New processing times - is the USCIS lying?

[Illinois77 0]

@ Sandeep and Peter, thank you so much! I can't believe you found a memo like that on the webside, that's awesome.

I'll certainly take that with me next time I go. I will go back and get some sort of stamp before my trip. I'll only be gone 1 week but the expiration date rolls around just in the middle of that week, so I won't risk it.

Sandeep, I went to the USCIS.gov website, there is an "infopass" button right on the homepage I think. I just went with a status request of my case, and selected the option of "45 days have passed since my inquiry with the service center". That was not true in my case (it had only been about 20 days since I filed the inquiry) but nobody asked about that when I was there. Be sure to print the appointment confirmation, it has a bar code on it. Many people in line with me did not bring that and the officers were quite annoyed because of that...

The process a pain in the xxx but at least I know now that this seems to be a pattern with NSC and not with me. My I130 petition also took forever when we first filed, so we are somewhat used to this.

@mew, guide your husband to this site, at least he'll know he's not an exception.

Thank you again for posting that memo and for your help!!!

[Ruairi 0]

I called Nebraska today to ask for a service request but they were having computer problems so the customer service rep told me he was going to transfer me to second level support (or something like that) to help me with my case. Fat lot of good they were, just told me to get the Infopass before my extension expires and get a year added. Ah well, the wait continues.

[sandeepb 0]

@ Sandeep and Peter, thank you so much! I can't believe you found a memo like that on the webside, that's awesome.

I'll certainly take that with me next time I go. I will go back and get some sort of stamp before my trip. I'll only be gone 1 week but the expiration date rolls around just in the middle of that week, so I won't risk it.

Sandeep, I went to the USCIS.gov website, there is an "infopass" button right on the homepage I think. I just went with a status request of my case, and selected the option of "45 days have passed since my inquiry with the service center". That was not true in my case (it had only been about 20 days since I filed the inquiry) but nobody asked about that when I was there. Be sure to print the appointment confirmation, it has a bar code on it. Many people in line with me did not bring that and the officers were quite annoyed because of that...

The process a pain in the xxx but at least I know now that this seems to be a pattern with NSC and not with me. My I130 petition also took forever when we first filed, so we are somewhat used to this.

@mew, guide your husband to this site, at least he'll know he's not an exception.

Thank you again for posting that memo and for your help!!!

Thanks for the info on the Infopass. I will get an appointment soon.

Peter can you also add me on the list? My I-751 NOA is 4th Jan 2007. Biometrics in Feb 2007 and not touched since then. I sent in a service request in Dec 2007 but i just got a standard letter that the case is under review and i will hear between 60-90 days and if I dont I should contact USCIS again! Anyway I have sent in my N-400 papers this week on 28th Jan. I agree with conclusions of most of the members here stuck with NSC, their case load seems to be too high and the I-751 cases are just not their priority as we can get extensions and still keep working/travelling. Just makes me frustrated about the processing times published on USCIS website which obviously is not ACCURATE based on the information from a number of people here in our forum and we cannot do much about it!!

Sandeep

[laura19angel 0]

Ah, well!

All's that really important is that I can be with hubby and live and work here. That's what I came here for. The USCIS can take their time as long as I can remain here, no?

[Peter T 0]

Peter can you also add me on the list? My I-751 NOA is 4th Jan 2007. Biometrics in Feb 2007 and not touched since then. I sent in a service request in Dec 2007 but i just got a standard letter that the case is under review and i will hear between 60-90 days and if I dont I should contact USCIS again! Anyway I have sent in my N-400 papers this week on 28th Jan.

Yes, I can add you - actually, you were already on a previous list, and someone made a next version of it without copying you.

Re-entered sandeepb to the list:

If you're not on the list but should be, please add yourself or post your data separately in the thread.

Important: If you are on the list and get approved, we would like to know it - please write a posting in this thread.

List of I-751 to NSC after the last known approval (NOA 06-Dec-06) and before the first known transfer to CSC (29-Jun-07)

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

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

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

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

Peter T............01/27/07..........02/01/07......03/09/07........--/--/--.....

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

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

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

Illinois...........02/19/07..........02/23/07......04/18/07........--/--/--.....

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

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

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

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

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

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

Kanadka............05/12/23..........05/23/07......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

Please check your data for correctness.

[tafeagans 0]

I saw this update on the USCIS Website today. This may shed some light to why we are seeing the delays, but seems like more excuses to good management and making adjustments to better manage the process.

This was taken directly from their site at :

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/men...00045f3d6a1RCRD

Q : When can I expect USCIS to process my case?

USCIS processes applications in the order they are received by application type. Due to the significant increase in the number of applications filed, processing times have been affected. As a result, average processing times for certain application types filed after June 1, 2007, may become longer. For example:

Naturalization applications may take approximately 16-18 months to process;

Family-based adjustment of status applications may take 10-12 months; and

Immigrant petitions for relatives and workers may take 9-10 months.

Application processing times are accessible from the USCIS.gov homepage. Processing times are an estimate of how long it will take to complete your case. Each case is different, and some cases may take longer to process than others. You can use your receipt (I-797) to check the status of your case using Case Status Online. Please note that USCIS will only process requests for case status information if it is beyond posted processing times. We encourage you to check processing times, which are updated monthly, before inquiring about your case.

Seems poor management and planning given what they already knew was coming but I do understand there are struggles everyone faces, including the Governement. So, the question becomes is this a management and planning issue that could of been addressed or truly something different.

Edited January 31, 2008 by tafeagans

[zyggy 9]

I saw this update on the USCIS Website today. This may shed some light to why we are seeing the delays, but seems like more excuses to good management and making adjustments to better manage the process.

This was taken directly from their site at :

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/men...00045f3d6a1RCRD

Q : When can I expect USCIS to process my case?

USCIS processes applications in the order they are received by application type. Due to the significant increase in the number of applications filed, processing times have been affected. As a result, average processing times for certain application types filed after June 1, 2007, may become longer. For example:

Naturalization applications may take approximately 16-18 months to process;

Family-based adjustment of status applications may take 10-12 months; and

Immigrant petitions for relatives and workers may take 9-10 months.

Application processing times are accessible from the USCIS.gov homepage. Processing times are an estimate of how long it will take to complete your case. Each case is different, and some cases may take longer to process than others. You can use your receipt (I-797) to check the status of your case using Case Status Online. Please note that USCIS will only process requests for case status information if it is beyond posted processing times. We encourage you to check processing times, which are updated monthly, before inquiring about your case.

Seems poor management and planning given what they already knew was coming but I do understand there are struggles everyone faces, including the Governement. So, the question becomes is this a management and planning issue that could of been addressed or truly something different.

Right... and the USCIS's priority is to push through theose petitions where people are somewhere else waiting for benefits. Ergo, their resources are going towards processing N-400's, I-485's etc. FOr those with I-751... we're really just in limbo... we really aren't suffering... it's a pain, yes.. frustrating.. yes, but at the end of it.. we still have our status and we're here and our lives don't stop by the USCIS's inaction. We just have to do a little annoying housekeeping..

Those of us waiting in Nebraska need to get used to the fact that processing on our petitions has pretty much stopped so that resources can be placed elsewhere. For most of us, our I-751's will be adjudicated the same time our N-400's are.

[iansig40 1]

That's wrong ,maybe not everybody wants to apply for citizenship and why we should force Nebraska Service Center with a new application just to have the other one resolved ? That's plain stupid !!!!

[2long 0]

That's wrong ,maybe not everybody wants to apply for citizenship and why we should force Nebraska Service Center with a new application just to have the other one resolved ? That's plain stupid !!!!

This is not stupid but we will be helping the USCIS to Process two applications at one time.If we apply for citzenship then they dont need to process our I-751 separately.I'll apply for citizenship even if my I-751 is pending because It will speed up other people's I-751.

[zyggy 9]

The USCIS can't just flip a switch and have adjudicators just appear out of thin air... it takes a year or two to get an adjudicator trained and fully fuctional. There is only a limited amount of adjudicators to go around with double the caseload... the management of NSC has decided to place those resources to places they feel are the highest priority. I-751's aren't it... and honestly shouldn't be ... we can still lives our lives here with minimal disruption...

Edited January 31, 2008 by zyggy

[coloradogirl 0]

Regarding drawbridgep's infopass appt. I don't know why they would tell you to buy your ticket then come back. You don't have to prove your going anywhere as far as I understand to get the stamp. You would need the stamp anyway if your NOA and gc expire and you're wanting to get another job. That's how it's worked for my husband. He jumped the gun a little bit by making an infopass appt. last July (his NOA letter just expired this past Jan. 4th, and gc expired March '07) but he was worried the letter and expired gc wouldn't be enough to travel and we were getting ready to leave for Morocco. So we went in and he just told them he wanted a stamp, they looked at his letter and gave him his stamp without a word. Of course, wayyyy back in July we were ever so hopeful he'd be approved by NOW! Anyway, the stamp proved quite useful when he applied for a new job, since his other documents were expired. We forgot to have the restriction removed from his social security card when he got his 2 yr gc, so that still isn't good enough on it's own (I'm still kicking myself over that one...). Now, unless he's feeling really ready to file for naturalization I would guess we make another infopass appt. to get a new stamp near the expiration of the current one?? Barring of course a miracle our I-751 is approved by then, which seems very unlikely.

cg

[zyggy 9]

Regarding drawbridgep's infopass appt. I don't know why they would tell you to buy your ticket then come back. You don't have to prove your going anywhere as far as I understand to get the stamp. You would need the stamp anyway if your NOA and gc expire and you're wanting to get another job. That's how it's worked for my husband. He jumped the gun a little bit by making an infopass appt. last July (his NOA letter just expired this past Jan. 4th, and gc expired March '07) but he was worried the letter and expired gc wouldn't be enough to travel and we were getting ready to leave for Morocco. So we went in and he just told them he wanted a stamp, they looked at his letter and gave him his stamp without a word. Of course, wayyyy back in July we were ever so hopeful he'd be approved by NOW! Anyway, the stamp proved quite useful when he applied for a new job, since his other documents were expired. We forgot to have the restriction removed from his social security card when he got his 2 yr gc, so that still isn't good enough on it's own (I'm still kicking myself over that one...). Now, unless he's feeling really ready to file for naturalization I would guess we make another infopass appt. to get a new stamp near the expiration of the current one?? Barring of course a miracle our I-751 is approved by then, which seems very unlikely.

cg

cg,

You can apply to have the restriction removed on the SS card now... He's still a PR...

Zyg

[surasak_oregon 0]

The USCIS can't just flip a switch and have adjudicators just appear out of thin air... it takes a year or two to get an adjudicator trained and fully fuctional. There is only a limited amount of adjudicators to go around with double the caseload... the management of NSC has decided to place those resources to places they feel are the highest priority. I-751's aren't it... and honestly shouldn't be ... we can still lives our lives here with minimal disruption...

That's total BS.

First come, first served.

I paid the fees for the petitions I filed the same as anyone else and cases ought to be determined and adjudicated by order of receipt and not because one person's case is more important than someone else's.

One would think removal of conditions would be the biggest no-brainer in terms of expepditing cases since there's just the meeting of removal of conditions to be met.

"Are they married? Still married?" Approved. Should take a few minutes per case.

Surely all the hard work was done during prior petitions and paperwork.

The fact that people like you find it acceptable that petitions take so long to approve or deny is the reason why the government is allowed to get away with such poor service.

[iansig40 1]

Yes, I still believe it's stupid if we have to pay more (N-400) just to have something done that has been paid already .

I just feel that we're kept in the dark and we're treated like 2nd class people

Also I don't understand something ,how come older applications are sitting there(Nebraska) collecting dust while whoever applied after June 2007 has been transferred to California Service Center and most of them got approved within two to three months ? Did you read what they claim on their website? "First come, first served”

I'm getting mad here so I better stop

[iansig40 1]

FOR ZYGGY

Man…that must be something wrong with you to claim a such a thing :

“The USCIS can't just flip a switch and have adjudicators just appear out of thin air... it takes a year or two to get an adjudicator trained and fully fuctional. There is only a limited amount of adjudicators to go around with double the caseload... the management of NSC has decided to place those resources to places they feel are the highest priority. I-751's aren't it... and honestly shouldn't be ... we can still lives our lives here with minimal disruption...â€

Aren’t you feed up with all the waiting and the stress put into this circus ?????

The hassle and pain going through every time you have to renew a document where you have to show your status ????

Hmmmm…and you are from Canada too, don’t know what to think! Are you from Newfoundland?

Edited February 2, 2008 by iansig40