Well when I got home from work yesterday I noticed a letter from my Senator in my mail box. Here's what it said in a nut shell:
While I sincerely regret to learn of your difficulties, I am please you have advised my office of your situation.
Here's the part that really gets me:
In an effort to be of assistance to you I have contacted the proper officials with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to ask that your request be favorable and expeditiously considered.
The letter then goes on to state the people I can call with my Senators middle Georgia office to check and see the outcome of any info they may be able to gather.
As I wrote my original letter before the new processing dates posted on 10/15, I will be calling those people on Monday to make them aware of the new dates and passably fax them more info on my wife's case if needed.
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QUOTE(ven2lin @ Oct 19 2007, 06:00 PM) 
Why don't you end this thread and keep conversations in the chat room otherwise what was a useful source of information has now dragged into 17 pages of waffle about how we are all waiting for our forms which we are reminded of everyday.
aye, but it makes me feel better that there is a distinct group of people that are stuck just like me and we have a space to commiserate with each other, in silly ways and with useful info / updates, but that's just me.
QUOTE(Dr. ZoSo @ Oct 20 2007, 09:36 AM)
Well when I got home from work yesterday I noticed a letter from my Senator in my mail box. Here's what it said in a nut shell:
While I sincerely regret to learn of your difficulties, I am please you have advised my office of your situation.
Here's the part that really gets me:
In an effort to be of assistance to you I have contacted the proper officials with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to ask that your request be favorable and expeditiously considered.
The letter then goes on to state the people I can call with my Senators middle Georgia office to check and see the outcome of any info they may be able to gather.
As I wrote my original letter before the new processing dates posted on 10/15, I will be calling those people on Monday to make them aware of the new dates and passably fax them more info on my wife's case if needed.
While I sincerely regret to learn of your difficulties, I am please you have advised my office of your situation.
Here's the part that really gets me:
In an effort to be of assistance to you I have contacted the proper officials with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to ask that your request be favorable and expeditiously considered.
The letter then goes on to state the people I can call with my Senators middle Georgia office to check and see the outcome of any info they may be able to gather.
As I wrote my original letter before the new processing dates posted on 10/15, I will be calling those people on Monday to make them aware of the new dates and passably fax them more info on my wife's case if needed.
Let's hope they can move that squeaky wheel.
What all did you all write in there? I plan to just give them a short description of my case dates (filing, NOA1, biometrics, last touch) and then provide them with the processing times, and tell them that my effort to resolve the issue with USCIS deems unsuccessful, and that their information line is not informational... Does that sound good? Any suggestions?
I'm not sure yet when I will be able to send out the request to my senator. My parents fly in from Germany today and will stay for two weeks, so I might have to postpone it till after they leave again.
QUOTE(tweety @ Oct 20 2007, 11:31 AM)
QUOTE(Dr. ZoSo @ Oct 20 2007, 09:36 AM)
Well when I got home from work yesterday I noticed a letter from my Senator in my mail box. Here's what it said in a nut shell:
While I sincerely regret to learn of your difficulties, I am please you have advised my office of your situation.
Here's the part that really gets me:
In an effort to be of assistance to you I have contacted the proper officials with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to ask that your request be favorable and expeditiously considered.
The letter then goes on to state the people I can call with my Senators middle Georgia office to check and see the outcome of any info they may be able to gather.
As I wrote my original letter before the new processing dates posted on 10/15, I will be calling those people on Monday to make them aware of the new dates and passably fax them more info on my wife's case if needed.
While I sincerely regret to learn of your difficulties, I am please you have advised my office of your situation.
Here's the part that really gets me:
In an effort to be of assistance to you I have contacted the proper officials with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to ask that your request be favorable and expeditiously considered.
The letter then goes on to state the people I can call with my Senators middle Georgia office to check and see the outcome of any info they may be able to gather.
As I wrote my original letter before the new processing dates posted on 10/15, I will be calling those people on Monday to make them aware of the new dates and passably fax them more info on my wife's case if needed.
Let's hope they can move that squeaky wheel.
What all did you all write in there? I plan to just give them a short description of my case dates (filing, NOA1, biometrics, last touch) and then provide them with the processing times, and tell them that my effort to resolve the issue with USCIS deems unsuccessful, and that their information line is not informational... Does that sound good? Any suggestions?
I'm not sure yet when I will be able to send out the request to my senator. My parents fly in from Germany today and will stay for two weeks, so I might have to postpone it till after they leave again.
Congrats on the parental visit. I know my wife loves it when someone from her family comes to visit. We just got through having her sister, niece, and cousin over for 3.5 weeks. That was a lot of work and a lot of fun!
QUOTE(tweety @ Oct 20 2007, 11:31 AM)
QUOTE(Dr. ZoSo @ Oct 20 2007, 09:36 AM)
Well when I got home from work yesterday I noticed a letter from my Senator in my mail box. Here's what it said in a nut shell:
While I sincerely regret to learn of your difficulties, I am please you have advised my office of your situation.
Here's the part that really gets me:
In an effort to be of assistance to you I have contacted the proper officials with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to ask that your request be favorable and expeditiously considered.
The letter then goes on to state the people I can call with my Senators middle Georgia office to check and see the outcome of any info they may be able to gather.
As I wrote my original letter before the new processing dates posted on 10/15, I will be calling those people on Monday to make them aware of the new dates and passably fax them more info on my wife's case if needed.
While I sincerely regret to learn of your difficulties, I am please you have advised my office of your situation.
Here's the part that really gets me:
In an effort to be of assistance to you I have contacted the proper officials with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to ask that your request be favorable and expeditiously considered.
The letter then goes on to state the people I can call with my Senators middle Georgia office to check and see the outcome of any info they may be able to gather.
As I wrote my original letter before the new processing dates posted on 10/15, I will be calling those people on Monday to make them aware of the new dates and passably fax them more info on my wife's case if needed.
Let's hope they can move that squeaky wheel.
What all did you all write in there? I plan to just give them a short description of my case dates (filing, NOA1, biometrics, last touch) and then provide them with the processing times, and tell them that my effort to resolve the issue with USCIS deems unsuccessful, and that their information line is not informational... Does that sound good? Any suggestions?
I'm not sure yet when I will be able to send out the request to my senator. My parents fly in from Germany today and will stay for two weeks, so I might have to postpone it till after they leave again.
I would presume they don't know anything about what's going on at TSC with I-751s (even though they may well know) and would explain that people who filed months after you were transferred to CSC and have already been approved, while you -- and others who filed anytime between January and July 1 (perhaps specifically indicating that you know quite a few others in the same situtation from VJ) -- are still sitting at TSC.
I would also throw in a pitch about being a LEGAL immigrant who is trying to do things the LEGAL way, and that there is almost an anti-immigrant hysteria in the country now, which makes it very difficult when one has an expired green card and just a piece of paper that says you can only work here for a year beyond your green card's expiration date.
You might want to mention the evidence you included, and indicate that because such evidence undeniably establishes that your marriage was not entered into for the purpose of evading the immigration laws, there is no reason why your petition should not have been approved in a matter of days after the service center received your biometrics (as they do at CSC).
I'm nominating James as the Official TSC Losers Writer of Letters to Senators. 
QUOTE(Cassie @ Oct 23 2007, 09:07 AM)
I'm nominating James as the Official TSC Losers Writer of Letters to Senators.
You'd think one of my senators, Mel Martinez, would be all over this since he is the only senator that is an immigrant (he came from Cuba when he was a young boy.) Unfortunately, he is apparently trying to keep a low profile on immigration issues because of all of the anti-immigrant hysteria in his party.
Anyway, I don't know what he'd do other than report back the purportedly actual processing time of (depending on who answers the phone at TSC) February 13 or February 26. Both of which are bogus because there are five TSC Losers who would have been approved if the former were accurate and HALF of us would have been approved if the latter were accurate.
UserName............Date of I-751.....NOA1 Date.......Biometrics......Last Touch......Approved
fragile093..........01/27/07..........01/31/07........03/03/07........03/11/07........--/--/--
vumbi...............01/28/07..........02/15/07........03/14/07........03/14/07........--/--/--
ven2lin.............02/01/07..........02/05/07........--/--/--........10/01/07........--/--/--
JLR.................02/06/07..........02/09/07........03/15/07........03/15/07........--/--/--
Dr. ZoSo............02/09/07..........??/??/07........03/15/07........--/--/--........--/--/--
markwash02..........02/14/07..........--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/--
A_C.................02/18/07..........02/21/07........03/15/07........03/19/07........--/--/--
lovedolphins........02/21/07..........02/28/07........05/14/07........05/15/07........--/--/--
ihateemo............--/--/--..........03/03/07........--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/--
kn687...............02/27/07..........03/21/07........03/29/07........03/31/07........--/--/--
tweety..............03/06/07..........03/09/07........04/06/07........04/07/07........--/--/--
burs................03/15/07..........03/19/07........04/12/07........04/13/07........--/--/--
us1415..............04/09/07..........04/18/07........05/12/07........05/15/07........--/--/--
James...............04/18/07..........04/20/07........05/31/07........06/03/07........--/--/--
Angel7422...........04/20/07..........04/25/07........05/24/07........05/29/07........--/--/--
Gringa..............04/27/07..........05/24/07........06/22/07........--/--/--........--/--/--
Cassie..............05/08/07..........05/09/07........06/04/07........06/05/07........--/--/--
baunzerbrudi........05/11/07..........05/19/07........06/14/07........06/19/07........--/--/--
rhenryv.............05/17/07..........05/30/07........06/18/07........--/--/--........--/--/--
Mr.Bigdog...........06/06/07..........06/19/07........08/30/07........08/31/07........--/--/--
QUOTE(James @ Oct 18 2007, 08:55 PM)
QUOTE(cryssa28 @ Oct 18 2007, 05:09 PM)
I really have to join this club. I sent my petition(I-751) on aug 31, they've got it on sept 2nd and until now they even didn't cash the check....So, 2 days ago i decided to send again the pestition and they've got it this morning.....I also had an infopass appointment last friday and, sure, they couldn't stamp my passport cause i don't have a receipt.....I'm waiting still.....
Am i the biggest looser?
Am i the biggest looser?
Sorry -- far from it! Did you know that petitions sent to TSC are now being transferred to CSC, and it can take over a month for them to cash your check (actually, it seems to take that amount of time for the petition to make it from TSC to CSC, which then more or less promptly cashes the check)? This does seem to be a bit longer than usual, but you still may have acted hastily in resending the petition to TSC (which will now take another month to send it to CSC).
The bottom line is only people who sent their petitions to TSC before July 1 -- which is when TSC started transferring them to TSC -- can be TSC Losers®, because we're still stuck waiting at TSC while the people who filed at TSC months after us have already been approved because their petitions were transferred to and processed by CSC. Even with this delay, you will still be approved far quicker than any of us genuine TSC Losers® will be . . . .
I'm sorry, i didn't know the bottom line....anyway i consider i'm totally unlucky.....i'm a looser....It's weird....there are people who sent the application after me and their check was cashed before me........I don't want anything else in this moment, just to clear that check:((
Btw, are you alowed to work in US if your GC expired? How long after you applied for removing condition?
Good luck everybody!
My wife is also on the loser list... if you could add her. The only thing we remember is they received her I-751 petition on 2/9/07 and we already received the NOA and did the biometrics. The USCIS website says that the file was last updated 3/13/07.
But my question is this... was does the processing times form say:
I-751 Petition to Remove the Conditions on Residence Removal of lawful permanent resident conditions (spouses of U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents April 03, 2007
But my question is this... was does the processing times form say:
I-751 Petition to Remove the Conditions on Residence Removal of lawful permanent resident conditions (spouses of U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents April 03, 2007
QUOTE(cryssa28 @ Oct 23 2007, 06:21 PM)
Btw, are you alowed to work in US if your GC expired? How long after you applied for removing condition?
Good luck everybody!
Good luck everybody!
Yup, it states on your NOA1 that you are authorized to work for another year. Ideally, you should receive your NOA1 before your green card expires. You still will probably receive it by that time even though you resubmitted your I-751 (though it may be close).
QUOTE(bimmerboy @ Oct 23 2007, 06:35 PM)
My wife is also on the loser list... if you could add her. The only thing we remember is they received her I-751 petition on 2/9/07 and we already received the NOA and did the biometrics. The USCIS website says that the file was last updated 3/13/07.
But my question is this... was does the processing times form say:
I-751 Petition to Remove the Conditions on Residence Removal of lawful permanent resident conditions (spouses of U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents April 03, 2007
But my question is this... was does the processing times form say:
I-751 Petition to Remove the Conditions on Residence Removal of lawful permanent resident conditions (spouses of U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents April 03, 2007
Congratulations
You are indeed a TSC Loser! That processing time is a baldfaced lie. TSC has told the inquiring office of one U.S. Senator that it is processing I-751s with an NOA1 date of February 13, and told the office of another Senator that it is processing I-751s with an NOA1 date of February 26. And that was as of Oct. 19.
So, either way, you would think you would have been heard something within the last couple of weeks. You would be wrong, however, because TSC is obviously misrepresenting processing times to anyone and everyone.
My best guess is that they are stuck sometime in late January. In late June, they approved some VJers with NOA1 dates of 1/19 and 1/22, and then stopped dead in their tracks, shipping all new I-751s that arrived to CSC. It's appalling to think that they have supposedly only moved three weeks in those last four months (and they really haven't done even that, else a bunch of folks -- including you -- would have heard something by now).
UserName............Date of I-751.....NOA1 Date.......Biometrics......Last Touch......Approved
fragile093..........01/27/07..........01/31/07........03/03/07........03/11/07........--/--/--
vumbi...............01/28/07..........02/15/07........03/14/07........03/14/07........--/--/--
bimmerboy...........02/01/07..........02/09/07........03/??/07........03/13/07........--/--/--
ven2lin.............02/01/07..........02/05/07........--/--/--........10/01/07........--/--/--
JLR.................02/06/07..........02/09/07........03/15/07........03/15/07........--/--/--
Dr. ZoSo............02/09/07..........??/??/07........03/15/07........--/--/--........--/--/--
markwash02..........02/14/07..........--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/--
A_C.................02/18/07..........02/21/07........03/15/07........03/19/07........--/--/--
lovedolphins........02/21/07..........02/28/07........05/14/07........05/15/07........--/--/--
ihateemo............--/--/--..........03/03/07........--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/--
kn687...............02/27/07..........03/21/07........03/29/07........03/31/07........--/--/--
tweety..............03/06/07..........03/09/07........04/06/07........04/07/07........--/--/--
burs................03/15/07..........03/19/07........04/12/07........04/13/07........--/--/--
us1415..............04/09/07..........04/18/07........05/12/07........05/15/07........--/--/--
James...............04/18/07..........04/20/07........05/31/07........06/03/07........--/--/--
Angel7422...........04/20/07..........04/25/07........05/24/07........05/29/07........--/--/--
Gringa..............04/27/07..........05/24/07........06/22/07........--/--/--........--/--/--
Cassie..............05/08/07..........05/09/07........06/04/07........06/05/07........--/--/--
baunzerbrudi........05/11/07..........05/19/07........06/14/07........06/19/07........--/--/--
rhenryv.............05/17/07..........05/30/07........06/18/07........--/--/--........--/--/--
Mr.Bigdog...........06/06/07..........06/19/07........08/30/07........08/31/07........--/--/--
QUOTE(James @ Oct 24 2007, 05:38 AM)
My best guess is that they are stuck sometime in late January. In late June, they approved some VJers with NOA1 dates of 1/19 and 1/22, and then stopped dead in their tracks, shipping all new I-751s that arrived to CSC. It's appalling to think that they have supposedly only moved three weeks in those last four months (and they really haven't done even that, else a bunch of folks -- including you -- would have heard something by now).
When I see it put that way.............
Oh well, can't dwell.
QUOTE(Cassie @ Oct 24 2007, 09:21 AM)
QUOTE(James @ Oct 24 2007, 05:38 AM)
My best guess is that they are stuck sometime in late January. In late June, they approved some VJers with NOA1 dates of 1/19 and 1/22, and then stopped dead in their tracks, shipping all new I-751s that arrived to CSC. It's appalling to think that they have supposedly only moved three weeks in those last four months (and they really haven't done even that, else a bunch of folks -- including you -- would have heard something by now).
When I see it put that way.............
Oh well, can't dwell.
Oh, dwell away! I'm pretty sure they haven't even touched an I-751 since late June, except to add biometrics to the files. The evidence from the timelines and the list here is a little bit more than just anecdotal.
QUOTE(James @ Oct 24 2007, 06:22 AM)
QUOTE(cryssa28 @ Oct 23 2007, 06:21 PM)
Btw, are you alowed to work in US if your GC expired? How long after you applied for removing condition?
Good luck everybody!
Good luck everybody!
Yup, it states on your NOA1 that you are authorized to work for another year. Ideally, you should receive your NOA1 before your green card expires. You still will probably receive it by that time even though you resubmitted your I-751 (though it may be close).
Well, i sent 2 applications but i never canceled the first check. I have to check my account every single day and when they will cash one of the checks i will cancel the other. The idea is that i lost my first post office receipt and i couldn't prove that i sent my application....It's odd what i did but i have my feelings and worries.....Anyway, somebody from immigration gave me this advice....it's good, it's bad....who knows....it's risky though, because i can loose money.
Good luck !
What do you guys think about applying for US citizenship. My wife will be eligible in a few months... after January 2008. Do you think the wait for Naturalization through TSC is this long as well?
I have seen that several people are in the same deal. I finally gave up and faxed my Congressman. This is the first request that I have sent out of Texas Service Center on this site.
Good Luck Amigos
Good Luck Amigos
QUOTE(bimmerboy @ Oct 24 2007, 05:20 PM)
What do you guys think about applying for US citizenship. My wife will be eligible in a few months... after January 2008. Do you think the wait for Naturalization through TSC is this long as well?
Who knows anymore? Somebody's got a light a fire under those lazy azzes there. When I get back from my trip, I will start having my Congressional Reps look into this disaster. It's plain ridiculous to allow the USCIS to effectively create various classes of citizens and applicants based solely on where in the US they happen to reside. The USCIS is a federal agency and owes equal service to all applicants regardless of their place of residence.
QUOTE(bimmerboy @ Oct 24 2007, 05:20 PM)
What do you guys think about applying for US citizenship. My wife will be eligible in a few months... after January 2008. Do you think the wait for Naturalization through TSC is this long as well?
Hard to say from the few examples in the timelines -- the three people who filed for naturalization in February-March of this year did get interview dates five months after they filed. But those may have been processed before TSC hit whatever stumbling block it hit in June.
Maybe they will speed up again when they run out of Slim Jims, fried pork rinds, and cherry-flavored Dr. Pepper.
Updating . . . NOBODY (as usual). Happy Monday! Another week, another failure to approve anyone.
fragile093..........01/27/07..........01/31/07........03/03/07........03/11/07........--/--/--
vumbi...............01/28/07..........02/15/07........03/14/07........03/14/07........--/--/--
bimmerboy...........02/01/07..........02/09/07........03/??/07........03/13/07........--/--/--
ven2lin.............02/01/07..........02/05/07........--/--/--........10/01/07........--/--/--
JLR.................02/06/07..........02/09/07........03/15/07........03/15/07........--/--/--
Dr. ZoSo............02/09/07..........??/??/07........03/15/07........--/--/--........--/--/--
markwash02..........02/14/07..........--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/--
A_C.................02/18/07..........02/21/07........03/15/07........03/19/07........--/--/--
lovedolphins........02/21/07..........02/28/07........05/14/07........05/15/07........--/--/--
ihateemo............--/--/--..........03/03/07........--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/--
kn687...............02/27/07..........03/21/07........03/29/07........03/31/07........--/--/--
tweety..............03/06/07..........03/09/07........04/06/07........04/07/07........--/--/--
burs................03/15/07..........03/19/07........04/12/07........04/13/07........--/--/--
us1415..............04/09/07..........04/18/07........05/12/07........05/15/07........--/--/--
James...............04/18/07..........04/20/07........05/31/07........06/03/07........--/--/--
Angel7422...........04/20/07..........04/25/07........05/24/07........05/29/07........--/--/--
Gringa..............04/27/07..........05/24/07........06/22/07........--/--/--........--/--/--
Cassie..............05/08/07..........05/09/07........06/04/07........06/05/07........--/--/--
baunzerbrudi........05/11/07..........05/19/07........06/14/07........06/19/07........--/--/--
rhenryv.............05/17/07..........05/30/07........06/18/07........--/--/--........--/--/--
Mr.Bigdog...........06/06/07..........06/19/07........08/30/07........08/31/07........--/--/--
UserName............Date of I-751.....NOA1 Date.......Biometrics......Last Touch......Approved
fragile093..........01/27/07..........01/31/07........03/03/07........03/11/07........--/--/--
vumbi...............01/28/07..........02/15/07........03/14/07........03/14/07........--/--/--
bimmerboy...........02/01/07..........02/09/07........03/??/07........03/13/07........--/--/--
ven2lin.............02/01/07..........02/05/07........--/--/--........10/01/07........--/--/--
JLR.................02/06/07..........02/09/07........03/15/07........03/15/07........--/--/--
Dr. ZoSo............02/09/07..........??/??/07........03/15/07........--/--/--........--/--/--
markwash02..........02/14/07..........--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/--
A_C.................02/18/07..........02/21/07........03/15/07........03/19/07........--/--/--
lovedolphins........02/21/07..........02/28/07........05/14/07........05/15/07........--/--/--
ihateemo............--/--/--..........03/03/07........--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/--
kn687...............02/27/07..........03/21/07........03/29/07........03/31/07........--/--/--
tweety..............03/06/07..........03/09/07........04/06/07........04/07/07........--/--/--
burs................03/15/07..........03/19/07........04/12/07........04/13/07........--/--/--
us1415..............04/09/07..........04/18/07........05/12/07........05/15/07........--/--/--
James...............04/18/07..........04/20/07........05/31/07........06/03/07........--/--/--
Angel7422...........04/20/07..........04/25/07........05/24/07........05/29/07........--/--/--
Gringa..............04/27/07..........05/24/07........06/22/07........--/--/--........--/--/--
Cassie..............05/08/07..........05/09/07........06/04/07........06/05/07........--/--/--
baunzerbrudi........05/11/07..........05/19/07........06/14/07........06/19/07........--/--/--
rhenryv.............05/17/07..........05/30/07........06/18/07........--/--/--........--/--/--
Mr.Bigdog...........06/06/07..........06/19/07........08/30/07........08/31/07........--/--/--
I really need to get my azz in gar and get my dates updated. I honestly meant to this weekend, but my wife's car had other ideas for how I could spend my time!
QUOTE(James @ Oct 25 2007, 08:41 AM)
QUOTE(bimmerboy @ Oct 24 2007, 05:20 PM)
What do you guys think about applying for US citizenship. My wife will be eligible in a few months... after January 2008. Do you think the wait for Naturalization through TSC is this long as well?
Hard to say from the few examples in the timelines -- the three people who filed for naturalization in February-March of this year did get interview dates five months after they filed. But those may have been processed before TSC hit whatever stumbling block it hit in June.
Maybe they will speed up again when they run out of Slim Jims, fried pork rinds, and cherry-flavored Dr. Pepper.
HI! My husband applied for removal of conditions in March... we got the extension letter for 1 year... and still nothing!! Should we make an infopass appointment in case the biometrics letter has been sent and we did not get it?? We are getting a little worried that there has been no action!? If anyone has any ideas for me please let me know!
Thanks!
QUOTE(mississippigal17 @ Oct 30 2007, 11:13 AM)
QUOTE(James @ Oct 25 2007, 08:41 AM)
QUOTE(bimmerboy @ Oct 24 2007, 05:20 PM)
What do you guys think about applying for US citizenship. My wife will be eligible in a few months... after January 2008. Do you think the wait for Naturalization through TSC is this long as well?
Hard to say from the few examples in the timelines -- the three people who filed for naturalization in February-March of this year did get interview dates five months after they filed. But those may have been processed before TSC hit whatever stumbling block it hit in June.
Maybe they will speed up again when they run out of Slim Jims, fried pork rinds, and cherry-flavored Dr. Pepper.
HI! My husband applied for removal of conditions in March... we got the extension letter for 1 year... and still nothing!! Should we make an infopass appointment in case the biometrics letter has been sent and we did not get it?? We are getting a little worried that there has been no action!? If anyone has any ideas for me please let me know!
Thanks!
You should have received an biometrics appointment letter by now. I would definitely take steps to get to the bottom of this.
Lets just say you should err' on the side of caution.
QUOTE(mississippigal17 @ Oct 30 2007, 11:13 AM)
QUOTE(James @ Oct 25 2007, 08:41 AM)
QUOTE(bimmerboy @ Oct 24 2007, 05:20 PM)
What do you guys think about applying for US citizenship. My wife will be eligible in a few months... after January 2008. Do you think the wait for Naturalization through TSC is this long as well?
Hard to say from the few examples in the timelines -- the three people who filed for naturalization in February-March of this year did get interview dates five months after they filed. But those may have been processed before TSC hit whatever stumbling block it hit in June.
Maybe they will speed up again when they run out of Slim Jims, fried pork rinds, and cherry-flavored Dr. Pepper.
HI! My husband applied for removal of conditions in March... we got the extension letter for 1 year... and still nothing!! Should we make an infopass appointment in case the biometrics letter has been sent and we did not get it?? We are getting a little worried that there has been no action!? If anyone has any ideas for me please let me know!
Thanks!
WOO-HOO!!! Another TSC Loser®!!!
Actually, you're a TSC Super Loser® because like anyone whose NOA1 was dated before (as of today) April 19, you are outside of the official TSC processing time (aka the "Let's Stop Picking Our Noses and Pick a Date Out of the Hat" date).
Unless I'm suddenly approved, I officially become a TSC Super Loser® the day after tomorrow! What a party there will be!
BTW, what was the exact date on your NOA1 (extension letter)?
We sent our app for removal of conditions to TSC on 7-30-07, did biometrics in september, and she just received the 10 year green card 10-30-07 with no interview, not bad considering she arrived on 11-1-05, TSC ROCKS!!!!
Rhoady
Rhoady
QUOTE(rhoady65 @ Oct 31 2007, 12:47 PM)
We sent our app for removal of conditions to TSC on 7-30-07, did biometrics in september, and she just received the 10 year green card 10-30-07 with no interview, not bad considering she arrived on 11-1-05, TSC ROCKS!!!!
Rhoady
Rhoady
Your case was not handled at the TSC. Your case was transferred to the CSC (California Service Center) for processing. Go back a few pages in this thread and read the reasons why.
TSC does not rock, has never rocked, nor will ever rock!
QUOTE(Dr. ZoSo @ Oct 31 2007, 01:19 PM)
TSC does not rock, has never rocked, nor will ever rock!
Unless you say that TSC is a rock ... just sitting there, not going anywhere.
Our Senator has launched an inquiry with a Super-Advisor 
at the Texas Service Center regarding the discrepancy of processing times.
Okay everyone, let's all hold our breaths and wait for a timely response!
at the Texas Service Center regarding the discrepancy of processing times.Okay everyone, let's all hold our breaths and wait for a timely response!
Oh my gosh I was going to say... got it in 2 months?! we've been waiting for 7 months!!
TSC is so SLOW!
TSC is so SLOW!
QUOTE(rhoady65 @ Oct 31 2007, 12:47 PM)
We sent our app for removal of conditions to TSC on 7-30-07, did biometrics in september, and she just received the 10 year green card 10-30-07 with no interview, not bad considering she arrived on 11-1-05, TSC ROCKS!!!!
Rhoady
Rhoady
*biting tongue*
QUOTE(rhoady65 @ Oct 31 2007, 12:47 PM)
We sent our app for removal of conditions to TSC on 7-30-07, did biometrics in september, and she just received the 10 year green card 10-30-07 with no interview, not bad considering she arrived on 11-1-05, TSC ROCKS!!!!
Rhoady
Rhoady
Do you point and laugh at the developmentally disabled, too?
QUOTE(lovedolphins @ Oct 31 2007, 03:21 PM)
Our Senator has launched an inquiry with a Super-Advisor at the Texas Service Center regarding the discrepancy of processing times.
Okay everyone, let's all hold our breaths and wait for a timely response!
at the Texas Service Center regarding the discrepancy of processing times.Okay everyone, let's all hold our breaths and wait for a timely response!
Is the Super-Advisor in charge of TSC Super Loser® petitions?
BTW, who is your senator?
(I don't like this VJ feature that combines replies to two separate messages in one post . . . .)
I forgot to mention -- the official TSC processing time is 6 months and 12 days. Our NOA1 was issued . . . 6 months and 12 days ago.
Today I become a TSC Super Loser®.
Time to bring out the GIANT dancing banana!
I forgot to mention -- the official TSC processing time is 6 months and 12 days. Our NOA1 was issued . . . 6 months and 12 days ago.
Today I become a TSC Super Loser®.
Time to bring out the GIANT dancing banana!
QUOTE(James @ Nov 1 2007, 07:02 AM)
(I don't like this VJ feature that combines replies to two separate messages in one post . . . .)
I forgot to mention -- the official TSC processing time is 6 months and 12 days. Our NOA1 was issued . . . 6 months and 12 days ago.
Today I become a TSC Super Loser®.
Time to bring out the GIANT dancing banana!
I forgot to mention -- the official TSC processing time is 6 months and 12 days. Our NOA1 was issued . . . 6 months and 12 days ago.
Today I become a TSC Super Loser®.
Time to bring out the GIANT dancing banana!
my little boy is all grown up! *sniffsniff*
QUOTE(Cassie @ Nov 1 2007, 09:37 AM)
my little boy is all grown up! *sniffsniff*
Mommy, those people in Texas are mean to me! They're bad people! VERY bad people!
If I were to believe what my NOA 1 says then TSC received my petition 6 months and 1 week ago. Kinda hard to believe since the notes on the back of my check had a date of April 24th and the TSC officer told me once that their records show it was received on April 23rd. Someone either can't read or write.
QUOTE(James @ Nov 1 2007, 05:52 AM)
QUOTE(rhoady65 @ Oct 31 2007, 12:47 PM)
We sent our app for removal of conditions to TSC on 7-30-07, did biometrics in september, and she just received the 10 year green card 10-30-07 with no interview, not bad considering she arrived on 11-1-05, TSC ROCKS!!!!
Rhoady
Rhoady
Do you point and laugh at the developmentally disabled, too?
Don't hate the player, hate the game. Maybe I got special treatment since I am from Texas?
Rhoady
On a side note, when she got here on a CR-1, it took 7 months before she got her green card
. They said it was because there were no pictures in her file, although I think it got misplaced in LA.
QUOTE(rhoady65 @ Nov 2 2007, 04:40 PM)
QUOTE(James @ Nov 1 2007, 05:52 AM)
QUOTE(rhoady65 @ Oct 31 2007, 12:47 PM)
We sent our app for removal of conditions to TSC on 7-30-07, did biometrics in september, and she just received the 10 year green card 10-30-07 with no interview, not bad considering she arrived on 11-1-05, TSC ROCKS!!!!
Rhoady
Rhoady
Do you point and laugh at the developmentally disabled, too?
Don't hate the player, hate the game. Maybe I got special treatment since I am from Texas?
Rhoady
On a side note, when she got here on a CR-1, it took 7 months before she got her green card
. They said it was because there were no pictures in her file, although I think it got misplaced in LA.Had nothing to do with that, but thanks for playing.
Good morning all! another Monday, another week - no updates 
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Cassie..............05/08/07..........05/09/07........06/04/07........06/05/07........--/--/--
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Cassie..............05/08/07..........05/09/07........06/04/07........06/05/07........--/--/--
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QUOTE(tweety @ Nov 5 2007, 10:18 AM)
Good morning all! another Monday, another week - no updates
I wonder how long people who won't be applying for citizenship will have to wait.
QUOTE(rhoady65 @ Nov 2 2007, 03:40 PM)
Don't hate the player, hate the game. Maybe I got special treatment since I am from Texas?
I wouldn't be bragging that you're from Texas in this thread. No offense, but Texas isn't exactly held in high esteem here.
QUOTE(Cassie @ Nov 5 2007, 09:24 AM)
QUOTE(tweety @ Nov 5 2007, 10:18 AM)
Good morning all! another Monday, another week - no updates
I wonder how long people who won't be applying for citizenship will have to wait.
At this point, I would bet over a year from NOA1. Texas is obviously not doing ANYTHING with I-751s and hasn't since June.
I received a letter in the mail yesterday from my senators office concerning my wife's I-751 status. Well here it is word for word:
From: TSC, Congressional Inquiries
Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2007 2:30 PM
To: Miller, Ash (Chambliss)
Subject: control (then a number) RE: (My wife's name)
Ash: The I 751 is currently still pending. It was filed 02/26/07 and they are still processing Jan 07.
Thank you for your inquiry and please do not hesitate to contact us again if you have further questions regarding this case.
Texas Service Center
Congressional Relations
There are a few things I can take away from this letter besides just the no real answers if offers.
1) My inquiry from the senators office was e-mailed to the TSC and not sent in the mail.
2) The respondent from the TSC had the e-mail address of my senators office saved within their outlook program. The identity was known as (Chambliss)
3) There is in fact a way to contact the TSC via e-mail.
From: TSC, Congressional Inquiries
Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2007 2:30 PM
To: Miller, Ash (Chambliss)
Subject: control (then a number) RE: (My wife's name)
Ash: The I 751 is currently still pending. It was filed 02/26/07 and they are still processing Jan 07.
Thank you for your inquiry and please do not hesitate to contact us again if you have further questions regarding this case.
Texas Service Center
Congressional Relations
There are a few things I can take away from this letter besides just the no real answers if offers.
1) My inquiry from the senators office was e-mailed to the TSC and not sent in the mail.
2) The respondent from the TSC had the e-mail address of my senators office saved within their outlook program. The identity was known as (Chambliss)
3) There is in fact a way to contact the TSC via e-mail.
QUOTE(Dr. ZoSo @ Nov 6 2007, 08:21 AM)
I received a letter in the mail yesterday from my senators office concerning my wife's I-751 status. Well here it is word for word:
From: TSC, Congressional Inquiries
Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2007 2:30 PM
To: Miller, Ash (Chambliss)
Subject: control (then a number) RE: (My wife's name)
Ash: The I 751 is currently still pending. It was filed 02/26/07 and they are still processing Jan 07.
Thank you for your inquiry and please do not hesitate to contact us again if you have further questions regarding this case.
Texas Service Center
Congressional Relations
There are a few things I can take away from this letter besides just the no real answers if offers.
1) My inquiry from the senators office was e-mailed to the TSC and not sent in the mail.
2) The respondent from the TSC had the e-mail address of my senators office saved within their outlook program. The identity was known as (Chambliss)
3) There is in fact a way to contact the TSC via e-mail.
From: TSC, Congressional Inquiries
Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2007 2:30 PM
To: Miller, Ash (Chambliss)
Subject: control (then a number) RE: (My wife's name)
Ash: The I 751 is currently still pending. It was filed 02/26/07 and they are still processing Jan 07.
Thank you for your inquiry and please do not hesitate to contact us again if you have further questions regarding this case.
Texas Service Center
Congressional Relations
There are a few things I can take away from this letter besides just the no real answers if offers.
1) My inquiry from the senators office was e-mailed to the TSC and not sent in the mail.
2) The respondent from the TSC had the e-mail address of my senators office saved within their outlook program. The identity was known as (Chambliss)
3) There is in fact a way to contact the TSC via e-mail.
Not going into detail.... but still processing Jan 07????!!!??? What a BS, it seems that each inquiry results in different processing times... and magically those are always a few days/weeks before the inquired case. I find it really worrying that TSC doesn't even report accurate processing times to members of congress - sad world....
QUOTE(tweety @ Nov 6 2007, 09:54 AM)
QUOTE(Dr. ZoSo @ Nov 6 2007, 08:21 AM)
I received a letter in the mail yesterday from my senators office concerning my wife's I-751 status. Well here it is word for word:
From: TSC, Congressional Inquiries
Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2007 2:30 PM
To: Miller, Ash (Chambliss)
Subject: control (then a number) RE: (My wife's name)
Ash: The I 751 is currently still pending. It was filed 02/26/07 and they are still processing Jan 07.
Thank you for your inquiry and please do not hesitate to contact us again if you have further questions regarding this case.
Texas Service Center
Congressional Relations
There are a few things I can take away from this letter besides just the no real answers if offers.
1) My inquiry from the senators office was e-mailed to the TSC and not sent in the mail.
2) The respondent from the TSC had the e-mail address of my senators office saved within their outlook program. The identity was known as (Chambliss)
3) There is in fact a way to contact the TSC via e-mail.
From: TSC, Congressional Inquiries
Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2007 2:30 PM
To: Miller, Ash (Chambliss)
Subject: control (then a number) RE: (My wife's name)
Ash: The I 751 is currently still pending. It was filed 02/26/07 and they are still processing Jan 07.
Thank you for your inquiry and please do not hesitate to contact us again if you have further questions regarding this case.
Texas Service Center
Congressional Relations
There are a few things I can take away from this letter besides just the no real answers if offers.
1) My inquiry from the senators office was e-mailed to the TSC and not sent in the mail.
2) The respondent from the TSC had the e-mail address of my senators office saved within their outlook program. The identity was known as (Chambliss)
3) There is in fact a way to contact the TSC via e-mail.
Not going into detail.... but still processing Jan 07????!!!??? What a BS, it seems that each inquiry results in different processing times... and magically those are always a few days/weeks before the inquired case. I find it really worrying that TSC doesn't even report accurate processing times to members of congress - sad world....
Actually, I believe that is the most accurate response we've seen as far as processing times go.
It's not completely truthful response, however, because it neglects to mention that TSC STOPPED approving I-751s in June -- leaving off then with I-751s that had NOA1s of about the third week of January. They haven't moved an inch since.
So, yes, they are "still processing Jan. 07" -- and they've been "processing Jan. 07" for almost five months now.
Anyone ever wonder if there was a way we could submit an application to have our cases transfered to a different service center? At this point in the waiting game would you be willing to either:
A) Leave your application at the TSC and hope for the best (because you have already been waiting months)
or
B ) Move your application to another service center where you could be waiting anywhere between 4 to 6 months (6 months being the very most)
A real mind hugger huh?
A) Leave your application at the TSC and hope for the best (because you have already been waiting months)
or
B ) Move your application to another service center where you could be waiting anywhere between 4 to 6 months (6 months being the very most)
A real mind hugger huh?
This is my theory: TSC was assigned to work on processing US passports. I think TSC stopped processing applications around the same time there was a passport processing delay. That issue was resolved not by magic, but by assigning new resources to it. i751 is propably the most redundant form out there because i400 comes right after it.
QUOTE(rhenryv @ Nov 6 2007, 01:29 PM)
This is my theory: TSC was assigned to work on processing US passports. I think TSC stopped processing applications around the same time there was a passport processing delay. That issue was resolved not by magic, but by assigning new resources to it. i751 is propably the most redundant form out there because i400 comes right after it.
That seems as rational an explanation as any. You have to wonder whey they just didn't make residency conditional for three years instead of two, with the option to either just remove conditions or naturalize after three years.
QUOTE(James @ Nov 6 2007, 02:36 PM)
QUOTE(rhenryv @ Nov 6 2007, 01:29 PM)
This is my theory: TSC was assigned to work on processing US passports. I think TSC stopped processing applications around the same time there was a passport processing delay. That issue was resolved not by magic, but by assigning new resources to it. i751 is propably the most redundant form out there because i400 comes right after it.
That seems as rational an explanation as any. You have to wonder whey they just didn't make residency conditional for three years instead of two, with the option to either just remove conditions or naturalize after three years.
I guess more money for INS...
QUOTE(rhenryv @ Nov 6 2007, 01:44 PM)
QUOTE(James @ Nov 6 2007, 02:36 PM)
QUOTE(rhenryv @ Nov 6 2007, 01:29 PM)
This is my theory: TSC was assigned to work on processing US passports. I think TSC stopped processing applications around the same time there was a passport processing delay. That issue was resolved not by magic, but by assigning new resources to it. i751 is propably the most redundant form out there because i400 comes right after it.
That seems as rational an explanation as any. You have to wonder whey they just didn't make residency conditional for three years instead of two, with the option to either just remove conditions or naturalize after three years.
I guess more money for INS...
yes, probably a money issue - they milk anyone that's tangible....
Anyway, there is a good number of people who do not plan to naturalize. I for one will only naturalize if I can become a dual citizen, as this is rather a vague issue (as I have to apply for it with the German authorities with a good chance of getting denied), I might not even naturalize come next spring....
QUOTE(tweety @ Nov 6 2007, 04:26 PM)
QUOTE(rhenryv @ Nov 6 2007, 01:44 PM)
QUOTE(James @ Nov 6 2007, 02:36 PM)
QUOTE(rhenryv @ Nov 6 2007, 01:29 PM)
This is my theory: TSC was assigned to work on processing US passports. I think TSC stopped processing applications around the same time there was a passport processing delay. That issue was resolved not by magic, but by assigning new resources to it. i751 is propably the most redundant form out there because i400 comes right after it.
That seems as rational an explanation as any. You have to wonder whey they just didn't make residency conditional for three years instead of two, with the option to either just remove conditions or naturalize after three years.
I guess more money for INS...
yes, probably a money issue - they milk anyone that's tangible....
Anyway, there is a good number of people who do not plan to naturalize. I for one will only naturalize if I can become a dual citizen, as this is rather a vague issue (as I have to apply for it with the German authorities with a good chance of getting denied), I might not even naturalize come next spring....
That is the only way I would become naturalized as well (and Jerry agrees with me on this).
Can someone refresh my memory and tell me (and the rest of us in this thread) when one needs to apply to renew the extension letter if it comes to that point for some of us?
I would like to know that also, my husbands extension letter will expire in a few months totally a year of waiting!!?? How do you extend the extension letter?? Thanks!!
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