usaalltheway

Filed for being married to US citizen for more than 3 years. Already got my 10 year GC 6 months ago. 

Good luck to us all!

Estimated time* until case decision:

approx. 12 months

On 6/29/2021 at 12:49 PM, usaalltheway said:

 

 

Looks like you guys know your stuff. I am going to wait until my case is outside of processing times (should be in a month in a half, unless the processing time window will increase again) and then see what's up. I am worried filing for N400 right now while my case is in "Correspondence was received" status might actually delay that case. I just don't want to end up in limbo.

My I751 case was finally approved today 🎇😄! Received date is October 28, 2019.

Status was changed to New Card Is Being Produced after having Correspondence Was Received And USCIS Is Reviewing It for a month.

Did not file for citizenship.

Good luck everyone and thanks for the help!

24 minutes ago, DSOTM1973 said:

lol you are trying to logicalize such a chaotic process.

 

99.9% it doesn't mean anything, and hell, it could be just a system glitch. Filing N400 doesn't change the needle until it goes to the local office for an interview, where they can request your I-751 file, even if, some people recently been complaining about refusal of combo interviews. If you file N400, AND I-751 gets approved 3 months later, it has nothing to do with you N400. The Processing Centers, MSC, and Local offices are not really working together, and I-751 is manual process, and USCIS don't really put cases aside because you filed for Citizenship since cases are literally in piles, in baskets, waiting for an officer to collect them. If they want to put your case aside, they will take hours to manually put it aside, which is something they ain't doing.

 

My 0.02 for you is benchmarking your case to other cases is ridiculous, and will stress you out if other cases around you are approved and yours is not even though, again, it is not by order. USCIS doesn't work  by logical in a clear system, it is just a mess mess mess. But good luck with your research.  

6 minutes ago, USC4SPOUSE said:

@usaalltheway I would just go ahead and apply for naturalization. USCIS strives to process and adjudicate N-400s within 180 days. Thus, it makes sense that would prompt them to process your I-751. Of course, there really isn't a way to know what really happens behind the scenes at USCIS.  

Looks like you guys know your stuff. I am going to wait until my case is outside of processing times (should be in a month in a half, unless the processing time window will increase again) and then see what's up. I am worried filing for N400 right now while my case is in "Correspondence was received" status might actually delay that case. I just don't want to end up in limbo.

14 hours ago, DSOTM1973 said:

Correspondence was received is either a RFE response, or they are actually working on the case. USCIS is not systematic. It is by order. Some fillers from 2021 were approved. It is all luck. Your case could be approved tomorrow or next year, no one knows. 

I agree but "Correspondence was received" like I said most cases didn't get that notification. I have refreshed daily. Their status changed from "Case was received" from back from October of 2019 to "Card is being produced" 2-3 weeks ago.

I think it must mean something that only around 30% of the cases had their status changed to "Correspondence was received" and my theory is that those are the people who do not have N400 pending as well, like myself, and USCIS can archive these files for now, let them get dusty because there is no urgency to approved these cases. That's why I would love to have a confirmation form anyone who got their 10 year GC without filing for N400 from around end of 2019.

I think I have a reason to be concerned here and I am not just freaking out. I do want to know where I am standing - if I should file for citizenship right now knowing it will escalates my 10 year GC I would. I am already at 20 months since I filed, already on my I551 stamp, my license is expired, and living year by year with a temporary GC is not easy. I just want to get this process that started almost 5 years ago over with.

I have seen some files that have been stuck with ""Correspondence was received" for more than a month now. Some cases eventually turn into "RFE" notice but a lot of them are just.. stuck. While other cases with same filing dates that I found or even reported in this thread just get approved by filing date.

I am trying to figure out why is that the case and what can I do to get myself and others who have filed 18+ months ago and are in the "Correspondence was received" status get unblocked.

Thanks!

Any October or November 2019 filers got their 10 years GC without filing for N400? I was running through hundreds of receipt numbers around mine a few weeks ago, and tracked them daily. A lot of them who filed around my date (the last week of October of 2019) for I751 had their file change to "Card is being produced" and then "Card is being shipped". But my case, and around 30% of the other cases their status changed to "Correspondence Was Received And USCIS Is Reviewing It" and stuck since. I have even found other cases from probably before mine that still had that status for months, which scares me.

On 6/17/2021 at 10:15 PM, Clara B. said:

My case just updated to New card is being produced. My receipt is YSC2090039***, Oct 31st 2019.

Hey Clara, thanks for the info. I have the exact same filing date as yours, but my case was updated to "Correspondence Was Received And USCIS Is Reviewing It" two weeks ago and stuck since.

Was your case also updated to that before approved? And did you apply for citizenship?

Thanks!

On 5/27/2021 at 5:15 PM, Tom169 said:

10 days ago

What's your received date? I thought it was end of September 2019.

On 5/24/2021 at 12:58 PM, Aureliaxue said:

they only extend the green card  it for 18 months but their processing time is more than 21.5 months. I am just very frustrated. 

You can extend it again by calling USCIS and asking for another extension. They set you up with appointment and extend it for another year. Good luck.

Just a quick update - I got my EAD/AP combo card on last Friday (Apr 21), went to Social Security Administration (SSA) office in my city on Monday, applied for Social Security card no problem - just need to show the EAD card and a passport. Should get it in a week, up to two. Thanks for the help guys!

Thanks. So the EAD and my passport it is! Anyone know how long it takes to get the SSN once applying?

Thanks, so the day I get my EAD in the mail (it's already in production for 7 business days - is that uncommon?) I can go take it to the my wife's parents Social Security Administration office and apply for SSN?

39 minutes ago, tariq_a said:

did you get you new ID with your new address ? you should be fine after getting your EAD.

I don't understand what ID you are referring to.

The problem again - I will get my EAD to where I currently reside - with my wife's parents. But my last rented apartment was in a different state. Would that be a problem once I'll have my EAD to get an SSN, or it can be done in any state?

I did change my address to this current one (my wife's parents) with USCIS.

45 minutes ago, tariq_a said:

as dwheels76 said! there is a 90 days i think since your entry to aply for SSN now you have to wait for your EAD and you apply at your local Office.

 

Good luck.

 

Thanks, I have moved to live with my wife parents in a different state, and change my address for my I485  application. So can I apply for SSN in this state once I get my EAD?

Thanks, I came in on a J1 visa almost a year ago, and the J1 visa is expired long time ago, and it doesn't give me rights to work now anyway.

Can you ask for SSN only in the office in the city you reside at or any office?

Hi, my EAD was approved a week ago (based on I-485 GC through marriage), and is currently still "being produced". I should probably get it in the next week or two, but until then, I have a job offer waiting ,and I would like to start right away once I'll finally get my EAD. I never worked in the US before so I will have to get an SSN as well.

Is there a way to get SSN before getting the actual EAD card?

And if not, is there a way to start working the moment I get my EAD (or even before, since I do have the letter that my EAD was approved and is being produced and I will get it promptly).

Thanks,