i-751 March 2014 Filers UNITE !

[ISIS AND TROY 5]

Hey guys! Got approved! Didn't get any notifications, but decided to look up at the website this morning and there was the "Congratulations..." message. Just looked up few minutes ago again and it changed already, now it says "USPS reported they picked up your card this morning..." and they give me a tracking # and a link that if you click it shows up right away when it'll be delivered. I'll be getting it Saturday the 5th. This is a big relief and I wish all the best of luck to everybody else that has been waiting!

California Service Center (17 applicants, 11 approved - 65%)

VJName............Date of I-751.....NOA1 Date....Biometrics.....Approved
KYAW.................02/28/14.......03/--/14......--/--/14......--/--/--
SUNSHINE16X..........02/28/14.......03/03/14......03/21/14......--/--/--(Divorce waiver)(RFE received 05/20)
PDDP.................03/01/14.......03/03/14......03/28/14......06/04/14

JIMMY788.............03/03/14.......03/05/14......04/02/14......06/17/14
ARH1.................03/10/14.......03/14/14......04/16/14......06/23/14

MARTINDA.............03/??/14.......03/17/14......04/11/14......06/03/14(Early Bio 03/28)

SIMONSKI.............03/12/14.......03/--/14......04/08/14......06/17/14
JGL..................03/15/14.......03/17/14......04/11/14......06/06/14
JACANG...............03/18/14.......03/20/14......04/16/14......06/10/14
S&C1.................03/18/14.......03/20/14......04/09/14......06/17/14

MAHAL_KITA...........03/--/14.......03/18/14......04/14/14......06/09/14
RAC2012..............03/19/14.......03/--/14......--/--/14......06/20/14
ISIS AND TROY........03/19/14.......03/21/14......04/17/14......06/27/14
HONEY&BEE............03/19/14.......04/02/14......05/01/14......--/--/--
ANDROSIANGAL1........03/21/14.......03/24/14......--/--/14......--/--/--
COURTNEYROX..........03/24/14.......03/25/14......04/21/14......06/17/14
GERVL................03/25/14.......03/28/14......05/02/14......--/--/--


Vermont Service Center (21 applicants, 0 approved - 0%)

VJName.............Date of I-751....NOA1 Date....Biometrics.....Approved
BOLIN786.............02/??/14.......03/03/14......04/04/14......--/--/--
VISAJOURNEY2011......02/28/14.......03/04/14......04/07/14......--/--/--
RICK1223.............02/28/14.......03/04/14......--/--/14......--/--/--
RARA & CHYM .........03/01/14.......03/07/14......04/03/14......--/--/--
SULPH................03/03/14.......03/06/14......04/07/14......--/--/--
PHINEXE..............03/04/14.......03/05/14......04/08/14......--/--/--
HCM2NYC..............03/07/14.......03/11/14......04/01/14......--/--/--
MARIELMANUEL.........03/08/14.......03/12/14......04/16/14......--/--/--
ROCHA_2014...........03/10/14.......03/17/14......04/22/14......--/--/--

BAHADOC..............03/12/14.......03/19/14......04/04/14......--/--/--
MATT1968.............03/17/14.......03/20/14......04/28/14......--/--/--
CAMO ................03/18/14.......03/20/14......04/21/14......--/--/--

MR.&MRS.SMITH........03/20/14.......03/24/14......--/--/14......--/--/--
KM2014...............03/21/14.......03/26/14......04/30/14......--/--/--
JOURNEYER............03/24/14.......03/25/14......04/23/14......--/--/--
INDIANK1.............03/24/14.......03/28/14......04/28/14......--/--/--

TRAV&SHELL...........03/24/14.......04/07/14......05/07/14......--/--/--

IMMIG?...............03/26/14.......03/31/14......05/06/14......--/--/--
DAERAS...............03/28/14.......04/01/14......05/06/14......--/--/--
RUJBY................03/28/14.......03/31/14......05/06/14......--/--/--
SILVERLINE75.........03/29/14.......04/03/14......--/--/14......--/--/--


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[Psimon12 0]

Does anybody have experience with changing your address in the middle of the process???

I'm terrified that it will delay my timeline

I called USCIS and they told me a RFE is not issued 100% of the times but based on forums and doing some research it seems like it's pretty darn close to 100%...

[keysjangle 145]

I just got an RFE in the mail.

I moved from Hawaii to San Diego on June 15, and had a friend collecting my mail until we had a place. We have our place now, and I just received the RFE with that. It's dated June 23. On June 16, I changed my mailing address to my friend's place with USCIS (as they do not forward mail.)

They're looking for "Evidence of Good Faith in Marriage": "Little to no evidence if joint ownership of assets and joint responsibility for liabilities has been received and little to no evidence of a communal residence has been received."

I sent them bank checks with both of our names and our HI address, they got a copy of our HI lease with my I-130, I sent our most recent phone bill with both our phone numbers listed on it, refund checks with our names + address from the IRS, copies of our joint credit cards, screenshots of our bank account from online, pictures and cards from family from our I-130 date onward... lots of good stuff.

So I don't know if this is because of the move or not, but it's a huge pain in the ###.

I'm planning on getting a hard copy of our lease, a hard copy letter from our property manager showing that we both live here, my husband's orders showing his move with a dependent to San Diego, my military ID, and our tax transcripts.

Anything else anyone can think of? I don't have a car, so no paperwork on that. They have his life insurance showing me from our I-130.

I have until September 15 to get this all in. I could have had my approval by now

[KM2014 3]

any updates??

[keysjangle 145]

Is VSC really that backed up? Or has no one updated?

[Journeyer 17]

Is VSC really that backed up? Or has no one updated?

I haven't heard anything from them since we did biometrics.

[keysjangle 145]

Ouch.

Sending out my RFE package this week... hoping for a speedy approval after that.

[Yurika & Jim 77]

Is VSC really that backed up?

Yes...

Vermont Service Center (14 applicants, 0 approved - 0%)

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

MRS.NSA..............02/03/14.......02/05/14......03/12/14......--/--/--

DIANA AND CHRIS......02/03/14.......02/10/14......03/11/14......--/--/--

CHXRYL...............02/06/14.......02/10/14......03/18/14......--/--/-- (Early Bio 03/11)

BROOKSIE.............02/10/14.......02/13/14......03/24/14......--/--/--

MEDSOX...............02/11/14.......02/13/14......03/24/14......--/--/--

CENTRALFL............02/18/14.......02/20/14......--/--/14......--/--/--

PEAKSY...............02/19/14.......02/21/14......03/27/14......--/--/--

KYTWELL..............02/19/14.......02/21/14......03/24/14......--/--/--

CRYSMIKE.............02/19/14.......02/21/14......04/01/14......--/--/-- (Early Bio 03/31)

VANCEDAN.............02/20/14.......02/21/14......--/--/--......--/--/-- (Early Bio 09/16/13)

LOSSALVATORE.........02/25/14.......03/01/14......03/27/14......--/--/--

CANADA_SOCKS.........02/24/14.......02/26/14......03/28/14......--/--/--

PANTMIMEGOOSE........02/24/14.......02/27/14......03/25/14......--/--/--

LAURENNSPONGY........02/27/14.......03/03/14......04/04/14......--/--/--

[KM2014 3]

Is VSC really that backed up? Or has no one updated?

I mean, I'm not telling anyone on how to do their job, but how is it possible they could be sooo backed up ? VSC HAS already approved MAY filers for God's sake!! and here VSC has still yet to approve some december cases, im sorry if I sound frustrated, but it's starting to get on me this waiting game.

[MarielManuel 0]

omg I really feel like thiss is taking more than what it needs to ughh

[Psimon12 0]

Gervl, good luck with your RFE!

I received a letter confirming the address change and the website was updated but no RFE yet.

The only thing that comes to mind is sending as many months worth of the same evidence you have already provided showing a trail of you guys having the same address.

We provided 24 months worth of bank statements (just the first page with the address), any bills showing our different addresses over the years, email confirmation from USPS showing confirmation of address forwarding service for both of us, letter from work showing each other as emergency contacts.

I am hoping I sent enough at the beginning so that a new RFE is not needed.... fingers crossed (for both of us!!).

[Chrisamo 0]

I hate to bring bad news to people but Vermont is having a severe backoder now. See the official interpretation below:

http://dashboard.uscis.gov/index.cfm?formtype=15&office=6&charttype=1

They narrowed down the flow since september 2013 and have processed 1000+ cases a month while accepting 9000+ cases/month.

CSC is acting normal up to date.

[Caryh 5,206]

I hate to bring bad news to people but Vermont is having a severe backoder now. See the official interpretation below:

http://dashboard.uscis.gov/index.cfm?formtype=15&office=6&charttype=1

They narrowed down the flow since september 2013 and have processed 1000+ cases a month while accepting 9000+ cases/month.

CSC is acting normal up to date.

That looks like what CSC did with green cards back at the end of 2011. The applications kept piling in while the number worked on dropped to a fraction of historical processing numbers. Took over a year to clear out the backlog I-485's back then.

[keysjangle 145]

Gervl, good luck with your RFE!

I received a letter confirming the address change and the website was updated but no RFE yet.

The only thing that comes to mind is sending as many months worth of the same evidence you have already provided showing a trail of you guys having the same address.

We provided 24 months worth of bank statements (just the first page with the address), any bills showing our different addresses over the years, email confirmation from USPS showing confirmation of address forwarding service for both of us, letter from work showing each other as emergency contacts.

I am hoping I sent enough at the beginning so that a new RFE is not needed.... fingers crossed (for both of us!!).

Thank you!

My RFE packet is about an inch thick at this point, haha. I have a ton of stuff:

- Copy of petitioner’s Permanent Resident card

- Copy of petitioner’s U.S. Military Dependant Identification and Privilege Card

- Copy of petitioner’s Hawaii State Driver’s License

- Copy of Dependency Application/Record of Emergency Data

- Copy of joint lease from residence in Hawaii

- Copy of U.S. spouse’s military PCS orders from Hawaii to California

- Copy of Passenger Reservation Request

- Copy of flight itineraries for David and Georgia to California

- Copy of Residential Lease on home in California signed by Georgia and David (also named is David’s co-worker and our friend, --- , who is our housemate.)

- United States Postal Service screen capture showing permanent change of address **** I haven't gotten the hard copy letter yet, waiting to use this instead of the online screencap

- PCS/TAD form showing change of address for U.S. Navy records

- Copy of T-Mobile phone bill

- Copies of chronological pay-stubs from Georgia’s most recent job

- Copies of Navy Federal Credit Union bank statements

- Copies of Tax Transcripts, Tax Returns, and W-2s for years: 2010 to 2013

- Copy of 2013 Tax Refund Check from the State of Hawaii

The bank statements and pay stubs are from every ~4 months or so since I was added to his account, up until the most recent one which is available online on the 18th of every month.

[keysjangle 145]

.... now that I think about it, it's been 12 days since I changed my address with USPS and online it tells me it's still being processed. Our mailman also left a notice asking for the information of the new residents which I filled out and left in our box. Ugngghhhnhnhnhnhnh.

Edited July 19, 2014 by Gervl