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Hi VJers

SO HAPPY cause we were approved today after nearly a year of waiting! NOA1 date was 07/11/2016 and approval date is 06/26/2017 at VSC. Quick question: for those approved, how long did it take to receive your 10 year GC? The letter says within 60 days, but we are eligible to apply for N-400 in a few days and wanted to do so ASAP

Thank you! It's been a long road, next step is N-400! Given your timeline you should be getting your approval any day now  

Happy to report that we received our approval letter today dated 6/26!!!!!!   original NOA date was 7/11/2016, filed at VSC

Updated here

Vermont Service Center (15 applicants, 2 approved -  ~ 13%)

VJName..............Date of I-751...NOA1 Date....Biometrics.....Approved

USC85...............07/01/16........07/01/16.....08/01/16.......--/--/--

VENICE000...........07/02/16........07/13/16.....08/19/16.......06/19/17

CUPCAKE23...........07/07/16........07/11/16.....08/09/16.......--/--/--

HSA12390............07/07/16........07/11/16.....08/08/16.......06/26/17

MARIDIEGO...........07/13/16........07/18/16.....08/15/16.......--/--/--

CHRISTOPHEC.........07/17/16........07/19/16.....08/08/16.......--/--/-- *Walk-in (Org. Appt - 8/17)

GB20792.............07/17/16........07/19/16.....08/08/16.......--/--/-- *Walk-in (Org. Appt - 8/17)

ME55592.............07/20/16........07/26/16.....08/23/16.......--/--/--

KUZZY...............07/23/16........07/25/16.....09/21/16.......--/--/-- *Walk-in (Org. Appt - 9/30)

KRYLONBLUE..........07/25/16........07/28/16.....08/23/16.......--/--/--

COOLGIRL............07/26/16........08/01/16.....09/01/16.......--/--/--

WARREN AND VIVIAN...07/28/16........08/01/16.....08/30/16.......--/--/--

SUNRISE_USA.........07/28/16........08/01/16.....08/29/16.......--/--/--

CARLOS SANTANA......07/28/16........08/03/16.....08/31/16.......--/--/-- *Walk-in (Org. Appt - 9/26)

DESTINYCHILD1.......07/30/16........08/01/16.....08/31/16.......--/--/--

3 minutes ago, sd2017 said:

If you read question 44.A. on the N-400 form, it is written in plain English, it asks if you are male and lived in the United States at any time between your 18th birthday and 26th birthday, and you are only to exclude periods for which you were a lawful nonimmigrant.

Yes I did see that but got confused about whether J-1 was considered lawful non immigrant

Has anyone filed online while I-751 is still pending? Not sure why it would be any different but just curious

8 minutes ago, piff said:

he was not an immigrant at that point, so no worries - only PRs and US Citizens have to be registered - I literally spoke to SSS over the phone last Friday

Thanks! That clears things up

Hi All

My hubby is getting ready to file his N-400 but the selective service question is totally confusing. He came to the US when he was 25 but on a J-1 visa and then left after a year to go back to France. We lived together in France between the time he was 26 and 28 and then he came back to the US with his green card when he was 28. He never got anything about a selective service registration and we're panicking because we're nervous there was something he was supposed to fill out and didn't. He did live in the US before he turned 26 but on a J-1, does that mean he was here as a lawful non-immigrant? The wording USCIS uses is a mess

Did we screw up?

Thanks

Check your tax returns or transcripts, maybe you can find the exact date there? Otherwise if you know the year and month then a best guess would probably suffice 

Thanks for your responses. So it looks like there's really no point in waiting, other than that when you apply you have a copy of the 10 year GC to send it with your application as opposed to expired GC and extension letter.

1 hour ago, mcdull said:

I lodged my N400 with a pending i751.  Filed online and positive experience.

mcdull, we are also in Boston. Any idea how fast the Boston office is processing N-400 applications? Our friend got hers recently in about 3 months

Hi VJers,

My husband applied for his I-751 back in July 2016 at VSC and we are still waiting for approval. His GC expired 9/30/2016 (was granted 9/30/2014), which means that under the 3 years -90 day rule he can file his N-400 in early July of this year. I'm sure that there are many people in this situation right now (thinking about applying for N-400 before I-751 approval). Curious if anyone has gone ahead and filed and if so what has their experience been like? Is there any downside to filing before I-751 approval? Or is it better to wait?

I know technically they can't approve N-400 before I-751 but I heard that sometimes they do both simultaneously or that 1 can force the other one to be adjudicated? 

Also, is it better to apply for N-400 online or to send it by mail? Seems like the online option is pretty new, anyone had any issues with it?

Thanks!

1 minute ago, Zombie69 said:

I would just go ahead and file 400. Here is a direct quote from USCIS' guidelines. 

This is a direct quote from USCIS 2. 
"Spouses with Pending Petitions and Naturalization Applications

An application for naturalization may not be approved if there is a pending petition for removal of conditions. If an applicant’s petition to remove conditions is pending at the time of filing or is filed prior to the interview, USCIS will adjudicate the petition to remove conditions prior to or concurrently with the adjudication of the naturalization application. [6] " This gives me a bit hope.

I guess it depends whether or not they would transfer your I-751 to the local office where you live, I heard that those local offices can sometimes take much longer to process files than VSC or CSC. 
Local congressmen should be able to tell me whether or not my case has been assigned right? Guess if it has I'll wait and if it's still going through security checks I'll go ahead and file in the hope that I can push them to approve it...

1 minute ago, mcdull said:

file n-400 online! you have nothing to lose.

is it faster online? the only thing i'm worried about is if i file N-400 before I get I-751 approved, that they will transfer my I-751 to a local office since that's where they process the N-400s and then it will take even longer for the I-751 to get approved

2 minutes ago, MiraNYC said:

I just got approved, and I could have applied for N400 on June 10. If I was you I'd wait, I-751 takes one year anyway, it took me 352 days to get approved. Just try to be patient, you're very close!

Thanks for the encouraging words  I will probably wind up filing N-400 by late July if I don't hear anything by then. Maybe reaching out to congressmen by mid-July would be good. Last time my I-130 took 1.5 years, I'm hoping it's faster this time

Not fast enough! I'm a 7/11/2016 VSC filer but can apply for N-400 anytime after 7/4/2017. Debating whether I should wait or just go ahead and file...

46 minutes ago, P672 said:

hello 

first time posting here 

i am us citizen born in France

wife from Austria 

waiting like everybody for the green card 

i751 received 07/26/12016

wife got stamped last week

 

good luck everyone 

Bienvenue et bonne chance! Did you file VSC or CSC?

1 hour ago, Y&i2015 said:

Hahah! Sans? 

Francais? 

Mon mari est francais! Je suis americaine mais francophile  

13 minutes ago, Venice000 said:

I'm sure will have approvals coming soon. Try to check your status online too.:)

After I saw that you got approved I actually did go and check my status - hasn't changed since they first got my I-751 last year (at least it wasn't transferred to CSC which appears to have come to a standstill)! Will check again next week

16 hours ago, Venice000 said:

Actually I didn't expect to see this good news so early. My noa 1 dated on 7/13/2016 (VSC). Can someone helps me update my status on the forum?

Congrats! This gives me hope since my NOA date is July 11 2016 at VSC. Fingers crossed for an approval sans RFE!

Looks like June VSC filers are finally moving! Very exciting as we are early July VSC filers. Anyone know if there is a spreadsheet of VSC filers for June so we can see what percentage have been approved?

3 minutes ago, Mollie09 said:

 

Wrong and wrong.

Employer can't require any specific documentation as long as the I-9 requirements are fulfilled. I used a Global Entry card and SS card and they had to accept that.

After the letter expiration he will still be a LPR, just without proof of status. He can continue working no problem.

So as long as he can provide a valid drivers license and SS card he fulfills the I-9 requirements, correct? If thats true does he still need to get the I-155 stamp 30 days before the GC expiration?

2 minutes ago, Lemon23 said:

As far as I know when it comes to employment your, husband just need to provide social security card and number as well as state ID. Now, when it comes to filling out the form I-9 he just need to check the box that says Permanent Resident. The potential employer will just need to check the eligibility of your husband to work in the US using the social security number.

OK this is very comforting. He has a MA drivers license that doesn't expire until 2020 as well as SS card. So meaning he doesn't even need to provide the expired GC and extension letter for proof of employment authorization?

Hi Everyone

My husband applied for his I-751 in July 2016 at VSC. I suspect given their latest processing times that we have another 1-2 months min of wait time before we hear back anything. His GC expired 9/30/2016 and the extension letter was received 7/6/2016. He's now looking for a job and will probably (hopefully) get one soon and I know that he will have to submit proof of employment authorization. Will the HR at a company potentially not hire him because they think he can only work until July or September? How should he explain this to potential employers? I know we have the option of making an infopass appointment and getting the I-155 stamp to get another year extension but we can't do so until 30 days before GC expiration.  Has anyone had this issue?

That gives me a lot of hope! I'm a July 7th 2016 VSC filer, I was planning on writing to my local senators but maybe I won't have to!

It appears that VSC is catching up to CSC (their processing times say they are working on cases from April 6th as of March 31st) basically taking slightly less than a year. Also, a June filer from VSC just recently received an RFE so they are in fact starting to open the files. Hallelujah!

People seem to be overly nervous about this topic. My husband has been in and out of the country several times with his extension letter at several different ports of entry and never had a problem. if the letter has expired then go get a stamp. otherwise you really shouldn't have any issues