I-751 December 2016 Filers

[Scazy 78]

10 hours ago, Natonstan said:

Well...I just got an email saying I’m still within processing now times, so the message that stated I should email them if i don’t get a notice before the 28th was complete nonesense...thanks USCIS

I mean, the message about 28th was a part of the glitch message about transfer. At this point it's a common knowledge  that mass transfer to local offices has never happened and that was anything but a valid update. I got same response but it was a letter straight from CSC. I hope to see this thread be active by the end of next month with a real updates  

[Davejj 31]

1 hour ago, Scazy said:

I mean, the message about 28th was a part of the glitch message about transfer. At this point it's a common knowledge  that mass transfer to local offices has never happened and that was anything but a valid update. I got same response but it was a letter straight from CSC. I hope to see this thread be active by the end of next month with a real updates  

What letter did you get straight from CSC?

[Scazy 78]

1 hour ago, Davejj said:

What letter did you get straight from CSC?

Response on my case inquiry about the location of my file soon after "case transfer" glitch madness happened 

[silverjetplane 34]

Hey all - no case updates, sadly. Same old transfer notice and fees waived with both case numbers. I'm posting to let anyone who may travel outside the US know that we didn't have any real issues leaving and coming back on the ADIT stamp we got with an Infopass appointment just before our trip out of the country. The airline seemed to have no idea what they were doing or what the stamp was, but accepted it anyway.

 

The only issue upon entry (LAX) was that since we no longer have a physical GC to scan at the immigration kiosk, a secondary review was necessary and took about an hour, during which we were separated (and both very nervous). At the kiosk, instead of the GC it asked for, we tried my husband's passport that was within 6 months of expiring - also not really an issue but probably not the best thing. In the end, everything was fine. I had all the necessary backup paperwork showing what we've submitted so far and also the carrier information guide from CBP that specifically shows an example of the ADIT stamp (page 39) just in case. The first agent looked at it and said, 'Oh, a renewal,' so at least he recognized it. He then (apparently mistakenly) stamped the passport with the normal 'Admitted' stamp. He said a secondary review was needed and called over another agent to walk my husband to the back area and I wasn't allowed to enter with him - I nervously waited in baggage claim. He waited about an hour and they didn't ask any questions, but called him up to the counter and said, 'You're all set,' and gave back his passport and other information. The only strange thing that I wasn't expecting was that next to the ADIT stamp, the 'Admitted' stamp was crossed out and a 'Paroled' stamp was placed. I did a very quick Google search panicking with my understanding of parole in a legal sense, but I guess it's very specific in terms of immigration. If anyone has other info, that'd be great as I haven't done more exhaustive research just yet. I guess this section kind of makes sense from the Wikipedia entry (although he doesn't really meet all of the requirements listed there...):

 

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Another use related to immigration is advance parole,^[3] in which a person who already legally resides in the U.S. needs to leave temporarily and return without a visa. This typically occurs when a person's application to adjust status to permanent residency (to obtain a green card) is pending and the person must leave the U.S. for emergency or business reasons. It is also used for a temporary travel of those who received deferred action status by the USCIS, or have an asylum application pending. In the wake of September 11, 2001, there has been greater scrutiny of applications for parole and advance parole.^[4]

 

Best of luck to all of us waiting!

[Val2014 30]

It looks like a few nov 2016 CSC filers are reporting approvals on their cases. Fingers crossed in the next month or two they will start working on ours!!!! 🙌🏽🙌🏽. 

[Dashinka 24,494]

Just a quick update.  Katya had her N400 interview today in Detroit, but first the very friendly IO invited me in as well and covered the I751 application which was also approved.

[OhWait 12]

Anyone with Dec NOA get approved lately? 

[Natonstan 129]

As of today CSC says they're processing September 28th 2016 cases, VSC January 15 2017

[pkie1985 6]

People from November thread are getting approved already, so USCIS much further than September 2016

[Scazy 78]

Yep, and VSC I believe March - April 2017. Most efficient update is VJ 👍🏽

[aggie86 4]

Hey all! I got a written notice in the mail today that a "preliminary review of my case is complete" and it's been transferred to the USCIS office that has jurisdiction over my case...which says Nebraska?!?! I'm in California so that seems pretty weird to me. Does anyone know if that's a mistake or are they sending overflowing cases to other states? I'm in San Diego, and I know that the backlog here is pretty significant...

[silverjetplane 34]

8 minutes ago, aggie86 said:

Hey all! I got a written notice in the mail today that a "preliminary review of my case is complete" and it's been transferred to the USCIS office that has jurisdiction over my case...which says Nebraska?!?! I'm in California so that seems pretty weird to me. Does anyone know if that's a mistake or are they sending overflowing cases to other states? I'm in San Diego, and I know that the backlog here is pretty significant...

 

Exciting! Congrats... I think the Nebraska Service Center transfer is normal. My understanding is that USCIS is trying to speed things up by spreading some of the work to other service centers. Others may have better information. Does the letter indicate any other next steps? (Interview, request for more information, etc.)

 

(We're up in LA - also likely with a big backlog - and here's hoping we all see movement soon!)

[aggie86 4]

1 hour ago, silverjetplane said:

 

Exciting! Congrats... I think the Nebraska Service Center transfer is normal. My understanding is that USCIS is trying to speed things up by spreading some of the work to other service centers. Others may have better information. Does the letter indicate any other next steps? (Interview, request for more information, etc.)

 

(We're up in LA - also likely with a big backlog - and here's hoping we all see movement soon!)

Nope, no other next steps. We wouldn't mind doing an interview (anything to speed this process up) but if they do ask us to come in for one I hope it's not going to be in Nebraska!! 

[Scazy 78]

2 hours ago, aggie86 said:

Hey all! I got a written notice in the mail today that a "preliminary review of my case is complete" and it's been transferred to the USCIS office that has jurisdiction over my case...which says Nebraska?!?! I'm in California so that seems pretty weird to me. Does anyone know if that's a mistake or are they sending overflowing cases to other states? I'm in San Diego, and I know that the backlog here is pretty significant...

Have you applied for n 400?

[aggie86 4]

39 minutes ago, Scazy said:

Have you applied for n 400?

No, I've heard arguments both for and against but ultimately I'm not willing to risk the huge application fee and possibly lose it on a technicality. I'll wait until I get my GC back and file immediately after.