Notice of Potential Interview Waiver Case [Part II]

[MovinOn 32]

They're not too bad tbh. The staff at Walgreens were really nice yesterday [oh my God I love your accent, kinda thing]. I might head back down there and see if there's anything they can do to help.

Good idea!! Yeah try that!

Yup, we do love those accents!

[nlherman 36]

It's a quandary indeed! :-)

Here's another quandary for you. So yesterday I wrote my name and alien registration number on the back of my four $22 passport photos, put them in two little plastic bags and clipped them to the [unnecessary] renewal forms. It looks like the green sharpie ink wasn't dry and the writing on the back has smudged and some has gone onto the front of two of the photos.

Do I need to go get them done again? It's going to be another $22 if I do.

Derwood-

Don't waste your money. They are not gonna use your pictures for the renewed EAD - they are for record only. If they want new ones they'll RFE you. You won't need the card anyway because you will get approved before your old one expires...I would hold tight...

[MovinOn 32]

Made perfect sense thanks! so funny thing is if they dont send me my green card until September then as soon as I get it i'll be filing for removal of conditions!

The two year GC will start from the date they issue you the GC. So you were married on 01/18/14, so if they issue you a GC on 01/17/16 you will get a GC for two MORE years it will expire on 01/16/18 so you would file to remove conditions around 90 days before THAT expiration date which would be around October 2017. Make sense?

Edited April 30, 2015 by MovinOn

[nlherman 36]

The two year GC will start from the date they issue you the GC. So you were married on 01/18/14, so if they issue you a GC on 01/17/16 you will get a CG for two MORE years it will expire on 01/16/18 so you would file to remove confditions around 90 days before THAT expiration date which would be around October 2017. Make sense?

I sure as heck hoping your not thinking your approval will be in Jan...that would be depressing beyong belief...

[MovinOn 32]

I think I made my head hurt on that last answer lol!

Back to work, good luck everyone!

[Cam54 84]

I wouldnt be surprised if theyd simply forgotten about me considering the USCIS case processing times say theyre currently working on July 2014 AOS filers!!! I keep popping my head in once a month with service requests and saying 'Hi. remember me'. I hope I see the green card this year but at this rate I'll be an old lady before i see it

[MovinOn 32]

I sure as heck hoping your not thinking your approval will be in Jan...that would be depressing beyong belief...

NOOOO lol, I was trying to explain how the cards work and trying to make it a simple explanation. That is hard to do through typing, I am better explaining in person lol.

[vivian2014 1]

Filed an inquiry About two weeks ago, received a letter this Monday stating they had just received our paperwork in Atlanta. Over the past 30 minutes, received email and text notifications of card production for my wife and son!

Woohoo

can i ask you how you filed an inquiry? is it the e-request ? I did several of those ,but every time the reply is same as the Notice of potential interview letter .

[vivian2014 1]

I can't comprehend why a June filer would be approved before a January filer , they haven't sent me anything about expired medical either... Just waiting on another service request right now which they hope to respond to by May 9th and then if the response isn't satisfactory I'm gona go to ombudsman (would rather not spend my days off doing extra work because uscis are slacking). I got my EAD renewal a couple weeks ago, 2 weeks shy of expiration because I put in an expedite request so atleast I don't have to panic about work for a while

i would start writing to ombudsman right now because it take 45 days for your case to be assigned to an analyst after you filed the request to ombudsman . I did it in March ,now I am still waiting in the line to get assigned to their analyst .They claimed they are a small office with high volume case ,so they cant do things quikcly

[Derwood 203]

Good idea!! Yeah try that!

Yup, we do love those accents!

So I went back to Walgreens and spoke to the member of staff who did my photos yesterday. I was on Operation Maximum Charm Offensive. The photos were still in their system so he just pressed a few buttons and they re-printed. I was so relieved at the end to see a zero charge come up on the swipe machine and then completely dismayed to see $21.00 come up in it's place. I know it was my own stupid fault but come on Walgreens, that was bad play!

Derwood-

Don't waste your money. They are not gonna use your pictures for the renewed EAD - they are for record only. If they want new ones they'll RFE you. You won't need the card anyway because you will get approved before your old one expires...I would hold tight...

You're absolutely right nlherman but I caved in. $40 on passport photos in two days - a complete waste of money. I might as well sit here and burn $20 notes.

Edited April 30, 2015 by Derwood

[shell20 746]

So I went back to Walgreens and spoke to the member of staff who did my photos yesterday. I was on Operation Maximum Charm Offensive. The photos were still in their system so he just pressed a few buttons and they re-printed. I was so relieved at the end to see a zero charge come up on the swipe machine and then completely dismayed to see $21.00 come up in it's place. I know it was my own stupid fault but come on Walgreens, that was bad play!

You're absolutely right nlherman but I caved in. $40 on passport photos in two days - a complete waste of money. I might as well sit here and burn $20 notes.

Have to agree with Nlhernan on this one, I don't think you need your photos or bio metrics redoing for 15 months from filing, if you don't send them in they might look at your case rather than ignoring it and instigate an RFE and as we all know when you get an rfe later on, its normally for you to reply and for them to then issue a GC! Hopefully like Nlhernan said you will get your GC before your EAD card, fingers crossed for that my friend.

[Derwood 203]

Have to agree with Nlhernan on this one, I don't think you need your photos or bio metrics redoing for 15 months from filing, if you don't send them in they might look at your case rather than ignoring it and instigate an RFE and as we all know when you get an rfe later on, its normally for you to reply and for them to then issue a GC! Hopefully like Nlhernan said you will get your GC before your EAD card, fingers crossed for that my friend.

You're probably right Shell, I should have just sent the old ones. Oh well!

MovinOn, I just glanced at my NPIW letter and I see it's got the service center's director's name at the bottom, Robert M Cowan. Perhaps you should write a letter directly to him?

[cobrakid 22]

Anyone who needs to get more passport photos done, I've always used this service, saved them to my computer, sent them to Wal-Mart and cut them out. Works like a charm and saves a ton of money!

Edited April 30, 2015 by ianthomas18

[ethomps 16]

Filed an inquiry About two weeks ago, received a letter this Monday stating they had just received our paperwork in Atlanta. Over the past 30 minutes, received email and text notifications of card production for my wife and son!

Woohoo

FINALLY !!! THANK YOU JESUS

On April 24, 2015, we registered your permanent resident status and mailed you a Welcome Notice. Your new permanent resident card should arrive by June 23, 2015

Congratulations BuvRahl & Nette_Valdi!!! :D

[ethomps 16]

WOAH GUYS-- I JUST GOT THE TEXT TOO!! CARD IS IN FREAKING PRODUCTION!!!

Oh my gooooosh!! Calling the bride right now!!