I-751 September 2019 filers (merged)

[larnar1309 101]

Just now, oloyede777 said:

congratulations. Are you scheduled for July 3 or you got your update on June 3?

I am still waiting on mine?

Oops yea bad wording - just the uscis website says I’ve been scheduled for interview as of June 3rd - not received any notice with actual interview date yet! 
 

Fingers crossed you’ll get an update shortly too!

[oloyede777 10]

1 hour ago, Hawksquill said:

Congrats to everyone who's seen movement on their case, and solidarity to those of us still waiting!

I'm curious for those of you who were planning to apply for citizenship under the 3 year rule and who have seen case numbers close to yours have movement, are you planning to apply as soon as the window opens, or wait until your I-751 is approved?  My husband is eligible to apply for citizenship on September 15, and when we first applied for I-751 we expected to be waiting well over a year, so we were just planning to apply as soon as the window opened.  But now that a lot of case numbers near ours are getting approved, I'm wondering if we don't hear back by September 15 if we should wait just a little bit in case we get the approval somewhat soon?  I don't think our local office (Hartford, CT) is known for slowing down both processes when you apply for N-400 with I-751 still pending, but it does seem like it might be simpler/neater to apply for citizenship once the I-751 is approved.  If when September rolls around it seems like a lot of cases near ours are getting approved, maybe we could wait a month or two just in case?

Anyone having similar thoughts? 

Hey,

That is my plan too.

Someone told me of someone that got her citizenship while waiting on her I-751 to be approved (I don't know how true the story is)

 

[Hawksquill 151]

11 minutes ago, larnar1309 said:

Oops yea bad wording - just the uscis website says I’ve been scheduled for interview as of June 3rd - not received any notice with actual interview date yet! 
 

Fingers crossed you’ll get an update shortly too!

Does it just say "ready to be scheduled for interview" or something else? Ready to be scheduled for interview is a little different than having an interview scheduled - it just means all the other boxes have been ticked and the next step is an interview, which you've been put in line for. I'm not sure if USCIS is actually scheduling interviews at the moment for ROC cases. 

Edited July 6, 2020 by Hawksquill

[oloyede777 10]

10 minutes ago, larnar1309 said:

Oops yea bad wording - just the uscis website says I’ve been scheduled for interview as of June 3rd - not received any notice with actual interview date yet! 
 

Fingers crossed you’ll get an update shortly too!

Oh! I appreciate your reply.

I am just tired of waiting, I want to get interview date.

[oloyede777 10]

7 minutes ago, Hawksquill said:

Does it just say "ready to be scheduled for interview" or something else? Ready to be scheduled for interview is a little different than having an interview scheduled - it just means all the other boxes have been ticked and the next step is an interview, which you've been put in line for. I'm not sure if USCIS is actually scheduling interviews at the moment for ROC cases. 

Why don't you think USCIS schedule interviews at the moment?

[narakthisud 174]

On 7/6/2020 at 3:34 PM, Hawksquill said:

I'm curious for those of you who were planning to apply for citizenship under the 3 year rule and who have seen case numbers close to yours have movement, are you planning to apply as soon as the window opens, or wait until your I-751 is approved?  My husband is eligible to apply for citizenship on September 15, and when we first applied for I-751 we expected to be waiting well over a year, so we were just planning to apply as soon as the window opened.  But now that a lot of case numbers near ours are getting approved, I'm wondering if we don't hear back by September 15 if we should wait just a little bit in case we get the approval somewhat soon?  I don't think our local office (Hartford, CT) is known for slowing down both processes when you apply for N-400 with I-751 still pending, but it does seem like it might be simpler/neater to apply for citizenship once the I-751 is approved.  If when September rolls around it seems like a lot of cases near ours are getting approved, maybe we could wait a month or two just in case?

My take is that if you plan to apply for citizenship at some point, it makes sense to apply as soon as possible so long as you have the money and are prepared to take the civics and English exam. Given the likelihood that USCIS fees increase annually, it'll just get more expensive the longer you wait. That being said, once you have a 10 year GC, you don't really need to make a decision until you hit the 10 year mark. You'll either do an I-90 to renew your PR status or make the jump to citizenship. Personally, my wife and I decided that it makes sense to apply for citizenship as soon as she's eligible since it gives her the flexibility to travel with me (mostly) visa-free along with a host of other benefits (voting, eligibility for federal government jobs, etc.)

 

(By the way, we're LIN filers without any status update since "case was received" back in September of last year.)

[saeshhh 6]

I am also a LIN filer and the status hasn’t changed since Case was received. I was reading somewhere here in the Forum that the Naturalization Filing Fee will increase to over 1000 by October. So we are planning on filing before to avoid the Increase. 
See here

[happydoctor 35]

Hello there ! 
How do you see what exactly cases were approved, when it only says “ card was mailed “, and doesn’t say it was I-751? 
mine is LIN2090003***, and I see many cases were approved. I filed mine in September, the fingerprints were taken in November . 
Good luck to all of us! We are receiving  our GC in the mail 🍀 in few days 🕉

[DragonBallZee 5]

Hello,

 

I'm a November filer and got an email update from USCIS on 07/11: 

"Case Was Updated To Show Fingerprints Were Taken; As of July 11, 2020, fingerprints relating to your Form I-751, Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence, Receipt Number WAC20XXXXXXXX have been applied to your case."

 

Since my old prints have been applied, what would be the next phase and approx how long would it take? it took 8 months to get to this message and the temp approval expires in 16 months. Thank you.

[Walbrzyszanka221 62]

@DragonBallZee it is hard to say what the next phase will be especially with the pandemic. They can either send a request for more evidence, schedule you for an interview or just approve you. I filed in September 2019, my finger prints were taken 1/23 and my status still states "Case Was Received". If you received your extension letter in November, you still have a good 8 more months so stay put and be patient.

[Paul4GC 1]

On 7/10/2020 at 11:33 PM, luckylola said:

Hello there ! 
How do you see what exactly cases were approved, when it only says “ card was mailed “, and doesn’t say it was I-751? 
mine is LIN2090003***, and I see many cases were approved. I filed mine in September, the fingerprints were taken in November . 
Good luck to all of us! We are receiving  our GC in the mail 🍀 in few days 🕉

@luckylola you would need to have followed cases early on. you can only tell if a case was I-751 up to when the "fingerprints" updates. after that, the online status doesn't specify if it was an I-751 or anything else.

Usually what i have seen here people do, once you file and you get your case number, chances are that cases 3 months ahead of you are still specifying to be I-751. so you write those numbers down somewhere and you keep an eye on their progress. otherwise you are on the mercy of someone giving you their full case number which i dont think will happen.

 

and as you will see, there are less than five I-751 cases in 100 consecutive case numbers. it can be daunting task, thanks to the tracking apps like "Case Tracker" that helps to sort them for you.

Edited July 14, 2020 by Paul4GC

[DragonBallZee 5]

On 7/13/2020 at 7:01 AM, Walbrzyszanka221 said:

@DragonBallZee it is hard to say what the next phase will be especially with the pandemic. They can either send a request for more evidence, schedule you for an interview or just approve you. I filed in September 2019, my finger prints were taken 1/23 and my status still states "Case Was Received". If you received your extension letter in November, you still have a good 8 more months so stay put and be patient.

@Walbrzyszanka221 Thanks for your reply - I hope we all get through this asap. The next few months are critical but not quite sure exactly how many would it take: counting on hopefully less then eight months.

[ParanoidAndroid 13]

Hey,

 

 

just a final update of mine.

 

my card arrived yesterday. 
 

so, in summary:

 

 

9/23/19 - I-751 sent

 

9/25/19 - Received date

 

9/26/19 - Notified by USPS that package was delivered

 

9/27/19 - received texted message from USCIS saying that they’ve received it on September 25 - NOA date is 9/27

 

9/30/19 - check was deposited

 

10/3/19 - NOA received

 

10/29/19 - Biometrics completed

 

6/25/20 - E-mail saying that card is being produced 

 

6/26/20 - E-mail saying that case was approved 

 

7/15/20 - E-mail saying card was ready to be picked up by USPS

7/16/20 - E-mail saying card was taken by USPS

 

7/17/20 - I received the 10 year green card

 

 

Good luck everyone!

[Odry 1]

1 hour ago, ParanoidAndroid said:

Hey,

 

 

just a final update of mine.

 

my card arrived yesterday. 
 

so, in summary:

 

 

9/23/19 - I-751 sent

 

9/25/19 - Received date

 

9/26/19 - Notified by USPS that package was delivered

 

9/27/19 - received texted message from USCIS saying that they’ve received it on September 25 - NOA date is 9/27

 

9/30/19 - check was deposited

 

10/3/19 - NOA received

 

10/29/19 - Biometrics completed

 

6/25/20 - E-mail saying that card is being produced 

 

6/26/20 - E-mail saying that case was approved 

 

7/15/20 - E-mail saying card was ready to be picked up by USPS

7/16/20 - E-mail saying card was taken by USPS

 

7/17/20 - I received the 10 year green card

 

 

Good luck everyone!

Congratulations!!  Which service center processed your case?

[ParanoidAndroid 13]

2 hours ago, Odry said:

Congratulations!!  Which service center processed your case?

Mine was EAC/ Vermont.