FoundingMother

On 2/27/2019 at 11:27 PM, David1987 said:

Well that is quite an exhaustive list already and m surprised they asking more on top of dat. Like I don't even have half of that. I got no kids cuz we keep trying and he won't just get pregnant. We don't have a house together and the rent is on his name. He is more than twice my age and I'm the breadwinner in the house. So if there's anything they've seen before I'm not part of that and they sure would ask me for an rfe and maybe they will...

What m tryna say is u don't need to change your house title or deed to put her name...just show evidence of a travel trip or something u did on valentine or dinner date receipts. Something that is genuine and unique to you two other than the formal and forced evidence they are used to. They want something refreshing. Surprise them..I know far more ppl who provided far less evidence and got approved far sooner than us

This is very true, I sent my response to the RFE earlier in February and my application got approved on Feb 21 and got the card after a few days. We are pretty young gay couple in NYC with no children, property, or anything "adult"-y to show. However, we sent utility bills in both of our names, lease, affidavits, emergency contact information and a ####### ton of pictures ranging from drunken make out snapchats to half naked instagram photos to birthday parties. Most of the documents were very casual and we explained it in the cover letter that we have no interest to own properties or to have children anytime soon. I think it lacked the polished or professional look you'd imagine they want, but it was very real and we were very honest about what the marriage means to us. It worked out well, so don't fret over making the application/response to RFE super precise, just make it real        

Saw some scary posts (thankfully I didn't find this thread before travelling lol), and I posted this positive one on October filer folder but here it goes:

Just for the peace of mind for anybody travelling, I just came back from Bangladesh (10 days) without my hubby. Landed at jfk, showed my expired GC and 18 month extension letter, they did take me to another room for further review but that seemed only for verifying the originality of the letter, no interview or anything like that. Gave me everything back without question after half an hour (there were other people going under further review so it takes a bit). TLDR; As long as your letter is real and your background is clear, travelling into the country is no issue at all 

5 minutes ago, AlluringSoul said:

Does it say at the end please wait 200 days or something like that to make an inquiry? Then it is the April transfer.

Yup, it said wait 180 days before making an inquiry. I agree, now that I think about it, it is the April one. Thanks!

Just for the peace of mind for anybody travelling, I just came back from Bangladesh (10 days) without my hubby. Landed at jfk, showed my expired GC and 18 month extension letter, they did take me to another room for further review but that seemed only for verifying the originality of the letter, no interview or anything like that. Gave me everything back without question after half an hour (there were other people going under further review so it takes a bit). TLDR; As long as your letter is real and your background is clear, travelling into the country is no issue at all

I called USCIS and their automated tracker said my case got transferred to an USCIS office but no office location specified. Where are y'all getting the information on which office got the transfer? I'm not even sure if this is new or just the status from April as it says online as well. 

1 hour ago, lecilia said:

what happens if u dont file for N-400 And you just wait on the removal i dont think i can file it right now  so paranoid 

I believe you don't have to, you can just apply for naturalization sometime later or after 5 years since first GC was approved if you don't want to apply based on marriage anymore. Someone else please correct me if I am wrong!

18 minutes ago, AlluringSoul said:

Yes it is, as long as the extension letter is not expired. 🙂

@AlluringSoul great, thank you! I got a little worried since I am traveling soon and I was under the assumption that most October filers already received the newer extension letter like I did 

On 10/9/2018 at 2:26 PM, AlluringSoul said:

Safe to travel 🙂 

@AlluringSoul  I'm seeing a lot of infopass appointments going on, isn't the (expired GC + new extension letter) enough for traveling abroad?

33 minutes ago, NeedMoreCoffee said:

Just make sure you update your name and address with USPS too Mail man wont hand you your mail if they dont have your Name attached with your new address on file. Especially when they are federal documents involved. This has happened to me loads of times :/ 

Haha yes, I change with USPS the day before I move in. Learned it the hard way when a stupid cheap medical bill went to collection agency because I never even got it .....

16 hours ago, jack1564 said:

Has anyone who filed on october 2017 received the extension letter, my driving license expires on august  20 and i have not received anything yet !!!

I haven't either, and I did move. But I called them once to check if they had my address change on file and it seemed like they had my updated address so I shouldn't be missing mails 

On 7/10/2018 at 4:22 PM, AlluringSoul said:

At this point, there's nothing you can do other than go to infopass appointment and get your passport stamped before your extension letter expires. It is a pretty long wait and it can take over a year now.

Correct me if I am wrong, but the they have extended the validity of the I-797 to 18 months right? 

On 5/22/2018 at 6:23 PM, Nikolas2017 said:

i wake up today and found my greencard letter in mail box !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 10 years !!!!! yes yes yes , i have sent my case to California 

Congrats! Did you have any interview?

24 minutes ago, GoodbyeGirl said:

 

 

Are you both Vermont filers? I can see @emcia_81 is. Wondering if there's a pattern as so far, haven't seen a CSC filer reporting this update. Either way, you're both likely to get your cases approved faster just by filing at Vermont. 

I got the same update for April 9, and VSC filer as well. 

Hi all, just found this thread. I filed mine in Oct 21, 2017, and got NOA and Biometrics done by Nov 2 (which now I am finding out was super fast? since some of you have not even got biometrics appointment yet??......)

Now my notification is stuck on that March 5th case received at your local office step, and the case inquiry for beyond March 29 but honestly I do not see the point of doing that since people from 2016 are still stuck at this process haha. Thought it would be helpful to share with you October filers