nerdcouple

My status changed to 'Fingerprints taken' on Friday (10/4) and to 'New card is being produced' today. Does this mean my ROC got approved? I didn't apply for citizenship, and didn't get an interview invitation. I did reach out to my congressman in mid-August and got this response but maybe it helped: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) records confirm that your constituent’s case is pending at the Texas Service Center (TSC). There is currently a 31 Months processing time for Form I-751 cases that are received at TSC. Your constituent’s case was received at this center on February 27, 2023. Please note that estimated processing times are processing goals and not a guarantee that applications will be processed within the estimated timeframe. 

Happy New Year everyone! I am in the same boat and haven't heard anything since March. The ink on my extension letter is coming off slowly, and I am ready to get the new Greencard haha. I do not plan on applying for citizenship so I will have to be patient

Same here, no updates yet...

Hello all,

I am supposed to get on a flight from Germany to the US (Lufthansa) in less than 12 hours and just realized that I brought my extension letter but left my greencard at home. Is there any chance they will let me board the flight? The extension letter is dated March 2023 and is for 48 months. I do have pictures of my greencard but I left the actual card at home. What can I do at this point? 

I have taken two trips since my Greencard expired at the end of May, and I am happy to report that there were no issues at departing airport or immigration in US (SIN-LAX on SQ and FRA-IAH on LH). It annoys me that the online check in doesn't work anymore since they ask for expiration date, but moving forward I might just use the expiration date plus 48 months to circumvent the issue 

Hello all, it has been almost 2 months and I haven't received biometrics waiver or appointment letter yet. Should I be concerned?

I reached out to my local HR team last week (big international company with 90k+ employees worldwide, HQ in Europe) to let them know that I have received the extension letter. Today, they said they went on the USCIS website and checked, and that they do not need the letter. No re-verification needed according to them. I told my HR rep that it would make me feel a lot better if they could add a copy to my file. HR rep said they would check again and circle back. For literally every job I applied for, there was a question in the process regarding whether or not I am legally authorized to work in the US. If an auditor comes in, what evidence would my employer still have that I am actually authorized to work here if they did not add the letter to my file?! I am just trying to not get fired   What is everyone else's experience with that? 

On 3/9/2023 at 7:54 PM, OldUser said:

Recently came back from a trip to Europe.

 

On the way back, departure was uneventful, as United airline agent was nice and knowledgable. Arrival at SFO wasn't as smooth as in September 2022. The GE kiosks asked to scan docs this time. This was a rollback from purely facial recognition I've experienced in September 2022. The system didn't like the expired GC so had to see the CBP briefly and show extension letter.

GE procedures are so random... I usually fly into IAH and sometimes I need to talk to someone, other times I just print the GE receipt and hand it to someone and I am good to go. Arrived at JFK yesterday and printed GE receipt was enough. My GC expires in May 2023 but GE doesn't expire before Dec 2026. I just double checked and was surprised that GE is not dependent on GC. Hope they won't change that lol

Hey everyone! I mailed my package with UPS on 2/20 but there was a shipping delay and it didn't get delivered before 2/27. I got a text on 3/2 with a SRC case number, so I guess that makes me a March filer  I am still waiting for the letter in the mail. Wishing everyone a smooth but fast ride!

I mailed my package with UPS Ground on 2/20. It got delivered on 2/27 to Phoenix after a few days of weather delays. Got a text on 3/2 with SRC case number (Texas Service Center). Does that make me a March filer?  

I dropped of my box at UPS this morning!!! I feel a little relieved that it's finally on the way to Phoenix. Estimated delivery is on Thu (2/23). I used UPS ground shipping because I was not willing to spend more money on air to get it there 1-2 days earlier, and USPS offices are closed today  I am really hoping that my fingerprints can be reused because the potential appointment date might be during my trip to Germany next month. I am using that unexpired Greencard while I still can...

Thank you all for your input. I will ship my package on Feb 21 (Tue) since Feb 20 is President's Day, and USPS offices will be closed. Cannot wait to get in line  

I decided not to file a N400 since I do not want to give up my German citizenship. I'd have to file for retention permit of my German citizenship with the German government, and I don't think my chances are high. It is a lot of paperwork and needs to be timed very well. I think I will rather renew my greencard after 10 years (who knows where I will be by then) instead of going through the citizenship processes on both German and US side. 

It's the tenth of the month and I am still the only soul that filed or will file in February? Have a great weekend everyone!

Hallo ihr Lieben,

wollte mich auch mal wieder melden. Bin ja jetzt seit ein bisschen mehr als 3 Jahren in Houston und wuerde sagen, dass ich mich so langsam eingelebt habe. Ich arbeite durchgehend, seit ich meine EAD damals bekommen habe, nur fehlt mir hier noch ein bisschen ein Freundeskreis. Versuche immer mal wieder bei Facebook Gruppen neue Leute kennenzulernen, aber das ist nicht immer so einfach und ersetzt auch nicht den Freundeskreis zuhause, den man sich seit Kindesjahren aufgebaut hat. Viele in meinem Alter haben auch schon Kinder, aber davon will ich (noch) nichts wissen  Wuerde ich hier wohnen, wenn es meinen Mann nicht gaebe? Sicher nicht, haha, aber man kann es aushalten. 2021 und 2022 gingen super schnell vorbei, und es wird jetzt Zeit fuer mich, removal of conditions zu beantragen. Habe den ganzen Papierkram schon fertig und muss es nur noch abschicken am 20. Feb. Wenn man es zu frueh abschickt, dann bekommt man es wohl wieder zurueck. Habe in den Foren gelesen, dass man inzwischen extension letters fuer 48 Monate bekommt. Verstehe auch nicht, warum das so lange dauern soll. Mir graut es jetzt schon vor den Diskussionen am Check In Schalter im Ausland, wenn ich meine abgelaufene Greencard mit der Kopie des Letters vorzeigen muss (oder das Original?!). Staatsbuergerschaft werde ich wohl nicht beantragen, das ist mir zu viel Aufwand mit der Beibehaltungsgenehmigung und die niedrigen Chance darauf. Und meine deutsche Staatsbuergerschaft gebe ich keinesfalls auf. Wie seht ihr das? Gibt es driftige Gruende, warum man die US Stabue beantragen sollte?!

Viele Gruesse und habt ein tolles Wochenende!

On 1/31/2023 at 7:44 AM, Rearviewmirror said:

One quick thing - I would definitely not submit your package any earlier than February 20 (there are some reports of packages with postmarks before the earliest file date being rejected). Remember its 90 days, not 3 months, and with February and April being short months, 89 days before May 20 is actually February 20 (see here).

 

On the plus side, you should definitely be receiving the 48 month extension letter!

On 1/31/2023 at 10:55 AM, Unicorn Uno said:

I used the N-400 filing date calculator to find out the exact date (it’s same 90 days window for N-400 as well). Here is the link -

 

https://www.uscis.gov/forms/uscis-early-filing-calculator

 

Also, I agree with RearviewMirror said. It’s better to wait until Feb 20.

Thanks for the previous comments. I will mail my package on the 20th then to be on the safe side.

I think I have everything I need but would appreciate if someone could go over my list:

Exhibit A: FORM I-751

·       Money order in the amount of $680.00 for payment of the I-751 Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence + Biometric fee

·       Copy of form G-1145

·       Original Form I-751 filled and signed by XXX and XXX

·       Copy of Permanent Resident Card front and back

Exhibit B: COMMUNAL RESIDENCE

·       Closing disclosure of the property which has been our primary residence since XXX: Address

·       Two mortgage statements for our primary residence for February 2022 and January 2023

·       Two mortgage interest statements for tax years 2021 and 2022

·       A construction contract for the addition of a pool and a guest house to our primary residence, dated 05/12/2022, as well as the latest draw invoice, dated 12/17/2022

·       Copy of an Optimum statement, dated 01/05/2023, showing XXX as responsible for paying internet in our joint residence

·       Copy of XXX Waste Services bill, dated 01/02/2023, showing XXX as responsible for paying waste service at our primary residence

Exhibit 😄 FINANCIAL COMMINGLING

·       Copies of the tax returns transcripts for tax years 2020 and 2021

·       Copies of Chase joint checking account statements:

o   First statement for period ending on 03/05/2020 (month of account opening)

o   Statement for period ending on 01/06/2022

o   Latest statement for period ending on 01/31/2023

·       Copies of Marcus joint savings account statements:

o   First statement for period ending on 11/30/2020 (month of account opening)

o   Statement for period ending on 12/31/2021

o   Latest statement for period ending on 01/31/2023

·       Copy of XXX joint medical insurance card showing both XXX and XXX active on the same membership

Exhibit D: JOINT VEHICLE

·       Copy of joint motor vehicle purchase agreement, dated 05/08/2021

·       Copy of insurance card for above vehicle showing XXX and XXX as drivers and covered by the insurance. Effective dates: 12/18/2022 – 06/18/2023

·       Copy of PenFed car loan statement, dated 01/23/2023, for above vehicle showing XXX as main borrower and XXX as co-signer

Exhibit E: PICTURES OF US TOGETHER

·       Various pictures of trips taken together, with family and friends and from our wedding

Hello February Crew -

I couldn't find a thread for February filers yet, so I created one. I got the reminder letter from USCIS today. My Greencard expires on 5/20. The filing date calculator on the USCIS website is not working for me but I plan on mailing my package on 2/18 (Saturday). At this moment, I am just collecting evidence and printing a lot of documents. I am happy to share the content of my package once I am done. So far, our process has been really smooth (K1 all the way through AOS without any RFE), so fingers crossed that does not change. 

Here's to waiting.... Again 🍷

On 5/25/2021 at 9:13 PM, nerdcouple said:

So my interview was on 5/20 and I got approved later that day. Since then, my status has not changed and it is still "Case was approved". I received the notice of action in the mail on 5/24. The notice says that I was approved but that I may be required to report for biometrics processing again. Did anybody have the same issue?

Never mind! Card was in the mail today

So my interview was on 5/20 and I got approved later that day. Since then, my status has not changed and it is still "Case was approved". I received the notice of action in the mail on 5/24. The notice says that I was approved but that I may be required to report for biometrics processing again. Did anybody have the same issue?

Had our interview in Houston today. It was lame and disappointing. We were interviewed together, and the only question regarding our relationship was 'how did you meet?'. Immigration officer asked if I am working, and made sure the information on my application was still up to date. That's it! No proof of our relationship or any other documents needed. She said my medical expired and I need a new one, but I asked her to double check (medical was from Sept 2019) and she then figured out it was still good. I was not approved on the spot because she wanted to do another security check. I asked for the I 551 stamp but didn't get it  A few hours later, status changed to 'Case was approved'

Hi all!

Quick question: My AOS interview is on 5/20. I would like to leave the country on 5/28 and come back 3 weeks later. What if I do not have my greencard in the mail before I leave? Will I be able to enter the US with my combo card again?

Thanks!

On 4/20/2021 at 1:23 PM, Letspaintcookies said:

Oh my God finally! So happy for you. It's about time for sure!

Yeees! Got the letter today. Interview is on 5/20. Now let's collect all those documents that they want to see 

Two days ago, my case changed to "Interview was scheduled". Today, we came back from a mini vacation in Mexico, and the immigration officer asked if we still live on [new street]. We moved to a new house a few months ago, and I requested an address change, and seems like the interview invitation will be sent to the new address  BTW: I got escorted at immigration in Houston today. They checked my AOS status, asked where I am arriving from today, how long I stayed, who I traveled with, etc. Very nice officer, and after 5 minutes they let me go.

13 hours ago, Bars&Saqi said:

we officially passed 300 days since case ready to be scheduled.... the joys of being in Seattle. Hoping we get something before the summertime!

Same here! 301 days today. Hang in there, you are not alone!

Hey everyone!

Hope y'all had a great start into 2021. Congrats to the ones who have their interviews schedules or already completed.

I am a Houston filer and the processing time here is 15-29 months, so I need to practice my patience. But I am seeing that Oct 2019 filers are getting their interviews scheduled so there is some hope! In the meantime, I have sent renewal applications for EAD and AP on 2020-12-15 because mine expires in April. I just received two texts with case numbers, and looked up them up on the USCIS website:

On December 28, 2020, we received your Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, Receipt Number IOExxx, and mailed you a receipt notice or acceptance notice. It is being processed at our National Benefits Center location. The notice describes how we will process your case. 

I am confused because the number doesn't start with MSC. Does anybody have any additional information on that?

Also, when I used my AP in October 2020, I got a stamp in my passport saying "Paroled until 10/25/2021". Does this mean I don't need a new AP before 10/2021 and that I can leave and re-enter the country even if they don't issue me another combo card? 

On 11/14/2020 at 9:19 AM, ColumbusKat said:

Hello all! So we were originally scheduled for our interview for August 18th, but about a week before the interview it was cancelled.  We were rescheduled after a couple months and had the interview on Tuesday. 

Congrats!!!!! I wish I was at that stage already lol. What is you local office?