I-751 April 2014 Filers

[Ruth&Chris 0]

My GC expires July 6, 2014 so i guess im part of this thread. It's been. a while since ive been here in VJ. To start this thread, i have a question regarding the mailing part. My documents came out to he about an inch thick of papers, does anybody know if fastening the documents in two or three batches is fine? or shiuld i just use a clip binder on the side. I really cannot remember if i did this with my green card application two yearsago. please help and good luck to us all!

[Doug & Pam 3]

California Service Center (3 applicants, 0 approved - 0%)

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

CARYH...............04/01/14........04/--/14......--/--/14......--/--/--

MRS.R...............04/01/14........04/--/14......--/--/14......--/--/--

USER19000...........03/31/14........04/--/14......--/--/14......--/--/--

Vermont Service Center (3 applicants, 0 approved - 0%)

VJName.............Date of I-751....NOA1 Date....Biometrics.....Approved
MYAFI1985............04/--/14.......04/--/14......--/--/14......--/--/--

SNAPDRAGON...........04/--/14.......04/--/14......--/--/14......--/--/--

DOUG&PAM.............04/02/14.......04/--/14......--/--/14......--/--/--

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Date of I-751 = The Date you sent your petition
NOA Date = The Receipt Date on your original NOA letter
Biometrics = The Date of your biometrics appointment
Approved = The Date your case was approved

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Edited April 3, 2014 by Doug & Pam

[Caryh 5,206]

My GC expires July 6, 2014 so i guess im part of this thread. It's been. a while since ive been here in VJ. To start this thread, i have a question regarding the mailing part. My documents came out to he about an inch thick of papers, does anybody know if fastening the documents in two or three batches is fine? or shiuld i just use a clip binder on the side. I really cannot remember if i did this with my green card application two yearsago. please help and good luck to us all!

We just used a clip binder with a separate paper clip for the check.

[user19000 18]

Check cashed this morning. So I guess I completed form I-751 alright.

Edited April 3, 2014 by user19000

[user19000 18]

Update: NOA1 came in the mail.

California Service Center (3 applicants, 0 approved - 0%)

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

CARYH...............04/01/14........04/--/14......--/--/14......--/--/--

MRS.R...............04/01/14........04/--/14......--/--/14......--/--/--

USER19000...........03/31/14........04/01/14......--/--/14......--/--/--

Vermont Service Center (3 applicants, 0 approved - 0%)

VJName.............Date of I-751....NOA1 Date....Biometrics.....Approved
MYAFI1985............04/--/14.......04/--/14......--/--/14......--/--/--

SNAPDRAGON...........04/--/14.......04/--/14......--/--/14......--/--/--

DOUG&PAM.............04/02/14.......04/--/14......--/--/14......--/--/--

IMPORTANT!

* Make sure that your VJ Text Editor setting is set to Rich Text Editor.
* Go to the MOST RECENTLY POSTED VERSION of this list (go to the last post and scroll UP) and "Reply" to it, deleting the "quote" tags in your reply.
* Please DO NOT change the font, font size, add colors, stuff like that.
* Please PREVIEW before posting to make sure it is properly formatted.
* Please check that you have not deleted anyone's NAME & DATA. Also please check that you have not deleted the name of the Service Center.

Date of I-751 = The Date you sent your petition
NOA Date = The Receipt Date on your original NOA letter
Biometrics = The Date of your biometrics appointment
Approved = The Date your case was approved

* Please Capitalize your VJ Name when adding it to the list.
* When you're on this list, please come back to update your information accordingly.
* If you cannot add your information yourself, please ask another VJ member to help you do so.

[Caryh 5,206]

Update: NOA1 came in the mail.

California Service Center (3 applicants, 0 approved - 0%)

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

USER19000...........03/31/14........04/01/14......--/--/14......--/--/--

That was fast. You had the NOA1 the day after you mailed it? Do you live next door or something

[user19000 18]

Yes, Caryh. I live around 20 miles away from the USCIS service center. I was surprised to see the letter this morning too.

[Caryh 5,206]

Yes, Caryh. I live around 20 miles away from the USCIS service center. I was surprised to see the letter this morning too.

Well if thats the case, next time you're in the area, slap one of them for me, for how long they took to get my wife's AOS done two years ago.

I'm hoping they've got it together a little better this year.

[user19000 18]

Oh i remember reading your post about contacting the congressman in 2012 when I was so anxious and frustrated waiting for my AOS. If my memory serves me right, your wife case was approved in July or so. Mine just sat there forever. Then in December our congressman's aide contacted them. Not sure if it helped or it was just a coincidence, but my conditional green card was issued just a few weeks later. California Service Center seems to have revived since then. Let's hope so.

[DC85 113]

that's good news guys, that was quick. For me, I am still waiting for my package to reach my mail box. I got a message yesterday from usps that the returned the package to me. I hope I got it by saturday :S

I am going through job changes and I am already stressed enough lol

Edited April 3, 2014 by myafi1985

[Caryh 5,206]

Oh i remember reading your post about contacting the congressman in 2012 when I was so anxious and frustrated waiting for my AOS. If my memory serves me right, your wife case was approved in July or so. Mine just sat there forever. Then in December our congressman's aide contacted them. Not sure if it helped or it was just a coincidence, but my conditional green card was issued just a few weeks later. California Service Center seems to have revived since then. Let's hope so.

Yep I was staying on them like white on rice to get that green card done. It kind of sucked that just a couple months earlier they were processing AOS in 4 months and suddenly just stopped doing any for months, letting them pile up. I don't know how many people ended up over a year because they did nothing. Recently noticed a post by a guy who applied to AOS back then where it went two years. He kept believing the disinformation live that said just wait. Two friggen years is crazy!

I'm a little irritated with the post office today. I paid extra for tracking, but when I checked two days after mailing, it said not in the system. What the heck? They asked me if I wanted overnight or is two to three days OK. So I picked the two to three days as long as I have tracking because I figure its not a big rush. Well today is day three, we'll see if its being tracked yet.

[user19000 18]

Yep I was staying on them like white on rice to get that green card done. It kind of sucked that just a couple months earlier they were processing AOS in 4 months and suddenly just stopped doing any for months, letting them pile up. I don't know how many people ended up over a year because they did nothing. Recently noticed a post by a guy who applied to AOS back then where it went two years. He kept believing the disinformation live that said just wait. Two friggen years is crazy!

I'm a little irritated with the post office today. I paid extra for tracking, but when I checked two days after mailing, it said not in the system. What the heck? They asked me if I wanted overnight or is two to three days OK. So I picked the two to three days as long as I have tracking because I figure its not a big rush. Well today is day three, we'll see if its being tracked yet.

I'm sorry about your mailing problem. Hope you're gonna get the NOA1 in a day or two.

At the post office the lady asked me if I wanted this and that i said I had no idea what she was talking about (only been in this country for two years and gone to post offices twice or so for the whole time). I told them I wanted something cheap but with delivery confirmation.

As I don't have a car and the post office is around 3 miles from home, I decided to make full use of the (on foot) trip: I sent that ROC package and a bunch of Easter cards, both domestic and global. As I didn't have any paper money, I handed the clerk two handfuls of coins, politely explaining that I was not familiar with coins. She patiently and kindly counted them. I wouldn't have known if she had taken one penny too much. When I looked at the receipt I was shocked, well, almost shocked: $12. That was dirt cheap!

By the way, on the NOA1 I received there was only my last name (no first, no middle). I'm glad I picked up the mail myself coz at least 50 people (welfare fraudsters, who live god-knows-where with their partners and kids but claim to be single parents living here) take this address as their mailing address; some of those scammers have the same last name as mine. Got to keep an eye out for the biometrics appointment.

Edited April 5, 2014 by user19000

[user19000 18]

that's good news guys, that was quick. For me, I am still waiting for my package to reach my mail box. I got a message yesterday from usps that the returned the package to me. I hope I got it by saturday :S

I am going through job changes and I am already stressed enough lol

Sorry it happened to you, Myafi, a hurdle but not the end of the world. Re-send the application and come back join us.

[Mrs.R 2]

You received your NOA1 so fast! I'm still waiting for my check to be cashed...

[DC85 113]

Sorry it happened to you, Myafi, a hurdle but not the end of the world. Re-send the application and come back join us.

I am back

apparently my package was returned because I used the wrong postage . I got it yesterday and I sent it back right away. it should be there on Monday