New processing times - is the USCIS lying?

[mtucker100 0]

When she asked if my travel was an emergency, and I said it wasn't, and I had no evidence of any kind, I just wanted to go see my family. She then just moved on to the subject of my transfer from Nebraska to California, she didn't dwell on it.

Once she figured how backed up they were in NSC, without me asking for it again, she just decided to give me the stamp. So I have no idea what they say is "evidence" for emergency travel. I think it just depends on the officer you get, like everything else, it's just a matter of getting lucky!

[tammiandtom 0]

When she asked if my travel was an emergency, and I said it wasn't, and I had no evidence of any kind, I just wanted to go see my family. She then just moved on to the subject of my transfer from Nebraska to California, she didn't dwell on it.

Once she figured how backed up they were in NSC, without me asking for it again, she just decided to give me the stamp. So I have no idea what they say is "evidence" for emergency travel. I think it just depends on the officer you get, like everything else, it's just a matter of getting lucky!

Yeah exactly, no consistency! Well that is good news for you at least. We will be driving to Canada so it's not like we will have plane tickets, just a hotel confirmation, which technically anyone could make and cancel (well you could cancel flight tickets too but not without a fine).

[Ruairi 0]

Could some kind person add me to the status list for Nebraska? NOA1- 1/25/07, Biometrics - 2/23/07, Contacted congressman 2/22/08. Thanks.

[ron&nadine 0]

Plz add us-noa 01/22/07, bio 02/07 still waiting, debating on filing I400, need to make an infopass appt, though as my year is drawing to a close. 03/28/08. I need to get my passport stamped.

[surasak_oregon 0]

Hey, maybe I'm in for a long wait but it's not like I expect my petition not to be processed... Again, and I've said this before. I'm not treating this as if it's such a desaster because it simply is none. When I had to wait 13 months to see my husband because I-130(K3) took so long at the time, THAT hurt. This? Just annoying, but not (yet) more annoying than getting my vehicle sticker renewed... I'm not "ok" with it but I can definately live with it. Less stressful to think that way

Good luck to you.

You're being a simpleton (as are others who are simply brushing this delay off as 'no big deal').

This removal of conditions process is a Federal validation of whether or not the Federal government considers our marriages as being valid marriages in terms of Federal immigration law. If the petition isn't approved does it make any sense to go out and buy a house, buy a new car, etc. if there's uncertainly over whether the conditions will be removed? What happens if we go out to buy a house and subsequently the USCIS denies the petition?

People's lives are on hold until the petition is approved. No approval = no more legal right to remain in the United States. That's certainly more annoying than simply getting your vehicle's tags renewed.

It certainly is a potential disaster much more than denying the K1/K3 because of the fact that even if our spouse is already here there is no guarantee until that approval notice arrives that our lives can go on together in this country.

I don't think it's too much to ask that the government perform a service that was PAID for over a year ago in a timely manner. My stepdaughter's petition was approved in 2 months. Why is it taking 13 months (thus far) just to approve my wife's?

[Cassie 8]

You're being a simpleton (as are others who are simply brushing this delay off as 'no big deal').

Just because some people choose not to spew cuss words or constantly moan and wail on here about this situation, it DOES NOT mean they don't care or think this is "no big deal".

[iansig40 1]

You're being a simpleton (as are others who are simply brushing this delay off as 'no big deal').

Just because some people choose not to spew cuss words or constantly moan and wail on here about this situation, it DOES NOT mean they don't care or think this is "no big deal".

Ok, but at least they can stop making those cheap affirmations.

YES THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT MATTER AND THE GOVERMENT SHOULD TREAT IT ACCORDINGLY

People life’s are put on hold because their bureaucracy and inefficiency, Did they get our money, YES OR NO ????

surasak_oregon .....I agree with you 100%

It just makes me sick seeing how some people here get approved in 3 to for 4 months while other are waiting for more then 13 months for no apparent reason .IS THIS FAIR?

[Cassie 8]

You're being a simpleton (as are others who are simply brushing this delay off as 'no big deal').

Just because some people choose not to spew cuss words or constantly moan and wail on here about this situation, it DOES NOT mean they don't care or think this is "no big deal".

Ok, but at least they can stop making those cheap affirmations.

YES THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT MATTER AND THE GOVERMENT SHOULD TREAT IT ACCORDINGLY

People life’s are put on hold because their bureaucracy and inefficiency, Did they get our money, YES OR NO ????

surasak_oregon .....I agree with you 100%

It just makes me sick seeing how some people here get approved in 3 to for 4 months while other are waiting for more then 13 months for no apparent reason .IS THIS FAIR?

no it isn't fair. But it's how you and I deal with that unfairness is what differentiates us.

[iansig40 1]

You're being a simpleton (as are others who are simply brushing this delay off as 'no big deal').

Just because some people choose not to spew cuss words or constantly moan and wail on here about this situation, it DOES NOT mean they don't care or think this is "no big deal".

Ok, but at least they can stop making those cheap affirmations.

YES THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT MATTER AND THE GOVERMENT SHOULD TREAT IT ACCORDINGLY

People life’s are put on hold because their bureaucracy and inefficiency, Did they get our money, YES OR NO ????

surasak_oregon .....I agree with you 100%

It just makes me sick seeing how some people here get approved in 3 to for 4 months while other are waiting for more then 13 months for no apparent reason .IS THIS FAIR?

no it isn't fair. But it's how you and I deal with that unfairness is what differentiates us.

Live long man ...you had nothing to worry about !

Maybe after two years of waiting you will see the situation differently

Edited March 9, 2008 by iansig40

[Cassie 8]

You're being a simpleton (as are others who are simply brushing this delay off as 'no big deal').

Just because some people choose not to spew cuss words or constantly moan and wail on here about this situation, it DOES NOT mean they don't care or think this is "no big deal".

Ok, but at least they can stop making those cheap affirmations.

YES THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT MATTER AND THE GOVERMENT SHOULD TREAT IT ACCORDINGLY

People life’s are put on hold because their bureaucracy and inefficiency, Did they get our money, YES OR NO ????

surasak_oregon .....I agree with you 100%

It just makes me sick seeing how some people here get approved in 3 to for 4 months while other are waiting for more then 13 months for no apparent reason .IS THIS FAIR?

no it isn't fair. But it's how you and I deal with that unfairness is what differentiates us.

Live long man ...you had nothing to worry about !

Maybe after two years of waiting you will see the situation differently

One: I am not a man.

Two: I am rapidly closing in on a year waiting for my 10 year green card. I choose not to weep and gnash my teeth about it, I have more important things to worry about, like the health of my family.

I do hope that you hear something soon, so you can relax.

[Gigiola 0]

'ello Illinois! I really didn't think we'd be in one of these beaurocratic messes once again! ok ... a little advice please ...

I'm having surgery in a couple of weeks (bit of the nasties) and really need to get back to Europe in June becuase mum has had cancer surgery too and, whilst not an emergency she really could do with seeing me .. as I could do with seeing my kids.

Obviously there won't be a nice 10 yr green card arriving before then so .. when should I start trying to move those proverbial mountains to get the stamp?

On the bright side .. March 13th I can send in application for naturalization!!

Hope you and yours are ok ... xox .. Jill

[Peter T 0]

Added Ruari and ron&nadine, and reformatted table.

List of I-751 to NSC, ordered by date on NOA, after the last known approval in 2007 (NOA 06-Dec-06)

and before the first known transfer to CSC (NOA 05-Aug-07)

Names ordered by date on NOA instead of date of I-751, because NOA is the date relevant to USCIS.

UserName...........Date of I-751.....NOA1 Date.....Biometrics......Approved.....RFE, Service Request, etc.

haozi101...........11/27/06..........12/06/06......01/03/07........09/14/07.....

Bertrand...........12/19/06..........12/27/06......01/20/07........01/29/08.....N-400

sandeepb...........12/26/06..........01/04/07......02/05/07........--/--/--.....service request, N-400

coloradogirl.......12/27/06..........01/04/07......01/30/07........--/--/--.....

echostorm..........12/--/06..........01/05/07......02/16/07........--/--/--.....

CAPG...............01/06/07..........01/16/07......02/15/07........--/--/--.....

jennybirgitta......01/13/07..........01/18/07......02/14/07........--/--/--.....service request, congressman, N-400

traversm...........01/14/07..........01/18/07......02/14/07........--/--/--.....

MDandZJ............01/21/07..........01/25/07......02/14/07........--/--/--.....

Ruari..............--/--/--..........01/25/07......02/23/07........--/--/--.....congressman

ron&nadine.........01/07/07..........01/22/07......02/27/07........--/--/--.....

dee................01/25/07..........01/29/07......02/20/07........--/--/--.....

Peter T............01/27/07..........02/01/07......03/09/07........--/--/--.....I-551 stamp for 12 months

drawbridgep........01/11/07..........02/02/07......02/15/07........--/--/--.....

Illinois77.........01/31/07..........02/02/07......03/02/07........--/--/--.....

chus...............01/26/07..........02/03/07......02/23/07........--/--/--.....

STBM04.............01/31/07..........02/05/07......03/02/07........--/--/--.....I-551 stamp for 12 months

ives_damian........01/31/07..........02/06/07......03/12/07........--/--/--.....

winterpassing......02/06/07..........02/12/07......03/09/07........--/--/--.....

MonicaT............02/08/07..........02/14/07......03/10/07........--/--/--.....I-551 stamp for 12 months

grenoble38.........02/01/07..........02/20/07......03/03/07........--/--/--.....I-551 stamp for 12 months

Illinois...........02/19/07..........02/23/07......04/18/07........--/--/--.....I-551 stamp for 12 months

onur ............. 06/26/06..........03/15/07......04/13/07........--/--/--.....

Tammi..............02/23/07..........03/23/07......04/05/07........--/--/--.....

ace13..............03/22/07..........03/27/07......04/17/07........--/--/--.....

Lyuba..............--/--/--..........04/17/07......05/07/07........--/--/--.....

gyuwono............04/17/07..........04/20/07......05/18/07........--/--/--.....

Kearinne...........04/09/07..........04/30/07......06/02/07........--/--/--.....

charlie & yeng.....4/27/07(resubm.)..05/01/07......06/02/07........--/--/--.....

Frances............04/02/07..........05/05/07......05/24/07........--/--/--.....

Kanadka............05/12/23..........05/23/07......06/11/07........--/--/--.....

Badgerbabe.........05/10/07..........05/24/07......06/11/07........--/--/--.....

debeselizz.........05/24/07..........05/31/07......06/21/07........--/--/--.....

sandy2000..........06/--/07..........06/12/07......07/13/07........--/--/--.....

laura19angel.......--/--/--..........06/15/07......07/13/07........--/--/--.....

pkmk...............06/18/07..........07/02/07......07/13/07........--/--/--.....

wifiman............06/29/07..........08/05/07......08/15/07........08/25/07..... NSC > CSC

NSC claimed accomplishments for processing I-751s:

Posting date......Processing timeframe

12/14/07..........02/09/07

01/15/08..........02/10/07

02/15/08..........07/05/06 (yes, they went backwards)

Please check your data for correctness.

[decharte 0]

please add me my details to the list.

Thanks,

Declan

Date Filed : 2007-02-28

NOA Date : 2007-03-26

RFE(s) :

Bio. Appt. : 2007-04-10

[Illinois 0]

Peter,

Could you please re-post the list you updated yesterday, as its own response under the original post? I can see it when I tried to add Declan's dates, but it does not show up on the thread. It might even be better to have one area of the thread which is only for updated lists as info comes in?

Thanks!

[NickD 202]

Hi everybody, found this site by typing in "July 05 2006" Nebraska Service Center I-751. I was perfectly content after a terrible divorce to just raise my three remaining children that I had full custody of, try that in the divorce courts today. Eight years went by until I met the woman beyond my wildest dreams, but she wasn't the girl next door like the first one. She is from Venezuela and was an executive assistant to a very well know American Corporation. We saw each other for about 18 months before I asked her to marry me. For some strange reason, I was also the man of her dreams.

Her company used one of the top US immigration services that I checked on, contacted them as to how to get her here. She came with her then 14 year old daughter with a I-94, we got married, it's not only me that loves her, my entire family loves her. I spared no expense, besides the fees, the medical, and all of my wife's and daughter's documentation had to be professionally translated by a certified translator, that cost a couple of bucks. We were married in Oct 04, had problems trying to find a NSCIS certified doctor to get a reasonable appointment, but did find one 300 miles away, that also cost a couple of bucks.

Things are different in Venezuela than here, wife had error in her birth certificates, previous marriage certificates, divorce that were done by sloppy clerks in her country. All these had to be taken to their courts with a notari averaging from $500-$1000 per document to have them corrected before being translated. Heck, it's only money. I am a very well organized person, we wanted everything to be 100% legal, although I heard on the news that Cubans floating into Florida were granted permanent residence without this expense. Ha, teased my wife about that to come into this country.

My own birth certificate was butchered by the State of Illinois when they switched over to a computerized system, can't they hire people that can read and type? But that only cost me ten bucks with about three months of going back and forth, you name it and things went wrong.

We submitted our applications and I was really glad I hired an attorney, I am college educated, hold 22 US patents, but those questions on the forms twisted my brain in late Dec 04. We went in for our interview in St. Paul in Jun 05, had a 2 inch stack of papers all organized, hundreds of photos of our dating and large wedding reception, and my wife and daughter received their CONDITIONAL permanent resident card Jun 27, 2005.

I fell off my chair when we were told we would have to do the I-751 90 days before Jun 27, 2007 after all this madness and expense, wrote down Mar 27, 2007 in big red letters and hung that on my refrigerator. Contacted my attorney, he said I could send that off myself with essentially the same information for the initial. But also could send verification that I couldn't before, thanks to the American Patriot Act. Banks wouldn't allow me to add my wife until she had that PRC and a SS card, she could not get her drivers license in WI until she had that card, very strict in my state.

In reading and rereading the I-751, never saw so many loopholes in my life with this form, can see reason for it as in 1986 when all these limits on immigration quotas were imposed by congress, the only way people could come here was by marriage and apparently the system was abused. While we may live in one country, we also live in 50 states with 50 different sets of rules for even such things as getting married. Had to bring a stack of information just to get a marriage license. As a veteran of a foreign war, also kind of object to being treated as a criminal that has to prove my innocence to the NSCIS, well, also kind of like the IRS if you know what I mean. See all of your are posting charts, here is mine.

03/27/2007 I-751 with all supporting documentation sent overnight express.

03/29/2007 Fee check was cashed

04/09/2007 I-797c received with a one year extensions and biometric appointment

05/01/2007 Trip to Milwaukee for biometrics

05/01/2007 to present, nothing.

Problems since then? Well the very first problem is that my wife needs a valid passport, but can't get one from the USA as a permanent resident, Chevaz changed the front cover of the Venezuelan passport obsoleting hers and these new passport books could only be purchased from their blackmarket for 900 bucks apiece, and that is in USD. We got this done in Chicago, she was treated rather rudely, but we kept our cool, and I had to bring US cash.

Next problem was with her employer, with her background in the medical field, she was hired instantly, but when her PRC expired, I had to spend over two hours with their legal department trying to explain an undated one year extension notice. Came home and printed a bunch of stuff off the NSCIS web, and it was finally accepted. My wife is an angel, she knew the expense I was going through, I didn't mind this in the least, hey, this is the woman of my dreams, and she still is, but she felt guilty that I should be supporting her daughter as well. Heck, it was a package deal.

Next problem was my wife's drivers license was expiring, our DMV never saw an extension notice and refused to issue her a new license. While I can keep my patience in dealing with the Venezuelan government, still very much a part of our lives, I blew my stack at the DMV and called my governor, he was more understanding, and my wife did get her license.

New problem now is we are getting very close to Jun 27, 2007 and again fell off my chair to read the current processing dates of July 05, 2006? My senator did sent an inquiry to Nebraska, but that was four months ago, not sure if that did any good or bad.

Did I marry my wife just to bring her into this country? Hey, if we have to, I am willing to move to any country that would accept my wife and myself, she comes first in my life.

Our daughter? She is well over 18 now, she didn't tell us, but already talked to an army recruiter, hey, instant USA citizenship, but he promised her, she wouldn't be sent to Iraq. But two of her girlfriends did join and are already in Iraq after a six week MP training course in Texas. I shake my head at this, sending young tiny little girls to defend us, I am a big tough guy, sending young girls that can't even open a jar of pickles is beyond my comprehension.

At the advice of my attorney, doing the N-400 now, same old stuff, putting more wear and tear on my copy machine with the same exact information I have already sent in twice. Background checks on the I-751? Only form that applies to us according to the NSCIS website is the I-485 and that is past history!

Heard about a guy that made an infopass appointment 2 months before his extension date expired, they told him to come back 30 days before that date. For us, it's a long 400 mile round trip day, plus they never keep their appointment schedules, last time we sat in the waiting room three hours before being called in with that long drive back ahead of us.

Would be nice if the NSCIS would post useful myth free information on how to deal with their extended delay times. Also find it hard to swallow that 3 million applicants applied before the rate increase, first off, we are way ahead of that date, second, don't people apply when their date is due? Nothing makes sense with this government agency.