I-751 November 2016 Filers

[lesly87 27]

1 minute ago, jci130 said:

Finally it came   I got a letter from Vermont USCIS center last Friday stating that my case has been approved and I will be receiving the 10 year green card within next 60 days. Congrats to all those have received their approval already.

I believe that others will be getting their letters soon. 

Congrats my friend! So happy for you! May you bring us all luck for speedy approval! Can you share with us what was the approval date of your letter?

[jci130 4]

@lesly87 Thank you  I received the letter on  October 13th Friday and it was dated 10-06-2017 in the letter. 

[las1023 1]

Approval notice was in mailbox today! Letter was dated 10/06.

 

Best of luck to everyone else waiting.  It will come soon!! Next stop - naturalization

 

[JimyAnita 8]

On 10/14/2017 at 11:48 AM, caem said:

 

My estimation, based on the current processing time, is that Nov 2016 CSC fillers will start getting results in Feb 2018 through April 2018. Things could change of course.

 

If you apply for Naturalization, you I-751 application will be placed on hold, but they would still have to process it. From browsing around VJ, it looks like you may end up with one interview for both I-751 and N-400. Personally, as soon as I'm eligible (in 3 weeks), I am going to check if I can apply online for N-400. It seems that the online application take less time to process.

But that's one of my questions, in order for us to be eligible, shouldn't we first have the I-751 approved? Can you start the Naturalization in the meantime, even though you are not approved yet for permanent residency? I thought that the latter was one of the conditions

[Lima17 0]

2 hours ago, las1023 said:

Approval notice was in mailbox today! Letter was dated 10/06.

 

Best of luck to everyone else waiting.  It will come soon!! Next stop - naturalization

 

Congratulations! Can you tell us when did you file? 

[lesly87 27]

3 minutes ago, Lima17 said:

Congratulations! Can you tell us when did you file? 

It is in the user's signature. 

[bob72601 13]

3 minutes ago, Lima17 said:

Congratulations! Can you tell us when did you file? 

Please create your Timeline so we can all see your data.

[Lima17 0]

48 minutes ago, bob72601 said:

Please create your Timeline so we can all see your data.

Done!🙃🙃

[mindthegap 2,599]

2 hours ago, JimyAnita said:

But that's one of my questions, in order for us to be eligible, shouldn't we first have the I-751 approved? Can you start the Naturalization in the meantime, even though you are not approved yet for permanent residency? I thought that the latter was one of the conditions

No, yes, and no.

[JimyAnita 8]

4 hours ago, mindthegap said:

No, yes, and no.

Ok, I am sooo lost. 

 

1- Is it 3 years since being married or 3 years since receiving the green card? Because I got married 3 years ago in August, but my Green Card says "Resident since 02/04/15"

2- The extension letter... the year extension is from the expiration date in the green card or the date they sent the letter?

 

Thanks

[Wingnutfish 18]

8 hours ago, JimyAnita said:

But that's one of my questions, in order for us to be eligible, shouldn't we first have the I-751 approved? Can you start the Naturalization in the meantime, even though you are not approved yet for permanent residency? I thought that the latter was one of the conditions

The I-751 needs to be approved before you can complete the process of naturalization, but not before you apply. The understanding here seems to be that if your I-751 still hasn't been approved when they're ready to approve your N-400, they're supposed to dig up your I-751 and make sure it gets approved around the same time. They have a policy saying they can actually approve the two simultaneously.

 

1 hour ago, JimyAnita said:

Ok, I am sooo lost. 

 

1- Is it 3 years since being married or 3 years since receiving the green card? Because I got married 3 years ago in August, but my Green Card says "Resident since 02/04/15"

2- The extension letter... the year extension is from the expiration date in the green card or the date they sent the letter?

 

Thanks

I don't blame you - seems like you haven't gotten very straight answers here (people are distracted by other happenings and probably tired of answering the same questions so often). :-)

 

1. It's three years from getting the green card, not from getting married. BUT you can submit the naturalization application up to three months before you reach that three-year point.

 

2. Someone else should be able to confirm this (or you can use the search function to find where it's been asked before), but I think it's the later date, i.e. one year from the expiration date on the green card. Though USCIS people might occasionally get confused about it too.

[Wingnutfish 18]

On 10/14/2017 at 11:48 AM, caem said:

 

 Personally, as soon as I'm eligible (in 3 weeks), I am going to check if I can apply online for N-400. It seems that the online application take less time to process.

How do you file online??

[Nikkosan 127]

2 hours ago, Wingnutfish said:

2. Someone else should be able to confirm this (or you can use the search function to find where it's been asked before), but I think it's the later date, i.e. one year from the expiration date on the green card. Though USCIS people might occasionally get confused about it too.

Everything Wingnutfish said is correct.

 

As for point 2, I can confirm and back it up with an official source: https://www.cbp.gov/sites/default/files/documents/Carrier Information Guide- English.pdf

 

Go to page 38 of the manual and you can read the following:

 

Notice of Action

A Conditional Resident with an expired Resident card (with a two-year expiration date) may be boarded if also in possession of a Notice of Action (Form I-797). The Notice of Action extends the validity of the card for a specified length of time, generally one year. The “Receipt Date” of the form has no effect on the validity of the card. A passport is not required.

 

The picture clearly shows a reference to the expiration of the permanent residence card itself, and not the NOA. I'm also highlighting the portion of text that mentions the NOA extending the validity of the card.

[mindthegap 2,599]

Letters issued from July 2017 onwards have different wording too, stating valid from one year of card expiry.

[dnp2014 44]

8 hours ago, JimyAnita said:

Ok, I am sooo lost. 

 

1- Is it 3 years since being married or 3 years since receiving the green card? Because I got married 3 years ago in August, but my Green Card says "Resident since 02/04/15"

2- The extension letter... the year extension is from the expiration date in the green card or the date they sent the letter?

 

Thanks

1) 3 year from Residence Since date on your green card. You can apply after 2 years 9 months 

 

2) USCIS officers 1 year from Green card expiary date. Some CBP officers take is one year from date of letter.