I-751 March 2017 Filers

[pesos 1]

On 3/1/2017 at 2:12 PM, ritbiv said:

Yay! All the best. Let's keep each other updated.

Mailed in to CSC on February 29th, received March 2, NOA/1 year extension received by the 9th.

 

But when I pop my receipt number in at uscis.gov I get:

 

Validation Error(s)
You must correct the following error(s) before proceeding:

• My Case Status does not recognize the receipt number entered. Please check your receipt number and try again. If you need further assistance, please call the National Customer Service Center at 1-800-375-5283.

Edited March 11, 2017 by pesos

[visaqueries 111]

We sent our I-751 Monday, March 6 to CSC. They received it March 7. The NOA/extension letter was received by us Saturday, March 11. Thankful for them putting our minds at ease (by not returning our packet due to error :))!

[Dan&Yvette 15]

23 minutes ago, pesos said:

Mailed in to CSC on February 29th, received March 2, NOA/1 year extension received by the 9th.

 

But when I pop my receipt number in at uscis.gov I get:

 

Validation Error(s)
You must correct the following error(s) before proceeding:

• My Case Status does not recognize the receipt number entered. Please check your receipt number and try again. If you need further assistance, please call the National Customer Service Center at 1-800-375-5283.

Same here.. 

[lovethemidwest 28]

Don't worry, that is normal. I believe. It will change when you get the next letter 

[Jamy2014 68]

On 9.3.2017 at 6:47 PM, TwoChickies said:

And I think Jamy2014 was asking whether the "window" applies to the dates on the forms and the dates the package is actually sent out. That's why I personally would suggest playing it safe and date things, at the earliest, the first day the window opens if they are ready to send it.

Thank you, TwoChickies....I remember you guys when being in the I-130-filers group. Great to see you again! :-)

[Jamy2014 68]

On 9.3.2017 at 6:49 PM, S. & A. said:

TwoChickies! I remember you and Jamy and some others from the horrible NVC threads (and some even from the April 2014 I-130 thread). I also hadn't logged into here in almost two years and it's definitely interesting and weird.

 

Your list looks great!

Hey S. & A.! Welcome back to the craziness of visa paperwork! Remembering you as well! :-)

[Jamy2014 68]

On 9.3.2017 at 7:40 PM, boosbear said:

Good to see familiar faces from the April 2014 group. This part was stressful for us too....but not near as stressful as the first time. Just relieved our package is off & should be received tomorrow. The waiting will suck tho, we have another Canadian friend who sent theirs in July & the only thing they received is a letter stating she was allowed to stay in the US another year, that's it. I'll just have to forget about it for awhile.....just thankful every day my hubby is here. ❤

Boosbear! Another familiar one! :-)

 

On 9.3.2017 at 7:16 PM, S. & A. said:

Yeah, this is the only part that bothers me. I'm sure under different circumstances it would have been safe, but given the way things are right now I don't think I'll be leaving the country with an expired green card plus the extension notice if I can avoid it, and why I'd like to naturalize ASAP. 

Same here! Planned to travel to Germany but not taking any chances either with all this going on. I might change my mind if they put a stamp in my passport for extension but just with the extension letter? No way!!! Well, the weather here in Florida is better anyways ;-)

[PCV 9]

Package went in the mail Friday and delivered on Saturday....Let the fun times begin.

[TwoChickies 105]

I'm so happy to hear people getting their extensions!! 

 

We're sending ours off tomorrow and I'm wondering: how and where did you include your check/money order? The whole thing is assembled with ACCO fasteners but I'm thinking maybe I should put the money order on the very top with a paper clip instead? 

[Olive4870 10]

6 hours ago, TwoChickies said:

I'm so happy to hear people getting their extensions!! 

 

We're sending ours off tomorrow and I'm wondering: how and where did you include your check/money order? The whole thing is assembled with ACCO fasteners but I'm thinking maybe I should put the money order on the very top with a paper clip instead? 

 

I put mine in an envelope and placed on the very top with a paper clip...

[boosbear 37]

23 hours ago, Jamy2014 said:

Boosbear! Another familiar one! :-)

 

Same here! Planned to travel to Germany but not taking any chances either with all this going on. I might change my mind if they put a stamp in my passport for extension but just with the extension letter? No way!!! Well, the weather here in Florida is better anyways ;-)

Hi Jamy!!!! Enjoy the Florida  weather, we're getting a blizzard tomorrow with 12-18 inches of snow expected in lil RI!!  Agree...we won't be traveling until we have a new green card or passport stamp!!  Too uncertain of times right now ?

[boosbear 37]

35 minutes ago, terrificgrace said:

I put mine in an envelope and placed on the very top with a paper clip...

We also put the check paper-clipped right on top of the I-751 form so it's the first thing they see!  

[S. & A. 159]

Ditto about the Florida weather Jamy! NY is also expecting the blizzard and 12-20 inches of snow.  As someone born and raised in Buenos Aires (where it doesn't ever snow or go below 30F) the cold has been the most challenging part of all this. lol

 

8 hours ago, TwoChickies said:

I'm so happy to hear people getting their extensions!! 

 

We're sending ours off tomorrow and I'm wondering: how and where did you include your check/money order? The whole thing is assembled with ACCO fasteners but I'm thinking maybe I should put the money order on the very top with a paper clip instead? 

We went the lazy route and didn't do ACCO fasteners. We printed exhibit cover pages (a page with my info at the top and then a title like "Exhibit X: proof of Y and Z") and used binder clips to hold one exhibit plus its cover page together. We then put the entire petition (a series of exhibits held together with binder clips, but not held together as one document) plus cover letter in one of those document pouches that you close with a string.

 

For the checks/money order: we sent two checks, one for $595 and another one for $85 because we interpreted it this way from the instructions. Most people on here seem to just send one check and it seems to be fine either way. Anyway, we made "Exhibit A: Two checks for $595 and $85, Form I-751 and copies of green card" (the stuff that's "required") and once I had assembled the exhibit with the cover page, I-751 and copies of green card, I put two more binder clips, one on each side of the cover page, holding one check (vertical) in front of the cover page on each side so they wouldn't be missed. Put this in the pouch with only the cover letter in front. Seems to have worked. 

[relativeways 27]

hello! Chiming in. My green card's expiration date is june 11th, 2017, so i mailed mine in on march 11th this past saturday. Hoping it all goes smoothly!

[S. & A. 159]

Just checked the mail and received NOA1 from VSC extending status for a year as expected. It's dated March 8, one day after the package was delivered and two days before the checks actually showed as cashed in our bank account. Just in time for my green card expiring this Thursday.

 

Please note that I'm not suggesting you leave it to the last week like I did, but I'm posting this as a sort of counter to the general feeling here on VJ that if you don't mail your petition the first day your window opens USCIS is going to set it on fire and deport you.  There could always be problems with mail delivery and mistakes on the checks or petition, so it's always prudent to do things early. You'll also be done sooner. The thing is, this should be obvious but filing the first day vs. the last week will absolutely not make a difference to USCIS. I just can't understand some of the threads on here and the people stressing out about not being able to mail it the first day (and repeating false information like 'USCIS doesn't like it if you don't do this!') or being so impatient they file one day too early and get it sent back to them. We've gone through so much already, and we're going to be waiting for like a year regardless. Let's not stress out so much!

 

The N-400 I'm definitely going to try and have ready around the beginning of my filing window in December, after I do some research about filing with ROC pending.