I-751 May 2017 Filers

[Lemon23 400]

Great! i'm on the next line for VSC May filers, hopefully I will get my biometrics letter this week. crossing fingers.

Edited June 13, 2017 by Lemon23

[Shannon28 1]

Hey there everyone. We filed May 10th at VSC, and it was received on May 12th. Our check was cashed 10 days later and we have heard nothing since till our Biometrics letter came on June 10th (although it was dated June 2) and our appointment is June 19th. But we never got a NOA1 letter with the extension. Is it worth calling?

[frontgear 194]

1 hour ago, Shannon28 said:

Hey there everyone. We filed May 10th at VSC, and it was received on May 12th. Our check was cashed 10 days later and we have heard nothing since till our Biometrics letter came on June 10th (although it was dated June 2) and our appointment is June 19th. But we never got a NOA1 letter with the extension. Is it worth calling?

Do call USCIS and ask to be escalated to a Tier-2 officer. He/she can request a duplicate copy of the NOA1 resent to you. Also, go to myUSCIS website and put in your WAC number (receipt number shown on your biometric letter), then look at the last updated date. That date is the date that they sent you the NOA1.

 

We never got ours so when we spoke to the officer, he put in a service request for a duplicate and said that we should receive it sometime next week. Fingers crossed.

Edited June 15, 2017 by frontgear

[Shannon28 1]

13 hours ago, frontgear said:

Do call USCIS and ask to be escalated to a Tier-2 officer. He/she can request a duplicate copy of the NOA1 resent to you. Also, go to myUSCIS website and put in your WAC number (receipt number shown on your biometric letter), then look at the last updated date. That date is the date that they sent you the NOA1.

 

We never got ours so when we spoke to the officer, he put in a service request for a duplicate and said that we should receive it sometime next week. Fingers crossed.

I just called and the woman, for me at least, wouldn't put in a service request for a duplicate. She said that since our biometrics is on Monday, we can just ask the officer there for it, or even schedule an Infopass while we are there. I'll probably have my husband call them as well, maybe he will get someone more willing to help out.

[frontgear 194]

20 minutes ago, Shannon28 said:

I just called and the woman, for me at least, wouldn't put in a service request for a duplicate. She said that since our biometrics is on Monday, we can just ask the officer there for it, or even schedule an Infopass while we are there. I'll probably have my husband call them as well, maybe he will get someone more willing to help out.

Did you ask whoever answered the phone to escalate your case to a Tier-2 immigration officer?

 

I don't know where you will be having your biometrics taken but, in most cases, it will be at an ASC. I asked to speak to an immigration officer at the ASC (not the guard at the entrance or front desk) and mentioned to her about the missing NOA1. I asked if she could put a stamp on my GC to extend it since I never got the NOA1, or at least print me a copy of the NOA1. She replied that they do not have the authority to do that at the ASC and any such requests must be made with the local USCIS office or via the National Customer Service via phone. The NOA1 must be initiated by the service center (CSC in our case).

Edited June 15, 2017 by frontgear

[wanderer84 31]

37 minutes ago, Shannon28 said:

I just called and the woman, for me at least, wouldn't put in a service request for a duplicate. She said that since our biometrics is on Monday, we can just ask the officer there for it, or even schedule an Infopass while we are there. I'll probably have my husband call them as well, maybe he will get someone more willing to help out.

Please call the uscis number again and say its been over 30days and you haven't received your NOA1 and ask to speak to a immigration officer. Do not mention biometrics unless asked. You cannot hang up without either speaking to a immigration officer or having a service request number. NOA1 is an important document. 

 

Also there is noway an ASC center can do anything related to immigration except take fingerprints. I am sad how cavalier the customer service personnel was. 

Edited June 15, 2017 by wanderer84

[Lemon23 400]

Called USCIS today since i have not received my biometrics letters for 30 days now from NOA1 date and the lady that I spoke with created a service request for me and provided me a receipt number. Will see how this goes. For those who dont have the biometrics letter yet that is already 30 days from NOA1 date, you guys can start calling them. Here's the number and the options to choose 

 

 1-800-375-5283  1*41326

Edited June 15, 2017 by Lemon23

[Jamy2014 68]

23 hours ago, frontgear said:

Did you ask whoever answered the phone to escalate your case to a Tier-2 immigration officer?

 

I don't know where you will be having your biometrics taken but, in most cases, it will be at an ASC. I asked to speak to an immigration officer at the ASC (not the guard at the entrance or front desk) and mentioned to her about the missing NOA1. I asked if she could put a stamp on my GC to extend it since I never got the NOA1, or at least print me a copy of the NOA1. She replied that they do not have the authority to do that at the ASC and any such requests must be made with the local USCIS office or via the National Customer Service via phone. The NOA1 must be initiated by the service center (CSC in our case).

I can confirm that. I had my biometrics yesterday at the ASC in Orlando. I asked for the stamp in my passport and the officer there referred me to the field office and InfoPass appointment since he said they won´t do walk ins. The guard said the same but said as well they might put a stamp in the passport or they don´t. It is up to the officer there. The other officer at ASC said they probably will do after explaining that especially overseas airline personal at check in or border officers sometimes really don´t know what to think about an expired GC in connection with the extension letter.

[Shannon28 1]

On 6/15/2017 at 10:24 AM, frontgear said:

Did you ask whoever answered the phone to escalate your case to a Tier-2 immigration officer?

 

I don't know where you will be having your biometrics taken but, in most cases, it will be at an ASC. I asked to speak to an immigration officer at the ASC (not the guard at the entrance or front desk) and mentioned to her about the missing NOA1. I asked if she could put a stamp on my GC to extend it since I never got the NOA1, or at least print me a copy of the NOA1. She replied that they do not have the authority to do that at the ASC and any such requests must be made with the local USCIS office or via the National Customer Service via phone. The NOA1 must be initiated by the service center (CSC in our case).

I did ask to be escalated to a Tier-2 officer but she woman kept telling me that they couldn't do anything. I kept asking, "can't you just send a duplicate copy?" and she kept offering me solutions that were really just ideas of her not having to do anything to help. Our biometrics area (In Buffalo) can also do Infopass and such there. She kept telling me she couldn't do anything or release information to me since my husband needs to be the one on the phone.

[_Blossom_ 71]

Finally got my biometrics letter!!! 

Edited June 17, 2017 by AlessaEb

[Millz 8]

Received Biometrics appointment letter today for June 26 ,2017 

Edited June 17, 2017 by Millz

[Gera & Rocio 22]

Biometrics appointment received for wife/daughter just now.  They are scheduled for 6/26 but we'll be on vacation starting the 23rd, so we'll try our luck at our local CSC first thing this Monday.  I am hopeful that they'll take us in on an early walk-in with our flight/vacation itinerary.  If not, I'll send in paperwork for a rescheduled date upon our arrival back from vacation in early July.   

 

Hope everyone is enjoying their weekend.  

[_Blossom_ 71]

16 minutes ago, Gera & Rocio said:

Biometrics appointment received for wife/daughter just now.  They are scheduled for 6/26 but we'll be on vacation starting the 23rd, so we'll try our luck at our local CSC first thing this Monday.  I am hopeful that they'll take us in on an early walk-in with our flight/vacation itinerary.  If not, I'll send in paperwork for a rescheduled date upon our arrival back from vacation in early July.   

 

Hope everyone is enjoying their weekend.  

Good luck!!

[Comic 66]

Got my biometrics letter in the mail today!!! Can't wait! VSC here

[wanderer84 31]

37 minutes ago, Comic said:

Got my biometrics letter in the mail today!!! Can't wait! VSC here

Great. At 22 days from filing. Yours is the fastest so far.