I-751 August 2016 Filers

[altito 63]

23 minutes ago, rerto said:

Ok, I called the USCIS call center..

 

The lady said the following: Your background check came back the 23rd of August but your file has not been forwarded to your field office because your had I-751 pending and NBC requested I-751 from CSC to complete the file and send it over to the field office. She doesn't know why CSC didn't send it over right away and waited until they approved I-751. She said that the I-751 file is now in transit to NBC. She also told me that they wouldn't send the full file to the field office until they've been able to schedule an interview - but the field office is backed up so that might take some months.

 

I don't know how to interpret what she is saying as I was under the impression that once the file was complete, NBC sends it to the field office for interview scheduling.. Anyway, for some reason CSC decided they didn't want to send my file to NBC and instead adjudicated my I-751, then sent it.. so it explains why I'm not in-line, because the file is not completed.

 

On the San Francisco Field Office filers thread, someone told me that I'm pending background checks - that's why I'm not in-line yet. The lady on the phone told me that background checks completed August 23rd... So that's not the case.. I'm just waiting because the field office is backlogged. Thought you guys wanted to know.. even tho it's not I-751 information...

 I am not in line yet either, I have both cases opened (I-751 and N-400), and my field office is San Francisco as well (very, very backed up).

Could you please send me the link to the SF Field office filers thread? I´d like to follow it too

Thanks!

[settembrini85 2]

28 minutes ago, rerto said:

By the way, out of the people that have received their new cards - are your signatures on the cards? Mine said "Signature Waived" where the signature was on my previous card. I know this is valid - but thinking it might be because of Biometrics timed out and they just approved it without updated biometrics and signature missing because of that..

My card also does not have a signature, but rather says "signature waived." I read somewhere that that has become the standard practice for 10-year GCs. 

[rerto 32]

12 minutes ago, altito said:

 I am not in line yet either, I have both cases opened (I-751 and N-400), and my field office is San Francisco as well (very, very backed up).

Could you please send me the link to the SF Field office filers thread? I´d like to follow it too

Thanks!

Altito, here goes: 

 

[rerto 32]

2 minutes ago, settembrini85 said:

My card also does not have a signature, but rather says "signature waived." I read somewhere that that has become the standard practice for 10-year GCs. 

Ah, thanks! Didn't know thats standard practice..

[LynLyn120 3]

On 12/1/2017 at 3:05 PM, Jenny_USCIS said:

ugh, I received a letter saying I need to submit additional proof for good faith marriage... this is so retarded.. after a year and 3 months, I need to re-submit stuff.... I'm not sure if I have to wait another year to actually get the green card... 

 I just got the same letter too  😡😡 😭😭

[4444510 33]

56 minutes ago, rerto said:

Ok, I called the USCIS call center..

 

The lady said the following: Your background check came back the 23rd of August but your file has not been forwarded to your field office because your had I-751 pending and NBC requested I-751 from CSC to complete the file and send it over to the field office. She doesn't know why CSC didn't send it over right away and waited until they approved I-751. She said that the I-751 file is now in transit to NBC. She also told me that they wouldn't send the full file to the field office until they've been able to schedule an interview - but the field office is backed up so that might take some months.

 

I don't know how to interpret what she is saying as I was under the impression that once the file was complete, NBC sends it to the field office for interview scheduling.. Anyway, for some reason CSC decided they didn't want to send my file to NBC and instead adjudicated my I-751, then sent it.. so it explains why I'm not in-line, because the file is not completed.

 

On the San Francisco Field Office filers thread, someone told me that I'm pending background checks - that's why I'm not in-line yet. The lady on the phone told me that background checks completed August 23rd... So that's not the case.. I'm just waiting because the field office is backlogged. Thought you guys wanted to know.. even tho it's not I-751 information...

The applications for I-751 get adjudicated in service centers unless they have doubts if they should approve it over there. In this case they delegate this authority to a filed office by sending the case to them. The field office can either approve it without additional requests or schedule an interview.

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14 minutes ago, 4444510 said:

The applications for I-751 get adjudicated in service centers unless they have doubts if they should approve it over there. In this case they delegate this authority to a filed office by sending the case to them. The field office can either approve it without additional requests or schedule an interview.

You are correct - but I have a N-400 pending as well and NBC requested the I-751 file from CSC to complete the N-400 file - but CSC didn't send it, instead adjudicated I-751, then sent the file. In most cases if you have a N-400 pending, they will combine your file and do I-751 and N-400 at the same time.

[Zombie69 363]

2 hours ago, GreatDane said:

I hope by the time the updates come, we both fall on the good side of the processing times so we can submit requests. Hopefully it would help!

I will do both, info pass and service request. 

[sddude89 31]

On 12/1/2017 at 1:05 PM, Jenny_USCIS said:

ugh, I received a letter saying I need to submit additional proof for good faith marriage... this is so retarded.. after a year and 3 months, I need to re-submit stuff.... I'm not sure if I have to wait another year to actually get the green card... 

This is good news in a way, as it means that your application is finally in the hands of an officer/adjudicator (And not in the pile waiting).

 

From others cases I have seen, once you submit the response to the RFE your application will be approved almost immediately (If you have the documents requested in the RFE and the docs are found to be satisfactory by the officer).

[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

[GreatDane 366]

5 hours ago, Zombie69 said:

I will do both, info pass and service request. 

I'll wait until my I551 stamp expires until I do another infopass. I only had a six month extension and while it's only a 30 minute drive away, going there is about a half day off work.

[GreatDane 366]

4 hours ago, Florida2017 said:

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.

Thanks for the clear timeline! I guess it's almost time for me to reach out and do something similar. 

 

How were you able to call your field office?

[AustinCanada 681]

1 hour ago, GreatDane said:

I'll wait until my I551 stamp expires until I do another infopass. I only had a six month extension and while it's only a 30 minute drive away, going there is about a half day off work.

My stamp expires on July 2, 2018!  

 

I might have to make another InfoPass appointment to get another extension in my passport considering how slowly the Seattle office is processing N-400 applications!  

[Florida2017 7]

5 hours ago, GreatDane said:

Thanks for the clear timeline! I guess it's almost time for me to reach out and do something similar. 

 

How were you able to call your field office?

I have a contact there. But it’s not difficult to find numbers and call them. Keep pestering until someone does something.

[Zombie69 363]

5 hours ago, GreatDane said:

I'll wait until my I551 stamp expires until I do another infopass. I only had a six month extension and while it's only a 30 minute drive away, going there is about a half day off work.

I will do info pass to find out what is going on with my 751, i am not too concerned about 551.