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I believe that the I-551 stamp is as good as the NOA1 already.On the day of her appointment, she will just have to show her biometrics appointment letter, Green card, and passport.

oh so she does not really have to worry or request for a NOA?

Day of her appointment meaning? the biometrics right?

Yes, the appointment letter, green card and her passport that's all she needs for the biometrics appointment.Her I-1551 stamp would allow her to work/travel some people here posted with same issue and did ok.

okey that will be relief, she thought that there was a problem with her paperwork that is why she did not received any NOA. i just got confused because i read on the other topic of mine that the I-551 is not a proof that you filed I-751 but the NOA does, so i asked if not receiving the NOA will cause her a problem with regards with the entire process of removing the conditional status of her gc, not only at the biometrics appointment.

how come other says that she needs to get a copy of the NOA

*confused*

She can always go in for infopass and ask them to do a service request for a copy of NOA 1 (she will get a copy of the service request with the number on it so she will know they had actually submitted it). At this time, she will fill out an information request sheet and she can put her address to mail the NOA 1 to her.

SO MEANING SHE REALLY NEEDED TO GET A COPY OF THE NOA?

I believe that the I-551 stamp is as good as the NOA1 already.On the day of her appointment, she will just have to show her biometrics appointment letter, Green card, and passport.

oh so she does not really have to worry or request for a NOA?

Day of her appointment meaning? the biometrics right?

Yes, the appointment letter, green card and her passport that's all she needs for the biometrics appointment.Her I-1551 stamp would allow her to work/travel some people here posted with same issue and did ok.

okey that will be relief, she thought that there was a problem with her paperwork that is why she did not received any NOA. i just got confused because i read on the other topic of mine that the I-551 is not a proof that you filed I-751 but the NOA does, so i asked if not receiving the NOA will cause her a problem with regards with the entire process of removing the conditional status of her gc, not only at the biometrics appointment.

I believe that the I-551 stamp is as good as the NOA1 already.On the day of her appointment, she will just have to show her biometrics appointment letter, Green card, and passport.

oh so she does not really have to worry or request for a NOA?

Day of her appointment meaning? the biometrics right?

i have a question

My friend was asked to go to have her passport stamp with the I-551 because she did not received any NOA

when she got her I-551 stamp it includes a WAC#, she told me that she received a biometrics letter scheduled on the 13th of this month

If she does not have that NOA letter would it be a problem?

thanks

Another question:

What if the problem was when a parallegal called the USCIS office to follow up the status of the case because its almost a month since they filed the I-751 and check was cashed and yet they have not received any NOA. So you didn't talk to the real lawyer. You talked to the paralegal. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paralegal. No wonder. The paralegal care about you even less than the lawyer does. Paralegal is just the assistant, it's just a job.

The person whom the parallegal spoke with said that there was no sort of "reference# or case #" or whatever number was it for that application. It's called "Receipt Number on Notice of Action I-797".

Is that possible that when USCIS already cashed your check you dont get any watsoever number or receipt? No. It's not possible. USCIS staff first look at the petition form, make sure no need to reject, then cash the check (make sure there's money in the bank), then issue I-797. It's possible that they wait a few days after they cashed the check, then issue the I-797, but there is going to be a receipt number on the I-797 definitely, so it's possible they haven't issue it yet, but it's not possible that USCIS doesn't give you the I-797, USCIS will have to give one in due time. But if it's already been a month since the check had been cleared, USCIS must have issued the I-797 already.

What does it mean? What does "What" mean? Not sure what's the specific of your question.

Is that also the reason why they need to go to USCIS for info pass to set up an appointment? First call the mis-information line, tell USCIS that you haven't receive the I-797/NOA yet, so you don't know the number, but it's very sure that a real IO (may not be the first person who answer the switchboard because their goal is to get you off the phone as fast as possible by telling you to go set up an infopass) can track down your NOA number, when did they issue the NOA, etc etc by you giving the IO the A# and name. Over the phone, you can also request the IO send you a NOA replacement since the first one is assumed lost in mail, one thing to remind you, unless you decide to ditch that lawyer, the IO is going to tell you that the new NOA has to be send to the lawyer's address, not yours. There is also another reason why your lawyer suggested you go set up an infopass appointment, which is getting the I-551 stamp on your current valid passport. The I-551 stamp can act as an substitution for the NOA to prove that your status is still legal for you to work and travel if the NOA doesn't come, but the I-551 stamp doesn't act as a proof that you've already filed I-751 petition, the NOA does. Your lawyer didn't even tell you the part about the I-551 stamp, didn't he/she? Told you to fire the lawyer.

They only have 5 weeks left before the GC will expire. Then act fast. Call the mis-information line first thing in the morning on Monday.

I think their lawyer should be the one to get that info pass and go to USCIS instead of the applicant right? Or do they just have to bring their lawyer with them when they get an appointment? You know what? I think your lawyer is just trying to scare you or create a problem when there is not a real problem just to squeeze more money out of you because if you want to lawyer to accompany you to the infopass appointment, the lawyer is going to tell you that there is extra charge for him/her to spend more time with your case. That's the way about lawyer. You want the lawyer to go the infopass appointment on your behalf? It's possible, the lawyer sure can, but make sure you ask how much does he/she charge before you let him/her doing that. Don't even let the lawyer set up the infopass for you because it would only take him/her less than 5 minutes to do it online and then he/she is going to charge an outrageous fee. Heck, he/she can order the paralegal to do it instead of doing the real work himself/herself just like he/she order the paralegal to call USCIS instead of him/her calling USCIS himself/herself the first time around. If you want to save the money, then you'll have to go the leg work on your own. http://infopass.uscis.gov/. Would you mind telling me if the lawyer and the paralegal are he or she? Because I'm kind of getting tired of typing "he/she, him/her, etc. etc." when I can just type less.

HER PASSPORT GOT STAMP WITH THE I-551 WITH THE WAC# ON IT BUT SHE DOES NOT RECEIVE HER NOA UNTIL NOW.

SHE GOT HER BIOMETRICS LETTER SCHEDULED ON THE 13TH

IS THERE GOING TO BE A PROBLEM IF SHE DOES NOT HAVE THE NOA?

PLEASE ADVISE

THANKS

Another question:

What if the problem was when a parallegal called the USCIS office to follow up the status of the case because its almost a month since they filed the I-751 and check was cashed and yet they have not received any NOA.

The person whom the parallegal spoke with said that there was no sort of "reference# or case #" or whatever number was it for that application.

Is that possible that when USCIS already cashed your check you dont get any watsoever number or receipt?

What does it mean?

Is that also the reason why they need to go to USCIS for info pass to set up an appointment?

They only have 5 weeks left before the GC will expire.

I think their lawyer should be the one to get that info pass and go to USCIS instead of the applicant right? Or do they just have to bring their lawyer with them when they get an appointment?

The "real' Case number comes on the biometric appointment letter. Not the NOA1.!!

Here:

First week of March: Submitted I-751 package

March 17, 2009: Checked cleared

..............

Till this day 4.17.09

1. No Notice of Approval arrived/ no application receipt number

2. No Biometrics notice arrived

and the applicant was asked to go to INS to get an info pass to schedule and appointment with an INS officer.

For what? The lawyer said that the INS officer told them that they do not have the CASE#

Im just trying to get some insight about this coz its really confusing for the couple. Hope u guys will understand.

First, fire the lawyer, if you're/your friends are paying him/her money, the lawyer is suppose to follow up with everything, if USCIS (they're not called INS anymore) said there is no case number (which I've never heard of), the lawyer should act like a pit bull to chew on USCIS butt, ask them to assign a dang case number, what is that lawyer thinking/doing? You/your friends need to re-check that lawyer's credentials, that lawyer is being very irresponsible, he/she is not doing anything to help. Please post that lawyer's details here, so no one else would use him/her. Also, don't spend money on a "so so" lawyer, if you/ your friends are going to spend the money, spend the money on an "excellent (with proven record)" lawyer. Really don't understand why someone would need a lawyer to fill out a two page form, plus you/your friends are the one who collects the evidence anyways, you/your friends are just handing the evidence over (doing all the work already) to the lawyer, then the lawyer just mailed it in to USCIS for you/your friends.

Second, to try your luck, is the check a personal check or cashier's check? If it's you/your friends' personal check, go log in to online banking, usually the bank would let you see the cashed check image, and sometimes USCIS staff would write a number on the front/back of the check, that number would be the same as your NOA number (not the biometrics letter number, and you need the biometrics letter number in order to check your case status online with USCIS), but sometimes they don't write down anything, so it's a "try your luck" bet.

Third, if you/your friends are using the lawyer, all the letters would go to the lawyer's address, so you/your friend wouldn't know anything until the lawyer tell you, especially if the lawyer is using a PO box for mails for all the clients, it would cause extra delay. That lawyer probably has other clients that pay more money than you/your friend, that's why that lawyer doesn't even care to follow up thoroughly on you/your friends' case. I would rather trust my friendly mail man that I greet everyday than trusting a greedy shark (lawyer). I would hate to pay someone and to be left in blind. You know it's just like paying for cigarettes to kill yourself with lung cancer. People on this website can provide better advice for free (if you/your friends' case is a straight forward case, no complications like waiver case).

Fourth, to ease you/your friends worry, call the mis-information line 18003755283. 123 are the magic numbers to get through the maze. If the first person that answer the switchboard cannot find the case with (hopefully) the NOA number on the check image, be very polite and insist to speak with a real IO, the IO would be able to get the real case number by you/your friends' Alien number (written on the green card).

It's not that I don't believe in lawyer, I do know an excellent immigration attorney that can work magic and show genuine care about her clients. I pay her so much respect with her being so knowledgeable and tenacity, but she is so expensive that she charged by the minute (most lawyers charge by the hour/half hour). If you/your friends are already spending the fortune, please get a better lawyer who cares about you/your friends, from what I'm reading here, it seems like you/your friends' lawyer can't even solve a simple problem. Best of Luck to you/your friends! You/your friends can start turning the luck by firing the lawyer and learning about your consumers' rights.

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OMG thank you so much for the help!! such an enlightenment =)

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They can call mis-information line and ask to find the case number using their A#.

is there a number for that?

You mean a phone number? It is 1-800-375-5283

thank you =)

finally my biometric notice arrived today, thanks goodness.

question:

What if you have filed your I-751 first week of march and the check cleared March 17 but did not get any NOA until now.

Plus you were asked to go to INS to get an info pass.

What does that mean?

try to call 1-800-375-5283 and let them know your problem, be ready with your alien number they might ask you that, good luck in getting thru a real person though, keep trying and you can also do an infopass, just try every way, just whatever it takes until you get the answer.

thank you so much

They can call mis-information line and ask to find the case number using their A#.

is there a number for that?

finally my biometric notice arrived today, thanks goodness.

question:

What if you have filed your I-751 first week of march and the check cleared March 17 but did not get any NOA until now.

Plus you were asked to go to INS to get an info pass.

What does that mean?

The "real' Case number comes on the biometric appointment letter. Not the NOA1.!!

Here:

First week of March: Submitted I-751 package

March 17, 2009: Checked cleared

..............

Till this day 4.17.09

1. No Notice of Approval arrived/ no application receipt number

2. No Biometrics notice arrived

and the applicant was asked to go to INS to get an info pass to schedule and appointment with an INS officer.

For what? The lawyer said that the INS officer told them that they do not have the CASE#

Im just trying to get some insight about this coz its really confusing for the couple. Hope u guys will understand.

I would follow their lawyers advice.

Well actually the INS officer who called the lawyer is the one who said that the applicant need to go to INS office to get an info pass for an appointment.

Is it case# or A#?

They said there was no case #

Is there such a thing called CASE# for I-751? should it be A#?

i just have a question regarding a my friends case. They submit their documents for the removal of the conditional status of the green card first week of march 2009. The check was already cleared march 17, 2009. Their lawyer called them and said that they need to get an INFO PASS at ins to schedule and appointment because there was no case# indicated in their application.

1. They did not yet received any NOA until now.

2. No Biometrics notice

They asked if there was a problem and the lawyer said that the ins officer said THERE WAS NO CASE # for the application.

If there is no case # does it mean that they are not processing the I-751 and that there might be a problem?

please advice