I-751 July 2017 Filers

[Savka 1]

The congressman held me, when I applied for my first GC it took about 10 months and I sent a letters to the congressman... he answered me and don’t know if he helped or not but shortly after that I got it 

[Trenz 52]

3 hours ago, odeserts said:

https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/

 

You can use this to check the processing time, it varies based on the processing center. 

Just as an aside for anyone checking, especially CSC filers - I have started to log information in regard to the I-751 processing times and as I had been saying previously, the timeline is continuously skewed, for what reason I don't know. Times below are in the MST timezone.

 

 

Date Checked    Time of Day    Form    Service Center    Estimated Time Range          Receipt Date for a Case Inquiry
August 11 2018    1:00:00 PM    I-751    CSC            18 Months to 21 Months              December 3 2016
August 12 2018    9:50:00 AM    I-751    CSC        18 Months to 21 Months                 December 4 2016
August 13 2018    5:30:00 PM    I-751    CSC        18 Months to 21 Months                 December 6 2016
August 14 2018    8:55:00 PM    I-751    CSC        18 Months to 21 Months                 December 7 2016
August 15 2018    1:15:00 PM    I-751    CSC        17.5 Months to 21 Months              November 29 2016
August 15 2018    5:40:00 PM    I-751    CSC        17.5 Months to 21 Months               November 30 2016
 

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[odeserts 10]

1 hour ago, Trenz said:

Just as an aside for anyone checking, especially CSC filers - I have started to log information in regard to the I-751 processing times and as I had been saying previously, the timeline is continuously skewed, for what reason I don't know. Times below are in the MST timezone.

 

 

Date Checked    Time of Day    Form    Service Center    Estimated Time Range          Receipt Date for a Case Inquiry
August 11 2018    1:00:00 PM    I-751    CSC            18 Months to 21 Months              December 3 2016
August 12 2018    9:50:00 AM    I-751    CSC        18 Months to 21 Months                 December 4 2016
August 13 2018    5:30:00 PM    I-751    CSC        18 Months to 21 Months                 December 6 2016
August 14 2018    8:55:00 PM    I-751    CSC        18 Months to 21 Months                 December 7 2016
August 15 2018    1:15:00 PM    I-751    CSC        17.5 Months to 21 Months              November 29 2016
August 15 2018    5:40:00 PM    I-751    CSC        17.5 Months to 21 Months               November 30 2016
 

VSC processing time actually added 0.5 month, maybe it's because CSC transferred a bunch of cases over? Haha, might just be a coincidence. 

[sejlatie 21]

I just received this email from DHS,and this is the first time I've ever received any notification from them in 13.5 months.

[chiggins82 88]

15 minutes ago, sejlatie said:

I just received this email from DHS,and this is the first time I've ever received any notification from them in 13.5 months.

I get these at random, but the date has always remained the same for the last time they "took action" which is April 6 for me. No clue if they mean anything or not though. I do appreciate the emails though even if they don't do anything. It makes me feel like my case is in an actual pile somewhere and not just in the abyss!

 

Hopefully you get yours soon, seems like there have been a few Vermont approvals lately in this thread

[sejlatie 21]

18 minutes ago, chiggins82 said:

I get these at random, but the date has always remained the same for the last time they "took action" which is April 6 for me. No clue if they mean anything or not though. I do appreciate the emails though even if they don't do anything. It makes me feel like my case is in an actual pile somewhere and not just in the abyss!

 

Hopefully you get yours soon, seems like there have been a few Vermont approvals lately in this thread

I agree with you,I hope that I will soon get approval and I want you the same,that you too will be happy soon with the approval 😊

[Ksenia_O 696]

15 hours ago, Savka said:

The congressman held me, when I applied for my first GC it took about 10 months and I sent a letters to the congressman... he answered me and don’t know if he helped or not but shortly after that I got it 

According to USCIS website, you  are still within "normal" processing  time.  Whatever is normal now.... 

 

For Vermont it's up to 16.5 months currently and the earliest date for an inquiry (does not matter -  yours or a congressperson) is if you filed before/on April 16, 2017.

California - up to 21 months, and we talk about November 2016 filers, who can submit an inquiry. The rest - sit tight and wait - nothing can be done.

 

 

[Savka 1]

Thank you for that answer... I didn’t even think to check that “normal” time🙂 

thanks

[Ksenia_O 696]

3 minutes ago, Savka said:

Thank you for that answer... I didn’t even think to check that “normal” time🙂 

thanks

Yeah... Looks kinda scary  

 

 

[MadeForEachOther_ 42]

20 hours ago, agp2572 said:

I received a letter few days ago saying the I-751 is approved without an interview and I had filed on July 5th to Vermont Service Center. I checked the Case # in the letter on the USCIS website and today it showed that the Card has been mailed. That is about 13 months. Just wanted to post here so that others here don't lose hope.

Congratulations.. Whats your priority date ?

 

[agp2572 1]

33 minutes ago, MadeForEachOther_ said:

 Congratulations.. Whats your priority date ?

 

If by priority date you mean when they received my application then it was July 5th 2017. I got the GC yesterday evening in mail so it took 2 days from the date mentioned in Card has been Mailed notification.

[xillini 71]

15 hours ago, Trenz said:

Just as an aside for anyone checking, especially CSC filers - I have started to log information in regard to the I-751 processing times and as I had been saying previously, the timeline is continuously skewed, for what reason I don't know. Times below are in the MST timezone.

 

 

Date Checked    Time of Day    Form    Service Center    Estimated Time Range          Receipt Date for a Case Inquiry
August 11 2018    1:00:00 PM    I-751    CSC            18 Months to 21 Months              December 3 2016
August 12 2018    9:50:00 AM    I-751    CSC        18 Months to 21 Months                 December 4 2016
August 13 2018    5:30:00 PM    I-751    CSC        18 Months to 21 Months                 December 6 2016
August 14 2018    8:55:00 PM    I-751    CSC        18 Months to 21 Months                 December 7 2016
August 15 2018    1:15:00 PM    I-751    CSC        17.5 Months to 21 Months              November 29 2016
August 15 2018    5:40:00 PM    I-751    CSC        17.5 Months to 21 Months               November 30 2016
 

That is really interesting as the date goes between Aug 11 to 15th, the receipt date for a Case Inquiry retracted. 

 

So that makes me wonder if

When we have a receipt number, we get WAC%%%##%%%%. So when reviewing ISO approves or makes decision, it electronically updates the oldest date of receipt because the receipt number was assigned by order_of_date. 

However, not all applications are adjucated based on order of date. As far as I know, when mailmen delivers I 751 to USCIS, preliminary reviews are completed to screen out any applications that are not eligible (such as 90 days window is not yet arrived) and entering information to assign receipt numbers. Once it is done, it is stored in waiting area until bulk of I 751 are sent to ISO's initial reviews (which is what I assume when USCIS updates the message like we are still reviewing your case or initial review message). However, due to RFE and ISO's personal way of adjucating are all different, it can variably change.

 

For instance, ISO #1, John, completed a case dated from December 3, 2016 as a latest updates on Aug, 11, but ISO #2, Jessica, made decision for a case dated from November 29, 2016 as a last adjucation when Jessica spent some time reviewing RFE cases that were delayed back from previous months while ISO #1, John, still keeps adjucating cases dated from December 25, 2016, or in PTO for summer vacation. So when ISO#2, Jessica, finally adjucate the oldest case, USCIS processing timeline data is sorted out accordingly, and retracted to November 29, 2016 and other ISOs are still continuing next cases without updates in the processing timeline data because they are already making decisions for cases from post-November 29th, 2016 as of Aug 15th 2018. 

 

I am not sure how my theory is accurate because I have no ideas except how general workload are completed, which was explained to me from my AOS attorney,

[phothet 7]

Another VSC filer. Received an 18 month extension letter last week. Just got another update today that the new card is being produced.

[Lara7 11]

Hi Everyone! I’m a CSC filer..... And I got the 18 month extension letter in the mail just now!!!!! I filed July 21st. I was going to try and get the stamp next month, but I won’t worry about that anymore... for now. 

[LykaMarc 19]

1 hour ago, Lara7 said:

Hi Everyone! I’m a CSC filer..... And I got the 18 month extension letter in the mail just now!!!!! I filed July 21st. I was going to try and get the stamp next month, but I won’t worry about that anymore... for now. 

Hi Lara,

That's great news.  My wife is a July 2017 filer in Texas, so we are a CSC filer.  Did the letter give you an additional 18 months from the first letter, or a total of 18 months from the green card date?