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8 hours ago, Patbaha said:

Hi there,

 

Has anybody here been outside of the country using an expired green card and I-797 Notice to travel?

I have some questions to ask you if I may:

1. Do airline ground crews recognize or understand that an expired green card and I-797 are accepted?

2. At the US airport, when you put an expired green card to a machine, is the machine recognized right away?

 

Thank you for your answers. 

My wife and I took a cruise last month. When checking in she used her extension letter and no questions asked. When we returned, a funny thing happened, the immigration office looked at her green card and didn't say anything about it being expired and we hadn't pulled the extension letter out yet and he waved us on and said "welcome back".

Last week we went to Indonesia and checking in with American Airlines, showed the extension letter to the lady checking us in and she knew exactly what it was and had no issues. I don't anticipate any issues when we return next month. 

1 minute ago, iPod said:

Yes you can and it shouldn't be a problem to get back, as long as you have your extension letter with you.

and carry the original extension letter, not a copy. 

It's going to wrong way....I just checked processing times and now it says 18 to 20 months. Ughhhh

enjoy your weekend!

48 minutes ago, cj21 said:

Sent mine May 24. Received May 25. More than a week later no update. Check not been processed for payment. Still waiting. Hope all is well. Golly! 

Since you're about 3 weeks ahead of us, can you tell me what the Powerball numbers were for 5/5, 5/12 and 5/19

I'm assuming you mean April? If so, I'm guessing you check will clear Monday and NOA followed 1-3 days afterwards

8 minutes ago, Nele said:

Hi all,

 

I applied to have the conditions on my green card removed on January 17 (this is the date they received it).

it is now almost May 1st and other than my NOA, I have not heard of anything.

My friend filed at the same office in November and got his interview 3 months later.

Is there anyone I can call to check and see if something went wrong?

my case status used to say they received my application but since one week it’s changed to “can’t give any information at this time”. Which I am hoping means they’re about to update it to “hey, your letter is coming!” But I doubt it. -.-

Is anyone else here filing in California and having the same issues? Should I be worried and find a lawyer to help see what’s going on? Or do I just have to have faith and patience? 

Getting an interview 3 months after filing for ROC is unheard of. CSC is running very slow, I've attached a link below showing the processing times are 17.5 - 19 months. https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/#mainContentThere are threads with people that filed ROC in January. You should join one and you will see they are all in the same boat. Here's one for an example 

The USCIS tracking is useless until you get your biometrics letter. Even then it's pretty useless because I've seen that is doesn't change until you are approved (or denied). I followed the threads for ROC for December and January and have yet too see anyone receive biometrics from CSC. 

We file in March and prepared for the long haul. It ain't quick.

After the interview there are additional security checks, etc. before the visa is issued. 

Why don't you just update your address with USCIS like you're supposed to do? Sign up for Informed Delivery so you know what mail you have coming  and/or have a trusted individual check your mail while you're out of the country. 

2 hours ago, Loren Y said:

Bummer. Guess it's more expensive to prove the kid is yours. I had to prove it wasn't mine. But there are limited DNA places you can go for the Thai government too, because it has to be done outside of Thailand because they are worried about false records, or as they put it " Human Error" I took that to mean fraud. Sorry you had to pay that. I had to get it done here in the states also, and it was only 450 for a DNA test that was court legal. Only difference between the 2 is you can do a cheap one for your own peace of mind for like 200 bucks in the USA, but anything for the courts has to have the specimens collected from a authorized collection place. That's probably why they charged so much. I know here I had to go to a authorized collection location, and that added to the cost.

 

For what it's worth, I paid $525 for DNA testing for my sons CRBA. Fairly painless other than FedEx lost my sons DNA sample for about a week going from Jakarta to the lab in Virginia. Luckily they they found it because my son was living about 16 hours from the embassy where they collected the sample. 

Google is your friend. 

1 hour ago, kris&me said:

i  have read many posts of here just lately about this subject even the man who said they will not allow me to add my wife on my work medical policy without a SS number

My wife came here on a K-1 at the end of 2015, I added her to my insurance and she didn't have a SSN. Insurance companies can and will use the A#. 

Also, the 3rd paragraph down on the attached PDF from SSA states a SSN is not needed for private insurance

1 hour ago, Popo1 said:

I'll add myself to the doc later, but we got our biometric appointment notice today.

I797 NOA says the received date is 3/7 and the notice date is 3/16. I don't know what day they came in the actual mail.

Appointment is May 7th.

Assuming you're at VSC? 

19 hours ago, Esme2504 said:

. In our case it seemed like they focused on our baby more? Not sure why, maybe it was just the CO.  My intial packet, I made sure my supporting documents were strong so their was no doubt of our relationship, therefore she asked him questions about the baby and she even asked him for our baby's pictures. Soooo maybe it was just our CO, not all COs are the same. 

Agreed! All CO's are not the same, all embassies are not the same, all couples are not the same, all situations are not the same. To flat out say a baby doesn't help is simply not true. Yes, it might not help with some CO's, Embassies, etc., but a blanket statement of it doesn't help a case is not 100% accurate. USCIS even has birth certificates on their list of supporting documents for ROC. 

Anyway, this thread has digressed enough from the OP's original question. Lectures on birth control, family planning, abortion, etc., have nothing to do with the original question.

Congrats!

there's no time limit to file for AOS. Some people have waited over a year to file for various reasons. BUT, it's better to file sooner than later if you spouse wants to work and/or travel outside the US and return because they will not be able to do either until they have EAD/AP or green card

1 hour ago, N-o-l-a said:

Lots of these couples going through immigration seem to be hyper fertile

I wonder what part of the immigration process makes them hyper fertile

Do they have CRBA's? what did you send for proof of citizenship?

Doesn't sound normal. Kids passports shouldn't take any longer than adults. Our son was 3 weeks old when we applied for his and received it within two weeks. Were all three of your kids born in the US?

Social media is not a requirement for a US visa

8 minutes ago, gc@gc said:

 

 

well, there is nothing wrong to have an attorney to help his/her roc case. there are many people here retained laywer

No need to be so sensitive, didn't say anything wrong with attorney. Just wondering why OP has one, worried about interview and spreading BS. 

One has to wonder why OP has an attorney for ROC and worried about an interview as well. 

Wait a couple more days. Our ROC was sent to CSC last month and it took 7 business days after they received it. I'm willing to bet your will clear the bank tomorrow and you will received NOA early next week.

G-1145 doesn't work for ROC

6 minutes ago, Petes30 said:

Mine says the same. I'm guessing the website is down?

As does mine. I've read on this site the Case Tracker during ROC is pretty useless because it doesn't really change until it's approved, even if RFE's are issued, etc. 

You will need to make an infopass appointment and get an I-551 stamp. You won't be able to return to the US with an expired GC and extension letter. Best time to schedule an infopass online is late at night, around 11pm or Midnight 

27 minutes ago, LinJoe said:

okay, thank you! is it okay if the I-751 form has Thursday's date on it or does the date also have to be within the 90 days?

That's a technicality that I don't know the answer to. Why not date if Friday and ship Friday? Or even Saturday?

2 minutes ago, LinJoe said:

Hi Everyone....sorry if this has already been answered but my 90 days window to submit the ROC for my husband is coming up on Friday. If we were to date the form Thursday's date and FedEx over night it for Friday delivery, is that okay? Or does it have to be dated with Friday's date with Monday deliver for them to accept it as received within the 90 days? I appreciate your response. Good luck to everyone! i'm reading that it's a loooong wait but at least our spouse is with us during this wait.

It has to be received within the 90 day window. Your best bet is to ship to arrive Monday or Tuesday. Since this is going to a POBox, you won't be able to use FedEx. USPS is your only option. 

Good luck!

3 minutes ago, Abby&Colin said:

How do you guys who have received NOA1 dates know you got them before it arrives in the mail did you send a G-1145 or is there another way to check ?

 

I don't think the G-1145 works for ROC. I signed up for Informed Delivery with USPS, got an email the morning it was to be delivered. I don't think there's any other way to know it's coming. You can also guesstimate when it will arrive by knowing when your check cleared the bank