I-751 February 2017 Filers [merged threads]

[Lemon23 400]

4 minutes ago, kels430 said:

Interesting! Thank you for sharing that! I was slightly freaking out thinking we only had a month or so to get an infopass appointment and here in Seattle that can be quite the task... CBP even said we could be fined $585 or something like that if he tried to cross after a year from the receipt date. Besides the bad info he gave us he was actually quite nice lol

Not all CBP employees are well trained enough about their job and we understand that, that is why it is better to have a documents that shows to them the real and true policy that they implemented.

Edited January 9, 2018 by Lemon23

[corvusheart 163]

It wouldn't be the first time a CBP officer got something wrong. Back before my husband and I started the immigration process and he came to visit on ESTA the CBP officer told me he couldn't let him through because he wasn't currently employed in his own country. He said that was one of the ESTA rules. I told him that's totally false and that I had read everything in regards to ESTA and nothing said he couldn't come because of being unemployed. I said i can pull it up on my smartphone and show you if you like. After that he let him through.

[thilimaa 42]

Hey,

 

Thank you guys for clarifying all the information about the passport stamp for us. The fact that the letter extends (let's say) your GC for another year makes a lot more sense than extending your CPR status for another 1 from the date that you received the extension letter. Thank you, again! 

 

I checked their website for an "accurate" processing time but the website hasn't been updated in awhile, do you guys have any idea of when they will start processing our cases from February, 2017 (CSC) ? 

Edited January 9, 2018 by Thiago Lima

[erinandahmet 9]

14 minutes ago, thilimaa said:

Hey,

 

Thank you guys for clarifying all the information about the passport stamp for us. The fact that the letter extends (let's say) your GC for another year makes a lot more sense than extending your CPR status for another 1 from the date that you received the extension letter. Thank you, again! 

 

I checked their website for an "accurate" processing time but the website hasn't been updated in awhile, do you guys have any idea of when they will start processing our cases from February, 2017 (CSC) ? 

They are literally on the end of August 2017 in California. Our only hope is that some people think they will be speeding up soon because they transferred a bunch of other visa applications from Vermont and California to Texas. I think we have awhile still.  

[immianxiety 8]

3 hours ago, Lemon23 said:

Not all CBP employees are well trained enough about their job and we understand that, that is why it is better to have a documents that shows to them the real and true policy that they implemented.

I just called the 800 number and was told it's a year from the receipt date. I am really annoyed and confused as I am starting a job next week and ignored this because I thought it was clear that the expiration was in May. If so many USCIS employees are claiming it's in February, I don't know whether my new employer will also feel that way. I tried to self-check on e-verify but it says there isn't enough information to generate security questions.

[thilimaa 42]

5 hours ago, muchyounger said:

I just called the 800 number and was told it's a year from the receipt date. I am really annoyed and confused as I am starting a job next week and ignored this because I thought it was clear that the expiration was in May. If so many USCIS employees are claiming it's in February, I don't know whether my new employer will also feel that way. I tried to self-check on e-verify but it says there isn't enough information to generate security questions.

Hi,

 

I wouldn’t worry about it. It doesn’t make a lot of sense for your status to be extended  only until the expiration of your extension letter. The letter extend your status as a CPR, without the letter your status would have expired back in May, 2017 so it’s logical for the letter to extend your status until May, 2018.

Otherwise, people that, instead of applying for the ROC 3 months before the expiration of the GC, applied for the ROC only 1 month before, would have their status for another 2 months, just because(?!).  Kinda confusing, sorry, haha!

[mindthegap 2,590]

5 hours ago, muchyounger said:

I just called the 800 number and was told it's a year from the receipt date. I am really annoyed and confused as I am starting a job next week and ignored this because I thought it was clear that the expiration was in May. If so many USCIS employees are claiming it's in February, I don't know whether my new employer will also feel that way. I tried to self-check on e-verify but it says there isn't enough information to generate security questions.

Typical for the mis-information line.

Letters issued from June (ish) 2017 onwards now have wording clarifying it is one year from expiry of the card.

[mrszorak44 7]

17 hours ago, shell20 said:

Where  did you file? Aldo, did you sign up for informed delivery through USPS? That scans your mail before you receive it and sends it to your email box, do you know if you have a letter from USCIS.

Hi Shell, I sent my package to Laguna Niguel, CA - is this the California Service Center? Yes, I've signed up with the Informed Delivery by USPS specifically for this. Where did you file and what date did they receive your packet?

[shell20 746]

5 hours ago, mrszorak44 said:

Hi Shell, I sent my package to Laguna Niguel, CA - is this the California Service Center? Yes, I've signed up with the Informed Delivery by USPS specifically for this. Where did you file and what date did they receive your packet?

Yes, it's CSC, unfortunately you have another couple of months or so to wait. I filed on 22 me of Feb, NOA 1 date was 28 Feb, to Vermont, so with current time scales, I should be due to hear within next couple of months, but all processing times are subject to change.

[luciferase 2]

Congrats to everyone who has been approved!

 

At least it looks like the potential government shutdown will not (or very minimally) affect the USCIS (except E-Verify), thanks to the fees that we all paid!

[plasthandske 3]

As a fellow Feb 17 filer, I went to eat my stamp at the Minneapolis/St. Paul office recently.  No hassle at all, friendly staff, and in general a great experience.  Felt weird to let the GC go but at least now I’m free to roam the globe until CSC decides to process my papers.  The guy only asked why I needed it - he accepted my reasoning that I won’t book a ticket abroad for leisure or work until I’m certain that I can return without any issues. 

 

He he said that they’re are interviewing more and more people now (due to the new administration than they previously did).

[corvusheart 163]

1 hour ago, plasthandske said:

As a fellow Feb 17 filer, I went to eat my stamp at the Minneapolis/St. Paul office recently.  No hassle at all, friendly staff, and in general a great experience.  Felt weird to let the GC go but at least now I’m free to roam the globe until CSC decides to process my papers.  The guy only asked why I needed it - he accepted my reasoning that I won’t book a ticket abroad for leisure or work until I’m certain that I can return without any issues. 

 

He he said that they’re are interviewing more and more people now (due to the new administration than they previously did).

Firstly, did that stamp taste good?

We are also located in the Minneapolis metro. Although we don't plan to get the stamp until a month before the GCs 1 year expiry date. We don't really need it for anything unless his current employer asks for it. I don't like the sound of more interviews. Ugh. Also they take away your current GC??

Edited January 10, 2018 by corvusheart

[StewandKeba 9]

Do you have to pay for the stamp?

[shell20 746]

9 hours ago, StewandKeba said:

Do you have to pay for the stamp?

No you don't, however you have to make an appointment to obtain one.

[shell20 746]

Good morning Peeps, hope there are lots and lots and lots of approvals today! Good luck everyone!