Old TSC cases transferred to VSC

[BBAN 0]

Ref. NOA feb. 1, 08 ,,, to speed up processing we were transferred to VSC, so I'm hopefull that we will see good news shortly

[James 2]

Welcoming/adding BBAN as a new TSC-VSC Loser®.

UserName............NOA1 Date.......Biometrics......Last Touch......Approved

A_C.................02/21/07........03/15/07........02/25/08........--/--/--

ihateemo............03/03/07........04/??/07........02/25/08........--/--/--

tweety..............03/09/07........04/06/07........02/25/08........--/--/-- (service request)

junglee069..........03/13/07........04/14/07........02/25/08........--/--/--

burs................03/19/07........04/12/07........02/25/08........--/--/--

Gaston..............03/19/07........04/17/07........02/25/08........--/--/--

moben...............03/20/07........03/28/07........02/25/08........--/--/--

kn687...............03/21/07........03/29/07........02/25/08........--/--/-- (service request)

kalstravels.........03/23/07........04/20/07........02/25/08........--/--/-- (service request)

jsouthwick..........03/30/07........??/??/07........02/25/08........--/--/--

us1415..............04/18/07........05/12/07........02/25/08........--/--/--

utopiacowboy........04/19/07........05/??/07........02/25/08........--/--/--

licianne............04/20/07........04/25/07........02/25/08........--/--/-- (senator involved)

James...............04/20/07........05/31/07........02/25/08........--/--/--

Angel7422...........04/25/07........05/24/07........02/25/08........--/--/--

smartie.............05/03/07........06/09/07........02/25/08........--/--/--

Cassie..............05/09/07........06/04/07........02/26/08........--/--/--

baunzerbrudi........05/19/07........06/14/07........02/26/08........--/--/--

rhenryv.............05/30/07........06/18/07........02/26/08........--/--/--

Pici0274............05/30/07........07/05/07........02/26/08........--/--/--

BBAN................05/31/07........07/07/07........02/26/08........--/--/--

imailin.............06/07/07........08/??/07........02/26/08........--/--/--

emmysphere..........06/10/07........07/05/07........02/26/08........--/--/--

[Roster 0]

Hi All,

I am tired of this waiting game. As my 3 year Conditional Permanent resident will be finished some time in May....i am preparing my N-400 form to apply for Naturalization. I will be mailing this application tomorrow.

I wish i have other choice, other than applying to TSC.

I posted new topic under "US Citizenship General Discussion" section, about my concerns on this application (http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=114382), anyone's comments are welcome.

Is any one from this thread applying for Naturalization ?

[tweety 1]

Hi All,

I am tired of this waiting game. As my 3 year Conditional Permanent resident will be finished some time in May....i am preparing my N-400 form to apply for Naturalization. I will be mailing this application tomorrow.

I wish i have other choice, other than applying to TSC.

I posted new topic under "US Citizenship General Discussion" section, about my concerns on this application (http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=114382), anyone's comments are welcome.

Is any one from this thread applying for Naturalization ?

I don't want another encounter with USCIS any time soon. I want to wait till they get the processing under control (hopefully one day!)... waiting 12-18 months as of right now for N400 doesn't sound very comforting to me.

GL with your N400!

[Staashi 371]

Hi All,

I am tired of this waiting game. As my 3 year Conditional Permanent resident will be finished some time in May....i am preparing my N-400 form to apply for Naturalization. I will be mailing this application tomorrow.

I wish i have other choice, other than applying to TSC.

I posted new topic under "US Citizenship General Discussion" section, about my concerns on this application (http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=114382), anyone's comments are welcome.

Is any one from this thread applying for Naturalization ?

We were part of the original TSC Losers, but after 11 months were finally approved. My husband submitted for Citizenship at the end of January - and so now the new wait has begun. We are now waiting for his NOA and Biometrics - I can't tell you how disheartening it is to have to go through all of this again with the TSC.

[imailin 0]

Hi All,

I am tired of this waiting game. As my 3 year Conditional Permanent resident will be finished some time in May....i am preparing my N-400 form to apply for Naturalization. I will be mailing this application tomorrow.

I wish i have other choice, other than applying to TSC.

I posted new topic under "US Citizenship General Discussion" section, about my concerns on this application (http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=114382), anyone's comments are welcome.

Is any one from this thread applying for Naturalization ?

We were part of the original TSC Losers, but after 11 months were finally approved. My husband submitted for Citizenship at the end of January - and so now the new wait has begun. We are now waiting for his NOA and Biometrics - I can't tell you how disheartening it is to have to go through all of this again with the TSC.

I didn't know you got the aproval already.... what was your NOA date? and when you got aproved?

[jamieswith 0]

Hi All,

I am tired of this waiting game. As my 3 year Conditional Permanent resident will be finished some time in May....i am preparing my N-400 form to apply for Naturalization. I will be mailing this application tomorrow.

I wish i have other choice, other than applying to TSC.

I posted new topic under "US Citizenship General Discussion" section, about my concerns on this application (http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=114382), anyone's comments are welcome.

Is any one from this thread applying for Naturalization ?

We were part of the original TSC Losers, but after 11 months were finally approved. My husband submitted for Citizenship at the end of January - and so now the new wait has begun. We are now waiting for his NOA and Biometrics - I can't tell you how disheartening it is to have to go through all of this again with the TSC.

It's a lot more positive if you think of it this way:

Going through it ONE LAST TIME with the TSC.

[Staashi 371]

Hi All,

I am tired of this waiting game. As my 3 year Conditional Permanent resident will be finished some time in May....i am preparing my N-400 form to apply for Naturalization. I will be mailing this application tomorrow.

I wish i have other choice, other than applying to TSC.

I posted new topic under "US Citizenship General Discussion" section, about my concerns on this application (http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=114382), anyone's comments are welcome.

Is any one from this thread applying for Naturalization ?

We were part of the original TSC Losers, but after 11 months were finally approved. My husband submitted for Citizenship at the end of January - and so now the new wait has begun. We are now waiting for his NOA and Biometrics - I can't tell you how disheartening it is to have to go through all of this again with the TSC.

I didn't know you got the aproval already.... what was your NOA date? and when you got aproved?

Our NOA was 2/05 and the approval finally came on 12/03. A solid 10 months of grief. I believe it was actually one of the very last few applications (on this thread) to be approved before the move to the VSC.

[Staashi 371]

Hi All,

I am tired of this waiting game. As my 3 year Conditional Permanent resident will be finished some time in May....i am preparing my N-400 form to apply for Naturalization. I will be mailing this application tomorrow.

I wish i have other choice, other than applying to TSC.

I posted new topic under "US Citizenship General Discussion" section, about my concerns on this application (http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=114382), anyone's comments are welcome.

Is any one from this thread applying for Naturalization ?

We were part of the original TSC Losers, but after 11 months were finally approved. My husband submitted for Citizenship at the end of January - and so now the new wait has begun. We are now waiting for his NOA and Biometrics - I can't tell you how disheartening it is to have to go through all of this again with the TSC.

It's a lot more positive if you think of it this way:

Going through it ONE LAST TIME with the TSC.

Yes, I could view it that way, but I am very skeptical as we still haven't received our NOA or biometrics, when other people are getting their's allover the place. Having been through TSC Hell, I know what these people are capable of (or incapable of) so to speak. So, I just kind of hang my head and say "God give me strength", as I will need it to get through this one more time.

Edited March 6, 2008 by Staashi

[jamieswith 0]

Yes, I could view it that way, but I am very skeptical as we still haven't received our NOA or biometrics, when other people are getting their's allover the place. Having been through TSC Hell, I know what these people are capable of (or incapable of) so to speak. So, I just kind of hang my head and say "God give me strength", as I will need it to get through this one more time.

Well, I'm dealing with TSC right now... we recently filed... so here's wondering how long it's going to take.

Personally if it does take that long, I'm almost looking forward to filing for citizenship, since the time to process at TSC seems to be so random that at least with two immigration 'lottery tickets' in their system... at least one is bound to be approved eventually

Speaking of which... you notice how, despite the fact that they shipped cases that were filed Feb->Aug off to another service center... they claim to be currently processing cases filed in April.... what gives with that? They're processing cases they don't even have anymore? Or maybe I'm just misunderstanding...

[Staashi 371]

Yes, I could view it that way, but I am very skeptical as we still haven't received our NOA or biometrics, when other people are getting their's allover the place. Having been through TSC Hell, I know what these people are capable of (or incapable of) so to speak. So, I just kind of hang my head and say "God give me strength", as I will need it to get through this one more time.

Well, I'm dealing with TSC right now... we recently filed... so here's wondering how long it's going to take.

Personally if it does take that long, I'm almost looking forward to filing for citizenship, since the time to process at TSC seems to be so random that at least with two immigration 'lottery tickets' in their system... at least one is bound to be approved eventually

Speaking of which... you notice how, despite the fact that they shipped cases that were filed Feb->Aug off to another service center... they claim to be currently processing cases filed in April.... what gives with that? They're processing cases they don't even have anymore? Or maybe I'm just misunderstanding...

I think they use people's files as toilet paper and the date stamped on the file is how they decide which date to report on the web.

[jamieswith 0]

I think they use people's files as toilet paper and the date stamped on the file is how they decide which date to report on the web.

Ahhhhhh! now that might explain how some people get approved so quickly... they print everything on very sharply textured paper!

Hence making TSC want to get it out of the system quickly! Not only that, but less gets flushed and hence less need for RFEs!!!!!

We might just have struck on the answer here!

Does anyone know how I can re-print my I-751 on rough-grade sand paper? or maybe on a cheese grater?

[utopiacowboy 0]

Is any one from this thread applying for Naturalization ?

My wife is eligible to apply now but her English ability (or lack thereof) concerns me. She got a "break" when we went for her AOS interview in San Antonio because the interviewer spoke Spanish. I am hoping that her English improves enough in the next couple of years but I could be unrealistic. She's been here four years already and can barely speak English so I don't know what's going to change.

[Staashi 371]

Is any one from this thread applying for Naturalization ?

My wife is eligible to apply now but her English ability (or lack thereof) concerns me. She got a "break" when we went for her AOS interview in San Antonio because the interviewer spoke Spanish. I am hoping that her English improves enough in the next couple of years but I could be unrealistic. She's been here four years already and can barely speak English so I don't know what's going to change.

I see you live in Texas, and I'm sure that with your wife being from Columbia, she can get by in Spanish - all the time. It is what I call the "Miami Syndrome". Everyone in Miami speaks Spanish - if you don't speak Spanish it can be very hard to get by. Thank God I'm fluent, as we lived in Doral, the most Spanish-speaking city in America - 91%. If I went into a market called Sedano's - forget it - hardly anyone spoke English. So, what happens is that Spanish-speaking immigrants for the most part have everything available to them in their own language - even Miami-Dade County will provide it in Spanish or Creole, too. Thus, there is no incentive to learn English. I want to clarify, I am not knocking on anybody for speaking Spanish, as we speak it in our home all the time, and we'll teach our children to speak it, too. But my husband is so dedicated to learning English and he (the Argentine) says to everyone, "you're in America - learn English". As he puts it, how could you come to a country and make no attempt to learn the language as you need to get by. He says this with all conviction though as he speaks 9 languages and has lived in 6 European countries.

Get her into some ESL classes STAT!!! - they're typically free or even buy her Ingles Sin Barreras. My husband attends two ESL classes a week at our local library and a citizenship class offered at the Baptist Church (we're Catholic), but we thank the Baptists greatly for the class. My husband was telling me that there is a lovely Chinese woman in his citizenship class that is almost 69 years old and has paid more than $1200 dollars to take the citizenship test twice. She has been able to pass the questions portion of the exam, but when the IO asked her "What color is my shirt?" she just blinked at him. Test failed.

[James 2]

Is any one from this thread applying for Naturalization ?

My wife is eligible to apply now but her English ability (or lack thereof) concerns me. She got a "break" when we went for her AOS interview in San Antonio because the interviewer spoke Spanish. I am hoping that her English improves enough in the next couple of years but I could be unrealistic. She's been here four years already and can barely speak English so I don't know what's going to change.

I see you live in Texas, and I'm sure that with your wife being from Columbia, she can get by in Spanish - all the time. It is what I call the "Miami Syndrome". Everyone in Miami speaks Spanish - if you don't speak Spanish it can be very hard to get by. Thank God I'm fluent, as we lived in Doral, the most Spanish-speaking city in America - 91%. If I went into a market called Sedano's - forget it - hardly anyone spoke English. So, what happens is that Spanish-speaking immigrants for the most part have everything available to them in their own language - even Miami-Dade County will provide it in Spanish or Creole, too. Thus, there is no incentive to learn English. I want to clarify, I am not knocking on anybody for speaking Spanish, as we speak it in our home all the time, and we'll teach our children to speak it, too. But my husband is so dedicated to learning English and he (the Argentine) says to everyone, "you're in America - learn English". As he puts it, how could you come to a country and make no attempt to learn the language as you need to get by. He says this with all conviction though as he speaks 9 languages and has lived in 6 European countries.

Get her into some ESL classes STAT!!! - they're typically free or even buy her Ingles Sin Barreras. My husband attends two ESL classes a week at our local library and a citizenship class offered at the Baptist Church (we're Catholic), but we thank the Baptists greatly for the class. My husband was telling me that there is a lovely Chinese woman in his citizenship class that is almost 69 years old and has paid more than $1200 dollars to take the citizenship test twice. She has been able to pass the questions portion of the exam, but when the IO asked her "What color is my shirt?" she just blinked at him. Test failed.

Actually, Hialeah Gardens and Hialeah are the two cities where Spanish is most spoken in the U.S., at over 90% -- Doral is "only" about 75%. (You can plug a town or county in here to get the percentages: http://www.mla.org/cgi-shl/docstudio/docs....ap_data_results). Miami-Dade as a whole is about 60%, so I know what you're talking about. Happily, my wife already had relatively decent competency in English, and she has continued to work on it by taking classes . . . she also tries to make a point of only watching TV in English (something hard to do with all of the Spanish language TV offerings). The good thing, obviously, is that she fits right in with the majority down here.

We're in no rush for citizenship -- she can apply in April, but there is obviously no way she will get it in time to vote in November. So why throw another $700 at USCIS just to hurry up and wait for something she doesn't need right now.