They're all presumed worthless unless they prove otherwise, right up to the tippy top. Heh, my wife wants me to write our senators to say, "Thanks for nothing!" Actually, for all I know, maybe the promised inquiry by the office of Senator Nelson (D) goosed the process, but even assuming it was made, I kind of doubt it. And I have heard nothing at all from Senator Martinez ®, not even an acknowledgment of our request. Not that I voted for him or would ever consider doing so.

Hi there, congratulations to James and all the other approvals in the last few days.
Been watching, but didn't get a chance to reply. We got transferred back in Feb too,
please can you add us to your TSC/VSC loser list.

Dates are:
name..........NOA1 Date........Biometrics........Last touch
x743...........6/20/07.............7/19/07........... 4/17/08

Thanks so much
Susanne & Seth

Now that James is retired... updating Tong Yan and x743

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........--/--/--......--/--/--
Tong Yan............05/03/07........06/09/07........02/01/08 .......--/--/--......--/--/--
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........05/16/08......--/--/--
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........--/--/--......--/--/--
x743................06/20/07........07/19/07........04/17/08........--/--/--......--/--/--
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........--/--/--......--/--/--

THIS LIST LOOKS SOOOOOOOO CLOSE AND SOOOOOO FAR AT THE SAME TIME.... IT IS SAD,.,...

mvn910,

What is your second biometrics date? I can update the list next time. Did your file get touched yet?

I did my second Biometrics on May 12, 2008 and got no notice after that.

Heh, I haven't retired yet. We haven't received the card yet!

Adding mvn910's new bio date.

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........05/12/08........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........--/--/--......--/--/--
Tong Yan............05/03/07........06/09/07........02/01/08 .......--/--/--......--/--/--
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........05/16/08......--/--/--
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........--/--/--......--/--/--
x743................06/20/07........07/19/07........04/17/08........--/--/--......--/--/--
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........--/--/--......--/--/--

Yeah, you're not allowed to retire until at least after my approval, I never update the list right.

Congrats! But there is obviously a more recent list to which smartie had already added you and which has since been updated with others' info.

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........05/12/08........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........--/--/--......--/--/--
Tong Yan............05/03/07........06/09/07........02/01/08 .......05/20/08......--/--/--
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........05/16/08......--/--/--
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........--/--/--......--/--/--
x743................06/20/07........07/19/07........04/17/08........--/--/--......--/--/--
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........--/--/--......--/--/--

I been waiting for so long. When will be my turn? Cdn_in_Texas, did you get touched some days ago yet? I have not heard anything from VSC since the notice by the second Biometric appointment mail

Since you had to go for biometrics again like Ara4, I would look at his timeline for the best guess. He was approved about three weeks after he retook biometrics. So I would guess you will be approved at the end of next week or the beginning of the following week.

let s do something fun... lets predict next approvals.... lets see what we all think....
I think that:

since Pici0274 was approved on 05/16/2008 and he was last touched on 02/26/2008.... I predict that
Cassie will get approved either Friday or Monday as well as BBAN and maybe me at the end of the month beginning of June...... Harry up Vermont I have to move!!!!!!! I have been holding my landlord cause I do not want to do an address change!!!!

Who is psychic here?

I've been watching Ara4 also. His recent Biometrics was the fist biometrics. He immediately got touched the day after that. Quite different from me, it was my second biometrics that nobody in this forum got and i get no notice ( nothing ) from VSC until now! I want to call USCIS rite now to know what is going with my case but my English is not good enough to call USCIS. Properly I will ask someone call USCIS for me.

Have you gotten an I-551 stamp in your passport yet? From your timeline, your NOA1 extension will expire at the latest in a couple of weeks (and may have long since expired). I would make an InfoPass appointment to get the stamp and inquire in person.

I’m not that optimistic based on the approval progress we have seen lately, hopefully end June for BBAN

I agree with James. You will know if something is wrong with your case and get a stamp. I wonder how it works if someone doesn't know english well, maybe you can go with someone.

James, I am glad you are not retired yet, we need some until everyone gets approved.

Heh, you gotta use this one:

I am still learning. How do you get all that fancy ones?

That one is custom made (obviously!). You have to right click on it and Copy Image Location, then paste the link as an image in your message.

I dont know if you guys notice but between yesterday and today everyone is getting approve in other threats..... Hurry up with us Vermont!!!

It's Wednesday -- you won't see any approvals out of VSC until Friday, remember?

I received a letter from one of the senators I contacted. He asked me to fill out and sign a form that will allow him to investigate my case. He even asked for my receipt # and A#. I am curious to see what's gonna happen next....

Thank Jame for reminding me about I-551 Stamp. I got it already in early March.

are you from texas? Which senatro did your write to? My senator hasn't replied back yet

Did you notice that they up dated the CIS site now to April 01,2007. If that means anything.

Wow, I'm still outside the processing time! I guess I should send back the 10-year card when we get it and tell them to wait.

Of the ones receiving their cards: Did the enevelope have a "return service" remark on it? In case of change of address, does it get forwarded (I dont trust their address change to be updated and worry about getting it sent to my old address).

I'm from Georgia. He replied within a week. I was surprised to hear something so quickly.

The card just came in the mail! It took 6 days. What a load lifted!

baunzerbrudi, the return address is: 75 Lower Welden Street, St. Albans, VT 05479
But the zip code on the postmark is 40701.

I wouldn't trust the address change either because of the experience we had. We almost didn't get the first green card because we moved from IN to FL and it went to the first address and the letter got sent back because they said they don't forward. Hope you have better luck.

congrats! In addition to the return address, did it say "do not forward" or "retunr service requested" anywhere?

Thank you, it was sent out on the 20th. No, it doesn't have anything else written on the envelope.

hmm wonder if it would get forwarded if it doesnt have the "return service" phrase. Just wondering. Hopefully we will see some more movement on the VSC fronts tomorrow

I hope things speed up now and the wait is ending. Good luck to everybody!

Ack! We share the same card-production-ordered date, but no card came today. Maybe it's because you're in or near Orlando, and it takes the postal service another day to get mail farther south to Miami. Or maybe the card was stolen by a desperate undocumented immigrant . . . .

Hang in there James! It should come any time now. Look on your chart, most of the others got the card within 5 to 10 days after the notice email. We are about 50 miles south of Orlando.

Did you get an email after the card-production-ordered email, that said, Approval notice sent? That was sent the 20th and got the card 2 days later. They mailed the card on the 20th.

"Approval notice sent"? No, we received a second email on the 19th that was just a duplicate of the email we received on the 16th. We never got anything indicating that the card was actually sent.

You got approved so your card is coming. Just few more waiting day, Jame!
May i ask you a question. After transfered to VSC and before receiving approval letter, how many email did VSC send to you? Could you go to a little detail in each letter? I want to make kind of comparison to mine for some assumption about how correctly my case is going now. Thanks!

This is my day of hope!

We got the, card-production-ordered email on the 15th and a duplicate on the 16th. Then on the 20th we got the Approval notice sent email, and that was the day they mailed the card.

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

Current Status: Approval notice sent.

On May 20, 2008, we mailed you a notice that we have approved this CRI89
PETITION TO REMOVE CONDITIONS OF PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS RECEIVED. Please
follow any instructions on the notice. If you move before you receive the
notice, call customer service.

If you have questions or concerns about your application or the case status
results listed above, or if you have not received a decision from USCIS within
the current processing time listed*, please contact USCIS Customer Service at
(800) 375-5283.

I think you will get the Approval notice sent email today. And when they snail mail that to you, that is the green card. It took 4 days after the second email and 2 more days for the card.

After the transfered to VSC letter, we didn't receive any other letters or emails before the approval lettercame.

I am so annoyed from checking my emails. Glad will be out most of the day to get over my anxiety.

Ah, you were approved on the 15th, not the 16th like us. Still, we haven't received that third email saying they sent the card, and online case status still says "Current Status: Card production ordered."

At least you should got 1 email stating that Your case is transfered and now pending at.... That was the only email i got since the email on Jan 31, 2007 noticing my case was transfered to VSC.

I'm tired of waiting.

I am tired of waiting too. Going to send off the application for citizenship next week and see if that speeds things up. Just hope the name change went through with this GC renewal.

me too!!!!!!!!!!