iansig40

Congratulations iansig40 I'm glad you have finally been approved!!!! :dance:

Thank you

Do you think they really care ? Keep the applications going and they are happy .The more applications to file the better

For me I-751 will be the last one .

What are the alternatives? With just a PRC, you still have to depend on a foreign country to maintain a valid passport and depending on that country, well in these times, the leaders of these countries are not getting along very well, and who pays the price?

Visa's are certainly not bilateral, had no problems going to either Colombia and Venezuela without a visa, was welcomed and met a ton of very nice people there. Hard working good Christians, just a shame their leaders don't reflect the will of their people and they live in a state of fear. European descendants just like most of us are.

On the other hand, took my super sweet mother-in-law over a year to get a visa just to come here for a short visit with a four hour delay due to a strip search. But I suppose the thinking is instead of the terrorist sending crazy young Arabs, they would be sending Caucasian sweet old ladies instead.

For almost two hundreds, Canada and the USA bragged about the worlds longest unprotected border, for me, when driving east with the great lakes as a barrier, shorter to head north and use the Canadian roads to get to a USA destination. What has changed, is Canada now becoming our enemy?

Many American jobs have been lost due to globalization, but it stops short at products, regarding people wanting to travel, well that is getting to be just about impossible.

I knew immigration was going to be very expensive to do it legally that put me on my toes to make sure I knew what I was doing with my relationship, and we both agreed we wanted to do everything above board and legally. It's these delays that are killing us with the additional headaches of keeping her passport from a foreign country. How can a person get their foreign passport stamped if they can't get a foreign passport? Sounds crazy.

I have a bit of advise for everyone here :

You had enough with the long delay ?

Contact USCIS every week

Contact your Senator /Congressman

Contact the Ombudsman ....

make enough pressure and I think you will achive what I achived today :

Receipt Number: LIN07XXXXXXXX

Application Type: CRI89, PETITION TO REMOVE CONDITIONS OF PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS RECEIVED

Current Status: Card production ordered.

On March 17, 2008, we ordered production of your new card. Please allow 30 days for your card to be mailed to you. If we need something from you we will contact you. If you move before you receive the card, call customer service. You can also receive automatic e-mail updates as we process your case. Just follow the link below to register.

For me this BS is over !

Do you think they really care ? Keep the applications going and they are happy .The more applications to file the better

For me I-751 will be the last one .

What are the alternatives? With just a PRC, you still have to depend on a foreign country to maintain a valid passport and depending on that country, well in these times, the leaders of these countries are not getting along very well, and who pays the price?

Visa's are certainly not bilateral, had no problems going to either Colombia and Venezuela without a visa, was welcomed and met a ton of very nice people there. Hard working good Christians, just a shame their leaders don't reflect the will of their people and they live in a state of fear. European descendants just like most of us are.

On the other hand, took my super sweet mother-in-law over a year to get a visa just to come here for a short visit with a four hour delay due to a strip search. But I suppose the thinking is instead of the terrorist sending crazy young Arabs, they would be sending Caucasian sweet old ladies instead.

For almost two hundreds, Canada and the USA bragged about the worlds longest unprotected border, for me, when driving east with the great lakes as a barrier, shorter to head north and use the Canadian roads to get to a USA destination. What has changed, is Canada now becoming our enemy?

Many American jobs have been lost due to globalization, but it stops short at products, regarding people wanting to travel, well that is getting to be just about impossible.

I knew immigration was going to be very expensive to do it legally that put me on my toes to make sure I knew what I was doing with my relationship, and we both agreed we wanted to do everything above board and legally. It's these delays that are killing us with the additional headaches of keeping her passport from a foreign country. How can a person get their foreign passport stamped if they can't get a foreign passport? Sounds crazy.

I'm one of the few people here on VisaJourney that do not consider becoming a US Citizen ...I have my own reasons and yes this PRC will be my last applications sent to USCIS. 10 years should be enough to decide if I want to stay here or not and the way this country is going right now chances are I will be moving back to Canada.

Once you are a Permanent Resident in this country you CAN'T LOOSE YOUR STATUS BY CHOOSING NOT TO RENEW YOUR GC. Any possible problems traveling with an expired card ? Maybe... but I will deal with it if I'm still going to be around in 10 years . I paid them enough money for all this circus

You have to call USCIS and request a "SERVICE Request " plus contact your congressman or you will be waiting a long ,long time .Nebraska is not processing I-751 applications anymore but they are not transfering the onces they have neither so it's up to us to make them move again

Some are saying that our applications are not important because we are here (bunch of ####### of course) and we should be OK just waiting .I wish I could face one of these people

I am sorry that you are so upset but I would rather be with my wife here than be waiting for the K1 to be approved and not being able to see her or be with her (luckily it took just 5 months for the K1 for us). So, yes I feel lucky to be with her and not be waiting in limbo like some people might be. And my feeling about the ten-year card is - that its not a big deal since I want her to file for citizenship anyway. I see my situation as more than half full (and not half empty) - damn where is another Molson . Good Luck

5 months ???

It took Nebraska almost 600 days for my K1 and since then I only had bad luck with them .

To bad I can't move from this stinking state of OH south to California somewhere so I can get over with Nebraska

I need to read up more on the us immigration law, i profess a certain naiveness. How long does it take to apply for citizenship, and from what point in time is that measured (i.e established residency, 2yr. green card etc.)?

Thanks

For a person married to a US citizen the residency requirement is 3 years - it starts from the date of the green card (not of marriage - a common misconception) - and you can file for citizenship 90 days before the 3 years are done - so if the ten year card has not been processed and you are at that 3 year time-frame, you can file for citizenship. And like I said before even that process has delays but then why would the ten-year card matter - at least that's how I see it. Good Luck to all of you in the same boat - but I believe we can be cool about it - no need to create an ulcer!

And after you file N-400 and wait for two years or so what are you going to do ? Do you realize there is no more applications to file after that so you can speed up your N-400 ?

This is just a bunch of #######

What will happen if I do not renew my expiring Green Card?

If you fail to renew your expiring card, you may experience difficulties in obtaining employment, benefits and re-entry into the United States from abroad.

I stand corrected on the spouse signing the I-751, confused that with the N-400. But without a job, no drivers license, no aid or charity either governmental or private due to the I-864, doesn't sound like a very bright future. How would one eat?

Do you think they really care ? Keep the applications going and they are happy .The more applications to file the better

For me I-751 will be the last one .I have had it with these SOB

Only thing I can say about the I-751 is it can break up a marriage with the stress it causes and that is due to these long delays and living in uncertainty. Not even a spot on this application for the US citizen to sign, strictly filled out and signed by the immigrant wanting to maintain permanent, or rather another ten years of residence. Who ever used that word permanent, when there is nothing permanent about this card.

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Just a short comment - both the husband and the wife do need to sign the I-751 - it is a joint application and there is a spot on this application for both to sign. It is on the bottom of page 2, Part 6. If only the immigrant is signing then he/she needs to check off the appropriate waiver of the joint filing condition and provide the evidence of why both individuals are not signing.

The residency is permanent as long as you have done nothing to violate the terms of your residency (ie. living outside of the US for more than 1 year without prior permission, etc.). The status is still valid - the card is needed to prove it. It is only recently that they have discussed that failure to renew the 10 year card may lead to a loss of status. I don't believe that this have been enacted yet - or if it will be.

You are wrong :

http://www.foreignborn.com/visas_imm/immig...green_cards.htm

Will I lose my permanent resident status if I do not renew my Green Card?

No, you will not lose your permanent resident status if you do not renew your Green Card–your permanent resident status will not expire or change. However, you are required by law to carry evidence of your status/registration (e.g. a valid, unexpired Green Card or the temporary proof of status you receive at the time of filing to renew your Green Card.)

What will happen if I do not renew my expiring Green Card?

If you fail to renew your expiring card, you may experience difficulties in obtaining employment, benefits and re-entry into the United States from abroad.

How is it fair that people who filed their I-751's later are having there cases transferred to faster processing centers while older one's (including mine) are stuck in limbo in Nebraska? Is there any legal recourse? This seems all VERY wrong. Or just the logic of the illogic?

So despairing, but somewhat reassuring to know i'm not alone

Ryan

You have to call USCIS and request a "SERVICE Request " plus contact your congressman or you will be waiting a long ,long time .Nebraska is not processing I-751 applications anymore but they are not transfering the onces they have neither so it's up to us to make them move again

Some are saying that our applications are not important because we are here (bunch of ####### of course) and we should be OK just waiting .I wish I could face one of these people

well anybody want to move to canada or other country then do that but please dont say anything bad about this country

Who said anything bad about this country? And if something "bad" was said, as a USA citizen under the first amendment under the US Constitution, we have a right to criticize our government. But nothing here with the likes of what Bill Maher, Jon Stewart, Jay Leno, or even what the current candidates running for president are saying negative about this country. Our Senator Feingold is the only senator that voted against the American Patriot Act, on the basis that he is the only one that read it. Did you read it? I read it, can couldn't believe this is from a country that I was forced to lay my life down for.

If I stated anything that is inaccurate, you have the right to report me to the VisaJourney board and have me kicked off, also if I stated anything that was offensive to another forum member.

If anything is inaccurate, is the USCIS site stating my wife's case is in Nebraska while my senator is telling me it's in California or an officer telling me that our case is being delayed due to a background check. So exactly who is being inaccurate?

What's wrong with saying Canada is a beautiful country? Go up there all time, but can drive without a passport, but required to have a passport to fly, explain that! No, I did not go to Canada to evade the draft and neither did my brothers.

Still feel the current procedure to bring my wife into this country is extremely redundant, care to challenge that statement?

Don't worry about "2long" he/she has no clue what you were trying to say !

"The review of the evidence demands the judgement of an officer trained in detecting fraudulent applications"

Is this true? Experiencing a nasty IRS tax audit back in 95, learned very quickly that our government know more about me than I knew about myself, what a dreadful two year long very expensive procedure for me only for them to learn I paid a dollar too much one year and a dollar less the next. The government knows a lot more about you than you think.

What about the extensive background check the US citizen and the immigrant goes through with the I-130, I-485, and the G-325A's, if anything was fraudulent, should have been picked up then.

And exactly what is the function of the I-751, doesn't make any difference for the immigrant that applies for it is married to the US citizen or not, and only has to show a hardship that would result if deported back to their country. Showing abuse in a divorce in WI would be rather difficult because abuse is not a reason for a divorce, the only reason is that the couple has an irreconcilable difference. Prenuptial agreements do not hold up in our courts, nor does the court recognize that one spouse is drinking and gambling the household money and valuables left while the other spouse is working their can off trying to hold the family together. At the time of the divorce, if there is only one can of beans left, each gets half of it, regardless.

Marrying an immigrant for profit in WI would not be a good idea, that immigrant would not only get back half of what he/she paid, but half of everything else that culprit owns.

So exactly what is the purpose of the I-751? Don't have to stay married, but if you are have to prove that you are living together, why do you have to send in joint income taxes for example since this information is available to any government official as well as all credit card information, and bank accounts. The government already knows if you are living together and if your not, what difference does it make according to the instructions provide with the I-751? Just in case you didn't know, none of your immigration expenses are tax deductible, all paid with post tax dollars. And why is one limited to sending in the I-751 90 days before the expiration date when it's taking almost 18 months to process it, and process what?

Is it computers? Well get rid of them, only took Uncle Sam two weeks to check me out for a top secret clearance in the military, well before computers.

Only thing I can say about the I-751 is it can break up a marriage with the stress it causes and that is due to these long delays and living in uncertainty. Not even a spot on this application for the US citizen to sign, strictly filled out and signed by the immigrant wanting to maintain permanent, or rather another ten years of residence. Who ever used that word permanent, when there is nothing permanent about this card.

Another ironic thing, the fine for copying a DVD is $250,000.00 and five years in prison, same penalty as being caught to bring in an immigrant under the guise of marriage. So apparently this crime is no more serious than copying a five buck DVD.

Where I object to the entire premise of the I-751, you are guilty of a crime until you prove yourself innocent, just the opposite of what our US constitution teaches.

Yes, I did discuss all these matters with my senator with no return arguments. Not that I want to change the law, just want peace of mind for my family and me.

There is no logical explanation for this I-751 other then being another money grab from USCIS.

Yes, they knew who I am from the moment I came here, well ...maybe long time before that but was that enough?

For the security of this country maybe but for their pockets, no way !

They have to make sure you pay dearly for the privilege of living in this country

I won't be surprise in the future to see them coming up with even more applications for the same purpose

Few weeks ago I suggested that every single one of us should send a letter to Nebraska asking for an explanation why is taking so long to process our applications and why the older applications were left unattached collecting dust (or even getting lost) while the newer ones were transferred to California and approved within 3 to 4 months

Guess what ....not even one person wanted to join this kind of protest ,more then that someone (I won't name it ) even sad not to do it because it will slow down the process even more ,can you believe that ?????

You won't find any support here as pretty much everyone is willing to put up with this BS. Sad but true !

That was me and I stand to my word!

Oh, and "every single one of us" would be about... hmmm 35 letters? I don't think you'd make a difference that way. If you really want change, vote (or have your spouse vote..) for the right people and address the folks above the service center level. You won't achive anything by bogging down the SC itself. IMHO

Better 35 letters then nothing or we want to give them the impression that everything is OK ?

A vote won't bring anything positive for me right now specially after waiting 13 months ,I hope you realize that .

And now because you probably don't know this but today when I called USCIS after contacting my Senator ,they acknowledged that Nebraska IS NOT PROCESSING I-751 Applications anymore .Didn't 't get any details why but what I got instead was an "Expediting Service Request " for March 18,2008. Maybe some other people will consider now calling USCIS too and get the same thing except maybe you !

A Postive suggestion is dont show them anger but show them polite Protest by sending flowers with one line note.Many of us already files or will be filling N-400.Send Uscis a flower and Note that either process our N-400 on Priority or Process our I-751 soon.

Few guys on H1b visa Protest that way and it worked for them,When they extend the 485 filling window for them.Uscis Director was impressed by that Protest

If they dont have time to Process our I-751 atleast they can expediate N-400 for us.

Think about this and all positive suggestions are welcome.

You go ahead and send them a flower .

After waiting for 13 months and seeing how others were aproved in three months you want me to send them flowers ?

I don't understand why you guys encourage their incompetence

By Shouting at them will not work.By shouting we are just barking dogs and it will not solve the purpose.Sending Flowers is also way of complaining that will ashame them and will hit their heart.This is just the way to show our protest in very polite way.As I told It worked for H1b visa guys who were in the Process of applying 1-485.If you dont agree,then dont even write your anger here because USCIS does not read this FORUM.Work for solution and stop complaining.

People might find it easier if they sent flowers... but then a bag full of dog poo along with a note... something special in recognition of your speedy service.... it's manure for the flowers of course!

Are they polite with us? Do they show any kind of respect for the money we paid to process our applications ? The answer is NO ! To me respect means both ways ,Nebraska doesn't seam to care about that

Flowers will be the last thing on this planet to send those SOB....."a bag full of dog poo " will be more appropriate and it will show them how much we value their "work"

Anyway for the past few days I was able to get in contact with some important people that promise to investigate why Nebraska suddenly stopped processing this type of applications .Hopefully they will create a bit stem around Nebraska Service Center

Few weeks ago I suggested that every single one of us should send a letter to Nebraska asking for an explanation why is taking so long to process our applications and why the older applications were left unattached collecting dust (or even getting lost) while the newer ones were transferred to California and approved within 3 to 4 months

Guess what ....not even one person wanted to join this kind of protest ,more then that someone (I won't name it ) even sad not to do it because it will slow down the process even more ,can you believe that ?????

You won't find any support here as pretty much everyone is willing to put up with this BS. Sad but true !

That was me and I stand to my word!

Oh, and "every single one of us" would be about... hmmm 35 letters? I don't think you'd make a difference that way. If you really want change, vote (or have your spouse vote..) for the right people and address the folks above the service center level. You won't achive anything by bogging down the SC itself. IMHO

Better 35 letters then nothing or we want to give them the impression that everything is OK ?

A vote won't bring anything positive for me right now specially after waiting 13 months ,I hope you realize that .

And now because you probably don't know this but today when I called USCIS after contacting my Senator ,they acknowledged that Nebraska IS NOT PROCESSING I-751 Applications anymore .Didn't 't get any details why but what I got instead was an "Expediting Service Request " for March 18,2008. Maybe some other people will consider now calling USCIS too and get the same thing except maybe you !

A Postive suggestion is dont show them anger but show them polite Protest by sending flowers with one line note.Many of us already files or will be filling N-400.Send Uscis a flower and Note that either process our N-400 on Priority or Process our I-751 soon.

Few guys on H1b visa Protest that way and it worked for them,When they extend the 485 filling window for them.Uscis Director was impressed by that Protest

If they dont have time to Process our I-751 atleast they can expediate N-400 for us.

Think about this and all positive suggestions are welcome.

You go ahead and send them a flower .

After waiting for 13 months and seeing how others were aproved in three months you want me to send them flowers ?

I don't understand why you guys encourage their incompetence

Few weeks ago I suggested that every single one of us should send a letter to Nebraska asking for an explanation why is taking so long to process our applications and why the older applications were left unattached collecting dust (or even getting lost) while the newer ones were transferred to California and approved within 3 to 4 months

Guess what ....not even one person wanted to join this kind of protest ,more then that someone (I won't name it ) even sad not to do it because it will slow down the process even more ,can you believe that ?????

You won't find any support here as pretty much everyone is willing to put up with this BS. Sad but true !

That was me and I stand to my word!

Oh, and "every single one of us" would be about... hmmm 35 letters? I don't think you'd make a difference that way. If you really want change, vote (or have your spouse vote..) for the right people and address the folks above the service center level. You won't achive anything by bogging down the SC itself. IMHO

Better 35 letters then nothing or we want to give them the impression that everything is OK ?

A vote won't bring anything positive for me right now specially after waiting 13 months ,I hope you realize that .

And now because you probably don't know this but today when I called USCIS after contacting my Senator ,they acknowledged that Nebraska IS NOT PROCESSING I-751 Applications anymore .Didn't 't get any details why but what I got instead was an "Expediting Service Request " for March 18,2008. Maybe some other people will consider now calling USCIS too and get the same thing except maybe you !

Never a good idea to complain to any US government agency, and that includes all 1,526 of them, only gets you into more trouble. While our congress started and funds them, not want congressperson can name all 1,526 agencies and are not even aware of the rules they are making. In many cases one finds out the hard way by following the rules of one agency is breaking the rules of another agency.

It's best to take your nice pill when dealing with agents, be humble and helpful, even give them sympathy for how hard they have to work.

Also not good to be an individual, EPA recently fined a huge corporation that was dumping tons of pollutants into the air a whole $5,000.00, while a small vehicle AC shop with two guys were fined $67,000.00 for doing what they called scam retrofits, not even harmful to the atmosphere. If we really want action, all 3 million of us should march in Washington, DC, if there is 3 million of us, find that hard to believe. There are only about 40 of us here, about 6 in another board. Maybe just our cases have been dropped by the wayside, not a bad percentage when you consider about 50 out of 3 million.

Few weeks ago I suggested that every single one of us should send a letter to Nebraska asking for an explanation why is taking so long to process our applications and why the older applications were left unattached collecting dust (or even getting lost) while the newer ones were transferred to California and approved within 3 to 4 months

Guess what ....not even one person wanted to join this kind of protest ,more then that someone (I won't name it ) even sad not to do it because it will slow down the process even more ,can you believe that ?????

You won't find any support here as pretty much everyone is willing to put up with this BS. Sad but true !

I noticed there is an email you can write to if you have a complaint about the USCIS. So I emailed it asking about the 6 month back track, about NSC not processing I-751 , about people who filed just a few months ago getting approved when a lot of us have been waiting well over a year, and a few other things. I got a reply back almost instantly!

You have emailed an inactive account.

If you are inquiring about the status of documentation you have filed with USCIS, or have a complaint relating generally to the nature of the customer service you have been provided by USCIS, please use our National Customer Service phone number 1-800-375-5283 or visit our website at www.uscis.gov.

I wonder if there's an email address I can write to to complain about their complaint email address not working.

Anyway, I'm going for another infopass on tuesday, but don't really expect the officer there to have any idea what's going on. If I manage to get a 12-month stamp I'll consider it a successful trip.

What was the e-mail you used if you don't mind asking ?

Was it USCIS-COMPLAINT@DHS.GOV

The times posted is not very accurate. Visajourney.com timeline is closer to the truth.

....and what's Visajourney.com timeline for I-751 applications submited to NSC ?

You may know something that I don't know so ...can you explain ?

Russell D. Feingold, WI, he was going to run for president, but his wife is divorcing him, can't have that, can we? What I said is exactly what I heard. Have you contacted your senator? Would be nice to hear the same thing from different people.

Yes I did ,but my congressman was very superficial ,his solution was "go and get the stamp on the passport " like I didn't know about that .

I will contact tomorrow again and see what he has to say about this .His name is Dennis Kucinich.

I wish this could be the start of an investigation inside the USCIS

Enough to make me sick having to deal with an institution like USCIS

This is interesting, I contacted my senator's office again for a follow through, was told the reason for why the NSC set the I-751 date way back is because they are no longer processing I-751's.

And that all the I-751's were transferred to the CSC, with processing dates 08/19/2007, the office told me we should have been informed of this transfer and with out date of 03/27/2007, our case should have been processed already. They asked me if we received any word about this, I said absolutely nothing. They are going to follow through for us and should get back to us in two weeks.

See what happens. The NSCIS could be a little more informative on moves like this, just takes one guy with a computer to update minor things like this.

Anyway, least for now, feel more hopeful.

Are you sure about this?

Some people here are waiting since December 2006.

If they no longer deal with I-751 what happened to the old applications, they were disposed as garbage?

Who is your Senator?

Not sure if it is a very good idea to say anything negative about an agency that is literally holding a rope around your neck. Just for sake of peace of mind, trying to find ways to expedite the process. Ha, wonder if I could redo the I-130 along with a new I-485, would be happy to pay the fee for peace of mind, and this time we would be married for longer than two years.

Wife must have her I-688B, but I believe that was dated and should be long expired by now.

We had similar delay problems in Venezuela, just took me depositing a couple of bucks in a Miami Bank to resolve that, in US dollars of course. I use the term a couple of bucks loosely, let's just say a payment for premium service. Far better than I expected, a court wait of over two years was reduced to under 24 hours. Didn't expect that good of a service, expected more like two weeks. I did the money transfer at 3:00PM on a Thursday, all was done the following Friday morning. Now that is great service and well worth the price.

I see that the NSCIS also offers a premium service, but none for the I-751, if they did, would be more than happy to deposit a couple of bucks in even a Swiss bank account, worth it to me for peace of mind.

Non-documented persons are really getting a bad deal and the treatment is positively inhuman, know of a woman that was ran over by a tractor and crippled for life. She was instantly fired with no recourse, least private aid groups took care of her medical expenses. This is way beyond my comprehension as a human being as how many greedy people can be so inhumane to again, make a couple of bucks. Meat packing plants that were paying citizens 18 bucks an hour with workmans compensation and health insurance can now get by paying three bucks an hour, this is one reason the state is getting involved. Have you seen any decrease in the price of meat at your grocery store? It's criminal as to how they treat these people, but again, they are here, illegally.

WOW ...starting all over again ? That's quite an extreme option ,I never thought somebody will even consider that .

You see a lot of people here dumping more money rushing with another application (N-400) just to have the -751 approved ...that's extreme too but to start all over again ???? I'm not sure I will be able to do that anymore .

Having a premium service for I-751 you think my change the situation ? I don't think so . Remember all the empty words and promises that they made when they increased the fee ? Did we see any better services ? Is it worst then before ? Very much so !

I honestly believe that this premium service will be just another money grab like we've seen so far with USCIS

Would I pay some extra $$$$$$$$ to have this application processed right away ? Definitely and that considering that I waited already 13+ months ,way more then what they claim in their website :

Q : When can I expect USCIS to process my case?

USCIS processes applications in the order they are received by application type. Due to the significant increase in the number of applications filed, processing times have been affected. As a result, average processing times for certain application types filed after June 1, 2007, may become longer. For example:

Naturalization applications may take approximately 16-18 months to process;

Family-based adjustment of status applications may take 10-12 months;

Immigrant petitions for relatives and workers may take 9-10 months.

"The call of the legal department is interesting - what did they demand to see and why?"

Exactly what is the law? She was issued a temporary PRC that expired, we also did a I-765, never thought about that, should check to see if that has a time limit. What I did bring in was my fold type brief case with everything in it, plus printouts on off the web.

":Receipt Number: LIN07129xxxxx

Application Type: CRI89, PETITION TO REMOVE CONDITIONS OF PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS RECEIVED

Current Status: Case received and pending.

On March 30, 2007, we received this CRI89 PETITION TO REMOVE CONDITIONS OF PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS RECEIVED, and mailed you a notice describing how we will process your case. Please follow any instructions on this notice. We will notify you by mail when we make a decision or if we need something from you. If you move while this case is pending, call customer service. We process cases in the order we receive them. You can use our processing dates to estimate when yours will be done. This case is at our NEBRASKA SERVICE CENTER location. Follow the link below to check processing dates. You can also receive automatic e-mail updates as we process your case. Just follow the link below to register."

The I-751 application where it states to submit this form 90 days before the expiration date and felt I was making excuses for the NSCIS, is there anything else that I can do? We have complied fully with all aspects of the law, what else can we do?

Same exact problem with the DMV on renewing her drivers license, why did they send you an extension notice? Like I am suppose to know. At first, 3 1/2 years ago, they just wanted to see her passport and a valid SS card that she had, this time, complete records of her immigration status, I didn't know our state had an immigration officer that is not even affiliated with the NSCIS, but spent a week faxing him documents with phone conversations.

Call me ignorant, stupid, naive or whatever, many family farmers lost their farms here due to high inflated property taxes, taken over by corporations that are doing very well hiring illegal Mexicans paying them 100 bucks a week for their entire family to work expecting them to work 24/7. Some have managed to get home mortgages when I couldn't even add my wife to my checking account due to the APA regulations at first.

My son had to drive down to Madison, was hit broad sided by an illegal without a drivers license, called the cops, cop comes over and says, I wasn't there to see the accident and drives off leaving my son stranded. He wasted a year trying to file a claim against that person and got nowhere, courts wouldn't even listen to him, and got stuck with the repair bill for his vehicle. One can only assume the corruption we have in our government as our corporations want cheap slave labor.

While some of us are trying our best to take the legal route, any comments on this?

Yes my friend ,you are absolutely right ! Are they going to change the situation ? Definitely NOT ....the profit is quite substantial hiring illegal's so why would they want to change that ? USCIS is one big cover- up

Remember: You are not required to have a document to be a legal permanent resident, you can go days, weeks, even months without.

Not so sure about that Peter, without current documentation, my wife would neither have a drivers license nor a job.

The day her PRC expired was the day her employers legal department called her in, she was so busy at work, she got permission for me to handle that end of it. Ironically on 03/27/2008 is the day that the NSCIS is drastically increasing the fines to employers that employ undocumented workers, and besides the feds, our state is taking a very active interest in additional fines.

These dates are interesting for the last recorded I-751 processing dates.

CSC 08/19/2007

TSC 04/26/2007

VSC 03/01/2007

NCS 07/05/2006

Would be nice if we were in any service center, except Nebraska.

Maybe USCIS should close NSC , save some money and all the applications be transferred somewhere else. Many times I asked myself if they still have my application or they lost it .Calling USCIS is worthless so… YES, Nebraska is a disaster

Give what up?

I never said I was ok with it. I'm only saying you are wrong if you say that your life has to be 'on hold' and, obvious in your case, miserable because of USCIS. Tell me what you will change as soon as you have the 10 year Greencard in hand, that you could not change now.

How can you be so sure that your application will be approved ? The fact that you been approved so far with all the other applications you submitted doesn't mean that nothing can happen ....remember this is US not Germany .The more they drag the process the better ,more complications ....more applications to submit and of course more $$$$$$

Being Canadian I know them very well

Now would you go blindly and invest in a house ,open a business ,have kids WITHOUT KNOWING WHAT TOMORROW WILL BRING ?

Get real man !!

let's see, next week we are buying a car. Next month we will be looking at moving and buying a new house. By the ned of this year I hope to have my own business started. Next year we will probably start the wheels in motion to adopt kids. I'm not waiting around for USCIS. They dictate my life enough as it is. If something different happens, well then we will deal with it as it comes.

People choose to deal with things differently iansig, and it's ok. Why do you insist that we all have to spend our days stressing out about USCIS? It's not worth the trouble.

Great ...and if something happen what are you going to do ?

Start all over again this time in Canada to bring your wife/husband there? I hope that's not your backup plan!

what's wrong with that kind of plan? Me and my husband plan on moving there in future anyways, so if it comes sooner rather than later, oh well! We believe that God has it all under control, and we're good with that.

Well that kind of explain why you are so relaxed over this BS processing time .

For sure you must be close to retirement ...yes Canada is a better choice but why didn't you do it from the beginning if your goal was to retire in Canada anyway?

You see I don't have that flexibility to move the whole family back to Canada ,my wife will never consider moving to Canada and maybe now you understand why I'm so pissed off when I see people here claiming that there is no big deal waiting one year ,two year maybe even three for those SOB to do some work at NSC

Give what up?

I never said I was ok with it. I'm only saying you are wrong if you say that your life has to be 'on hold' and, obvious in your case, miserable because of USCIS. Tell me what you will change as soon as you have the 10 year Greencard in hand, that you could not change now.

How can you be so sure that your application will be approved ? The fact that you been approved so far with all the other applications you submitted doesn't mean that nothing can happen ....remember this is US not Germany .The more they drag the process the better ,more complications ....more applications to submit and of course more $$$$$$

Being Canadian I know them very well

Now would you go blindly and invest in a house ,open a business ,have kids WITHOUT KNOWING WHAT TOMORROW WILL BRING ?

Get real man !!

let's see, next week we are buying a car. Next month we will be looking at moving and buying a new house. By the ned of this year I hope to have my own business started. Next year we will probably start the wheels in motion to adopt kids. I'm not waiting around for USCIS. They dictate my life enough as it is. If something different happens, well then we will deal with it as it comes.

People choose to deal with things differently iansig, and it's ok. Why do you insist that we all have to spend our days stressing out about USCIS? It's not worth the trouble.

Great ...and if something happen what are you going to do ?

Start all over again this time in Canada to bring your wife/husband there? I hope that's not your backup plan!

Give what up?

I never said I was ok with it. I'm only saying you are wrong if you say that your life has to be 'on hold' and, obvious in your case, miserable because of USCIS. Tell me what you will change as soon as you have the 10 year Greencard in hand, that you could not change now.

How can you be so sure that your application will be approved ? The fact that you been approved so far with all the other applications you submitted doesn't mean that nothing can happen ....remember this is US not Germany .The more they drag the process the better ,more complications ....more applications to submit and of course more $$$$$$

Being Canadian I know them very well

Now would you go blindly and invest in a house ,open a business ,have kids WITHOUT KNOWING WHAT TOMORROW WILL BRING ?

Get real man !!