I-751 Aug 2012 filers

[Martyshk 137]

Does anyone have any advice or experience with the the following situation. My wife just accepted a new job working in the lab at a hospital here. The HR dept needs her to fill out the I-9: Employment Eligibility Verification form. She gave them her green card with the the I-797 that shows it has been extended 1 year. However, the HR dept is saying that irregardless of the I-797, her green card is still expired, so they are not considering it as falling under List A of acceptable documents for the I-9. They are telling her that it falls under List C and so she needs something from List B, which primarily is a Drivers License. However, she only has a learners permit at this time. Any ideas on how she should handle this?

State ID would work for a list "B".

Here, take a look at the form itself (more specifically - instructions): http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/i-9.pdf

[Bruin85 9]

Thanks, but my wife does not have a state id or anything else from list B. We went to the DMV and applied for a California ID, but they estimated it would be about 4 weeks before she receives it. What surprised me, was I thought the I-797 letter "extended" the expiration date of her green card, thus allowing the green card to fall under column A. However, the HR dept at the hospital where she was offered a job is claiming that despite the letter, the green card is still expired, therefore, it falls under column C. I am wondering if they are incorrectly treating the green card as expired when it really isn't. I just dont know how to prove that to the HR dept.

[HU@VJ 0]

@ Bruin85

I would do this:

1. Get an immediate appointment with infopass - also send an email (if there is an email out there somewhere) to USCIS regarding this.

2. Tell the HR (nicely) that I have set an appointment with the DHS regarding this matter, and as the letter is a DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY/FEDERAL/FBI issued document and as the HR can't accept it, to please give me the reason in written so that I can take that letter and talk to the DHS about issuing me something that HR would accept.

3. I would believe the HR would not give anything in written

4. IF they do, take that letter to infopass and ask to help for this harassment and violation of FEDERAL document.

Hope this helps.

God speed.

Does anyone have any advice or experience with the the following situation. My wife just accepted a new job working in the lab at a hospital here. The HR dept needs her to fill out the I-9: Employment Eligibility Verification form. She gave them her green card with the the I-797 that shows it has been extended 1 year. However, the HR dept is saying that irregardless of the I-797, her green card is still expired, so they are not considering it as falling under List A of acceptable documents for the I-9. They are telling her that it falls under List C and so she needs something from List B, which primarily is a Drivers License. However, she only has a learners permit at this time. Any ideas on how she should handle this?

[Martyshk 137]

@ Bruin85

I would do this:

1. Get an immediate appointment with infopass - also send an email (if there is an email out there somewhere) to USCIS regarding this.

2. Tell the HR (nicely) that I have set an appointment with the DHS regarding this matter, and as the letter is a DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY/FEDERAL/FBI issued document and as the HR can't accept it, to please give me the reason in written so that I can take that letter and talk to the DHS about issuing me something that HR would accept.

3. I would believe the HR would not give anything in written

4. IF they do, take that letter to infopass and ask to help for this harassment and violation of FEDERAL document.

Hope this helps.

God speed.

That's a pretty good advice. Sometimes HR is completely clueless when it comes to the immigration paperwork. They just look at the list of documents on I-9, and if it's not there - they say they don't know it. Idiots.

Also, why does it take 4 weeks for the state ID? That sounds strange.

[Bruin85 9]

Thanks for your help R@vj and Martyshk. We consulted an immigration attorney who pointed out a passage in the I-9 Handbook that says "However, you may accept Employment Authorization Documents and Permanent Residence cards that appear to be expired on their face, but have been extended by USCIS". We showed this to HR, but they showed us another section in the handbook that says expired Permanent Residence cards with extension letters can be used for List C. We explained to them that the green card is NOT expired because the letter extends the expiration date by 1 year. But they still said that the handbook says it is to be used for list C. Our lawyer told us that the HR dept's interpretation of the handbook is wrong, but there is no way to force to them interpret it diffently. He said the next step is to schedule an infopass and ask the immigration officer for an I-551 stamp. So, we scheduled the first available appt, which is March 1st..... As far as the California ID card taking 4 weeks, that's what the clerk at the DMV told us. Hopefully, he was being conservative, and it will come sooner that. Thanks again for your help.

[dan.and.audrey 2]

Hello, fellow Aug. filers! How are you all? It's been 5 months now and I still haven't heard about my I-751. We're moving to another state next month and it's under the CSC instead of the VSC. I just would like to ask, is there anything that I should do aside from filing a change of address? Will moving to another state affect my application??? Thanks!

Edited February 21, 2013 by dan.and.audrey

[Navyk 78]

Hello, fellow Aug. filers! How are you all? It's been 5 months now and I still haven't heard about my I-751. We're moving to another state next month and it's under the CSC instead of the VSC. I just would like to ask, is there anything that I should do aside from filing a change of address? Will moving to another state affect my application??? Thanks!

I guess other than AR-11 and I-865 filing, there nothing else one can do. You may be hoping to get the application transferred to CSC - sorry I disappointed you.

[dan.and.audrey 2]

I guess other than AR-11 and I-865 filing, there nothing else one can do. You may be hoping to get the application transferred to CSC - sorry I disappointed you.

That's what I thought. Thanks for the response!

[Nica_In_Love 98]

Hi guys.

I tried logging in to check my status and they locked my account due to inactivity. I tried reactivating by answering my security question but I guess I forgot it.

Anyway, when I try to check with my WAC receipt number, it gives me this message:

Your case can not be found at this time in My Case Status. Please check your receipt number and try again. If you need further assistance, please call the National Customer Service Center at 1.800.375.5283.

I haven't tried to call yet. Is anybody else having this problem?

[katie & sifa 25]

Hi guys.

I tried logging in to check my status and they locked my account due to inactivity. I tried reactivating by answering my security question but I guess I forgot it.

Anyway, when I try to check with my WAC receipt number, it gives me this message:

Your case can not be found at this time in My Case Status. Please check your receipt number and try again. If you need further assistance, please call the National Customer Service Center at 1.800.375.5283.

I haven't tried to call yet. Is anybody else having this problem?

Are you using the number on the biometrics letter or the NOA? You have to use the one on the biometrics letter...that one has worked for us.

[Nica_In_Love 98]

Are you using the number on the biometrics letter or the NOA? You have to use the one on the biometrics letter...that one has worked for us.

Mmmm I'll have to double check when I get home. I had saved just the receipt number and that's what I was using. I'll check later. Thank you!

[DaleB 0]

Hi Nica

I had the same problem a few weeks ago so I called USCIS and she pulled my case up and told me they were just now working on April and it would be June before we wood here anything if not I should call them back Best of Luck God Bless

[Nica_In_Love 98]

Hi Nica

I had the same problem a few weeks ago so I called USCIS and she pulled my case up and told me they were just now working on April and it would be June before we wood here anything if not I should call them back Best of Luck God Bless

Thanks, Dale. I know we're probably not going to hear anything just yet but just wanted to check. I will make sure I'm using the correct receipt number later, though.

Thank you and God bless you as well.

[Nica_In_Love 98]

I checked my receipt and biometrics letter and I was using the incorrect one. I checked (and saved) the correct one and it's working fine on the USCIS website, still in Initial Review. Thanks katie & sifa for pointing that out.

[lara&pawan 0]

Please add me to the list as well

VJ Name: lara&pawan

CSC

Date of filing: 08/08/12

NOA1 Date: 08/10/12

Biometrics: 09/10/12

Pending approval