CB & FM

10 hours ago, gypsyqueen said:

@CB & FM, hope everything works out smoothly for you guys. Good luck and see you around!

Thanks and good luck to you too!

On 8/14/2017 at 3:00 PM, Nikkosan said:

Your AOS was approved on 06/07/2016, this means that, if the date on the green card was correct, you could start applying for ROC 90 days before 06/07/2018, which takes you roughly to March 9 2018.

 

They now want you to apply for a I-90, so that they can correct that date, and then in March you can re-submit for ROC, is that correct?

 

Disappointing for sure, but seems fair.

 

What was the date of expiration on your green card?

Yes, that is correct. They had the expiry date as 21 July 2015.

So an interesting thing has occurred with our ROC. We got our complete I-751 packet returned last week, not rejected, just returned. A letter inside form VSC explains that last year when they issued the conditional green card they used the incorrect admission date. They used the POE date on the K-1 visa rather than the AOS approval date. They provide instructions on completing an I-90 form and since it was an USCIS error there is no additional fee just additional time in filing a form and going to biometrics again.

On 8/10/2017 at 10:41 PM, CB & FM said:

My VJ name on the current sheet is wrong and protected so I cannot fix it. It should be CB & FM not CB & FN.

On 8/11/2017 at 8:53 AM, CLMIKE said:

Fixed

46 minutes ago, CB & FM said:

Thanks

Hey CLMIKE, I meant to also ask you to remove me from the list. I think you will know why already but if not just scrol back to the previous post I just finished.

On 8/8/2017 at 1:22 PM, Leo7777 said:

My wife is way overdue in receiving NOA . . . based on gypsyqueen and clmike.

 

Vermont members gcplease, AB,  CeeMu and CB&FN  . . . have you also not received NOA . . . or have you just not returned to update the spreadsheets?

 

Leo7777

On 8/8/2017 at 11:38 PM, Leo7777 said:

Well it is good that I bitched here about this, because . . . . her NOA came in today's mail.

It was dated 24 July which was same day VT signed for the FedEx packet.  However it was not received by us until 8 August.  So 15 days either sitting on someone's desk in VT or lost (for a time) in the postal system.

 

Based on other's dates on NOA it strongly looks like a computer spits out the NOA as soon as our packets are logged in as received.

But no explanation why some receive in mail 2-4 days later, and some take 10 or more days with ours being a record 15 days.

On 8/4/2017 at 1:49 PM, mimikado said:

Hey CB &FM,

 

I say do not worry since they cashed their check and received their NOA1 but I am wondering about your case: you really have no way to check if they received your waiver? I ask because, if I do remember well, you are almost at the end of your open-window for ROC, no?

On 8/6/2017 at 3:52 PM, CB & FM said:

Yes, it is true. The window closed on 21 Jul 2017. I imagine that we can probably make an inquiry after 30 days with no NOA1. Someone else who did the fee waiver also said that she did not get her NOA1 until after 30 days. She also said that they have 30 days in which to review the application for correctness before issuing a NOA1. I believe though that the date of receipt will still be the NOA1 date for the 751 as that is what shows on her timeline. I was inquiring of people who had done a fee waiver as to the timing difference and when I had looked at this person's timeline it did not seem to differ from anybody else's. But then she told me that she did not receive the NOA1 for more than 30 days. ...17 days so far for us from they day that USPS tracking shows packet received. Hoping to hear something soon. But accepting that it maight be two more weeks before we get the first notification. Wish us luck!!!!!

On 8/10/2017 at 10:55 PM, CB & FM said:

We have not received NOA1 yet but we submitted with a fee waiver and I have heard from others that they tend to wait until the end of the 30 day review period before releasing the NOA1. I am hoping this is the case. We did have an interesting thing happen on AOS though. When we received the conditional green card it was back dated to POE date on K-1 visa. But most of the others of my group going through K-1 got their conditional green cards based on the date of approval of AOS. Due to this our conditional freen card was only issued with a  one year approx. expiration date rather that a two year expiration. We have about one more week for the 30 day period and are hoping for no snags other than the delay due to approval of the fee waiver.

So just to update everybody on our status, we recreived our packet back last Friday. At first I was a bit nervous but the first words on the letter included in the returned packet read, "The Vermont Service Center is returning your Petition...", when I read returning I knew why. I was glad it did not say, "REJECTED".

So last year when we AOSed, the green card was issued not on the approval date of the AOS but with the POE date of the K1 visa. I asked around and everyone thought that this would be OK but as the letter in the return packet goes on to say, "A review of your U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) records show that may have been admitted or adjusted as a conditional resident with an incorrect date of arrival. Your were admitted with a date of July 21, 2015. It appears that you should have been admitted or adjusted with a date of June 7, 2016. USCIS has updated your records to reflect your correct entry date." So it goes on to tell us how to apply for a corrected green card.

So as you can see we put out a bit of energy about 8-11 months early and must now reapply at the correct time and also send an I-90 for a corrected green card fortunately this is at no additional financial cost just time. It requires the application, I-90, a copy of the letter form USCIS about the error, and you must include the incorrect conditional card, not a copy of the card, but the actual card. This is a bit frightening to give up the card and wait for a new corrected one but it is what they require. They will also send a biometrics appt letter and then afterwards send the corrected green card. 

So we are unfortunately leaving this July 2017 filers group and wishing all well. We will join either of the March, April, or May 2018 groups as that is our proper time to apply for the ROC. Here is hoping this is the only snag we encounter, a small snag in the scheme of things.

In a side note, I guess a computer does not just spit out a NOA automatically based on the receiving of the packet. As it shows in our case, the I-751 does show a stamp of received 21 July 2017 but a NOA was not sent automatically. I do think that the NOA is dated based on the receive date but not sent until the petition is deemed properly submitted with the minimal requirements, i.e. complete application, proper payment and some supporting documentation. As we all know they do sometimes ask for more documentation (RFE) but it does not keep them from issuing a NOA.

Bye July 2017 filers, hello Mar-May 2018 flilers. Hehe.

On 8/11/2017 at 8:53 AM, CLMIKE said:

Fixed

Thanks

On 8/8/2017 at 1:22 PM, Leo7777 said:

My wife is way overdue in receiving NOA . . . based on gypsyqueen and clmike.

 

Vermont members gcplease, AB,  CeeMu and CB&FN  . . . have you also not received NOA . . . or have you just not returned to update the spreadsheets?

 

Leo7777

We have not received NOA1 yet but we submitted with a fee waiver and I have heard from others that they tend to wait until the end of the 30 day review period before releasing the NOA1. I am hoping this is the case. We did have an interesting thing happen on AOS though. When we received the conditional green card it was back dated to POE date on K-1 visa. But most of the others of my group going through K-1 got their conditional green cards based on the date of approval of AOS. Due to this our conditional freen card was only issued with a  one year approx. expiration date rather that a two year expiration. We have about one more week for the 30 day period and are hoping for no snags other than the delay due to approval of the fee waiver.

On 8/8/2017 at 10:02 AM, CLMIKE said:

Spreadsheet has been fixed.  Feel free to add your update.

My VJ name on the current is sheet is wrong and protected so I cannot fix it. It should be CB & FM not CB & FN.

On 8/8/2017 at 10:02 AM, CLMIKE said:

Spreadsheet has been fixed.  Feel free to add your update.

My VJ name on the current sheet is wrong and protected so I cannot fix it. It should be CB & FM not CB & FN.

18 hours ago, mymercy said:

Hi,

I'm just curious here ... I will be submitting my own I-751 by the end of this month ... Pls is it stated in the NOA that there is one year extension on the card? I want to be sure so I can submit this letter to my place of work pending my 10 years card?

Yes. The NOA1 letter will show a one year extension of your current GC. You must carry both the letter and the current GC to show your proper status.

On 8/4/2017 at 1:49 PM, mimikado said:

Hey CB &FM,

 

I say do not worry since they cashed their check and received their NOA1 but I am wondering about your case: you really have no way to check if they received your waiver? I ask because, if I do remember well, you are almost at the end of your open-window for ROC, no?

Yes, it is true. The window closed on 21 Jul 2017. I imagine that we can probably make an inquiry after 30 days with no NOA1. Someone else who did the fee waiver also said that she did not get her NOA1 until after 30 days. She also said that they have 30 days in which to review the application for correctness before issuing a NOA1. I believe though that the date of receipt will still be the NOA1 date for the 751 as that is what shows on her timeline. I was inquiring of people who had done a fee waiver as to the timing difference and when I had looked at this person's timeline it did not seem to differ from anybody else's. But then she told me that she did not receive the NOA1 for more than 30 days. ...17 days so far for us from they day that USPS tracking shows packet received. Hoping to hear something soon. But accepting that it maight be two more weeks before we get the first notification. Wish us luck!!!!!

6 hours ago, Lelyze said:

Anyone from VSC Received their Biometrics app? My NOA date is 07/21 and I am getting little anxious for not receiving my bio app yet...

I am still waiting for NOA1 and submitted the petition on 7/18 and USPS has it delivered on 7/20. But I have heard that they sometimes wait the full thirty day period of notification if you submit a fee wavier request with your petition. Go figure.

3 hours ago, NM19 said:

My NOA is 7/19, no bio letter either

3 hours ago, Mellisa said:

Noa1 is 7/18 no bio letter yet

2 hours ago, mimikado said:

My NOA1 is dated from 07/03 and I only received my bio apt 7/20 (15 days later) !

 

Don't be to worried, VSC is a little bit (more) slower than CSC

2 hours ago, CLMIKE said:

True on the don't worry.  I've turned mine into a betting game.

 

Will my wife's appointment be on one of the only 2 days in August we are out of state?
Will my wife's appointment be on one of the only 2 days in September we are out of state?
Will my wife's appointment be on her birthday?

 

The over unders are quite favorable due to Murphy's law     Granted we'll do an early walk in if needed lol

I am still waiting for NOA1 and submitted the petition on 7/18 and USPS has it delivered on 7/20. But I have heard that they sometimes wait the full thirty day period of notification if you submit a fee wavier request with your petition. Go figure.

I am still waiting for NOA1 and submitted the petition on 7/18 and USPS has it delivered on 7/20. But I have heard that they sometimes wait the full thirty day period of notification if you submit a fee wavier request with your petition. Go figure.

2 hours ago, CLMIKE said:

True on the don't worry.  I've turned mine into a betting game.

 

Will my wife's appointment be on one of the only 2 days in August we are out of state?
Will my wife's appointment be on one of the only 2 days in September we are out of state?
Will my wife's appointment be on her birthday?

 

The over unders are quite favorable due to Murphy's law     Granted we'll do an early walk in if needed lol

That's the spirit. LOL

10 hours ago, Devy and Lynette said:

Consequences of mailing off I 751 2 days after expiration date, does anyone know if it will really hurt us..some situations came up and we weren't able to do it.  Please if anyone has any knowledge about us, please let me know..

9 hours ago, Ksenia_O said:

You are very welcome!

 

What I'm trying to say - don't worry if you don't have all documents you would want to include in your I-751 packet...

At this point I would prefer to get an RFE  or  be called for an interview rather than to be placed in removal proceeding for late filing... 

Yes, Devy and Lynette, I agree with Ksenia-O. Send what you have now and be ready for an RFE. Try to submit as much as you can. Be sure though that the form is complete and signed properly, that you include the complete and proper fee payment, and any required documents like the copy of front and back of green card. Any of these missing items would possibly if nor probably result in a rejection of the application. I hope you prevail in your pursuit of your ROC. Boa sorte!!!!

10 hours ago, aa1979 said:

I am trying to understand this new bill for "immigration reform" and the point system they are trying to create better.  I am told that this bill, if it becomes a law, will not affect people who are trying to obtain the immigration benefits based on marriage, but some people are disagreeing with that... and are saying that it will affect everyone including people who are applying for green cards for their spouses.

If this bill is passed, and it becomes the law of the land, will this new law affect the removal of conditions process of a 2-year conditional green card to become a 10-year permanent green card for someone who is married to a us citizen and has currently a conditional 2-years green card?  Will it affect obtaining the citizenship after completing the 3 years of having a green card?

Thanks everyone!

Here is a good article from the BBC that might help you to understand this new proposed bill. Also realize that this is a proposed bill in the Senate where it must be finalized and approved and then it must be also brought to the other house of Congress, the House of Representative to be reconciled or directly approved before it can be signed into law by the President. This can take some time. Time will see if this proposed bill will even become the law of the land.

19 hours ago, dawning said:

They did give us the waiver.  We did have a long wait to hear back; a little over a month.  My understanding is that they have 30 days to acknowledge receipt of the petition, and when a fee waiver is requested they tend to take all of it.  Others have told me that if you file close to the deadline you won't miss it due to being denied, rather they accept the original filing as evidence of being within the time frame. 

 

Good luck.

Thanks so much. That is a relief fo know more about the process.

On 7/9/2017 at 0:02 AM, SM & EF said:

Not yet. Still waiting to get scheduled for the interview.  Looks like South Florida is a bit backlogged with cases. Patience is still a virtue apparently.  😎

Hope it goes quicker soon. Francisco and I  have just started our ROC and hoping for it to go smoothly. Keep us all updated as you progress. Boa sorte!!!!

My husband (Brazil) and I (USC) started our journey in 2012 as we became online friends..We followed each others escapades but began growing closer to each other especially as we had love losses in our own lives. I decided to meet him in Brazil in 2014 and we fell in love. We started our process in Aug later that year after our second visit again in Brazil via 129/K1 visa. After 6 months waiting and hearing of all the delays in TX, I visited my congressperson's office and within 1 week of her assistant contacting USCIS we received our approval. I joined him in Brazil for the interview in July 2015 and we were aproved. We traveled to NYC that same month and starting planning our wedding which took place 8/8/2015. My profile pic is our wedding selfie, one of my favorite pics of our wedding. We have now gone through our adjjustment of status and are now in the process of ROC, which we just started on 7/18/2017. We are hoping for another somewhat smooth process as we have not had any RFEs in any of our previous petitions, knock on wood!!! We have yet to receiving any response to our current petition so I am starting to get nervous as to why. We requested a fee waiver this time, though not any other time, as my imcome has significantly changed. But our conditional green card was issued last year after our AOS interview but dated back to his first entry on the K1 visa in July 2015. It seemed unusual at the time. Hoping there is no problem in this situation. Here saying hello to all the others in this forum and hoping that our respective petions go and continue to go well for us all.

Carson and Francisco

On 11/26/2016 at 11:13 PM, dawning said:

I sent of the paperwork yesterday, both the 1-751 and the i-912 (request for free waiver). I wanted to do it sooner but was busy with a lot of unexpected work. I will try to remember to come back and post what happens, or anyone could pm me.

Thank to everyone for their input.

I also am applying and wonder of your experience.

6 hours ago, Tcarrol said:

I've been following the July 2016 group.  So many of them are having to attend infopass meetings to extend their resident cards into fourth years.  I've been looking at the actual law regarding what timelines are on USCIS.  Haven't found it, but here is a link to the actual procedure for ROC.

 

https://www.uscis.gov/ilink/docView/SLB/HTML/SLB/0-0-0-1/0-0-0-11261/0-0-0-22009/0-0-0-22036.html#0-0-0-14595

 

I believe if the law states that a conditional resident card is two years, and that an application is due within 90 days of the expiration date, then there is an expectation that a new card should be granted at the time of its expiration.  Now, we are given an extension of one year, and even that is not being complied with anymore.  If USCIS is suppose to be self funding with our application fees, then why is there such a delay?  

 

As I mentioned before, after six months, I plan to take up that issue with my State Senator.  Life is too short to have such uncertainty for so long a period of time.

Why is it that no one is contacting their congressional representatives at the 90 day mark after NOA1? 

According to the document you linked, it says, "The director must either waive the requirement for an interview and adjudicate the petition or arrange for an interview within 90 days of the date on which the petition was properly filed."

Perhaps you may want to visit your senator sooner?

I used my representative during my K1 petition and got an answer within one week of their involvement. I am sure that this involvement was instrumental to the decision coming as it did.

On 7/28/2017 at 6:50 PM, tdotca said:

I must be pressing the wrong options as if when I press 3 then 2 ..I get  the following: when you press 2, you get info on what roc means and how to do it; what forms are for what ; visit uscis for more info and talk to virtual emma and you can download forms. End of that message is press 1 to order form and if you want to speak to representative about topic..you need to call back m-f  8-6pm  ( I am calling at 330 pm PST) 

I dialled 800 375 5283

>pressed 1 for english

>pressed *

>pressed 4 for LPR

>pressed 1 for lpr services

>pressed 3 then 2 

 

I think you need to call earlier using ET times. 3:30 your time would have been already 6:30 ET which according to the response is after the 6pm cutoff time for speaking to a representattive. Try calling back during earlier time and see if you get a better outcome.

On 6/20/2017 at 0:54 AM, highyork10 said:

I applied for a few waiver and thank God I was approved. To be honest it was pretty straight forward. Provide the document (evidence), you WILL get approved. It is simple as that. They even give you many options.

I was researching this and saw your post. Can you tell me your timeline in regards the approval of the fee waiver and then the continuing I-751? I was hoping to see how the fee waiver affects the timing of the NOA1 of the I-751. Thanks.

3 hours ago, mimikado said:

Just received ASC Apointment Notice from VSC!

Notice Date: 7/21

Received : 7/29

Appointment: 8/10

Yayyyy!!!!!! Congrats. Still waiting here for our NOA1...more than one week since they received our documents but we do have a fee waiver request so thinking that it may take a bit longer as they must approve that first than on to the I-751.