Need Advice pls.

[genesis1968 0]

We are a March filer... sent the packet on March 5th and we haven't heard anything from USCIS till now. Check was cashed on March 18th. Since we haven't received anything, we checked our status online through the reciept number that is the WAC# and there stated that the number is invalid. My husband called the USCIS and asked about the receipt, the staff who answered gave us new receipt number (which i dont understand why he gave us new number) Checked that number online and this is what it says:

On March 16, 2010, we received this CRI89 PETITION TO REMOVE CONDITIONS OF PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS RECEIVED, and mailed you a notice describing how we will process your case. Please follow any instructions on this notice. You will be notified by mail when a decision is made, or if the office needs something from you. If you move while this case is pending, please use our Change of Address online tool to update your case with your new address or contact our customer service center at 1-800-375-5283.

Is this the NOA? We did not received anything in the mail and i am wondering if 1-751 and CRI89 are the same thing. Pls, i need your advice, i hope i can find answer here. Im worried, my green card will expire in May and i haven't received NOA and biometric appointment schedule.

[nane1104 146]

The case numbers on the check or the NOA usually don't work to check your case online. The number you were given on the phone will most likely be identical with the number on your biometrics appointment when you recieve it.

I'd say you can expect that within the next weeks.

Look through the March filer topic and compare the dates of when others filed and recieved notices.

Did they mention anything about your NOA when you called? I'd think ou should get that in the mail very shortly as well. According to your online status, it's been sent.

CRI89 seems to be identical with I-751, just another term they use for the case type.

[Leafgal 3]

We are a March filer... sent the packet on March 5th and we haven't heard anything from USCIS till now. Check was cashed on March 18th. Since we haven't received anything, we checked our status online through the reciept number that is the WAC# and there stated that the number is invalid. My husband called the USCIS and asked about the receipt, the staff who answered gave us new receipt number (which i dont understand why he gave us new number) Checked that number online and this is what it says:

On March 16, 2010, we received this CRI89 PETITION TO REMOVE CONDITIONS OF PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS RECEIVED, and mailed you a notice describing how we will process your case. Please follow any instructions on this notice. You will be notified by mail when a decision is made, or if the office needs something from you. If you move while this case is pending, please use our Change of Address online tool to update your case with your new address or contact our customer service center at 1-800-375-5283.

Is this the NOA? We did not received anything in the mail and i am wondering if 1-751 and CRI89 are the same thing. Pls, i need your advice, i hope i can find answer here. Im worried, my green card will expire in May and i haven't received NOA and biometric appointment schedule.

The NOA (Notice of Action) will extend the green card for 1 more year while they process your case. Crossing my fingers that you will recieve it in the mail today so you will feel at ease. I just looked at the March list and I see there are many that still haven't rec'd their NOA1 yet so you should be getting it soon.

Edited April 1, 2010 by Leafgal

[pauare 0]

My wife just received her 10-year Green Card this Monday. She came here as a fiance, then conditional resident, and now permanent. From what I remember, after you send in the forms to remove the conditions (i751), you will get a letter stating that USCIS will extend the conditional green card for 1 year. We received that letter three weeks after filing the forms in Jan 2010. After that, it took about another three weeks before we received her biometrics appointment (Feb 2010). We received a congratulatory letter of approval March 25, 2010 stating that she will receive her GC within 60 days. We received her 10 yr GC on March 29, 2010. We were not expecting to get it so soon because the letter said it would take 60 days for the GC to be mailed. So the entire process took about three months. Hope this helps. I am just sharing with you my timeline. God bless.

[pauare 0]

Correction, it took about four weeks for each step. I don't have the exact timelines in front of me...but I know it took about four weeks- submit 1751 then waited 4 weeks, received 1 year extension letter. after four weeks, received biometrics appointment then waited 6 weeks for approval letter...so all in all yes it's about three months.

[Kathryn41 3,205]

We are a March filer... sent the packet on March 5th and we haven't heard anything from USCIS till now. Check was cashed on March 18th. Since we haven't received anything, we checked our status online through the reciept number that is the WAC# and there stated that the number is invalid. My husband called the USCIS and asked about the receipt, the staff who answered gave us new receipt number (which i dont understand why he gave us new number) Checked that number online and this is what it says:

On March 16, 2010, we received this CRI89 PETITION TO REMOVE CONDITIONS OF PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS RECEIVED, and mailed you a notice describing how we will process your case. Please follow any instructions on this notice. You will be notified by mail when a decision is made, or if the office needs something from you. If you move while this case is pending, please use our Change of Address online tool to update your case with your new address or contact our customer service center at 1-800-375-5283.

Is this the NOA? We did not received anything in the mail and i am wondering if 1-751 and CRI89 are the same thing. Pls, i need your advice, i hope i can find answer here. Im worried, my green card will expire in May and i haven't received NOA and biometric appointment schedule.

The ROC process is somewhat different than all of the other USCIS processes. Yes, there are always 2 numbers associated with your file for ROC. The first number which is on the back of your cancelled check and will be on your receipt when it shows up is an internal processing number only. It is linked to another number - the CR189 - which will be on your biometrics ASC letter. This number is the second one you were given and is the one you can use to check your case status online.

The status online statement that you show above would be your NOA Extension letter. It will extend the status of your green card for one year beyond the green card's expiry date and states it is good for both work and travel purposes. Your petition was received on March 16, but it is unlikely that the notice was generated on March 16 - probably a day or 2 later, and then it would be mailed. Some NOAs lately have been taking 2 to 4 weeks to arrive and you are just in that time frame right now. I wouldn't be surprised if your NOA shows up in the mail this week.

If you haven't received your NOA after 30 days and your green card is getting close to expiring you can make an Infopass appointment at your local USCIS office. About a month before your green card expires if you still haven't received the NOA, make an Infopass appointment for about 2 weeks later so you are closer to the expiry date of the green card. Take in your unexpired passport and your expiring green card. They will look up your A number and then put an I-551 stamp in your passport that is valid for one year. The I-551 stamp is the same as the green card. I had to do this as my NOA never arrived, so I made an Infopass appointment for 2 weeks prior to my green card expiring. There was no problem in doing this. If the NOA shows up in the meantime, then you can cancel the Infopass .

I really do think your file is processing normally and you should receive your NOA very soon.

Edited April 1, 2010 by Kathryn41

[genesis1968 0]

Thank you so much guys for your replies, really appreciate it. You guys are right, yesterday i got my biometric appointment in the mail and it will be on the 15th of April but i haven't received the letter stating that my residency is extended to one year... so i don't have anything to show to DMV once i renew my driver's lisence.

Is this the time for me to do an infopass?