Boodaloo1

Just wanted to give a quick update on my husbands case in case there are similar timelines still out there waiting. My husband and I filed our I-751 in 2017 and N400 in 2018. Our I-751 application went directly to the California office but was eventually transferred to MSC due to a large back log we got caught in. We never had any issues with paperwork in our I-751 or N-400, seems like we just got caught in so many government shut downs and backlogs and our papers got put in some pile out of site. I am happy to announce though, as of 3/2/2021, we are officially done with this ####### storm! My husband had his combined N400/I-751 interview and got approved! Here’s some hope to all those waiting extra long amounts of time for your case to advance...it does come to an end eventually!

Just wanted to give a quick update on my husbands case in case there are similar timelines still out there waiting. My husband and I filed our I-751 in 2017 and N400 in 2018. Our I-751 application went directly to the California office but was eventually transferred to MSC due to a large back log we got caught in. We never had any issues with paperwork in our I-751 or N-400, seems like we just got caught in so many government shut downs and backlogs and our papers got put in some pile out of site. I am happy to announce though, as of 3/2/2021, we are officially done with this ####### storm! My husband had his combined N400/I-751 interview and got approved! Here’s some hope to all those waiting extra long amounts of time for your case to advance...it does come to an end eventually!

I'm having a bit of a freak out over here. My husband is currently on an I-551 stamp that expires on April 27th, 2020 (as he's waiting for his I-751 to be processed and green card to be in hand). We live in the Seattle area and already the USCIS office has been closed down for two weeks due to an employee testing positive for COVID19. All of the schools in our area are closed until at least April 27th, 2020, so I'm suspecting USCIS will follow suit. I'm trying to be a bit proactive here and am wondering what he should do if the USCIS office is not open to renew his I-551 card before it expires? His I-751 application was submitted in September of 2017. It was moved to NBC sometime in 2018. We have not heard anything since. If his I-551 stamp expires, he cannot work. We called USCIS today and they told us we could contact NBC by mail (not email or through phone), is this really our only option? Is there anyone in a similar situation? And what can we do? Any suggestions? 

Thanks for the welcome!  Yes I confess I was pretty surprised that the NYC estimate was lower than seemingly many other places... not getting excited yet but it's a positive start.  Good luck to you and the rest of the July 18 club too! 

Welcome to the July club! Also, I've seen many posts of individuals going through New York who had a fairly quick and easy process in comparison to the rest. You are very lucky!! I bet your timeline will shrink down immensely from that 9 months! Good luck!

Thank you! Glad something about this process is quick!...

Thank you! So glad I don't have to do it all in one sitting....

Just called in again and it was cashed today! Huge relief....

I emailed my consulate (not thinking I'd get a response back) about September interviews. Got a response today saying that they are just now receiving the September scheduling cases. Hope I'm one of them!
Also, since it seems they are just receiving September interview cases today from the NVC, it should be the same for all consulates? So hopefully this brings hope to others as well.