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33 minutes ago, Pavel1982 said:

I actually found something else.  You can actually get a certificate by filling N600 application  if u want 

https://www.uscis.gov/n-600

 

Although its also say having a Valid Unexpired US passport is also a proof

Right, n-600 is a waste of money. Costs $1170 and provides no benefits whatsoever. Not even sure why they charge so much, it seems to be very easy case to adjourn, just provide the evidence and that’s it. Seems like they don’t want people to file for it. 

On 10/4/2021 at 9:28 PM, Pavel1982 said:

Oh ok. In that case spouse's birth certificate. If you noticed, it actually says on the interview letter (somwhere at the bottom regarding what to bring if u r applying through spouse)that either spouse's birth certificate or certificate of naturalization . 

So what if I became a citizen automatically (through mother's naturalization when I was < 18 years old) and don't have a Certificate of Naturalization? Now my wife is applying for naturalization, what should she bring? The only proof I have of being a citizen is my passport (and my mother's Certificate of Naturalization + my foreign birth certificates with a translation that were used as proof when first applying for a passport).

On 10/8/2021 at 3:21 PM, Stuff2447 said:

If your daughter was under your wife's care and custody and was a permanent resident at the time your wife became a US citizen, then your daughter automatically became a citizen at the same time your wife did.  Filing the N-600 ("Certificate of Citizenship") is OPTIONAL.  Your daughter can get her US Passport using her mother's Naturalization Certificate.

Yep, I became a citizen automatically when my mother became naturalized and I was still 17. Then went to apply for a passport and that's it. Though we couldn't convince our postal worker to accept the passport application as they weren't aware of the automatic citizenship, but went to a different place and applied for a passport there. I have since been renewing my passport every time it's close to expiring and haven't gotten a Citizenship certificate - didn't have any issues with anything so far.

Use the US passport while in the US, but show the Russian passport at check-in so that the airline will check you in and not ask about visas. Do not show your US passport when coming in to Russia, just use the Russian passport.

Do the opposite on the way back, use the Russian passport in Russia, but show the US passport at check in so the airline doesn't ask about visas. Then do not show the Russian passport when coming in to the US.

Got the green card yesterday. It's the new redesigned version.

My online status was changed to say that they mailed the GC yesterday!

Just got a letter today from USCIS. Thought it was an RFE since it was just a letter without a card inside. Open it up, and it says that we're approved and should receive the new card within 60 days!

VSC filer btw, so it looks like VSC is starting to work on them.

The online status didn't change though, still just showing the original My Case was Received.

Also, looks like they've redesigned their green cards and will start issuing the new design from May 1. Will see if they hold up sending the card so they can send the new version or if they'll send the old version quicker.

14 hours ago, TYorke1 said:

Thank you for your wishes and your advice. It is a tough one.

 

My thinking is I should be ok with the extension letter? One the extention letter it does say I am authorized to travel within 1 year of the date. It does not say anwhere that you should not travel near "expected decision periods etc". What if someone travelled 4 months after their rececipt date and incredibly got a decision early etc.

 

Also, in the text you mention it says to get a stamp in your passport showing temproary ecidence of status... isnt that exactly what the extension letter is?

 

Thanks!

You should be fine. It doesn't matter if the officer at the airport will see your permanent GC or not. They'll let you in. When we applied for original AOS, we got approved and the GC was received while we were out of the country. We came back on the AP card and had no problems whatsoever. We also traveled during AOS and came back on the expired GC and had no issues - they never even asked us for the extension letter.

On 1/7/2017 at 8:42 PM, Journey_Man said:

Today I received a call from 646-822-0457 number and a person with accent was saying he is an USCIS immigration officer ,and he was following up my call to USCIS last week. He was asking me to wait for 4-5 months more and saying my case is ok. Just have to wait. The number doesn't seem a gov office number and it was Saturday he called at. 

 

 

He just asked my last name, my attorney's address ( who is legal representative) and my DOB.

 

Any body else has he same experience?

Sounds weird, if somebody calls you like this, don't give any identifying info, especially Social Security number or anything like that. Could be a scam of some kind. 646 is a pretty recent NYC area code that's assigned to cell phones and such, most probably would not be an area code assigned to a work number of any kind, especially not one from VSC or CSC. Though I guess it could be assigned to a land line now that 212 is all pretty much exhausted for Manhattan phone numbers.

On 1/4/2017 at 9:10 PM, Hungthanhcao2016 said:

Hi,

I just found out the value thing in this forum with I-751 May 2016 Filers. Could you guys check in conversations between applications each other during from page 1 to page 55, we can see everyone who got some comments or posted about case approval or new updates are applications in CSC, almost only everybody applied in CSC get approval and were leaving some messages on forum. How about you guys May 2016 Filters in VSC? Have you ever call to customer service or submit an inquiry as well? Should we make an forum for applications in VSC nowadays? We should do something better than sitting to see everyone are leaving their messages and comments. Because we live in the same country and should be treated in fairy also. Could you explain why CSC process the form I-751 around 7 months but VSC take longer than other center? The USCIS officers and FBI, They have learned and graduated from different schools or were trained from different parts of country or what's wrong? Because we live in the same country in the one boat. If USCIS officers in VSC they are very busy for many applications, so can they transfer some cases to CSC or not?

Please help to tell me something better than see your calendar everyday!

Thanks!

As you have been told by multiple people when you first started posting, VSC is much slower than CSC. Their processing times are currently more than a year. If you go to USCIS processing times page and choose VSC and scroll to I-751 (https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/processingTimesDisplay.do), it shows that they are currently working on November 2015. You will not see any updates from VSC for a while.

I got it. But I have kept calling to ask about my application 3 times already. The customer service they were so kind, nice to me.

They just said that they don't know and I got to wait until 15th each month to know about my case if there are any new update.

And they said my application is processing now. Maybe God knows everything and whatever will be will be because I have tried calling many times but I did not get any new information from them.

Just waiting is the most important thing what I can do nowadays. Because I really don't understand what is the processing ?

The customer service said my application on the way this afternoon.

May God bless them!

You are in VSC. Everybody that got approved this month is in CSC. VSC have not approved anybody from May yet. They will not approve anybody from May for at least another few months. There is no point of calling them or asking about status. We should hopefully see some movement from VSC closer to next May or so. VSC is really slow.

Congratulations to all!!!! We're just coming back from a road trip and decided to check online to see how everyone is doing and I was so shocked with all the Green Card Approvals! When I get home, I'll check for my husband. But who am I kidding... we'll be waiting forever since our stuff went to VSC. They suck

Yeah, not expecting to hear anything from VSC for at least another 3-4 months or so.

And followed by complaints of VSC being super slow and doing nothing.

what country you were ?

Israel

I predict an uptick in the number of posts in this thread as we head into October. Especially if you're at CSC :-)

Is it too late to get an RFE - here's hoping...

Probably not. CSC will soon get to the May cases and then people should either start receiving RFEs or approvals.

For us at VSC, we have another half a year to wait or so with nothing happening.

Agree with Suke... even if you are unemployed, student, etc. you are still required to file every year.

If you have no income whatsoever, you are not required to file. You can if you want, but you are not required.

Try to come back at a major international entry point like JFK - officers there seem to not be as strict and let slip a lot more than in smaller airports from what I've read.

For instance, when we came back using an AP at JFK, the officer didn't even send us to secondary and barely looked at the AP card, looked closer at the original K1 visa, just stamped as K1 status (right next to previous K1 entry even though K1 is a one time visa).

When we came back during ROC at JFK, the officer didn't even care that the GC was expired and didn't ask for extension letter or anything.

I know somebody that won a GC in a lottery like 10 years ago, but is living in Germany currently and just comes to the US like once a year for 2 weeks, every time coming in at JFK and has never had any problems whatsoever getting in.

When we were filing for AOS, it got approved and my wife's GC came while we were out of the country. We came back on AP card, nobody questioned anything.

Send all leases from the time you got married up to now. USCIS wants proof of marriage ties throughout the entire period, not just what's happening currently. Thus, all leases, bank statements, etc should span the entire 2 years.

As long as you sent it before it expires (even that same day), you're not considered late - even if it gets to USCIS later. Do not leave the country without first getting the NOA1 as you would then have no proof of legal status here and might be denied boarding on the way back. Also, don't miss the biometrics appointment. NOA1 should come within approximately 2 weeks, and the biometrics appointment is about 1.5 - 2 months after you filed.

You do not even need to be a citizen or a resident to buy a house in the US. Foreigners buy houses all the time. It's not a problem whatsoever. Thus being a permanent resident with an expired green card is not a problem either.

It's possible that he might need valid ID during closing so that the notary can make sure that it's really him and the expired green card won't work due to being expired - you can use the foreign passport for that if he doesn't have any other non-expired ID, or a state ID or driver's license.

If the husband is on the mortgage application, then the bank might want to see some proof of status (to make sure he doesn't disappear without a trace without paying them back).

Yes, it should be enough, but he should arrive in the airport in advance, just in case the person doing the check-in is not familiar with the extension letter and will try to deny boarding due to expired green card, and he will need to get supervisor involved and explain what the letter is.

When we traveled to Israel, they did not even ask us for the extension letter on the way back, or care at all that the green card was expired - they just looked at the green card and then looked something up on computer and checked us in.

On the US side, I don't think so unless relations with Russia get extremely bad, and even then I don't think it will affect decisions to issue visas, but might affect the embassy, where Russia will limit the amount of staff the US is allowed to have, thus affecting all services of the embassy (similar to how Belarus is).

Just send it USPS Priority Mail - will be cheaper, will get there in 2-3 days, and you can still track it to make sure it arrived.

We went through POE at JFK, and the agent didn't even ask for extension letter or look at it. Stamped the passport as entry allowed and that's it (doesn't say the status or expiration date).

During AOS we came in at JFK with an AP, and they didn't send us to secondary, and the agent barely looked at the AP card, looked more closely at the K1 visa, stamped the passport as K1 status, right next to the previous K1 entry stamp (even though K1 is a one-time use visa), and let us in.