NEW TSC 1-751 List - Filers since February of 2008 that are staying at the TSC

jamieswith · April 16, 2008

Passport photos are only required if your passport is expired, lost or will expire soon.

I guess they tell people in general to bring photos to cover their bases - so they don't get people misunderstanding and not bringing them because there is some "I do not have a valid passport with me that you can put the stamp on Mr immigration officer" situation that was not listed.

They use the photos to attach them to a special I-94 containing your stamp - as a substitute for stamping a current, valid and readable passport where one is not available.

I took just the following:

1) Passport (In good condition and valid for plenty of time yet)

2) Current (expired) greencard

3) Printout of front/back of cleared check (from online banking) that was used to pay for the I-751

4) Printout of my infopass appointment

5) A smile and a polite, concise explanation as to why i needed the stamp (in your case you might bring the suggested evidence in case they give you trouble) - I simply explained I needed to prove my status, I didnt have the NOA yet, and my greencard just expired.

sorry I am not mitzi but I do have an infopass at Miami tiomorrow, when i was just reading what to take with us, there on their site, they ask for passport photos, has anyone needed them for an i551 stamp.
I am taking the appointment letter, the cashed cheque, the greencard, passport and itinerary for our trip o/s next month

is there anything you can think of, that I should also take?

and what is ADIT, that they talk about?

ps. even after my fingers and everything else crossed there was nothing in the mail!!!

Still nothing for us. But we have an infopass appointment in Atlanta this coming Monday so maybe we will find out something then.

Ok Mitzi - how did it go? Did you guys get the stamp? Are you staying in Texas or being transferred to Vermont? Anything else we need to know? I misplaced your email address as I was going to email you to ask so email me or post on here please.

*Drum roll*

honeyblonde · April 17, 2008

Could someone please add that our check was cashed today? I don't want to try and mess up the very nice table others have worked hard to create. Also, could someone please direct me to a post that explains what the code on the back of the check means?

Thanks!

jamieswith · April 17, 2008

What does the code mean?

Part of it is an identification number internal to USCIS which identifies to them your I-751 application, but is not useful to you for tracking purposes...

Part is account numbers where the check was deposited.... and the date etc....

Part confuses the heck out of us - some conspiracy theories state it's encoded instructions on how to do a secret handshake at USCIS offices in order to have TSC NOT loose your application for years on end.... but we've yet to have that confirmed....

Could someone please add that our check was cashed today? I don't want to try and mess up the very nice table others have worked hard to create. Also, could someone please direct me to a post that explains what the code on the back of the check means?
Thanks!

Shari · April 17, 2008

:goofy: Adding Honeyblonde's check cashed date. :goofy:

User ..............I-751 ....... Check ......... NOA1 ........ Transfer

Name ............ Sent ........ Cashed ........ Date ........ Date & Center .... Biometrics ......Approved

gag54611......... 02/05/08 .... 02/22/08 ....... --/--/-- ... --/--/-- ......... 03/19/08 ........ --/--/--

peter ........... 02/20/08 .... MO Not Cashed .. --/--/-- ... --/--/-- ......... --/--/-- ........ --/--/--

Lau.............. 02/22/08 .... 03/10/08 ....... --/--/-- ... --/--/-- ......... --/--/-- ........ --/--/--

MaryandMian ..... 02/23/08 .... 03/10/08 ....... --/--/-- ... 03/14/08 VSC ..... --/--/-- ........ --/--/--

Kalydon ......... 02/25/08 .... 03/08/08 ....... --/--/-- ... 03/18/08 VSC ..... --/--/-- ........ --/--/--

Dan&Mitzi ....... 02/26/08 .... 03/06/08 ....... --/--/-- ... --/--/-- ......... --/--/-- ........ --/--/--

qingqing ........ 02/27/08 .... 03/12/08 ....... --/--/-- ... 03/18/08 VSC...... 04/21/08 ........ --/--/--

jethro........... 02/27/08 .... 03/07/08 ....... --/--/-- ... --/--/-- ......... --/--/-- ........ --/--/--

Kathryn41 ....... 02/28/08 .... 03/10/08 ....... --/--/-- ... --/--/-- ......... 04/19/08 ........ --/--/--

Shari ........... 03/03/08 .... 03/12/08 ....... --/--/-- ... --/--/-- ......... 05/01/08 ........ --/--/--

Jamieswith ...... 03/04/08 .... 03/11/08 ....... --/--/-- ... --/--/-- ......... 04/18/08 ........ --/--/--

anya-D .......... 03/04/08 .... 03/11/08 ....... --/--/-- ... --/--/-- ......... 04/23/08 ........ --/--/--

Tex'n'Brit ...... 03/07/08 .... 03/??/08 ....... 04/03/08 ... 03/20/08 VSC ..... 04/17/08 ........ --/--/--

Jayde ........... 03/10/08 .... 03/17/08 ....... --/--/-- ... 03/21/08 VSC ..... --/--/-- ........ --/--/--

Eveline ......... 03/19/08 .... 03/20/08 ....... --/--/-- ... 03/20/08 VSC ..... 04/17/08 ........ --/--/--

Crazy Brit ...... 03/19/08 .... 03/30/08 ....... 03/24/08 ... --/--/-- VSC ..... 04/17/08 ........ --/--/--

tamarae ......... 03/31/08 .... 04/07/08 ....... --/--/-- ... --/--/-- ......... --/--/-- ........ --/--/--

gatoula14 ....... 03/25/08 .... 03/31/08 ....... --/--/-- ... --/--/-- ......... --/--/-- ........ --/--/--

sukie175......... 04/08/08 .... --/--/-- ....... --/--/-- ... --/--/-- ......... --/--/-- ........ --/--/--

Honeyblonde...... 04/09/08 .... 04/16/08 ....... --/--/-- ... --/--/-- ......... --/--/-- ........ --/--/--

blue eyes........ 04/07/08 .... --/--/-- ....... --/--/-- ... --/--/-- ......... --/--/-- ........ --/--/--

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jethro · April 17, 2008

It was so nice to have 2 years of not actually waiting for anything from USCIS... that went by quickly.

honeyblonde · April 17, 2008

Part confuses the heck out of us - some conspiracy theories state it's encoded instructions on how to do a secret handshake at USCIS offices in order to have TSC NOT loose your application for years on end.... but we've yet to have that confirmed....

Thanks for the laugh! I have a SRC number and in the deposit account info it was deposited into the Texas Service Center account but I guess that doesn't tell me yet if we'll be transferred or not?

I was reading about applying for naturalization and wanted to ask if I am understanding correctly. Can my husband apply for citizenship 3 years from his date of entry into the US, even if he came on a K1 so didn't have a green card for about 7 months after he got here? from what I read on the USCIS website that's the impression I'm getting, but don't want to get my hopes up too high.

Shari · April 17, 2008

I was reading about applying for naturalization and wanted to ask if I am understanding correctly. Can my husband apply for citizenship 3 years from his date of entry into the US, even if he came on a K1 so didn't have a green card for about 7 months after he got here? from what I read on the USCIS website that's the impression I'm getting, but don't want to get my hopes up too high.

:goofy: He can apply three years from the date of his green card, actually 90 days before the three years on the date of his green card; so just like you have applied for this I-751 90 days before his two year green card expires, basically you can apply for citizenship the same time next year. :goofy:

Edited April 17, 2008 by Shari

Chocolot · April 18, 2008

Our infopass was successful I now have my extension stamped in my passport, phew

The Miami office was extremely efficient, we had to return to the car to leave the phone with a camera, as it wasnt allowed, so after going through security we were given a number. The screen showed they were calling about 20 numbers before mine, then the 20 cubicles seemed to all come alive and after 15 minutes we were called.

The officer hardly questioned the need for the stamp. When I said we had applied to texas to lift the conditions and that the cheque was cashed he reached for my passport saying we would NOT be getting a NOA, but didnt say why. He wrote the receipt number down for me, for tracking and also told me later in the year that they are opening sub offices, closer to us so we wont have to drive to Miami next time. He thought it would take 12 months to be approved!!

Although we covered all our bases by taking everything they asked for and then some, all we needed was the appointment (mine had a dodgy barcode and i was asked if I was manuel, lol), the greencard and passport.

Hope this helps the next one who needs a stamp for either travel or employment, oh and it expires 12 months from the day it is stamped.

Does anyone know if the 10 year greencard is 10 years from the 2 year expiry date?

Shari · April 18, 2008

Our infopass was successful I now have my extension stamped in my passport, phew
The Miami office was extremely efficient, we had to return to the car to leave the phone with a camera, as it wasnt allowed, so after going through security we were given a number. The screen showed they were calling about 20 numbers before mine, then the 20 cubicles seemed to all come alive and after 15 minutes we were called.

The officer hardly questioned the need for the stamp. When I said we had applied to texas to lift the conditions and that the cheque was cashed he reached for my passport saying we would NOT be getting a NOA, but didnt say why. He wrote the receipt number down for me, for tracking and also told me later in the year that they are opening sub offices, closer to us so we wont have to drive to Miami next time. He thought it would take 12 months to be approved!!

Although we covered all our bases by taking everything they asked for and then some, all we needed was the appointment (mine had a dodgy barcode and i was asked if I was manuel, lol), the greencard and passport.

Hope this helps the next one who needs a stamp for either travel or employment, oh and it expires 12 months from the day it is stamped.

Does anyone know if the 10 year greencard is 10 years from the 2 year expiry date?

:goofy: Jayde: Glad everything went well. So did they take your GC like we've heard they do? I saw on another thread talk of this and that since you are always supposed to carry your GC, if they take your GC to get the I-751 stamp, you will always have to carry your passport. UGH! :goofy:

Edited April 18, 2008 by Shari

Chocolot · April 18, 2008

Answering Yes to Hubby was allowed in too, which is always good for a laugh because he has a pacemakery thingamajig and cant go through the normal security because he may get zapped, and lots of other couples were there too.

And no, they didnt take my green card, and when I asked should I show both he said yes (he already had complained that the stamp wasn't easy to read on the "pretty pages" of my passport.)

and ps although he seemed to be accessing my file, there is no 'touch' showing

Our infopass was successful I now have my extension stamped in my passport, phew
The Miami office was extremely efficient, we had to return to the car to leave the phone with a camera, as it wasnt allowed, so after going through security we were given a number. The screen showed they were calling about 20 numbers before mine, then the 20 cubicles seemed to all come alive and after 15 minutes we were called.

The officer hardly questioned the need for the stamp. When I said we had applied to texas to lift the conditions and that the cheque was cashed he reached for my passport saying we would NOT be getting a NOA, but didnt say why. He wrote the receipt number down for me, for tracking and also told me later in the year that they are opening sub offices, closer to us so we wont have to drive to Miami next time. He thought it would take 12 months to be approved!!

Although we covered all our bases by taking everything they asked for and then some, all we needed was the appointment (mine had a dodgy barcode and i was asked if I was manuel, lol), the greencard and passport.

Hope this helps the next one who needs a stamp for either travel or employment, oh and it expires 12 months from the day it is stamped.

Does anyone know if the 10 year greencard is 10 years from the 2 year expiry date?

Jayde: Glad everything went well. So did they take your GC like we've heard they do? I saw on another thread talk of this and that since you are always supposed to carry your GC, if they take your GC to get the I-751 stamp, you will always have to carry your passport. UGH!

Edited April 18, 2008 by Jayde

Chocolot · April 18, 2008

Wouldn't let me edit twice :1 Question he asked me, "have you ever been arrested?"

but a thought (I know its dangerous)

You would probaby need to carry the passport anyway, if the greencard is expired (and you normally follow instructions to carry the greencard at all times)

Doesnt everyone do that? :blush:

And who is legally allowed to ask your status where you would need it on your person?

And no, they didnt take my green card, and when I asked should I show both he said yes (he already had complained that the stamp wasn't easy to read on the "pretty pages" of my passport.)
and ps although he seemed to be accessing my file, there is no 'touch' showing

jamieswith · April 18, 2008

Hi Everyone,

Here's just a quick update.

I had my Biometrics this morning - all in all it went well.

We arrived 30 minutes early, and they had finished almost everyone from the previous slot, so I was allowed in and was actually done before 10am! just a shame the drive to get there through trafic took 1.5 hours!

And then ANOTHER update.... when I got home my case status online had been "touched" with todays date, as I expected.... but then, an hour later I got another email: Our case has been TRANSFERRED now to Vermont - literally 3 hours after doing my biometrics they transferred me to vermont... very strange lol

Shari · April 18, 2008

:goofy: Changing Jamieswith to transfer to Vermont (today's date I assume Jamie?) :goofy: