i-751 Taking too LONG

[afrocraft 314]

Just now, geowrian said:

Different circumstances: N-400 interview passed (this is a big one), different service center w/ different current timelines, etc. Very weird that anybody promised a 15 day turnaround, let alone not the person who actually adjudicates it.

No. The (first) n400 interview didn't really happen. Because, in part, of the pending ROC. But no question: having a pending N400 gives you leverage.

 

Vermont itself made the turnaround commitment. Congressional reps have a different level of access to USCIS and other agencies. My rep forwards the email responses from USCIS (with some redaction), so I learned a lot from that.

[afrocraft 314]

59 minutes ago, geowrian said:

Edit: Thinking back, the first paragraph may have come off wrong. I just believe the reality is that time has shown over and over again that USCIS is not receptive to complaints, pleases, or threats when it comes to timelines. They have always moved solely at their own pace.

Just reading this edit. I don't mean to dish on you, as I've seen your other commentary, but my experience suggests otherwise. I have forced USCIS to move 3 times on my path to citizenship and relatively expeditiously:

 

- Correcting an intractable administrative error on my green card and reversing an initial erroneous rejection of my ROC petition (a USCIS director responded in writing);

- Accelerating adjudication of my ROC; and

- Scheduling a second N-400 interview.

 

I used a combination of USCIS protocols (expedite requests), letters, Congressional case assistance, and (twice) CIS Ombudsman intervention to force action.

Edited September 16, 2019 by afrocraft

[memoday 3]

13 hours ago, Cross32 said:

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Filed at VSC, I filed in Feb 2018, did biometric in May 2018, extension letter August 2018, case transfer to NBC to be scheduled for interview letter received in August 26 2019, still waiting for the interview appointment letter. No Ref. 

 

Am having a sleepless night, nervous and crazy, I have not filed for n400 yet. 

 

Why interview. I don’t like any interview in my life. Have seen just few people got interviewed. Why me.

 

The painful part is, my mom is very sick and I have not seen her in 2 years, so we plan to buy our tickets in October to visit her in December. Thinking i751 will be over by September. What a bad luck. Am going crazy right now. 

I feel your pain. I’m the same boat and feel unlucky. It’ll be 5th anniversaries next April but I’m still waiting for 10 years green card. Thinking about to apply N400 but worry this will make me more nervous. I read someone haven’t heard anything after interview. I don’t feel I’m the lucky one who get combo interview and all approve or N400 will speed up i751.

[Cross32 21]

4 minutes ago, memoday said:

I feel your pain. I’m the same boat and feel unlucky. It’ll be 5th anniversaries next April but I’m still waiting for 10 years green card. Thinking about to apply N400 but worry this will make me more nervous. I read someone haven’t heard anything after interview. I don’t feel I’m the lucky one who get combo interview and all approve or N400 will speed up i751.

I was thinking of filling for N400, but I was told to wait for the i751 approval first, the n400 may delay or may not delay. 

 

I don’t want to take any chances, I just have to be patient and wait for the i751 outcome first. 

 

May God help us in Jesus Mighty Name. Amen. God bless you us. 

[afrocraft 314]

11 hours ago, Cross32 said:

I was thinking of filling for N400, but I was told to wait for the i751 approval first, the n400 may delay or may not delay. 

 

I don’t want to take any chances, I just have to be patient and wait for the i751 outcome first. 

 

May God help us in Jesus Mighty Name. Amen. God bless you us. 

Apply for the N-400, since that's your goal. I-751 is low-priority for USCIS, so if there's even an issue with your application, like your country of origin or religion triggering "extreme vetting," you could be stuck for years. And you'll also likely have the same issue with the N-400, so let the delays run concurrently.

Edited September 17, 2019 by afrocraft

[Cross32 21]

1 hour ago, afrocraft said:

Apply for the N-400, since that's your goal. I-751 is low-priority for USCIS, so if there's even an issue with your application, like your country of origin or religion triggering "extreme vetting," you could be stuck for years. And you'll also likely have the same issue with the N-400, so let the delays run concurrently.

Sure thinking about that. Thanks 🙏🏽 

[afrocraft 314]

9 minutes ago, Cross32 said:

Sure thinking about that. Thanks 🙏🏽 

Sure thing. And don't worry about whether you don't get a combined interview. People make too much of a deal about that. It's relatively easy to manage, in my own experience. But just waiting and waiting for a decision on a low-priority petition is poor strategy, IMHO. You're in a much stronger position with a pending N-400, and we can help you navigate the administrative morass if it gets complicated down the line.

Edited September 17, 2019 by afrocraft

[memoday 3]

4 minutes ago, afrocraft said:

Sure thing. And don't worry about whether you don't get a combined interview. People make too much of a deal about that. It's relatively easy to manage, in my own experience. But just waiting and waiting for a decision on a low-priority petition is poor strategy, IMHO. You're in a much stronger position with a pending N-400, and we can help you navigate the administrative morass if it gets complicated down the line.

I think will wait until end of this month if nothing then filed N400. It’s about 19 months of waiting for i751. 

[afrocraft 314]

1 minute ago, memoday said:

I think will wait until end of this month if nothing then filed N400. It’s about 19 months of waiting for i751. 

Wow. I feel your pain. Best of luck!

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On 9/9/2019 at 11:27 PM, pacha said:

Hello Everyone, 

I filled my ROC on FEB/20/2018 then got extensions few months after. I then recently did my Biometric on  JULY/08/2019. The Status website says "we are processing the fingerprints for your Form I-751, Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence, Receipt Number W***************, at our California Service Center location." 

It has been like this till today. Please Assist
Anybody with a similar timeline. Please assist

Hello, good morning... Same for my wife... We filed 751 form on December 2017 two months before you @pacha &still nothing. @geowrian you mentioned up to 24 months so there's a chance it will be by this   D ecember?