ARGENTINA - ROC - I-751 Removing Conditions on Green Card - Marriage Based

[Rocio0010 5,572]

Again, calling all argentinians in the same boat to join our Whatsapp group for moral support!😄

[Fe.Ta 857]

On 2/8/2022 at 10:02 AM, NJMarch18 said:

Hello! We applied for ROC in January 2021 and it just got transferred to another office after I applied for citizenship last week. 
 

 

Keep us posted!

On 2/8/2022 at 12:38 AM, PaulaCJohnny said:

Hello hello.

I applied in August 2021, received 2 extension (18 and 24 months), had the appointment for fingerprints in October… waiting for the interview, knowing that will be a loooong waiting for it. 😖

Are you sure you will have an interview?

Edited February 10, 2022 by Fe.Ta
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[PaulaCJohnny 712]

1 hour ago, Fe.Ta said:

Keep us posted!

Are you sure you will have an interview?

I think so. I came on a CR1 visa. I thought just people that came using K1 could had the interview waived. Am I wrong? 🤔

 

[Fe.Ta 857]

On 2/9/2022 at 11:07 PM, PaulaCJohnny said:

I think so. I came on a CR1 visa. I thought just people that came using K1 could had the interview waived. Am I wrong? 🤔

 

Yeah, you are right.  If you came with CR1, then you will have an interview.  For K1, normally if you have an interview at AOS, then you don’t have one for ROC or vice versa - if you don’t have one for AOS, you have one for ROC.  Now, every so often people get both of them waived, but I think that happened in the Obama years.  Nowadays, because so many things have changed, I doubt there will be many like that.

[JackG 10]

Good luck to you all. Our lawyer filed our I-751 form in September 2020. My spouse, the petitioner, had biometrics done in July 2021. In December, instead of a call for an interview, we receive notification of an extension to the 18 month period, which will expire in February (I think, for another 24 month period. Needless to say, we were disheartened now we just have no idea when it will happen. There is no indication that there is anything wrong with our application. The lawyer and a friend in Homeland Security indicated that they are just so backed up with refugees right now. Ugh. 

[Fe.Ta 857]

17 hours ago, JackG said:

Good luck to you all. Our lawyer filed our I-751 form in September 2020. My spouse, the petitioner, had biometrics done in July 2021. In December, instead of a call for an interview, we receive notification of an extension to the 18 month period, which will expire in February (I think, for another 24 month period. Needless to say, we were disheartened now we just have no idea when it will happen. There is no indication that there is anything wrong with our application. The lawyer and a friend in Homeland Security indicated that they are just so backed up with refugees right now. Ugh. 

Hi!  You said refugee?  So, did you apply for a removal of conditions based on a refugee visa?  If so, you might be in the wrong thread.  :) 

[JackG 10]

Just now, Fe.Ta said:

Hi!  You said refugee?  So, did you apply for a removal of conditions based on a refugee visa?  If so, you might be in the wrong thread. 

No, I meant that the resources have been diverted to processing the refugees from Afghanistan and placed ROC on the backburner. My Argentine spouse came here on a spousal visa and we have been waiting for the I-751 ROC. 

[Fe.Ta 857]

15 minutes ago, JackG said:

No, I meant that the resources have been diverted to processing the refugees from Afghanistan and placed ROC on the backburner. My Argentine spouse came here on a spousal visa and we have been waiting for the I-751 ROC. 

Got it, so, he is the beneficiary and you are the petitioner (USC)?  Do you know your servicing center?

[Rocio0010 5,572]

9 minutes ago, Fe.Ta said:

Got it, so, he is the beneficiary and you are the petitioner (USC)?  Do you know your servicing center?

For ROC, the beneficiary is the same as the petitioner.

[JackG 10]

20 hours ago, Fe.Ta said:

Got it, so, he is the beneficiary and you are the petitioner (USC)?  Do you know your servicing center?

Yes, Texas. While this ultimately matters, there have been times when a center is overwhelmed that they move some applications to other centers. It happened to some friends of mine a few years back. When it got moved it was processed in less than 3 months. It was the same form I-751.

Edited February 15, 2022 by JackG
Adding additional info.

[Rocio0010 5,572]

36 minutes ago, JackG said:

Yes, Texas. While this ultimately matters, there have been times when a center is overwhelmed that they move some applications to other centers. It happened to some friends of mine a few years back. When it got moved it was processed in less than 3 months. It was the same form I-751.

I think that they have opened up some more processing centers for i-751s starting February 1st. Hope that speeds up the process!

[JackG 10]

On 2/15/2022 at 9:48 AM, Rocio0010 said:

I think that they have opened up some more processing centers for i-751s starting February 1st. Hope that speeds up the process!

I hope so! That would be great. 

[KaAron 0]

Hi guys! We are in a similar situation Jack. 
We submitted our I-751 in September 2020. Biometrics we’re taken in July 2021 and in September 2021 our status changes to “ready to schedule an interview”, which hasn’t changed since then.

January 2022 we received our 24 month letter of extension but we are still waiting. I’m worried that my job will start to ask me questions about my green card in October when the extension expires. 😞

[Rocio0010 5,572]

4 hours ago, KaAron said:

Hi guys! We are in a similar situation Jack. 
We submitted our I-751 in September 2020. Biometrics we’re taken in July 2021 and in September 2021 our status changes to “ready to schedule an interview”, which hasn’t changed since then.

January 2022 we received our 24 month letter of extension but we are still waiting. I’m worried that my job will start to ask me questions about my green card in October when the extension expires. 😞

They should not do it. There’s a law that prohibits it: https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/handbook-for-employers-m-274/50-completing-section-3-of-form-i-9/51-reverifying-employment-authorization-for-current-employees

[Fe.Ta 857]

On 2/7/2022 at 3:38 PM, Fla&Mark said:

Hello everybody! 

Currently eight months pregnant over here but I will start preparing my papers to remove conditions to send on Sept 2022 (GC due on December 2022). 

I will be starting my research and sharing in here all the process.

 

Thanks for creating the group and sticking together! 

Hope everyone is doing good! 

 

Our window is opening! How are you coming along? How is the baby?