Linxx

1 minute ago, dwg866899 said:

Thank you so much @Linxx ok will ask her to call and make that appointment. I just googled infopass appointment to read about it. but interview is standard like we had the interview before so can we request for thejm to interview us before we plan on leaving?

I don’t think so, but you can definitely delay a interview. You’d have to have a way of finding out the interview date should it come about. I think you can sign up for text and email updates on your case but these aren’t always reliable as I was signed up and didn’t receive any after a while.

1 minute ago, dwg866899 said:

Thank you @Linxx for the quick response im glad I found this resouce. infopass is what's it called? Does it have to be her to call or can I call on her behalf? Do I call local office nearest us or a 800 number? but with the stam can she stay outside the US more than 6 months? regarding interview, home visit, etc, will they send a letter saying "interview on this date" or "home visit on this date" so I can try to book her a quick return flight? Also is she "undocumented" now and should she tell her employer? Sorry I have so many questions. I want to do right. I want her to stay until she gets her approved notice, but it breaks my heart thinking it's like I'm keeping her from her mother. I am only the husband. Her mother is the person who gave her life.

She is still a permanent resident and not undocumented. I don’t know about being out of the states for that long, 6 months may be too long. Home visits aren’t the norm, but if you do have one there’s no warning. They are purposely executed to catch you by surprise.  She has to go to the infopass appointment herself with her passport. If you call uscis they will help you arrange an infopass appointment 

Hey @dwg866899 call and make an infopass appointment and get the stamp it’s an in and out thing, this will allow you to travel. I was overseas during the home visit and was approved a week after. I’m still overseas in fact. Don’t worry, for me it all seemed to work out and I seemed to hit every possible wall along the way but it’ll be ok

Looks like the immigration gods smiled on me today. Got a notification that new card is being produced! I think my case serves as an example that it isn’t always as plain sailing as some people expect. I’m glad I’m overly prepared for all eventualities and kept as much evidence as possible throughout. 

So I got my stamp after my I-751 extension expired and am now in my home country for a funeral. Whilst I was away my husband had a visit from homeland security who proceeded to take pictures of every room in the house, re-asking the same questions we had in the stokes interview, and asking for evidence of us both living there. I guess the 4 years worth of bank statements/bills/insurance/taxes/photos weren’t enough. Absolutely exasperated at this point. Attorney said not to worry but I know this isn’t usual practice. Neither of us has anything besides a parking ticket to our name but still, feel like we are being treated very unfairly. People here have been approved with no interview and a tenth of the evidence we submitted. I for one could do without the stress at this time. Not sure what’s going to happen next. 

14 hours ago, JyMu said:

Hi everybody,

 

I am new here. Did apply in the month of Jan., 2018. Received an extension letter for eighteen months, which expired in August hence got an extension stamp on the passport which expires in March 2020. 

 

So, due to some goof up at USCIS, they reopened our case after I pointed it out to them. They had already sent our cheque back stating that my ROC request was not valid because according to them my marriage was already two years old when I entered US, which meant that they wanted to correct their mistake by now requesting me to fill form I-90 instead! This was based on wrong info as my marriage was not two years old when I entered the US. Anyhow, to cut the long story short, in trying to correct a mistake that wasn't there in the first place, they've basically taken over 20 months to give me an answer. Sometimes, I wonder why did I even bother to correct them!

 

Now when I wrote to them asking why is my case out of normal proceeding time, I got a letter saying that "security check is pending". I am not sure as to what this means. If anyone could throw a light on this, please?

 

Thank you.

 

I did an online service request and received the same answer, pending security checks. I think it’s just a generic response meaning they don’t really know what’s going on lol

hey guys, I have an info pass appointment next week and I was wondering, do I need any proof for needing to travel home etc? Im gonna take my passport, extension letter and my expired green card. I haven't booked a flight yet as I wanted to wait until I get the stamp. My I-751 extension expired 20 days ago. 

Im at 18 months and 9 days. 42 days since interview. Honestly this has been the most tedious, emotionally draining experience of my life and they seem to just keep dragging it out as much as possible.

2 hours ago, bigjailerman said:

I would call and request an InfoPass appointment. Is your extension letter ready to record as well? You would need a 551 stamp on your passport (or another stamp if your stamp is going to expire. 

 

BTW your timeline isn't updated.... 

My extension letter expired a week ago. The site says 19 months processing time and in 2 weeks I’ll be past that. Sorry not sure of my timeline as the only dates I can recall are my application received date and interview date 

In around 2 weeks I will officially be outside of normal processing time. What is my course of action at that point? 

3 hours ago, bigjailerman said:

Did you try to get a 551 stamp on your passport? If you call the main number and speak to an agent and speak to level 2 you should be able to get an appointment to do that. 

According to my attorney and the level 1 person I spoke to, I can only get the stamp if I’m looking to travel and have the travel booked. Otherwise I’m just out of status which they said is no big deal. I’m just sick of being in limbo. I turned in a huge amount of evidence both when applying for roc and again at the interview. Married for 4 years now, and still being given the run around. I just don’t know what more they want.

So my 18 month extension expired 2 days ago. Still haven’t heard a single word and when I called I was told that on their site it says 19 months is the processing time they are allowing and that it doesn’t matter that my extension has ran out. Been 5 weeks since my interview. So sick and tired of this now.

I’ve still not heard anything back 😕 13 days since interview and not a peep. Anyone have any idea of how long they usually take to review stuff after the interview? Gonna call my attorney Monday to see what his take is on it.

So just an update. We had our interview today. As soon as my name was called o we went to the io and he told me to take a seat and that he’s interviewing us separately. My husband was in for an hour or so and I was super anxious. The io then brought me in as my husband went to wait in the waiting room. 

The io was nice and polite and asked me a lot of questions about:

our houses, how many TVs we had, where they were, what we had for dinner last night. Where did we go on vacation last, names of all immediate  relatives, when I saw them last, what my relationship with them is like. How we met and where, where we’ve travelled, what did we eat for breakfast. Basically everything. At the end he said we will receive our answer in 2-3 weeks possibly longer.

safe to say we got a stokes interview, and god only knows what the outcome will be. After talking to my husband we answered questions all the same. But they were definitely suspicious. The reason for which I don’t know.

we provided joint  car insurance, health insurance, car title, triple A membership, joint water, gas and cable bills, joint cell phone bill, joint taxes for the last 4 years and pictures from multiple vacations, some international. 

My husband makes 6 figures in a federal position, and I’m from England. No criminal record or anything. Not even a speeding ticket. I wasn’t expecting this at all

1 hour ago, vvp said:

Seems like you have a good amount of evidence. Are you planning to go to the interview with an attorney?

No just me and hub. I feel like we have more than enough evidence, but you just never know.

So my interview is in a week. I didn’t get an RFE, but the letter asked me to bring all the same stuff they asked for when I applied for ROC? My attorney said don’t take anything we already sent them and just bring a continuation of the things from the last year or so. I’m taking all tax transcripts, bank statements, utility bills, car and heath insurance, couple of things like triple A and a couple more pics. 

Would that suffice y’all think?

1 hour ago, vvp said:

I really really wish you to have a nice IO and easy interview! Please keep us in the loop.

Thanks I will!

1 hour ago, ikeac said:

Wow that’s a short notice! But think on the positive side, soon you will be done with this long and stressful process! Good luck and stay positive, show the office the beauty of your relationship!

 

I still don’t know if they will request an interview for my I-751 but the wait is killing me.

I have a few worries but trying to stay positive. We are a gay couple and although its 2019 not everyone is on that same page lol I suspect we will be extra scrutinized. I just don't do well in those situations. its like every time I go through TSA they make me feel like a criminal! lol

They gave me about 11 days notice 

27 minutes ago, vvp said:

What was the last status change for your case? Did you get “case was transferred to schedule an interview” status ?

Just that it was received at my local office that was on May 3rd. Vermont was the original processing place. So stressed now. I won’t sleep all week

39 minutes ago, Oli2807 said:

Did you have any transfers or did you apply for N-400?

Nope. Just regular roc that I applied for January last year. I already did the aos interview. Didn’t expect to get interviewed again. Really anxious as the first one was awful we got grilled 

So I got a letter today calling us for an interview. What’s worrying me is in big, bold letters it says “this interview will be videotaped” it’s scaring the ####### out of me. 

6 minutes ago, mar2015 said:

Not necessary. I received the message card is being produced. After case was transferred to a local office. and I finally receive an I-797 of approval by mail. Today I got the message that the card was mailed.

 

By the way, I don't have a tracking number just a message that card was mailed. I receive updates by USPS. So I will know when the card will show on my mail.

 

Don't freak out.

Oh ok thank you! God I have ptsd from the last one haha she went in hard on us! We’d only been married a month and she was asking for all joint things. We had pics of us from the previous 2 years on vacations and stuff and a joint bank account but she wasn’t happy. This time,we submitted joint bank account, credit card, health insurance, car title and insurance, lots of joint utility bills, photos, me as the beneficiary of his retirement and his will. Hopefully that was enough because I literally don’t know what else we could have supplied. We are a gay couple so kids were out of the question haha

1 minute ago, Pikachu Babe said:

It looks like they transferred your case to local office.

 

Reading some of the threads, people seem to think this indicates an interview? I hope not. The last one was awfully stressful lol

So as of today it says that it was submitted on 22nd January 2018, and  then this -

Case Was Received At My Local Office

On May 03, 2019, we received your Form I-751, Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence

what does that mean?