I-751 OCTOBER 2018

[rooji 25]

4 hours ago, pcke2000 said:

I must confess that I am really stupid. For some reason, when I tried 'Ask Emma', after I typed in 'InfoPass' and then chose 'Make an infopass appointment, I was always shown a list of links. There was no live agent answering. When I typed in 'chat with a representative', Ask Emma showed the system did not understand what I meant. I am extremely curious how other people here were able to get connected to a real human representative.

 

Thank you very much!

Not sure what question I asked but I asked about case status and emma gave me option after several tries to speak to representative. I know I said the answers that emma provided were not helpful. 

 

I will be honest I dont remember the whole conversation word by word or even the whole sequence of it. I just know that it took me few tries before I could chat with a live agent. 

[ElliePro 32]

1 hour ago, rooji said:

Who knows what it was. All I can say is that even today I checked people before and after me there is hardly any approval. I narrow the search to just ROC filers. When did you have your bio? Ours was in dec of last year. 

December 17th! 

[ElliePro 32]

1 hour ago, rooji said:

Not sure what question I asked but I asked about case status and emma gave me option after several tries to speak to representative. I know I said the answers that emma provided were not helpful. 

 

I will be honest I dont remember the whole conversation word by word or even the whole sequence of it. I just know that it took me few tries before I could chat with a live agent. 

 

6 hours ago, pcke2000 said:

I must confess that I am really stupid. For some reason, when I tried 'Ask Emma', after I typed in 'InfoPass' and then chose 'Make an infopass appointment, I was always shown a list of links. There was no live agent answering. When I typed in 'chat with a representative', Ask Emma showed the system did not understand what I meant. I am extremely curious how other people here were able to get connected to a real human representative.

 

Thank you very much!

Iirc when I clicked on make an info pass appt it asked for a reason and I wrote something too generic for it to reply with links (which it will if you write ‘case status’). I think I just write one word ‘expired’ and it worked. But I also had to try a few times. I’m also not sure if they have live agents 24/7 so I tried during business hours.

[rooji 25]

6 hours ago, ElliePro said:

 

Iirc when I clicked on make an info pass appt it asked for a reason and I wrote something too generic for it to reply with links (which it will if you write ‘case status’). I think I just write one word ‘expired’ and it worked. But I also had to try a few times. I’m also not sure if they have live agents 24/7 so I tried during business hours.

There is that. Business hours. I believe they close at 4 or 5 est. 

 

So our bio was dec 12. Dont lose hope. It is any day now. 

[ascazubi 9]

23 hours ago, BRgirlUS said:

So this will take me to an online chat and not to an actual in person appointment? 

If you type in "Connect to Live Chat" it will take you there.

[BRgirlUS 38]

I just talked to a representative on the live chat and they told me things I already knew like :"You can get an idea of how long it will take to process your case from the processing time table available on our website at egov.uscis.gov/processing-times." and "Yes, you may file for naturalization once you have been a permanent resident for three years and you have been married to a U.S. citizen for three years and remain married to him or her. However, your application for naturalization cannot be approved until your Form I-751, Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence, is approved."

My I-751 is still showing as "Fingerprint Review was completed".

Here is how to reach the live chat: Ask Emma> type "Connect to Live Chat"> click on "Case Status"> choose "Connect to Live Chat".

Thanks @ascazubi

My I-751 case is in California, now between 16 and 21.5 months for processing times, which would push my approval to sometime btw February and July 2020.

In January I changed my address and I did the Biometrics in July, no RFE and no transfer.

Edited November 14, 2019 by BRgirlUS

[ascazubi 9]

Yeah. The chat worked for me, and by that I mean that I was able to communicate with an actual person, but she basically just told me to be patient. The case is still in a "normal processing window" so chill, essentially. I also mentioned that we filed N400 and wanted to know if the I-751 pending would create any issues for that, just probing, and she also said no. Hoping at least that this makes someone pick up our file again.

[SAAD87 1]

Hello folks,

I was silent viewer of this forum and now I dropping in for some inputs... Nebraska Service Center

 

Applied I751 ROC -  2nd October 2018

UDCIS recieved package - 10th October 2018

Biometric Done - 2nd July 2019

Got RFE - 16th September 2019

Submitted RFE - 7th November 2019

Case Approved & Card in Produce - 15th November 2019

 

RFE got approved quicker than expected but submitted solid RFE documents... Glad no Interview...!!!

[Suze1 366]

GOT 10 YEAR GREEN CARD TODAY!!!

NO RFE. NO INTERVIEW.

 

Service Center: Texas Service Center

October Filer!

Never transferred.

my.USCIS not yet reflecting the card being produced or sent.

I-751 Packet Received: Oct 5, 2018

I-751 Bio-metrics: June 5th, 2019

10 Year Green Card Received: 11/16/2019

Length of Time: 408 days from the start date to the end date, end date included.

Or 1 year, 1 month, 12 days including the end date.

Or 13 month, 12 days including the end date.

N-400 App Received: Oct 11, 2019

 

Thanks Visa Journey Community!!!

Could not have done Tourist B2, Immigrant CR-1, ROC I-751, or N-400 without you guys!

Only Citizenship Test and Oath to go!

Can't wait.

 

 

 

 

Edited November 17, 2019 by Suze1

[prok 56]

27 minutes ago, Suze1 said:

GOT 10 YEAR GREEN CARD TODAY!!!

NO RFE. NO INTERVIEW.

 

Service Center: Texas Service Center

October Filer!

Never transferred.

my.USCIS not yet reflecting the card being produced or sent.

I-751 Packet Received: Oct 5, 2018

I-751 Bio-metrics: June 5th, 2019

10 Year Green Card Received: 11/16/2019

Length of Time: 408 days from the start date to the end date, end date included.

Or 1 year, 1 month, 12 days including the end date.

Or 13 month, 12 days including the end date.

N-400 App Received: Oct 11, 2019

 

Thanks Visa Journey Community!!!

Could not have done Tourist B2, Immigrant CR-1, ROC I-751, or N-400 without you guys!

Only Citizenship Test and Oath to go!

Can't wait.

 

 

 

 

Congratulations!!!, it’s good news, you mean you filed N-400 and they didn’t transfer your case? That’s rather surprising. All the same, it’s great it ended well. I am still here hanging on, also SRC filer, no transfer, N-400 not file yet.

[Suze1 366]

Thanks a lot Prok!

Been reading your posts, along with others.

Thanks for staying active.

Been checking VJ everyday to see what others are going through.

It is such a long process.

 

The green card return address was Lee Summit, MO, by the way.

We filed N-400 in Oct.

Because we did DCF in Philippines, we got our CR-1 so fast (in a few weeks), when the time came to apply for ROC, 90-Days before 3 year POE anniversary, we had not even been married for 3 years yet, so had to wait a bit.

So happy that we don't have to do a combined I-751 & N-400 interview! We have the green card now, so that is ALL done.

Edited November 17, 2019 by Suze1

[Suze1 366]

On 11/10/2019 at 4:10 PM, jaymurk said:

California Service Center (12 applicants, 0 approved - 0%)

VJName                            Date of I-751    NOA1 Date     Biometrics     Approved

MYAO…………………...............10/01/18….…...10/08/18……....--/--/18…….......--/--/-- 

CANTOCAL........................10/01/18.........10/22/18..........--/--/18……....…--/--/--

KARLA230515………...........10/08/18…..……10/23/18….....04/05/18……....…--/--/--

CABLEWYRES………...........10/11/18….....…10/18/18….....…--/--/18….....….--/--/-- 

LUCKY91……………….......…..10/13/18………...11/08/18……..…--/--/18…..........--/--/--  check cashed 10/19

LETSDOTHISQUICK..........10/15/18..........10/19/18...........--/--/18……....…--/--/--

KIE08.................................10/15/18............--/--/18...........--/--/18............--/--/--

JAYMURK..........................10/15/18..........10/21/18........07/12/19...........--/--/--

BRGIRLUS.........................10/18/18....…....11/26/18...…..07/15/19…......…--/--/--  

BANTER............................10/30/18...........12/10/18........04/01/18...........--/--/--

MALAURIEA.....................10/31/18............11/05/18….....…--/--/18….....….--/--/-- 

NOZ..................................10/31/18............11/06/18….....04/15/19*…....….--/--/--  *reusing biometrics

 

Vermont Service Center (14 applicants, 1 approved - 7%)

VJName                 Date of I-751    NOA1 Date     Biometrics     Approved

RFI1087....................10/01/18........10/10/18..........--/--/18............--/--/--

JALEM33………..........10/05/18…...…10/19/18…........05/06/18.…...11/02/2019text notification 10/15/18

EILEENAICHAN….…..10/05/18........10/17/18….......11/21/18….....10/3/19   text notification 10/17, bio received 12/3/2018 

SR_ZJ………..…...........10/08/18.........10/19/18…........--/--/18…....….--/--/--

LA BETE…………….......10/08/18……....10/19/18…...….11/20/18…....--/--/--  check cashed 10/15

DHMAN06................10/09/18.........10/19/18.........11/19/18........--/--/--

MATT&SOPHIE……...10/15/18……....11/08/18……....11/26/18……...--/--/-- text notification 10/24

MARIARO………..….....10/20/18.........10/29/18….......11/28/18…..….--/--/-- text notification 10/29

NINETAILS……..….....10/23/18.............--/--/18…........12/04/18…..….--/--/--  text notification 10/29, bio letter 11/26

ROOJ-I......................10/23/18.........11/05/18..........11/19/18........--/--/-- check cashed 11/10- Biometrics review completed Dec 12

ABC23.............….......10/26/18............--/--/18…........12/03/18….…...--/--/--  check cashed 11/01

REDOTJERSEY….......10/27/18.........11/24/18….......12/06/18……....--/--/-- 

CARLEY………..…........10/29/18.........11/05/18…..…...--/--/18…...….....--/--/--  text notification 11/05

MEDABBY………..….....10/29/18.............--/--/18…..…...--/--/18….......….--/--/--  check cashed 11/06

 

Nebraska Service Center (25 applicants, 11 approved - 44%)

VJName                     Date of I-751    NOA1 Date     Biometrics     Approved

TERAPIN......................09/29/18........10/02/18..........--/--/18..........--/--/--     check cashed extension letter received 

SAJ66..........................09/29/18........10/05/18.........12/27/18…..…--/--/--

SintiaF...........................09/31/18........--/--/-- ...............--/--/-- ...........08/21/19

RaJventurers...............10/01/18........10/20/18..........07/01/19......08/09/19

HIK07..........................10/01/18.........10/09/18..........07/02/19…...09/09/19     

ESSENJAY………………....10/03/18…......10/10/18.…......--/--/18...…......--/--/--

SOS & OGS.…………...….10/03/18…..…..10/20/18….......--/--/18……......--/--/--  

ANAINAMERICA.…......10/03/18…......10/20/18…...…07/02/19……...--/--/--        check cashed 10/10 , NOA1 rec 10/25/18, Bio NOA 06/14/19

ELLETURK...................10/09/18.........10/25/18........07/01/19........--/--/--          Got Biometrics appointment letter last June 21, 2019

SHOROUQ123……........10/09/18......…11/13/18…..... 07/01/19….....09/04/19     text notification 10/17/18

MORGAN/MICHAEL...10/12/18……....11/08/18……...07/05/19.....….--/--/--        check cashed 10/19/18

NOCDOC…………....….....10/12/18…......11/09/18.........--/--/18............--/--/--

BRUNNO…………..…….....10/12/18…......10/19/18.........--/--/18...........--/--/--        text notification 10/19/18

DANNYM_R………….......10/12/18……....10/19/18….....07/01/19….....--/--/--  

HOMINGBABY…..…....…10/15/18.........10/18/18.....…--/--/18.......…..--/--/--        check cashed 10/19, called USCIS 11/20, NOA1 was mailed 10/18 but never received

GREENGEM..................10/16/18........10/22/18......…..N/A.......…..03/15/19   

LEMONATOS................10/18/18........11/29/18..…...07/03/19….....09/03/19    check cashed 10/24/18

KIM&CLINT...................10/22/18........10/26/18.......--/--/18............--/--/--         check cashed 10/30/18

BECCA AND DOODY.....10/24/19........12/06/18….....07/03/19…....08/26/19   

TUESDAYBL..................10/25/18........10/31/18........--/--/18..........08/22/19    text notification 11/02/18

PCKE2000.....................10/26/18........11/02/18........--/--/18.........--/--/--           packet delivered 10/29/18

ssdd_kk.........................10/29/18........--/--/--..............--/--/--............08/23/19 

ALEXPOP13………..…......10/29/18........12/06/18….....07/01/19……--/--/--            Biometrics appointment letter received on 6/21/19

LNTDENVER .................10/29/19........11/05/18….....--/--/18……....08/22/19        text notification 11/05/18

DUMIDUDA1990............10/26/18........12/06/18….....07/01/19…..08/20/19       Biometrics appointment letter received on 6/21/19

 

 

Texas Service Center (7 applicants, 1 approved - 14%)

VJName                 Date of I-751    NOA1 Date     Biometrics     Approved

SUZE1.......................09/26/18.......10/01/18.......06/05/19.......11/14/19

LOLITA88………..…......10/01/18……...10/19/18…..... 10/29/19 ….......--/--/--

SIMKEYUR…………....…10/01/18…..….--/--/18……........--/--/18…….........--/--/--  check cashed 10/9

TEXAS003………..….....10/09/18……..10/16/18…...... --/--/18…...........--/--/--

PROK.........................10/18/18........10/22/18.........10/30/19.........--/--/--  check cashed 10/20

SOLEY........................10/22/18........01/09/19..........--/--/18............--/--/--  check cashed 11/1

BRUNOCHI2018........10/22/18.........10/30/18….....--/--/18…...….....--/--/--

 

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Edited November 17, 2019 by Suze1

[prok 56]

1 hour ago, Suze1 said:

Thanks a lot Prok!

Been reading your posts, along with others.

Thanks for staying active.

Been checking VJ everyday to see what others are going through.

It is such a long process.

 

The green card return address was Lee Summit, MO, by the way.

We filed N-400 in Oct.

Because we did DCF in Philippines, we got our CR-1 so fast (in a few weeks), when the time came to apply for ROC, 90-Days before 3 year POE anniversary, we had not even been married for 3 years yet, so had to wait a bit.

So happy that we don't have to do a combined I-751 & N-400 interview! We have the green card now, so that is ALL done.

Yes you are right, it’s all over!!!, am really happy for you. Mine ROC was accepted on Oct 18th 2018, I was initially told that my bio will be reused back in December 2018, thus my online status was Fingerprint was review and completed. Last October I got another letter to go do the bio again, I did and till now still waiting patiently. I want to have it before applying for N-400. Once more, congratulations.

[Suze1 366]

Prok!

 

Thank you for your kind remarks.

You are ALMOST there, my friend.

Yes, just keep hanging in there.

 

We will celebrate today - have a nice brunch at the Hard Rock Casino here in Tampa. Unlimited everything, including oysters, sushi, waffles, french toast, pies, cake, etc...hee hee.

 

Houston was on our short list, btw - San Diego, Irvine, San Fran, West Palm, Tampa, Houston. Ultimately chose Tampa, and LOVE IT HERE!

 

Had to do bio-metrics. Never got a letter saying they would use our existing bio.

What surprised us was the fact that we were 90 days away from our 3rd POE anniversary, but because we had not quite been married 3 full years, the online system said that we were not eligible yet.

We got our DCF in Manila in only a few weeks. Few people probably ever fell between the cracks like we did.

 

Been studying for the civics test for a while now. Am pretty ready.

Just SO RELIEVED that the ROC is done...so won't have to do both, and hear the dreaded - "We can't make a decision yet", and have to go back to waiting.

 

They have oath ceremonies very often in Tampa, so expect to be a citizen within a week or two of the N400 interview. Yaay!

Now, have to change my name on the driver's license and SSN.

And after oath, get the spanking new US passport! Can't wait.

 

Bottom line, Prok - Few people actually get denied, so your time will come...SOON. Hang in there.

And when it does...CELEBRATE!!!

 

Thanks for being so active here.

We read VJ everyday. The experiences, the requirements, the troubles, the exhilarations. All real life, for real people.

 

When we watch stuff like 90 Day Fiance, it makes us laugh, but we also get so mad, because they do not represent us.

The 90 days is not to DECIDE IF you will marry; you needed to know and promise that already. It is for you to make arrangements for, and actually GET married. SMH.

 

We chose to do the CR-1, because DCF was available (then) in Manila, and we had already been living together for 4 years.

VJ showed us the way - the right ways to do it, and how to do it.

Everything worked out well for us.

Thanks Visa Journey Community.

 

One less thing....

 

See you all OUT THERE!

 

 

Edited November 17, 2019 by Suze1

[Suze1 366]

28 minutes ago, Suze1 said:

What surprised us was the fact that we were 90 days away from our 3rd POE anniversary, but because we had not quite been married 3 full years, the online system said that we were not eligible yet.

We got our DCF in Manila in only a few weeks. Few people probably ever fell between the cracks like we did.

Just to clarify - The above comment refers to the N-400 online application, not the I-751 filing.