ROC Bio done in Sept. 2011 - no greed card yet?

[PattyS_Husband 0]

Don't worry I'm with you as well, I filed in June and last communication I got from them was my app was sent to local office back in late September.

If you still have not heard anything, file your N-400 for citizenship 3 months prior to your NOA extension date and get on with it.

I know, they are ridiculously slow these days.

He cannot file for citizenship since he is my stepson and not my spouse. So I don't know what to do if he does not get his GC by the time the date of his NOA expires. Note that because he is my stepson, he will have to wait 5 years to apply for his citizenship or 3 years after he gets his 10 year GC since he has already been here for 2 years if my understanding of the citizenship process is correct. Anyhow, thanks for your comments.

[PattyS_Husband 0]

Make an infopass and go get a stamp in the passport that will extend it another year. While you are there have them check on the case.

OR

apply for citizenship before the expiration of the extension - this will force them to have to process the ROC petition.

I am talking about my stepson's ROC not my wife. He will have to wait 5 years since he got his first GC to appy for citizenship if I am correct. Anyhow, thanks.

[PattyS_Husband 0]

Anyhow, we are already on January 6, 2012, and my stepson has yet to receive any information regarding his GC from USCIS and his ROC process. Indeed, USCIS really sucks!

[mr and mrs 187]

did you ever provide a date of the NOA1? if you can tell us that, we will know when he filed ROC and when his conditional status will expire.

odds are that is is in august of 2012 which is 8 months away.

is there a reason, other than impatience, that you are so concerned about the timing of his approval?

and again, a majority of CSC filers from JULY (44% approved) and AUGUST (35% approved) have **NOT** been approved. your stepson's case is not yet out of the ordinary.

USCIS is reporting that they are processing mid may ROCs.

got it? good. sit tight.

edit: ps you are not likely to see ANYTHING until an RFE or the approval. thats also completely normal. do you read the threads here?

Edited January 7, 2012 by mr and mrs

[PattyS_Husband 0]

More likely just chronically understaffed.

The U.S. issued over 27,000 K1 visas in 2009. That's just K1.

Assuming the majority of those visas resulted in a marriage and subsequent adjustment of status, we could be looking at well over 1,000 ROC applications PER MONTH to each of the two service centers.

That's a lot of staffing hours required. And you can bet the staffing just isn't there.

I agree! However, this does not make sense. USCIS hiked the prices for these processes and still doesn't have staff to do it. Shame on USCIS! What else can be said. And today is already January 10, 2012 and yet there is no answer from USCIS.

Edited January 11, 2012 by PattyS_Husband

[N M 96]

I agree! However, this does not make sense. USCIS hiked the prices for these processes and still doesn't have staff to do it. Shame on USCIS! What else can be said. And today is already January 10, 2012 and yet there is no answer from USCIS.

To be fair, ROC is clearly not a priority for USCIS, nor should it be. Whether an applicant has their conditions lifted 1 week, or 11 months after they apply, makes absolutely no material difference to the applicant. The applicant can still work, can still travel. Nothing changes.

USCIS should be throwing its limited resources at speeding up applications for employment authorizations, and/or advanced parole for AOS applicants. Speeding up those procedures could make a HUGE difference to people's lives. I know someone who has been waiting 5 months for his EAD. That's not cool, he's missing out on income as a result. Every day his EAD is delayed, is another day he can't work. What a crappy start to a married life.

I know it's good to be able to vent some times, but there are many people who have been waiting a lot longer than your son for their ROC to be processed. Sit back, and try to relax. Chances are very strong that his ROC will be processed within 12 months of the application - and you have a long, long time until then.

[PattyS_Husband 0]

Thanks for that link. I will try to get the ROC NOA1 date some time this evening and post it here. I do know that his "biometrics" were done on 09/01/2011, for my wife told me this yesterday evening.

Finally I know the dates of my stepson's ROC for both his first NOA and the BIO NOA dates.

ROC filed with CSC.

ROC 1st NOA: date printed on this NOA 08-03-11 (this is the NOA which extend my stepson's 2-year GC for another year)

ROC Bio Appoinment date: 09-01-11

Then, his extension will expire on 08-03-12 or August 2012. I just hope he gets his 10-year GC before then or else I don't know what else to do! Any more comments will be appreciated. We are yet to receive any notification from USCIS regarding his status of his ROC and we are almost half way through January..

[PattyS_Husband 0]

To be fair, ROC is clearly not a priority for USCIS, nor should it be. Whether an applicant has their conditions lifted 1 week, or 11 months after they apply, makes absolutely no material difference to the applicant. The applicant can still work, can still travel. Nothing changes.

USCIS should be throwing its limited resources at speeding up applications for employment authorizations, and/or advanced parole for AOS applicants. Speeding up those procedures could make a HUGE difference to people's lives. I know someone who has been waiting 5 months for his EAD. That's not cool, he's missing out on income as a result. Every day his EAD is delayed, is another day he can't work. What a crappy start to a married life.

I know it's good to be able to vent some times, but there are many people who have been waiting a lot longer than your son for their ROC to be processed. Sit back, and try to relax. Chances are very strong that his ROC will be processed within 12 months of the application - and you have a long, long time until then.

Well, it may be not a priority according to your opinion, but it is very inconvenient to have to wait this long when there is no reason for the extended delay. We all paid good money for this ROC process which its cost was raised recently if I remember correctly (right after I filed my wife's ROC). And look at all the bad news immigrants are getting on TV and news papers, specially Spanish speaking immigrants regardless if the Spanish immigrant is a LEGAL one. If you look to my signature, the dates are those of my wife, and I don't see the spread time should be any different for my stepson. Anyhow, it seems you have nothing to complain about USCIS, and I suspect you must be working for it. USCIS is a shameful government institution which should be improved and I don't see when any president will act to improve an obsolete processing system as the one USCIS offers.

Have a nice day!

[mr and mrs 187]

good grief.

you are experiencing the spectrum of the process. your wife's ROC went quick. faster than the advertised time of 6 months. (were you singing the praises of the USCIS then?) now your son's is taking longer and its 'inconvenient' for you. but he is not yet out of normal processing times. (feb 3 will be 6 months for him.)

have you even looked through the august 2011 filers thread? only about a third of CSCers have been approved!

you seem to suffer from a lack of patience (and reading comprehension at times). this will only make the wait more difficult for you. youll probably get an approval in the next couple of months. long before the GC extension expires.

[scotinmass 588]

What is a Greed card?

[J&N79 1]

What is a Greed card?

:rofl: I just noticed that!

PattyS_Husband, I would recommend you to check the other threads and see where other filers are too...it will make you feel better and that you're not alone, you'll notice that you're worrying over nothing! I am a May filer and no green card yet, frustrated? not really just waiting because i know its in its way and I have my extension letter. Relax and enjoy the weekend

[belinda63 2,981]

Wow, I waited 17 months to get my fiance here on a K-1, took 7 months for him to get his green card, he filed for ROC in June and still does not have the new green card. I appreciate you want to vent but everyone has to wait their turn in line.

[Penguin_ie 5,986]

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[PattyS_Husband 0]

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Thanks for posting that. If nobody has anything constructive to say, say it but if not, it is better not to say anything at all. By the way, February is almost gone and according to some poster my stepson 6 months limit is past overdue (not that I think USCIS is on target or anything to do its job). I am thinking that I will be here six months from now, and my stepson will not have his 10 year GC. Then, what shall I do? Any constructive comments or posts?

Edited February 23, 2012 by PattyS_Husband

[Inky 1,110]

Thanks for posting that. If nobody has anything constructive to say, say it but if not, it is better not to say anything at all. By the way, February is almost gone and according to some poster my stepson 6 months limit is past overdue (not that I think USCIS is on target or anything to do its job). I am thinking that I will be here six months from now, and my stepson will not have his 10 year GC. Then, what shall I do? Any constructive comments or posts?

Make an info pass.