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10 year green card renewal - infopass at a different service center

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lolo2358   0

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Hi,

 

Hopefully I am posting in the right place. I have a question regarding a 10 year green card renewal.

 

I went to my local service center for fingerprints in Los Angeles back in Feb and got a notice on 1st March 2017. They put a sticker on my greencard to extend it until 31st  December 2017. Upon checking the Potomac service center processing times, it looks like they are currently dealing with cases submitted in November 2016.  So they still have to deal with cases from Nov 16 to March 17. I've been trying to get an appointment in LA to get an extension on my passport but i never see any appointments available.  Since wee're going to visit family in Honolulu a week before Christmas, we were wondering if i should try to make an appointment there. Their appointments are fully open. I understand that you are supposed to go to your local service center (downtown LA for me) but was wondering if anybody has tried to go to another service center and was able to get help?

 

thanks!

Laurence

 

 

Laurence and Charlie

mycase17 Community Regular

mycase17   114

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7 minutes ago, lolo2358 said:

Hi,

 

Hopefully I am posting in the right place. I have a question regarding a 10 year green card renewal.

 

I went to my local service center for fingerprints in Los Angeles back in Feb and got a notice on 1st March 2017. They put a sticker on my greencard to extend it until 31st  December 2017. Upon checking the Potomac service center processing times, it looks like they are currently dealing with cases submitted in November 2016.  So they still have to deal with cases from Nov 16 to March 17. I've been trying to get an appointment in LA to get an extension on my passport but i never see any appointments available.  Since wee're going to visit family in Honolulu a week before Christmas, we were wondering if i should try to make an appointment there. Their appointments are fully open. I understand that you are supposed to go to your local service center (downtown LA for me) but was wondering if anybody has tried to go to another service center and was able to get help?

 

thanks!

Laurence

 

 

Just try get an appointment right after midnight and you should get one within 2 weeks from the date you check. USCIS refreshes their appointments after midnight, that is how I got mine. 

 

But Yes I think you can go to any local office to get extension if above option does not work for you. 

mindthegap Experienced

mindthegap   2,605

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From extensive infopass experience, it is usually no problem going to a different service centre 

Aside of course from the occasions that you encounter a moron who insists you shouldn't be able to. Ask for a supervisor in that case.

 

 

CR1 / DCF (London): 2012 / 2013 (4 months from I-130 petition to visa in hand)

I-751 #1- April 2015 [Denied]

 

April 2015 : I-751 Joint filing package sent fedex next day 09:00am from UK ($lots - thanks). 
Jan 2017: Notification that an interview has been scheduled at a local office. Bizarrely still no RFE... 
Jan 2017: 2hr wait, then interview terminated before it began, due to moving my ID to another state 2 wks prior. New interview 'in a few months...maybe.'   Informed them that divorce proceedings are underway, but not finalised at this time. 
March 2017: An Interview was scheduled - marked as no-show as they didn't actually send out a notification of interview. FML 
April  2017: Filed an official complaint with the ombudsman, and have requested Senator & Congressman assistance
August 2017: Interview - switched to a (finalised) divorce waiver. Told that decision will be made that afternoon, but no problems foreseen with my case. 
October 2017: Letter of Denial received - reason given as 'I-751 petition was not properly filed'. Discovered ex-spouse made false allegations to USCIS in 2015. No opportunity given to review & refute allegations  - contrary to USCIS policy.

I-751 #2 - Oct 2017 - Mar 2021[Denied] 

 

October 2017: Within 72hrs of receiving denial notice, a new waiver I-751, divorce decree & $680 cheque, sent to Vermont via FedEx overnight 9am priority.  
Dec 2019: Filed FOIA request for full A# file
Feb 2020: FOIA request completed - entire A# file received as a .PDF; 197 pages fully redacted, and 80 partially redacted. Don't waste your time!
March 2021: I-751 #2 denied for lack of evidence. No RFE, no interview, and evidence in previous I-751 not reviewed - contrary to policy. Huge errors in adjudication.

N-400 - Feb 2018 - Apr 2021 [Denied]

 

February 2018: N-400 filed online.  $725 paid to the USCIS paperwork wastage fund

February  2019: Interview - cancelled after a four hour wait due to 'missing paperwork' on their end. Promised Expedited reschedule.

March 2021: Interview letter received, strangely dated after I-751 denial. No I-751 interview conducted. N-400 interview and test passed, given 'cannot make a decision at this time' paper due to the ongoing I-751 nightmare...

April 2021: N-400 denial received citing recent I-751 denial as basis for ineligibility, even though it should have been a combo interview 🤯

I AM JACK'S COMPLETE LACK OF SURPRISE

Service Motion - March 2021 [Sent via FedEx & COMPLETELY IGNORED by USCIS]

 

March 2021: Service Motion request sent overnight addressed direectly to field office director, requesting urgent review and re-opening, based on errors in adjudication - citing USCIS policy, AFM and memorandums as basis for errors. This was completely ignored by USCIS.

 I-751 #3 - June 2021 - Jan 2024 [Denied]

 

IT'S GROUNDHOG DAY

June 2021: I-751 #3 (30+lbs/5000 pages of paperwork) & another $680 sent to USCIS via FedEx ($300+..thanks) .... 

June 2021: Receipt issued, card charged, biometrics waived, infopass scheduled for I-551 stamp number ten.....

Feb 2022: RFIE (no, not an RFE, a Request For Initial Evidence) received, for copies of the divorce paperwork that they already have 😑

July 2022: Infopass for I-551 stamp number eleven.....

August 2023: Infopass for I-551 stamp number twelve....

January 2024: Denial received, ignoring the overwhelming majority of the filing, abundance of evidence, and refutation of a provably false allegation. The denial also contradicts itself in multiple places, as if it was written by someone with an IQ <50.

HAPPY NEW YEAR

 

2024: FML. Seriously. I'm done. 

 

WeGuyGal Proficient

WeGuyGal   1,052

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44 minutes ago, mycase17 said:

Just try get an appointment right after midnight and you should get one within 2 weeks from the date you check. USCIS refreshes their appointments after midnight, that is how I got mine. 

 

That hasn't quite worked for us. We've tried 12:01 and later past few days.. and a few random times during the day.. but no luck for us so far. Seems like Washington is way busier than Honolulu :) 

I-751 journey

 

10/16/2017.......... ROC package mailed

10/18/2017.......... I-751 package received VSC

10/19/2017.......... I-797 NOA date

10/30/2017.......... Notice received in mail

10/30/2017.......... Check cashed

11/02/2017.......... Conditional GC expired

11/22/2017.......... Biometrics completed

  xx/xx/xxxx.......... waiting waiting waiting

Villanelle Experienced

Villanelle   4,122

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Re infopass- they may not want to give you the stamp. And they dont HAVE to. Its not your local office. So please do not go in demanding a stamp/see the supervisor with that attitude. You can certainly go and ask for a stamp, and speak to the supervisor if needed but remember they would be making an exception for you.

 

(We happen to live 6 hours from our "local" office, however there is an office less then 2 hours away in the next state. We went there for my husbands stamp. They were not happy and at first refused but eventually gave him a 6 month stamp.)  

Ketsuban Experienced

Ketsuban   1,034

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On 13/11/2017 at 4:04 PM, lolo2358 said:

I'm relying on the fact that people in Hawaii are laid back and friendly.. might work, might not, in any case, not going to demand a stamp. If they can help, great, if not, we'll see when we cross that bridge!

 

23 hours ago, lolo2358 said:

Morning all,

 

My greencard came in the mail yesterday ! So won't need an infopass after all. :jest:

Good luck for your renewals everyone and thank you again for your advice and replies!

Congratulations on your green card!

 

I've done a lot of work with property managers in Hawaii... I wish they were laid back lol.

ROC from CR-1 visa (Green Card expiration date was Nov 24th 2016)

 

Link to the evidence I submitted. Be sure to send evidence spanning your entire marriage (especially for K-1) or as far back as you can. Just one or two bank statements will not cut it. I primarily focused on the two years of living here since I came in on a CR-1. If you don't have the fundamentals (i.e. joint accounts/policies), you can explain why in the covering letter. E.g. "While we do not have joint utilities, we both contribute to them from our joint bank account".

 

September 26th 2016: I-751 package sent to CSC

September 28th 2016: Package delivered
September 30th 2016: Check cashed
October 3rd 2016: NOA1 received with receipt date of 09/28/16
November 3rd 2016: Biometrics received with appointment date of 11/14/16.
November 14th 2016: Attended biometrics appointment
October 30th 2017: Infopass appointment to get I-551 stamp
February 26th 2018: I-751 case number (aka the NOA1 receipt number) becomes trackable
March 14th 2018: Submitted service request due to being outside of processing time.

March 15th 2018: ROC approved. 535 days (1 year, 5 months and 17 days)

March 29th 2018: Card being produced

April 4th 2018: Card mailed out

April 6th 2018: Card in hand. Has incorrect "resident since" date. Submitted service request on I-751 case (typographical error on permanent resident card) and an I-90 online.

April 2018 - August 7th 2018: Tons of service requests, emails and now senator involvement to get my corrected green card back because what the heck, USCIS. Also some time in May I sent a letter to Potomac telling them I want to withdraw my I-90 since CSC were handling it.

August 8th 2018: Card in production thanks to the direct involvement of Senator Sherrod Brown's team

August 13th 2018: Card mailed

August 15th 2018: Card in hand with correct date. :joy:

October 31st 2018: Potomac sends out a notice stating they have closed out my I-90 per my request. Yay for no duplicate card drama.

 
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