I-751 August 2017 Filers

[TheKingmaker 153]

7 hours ago, cambo0168 said:

Hi all, 

After 16 months of waiting, i just received RFE notice update on my case status. I'm outside the country right now and im not back until march, but my wife will gather all the stuffs we have to sent them to the USCIS. so what will happen if they schedule for the interview, while im outside the country should i go back for the interview or reschedule ( if that happen after sending the RFE back) . Any  ideas would be appreciate.

 

Thank you.

What is the RFE asking for?

[Lucky2Lucky 2,526]

21 hours ago, hoalhash said:

I received my new green card today with 10 yrs. I am from one of the banned countries can I still leave the country and come back? Like go to mexico

Congratulations on receiving the gc. What country are you from? You may find a better answer asking on that country’s message board.

Edited December 16, 2018 by Luckycuds

[Hellokitty11 1]

We were approved today and the card was mailed! So happy, hope everyone would get approved soon!

[Daisy.Chain 317]

My husband passed his ROC and naturalization interviews Dec 6. He got the 10 yr green card today and another saying the ROC file has been transferred to another office. I was surprised to see the 10 yr card so quickly.

 

Come on, oath ceremony letter...

[cyclone27 710]

Well we are still waiting only a few more days left and prob no action til January because of Christmas break. ☹️

[mahanturbo 1]

My case has been transferred 63 days ago from CSC to Nebraska Service Center. There's no update until now. Anyone from NSC?  They are slow!!!! 

Edited December 18, 2018 by mahanturbo

[cambo0168 1]

On 12/16/2018 at 6:46 AM, TheKingmaker said:

What is the RFE asking for?

I didnt get it yet, i will post it when i got it. and it've been 3 days already.

[egroeg 66]

57 minutes ago, mahanturbo said:

My case has been transferred 63 days ago from CSC to Nebraska Service Center. There's no update until now. Anyone from NSC?  They are slow!!!! 

i saw an approval from July 2017 so hopefully soon !

[Papetica09 16]

Omg!!! We got approved!!! I can’t belive it!!! 

NOA 8/1/17

REF 11/16/18

Approved 12/18/18

Vermont SC

I can’t thank enough all you advice throughout this process!! This forum it’s a goldmine. 

Edited December 18, 2018 by Papetica09

[usmsbow 796]

On 12/15/2018 at 2:56 PM, hoalhash said:

I received my new green card today with 10 yrs. I am from one of the banned countries can I still leave the country and come back? Like go to mexico

 

Yes, since you have a green card, you are OK. The ban is only for visas. 

[Ayeesha 0]

Hello everyone. I am pretty new here so please pardon me. I got terrified after i saw a case status update pop up on my phone via the case tracker app few days ago. I rushed to check my status immediately. But, nothing changed! It's still the same. 'Case was transferred to local office' .  I have been very restless since then. Has this fake update happened to anyone before? 

 

Thanks. 

[Inna&Chris 94]

4 hours ago, Ayeesha said:

Hello everyone. I am pretty new here so please pardon me. I got terrified after i saw a case status update pop up on my phone via the case tracker app few days ago. I rushed to check my status immediately. But, nothing changed! It's still the same. 'Case was transferred to local office' .  I have been very restless since then. Has this fake update happened to anyone before? 

 

Thanks. 

Yep, exactly the same  happened to me twice last month, but nothing has changed at all so far...

[Papetica09 16]

5 hours ago, Ayeesha said:

Hello everyone. I am pretty new here so please pardon me. I got terrified after i saw a case status update pop up on my phone via the case tracker app few days ago. I rushed to check my status immediately. But, nothing changed! It's still the same. 'Case was transferred to local office' .  I have been very restless since then. Has this fake update happened to anyone before? 

 

Thanks. 

 I got an update email a couple of days before my case was approved( One that I had received previously, just confirming they received my response for RFE). I'm starting to believe that when we get those generic email is because they touched our case. Hopefully you get  good news soon!

[tootiespookie 67]

Alright guys, it's my turn now. I got a notification yesterday that my card is in production which means I'm finally approved and freeeeeee like a bird. It still hasn't sunk in yet that my ROC is finally over, and it probably won't until I have that beautiful green plastic in my arms. Wanted to share with all of you my experience, albeit in retrospect, a very smooth experience for a not so clean-cut case. I filed with a divorce waiver, and I cannot say I only had the bare minimum of evidence because I included the most I could in my evidence, tried to cover all my bases, and tried to prepared for all possible scenarios.  My file was about 300 pages long, I was a bit OCD with the file contents and organization. Of course, not all my evidence was perfect, I had certain gaps. I'm sharing a list of my document evidences below for anyone interested. This forum was of amazing help while I was assembling my application and moral support during that awful waiting limbo. So, I will stick around for a while and try to give back to the community. Anyway, here's some details:

 

 

 

Summary of my case

Service Center: CSC
First 5 Digits from WAC/EAC Receipt #: WAC1731400 (I-751)  &  WAC1722150 (CRI-89)
NOA1 Date: 08/11/2017
Filed N-400?: No
Case Transferred?: Yes

     If yes, provide to what service center? On what date?: Texas (TSC) 10/10/2018

Approved?: YES

     If yes, what was the date of your approval?: 12/18/2018

     If yes, did you have a RFE (Request for Evidence)? On what date?: No

     If yes, did you have an interview? On what date?: No

Any other information: Divorce waiver

 

 

My ROC Timeline:

08/11/2017   -   NOA1 Date. CRI-89 Status: "Case Was Received"

09/13/2017   -   Biometrics Appointment

02/26/2018   -   I-751 Status change to: Case Was Received At My Local Office
10/09/2018   -   I-751 Status change to: Case Was Received At My Local Office (glitch)

10/10/2018   -   I-751 Status change to: Case Was Transferred And A New Office Has Jurisdiction

12/18/2018   -   I-751 Status change to: New Card Is Being Produced 🎆🎉🎊🎇

 

 

For whomever is interested in how I did my case or needs help/advice, here are all the gory details. Otherwise, stop here, cause the info is loooong.

 

My Evidence:

    All of this evidence were color copies of originals (unless originals were required), all evidence listed both our names or same address or same account # (any kind of info proving it's joint) 

 

     Sent with I-751:

• Copies of all IDs, immigration docs(GC, passport, SS, DL, ex's DL, I-94, old visas, etc)
• Marriage evidence (marriage cert, photos)
• Divorce evidence (divorce cert, ex's affidavit, marriage counseling docs: letter from counselor, billing receipts, treatment plan)
• Taxes and W2s (2 years)
• 3 affidavits (Ex's mother, Ex's best friend, my best friend)
• Financial evidence (checking, savings, CD, credit cards)
• Debt evidence (bills: Dr.'s visit, dentist's, eye Dr, pets' vet)
• Insurances (health, ex's health, vision, ex's vision, dental, prescription program, life, 401k, auto)
• Address evidence (2 leases, bills: water, electric, gas, waste, internet, mobile; post office change of address docs)
• Memberships (gym, zoo, park, Sam's Club, employee club) 
• Other (pet adoption docs, pets' vet records, post-surgery patient release doc, trips evidence: plane tickets, hotel booking, attractions tickets; big purchases receipts, receipts of bday & christmas gift to each other, letters & mail, emergency contact docs, ex's pay stub listing marital status as married, tickets to concerts/events)

       What I shouldn't have done: I shouldn't have included the ex's affidavit cause I later learned that this effectively gives USCIS permission to contact him  whereas if I hadn't done that, they couldn't contact him. Which depending on how good of terms you are with the ex, it could potentially harm you. In my case, USCIS never contacted him (phw!)

 

      What gaps I had in evidence: children (thank god we didn't have any), properties (no house, we bought cars before getting married, didn't get any loans cause he had really bad credit and always wasted any money we had so we were constantly broke), stuff from before marriage except pictures, Last Will, trust, power of attorney, texts emails and FB stuff (I do have these but didn't send them). Other evidence I could have easily gotten but never thought of it during the marriage: joint loan applications (even if denied), renter's insurance, check carbon copies showing joint expenses, joint Netflix, Amazon, Walgreens accounts.

 

      Evidence I had in case of emergency: (All of this evidence I saved it for an emergency, I didn't send it with my I-751 cause some of it is too explicit or could potentially make me look childish and immature for saving it. But I had it prepared in case of an RFE or interview)

• I didn't send evidence of the reasons for divorce. But I saved everything that proves he cheated on me multiple times with different girls, money he spent on them, dating app profiles he had, explicit texts/emails/photos of him cheating. Also, evidence of how quickly I moved out (overnight separation) cause he was having his latest new gf stay the night at the house; luckily the landlord let me get out of the lease early.
• Police report: I called 911 the night we split cause he was trying to break in after he left the house to be with his new gf. I refused to let him in the house by myself, I did not file a report or complaint cause he left after he realized he couldn't break the door and he saw the cops coming, but the police wrote a report that they came to the house to check if I was ok.
• Financial issues caused by him: he had 6 different jobs in 2 years, got fired twice and quit 3 times, was occasionally unemployed and not contributing financially, would spend all the money, bank accounts would often overdraft, some bills were overdue and sent to collections, he was several months late in child support payments (to his kid from his previous marriage in a different state, he lost custody and could only visit once a month with supervision and not overnight). Letters from collection agencies I got after divorce looking for him cause he had delinquent balances.
• Dr. visits and blood test documents: I got myself tested just in case. Luckily all came back negative.
• Therapy sessions documents after divorce.
• 2 years worth of call records/texts/messages/emails/whatsapp/fb posts sent to each other and his family members.

 

Any questions or comments anyone has, feel free to contact me, and I can try to help by sharing my experience. I'll be around for a bit and will come back again for the N-400 in the near future.

 

Hope everyone else who's still waiting follows suit and get their approvals soon! Hang there, the wait is almost over  

 

[NYCBoy 159]

Anyone from Vermont with i-751 and N400 pending?