I-751 update

[jodee 30]

Ok, as most of you know, I sent my I-751 in to CSC in Late June 2006. I was approved mid-August 2006. Received the approval notice also mid-August stating I needed to appear at Fresno office at my earliest convenience, to hand in 3 passport pics, have a fingerprint taken for my new card, and have my passport stamped. I rang them, explained that I lived in Germany due to military orders, and they said, as long as you make it, within the year that we extended you for, your all good. N.B ( I did originally send in pics with my application, but they wanted them again, *sigh*).

So, at Christmas time, I went home to California, had an infopass appt with Fresno office for Dec 18, handed in my pics, had my one finger print taken for the actual card, passport stamped and left. Was told that my card would be 6-8 weeks. While I was there I also advised them of a change of mailing address, because the military decided in their wisdom, to move our individual unit mailboxes, whilst our spouses are deployed. The officer also gave me an AR-11 to complete, so I did that also.

Today, I decided to ring the Customer Service line. First operator I spoke to said, I cannot access any personal information in regards to your application because your case is approved, so I'll have to transfer you to an officer who may be able to assist you. So, I was transferred to an immigration officer, Officer Simons. What a lovely lady she was. I explained my whole I-751, from start to finish, and explained what I needed to do, which was confirm my mailing address. She told me, that it was yet to be updated, but would do it for me right now. After that, she advise me as a courtesy, that my file had been received back by CSC on January 13 from Fresno, according to notations online. She said, she could see that my card had not yet been issued and that my 10yr G/card should not be too far away from being issued, now that CSC have the file back.

I joked and said, well, at the end of the year, I will have to change this again, once we return stateside. She said, its no big deal, now that your case is completed, you need only send in your AR-11, which goes to a central processing area, for general updates on all files, it doies not update active or pending cases. I only need ring them, if I have an actual case pending or active, to update the actual active case file at that time.

Another successful experience with USCIS.....

JOdee

[Stefanie 1]

Yay!!! I have my I-751 coming up in a few months. I am kinda excited how this whole thing is going to work now that we are in Germany. But according to you, it should be a breeze.

[Rebecca Jo 1,962]

Jodee, there is a new service on uscis.gov wherein you can register an address change online. Should be useful to you in the future.

[jodee 30]

Johnny,..

I had already posted a link about that,..is not applicable to me because my case is approved, no longer pending,..receipt # not valid after case is approved..

Jodee

[jodee 30]

Just a continuing update,..

After changing my address, about a week later, I got a Receipt Notice in the mail,..An I-181??..####### is this I'm thinking,...A creation of record of lawful permanent residence,.....I look at it and it has a receipt number on it,..THE SAME RECEIPT NUMBER that was on my NOA for my 2 year Green card,..Double #######!!!... So, I sit and wait, wait wait, on my 10yr Green card to arrive in the mail,..

So , today, I rang the Customer Service Line, and once again, theyre as helpful as they can be, and then say, "we'll lodge a service request to find out whats going on",..So I rattle off the address, and Ohhhhhh, Ma'am, I cant get that address to take, i'll transfer you to an immigration officer,..and before I could say Ok, I was on hold.

Again, Im thinking, What?...I just got a letter from you, and now I am reciting the exact same address you just sent the last receipt notice too, and it wont take,..C'mon now!!

Ok,..Officer M. gets on the line,..I go through the whole story from original I-751 lodgement to now, and then ask, what is this notice they have sent,..."I think that was sent in error Ma'am,..It was sent the same day, an Address change was filed with us",...Ohhhhhhhhhh Myyyyyyyyyyyyyyy Goodnessssss, Im thinking to myself,...She then goes on to tell me, that my new Welcome to America letter, was sent and returned to them, and so was my 10yr Green card, on FEB 12th..FEB 12th!!!

So, we review the address, and somewhere in between, the First incorrect NOA, that had nothing to do with my current case, that made it to me, and the welcome letter, and green card mailing, my address had been altered,..WHAT??????????

Ok,..So we go through the procedure again,...Address correct, Check! Notify CSC to resend to me the returned card sitting in my file, Check! Double check, Address, Check!

Ok,..So I went from 48days, from Filing to Approval of I-751,..that was sweet,....Now, if I could just get my hands on the elusive piece of Plastic!

Oh, and the thought of an N-400 in a few months from now,...Scary!!

Cheers,...Jodee

Edited February 20, 2007 by jodee