JellyBean1987

Dear VJ friends,
This morning on my way to work I finally got the text message I've been waiting for! My new card is being produced. 😍 But I won't 100% believe it until I have the card in my hand. 
 
Thank you for letting me vent and complain for the past (almost) year and a half. 
 
Fingers crossed that you'll all receive your approvals soon. 

Dear VJ friends,
This morning on my way to work I finally got the text message I've been waiting for! My new card is being produced. 😍 But I won't 100% believe it until I have the card in my hand. 
 
Thank you for letting me vent and complain for the past (almost) year and a half. 
 
Fingers crossed that you'll all receive your approvals soon. 

Honestly, it's actually pretty depressing watching January 2018 and February 2018 filers being approved whilst October 17 and November 17 are still waiting.  I find myself avoiding this site for a while just because it stresses me out.
 
I've sat and imagined a perfect storm of issues for my case - stuff like they haven't updated my case on the site and sent an RFE but it didn't reach me because they forgot to put the apartment number on - worst case scenario stuff.  I've come close a few times to contacting them but I've seen August, September and October filers in a similar position to me - where nothing happened on their case whilst everyone else was being transferred or approved - but they eventually get an approval out of the blue.
 
Maybe sometime soon...in the meantime, got to keep positive and carry on.

I'm in NYC too and while I am annoyed, I am not surprised they are backed up. I have until November/December to get my I-551 stamp, but I'm already stressing about it. 

Wow, I just checked my status online as well and it also says it's at the local office--as of today, February 27. Weird!
 
We mailed our forms on November 9 and I did my biometrics two months ago.

Hello everyone,
I just wanted to thank all the good folks who suggested signing up for informed delivery from USPS. This morning I got an email notification that I am going to receive mail from USCIS later today. From the image they provided, it looks like it's my biometrics appointment notice. I was starting to freak out because my NOA receipt date is 11/09 and I felt like I was waiting forever for the biometrics letter.