Adam D

9 hours ago, BaoNg said:

Congrats Adam!
Did you have an interview? I saw your previous post that you did an info pass and also applied for N-400, right? Do you mind sharing the last 3 digits of your receipt? 
 

Thanks! No interview. I haven’t applied for N-400 yet. That will come next. Last 3 digits are 066. Hope you’ll get yours soon! 

Quick update on mine. “Card being produced” on 11/4 has been updated to “card has been mailed” on 11/8. Weirdly they even added “case was approved” on 11/5 which I kind of gathered from the status update about the card lol. Still, only taking 4 days is cool. Although I actually flew to England 3 days ago so I’ll be using my I-155 Stamp to get back in on my return. 

Hi everyone. My day finally came! Filed in March 2020, fingerprints taken May 2020, my extension letter ran out September 2021 and I had an InfoPass appointment which got me a 1-year stamp in my passport. Today I get the email to say my card is being produced and will be mailed to me. I’m so happy! So there is hope for all of us at YSC. Hang in there, your time is coming 🙂
 

Next stop, citizenship. I hadn’t applied yet mostly because of the cost but I will get that all together soon. 
 

good luck everyone and keep the faith 🙂

On 10/20/2021 at 7:14 PM, Meno said:

@rmv_condi please update as soon as you hear something. My husband's interview is also in philadelphia and still has no update on his I-151 either.

2 minutes ago, MovingBack said:

Hi all,

My case has been stuck at fingerprints since 05/13/2020 and my expiration letter is expiring in 60 days (12/25). My case is at the Potomac center, which, based on other filers' comments, seems to be particularly slow. I need to travel internationally for work from 12/06-01/09 so I called USCIS today to schedule an infopass appointment to get the stamp in my passport. The representative told me USCIS would call me back within 30 days to schedule the infopass appointment. My understanding is that they need to wait until the 30-day mark to schedule infopass appointments, but would it be 30 days from the expiration date or 30 days from the travel departure date? If it is 30 days from the expiration date, this will only give me 6 days to get the stamp before my international trip starts, which seems very tight. I have never dealt with this stamp in passport procedure before. How quickly can one obtain an infopass appointment? How long is the stamp valid? Any advice you can give on how I should proceed?

Thanks!

I have the same date of fingerprints and same Center (Potomac). I called for an InfoPass appointment and got the same message about getting a call back within 30 days. My letter expired on 9/27. I called them  on 8/30 and was told I’d be called within 30 days. They called me back on 9/22 and told me my appointment would be on 9/30. I told them this was after my extension letter expired and they said there was no issue with that as far as they were concerned. So I went to my appointment and it was very easy. Just showed my green card and drivers licence. They didn’t even ask to see the extension letter although I had it with me (I even had my old passport which had my original k1 visa and entry stamp but they didn’t ask for anything else. Do make sure you take your green card and extension letter as I heard her asking someone else for that. The stamp is valid for 1 year. The appointment is at Baltimore which I would imagine is where yours will be too. 
 

oh and my appointment was at 8.30am and they say you can enter the building 15 minutes early. I did just that and was 3rd in line. Had I waited until 8.30 people were queuing out the door so I’m glad I was on time! 
 

so they will call you back, but the appointment may be scheduled for after your letter expires. As you need it for work related travel you may be able to get an emergency appointment, if the one they offer you is too late. But it sounds like you’ll just about fit it in. 

7 hours ago, Momoejin said:

What will happen if your 18months extension will be expired soon? Mine will be expired Nob.24 and still nothing updates from USCIS, been calling hundred times and still nothing. I just got promoted to my job, and the company keep asking about my green card status😟😟😟 are they going to send me another extension before my 18 months extension expired?

I was in the same position. As soon as you are within 30 days of your extension expiring, call USCIS and set up an InfoPass appointment. They will tell you they will call you back within 30 days to give you your appointment time. My appointment was set for 3 days after my extension letter expired. I went and got my I-155 stamp in my passport and that is valid for a year. I showed that to my employer and everything is fine. So when it gets to October 25, call and say you need an InfoPass appointment. There’s a specific number on the website for it and they will answer - I had to wait over 2 hours on the phone but they tell you what the wait time is and you just have to accept that and stay on the phone until they answer. 

On 9/30/2021 at 9:59 AM, Jakk said:

Just got a notification that 'new card is being produced'! NoA date February 12 2020. Biometrics applied 5/13/2020. No RFE, no interview.

Good luck everyone!

Awesome! Guess you don’t need that InfoPass appointment after all 🙂. My biometrics were applied the same day as yours (although my NOA date is about 4 weeks after yours). So I’m now going to be checking every day with a slight increase in anticipation lol 

On 9/26/2021 at 10:26 AM, Jakk said:

My 18-month extension expires in less than a month, so I can call USCIS to get the stamp, correct? My NOA date is February 2020, and I know Jan/Feb 2020 people are getting approved now, but in case I don't, I wanted to be safe since I might need it for a new employment soon.

I would say so. I had my InfoPass appointment yesterday and got my I-155 stamp in my passport. It was very quick and easy. I just showed them my green card and my drivers licence and of course my passport. I heard the lady at the counter ask the person before me to show their extension letter but although I had mine she didn’t ask to see it. My stamp is valid for 1 year. As long as you’re within 30 days of the expiration date on your extension letter you can call for an InfoPass appointment. They have 30 days to respond to you and then they will schedule your appointment. My letter expired on 9/27 and my appointment wasn’t until 9/30 but USCIS doesn’t see that as any kind of issue. I had to update my employer with my I-155 stamp and they also did not question why one had expired before I got the other. 

On 9/26/2021 at 12:25 PM, Guido51 said:

hi Adam, thank you for answer. 

i also have a pending n400. would that make any difference in the timeline? is there any chance that i could be done with i751 sooner than expected time frame? 

I genuinely don’t know. It’s certainly possible. Or maybe it makes the n-400 faster than usual. I’ve heard many or even most people on here end up with joint interviews for both I-751 and n-400. 

6 hours ago, Guido51 said:

hi everyone my case is pending at YSC since july 2020.

i sent i751 in july 2020 and haven't heard anything since august 2020(fingerprints taken)

 

anyone has any idea about timeline on similar cases? thank you if you can provide any feedback.

Potomac is processing at 20-22 months on average so you’re well within that time frame. So you could expect it between Feb and April next year. Of course that’s not exact, just average times. They seem to be getting to Jan and Feb 2020 cases at the moment. Mine is March 2020 and I’ve had no change in status since May 2020. When I spoke to the agent to arrange my InfoPass appointment all she said was “your case is still within normal processing times for Potomac”. So stay patient and if you get into the mindset of it being Spring next year then anything earlier will just be a nice surprise 🙂

I had my call back for my InfoPass (I made the call to them on August 30) so I can get my stamp in my passport. I asked about the extension letters and she said she had no information about that so my appointment is on Sept 30 (3 days after my current extension letter expires). The agent said there was absolutely no issue with that slight gap between extension letter expiring and stamp in my passport. She also reminded me that as my case is “within normal processing time” there was no other update other than “your case is still being processed”. 

3 hours ago, azezy said:

Has anyone had issues when traveling/coming back into the United States using the extension letter? You feedback will be appreciated as I intend to travel for an important family function. Thanks in anticipation

I came back from Mexico with the extension letter. No problem whatsoever. No additional questions. The only ‘issue’ of course was that I had to scan my Green Card which of course has expired so I was sent to a secondary place to complete a form and then I just went with my husband to the officer who just glanced at everything and stamped my passport (with a regular stamp). I arrived into Fort Lauderdale. 

On 8/5/2021 at 9:20 PM, Adam D said:

17 months is up for me this month. So how did your info pass appointment go? Did you get your i-155 Stamp in your passport? 

I called them on August 30 and they told me they will call me back within 30 days with my appointment time. They tell you what number they’ll be calling from so you can save it to your phone and it doesn’t get spam blocked. I’m still waiting for their call. But as another poster pointed out to me, USCIS is now extending all I-751 to 24 months. So we both should receive that extension to the extension in the mail. I will call them again next week if I haven’t heard anything 

1 hour ago, BaoNg said:

Not sure if you saw USCIS news about extending the extension letter from 18months to 24months or not. They will re-issue it for all pending cases. 

Oh thanks! No I didn’t see that. I guess I’ll either get my extended extension or my InfoPass appointment before the current one runs out. I’ll check that out to see when they posted that update 🙂

Anyone else waiting for an InfoPass appointment call back from Baltimore field office? My time is ticking on the expiry of my extension letter and I need to get my Stamp. It’s been over a week since I called them to arrange the appointment. I know it says they can take 30 days to respond but my letter will have expired by then. Just wondered if anyone else is waiting, especially the Potomac people like me who I know haven’t been getting their case updates. 

On 7/20/2019 at 2:16 PM, MarkDallasTX said:

Thanks for answers. I live in texas and how can i get stamp on my passport?

 

When i tried to make appointment online, it says "This office is not accepting walk-in requests or scheduling InfoPass appointments."

 

thank you.

Have you called them? I’m about to call Potomac because I’m coming up on expiry of extension letter and I’m hoping to travel home to see family for the first time since December 2019 (to the UK). So I know I’ll need my stamp before I travel. I’m going to call and see what they say. 

On 7/21/2021 at 12:41 PM, Aureliaxue said:

I called them and waited for 70 minutes and rep told me i need to schedule my infopass after 17 months from my expiration date. 

 

I am still waiting to hear something. Filed on septepber 20, 2019. it has been 22 months 7 days so far. 

17 months is up for me this month. So how did your info pass appointment go? Did you get your i-155 Stamp in your passport? 

March 2021 filer here. No update since Biometrics used, May 2021. Extension letter expires September 2021. Has anyone had an extension to the extension letter? 
 

As an aside, I traveled outside the US for the first time since getting the extension letter. The only thing I had to do different from last time I used my Green Card (when it was in date) was to fill out the customs declaration, and sign the part saying I’m a resident. As it’s all automated at Fort Lauderdale (where we flew into) my expired GC obviously didn’t scan but when I went to see the officer he only glanced at the extension letter. I have also had a new passport since I last traveled so all my old stamps weren’t there but he didn’t need anything other than the GC and extension letter plus the customs form. Smoother than I was fearing. 
 

Here’s hoping YSC gets cracking again soon. But if anyone has an extension to their extension, let me know. Did you have to do anything to get it? Did it come before your other one expired?

thanks! Adam

On 3/3/2021 at 8:16 PM, Clemsontigersfan said:

It is frustrating! Are your documents at Potomac as well?

Yes!

today is my Anniversary of the last update on my case. Fingerprints. Here’s hoping I don’t see a second Anniversary. Let’s go Potomac! :-) 

2 hours ago, Clemsontigersfan said:

It is frustrating! Are your documents at Potomac as well?

Yes. I haven’t seen anyone from Potomac with any news! 

Just now, Clemsontigersfan said:

The waiting is really nerve wrecking. Today makes 300 days since I sent off my ROC and my last update was in April that they will reuse my previous biometrics. Anyone else waiting for Potomac Service Center? 

Yes. No movement since May 13 for me which is when my notification came that fingerprints would be reused. My VJ estimate kept saying “any day now” and then “overdue” and now back to “any day now” although I know those estimates mean nothing. 

1 minute ago, j and k said:

Greetings everyone!

I just want to give a quick update regarding my ROC. It's already approved! I got the approval notice on January 20th and  received the card on the 29th. I didn't have biometric appointment and interview.

 

I'm also thinking of filing early for N-400.

 

Stay safe everyone!

Congrats! 
 

Which service Center are you? 
 

thanks

Adam

1 hour ago, Troy P said:

I updated the information I sent for ROC with more current files. I had to submit previous marriage information, divorce information and information regarding past spouses. If you file online, based on how you answer questions they will actually tell you what information is necessary and you upload it online. It was easy except for the 725.00 part, that was the most difficult.

Thanks! That’s good to know. Yes, the cost is always the real kicker. Still, one more time for Uncle Sam 🙂 

1 hour ago, Troy P said:

And meanwhile back at Potomac....crickets, not seeing any movement from anyone in Potomac.  We did complete the N-400 filing so on the USCIS website they are giving us a July date for that but I believe that to be fake news.

Yes I’m Potomac and getting the N-400 application together. Did you provide the same amount of supporting information as with your ROC? As for the ROC I’ve heard nothing since fingerprints accepted in May. 

2 minutes ago, tu2008 said:

Did you apply for citizenship?

I am going to do that in the next few weeks when I get everything together. 

22 minutes ago, MallyDi said:

Congratulations! Thats what im saying Nebraska approving everyone i wonder if i will have an interview

Congrats! I know we all just have to be patient but I haven’t heard anything from fellow Potomac filers. Has anyone had their case move from “fingerprints taken”, which mine did in May? Anyone got an interview date or even gone straight to approval?