I-751 July 2017 Filers

[Parkers27910 4]

15 hours ago, gingernugget said:

Our package was received yesterday morning! The next waiting game begins 

Ours too!! Good luck to you!!!

[lemongreentea 24]

This 1-year wait time is ridiculous. I'm sure a few months back it was only taking about 6 months. Now it's a year! Every thing would have worked out perfect regarding job offer and relocation. Now we have to think about whether to stay here till gets approved or do the change of address and relocate(We all know how frustrating it is to deal with USCIS).

[Tcarrol 54]

38 minutes ago, lemongreentea said:

This 1-year wait time is ridiculous. I'm sure a few months back it was only taking about 6 months. Now it's a year! Every thing would have worked out perfect regarding job offer and relocation. Now we have to think about whether to stay here till gets approved or do the change of address and relocate(We all know how frustrating it is to deal with USCIS).

I have been following the July 2016 ROC group.  Many are just getting their resident cards 12 months later.  I plan to write to our US Senator's office after six months.  I'm not sure he can do anything to speed things up, but his office will at least make a call.  He did this before during our K-1 and AOS processes.  I believe it helped.  Our payments are suppose to pay for what it takes to process our forms.  Like you, I just can't understand how a simple process of reviewing information can take so long, especially since the investigations were also done in the past.

[Ksenia_O 695]

28 minutes ago, Tcarrol said:

I have been following the July 2016 ROC group.  Many are just getting their resident cards 12 months later.  I plan to write to our US Senator's office after six months.  I'm not sure he can do anything to speed things up, but his office will at least make a call.  He did this before during our K-1 and AOS processes.  I believe it helped.  Our payments are suppose to pay for what it takes to process our forms.  Like you, I just can't understand how a simple process of reviewing information can take so long, especially since the investigations were also done in the past.

You can write, of course, to your Senator Office or somewhere else. But unless your case is "out of normal processing time", I doubt they will take any action.  

So, technically, if after 6 months the USCIS website shows they are working on cases, filed in Jan 2017, a senator or a congressperson won't even move.

 

P.S. We also had our congressperson involved during AOS. But we "bothered" them just because it was already 12 months of hearing nothing and my case was still pending. 

Besides, there is no strict timing for USCIS, to adjust I-751,  or  any other  immigration benefits you are asking for.

 

Don't get me wrong - I'm also not "excited" about this possible long wait... But it takes what it takes. Period.  And it's not up to us to decide how long, IOHO it supposed to take. 

Edited July 26, 2017 by Ksenia_O

[janet&adonis 57]

6 hours ago, roh0808 said:

I will add my case to the list. Meanwhile I received my biometric app letter. Going in on 08/02.

Yes same day for us

[Ana2017 4]

I did an early walk in for my biometrics appointment today since I cant make it on Monday for when I was scheduled for. 

[Leo7777 243]

4 hours ago, lemongreentea said:

 I'm sure a few months back it was only taking about 6 months.

Not true.

It has been taking a year or more for several years now.

[User007 93]

17 hours ago, Tcarrol said:

I have been following the July 2016 ROC group.  Many are just getting their resident cards 12 months later.  I plan to write to our US Senator's office after six months.  I'm not sure he can do anything to speed things up, but his office will at least make a call.  He did this before during our K-1 and AOS processes.  I believe it helped.  Our payments are suppose to pay for what it takes to process our forms.  Like you, I just can't understand how a simple process of reviewing information can take so long, especially since the investigations were also done in the past.

I was thinking exactly the same thing. It's so ridiculous that we have to wait for so long. 

I decided to enlist to the airforce instead of navy but I need a 10 years green card. If I go to the navy I won't be able to select a job because I won't have security clearance as a non us citizen. Plus wait 4-5-6 years depending my contract , so I can go to the airforce. 🤦‍♀️ I'm kinda pissed off that this process takes forever, especially for people like us that have start the legal process with a k1 

[Parkers27910 4]

I apologize in advance if this is a ridiculous question, but I'm hoping someone can help with some clarity! I have read a lot of panicky type of posts on this thread with regards to how long applications are taking to process. As I've read that once we receive the NOA form, the green card is temporarily extended for a year, I'm confused with how the processing time to have the conditions removed could hurt us if we already have the temp extension? What are the drawbacks (what can't we do while this is processing) to it taking so long?

 

Thanks!!!

 

 

[theanswerisdance 144]

31 minutes ago, Parkers27910 said:

I apologize in advance if this is a ridiculous question, but I'm hoping someone can help with some clarity! I have read a lot of panicky type of posts on this thread with regards to how long applications are taking to process. As I've read that once we receive the NOA form, the green card is temporarily extended for a year, I'm confused with how the processing time to have the conditions removed could hurt us if we already have the temp extension? What are the drawbacks (what can't we do while this is processing) to it taking so long?

 

Thanks!!!

 

 

I can't speak for anybody else but for me personally it's the simple fact that we are once again in limbo for a year...i.e. a lot of people have to renew their driver's licenses and can only renew them for one year, then if in a year's time they STILL haven't issued us our 10-year green cards people have to make INFOPASS appointments, get stamps in passports, surrender the 2-year green card in order to get said stamps which can cause some anxiety to hand over the only green card you have and be left with nothing. In the meantime there's the stress of traveling on an extension letter that not all airline officials recognize or believe is a legitimate travel document, worrying that you might get an RFE sometime in the next 12 months, wondering if you'll get called for an interview, etc. etc. etc. Yeah, our status remains legal, but when we've all paid so much money to USCIS just to have them once again drag out an administrative process...I think that stresses out a lot of people who just want to be DONE with USCIS for a while. Especially when we've all already adjusted status two years ago and been investigated thoroughly...I don't understand why that took 1/4 of the time this will! Nothing to be done about it of course, but I can understand the frustration. 🙂

[Ksenia_O 695]

On 7/24/2017 at 10:46 PM, ChristinaG said:

oddly no... I got the NOA1 for me... then the biometrics letters for the kids.... 

Hey.. Just got back from our local USCIS office - they stamped my son's passport with I-551 stamp!!!  The lady, an IO was really nice and helpful. She said there is no way to see from my Extension Letter that son's green card has been extended as well. So, he got his passport stamped since his NOA1 has never been received.

 

P.S. I'm, provably, more happy with that, than if he got his NOA1 (verification of inclusion)  - from what I've learnt a dependent's NOA1 arrives on a plane paper... There are no watermarks there or something.. it looks like you could print it  at home  But stamp looks so "official"'! I even told the lady that I like it more than my watermarked NOA1 . She said "don't worry, you might have one as well, in a year, if your I-751 is still pending"  

 

Edited July 27, 2017 by Ksenia_O

[CB & FM 43]

On 7/25/2017 at 11:18 AM, mimikado said:

Ho wow THAT was very close... and I thought I was good for procrastinating, I found my master here !

 

Did they cashed your check yet?

We applied for a fee waiver so we won/t hear until we get the NOA1 probably. Hopefully soon. ATleast I know that Vermont Service Center has it because I sent it priority with tracking and the tracking told me that they had received it two days later at about noon.

[CB & FM 43]

2 hours ago, Parkers27910 said:

I apologize in advance if this is a ridiculous question, but I'm hoping someone can help with some clarity! I have read a lot of panicky type of posts on this thread with regards to how long applications are taking to process. As I've read that once we receive the NOA form, the green card is temporarily extended for a year, I'm confused with how the processing time to have the conditions removed could hurt us if we already have the temp extension? What are the drawbacks (what can't we do while this is processing) to it taking so long?

 

Thanks!!!

 

 

It is true. You get a one year extension with the NOA letter. A lot of people, I think, want to be able to go on with the process of applying for citizenship which is the next step. You have to have an unconditional green card to be approved for Naturalization and most people will be eligible to apply for Natualizaton at 2yrs 9 months after conditional green card became valid which is one year after you became eligible to apply to lift the conditions. I think that some do not realize that it is possible to submit the I-400 even though the I-751 is still pending. I have heard that sometimes submitting this I-400 actually may cause a decision to the I-751 to be expedited. But I think the main reason for the worry is that the extension is for one year and they don't want that to pass before the I-751 is approved and they may also be worried about traveling outside the US with an expired green card and the extension letter but I have read that many people have had no problems doing this. 

[CB & FM 43]

2 hours ago, theanswerisdance said:

I can't speak for anybody else but for me personally it's the simple fact that we are once again in limbo for a year...i.e. a lot of people have to renew their driver's licenses and can only renew them for one year, then if in a year's time they STILL haven't issued us our 10-year green cards people have to make INFOPASS appointments, get stamps in passports, surrender the 2-year green card in order to get said stamps which can cause some anxiety to hand over the only green card you have and be left with nothing. In the meantime there's the stress of traveling on an extension letter that not all airline officials recognize or believe is a legitimate travel document, worrying that you might get an RFE sometime in the next 12 months, wondering if you'll get called for an interview, etc. etc. etc. Yeah, our status remains legal, but when we've all paid so much money to USCIS just to have them once again drag out an administrative process...I think that stresses out a lot of people who just want to be DONE with USCIS for a while. Especially when we've all already adjusted status two years ago and been investigated thoroughly...I don't understand why that took 1/4 of the time this will! Nothing to be done about it of course, but I can understand the frustration. 🙂

Yes. I agree. It is long but I am sure we are not the only country where this process is long. Bureaucracy is bureaucracy, plain and simple.

[Eric & Idalia 56]

12 minutes ago, CB & FM said:

Yes. I agree. It is long but I am sure we are not the only country where this process is long. Bureaucracy is bureaucracy, plain and simple.

 

I agree. For us, the immigration process in USA for me has been more straight forward than the immigration process in Mexico for my husband. That's the reason we are in USA. He had a lot of trouble getting his work permission there.

 

But basically with the extension letter you can do the same that with the Green Card, right? There is not limitation. So the worries are more subjective than objective.