Six Months? What about Replacing temp card?

[MmeZeeZee 0]

My husband just did his biometrics. We are quite busy and I don't spend a lot of time here but... does it really take them SIX MONTHS to decide on these??? My husband was set to join the army but he needs the card. He does not have a temp card because it never came to us. Maybe we should just replace the temporary card for now?

How can we contact them to give them the letter he got from the army (which they refused to take when we were there for the bios, said we needed an infopass)? Any similar experiences? We have the letter allowing him to work but he doesn't want to get a job and just quit.

[Manchester_Man 0]

My husband just did his biometrics. We are quite busy and I don't spend a lot of time here but... does it really take them SIX MONTHS to decide on these??? My husband was set to join the army but he needs the card. He does not have a temp card because it never came to us. Maybe we should just replace the temporary card for now?

How can we contact them to give them the letter he got from the army (which they refused to take when we were there for the bios, said we needed an infopass)? Any similar experiences? We have the letter allowing him to work but he doesn't want to get a job and just quit.

I haven't had the exact same situation...but to try and help answer your questions...It can take that length of time for them to decide, sometimes longer (Depending on which Center it is going through) I too was unable to work as I was stuck without a Green Card

and was waiting as they lost mine in the mail. What I suggest you do is go here http://infopass.uscis.gov/ you can setup appointment to see an immigration officer (It's usually setup like a DMV window) Go there and explain the situation as far as his greencard expiring and his case pending, they should be able to stamp his Passport to say he can work and reside in the States for X amount of Months. In my case they give me a 6 month stamp.

Hope this helps!

[MmeZeeZee 0]

I haven't had the exact same situation...but to try and help answer your questions...It can take that length of time for them to decide, sometimes longer (Depending on which Center it is going through) I too was unable to work as I was stuck without a Green Card

and was waiting as they lost mine in the mail. What I suggest you do is go here http://infopass.uscis.gov/ you can setup appointment to see an immigration officer (It's usually setup like a DMV window) Go there and explain the situation as far as his greencard expiring and his case pending, they should be able to stamp his Passport to say he can work and reside in the States for X amount of Months. In my case they give me a 6 month stamp.

Hope this helps!

Thanks so much- I did go to infopass but ours in Seattle requires a court order or 75 days without an answer for another specific type of inquiry in order to get an appointment. They do not have informational appointments available at all. What's worse, his application number is not accessible online!!! It's not showing up and we checked it several times.

He can work (he has a letter- more than one letter, actually) but he needs a green card in particular for the job he wants, which is an army job.

[Andersen 1]

I haven't had the exact same situation...but to try and help answer your questions...It can take that length of time for them to decide, sometimes longer (Depending on which Center it is going through) I too was unable to work as I was stuck without a Green Card

and was waiting as they lost mine in the mail. What I suggest you do is go here http://infopass.uscis.gov/ you can setup appointment to see an immigration officer (It's usually setup like a DMV window) Go there and explain the situation as far as his greencard expiring and his case pending, they should be able to stamp his Passport to say he can work and reside in the States for X amount of Months. In my case they give me a 6 month stamp.

Hope this helps!

Thanks so much- I did go to infopass but ours in Seattle requires a court order or 75 days without an answer for another specific type of inquiry in order to get an appointment. They do not have informational appointments available at all. What's worse, his application number is not accessible online!!! It's not showing up and we checked it several times.

He can work (he has a letter- more than one letter, actually) but he needs a green card in particular for the job he wants, which is an army job.

For checking online, did you use the application number on the "1 year extension" or the one on the "biometrics"? For i-751 the number that works online is the biometrics one. Also I have read in the forum that they put up new slots for infopass appoinments around 5pm or very early in the morning (sorry I don't remember), try searching for an appoinment around those times, maybe one for "information requested" will open up

[MmeZeeZee 0]

I haven't had the exact same situation...but to try and help answer your questions...It can take that length of time for them to decide, sometimes longer (Depending on which Center it is going through) I too was unable to work as I was stuck without a Green Card

and was waiting as they lost mine in the mail. What I suggest you do is go here http://infopass.uscis.gov/ you can setup appointment to see an immigration officer (It's usually setup like a DMV window) Go there and explain the situation as far as his greencard expiring and his case pending, they should be able to stamp his Passport to say he can work and reside in the States for X amount of Months. In my case they give me a 6 month stamp.

Hope this helps!

Thanks so much- I did go to infopass but ours in Seattle requires a court order or 75 days without an answer for another specific type of inquiry in order to get an appointment. They do not have informational appointments available at all. What's worse, his application number is not accessible online!!! It's not showing up and we checked it several times.

He can work (he has a letter- more than one letter, actually) but he needs a green card in particular for the job he wants, which is an army job.

For checking online, did you use the application number on the "1 year extension" or the one on the "biometrics"? For i-751 the number that works online is the biometrics one. Also I have read in the forum that they put up new slots for infopass appoinments around 5pm or very early in the morning (sorry I don't remember), try searching for an appoinment around those times, maybe one for "information requested" will open up

Cheers. We did use the biometrics one, and after four tries (and yes, I double- and triple-checked it the first, second and third tries) it worked. Maybe the system was down. As for the infopass, they have four categories all requiring an order of some sort, and for information requested, it just shows one sentence: "There are no infopass appointments for requesting information available at this time." No calendar, no nothing. Really discouraging!

As he has a letter from the army we have applied for accelerated processing via the DoD. I hope that works!

[Manchester_Man 0]

I haven't had the exact same situation...but to try and help answer your questions...It can take that length of time for them to decide, sometimes longer (Depending on which Center it is going through) I too was unable to work as I was stuck without a Green Card

and was waiting as they lost mine in the mail. What I suggest you do is go here http://infopass.uscis.gov/ you can setup appointment to see an immigration officer (It's usually setup like a DMV window) Go there and explain the situation as far as his greencard expiring and his case pending, they should be able to stamp his Passport to say he can work and reside in the States for X amount of Months. In my case they give me a 6 month stamp.

Hope this helps!

Thanks so much- I did go to infopass but ours in Seattle requires a court order or 75 days without an answer for another specific type of inquiry in order to get an appointment. They do not have informational appointments available at all. What's worse, his application number is not accessible online!!! It's not showing up and we checked it several times.

He can work (he has a letter- more than one letter, actually) but he needs a green card in particular for the job he wants, which is an army job.

For checking online, did you use the application number on the "1 year extension" or the one on the "biometrics"? For i-751 the number that works online is the biometrics one. Also I have read in the forum that they put up new slots for infopass appoinments around 5pm or very early in the morning (sorry I don't remember), try searching for an appoinment around those times, maybe one for "information requested" will open up

Cheers. We did use the biometrics one, and after four tries (and yes, I double- and triple-checked it the first, second and third tries) it worked. Maybe the system was down. As for the infopass, they have four categories all requiring an order of some sort, and for information requested, it just shows one sentence: "There are no infopass appointments for requesting information available at this time." No calendar, no nothing. Really discouraging!

As he has a letter from the army we have applied for accelerated processing via the DoD. I hope that works!

I also live in Washington state and now reading about Infopass here, it's a little discouraging like you said. But here's another option, you can actually get free immigration help through congress, you can call ahead to the office and maybe they can give you some advice and be able to get things going.

I would have thought if he was Military they would be able to assist you also, but if that's not the case check out this website to locate your local congress office for free help. Here's the link http://free-immigration-help.com/washington.html good luck! and keep us updated.