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PS I was expecting some delays due to COVID, but the pandemic is finished now…

I see some other websites estimate it takes 18 months for ROC in California. The latest estimate for my wife’s ROC is September 2024 which would make it 27 months from the date of filing. We will have been married 5 years at that point. You can view our timeline on my profile. Everything previously has been in a timely manner, but this ROC not so. I wonder if this big influx of illegal immigrants since Biden took office has anything to do with that. Seems like that just creates bigger delays for people who are trying to do things legally.

Put my receipt number into USCIS case status web page. Replied that petition was received on June 23, 2022 and receipt notice was sent. Tried to call USCIS and speak with a live person. Automated assistant asked me what the problem is. I said “did not receive official receipt notice”. The assistant asked me if the application was accepted. I said yes. And asked me weather it was sent to service center or lockbox. I said lockbox. Assistant gave me an email address to enquirer to. I was not allowed to speak to a live person. My green card will expire 9/1/2022. Seems like that would be important enough to get a live person to speak to but apparently not. This website states it is taking 8 - 9 weeks for receipt notices to be mailed for some applications and petitions in 2022: https://www.stilt.com/blog/2020/07/how-do-i-know-if-uscis-received-my-application/ Has anyone else experienced delays receiving receipt notices for I-751 recently?

My bank posted the transaction as USCIS Phoenix payment ARC with the check number and date but there is no photocopy of the check available online. This is the first time I have been aware of this horrible business practice and it’s no surprise that it comes from the US government (who else could get away with it)? I’ll try your advice if and when I try to call them next time. Thanks.

6/21/22 - I-751 petition mailed to USCIS In Arizona. 6/27/22 - received G-1145 E-Notification of petition acceptance. 6/29/22 - check for $680 was cashed. Have not received I-797C in the mail as of 8/5/22. Internet search on wait time states “Notice of Action typically arrives 4 to 6 weeks after filing”. Last time I called USCIS with a problem (January 2022), I spoke with an automated robot which messaged me a link with “information” and then hung up. Repeated attempts to speak with a human being at USCIS were met with the same result (hanging up). Any suggestions how to find out the status of my petition?

Thanks Family. Makes more sense now. At this point the conditional resident is housewife and the American citizen/spouse is retired schoolteacher. We are living comfortably on savings, pension and social security, and buying a new home. So at this time employment is not a major concern as we are happy with a more traditional marriage.

I already have a big pile of joint financial documents to submit. Hard for me to believe that’s all they’re interested in. Does anyone submit 2 sided copies? My I-485 petition was 90+ pages, mostly one sided copies. One person on VJ claimed they were going to submit an I-751 petition weighing 3 1/2 lbs! Quote re: payment fees are on page 2 of the I-751 instructions, so if it is incorrect USCIS needs to clarify it. Very confusing. Found a good sample I-751 affidavit: https://citizenpath.com/cpwp/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/I-751-Affidavit-Sample.pdf Says it doesn’t need to be notarized.

Preparing to file I-751: 1) So the I-751 instructions says to include “affidavits sworn to or affirmed by at least two people…” Specifically, do these affidavits have to be notarized? Can the affidavit be from a relative in another country, or does it have to be from a US citizen/resident? 2) Instructions say “if you are the… lawful permanent resident spouse you do not need to include a biometric services fee at the time this petition is submitted…” So just to verify, I do not have to include $85 with the filing fee? Thanks in advance for any help.