Alex

My wife was approved in less than two months as well. It all depends on whether or not you can efficiently establish a bona-fide relationship. The only interview my wife had was at the embassy over two years ago. No interview for AOS and no interview for the ROC.

The key is to send the right docs and the right amount of docs. The sample forms and letters on the website are very helpful in guiding you step-by-step along your journey. You can pick and choose from those samples and send in what evidence best suits your particular situation.

Please. this has nothing to do with how fast you get approved. We all send in squared away paperwork and some get approved in two months and some get approved in 13 months and some are still waiting. There is no rhyme or reason.

Please add me!!..

UserName.............I-751 Receipt at VSC............VSC to CSC Transfer......Approval

Aidan80..........10/09/08........................03/10/09............05/27/09 (mail 06/01/09)

you are already there lol.

My wife got her approval letter on 1 June as well if you want to update the spreadsheet. Letter dated 27 May.

Thanks.

It's not paranoia when one has had unnecessary difficulties in the past.

I have certainly had the misfortune of dealing with people in power who were not as informed as what they should have been. All we are expressing is a concern.

And perhaps if you have nothing to add, then you should add nothing?

I'll add whatever I feel like. People in power know these documents exist and if they don't then you tell them and stand your ground. My wife has left her country many times with this document and yes they gave her a hard time but you know what? She gives them a hard time back and she has no problems, of course she's not paranoid about the immigration process because she knows we are in the right.

I have the same concerns.

I am taking a trip to London this June to visit my sister. At that stage my actual green card will be expired and I will be traveling with the extension letter and my stamped biometrics notice.

Why would you be concerned with a valid document that says your green card is extended for one year? Paranoia runs rampant in this place.

why take a chance? She can get her passport changed when she gets back to the states. My wife had hers updated at the PI embassy in Washington D.C.

Same here, nothing happened after I received 2 transfer letters...

I will wait for another 2 weeks and then call congressman...

Shailesh

I haven't been approved yet either but no big deal. I filed a congressional but that went unanswered too, lol.

Hi Everyone,

(I'm a 03/02 VSC to CSC I-751 transfer, but that's close enough to the 02/25 transfers here...)

I agree. As I said before in other posts, "I don't care whether or not I receive that new card or not", rather it is the "being stuck in immigration limbo, and not knowing what is happening with my case/file" that bothers me (and I'm sure everyone else too).

There is "no rhyme or reason" as to the way the USCIS approves I-751 cases. And it's not fair either that they don't honour the "first come first served" rule, and that many others are getting "skipped" because of this as they wait patiently in the line. Sounds like very bad customer service to me, as they don't "deliver when promised, and the customer is not getting what they paid for" (for example, 6 months as promised time-wise from the USCIS site...you can forget about that)...

Meanwhile, this is not a minor matter either, as many people have so many things "on the line" because of these delays. For example, work, education, travel, moving, renewing legal documents, etc. plans have to be re-adjusted and/or re-considered because of the incompentency of the USCIS. As well, there's always that risk of "deportation", waiting for an interview, or getting an rfe, while waiting too. Does this sound fair? No, I don't think so.

Sure a few weeks is nothing in the grand scheme of things of life. But if one has to make crucial decisions and/or have decisions made for them in the meantime, then yes, this could be a serious matter, indeed!

Lol..just my 2 cents (make that my $545+ worth of thought)....

Ant (Still waiting for I-751, Still waiting for Baby...)

That's a little dramatic. There is no delay in any of those things. The green card is extended for a year. Now after a year and no card, I could see how there could be problems.

Well I'm certainly starting to become annoyed. If our case had stayed at VSC that would be one thing, as I pretty much knew it was going to take 11 months.

Now that they transferred, us to CSC, its hit and miss, with no real order!

I am so sick of dealing with the fvcking USCIS!!!

Now they want to legalize the illegals... great!

Call your congressman and let them do the nug work. I don't waste time calling USCIS, we have elected officials that can do it for you and get better results.

The order of the approvals makes no sense at all, and is really starting to piss me off!

I have my congressman checking on my case. I'm not going to waste time calling USCIS. I always let my elected officials do that for me, gets better results.

I sent in two letters from my neighbors. None from family.

My wife just got home yesterday after three months in the Philippines. We have been waiting for eight months for her 10 yr grn card. She had the one year extension letter and she got in just fine.

Don't live in fear of the system, they know your case is pending.

you should have received a letter that extends your expiration date one year. My wife got one.

Yeah, that is incorrect. The biometrics people dont know what they are saying....! Unless you check your status online and it says that, that and the formal notice should be your trusted source of information.

I'm sure they meant one year and two weeks.

Hey I understand your need to vent (even if some other people on here don't). And I thank you for posting because I bet you anything you have saved at least one person similar grief!

Attention to detail is important when dealing with USCIS.

If someone wants to add me to the list, my wifes packet got transfered to the CSC on 25 Feb.

If the biological father will not sign the letter, you wife may have to sue for sole custody of her daughter. Unfortunately, the NVC will require sole legal and sole physical custody in order to allow your step daughter to migrate.

I'm not sure if notifying the NVC of the original Visa approval will work. The laws are created to prevent one parent from taking a child out of the country without the other parent's knowledge or permission. Even with sole physical custody, if parents have joint legal custody, a decision to relocate must be agreed upon by both parents.

Best of Luck with your situation.

Thanks. My wife is going to go home and deal with the courts and try to get this settled once and for all. If she can get a notorized letter from her ex, then great, I'll mail it off with the RFE and see what happens. If not, then well, we can wait for the courts...might take a while but what to do.

Does your wife have documentation showing that she was awarded custody of her child? I believe the biological parent must also agree to relocation of a child in the case of a divorce as well. A cover letter indicating that your wife was the beneficiary of a K-1 some time ago, and that now you are now seeking a visa for her daughter to join you might help.

I just got an RFE for my stepdaughter asking for custody papers and a notorized letter from my wife saying it's ok for her to immigrate here. Anyone ever get one of these and what did you do about it? I don't have custody of my stepdaugter, my wife does. That's why I'm petitioning her as the USC. She's my wife's daughter, what more do I need to do?

Any advice?

She doesn't have a letter saying she has custody, just a divorce paper. Her daughter received a K1 a couple years ago when I did my wifes fiancee visa. Her daughter didn't come with her at the time which is why I'm doing the I130 now. Her daughter has the old unused visa. Maybe I can just send a copy of that?

Anyway, her daughter doesn't need parents consent to leave the philippines. The social works department ammended their laws

on my son's case,NVC asked me a letter of consent from the biological father letting him immigrate to USA with me and or a court order that i have sole custody...its my US citizen husband who petitioned him as his stepfather..and since i dont have any court oders paper so i asked the biological father to sent me a letter of consent,its not notarized but it was handwritten and lucky that NVC accept it and my son interview is on Dec 22 2008.

even she was already granted a visa b4,we still need to go through the same process..to start all over again.

anyways,just asked for a letter of consent from the father and she will be here in USA soon.

goodluck

We've tried to get a letter from the biological father before and he wouldn't do it. Her daughter doesn't live with the biological father, she is being raised by her grandmother. He wants nothing to do with her.

I got a visa before for her, couldn't I explain that to the NVC and see what they say?

Does your wife have documentation showing that she was awarded custody of her child? I believe the biological parent must also agree to relocation of a child in the case of a divorce as well. A cover letter indicating that your wife was the beneficiary of a K-1 some time ago, and that now you are now seeking a visa for her daughter to join you might help.

I just got an RFE for my stepdaughter asking for custody papers and a notorized letter from my wife saying it's ok for her to immigrate here. Anyone ever get one of these and what did you do about it? I don't have custody of my stepdaugter, my wife does. That's why I'm petitioning her as the USC. She's my wife's daughter, what more do I need to do?

Any advice?

She doesn't have a letter saying she has custody, just a divorce paper. Her daughter received a K1 a couple years ago when I did my wifes fiancee visa. Her daughter didn't come with her at the time which is why I'm doing the I130 now. Her daughter has the old unused visa. Maybe I can just send a copy of that?

Anyway, her daughter doesn't need parents consent to leave the philippines. The social works department ammended their laws.

I just got an RFE for my stepdaughter asking for custody papers and a notorized letter from my wife saying it's ok for her to immigrate here. Anyone ever get one of these and what did you do about it? I don't have custody of my stepdaugter, my wife does. That's why I'm petitioning her as the USC. She's my wife's daughter, what more do I need to do?

Any advice?

Awesome. Thanks for the help.

DS-3032 and that should have been done by now

Really? I just got it in the mail, I had no idea they needed it right away. So I have to wait to send in my 864 until the NVC gets that 3032?

My stepdaughters I130 was recently sent to the NVC. Last week I received a packet from NVC in the mail with some envelopes and instructions to pay the $70 dollar fee on their website. I paid the fee but not sure what I do now.

Are they expecting me to mail them a I-864EZ (I'm the sole sponsor) in one of the envelopes they sent me? I know I have to include the barcoded coversheet NVC sent me after I paid the fee.

What's next after this?

What about the form I have to send my stepdaughter saying she appoints me as her representative? When can I do that?

Just a tip. My husband was deployed before we sent in the I-130 and he's still deployed now. He recieved ALL his mail to his addresss in Iraq and I received my visa exactly 2 months after we filed the expedite. Call your senators office and they will help you.

one thing on your reply.mails are very hard to come by in Iraq,i know,coz ive been deployed 4 times already....

Unless you are in Balad or another central location, do not have your mail sent to Iraq. Send it to a family member's house. That's what I did when I deployed. Again, do not change you address to Iraq unless you are at one of the large bases. Mail humvees/vehicles get hit by IEDs and then what? No mail for you thats what.

I have`nt any touches since 20th june and i started my case on April. Do you think my case was trasnferred to CSC? All those people from spreadsheet was noticed about it through some email or that website????

Thanks

You haven't been waiting long enough. It's going to take some time.

I was transferred and received my approval this weekend.