vpalermo85

49 minutes ago, Amadia said:

As a means of studying for the Naturalization test, I'd like to start posting five questions daily and I hope that everyone who decides to answer would do so honestly without using Google or their test booklet to search for the answer. I am doing this so as to simulate when we are sitting in front of the officer as in an actual interview. In this way, we can all polish up on our US history and the local/state government personnel. 

 

Here are the first five randomly selected questions:

1. Who is the Governor of your state?
2. How many amendments does the Constitution have?
3. What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
4. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s?
5. What are two Cabinet-level positions?

 

Like this idea! Sadly the husband would benefit more and I was a history major haha.

so I’ll refrain from answering

Biometrics letter finally imaged in and my husband's appointment is scheduled in the LIC office in NY for January 13, 2020.

Now all we have to do is wait....waiting is boring hah

5 minutes ago, MMteam said:

Quick question is the IRS tax returns downloaded from online it's site is enough or they need certified ones?

They don’t have to be certified.  We used ours directly from turbo tax and uploaded as a pdf.

19 minutes ago, Chaka Quaker said:

I summited my application today online. Do you guys know how long will the whole process take? Thanks 

Our application right now is estimated at 10 months.

The NOA came the same day with the biometrics letter the second day.  After that it’ll be a while before you get an interview scheduled from what I’m seeing.

Hey Everyone,

Keeping an eye on this thread as we just filed for my Husband's application online.

We're in Queens, so more than likely will end up being directed to the NYC field office at the Javit's Center so will let you know how it goes.

Good luck to everyone still waiting

Hello fellow filers!

Another December one here for my husband.

Filed Online: December 27, 2019

Receipt Date: December 27, 2019

Biometrics Appointment Scheduled: December 28, 2019

Waiting for the document to upload to find out the date, but it looks like they're working on Saturdays.

Also - 1-751 was approved and green card received back in September.

Good luck to all!

Hey Everyone! 

It's been a while but it's finally time for an update on the case.....

Application was approved yesterday for the husband!  No interview, notified card is being produced, and located at the Vermont Center.

File Date: 9/14/2018

Approved: 9/18/2019

Took a year but now it's finally time to move my butt over to an N-400 thread.  Time to get that application sorted.

It's been fun!

19 hours ago, Savannahalexandra said:

Hey guys, we got our NOA1 (actually we got 3 of them all at once?) in October. We have yet to hear anything about our Biometrics appt.... the tracking number doesn't show up online. 

I don't think we can call cause of the govt shutdown right? 

By now you should have gotten a Biometrics appointment.  You can try calling USCIS directly and see what happened--if one appointment was scheduled.  

Or you can try to go to your local biometrics office and see if they'll take you as a walk-in.

As to the gov't shutdown being a cause of the delay, there's no way to say it is as it's already January and most September filers have had their appointments at this point.  With the missing NOA1s though it did cause a major delay and much confusion.

As a side note, it has been 4 months since we all filed our applications.

How is everyone holding up?  Almost halfway through the wait process  

5 minutes ago, Miki28 said:

I know plenty of people who have done it and had no issues. When I asked about it while ago when on phone with uscis they said you can file early but that they won’t reach decision until you get decision on I-751. I mean. We are going to file in July. We shall see what happens. 

Yeah, it depends, everyone has their opinions on what you should an shouldn't do. 

USCIS unfortunately doesn't know its left from its right so you'll hear one thing from one officer and another from a completely different person.  So you never know who to believe lol. 

A lot of the cases I handle are I-212 and I-601s, along with I-485 and I-130s.  So when you're at that point, a lot has gone wrong before we can even apply for a green card for our clients.

In the end there's no rush for naturalization since the green card will be valid for 10 years.

5 minutes ago, HHH said:

Hi thank you for the reply, according to the letter 

"On Sep 2017 you married US citizen and on Dec 2017 you entered the US as a nonimmigrant visitor under the visa waver program,

for a period of time not to exceed 90 days. You immediately assumed residency with your US citizen spouce and filed your I-485 within the 90 days period. USCIS takes the position that you entered the US for the purpose of seeking adjustment of status to that of a permanent resident."

 

i am looking into lawyer now if anyone knows the good one in Boston area feel free to recommend.

any comment is appreciated too

I'd recommend the lawyer as well, my office has many immigration clients.

Waivers can be tricky only because you want to present your case in the best light.  There's the way USCIS sees the facts on paper and what actually happened from your prospective.

I wouldn't lose hope though, we've dealt with some really difficult cases in our office and they were granted waivers and the situations were more convoluted then this so stay positive   

2 minutes ago, Miki28 said:

There is a calculator on uscis that tells you when you can send N400. Mine is in July.  90 days before just like with ROC. 

Was about to say lol, 90 days before makes sense. 

I'm still hesitant to put in the application that early because the last thing I want to do is complicate the process and have two different offices fighting over the hard file.  But we'll see, spoke to a few people at USCIS that cautioned against filing an application when the removal of conditions is pending.

15 hours ago, Ledaron said:

Bam, just got my NOA with 18 months extension.

sent my I-751 to Arizona lockbox on 09/14, received on 09/17, money order cashed on 09/21. Case transferred to Nebraska service center and got LIN case number.

NOA received on 10/25/2018.

I will be eligible for N400 on June 26th, 2019

the wait is real...but I’m excited I got it today.

June 26, 2019 sounds a bit soon for naturalization--you sure you're calculating it right?

Everyone can file their N400 on the third anniversary of the expiration of their green card because that's when you became a permanent resident, it's not from the date you got married.

4 hours ago, vpalermo85 said:

Application submitted 9/10 ----> Application arrived at Texas Fedex Lockbox 9/11 ----> NOA1 9/14 (issued 1st time and transferred to Vermont Service Center) ----> Biometrics letter issued 9/28 -----> Biometrics letter received 10/2 -----> Biometrics appointment 10/17 ----> NOA1 reissued 10/19

Further update, husband just informed me the reissued NOA arrived today on 10/22

So until or if we receive an RFE or an interview notice, we're officially checked out of process for at least a year.

See you guys on the other side and good luck to all!

6 minutes ago, changbaihou said:

Thanks. So this reissuing doesn't affect you and me.

Because we filed after September 10.

That's why I called because my case was outside their time frame.  My Husband's extension letter was still reissued on 10/19 so I'm not sure if they included us because we were just on the edge or because they're actually issuing letters beyond those dates.

So for anyone whose case was received after the 10th, I'd recommend calling USCIS if you want to verify and if they tell you it wasn't, request from the officer that one be sent out again.

5 minutes ago, changbaihou said:

Thanks for your update.
The extension letter reissuing happened only in Vermont center or happened in all the 751 processing centers including LIN, CSC, Texas?

Based on there announcement I'm going to say it happened in all offices affected.  And they're issuing notices for cases received between May 1 and Sept. 9, 2018.

As another small update, contacted USCIS today to verify if our extension notice was reissued based on the USCIS announcement since we were just outside the time frame they said they would be reissuing letters.

According to the tier 1 officer, the extension letter was reissued on 10/19, so beyond that---

Application submitted 9/10 ----> Application arrived at Texas Fedex Lockbox 9/11 ----> NOA1 9/14 (issued 1st time and transferred to Vermont Service Center) ----> Biometrics letter issued 9/28 -----> Biometrics letter received 10/2 -----> Biometrics appointment 10/17 ----> NOA1 reissued 10/19

On 10/20/2018 at 7:50 PM, dhman06 said:

Has anyone seen this type of message on their USCIS account? We sent our i-751 packet on the 1st week of September which was sent back to us for using an outdated version of form i-751. So we filled out the current version of i-751 and sent it back to the Dallas office. It was received on Oct 3rd, but check wasn't cashed til Oct 15th. I attached a copy of Form G-1145 and even though checks were cashed I didn't received any text or email notification. After waiting for a while I decided to log into the USCIS account and saw the following message with October 4, 2018 date.

 

"Card Produced - (Non-DACA)
USCIS has produced your Permanent Resident Card (Green Card) and mailed it to the address you provided."

 

Is this some sort of system glitch? How would card be produced before NOA1?

According to that receipt number, the application was submitted on November 8, 2016--looks like you have the wrong receipt number.

1 minute ago, mangojuice said:

Can a USC spouse call USCIS or does it have to be the conditional resident that call? I am afraid my husband cannot communicate well with the agent on the phone...  I am loosing patience with all the waiting...

Thanks.

Spouses' can call, I do it all the time.  But they'll ask that the applicant give the USCIS officer permission to speak to the spouse each time you call.  So make sure they're on standby when you do.

Biometrics appointment done.  No line according to the hubby and they took him early.  Was smooth sailing.  

Once we get that extension letter I'll be going into hibernation for a year and forget about it lol 😂🤣😂

28 minutes ago, desiring_dream18 said:

@vpalermo85 So did you choose not to get a stamp or they said they wont stamp. Please clarify, thanks

We chose not to get it.  Coming down to a choice of either or, we went with waiting for the 18 month extension letter vs. an unknown time frame for the I-551.

Our situation is different as my husband's job isn't questioning him for proof/not requiring him to provide it and he doesn't drive.  We're also not traveling out of the country until December so there's still time.

He's at his biometrics appointment now.  I've given him instructions to ask them about receiving a copy of his extension letter there if it's possible or to at least verify it.  Who knows, we'll see what happens.  Most likely they won't be able to give him an answer but next week I'm just going to call and ask them to send it again and see what happens.

2 minutes ago, Awesome22 said:

it's so frustrating😣. I called the uscis customer service if I can get help on making an info pass appointment in san francisco or sacramento office as the website wouldn't let me. But i was told the same thing the first time I called. Wait until october 27. The lady couldnt answer my question. she keeps telling me to wait until the 27😭. I asked her if she can help me make an appointment or is it possible to make an appointment and she told me to try it on the website. I just hung up😣

Unfortunately USCIS's main number can't really schedule appointments at local offices for you because it's on a separate system.

I will say that I've noticed that my local offices do not have any appointments available and it's been that way for the past four months.  If you notice a pattern I'd recommend going to the local office and ask to schedule an appointment directly with them.  It's unlikely they'll see you then and there but it bypasses the infopass system.  Local offices don't publicize their phone numbers either so you can't call to make an appointment unfortunately either.

34 minutes ago, desiring_dream18 said:

@vpalermo85 Did you get the I-551 stamp?, btw does your receipt number start with SRC?

Ended up not getting the stamp and we're at Vermont Service Center so we're EAC

18 hours ago, russandraquel said:

I give up on updating that thing. I have added my name several times to the very most recent version, and somehow someone always manages to copy the wrong one. I imagine there are others as well.

My stuff got deleted too lol....I mean the base stuff is there but I had made substantial changes to the template to reflect other people's updates and of course, the changes with the service centers to show prior to lockbox files and lockbox filers.

Either way, hubby has his biometrics appointment today so one last thing on the checklist to worry about.

2 minutes ago, SuperDave21 said:

Thank you for your feedback.

 

I do have a receipt number (April 2017 filer).  We recently received our 18 month extension notice.  Embedded in the middle of that letter was a paragraph that read:

"If you have not already done so, provide supporting documents to help USCIS process your petition and to establish your eligibility to remove the conditions on your permanent residence.  Please include a copy of this receipt notice with any supporting documents you submit."

 

So that's what got me thinking, "hmmm, so.. I can still send supporting evidence now?"

 

Based on that it seems like an open invitation to send additional evidence.  If you're confident in your application though and the evidence you initially submitted then adding more may just be overkill.

It's why it's always recommended to front load your application and make it easy for the officer to flip through it.  

If you provided USCIS with enough evidence, they'll see the relationship without submitting the deed and mortgage docs. 

If you get an interview you can always bring it with you.  If you're approved without an interview you've passed that hurdle and the additional evidence was unnecessary.

4 minutes ago, Tattoo4u said:

I'm actually from WA state, San Fran. is the closest Philippine embassy. I'd just hate to bring the wrong info to SF and have to fly down there again. Thank you for the info. 

Then yeah, wherever you lived when you got the divorce/whatever state granted the divorce are the laws you'd have to reference.

That's the only thing I could think that they could possibly mean by that.