Fee waiver for i-751 (Split)

[EarlyAnxious 16]

I filed my I-751 with a fee waiver. I mailed it on March 9 and it was delivered on March 11. Today is March 24 and I still haven't heard from them. I'm worried. 

Edited March 24 by Crazy Cat

[OldUser 4,835]

4-6 weeks to receive I-797 in the mail. Maybe 8 with fee waiver.

 

I'd only start worrying on May 1 or beyond.

[EarlyAnxious 16]

This really sucks because I mailed my application on March 9. The first date of my 90 day window was March 10. The application was delivered on March 11 so technically they received it within the required 90 day window. However, I've seen some people getting rejected for filing I-751 "too early" even though they filed it on the first or second day of the 90 day window. If they respond to my filing on May saying that I filed too early and reject it I would be down by almost 2 months. And if I have to refile on May and they take another 2 months and reject it again for maybe, an error, I'll be so screwed. 

[Crazy Cat 39,285]

39 minutes ago, EarlyAnxious said:

This really sucks because I mailed my application on March 9. The first date of my 90 day window was March 10. The application was delivered on March 11 so technically they received it within the required 90 day window. However, I've seen some people getting rejected for filing I-751 "too early" even though they filed it on the first or second day of the 90 day window. If they respond to my filing on May saying that I filed too early and reject it I would be down by almost 2 months. And if I have to refile on May and they take another 2 months and reject it again for maybe, an error, I'll be so screwed. 

I hope you calculated the 90 day window correctly.  I'm not sure why people file I-751s so early.  Waiting a few days makes no difference at all.....and it eliminates the worry.  You are still early.  It's been only 2 weeks.  The fee waiver can delay the receipt notice too. Within the next month you should receive a response from USCIS.  Hang in there.  Once you get through this I-751, the process gets very easy. 

[EarlyAnxious 16]

21 hours ago, Crazy Cat said:

I hope you calculated the 90 day window correctly.  I'm not sure why people file I-751s so early.  Waiting a few days makes no difference at all.....and it eliminates the worry.  You are still early.  It's been only 2 weeks.  The fee waiver can delay the receipt notice too. Within the next month you should receive a response from USCIS.  Hang in there.  Once you get through this I-751, the process gets very easy. 

 

According to the USCIS instructions, they have to receive the I-751 application within the 90 day window before the GC expires. It doesn't say it has to be signed or mailed within those 90 days. 

 

I used the calculator from the USCIS website. My GC expires on June 8. According to the USCIS calculator, the 90 days started on Sunday March 10 so I signed it on Saturday March 9 and also put that same date and mailed it that same day. I knew USPS wouldn't deliver it on the same day, especially since the next day was a Sunday and they don't do Sunday deliveries.

 

As expected, the package was delivered to the USCIS PO Box on Monday March 11 at 6:22 am. 

 

Sadly, a few days after I mailed my application I read on reddit that some people filed and mailed their application on the first or second day after the 90 day window opened and their package still got rejected for "filing too early" even though they actually mailed it within the 90 days. That's what has me worried. Most likely that's why I haven't gotten any news from them. It's been 2 weeks after it got delivered and I haven't received any text, nothing showing up on my online account and I've called several times and they always say: "Nothing is showing up on our system yet. You have to wait at least 30 days".

 

So they probably rejected my application and are still processing the package to return it back to me. If I had read about that before, I would've waited a week or two after the 90 days started. But now it's too late. 

 

 

Edited March 25 by Crazy Cat
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[EarlyAnxious 16]

[OldUser 4,835]

10 hours ago, EarlyAnxious said:

 

According to the USCIS instructions, they have to receive the I-751 application within the 90 day window before the GC expires. It doesn't say it has to be signed or mailed within those 90 days. 

 

I used the calculator from the USCIS website. My GC expires on June 8. According to the USCIS calculator, the 90 days started on Sunday March 10 so I signed it on Saturday March 9 and also put that same date and mailed it that same day. I knew USPS wouldn't deliver it on the same day, especially since the next day was a Sunday and they don't do Sunday deliveries.

 

As expected, the package was delivered to the USCIS PO Box on Monday March 11 at 6:22 am. 

 

Sadly, a few days after I mailed my application I read on reddit that some people filed and mailed their application on the first or second day after the 90 day window opened and their package still got rejected for "filing too early" even though they actually mailed it within the 90 days. That's what has me worried. Most likely that's why I haven't gotten any news from them. It's been 2 weeks after it got delivered and I haven't received any text, nothing showing up on my online account and I've called several times and they always say: "Nothing is showing up on our system yet. You have to wait at least 30 days".

 

So they probably rejected my application and are still processing the package to return it back to me. If I had read about that before, I would've waited a week or two after the 90 days started. But now it's too late. 

 

I wouldn't jump to conclusions just yet. It's only been two weeks.

You can read this recent thread where somebody was worried their packet got lost and filed for second time:

 

Even in the worst case scenario, if USCIS rejects your packet ans returns it, you'll still have close to 2 months to file again.

 

Please prepare for long waits in this process. I-751 is painfully slow overall. My I-751  took close to 21 months. And there was a gap after biometrics reuse to decision of 15 months when there was no status change, no letter, nothing from USCIS! There was a 6-8 weeks gap at the beginning after sending the packet, and close to 6 months gap to get biometrics reused update.

 

 

 

[Crazy Cat 39,285]

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[Crazy Cat 39,285]

11 hours ago, EarlyAnxious said:

So they probably rejected my application and are still processing the package to return it back to me.

It's about a month too early to reach that conclusion.  Looks like they received it within the window.  Patience is still the key.  Do NOT send another package before hearing their response. 

Edited March 25 by Crazy Cat

[EarlyAnxious 16]

I finally got it! It took exactly 21 days to get the case number for my I-751 with the fee waiver request.

 

I logged into my online account this morning and found that my case had been added! They still have not sent the text or email notification.

 

The Receipt Notice is still not available for download.

 

I-751 Timeline:

 

03/09/24 - Mailed via USPS to Carol Stream, IL

03/11/24 - Delivered at Carol Stream, IL

04/01/24 - Case was added to my online account

Edited April 1 by EarlyAnxious

[Crazy Cat 39,285]

1 hour ago, EarlyAnxious said:

I finally got it! It took exactly 21 days to get the case number for my I-751 with the fee waiver request.

 

I logged into my online account this morning and found that my case had been added! They still have not sent the text or email notification.

 

The Receipt Notice is still not available for download.

 

I-751 Timeline:

 

03/09/24 - Mailed via USPS to Carol Stream, IL

03/11/24 - Delivered at Carol Stream, IL

04/01/24 - Case was added to my online account

WooHoo!!!  That's great.  

[OldUser 4,835]

2 hours ago, EarlyAnxious said:

I finally got it! It took exactly 21 days to get the case number for my I-751 with the fee waiver request.

 

I logged into my online account this morning and found that my case had been added! They still have not sent the text or email notification.

 

The Receipt Notice is still not available for download.

 

I-751 Timeline:

 

03/09/24 - Mailed via USPS to Carol Stream, IL

03/11/24 - Delivered at Carol Stream, IL

04/01/24 - Case was added to my online account

That's quick! Good luck !