Back to "Initial Review" after approval and card production? What??!!

[grinchus 11]

Hi VJers,

My husband's case appears to be stuck in a Kafka-esque nightmare of USCIS craziness. We our ROC petition in August 2012. We did biometrics on September 25th 2012, received an RFE on March 12th, responded to the RFE in early April and received a letter of approval on April 29th, stating: "Congratulations! Your request for the removal of the conditional basis of your permanent resident status has been approved." Wow, thanks!

Our USCIS status update on the website said that card production was ordered June 10th 2013. Hooray! Well, we waited ALL SUMMER and no card. I have now talked to 4 ISO level 2s, and they said, be patient, oh, wait, card production was ordered but not completed. Now it's *really* going to happen - just hang on...

So today was the last straw. I called again and begged an ISO 2 to help resolve this, or at least get it moving. He put in an order for an expedited resolution and production. So I got an update! Yay!

But the update said our case was in Initial review. Way back at the beginning! I feel like I am playing Chutes and Ladders, where you get all the way to the end, and then slide back down to the first square.

What on earth is going on over there at the California Service Center?????!!!!!!!!

[Navyk 78]

Hi VJers,

My husband's case appears to be stuck in a Kafka-esque nightmare of USCIS craziness. We our ROC petition in August 2012. We did biometrics on September 25th 2012, received an RFE on March 12th, responded to the RFE in early April and received a letter of approval on April 29th, stating: "Congratulations! Your request for the removal of the conditional basis of your permanent resident status has been approved." Wow, thanks!

Our USCIS status update on the website said that card production was ordered June 10th 2013. Hooray! Well, we waited ALL SUMMER and no card. I have now talked to 4 ISO level 2s, and they said, be patient, oh, wait, card production was ordered but not completed. Now it's *really* going to happen - just hang on...

So today was the last straw. I called again and begged an ISO 2 to help resolve this, or at least get it moving. He put in an order for an expedited resolution and production. So I got an update! Yay!

But the update said our case was in Initial review. Way back at the beginning! I feel like I am playing Chutes and Ladders, where you get all the way to the end, and then slide back down to the first square.

What on earth is going on over there at the California Service Center?????!!!!!!!!

It must be quite frustrating. They always mess up the online statuses and those can't be relied upon anyway. Of course the online status is good for most but sometimes it sucks for a few like you. However you should be fine and will receive your card soon.

[Steve D. 22]

Rule #1: NEVER TRUST THE ONLINE STATUS PAGE

Keep calling, track all of your calls, rep's name, time, what did you talked about, what are their responses.

Keep nagging them until you get that damn card.

Oh and the last thing to remember, USCIS is ran by bunch of retarded monkeys.