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I just got a notice from USPS that we have a mail from the Dept of Homeland Security. It has another person's name and under it says c/o EOIR 42B and below it is my address.

Should I be worried my case was somehow mixed up with another person? Or that someone has used my address?

I googled EOIR 42B and it's a Dept of Justice form to cancel deportation.

My case  (SRC) hasn't updated since November 18 and it's stuck in " Case Was Transferred And A New Office Has Jurisdiction".

Should I even open this mail?

On 2/25/2021 at 10:39 PM, shkabaan said:

Just for a few months I think when it gets close to the time when I’m expecting ROC to be done I will fine for N400. If you see the previous page there’s a comment from one of the moderators (I think? User is HRQX) where he said sometimes if ROC is still pending, during your N400 interview if they decide they can’t adjudicate both ROC and N400 they will send you back or defer the case until later at the USCIS office before the interview when you check-in. Basically I’m just trying to avoid that situation. Any thoughts on this?  
 

 

Oh wow. That's a pain. I just thought that since the wait time is painfully long for pretty much any application now, why not file as soon as you can, if budget is not an issue. Since it's not required to be approved for I-751 I was planning on filing mine as soon as I'm eligible this June. Now hearing this, it's a little disheartening. I was hoping USCIS will start picking up speed with the new admin at least. My I-751 has been stuck in transferred status for close to 4 months now.

1 hour ago, shkabaan said:

I’m eligible for N400 in mid-July but I might hold off on that if I don’t have any updates on ROC until then. 

 

I will update here as soon as I see something. Good luck! 

Hope you don't mind me asking. I'm just curious, why would one hold off on naturalization?

Filipinos who work as civil servants (govt jobs) are required travel authority when leaving the country for both business and leasure. It's considered a grave misconduct and they could be dismissed from service if they leave the country without TA.  

1 hour ago, gb22 said:

Is everyone rolling over and dying because of the sniffles?

Yes, millions have. How there they die and prevent you from meeting a girl?! The nerve of the these dead people.

1 hour ago, Cynkia said:

Hi All, 
My I-751 (joint)  got approved.

Timeline below;
July 9, 2020 - Received case 
August 10, 2020 - Fingerprints reused 
December 21, 2020 - Transferred to NBC, transferred as part of standard processing
January 21 - Approved

I pray everyone hears good news soon. 

Congratulations! We have have very similar i-751 timelines. Fingers crossed 🤞

July 6 - Packet sent
July 9 - Packet received
July 15 - Credit Card charged
July 17 - Text Notification received
July 30 - NOA received (Notice Date: July 21)
August 10 - Fingerprints applied
November 18 - Case was transferred to new Jurisdiction

2 minutes ago, DC909 said:

Indeed! Thanks for the confirmation.

 

I am curious to see what they will do with my I-751 now. 

I've read some here on VJ who had a joint interview for their i-751 and N-400.

3 hours ago, DC909 said:

Hey everyone,

 

I am not sure if it is appropriate to put here, but I submitted my N-400 application online today due to military service.

 

When you are in the military you are able to submit your N-400 even if you have a 751 pending and even if you have less than 3 years. Just a heads up.

 

I am putting it on here for those who might be in the same situation or have any questions can contact me.

 

I-751

7/14/20 - Application mailed

7/17/20 - Application received

7/24/20 - Text notification received with a WAC number
7/31/20 - 797 received. Printed on 7/26/20

1/06/21 - Case transferred

 

N-400

1/12/21 - Filed online

I just checked that USCIS Naturalization page and it appears that this is not only true for those in the military. We can file the N-400 so long as we meet below criteria;

On 1/7/2021 at 2:51 PM, MariaDC said:

I just got out of my interview today and the officer said she would approve my case.... Hoping to get my green card soon! My interview experience was really good - she didn't ask much and the whole thing lasted about 10 min. Way less painful than the original one when I filed AOS. I will post again when I receive my card...  I originally filed my application on July 1st. So the whole thing took about 6 months - much faster than expected!!

Congrats! I would honestly hate to have to go through an interview at this time but better than nothing I guess.

6 hours ago, Rose_3001 said:

Can it be?! I just got an email about new card in production!! 🤗

 

27th July: Sent via Fedex to TX

30th July: Fedex notification of receipt 

5th August: $$ taken from account 

6th August: USCIS text with receipt #

17th August: NOA letter received (TX service centre) 

21st October: case transferred to SRC

10th December: New card in production 

 

Congrats! 

On 11/13/2020 at 10:37 AM, Martasunny said:

My case updated yesterday, it says case was approved. YAY! 

My timeline here:

07/22 mailed to TX via USPS 

07/31 Checking account pending

(08/03 2 years green card expired, still working without questioning )

08/06 Received NOA letter in mail

08/26 Fingerprint waived

10/22 Transferred to another USCIS office

11/10 New card is been produced

11/12 Case was approved 

 

Congrats! My timeline is very similar to yours. Your update makes me very excited.

I also received a notice that my case has been transferred. I've also received the notice in the mail. It made me anxious but checking here, it looks like a few people are starting to get theirs approved. Keeping positive now.

 I-751 Timeline

July 6 - Packet sent
July 9 - Packet received
July 15 - Credit Card charged
July 17 - Text Notification received
July 30 - NOA received (Notice Date: July 21)
August 10 - Fingerprints applied
November 18 - Case was transferred to new Jurisdiction

If your fiance is in Manila, she won't even be able to leave the city let alone the country. This is really not the time to travel.

14 hours ago, KrishnaBanana said:

Has anyone gone through a Psych Evaluation for their medical (specifically in Manila)?

 

How does this affect your application?

 

I just finished mine literally a few minutes ago. We were going through my timeline then the psychiatrist kinda struck a chord and made me a little teary eyed (basically still grieving for my grandpa who died 2 yrs ago).

 

After that detail, we wrapped up immediately and he kept saying "Good luck to you," in a creepy way. I feel like I'm being paranoid??? 

 

But how many people actually get their visas affected by things like this?

I have. It was for what I personally think is a way serious and worse reason than yours. I self harmed as a teen and has visible scarring on my wrist. I underwent psyche evaluation and my application was delayed but was not impacted at all. I am here in the US for close to 3 years now.

Just received an update.

July 6 - Packet sent
July 9 - Packet received
July 15 - Credit Card charged
July 17 - Text Notification received
July 30 - NOA received (Notice Date: July 21)

August 10 - Biometrics applied

5 hours ago, Imradi said:

So here is the latest from me:

 

7/13/20 -  Application mailed

7/17/20 - Application received

7/23/20 - Check was cashed

7/24/20 - Text/Mail notification

8/01/20 - Received NOA

 

A couple of questions regarding the I-797:

- is the petitioner and beneficiary name supposed to be the same? Mine is. 

- is there supposed to be a priority date? Mine is blank. 

Congrats!

My i-797 is the same. My name is both in the petitioner and beneficiary fields and priority date is blank.

2 hours ago, DC909 said:

I did notice that on my 797 it shows me both for beneficiary and petitioner. Did everyone else have this too? Just want to make sure it’s normal. 

Same. My husband's (US Citizen) name isn't on the i-797.

4 hours ago, shkabaan said:

Congratulations to everyone who's getting their stuff done quickly and I hope you continue to have good luck with the rest of this process! 

Just getting your packet assembled and sent out feels like such a big accomplishment, like a heavy weight lifted offy shoulders.

2 hours ago, mushroomspore said:

Thanks for sharing this. We are going to mail our paperwork tomorrow and now my main concern is how long it's going to take to receive the extension letter. I have no idea what the agency's situation is like with COVID and employees etc. Your timeline isn't too bad so that gives me hope haha.

You're welcome. This is what this thread is for.

I was impressed how soon I received the extension letter.

Prior to sending my packet I have been following the April 2020 I-751 Filers and a bunch of them didn't receive their extension letter until 2 months later. 

15 hours ago, kvito28 said:

Received NOA in mail yet?

Just received it today.

5 minutes ago, hopelifebetter201 said:

congrats. but I heard RFE might come after biometric appt. 

Oh my, that's sucky! I was feeling positive I won't even need to do biometrics. Seems to be a trend this season.

I just received my NOA with 18 month extension. I'm so glad no RFE 😀

July 6 - Packet sent

July 9 - Packet received

July 15 - Credit Card charged

July 17 - Text Notification received

July 30 - NOA received (Notice Date: July 21)

6 hours ago, US <3 IND said:

What software were you using to fill it? On my computer it doesn't allow me to fill this section, so I had to fill it by hand after printing. I had to fill apartment numbers by hand in the address section also.

I just opened it on Chrome. I didn't even use Acrobat reader.

11 hours ago, hopelifebetter201 said:

Hi everyone, form I-751, part 11, additional information. I do not have any additional information so I left this part blank. Is it right? I saw some people put their full name on this part. 

Mine was auto-populated with my name. I filled it up electronically. Some fields are filled in based on the previous sections.

9 hours ago, rajeejunie said:

You cannot file N-400 without meeting the criteria of 3 years of living with your spouse (if you are filing under spousal GC). So I am not sure why you are filing as soon as you get your extension letter unless you get your extension letter a year after you applied for ROC. 

I completely misunderstood this criteria. I would be living with my US Citizen spouse for 3 years in a few months but I've only been a PR for 2 years. Disregard my silly question 😜😋