect too many of you were not born when Johnny Carson was the host of the tonight show.

James,

This is an unofficial YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!! . About "unofficial" time. I've been checking on here to see if you got your approval. Congratunofficialations

I hope everyone on the Loser board gets their approval.

I've been coming back to this thread just to see if James got approved. Finalmente! Felicitaciones!

I can't believe that the Miami office charges for parking and doesn't keep appointments on time. I have often thought it unfortunate that everyone could not have the same level of service that we get in San Antonio where the parking is free, the appointments are actually appointments and local petitions are handled in a timely manner. If one office can do it, why can't they all do it?

Congratulations James!!!!! finally!!
And thanks for posting so much helpful information for all of us USCIS filers!!!
We're sooooooo happy for your approval!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

James Wonderful news PLease let us know when you get the email...........

Thanks, all. Yes, jsouthwick, Karnak did call it -- kind of, heh heh. At this point, it's not the fact of approval that's important but getting the freakin' card since travel plans are set for about three weeks from now. Oh, well, at least we have the stamp. I hope that's not a problem when Claudia reenters the country with just the stamp and they look up in the computer and ask her where the green card she was issued is. Probably not, but who knows . . . .

Seriously I don’t even think that customs at the airport have that kind of info… what can I tell you!!! The miscommunication between them is incredible absurd… So James I won’t worry about it for now….
For me, On June 6 will be my First NOA anniversary… how cute he???? Wonder what would be my present this year???? Maybe…. A trip to immigration in a couple of weeks! NICE! So….. Here I am, almost a year and no freaking news!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Seriously… this is pissing me off!!!!!! The only hope is that maybe I am approved just like you but they haven’t send me the email????? NOOOOOOOOOOOO… that would be too much to bear for me!!!! LOL!!!

Karnak predicts Smartie around the 26th of May, BBrudi and Cassie June 3rd, BBan 6/26 & Imailin Juy 1.

Once you get the official e-mail notice, then you should have the card in your hot little hands within a week, some folks have received their cards in as little as 4 days, but count on a week to 10 days. Best wishes, and sorry we won't be seeing you on the N-400 toteboard.

A few of the NSC Losers were verbally told they were approved but did not receive the email (let alone the card) until 2-3 weeks after the date they had been told they were approved. So I can believe that the IO at the InfoPass was correct in telling us we had been approved, but was only guessing when he said we should receive the email in a couple of days. We'll see!

Edit: I meant to add, we'll probably pop up on the N400 board at some point. I just don't know when.

Yeah, and even though you and your family are probably sick of the whole process, I would respectfully suggest that once you get the carta verde you file the N-400 as they are not any faster getting that out than our previous experiences with USCIS. My wife was hesitant at first but appreciates the ease of travel on an American passport.

2 more weeks? oye.

May 26? Thank you jsouthwick, I will take it. Better than never.

I went to SS office today with my husband, just to try to get a new card without restrictions. I knew we will not get it but wanted to try just not to say later I didn't. Gave my expired card, license and ssc.

The lady was really nice. She filled all the forms till got to the green card expiration date. She read it several times. I showed her the extension letter, but she couldn’t do anything. She really tried. The system wouldn’t let her give me new card.

Isn’t it ridiculous? If I went a year ago I could get one for the lifetime. Makes no sense to deny now in something I could have had a year ago.

sorry I got the same experience with the only difference that they guy on the SS told me that the NOA was not valid and that they have different rules from Immigration. Thanks for that even if I want I wont be able to change my job (not that I will right now but...) the only option is get a stamp in your passport and they will give you the SS card (that is what they told me)
so good luck to all of us than more than loosers we are a bunch of idiots that have been step thousand of times by this Bureaucracy that makes no sense!!!

Congrats James. Hope that starts something. I just took Nadine to get her I-551, thinking watch after I get this she'll get approved. At this point everything is good.
George

Got my wife's i-551 stamp this morning. It was really easy.. only tookabout 7 min.. Max! now only if her real green card was this quick!

Well, it turns out we didn't have to wait 2-3 weeks to actual get the email after being informed verbally of the approval:

Application Type: CRI89 , PETITION TO REMOVE CONDITIONS OF PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS RECEIVED

Current Status: Card production ordered.

On May 16, 2008, we ordered production of your new card. Please allow 30 days for your card to be mailed to you.

You betcha! There is approval activity here on this list for the first time in 11 days, and it's all mine! Mine, I tell you! BWAHAHAHA!

UserName............NOA1 Date.......Biometrics......Last Touch......Approved......Card Recvd
A_C.................02/21/07........03/15/07........02/25/08........04/01/08......04/08/08*
Cdn_in_Texas........02/27/07........03/31/07........02/25/08........--/--/--......--/--/--
yanx................02/27/07........03/??/07........04/10/08........04/14/08......04/19/08
dallaschic..........02/28/07........03/15/07........02/25/08........--/--/--......--/--/--
ihateemo............03/03/07........04/??/07........02/25/08........04/11/08......04/18/08
runeasy.............03/06/07........03/29/07........02/25/08........03/28/08......04/05/08*
mvn910..............03/06/07........??/??/07........02/22/08........--/--/--......--/--/--
tweety..............03/09/07........04/06/07........02/25/08........04/11/08......04/18/08
junglee069..........03/13/07........04/14/07........02/25/08........04/08/08......04/15/08*
Abygail.............03/14/07........04/19/07........02/25/08........04/14/08......04/21/08*
kc1974..............03/16/07........04/25/07........02/25/08........04/14/08......04/21/08
burs................03/19/07........04/12/07........02/25/08........04/11/08......04/18/08*
Gaston..............03/19/07........04/17/07........02/25/08........04/08/08......04/18/08
moben...............03/20/07........03/28/07........02/25/08........04/04/08......04/11/08
Tushar..............03/20/07........??/??/07........02/25/08........04/22/08......05/01/08
kn687...............03/21/07........03/29/07........02/25/08........04/10/08......04/17/08
kalstravels.........03/23/07........04/20/07........02/25/08........04/18/08......04/25/08
jsouthwick..........03/30/07........??/??/07........02/25/08........04/15/08......04/21/08
us1415..............04/18/07........05/12/07........02/25/08........03/31/08......04/07/08
utopiacowboy........04/19/07........05/??/07........02/25/08........03/31/08......04/07/08
Ara4................04/19/07........04/15/08........04/16/08........05/05/08......05/10/08
licianne............04/20/07........04/25/07........02/25/08........04/25/08......05/01/08
James...............04/20/07........05/31/07........02/25/08........05/16/08......--/--/--
Yashar..............04/24/07........05/31/07........02/25/08........04/08/08......04/15/08*
Angel7422...........04/25/07........05/24/07........02/25/08........04/07/08......04/14/08
gatorlink...........04/26/07........05/29/07........02/25/08........03/25/08......03/31/08
smartie.............05/03/07........06/09/07........02/25/08........--/--/--......--/--/--
maunzebaer..........05/07/07........07/03/07........02/25/08........--/--/--......--/--/--
Cassie..............05/09/07........06/04/07........02/26/08........--/--/--......--/--/--
baunzerbrudi........05/19/07........06/14/07........02/26/08........--/--/--......--/--/--
rhenryv.............05/30/07........06/18/07........02/26/08........--/--/--......--/--/--
Pici0274............05/30/07........07/05/07........02/26/08........--/--/--......--/--/--
BBAN................05/31/07........07/07/07........02/26/08........--/--/--......--/--/--
imailin.............06/07/07........08/??/07........02/26/08........--/--/--......--/--/--
emmysphere..........06/10/07........07/05/07........02/26/08........--/--/--......--/--/--
Mr. Bigdog..........06/19/07........08/30/07........04/02/08........--/--/--......--/--/--
nelson77............06/22/07........07/19/07........04/10/08........--/--/--......--/--/--
kmineo..............06/??/07........07/??/07........04/09/08........--/--/--......--/--/--
Muergana............06/25/07........07/??/07........03/21/08........--/--/--......--/--/--

* presumed receipt date

I also meant to mention -- we didn't send in a thick packet of evidence, it was thin a la us1415 and Tweety:

1. Two (2) birth certificates
2. Deed to our house with both our names on it
3. Joint tax returns for previous three years
4. Print out from health insurance website showing her as beneficiary of my health plan
5. Copies of our credit cards showing we share the same account
6. Copies of our driver's licenses showing the same address

Contrary to semi-popular belief, no affidavits and nothing else up our sleeves.

Congrats James

Congrats James !!!


Did Cdn_in_Texas and mvn910 get RFE?
We haven't heard from dallaschic. I am next on the list.

I got nothing except a mail requiring me to do the biometrics again few days ago.

Hi James,

Me again, just wanted to make my previous CONGRATULATIONS official.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!
ABOUT TIME
HIP HIP HOORAYYYYYYYYYYYYY

As you can see my hubby and I are very happy for you and your wife with the approval. I will see you on the N-400 trail eventually. Save me a seat.

"As you can see my hubby and I are very happy for you and your wife with the approval. I will see you on the N-400 trail eventually. Save me a seat."

Let's hope the N-400 bus is faster than the I-751 bus was. I was convinced our bus had broken down completely a few times.

Our N-400 bus has been very fast - January 31 until May 6...you never know how fast or slow this will go.

I hear of people getting the Biometrics for second time and getting approved within weeks afetr.... so you never know.....