Processing Times (I-751) for MSC (National Benefits Center)

[JessieABC 159]

  On 2/27/2023 at 10:39 PM, Utah123 said:

I just got my 48 months today. You will be getting soon too. 

When you contact congressman, who do you contact? State senator or like representative? 

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Every congressman will have a website where they offer assistance with federal agencies / immigration. Usually l, it’s right on their front page as an option. They each have different forms and methods for which to request assistance. You can probably Google your state and “immigration assistance.” 

You can use this link to find your congressman and their main website: https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative#:~:text=If you know who your,the U.S. House switchboard operator.

Edited February 28, 2023 by JessieABC
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[carmel34 3,681]

48-month extension letter arrived yesterday.  I-751 was sent back in May, 2021, so it's coming up to 2 years.  At least the name was spelled correctly this time.  That USCIS careless error took many months and a lot of patience to fix, finally a letter to the NBC USCIS office worked after two failed attempts with the online typographical error feature.  N-400 was filed last August, we're hoping for a combo interview soon but it could be a very long wait.

Edited February 28, 2023 by carmel34

[Tomalley 160]

  On 2/27/2023 at 5:36 AM, MJ_ said:

Just received my 10-year Green card today. Here is the timeline of my case:

 

02/01/2021     Case Received by USCIS 

03/08/2021     I-797 NOA Letter Received 

08/27/2021     Biometric Appointment Done 

11/10/2021     Case Ready To Be Scheduled For Interview 

12/13/2021     24 Month Letter Received 

 

01/24/2023     Called USCIS For I-551 Stamp

01/25/2023     Missed 1st Attempt Call (They left voice message saying they will call me again, but I didn’t get any calls from them since then.)

 

02/18/2023     New Card Is Being Produced 

02/21/2023     Case Approval Notice Sent

02/24/2023     Card Was Mailed to Me 

02/25/2023     Card Was Delivered/48 Month Letter Delivered too

 

Field Office: Orlando

Receipt Number Starts With MSC

 

Seems like interview waiving is happening. I’m not sure if me calling them to request the stamp has anything to do with triggering the process moving forward or not. I do find it a bit strange that they sent me the 48 month letter at same time with green card. 
Waiting for sure gets frustrating sometimes. I hope this helps a little bit and gives whoever in the same situation some hope. 

 

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Did you apply for N400? My case is still in NBC and no update. It is 22 months and nothing. 

[MJ_ 3]

  On 3/6/2023 at 8:20 PM, Tomalley said:

Did you apply for N400? My case is still in NBC and no update. It is 22 months and nothing. 

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No, I didn’t. Mine took about 24 months for the entire process. Stuck with “Ready to be scheduled for interview” for 15 months.

What’s your case status?

[Tomalley 160]

  On 3/6/2023 at 8:51 PM, MJ_ said:

No, I didn’t. Mine took about 24 months for the entire process. Stuck with “Ready to be scheduled for interview” for 15 months.

What’s your case status?

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My status is fingerprint was taken. I feel like maybe applying for citizenship slows down my case. Now I can’t get my 10 years green card in 2 years. Everything is so slow. Very frustrating!!

[MJ_ 3]

  On 3/6/2023 at 9:05 PM, Tomalley said:

My status is fingerprint was taken. I feel like maybe applying for citizenship slows down my case. Now I can’t get my 10 years green card in 2 years. Everything is so slow. Very frustrating!!

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Is it I751 status or N400 status?

When did you file the N400?

 

I’m not exactly sure about the N400 process, but based on some other N400 filers posted, they should be reviewing both of your applications together and most likely will schedule you a combo interview, which means you won’t be getting the 10 yr green card, instead you’ll become citizen directly if you pass the interview. 

You can check the processing time here:

https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/ 
 From what I’ve seen, the processing time for N400 varies greatly between different field offices.

[coa24 69]

I am wondering if MSC is starting to issue the GC without interview? I got approved on March 14 even though it stated my case was ready for interview. I did call them over a month before asking for the status. Maybe calling them flagged the case and they decided to approve it. 

 

It is hard to believe that would have caused the approval being over a month since I called, but who knows. All I know is it as approved just one month before 2 years. I originally filed in April 2021. 

 

I was a bit shocked to be approved given that that MSC is a shoe in for an interview. Anyway, just wanted to update and find if there are similar MSC folk now experiencing approval without interview.

[Daphne . 2,002]

  On 3/20/2023 at 9:38 PM, coa24 said:

I am wondering if MSC is starting to issue the GC without interview? I got approved on March 14 even though it stated my case was ready for interview. I did call them over a month before asking for the status. Maybe calling them flagged the case and they decided to approve it. 

 

It is hard to believe that would have caused the approval being over a month since I called, but who knows. All I know is it as approved just one month before 2 years. I originally filed in April 2021. 

 

I was a bit shocked to be approved given that that MSC is a shoe in for an interview. Anyway, just wanted to update and find if there are similar MSC folk now experiencing approval without interview.

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That would be great! It would save me a 5 hour one-way drive, so I’ll take it! I could do without a 10 hour roundtrip for an interview 😅

[TBoneTX 46,748]

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[Utah123 30]

  On 3/22/2023 at 3:14 PM, Tomalley said:

I got n400 interview letter but my i751 status is saying fingerprint was taken. How do I know it is a combo interview? What if I passed the n400 interview but i751 still pending. Will that affect anything?

 

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My I-751 status says the same as well. My friend who has same situation like me, she didnt get I-751 letter though. 

[mrath5 40]

  On 3/20/2023 at 9:38 PM, coa24 said:

I am wondering if MSC is starting to issue the GC without interview? I got approved on March 14 even though it stated my case was ready for interview. I did call them over a month before asking for the status. Maybe calling them flagged the case and they decided to approve it. 

 

It is hard to believe that would have caused the approval being over a month since I called, but who knows. All I know is it as approved just one month before 2 years. I originally filed in April 2021. 

 

I was a bit shocked to be approved given that that MSC is a shoe in for an interview. Anyway, just wanted to update and find if there are similar MSC folk now experiencing approval without interview.

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Ours was approved from there with no interview! My husbands receipt date was march 2019. We contacted our states immigration congressman and they inquired about our case and the next week I checked and it said case was approved. I think they are waiving interviews sometimes!

[JasonKay 20]

  On 3/20/2023 at 9:38 PM, coa24 said:

I am wondering if MSC is starting to issue the GC without interview? I got approved on March 14 even though it stated my case was ready for interview. I did call them over a month before asking for the status. Maybe calling them flagged the case and they decided to approve it. 

 

It is hard to believe that would have caused the approval being over a month since I called, but who knows. All I know is it as approved just one month before 2 years. I originally filed in April 2021. 

 

I was a bit shocked to be approved given that that MSC is a shoe in for an interview. Anyway, just wanted to update and find if there are similar MSC folk now experiencing approval without interview.

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My case was approved two weeks ago after not hearing anything back till November 2021 that my case was ready to be scheduled for an interview. Got my extension letter for 48 months and 5 days later the approval notice online. Letter made it 3 days later. Just waiting for the new GC right now, seems like that takes longer than usual. Took exactly 2 years, well one day early ;).

[jnmee 6]

  On 3/22/2023 at 5:12 PM, mrath5 said:

Ours was approved from there with no interview! My husbands receipt date was march 2019. We contacted our states immigration congressman and they inquired about our case and the next week I checked and it said case was approved. I think they are waiving interviews sometimes!

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When did you ask for help from the Congressman? Thanks...

[mrath5 40]

  On 3/22/2023 at 6:15 PM, jnmee said:

 

When did you ask for help from the Congressman? Thanks...

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March 8th, 2023 the congressman had our privacy release to inquire and then march 14th I Checked the case status and it said approved. 

[GraceJ21 70]

Hi everyone! 

 

I thought to check my case status today and it updated April 3rd to say "My new card is being produced". We haven't had an interview so I was very surprised but super happy to see it! I was pending to apply for n400 but this came before I had the chance to do it. I hope more people get their interview skipped and get their cards soon . 

 

I-751 filed Oct 2021.

Edited April 4, 2023 by GraceJ21