New processing times - is the USCIS lying?

[colonelc22 0]

I thought I had my info on there. If someone wants to add me to the list here is my info.

Sent: 01/13/2007

NOA: 01/27/2007

Biometrics: 03/14/2007

Service Request, congressman, N-400, I-551 stamp for 12 months

I also decided to take a new approach. I sent more information to add to my file today with a letter reminding them that I have not had my case looked at since 3/31/2007. I sent my 2007 tax returns and our new home loan which we got after I had sent the original application. Just trying to stir the pot. Ill let you know if anything happens here.

[Peter T 0]

colonelc22 added to the list.

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)

UserName...........Date of I-751.....Date on NOA...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........--/--/--.....I-551 stamp for 12 months, service request, N-400

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

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

mew5280(CAPG)......01/06/07..........01/16/07......02/15/07........--/--/--.....I-551 stamp for 6 months, interview scheduled

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........--/--/--.....

colonelc22.........01/13/07..........01/27/07......03/14/07........--/--/--.....I-551 stamp for 12 months, Service Request, congressman, N-400

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........--/--/--.....I-551 stamp for 12 months

danutuke...........01/29/07..........01/31/07......03/06/07........--/--/--.....I-551 stamp for 2 months, Service Request, N-400

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

iansig40...........02/02/07..........02/16/07......03/23/07........03/17/08.....

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........--/--/--.....

decharte...........02/28/07..........03/26/07......04/10/07........--/--/--.....

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

NickD..............03/27/07..........04/--/07......05/01/07........--/--/--.....congressman

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)

[sandy2000 0]

My case was not touched since the biometric appointment which was on like 07/12/07 and the last date updated on my case is 07/15/07 I guess they will never get at it pretty soon,

I am so sad, But what can I do? My stupid lawyer won't do a thing neither, he is wait wait...

Does anyone knows when USCIS will put the dates for march 08 process???

[NickD 202]

Does anyone knows when USCIS will put the dates for march 08 process???

Would be around the 29th or the 30th, takes them two weeks to update, and that would be only until March 15th.

My attorney is super at other things, but worthless with the I-751 so he tells me, asked me if I had any friends at the USCIS, wish I did, said to contact your senator, congressman, can do that Ombudsman thing posted awhile back, infopass when time runs short.

The I-751 has to be the easiest form for the USCIS to process, for most of us, same old stuff as the initial immigration procedure and perhaps the most frustrating for those waiting.

[sandy2000 0]

Well I am afraid if I try to contact the Obdusman he will tellme it is too soon you see I send my application in 06/07 and we are 03/08 so basically it has been in process for 10 months, but I know that it won't process by time because a lot of people ahead of me are waiting, i will do wherever it takes but I don't want them to tell me you only waited for 10 mts!!! What do you think I wait a couple more months or i go ahead and contact senator or obdusman??? I appreciate your help already

[iansig40 1]

Well I am afraid if I try to contact the Obdusman he will tellme it is too soon you see I send my application in 06/07 and we are 03/08 so basically it has been in process for 10 months, but I know that it won't process by time because a lot of people ahead of me are waiting, i will do wherever it takes but I don't want them to tell me you only waited for 10 mts!!! What do you think I wait a couple more months or i go ahead and contact senator or obdusman??? I appreciate your help already

Some people have been waiting for more then 13 months if you can believe it

According to their website it should take between 10 to 12 months but we all know how slow they move !

[mew5280 0]

OK, here's our update! My husband received a letter the beginning of March asking us to come for an interview on March 20. We went to the interview last week, with all our additional evidence and it was all of 10 or 15 minutes long where we were only asked very basic questions, name, address, name of children. The officer got a little upset that neither of us had our SS cards with us (OOPS) I though passports were good enough. But he took the number off our tax forms and was fine. The only evidence he wanted was out last 2 years of income tax. Nothing else, we left with a file folder full of "evidence" hoping to never need it again. At the end of the interview, the officer said that he was recommending approval and that he would enter it into the computer that afternoon and we should have a letter in about 5 days.

SO, we have no letter but it hasn't been 5 business days yet. Also, the USCIS online status has not changed, still says "pending" so I'm guessing the NSC and the local offices aren't connected that well.

Anyway, sounds like good news but would love to have something official that says we're approved.

mew5280(CAPG)......01/06/07..........01/16/07......02/15/07........--/--/--.....I-551 stamp for 6 months, interview on 3/20/2008, verbal approval, waiting for official notification and/or the GC

[MDZJ 0]

Glad the interview went well for you and your husband.

I just want to hear from USCIS about my case! They need extra tax return? Fine since we just filed taxes last weekend. I am about to go to the same office this Friday where you got interviewed. Hubby said he would get some time off work to go with me. He has been working long hours at an engineering firm and this half day trip to USCIS really isn't a vacation for us.

OK, here's our update! My husband received a letter the beginning of March asking us to come for an interview on March 20. We went to the interview last week, with all our additional evidence and it was all of 10 or 15 minutes long where we were only asked very basic questions, name, address, name of children. The officer got a little upset that neither of us had our SS cards with us (OOPS) I though passports were good enough. But he took the number off our tax forms and was fine. The only evidence he wanted was out last 2 years of income tax. Nothing else, we left with a file folder full of "evidence" hoping to never need it again. At the end of the interview, the officer said that he was recommending approval and that he would enter it into the computer that afternoon and we should have a letter in about 5 days.

SO, we have no letter but it hasn't been 5 business days yet. Also, the USCIS online status has not changed, still says "pending" so I'm guessing the NSC and the local offices aren't connected that well.

Anyway, sounds like good news but would love to have something official that says we're approved.

mew5280(CAPG)......01/06/07..........01/16/07......02/15/07........--/--/--.....I-551 stamp for 6 months, interview on 3/20/2008, verbal approval, waiting for official notification and/or the GC

[lizmissy 0]

Folks,

Here is our (short) story :

- NOA for I-751 --- Nebraska - 6/14/07;

- Fingerprints ---7/12/07 --- all being processed with my son [he is 16];

- August of 2007 – daughter arrives with B2 visa [she is 16 – they are twins];

- December of 2007 – file AOS for daughter;

- January 2008 fingerprints for her;

- March 18th of 08 - we were called for interview [for her - AOS]. Of course we all went, just like a good Family.

We got basic questions mostly from the filed forms, read by the officer. I remember, I copied all the evidences from our I-751 folder for her I-130. The officer looked at the family pictures, evidences, then we handled in our 2007 joint tax return and that was all.

She granted the new card but wasn't sure what type the card she should issue to my daughter since I don’t have the 10 yrs GC yet.

Since then there is no one single update in her case. Her online status still shows January, no card, no notification.

[....]

[Gulskjegg 0]

Dont feel bad, my wife and I just passed our 12 month wait date. We are going to wait for the next USCIS online update, and hope our date is covered. If not, I plan to stop by to see my senator. We have heard rumor that N-400 processing takes about 6 months, so after waiting a year whats another 6 months? So many of our plans have been parked or abandoned altogether due to the spectacular incompetence of the USCIS.

[NickD 202]

If copies of the IRS returns is all they wanted, that would have saved me a lot of work and they don't even need your copies as these are all online at the IRS site for the last four years or so. As a government agency they should have access and that would let them know your copies are not forged.

Some things you never think about being born and raised in the USA, like a government issued ID, we don't have one. In Venezuela, every man, woman, and child is issued a state ID and has to renewed as peoples faces change, especially kids. What to we have here? Nothing! While you need to show plenty of proof as to who you are to get an SS card, that is not a form of ID, no photo or physical description of who you are, not even your address and very easy to counterfeit as the USCIS is slowing learning due to all these illegal immigrants in this country.

That only leaves the drivers license that more recently has a photo included, my pilots license doesn't even have that. Now you pick up your airline tickets at the terminal or if you want to check a personal check, they ask you for your driver's license as the only form of ID. But that ID is issued by the states and not the federal government and each state has it's own form of drivers license. When you think about it, it is crazy. Our state legislators are battling the issue of whether to use the drivers license for voting registration and can't settle on that as many people don't have one, but is this a state or a federal issue?

This all started with 9/11 and even our congress can't make up their minds, many don't want photo ID's as they may not get a vote, kind of hints as to voter fraud so they can be reelected.

Recall a few years ago waiting in line at the DMV office where the guy in front of me didn't have any form of ID, so was asked if he could bring in a utility bill or something to prove his identity, just said to myself, what in the hell kind of proof is that? But the USCIS also asks for that kind of proof. Seems like if you can prove you are paying taxes, that should be enough.

Ha, and they want a copy of the rear of the PRC which is essentially none copyable, I went to hi res color, but still couldn't read it, don't they have a copy?

Government agencies were formed in this country in the 20th century to first aid congress in technical matters, each with it's own department head making rules and regulation that drastically got out of hand. OSHA, EPA, and the DNR are highly redundant and can drive a general manager crazy, if the CIA would share information with the FBI, 9/11 would have never of happened and including the INS with the DHS just added more confusion than ease the problems and our president refused to let SS work with the DHS. We are just one person, but have to deal with 1525 different agencies with rules and regulations not even our congressman know about, and does it really take over 11,000 pages to tell you how to pay your taxes?

Ha, when I turned 18 the selective service sure knew all about me, was a joke when they cut the draft and my boys received a letter from the replacement agency, while there is no draft, and you won't be drafted we know you are 18 years of age and were born on so and so date, you live at so and so address and are eligible for the draft if there was a draft, but if you do not sign and return this card, you will be liable for a $10,000 fine and up to five years in prison.

Just saying the mess is at the top and we are the ones that have to suffer for it, the right hand still doesn't know what the left hand is doing. While people here are still posing about dates, is Nebraska and Texas still processing I-751's? And if they are not, why are they still listing the I-751 in there processing date sites? And what difference does it make whether a couple is living together when there are several options to work around this?

To aid to the confusion, the current candidates for president are talking about giving amnesty to the some odd 20 million illegals already here. This would not be a first, they did that back in 1974. And if they do, would we get a refund for all the money we spent so far?

It's crazy, and more crazy that the USCIS requires a person to have a foreign current passport for that stamp, my wife feels that she doesn't even have a country that she can call her own, and she is correct. USCIS sits on their ### and her last country wants to pull her passport because she is no longer living there.

This country is becoming very arrogant, was shocked that I didn't need a visa to visit Colombia or Venezuela, but it took my mother-in-law over a year to get a visa to come visit us. My wife still has a son in Venezuela, and he can't even get a visa to come visit us, we are working on getting one of my wife's properties in his name, but running into all kinds of legal hangups. Just one thing after another, if she was a US citizen, could apply for a I-130 so he can visit, but she can't due to delays at the USCIS, so this is really hurting us.

We would welcome a USCIS agent to share our bed, have a king size so plenty of space, what else can we do?

[MDZJ 0]

There is some truth in what you have said. Unfortunately some "patriotic" people probably might feel offended by what you said. Actually, the way USCIS is treating me makes me feel like an illegal immigrant. It does not make any sense to me the politicians want to give amnesty to illegal immigrants as they could barely handle the legal immigrants' cases. It also confuses me why there is no national photo IDs. Could one of the reason be the money goes to the federal government rather than a state government so the state governments aren't happy?

If copies of the IRS returns is all they wanted, that would have saved me a lot of work and they don't even need your copies as these are all online at the IRS site for the last four years or so. As a government agency they should have access and that would let them know your copies are not forged.

Some things you never think about being born and raised in the USA, like a government issued ID, we don't have one. In Venezuela, every man, woman, and child is issued a state ID and has to renewed as peoples faces change, especially kids. What to we have here? Nothing! While you need to show plenty of proof as to who you are to get an SS card, that is not a form of ID, no photo or physical description of who you are, not even your address and very easy to counterfeit as the USCIS is slowing learning due to all these illegal immigrants in this country.

That only leaves the drivers license that more recently has a photo included, my pilots license doesn't even have that. Now you pick up your airline tickets at the terminal or if you want to check a personal check, they ask you for your driver's license as the only form of ID. But that ID is issued by the states and not the federal government and each state has it's own form of drivers license. When you think about it, it is crazy. Our state legislators are battling the issue of whether to use the drivers license for voting registration and can't settle on that as many people don't have one, but is this a state or a federal issue?

This all started with 9/11 and even our congress can't make up their minds, many don't want photo ID's as they may not get a vote, kind of hints as to voter fraud so they can be reelected.

Recall a few years ago waiting in line at the DMV office where the guy in front of me didn't have any form of ID, so was asked if he could bring in a utility bill or something to prove his identity, just said to myself, what in the hell kind of proof is that? But the USCIS also asks for that kind of proof. Seems like if you can prove you are paying taxes, that should be enough.

Ha, and they want a copy of the rear of the PRC which is essentially none copyable, I went to hi res color, but still couldn't read it, don't they have a copy?

Government agencies were formed in this country in the 20th century to first aid congress in technical matters, each with it's own department head making rules and regulation that drastically got out of hand. OSHA, EPA, and the DNR are highly redundant and can drive a general manager crazy, if the CIA would share information with the FBI, 9/11 would have never of happened and including the INS with the DHS just added more confusion than ease the problems and our president refused to let SS work with the DHS. We are just one person, but have to deal with 1525 different agencies with rules and regulations not even our congressman know about, and does it really take over 11,000 pages to tell you how to pay your taxes?

Ha, when I turned 18 the selective service sure knew all about me, was a joke when they cut the draft and my boys received a letter from the replacement agency, while there is no draft, and you won't be drafted we know you are 18 years of age and were born on so and so date, you live at so and so address and are eligible for the draft if there was a draft, but if you do not sign and return this card, you will be liable for a $10,000 fine and up to five years in prison.

Just saying the mess is at the top and we are the ones that have to suffer for it, the right hand still doesn't know what the left hand is doing. While people here are still posing about dates, is Nebraska and Texas still processing I-751's? And if they are not, why are they still listing the I-751 in there processing date sites? And what difference does it make whether a couple is living together when there are several options to work around this?

To aid to the confusion, the current candidates for president are talking about giving amnesty to the some odd 20 million illegals already here. This would not be a first, they did that back in 1974. And if they do, would we get a refund for all the money we spent so far?

It's crazy, and more crazy that the USCIS requires a person to have a foreign current passport for that stamp, my wife feels that she doesn't even have a country that she can call her own, and she is correct. USCIS sits on their ### and her last country wants to pull her passport because she is no longer living there.

This country is becoming very arrogant, was shocked that I didn't need a visa to visit Colombia or Venezuela, but it took my mother-in-law over a year to get a visa to come visit us. My wife still has a son in Venezuela, and he can't even get a visa to come visit us, we are working on getting one of my wife's properties in his name, but running into all kinds of legal hangups. Just one thing after another, if she was a US citizen, could apply for a I-130 so he can visit, but she can't due to delays at the USCIS, so this is really hurting us.

We would welcome a USCIS agent to share our bed, have a king size so plenty of space, what else can we do?

[surasak_oregon 0]

There is some truth in what you have said. Unfortunately some "patriotic" people probably might feel offended by what you said. Actually, the way USCIS is treating me makes me feel like an illegal immigrant. It does not make any sense to me the politicians want to give amnesty to illegal immigrants as they could barely handle the legal immigrants' cases. It also confuses me why there is no national photo IDs. Could one of the reason be the money goes to the federal government rather than a state government so the state governments aren't happy?

I for one do not want national ID cards or any form of ID dictated by the Federal government. It's bad enough we must have Social Security numbers. I think that should be eliminated as a form of national ID as well.

AFAIC the only form of national ID that's reasonable is a passport.

[firebrand 0]

Hi guys, just wanted to update... so my wife's application was approved a couple days ago and an approval letter has been sent according to the case status online.

Our info dropped off the list but we were in the same limbo as the rest. We went in last Thursday and got a 6 month I-551 stamp as the officer noticed that the case had been approved that day. We're traveling next month so we needed the stamp. But anyway, I'll post again when she gets her new green card. We also filed the N-400 last month. I'll update the dates on our sig when I get a chance.

Just wanted to let you guys know that it looks like the wheels got greased at Nebraska or something and maybe you all will be getting approved soon!

[tammiandtom 0]

Hi guys, just wanted to update... so my wife's application was approved a couple days ago and an approval letter has been sent according to the case status online.

Our info dropped off the list but we were in the same limbo as the rest. We went in last Thursday and got a 6 month I-551 stamp as the officer noticed that the case had been approved that day. We're traveling next month so we needed the stamp. But anyway, I'll post again when she gets her new green card. We also filed the N-400 last month. I'll update the dates on our sig when I get a chance.

Just wanted to let you guys know that it looks like the wheels got greased at Nebraska or something and maybe you all will be getting approved soon!

Yay!!! Congrats!