Case Was Received At My Local Office

[AdnanS 82]

7 minutes ago, jwcassidytx said:

Based upon what I am reading, I would not put any faith in the new update on the USCIS website.  I am an October 2016 filer.  It shows in February 2018 the case was received by the local office.  It hard to believe that everyone's case was sent at once to the local office.

 

I believe "some" cases were sent to the local office or another regional office - I live in Chicago and recieved the same message however I got a hardcopy letter from USCIS stating my wife's file was transferred to Texas Service Center about 2 weeks ago.

[batasMTR 4]

did you file for citizenship even though you have not received your removal of conditional permanent residence?

[AdnanS 82]

7 hours ago, batasMTR said:

did you file for citizenship even though you have not received your removal of conditional permanent residence?

 

No I haven't some tell me not to do it and wait until I recieve my wife's Green Card, some say go ahead and do it, my only issue is they mix up stuff.

[batasMTR 4]

6 minutes ago, AdnanS said:

 

No I haven't some tell me not to do it and wait until I recieve my wife's Green Card, some say go ahead and do it, my only issue is they mix up stuff.

That is what I am thinking. I wonder if some here file for citizenship without the GC?

[Haji delco 103]

13 minutes ago, batasMTR said:

That is what I am thinking. I wonder if some here file for citizenship without the GC?

A lot of people have filed  for citizenship before ROC is adjudicated. It is perfectly legal to do so within 90 days of your conditional GC expiring if you're filing under marriage 3-year rule. 

[TQTNSL 3]

Hi guys, April 2017 filer here. Just done with my infopass appointment at local field office in Texas. My status was also changed to received at local office on 02/25/2018. The officer told me starting last year and pretty much now, all I-751 will need to schedule for interview and it depends on how fast the local field office can process and schedule for interview. He said could be anytime from 1.5-2.5 years as they will have to do intensive background check, house visit and so on. 

[NJI751 12]

15 minutes ago, TQTNSL said:

Hi guys, April 2017 filer here. Just done with my infopass appointment at local field office in Texas. My status was also changed to received at local office on 02/25/2018. The officer told me starting last year and pretty much now, all I-751 will need to schedule for interview and it depends on how fast the local field office can process and schedule for interview. He said could be anytime from 1.5-2.5 years as they will have to do intensive background check, house visit and so on. 

This was some low level person who has no idea about what's going on. Just because someone works at USCIS does not mean they are "in the know".

 

If USCIS starts interviewing and house visits for all applicants, I expect the wait times to become 3 years at a minimum. Basically, this is not going to happen. Source: Some common sense.

[wololo 28]

31 minutes ago, TQTNSL said:

Hi guys, April 2017 filer here. Just done with my infopass appointment at local field office in Texas. My status was also changed to received at local office on 02/25/2018. The officer told me starting last year and pretty much now, all I-751 will need to schedule for interview and it depends on how fast the local field office can process and schedule for interview. He said could be anytime from 1.5-2.5 years as they will have to do intensive background check, house visit and so on. 

This is ridiculous, I hope it's not true.

[TQTNSL 3]

8 minutes ago, wololo said:

This is ridiculous, I hope it's not true.

We all hope it’s not true, nobody wanna go through that torture again. Until we have any official announcement from USCIS I will just brace for the worse and be well-prepared. I talked to 3 tier-2 officers this morning, 2 at the field office and 1 via the national center and they all told me the same idea.

[NJI751 12]

1 minute ago, TQTNSL said:

We all hope it’s not true, nobody wanna go through that torture again. Until we have any official announcement from USCIS I will just brace for the worse and be well-prepared. I talked to 3 tier-2 officers this morning, 2 at the field office and 1 via the national center and they all told me the same idea.

Can you post here what they exactly told you.

Edited April 2, 2018 by NJI751

[cyclone27 710]

Yet we have approvals without interviews to date. So that certainly throws that idea out the window.

[Element 1]

Im an April 2017 VSC filer as well. I had done my infopass last month. I met the officer and we actually had a good conversation. He didnt tell me anything about any delays but when he stamped my passport , he gave me a one year extension,  work permit until september 2018 and also wrote down my i 751 case number ( not the CRI 89 number ). He did tell me that I should be getting some 'news' by then.. 

 

What I dont recall is whether he said 'news ' or " good news'....

[nimba70 11]

19 minutes ago, TQTNSL said:

We all hope it’s not true, nobody wanna go through that torture again. Until we have any official announcement from USCIS I will just brace for the worse and be well-prepared. I talked to 3 tier-2 officers this morning, 2 at the field office and 1 via the national center and they all told me the same idea.

this guy or girl just here to push a panic button and cause the forum to light up with worried souls.. this story is nothing but a tall tale

[NJI751 12]

Just now, nimba70 said:

this guy or girl just here to push a panic button and cause the forum to light up with worried souls.. this story is nothing but a tall tale

Maybe this poster is not lying - but he could be dealing with incompetent USCIS workers. Not the first time we will have encountered one of those.

 

And in their defense, the directives coming in from the executive branch are so confusing, the bureaucracy is probably struggling to respond. And they were already slow.

[nimba70 11]

1 minute ago, NJI751 said:

Maybe this poster is not lying - but he could be dealing with incompetent USCIS workers. Not the first time we will have encountered one of those.

 

And in their defense, the directives coming in from the executive branch are so confusing, the bureaucracy is probably struggling to respond. And they were already slow.

he spoke to three tier 2 officers? come on now  this is a troll