Diazy

August 12, 2011

I do not know if you clicked the link, you will see that it said there were many vacancies available at VSC so we might see VSC picking up within a couple of months...

I clicked the link. I'm not USC, I'm removing conditions of my green card. So I can't apply.

Those positions are dated February-March, so if they hired all 40 positions in that timeframe, then we should have already seen VSC picking up.

August 12, 2011

I found this link a while ago

http://www.fox44now.com/story/14061046/immigration-service-center-hiring-in-vermont

I wish I could applied for a job and make this process for everyone much faster=)

August 12, 2011

The USPS reported that they picked up mail from USCIS containing your new card on August 10, 2011. You should receive your new card within 7 days. If you do not, or if you move before you get it, please call our customer service at 1-800-375-5283

Congratulations!

August 11, 2011

lol...at least you're a CSC ...I hope you hear the good news soon...as for VSC the Feb filers are getting approved now, so its a long wait for me , I know that the timeline for VSC ..I just don't like waiting and *pending* status

Oh, I hate this waiting too...

I have a friend who was approved for AOS in 3 months and for ROC in 3 months and she didn't care about her case at all - she didn't even set up the online update.

In my case AOS took almost 9 months. ROC is 3 months old. I'm checking the online status 2 times a week even though I know that there is nothing new there since I haven't received an email or text. :bonk:

I just wish I had my friend's patience. :innocent:

August 11, 2011

some of June filers (CSC) are approved already

I wonder if May filers are not updating their status or what?

3 June CSC filers and 3 May CSC filers are approved - we're even :lol:

I think some CSC filers' timeline might not be updated but the majority haven't received the response yet. At least I hope I'm not the only one who hasn't received anything.

August 10, 2011

my concern is the age-old question of when a petition is considered abandoned. we all know that the biometrics appointment letter explicitly states:

PLEASE APPEAR AT THE BELOW APPLICATION SUPPORT CENTER AT THE DATE AND TIME SPECIFIED. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR, YOUR APPLICATION WILL BE CONSIDERED ABANDONED

.

we certainly are not abandoning the petition and certainly do not want USCIS to think that. i have read through many threads, the majority of which seem to say that there is some flexibility in when the petition is considered abandoned. (i've read a month, i've read three months. i've read that it is in fact a hard and fast date.)

if my husband is expected on tuesday the 9th of august, but is unable to attend, even though we sent a appointment change request, but we haven't received a new appointment date.... what shall i do?

does anyone know whether or not i can phone USCIS to see if the request i sent was indeed received? if not, i suppose i'll just pop in to the ASC and double check in person.

or maybe the new appointment letter will magically appear in the mail tomorrow.

sorry for my fretting. you know how it is. this process can get the best of you.

(thanks for your response, susie.)

My friend didn't receive her bio during the AOS, however her attorney received a copy of the biometrics letter. When my friend called her attorney, the day of bio was passed by 5-10 days. So my friend just picked up that letter and went the next day for her biometrics - everything went smooth and the case wasn't abandoned.

August 10, 2011

I don't know but the USPS in TN forwarded my USCIS mail to me to Ohio when we moved.

I heard that sometimes post office can forget about not forwarding government mail. However our post office is not forwarding the government mail as it is supposed to do: we didn't get a DMV letter which came 5-7 days after USPS officially informed us about forwarding. Our sublets mailed us that letter.

August 10, 2011

My understanding is that if I apply for a re-entry permit at the moment (before getting my 10-year green card), the reentry permit will expire the day my two-year conditional card expires, which is 90 days from now. I need to find a way to get my 10-year green card first. Do you think I can file AR-11 change of address form, and list a new U.S. mailing address (say a friend's address) while residing in Canada, so I can still receive USCIS mail? Would that be a problem? Would it be considered lying or hiding information from USCIS?

I believe USCIS sends all its correspondence to the Residence address, not a mailing address (I know, that's weird).

Thus if you list your friends' address as you place of residence and you don't live there, that would be considered as lying to USCIS.

August 10, 2011

Just want to update my post so that someone in similar situation would have an answer.

USPS is not forwarding the USCIS mail since there is a stamp "Return Srvc Requested" on each USCIS letter, which means that this letter couldn't be forwarded.

Someone says that only Premium Forwarding forwards all government mail, but it costs 15 dollars per week (therefore 60 dollars a month! :wacko: ) and everyone knows how slow the USCIS can be with one's application.

Therefore I filed the change of address form and you can specify that the change of address is temporary on the AR-11. However I'm still not sure if I would need to file this form again when I move back.

August 4, 2011

Updating the Tacoma'a card received date and number of approved for CSC

California Service Center (20 applicants, 3 approved 15%)

VJName.............Date of I-751.....NOA1 Date......Biometrics......Approved....

SHEFELLFROMHEAVEN....05/03/11........05/05/11.......06/06/11........--/--/11....

ALEX & RACHEL........05/03/11........05/06/11.......06/15/11........--/--/11....

NW MUSHROOM..........05/03/11........05/05/11.......07/11/11........--/--/11....

CHRISTERA22..........05/06/11........05/09/11.......06/06/11........--/--/11....

DIAZY................05/09/11........05/10/11.......07/06/11........--/--/11.... (Early bio 6/20)

TRICIA599............05/10/11........05/11/11.......06/20/11........--/--/11....

RROBIN...............05/10/11........05/12/11.......06/20/11........--/--/11....

FRENCHY..............05/16/11........05/17/11.......06/14/11........--/--/11....

DANIELWHITE..........05/16/11........05/17/11.......06/22/11........--/--/11....

SEPTEMBERGOLD........05/17/11........05/25/11.......06/27/11........--/--/11....

SUZANNYO.............05/19/11........05/23/11.......06/27/11........07/14/11....

DALE_TRISHA..........05/20/11........05/23/11.......08/03/11........--/--/11....

CANADIANMADE.........05/20/11........05/23/11.......06/13/11........--/--/11....

RASBERRY.............05/20/11........05/23/11.......06/23/11........--/--/11....

BLONDPRINCESS........05/23/11........05/31/11.......06/27/11........--/--/11....

SFU+TFU..............05/24/11........05/25/11.......06/21/11........--/--/11....

D&I..................05/24/11........05/25/11.......06/20/11........--/--/11....

ON-QUEUE.............05/24/11........05/25/11.......07/20/11........--/--/11.... (Early Bio 7/06)

THREEC...............05/24/11........05/25/11.......06/15/11........06/27/11.... (Card received 6/29/11)

TAHOMA & CHINOOK.....05/31/11........06/02/11.......07/07/11........07/20/11.... (Card received 7/04/11)

ANGELA&PAUL..........05/31/11........06/02/11.......07/11/11........--/--/11....

Vermont Service Center (34 applicants)

VJName.............Date of I-751.....NOA1 Date......Biometrics......Approved....

WELSHDAN.............04/27/11........05/03/11.......08/10/11........--/--/11....

YOINK................05/02/11........05/05/11.......07/08/11........--/--/11.... (Scheduled Late Bio)

TINKERBELLUK.........05/02/11........05/09/11.......06/17/11........--/--/11....

JEAN0414.............05/03/11........05/05/11.......06/20/11........--/--/11....

EDINA................05/04/11........05/09/11.......06/27/11........--/--/11.... (early bio 06/24)

SWANTIGER............05/04/11........05/24/11.......06/27/11........--/--/11....

KMEHMOOD1............05/06/11........05/10/11.......06/26/11........--/--/11.... (Early bio 6/07)

PRINCESS_MARICAR.....05/06/11........05/10/11.......06/17/11........--/--/11....

J&N79................05/07/11........05/09/11.......06/17/11........--/--/11....

CLAUSKI..............05/07/11........05/10/11.......06/15/11........--/--/11....

JOHN HALL............05/09/11........05/11/11.......06/26/11........--/--/11....

CHIC.................05/09/11........05/12/11.......06/27/11........--/--/11.... (NOA1 info derived from immigration lawyer.)

FLORIDA RES..........05/10/11........--/--/11.......06/17/11........--/--/11.... (never received NOA1)

VIP1.................05/11/11........05/16/11.......06/23/11........--/--/11....

MARY AND ENRIQUE.....05/12/11........05/16/11.......07/19/11........--/--/11....

FURIOUSNG............05/14/11........05/19/11.......06/23/11........--/--/11....

~LAURA AND NICK~.....05/14/11........05/17/11.......06/28/11........--/--/11....

AUDREYBELLA..........05/16/11........05/18/11.......06/23/11........--/--/11....

MADWOMAN.............05/16/11........05/31/11.......--/--/11........--/--/11....

DEIDRE...............05/17/11........05/19/11.......07/20/11........--/--/11.... (Early bio 06/28 Raleigh-Durham)

HELLOMIFFY...........05/17/11........05/20/11.......06/27/11........--/--/11.... (Early bio 6/16 New York)

VMM..................05/17/11........05/20/11.......06/23/11........--/--/11....

DAGOBERT.............05/19/11........05/23/11.......07/28/11........--/--/11....

PATTU RANI...........05/19/11........--/--/11.......07/11/11........--/--/11....

TJBRUM...............05/19/11........--/--/11.......--/--/11........--/--/11....

EDDY67...............05/19/11........05/23/11.......08/15/11........--/--/11... (Early BIO Orlando 29 July)

RUPA.................05/20/11........05/23/11.......07/11/11........--/--/11....

ANGUS28..............05/23/11........05/25/11.......06/30/11........--/--/11....

SAL AND JAY..........05/26/11........06/01/11.......07/13/11........--/--/11....

CHRIS39..............05/26/11........05/31/11.......07/17/11........--/--/11....

CATT.................05/26/11........05/31/11.......07/13/11........--/--/11....

OPHELIA783...........05/27/11........06/01/11.......07/06/11........--/--/11....

JAMES_N_KAREN........05/27/11........06/01/11.......07/25/11........--/--/11....

ADRIAN01.............05/31/11........06/02/11.......07/13/11........--/--/11....

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August 4, 2011

Hi all, my ROC is actually will be next year mid July, 2012 but I have a question as far as the bank statement goes -

1. I heard and saw that the financial statement ranges from the date that one got the GC until the ROC date. How you guys do that? Print out a bunch of statements since the conditional gc date? Or print out the date range?

2. We bought a house, but the house loan/mortgage is in my name. But I did quit claim deed to my wife. Is that okay or she has to be on the loan as well? or the quit claim deed is sufficient?

1. I print out 4 bank statements for each year since the green card was received.

2. The more proofs you can provide there is less chance that you will receive RFE or you will be called for the interview. If the loan is in your name, just don't include it.

August 4, 2011

Thanks christera22.

The only notification we received was a letter from USCIS dated 7-20-11 congratulating us for the approval of the ROC. The letter said we would receive the new Green Card within the next 60 days.

Our NOA1 date was 6-2-11.

Hang in there...your turn is coming!

Congratulations, Tahoma!

August 3, 2011

Just checked the 2010 May filers thread to compare their timelines with ours:

VSC applicants were approved much faster than CSC applicants. Most of VSC were approved in July-August 2010 and CSC in August-September 2010.
It seems that the wait was caused by biometrics appointments since there are a bunch of Biometrics appointments which were done in August. And in 2-3 weeks after biometrics the approval comes up.

Anyways comparing to the other 2011 timeline's threads the CSC approvals should come soon. I expect the majority of CSC to be approved in late August - early September.

July 31, 2011

I sent a colored copy.

what about the green card copy. Is it ok if I submit a colored copy since it shows all the info??

July 27, 2011

Just an update - my husband's biometrics appointment was on July 11th. The NOA-1 arrived at some point in June while we were in Nepal. I tried to reply and update the list but I was unable to do so. I hope everyone gets good news soon - good luck!!

Pattu Rani, what is the date on your NOA?

I updated your biometrics appointment.

California Service Center (20 applicants, 2 approved 10%)