I-751 June 2016 Filers (Merged Threads)

[WinnfieldJules 17]

12 minutes ago, JimmyTheKnife said:

Techno, I get that you are a savvy navigator of the immigration process, afraid of nothing. My wife, however, is not. She is the one who will disappear into that room for x number of hours while I try to comfort our 18-month old daughter that mommy is going to be okay and she will be back soon to nurse her.  My wife will be the person who will be wondering why she is being interrogated when she has done nothing but try to follow the K-1 visa process as honestly as possible.  She won't be comforted knowing that her status is 'secure' and that she can escalated this to an immigration judge. She will be terrified. 

 

USCIS and CBP can do whatever they want to ME, it's when my family starts to get impacted that I lose my sense of humor. And my patience. 

 

Oh, and read this: https://www.feld.com/archives/2013/03/the-joy-of-being-detained-by-u-s-customs-and-border-protection.html

 

I think we're just going to have to agree to disagree. 

 

Jim

Hi Jim, and fellow readers.

I agree with this, 100%. This is my first/and probably last ;)/ time posting here, my husband created the account (I'm the usc) and I just read random posts now and then. But I think this is going too far. Way too far.

When an individual wants/needs something from the government, there is a procedure to be followed, rules to be observed, laws to be respected and, of course, fees to be paid. That's called due process, and I believe most (if not all) here are fairly familiar with. 

So, if a government tells you to do all that in order to achieve what you pursue, it undoubtedly creates a reasonable expectation on the applicant (and family evidently) that a decision shall be made on an equally reasonable amount of time, with responsibility, objectivity, professionalism and respect. 

I don't see a lot of that going on, honestly. 

It's almost impossible not to consider 2 (yes, TWO) days worth of applications being processed in TWO MONTHS, an insult.

Not just an insult, it's disrespectful, unreasonable, and a slap on the face of those who follow through with whatever rules they create, obey the laws, and do the right thing. 

Now if there are some out there who feel safe and satisfied with the a stamp on the passport, I can understand and respect that.

But, as others had also pointed out, specially you Jimmy, I too get really worried with my spouse traveling back into the country and bumping into an officer who either doesn't know enough about the letter/stamp, or is having a bad day and decides to hold him down for God knows how long and for God knows what reasons. Every time I'm at work and get a call from him I panic. It's easy to say "it's ok, he is in status, don't worry ", but for me it's totally impossible to ignore or just turn a blind eye to all that's going on nowadays and what immigrants (illegal AND legal) are experiencing due to the new memos/guidelines/procedures. My husband couldn't get a very nice job not long ago because the employer didn't recognize the extension letter. Of course he tried to reason and explain what it meant and how it could be verified, but there was like 50 other guys after the job, so evidently someone else got it (please don't give me the BS about how we could sue the employer, they're free to hire as they see fit, withOUT justification). The employer simply said "and after the one year passes, then what? We're hiring long term.. ". That was it..we never heard the reasons, but I believe it became pretty clear.

So with all due respect I believe the rhetoric about being in status/low priority/backlogs/hiring freezes, etc.etc..are not enough to justify what we're being put through, nor are they causes just enough to explain the disproportionate delays. We deserve better, don't we :)??

 

 

 

 

 

[SherryandDaniel 4]

Green card arrived today! VSC approval was 5/31/17. Good luck & love to all still waiting!

[Teknodude 53]

9 minutes ago, Name O Boy said:

Honestly i been reading your comments and you sounds pretty wonderful to me. It is very nice to see your insight of the system.  I think Jim's fear is reasonable but he is over concerned. I go through the same feelings like Jim some days but then i tell myself i have done nothing wrong and have every right like anyone else. This ROC process is frustrating at times but i am pretty sure it will be over with a joy. Regards  

You are very kind, but as Jim shows, I'm not wonderful. If I was, I would wave a magic wand and CSC would process all our applications - tomorrow. Aha. I wish. 

 

Name O boy, all I try and do is empower all of you who are in a fret, stressed about your situation, that this is a due process, that is following procedure. 

 

Now i I accept I've been rather generalistic at times, and lovely users like Jim remind me all situations are not the same. 

 

BUT - it is a simple fact that the whole principle of the I751 and why it holds the lowest priority case status with USCIS, and why it is taking for ever for most of us, is that until they adjudicate on your status (not an RFE - the final adjudication) you are still a LPR, free to work, free to travel, get a drivers license etc. 

 

my frustrations come from these rather futile attempts at making the world spin faster  like "I'm calling my senator" statements:  

Does USCIS publish a "we will resolve your case in x working days or to your senator"?  They don't. And I bet you your senators request ends up in the filing box down by their feet. In a basket, 

 

They give you no guarantees. 

 

All it does is make you exhausted, feel tired, nothing changed, more annoyed. And it goes on. All over the country and repeated here. 

 

sorry folks but I think this is one of those visa categories we just have to sit and wait. Suck up the system, You all chose to live (as did I) in this sxxt show of a country. Start accepting its sxxt show of a rule book. 

 

Harsh? Yes, true? I think so. 

Challenge me? Please do. I want us to debate these points. Fair argument educates us all.

 

final reminder - I talk tough, but I'm on your side. I want you all to fully understand the process, then we all get better at it: and I want us all approved by a week on Thursday. PM me if you wanna know why.

 

I really do love you all. Just you need some bossy boots time now and again. 

 

hugs - Teknodude x 

[Teknodude 53]

13 minutes ago, SherryandDaniel said:

  NfGreen card arrived today! VSC approval was 5/31/17. Good luck & love to all still waiting!

 

31 minutes ago, WinnfieldJules said:

. We deserve better, don't we :)??

 

 

 

 

 

Actually WinnfieldJules, you don't deserve better. 

The US immigration laws weren't put in place to make you feel better. They could not care less about what you want or how you feel. Do you actually understand that at this point in time, they are not on your side?!!!!  

 

The rules regs tests evidence requirements are put in place to stop endless fraudsters and scoundrels who are taking the mick out of the green card system, that we are all diligently and legally trying to uphold with our genuine applications. 

 

i hate to break it to you harshly, but the USA and its government owe you nothing.

You have to toe the line and do what USCIS say or you ain't coming in. 

 

Harsh - yes. True? - yes. Maybe unfair but this sense of entitlement has to stop guys. Until you are a citizen, you are always a guest, remember that. 

[Axis 1]

So I wrote to my congressman today and heard back later today, it was pretty quick. But the answer unfortunately is not helpful - the person who e-mailed me said that CSC is severely backlogged, they literally have million applications, they are understaffed. Pretty much stuff I already knew, ok, may be it made the things I knew more legit. Still not helpful.

 

To those who are saying it's ok, you're still LPR, etc, I get it, it is - it just doesn't look like it. But how does one go about changing jobs for example? Do you think the new employer will be satisfied with your 6  or 12 month stamp in your passport (I personally think the stamp looks like a joke)? Won't they ask what happens afterwards, and would they believe your explanation that you'd get your new card for 10 years? It;s not legal to ask if you're citizen, but it's perfectly legal (and should be) to ask about one's status and it's duration. Typical duration at a workplace is now 2-3 years, so this is a legitimate concern.

 

There are many instances when this is a major inconvenience. It's not free service either. Why should the majority suffer (again, I don't buy that it's totally fine) just because a tiny percentage supposedly commits fraud. If you couldn't catch them at the beginning of the CR-1process then whose fault is it?

 

 

[Erica & L 50]

Got my GC in the mail today! GL to all the other filers!

[donna1986 3]

I totally agree. I dont think its a sense of entitlement either. The frustration is that we are doing everything legally, so why should we be the one to suffer? They knew they have millions of applicants, why freeze hire? VSC has moved so fast.  CSC is way behind 

[WinnfieldJules 17]

2 hours ago, Teknodude said:

 

Actually WinnfieldJules, you don't deserve better. 

The US immigration laws weren't put in place to make you feel better. They could not care less about what you want or how you feel. Do you actually understand that at this point in time, they are not on your side?!!!!  

 

The rules regs tests evidence requirements are put in place to stop endless fraudsters and scoundrels who are taking the mick out of the green card system, that we are all diligently and legally trying to uphold with our genuine applications. 

 

i hate to break it to you harshly, but the USA and its government owe you nothing.

You have to toe the line and do what USCIS say or you ain't coming in. 

 

Harsh - yes. True? - yes. Maybe unfair but this sense of entitlement has to stop guys. Until you are a citizen, you are always a guest, remember that. 

I respect your opinion.We're entitled to just one little thing though, often overlooked and missed: fairness and respect when it comes to the processing timeframes of our applications, and not to be subject to an endless wait without any justification or cause. Simple and plain as it is. That was the point of her entire posting, btw, and not about me "deserving" or "feeling" better, or the government "owing" me anything. Looks like you missed/overlooked the whole idea. It's about respect man, nothing else. And we're all entitled to it, you included. Take it easy.

 

[Uhoh 10]

Vsc filer here, still waiting. When I got my stamp the guy said my case was still waiting for interpol/FBI/etc security checks on me to come back. Seems like a lot of other June filers are getting their cards now so hopefully mine won't be too far behind! 

[Zombie69 363]

On 6/13/2017 at 5:55 PM, SloGuy said:

You need to search for your congressman and also your senator, I call both at the phone listed on the webpage, and the sent to me via email the form for the Written Consent, which need to be signed and completed, you need to return the completed form via regular mail, fax or in person, in my case via fax.

Response was fast since was by phone, and the emailed form in minutes. Details you need to let them know that you have problems with I751 Removal of conditions.

I was researching in internet, and looks like the majority of the attorneys said that you can file the N400, but contrary to other opinions that I read before, the N400 never will supersede the i751, meaning that in the case that you get your N400 interview, if the i751 is still pending, the will put the N400 dormant until I751 will be resolved and decision took. 

As per N400 processing time actually which is around 1 year, even that you gain time filing now, is not sure or guarantee that the case will be finished if ROC is not finished before.

We are debating still, and not sure if we will file N400 or not.

Will keep you posted

 

The USCIS guideline says if after an applicant files 400 while 751 is pending, they will either approve 751 and 400 concurrently or they will approve 751 prior to the 400 approval. I am applying for citizenship in less than 2 months and my 751 is still pending.

[Zombie69 363]

7 hours ago, Teknodude said:

You are very kind, but as Jim shows, I'm not wonderful. If I was, I would wave a magic wand and CSC would process all our applications - tomorrow. Aha. I wish. 

 

Name O boy, all I try and do is empower all of you who are in a fret, stressed about your situation, that this is a due process, that is following procedure. 

 

Now i I accept I've been rather generalistic at times, and lovely users like Jim remind me all situations are not the same. 

 

BUT - it is a simple fact that the whole principle of the I751 and why it holds the lowest priority case status with USCIS, and why it is taking for ever for most of us, is that until they adjudicate on your status (not an RFE - the final adjudication) you are still a LPR, free to work, free to travel, get a drivers license etc. 

 

my frustrations come from these rather futile attempts at making the world spin faster  like "I'm calling my senator" statements:  

Does USCIS publish a "we will resolve your case in x working days or to your senator"?  They don't. And I bet you your senators request ends up in the filing box down by their feet. In a basket, 

 

They give you no guarantees. 

 

All it does is make you exhausted, feel tired, nothing changed, more annoyed. And it goes on. All over the country and repeated here. 

 

sorry folks but I think this is one of those visa categories we just have to sit and wait. Suck up the system, You all chose to live (as did I) in this sxxt show of a country. Start accepting its sxxt show of a rule book. 

 

Harsh? Yes, true? I think so. 

Challenge me? Please do. I want us to debate these points. Fair argument educates us all.

 

final reminder - I talk tough, but I'm on your side. I want you all to fully understand the process, then we all get better at it: and I want us all approved by a week on Thursday. PM me if you wanna know why.

 

I really do love you all. Just you need some bossy boots time now and again. 

 

hugs - Teknodude x 

I understand the what you are saying, and most of us know nothing is guaranteed when it comes to immigration, but calling a senator to get helped can't guarantee anything, but what do we have to lose? Worth trying even though it may not make any difference.

[JULIANAv 4]

I'm in my infopass in Baltimore now. Officer didn't ask much when I requested my stamp.

 

I've asked him to check if my change of address went through, and I was not impressed when he told me that they still have my old address. 

 

Be aware that this can happen guys. We don't want to miss any letter right? ☺️

[Jnin 1]

Hi everybody,

I have been following this threat but it is my first time posting.  My husband just got the letter from immigration notifying us that his permanent Green card was approved, and the website is update to "My new card is being produce"     The process took exactly one year.  We summited the paperwork on June 6, 2016 and got the approval on June 6, 2017 .  Vermont Center.    Good luck everyone!

[bowser61 2]

11 hours ago, Teknodude said:

 

Actually WinnfieldJules, you don't deserve better. 

The US immigration laws weren't put in place to make you feel better. They could not care less about what you want or how you feel. Do you actually understand that at this point in time, they are not on your side?!!!!  

 

The rules regs tests evidence requirements are put in place to stop endless fraudsters and scoundrels who are taking the mick out of the green card system, that we are all diligently and legally trying to uphold with our genuine applications. 

 

i hate to break it to you harshly, but the USA and its government owe you nothing.

You have to toe the line and do what USCIS say or you ain't coming in. 

 

Harsh - yes. True? - yes. Maybe unfair but this sense of entitlement has to stop guys. Until you are a citizen, you are always a guest, remember that. 

Yo, our spouses are citizens. They are part of this process, too.

[jexusjane 1]

12 hours ago, observatorka said:

There is a number on your extension letter.

Found it. Thanks so much!

 

Jane

15 hours ago, Auzky said:

There's two kind of receipt no. Put the other one. Check you bio app. You'll see there's 2 receipt no.

Thank you!!!