I-751 May 2017 Filers

[Bee and Elle 0]

Thank you all for your reply.  How do I apply for an info pass?  I am a Canadian passport holder so I may not need to get a Mexican visa.  I am more concern of my re-entry to the US because my extension letter expires 3 days after my re-entry.

 

Thank you again for your reply.

[Lemon23 400]

6 hours ago, Bee and Elle said:

Thank you all for your reply.  How do I apply for an info pass?  I am a Canadian passport holder so I may not need to get a Mexican visa.  I am more concern of my re-entry to the US because my extension letter expires 3 days after my re-entry.

 

Thank you again for your reply.

If you're a May filer of ROC then I assumed your US permanent residency expires on Aug 2018, if you will comeback before Aug 2018 then you're good to enter the US but if you will return after Aug 2018 then you will be in trouble coming back. Your US permanent residency extends based on your green card not on the letter aka I-797.

Edited February 21, 2018 by Lemon23

[WeGuyGal 1,052]

11 hours ago, youzhiyuan9394 said:

https://consulmex.sre.gob.mx/sanfrancisco/index.php/visas-traveling-to-mexico

 

 

US Residents: If your United States visa stamped on your passport already expired but you have an official document proving your legal status in USA, you must apply for a Mexican visa (I-797 A Forms, Advance Parole Forms, I-20 OR DS-2019 Forms won’t be accepted to entering Mexico), unless you have a valid Visa for any of the countries listed above (Canada, Japan, United Kingdom or Schengen area).

 

All because of Trump's stupid wall.

 

 

What about the i551 stamp in the passport? 

Does that count as a visa?  Or just an official document proving legal US status? 

[Kitti 65]

13 hours ago, JeanF said:

Hello,

 

Sorry for the delay in response. To be on the safe side I would suggest making an infopass to get your passport stamped just in case something comes up and you need to travel.

Thank you!

[FamilyGuyT 9]

14 hours ago, youzhiyuan9394 said:

https://consulmex.sre.gob.mx/sanfrancisco/index.php/visas-traveling-to-mexico

 

 

US Residents: If your United States visa stamped on your passport already expired but you have an official document proving your legal status in USA, you must apply for a Mexican visa (I-797 A Forms, Advance Parole Forms, I-20 OR DS-2019 Forms won’t be accepted to entering Mexico), unless you have a valid Visa for any of the countries listed above (Canada, Japan, United Kingdom or Schengen area).

 

All because of Trump's stupid wall.

 

 

Has nothing to do with Trump.  We went 3 years ago when my wife was denied and detained.  Stop throwing blame when you have no proof or factual information.  First of all it's the Mexican gov. that is requiring those document, NOT the U.S. and Pres. Trump. They want their citizens to flow freely to the U.S. but if you dare cross their border illegally and get caught you'll wish you hadn't for a very long time.

You are here because obviously you are trying to obtain a Visa or status LEGALLY.   This process and everybody on here wouldn't have to wait years if our borders were secure and there weren't so many ILLEGALS flooding the U.S. systems and slowing them down.

 

[WeGuyGal 1,052]

Illegals become so through all sorts of different methods.. some cross the border, others overstay visas. 

[THG 35]

7 hours ago, FamilyGuyT said:

Has nothing to do with Trump.  We went 3 years ago when my wife was denied and detained.  Stop throwing blame when you have no proof or factual information.  First of all it's the Mexican gov. that is requiring those document, NOT the U.S. and Pres. Trump. They want their citizens to flow freely to the U.S. but if you dare cross their border illegally and get caught you'll wish you hadn't for a very long time.

You are here because obviously you are trying to obtain a Visa or status LEGALLY.   This process and everybody on here wouldn't have to wait years if our borders were secure and there weren't so many ILLEGALS flooding the U.S. systems and slowing them down.

 

Sorry apology for saying that!

[wildcrdj 12]

Is there any way to make an Infopass appointment other than online? I've been trying via https://my.uscis.gov/appointment but every time it just says "Currently, there are no available appointments. Please check again tomorrow."

 

Since current process is from September 2016, it seems unlikely they will get to us by May. https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/processTimesDisplayInit.do

 

And we can't make an appointment to get stamp or even just basic info (since I don't see any way to check i-751 online)?

Edited February 23, 2018 by wildcrdj
Fixing link

[plinkabob 7]

10 minutes ago, wildcrdj said:

Is there any way to make an Infopass appointment other than online? I've been trying via https://my.uscis.gov/appointment but every time it just says "Currently, there are no available appointments. Please check again tomorrow."

 

Since current process is from September 2016, it seems unlikely they will get to us by May. https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/processTimesDisplayInit.do

 

And we can't make an appointment to get stamp or even just basic info (since I don't see any way to check i-751 online)?

I had this same problem what I needed to get my extension from them. I found that waiting until midnight was the way. I guess the system resets at midnight so it releases the appointments for the next week. If midnight doesn't work, try 1am or 11pm as it could be a different time zone...

[JeanF 32]

On 2/19/2018 at 9:00 PM, Bee and Elle said:

HI All,  

 

Thanks for everyone's insights. Here's my dilemma, My Letter of extension expires May 23, 2018 and I am traveling to Mexico and coming back on May 20th.  Do you think I will have a problem? Anybody here have experienced the same situation?

 

Thanks.

 

 

On 2/20/2018 at 10:41 PM, FamilyGuyT said:

Better get a Visa for Mexico. They won't honor anything else if they don't want to. My wife had to spend the night in detention and got sent back home the next morning when we went there for honeymoon. They had told us we had the necessary paperwork, then when we got there it was a whole different story and they wouldn't accept anything but a VISA. Even the US Embassy couldn't help get her out. 

 

 

On 2/20/2018 at 10:49 PM, THG said:

https://consulmex.sre.gob.mx/sanfrancisco/index.php/visas-traveling-to-mexico

 

 

US Residents: If your United States visa stamped on your passport already expired but you have an official document proving your legal status in USA, you must apply for a Mexican visa (I-797 A Forms, Advance Parole Forms, I-20 OR DS-2019 Forms won’t be accepted to entering Mexico), unless you have a valid Visa for any of the countries listed above (Canada, Japan, United Kingdom or Schengen area).

 

All because of Trump's stupid wall.

 

 

Lol. This is so odd because everyone's experience is so drastically different. My husband and I travelled to Cancun in Sept 2017 for my bday, I did not see the visa requirement issue until the night before we flew out, so I DID NOT SLEEP. I was so worried that I would not be let in that I just had stomach cramps and was sweating like a maniac all night. My husband was convinced I was going to be fine and was snoring away (sigh). Anyway, I was able to fly and enter without a problem, I had my Kenyan passport, expired green card and extension letter. They only looked at my passport and expired green card and waved me through (I was sweating bullets, y'all).

If I had know about the visa requirement I would have saved myself some worries and actually followed it. It's so much better to be safe than sorry (or even sweaty, I WAS SO SWEATY).

Also, this is not because of Trump (as much as I dislike the man) this requirement seems to pre-date him. My advise would be to go ahead and get the visa, just in case you're not particularly lucky.

[Manchester 2]

Hey guys, quick question.

 

Does anyone use the Case tracker mobile app? It has a search bar for your receipt number and another bar named (count) which lets you put in a random number up to 500. The higher the count is the more receipt numbers I'm seeing in an increasing order.  Each i751 applicant has only one receipt number right? Because one of the results shows "case was received at my local office" but the last digit is different from my actual receipt number on my NOA. Under my receipt number it shows validation error. Am I guessing right that is someone else's receipt number and that the message applies to someone else?  Thank you.

Edited February 25, 2018 by Manchester

[wanderer84 31]

All, I just read learned that we need to send the IRS transcripts from IRS website. I sent the H&R block copies for 2014, 2015, 2016. I am just so upset that we did not send the ones from IRS.

Below is what we sent,

 

A check for $680 for I-751 and Biometric Fee
Form I-751, completed and signed
Copy of USCIS Form I-551 (Permanent Resident Card) of AAA
Copy of our son’s (CCC) Birth Certificate from Cambridge, MA.
Copy of IRS Tax Forms 1040, Married filing Jointly for the years 2014, 2015, 2016
Two affidavit letters of support (BBB's father and BBB's mother)
Copy of Apartment Lease Agreements for years 2014 through 2016, showing joint residency
Copy of Deed of Trust for Home Purchase in North Carolina on June 09, 2016
Copy of Owner’s Policy of Title Insurance from Wake County Registry in North Carolina, showing joint ownership
Copy of Home Owners Insurance Policy
Copy of Auto Insurance Card for Toyota, showing joint coverage
Copy of Auto Insurance Card for Subaru, showing joint coverage
Copy of joint checking account statements from TDBank (Quarterly from July 2014 to April 2017)
Copy of joint Capital One Credit Card statements (May 2015, July 2015, October 2015, December 2015, January 2016, April 2016, July 2016, October 2016, January 2017, April 2017)
Copy of AT&T wireless (family) phone bills (January 2016, April 2016, July 2016, October 2016, January 2017, April 2017) showing coverage for CCC, AAA and CCC’s parents BBB's father and BBB's mother
Copy of joint Health Benefits Summary showing coverage for BBB, AAA and CCC.
Copy of AAA’s 401(k) beneficiaries, showing CCC as Primary Beneficiary
Copy of CCC's 401(k) beneficiaries, showing AAA as Primary Beneficiary
Family photos (5 total)

 

I am just so worried now and with my OCD and the current climate this is so painful. Please let me know your thoughts. 

Edited February 25, 2018 by wanderer84

[carapuce 35]

Hey May 2017 applicants!

 

Have you guys checked your other wac receipt number? 

Mine says my Case Was Received At My Local Office (in LA I guess)

 

Curious if other May fillers received the same update too.

 

Thanks.

[wanderer84 31]

Hi all, I read the other post that is ongoing here and tried the I751 case number, not the CRI number and the status shows as below. I am not sure what this means. Anybody else seeing this ?

Case Was Received At My Local Office

On February 25, 2018, we received your Form I-751, Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence, Receipt Number EACXXXXXXXXX, at your local office. If you move, go to www.uscis.gov/addresschange to give us your new mailing address.

[mlh 93]

We've got the same thing.  On Feb 26, your case was received at your Local Office.  Hopefully Dallas isn't too backed up and this will move things along.

 

For those that didn't see the other thread, here is the link: