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On 10/29/2020 at 5:15 PM, nagylyndsey said:

When we went to N400 interview, Mount Laurel claimed to "not have our I751" or even know anything about its whereabouts, and our N400 couldn't move forward. Mount Laurel and USCIS were both absolutely no help, at all. We finally decided contacted Senator Bookers office for assistance. Two days later our I751 was approved after two years and N400 scheduled for oath.

 

The entire email exchanged between the senators office and USCIS was sent to us... the I751 was there the entire time, they lied straight to our face and got us all worked up over it being lost. Our I751 was listed as "pending review" with the officer assigned to it for over a year! And the liasion stated she would "let the officer know about the inquiry and encourage the officer to make a decision within 60 days"... So happy this is almost finally over.

 

 

Geez, they dragged you along to not even end up interviewing you or doing rfe? Your I751 could've just been approved at the original service center probably a year ago in that case, no need to even get sent to Mount Laurel. USCIS makes no sense. 

Went to my N400 interview. Received a paper that pretty much says no decision can be made but that I passed the civics test. I drove 2 hours to answer 6 questions and write/read a 3 word sentence for a maybe 10 minute interview.

Just now my account updated “you attended your interview”, but the estimated wait time is 4 months, completion date of 01/2021!?!?! My I751 still not updated since 2018..

This process does not want to end. I actually cried when I got back to my car out of disappointment. At this point, just approve or deny it (I’d seriously just go home at this point) but geez dragging it out for this long is border line cruel. 
 

Beyond frustrated, all I’ve read is everyone getting approved and same day oaths, but I get hung up. Life truly is not fair. Better luck to you all!!

4 hours ago, nagylyndsey said:

So, we went to my husbands N400 interview at Mount Laurel and after all the tests and questions they said that they couldn't approve N400 because they had "no documentation of the I751 on file." We demanded to speak to a supervisor because just last month we had an infopass appointment because the extension ran out and they refused to give a stamp because of this appointment, the girl assured us that we'd have no problems because everything we needed was there and good. We were really not expecting this... I even have emails from them that say the case is at Mount Laurel, but now no one there knows anything. The supervisor stated they'd find it later in the office and then said it was in Vermont and then said it was in the office. They really have no explanation and kept giving bs following script answers, no one was any help.  It was like they were avoiding answering questions. 

 

They ended up giving us a passport stamp that expires next October.... so I'm guessing we're not seeing the end of this anytime soon. 

 

Idk at what point this becomes too much, I751 has been pending for almost two years and now no one can even tell us where our file is. Any advice on what to do now? Would a lawyer be any help? We're so frustrated and over this. 

Did you interview today? I went today and they told me that no decision could be made and that meant no same day oath...

20 hours ago, nagylyndsey said:

On Monday we were called and told not to go to infopass appointment because the we had been scheduled an interview and wouldn't need a stamp. The interview will be on 09/24/2020. We applied in December 2019. 

Congrats, Mount Laurel is finally moving and much sooner than expected. All the work for the infopass appointments was pointless lol.

My infopass appointment was changed to yesterday and when I got there the lady said she couldn’t give me a stamp and I was really confused and she said well you have an appointment soon and we don’t do stamps for a months time.

She printed me an interview letter there. My interview is 9/28 in Mount Laurel (new interview). Nothing had changed on my online account until this morning, the interview had apparently been scheduled two hours before I got there. I asked about furlough and she said N400 and the oath which would be the same day are priority for USCIS and won’t be cancelled. 
 

She also told me that if I have trouble with my expired license or need proof of status they’d give an emergency appointment for a temp I94. She said driving with the expired license would be fine for the 20 days (and I hope she’s right). 
 

Good news, Mount Laurel is moving! Applied Dec 2019 with pending I751

Went to infopass appointment 

11 minutes ago, mmkshah said:

Were you able to get an appointment? We r in same spot. They keep denying to schedule appointment.

Yes, I was able to get one for September 4th. I had kinda had to demand it, the guy was really nasty and kept saying “well I don’t think that’s an emergency” regarding my drivers license expiring. I told him I paid for I751 and it’s my right to have documentation to keep my license. Don’t be afraid to be demanding, it was the only thing that worked. 
 

I seriously don’t know why they just didn’t extend all the effected  I751’s if they have such an issue scheduling appointments. 
 

54 minutes ago, nagylyndsey said:

Here’s what worked for us, we called many times too. Call the number and when it says “I understand full sentences” say “ADIT stamp”. You’ll wait 30+ mins and when they answer ask if they’re tier 2, the girl told us yes she was. Tell them you need extension for proof of status and tell them you need a drivers license to drive to work or you’ll face financial hardship. They’ll ask if you have proof, just say yes and they’ll say someone will call you back.

 

The officer who called back didn’t ask any questions and just scheduled the appointment. The first few times we called they said we didn’t have an emergency either with the drivers license. The DMV should’ve sent you a letter stating they won’t renew without proof of status. If you don’t have that email the DMV and they’ll send you an email stating the same. Use that as the “documentation” for asking for a stamp that they say you need. 
 

We talked to some RUDE people at USCIS regarding a stamp and them saying it wasn’t an emergency, but seriously how would they like it to lose their drivers license or not be able to find new employment if they wanted to. Keep trying and don’t give up until someone gives you an appointment. 

Thank you! I will try again in the morning. Fingers crossed I can get an appointment before the furlough 

How are you guys getting infopass appointments? I've called many times and all I ever get is "well *I* don't think that is an emergency" or "there's no appointments" from the person on the phone, but seem you guys at Mount Laurel are getting appointments. What are you saying to them? Please help

3 hours ago, Undecided said:

Because we are in the middle of a pandemic? Because you can’t have 50 people at a time Oath ceremonies? Because in some states the courts are still closed?

a pandemic with nearly 100% survival rate. we have lives that need to be lived as well, not everyone can sit around for 2 plus years on their I751/N400 being adjuncted,  this whole closure was badly executed on behalf on uscis. if we can have 500 people at a time in walmart touching everything and being near each other than they can do 50 people at an oath ceremony. 

3 hours ago, lesly87 said:

Have you tried renewing online? I just did that in NY. Not sure if Georgia allows this. 

Thought this was a good idea. Tried to renew online and a big red exclamation point came up saying, not eligible for online renewal and to visit in person. My expiration date of my license  is tied directly to the extension letter for NJ and they want proof of status in person. My wife jokes in a few months I can show up and get my license since they legalized undoctumented immigrants to obtain licenses and techincally I'll be undocumented soon since I have no proof.

On 7/23/2020 at 5:50 PM, nagylyndsey said:

Case inquiry from yesterday, does temporarily delaying interviews mean they’re not scheduling right now?

My case completion date was July 2020, but they removed it so it says nothing. I have the same office and the officer that called me back said no infopass appointments unless you have emergency travel... what bs is that! It's likely this office is closed and doing absolutely nothing in terms of interviewing. USCIS treating immigrants terrible with this, they could've just extended the green cards again, but no make us all worry about losing drivers licenses and potenitally jobs. 

3 hours ago, south9 said:

I got a call from USCIS about scheduling an infopass appointment and they told me there are no available dates in Atlanta field office! I need to call back again. Because renewing a driver's license is not an emergency🤦‍♀️ they are unable to open additional appointments for non-emergency situations. This is so frustrating. Btw they don't even take any steps unless your driver's license expires in less than 10 days.  Now mine is expiring next  week and still can't get even an appointment. I am getting nervous because it's very likely I won't be able to drive soon and there's no way to run errands without a car in my town.  

Same here, my extension expires in 30 days. They did not want to hear it. I had to fight on the phone to get a call back from an officer only to be told "drivers license renewal isn't an emergency", but apparently traveling is. Go figure, traveling during a pandemic is ok with them. I guess we all need to start planning trips to be able to carry on with life. 

The handling of this on USCIS's behalf has been terrible. They should've automatically extended green card/I751's that are being held up by N400 interviews so that people could still carry on with life. 

On 7/11/2020 at 12:04 PM, nagylyndsey said:

If you were a Vermont filer put in a service inquiry, the date out of normal processing time is well into February 2019 now. I’ve put in two already and after both they updated the n400. After the first inquiry they finally acknowledged receipt of RFE and after the second a few days ago the n400 changed to we are actively reviewing the case. The service responses always state the i751 is in line with n400 for an interview, so yeah we regret applying together too, but obviously we didn’t expect Covid to happen. completion date is still July 2020 in mount laurel so 20 days will tell, but I have a feeling in 30 days we’ll have to start harassing uscis for an infopass appointment...

 

 

 

 

I put in a service inquiry today, we'll see what happens. On Reddit I saw someone say they were scheduled an interview for I751 (they didn't file n400) out of Mount Laurel for July 9th. They gave like a week notice before the interview, they also claimed they filed in October 2019... which is kinda irritating if it's true because we've been sitting here for almost 2 years clueless. 

If we don't hear anything by the 21st of July,  we'll know the estimated completion date is a bunch of bs. Mine says July too and now July is haf way over with no word on anything. 

Any interviews scheduled in mount laurel nj yet that anyone knows of? 

Pending 19 months and now 7 months without any update.... fully believe the n400 stalled this process to the fullest of this would’ve been done back in December. Really really regret applying for n400 because at this rate maybe my i751 will be approved in 2021

3 hours ago, Ka&J said:

Hi,

I was reading on the other forum some USCIS office do have n400 interview and ceremony at the same day. Is that accurate information? Thank you

It is accurate. The New Jersey offices have always done same day oath ceremonies.

Hoping to come come back on here and see atleadst some interviews being scheduled somewhere in the country. Nothing? I'm hoping people are just neglecting to update here. 

2 hours ago, Dmitrii said:

I just want to travel but don’t know how accurate is  ETC 

ETC is useless it'll coutdown to zero and then say "we're taking longer than expected". The date at the top also useless or my case and tons of other would be completed already

Yesterday I spent two hours trying to phone through to USCIS today at the 1800 number. After tons of frustration I finally got through to a human after punching random combos of numbers. I requested immediately to speak to the highest person in charge. All I was told was that my cases are that the local office and will be scheduled depending on the number in front of me. My I751 (pending 19 months) is super out of normal processing time and when I asked about what to do when my extension runs out, they told me right now they're not taking infopass appointments and to call back in the 30 days before it expires. 

So my frustrations led me to a free consult at the local immigration attorney yesterday afternoon. He told me most USCIS office are "open", but they're not actually open. They prirotized oaths and are struggling to find a way to open "safely" for interviews. He said the offices in NJ/NYC want to move to video interviews, where you're still in the office but not face to face with an officer. There's apparently pilot programs of this in select states and they're working out the kinks. He said more than likely  NJ/NYC will begin scheduling at the end of July and start interviews in August/September right as they furlough. So this doesn't look like it'll ever end. As for my I751, that's where it came in that with lots of money  and forms to him that it could get approved faster. 

I absolutely can not believe that USCIS can not open safely. Now most everything is open in NJ and I can go to the packed beach/boardwalk, eat at a packed restuarant, go to the packed grocery store or Lowes, but I can't get interviewed by USCIS because they out of all these places can't figure out how to be safe. I'm absolutely frustrated and over this and in a short time I'll have to fight on the phone for an infopass appointment for my I751 because I need a license to drive for my job (they've already brought it up that's its expiring).  Sorry to vent here, it's just extrememly disappointing and frustraing that they can't figure this Covid safety thing out and also plan to lay off 70% of their worker at the same time, while giving us absolutely no answers or direction.  

4 hours ago, nagylyndsey said:

Case status changed today to “On June 24, 2020 request for additional evidence has been received.”

 

Also, estimated completion date came back as July 2020 (not that I hold any faith in that date, but it’s on there again) and at the bottom it says all evidence submitted. 
 

This evidence was submitted a month and a half ago, hopefully this means they’re getting closer to scheduling interviews again in NJ. 

Good news, at least you know your application is being touched by actual people there. I'd love to get any actaul notification from USCIS just to know my file is still alive and not lost. Following closely to see what happens with your case. 

1 hour ago, MD1 said:

I had my N400 interview scheduled for April 17, but then it got cancelled. Still waiting for a new interview date since then. Anyone in New Jersey (Mt. Laurel) got his/her cancelled interview rescheduled?

I applied in December 2019 at the same office. I've heard nothing yet. There's several Mount Laurel applicants on the December 2019 section and no ones heard anything about interviews yet... someone got an RFE from Mount Laurel in May but that's the only person I've heard about hearing anything from that office. I honestly don't think they even started interviews yet in NJ.... Good luck, please update if you hear anything!

My estimated completion was July 2020 and now today it changed to longer than expected. In the Northeastern part of the country we seem to be in this for the long haul. Still haven't heard of any reschuled interviews of new interviews out of NJ. 

50 minutes ago, nagylyndsey said:

Our office is Mount Laurel. We got an RFE on May 11th and someone at reception signed for our package on May 13th so they’re definitely there sending RFE’s at the very least. 

 

We never got notification from them that they received the RFE package we sent, yesterday our status changed to “deadline to respond has passed and your case will take additional time to process.” and our estimated completion is just longer than expected, it was July 2020. 

 

I haven’t heard anyone scheduled in NJ yet, I’m assuming when the rest on the government agencies open for in person business on the 29th, we may hear something or at least we hope so. Good luck! 

My completetion is July 2020, it was orginally May before Covid closures. I was beginning to think maybe they weren't open because no one has heard anything from them about interviews, but maybe youre right about the state closure.  I wonder if they wouldve scheduled you in May if they didnt RFE. Atleast you know someone looked at the application. Post here if you hear anything

1 hour ago, PhillyNatz said:

Look at the recent trends. 
 

If you don’t have a I-751 along with a  N400 you’re not prioritized for a N400 interview. 

I'm going to assume if this is true its because they're trying to avoid being overrun with infopass appointments for passport stamps when everyones extension letters run out within the next few months. Not saying it's fair, its not,  this Covid issue probably backlogged them so bad the I751 will end up with a 24 month extension letter in the next few months.