6 minutes ago, doganya said:

Just got this 5 mins ago. They must have started producing cards. My timeline is very similar to @kumakun.

Congrats!!! It's weird we got the email on 12/7 that card was being produced, then got an email on 12/8 that our case was approved. (Seems the latter should have happened first but we're not complaining!). Got email yesterday that our card has been shipped, but there doesn't seem to be any way to get a tracking number. But all in all good news for CSC'ers who got our cases transferred recently.

Finally!!!!! Got the email notification this morning. 😀 No new biometrics, no RFEs, no interview. Whew!!!

1 hour ago, izzardmo said:

Great news from CSA!!! NEW CARD IS BEING PRODUCED

 

I haven't filed N-400 even though I'm eligible

 

Here is my timeline -

 

08/05/19 - We received your Form I-751, Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence.

05/13/20 - The fingerprints relating to your Form I-751 Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence, were taken. (The old one was applied automatically due to covid office closures)

11/09/20 - Your Form I-751, Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence, was transferred to another office for processing.

11/10/20 - We transferred your Form I-751, Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence, to another USCIS office that now has jurisdiction over your case.

12/01/20 - New Card Is Being Produced

 

As for the evidence we submitted  with my for I-751.

 

- Joint tax returns

- Photos

- 2 affidavits from friends

- 3 months of joint bank statements

- 1 joint personal loan

- We DID NOT file apartment lease as we haven't moved since i-485 was approved, during which we submitted the our lease.

 

Thank you all for your help and info. Be patient, and your turn is coming. Now I'm moving onto N-400 forum.

Congratulations!! Which office was your case transferred to? Ours was transferred from California to National Benefits Center on 11/04/2020, so hopefully we are not far behind you!

On 11/1/2020 at 5:32 PM, superhuman said:

nice !! I received letter too. do you know what is NBC center ? 

NBC is National Benefit Center: https://egov.uscis.gov/office-locator/#/nbc

We got two emails from USCIS last night about six hours apart, both virtually identical with some slight variances in wording. Our case has also been stuck at CSC and looks like it is being transferred to another Service Center. We filed about two weeks after other VJ users like @superhumanwith cases at CSC who got the same notice. I hope this is a positive development!

Application Type: I751, PETITION TO REMOVE CONDITIONS ON RESIDENCE

Your Case Status: Initial Review

On November 4, 2020, we transferred your Form I751, PETITION TO REMOVE CONDITIONS ON RESIDENCE, Receipt Number WAC1990XXXXXX, to another USCIS office. That office now has jurisdiction over your case. We sent you a notice that explains why we moved your case.

2 hours ago, superhuman said:

Hi Everyone,

 

Today I received Case Status Update, do you know what does this mean and how should i see this. ?

Case Transferred To Another Office

On October 27, 2020, we transferred your Form I-751, Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence, Receipt Number WAC19903XXXXto another office for processing and sent you a transfer notice. The notice explains why we transferred your case. Please follow the instructions in the notice. If you do not receive your notice by November 26, 2020, please go to www.uscis.gov/e-request to request a copy of the notice. If you move, go to www.uscis.gov/addresschange to give us your new mailing address.

Our case is at CSC too, with our receipt number also starting with WAC19903. We have not heard anything since being notified that prior biometrics would be used to process our case; that was on May 13. 😕 We submitted our ROC materials a couple of weeks after you. Hopeful we will hear something soon?

1 minute ago, Houman said:

Our case is at Nebraska Service Center. We also prefer to maintain our finances separately. I didn't give any explanation in my application, but am writing a lengthy letter explaining how we manage our shared household expenses.  

Cool. Yeah at first we were nervous that maybe we didn't co-mingle enough, but then we thought, hey, every couple is different, and there's no right or wrong way to "manage" a relationship...just what's right for us! We live together, travel together, and share essential expenses and responsibilities. We did provide five affidavits from friends and family, knowing they're weighted far less than other evidence but can still be helpful in showing a bona fide marriage, so that might be another thing to consider.

13 minutes ago, Houman said:

Hi everyone, 

 

I filed for ROC last year in August and I recently received a request for additional evidence. The documents that I submitted were:

• Lease agreements from July 2017-2020
• Joint tax returns 2017-2018
• Auto sales contract 2016 and auto insurance for the last three years with both of our names on it.
• My wife life insurance with me as the main beneficiary
• Travel itineraries 
• Three affidavit of support
• Photos

I'm responding to the RFE with these new documents:

•   New Lease showing joint occupancy of residence (2020-2021)
•   Copy of emergency contact 
•   Joint federal and state tax returns and IRS transcripts (for the year 2019)
•  Copy of driver license showing the same address of residence
•   Joint auto insurance for the last year
•  Copy of notarized Financial Power of Attorney
•  Copy of notarized Medical Power of Attorney
•  New Photos for the new year vacation 2020

We're also going to open a joint saving account this week and send it as another evidence. My wife and I don't have any shared credit card or checking account. I have a credit card in which my wife is an authorized user. We usually put our grocery store on that account and we split the bill in half then she transfers me money for rent and credit card bill. Do you think I should also provide a copy of the last statements in addition to explaining how we manage our shared finances? 

 

Just curious, which Service Center currently has your case?

We provided a ton of evidence to make up for the fact that we don't have a joint lease/mortgage (I owned this home prior to marriage), credit card, or use the same bank account. We do have lots of other stuff showing joint responsibility (utilities, auto insurance, life insurance, driver licenses with same address, joint tax returns/transcripts, photos, airline boarding passes, etc.), so the supplemental items you listed are good. We both like maintaining our finances separately and reimbursing each other for joint expenses. We provided a pretty lengthy explanation of how we manage our financial affairs, along with our monthly household accounting ledgers. We're a little nervous if that was overkill and might be a red flag, but figured the evidence provided needed some sort of explanation. We've had no RFE and no action on our case since May. Our case is at California Service Center.

1 minute ago, superhuman said:

Any update on your case my friend ? I haven't heard anything in july.

Nope, nothing since May 13

11 minutes ago, superhuman said:

sincle may 13 when i had biometric alert "Case Was Updated To Show Fingerprints Were Taken"  and they going to use already on their file. I haven't receive approval notice. I am august 2019 i751 filler ": WAC199********" receipt. any idea. when will i receive further updateS?

 

 

Our case is at California (WAC) as well. We received the same update on May 13 and no further action since. Hoping they will approve a bunch of us in July!!

2 minutes ago, ImmigrantDan said:

If case was transfered it will show it was

The "new" site still shows our case was received (in August 2019). The old site shows biometrics have been completed. I don't trust the new site is 100% accurate.

8 minutes ago, CLAL said:

Anyone NOT filed at Texas heard anything? Why is Texas moving?? I'm at Potomac (YSC) - my page hasn't even updated that I had my biometrics done [back in January] - I was pleasantly surprised and relieved to get notice for it in the mail out of the blue, seemed to take longer than other August filers - last update was last November and that was just acknowledging that my lawyer updated them with her new office address!

We filed at Phoenix and our case was assigned to California (CSC). We got text notification last week (and U.S. Mail notice earlier this week) that biometrics taken in 2017 will be used for ROC. A few other August 2019 filers got the same notice last week, but not sure how many had their cases assigned somewhere other than SRC.

8 hours ago, cammi9988 said:

Hi, do you get the same one as mine?

We got the exact same letter in the mail today (5/18/2020, dated 5/13/2020). They are using my spouse's biometrics from January 2017 (AOS from K-1). Otherwise our ROC case is still under review. Our Service Center is CSC.

1 hour ago, superhuman said:

HI All,

 

I just got update below. My Initial finger printing waas schedule to april 17 th 2020 but due to covid-19 the office was close. They didn't take my finger print but sitll i got this message.

 

WHat does this mean and what will happen after this.

 

Thanks,

Super

Stay home Stay healthy

Case Was Updated To Show Fingerprints Were Taken

As of May 13, 2020, fingerprints relating to your Form I-751, Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence,

 

 

Ok this is so crazy...we JUST got the same notification! We never got a biometrics appointment notice before the shutdown, though. What this appears to mean is that USCIS is waiving biometrics appointments if they already have your fingerprints on file and don't have a compelling reason to collect them again. Since we had an AOS interview in November 2017, I'm hopeful that the next step for us is approval and issuance of green card.

5 minutes ago, superhuman said:

My Time line is below. let me know what you think.

thanks,

 

ROC (I-751)

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08/07/2019 ROC Petition and evidence sent to Phoenix Lockbox via UPS (delivered 08/20/2019)

08/24/2019 Filing and biometric fees charged to credit card

09/01/2019 Text message received with case number (assigned to California Service Center)

09/05/2019 I-797 Notice of Action (18-month extension document) received via U.S. Mail (dated 08/20/2019)

03/17/2020 - Finger Print Interview( Due to Covid -19 the office was close and i never receive any other appointment so far)

05/13/2020 Case Was Updated To Show Fingerprints Were Taken (online status updated)

Were you originally K-1, CR-1, other? Where is your local office?

6 minutes ago, superhuman said:

HI All,

 

I just got update below. My Initial finger printing waas schedule to april 17 th 2020 but due to covid-19 the office was close. They didn't take my finger print but sitll i got this message.

 

WHat does this mean and what will happen after this.

 

Thanks,

Super

Stay home Stay healthy

Case Was Updated To Show Fingerprints Were Taken

As of May 13, 2020, fingerprints relating to your Form I-751, Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence,

 

 

It would be super helpful if you would complete your timeline! Were you originally K-1, CR-1, other? Where did you file ROC? Where was your case assigned? Where is your local office?

Aloha, just curious if there are any other August 2019 filers who still haven't had their biometrics appointments yet?

3 hours ago, Phoenix777 said:

Filled end of July, Texas Service Center. Local office in Arizona. No biometrics, status “we received your case”. Called them a couple of times, plus submitted the request- got standard answer just wait...but it’s really strange why some people receive biometrics in 1 or 3 months, and some like me - no...CR6 type.

is anyone in the same boat? It’s been 7 months already... Also, I checked the case status who exactly behind me( same case number but the last number is minus 1), and it shows “case was scheduled for the interview”...

We're in the same boat as well, but we're not worried. The length of time between filing and receiving biometrics appointment seems to vary by local office. Some schedule biometrics in a matter of weeks but don't render a decision for months; other take months for biometrics then action is quick after that. It's been a little over six months since we filed and we're just sitting tight and waiting patiently, as it seems our local office takes about 7-9 months to schedule biometrics. Not at all concerned that anything is wrong.

2 minutes ago, Waiting4Godot said:

I had my biometrics rescheduled by calling uscis. It is much better, for me at least, than sending in the notice. The process was very easy and the applicant is the only person who can do it. My USC wife called first but they insisted I call and ask to reschedule. They didn't ask why I wanted to reschedule but I gave her my reasons anyway. She looked at the screen and gave me a few dates to choose from. In less than a week I received a second  biometrics letter and within three weeks I was all done.

Wow that's amazing! So was there a number to call listed on the notice? And was it toll-free or did they also offer another phone number option? Not sure if we would be able to call a U.S. toll-free number from overseas, but we could call a non-toll-free number for sure.

Aloha! We are August 2019 filers in Hawai‘i; our case was assigned to WAC. We have not received biometrics notice yet. We are going on vacation overseas in late February and are concerned that biometrics notice might arrive right before we go or while we're gone. We'll have friends housesitting and checking our PO Box, but I'm wondering if anyone can shed some light on how to handle the appointment rescheduling if the notice does come around that time? Sounds like you check a box on the notice and send it back, but can anyone share the exact language and instructions on the notice? It would help us be better prepared just in case. Mahalo!

So I have a theory, could be wrong. Looks like cases assigned to MSC get their biometrics appointments scheduled very soon after initial filing, then wait more than a year for approval, while cases assigned to other service centers have their biometrics as the last step in the approval process. This isn't 100% accurate, as I've seen at least one recent case assigned to CSC get their biometrics appointment pretty quickly. If you look at the aggregate timelines you see lots of cases where the biometrics appointment is scheduled well over a year after filing and the green card is approved very shortly afterwards.

57 minutes ago, TetraIzzy said:

It seems like they did because everything has a scanned note on the bottom, photos were replaced to another envelope and things were in all different order.

 

There's a difference between scanning/sorting and reviewing. I wouldn't assume they would let you know if something else was wrong. This is a good opportunity to re-review your petition and evidence and do some research on what's recommended and what other people included. There are a couple of posters in this August 2019 thread who had their petitions returned (either for filing too early or sending to the wrong location) so I'd suggest reaching out to them to find out if they sent in their returned originals (with a fresh I-751) or if they re-printed everything. As far as I recall their second submissions were accepted successfully.

14 minutes ago, TetraIzzy said:

Hi guys, USCIS sent my documents back. It says " was received prior to the90-day period immediately preceding the expiration date of your I-551 card.'

My exp is 11/16. And my documents were received on 8/17. Is it because it says 8/14 on my application.

And can I send the same documents back again with an updated I-751? Would they also have let me know if anything was missing or incorrect on the documents?

Thank you!

8/17 is 91 days before 11/16. You filed (and signed) too early. Yes you'll need to file again with updated I-751 dated WITHIN the 90-day period. Chances are they didn't even review the rest of your submission because it was received too early.

Remember folks, unless the entire month of February falls within your filing window, "three months" is more than 90 days!

13 minutes ago, netri7 said:

Hello Everyone,

 

I will be a November I-751 filer and needed some quick clarifications. I hope this thread is not a wrong one to ask some advice on. In some sample cover letters I see that the writer was the US-Citizen Spouse filing for their Condition Permanent Resident Spouses eg. "Please find appended Form I-751 and materials to support removal of conditions on residence for my wife, Happy Chic. USCIS granted Happy Chic conditional permanent residence on March 03, 2014."

 

Question - Is that the way it has to be? I don't mind doing it either but I'm curious

Aloha! To the best of my knowledge USCIS does not provide specific guidelines for cover letters. We were uncertain as well so we just crafted the cover letter to be from both of us. Since the "Petitioner" is the immigrating spouse, we put my immigrating spouse first, and me (USC) second.

Here's how our cover letter opens:

"Dear Madam or Sir:

Enclosed please find Form I-751 and evidentiary materials to support Removal of Conditions on Residence for Mr. (full name of petitioner). USCIS granted Mr. (last name of petitioner) Conditional Permanent Residence on (month, day, year)."

The letter then gives a brief summary of the petition, and closes by thanking the reviewer for their time and consideration. We both signed at the bottom and included our dates and places of birth. The letter (one-page) was then followed by a four-page Table of Contents.

Hope this helps!

Got our text this morning! Assigned to WAC (California Service Center). Oddly our credit card was charged last Friday. Assuming we will get the printed extension letter some time this week.

Curious if any August 2019 filers have received their biometrics appointment letter yet?

25 minutes ago, Godisincontrol said:

Hello and how u doing today? I’m about to file my removal of conditions, Can u please help me with the list of documents you submitted 

Hello and how u doing today? I’m about to file my removal of conditions, Can u please help me with the list of documents you submitted 

Hello and how u doing today? I’m about to file my removal of conditions, Can u please help me with the list of documents you submitted 

First of all, if you have not filed yet, you are not an August 2019 filer. You are a September 2019 (or later) filer. Here is the link to the I-751 September 2019 Filer thread:

PLEASE do not flood this thread asking the same question over and over and over again.

You can find answers to your question here: https://www.visajourney.com/content/751guide/

and here:

There are also plenty of us who have posted our lists of evidence in this and other I-751 filer threads. So before you ask the same question over and over and over again, please make the effort to do some research first.

Thanks and best of luck in your I-751 filing.