getting ready to file

[flutter95 4]

I got mine first because I'm just so gosh-darn cute, I guess. Nah, luck of the draw.

No, you got your's first because they know your husband doesn't want to do biometrics

Hee hee! He's relieved we only have to go to Van Nuys for biometrics; gives him an excuse to hit some of the guitar shops out there. We currently have only seven guitars in the house, which is clearly far too few.

Congrats, Lisa! And flutter -- here's hoping something good happens soon.

Grr, why no biometrics for (most of) us Maypeople yet?

It's not that I'm even bothered about how long it's taking... more that I've been reallly looking forward to getting to take a whole day off work in honour of having to go and get fingerprinted and all that. I want my day off!

But congrats, Maven and little4ele on getting yours.

I called for a service request yesterday (just hoping that they might let slip some tidbit of information that would explain the dearth of recent infopass appointments), and the very nice lady cheerfully took all my details, asked me for the receipt number from my NOA, and then announced in a grave voice that that number wasn't coming up in her system. I asked if that was usual or something that I might need to worry about, and it was only then that she REALLY cheerfully announced that the I-751 receipt numbers are in a "different system" and therefore are never, ever recognised. Not sure why she bothered trying to find it then, but oh well! She also took my home, work and mobile number AND my email address - I can't see a response coming via any of those methods, but apparently should hear the results of the service request within 45 days.

Flutter... any news on Noah??

still no noah but apparently noah is lost in mail they mailed it out in May so I went and got stamped instead and supposedly they mailed out biometrics 6/16/09 not got it yet though

[ready4ONE 5,400]

still no noah but apparently noah is lost in mail they mailed it out in May so I went and got stamped instead and supposedly they mailed out biometrics 6/16/09 not got it yet though

That is where I am becoming concerned. If you get anxious, and say so here about the delay, folks jump down your throat with "Be patient, it just takes time!"

But, as in your case flutter, USCIS alleges they already issued and mailed both the NOA1 and Biometrics appointment letter. So being patient, in your situation becomes a dangerous thing!

When we first filed the I-751 I was brimming with patience and felt this stage was the easiest yet... NOPE!

I read your thread about getting the stamp, good idea, and obviously necessary given your 2 yr green card expiring, but very scary in the sense that USCIS is telling you they don't know why you didn't get two very important pieces of mail.

[rebeccajo 14]

Grr, why no biometrics for (most of) us Maypeople yet?

It's not that I'm even bothered about how long it's taking... more that I've been reallly looking forward to getting to take a whole day off work in honour of having to go and get fingerprinted and all that. I want my day off!

But congrats, Maven and little4ele on getting yours.

I called for a service request yesterday (just hoping that they might let slip some tidbit of information that would explain the dearth of recent infopass appointments), and the very nice lady cheerfully took all my details, asked me for the receipt number from my NOA, and then announced in a grave voice that that number wasn't coming up in her system. I asked if that was usual or something that I might need to worry about, and it was only then that she REALLY cheerfully announced that the I-751 receipt numbers are in a "different system" and therefore are never, ever recognised. Not sure why she bothered trying to find it then, but oh well! She also took my home, work and mobile number AND my email address - I can't see a response coming via any of those methods, but apparently should hear the results of the service request within 45 days.

Flutter... any news on Noah??

When you get your biometrics done has nothing to do with the Service Center. Unless of course the Service Center has lost your case.........

Biometrics are scheduled by your local office or sub-station. How busy they are determines how quickly they get the biometrics appointment notice to you, and how soon the appointment will be.

[featherB 1]

Grr, why no biometrics for (most of) us Maypeople yet?

It's not that I'm even bothered about how long it's taking... more that I've been reallly looking forward to getting to take a whole day off work in honour of having to go and get fingerprinted and all that. I want my day off!

But congrats, Maven and little4ele on getting yours.

I called for a service request yesterday (just hoping that they might let slip some tidbit of information that would explain the dearth of recent infopass appointments), and the very nice lady cheerfully took all my details, asked me for the receipt number from my NOA, and then announced in a grave voice that that number wasn't coming up in her system. I asked if that was usual or something that I might need to worry about, and it was only then that she REALLY cheerfully announced that the I-751 receipt numbers are in a "different system" and therefore are never, ever recognised. Not sure why she bothered trying to find it then, but oh well! She also took my home, work and mobile number AND my email address - I can't see a response coming via any of those methods, but apparently should hear the results of the service request within 45 days.

Flutter... any news on Noah??

When you get your biometrics done has nothing to do with the Service Center. Unless of course the Service Center has lost your case.........

Biometrics are scheduled by your local office or sub-station. How busy they are determines how quickly they get the biometrics appointment notice to you, and how soon the appointment will be.

Cheers, RJ! And... yeah, I know it's the local offices, not the service center who schedules the biometrics - not sure if I came across as thinking otherwise, but that's not the case. I actually asked if the service request would go to the local office in Cincinnati, and the woman sounded very confused, and said (very slowly, like I must be a bit dim) that no, the service request will be handled by the California Service Center, as that's who's handling my case. I then mumbled something about "but the biometrics appointment would be scheduled by the local office in Cincinnati... here... where I live... wouldn't it... right?" and she repeated the same thing about the CSC. Oh well.

[featherB 1]

still no noah but apparently noah is lost in mail they mailed it out in May so I went and got stamped instead and supposedly they mailed out biometrics 6/16/09 not got it yet though

Glad you got the stamp! And hopefully the biometrics notice will appear very soon!

[fozzie 41]

I didn't even realize there was a May filers thread. have been updating my stuff in the VSC thread but I can add it here too.

Good luck everyone, are we all hoping for an October approval at the latest? I'm a half-full kinda guy!

CSC May Filers

UserName.........Date of I-751.....NOA1 Date.....Biometrics......Approved

venusfire503.........05/01/09..........--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/--

elwintro.............05/01/09..........05/04/09........--/--/--........--/--/--

ready4ONE............05/09/09..........05/11/09........--/--/--........--/--/--

featherB.............05/09/09..........05/11/09........--/--/--........--/--/--

ktos.................05/22/09..........--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/--

flutter95............05/22/09..........--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/--

liebi810.............05/26/09..........05/28/09........--/--/--........--/--/--

elmcitymaven.........06/02/09..........06/09/09........07/03/09........--/--/-- [showing May filers advantages of June!]

VSC May Filers

UserName.........Date of I-751.....NOA1 Date.....Biometrics......Approved

scooby06.............05/01/09..........--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/--

mozplay..............05/04/09..........05/07/09........06/11/09........--/--/--

fozzie...............05/08/09..........05/13/09........06/12/09........--/--/--

jane2009 ............05/12/09..........05/15/09........--/--/--........--/--/--

little4ele...........05/24/09..........05/29/09........07/06/09........--/--/--

LisalovestheUSA .....05/27/09..........06/01/09........06/30/09........--/--/--

celikkanat...........--/--/--..........--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/--

IMPORTANT!

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to Rich Text Editor. DO NOT JUST COPY AND PASTE. You can change your Text

Editor as follows:

1. Click on My Controls at the top of the page.

2. Click on Board settings at the lower left of the page.

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REMEMBER: "Date of I-751" is the date you sent your petition - NOT the date it

arrived at the service center. "NOA1 Date" is the 'Notice Date' shown on the NOA1 —

NOT the date you received it.

[rebeccajo 14]

Grr, why no biometrics for (most of) us Maypeople yet?

It's not that I'm even bothered about how long it's taking... more that I've been reallly looking forward to getting to take a whole day off work in honour of having to go and get fingerprinted and all that. I want my day off!

But congrats, Maven and little4ele on getting yours.

I called for a service request yesterday (just hoping that they might let slip some tidbit of information that would explain the dearth of recent infopass appointments), and the very nice lady cheerfully took all my details, asked me for the receipt number from my NOA, and then announced in a grave voice that that number wasn't coming up in her system. I asked if that was usual or something that I might need to worry about, and it was only then that she REALLY cheerfully announced that the I-751 receipt numbers are in a "different system" and therefore are never, ever recognised. Not sure why she bothered trying to find it then, but oh well! She also took my home, work and mobile number AND my email address - I can't see a response coming via any of those methods, but apparently should hear the results of the service request within 45 days.

Flutter... any news on Noah??

When you get your biometrics done has nothing to do with the Service Center. Unless of course the Service Center has lost your case.........

Biometrics are scheduled by your local office or sub-station. How busy they are determines how quickly they get the biometrics appointment notice to you, and how soon the appointment will be.

Cheers, RJ! And... yeah, I know it's the local offices, not the service center who schedules the biometrics - not sure if I came across as thinking otherwise, but that's not the case. I actually asked if the service request would go to the local office in Cincinnati, and the woman sounded very confused, and said (very slowly, like I must be a bit dim) that no, the service request will be handled by the California Service Center, as that's who's handling my case. I then mumbled something about "but the biometrics appointment would be scheduled by the local office in Cincinnati... here... where I live... wouldn't it... right?" and she repeated the same thing about the CSC. Oh well.

Right, I gotcha.

[flutter95 4]

still no noah but apparently noah is lost in mail they mailed it out in May so I went and got stamped instead and supposedly they mailed out biometrics 6/16/09 not got it yet though

Glad you got the stamp! And hopefully the biometrics notice will appear very soon!

got my biometrics today!!

[elmcitymaven 9,712]

Yay flutter!

[ready4ONE 5,400]

Better late than never! Congratulations flutter!

[flutter95 4]

Yay thanks guys!

Now another issue....I have TWO receipt numbers but neither works on online search, and that sucks cause I wanna check on it and stuff - any idea as to why?!

[sophiadun 0]

This is so weired, none of the May CSC filers got any bio notice but the Jun filer already had one

[Silke 1]

Yay thanks guys!

Now another issue....I have TWO receipt numbers but neither works on online search, and that sucks cause I wanna check on it and stuff - any idea as to why?!

The application number that's listed on my biometrics notice doesn't work either and I can't check my status online (by the way the receipt number on your NOA is just an internal number and cannot be used to check your case status online)

[TracyTN 237]

(by the way the receipt number on your NOA is just an internal number and cannot be used to check your case status online)

Really? That has changed, then, since we did AOS 2 years ago (and from the K1, etc).

[Silke 1]

(by the way the receipt number on your NOA is just an internal number and cannot be used to check your case status online)

Really? That has changed, then, since we did AOS 2 years ago (and from the K1, etc).

During the AOS process I also used my NOA receipt number to check my status online but for ROC things are different. Down at the bottom of my ROC NOA it says "Upon receipt of your ASC appointment notice, you can find the status of your case online..."