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27 minutes ago, aruadha said:

I entered the other NOA1 number that was previously not usable, and we also are seeing the message that our file has been transferred to the local office.  "We will prepare your case for officer review."   That was nice to see and hopefully mean we get ours done soon (?)

Yours actually say " We will prepare for your case for officer review" ? Mine doesnt say that. It just says transferred to local office and asks me to notify them if I moved.

39 minutes ago, Leo7777 said:

What are you talking about regarding 'checked the numbers around mine'?

You mean you can check on USCIS websites regarding other people's status . . . where can you do this?

 

And what do you mean 'check on NOA1 number'?

You mean you made a phone call to USCIS ?

 

And actually I don't understand much of anything about the last 4 or 5 messages here by people saying they all are receiving this type of message.

 

Are they letters coming to your addresses, emails, notices appearing on USCIS websites . . . or what ?

 

It would be helpful if someone typed out a fairly complete message outlining exactly what contact they made, to whom, regarding what, and the sequence of what resulted in terms of phone conversations, messages on websites, letters received at home addresses, etc.

Right now it is very confusing.

 

Thanks, Leo

Hi Leo,

What I meant by checking numbers around me is that if my NOA 1 number is WACXXXXX6, I will check WACXXXXX7 or 8 or 9 to see what is the status of those numbers. 

No letters or messages. Just check the receipt number from the Notification 1 letter on USCIS website.

9 hours ago, avrora9002 said:

Well I got this now:

 

On February 26, 2018, we received your Form I-751, Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence, Receipt Number WACXXXXXXXXXX, at your local office. If you move, go to www.uscis.gov/addresschange to give us your new mailing address.

 

Seems like almost everyone is getting this message. Btw this is the receipt number of the NOA1, the second one still says we received your form CRI-89 blah blah.

Mine says the same thing. And I checked the numbers around mine, they all say the same thing. It's really odd that we are getting the same message and on the exact same day which is the day we decided to check on NOA1 number. Very very strange.

11 hours ago, Anna51 said:

 

Yep, I will! I will become eligible on June 26th. 

Our ROC filing dates are very close.

I wonder how are they gonna combine I751(paper) and N400(online) if filed that way. Looks like we won't get ROC approved until the end of this year and it's possible to have N400 interview Feb 2019 based on current processing date. I am hoping they will handle them separately since one is on paper, one is online. 

1 hour ago, chesca said:

Questions for those who are curious if they can file for naturalization while waiting for the ROC to be approve:

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. See the link for more info: https://www.uscis.gov/policymanual/HTML/PolicyManual-Volume12-PartG-Chapter5.html

 

UNFORTUNATELY YOU CAN`T FILE FOR CITIZENSHIP UNTIL YOUR REMOVING OF CONDITION IS APPROVE. 

Ugh...I believe the quote from USCIS is indicating that you can file for N400 with pending ROC but it just won't get approved until ROC is approved first. This is what we were told by our immigration attorney last year as well.

Are you guys going to file for citizenship this year as well? Just a quick question, if we filed for citizenship and got called in for an interview before I751 approved. Do both of us have to appear for the interview or just the beneficiary? If filed after approval of I751, is it interview for both or just beneficiary?

Not really relates to the ROC cases. But I had been looking for jobs after receiving the NOA1 and 2. And I saw some cases online saying that some HR asked to see the GC after the employee showed them Driver's license and SSN(It's actually illegal for the employer to choose which docs to present for I9 as stated on the top of I9 form), and they didn't accept NOA1(extension letter). So in order to have peace of mind, I went to the immigration office here today to get a stamp on my passport. 

..

The old lady there had a bad attitude(no smile whatsoever, no response after I asked her how was she, there were only 3 people there total including myself, she just couldn't wait to send us home) and of course, she didn't stamp my passport.

13 minutes ago, Anna51 said:

Same here. My husband and I have been living in the same place ever since I moved to the U.S. and we are only planning to move after I'm done with Naturalization.

yeah,we dont want to move as well unless it's necessary

On 2/8/2017 at 10:17 PM, rjbntsk said:

You'll be fine - we moved 3 times and never sent the I-865 in, until I was told by an immigration attorney to do the form (we had contacted him for help on a new employer getting confused on the I-9 certification for a person pending under ROC).  We sent the I-865 in almost 5 months after moving to our last address, and never sent one in for the other 2 moves, and never got a bill.  I'd be curious to know under what circumstances they might impose the penalty, possibly only if it gets to some type of court case or if they are trying to deport?

Hi, I am also in the I-865 situation. We filed AR-11 when we moved(filed late) but didn't know about I-865 till now. And we already filed ROC a month ago and received NOA1 and Biometrics. I wonder if it is really necessary to file I865 at this point. You didn't have any problems with ROC because of change of address, did you?

We moved more than a year ago and we filed AR-11 at that time. But we just found out that the sponsor needs to file I-865 as well. The problem is that I already filed I-751.....

I looked through some other posts and most them just filed I-865 late after they found out about it. I don't remember what date I put on AR-11 before if we want to file I-865. 

I wonder if it's necessary to do it or not since it's already late and most of the people who filed before didn't get confirmation after filing and didn't have any problems with ROC.

Any input is appreciated.

On 8/16/2017 at 0:52 PM, Ksenia_O said:

Hi

We changed our address during AOS, and it was kinda messy...

 

I submitted AR-11, online,  my husband, as USC - I-865 via regular mail. 

Well, despite the fact we both received confirmations and even USCIS web site was updated "our new address has been received"... it was such a "surprise" when 3 months later  my EAD arrived at our PREVIOUS address, along with a Notice of Potential Interview Waiver, two weeks after that.. Both documents finally found me, but just because we notified our local Post Office about change of our address.. 

 

Even more  My son's AOS was filed separately, because he didn't arrive at the same time with me. But it was filed from new address. So, almost 9 months later we BOTH received RFE - his envelope had new, current address, mine - still had old one!!! It was crossed out, actually, and a new current address was written.. by hands, but still - originally it was going to be mailed with old address on it.

I think, my son's AOS finally made them recognize our new current address... 

 

So, I would recommend  - 1. fill out AR-11, on line, and you should have on-line confirmation immediately.  Also, I received a confirmation via regular mail 2-3 weeks later. 

                                          2. Form I-865, for USC. Only via regular mail. My husband got his confirmation also 2-3 weeks later. 

                                            https://www.uscis.gov/i-865

 

                                          3. Notify your local Post Office, about chage of your address. I believe there is a form you have to fill out with your Post Office, and it's valid for 6 months, then you can update this again - if something with your names arrives at your old address, the Post Office will direct it to you to your new address - this is how my EAD and other paperwork from USCIS found me.

                                          4. Try to keep in touch with people at your previous address... Just in case. Let them know you may be still receiving some mails and that they should just let you know.. 

 

Good luck!!!

Thank you. I will keep those tips in mind.

Any of you guys had the change of address experience before?We are thinking about relocating. But we are worried that further notices won't be sent to our new address.

For those who had previous experience, did you receive any mail/email confirmation after the change of address?Were you able to receive approval letter at the new address?

On 1/23/2017 at 5:57 PM, TYorke1 said:

I also filed a change of address several months ago but I did call and speak to a tier 2 immigration officer who confirmed that my address on file was my current address.

 

Is it safe to asssume that they definitely have my correct address? I'm still paranoid they may have sent an RFE or interview letter to my old address.

Have you had any problems after change of address. We are thinking about relocate as well. Did you guys file I-865 as well or just AR-11?

We are just worried that if we move to a different state, then our case might get transferred to a different service center and get delayed, and also worried that their system doesnt really update it and we couldnt receive any RFE/interview notices at our new address

On 3/20/2016 at 1:15 PM, canvan said:

yeah I wonder if they are sending an actual letter. I received an email right away though with my confirmation info

Hi, we probably will do a change of address as well and have a few questions.

So if we want to change of address, we use the first receipt number? And did you get any confirmation after you changed your address online?

Also were you able to receive your approval letter and GC at the new address? 

Thank you

On 6/12/2016 at 4:50 PM, rhead said:

Hi June Filers! Im planning to submit my ROC packet this month. We have plans to move to a different address by august. Does anyone here have this kind of experience? Is there a form I need to submit again if I change address or a phone call will do?

Hi, I wonder if you did your change of address?

Which receipt number did you use and did they actually update your address and you were able to receive all the other notices?

We probably will relocate due to a job offer as well, so want to know how you guys did it.

Thank you

Whats going on with the google spread sheet? My info there was deleted. VSC is wiped out again?

Or we are no longer using that spread sheet?

2 hours ago, CLMIKE said:

So I love google drives by the way.  It shows the exact breakdown of what happened.  I'm thinking more accident, than troll, but at least we can see who did it lol

 

4:05 PM:  Someone made several changes to AB's line in Vermont  (please note it may show a different time for you, not sure if it adjusted to your time zone).  Vermont was intact.

4:35 PM:  Someone made a change to CSC.  They added a line.  Line 35.  Typed CSC.  Vermont was intact

4:35 PM:  Next change.  Someone typed lemongreentea in B35 for CSC.  Vermont is intact

4:35 PM:  Next change.  Someone typed 7/11 for lemongreentea in B36 for CSC.  Vermont magically wiped.  

4:36 PM and 4:37 PM:  Someone typed the rest of lemongreentea's info.  Vermont still wiped

 

So it could have been a glitch.  I don't want to accuse lemongreentea of intentionally deleting Vermont lol.  We'll see how this plays out and make changes (different excel, protected excel, etc).  On days I go to work, I don't mind spending 10-15 minutes restoring it while I eat breakfast.  

 

I didn't wipe out VSC info. As you pointed out, I typed in info on CSC sheet not VSC sheet.

VSC sheet was wiped out a few days ago. Not sure if someone restored the info or not, but when I entered my info yesterday, there was still nothing on VSC sheet.

After Biometrics, do we just wait now?

Any of you guys know usually how long will it be if USCIS decides to send out RFE/Interview notice?

Thanks

1 hour ago, gypsyqueen said:

Most likely the interview letter or the interview waiver.  Have you put your timeline in the google spreadsheet yet?

Yeah.

So the staff who collects biometrics know whether you will get an interview or interview waiver?

Did biometrics today.

Will we receive any other notices after biometrics? When I was leaving, the staff who took my biometrics said something in the mail. I didn't catch the whole sentence.

4 minutes ago, zeta054 said:

Just did successful walk in on Biometrics 

If you don't mind me asking, how did the walk in work? Did they ask you to show your appointment letter?  Did you bring NOA1 with you?

I saw some posts saying that some people did not receive biometric appointment letter and did walk-in instead, and it worked.

This 1-year wait time is ridiculous. I'm sure a few months back it was only taking about 6 months. Now it's a year! Every thing would have worked out perfect regarding job offer and relocation. Now we have to think about whether to stay here till gets approved or do the change of address and relocate(We all know how frustrating it is to deal with USCIS).

2 minutes ago, Bella1464 said:

Sorry, my biometrics appointment was today. I think I received it a week after I received NOA, give or take a day or a two. Don't remember for sure, but it was very very quick. The bad thing is the wait that start after your biometrics. Everything between NOA and biometrics is fast

Ok, thank you. I just received my NOA1 today and hopefully, i will receive the biometric notice soon. Yeah, about a year waiting time..very painful.

2 minutes ago, Bella1464 said:

I sent my papers in on 6/23/17. The NOA was issued on the 6/26 and I received it by Friday the 30th. Biometrics appointment was today. So what? 3 weeks....I think

Thanks for replying. You received the appointment letter today or you did your biometrics today? If you did your biometrics today, then when did you receive the appointment notice?