I-751 September 2016 Filers

[Ketsuban 1,034]

3 minutes ago, AndJusticeForAll said:

sorry i'm just being frustrated. tired of waiting and reading this same questions every other page   anyway, i need to take a brake from this forum before i'll go ballistic on someone lol have a great evening

 

 

We're all frustrated at this point! We've paid a lot of money and have seen no results from it. It's also stressful to not know for certain that we can stay in the States where we have forged our new lives after ending our old ones in our home countries. I've got my fingers and toes crossed for USCIS to work out a long term solution before their processes start taking 5 years. 

[ARDallas 59]

@lesly87: dont worry about it! You have nothing to apologize for. Hope you get your approval soon!

[sidelcampeador 18]

Today is the 2nd expiration for my greencard and expiration date for the i-751 letter. I had a computer based test at the airport i work at to get my permanent employee badge but they won't give it to me until i get my gc. Temporary badge expires 11/15/17 and infopass stamp is not useful here. Still nothing from uscis. Such a mess... 

[Ingrid28 69]

Hello guys, it's official i got the approval notice in the mail today. I also called uscis today and they said i should receive my greencard by Nov. 22. I will file me N400 in January next year. To all my fellow visa journey people who haven't heard anything yet. I hope you will hear something soon and do not be afraid to call them every day if you must until you hear something.

[lesly87 27]

17 minutes ago, Ingrid28 said:

Hello guys, it's official i got the approval notice in the mail today. I also called uscis today and they said i should receive my greencard by Nov. 22. I will file me N400 in January next year. To all my fellow visa journey people who haven't heard anything yet. I hope you will hear something soon and do not be afraid to call them every day if you must until you hear something.

@Ingrid28 Congrats! Can you tell us the name of the person who signed your approval letter?

[TaniaC 8]

30 minutes ago, Ingrid28 said:

Hello guys, it's official i got the approval notice in the mail today. I also called uscis today and they said i should receive my greencard by Nov. 22. I will file me N400 in January next year. To all my fellow visa journey people who haven't heard anything yet. I hope you will hear something soon and do not be afraid to call them every day if you must until you hear something.

Why wait for January? You should be eligible to apply already. I took Dinosaur2013 advice and applied on-line. Glad I did it, since USCIS website estimates the completion date for my N400 case at January 2019 (!). Maybe it is just Atlanta field office issue, but still.  And yes, I am still waiting for my permanent GC, but you can apply with your expired green card. On-line application also allows you to upload any additional N400-related files later.

 

Took me some time to figure out how to set up USCIS account and find an option for N400 application (by the way, this is not the same account as "myuscis" that you would use to track your I-751 and other cases). So, if you plan to do that feel free to ask me any question.

[Ketsuban 1,034]

2 minutes ago, TaniaC said:

Why wait for January? You should be eligible to apply already. I took Dinosaur2013 advice and applied on-line. Glad I did it, since USCIS website estimates the completion date for my N400 case at January 2019 (!). Maybe it is just Atlanta field office issue, but still.  And yes, I am still waiting for my permanent GC, but you can apply with your expired green card. On-line application also allows you to upload any additional N400-related files later.

 

Took me some time to figure out how to set up USCIS account and find an option for N400 application (by the way, this is not the same account as "myuscis" that you would use to track your I-751 and other cases). So, if you plan to do that feel free to ask me any question.

I don't know about Ingrid but I'm waiting because I don't have a spare $700 that I'm willing to give up just yet

[TaniaC 8]

1 minute ago, Ketsuban said:

I don't know about Ingrid but I'm waiting because I don't have a spare $700 that I'm willing to give up just yet

Well, that's a good reason, especially before Christmas time 

[Ingrid28 69]

2 hours ago, lesly87 said:

@Ingrid28 Congrats! Can you tell us the name of the person who signed your approval letter?

Laura zuchowski from the mount laurel New Jersey office.

[Ingrid28 69]

1 hour ago, TaniaC said:

Why wait for January? You should be eligible to apply already. I took Dinosaur2013 advice and applied on-line. Glad I did it, since USCIS website estimates the completion date for my N400 case at January 2019 (!). Maybe it is just Atlanta field office issue, but still.  And yes, I am still waiting for my permanent GC, but you can apply with your expired green card. On-line application also allows you to upload any additional N400-related files later.

 

Took me some time to figure out how to set up USCIS account and find an option for N400 application (by the way, this is not the same account as "myuscis" that you would use to track your I-751 and other cases). So, if you plan to do that feel free to ask me any question.

I don't have the money yet to file. I just had a baby two months ago so i am out of work. Hope to start working by December.

[TaniaC 8]

16 hours ago, Ingrid28 said:

I just had a baby two months ago

Congratulations! I am having mine in January

Anyway, if you have any questions about N400 application you can PM me anytime.

 

Also, I got an update today: "New card is being produced". So it took about 2 weeks from the approval date (10/13/2017).

[Ingrid28 69]

2 minutes ago, TaniaC said:

Congratulations! I am having mine in January

Anyway, if you have any questions about N400 application you can PM me anytime.

 

Also, I got an update today: "New card is being produced". So it took about 2 weeks from the approval date (10/13/2017).

Congratulations on your pregnancy. Praying for a smooth and successful delivery for u. Mine was approved on Oct. 23 so it should be two weeks from that date?

[TaniaC 8]

Just now, Ingrid28 said:

Congratulations on your pregnancy. Praying for a smooth and successful delivery for u. Mine was approved on Oct. 23 so it should be two weeks from that date?

Thank you!

Yes, 10/13/2017 is the date of my approval (I received the actual approval letter later). Today is November 01, so it is a bit longer than 2 weeks.

After they order new card into production it may take as fast as just a couple days for them to mail it out. Source: I have a phone app for tracking my case and other USCIS cases, according to the updates in this app after the case status states "new card being produced" it changes to "card was mailed" in about 2 - 5 days.

[Ingrid28 69]

49 minutes ago, TaniaC said:

Thank you!

Yes, 10/13/2017 is the date of my approval (I received the actual approval letter later). Today is November 01, so it is a bit longer than 2 weeks.

After they order new card into production it may take as fast as just a couple days for them to mail it out. Source: I have a phone app for tracking my case and other USCIS cases, according to the updates in this app after the case status states "new card being produced" it changes to "card was mailed" in about 2 - 5 days.

What is the name of the app?

 

[TaniaC 8]

24 minutes ago, Ingrid28 said:

What is the name of the app?

 

It is called "USCIS Case Status"  by Aries Software Studio, found on Google Play for Andriod phone. It has a picture of United States colored as the US flag.

In this app there is an option "Lookup case" where you can enter your case number and chose Case Scope of up to a 100 cases with numbers preceding your case number. Then choose those which are CRI-89 and follow them, they will appear in the "My cases" menu of the app. The app then will show updates for every case that you follow.