I-751 July 2016 Filers

[Florida2017 7]

New joiner here. British Citizen and federal litigation lawyer in Florida.

 

— I-751 (California Service Center) NOA: July 25, 2016 (still pending).

 

— N400 NOA: July 31, 2017 (biometrics taken and “case is in line for an interview”).

 

I called the National Customer Service Center last week and they told me to email a supervisor at the California Service Center because two of my service requests are pending longer than thirty days.

 

“You may email the corresponding USCIS service center with an inquiry related to your case if:

 

• You contacted national customer service (by calling the National Customer Service Center or submitting an on-line case inquiry) and a service request was generated; and

 

• You have not received a satisfactory response. This means that:

 

— The response you received was erroneous, or

 

— You have not received the response within the following timeframe:

 

    - 15 days for expedite requests

    - 30 days for all other types of inquiries

 

The service center follow-up email addresses are:

 

California Service Center:

csc-ncsc-followup@uscis.dhs.gov

 

Vermont Service Center: vsc.ncscfollowup@uscis.dhs.gov”

 

https://www.uscis.gov/about-us/contact-us

 

I sent them:

 

“The I-751/CRI89 is outside your normal processing time (as of September 30, 2017, California Service Center was processing cases as of August 3, 2016). On October 3, 2017, a Tier 2 officer placed a service request. The deadline for a response was October 18, 2017, and I haven't heard anything back. On November 7, 2017, I self-filed a second service request and was told to expect a reply by November 29, 2017; I haven't received a response.
 
Please let me know the status of my application. If the I-751/CRI89 is still at the CSC, are you able to immediately adjudicate it? Or has the I-751/CRI89 been combined with the N-400 application?”

 

Today, CSC replied:

 

“Thank you for your inquiry.  You have contacted the California Service Center (CSC); Laguna Niguel, CA. This office cannot assist you with your inquiry as your petition is being processed at the National Benefit Center.”

 

I replied and asked them to clarify. They responded today:

 

”We confirm that your I-751 is contained in the physical file that is currently located with the NBC. As such, the California Service Center (CSC) cannot speak to any processing of the I-751. Any further inquiries will need to be raised to the NBC.”

 

I must add that a further call today to the NCSC resulted in my being told that the I-751 is “pending.” They were unable to tell me about any transfer or consolidation of petition. Immediately after, I telephoned and spoke with an immigration officer at my local field office. I explained the case and gave him my alien number. He told me that the office hasn’t received anything from either CSC or the NBC and that the computer indicated that my petitions were in Missouri.

 

Today, he requested that they immediately send my petitions from the NBC to the local field office. The I-751 and the N-400 will be combined. I suspect that anyone with a pending I-751 and N-400 can expect the combining of the two.

 

Today, I also contacted the following (after receiving an unfavorable response to my CSC email):

 

“Headquarters Office of Service Center Operations
 
If you do not receive a satisfactory response from the service center, you may email the USCIS headquarters office of Service Center Operations. This means that:

 

• The response you received was erroneous, or

• You have not received the response within the following timeframe:

— 15 days for expedite requests

— 21 days for all other types of inquiries

 

You may email your follow-up inquiry to SCOPSSCATA@uscis.dhs.gov.”

 

And on top of this, my senator has contacted USCIS. I’ll let you all know when I get a response. Hopefully my petitions will be transferred to the field office within two weeks. The whole process is a joke.

Edited December 5, 2017 by Florida2017

[PandaMaker 24]

No update on the I-751, but I did receive an update today that my naturalization interview has been scheduled!

[darkchile 11]

12 hours ago, PandaMaker said:

No update on the I-751, but I did receive an update today that my naturalization interview has been scheduled!

Congratulations

 

[martincook 0]

Is it a joint interview or individual interview ?

[PandaMaker 24]

19 minutes ago, martincook said:

Is it a joint interview or individual interview ?

I don't know yet, but I'll report back when I get the interview letter.

[bamarolltide 4]

Just wanted to post an update.

 

I had my N400 interview already and was approved!, they had my pending I-751 there in front of them but they told me that since I was approved for Citizenship then my pending removal of conditions doesn't even matter now.
I also just received a notification via email that my oath ceremony has been scheduled and just waiting to see when it will be.

I am super excited, finally see the light at the end of the tunnel.
I wish you all the best!

[Derwood 203]

3 hours ago, bamarolltide said:

Just wanted to post an update.

 

I had my N400 interview already and was approved!, they had my pending I-751 there in front of them but they told me that since I was approved for Citizenship then my pending removal of conditions doesn't even matter now.
I also just received a notification via email that my oath ceremony has been scheduled and just waiting to see when it will be.

I am super excited, finally see the light at the end of the tunnel.
I wish you all the best!

Damn, you got through naturalization fast!

 

Congratulations!

[Since2012 28]

8 hours ago, bamarolltide said:

Just wanted to post an update.

 

I had my N400 interview already and was approved!, they had my pending I-751 there in front of them but they told me that since I was approved for Citizenship then my pending removal of conditions doesn't even matter now.
I also just received a notification via email that my oath ceremony has been scheduled and just waiting to see when it will be.

I am super excited, finally see the light at the end of the tunnel.
I wish you all the best!

 

Congratulations!!!

 

So it means we can file for the N-400 even if our I-751 still pending?

 

[PandaMaker 24]

19 hours ago, martincook said:

Is it a joint interview or individual interview ?

I just received the letter today, and it's a standard Naturalization interview letter with no mention of a joint interview. We will both be there regardless.

9 minutes ago, babe2012 said:

 

Congratulations!!!

 

So it means we can file for the N-400 even if our I-751 still pending?

 

Yes, that's correct...as long as you are within the correct timeframe to file for N-400.

[Since2012 28]

17 hours ago, PandaMaker said:

I just received the letter today, and it's a standard Naturalization interview letter with no mention of a joint interview. We will both be there regardless.

Yes, that's correct...as long as you are within the correct timeframe to file for N-400.

 

Nice to know that. Because I was reading some threads that says its gonna prolong the processing more if we file for N-400 while the I-751 is still pending. But now I’ve seen people that it went okay

[MadeForEachOther_ 42]

On 12/11/2017 at 12:00 PM, bamarolltide said:

Just wanted to post an update.

 

I had my N400 interview already and was approved!, they had my pending I-751 there in front of them but they told me that since I was approved for Citizenship then my pending removal of conditions doesn't even matter now.
I also just received a notification via email that my oath ceremony has been scheduled and just waiting to see when it will be.

I am super excited, finally see the light at the end of the tunnel.
I wish you all the best!

Congratulations ...

 

Have a question :

For filing N400, You have to reside complete 3 years in US or 2 Years 9 Months from the date of conditional GC you received.

 If I received conditional GC in 10/16/2015 When i will able to apply N400 ?

 

Please guide.

Thanks.

    

 

[bamarolltide 4]

1 hour ago, MadeForEachOther_ said:

Congratulations ...

 

Have a question :

For filing N400, You have to reside complete 3 years in US or 2 Years 9 Months from the date of conditional GC you received.

 If I received conditional GC in 10/16/2015 When i will able to apply N400 ?

 

Please guide.

Thanks.

    

 

Don't quote me on this as I am not 100% sure. But I think you have to wait for the 3 years, since they will ask you at the interview how many days you've been out of the country/and why.  I am pretty positive that's how it is, but maybe other people can confirm it.

[Lemon23 400]

2 hours ago, MadeForEachOther_ said:

Congratulations ...

 

Have a question :

For filing N400, You have to reside complete 3 years in US or 2 Years 9 Months from the date of conditional GC you received.

 If I received conditional GC in 10/16/2015 When i will able to apply N400 ?

 

Please guide.

Thanks.

    

 

The requirements are, you should be 3 years married to your US citizen spouse and during the past 3 years being permanent resident, you have not been out of the country for 18 months or more. Meaning if you've been living in the US for 18 months or more from the day you became permanent resident and given you're still married to your US citizen spouse for 3 years, then you're qualified for naturalization. All of your questions can be found here: https://www.uscis.gov/n-400

 

Edited December 14, 2017 by Lemon23

[MadeForEachOther_ 42]

19 hours ago, bamarolltide said:

Don't quote me on this as I am not 100% sure. But I think you have to wait for the 3 years, since they will ask you at the interview how many days you've been out of the country/and why.  I am pretty positive that's how it is, but maybe other people can confirm it.

Thnaks..

19 hours ago, Lemon23 said:

The requirements are, you should be 3 years married to your US citizen spouse and during the past 3 years being permanent resident, you have not been out of the country for 18 months or more. Meaning if you've been living in the US for 18 months or more from the day you became permanent resident and given you're still married to your US citizen spouse for 3 years, then you're qualified for naturalization. All of your questions can be found here: https://www.uscis.gov/n-400

 

Got my answer. 

Thanks for the link and proper explanation...

[Zombie69 363]

On 12/11/2017 at 9:00 AM, bamarolltide said:

Just wanted to post an update.

 

I had my N400 interview already and was approved!, they had my pending I-751 there in front of them but they told me that since I was approved for Citizenship then my pending removal of conditions doesn't even matter now.
I also just received a notification via email that my oath ceremony has been scheduled and just waiting to see when it will be.

I am super excited, finally see the light at the end of the tunnel.
I wish you all the best!

They obviously bypassed 751, congrats.