Tcarrol

Yes, we can confirm this (I-751) July 2017 filer.  Our attorney confirmed this with her own contact with USCIS, but she was surprised as well.  Oddly, our USCIS.gov status still says our files were transferred to our local office on March 4, and yet the approval date on the written paper says it was approved February 28, 2018.  But, the other site at my account.uscis.dhs.gov shows it approved.  No word on green card production, but we'll keep updating our timeline every step of the way.  Ever since Monday when we received the approval in the mail, we were hoping many of you would also receive approval as well.  Although we are happy, we want everyone here to have the same happiness so we will continue to follow all of your timelines.

I found out this information on another thread "Case Was Received At My Local Office".  There is a lot good information there as well.  I truly believe there was major shift at USCIS to reduce the backlog.  But that's just my opinion.  I am truly hoping everyone will get their approval sooner than expected.

I found out this information on another thread "Case Was Received At My Local Office".  There is a lot good information there as well.  I truly believe there was major shift at USCIS to reduce the backlog.  But that's just my opinion.  I am truly hoping everyone will get their approval sooner than expected.

Found out there is another link which gives more information.  You'll need to set up an account using your email.  It certainly gives a lot more information, although some of the entries were obvious errors such as "appeal denied" and "name changed".  None of those occurred with us.
 
Our entries were:
July 14 Received Case
February 25 Received Case
February 27 Reviewed Case
March 1 Approved
March 5 This is the date we received written confirmation in the mail.
 
Here is the link:
https://myaccount.uscis.dhs.gov/

We are the July 2017 couple just receiving a letter yesterday about being approved.  Our attorney also received the same notification and inquired further just to be sure this wasn't a mistake.  All of us are guessing that our paperwork was forwarded to our local Pittsburgh office to be reviewed and it was approved before the online system was repaired on Sunday.  So, the glitch with the system was more than likely a repair to a system not operating properly.  Once repaired, it would populate everyone's notices with March 4, because that was the date the repairs were made.  Therefore, we are assuming that anyone with that notice on the online system probably had their files transferred weeks ago and that decisions should be forthcoming for many more of us.  Meanwhile, we were not interviewed for AOS or ROC so the transfer of files is just an attempt to spread out the load from the California Service Center.  The same may be occurring for the Vermont Service Center.  

Found out there is another link which gives more information.  You'll need to set up an account using your email.  It certainly gives a lot more information, although some of the entries were obvious errors such as "appeal denied" and "name changed".  None of those occurred with us.
 
Our entries were:
July 14 Received Case
February 25 Received Case
February 27 Reviewed Case
March 1 Approved
March 5 This is the date we received written confirmation in the mail.
 
Here is the link:
https://myaccount.uscis.dhs.gov/

Today, we received in the mail, an I-797 "Congratulations! Your request for the removal of the conditional basis of your permanent resident status has been approved.  You are deemed to be a Lawful Permanent Resident of the United States as of the date of your original admission or adjustment of status.  You should receive a new Permanent Resident Card ... within 60 days."
 
We were greatly surprised and didn't expect this for another 6-9 months.  The letter is dated Feb 28, and yet, the online status says that our case was transferred to our local office on March 4.  Seems backwards.  

I found out this information on another thread "Case Was Received At My Local Office".  There is a lot good information there as well.  I truly believe there was major shift at USCIS to reduce the backlog.  But that's just my opinion.  I am truly hoping everyone will get their approval sooner than expected.

We are the July 2017 couple just receiving a letter yesterday about being approved.  Our attorney also received the same notification and inquired further just to be sure this wasn't a mistake.  All of us are guessing that our paperwork was forwarded to our local Pittsburgh office to be reviewed and it was approved before the online system was repaired on Sunday.  So, the glitch with the system was more than likely a repair to a system not operating properly.  Once repaired, it would populate everyone's notices with March 4, because that was the date the repairs were made.  Therefore, we are assuming that anyone with that notice on the online system probably had their files transferred weeks ago and that decisions should be forthcoming for many more of us.  Meanwhile, we were not interviewed for AOS or ROC so the transfer of files is just an attempt to spread out the load from the California Service Center.  The same may be occurring for the Vermont Service Center.  

Today, we received in the mail, an I-797 "Congratulations! Your request for the removal of the conditional basis of your permanent resident status has been approved.  You are deemed to be a Lawful Permanent Resident of the United States as of the date of your original admission or adjustment of status.  You should receive a new Permanent Resident Card ... within 60 days."
 
We were greatly surprised and didn't expect this for another 6-9 months.  The letter is dated Feb 28, and yet, the online status says that our case was transferred to our local office on March 4.  Seems backwards.  

Supposedly, an October 2017 filer received the same letter of approval, without new biometrics.  Perhaps these are all good signs for everyone.

Our attorneys are located in California so thats where they filed our papers.

We are the July 2017 couple just receiving a letter yesterday about being approved.  Our attorney also received the same notification and inquired further just to be sure this wasn't a mistake.  All of us are guessing that our paperwork was forwarded to our local Pittsburgh office to be reviewed and it was approved before the online system was repaired on Sunday.  So, the glitch with the system was more than likely a repair to a system not operating properly.  Once repaired, it would populate everyone's notices with March 4, because that was the date the repairs were made.  Therefore, we are assuming that anyone with that notice on the online system probably had their files transferred weeks ago and that decisions should be forthcoming for many more of us.  Meanwhile, we were not interviewed for AOS or ROC so the transfer of files is just an attempt to spread out the load from the California Service Center.  The same may be occurring for the Vermont Service Center.  

We are the July 2017 couple just receiving a letter yesterday about being approved.  Our attorney also received the same notification and inquired further just to be sure this wasn't a mistake.  All of us are guessing that our paperwork was forwarded to our local Pittsburgh office to be reviewed and it was approved before the online system was repaired on Sunday.  So, the glitch with the system was more than likely a repair to a system not operating properly.  Once repaired, it would populate everyone's notices with March 4, because that was the date the repairs were made.  Therefore, we are assuming that anyone with that notice on the online system probably had their files transferred weeks ago and that decisions should be forthcoming for many more of us.  Meanwhile, we were not interviewed for AOS or ROC so the transfer of files is just an attempt to spread out the load from the California Service Center.  The same may be occurring for the Vermont Service Center.  

We are the July 2017 couple just receiving a letter yesterday about being approved.  Our attorney also received the same notification and inquired further just to be sure this wasn't a mistake.  All of us are guessing that our paperwork was forwarded to our local Pittsburgh office to be reviewed and it was approved before the online system was repaired on Sunday.  So, the glitch with the system was more than likely a repair to a system not operating properly.  Once repaired, it would populate everyone's notices with March 4, because that was the date the repairs were made.  Therefore, we are assuming that anyone with that notice on the online system probably had their files transferred weeks ago and that decisions should be forthcoming for many more of us.  Meanwhile, we were not interviewed for AOS or ROC so the transfer of files is just an attempt to spread out the load from the California Service Center.  The same may be occurring for the Vermont Service Center.  

We are the July 2017 couple just receiving a letter yesterday about being approved.  Our attorney also received the same notification and inquired further just to be sure this wasn't a mistake.  All of us are guessing that our paperwork was forwarded to our local Pittsburgh office to be reviewed and it was approved before the online system was repaired on Sunday.  So, the glitch with the system was more than likely a repair to a system not operating properly.  Once repaired, it would populate everyone's notices with March 4, because that was the date the repairs were made.  Therefore, we are assuming that anyone with that notice on the online system probably had their files transferred weeks ago and that decisions should be forthcoming for many more of us.  Meanwhile, we were not interviewed for AOS or ROC so the transfer of files is just an attempt to spread out the load from the California Service Center.  The same may be occurring for the Vermont Service Center.  

We are in shock.  We just didn't expect this.  I was just getting ready to contact our US Senator who helped us twice before.  I am hoping that somehow, with all the messages people are getting online regarding their applications being moved to local offices, that this means everyone's applications are going to now be approved.

We just received written notice approval for Removal of Conditions, about 6 months after the expiration of our temporary green card.  In our July 17 group, we appear to be the first ones to receive the approval.  It almost seems like a mistake by USCIS since we never had an interview for AOS or ROC and we didn't expect this for another 6-9 months.  Someone here in a prior post mentioned that maybe this group broke new ground for others to follow.  It certainly took a lot of courage for all of us to face our first embassy interviews in countries that may not have been favorable to this new arena.  It doesn't mean that life is easy from this point forward, but at least the US Supreme Court allowed this change in our lifetimes.  We certainly appreciate the courage and advice from all of you.  

We are in shock.  We just didn't expect this.  I was just getting ready to contact our US Senator who helped us twice before.  I am hoping that somehow, with all the messages people are getting online regarding their applications being moved to local offices, that this means everyone's applications are going to now be approved.

Today, we received in the mail, an I-797 "Congratulations! Your request for the removal of the conditional basis of your permanent resident status has been approved.  You are deemed to be a Lawful Permanent Resident of the United States as of the date of your original admission or adjustment of status.  You should receive a new Permanent Resident Card ... within 60 days."
 
We were greatly surprised and didn't expect this for another 6-9 months.  The letter is dated Feb 28, and yet, the online status says that our case was transferred to our local office on March 4.  Seems backwards.  

Today, we received in the mail, an I-797 "Congratulations! Your request for the removal of the conditional basis of your permanent resident status has been approved.  You are deemed to be a Lawful Permanent Resident of the United States as of the date of your original admission or adjustment of status.  You should receive a new Permanent Resident Card ... within 60 days."
 
We were greatly surprised and didn't expect this for another 6-9 months.  The letter is dated Feb 28, and yet, the online status says that our case was transferred to our local office on March 4.  Seems backwards.  

It has taken us a little longer since DOMA.  I am surprised we don't have more members in this forum.  It's definitely a scary process for same-gender couples involving different countries with different thoughts on same sex marriage.  Two people really have to want to be together to endure the fears of family and society norms.  Let's hope, as pioneers of this new law, we will help bring courage to others.

We tried to do that on our approval as well.  It appears you have to wait until you receive your biometrics appointment letter first and the number you use will be the one posted there.

Your family approval is not necessary.  Follow the process.  People at the American Embassy are quite understanding about same sex K1 applications and will treat both of you with respect.  Once you are in the US, you will feel safer.

We are only sixteen months into our first resident card. We will soon start the process for removal of conditions. Although the application doesn't seem that complicated, we have decided to retain our same attorneys who helped us get through the first process.  Congratulations to those of you now applying for citizenship. All of us are fortunate for the 2013 court decision that has allowed us these new benefits.