Notice of Potential Interview Waiver Case

[ggsacks 82]

Here is what the President's executive action will do.

Expanding the population eligible for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program to people of any current age who entered the United States before the age of 16 and lived in the United States continuously since January 1, 2010, and extending the period of DACA and work authorization from two years to three years. USCIS will begin accepting requests for expanded DACA on February 18, 2015

Allowing parents of U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to request deferred action and employment authorization for three years, in a new Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents* program, provided they have lived in the United States continuously since January 1, 2010, and pass required background checks

Expanding the use of provisional waivers of unlawful presence to include the spouses and sons and daughters of lawful permanent residents and the sons and daughters of U.S. citizens

Modernizing, improving and clarifying immigrant and nonimmigrant visa programs to grow our economy and create jobs

Promoting citizenship education and public awareness for lawful permanent residents and providing an option for naturalization applicants to use credit cards to pay the application fee

I agree with GiuseppeG, the first DACA initiative was for children that were brought here at a very young age against their will by their parents, and studied here and know no other country other than the United States. I applauded the President the day he announced it. The President's recent executive action extends far beyond DACA. Now starting Feb 18th it will shield people that came to the US willingly and illegally and their applications will cause even larger delays and will have priority over our applications sitting at the National Benefits Center gathering dust and cobwebs. Now do you think that's fair to us? I'm sorry, but I don't think that's fair. I lived in Mexico with my wife for years. I lived through all of the violence in Ciudad Juarez fearing for my life and not once did I consider having my then fiance enter illegally into the United States. Instead we waited and the day DOMA was struck down by the Supreme Court I cried tears of joy. We waited to do things right and legally, and boy was it a long wait for us. We didn't take the easy way out.

It'll be interesting to see what happens after the 18th. You'd think they'd have brought in additional resources to deal with the influx of applications, but then we all have a fair idea of how USCIS actually works, unfortunately.

I guess my point here is that while I agree that it might be unfair, I realize that the country has to deal with the pressing problem of the millions upon millions of people who are here without legal status, because they're not just going to disappear. Being lucky enough to have been born in a wealthy, free and prosperous country, I understand that most people don't come here illegally just for the sake of it or because the journey is fun, but rather because they want the things I was lucky enough to be born with. Of course I don't think these people should have priority over lawful applicants, but then I also have no real evidence that this priority is going to happen. If anything, it will affect future filers much more than it does us. But again, that's USCIS's problem, and they should deal with it accordingly. I would feel extremely uncomfortable sitting here in a place of privilege and condemning people who make horrendously difficult choices in order for the promise of a better future.

[nlherman 36]

They're likely referring to the scaremongering statement from the USCIS union last year. It simply referred to the plan to expand eligibility for interview waiver cases. I highly doubt there's any way USCIS is going to reduce the processing and background checks for AOS cases.

Please don't take this as an attack on you, but more on general things I see expressed here frequently: the anti-DACA sentiment here is outstanding and misguided. DACA is for people who were brought here as children, through no fault or choice of their own. All of these people at least partially grew up in the United States, attended school here, entered the workforce and paid taxes, etc. Many won't even know of life anywhere else because they came here so young, and yet they grow up in the total nightmare scenario of having no legal status in the only place they know as home, entirely because of decisions made outside of their control. And then here you have spouses of US citizens weighing themselves up against people that actually grew up in this country yet face the threat of deportation every day. Saying that one of these groups deserves their green cards over the other is a very black and white dismissal of a scenario that is almost entirely grey area. It is so counterproductive to say that someone needs to go to the "back of the line" (in quotes because there never is a back of the line), because it's simply not a situation that the government can keep ignoring.

As for the expansion of deferred action - that hasn't even happened yet, so I find it very tough to swallow this idea that it's impacting current cases in any sort of meaningful way.

Re. USCIS adjudicators facing unnecessary paperwork - well, it's their job. They are public servants. In one breath people here are berating them for their uselessness, and in the next expressing personal concern for their workload, because it fits some united standpoint against undocumented immigrants. While I see it as completely right for them to demand budget or staffing increases to deal with an increase in workload, or to raise valid concerns about security, I don't think their politicized attempts to obstruct immigration policy hold any weight.

Ultimately, any beef with the USCIS policies, processing times or delays need to be directed at the USCIS, and not at other applicants. The demand should be for USCIS to increase their processing capacity or to work more efficiently, rather than for other cases to be deprioritized because some consider them undeserving. People really need to stop pitting themselves against others in some sort of turf war over who deserves to be here more. It's a very juvenile way of tackling a very real problem. Try and think a little selflessly when assessing the value of the lives of complete strangers. Live and let live.

Anybody who thinks "legally entered" applicants should get preference over "illegally entered" AOS applicants should look at the statistics/wait-times of employment based GC applications. Those applications are taking 6-8 years to complete in an average case scenario. And in 90% of cases employment based GC applicants are highly skilled workers who have done everything legally, and yet their wait times for a GC are one of the longest.

A lot of them simply give up and go back to their home country, needless to say loss of highly skilled workers is a loss to American society and economy.

I didn't mean you personally either, but if you read this thread regularly then you will realize most people are just cribbing, there is really 10% actual information sharing and 90% wasteful communication on this thread.

Maintaining a level of respect for all on this forum and specifically this thread, I will say this, I respect everyones right to say anything they want on say (short of things the moderators would delete and revoke privileges) - as I have said before I spent 23 years in the US Air Force defending that right. Saying that, I respectfully disagree and I will stop by saying that we will have to agree to disagree and we'll leave it at that. My anger is at USCIS and not with ANYONE on this site...

[Nikkosan 127]

So nice to see good news, so March filers and July NPIW should be getting approved any time soon! Happy for you!!

I hope so! I look forward to all of your receiving your cards as well! Mine arrived today, and it feels "UNreal"! I have only been waiting 10 years for this moment (my husband and I lived together in the US and in "exile" for three years in a DOMA world).

[Tony23 11]

Still waiting. At fingerprint acceptance sine March

[ggsacks 82]

I hope so! I look forward to all of your receiving your cards as well! Mine arrived today, and it feels "UNreal"! I have only been waiting 10 years for this moment (my husband and I lived together in the US and in "exile" for three years in a DOMA world).

Congratulations! What a great feeling that must be. Have yourself a drink!

[Mr&MrsA 9]

I called 2 weeks ago for a service request and the woman processed it for me and she mentioned to check again after 15 days. My EAD is expiring in 6-27-15..... I dont know what to do. I have 2 part time jobs that i want to keep. HELP

[Natonstan 129]

Damn this thread has been going crazy these past couple days!

[Nikkosan 127]

Congratulations! What a great feeling that must be. Have yourself a drink!

Thanks, Guys! I always thoroughly enjoy reading your insightful posts, GiuseppeG.

Here's to a speedy resolution for your and everyone else's pending cases!

CHEERS!!!

[nlherman 36]

Damn this thread has been going crazy these past couple days!

Ditto, my sentiments exactly. Wish it would have been about a flood of approvals. Nikkosan's was long in coming and we'll deserved, but that was it. Frustration rains and feelings flair. It's only understandable...

Edited February 7, 2015 by nlhernan

[Nikkosan 127]

nlhernan,

With that NIPW receipt, you should be right behind me! I know how difficult it is, and it suc*s BIG time to know this is basically time "wasted" in the count to US citizenship, but it'll be worth it in the end.

Hang in there!

[nlherman 36]

nlhernan,

With that NIPW receipt, you should be right behind me! I know how difficult it is, and it suc*s BIG time to know this is basically time "wasted" in the count to US citizenship, but it'll be worth it in the end.

Hang in there!

Thanks guys. Glad to see it finally come true for you guys. Been almost 3 months since the first 6/5 approval. We'll keep hanging just like you did. Be well and enjoy until ROC...

[Anna&Adam 0]

Given that most people seem to be waiting longer than the projected NPIW 6 month period, who has actually applied for the renewal of the EAD? Has anyone actually received a renewed card, and can indicate how long the process took? Or did everyone receive their GC first?

I'm hoping (but have a lack of faith in the USCIS right now) that the renewal application has absolutely no influence on the issuing of a green card, and also on the validity of the current EAD/AP. I'm just hitting the 120 day mark, so I should be applying to renew, but I'm also leaving the country March 7-21. Hopefully don't get stuck in the situation of not having a valid card on me when I'm about to fly out.

[aradeb 4]

I am march 27 NPIW . I got a Letter on 28 Jan to go to Interview on March 2 after waiting for 7 months, it so stupid.

[Natonstan 129]

I am march 27 NPIW . I got a Letter on 28 Jan to go to Interview on March 2 after waiting for 7 months, it so stupid.

I still cannot get over that, they made you wait all that time only to give you an interview

[nlherman 36]

I am march 27 NPIW . I got a Letter on 28 Jan to go to Interview on March 2 after waiting for 7 months, it so stupid.

I still cannot get over that, they made you wait all that time only to give you an interview

With Feb 18th fast approaching, remember the new and improved old saying, "...an interview in the hand is worth 2 NPIW letters in the drawer..." (anonymous, 2015)