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Are your lawyer's initials E K by any chance? 

Instead of the "most recent I94" try the "travel history" page. I found that "most recent I94" page returns "result not found" while travel history shows all exits and entries. 

No relation whatsoever. Renew away. 

Got it, thank you for the clarification!

That's what I suspected as well, but wanted to get someone else to confirm. So, will wait another month for the 3 year wedding anniversary. 

Right, I understand that part. However instructions to N400 state that to apply 90 days prior to the GC/PR 3 year anniversary, "all other conditions must be satisfied". So I am trying to understand whether "all other conditions must be satisfied" at application time means that:

- 3 years of marriage to USC must be complete at application time ("90 days prior to GC anniversary")

- or it is sufficient that 3 years of marriage to USC will be complete by the actual 3 year GC anniversary (but not yet complete at application time "90 days prior")?

Could anyone clarify the 90 days rule as it applies to those who submit N400 based on marriage to a USC.

Sample dates:

- 3 years anniversary of marriage to a USC is on November 1st.

- 3 years anniversary of permanent residency (based on "resident since date") is on December 20th

Can we apply 90 days prior to December 20th (i.e. on September 20th or thereabout) even though 3 year anniversary of being married to a USC has not been reached (but will be at the time 3 year anniversary of permanent residency is reached).

Or do we still need to wait until the 3 year anniversary of marriage to a USC, and apply on/after November 1st?

6 hours ago, solus said:

 

 

My mother, on the other hand, has been divorced since 1989 and they will not let her use her maiden name until she gets an official divorce decree from California, which she cannot get until she goes there again despite the fact that her social, California DL, bank accounts, credit cards, passport, etc, are all in her maiden name, and have been since 1989.  She basically cannot show her NY DL and her passport at the same time because they have different last names.  So, if you ever changed your name, seriously, ever, bring the official documents for that in NY...  I should mention that she is from NY, so her social showed her married name in the system.  She has been fighting this since she moved back from CA in 2014.

 

 

Not the VJ topic, but why would one need to physically go to another state to get an official divorce decree from that state? Normally this process can be done entirely by mail (and, while California is always special, I am fairly sure in this regard it will be similar to other states).

https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CHSI/Pages/Vital-Records-Obtaining-Certified-Copies-of-Marriage--Divorce-Records.aspx

1 hour ago, ApplyingforN400 said:

You almosy never get the same answer twice with USCIS, its just too much of a national security risk for them to explain exactly whats happening with immigration. 

 

Imagine wrong doers realize files are being trasnfered by the masses and they start sending fake/incomplete/denied files to Local offices. Green cards might end up in the wrong hands. 

lol funniest thing I've read all day  

As an IT person, I am fairly sure we are merely seeing a "default message" that is constructed from available data.

"Your local office" is likely a text representation of null "office ID" (as opposed to a specific value corresponding to CSC, VSC and the like). 

Note that the actual text does not say anything about "transfer", and gives no reason for such an assumption.  The term they used is "we received", which is correct wrt. any form that was sent to USCIS and not lost in transit. 

These messages have a date in a narrow range, likely derived from the time when the database was updated. Any minor variation in dates can be easily attributed to the length of such an update, or having to run it in batches.

FWIW, a wide range of case ids around ours carries the same message.

If I were a betting man, I'd be willing to bet quite a bit on this being a simple database change with a less than perfect choice of words. Nothing to see here. 

May be a good time for someone to poke their congressman to get information from USCIS (or just wait a day or two and see if this message disappears)

I see the same message for the first case number (and the usual "received" message for the second CR-89). 

Dated today as well. Looks more like a system glitch, although the message does correspond to the type of the case. 

Partially on topic - if they do require an interview, how far ahead do they notify you? I.e. how much time is there between the interview notification letter and the actual interview? 

We might be traveling closer to the one year mark from the original submission, so I'd like to plan in case we get interview invitation from USCIS while out of the country. 

What exactly do they do with people who are missing the "required" fingers, I wonder.

I listed a check as one of the exhibits, numbered and all. It was under the cover sheet on top of the form.

Then on the very front of the cover sheet/TOC I put a "Post IT" note that said "payment check is under this cover letter and TOC, on top of the application" In case they get lost. 

On 10/5/2017 at 6:39 PM, VickyPotcner said:

Hey guys,

 

I sent my i 751 Tuesday 9.25 and it arrived 1 day early. I was super worried but they accepted it. 

 

September 25th was a Monday, September 26th - Tuesday. Perhaps you sent it on time

USCIS does honor USPS postmarks, as described in several USCIS processing manuals as well as referenced in court cases, like this one, for example: https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/err/L1 - Legalization Application for Temporary Resident Status/Decisions_Issued_in_2008/Aug132008_02L1245.pdf

More info here: https://www.uscis.gov/ilink/docView/SLB/HTML/SLB/0-0-0-1/0-0-0-11261/0-0-0-26097/0-0-0-27152.html

USCIS does not honor postmarks by private delivery services.

I think in this case the best option is to send the from from within the US with "electronic signature" (i.e. scan signature on the while abroad, email the image, and in the US paste it into the form and print).

Since USCIS honors postmarks by US post office, a minimally filled form with an attached check could fulfill the requirements and get your "place in the processing queue".

Sending the form from abroad by FedEx is still subject to being held up for whatever reason, so the form might not arrive in time.

IMHO YMMV IANAL

No offence but what is the point of this manually maintained table? Don't we all have access to forum-provided timeline which is very good at keeping track of the data, and also globally searchable?

Dropped off the package today at the post office. Back on the USCIS carnival ride we go. We'll see how this one turns out.

9 hours ago, Pinkrlion said:

File a claim with ombudsman after you get your Senator involved.  Ask for a resubmission of Biometrics when they expire which will generate a new set of prints to complete background checks on.  Human error on fingerprints is at a high rate and they are trying to fix the problem with the new fingerprinting system.  

When do biometrics expire?

Assaulting another person, in particular your spouse, is not a "small mistake". That said, this question is well beyond what this forum can handle. You should consult an immigration attorney.

Also, I would not be posting any specifics of the case in a public forum, if I were you (in particular since you seem to be using your full name as a forum nickname).

Nothing is auto-populated for me using Acrobat reader. In fact, those fields seem to be write-protected - so we simply wrote our names by hand.

I wouldn't put too much stock in what Adobe software is doing with USCIS form data.

P.S. Thanks to this thread I re-checked our form and realized we did not check the "disability accommodation" check boxes. Fixed - so, thank you

It also avoids a year or more in GC limbo wrt. travel. Essentially all countries that allow entry by "green card" holders require a current unexpired physical "green card", so the ROC NOA just does not cut it. Getting Schengen visa is also less certain - you end up "shopping" for a country/consulate that understands what that funny paper is.

And of course there is constant "education" of employers, various state and local government agencies and the like, many of whom fail to recognize a piece of paper as a valid proof of legal status.

Back when it took under 3 months (which is why you apply 3 months before expiration of conditional GC) - it was all reasonable and simple. ROC as it is currently implemented, is a major PIA.

IMHO you state names as they currently are, and put any previous names in the "previously used names" section.

That should also clear up any issues with mismatching names on documents.

As an aside, as a measure of personal information security, it is usually suggested *not* to leave any personally identifying information, such as actual last names, in a public forum.

In our state DMV explicitly lists expired GC + extension letter as one of acceptable proofs of legal presence and identity. Can't speek for the other 49, but would seem logical that they do the same.