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For anyone who has gone down the ombudsman method, I have a few questions.

1. How long did it take from submitted the electronic DHS-7001 form did it take for them to email you back saying they contacted USCIS?
2. Did you submit a scan of everything you sent to USCIS?
3. Did you submit the NPIW letter?
4. Did you have to make an Infopass appointment and submit a service request to do this?
5. How long do Infopasses take after requesting to schedule? I mean how far out did they give you one?

If my Congressman and/or my service request come back empty then I plan to contact the Ombudsman on April 21 because that is 30 days after the service request and over 60 days after I was outside processing times. But I hope I don't have to also do an infopass before contacting the ombudsman.

Local office in OH says they're processing application received on August 7 2014.

We filed for our AOS towards the end of June 2014 and they received our RFE on August 6.

The interview waiver letter was dated mid October so it'll be 6 months in April.

April happens to be the month when I can renew my AP/ EAD card as well.

*brain explosion*

My local field office also is at August 7, 2014. Mine is Cleveland OH.

Unfortunately I don't think that is the way it works. Waiting for AOS for a year adds another year to our journey, they take our residency from our conditional GC, not from the date we got married! I hope someone tells me I am wrong!

I think you may have misunderstood me. I was talking about ROC. It takes it from the date of the first GC, so even if ROC takes over a year you should be able to file 3 years (minus 90 days) of the date your permanent residency started which is detailed on your Conditional GC.

I think that you've got to be a permanent resident for 3 years AND still married to the same US citizen.

http://www.uscis.gov/us-citizenship/citizenship-through-naturalization

Yup.

OMG I can't bare another NPIW either. If that were the case it looks like if you get the ROC application in on time the Conditional Resident status is extended by 12 months to allow for processing, etc. I smell another NPIW..... Smells like poo

After 3 years of GC you can apply for citizenship, so even if ROC took over a year you could I assume apply for citizenship even while ROC is still in process...

Technically it should, depending on your provider,i believe you are entitled to a one time annual cost free medical evaluation.

Your annual checkup is what you are referring to, I assume. Unfortunately not everyone has planned their checkup to coincide with USCIS's RFE for a new medical.

I had my "cost free" checkup in September 2014, so my next one comes up at the same time. If USCIS request a new medical before then I will have to pay out of pocket because I have a high deductible plan.

Thanks for clearing the air on that. we didnt get a form attached to the RFE letter.

will go ahead and fill it out electronically then print. I'm banking on my medical insurance to cover costs, hopefully no co-pay needed

when did you get yours done and how long has it taken since you have followed up?

I didn't know medical insurance would cover trips to the civil surgeon.

So my local field office is in Cleveland OH. Since they updated the processing times it says they are processing August 7, 2014.

Since I'm in mid July 2014, does that mean I can submit a service request? What is better, submitted one myself or asking my congressman to inquire?

USCIS is obviously not trying to shaft us, they get 6 million immigration related applications a year and only have 19000 staff and contractors internationally. Even if every staff member worked on only the applications and worked 40 hour weeks they would get 6 hours an application.

This is unlikely, since not all of those 19000 are processing applications, there are programmers, janitors, etc...

I think they need more staff, but how well they afford it without increasing fees. They are 95% funded by fees, that's why congress can't really touch them but caused a fuss about DHS which is majority funded by congressional appropriations.

i have question i will get 2 year GC or 10 year as i came here on k1 visa and we applied in august ( last year ) and i got PIW latter in 1st January so it may take 6 to 8 months when i will get GC

If you have been married for less than two years when they approve your green card then you will get a 2 year green card. If you are married more than 2 years then a 10 year green card.

Why do they have a case history section if you login under your MSC receipt when they aren't going to put anything but:

Just received a letter of PIW 4 days after it it was received. The waiver letter stated that they were backlogged and we should expect a 6 month delay due to case backlog; 'don't bother to call us for the next 180 days'. So it looks like September 2015, very smooth sailing after Sept 2014 POE.

Rob & Sue

Welcome to the club.

so it might be Cleveland unless youre right on the border, perhaps Cleveland was too busy to do biometrics, but even so until those figures change mid month you wont be able to ask for a service request.

But midmonth isn't so far away.

normally the one you had your biometrics at.

My county is mentioned under Cleveland here: http://www.uscis.gov/about-us/find-uscis-office/field-offices/ohio

I'm confused this USCIS Office Locater says my local office is in Cleveland but I had my Biometrics done in Detroit.

So which one is my field office really?

As of Dec 31st 2014 the processing times for those are:

• Detroit: May 5, 2014
• Cleveland: June 23, 2014

Which one is my actual one, because my NOA1 is in July. I'm getting confused now. Does that mean Cleveland is my office? When can I file a service request then? Do I need to wait till they update the processing times?

There's movement in the Immigration Timelines. One has NOA 07/02, no mention of NPIW or interview. The other has NOA 03/28 and no mention of NPIW or interview as well.

http://www.visajourney.com/timeline/profile.php?id=151308

Those are so far apart. I doubt the July guy had a NPIW.

http://www.visajourney.com/timeline/profile.php?id=161067

How often to the field offices update processing times? Last update was 31 December... Is it quarterly updated or...?

We have to remain positive and help each other through this process. When I see an approval, I feel just as elated as the person who is receiving it. Hopefully we will all support each other through ROC too!

Whoop, whoop, movement!!

I'm glad I found this forum for my I-129F, although we did get an attorney to do that one. The AoS was done purely using the guides here and so far things have worked out fine.

I'll be sticking around for a long time here.

It let me fill it all in and submit, but then it said I was still in the processing time probably for Pittsburgh I guess.

Damn, Detroit still says processing May 5, 2014. Guess I need to wait til they pass me before making a request.

More than two weeks to get it back? Ok, thanks

The NOA1 for my I-129F took more than 2 weeks.

well that was useless it wouldnt let me do a service request

What did it say? And where did it stop you from continuing?

Not that I am aware off! I think they automatically become a US citizen, but someone might tell me I am wrong. Why dont you ring them up and whilst you're on the phone ask what the heck is happening to your case!!

I know he is a US Citizen, he already has his passport. The UK passport is taking a while but hopefully should have that too in a month. I was more thinking about whether it would change the application because they ask about children in that.

I'm still within the 6 months from my NPIW. If I do then I'll just ask my congressman, it seems like they give more information to those guys than they would to me...

Funnily enough I was thinking that the other day. You could have a couple of babies in the interim period, especially if you have twins and then you will probably get an rfe for not mentioning them on the original form. ha ha ha ha. This is just crazy! No other word than crazy!

Do you need to inform USCIS that there is a new child in the mix if it happened after filing for AoS?

I wonder if my wife and I could have a second baby by the time I get my green card. I had my first in August 2014. Had one in the green card wait.

No, you don't have to send an actual card, just a copy of both sides of your EAD

Definitely don't have to send the physical EAD combo card. Just the NOA and photocopy of the front and back of the combo card... Along with the other required documents for renewal.

I'm glad, I had assumed that I had to send in my card as well. That is great news.

I didn't know that a new biometrics appointment is required for an EAD renewal!

That is just horrible. You also have to send your current card (combo card) in with the renewal, so you can't travel before they issue you a new card...

Looks like I will be joining the NPIWC crew. Can't wait to foot the bill of an expired medical that's not my fault.

I wonder can you put the medical on a schedule A?

I don't think you lose it but you do say that you "renounce" allegiance to the UK in your oath ceremony.