June 2017 I-751 filers

[Bella1464 52]

2 minutes ago, Ksenia_O said:

They updated processing time

CSC - 18-20 months

VSC - 13-17... Shame

Can anyone tell me why it takes so long anymore?! That's just crazy...I remember my friend got hers a couple years ago in like 6 months

[Ksenia_O 696]

Just now, Bella1464 said:

Can anyone tell me why it takes so long anymore?! That's just crazy...I remember my friend got hers a couple years ago in like 6 months

Yeah... This is how it used to be - 6-7 months.. Seems like all this nightmare started sometime in 2016-2017....I don't know - it's just unspeakable and really sad...

[Bella1464 52]

4 hours ago, NYCBoy said:

@Bella1464   CSC? 

I sure am...unfortunately

[NeedMoreCoffee 188]

23 minutes ago, Bella1464 said:

Can anyone tell me why it takes so long anymore?! That's just crazy...I remember my friend got hers a couple years ago in like 6 months

Yea my mom lives in Phoenix and she got hers done in 5 months about 2 years ago. Filed at CSC.

[faith spatz 8]

In Reading everybody's posts I decided to check into my application to see where was standing because my notification said in February that my application was sent to my local office in which I did not know where it was so I called the 1-800 number to talk to somebody personally. She was very friendly and very informative and enlighten me that my extension letter that was sent out July 7th expires on July 7th not September 24th when my green card initially expired. I am planning a trip back to my home country in August for my daughter's wedding and if I didn't decide to be nosey to find out about my application I would have been stuck in my home country. Which is not a bad thing..lol.... So now I have to make an appointment for an infopass for my i-551 stamp for my passport that I had no idea I needed ... Does does anybody know if there's a cost for this .. I looked online and I can't get an appointment for 3 weeks

 

In Reading everybody's posts I decided to check into my application to see where was standing because my notification said in February that my application was sent to my local office in which I did not know where it was so I called the 1-800 number to talk to somebody personally. She was very friendly and very informative and enlighten me that my extension letter that was sent out July 7th expires on July 7th not September 24th when my green card initially expired. I am planning a trip back to my home country in August for my daughter's wedding and if I didn't decide to be nosey to find out about my application I would have been stuck in my home country. Which is not a bad thing..lol.... So now I have to make an appointment for an infopass for my i-551 stamp for my passport that I had no idea I needed ... Does does anybody know if there's a cost for this .. I looked online and I can't get an appointment for 3 weeks

 

[Ksenia_O 696]

2 minutes ago, NeedMoreCoffee said:

Yea my mom lives in Phoenix and she got hers done in 5 months about 2 years ago. Filed at CSC.

My friend lives in Columbia, MO. In 2016 it took 7 months, with RFE,  to get her 10 years green card... 

[Ksenia_O 696]

1 minute ago, faith spatz said:

In Reading everybody's posts I decided to check into my application to see where was standing because my notification said in February that my application was sent to my local office in which I did not know where it was so I called the 1-800 number to talk to somebody personally. She was very friendly and very informative and enlighten me that my extension letter that was sent out July 7th expires on July 7th not September 24th when my green card initially expired. I am planning a trip back to my home country in August for my daughter's wedding and if I didn't decide to be nosey to find out about my application I would have been stuck in my home country. Which is not a bad thing..lol.... So now I have to make an appointment for an infopass for my i-551 stamp for my passport that I had no idea I needed ... Does does anybody know if there's a cost for this .. I looked online and I can't get an appointment for 3 weeks

 

In Reading everybody's posts I decided to check into my application to see where was standing because my notification said in February that my application was sent to my local office in which I did not know where it was so I called the 1-800 number to talk to somebody personally. She was very friendly and very informative and enlighten me that my extension letter that was sent out July 7th expires on July 7th not September 24th when my green card initially expired. I am planning a trip back to my home country in August for my daughter's wedding and if I didn't decide to be nosey to find out about my application I would have been stuck in my home country. Which is not a bad thing..lol.... So now I have to make an appointment for an infopass for my i-551 stamp for my passport that I had no idea I needed ... Does does anybody know if there's a cost for this .. I looked online and I can't get an appointment for 3 weeks

 

It won't cost you anything  - to get I-551 stamp. Just make a copy of your  green card-  it can be taken/kept by USCIS in  exchange of I-551 stamp. 

Good luck with Infopass!!! 

[faith spatz 8]

How long does the appointment take ? I have to drive 3 hours. My GC is expired anyways

[Ksenia_O 696]

2 minutes ago, faith spatz said:

How long does the appointment take ? I have to drive 3 hours. My GC is expired anyways

My local Office has like 7.30 a.m: 7.45 a.m.: 8.00 and so on... I think they all like that - 15 minutes for an appointment.   

 

P.S. I realize how it feels - we would  have to drive about 2 hours for 15-20 minutes  Infopass..

Edited June 1, 2018 by Ksenia_O

[mrs thb 331]

24 minutes ago, faith spatz said:

How long does the appointment take ? I have to drive 3 hours. My GC is expired anyways

It's an in and out thing.  Be sure to bring all your docs with you.  Extension letter, expired GC (be sure to scan it--front and back--before you go for your appt), your passport and info pass appt letter.  Just like when you went for your biometrics you cannot bring in cellphones, food or drink.

[Maharosa 251]

I'm sorry if this has already been asked, I tried to read through all the comments however, there are just too many, but how many people in this thread have not had an update on their case since they filed in June 2017? 

[Coogah 10]

18 minutes ago, Maharosa said:

I'm sorry if this has already been asked, I tried to read through all the comments however, there are just too many, but how many people in this thread have not had an update on their case since they filed in June 2017? 

I think the majority of the CSC filers have not been touched yet or are just beginning to be processed. A lot of us got the electronic notices that our cases were transferred to local offices. Some of us still haven't gotten a biometrics letter yet.

Personally, we just received a notice about a month ago that our old biometrics information was being used. That was our first physical letter, besides NOA1, since filing in June. And then a month prior to that we got the electronic update of our case being transferred.

[Maharosa 251]

2 minutes ago, Coogah said:

I think the majority of the CSC filers have not been touched yet or are just beginning to be processed. A lot of us got the electronic notices that our cases were transferred to local offices. Some of us still haven't gotten a biometrics letter yet.

Personally, we just received a notice about a month ago that our old biometrics information was being used. That was our first physical letter, besides NOA1, since filing in June. And then a month prior to that we got the electronic update of our case being transferred.

Thanks! We had biometrics in June 2017, but aside from that, nothing, no transfers, no updates. 

[Coogah 10]

14 minutes ago, Maharosa said:

Thanks! We had biometrics in June 2017, but aside from that, nothing, no transfers, no updates. 

np. People are speculating a bit about the nature of the transfers, so it may or may not be anything. I've seen when transfers do happen a physical letter gets sent to the applicants as well. But we only found out about the transfers because when you looked up the case status on the website it says something about the case being transferred to a local office. So checking it online is the only place you'd get that update.

Some people have had their status updated to "card is being produced". But I believe those were only VSC filers. So yeah, I'm expecting another 6-8 months for our case. Just still waiting.

[Maharosa 251]

8 minutes ago, Coogah said:

np. People are speculating a bit about the nature of the transfers, so it may or may not be anything. I've seen when transfers do happen a physical letter gets sent to the applicants as well. But we only found out about the transfers because when you looked up the case status on the website it says something about the case being transferred to a local office. So checking it online is the only place you'd get that update.

Some people have had their status updated to "card is being produced". But I believe those were only VSC filers. So yeah, I'm expecting another 6-8 months for our case. Just still waiting.

Thank you. What do you do if your processing time exceeds the extension letter? I am so out of the loop on this, haven't been paying attention at all, didn't even realize it's been almost a year, until we applied for naturalization a couple days ago.