May 2011 Filers

[Tricia599 2]

Happy New Year to all!

Congrats to all those approved! Just an update since everyone from CSC is almost done - we had an RFE in October. As we were closing on our house and had other assorted stress, I didn't send in our response until 12/17. In a letter dated 12/22, we got a letter stating that we were being referred for an interview. The letter actually arrived on New Year's Eve. Yeah, that sucked.

So after having a few days to kick it around, I am still pretty worried, but we'll get through it. We got our RFE for proof of communal residence, which is hard, since when we lived in Brazil, we lived in his houe (I couldn't own anything since my residency was still pending when we left), and when we moved here, we lived with my parents until last October when we bought the house. I sent what I had with the RFE - new house docs, explanation of our residence history, a few letters mailed to both of us, and 5 affidavits with pics and such from family and friends. I'm at a loss for what else to give, because I am pretty tapped out for evidence. If the interview is like the one we had in Rio de Janeiro, where we had a binder (that I am sorry to say I cannot find after the move) of stuff that no one even asked to look at, that would be great. But I don't know. My husband's english is still not fantastic - he can get by, but there is still a lot he doesn't understand. That is my main worry.

So if anyone has any advice, please feel free to pass it along! It would be appreciated!

California Service Center (21 applicants, 19 approved 90%)

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

BIANCA'N'DOUG........05/02/11........05/??/11.......06/13/11........09/27/11....

SHEFELLFROMHEAVEN....05/03/11........05/05/11.......06/06/11........09/01/11.... (card received 9/08/11)

ALEX & RACHEL........05/03/11........05/06/11.......06/15/11........10/06/11.... (card received 10/13/11)

NW MUSHROOM..........05/03/11........05/05/11.......07/11/11........12/23/11.... (RFE received 12/10, Response Sent 12/12)

CHRISTERA22..........05/06/11........05/09/11.......06/06/11........09/06/11.... (card received 9/12/11)

DIAZY................05/09/11........05/10/11.......07/06/11........09/28/11.... (Early bio 6/20) (Card received 10/03/11)

TRICIA599............05/10/11........05/11/11.......06/20/11........--/--/11.... (RFE received 10/21/11, Referral for interview received 12/31)

RROBIN...............05/10/11........05/12/11.......06/20/11........11/18/11....

FRENCHY..............05/16/11........05/17/11.......06/14/11........09/21/11.... (card received 9/26/11)

DANIELWHITE..........05/16/11........05/17/11.......06/22/11........10/07/11.... (card received 10/13/11)

SEPTEMBERGOLD........05/17/11........05/25/11.......06/27/11........10/17/11.... (card received 10/21/11)

SUZANNYO.............05/19/11........05/23/11.......06/27/11........07/14/11....

DALE_TRISHA..........05/20/11........05/23/11.......08/03/11........10/20/11.... (card received 10/24/11)

CANADIANMADE.........05/20/11........05/23/11.......06/13/11........09/20/11.... (card received 9/24/11)

RASBERRY.............05/20/11........05/23/11.......06/23/11........10/11/11.... (card received 10/15/11)

BLONDPRINCESS........05/23/11........05/31/11.......06/27/11........10/17/11....

SFU + TFU............05/24/11........05/25/11.......06/21/11........10/03/11.... (card received 10/7/11)

D&I..................05/24/11........05/25/11.......06/20/11........11/05/11.... (RFE received 10/19) (card received 11/07/11)

ON-QUEUE.............05/24/11........05/25/11.......07/20/11........12/01/11.... (Early Bio 7/06), Card received 12/08/2011

THREEC...............05/24/11........05/25/11.......06/15/11........06/27/11.... (Card received 6/29/11)

ANGELA & PAUL........05/31/11........06/02/11.......07/11/11........--/--/11....

Vermont Service Center (44 applicants, 3 approved 7%)

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

WELSHDAN.............04/27/11........05/03/11.......08/10/11........--/--/11....

YOINK................05/02/11........05/05/11.......07/08/11........--/--/11.... (Scheduled Late Bio)

HARRY_SIDHU..........05/02/11........05/10/11.......06/24/11........--/--/11....

TINKERBELLUK.........05/02/11........05/09/11.......06/17/11........--/--/11....

JEAN0414.............05/03/11........05/05/11.......06/20/11........--/--/11....

SHERRY09.............05/??/11........05/06/11.......06/20/11........--/--/11....

EDINA................05/04/11........05/09/11.......06/27/11........--/--/11.... (early bio 06/24)

SWANTIGER............05/04/11........05/24/11.......06/27/11........--/--/11....

KMEHMOOD1............05/06/11........05/10/11.......06/26/11........--/--/11.... (Early bio 6/07)

PRINCESS_MARICAR.....05/06/11........05/10/11.......06/17/11........--/--/11....

J&N79................05/07/11........05/09/11.......06/17/11........--/--/11....

CLAUSKI..............05/07/11........05/10/11.......06/15/11........--/--/11....

JOHN HALL............05/09/11........05/11/11.......06/26/11........12/16/11.... (card received 12/24)

CHIC.................05/09/11........05/12/11.......06/27/11........--/--/11.... (NOA1 info derived from immigration lawyer.)

FLORIDA RES..........05/10/11........--/--/11.......06/17/11........--/--/11.... (never received NOA1)

HARRY_SIDHU..........05/10/11........05/??/11.......06/24/11........--/--/11....

VIP1.................05/11/11........05/16/11.......06/23/11........--/--/11....

MARY AND ENRIQUE.....05/12/11........05/16/11.......07/19/11........--/--/11....

SUZUKIWOOKIE.........05/13/11........05/17/11.......06/21/11........--/--/11....

FURIOUSNG............05/14/11........05/19/11.......06/23/11........12/16/11....

~LAURA AND NICK~.....05/14/11........05/17/11.......06/28/11........--/--/11....

AUDREYBELLA..........05/16/11........05/18/11.......06/23/11........--/--/11....

MADWOMAN.............05/16/11........05/31/11.......--/--/11........--/--/11....

DEIDRE...............05/17/11........05/19/11.......07/20/11........--/--/11.... (Early bio 06/28 Raleigh-Durham)

HELLOMIFFY...........05/17/11........05/20/11.......06/27/11........--/--/11.... (Early bio 6/16 New York)

VMM..................05/17/11........05/20/11.......06/23/11........--/--/11....

DAGOBERT.............05/19/11........05/23/11.......07/28/11........--/--/11....

PATTU RANI...........05/19/11........--/--/11.......07/11/11........--/--/11....

TJBRUM...............05/19/11........--/--/11.......--/--/11........--/--/11....

EDDY67...............05/19/11........05/23/11.......08/15/11........--/--/11....

RUPA.................05/20/11........05/23/11.......07/11/11........--/--/11....

SYMBIOSIS............05/20/11........??/??/11.......08/01/11........--/--/11....

ANGUS28..............05/23/11........05/25/11.......06/30/11........--/--/11....

METEORO0915..........05/23/11........05/26/11.......07/11/11........--/--/11....

DFFKTLZL.............05/24/11........05/25/11.......06/30/11........--/--/11....

NYCFENG..............05/24/11........05/??/11.......06/16/11........12/30/11....

WINIFREDBEE..........05/??/11........05/27/11.......07/11/11........--/--/11....

SAL AND JAY..........05/26/11........06/01/11.......07/13/11........--/--/11....

CHRIS39..............05/26/11........05/31/11.......07/17/11........--/--/11....

CATT.................05/26/11........05/31/11.......07/13/11........--/--/11....

OPHELIA783...........05/27/11........06/01/11.......07/06/11........--/--/11....

JAMES_N_KAREN........05/27/11........06/01/11.......07/25/11........--/--/11....

DARKLUCK909..........05/27/11........05/30/11.......06/21/11........--/--/11.... (Early bio 6/17 New York)

ADRIAN01.............05/31/11........06/02/11.......07/13/11........--/--/11....

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[Mary and Enrique 8]

Happy New Year to all!

Congrats to all those approved! Just an update since everyone from CSC is almost done - we had an RFE in October. As we were closing on our house and had other assorted stress, I didn't send in our response until 12/17. In a letter dated 12/22, we got a letter stating that we were being referred for an interview. The letter actually arrived on New Year's Eve. Yeah, that sucked.

So after having a few days to kick it around, I am still pretty worried, but we'll get through it. We got our RFE for proof of communal residence, which is hard, since when we lived in Brazil, we lived in his houe (I couldn't own anything since my residency was still pending when we left), and when we moved here, we lived with my parents until last October when we bought the house. I sent what I had with the RFE - new house docs, explanation of our residence history, a few letters mailed to both of us, and 5 affidavits with pics and such from family and friends. I'm at a loss for what else to give, because I am pretty tapped out for evidence. If the interview is like the one we had in Rio de Janeiro, where we had a binder (that I am sorry to say I cannot find after the move) of stuff that no one even asked to look at, that would be great. But I don't know. My husband's english is still not fantastic - he can get by, but there is still a lot he doesn't understand. That is my main worry.

So if anyone has any advice, please feel free to pass it along! It would be appreciated!

oh Tricia599, I am so sorry to hear that. What a pain!

Regarding your husband's English, I would highly recommend finding an interpreter to bring to your interview. That is what we did for AOS even though it seemed a little like overkill, but we wanted to take every possible precaution (we were one of those tourist visa marriages, so we were automatically in that position of having to go above and beyond to prove that we hadn't committed any sort of fraud) and the VJ community advised us that I would not be permitted to interpret the questions for Enrique if he didn't understand them. Professionals can be expensive, so we found a bilingual grad student with an interest in latino issues who I think would have done it for free just for the curiosity aspect of seeing one of these fabled immigration interviews. We were able to score the piece of mind of having him for the cost of taking him out to dinner and giving him a card afterward that we'd slipped $50 into.

As it turns out, the interpeter was dismissed to wait in the hallway almost immediately, but I would bring him again in a heartbeat because I really feel that having a clean-cut, professional looking representative at our side showed an attention to detail that the immigration officer appreciated. He asked us why we opted for one, and I said that we wanted to take every possible measure to ensure that he could get the answers to the questions he needed without us answering for each other or any miscommunications. He seemed satisfied with that.

Anyhow, I hope that helps -- I'd avoid bringing a friend or relative to interpret, but hopefully you can find someone in your community who can make the communication factor one less thing you have to worry about. Please keep us posted and best of luck with your interview!

[winifredbee 1]

oh Tricia599, I am so sorry to hear that. What a pain!

Regarding your husband's English, I would highly recommend finding an interpreter to bring to your interview. That is what we did for AOS even though it seemed a little like overkill, but we wanted to take every possible precaution (we were one of those tourist visa marriages, so we were automatically in that position of having to go above and beyond to prove that we hadn't committed any sort of fraud) and the VJ community advised us that I would not be permitted to interpret the questions for Enrique if he didn't understand them. Professionals can be expensive, so we found a bilingual grad student with an interest in latino issues who I think would have done it for free just for the curiosity aspect of seeing one of these fabled immigration interviews. We were able to score the piece of mind of having him for the cost of taking him out to dinner and giving him a card afterward that we'd slipped $50 into.

As it turns out, the interpeter was dismissed to wait in the hallway almost immediately, but I would bring him again in a heartbeat because I really feel that having a clean-cut, professional looking representative at our side showed an attention to detail that the immigration officer appreciated. He asked us why we opted for one, and I said that we wanted to take every possible measure to ensure that he could get the answers to the questions he needed without us answering for each other or any miscommunications. He seemed satisfied with that.

Anyhow, I hope that helps -- I'd avoid bringing a friend or relative to interpret, but hopefully you can find someone in your community who can make the communication factor one less thing you have to worry about. Please keep us posted and best of luck with your interview!

Good Luck with the next step. I think your situation sounds reasonable. We lived with friends in the Boston area before we moved to NYC. They wrote a letter on our behalf for the ROC. We submitted anything I could think of personal cards, photos...we did open a cheap life insurance policy because I hear they like to see things like that. I also made sure to update my retirement records so that my husband is the beneficiary.

[lonelykatenok 0]

Woo-hoo, just a couple of days after a talked to an INS officer I got an email that my card production was ordered. Thanks VSC for a great start of my year! good luck to everyone still waiting.

[winifredbee 1]

Woo-hoo, just a couple of days after a talked to an INS officer I got an email that my card production was ordered. Thanks VSC for a great start of my year! good luck to everyone still waiting.

That's awesome! Congrats!!! :thumbs: :dance: When did you file? I didn't see you on the list.

[lonelykatenok 0]

That's awesome! Congrats!!! :thumbs: :dance: When did you file? I didn't see you on the list.

Oh, I never got on the list. I filed may 20th, and I just got a letter from ins as well. It looks like they approved my case the same day I called them, maybe even before, I wouldn't be surprised:)

[winifredbee 1]

Oh, I never got on the list. I filed may 20th, and I just got a letter from ins as well. It looks like they approved my case the same day I called them, maybe even before, I wouldn't be surprised:)

Congrats again and thank you for the information. Trying to track the production level at VSC. Things are looking up a bit.

[Yurika & Jim 77]

Oh, I never got on the list. I filed may 20th, and I just got a letter from ins as well. It looks like they approved my case the same day I called them, maybe even before, I wouldn't be surprised:)

Is 5/20 sent date or NOA date? Let us know sent date, NOA date and bio date, then we can add you to the list

Congrats on your approval !! Go VSC Go

[lonelykatenok 0]

Is 5/20 sent date or NOA date? Let us know sent date, NOA date and bio date, then we can add you to the list

Congrats on your approval !! Go VSC Go

I sent everything on May 20th, the date on the NOA is the 24th. I did the bio on June 30th and haven't heard anything from then on. I got the email and the letter of approval today. The letter says the decision was made on the 28th of December, same day I called them to ask about my case status. I'm guessing that phonecall was a good thing:)

[Toshka 0]

Hi All,

I applied for i 751 on May,20 2011 NOA 5/31/2011 , bio on 6/21/2011.

Called to USCIS few times 11/18/2011 and 1/3/2012 got same answer , we are processing April,4.

[deidre 13]

Hey everyone! So i called USCIS today...its been about a month and a half since i called them to follow up on my status. Got thru to "devon" who advised me he couldnt find my application/status even with my receipt number, ..#######??? So he told me that he had to put me thru to another person to help...after a very stressful 10for minute wait...got thru to a lady "officer boswell" and i explained to her what just happened and that is why i got thru to her ....and then she told me....

"Well it looks like your application has been approved on Dec 30".

Oh yeah!!!! Hallelujah!!!! Omg!!!! Im so excited!!!! Ive been approved!!!!

She advised to wait a few weeks to receive the approval letter and GC. In fact, she even said that "it looks like right now they are making your GC". I have no idea if she can actually see that or if she made up that bit.... but anyways... i am so over the moon right now. Just gotta wait for the mail now!

Happy ....so very happy! :-)

[gizzly 0]

I've got my green card yesterday. After very stressful and long wait for 10 months. I am a Jan 11 filer. My NOA on Jan 28. Bio date was on Feb 28, got RFE on Jun 26 responded on Jul 25. Got interview letter in Nov 18 for Dec 14 interview. I've got an approval letter at the spot after interview. Then got emai and text to confirm the approval and card production a week layer. Then yesterday is the big day for me.... My beautiful GC arrived at my home. Thank you for every useful advice and good luck for everyone who is waiting. I file in VCS 

[Toshka 0]

Hey everyone! So i called USCIS today...its been about a month and a half since i called them to follow up on my status. Got thru to "devon" who advised me he couldnt find my application/status even with my receipt number, ..#######??? So he told me that he had to put me thru to another person to help...after a very stressful 10for minute wait...got thru to a lady "officer boswell" and i explained to her what just happened and that is why i got thru to her ....and then she told me....

"Well it looks like your application has been approved on Dec 30".

Oh yeah!!!! Hallelujah!!!! Omg!!!! Im so excited!!!! Ive been approved!!!!

She advised to wait a few weeks to receive the approval letter and GC. In fact, she even said that "it looks like right now they are making your GC". I have no idea if she can actually see that or if she made up that bit.... but anyways... i am so over the moon right now. Just gotta wait for the mail now!

Happy ....so very happy! :-)

Congats !!!

Did you get any text or email ?

Thanks for your answer ?

[Toshka 0]

Called to USCIS now, and was transferred to level 2 customer service, or immigration officer and he said : in mach or april we will notify you with our decision. he asked if I have extension letter for 12 month. Sucks. Sounds crazy , Why is like that ? ? ?

[Toshka 0]

Called to USCIS now, and was transferred to level 2 customer service, or immigration officer and he said : in mach or april we will notify you with our decision. he asked if I have extension letter for 12 month. Sucks. Sounds crazy , Why is like that ? ? ?

NOBODY CAN HELP ME TO EXPLAIN THAT ?