General advice

[mandiuk 0]

Hi Guys

I am due to life my conditions on my 2 year green card the date is up in August and I am going to apply in May. Just wanted to get some feed back and confirmation. It costs $465 right? and I wonder how long it generally takes?? im in upstate NY. Also do i need my biometrics taken again the office already has 2 sets of my prints.

Any advice would be great

Thanks

[Otto 83]

$545 ($465 plus $80 Biometric Fee).

Edit:

Historical Trends for I-751

CSC : 93 Days average (recently)

VSC : 349 Days (ridiculous)

Edited January 23, 2009 by Karin und Otto

[Kathryn41 3,205]

name='mandiuk' post='2586198' date='Jan 23 2009, 06:33 PM']Hi Guys

I am due to life my conditions on my 2 year green card the date is up in August and I am going to apply in May. Just wanted to get some feed back and confirmation. It costs $465 right? and I wonder how long it generally takes?? im in upstate NY. Also do i need my biometrics taken again the office already has 2 sets of my prints.

Any advice would be great

Thanks

The fee is $465 plus $80 for biometrics - and yes, you do have to get biometrics done again, regardless of how many times they have already taken your fingerprints. I believe New York submits their petitions to the Vermont Service Center (VSC). How fast they will be processing applications by May is hard to predict but right now they are averaging between 11 and 13 months. They are just approving applications submitted in January and February 2008 - and there are still a few December 2007 applicants waiting for their approvals.

There is some great advice pinned at the top of this thread and you can read over the different types of evidence people going through the process now have submitted to give you a good idea of the type of evidence you have that you can use. Hope this helps.

Edited January 23, 2009 by Kathryn41

[mandiuk 0]

$545 ($465 plus $80 Biometric Fee).

Edit:

Historical Trends for I-751

CSC : 93 Days average (recently)

VSC : 349 Days (ridiculous)

Thanks for the help i have one more question....Can i apply to become a citizen whilst i am applying for my 10 year green card?

[Kathryn41 3,205]

If you end up waiting a year after filing the I-751 and become eligible to apply for citizenship, yes, you can apply for citizenship even if there isn't a decision on your 10 year card yet. Basically, the N-400 application will force USCIS to make a decision on the I-751 so they can proceed with the citizenship application. There are a number of VJers who are taking that exact route, in fact, since VSC is so abominably slow.

Edited January 24, 2009 by Kathryn41