Lotetaru

8 hours ago, Land of L said:

 

Nice.Congrats!!!! Happy for you     

 

Can you pls share RFE content what's in there, helpful for others so  

The RFE was quite generic. USCIS wished to see more evidence in support of good faith marriage because the original evidence, particularly our leases and bank statements, did not cover the whole period of marriage but only the last two years. RFE also included a list of evidence that we could send.

I like going overboard with things (and I really dislike the idea of being deported), so I sent a 20 lbs package, which took us a couple of weeks to assemble. My cover letter for USCIS was 10 pages long, describing in detail what I am sending and why I am sending it. My hunch is that the most important documents in this process are (a) rental contracts, signed by both spouses, every year; and (b) bank statements for shared accounts — for every month. We sent 44 statements for each account. Additionally, we included all healthcare insurance and retirement benefits statements with both our names, requested official transcripts from IRS, found utilities bills from various apartments we used to live in, commandeered friends to write additional affidavits, added plane tickets and rentals from our vacations, and provided [insert a shocking number of] photos documenting every single month of our life since the wedding, with descriptions. You know, the typical stuff.

Good luck to everyone!

Woohoo! I got the letter that my request for the removal of the conditional basis has been approved!

I am an early April 2018 filer to the California Service Center. I had an RFE in April 2019, replied within a few weeks by early May, and was invited to a biometric appointment in June. Ten days after my biometric appointment, I got an approval notice in the mail.

April 2018 filer from California here.

I got a notice that an RFE is on the way. Anyone else got an RFE?

I submitted so much evidence already. Overwhelming amounts of evidence. 

56 minutes ago, LinJoe said:

 

 

Did ya'll get biometrics done sometime after you filed? i'm trying to figure out why some of us got appointments to get them done and others were waived/re-using previous ones.

I can only speak for myself, and, in my case, the last (and only) biometrics were done as part of the I-485 application back in 2016. 

I stopped trying to make sense of anything. Good luck and the speediest and successful resolution of this process to everyone!

34 minutes ago, Rochbaby said:

Just got my letter this morning from USCIS saying they will be using my old biometrics! So at least it's a start. 

I got the same letter!

I filed in early April 2018.

8 hours ago, Lotetaru said:

CSC is moving indeed. My package was delivered to CSC on April 6. My check was cashed today.

Update. NOA received today – May 21. It is dated May 17. 

CSC is moving indeed. My package was delivered to CSC on April 6. My check was cashed today.

5 hours ago, Maralba said:

Hello everybody,

I called again today as soon as 8.00 AM hit here in California, the representative connected me right away with a Tier 2 officer without blinking twice. Got a call back after 35 minutes of pacing back and forth and the officer told me something completely different from what I was told yesterday by the annoyed representative. I wish they just agreed on their replies instead of giving a different answer to every one of us.

Like yesterday my application was NOT in the system, but differently from many answers you guys got he asked me for the tracking number of my package and checked (I suppose USPS website???), confirming (AH!) that my packaged was received on April 10th, although there's no sign of my application anywhere. He then asked me for my email address (which I repeated 15 thousand times to make sure there were no mistakes, I felt so dumb) and said he would email CSC to prompt them to expedite the case. He told me to make sure to check my email daily and that I would receive an email from CSC in the next 5 business days. 

After this I mentioned him that my GC is about to expire in 3 days and asked him if this would be a problem (as in: "oh, you submitted a late application"). Guess what, completely different answer than the one given to me yesterday by the "nice" representative: "as long as you have your receipt and tracking number you are good to go, hold on to that one tightly, because I can see it was received", these were his words.

So people, hold on tight on your USPS receipts especially if your green cards are about to expire! I don't know if I feel better right now, just confused about all these different answers, but I suppose a Tier 2 officer "reply" is better than an angry/annoyed representative's? I am here crossing my fingers and trying to calm down my anxiety. And instead of repeatedly checking my bank account, now, I will keep my eyes on my email. I hope they will actually send one.

I read from someone's the "45 days delay" answer and "should have applied 90 days earlier".

E.X.C.U.S.E. M.E.??? When I received the letter from USCIS in February saying that I had a 90 days window prior to the expiration of my GC to apply, I wasn't told "by the way, try to apply as soon as the window open because we have a delay". If they had notified it to me I would have changed my plans and done it!!!  

What kind of answer is that? Are they trained to freak people out on purpose???

Wow. This sounds lucky. I just spoke to Tier 2 officer. They said that, once 45 days passes since the time I sent the package, I should send an enquiry to the lockbox email.

Just now, Gizzmondo said:

Can they not find you with your A number from your Green card - thats how they found me yesterday (on the telephone)

Hi @Gizzmondo. They found my case through my A number, of course. They just do not see any developments there – no notification of the I-751 package. From what I understand from this discussion, this is expected before the check is cashed.

@tomstan, Thank you for the information! I appreciate it.

I will just wait. I don't fully understand what our [i.e. California filers, >30 days] options are at this point. Filing the application again seems most counterproductive, once we have collectively guessed that there is some kind of a backlog at CSC. Also, once your Green Card expires and NOA is not received yet, what are the legal implications?

2 hours ago, Jenny2104 said:

Hi guys, I've been following this topic for a while now. I applied to CSC and my package was delivered  on April 10th. My check has not being cashed. I just called USCIS and they can not locate my package.

Hi Jenny and others,

I have the exact same situation. I called CSC today. My package was delivered on April 6, which means it has been 33 days now. My check has not been cashed, and they cannot locate my package. I received a standard recommendation to wait a couple more days and then to make an InfoPass appointment with my local office.

7 minutes ago, Maralba said:

I spoke to one of them a few hours ago, I pushed #2 that is about "application" and simply used the voice that said something like "if you have lost your case number" since they don't give an option for those who haven't received one. I was connected to a representative right away and I explained my situation to her but she wasn't helpful at all unfortunately. 

Thank you. Yep, that's what I have been doing. 1 – 2 – 2. What I am getting is "If you have lost your case number, please call back here at our working hours on Mon-Fri ... ." I don't get it. It is Tuesday, 4:35pm in CA.

I just spent 20 minutes listening to automated messages on the USCIS helpline. Could anyone help me out please. How do I speak to a representative? (It is before 6pm in CA. Are they operating on EST time at USCIS?)

Dear all, I just discovered this forum and this thread. It is nice to know that there is a venue and a community for this immigration application process.

For what it's worth, I submitted my I-751 package on April 4. It reached USCIS on April 6. I have not received an NOA, nor was my check cashed. 

It sounds like many people are having a similar experience. All the best to everyone!