I-751 July 2019 Filers

[lotusrose1987 11]

49 minutes ago, ronniebreda said:

7/19/19 - Mailed to Phoenix Lock-box 

7/22/19 - Delivered at Phoenix and Signed for by "T WRGHT"

7/26/19 - Check Cashed 

 

 

We have not received any text or email notifications. Trying not to worry, but others have seemed to receive a text or email before the check was cashed. 

I think everyone gets different results and it depends on which center it's sent to and who handles it! My husband I forgot the text notification form. Ours went like this:

 

7/17 delivered and signed at Dallas PO Box

7/22 Got NOA with 18 month extension in mail dated 7/19

7/23 Check cashed

 

Cannot check our status online. Says it does not recognize receipt number when we check case status online. My husband's case is with the Texas Service Center. He may have to call for updates and find out why we can't check case status online... 

[Sarasota 178]

42 minutes ago, lotusrose1987 said:

I think everyone gets different results and it depends on which center it's sent to and who handles it! My husband I forgot the text notification form. Ours went like this:

 

7/17 delivered and signed at Dallas PO Box

7/22 Got NOA with 18 month extension in mail dated 7/19

7/23 Check cashed

 

Cannot check our status online. Says it does not recognize receipt number when we check case status online. My husband's case is with the Texas Service Center. He may have to call for updates and find out why we can't check case status online... 

Are you using the newer 'myuscis' site?

[lotusrose1987 11]

50 minutes ago, Sarasota said:

Are you using the newer 'myuscis' site?

Thank you! I didn't realize there was a new site. It worked this time!

[Vincent Ha 41]

1 hour ago, Sarasota said:

Are you using the newer 'myuscis' site?

Thank you, the new site works for me too.

[ronniebreda 120]

2 hours ago, lotusrose1987 said:

I think everyone gets different results and it depends on which center it's sent to and who handles it! My husband I forgot the text notification form. Ours went like this:

 

7/17 delivered and signed at Dallas PO Box

7/22 Got NOA with 18 month extension in mail dated 7/19

7/23 Check cashed

 

Cannot check our status online. Says it does not recognize receipt number when we check case status online. My husband's case is with the Texas Service Center. He may have to call for updates and find out why we can't check case status online... 

 

3 hours ago, tamaara said:

I got the text one or two days after, don't worry!

It always works out this way...we call because we are worry-warts. As my husband was on the phone he got the text message notification. 😂

Very nice lady on the helpline said our NOA1 was mailed yesterday. 

 

7/19/19 - Mailed to Phoenix Lock-box 

7/22/19 - Delivered at Phoenix and Signed for by "T WRGHT"

7/26/19 - Check Cashed 

7/26/19 - Text and Email Notification - SRC Texas Service Center 

Edited July 26, 2019 by ronniebreda
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[lloyd060 8]

On 7/23/2019 at 7:23 AM, lloyd060 said:

Update:

7/17 - signed and delivered at Phoenix, AZ lockbox

7/22  - text message w/ receipt number (LIN)

7/23 - check(s) cashed

 

I am hoping that I get that NOA in the mail real soon!!! 

It is a good day! My NOA arrived in the mail today and me and my wife were able to close on our new home! What a RELIEF!!! Time for some whiskey...

Timeline:

7/17 - signed and delivered at Phoenix, AZ lockbox

7/22 - text message w/ receipt number (LIN)

7/23 - checks cashed

7/26 - 18 month extension / NOA received in mail (dated 7/22)

[Becci391 340]

I see myself filling another packet and send it off next week or early August.

My package has been at the Dallas distribution center for 3 days with NO update. 

All that I get is that the shipment is on it's way to the next facility.

Why can't USPS tell me that they lost it?!

[cosmonauts 125]

4 minutes ago, Becci391 said:

I see myself filling another packet and send it off next week or early August.

My package has been at the Dallas distribution center for 3 days with NO update. 

All that I get is that the shipment is on it's way to the next facility.

Why can't USPS tell me that they lost it?!

yikes, that really sucks, I'm sorry.

The one time this happened to me (I was sending some J-1 related paperwork), I went to my local post office and explained the importance of my package and they ended up refunding me the shipping so I could send it again. I also don't think they ever acknowledge they lost it.

[Becci391 340]

2 minutes ago, tamaara said:

yikes, that really sucks, I'm sorry.

The one time this happened to me (I was sending some J-1 related paperwork), I went to my local post office and explained the importance of my package and they ended up refunding me the shipping so I could send it again. I also don't think they ever acknowledge they lost it.

I will send it with UPS.

I'm so pissed. No movement at all.

[Phoenix777 73]

Guys, who knows, do they send our NOA from the lockbox address or from assigned centers ( Nebraska, Texas, etc)? Just trying to calculate USPS time/distance. 

[Becci391 340]

How do I cancel a check and will USCIS send me the package back?

[agripa 100]

Hey All!

 

Looks like I'll be joining y'all on this crazy journey! We've been assigned to the National Benefits Center (MSC).

 

Our I-751 timeline thus far:

• Mailed package via USPS with tracking: 07/19/2019.
• Package delivered to Phoenix Lockbox: 07/22/2019.
• Credit card charged: 07/24/2019.
• Text notification to my wife with our case ID: 07/26/2019

 

I was able to successfully track our case on the USCIS case status website.

 

Just in case it's of interest to anyone, I've listed all the documents we sent below. Our entire package was two-hole punched at the top and fixed together with an ACCO fastener. The documents we sent (in order) are as follows - 

1. Form G-1450 (Authorization for Credit Card Transaction).
2. Form G-1145 (e-notification of application acceptance).
3. Signed Form I-751
4. Cover Letter
5. Table of Contents
6. Exhibit A - Copy of green card
   1. Copy of front and back of green card.
7. Exhibit B - Proof of Identity and Marriage Certificate (not necessary I know, but I sent it anyways).
   1. Copy of my wife's passport page.
   2. Copy of my passport page.
   3. Copy of our marriage certificate.
8. Exhibit C - Joint Federal and State Tax information.
   1. IRS tax transcripts for the past 3 years.
   2. State tax returns for the past 3 years.
   3. W2 forms from both of our jobs showing our common address for the past two years.
9. Exhibit D - Documents related to our car.
   1. Copies of our Driver's License.
   2. Copies of our auto insurance card.
   3. Copies of our AAA roadside club cards.
   4. Copy of select automobile insurance bills with both our names/address on them.
10. Exhibit E - Documents associated with our lease.
    1. Copy of our lease agreement with both our names on it.
    2. Copy of our lease renewal with both of our names on it.
    3. Copy of rent increase notifications with both our names on it.
11. Exhibit F - Documents associated with our joint bank accounts.
    1. Copies of select statements from our checking account  over the past 2 years(both our names on it + our address).
    2. Copies of select statements from our savings account over the past 2 years (both our names on it + our address).
    3. Copies of our ATM cards for our joint bank account.
    4. Copies of select statements from a second savings account over the past 2 years.
12. Exhibit G - Various utility bills.
    1. Water + electricity bills from the past two years (both our names on it + our address).
    2. Cable bills from the past two years.
    3. Cell phone bills from the past two years.
13. Exhibit H - Credit card bills.
    1. Our American Express credit card bills from the past two years.
    2. Copies of all jointly owned credit cards.
14. Exhibit I - Sworn and notarized affidavits from close relatives.
15. Exhibit J - Evidence of trips taken together (boarding passes, hotel reservations, photos for 4 different trips taken over the past 2 years).
16. Exhibit K - 14 date/time-stamped photos taken of us with various family members/friends over the past 2 years.
17. Exhibit L - Copies of various holiday cards sent to the both of us (envelope + card).
18. Exhibit M - Insurance + Retirement accounts.
    1. Copy of insurance cards provided by my work showing my wife as a dependent.
    2. Copy of dental insurance cards provided by my wife's work showing me as a dependent.
    3. Copies of my IRA statements showing my wife as a beneficiary.
    4. Copies of my 401K statements showing my wife as a beneficiary.
19. Exhibit N - Power of Attorney and Health Care Directives.

 

Hope it's enough!

 

[LTrucker 22]

On 7/25/2019 at 5:36 PM, Becci391 said:

I will check the bank account every week starting next Friday to see if they have cashed the check.

This is so ridiculous. It says 2 Day shipment not 3 or good knows for how long. 

 

Overnight priority express is guaranteed for 1 or 2 day delivery. Priority mail usually gets delivered in two days but there is no guarantee for that (and USPS representative will tell you this although the marketing makes it look like a two-day delivery service). Often it can take 3 days, sometimes even longer (weather issues in transfer and transit hubs can cause delays). If you've received an update from USPS about your package being in transit, it might be worth waiting a few more days.

 

2 hours ago, Becci391 said:

How do I cancel a check and will USCIS send me the package back?

If you believe the package was lost, USCIS won't be able to send it back to you because they never received it. For the check, if you call your bank and let them know which check numbers not to cash, they can most likely stop the payment if the check hasn't been cashed yet.

 

All the best.

[Becci391 340]

2 hours ago, LTrucker said:

Overnight priority express is guaranteed for 1 or 2 day delivery. Priority mail usually gets delivered in two days but there is no guarantee for that (and USPS representative will tell you this although the marketing makes it look like a two-day delivery service). Often it can take 3 days, sometimes even longer (weather issues in transfer and transit hubs can cause delays). If you've received an update from USPS about your package being in transit, it might be worth waiting a few more days.

 

If you believe the package was lost, USCIS won't be able to send it back to you because they never received it. For the check, if you call your bank and let them know which check numbers not to cash, they can most likely stop the payment if the check hasn't been cashed yet.

 

All the best.

I've been getting this "in transit to the next facility" every day since Wednesday.

It's just weird because it has never happened before...

 

I meant that IF USCIS should magically receive it but I canceled the check. They would return the package to me to let me know that they were not able to cash the check, right?

 

I'll wait a few more days but I'm getting more impatient every day. I try not to but it's not easy of you don't get a better update than this.

Edited July 27, 2019 by Becci391

[LTrucker 22]

8 hours ago, Becci391 said:

I meant that IF USCIS should magically receive it but I canceled the check. They would return the package to me to let me know that they were not able to cash the check, right?

Yeah, I'd expect the USCIS will mail you back your package for improper filing fee if they could not cash the cheque. Hope your package gets delivered soon and you get to relax a bit!