I-751 August 2016 Filers

[Name O Boy 511]

14 hours ago, AustinCanada said:

So that means CSC is more than three months behind of VSC since CSC has approved only few July filers!  

Yes indeed, I wonder if CSC applicants get more RFE's and Interviews. The pace VSC is going it seems they don't over complicate things when approving applicants, unlike CSC. 

[AustinCanada 681]

13 hours ago, Zombie69 said:

I think the possibility of waiting for 18 months to 2 years is very real now...

18 months to 2 years!?  

 

7 hours ago, Name O Boy said:

Yes indeed, I wonder if CSC applicants get more RFE's and Interviews. The pace VSC is going it seems they don't over complicate things when approving applicants, unlike CSC. 

I assume CSC conducts fewer interviews since more CSC filers are applying for Citizenship since they got too impatient to wait for their 10-year Green Cards, and their field offices often conduct a combo interview for I-751 and N-400 applications.  

[Zombie69 363]

5 hours ago, AustinCanada said:

18 months to 2 years!?  

 

I assume CSC conducts fewer interviews since more CSC filers are applying for Citizenship since they got too impatient to wait for their 10-year Green Cards, and their field offices often conduct a combo interview for I-751 and N-400 applications.  

Is that based on your assumption or anecdotal evidence?

[TimAdri 8]

15 hours ago, Name O Boy said:

Yes indeed, I wonder if CSC applicants get more RFE's and Interviews. The pace VSC is going it seems they don't over complicate things when approving applicants, unlike CSC. 

I can tell you this...We filed with VSC as we're in Georgia and they did not require an interview prior to our I-751 approval. Bit of a relief honestly as we have nothing to hide,  and there honestly wasn't any reason to warrant an interview in the first place. I was extremely thorough and very good about providing solid and complete RFE documentation,  and that may have played a part. If it did...Great!! All I can say is.. If nothing looks out of sorts and there's no reason for them to question anything, I think it's just a waste of everyone's time, including theirs to even bother with any interview. 

[Mandiimoose 39]

Can't figure out RTF for some reason this time around, I'll just quote the last person that posted the timeline. Anyways, I got my approval letter today! It was dated for the 6th, pretty much exactly a year since the NOA.

Edited September 11, 2017 by Mandiimoose

[AK_2014 113]

As August came and went, with no movement for those of us who filed at CSC... Is anybody keeping a list of what the official USCIS updates have been over the past several months at CSC?

 

The latest update (posted August 16, 2017) is that as of June 30, 2017, CSC was adjudicating files from June 20, 2016.

 

Does anybody have this same info for the past several updates, or even ideally back as far as late 2016?

 

Thanks!

[Zombie69 363]

1 hour ago, AK_2014 said:

As August came and went, with no movement for those of us who filed at CSC... Is anybody keeping a list of what the official USCIS updates have been over the past several months at CSC?

 

The latest update (posted August 16, 2017) is that as of June 30, 2017, CSC was adjudicating files from June 20, 2016.

 

Does anybody have this same info for the past several updates, or even ideally back as far as late 2016?

 

Thanks!

So far, it moves about 5 days per month. It is literally not moving at all. About 5 or 5 July filers have been approved. We will have to see what the update days in about 5 days.

[AustinCanada 681]

10 hours ago, Zombie69 said:

Is that based on your assumption or anecdotal evidence?

I see more combo filers (I-751 and N-400) on N-400 July and August filers groups.    I'd think it's easier and saves time for CSC to transfer their cases to their filed offices so CSC doesn't have to process them.  They're applying for N-400 so it's like killing two birds with one stone if their field offices conduct a combo interview for their I-751 and N-400 applications.  

 

1 hour ago, Mandiimoose said:

Can't figure out RTF for some reason this time around, I'll just quote the last person that posted the timeline. Anyways, I got my approval letter today! It was dated for the 6th, pretty much exactly a year since the NOA.

Congrats!  

 

1 hour ago, AK_2014 said:

As August came and went, with no movement for those of us who filed at CSC... Is anybody keeping a list of what the official USCIS updates have been over the past several months at CSC?

I think it's pretty much the same for the last several months, unfortunately!  

[Zombie69 363]

Just now, AustinCanada said:

I see more combo filers (I-751 and N-400) on N-400 July and August filers groups.    I'd think it's easier and saves time for CSC to transfer their cases to their filed offices so CSC doesn't have to process them.  They're applying for N-400 so it's like killing two birds with one stone if their field offices conduct a combo interview for their I-751 and N-400 applications.  

 

Congrats!  

 

I think it's pretty much the same for the last several months, unfortunately!  

Los Angeles field office is about 11 months. 10 more months to go i guess 

[Zombie69 363]

14 minutes ago, AustinCanada said:

I see more combo filers (I-751 and N-400) on N-400 July and August filers groups.    I'd think it's easier and saves time for CSC to transfer their cases to their filed offices so CSC doesn't have to process them.  They're applying for N-400 so it's like killing two birds with one stone if their field offices conduct a combo interview for their I-751 and N-400 applications.  

 

Congrats!  

 

I think it's pretty much the same for the last several months, unfortunately!  

What I find it bizarre is that the lack of movement of CSC, it won't just affect us, it will affect people who have applied who are applying after us. So CSC is just going to let the process stall and fall further and futher behind?? There has to be an explanation. What's causing the unprecedented delay? Trump? Or they are purposely trying to force CSC applicants to apply for 400? I have no word to describe how ridiculous this whole thing is. Yeah is it very easy just to ignore it and pretend I am focusing on 400. Day after day, month after month, zero movement. Will this even end?

Edited September 11, 2017 by Zombie69

[AustinCanada 681]

2 minutes ago, Zombie69 said:

What I find it bizarre is that the lack of movement of CSC, it won't just affect us, it will affect people who have applied who are applying after us. So CSC is just going to let the process stall and fall further and futher behind?? There has to be an explanation. What's causing the unprecedented delay? Trump? Or they are purposely trying to force CSC applicants to apply for 400? I have no word to describe how ridiculous this whole thing is. Yeah is it very easy just to ignore it and pretend I am focusing on 400. Day after day, month after month, zero movement. Will this even end?

Oh, USCIS....I've experienced this when I was applying for I-130 three years ago.    I didn't hear anything from USCIS for months.  It turned out that they weren't even processing spousal applications since they were busy processing DACA applications.    Our I-130 applications were sitting in their warehouse just collecting dust!    They kept telling us that they were busy processing so many applications (yes, non-spousal applications).  

[Name O Boy 511]

The annoying part is that USCIS doesn't come up with an official update to let the applicants know the reason of delay. USCIS is run by the money of the applicants so they should show some kind of respect by telling applicants the disparity in VSC and CSC processing.  

[Zombie69 363]

18 minutes ago, Name O Boy said:

The annoying part is that USCIS doesn't come up with an official update to let the applicants know the reason of delay. USCIS is run by the money of the applicants so they should show some kind of respect by telling applicants the disparity in VSC and CSC processing.  

They won't explain anything to us. We just have to keep waiting and waiting. Respect? No. USCIS is not about respect. It is about government bureaucracy and inefficiency. 

[Zombie69 363]

35 minutes ago, AustinCanada said:

Oh, USCIS....I've experienced this when I was applying for I-130 three years ago.    I didn't hear anything from USCIS for months.  It turned out that they weren't even processing spousal applications since they were busy processing DACA applications.    Our I-130 applications were sitting in their warehouse just collecting dust!    They kept telling us that they were busy processing so many applications (yes, non-spousal applications).  

I did not have that experience as my 130 was approved on the spot at the interview. The difference is 751 is a major application. 130 is an important step, but they are differnt variations for 130 approval. Some apply for their spouses overseas. Some just apply in the states. But 751, all the CSC applicants apply pretty much the same way. We will see. My guess is 2 years.

[JEWELLA 10]

I received my approval letter in the mail today.It is dated September 06,just 1 year and 1 week from my NOA  date.by the way am VSC filer.