i-751 April 2016 Filers - Part 2 (merged)

gitsie · April 14, 2017

28 minutes ago, Nay56 said:

I went to get an infopass appointment in Boston this morning. Honestly I don't know get how we can hear different things from different officers.

I got my approval letter Wednesday, and since I am traveling Monday I sssume I would need the stamp- the lady wouldn't give me to me because I'm already approved, even through she didn't listen when I said I was approved, she thought I only had my extension letter. She told me to wait for the card in the mail and then she asked if I had my biometrics done because the system she was looking at didn't show I had them done! She then went check different system and it was all good. She ended up giving me a stamp until May 13th because the card isn't in production yet. I don't understand why she gave me a stamp for such short time, though. I assume she thinks I'll get the card before then .

One thing i forgot to ask her- my passport name is different from my married name on my GC, does this matter? She kept my old card. She said to bring those notices when I cross the border in Mexico/California and to expect questions.

Oof.

Sounds frustrating, well done on getting the stamp!

Sukie · April 14, 2017

28 minutes ago, Nay56 said:

I went to get an infopass appointment in Boston this morning. Honestly I don't know get how we can hear different things from different officers.

I got my approval letter Wednesday, and since I am traveling Monday I sssume I would need the stamp- the lady wouldn't give me to me because I'm already approved, even through she didn't listen when I said I was approved, she thought I only had my extension letter. She told me to wait for the card in the mail and then she asked if I had my biometrics done because the system she was looking at didn't show I had them done! She then went check different system and it was all good. She ended up giving me a stamp until May 13th because the card isn't in production yet. I don't understand why she gave me a stamp for such short time, though. I assume she thinks I'll get the card before then .

One thing i forgot to ask her- my passport name is different from my married name on my GC, does this matter? She kept my old card. She said to bring those notices when I cross the border in Mexico/California and to expect questions.

Oof.

I think the moral of the story is: know the process and know how to defend yourself in the process. I think that is what VJ does for all of us - it helps us understand what is going on in the background,and helps us stand our ground when we are questioned.

The delays at VSC will be unfathomable to some Border Patrol officers. They may have never seen cases where ROC has taken so long - and they might question the stew out of it. If we know what our "rights" are (I know we don't really have any - but that's the only word I can think of), then we can inform the very people who are questioning us.

Many Border Patrol officers get hoity-toity when they see things they've never seen before. They try to apply a rule they know to a situation they do not understand, and they dig in when questioned. Case in point: a well-known and well-revered Australian children's book author, Mem Fox, was recently stopped on the West Coast. She was coming in to speak at a convention, where she was receiving an "honorarium". She was on the VWP or on a B1 visa, and the Border Patrol agent decided she was "working" on a non-working visa and was going to deny her entry. After a number of hours (this woman is 74 years old), they finally let her in, but she was shaken and upset. She'd entered the US on this visa to do the same exact thing many times before. But the BP agent just got it wrong. The US Consulate in Australia had to grovel on its knees to assuage the anger of all of Australia.

So...individual officers don't know all the rules, and they make mistakes. Know what YOUR process is, and help yourself.

Good luck to all of us. I know we are on pins and needles waiting for that magic letter!

Sukie in NY

Bueso · April 14, 2017

Sukie! U always make me feel good and I really like ur answers i think you are really well informed...THANKS, hoping get that magic letter really soon

Nay56 · April 14, 2017

1 hour ago, Sukie said:

I think the moral of the story is: know the process and know how to defend yourself in the process. I think that is what VJ does for all of us - it helps us understand what is going on in the background,and helps us stand our ground when we are questioned.

The delays at VSC will be unfathomable to some Border Patrol officers. They may have never seen cases where ROC has taken so long - and they might question the stew out of it. If we know what our "rights" are (I know we don't really have any - but that's the only word I can think of), then we can inform the very people who are questioning us.

Many Border Patrol officers get hoity-toity when they see things they've never seen before. They try to apply a rule they know to a situation they do not understand, and they dig in when questioned. Case in point: a well-known and well-revered Australian children's book author, Mem Fox, was recently stopped on the West Coast. She was coming in to speak at a convention, where she was receiving an "honorarium". She was on the VWP or on a B1 visa, and the Border Patrol agent decided she was "working" on a non-working visa and was going to deny her entry. After a number of hours (this woman is 74 years old), they finally let her in, but she was shaken and upset. She'd entered the US on this visa to do the same exact thing many times before. But the BP agent just got it wrong. The US Consulate in Australia had to grovel on its knees to assuage the anger of all of Australia.

So...individual officers don't know all the rules, and they make mistakes. Know what YOUR process is, and help yourself.

Good luck to all of us. I know we are on pins and needles waiting for that magic letter!

Sukie in NY

Oh yeah, growing up in the border taught me how the system is not really a system, officers at the border know some stufff that others don't or other way around, and they tend to be less friendly, I'll give myself at least two hours prior to my bus departure, just in case.

I asked if the officers there would be able to see what she is seeing in the system and she said yes but shrugged. I'm also thinking about the border patrol checkpoint. I know agents there see those documents more often than not but I can't help but thinking that at the end of the day, they can hold you for however long they may need to.

Private One · April 14, 2017

Vermont Service Center (54 Applicants, 5 Approved - 9.2 %)

VJName............Date of I-751....NOA1 Date........Biometrics....Approved
MARIE&CURT..........04/01/16.......04/05/16.........05/03/16......--/--/--
VIRJI1988...........04/01/16.......04/05/16.........04/29/16......--/--/--

ATL2012.............04/01/16.......04/09/16.........04/27/16......--/--/--
FANIA&NELSON........04/04/16.......04/06/16.........05/06/16......03/20/17
GASOLINE2805........04/04/16.......04/07/16.........05/20/16......--/--/--
PSV57...............04/06/16.......04/11/16.........06/01/16......--/--/--
BOS_LHR.............04/06/16.......04/07/16.........05/16/16......--/--/--
NOBBIE..............04/07/16.......04/12/16.........06/01/16......--/--/--

SCOFF...............04/08/16.......04/11/16.........--/--/--......--/--/--
VTJOSEPH............04/08/16.......04/11/16.........05/27/16......--/--/--
AZABU234............04/08/16.......04/12/16.........06/03/16......--/--/--

MCUZIN1985..........04/09/16.......04/14/16.........05/31/16......--/--/--

COWFACE.............04/09/16.......04/12/16.........05/31/16......--/--/--

JSC N GOM...........04/11/16.......04/16/16.........06/03/16......04/05/17

SACHAANDIAIN........04/11/16.......04/14/16.........06/16/16......04/10/17
THE_WAITING_GAME....04/11/16.......05/16/16.........06/20/16......--/--/--

J86SCHROEDER........04/11/16.......05/06/16.........--/--/--......--/--/--
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HITZ................04/11/16.......04/20/16.........05/05/16......--/--/--
MYRNA87.............04/12/16.......05/03/16.........05/31/16......--/--/--
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SHARONGILMORE.......04/12/16.......04/15/16.........06/03/16......--/--/--
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REMOTECONTROL.......04/13/16.......04/15/16.........06/06/16......--/--/--

MIKE ESP............04/14/16.......04/18/16.........--/--/--......--/--/--
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KTERO...............04/15/16.......04/19/16.........06/09/16......--/--/--
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NAN2................04/19/16.......04/25/16.........06/07/16......--/--/--
VANY_DC.............04/19/16.......05/25/16.........06/10/16......--/--/--

PAIGECHARLOTTE......04/19/16.......04/21/16.........06/09/16......--/--/--
GITSIE..............04/20/16.......04/20/16.........06/08/16......--/--/--
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KAWAIIAKUREI06......04/21/16.......04/25/16.........05/27/16......--/--/--
ANGELBIJOI..........04/21/16.......05/16/16.........06/26/16......--/--/--
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SUKIE...............04/22/16.......04/25/16.........06/10/16......--/--/--
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PRIVATE ONE.........04/23/16.......04/26/16.........06/10/16......04/08/17
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CHRUKA..............04/27/16.......--/--/--.........--/--/--......--/--/--
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Private One · April 14, 2017

This has been an amazing journey. I found VisaJourney late in the process but still found lots of help and encouragement. I'm happy I got off the sidelines and signed up to be member. You guys are like family now.

I've just completed another part of Journey. My ROC application was approved on April 8. Got the NOA in the mail just now. Envelope is dated April 11.

I'll begin the next part of my journey soon. N-400 will go out later this week. I'll remain active in this April filers group until every last one of us gets a decision. I trust that it will be all approvals.

Still hoping to do a timeline...hope soon.

Hang in there guys!

Thanks again.

atl2012 · April 14, 2017

Approval letter received today. "Congratulations! Your request for removal of the conditional basis of your permanent resident status has been approved." Date of decision 4/7/2017.

Hang in there!

Private One · April 14, 2017

Vermont Service Center (54 Applicants, 6 Approved - 11.1 %)

VJName............Date of I-751....NOA1 Date........Biometrics....Approved
MARIE&CURT..........04/01/16.......04/05/16.........05/03/16......--/--/--
VIRJI1988...........04/01/16.......04/05/16.........04/29/16......--/--/--

ATL2012.............04/01/16.......04/09/16.........04/27/16......04/07/17
FANIA&NELSON........04/04/16.......04/06/16.........05/06/16......03/20/17
GASOLINE2805........04/04/16.......04/07/16.........05/20/16......--/--/--
PSV57...............04/06/16.......04/11/16.........06/01/16......--/--/--
BOS_LHR.............04/06/16.......04/07/16.........05/16/16......--/--/--
NOBBIE..............04/07/16.......04/12/16.........06/01/16......--/--/--