I-751 September 2016 Filers

[WinnfieldJules 17]

19 minutes ago, darnit said:

This's interesting!! I agree with you about not buying the excuse that all applicants surged to file before Trump getting in the oval office. But none of this makes any sense whatsoever.. It's just absurd!! I've been following the processing times and as everyone knows it's almost like things were great up to May 2017, then all of the sudden things started to go slow like really slow.. Every 2 weeks they used to update their processing times and almost finish a month or 6 weeks ahead. Now, every update doesn't even include any advancement in I-751 times.. What a joke..

I hear you.. One almost feels tempted to think something else is going on..

Other than "backlogs" and "hiring freezes" I mean..

[Cathymac 60]

It's more likely it has to do with the backlog and jam of 2014 when Dreamers were prioritsed and our cases were taking 14 months to process. 

[Sarah&Marc 22]

So I feel like the question of why the the service centers are suddenly processing so slowly is fairly clear. Remember in 2014 when there was the huge backlog at the NVC that delayed all of our i-130 approvals by months? This was caused by the NVC being inundated with immigrant visa cases from USCIS, as USCIS shifted its workload to focus on the backlog of stand-alone I-130 cases. The NVC used to receive approximately 8,000 cases per week. As USCIS continued to dig out of ITS backlog, the NVC began receiving around 25,000 cases per week.

You guys remember, we all sat around on Visa Journey pondering (bitching/complaining/crying) about why is was taking 11-15 months to approve us instead of the 6-10 months we were told it should take. Yeah, well 24 months later we all filed or ROC's and they are experiencing that same sudden backlog with the same people all filing the same papers at the same time. It makes since when you think about it.  

 

 

[Sarah&Marc 22]

Sorry, I didn't see that you posted essentially the same thing right before i did, i'm at work, Took awhile to complete my post!  At least I know my theory is  probably right about the delay!

[zuluweta 250]

I'm planning to travel to Canada 🇨🇦 in August. My GC/extension letter expires in September. Should I get an Infopass appointment and I-551 stamp or would it still be safe to use the GC/extension letter combination?

[Camelot13 63]

If you're coming back to the states in August before your letter expires, it should be fine. We recently traveled and my husband had no trouble coming back in with his expired GC and extension letter. 

[zuluweta 250]

1 hour ago, Camelot13 said:

If you're coming back to the states in August before your letter expires, it should be fine. We recently traveled and my husband had no trouble coming back in with his expired GC and extension letter. 

Yes, I will be coming back to the US in August, before my GC/extension letter expires in September.

 

I'm just curious if there are any special requirements since I will be traveling outside the US and then back so close to the expiration date.  I will be traveling with my USC spouse and will go through Canada and US immigration together.

[AK_2014 113]

5 hours ago, zuluweta said:

Yes, I will be coming back to the US in August, before my GC/extension letter expires in September.

 

I'm just curious if there are any special requirements since I will be traveling outside the US and then back so close to the expiration date.  I will be traveling with my USC spouse and will go through Canada and US immigration together.

You'll be fine. Have a good trip!

 

In general, it's good to avoid planning travel too close to the cutoff, like the day before, for example, since it does happen that flights are cancelled, or cars get flat tires, and you might have an unavoidable delay. But this sounds like your trip has more than just a couple days of margin, so no worries there.

[D&Wontheroad 3]

15 hours ago, zuluweta said:

Yes, I will be coming back to the US in August, before my GC/extension letter expires in September.

 

I'm just curious if there are any special requirements since I will be traveling outside the US and then back so close to the expiration date.  I will be traveling with my USC spouse and will go through Canada and US immigration together.

You should be fine, but maybe consider getting an infopass appointment and get a I-551 stamp? It serves the same purpose and will need to get one anyways when your 1-year extension letter expires (while we wait longer).

[darnit 2]

21 hours ago, Sarah&Marc said:

So I feel like the question of why the the service centers are suddenly processing so slowly is fairly clear. Remember in 2014 when there was the huge backlog at the NVC that delayed all of our i-130 approvals by months? This was caused by the NVC being inundated with immigrant visa cases from USCIS, as USCIS shifted its workload to focus on the backlog of stand-alone I-130 cases. The NVC used to receive approximately 8,000 cases per week. As USCIS continued to dig out of ITS backlog, the NVC began receiving around 25,000 cases per week.

You guys remember, we all sat around on Visa Journey pondering (bitching/complaining/crying) about why is was taking 11-15 months to approve us instead of the 6-10 months we were told it should take. Yeah, well 24 months later we all filed or ROC's and they are experiencing that same sudden backlog with the same people all filing the same papers at the same time. It makes since when you think about it.  

 

 

I don't think it's about the backlog or whatsoever.. It must be some other reason.. None of what you said makes ANY sense whatsoever with all due respect..

[Ketsuban 1,034]

2 minutes ago, darnit said:

I don't think it's about the backlog or whatsoever.. It must be some other reason.. None of what you said makes ANY sense whatsoever with all due respect..

I can't see how none of that makes any sense. 

[darnit 2]

4 minutes ago, Ketsuban said:

I can't see how none of that makes any sense. 

Isn't it interesting that all this sudden super slow processing started after Trump getting in the oval??!!!!

Think about it folks, you know trucks: bing bing bong bong..

Edited July 21, 2017 by darnit

[Ketsuban 1,034]

1 minute ago, darnit said:

Isn't it interesting that all this sudden super slow processing started after Trump getting in the oval??!!!!

Think about it folks, you know trucks: bing bing bong bong..

OK, but that doesn't mean the other theory makes no sense. 

[4444510 33]

3 hours ago, darnit said:

I don't think it's about the backlog or whatsoever.. It must be some other reason.. None of what you said makes ANY sense whatsoever with all due respect..

I disagree, it makes sense. If there was a huge bunch of I-130 approved back in 2014 for a short period of time because they had been pending for 15 months before that, then it's very logical that 2 years after all the same people file I-751 creating long queue. Also it seems reasonable that CSC may be struggling excessive workload due to the cases transferred from other service centers. This version is supported by the fact that VCS I-751 processing times now have equalized and are both around 12 months while CSC used to take 6 months to process I-751 and VSC was always 1 year. Now the are both 1 year.

[4444510 33]

My attorney just said: "You remain a green card holder even if it's over a year with the I751 expired receipt. the I-551 stamp is additional travel evidence. You pending status will be pulled out when entering US". So technically you can travel with the expired extension letter. However, it's a big risk. If custom officers in the US might really see your pending status, people who check your documents overseas in the airports on the way back to the US have no idea about this rule and may not let you in the plane if they see any expired document.