I 751 November 2018 filers

[ElliePro 32]

5 hours ago, MASH said:

can I ask how long does it take to get the biometrics letter? and also the extension letter mine was 2 pages is that the same with everyone else?

I got mine 3 weeks after filing and the appt itself was around 5 weeks after the filing date. VSC

[MASH 172]

19 hours ago, ayuness said:

I read that they usually take 5 to 7 weeks after filing but considering we had to wait longer for NOA, then maybe more than that. This week is gonna be my 12th weeks after filing and still no sign of biometric appointment. But then I read again not everyone has to do it, so I don't know.

I am hoping that I don't need one cause I did one last time n its annoying to drive all way to dallas an miss work for a biometrics, I am just hoping they will pass me n no interview either since I did one last time

[MASH 172]

19 hours ago, ElliePro said:

I got mine 3 weeks after filing and the appt itself was around 5 weeks after the filing date. VSC

congrats!!!, I am hoping I can bypass it since I did it last time but who knows

[Eddy Haas 37]

1 minute ago, MASH said:

congrats!!!, I am hoping I can bypass it since I did it last time but who knows

It is possible. I hear that they aren't sending out appointments if your previous ones are still valid in their system.

[newyork1234 33]

i am trying to get infopass to stamp my extension paper. my field office is Montgomery , but it says " This office is not accepting walk-in requests or scheduling InfoPass appointments."

what should I do then? anyone had experience like this?

[newyork1234 33]

1 hour ago, newyork1234 said:

i am trying to get infopass to stamp my extension paper. my field office is Montgomery , but it says " This office is not accepting walk-in requests or scheduling InfoPass appointments."

what should I do then? anyone had experience like this?

I just talked to my lawyer. they shut down Infopass. there is no way to get it stamped. 

he said some people who already traveled without stamp are stuck overseas and encountered some problem getting into the US.

please share if yall have any information.

[Georgia16 2,858]

6 minutes ago, newyork1234 said:

I just talked to my lawyer. they shut down Infopass. there is no way to get it stamped. 

he said some people who already traveled without stamp are stuck overseas and encountered some problem getting into the US.

please share if yall have any information.

You mean people without their extension letter then? If they traveled with an expired GC and no extension letter or stamp in passport then they have not been very smart at all. 

 

You can can ask for an info pass at another office in your neighbor state. If you are Alabama then you belong under Atlanta. 

[Jubilant Judy 6]

2 hours ago, newyork1234 said:

i am trying to get infopass to stamp my extension paper. my field office is Montgomery , but it says " This office is not accepting walk-in requests or scheduling InfoPass appointments."

what should I do then? anyone had experience like this?

Why do you need the stamp? You can travel with extension letter.

[ElliePro 32]

55 minutes ago, newyork1234 said:

I just talked to my lawyer. they shut down Infopass. there is no way to get it stamped. 

he said some people who already traveled without stamp are stuck overseas and encountered some problem getting into the US.

please share if yall have any information.

There is a way to get it stamped. You call the service line, get to a person, explain your situation and get an appointment to get your passport stamped. People will

always need these stamps for one reason or another so they aren’t just going to stop doing it.

[seattlegc 36]

Finally got my NOA today. It seems it was the e-request I made that did the trick.

 

 

Edited February 13, 2019 by seattlegc

[Eddy Haas 37]

5 hours ago, newyork1234 said:

i am trying to get infopass to stamp my extension paper. my field office is Montgomery , but it says " This office is not accepting walk-in requests or scheduling InfoPass appointments."

what should I do then? anyone had experience like this?

I am confused. I though you previously mentioned that you got your receipt notice. That letter provides you 18 months extension. So, why do you need stamp?

 

Did the rules change? Does CBP not accept your receipt notice as extension anymore?

[newyork1234 33]

1 hour ago, Eddy Haas said:

I am confused. I though you previously mentioned that you got your receipt notice. That letter provides you 18 months extension. So, why do you need stamp?

 

Did the rules change? Does CBP not accept your receipt notice as extension anymore?

yes I received my receipt notice. but some of the officers on airlines or at the boarder are not trained . so just having an extension letter without stamp will be a trouble. recently some people were stuck overseas and cannot get into the US , or had difficulties to get back to the US.

Infopass is completely shut down. USCIS sent a notice to the officers saying that the extension letter is enough. but USCIS is not the one controlling the boardere, and at the boarder or airline everything depends on the officer, and they can simply say we dont accept the extension without stamp.

 and it is risky to travel with the extension without the stamp.

[newyork1234 33]

4 hours ago, ElliePro said:

There is a way to get it stamped. You call the service line, get to a person, explain your situation and get an appointment to get your passport stamped. People will

always need these stamps for one reason or another so they aren’t just going to stop doing it.

I will try. Thank you

btw, I have not received my Biometrics yet. any update from Biometrics appointments?

5 hours ago, Jubilant Judy said:

Why do you need the stamp? You can travel with extension letter.

it is very risky to travel without the stamp on your extension

[newyork1234 33]

5 hours ago, Georgia16 said:

You mean people without their extension letter then? If they traveled with an expired GC and no extension letter or stamp in passport then they have not been very smart at all. 

 

You can can ask for an info pass at another office in your neighbor state. If you are Alabama then you belong under Atlanta. 

infopass everywhere is shut down. USCIS announced it last week.

[ElliePro 32]

Infopass is shut down but getting a passport stamped is not infopass, it’s considered “document services” and it’s not shut down. You just gotta call the service line to get the appointment.

although if you have an extension, they will most likely refuse to give you an appointment for a stamp.

there are just as many stories about people who have stamp but don’t have an extension letter that officers and airport workers aren’t trained blah blah blah. Stamps are actually way less common than extension letters so please breath and stop panicking, you’ll be just fine. It’s not risky to travel without the stamp if you have your GC and extension letter.