I-751 June 2016 Filers (Merged Threads)

[Chicagocbd 1]

I got my i-551 stamped this week. It was very quick and very efficient process. 

Also, I am not sure if it is just me but It seems like in the past few weeks the approvals are coming a lot faster than they did between Jan-Jun 16. With this momentum we may be eventually have lesser wait periods. 

 

 

[xduncanx 2]

Hey team I am:
06/27/16   07/01/16   07/18/16   ??/??/17 processed at CSC

Also, i'm having trouble booking an infopass appointment. There are never any available appointment times. I've been trying every other day for the last couple of weeks. Any ideas?

[Diced 2]

Hi all, 

My NOA is 06/17/2017. I received a RFE yesterday in the mail demanding more document. I am compiling the documents to send but my main concern is, I requested a change of address sometime last month and my phone conversation with a tier 2 officer last week confirmed that the my new address has been updated. I originally sent my ROC packet to CSC. The service center for my new address is VSC. Does anyone know if USCIS will transfer my file to my new service center or would it not matter that my service center changed and they will proceed to adjudicate at the VSC.

 

I need to know this so as to send my RFE response to the appropriate service center address.

 

Thanks

[Teknodude 53]

2 hours ago, xduncanx said:

Hey team I am:
06/27/16   07/01/16   07/18/16   ??/??/17 processed at CSC

Also, i'm having trouble booking an infopass appointment. There are never any available appointment times. I've been trying every other day for the last couple of weeks. Any ideas?

I've answered this question a few times already - so hopefully I'm getting quite good at it - I'll try and make the points brief.  

 

1.  They seem to open the appointments for 14 days later, at midnight - I don't personally know if this is EST, CT, MT or PT.  I would start looking at midnight ET. 

2.  Check every day - not every other day.  and keep checking during the day - if time allows.  I got my Infopass in DC for 48 hours later by just logging on and there was one time right in the middle of the day - so you just never know when one might appear. Cancellations happen all the time. 

3.  Check offices within reach of your area.  Immigration is Federal, so you do not have to only appear at your local USCIS office. Technically any will accept you, though some have a few caveats attached - notably Los Angeles USCIS claim they will only see "local applicants", though how legal that is, I'm not sure.  I am a Miami resident and my infopass was in Washington DC, so if there is another office near to Minneapolis you can get to, then go there.  I don't know about your metro area, but Miami we are lucky in that there are 4 USCIS offices within 2 hours drive of metro Miami, one of which always seem to have appointments (Kendall). 

 

Hope some of those tips help you - good luck. 

[rshree 16]

My NoA is 06/17/2016. Got RFE!!! NO financial documents like bank a/c, tax returns etc were requested just joint house lease/deed/mortgage, birth cert of children if any born to us, and utility bills with both our names.. .

surprised though not shocked as it is from  USCIS!

Have the copy of house deed and some latest vacation trip tickets, photos, tax return of 2016 (though not asked, planning to send) that happened after our filing last year. My hubby is settled in this country for >25 years and have all utilities in his name, (birth cert of kids not applicable for us)... ready to go by early next week

 

Edited August 11, 2017 by rshree

[Zombie69 363]

On 8/10/2017 at 5:58 PM, rasmalai said:

New case status: Card/ Document Production

 

Finally!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Good luck to everyone else, hope you hear soon. Watching this forum has been super super helpful throughout the wait.

Congrats. Any approval of a CSC filer is good news for all the CSC filers who are still waiting.

[Senyorpomidor777 8]

14 hours ago, Diced said:

Hi all, 

My NOA is 06/17/2017. I received a RFE yesterday in the mail demanding more document. I am compiling the documents to send but my main concern is, I requested a change of address sometime last month and my phone conversation with a tier 2 officer last week confirmed that the my new address has been updated. I originally sent my ROC packet to CSC. The service center for my new address is VSC. Does anyone know if USCIS will transfer my file to my new service center or would it not matter that my service center changed and they will proceed to adjudicate at the VSC.

 

I need to know this so as to send my RFE response to the appropriate service center address.

 

Thanks

you probably need to send it to the address which is given on RFE letter.

[drex33 12]

Apparently VCS started approving their Sep filers. This is just unbelievable; how about us June and July filers at CSC, #######

[usman104 23]

I received my approval letter on 08/12/2017.

 

VSC:

 card order date on 8/11/2017

case file: 9/06/2016

Biometric: 10/14/2016

 

[Teknodude 53]

1 hour ago, usman104 said:

 I received my approval letter on 08/12/2017.

 

VSC:

 card order date on 8/11/2017

case file: 9/06/2016

Biometric: 10/14/2016

 

Wooo for you. 

Boo CSC still seem to be working their way back to the office from Memorial Day weekend holiday. 

 

Did you get any notifications before receiving the letter? This is gonna become my new THING! See my post - 

[Teknodude 53]

As this system has descended into a little bit of chaos and the way we are all being told about our approvals seems to vary by wind direction, or the weather in Laguna Niguel......, 

 

i would like to ask if approvees, past present and future could also include how they heard their news that status had changed from "case being reviewed" to "card being produced"

 

lots of stories of text messages, emails, just the letter, nothing at all, a message on the app. 

There are many ways USCIS can inform us. 

 

So I'm reaching out to you all, to maybe tell us how you heard your good news. Some of us still waiting maybe missing a communication channel so I want to make sure all bases covered, and it could be helpful. 

 

Thanks everyone for your help, and as always, good luck to those of us still waiting. 'dude x

[usman104 23]

4 hours ago, Teknodude said:

Wooo for you. 

Boo CSC still seem to be working their way back to the office from Memorial Day weekend holiday. 

 

Did you get any notifications before receiving the letter? This is gonna become my new THING! See my post - 

No, but on 11,august i checked  my case status, it mentioned "my card is being produced ". I did not receive any notification in hard form. 

[xduncanx 2]

On 8/11/2017 at 6:04 PM, Teknodude said:

I've answered this question a few times already - so hopefully I'm getting quite good at it - I'll try and make the points brief.  

 

1.  They seem to open the appointments for 14 days later, at midnight - I don't personally know if this is EST, CT, MT or PT.  I would start looking at midnight ET. 

2.  Check every day - not every other day.  and keep checking during the day - if time allows.  I got my Infopass in DC for 48 hours later by just logging on and there was one time right in the middle of the day - so you just never know when one might appear. Cancellations happen all the time. 

3.  Check offices within reach of your area.  Immigration is Federal, so you do not have to only appear at your local USCIS office. Technically any will accept you, though some have a few caveats attached - notably Los Angeles USCIS claim they will only see "local applicants", though how legal that is, I'm not sure.  I am a Miami resident and my infopass was in Washington DC, so if there is another office near to Minneapolis you can get to, then go there.  I don't know about your metro area, but Miami we are lucky in that there are 4 USCIS offices within 2 hours drive of metro Miami, one of which always seem to have appointments (Kendall). 

 

Hope some of those tips help you - good luck. 

Thanks for the info. I will set my alarm.

I did speak to someone at USCIS. They said CSC was up to June 20 applications, so hopefully mine will come in soon. The lady also said that I am not at risk of deportation while my application is being processed and I would only need an INFOPASS stamp if someone was needing documentation. e.g. For travel or for an employer.
She also said that, in case of emergency, I could just show up at a local office and plead my case and they would likely accept me on site without an appointment.

Happy waiting everyone.

[MaleAlpha 314]

15 hours ago, Teknodude said:

As this system has descended into a little bit of chaos and the way we are all being told about our approvals seems to vary by wind direction, or the weather in Laguna Niguel......, 

 

i would like to ask if approvees, past present and future could also include how they heard their news that status had changed from "case being reviewed" to "card being produced"

 

lots of stories of text messages, emails, just the letter, nothing at all, a message on the app. 

There are many ways USCIS can inform us. 

 

So I'm reaching out to you all, to maybe tell us how you heard your good news. Some of us still waiting maybe missing a communication channel so I want to make sure all bases covered, and it could be helpful. 

 

Thanks everyone for your help, and as always, good luck to those of us still waiting. 'dude x

I only received an email update of my card in production. The text messages came 2 days after. I received another email and text message when my card was mailed out. When I received the card, there was also the approval letter in the mail box and I noticed it was dated about 4 or 5 days prior to the date I received the card in production email.

 

From what other's have posted as well, I deduced that USCIS approves the application and mails out the approval letter (VSC letters arrive earlier than the CSC letters). However it is important to note that approvals do not cause any case status update. Only card production and card mailed out updates cause a status change and the corresponding notifications sent out.

[sparkysimes 1]

5 hours ago, xduncanx said:

Thanks for the info. I will set my alarm.

I did speak to someone at USCIS. They said CSC was up to June 20 applications, so hopefully mine will come in soon. The lady also said that I am not at risk of deportation while my application is being processed and I would only need an INFOPASS stamp if someone was needing documentation. e.g. For travel or for an employer.
She also said that, in case of emergency, I could just show up at a local office and plead my case and they would likely accept me on site without an appointment.

Happy waiting everyone.

 

When I was in the LA office last week, folks were simply showing up without an appointment.  They had kiosk terminals onsite for folks to register to get a number and wait. I have no idea how long the wait was for them as I had an appointment and was out of building within 15 minutes or so.