Sanjay & Laura

2 hours ago, Cardiofan said:

I filed mid December. Got the notice of received application within a week.  January 7th I received Notice of Action: no Biometrics required. 

So far no more news. 

I wonder if the process is faster now and we don’t have to wait 15-19 months. I’m from California. Perhaps it’s back to 2-3... any info?

 

 

I sure hope you're right...maybe the process is faster than it has been in the past. 

1 hour ago, Kiolas said:

I also received an extension letter today! So happy

Awesome!

Good news! We received our NOA1 in the mail today giving the 18 month extension. Whew....

4 hours ago, afortunada said:

Our petition was received on December 5th and we have received no correspondence whatsoever. No extension letter, no biometrics appointment.. nothing. All these other people confirming about theirs is making me nervous, too! Hooray!

We were in the same situation - until we went into the local field office. On the spot, they gave us a 90 day extension and submitted an e-request on our behalf, saying we never received NOA1. Today we got it in the mail - an official 18-month extension letter. Thank you God.

On 1/24/2019 at 6:23 PM, Georgia16 said:

The TX lockbox is not the same as the TX service center so I'm sure you sent it to the lockbox as it is that address they have under where to file on their instructions. 

Thanks Georgia for clarifying!

On 1/24/2019 at 5:55 PM, justwaiting2018 said:

I just called USCIS. They said that they sent my receipt notice on 12/31/2018. However, I never received it. So the lady on the phone escalated it and made a duplicate request...now more waiting....sigh

Sorry to hear that! The waiting is tough for sure

Just now, justwaiting2018 said:

did you file at a lockbox facility or a service center?

Texas service center

4 minutes ago, justwaiting2018 said:

I just called USCIS. They said that they sent my receipt notice on 12/31/2018. However, I never received it. So the lady on the phone escalated it and made a duplicate request...now more waiting....sigh

I'm sorry to hear that. We're in the same boat. It had been 3 weeks since we called and were told they would re-send the notice. Never got it. Since GC expires in 11 days, we made an appt at our local office and went in and were given a ninety day extension. 

2 hours ago, Ksenia_O said:

As I understood your husband didn't have his passport with him. Maybe that's why he was granted only 90 days extension ..Not sure, but probably an extension (I-551),  stamped in the Form I-94 or any other hand-written forms, can be given only for a short time...? 

 

Probably,  had your husband had his passport with him, he would have been given I-551 stamp, valid for a year. 

 

But again - it's all up to IO at your local USCIS Office. They can give you the stamp for a month, 3 months, 6 months.... any other period up to a year.

 

P.S. I'm sorry you'd have to come back to get another I-551 if your Extension Letter doesn't arrive within those 90 days... 

 

Really hope all of you, guys, will have a smooth and "no-stress"  I-751 process! 

Okay, that makes sense. This is quite a learning process. Thanks for responding!

2 hours ago, Thanhnguyen said:

I have infopass appointment and it’s 2 weeks in advance,  which mean 1 week before my expiration day. Also I need to travel out of country so this system is really mess up when they give you 90days >< 

Couldn't agree more. Glad you are getting to the local office before GC expires.

1 minute ago, Thanhnguyen said:

Why 90 days??? Then after that you have to come back for another 90 days? They should have just stamp your passport

That's a good question and we are thinking the same thing: Why 90 days? I guess it's because the rep at the local center doesn't really know if we submitted enough documents to "prove" bonafide relationship, etc. So that's all they are willing to give probably. Unfortunately, it's not gonna get us thru. We've already talked about scheduling our next appointment to extend it, cuz the appointments available are weeks in advance...messed up

6 hours ago, Kiolas said:

I submitted e-Request for non-delivery on 01/12/2019 and today received a response to wait 30 days for NOA.

Hi,

We are in a similar situation, only received a text NOA from our 751 submitted the first week of December. My husband's GC expires in 11 days so we made an appt at our local USCIS center and they gave us a 90 day extension letter.

25 minutes ago, benkat9596 said:

Hey guys

 

Sent our packet off over a month ago, received a text early January stating it was recieved but no paper NOA as of yet. GC expires in 10 days. So we are going to book an infopass, no appointments in our area is it an issue to book an appointment in a city a state over as that's the closest with an appointment available?

 

Thanks guys 

I'm not sure on the out of state appointment, but we just came from our local service center today and got an immediate 90 day extension letter.

We filed our I-751 on December 7th, almost 2 months prior to GC expiration date of Feb 4. We received only a text NOA. When no paper NOA was received, we called the service center and the guy informed us a letter had in fact been sent to us, and after verifying our address in the system, he said that he would send it out again. He also said my husband had been given an 18-month extension. We never received the letter (either of them). As 7 weeks have now passed since we sent out our (huge) packet of I-751 and supporting documentation, on December 7th and the GC expires in 11 days, we decided to go into our local USCIS application support center. The very nice lady behind the counter told us she couldn't see where they had ever sent us a letter. But because the GC was soon expiring, she told us to go down the street to Walgreen's and get a passport photo, which she affixed to a hand-written extension of 90 days. Had my husband had his passport with him, she said she would have stamped the extension in the passport. 

Hi everyone! We filed our I-751 on December 7th, almost 2 months prior to GC expiration date of Feb 4. We received only a text NOA. When no paper NOA was received, we called the service center and the guy informed us a letter had in fact been sent to us, and after verifying our address in the system, he said that he would send it out again. He also said my husband had been given an 18-month extension. We never received the letter (either of them). As 7 weeks have now passed since we sent out our (huge) packet of I-751 and supporting documentation, on December 7th and the GC expires in 11 days, we decided to go into our local USCIS application support center. The very nice lady behind the counter told us she couldn't see where they had ever sent us a letter. But because the GC was soon expiring, she told us to go down the street to Walgreen's and get a passport photo, which she affixed to a hand-written extension of 90 days. Had my husband had his passport with him, she said she would have stamped the extension in the passport.

While we are certainly grateful for the 90 day extension, we are very concerned as to why we have not received the hard copy mailed NOA1 and the extension letter. Could the agency be this messed up? At this point, we are growing concerned that we may have missed an appointment letter or biometrics...are we to believe the lady at our local office or the guy at the service center?

Any guidance would be greatly appreciated! And best of luck to you all on your own personal journeys :)