I-751 September 2016 Filers

[darnit 2]

28 minutes ago, 4444510 said:

I disagree, it makes sense. If there was a huge bunch of I-130 approved back in 2014 for a short period of time because they had been pending for 15 months before that, then it's very logical that 2 years after all the same people file I-751 creating long queue. Also it seems reasonable that CSC may be struggling excessive workload due to the cases transferred from other service centers. This version is supported by the fact that VCS I-751 processing times now have equalized and are both around 12 months while CSC used to take 6 months to process I-751 and VSC was always 1 year. Now the are both 1 year.

Yea, that's true

[Ingrid28 69]

I took a look in the August thread and few people from VSC have been approved.  Hope they start September soon.

[Camelot13 63]

That's good to know. That's kind of why I've been holding off going in for the passport stamp. I keep hoping the approvals will start and then save the extra hassle of having to go in for the stamp. We'll see! 

[4444510 33]

Can't get how do I add my timeline and where are the timelines of September filers.

[darnit 2]

20 hours ago, Ingrid28 said:

I took a look in the August thread and few people from VSC have been approved.  Hope they start September soon.

Yea, I'd be so happy if they start processing Sept in Oct!

[4444510 33]

10 hours ago, darnit said:

Yea, I'd be so happy if they start processing Sept in Oct!

That's how it would be if they processed cases with the formula 1 month = 1 month. But it takes them one month to process cases filed within 1 week. SO it's slowing down dramatically. Sigh.

[dudeinTriBeCa 38]

I think September cases will begin processing by next month - August.

[Sam_Son_83 17]

52 minutes ago, dudeinTriBeCa said:

I think September cases will begin processing by next month - August.

 

VSC maybe, but I doubt for CSC?

[ColGil 126]

On 7/17/2017 at 1:12 PM, B & G said:

 

My problem is that my passport that holds my original I-551 stamp and the physical CR-1 visa has expired. I can easily get it renewed but that will mean turning over the old passport once I receive the new one.

 

Many countries return your old passport to you, but make a snip to the top corner to invalidate it.  Make copies to be safe, but hopefully they return it to you. 

[ColGil 126]

I traveled on a cruise to Mexico in May, handed over my GC and I-797 and was taken into secondary inspection.  I was told it was not acceptable to travel with an expired GC and a letter which "could easily be forged."  I was let go after he called and "verified with USCIS" and was told to get a stamp in my passport.  In reality (as I was watching him) he got scolded for wasting his supervisors time as she pointed to the letter and showed him exactly where in the letter it says I followed the correct process and to let me go.  I was watching the whole time, and no phone call to the USCIS was made.  

 

My husband was not allowed into Secondary inspection with me, and was instead ushered to baggage reclaim where he was told he was not allowed to wait and had to leave the terminal.  He was an absolute wreck by this point with visions of me being deported and him no idea what's going on.  Obviously it was very stressful.  (This was Long Beach CA).  It's not my first visit to secondary inspection, I did a stint there when I entered the US on a UK passport but a pending visa application for permanent residency,  This visit to secondary was WAY less stressful for me.  Last time they emptied my luggage, and grilled me for so long I almost missed my connecting flight.   

 

We are going on another cruise in a few weeks, to Alaska this time.  I have made an Infopass appointment to have the stamp in my passport.  I kept trying to reassure my husband that there's nothing to worry about but he said he would rather cancel the vacation than go through that again.  I had previously flown to Scotland and had zero issues using expired GC and letter when I returned to the US.  

 

I am a September filer but my GC expires in October.  I was moving house right around the time I was eligible to file and decided to wait until after the move and submit a change of address before filing.  

[darnit 2]

18 hours ago, dudeinTriBeCa said:

I think September cases will begin processing by next month - August.

I hope soooo.. That'd be the ultimate best case scenario! fingers crossed!

[darnit 2]

21 hours ago, 4444510 said:

That's how it would be if they processed cases with the formula 1 month = 1 month. But it takes them one month to process cases filed within 1 week. SO it's slowing down dramatically. Sigh.

We should send Jon Snow or Tyreon Lannister to them to seal a deal and make them expedite I-751 cases!

Edited July 26, 2017 by darnit

[4444510 33]

10 minutes ago, darnit said:

We should send Jon Snow or Tyreon Lannister to them to seal a deal and make them expedite I-751 cases!

LOL. I'd better send them Daenerys Targaryen and her dragons. You know what I mean, right?

Edited July 26, 2017 by 4444510

[4444510 33]

22 minutes ago, darnit said:

I hope soooo.. That'd be the ultimate best case scenario! fingers crossed!

It's of course far from becoming the truth but I wish.

[4444510 33]

8 hours ago, ColGil said:

I traveled on a cruise to Mexico in May, handed over my GC and I-797 and was taken into secondary inspection.  I was told it was not acceptable to travel with an expired GC and a letter which "could easily be forged."  I was let go after he called and "verified with USCIS" and was told to get a stamp in my passport.  In reality (as I was watching him) he got scolded for wasting his supervisors time as she pointed to the letter and showed him exactly where in the letter it says I followed the correct process and to let me go.  I was watching the whole time, and no phone call to the USCIS was made.  

 

My husband was not allowed into Secondary inspection with me, and was instead ushered to baggage reclaim where he was told he was not allowed to wait and had to leave the terminal.  He was an absolute wreck by this point with visions of me being deported and him no idea what's going on.  Obviously it was very stressful.  (This was Long Beach CA).  It's not my first visit to secondary inspection, I did a stint there when I entered the US on a UK passport but a pending visa application for permanent residency,  This visit to secondary was WAY less stressful for me.  Last time they emptied my luggage, and grilled me for so long I almost missed my connecting flight.   

 

We are going on another cruise in a few weeks, to Alaska this time.  I have made an Infopass appointment to have the stamp in my passport.  I kept trying to reassure my husband that there's nothing to worry about but he said he would rather cancel the vacation than go through that again.  I had previously flown to Scotland and had zero issues using expired GC and letter when I returned to the US.  

 

I am a September filer but my GC expires in October.  I was moving house right around the time I was eligible to file and decided to wait until after the move and submit a change of address before filing.  

I can say you're extremely brave travelling so much with expired GC. I had so much temptation to travel overseas all these years while waiting, including that I had an opportunity to travel for free (but alone), I did not do it for exact same reason. Don't want to jeopardize all that I had to go through. Can you imagine I would be on my way back from Mexico and alone without my wife with expired GC? I would end up being interrogated toughly. By the way, were they concerned by your expired GC only or they also were asking you about your marriage and husband?

Edited July 26, 2017 by 4444510