How long does it take for USCIS to approve I-751 RFE

[Trent & Alexa 19]

Hi!

Those of you who got an RFE on your I-751, when did you hear back from USCIS after sending in your extra evidence? It looks like it can be anywhere from 60 to 90 days but read some stories where people had their green cards approved only after a couple weeks.

[Rocio0010 5,569]

9 minutes ago, Trent & Alexa said:

Hi!

Those of you who got an RFE on your I-751, when did you hear back from USCIS after sending in your extra evidence? It looks like it can be anywhere from 60 to 90 days but read some stories where people had their green cards approved only after a couple weeks.

What month did you file and what's your service center?

[Trent & Alexa 19]

Filed in July 2021, received the RFE in April 2022 and replied In June. Service center is California. 

[Rocio0010 5,569]

47 minutes ago, Trent & Alexa said:

Filed in July 2021, received the RFE in April 2022 and replied In June. Service center is California. 

Here. On the first post, you can find a spreadsheet with filers from SRC

 

[Rocio0010 5,569]

And here’s a thread for SRC

 

[mytruelove18 607]

4 hours ago, Trent & Alexa said:

Hi!

Those of you who got an RFE on your I-751, when did you hear back from USCIS after sending in your extra evidence? It looks like it can be anywhere from 60 to 90 days but read some stories where people had their green cards approved only after a couple weeks.

Each case is diferent, my cousin sent his application on april 8 , 2020 and got a RFE on january 2022, he sent evidences on february 28, 2022 . Uscis updated his case as evidence received march 10, 2022 , after that he hasn’t hear anything from them.

more that 90 days from when he sent evidence and 2 years and 2 months from the time he sent his i-751. Still waiting

[Trent & Alexa 19]

54 minutes ago, mytruelove18 said:

Each case is diferent, my cousin sent his application on april 8 , 2020 and got a RFE on january 2022, he sent evidences on february 28, 2022 . Uscis updated his case as evidence received march 10, 2022 , after that he hasn’t hear anything from them.

more that 90 days from when he sent evidence and 2 years and 2 months from the time he sent his i-751. Still waiting

Thanks for your reply! He’s been waiting for so long 😨 

[Rocio0010 5,569]

What was the RFE for?

[Trent & Alexa 19]

Not enough proof of commingled finances. We were both living at my father in law in order to save money to buy a house, so no lease to show for. Sent the ROC in July 2021 but bought a house right after in September 2021. And maybe so much time had passed (9 months) so they also wanted to verify we were still together?  Hopefully the house will help to show shared assets.

[calliope8 72]

We got an RFE in Jan 2022.  We received confirmation of their receipt of the evidence in March 2022.  We have not heard anything back.  I submitted in inquiry in October as to our case being outside of the processing times and what was taking so long, but I may have submitted it for the wrong form.  We received a response today, Dec 30, saying the conditions have been lifted but I think they are referring to the fiance-spouse change.  There has been no further information or mention of his permanent green card.  He had to go to the DDS this week to extend his license to July 2023.  Technically, as a British citizen, he is eligible to apply for citizenship but cannot do so until he receives the permanent green card.  He says advice online is to get a lawyer but I think once all the forms are submitted it is a bit late.  Plus I believe we're almost there.  My plan is to be the squeaky wheel and submit requests as to why we are so far past the processing time once a week until we are processed.  It is extremely frustrating to see people who applied long after us are done already.  I'm not even sure why the asked for RFE as we mostly re-submitted what we had already turned in.  I suspect they may have lost our original paperwork, although they could have been hung up on me having my old address on my license since we still lived there when I changed my last name but didn't change it again when we bought a house. Other than the license, none of the evidence was any different. 

Edited December 30, 2022 by calliope8

[beloved_dingo 1,934]

44 minutes ago, calliope8 said:

We got an RFE in Jan 2022.  We received confirmation of their receipt of the evidence in March 2022.  We have not heard anything back.  I submitted in inquiry in October as to our case being outside of the processing times and what was taking so long, but I may have submitted it for the wrong form.  We received a response today, Dec 30, saying the conditions have been lifted but I think they are referring to the fiance-spouse change.  There has been no further information or mention of his permanent green card.  He had to go to the DDS this week to extend his license to July 2023.  Technically, as a British citizen, he is eligible to apply for citizenship but cannot do so until he receives the permanent green card.  He says advice online is to get a lawyer but I think once all the forms are submitted it is a bit late.  Plus I believe we're almost there.  My plan is to be the squeaky wheel and submit requests as to why we are so far past the processing time once a week until we are processed.  It is extremely frustrating to see people who applied long after us are done already.  I'm not even sure why the asked for RFE as we mostly re-submitted what we had already turned in.  I suspect they may have lost our original paperwork, although they could have been hung up on me having my old address on my license since we still lived there when I changed my last name but didn't change it again when we bought a house. Other than the license, none of the evidence was any different. 

Not sure if I am misunderstanding this sentence, but he can apply for N-400 while the ROC is pending as long as he meets the other requirements. You do not have to get the 10 year green card first. 

 

Also you are right that a lawyer will not be able to help with anything at this point in your case. Waiting 18+ months for approval has become normal. 

 

It's strange that the response to your inquiry said that "conditions have been lifted". What does the online USCIS case status say?

[OldUser 4,929]

1 hour ago, calliope8 said:

We received a response today, Dec 30, saying the conditions have been lifted but I think they are referring to the fiance-spouse change.  There has been no further information or mention of his permanent green card.

What does online status for I-751 case say online?

1 hour ago, calliope8 said:

Technically, as a British citizen, he is eligible to apply for citizenship but cannot do so until he receives the permanent green card.  

He could be Italian, Ukrainian or Mexican citizen, it doesn't matter. Only matters if he is LPR and whether he satisfied all criteria for applying under 3 or 5 year rule. He can do it any time whenever he's eligible, regardless of I-751 status. Of course, N-400 will only be approved after I-751 approval.

Edited December 30, 2022 by OldUser

[calliope8 72]

On 12/30/2022 at 12:45 PM, beloved_dingo said:

Not sure if I am misunderstanding this sentence, but he can apply for N-400 while the ROC is pending as long as he meets the other requirements. You do not have to get the 10 year green card first. 

 

Also you are right that a lawyer will not be able to help with anything at this point in your case. Waiting 18+ months for approval has become normal. 

 

It's strange that the response to your inquiry said that "conditions have been lifted". What does the online USCIS case status say?

  I misunderstood the letter - it mentioned the petition to lift conditions but then said they had just re-classified our case from a CR6 to a CR1, which they had told us back in the spring already.  Don't read potentially important letters when tired.  I'm not sure how it got misclassified in the first place but that may have prompted the initial RFE since hubs came in on a fiance visa.  That may have been him second-guessing the process as he kept saying 'But I'm your spouse now' and I would tell him I know that and they know that but everything is based off of what you entered the country as. 

[calliope8 72]

On 12/30/2022 at 1:24 PM, OldUser said:

What does online status for I-751 case say online?

He could be Italian, Ukrainian or Mexican citizen, it doesn't matter. Only matters if he is LPR and whether he satisfied all criteria for applying under 3 or 5 year rule. He can do it any time whenever he's eligible, regardless of I-751 status. Of course, N-400 will only be approved after I-751 approval.

  The case status still says 'not assigned to an agent' BUT they have transferred our case to a different office, which I just saw the notice for today!  Hopefully it will be an office that can process it quicker. It doesn't say which office but we are supposedly getting a notice in the mail with those details and some instructions?!

   Something the interviewer said led indicated to us that being British meant a shorter time to citizenship eligibility.  But maybe it was just the visa he came on and our case being eligible.  From what he said I just assumed it applied to 'friendly' countries with whom the US has ally and trade agreements and such. 

[calliope8 72]

22 minutes ago, calliope8 said:

  I misunderstood the letter - it mentioned the petition to lift conditions but then said they had just re-classified our case from a CR6 to a CR1, which they had told us back in the spring already.  Don't read potentially important letters when tired.  I'm not sure how it got misclassified in the first place but that may have prompted the initial RFE since hubs came in on a fiance visa.  That may have been him second-guessing the process as he kept saying 'But I'm your spouse now' and I would tell him I know that and they know that but everything is based off of what you entered the country as. 

To clarify the response letter we received was for an inquiry I submitted in October for form i485 (I was thinking go back to the beginning of it I guess) however it references form i751 and not i485.  The letter was dated Dec 23 but the online update says my inquiry was assigned to an agent on Dec 28 - maybe the mailing date?