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13 minutes ago, VisaParaUnSueno said:

Good Afternoon, Fellow VJ's my Husband is a May 2017 filer. He received his Permanent Residence Card\Approval in July without an interview. He got an extension notice yesterday in the mail for his old card with conditions. I assume these letters are being automatically generated by the system due to the expiration being soon. Has anyone else received this in error with Permanent Residence? Should he call USCIS to clarify?  

Little concerned. 

Thank you 

i would just ignore it

we received 10 year green card almost 2 months before they sent us this useless 18m extension

18 minutes ago, bubblebubble said:

I have this in my USPS email:

Looks a bit different from someone else's mail scan last week...It has the statue of liberty and some ribbons....

 

Now I'm nervous and can't wait till the end of day today....Could it be a ref? The 18 month extension ? Or approval?

 

But tier 2 last week said my case was transferred to another service center...sooooo confused!

 

 

extension letter

1 hour ago, annperalta said:

I got a letter today saying " According to our records ,you previously received an I-751 receipt notice that extended your conditional resident status for 12 months. Due to delays in processing USCIS is now extending your conditional resident status for 18 months. etc, etc....  

 

My question is, is this another extension letter?

 

April filer here, my case got transferred to local office February 25, 2018. Then it was transferred again in another service center (Vermont) July 19 2018.

Hopefully next update will be the most awaited update.

we received the same 18-month extension letter as well, after one and a half months we received the green card (10 years)

one and a half months after we received the green card,  we received 18-month extension letter 

what a mess

7 minutes ago, lulu66 said:

Thank you very much for the help, I will get everything you list then send to them . we do have all of you list above but credit cards, my husband doesnt want to

use it . and we went to Hot Spring for trip at the end of July and i can find some receipt and pics for them . others we didnt keep any receipt any more.

keep everything that related to you two, marriage wise,  till you are done with uscis

3 minutes ago, lulu66 said:

I  got the mail for RFE today , we sent all of these copy for them last year. they ask new Evidence . anyone here got the same request ?

I got stress ,deeep  breath..............Please help me to make a list to prepare, THANK YOU!

do you have a list what you had sent last year? 

4 minutes ago, THG said:

I got an update thru email that I got scheduled to interview. 

 

I applied online on 07/09/2018, biometric on 08/02.

 

Dhs website didn't get updated about the interview status and no documents updated. (The biometric appt document never get updated)

 

This came out faster than I thought. 

 

Hopefully my interview date won't fall on my travel dates in September... Will came back to update once I received the paper notice.

 

wow, thats really fast 

6 hours ago, Ksenia_O said:

Hi.

 

I'm really sorry you got the  RFE - we had the same situation during my AOS, so I completely understand your frustration...

 

Anyway, you are right - you are not required to have another medical, according to I-693 instruction.  At the same time the Policy states that an Officer may determine that an applicant has met the burden of proof...etc.  May determine, but may not.  As it's been already said by others here - it's all up to IO to decide. 

 

So, I'd recommend to start calling around, trying to find a civil surgeon with reasonable prices - you will be surprised how different  they can be. 

 

Also, you should make sure they do both, medical examination and lab work (TB test and etc) at the same facility - very often , when you call and get the price, you are not aware that all lab work will be done in a different facility/location So, it's additional time and fee.

 

You also mentioned you have plenty of time - well, two+ months are actually not that much. You have to make an appointment, which is not usually the "next day availability". Then TB test - if they do QuantiFeron test (which seems they are doing more often now than a skin test)    - it can take up to 10-14 days to get results. 

 

Once again - I understand how you feel. But I've seen just one person here, on VJ, who successfully "fought" the RFE to re-do medical. Maybe there are more, I don't know, but is it worth it - to fight and put your AOS at the risk of denial?..

 

Also, with a current processing time, when everything takes forever - you are actually a lucky one, your case took only about 7+ months... I would just go ahead and got new medical done to comply with RFE. We got our green cards in the mail 4 weeks later after new medical submission. 

 

P.S. There is a new I-639 form, since October 2017. Print and bring it in for your medical exam - to be sure a new form will be used. 

 

Good luck!

 

 

 

Very good advice/suggestion.

I would also suggest that you find a doctor who is in your health insurance network, it could save your hundreds dollars.

5 minutes ago, Chaka Quaker said:

Yes, I did pay. I did it online and they charged me 1.00 USD. 😚😄

oh i see,  it is free if you went to your local postoffce

when you do it online, they charge $1.00 in order to verify your identify 

41 minutes ago, flash9153 said:

Hi Folks -  I have a general question. Are the field offices determined based on current residence only? We applied online, live in Chicago, so our case was sent to the Chicago field office. That just happens to be one of the slowest offices in the country. If I had mailed the paper application to another lockbox, say for instance Phoenix. Would the application still bounce back to Chicago, or would it stay in Arizona? I am just curious to know if something I had done could've sped up the process a little bit. We also would've gladly flown to Arizona or anywhere else for an interview if that were the case. 

it is based on location of your residence.

if you sent to other offices that have no jurisdiction over your case, it could most likely delay your case 

20 hours ago, CTgal18 said:

Got this beautiful thing in the mail today!! It’s funny because I didn’t do the expedite or request faster delivery but it took exactly 2 weeks from applying to when I received it and it came by priority mail. Certificate also came back today as well. 😊

did you apply for your passport from us state department's passport agency or from post office or public library? 

48 minutes ago, NeedMoreCoffee said:

This is what happens when people are not smart enough to compete for jobs in the private sector. They apply for government jobs which leads to an abundance of underskilled people working for government agencies who cannot perform basic tasks such as processing paperwork which causes delays in all areas of government which is why nothing ever gets done. Processing our immigration applications .. and more specifically these I-751's is a prime example of that.

it is pretty shocking to read statement like that

4 minutes ago, Chaka Quaker said:

I paid USPS to deliver any mail with my last name that is sent to my old address to my new house. I moved in Feb. 2018. They would forward every single piece of mail that still has my old address to my new one. They put a yellow sticker on it with my new address. My new extension letter arrived to my new address since I also changed my address with USCIS.

you paid?  mail forwarding at usps is free

3 minutes ago, shell20 said:

Not sure what you filed for,  is it N400 or ROC or both. Could be an interview letter if you are waiting for one, could be a transfer letter, could be an extension letter.

snap, thats what I have just said.

could also be an courtesy copy of approval letter if he/she has an attorney and original copy was sent to the attorney based on g-28

6 minutes ago, Husbandandwife said:

Hello April 2017 fillers,

 

Somebody know if USCIS are skiping the ROC process for those who applied for N-400 ?

 

Im CSC April 2017 fillers. ROC NOA 04/15/17 applied for N-400 04/17/2018 and I didnt have any moviment in my process since my biometrics.

 

Thank you

i-751 has to be approved before n-400 can be officially approved 

6 minutes ago, trangnguyen said:

thanks, I log in myaccount.dhs.com, the status change they reviewed my biometric, may I ask, how long since they reviewed it, and when we can have the interview, 

no one really knows, you just have to be patient enough for uscis notification

13 hours ago, fayriebaby said:

No they just give out another 6 months for us not another 18months

extension is 18 months in total, they count in last 12 m

12 hours ago, trangnguyen said:

hi, thanks for your help, I just done my biometric this morning today, but until now the status is not change or update anything, it still in biometric has scheduled, or maybe its not change because I go the office walk-in and do the fingerprint before the date they scheduled for me in letter,   thank you

i did mine as walk-in,  the status changed about 5 minutes after the biometrics was done

38 minutes ago, green89 said:

So I got this update, anyone know what is it?

it has two pages,  most likely not an approval letter

21 minutes ago, katswan said:

I received an approval notice in mail on Saturday, August 4. They received my case on April 15, 2017. Strangely, nothing has gotten updated online, but that doesn't really bother me Applied to CSC, got a notice in the beginning of March that my case was moved to a local office. No further transfers. The letter (approval notice) I received was mailed from California.

 

Has anybody actually received their new green card yet? The approval notice that I received says I should not travel until I receive the card. I'm leaving for a 10-day vacation in a couple of weeks. I have an extension stamp in my passport that makes me good through the end of January. Wonder how long it takes to receive the card and if it does get mailed to me while I'm out of the country, will they let me back in? Has anyone had a situation like this? Thank you!!          

you should get it within 10 days or two weeks

the stamp works as well, it is another form of your gc

1 minute ago, gypsysoul said:

Yes. We are currently stationed in Germany 😣 i requested for INA 319(e) overseas naturalization. 

yeah, that is part i really dont understand why electronic system for uscis services is not available oversea bases 

your case would be much faster then, i guess

4 minutes ago, gypsysoul said:

So I sent an email to enquire re my case status. Can anyone enlighten me with their response 🤔 

 

 

“Your application is currently resolving preprocessing checks.  Additionally, your application will have to be taken from the current system it is in and re-created into a paper application due to not fault of your own.  It is due to the electronic application system is not supported overseas.  Once your application has been converted, you will be contacted by someone from USCIS, the National Benefits Center, in Lee’s Summit, MO to get the remainder of your application taken care of.”

 

you are not in the states? 

17 hours ago, Name O Boy said:

She also asked about my signature and said what does it mean. My signature is in English but looks so unique and I explained it to her what do each alphabet mean and represent in my signature Lollzzzz. I was not expecting that type of question by an IO but I was asked before by my friends and co-workers. One thing she also pointed out in my bank statement that I buy things at a particular store which amazed me. I said I buy things from that store because of that store's origin somehow similar to my culture. Overall, the questions I was asked, most of the questions surprised me. 

i would be interested in seeing how your unique signature looks like 

6 hours ago, K & V said:

Did anyone get the below message when entering the date you became a LPR? Does it take into account those married to USC? Is this something to ignore while filing online? Our window doesn't open until later this month, but i was just entering some information to save for later.

 

the box i am not a lawful permanent resident of the united states should not be checked

4 hours ago, mrkrabbs said:

I got my I-551 stamp today for 1 year. I am a VSC filer but the lady at the counter told me currently it's taking them 2 to 3 years to process applications and applying for naturalization won't speed up anything. I think she was unaware or blatantly lying as the current processing times show April 18,2018 for VSC applications.  Either way got my extension for another year so I can work in peace. Tired of waiting, been around 13 months since application. Another info they gave me was that my case was in transit to Vermont? Not even sure what that's supposed to mean. On July 30, my application status stayed the same but updated the timeline saying" On july 30,2018 we received your case at local office" instead of "April 9, 2018", not even sure what that means or entails. i guess I will find out when i do lol Any other filers with case EAC17284xxx facing similar issues?

she just told you what she knew or what she believed she know at the time,  even without checking whatever information uscis systems provides,  i wouldnt call her lying

i think your case is being processed now, you should hear from them soon

just my 2 cents