I-751 October 2016 Filers

[twinkie3841 1]

Hi Everyone - just checking in.  Anyone hear anything yet?  Any actvity?  Filed in Oct - Biometrics in Dec - still waiting.  Thanks, Dayle

On 6/5/2017 at 5:57 PM, tm81663 said:

 

Filed in October 2016 and had interview in Detroit just as you in December.  But haven't heard anything since.  I will start stressing out at the end of the summer when we approach 1 full year.  Slowly getting anxious though.

 

[mycase17 114]

On 6/5/2017 at 4:57 PM, tm81663 said:

 

Filed in October 2016 and had interview in Detroit just as you in December.  But haven't heard anything since.  I will start stressing out at the end of the summer when we approach 1 full year.  Slowly getting anxious though.

Any Update on your case? You were lucky to get interview that fast considering the pace of CSC. 

[tm81663 10]

14 hours ago, mycase17 said:

Any Update on your case? You were lucky to get interview that fast considering the pace of CSC. 

I've heard nothing unfortunately.  I check the website and its still the same message.  

14 hours ago, twinkie3841 said:

Hi Everyone - just checking in.  Anyone hear anything yet?  Any actvity?  Filed in Oct - Biometrics in Dec - still waiting.  Thanks, Dayle

 

No activity on my side yet.  Checked the website and still same message.  No changes unfortunately.

 

[twinkie3841 1]

4 hours ago, tm81663 said:

I've heard nothing unfortunately.  I check the website and its still the same message.  

No activity on my side yet.  Checked the website and still same message.  No changes unfortunately.

 

Ok thanks for the feedback - feel a little better.  Think we will be placing a follow up call this week.  If I get any news I'll report back.  Thanks.

[Snow Crash 0]

The Vermont office has approved a whole bunch of September 2016 filers, so it shouldn't be too long, now! Not sure how things are going on the California side, though...

[Abby&Mario 100]

19 hours ago, Snow Crash said:

The Vermont office has approved a whole bunch of September 2016 filers, so it shouldn't be too long, now! Not sure how things are going on the California side, though...

That's nice to hear. My husband is starting to really worry about this. His fear is that he won't be able to make an appointment with our local USCIS office to get the extension stamp before his green card expires or he gets in trouble or something. I keep telling him that there are soon many of us in the same boat approaching the one-year mark, they surely have to think of something...right?? Blah. 

[katieflossom 54]

Hi all! So I called the USCIS last week, they told me that they were currently processing cases from June 2016! (I see on here though that some September are being approved... so who knows!) But my question is - is the 1-year extension letter from the date on your greencard? 

 

I am trying to go home for the holidays and am wondering if it's worth me going to get a stamp now (within the next month) so I know I can definitely travel if my case hasn't been processed by December? Anyone got any insight?

 

Thanks in advance.

[pikushi 8]

1 hour ago, katieflossom said:

Hi all! So I called the USCIS last week, they told me that they were currently processing cases from June 2016! (I see on here though that some September are being approved... so who knows!) But my question is - is the 1-year extension letter from the date on your greencard? 

 

I am trying to go home for the holidays and am wondering if it's worth me going to get a stamp now (within the next month) so I know I can definitely travel if my case hasn't been processed by December? Anyone got any insight?

 

Thanks in advance.

That is correct - the extension letter is good from the date on your green card, so it expires a year after your green card expired.

[Abby&Mario 100]

23 minutes ago, pikushi said:

That is correct - the extension letter is good from the date on your green card, so it expires a year after your green card expired.

Maybe I'm misunderstanding your wording, but when my husband called USCIS they told him that the letter lasts for one year from the date on the letter. In our case, my husband's green card expired December 29, 2016 and the date on the letter is October 31, 2016. So he has until October 31 of this year, 2017, to get the stamp or hope they finish his case.

[Derwood 203]

7 hours ago, Abby&Mario said:

Maybe I'm misunderstanding your wording, but when my husband called USCIS they told him that the letter lasts for one year from the date on the letter. In our case, my husband's green card expired December 29, 2016 and the date on the letter is October 31, 2016. So he has until October 31 of this year, 2017, to get the stamp or hope they finish his case.

You made the age old mistake of a) calling the USCIS misinformation line and then b) listening to what they said :-)

 

The green card expiry date is extended by one year. Your husband is good until 29 December 2017. USCIS have actually changed/clarified the wording of the I-797 in the last few weeks. Here's the new wording (read the first para):

Edited August 17, 2017 by Derwood

[Kelly&Tommy 2]

On 5/10/2017 at 10:45 PM, QueenOfBlades said:

I was approved  I'll be writing up a field office review later.

 

It was a nice slightly older lady. She asked me "so I don't have to go through all this, can you tell me what date you got married?" "How did you two meet?" "Is that the first time you two met face to face? Oh I mean in person."

 

The way she asked was more like an informal chat than anything, with one question leading to another. Honestly, very few questions and she didn't really look at anything we brought. She asked if we had a ceremony or if we just got married in a court. I talked a little about the ceremony, who attended, where it was, that his family helped set it up. It really was just like a chat. I asked if she wanted copies of our photos and she said no.

 

She then asked if I had any other new evidence to submit. I provided new evidence, such as a new lease, power of attorneys. I told her my husband actually acted as my POA over the weekend when I was in hospital and she kept a photo of me in there. She also kept a copy of the pension I had in England showing my husband as my beneficiary before we even moved here or got married. I guess for the intent aspect.

 

Even writing this sounds a lot more formal than it actually was. It was less formal and much more pleasant than renewing my driving license at the DMV.

 

I am SO relieved. It didn't help that the couple before us were taken off separately for a Stokes by a scary looking military guy 😱.

 

She said I should expect my green card in the next 30 days and we had plenty of bona fide stuff and didn't need any more.

 

One thing yall might be interested in - I'm a CSC filer, but she said she would have to send it back to Vermont to process and mail out the GC.

So it sounds like some file transfers DID happen and mine was one of them.

 

P.S No case status update for interview, no

 

Hi, how long did you get an interview letter since you submitted your application?

[Abby&Mario 100]

20 hours ago, Derwood said:

You made the age old mistake of a) calling the USCIS misinformation line and then b) listening to what they said :-)

 

The green card expiry date is extended by one year. Your husband is good until 29 December 2017. USCIS have actually changed/clarified the wording of the I-797 in the last few weeks. Here's the new wording (read the first para):

Ha, the first thing I asked my husband after I posted was whether he requested to speak to a Tier 2 supervisor before asking. He didn't. How quickly we forget once we get some distance from these things...lol!

[PeaHen 3]

On 17 августа 2017 г. at 5:07 PM, Abby&Mario said:

Ha, the first thing I asked my husband after I posted was whether he requested to speak to a Tier 2 supervisor before asking. He didn't. How quickly we forget once we get some distance from these things...lol!

And here is the old wording. I have been having trouble Proving my 100% legal presence with this kind of letter.   

Edited August 22, 2017 by PeaHen

[katieflossom 54]

Thanks for all the helpful info on here. I actually saw a pinned thread on this forum that has official gov documentation that the letter extends the green card by 1 year. Sadly that means mine expires on 12/2.

 

I also read around online that you can only go and get a stamp in your passport to extend further within one month of your extension letter expiring, does anyone know if this is true? I am trying to travel on 12/23 so am praying we are approved by then! 

[heatherandtezz 0]

I'm in the same boat... I'd like to go home for Christmas. My GC expired 12/23/16 so the letter will take my up to 12/2317. I'm guessing I can just go get a stamp in my passport that extends my status? Will that cause me any issues traveling? Hopefully we all get our cards by then anyway...