I-751 December 2018 Filers

[gregcrs2 1,778]

We had a successful walk-in biometric this morning at the Tampa office.  Now just waiting for the extension letter.

[timmons 34]

2 minutes ago, gregcrs2 said:

We had a successful walk-in biometric this morning at the Tampa office.  Now just waiting for the extension letter.

thats awesome! congrats!

 

so please explain/fill me in. 

What do they do to your expired card/or soon to be expiring card etc?!

[gregcrs2 1,778]

1 minute ago, timmons said:

thats awesome! congrats!

 

so please explain/fill me in. 

What do they do to your expired card/or soon to be expiring card etc?!

It was just a biometric (fingerprint) appointment.  We are still waiting for an extension letter in the mail.  Green card does not expire until the end of March.  If we do not get the extension letter by end of February, we will make an appointment to get an I-551 stamp in the passport. 

[slimbolina 48]

On 1/3/2019 at 8:11 AM, slimbolina said:

USCIS told me I have to have it stamped otherwise I lose status. It’s compulsory I guess.

Here’s an interesting update; I went to my infopass appointment today and as soon as said that I hadn’t received my receipt yet, she said “yeh you and a thousand other people”.... wouldn’t let me speak. She said that they do not stamp passports there and I have to give them a chance to send the receipt and to allow 90 days, also NOAs are coming together with extension letters because they are so far behind. Biometrics are only meant to be done at the end of the application process otherwise you have to go back and have them redone. Was advised to apply for citizenship as those applications take presidency over any other ones so why wait 2.5 - 3 years for the 10 year GC. They’ll just do the two interviews together anyway.

 

SMH.

[H-M 169]

1 hour ago, slimbolina said:

Here’s an interesting update; I went to my infopass appointment today and as soon as said that I hadn’t received my receipt yet, she said “yeh you and a thousand other people”.... wouldn’t let me speak. She said that they do not stamp passports there and I have to give them a chance to send the receipt and to allow 90 days, also NOAs are coming together with extension letters because they are so far behind. Biometrics are only meant to be done at the end of the application process otherwise you have to go back and have them redone. Was advised to apply for citizenship as those applications take presidency over any other ones so why wait 2.5 - 3 years for the 10 year GC. They’ll just do the two interviews together anyway.

 

SMH.

So they refused to stamp your passport?  Is your 2yr GC expiring within the next 30 days?

 

[slimbolina 48]

1 minute ago, H-M said:

So they refused to stamp your passport?  Is your 2yr GC expiring within the next 30 days?

 

Yep, yep n yep. She said not to worry about it because I will receive both my NOA and extension letter and to allow 90 days to receive it.

[tamago 8]

So, we received a very interesting email today.

 

They receive our package on Dec 4, 2018 and we called them on Jan 3, 2018 because we hadn't received our NOA1. They told us they filled out a service request to get us the NOA1, so we waited.  The status page also said that the request was in, but nobody was assigned to it.  Today, they sent us an email (and the status page said the service request was "completed").  The email said the following. I just don't understand how only this one letter from USCIS was somehow undeliverable out of the 100's that we've received in the last 2 years I've been at this address (and we never had anything undeliverable from USPS).  It's a letter that they would put in our mailbox, I would assume .  It's the same address that we used when we filed and we haven't moved.  Good times...

 

U.S. Department of Homeland Security
P.O. BOX 82521
NEBRASKA SERVICE CENTER
LINCOLN,NE 68501

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Tuesday, January 15, 2019

Emailed to xxx@xxx.com

Dear (Applicant):

On 01/03/2019, you or the designated representative shown below, contacted us about your case.  Some of the key information given to us at that time was the following:

Person who contacted us:
 -- Petitioner/US citizen (aka me, but we were both on the line)

Caller indicated they are:
 -- Translator for Applicant or Petitioner

Attorney Name:
 -- Information not available

Case type:
 -- I751

Filing date:
 -- 12/04/2018

Receipt #:
 -- LIN-xx-xxx-xxxxxx

Referral ID:
T1xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Beneficiary (if you filed for someone else):
 -- Information not available

Your USCIS Account Number (A-number):
 -- Information not available

Type of service requested:
 -- Non-Delivery of Other Notice


The status of this service request is:

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) records indicate your Receipt Notice was mailed to the address on file and the notice was returned as undeliverable by the United States Postal Service (USPS).  We have requested the notice be resent to the address listed in our systems. You should receive it within 10-14 business days.

NOTE: Please be sure you are registered to receive mail at the address listed in our systems.  Your name must be physically placed on the mailbox.  Keep the USPS informed as to who resides at your address, especially when individuals with different last names receive mail at a specified address.  This and failure to submit address changes are the two main reasons mail is returned to us as undeliverable.

We hope this information is helpful to you.

-----------------------------------
Online Services
We offer many online services and tools to help you find the information you need.
Please visit our Web site at www.uscis.gov for information about:
*Using our Case Status Online tool;
*Signing up for case status updates;
*Checking processing times;
*Submitting and e-Request to inquire about certain applications and petitions;
*Using our Office Locator;
*Using InfoPass to schedule an appointment; and
*Downloading forms.

Address Changes
If you move, please provide us with an updated address. For more information about address changes, please visit our Web site at www.uscis.gov/ar-11, and click on Change Your Address Online.

For More Information
If you do not find the information you need through our online services and need further assistance, you may contact our USCIS Contact Center at 1-800-375-5283 or 1-800-767-1833 (TDD for the hearing impaired).  

 

 

 

[gregcrs2 1,778]

15 hours ago, slimbolina said:

Here’s an interesting update; I went to my infopass appointment today and as soon as said that I hadn’t received my receipt yet, she said “yeh you and a thousand other people”.... wouldn’t let me speak. She said that they do not stamp passports there and I have to give them a chance to send the receipt and to allow 90 days, also NOAs are coming together with extension letters because they are so far behind. Biometrics are only meant to be done at the end of the application process otherwise you have to go back and have them redone. Was advised to apply for citizenship as those applications take presidency over any other ones so why wait 2.5 - 3 years for the 10 year GC. They’ll just do the two interviews together anyway.

 

SMH.

Strange statement because I already had biometrics completed and it's only been a few weeks since filing the I-751.  Very strange that she refused to stamp your passport.  

[slimbolina 48]

4 minutes ago, gregcrs2 said:

Strange statement because I already had biometrics completed and it's only been a few weeks since filing the I-751.  Very strange that she refused to stamp your passport.  

I know. I don't know who to believe anymore. As my field office won't do anything then I suppose I have no option but to wait for my receipt notice.

[AP1231 0]

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Edited January 16, 2019 by AP1231

[IowacityGuy 152]

So I was pretty concerned about not getting biometrics so I called USCIS today.. They mentioned Biometrics has received and  they end up using my biometrics from previous application.. Also I saw an update on my USCIS account from yesterday as well.. no sure how this works but yeah! I have not received any letter stating that they end using my old biometrics.

Edited January 17, 2019 by abhatia315

[gregcrs2 1,778]

1 minute ago, abhatia315 said:

So I was pretty concerned about not getting biometrics so I called USCIS today.. They mentioned Biometrics has received and  they end up using my biometrics from previous application.. Also I saw an update on my USCIS account from yesterday as well.. no sure how this works but yeah!

Is that the myaccount.uscis.dhs.gov account you are referring to?

[IowacityGuy 152]

7 minutes ago, gregcrs2 said:

Is that the myaccount.uscis.dhs.gov account you are referring to?

Yup that's correct!  So it does not show what update they did but its shows case was received on Jan 17th 2019. I was confused what really happened. So when I brought this up to the Rep , she mentioned USCIS officer don't mention what update they did but they end up touching your case.. that's weird!

Edited January 17, 2019 by abhatia315

[gregcrs2 1,778]

1 minute ago, abhatia315 said:

Yup that's correct!  So it does not show what update they did but its shows case was received on Jan 17th 2019. I was confused what really happened. So when I brought this up to Rep , she mentioned USCIS office don't mention what update they did but they touched your case.. that's weird!

I asked because we did biometrics Monday early morning this week but no update ever received. 

[MMteam 72]

36 minutes ago, abhatia315 said:

So I was pretty concerned about not getting biometrics so I called USCIS today.. They mentioned Biometrics has received and  they end up using my biometrics from previous application.. Also I saw an update on my USCIS account from yesterday as well.. no sure how this works but yeah! I have not received any letter stating that they end using my old biometrics.

That's interesting mine show that case was received but no on so so date received. Would be great if you add screen shot of what you see. Make sure to hide your case number or any sensitive information.