Case Was Received At My Local Office

[divorcedgayman 11]

2 minutes ago, sweetswinks said:

 

I made a spreadsheet for tracking https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/11zRvIHWRI_DbxJC4nqhekYmuHM1gOytWC7K-qnrVC2Y/edit?usp=sharing

Sounds good. Make it anonymous so nobody can see your name and picture on the spreadsheet. (or maybe don't use your real gmail for that?)

 

Plus make it editable for anonymous people.

Edited March 6, 2018 by divorcedgayman

[Inna&Chris 94]

Wow another random approval now it's Oct.2017 CSC. Just read on their thread.

[Scazy 78]

22 minutes ago, Tcarrol said:

No.  Someone on that thread said that all approvals come from The National Benefits Center in Missouri.  That was the return address on the envelope.  I don't know for sure who approved our application, whether it was California or our local office in Pennsylvania.  Our attorney in California is a big firm and they said we were their only ROC client approved since 2016, so they are trying to find out an answer as well.

I never heard of approvals coming from Missouri.threads I follow report approvals from cervice center they filed at or local offices. So confusing! Maybe they transferred your case there before approval. One thing for sure - it's NOT coming from local office. Great news regardless!

Edited March 6, 2018 by Scazy

[sweetswinks 400]

9 minutes ago, Inna&Chris said:

Wow another random approval now it's Oct.2017 CSC. Just read on their thread.

 

Whoa. They said they had not even done their biometrics yet. How is this possible?!

[nompish 86]

Most of us Oct 17 filers from CSC havent received biometrics letter yet and its been 5 months. That approval has shocked us too

[Inna&Chris 94]

1 minute ago, sweetswinks said:

 

Whoa. They said they had not even done their biometrics yet. How is this possible?!

Cuz lots of people didn't get bio appointments, some of them got them waived as well. My guess is that CSC is so overloaded they just can't handle everything. I'm an Aug filer 2017, and been waiting for bio 3 months, never got any, then after several service requests they finally sent me a waiver notice. I think there are bunch of examples like this.

[teshah 33]

40 minutes ago, Val2014 said:

Omgosh!!! This is great news. You said you added your wac # to your online account? So if i am checking my account only by using "case status" I should actually create an account? Also just to confirm, what day in Nov is your NOA? I am Dec 22 so im just trying to see if they are working early nov or late nov 🤞🏼🤞🏼. Congradulations. Please keep us posted o  what the notice says and where it is coming from. 

Yes, I added my wac # to my online account and that's what popped up.  I already had an account cause I applied for the N400 online but I guess you can create one.  My NOA is 11/30/16.

[teshah 33]

34 minutes ago, fatty1011 said:

Hey There !  just a quick ask- are you a VSC or CSC filer ? All the best !!

CSC and thanks.

[Amhara 460]

1 hour ago, teshah said:

February 26, 2018

We received your case

You do not need to do anything at this time

We will begin processing your case and will review it to make sure you have submitted all of the required information and documents. We will let you know if we need anything else from you.

If you do not receive your notice by March 28, 2018, send us a case inquiry and select that you did not receive your notice by mail.

This is rather interesting to me.  I am following three other cases in myUSCIS, and they all say that the case is being prepared for officer review.

 

It almost sounds like yours is different...RFE?

[teshah 33]

1 minute ago, Amhara said:

This is rather interesting to me.  I am following three other cases in myUSCIS, and they all say that the case is being prepared for officer review.

 

It almost sounds like yours is different...RFE?

Only time will tell.  I filed for N400 in January with a pending ROC so until I get that notice, I can't really speculate.

[Amhara 460]

3 minutes ago, teshah said:

Only time will tell.  I filed for N400 in January with a pending ROC so until I get that notice, I can't really speculate.

Oh, so this must have happened because the cases are now linked.  That would make sense if that's the case.  Either way, thanks for the update!  May you be done with USCIS soon!

[mindthegap 2,590]

13 minutes ago, Inna&Chris said:

Cuz lots of people didn't get bio appointments, some of them got them waived as well. My guess is that CSC is so overloaded they just can't handle everything. I'm an Aug filer 2017, and been waiting for bio 3 months, never got any, then after several service requests they finally sent me a waiver notice. I think there are bunch of examples like this.

 

How can peoples biometrics be waived?

 

At the very least a fresh set of fingerprints is required (even from one hand) for the background check that is required at every stage.

As it is removal of conditions, there won't be a set from some time within the prior 15 months that they are valid for. Something is fishier here than captain birdeye's dumpster.

 

(also a bit peeved that I have paid for three sets of biometrics since 2015, two of which have been in the past four months)

Edited March 6, 2018 by mindthegap

[Amhara 460]

7 minutes ago, mindthegap said:

How can peoples biometrics be waived?

 

At the very least a fresh set of fingerprints is required (even from one hand) for the background check that is required at every stage.

As it is removal of conditions, there won't be a set from some time within the prior 15 months that they are valid for. Something is fishier here than captain birdeye's dumpster.

 

(also a bit peeved that I have paid for three sets of biometrics since 2015, two of which have been in the past four months)

It's strange indeed.  In our Dec 2017 thread, most VSC people have their biometrics letters, but those that filed after Dec 9th do not have any biometrics letters.  I checked the Jan 2018 filers and none of the CSC filers seem to have biometrics.

When we sent a service request (which is showing on our account) the response suggested our biometrics may get waived.  It seems bizarre that some would get waived and some would not, doesn't it?

[Inna&Chris 94]

12 minutes ago, mindthegap said:

 

How can peoples biometrics be waived?

 

At the very least a fresh set of fingerprints is required (even from one hand) for the background check that is required at every stage.

As it is removal of conditions, there won't be a set from some time within the prior 15 months that they are valid for. Something is fishier here than captain birdeye's dumpster.

 

(also a bit peeved that I have paid for three sets of biometrics since 2015, two of which have been in the past four months)

Well this is a good question, and would be nice to find out how they could use previous fingerprints even the expired ones. But apparently they can since I'm not the only one who got them waived and got notice abt it. Lots of filers after July 2017 got them waived.  They sent me a notice that they can use my previous prints and I do not need to retake a new ones.

If the center was not so loaded and behind I'm sure they would require a new ones.

Edited March 6, 2018 by Inna&Chris

[Since2012 28]

PROCESSING SERVICE CENTER

 

The first three letters indicate the USCIS service center which is processing the petition, as follows:

– EAC – Vermont Service Center;
– VSC – Vermont Service Center;
– WAC – California Service Center;
– CSC – California Service Center;
– LIN – Nebraska Service Center;
– NSC – Nebraska Service Center;
– SRC – Texas Service Center;
– TSC – Texas Service Center;
– MSC – National Benefits Center;
– NBC – National Benefits Center;
– IOE – ELIS (e-Filing); and
– YSC – Potomac Service Center.