Lidia & JB

It's a painless, no brainer formality, and it won't take MONTHS, it will take as long as the Spanish bureaucracy works. This is my 2nd marriage, back in Paris I had to go to the Portuguese consulate to register my divorce. I only had to provide the French divorce decree translated in Portuguese, and some 4 weeks later I received a letter saying it was done. I could then remove my ex married name. BTW I'm Portuguese.

Hi everybody,

Sorry I should have updated my status on May 17 when I receide the GC!!! Yes it took 5 days to be delivered, we were approved May 12, May 13 email and text msg, May 17 GC in hands

Good luck, and see you soon at the citizenship forum!!!

Congrats Lidia & JB!! I am gathering my RFE response and hope to send it in by the end of this month. This is encouraging news.

Requested 3 years of tax transcripts from the IRS online about a month ago and still nothing in the mail. Am guessing the IRS is particularly busy this time of year

Thanks qoqisha! Patience is not only a virtue but also our best ally!!! BTW we added a few copies of our family cell phone plan statement, it showshe 3 names (mine, hubby and daughter)

Good luck!!!

Hi everybody,

Yesterday, May 13th we received a text msg as well as an email informing us that our GC was ordered and it will be mailed to us within 30 days

Actually we responded to the RFE on May 3rd, the package was delivered to USCIS on May 5th, I don't know exactly when we were approved, but the GC was ordered on May 12th.

What a journey!!!

Thanks for your support!! And good luck to those it may concern!!!

Don't panic everything is going to be ok. It also killed me when I got the RFE, so I called them, and actually I had someone very kind and helpfull. If you decide to call them, ask for a supervisor.

Good luck!!

Hey Folks,

I have been following the July filers thread for quite some time to get ideas on timelines and am finally joining since there hasn't been much activity on this thread for some time

My wife and I got married in March 2010 and we did not file an AoS until mid 2011 since I was on H-1B status till Sept 2011. We finished the Aos process and I received my conditional GC in September 2011.

We had filed my I-751 to VSC on July 19, 2013 , the case got transferred to CSC on Sept 17, 2013, and had not heard anything from USCIS since. So I filed an eRequest on March 25, 2014 and got an email saying they would respond by April 9th. I received an RFE yesterday from CSC dated April 10th

RFE states that 'the documentation submitted is insufficient because little to no evidence of joint ownership of assets and joint responsibilities for liabilities has been received and little to no evidence of communal residence has been received'. I was dumb enough to think that sending only the latest bank statement from our joint account would suffice, instead of spamming all 2 years of statements (did not discover VJ until after we had filed the petition). Here's a list of what we had originally sent in:

· Copy of our lease agreement

· Joint bank account statement for the month of June 2013

· Joint Federal and State tax returns for the year 2012

· Joint Federal and State tax returns for the year 2011

· Copy of life insurance policy listing my wife as a beneficiary

· Utility bills (electricity) year to date, 2013 (January – June 2013). Water is included with rent

· Copies of our drivers’ licenses showing our current address

· Signed affidavits from three of our friends

· Some pictures we had taken over the past years (10 pictures)

I am assuming whoever had my case was just sitting on it without even looking at it for the 7 months since my transfer. Since I had filed the eRequest and their deadline to respond was April 9, the IO simply rifled through my file and generated an RFE just to respond to the eRequest....but that is just my assumption, I will look towards other seasoned VJ members for more experience based speculation

In responding to the RFE, along with everything I had already sent, I am planning on sending them an IRS transcript for our last 3 years of tax returns, 3 years of bank statements, car insurance docs, utility bills (is it okay if they are in either one of our names but not both?).

How uncommon is it to not have heard anything for 8 months and then get slapped with an RFE, what can I do if I really don't have much more documentation that what I had already sent in ?

VJName............Date of I-751....NOA1 Date.....Biometrics......Approved...
QOQISHA...........07/19/13........07/23/13.......08/22/13.......(RFE received 04/10/14)(Trans from VSC 09/17/13)

The main thing is the tax returns (which I hope you filed jointly). Don't sweat over the utility bills. Use a highlighter to highlight the English part of the daughter's birth certificate. Don't waste your time calling them, just send documents.

Thanks buddy!!! You are absolutely right about the tax returns, due to hubby's travels we were late to submit them, now we are finally good to go!! Regarding the birth certificate I'm sticking a post-it note to it. I want to believe that the new home makes the utility bills irrelevant...we'll see.

Hi everybody,

Got a RFE today, they want additional evidence, including my daughter's birth certificate which is going to generate another RFE as it is a multilingual one (English is on the 2nd line on the header of it, but they only read the 1st line in French, I'll then call them to invite them to look at the 2nd line I did that like 4 times when you were going through the immigration process in France)

Here's the list of docs:

Joint bank account (got it)

Insurance policies (got it)

Utilities bill on both names (red flag, they're under hubbie's name like they've always been)

2011 and 2012 state and federal tax returns (we finally have them)

BTW we had included our new built home docs in both names in the package, we thought it would be more than enough to prove our bona fide, looks like it's not

Any advices/suggestions are more than welcome!!!

Wow, Thanks for posting this. The fact that I could have another 4 months of waiting is crazy, but I guess it is what it is.

I try not to think too much about it, it will happen eventually!!!

I just called USCIS, it looks like the case processing time restarted from zero the day it was transferred to CSC, we'll have to wait till May 15th to call them back, unless and hopefully we are approved by then.

yea I guess we are in the same situation, I don't know if i'm supposed to be worried or not and I don't know if calling them will make it better or worst for me.

You shouldn't be worried, it will happen, just keep the faith. Positive attitude is our best partner

I will call them Jan 20th firts thing in the morning, I know I will feel much better than right now, regardless of what they will tell me!

Does anyone know how long the wait could possibly be? I've seem some people get the green card in 2 months and others longer. I'm working on my 6th month waiting, last notice i received was a transfer notice in November i believe

I guess I'm in the same situation as you .... Nothing since the transfer from VSC to CSC.

I read somewhere that we can call them after 6 months, mine is Jan 20th, I hope I'll have something from them before that date.

Again - what makes you think it is going to be Stokes ? People do get interviewed for their ROC routinely and it has nothing to do with Stokes.

Sorry Kzielu, I felt I should say something about this. Nothing says it's a Stokes interview, but what about if?!!! I think we should all wish for the best and be prepared for the worst. This site's purpose is to help, support and share information. Ivriesling posts are among the most accurate ones, and he/she is a very supportive, helpful and generous person. The link he posted is very helpful to me as I always wondered what kind of questions, environment, etc I would experience if I am to be interviewed.

Either LO or CSC I hope it won't take too long to see some kind of light in this "tunnel"

I just received the notification hard copy, my case was transferred to California Service Center, not to a local office as it says on the website.

I just received a notification saying that my case is now at the Local Office, I want to believe they started working on it.

Hi everybody,

Firstly, congrats to all the aproved petioners!!! Today 11/12 our case was transferred to a local office, first time touched since July 24th.

Good luck to the pending cases.

Waiting is still frustrating. Was hoping to go on a Caribbean cruise before the holidays (we are retired), but I'm reluctant to travel with expired greencard. I know the NAO1 will get you back into the USA, but airlines and other country's immigration depatments are confused about the NOA1 letter serving as an extension.

Hoping for quick resolution. Think I may try the Congressman's office again. Good luck to all!

FYI my daughter travelled to France with her expired GC + NOA1, no issues whatsoever!! Enjoy your cruise and who knows you will have a nice surprise in your mail box when you come back home

Okay, so that doesn't say RFE.

It just says the online thing isn't working for your case (which is not a problem).

I really think you are chasing a phantom RFE. ANyone else think so?

How did you come to believe you had one? A Tier one person said this?

I totally agree with you. For being so familiar to RFEs, I too think there's no RFE.

BTW I only got things done when I called late at night and had a supervisor on the phone.

Biometrics done this morning

The appointment was at 10am but actually we got there at 9:30 and out at 10, It was a double appointment for me and my daughter.

Biometrics scheduled 08/20

Good evening everybody,

Do you know if for travel purposes we need to have the original NOA or if a notarized copy is enough?

Thanks in advance

Hi everybody,

Got my NOA today dated July 23rd

Just adding myself to the VSC list. Sent the packet off today.

California Service Center (6 applicants)

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

RSTAMARIA2013.......07/03/13.......07/05/13.......08/02/13........--/--/--...

CUTIE BEAR..........07/08/13.......07/09/13.......08/05/13........--/--/--...

NONCHALANTE.........07/09/13.......07/10/13.......08/05/13........--/--/--...

SWAP................07/09/13.......07/11/13.......08/07/13........--/--/--...

DEBZ................07/10/13.......07/12/13.......--/--/13........--/--/--...

CANADIANA013........07/15/13.......07/--/13.......--/--/13........--/--/--...

Vermont Service Center (15 applicants)

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

SMATHENA............07/01/13.......07/02/13.......08/06/13........--/--/--...

KLS2010.............07/01/13.......07/--/13.......--/--/13........--/--/--...(Divorce waiver)

CLAYTLIN............07/05/13.......07/09/13.......08/12/13........--/--/--...

USUXCIS.............07/05/13.......07/--/13.......--/--/13........--/--/--...

NWANYIOMA...........07/08/13.......07/12/13.......08/14/13........--/--/--...

LVRIESLING..........07/08/13.......07/12/13.......--/--/13........--/--/--...

BRKLNY..............07/09/13.......07/--/13.......--/--/13........--/--/--...

CANADIA_NYC.........07/10/13.......07/12/13.......08/09/13........--/--/--...

TLJOHNSON...........07/11/13.......07/--/13.......--/--/13........--/--/--...

JOROSSR.............07/11/13.......07/15/13.......--/--/13........--/--/--...

TEXAS-GAL...........07/16/13.......07/--/13.......--/--/13........--/--/--...

SMURFS..............07/17/13.......07/--/13.......--/--/13........--/--/--...

FAITHINGOD..........07/18/13.......07/--/13.......--/--/13........--/--/--...

WELSHBUTTERCUP......07/17/13.......07/--/13.......--/--/13........--/--/--...

LIDIA & JB..........07/20/13.......07/--/13.......--/--/13........--/--/--...

CJPITT..............07/22/13.......07/--/13.......--/--/13........--/--/--...

IMPORTANT!

* Make sure that your VJ Text Editor setting is set to Rich Text Editor.

* Go to the MOST RECENTLY POSTED VERSION of this list (go to the last post and scroll UP) and "Reply" to it, deleting the "quote" tags in your reply.

* Please DO NOT change the font, font size, add colors, stuff like that.

* Please PREVIEW before posting to make sure it is properly formatted.

* Please check that you have not deleted anyones NAME & DATA.

Date of I-751 = The Date you sent your application

NOA Date = The Receipt Date on your original NOA letter

Biometrics = The Date of your biometrics appointment

Approved = The Date your case was approved

* Please Capitalize your VJ Name when adding it to the list.

* When you're on this list, please come back to update your information accordingly.

* If you cannot add your information yourself, please ask another VJ member to help you do so.

Boa sorte!!! Good Luck!!!

Bonne chance! J'espère que tout sera bien!

Merci j'espere que tout ira bien pour vous 2 aussi!!!

Update: Added VSC applicant

California Service Center (6 applicants)

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

RSTAMARIA2013.......07/03/13.......07/05/13.......08/02/13........--/--/--...

CUTIE BEAR..........07/08/13.......07/09/13.......08/05/13........--/--/--...

NONCHALANTE.........07/09/13.......07/10/13.......08/05/13........--/--/--...

SWAP................07/09/13.......07/11/13.......--/--/13........--/--/--...

DEBZ................07/10/13.......07/12/13.......--/--/13........--/--/--...

CANADIANA013........07/15/13.......07/--/13.......--/--/13........--/--/--...

Vermont Service Center (14 applicants)

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

SMATHENA............07/01/13.......07/02/13.......08/06/13........--/--/--...

KLS2010.............07/01/13.......07/--/13.......--/--/13........--/--/--...(Divorce waiver)

CLAYTLIN............07/05/13.......07/09/13.......--/--/13........--/--/--...

USUXCIS.............07/05/13.......07/--/13.......--/--/13........--/--/--...

NWANYIOMA...........07/08/13.......07/12/13.......--/--/13........--/--/--...

LVRIESLING..........07/08/13.......07/12/13.......--/--/13........--/--/--...

BRKLNY..............07/09/13.......07/--/13.......--/--/13........--/--/--...

TLJOHNSON...........07/11/13.......07/--/13.......--/--/13........--/--/--...

JOROSSR.............07/11/13.......07/15/13.......--/--/13........--/--/--...

TEXAS-GAL...........07/16/13.......07/--/13.......--/--/13........--/--/--...

SMURFS..............07/17/13.......07/--/13.......--/--/13........--/--/--...[

FAITHINGOD..........07/18/13.......07/--/13.......--/--/13........--/--/--...

WELSHBUTTERCUP......07/20/13.......07/--/13.......--/--/13........--/--/--...

Lidia&John..........07/20/13.......07/--/13.......--/--/13........--/--/--...

IMPORTANT!

* Make sure that your VJ Text Editor setting is set to Rich Text Editor.

* Go to the MOST RECENTLY POSTED VERSION of this list (go to the last post and scroll UP) and "Reply" to it, deleting the "quote" tags in your reply.

* Please DO NOT change the font, font size, add colors, stuff like that.

* Please PREVIEW before posting to make sure it is properly formatted.

* Please check that you have not deleted anyones NAME & DATA.

Date of I-751 = The Date you sent your application

NOA Date = The Receipt Date on your original NOA letter

Biometrics = The Date of your biometrics appointment

Approved = The Date your case was approved

* Please Capitalize your VJ Name when adding it to the list.

* When you're on this list, please come back to update your information accordingly.

* If you cannot add your information yourself, please ask another VJ member to help you do so.[/font]