I am a 2015 Oct filer and THAT'S RIGHT I am still waiting

[WaitingNoneStop 1]

Hi All,

 

I filed my petition of removal of condition on permanent residency in Oct 2015, based on marriage to USC, received a RFE back in May 2016 and responded within timely manner. 

 

I have not heard anything ever since.

 

The last time I called the tier 2 officer informed me that my case has been transferred to my field office in Memphis TN, and I should expect to hear something within 180 days. 

 

Another 180 days, are you kidding?

 

My current job requires me to hold a state regulated license, which the association is having a hard time to recognize my temporary status proof. (BTW, it is literally a stamp and hand written by IMO something like " this person's case is still pending", since my original NOA letter has expired), I am applying for school at the same time and worry that my student loan will not be approved, meanwhile my husband is going on a deployment soon (he is active duty). 

 

I have filed several service requests stating my situation, have scheduled info pass for next week to go in (which I don't expect will help with anything).

 

With all these being said, I am very stressed and not sure what else I can do. I truly hope everyone else is having a less miserable waiting time than me.

 

Thanks  

[Mollie09 1,543]

Have you tried contacting you congressman? Your senator? Maybe the ombudsman?

[Georgia16 2,858]

If you have been married more then 3 years and had your GC for 3 years then file for citizenship (if you wish too of course) that should force them to take action on the ROC.

[WaitingNoneStop 1]

3 minutes ago, F1H1I130 said:

Have you tried contacting you congressman? Your senator? Maybe the ombudsman?

 

Hi Thank you for the response.

 

I am currently looking into ombudsman service, from what I have learnt so far they will only assist you to inquire the detailed status of your case, is that correct?

 

I guess I had too much confidence in UCSIC so I chose to wait it out.

 

I contacted my congressman during my initial adjustment of status however they were not very helpful, so I have not reached out to them yet either.  

[WaitingNoneStop 1]

4 minutes ago, Georgia16 said:

If you have been married more then 3 years and had your GC for 3 years then file for citizenship (if you wish too of course) that should force them to take action on the ROC.

Thank you, I have considered that approach as well, however it will take another 6 - 8 month. 

 

What I am really needing to know right now is can the stamp and hand written statement by IMO on my passport truly serve as a valid proof for my status and employment authorization.. and what would my status be when an employer use e-verify?

 

Thanks again

[Georgia16 2,858]

Just now, WaitingNoneStop said:

Thank you, I have considered that approach as well, however it will take another 6 - 8 month. 

 

What I am really needing to know right now is can the stamp and hand written statement by IMO on my passport truly serve as a valid proof for my status and employment authorization.. and what would my status be when an employer use e-verify?

 

Thanks again

The stamp you get is valid! You can still work and travel and everything. under e-verify it should still be legal permanent resident.

[charmander 692]

Unfortunately not all the field offices prioritize ROC interviews over the AOS and N400 interviews. Even with the help of congressperson or ombudsman, field office could just say your file is in line for a I751 interview and they cannot provide a specific timeframe when it would be scheduled. Regardless I would still get help from the congressperson first. They are usually faster than ombudsman's office in getting answers. Let's see what they say.

 

 

[mindthegap 2,607]

41 minutes ago, WaitingNoneStop said:

What I am really needing to know right now is can the stamp and hand written statement by IMO on my passport truly serve as a valid proof for my status and employment authorization.. and what would my status be when an employer use e-verify?

 

Yes. Whether a layperson understands what exactly the stamp means, in the absence of a physical GC is another matter.  The majority of US citizens by birth have no understanding of the whole status saga.

E-verify will show you as a LPR, I presume until the expiry of the stamp, as when you get it, they update their systems to reflect it.

 

 

[EDIT - seriously, this board censors the three letter abbreviation of a W followed by T then F ?  ]

Edited March 2, 2017 by mindthegap

[WaitingNoneStop 1]

Thank you for your guys' insight, it makes me feel somewhat relieved..

 

I will involve my local congressman after the visit to field office next week, I'm hoping I can hear some constructive update rather than "you just have to wait". 

 

I completely agree average Americans do not understand the whole process of immigration and it is causing a lot of unnecessary trouble.. 

 

 

Edited March 2, 2017 by WaitingNoneStop

[Cybery 1]

If it makes you feel any better I have been waiting longer then you hah August 2015 filer.Coming onto 19 months wait ?.Called multiple times,submitted over 3 e-requests,went to two infopass appoitments,spoke with senator of my state his office made an inqury about my case and still nothing.

 

They just tell me these cases are not a priority,and that they have seen cases take up to 3 years.Absolutly insane.

 

Yea i also got the i-551 handwritten with stamp looks like I wrote it lol 

[charmander 692]

1 hour ago, Cybery said:

If it makes you feel any better I have been waiting longer then you hah August 2015 filer.Coming onto 19 months wait ?.Called multiple times,submitted over 3 e-requests,went to two infopass appoitments,spoke with senator of my state his office made an inqury about my case and still nothing.

 

They just tell me these cases are not a priority,and that they have seen cases take up to 3 years.Absolutly insane.

 

Yea i also got the i-551 handwritten with stamp looks like I wrote it lol 

What field office is this? 

[WaitingNoneStop 1]

Good morning,

 

Just a quick update on my case :

Received a mail from USCIS yesterday notifying me that my case is scheduled for an interview on Apr 11th.

 

I was hoping to get an approval letter just like many people here without interview, but I guess I'm just so "special".

 

Well it's better than no update I suppose, now I just have to gather all the information that I have sent them...

 

Also FYI, I called USCIS yesterday morning to inquire my case details, and tier 2 officer did not even mention that I'm scheduled for an interview and the letter was sent out 3 days ago - they really need to do a better job on consolidating information in their system.

 

Thanks 

 

[Cybery 1]

4 hours ago, charmander said:

What field office is this? 

I sent my application to Vermont but in October 2016 it got transfered to local office in Baltimore,MD.

[Cybery 1]

4 hours ago, WaitingNoneStop said:

Good morning,

 

Just a quick update on my case :

Received a mail from USCIS yesterday notifying me that my case is scheduled for an interview on Apr 11th.

 

I was hoping to get an approval letter just like many people here without interview, but I guess I'm just so "special".

 

Well it's better than no update I suppose, now I just have to gather all the information that I have sent them...

 

Also FYI, I called USCIS yesterday morning to inquire my case details, and tier 2 officer did not even mention that I'm scheduled for an interview and the letter was sent out 3 days ago - they really need to do a better job on consolidating information in their system.

 

Thanks 

 

I think interview is better then nothing.After the interview you will get it within the month.Good luck.

 

Let us know how did it go.

[charmander 692]

7 minutes ago, Cybery said:

I sent my application to Vermont but in October 2016 it got transfered to local office in Baltimore,MD.

The only document I'm aware of I751 interview waiting times is this one from October 2015. https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/USCIS/Outreach/Notes from Previous Engagements/PED-Field_Ops_Agenda_October_2015_Cleared.pdf

Page 5-6 lists waiting times for I751 interviews for certain field offices.Unfortunately Baltimore is not listed. However, as you can see it can take from a few weeks to almost 2 years to schedule I751 interviews once the field offices get them. I hope Baltimore is not among the slower ones.

 

Have you filed for N400? That would at least force them do a joint I751-N400 interview.

Edited March 3, 2017 by charmander