Mona_Greg

YAY I AM SO HAPPY FOR YOU! YOU HAVE WORKED SO HARD AND YOU DESERVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi Rings , how have you been ? have you filed your I-751 yet ? any answer from USCIS ? keep me postet

Hugs and hopefully a smooth and fast approval

Thanks to everybody for the Congrats

My GC was in the Mail today " FINALLY " , it took them 1 month from the Approval date ,i don't know why and i honestly don't wanna know , i just know it is all over now , what a relief OMG i still can't believe it , i just still don't understand why my son's 10 year GC has his old picture from the conditional GC on it ,we had an Biometrics Appointment in July , went all the way to MS and paid 80 dollars Biometrics Fee for nothing i guess ? Well after i recieved my Approval letter i recieved an Email on the 23th sep.09 stating : card production ordered and then again another Email on the 24th sep.09 saying we ordered your card yesterday and on the 29th sep.09 i recieved my Approval Email and my status online on USCIS website is saying now case Approved , GEEEEZ that was confusing i guess they had to approve the Approval and telling me 2 days in the row that my card was ordered to make sure i KNOW , anyway's i wish everybody good luck , thanks for the great Help in this Forum i loved it here and of course i will check in from time to time

At last, we have received some news. We had our interview in New Orleans on 9/15 and have hear nothing until this afternoon. I got an e-mail and then checked the USCIS website. They both said the Card Ordered on 9/30/09. I presume we will receive a letter about being approved.

I was about to call the Representative's Office and ask them to check on what was going on. I thought 16 days was a long time from the interview to not have heard anything.

Thanks to everyone who helped in this process. My wife doesn't know yet, because she has gone to Russia for a month. I will call her tomorrow and let her know the news. I did call my step-daughter and let her know she should be receiving her card soon. She is attending the University in Portland, OR.

I won't rest easy until both 10 year Green Cards are in hand. Next, is staring on the Citizenship, N-400 application which we can file in January 2010.

Congratulations ,

Approximate 90 days my wifes I-751 approved. Green card followed in less than 2 weeks. Vermont center.

Congratulations

I just wanna Thank everybody for the congrats and kind words , and to you Just_Bob you are absolutly right it is everybody's very personal decision, and you need to know deep inside you, if this is really what you want, i know for my self i am not ready for this , i had a very hard time at the beginning to adjust, and if it wasn't for my husband i would be back in germany a long time ago , i have seen many country's all over the world and i can say that Dubai was one of my Favourite places , but it is always a big difference if you live in a foreigne country or just visit and every country has his good and bad sites , but enough of all that i am happy i have been approved , And i wish everybody else good luck and a fast approval too .

Oct 28th I file YAY! I hope I have such good luck as you have had. I will party hard. Let's break out the wine and celebrate you today! You worked hard for this and you deserve this and I am so proud of you!!!!

I will check back from time to time to see how your case is going ... but now cheers to me and my hubby lol

That's how to party girl! i got me a glass of wine and I am making a cheers to you right now! YAY WOOOOOOOOOT for success! You stay German and be proud and smile today because it is a good day!

Let me know when you get approved and i will cheer for you too yippeeeeee , let's get me another glas of wine and thanks again for your support you are such a sweetheart gosh i just hope you and hubby have it nice and easy , well lets see i keep my fingers crossed , you have everything ready for the 28. oct ?

"and i am actually proud to be a german citizen and enjoy a little bit to be different"

Why are you in the United States?

Being proud of where you come from does not mean that you are in the states for the wrong reason. Just because someone is proud of where they came from means nothing and you are trying to be rude and indecent for no reason whatsoever. This is a celebration thread. My husband is proud to be Australian and I am proud that he is Australian and just because he resides in America with me does not make him less proud to be Australian.

Thank you Rings , i think the same way , and i am here because of my Husband i love him and i wanna be with him and that was the only way for us to be together his Job made it impossible for him to move to Germany so i gave everything up on my part to be with him , i don't think that is the wrong reason and i haven't regret my decision , not that i have to explain myself but maybe it helps others not to ask stupid questions about my opinion again , still this person who asked a Question like that should check very carefully why she is here in the US , that question says everything i would think .

Celebrate and enjoy! You have a long life ahead of you! You are German and be proud of being German and don't forget your home because that matters too. Your love will last long if you both can accept each other and where each other have come from. I honor Australia for my man and I love the country and he had to come here to be with me because I have kids here, but that does not mean he leaves who he is. He is still Australian and proud to be. Aussie Aussie Aussie oi Oi Oi! You should also be proud to be German and remember where you come from and who you are. We do not have to all be Americans to love an American. We love.. it's ok to love. And love is worth changing your life for *hugs*

Exactly , i still love my country no matter where i live and i will always go back to see my family and friends , and my husband has been in germany a few times , he knows where i come from and he really like germany too especially the cars , does that make him less of an American ? or is it required to be with my husband that i have to become American citizen ? well i will not think about that any further i will just Enjoy the good news and celebrate with my husband , no matter what other people say or think i won't let them ruin my night , Hugs back to Rings and best wishes for you and your Australien Husband

Being proud of where you come from does not mean that you are in the states for the wrong reason. Just because someone is proud of where they came from means nothing and you are trying to be rude and indecent for no reason whatsoever. This is a celebration thread. My husband is proud to be Australian and I am proud that he is Australian and just because he resides in America with me does not make him less proud to be Australian.

Thank you Rings , i think the same way , and i am here because of my Husband i love him and i wanna be with him and that was the only way for us to be together his Job made it impossible for him to move to Germany so i gave everything up on my part to be with him , i don't think that is the wrong reason and i haven't regret my decision , not that i have to explain myself but maybe it helps others not to ask stupid questions about my opinion again , still this person who asked a Question like that should check very carefully why she is here in the US , that question says everything i would think .

"and i am actually proud to be a german citizen and enjoy a little bit to be different"

Why are you in the United States?

Because of my Husband

GRATS TO YOU! IT'S ALWAYS SO GOOD TO HEAR A POSITIVE! YOU DESERVE IT *DANCES FUNNY*

Thank you so much Rings , that is so sweet , i wish you good luck too , hope your journey will be over soon too .

After getting my Approval Letter in the mail from VSC on the 11. sept. 09 i recieved the E Mail today the 23.sept. 09 " CARD PRODUCTION ORDERED " should be in the mail in the next 30 days , i think we made it no more USCIS for the next 10 years , i wish everybody else good luck and hopefully a fast approval for those who still waiting , i know VSC is getting really weird lately with sending approval letters out and then let the people wait for the GC for a long time , but i hope my message here helps a little bit for the people in this situation .

Congrats. If you want to become a citizen then you will still have to deal with USCIS in a matter of 9+ months. P.S. 3 years of living with your spouce and maintaining a relationship, you are entitled to file for citizenship) or 90 days to your 3 year mark.

Thanks , and yes i know i could file for citizenship this comming december 09 , but i don't know if i wanna put my self in this endless journey again , and i am actually proud to be a german citizen and enjoy a little bit to be different . I also don't really know what citizenship would change ? , accept that i can vote in the US .

After getting my Approval Letter in the mail from VSC on the 11. sept. 09 i recieved the E Mail today the 23.sept. 09 " CARD PRODUCTION ORDERED " should be in the mail in the next 30 days , i think we made it no more USCIS for the next 10 years , i wish everybody else good luck and hopefully a fast approval for those who still waiting , i know VSC is getting really weird lately with sending approval letters out and then let the people wait for the GC for a long time , but i hope my message here helps a little bit for the people in this situation .

Thanks seldommseene for adding me i will keep you postet as soon as i know something more about my case , just checked again ( like i do everyday ) on the USCIS website , but nothing this is so frustrating , so many people who filed after me got aproved already , what take them so long ? it is almost 7 months now ?

Hi Everyone , still waiting for my Approval too , you can add me to the list we filed on the 22. Jan. 2009 , NOA came on the 27. Jan. 2009 , Biometrics apointment was on the 13. Feb. 2009 ( for me ) and for my son biometrics was on the 28. July 2009 , since then nothing no touch no letter absolutly nothing , if i don't hear anything by next week i will call USCIS again and see whats going on .

Please read the Pinned topic sometimes before posting false information , i hope you are not one of the people who send the aplication to NSC or TSC because then you will be forwarded to either CSC or VSC

And this is what i just saw on USCIS website seems like VSC and CSC are the only service centers that still processing I-751 aplications ,

Petition to Remove the Conditions of Residence

Purpose of Form :

For a conditional resident who obtained status through marriage to apply to remove the conditions on his or her residence.

Number of Pages :

Instructions: 4; Form: 2.

Edition Date :

8/25/08. Prior revisions are not accepted.

Where to File :

If you live in Alaska, American Samoa, Arizona, California, Colorado, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming, file with the California Service Center at:

USCIS California Service Center

P.O. Box 10751

Laguna Niguel, CA 92607-1075

If you live in Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Washington, D.C., Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, U.S. Virgin Islands, and West Virginia, file with the Vermont Service Center at:

USCIS Vermont Service Center

75 Lower Welden Street

P.O. Box 200

St. Albans, VT 05479-0001

I don't think NSC is the only one service center processing the I-751 since they are not processing those aplications no more the same as TSC ? this is what Jenn postet on June 29th !!!!!

I thought it might be a good idea to post this memo here. Maybe some will check this thread before sending their petition and avoid the delay of being transferred from NSC to CSC or from TSC to VSC.

You may send your petition directly to the appropriate service center as detailed in the following USCIS memo (dated 5/23/08):

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/men...00045f3d6a1RCRD

I thought NSC is not processing no more ? can somebody please tell us what exactly is going on ?

good news just called USCIS today and i have a new Biometrics apointment for my son on the 28th July , still haven't recieved the letter yet but hopefully it will be in the mail in the next day's .

I just checked the USCIS webpage and they updated it since last night , first of all i couldn't find no I-751 no more and i was wondering (i am at VSC ) then i checked the timeline for the CSC prosessing dates and could not find anything either so i assume that they process the applications right away as soon as they come in ? and then i saw this :

WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today announced that, in partnership with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), it has met all milestones set forth in a joint business plan announced April 2, 2008, resulting in the elimination of the FBI National Name Check Program (NNCP) backlog.

“Our close partnership with the FBI has resulted in the accomplishment of this significant achievement with national security as its foundation,” said USCIS Acting Deputy Director Michael Aytes. “This continued working relationship will help to ensure that name check processing is accomplished as quickly as possible without compromising security concerns.”

The final goal of the business plan was to achieve a sustainable performance level by the NNCP of completing 98 percent of name check requests submitted by USCIS within 30 days, and the remaining two percent within 90 days. This performance level will become the new standard.

These vastly improved performance levels were achieved through a variety of collaborative steps taken by USCIS and the FBI, including:

–o an increase in NNCP staffing made possible by the transfer of appropriated funds from USCIS funding and additional fee revenue for name check processing;

–o name check process improvements initiated by the FBI;

–o refinements in the name check file search criteria which enabled the FBI to focus on files most likely to yield pertinent search results;

–o training of NNCP staff on USCIS adjudication requirements and the applicability of name check search results to USCIS adjudications; and

–o other cooperative measures including assignment of USCIS personnel to the NNCP.

As is the case with all security checks undertaken by USCIS, any information provided by the FBI through these checks may require further evaluation and may need additional interaction with agencies outside USCIS to obtain updated or additional information. This could result in additional delays in processing and is not governed by the processing goals contained in the joint business plan.

In the majority of instances, however, the completion of a backlogged FBI name check has resulted in a “no record response.” As a result, USCIS has been able to resume normal processing of most cases which most often ends in a final determination of eligibility. Next steps in the adjudication of cases that were previously delayed as a result a pending FBI name check request may now include updating fingerprint results, scheduling interviews, requesting additional evidence and other reviews to determine whether the applicant is eligible for the requested immigration benefit.

We filed back in January 2009 our I-751 i recieved my extension letter 3 days after we filed and the first week of February i had my Biometrics apointment went all the way from louisiana to missippi because thats the next office here , never recieved any extention letter for my son or Biometrics apointment , we called USCIS and they told us he don't need it because he is not 14 years yet , he turned 14 at the end of March now after 5 months wait we finally recieved a biometrics apointment for him which means we can drive all the way again , this is getting rediculous he was on my aplication they should have known that he will need it soon as he turned 14 which was about 2 weeks after we called but they told us they would use the fingerprints and picture from the old card the 2 year one , does anybody know anything in that freaking office why not give my son the same apointment as i had ? i am so mad , now he can not go to this apointment because he is retesting in summer remediation on that day , so we have to make another apointment hopefully it won't delay everything for another few months .