I-751 October 2017 filers

[desertb 9]

5 hours ago, lecilia said:

anyone had any interviews or approvals or anything yet just times passed and you know paranoia sets in 

Nope. Still waiting and checking the mailbox 15 times a day. 

[GoodbyeGirl 144]

Try the Informed Delivery (USPS) service, then you can see what's coming to your mailbox first thing.

 

Nothing exciting to report at my end. I've got my infopass appointment tomorrow at my local office,  trying to get my biometrics done... and will see if I can find out anything about my case.

 

If I get nowhere, at least I have a nice lunch to look forward to - a new authentic Italian pizza place has opened up nearby.  

[GoodbyeGirl 144]

So here's how I got on today at my local immigration office and ASC. I was after two things, biometrics and whether my case was really being processed there instead of CSC. 

 

My appointment was at 9:45am but I was there at around 9:20am and got seen right away after completing security. There was a big picture of Donald Trump hanging on the wall. I was allowed to keep my cell phone as long as I didn't use it and set it to silence. It was a bit like airport security in that I had to take my boots and watch off, empty my pockets and put my stuff in a container to to be x-rayed.

 

The security guard at the front desk asked to see my infopass appointment letter and that was the first thing the USCIS officer asked to see as well as photo ID. He started smiling when I said I was an I-751 filer so I got the impression straight away that I wasn't the first to come in about the long wait times. He was friendly and said that he used to work at CSC up until recently and they are slammed out there. He looked up my application and said I'd filed 'the old way' and that they are looking to digitize the I-751 process. 

 

I'll just summarise the main points from here. He told me that...

 

• my case is not being dealt with at my local office and it's still at CSC
• since my case was acknowledged (back in Oct-17) it's not been touched and it's not been reviewed yet for biometrics
• I may not get called for a biometrics appointment, but if I do, my local office hasn't got the request for it yet - so hang tight
• I'll be waiting for another year at least for approval (that's March 2019) - he said that's based on current processing times
• the information on my case (I showed him what I see on my phone via the Case Tracker) being 'received at my local office' just made him laugh
• it was too early to say if I'll need to sit an interview but looked dubious when I asked if it's more likely nowadays that I-751 applicants will need to take this step
• I will need to come back in December to get a stamp in my passport, and that will probably get issued for a year. It felt like this was pretty standard and I wouldn't have to sweat it

He was very nice and friendly, pretty much told me that I can travel and get on with my life, and wait it out. He said if I do get called for an appointment and I'm overseas, Tier 1's can reschedule easily. 

 

So no further forward but I'm glad I went. I found the office easily and I didn't have to wait. It was a nice sunny day and the new pizza place just down the road was awesome!

[vi__vi 3]

Thanks for the detailed notes from your meeting @GoodbyeGirl. Really appreciate it!

See you all around March 2019 

Edited March 13, 2018 by vi__vi

[Butterfly83 28]

5 hours ago, GoodbyeGirl said:

So here's how I got on today at my local immigration office and ASC. I was after two things, biometrics and whether my case was really being processed there instead of CSC. 

 

My appointment was at 9:45am but I was there at around 9:20am and got seen right away after completing security. There was a big picture of Donald Trump hanging on the wall. I was allowed to keep my cell phone as long as I didn't use it and set it to silence. It was a bit like airport security in that I had to take my boots and watch off, empty my pockets and put my stuff in a container to to be x-rayed.

 

The security guard at the front desk asked to see my infopass appointment letter and that was the first thing the USCIS officer asked to see as well as photo ID. He started smiling when I said I was an I-751 filer so I got the impression straight away that I wasn't the first to come in about the long wait times. He was friendly and said that he used to work at CSC up until recently and they are slammed out there. He looked up my application and said I'd filed 'the old way' and that they are looking to digitize the I-751 process. 

 

I'll just summarise the main points from here. He told me that...

 

• my case is not being dealt with at my local office and it's still at CSC
• since my case was acknowledged (back in Oct-17) it's not been touched and it's not been reviewed yet for biometrics
• I may not get called for a biometrics appointment, but if I do, my local office hasn't got the request for it yet - so hang tight
• I'll be waiting for another year at least for approval (that's March 2019) - he said that's based on current processing times
• the information on my case (I showed him what I see on my phone via the Case Tracker) being 'received at my local office' just made him laugh
• it was too early to say if I'll need to sit an interview but looked dubious when I asked if it's more likely nowadays that I-751 applicants will need to take this step
• I will need to come back in December to get a stamp in my passport, and that will probably get issued for a year. It felt like this was pretty standard and I wouldn't have to sweat it

He was very nice and friendly, pretty much told me that I can travel and get on with my life, and wait it out. He said if I do get called for an appointment and I'm overseas, Tier 1's can reschedule easily. 

 

So no further forward but I'm glad I went. I found the office easily and I didn't have to wait. It was a nice sunny day and the new pizza place just down the road was awesome!

This is just awful March 2019... when originally applied, I really thought that by summer 2019 I would be a citizen but at the speed of things Thank you for sharing though!! <3  Did you get that message online that your stuff was transferred to the local office or not? I am trying to figure out if that's a glitch or what. 

[GoodbyeGirl 144]

I got the 'case received' message' too. First date was 26 Feb, which then changed to 5 March. No notice in the mail. Feel like I've done all I can now, really going to try and put my energies into trying to forget about my green card progress (easier said than done ) 

 

I am debating about filing for the N-400 in October. I know the basics but will probably start looking into what's needed around July.

 

I'm expecting a really long wait for the 10 year green card but things can change. There's always a chance that we could all be clearing this hurdle sooner than we think.

[WeGuyGal 1,052]

4 hours ago, GoodbyeGirl said:

I got the 'case received' message' too. First date was 26 Feb, which then changed to 5 March. No notice in the mail. Feel like I've done all I can now, really going to try and put my energies into trying to forget about my green card progress (easier said than done ) 

 

I am debating about filing for the N-400 in October. I know the basics but will probably start looking into what's needed around July.

 

I'm expecting a really long wait for the 10 year green card but things can change. There's always a chance that we could all be clearing this hurdle sooner than we think.

We all could hope the 10-yr green card is approved sooner than expected, at least we could see the shiny new thing in our hands for a short period of time. But better to go for n400 once the window opens, if that is indeed the end goal. 

[GoodbyeGirl 144]

Have you seen that the processing time for i-751 at CSC has changed today to October 12, 2016?

[NeedMoreCoffee 188]

4 minutes ago, GoodbyeGirl said:

Have you seen that the processing time for i-751 at CSC has changed today to October 12, 2016?

Talk about that work ethic... killing those applications. 

[GoodbyeGirl 144]

That now puts us about 20 days ahead since they finished with cases from 22 Sep 2016. 

 

I did wonder if we'd see a massive leap if all the transfers had really happened. 

 

Ha ha.

[NeedMoreCoffee 188]

3 minutes ago, GoodbyeGirl said:

That now puts us about 20 days ahead since they finished with cases from 22 Sep 2016. 

 

I did wonder if we'd see a massive leap if all the transfers had really happened. 

 

Ha ha.

Thats all still up in the air for me :/ if i dont receive a notice about that transfer 30 days after my account said it was transfered. im going to go ahead and assume it was not transfered. have no reason to think otherwise

[Since2012 28]

I-751	Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence	Removal of lawful permanent resident conditions (spouses of U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents	October 12, 2016

[mindthegap 2,594]

Laughable

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