amdmrs

5 hours ago, amdmrs said:

Hi everyone! I'll try to make this very easy to understand so maybe someone can help or for those in the same situation. 

I applied for my i751 removal of conditions on residence on December 2016 and also got a year extension letter for my green card. And in January 2017 i had my biometrics taken. So far everything okay. A year passed and still no answer or update on my case other than "fees were waived" which it was never waived because i paid for my application, apparently that was some kind of glitch. In December 2017 i got a i551 stamp on my passport extending my green card for another year, they also took my expired green card. At that point i was aware that the i751's were taking longer than usual to be processed. A few months after that i checked my status online and it said that on march 4th 2018 my case was received at my local office and thats what is there until now. In July 2018 i received a letter extending that stamp for 18 months, instead of 12 because of process delays. So now let's get to the "issues".. it's been 21 months since i applied and i still havent got any kind of uptade, mine receipt number is wac170xxxxxx (apparently those first 3 numbers mean something). In August i submitted an inquire for outside normal processing time and they answer that the case is still pending. Today when i called uscis, the officer said that my case is at the california service center, not at my local office (probably another glitch), she also said that CSC are still working on cases from march 2015, and that it takes from 22 to 44 months to get to December 2016 (when i applied). But in the uscis website it says that they are currently working on cases from January 2017, and i saw a bunch of people here that applied in 2017 and already got their cards. She also said that the law changed last year and the backlog is due to the fact that now EVERYONE needs to be interviewed. But again, i saw a lot people here that just got their cards in the mail without interview, and i also didnt see any law stating that. In their website it says that it MAY BE required. Bottom line is, who knows whats going on! 

So my question is, anyone going through something similar? Anyone that applied in December 2016 that got an answer or some kind of update? 

Thanks!! 

Just to be clear. I never mentioned anything about N400. I didnt apply for that, and all my responses are pretty much talking about that 😅😅 

6 minutes ago, GreatDane said:

We applied in August 2016 with CSC and are still waiting. If you applied for your N400, this is very common as they will only move forward and adjudicate the petitions together. As our case has been outside processing times, we've filed and e-request and spoken with our Representative who inquired on the case. Although it was outside of processing times, they will not adjudicate it as scheduled once an N400 is submitted. 

I didnt apply for N400. I thought about it but i was told it would delay even more, so i didnt.

I'll post it again here since im a 1751 December 2016 filer. 

Hi everyone! I'll try to make this very easy to understand so maybe someone can help or for those in the same situation. 

I applied for my i751 removal of conditions on residence on December 2016 and also got a year extension letter for my green card. And in January 2017 i had my biometrics taken. So far everything okay. A year passed and still no answer or update on my case other than "fees were waived" which it was never waived because i paid for my application, apparently that was some kind of glitch. In December 2017 i got a i551 stamp on my passport extending my green card for another year, they also took my expired green card. At that point i was aware that the i751's were taking longer than usual to be processed. A few months after that i checked my status online and it said that on march 4th 2018 my case was received at my local office and thats what is there until now. In July 2018 i received a letter extending that stamp for 18 months, instead of 12 because of process delays. So now let's get to the "issues".. it's been 21 months since i applied and i still havent got any kind of uptade, mine receipt number is wac170xxxxxx (apparently those first 3 numbers mean something). In August i submitted an inquire for outside normal processing time and they answer that the case is still pending. Today when i called uscis, the officer said that my case is at the california service center, not at my local office (probably another glitch), she also said that CSC are still working on cases from march 2015, and that it takes from 22 to 44 months to get to December 2016 (when i applied). But in the uscis website it says that they are currently working on cases from January 2017, and i saw a bunch of people here that applied in 2017 and already got their cards. She also said that the law changed last year and the backlog is due to the fact that now EVERYONE needs to be interviewed. But again, i saw a lot people here that just got their cards in the mail without interview, and i also didnt see any law stating that. In their website it says that it MAY BE required. Bottom line is, who knows whats going on! 

So my question is, anyone going through something similar? Anyone that applied in December 2016 that got an answer or some kind of update? 

Thanks!! 

Hi everyone! I'll try to make this very easy to understand so maybe someone can help or for those in the same situation. 

I applied for my i751 removal of conditions on residence on December 2016 and also got a year extension letter for my green card. And in January 2017 i had my biometrics taken. So far everything okay. A year passed and still no answer or update on my case other than "fees were waived" which it was never waived because i paid for my application, apparently that was some kind of glitch. In December 2017 i got a i551 stamp on my passport extending my green card for another year, they also took my expired green card. At that point i was aware that the i751's were taking longer than usual to be processed. A few months after that i checked my status online and it said that on march 4th 2018 my case was received at my local office and thats what is there until now. In July 2018 i received a letter extending that stamp for 18 months, instead of 12 because of process delays. So now let's get to the "issues".. it's been 21 months since i applied and i still havent got any kind of uptade, mine receipt number is wac170xxxxxx (apparently those first 3 numbers mean something). In August i submitted an inquire for outside normal processing time and they answer that the case is still pending. Today when i called uscis, the officer said that my case is at the california service center, not at my local office (probably another glitch), she also said that CSC are still working on cases from march 2015, and that it takes from 22 to 44 months to get to December 2016 (when i applied). But in the uscis website it says that they are currently working on cases from January 2017, and i saw a bunch of people here that applied in 2017 and already got their cards. She also said that the law changed last year and the backlog is due to the fact that now EVERYONE needs to be interviewed. But again, i saw a lot people here that just got their cards in the mail without interview, and i also didnt see any law stating that. In their website it says that it MAY BE required. Bottom line is, who knows whats going on! 

So my question is, anyone going through something similar? Anyone that applied in December 2016 that got an answer or some kind of update? 

Thanks!! 

On 9/18/2018 at 11:00 AM, TomSD said:

Congratulations to all who have received approval in the last few week or so.  I believe that most of these are from the California Service Center (WAC172x) where the x is either a 5 or 6.   Our number begins with WAC1727.   So I hope our time is coming soon.  Does anyone know if the numbers are duplicated between EAC and WAC?  In other words, could someone with the California service center have the same number as someone in Vermont - with the difference being only the first letter (E or W)?

I think the answer is no but I am not sure.

It also seems that the Vermont office was approving the applications quickly a month ago or so,  and now is on hold while California office is getting the attention.    Why this happens I do not know but the office might be focusing on other things for a while.   This might explain why some of you are waiting on the Vermont center even though getting an approval should be a slam dunk.   They are simply not looking at the applications.    It will be interesting to see if the Vermont approvals start up again and the California office goes quiet.  I hope not because we sure would like to get approved so we can plan on some travel and not worry that it will conflict with a request for an interview.  

BTW, we received the 18 month extension notice but not the "official" letter.  Others have received this too and then got approved right away.  We will see - so good luck to us all!

What does that mean? Mine is WAC170.. and im still waiting. I applied in december 2016 😕

Congrats! 

How long did it take? Also did it ever say it was received at a local office? 

Thanks