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For anyone else worried about this, I just want to confirm that the above advice is accurate. The 10-Year GC arrived the same day I landed in the UK, but I was able to reenter the US on Sunday without any problems using the expired conditional GC with extension letter.

For anyone else worried about this, I just want to confirm that the above advice is accurate. The 10-Year GC arrived the same day I landed in the UK, but I was able to reenter the US on Sunday without any problems using the expired conditional GC with extension letter.

For anyone else worried about this, I just want to confirm that the above advice is accurate. The 10-Year GC arrived the same day I landed in the UK, but I was able to reenter the US on Sunday without any problems using the expired conditional GC with extension letter.

For anyone else worried about this, I just want to confirm that the above advice is accurate. The 10-Year GC arrived the same day I landed in the UK, but I was able to reenter the US on Sunday without any problems using the expired conditional GC with extension letter.

Thank you! Wow, 40 months is absolutely insane. I actually filed my N-400 back in November 2022 (after ~18 months waiting) in the hopes it would speed the I-751 along. What actually happened was this: I was called in for my N-400 interview in June 2023, but when I showed up at the Baltimore Field Office, they told me they couldn't process it until the I-751 had been approved by Potomac Service Center. I've been waiting to hear anything ever since. I'm hoping the N-400 process will be automatically revived now, and I'll be able to get my citizenship this year. 🤞

Well, friends, it's been 32.5 months (the exact processing time currently given for form I-751 on the USCIS website) and I'm pleased to say that as of February 1st, 2024, my case has FINALLY been approved. No interview, no RFI, nothing. Truly cannot believe how long this took. Are there any others still waiting?

We're on pretty much the same timeline - I submitted the I-751 on 05-12-2021 and am also being processed at YSC (Potomac). Unfortunately, our situation is the norm for YSC as the processing times just keep getting slower and slower at that location. I returned from a trip abroad yesterday, and the CBP officer actually laughed when I showed him the 48-month extension letter (I should also note that he did not give me any difficulties - he just seemed incredulous that it's taking so long).
 
The current average processing time for I-751 at YSC is 28 months - as you say, that would mean we could reasonably expect a response around October. However, since the processing times have been getting consistently slower, I would not be at all surprised if that stretched into early 2024. I submitted my N-400 citizenship application last November and am hoping that will speed the I-751 along a bit (though there are no guarantees that it will). I'm sorry that things are still so slow and dysfunctional!
 

It's hard to say if that is the case, though. USCIS strives to process N-400s within 180 days. There is no processing time limit for the I-751. Thus, N-400s are a priority. In many cases, filing the N-400 while the I-751 is pending may actually speed up the process. After all, the officer processing the N-400 cannot proceed unless the I-751 is dealt with. Then you get into combo interviews and the USCIS not delivering the I-751 to the field office in a timely manner, etc. But in theory, it seems like filing the N-400 would add urgency to your I-751. 

It's probably a combination of factors. VJ's estimated processing times rely on data available to VJ; ie., members who updated their timelines. Not everyone does. USCIS processing times take into account all data available and VJ's don't.
 
Say that VJ shows 10 cases filed in 2018 that are still pending. Then, today those cases get approved.To VJ, USCIS is done with 2018 and VJ's processing times would drop. However, those 10 cases are only a portion of all the cases still pending.
 
Because USCIS processing times take all the data into account, we can expect their processing times will be higher/longer and likely, more accurate, too. Unless someone at the Potomac Service Center grabs cases from the wrong pile, we are looking at 20 to 22 months.  

Hi all,
 
Got my NOA1 in the mail. Timeline:
 
May 12th: I-751 packet mailed
May 14th: I-751 received (according to NOA1)
May 15th: I-751 packet delivered (according to USPS - go figure)
May 25th: NOA1 date (YSC/Potomac assigned) 
May 29th: NOA1 received
 
So, all told, 17 days from mailing the I-751 to receiving the NOA1 in the mail. Not too bad! And if current trends continue, I should have a response around February 2023! 😅 But... we're expecting processing times to speed up a bit between now and then, right?
 
 

Hi all,
 
Got my NOA1 in the mail. Timeline:
 
May 12th: I-751 packet mailed
May 14th: I-751 received (according to NOA1)
May 15th: I-751 packet delivered (according to USPS - go figure)
May 25th: NOA1 date (YSC/Potomac assigned) 
May 29th: NOA1 received
 
So, all told, 17 days from mailing the I-751 to receiving the NOA1 in the mail. Not too bad! And if current trends continue, I should have a response around February 2023! 😅 But... we're expecting processing times to speed up a bit between now and then, right?
 
 

Hi all,
 
Got my NOA1 in the mail. Timeline:
 
May 12th: I-751 packet mailed
May 14th: I-751 received (according to NOA1)
May 15th: I-751 packet delivered (according to USPS - go figure)
May 25th: NOA1 date (YSC/Potomac assigned) 
May 29th: NOA1 received
 
So, all told, 17 days from mailing the I-751 to receiving the NOA1 in the mail. Not too bad! And if current trends continue, I should have a response around February 2023! 😅 But... we're expecting processing times to speed up a bit between now and then, right?