After 45 months

[amour-et-foi 7]

Hi all. Here is the message USCIS sent us after 45 months of waiting, call after call and inquiry after inquiry....

 

On 01/24/2023, 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:

 

Caller indicated they are:

-- Applicant or Petitioner

 

Attorney Name:

-- Information not available

 

Case type:

-- I751

 

Filing date:

-- 04/25/2019

 

Receipt #:

-- ×××××××××××××××

 

Referral ID:

×××××××××××××MSC

Beneficiary (if you filed for someone else):

-- Information not available

 

Type of service requested:

-- Outside Normal Processing Times

 

 

The status of this service request is:

 

Recently you contacted us regarding the status of your pending Form I-751, Removal of Lawful Permanent Resident Conditions. USCIS systems indicate that we are actively reviewing your application, and nothing is outstanding at this time.

 

USCIS officials will determine whether an interview is necessary. If we schedule you for an interview, you will be required to appear in person at a USCIS office. We will send you a notice with the date, time, and location of the interview. If USCIS officials determine that the requirement for an interview may be waived, your application will be adjudicated by a USCIS Field Office in the order in which it was received. Additional information can be found on the USCIS web site at https://www.uscis.gov/green-card/green-card-processes-and-procedures/adjustment-of-status.

How the hell is nothing outstanding. 45 months is way outside of processing time, especially for our field office which is Lincoln, NE. Why our case is stuck at MSC is beyond comprehension.

[Crazy Cat 41,836]

Have you filed an N-400?  We filed an I-751 about a month before you did.  Our case was also at MSC.  My wife filed her N-400 in August 2022.  4 months later, we attended a combo interview.  My wife became a citizen last Thursday.  My advice:  File the N-400 online.

Edited February 1, 2023 by Crazy Cat

[chancecody 125]

9 hours ago, Crazy Cat said:

Have you filed an N-400?  We filed an I-751 about a month before you did.  Our case was also at MSC.  My wife filed her N-400 in August 2022.  4 months later, we attended a combo interview.  My wife became a citizen last Thursday.  My advice:  File the N-400 online.

Good advice but not everyone wants to apply for citizenship for various personal reasons (or may not qualify etc).

 

OP- I wonder if getting the help of a member of congress (senator or congressman/woman) can help nudge your case. I know USCIS has a special liaison that deals directly with congressional support. Although they cannot influence the decision, they can inquire on your behalf. We had good experience using the congressional support route but not for I-751 as I recently got my green card.

[mindthegap 2,590]

It’s a standard pro forma ‘go away’ letter.

If you file one again you will get the same response or a variation of it, and the responses usually have no bearing on the actual state of your case at that time. 

I used to file one a month for a period of something like over three years for that filing - made zero difference. 

Honestly, just get on with your life and leave them to it. Stressing over it will achieve nothing. 

Edited February 1, 2023 by mindthegap

[amour-et-foi 7]

Just a quick update. We got a general inquiry message that starts with OVP and ends in MSC. We didn't call or make an inquiry since the last on on 1/24 and all our other inquiries began with SRC. I don't know what this inquiry entails yet I hope it means the case has been touched and we will know something soon. But the inquiry message still says it hasn't been assigned for processing. The waiting game continues...

[DWolf 18]

Try the DHS Ombudsmen's Office.  Call them and they might even pick up!  We did this many years ago for my wife's Green card and I actually had a very nice convo with a lady there.  We then suggested it to a friend who was waiting on something and they actually moved forward.

The Ombudsman is an internal position to DHS that is supposed to put pressure on them for not following their regulations.  It's a force multiplier with a Congressman inquiry

https://www.dhs.gov/ombudsman-offices

[OldUser 6,633]

@amour-et-foi you know you can always sue USCIS if you're tired of waiting and don't want to file N-400? It would cost you more than N-400, but you should get it moving.

[aznhouston 130]

On 2/3/2023 at 6:56 PM, OldUser said:

@amour-et-foi you know you can always sue USCIS if you're tired of waiting and don't want to file N-400? It would cost you more than N-400, but you should get it moving.

Do you know in which case we can start the suing process?

[OldUser 6,633]

4 minutes ago, aznhouston said:

Do you know in which case we can start the suing process?

A lot of lawyers start suing after 12-18 months of wait. You clearly waited 45+ months and most lawyers would agree, it's totally fine suing at this point.

[amour-et-foi 7]

Hi All. Thanks for all the support. I'm sorry to not respond as I had surgery and was in pain. As for why we haven't filed for citizenship is because my spouse still isn't fluent in English and couldn't pass the test. And suing would cost us financial resources that are better used elsewhere at this time in our lives/relationship. Thus we are in the peverveal rock and a hard place. The one thing that is giving us hope is that the case status on the USCIS site has updated to the OVC inquiry has been assigned to an officer as of today. This means the file/case is being 'touched'. We'll see what happens from here. 

[amour-et-foi 7]

Hi all. An update on our case status. We just received an email for an inquiry we didn't. Here is what it stated.

 

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

USCIS

250 Marquette Avenue, Suite 710

Minneapolis,MN 55401

 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Wednesday, February 28, 2023

 

On 02/02/2023, 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:

 

Caller indicated they are:

 -- Applicant or Petitioner

 

Attorney Name:

 -- Information not available

 

Case type:

 -- I751

 

Filing date:

 -- 03/21/2017

 

Receipt #:

 -- MSCxxxxxxxxxxxxx

 

Referral ID:

OVPxxxxxxxxxxMSC

Beneficiary (if you filed for someone else):

 -- Information not available

 

Your USCIS Account Number (A-number):

 -- xxxxxxxxx

 

Type of service requested:

 -- Other

 

 

The status of this service request is:

 

Thank you for contacting USCIS concerning the above-referenced application. Below is a summary of what we have found and how the issue has been resolved or additional actions required.  

 

Your application is currently being processed. Please know that the wait times you are experiencing for this application type are normal for our office at the moment.  At this time, no further action is required from you. Unfortunately, we cannot provide any completion date at this time. We apologize for the delay.  

 

Please be advised that posted processing times are goals based on Field Office averages.  These goals are subject to change and can vary from office to office.  We apologize for any inconvenience caused by delays in processing.

 

This is really annoying. First off we didn't file the 751 on 3/21/17. That was the day the 130 was approved. Point of Entry was May, 2017 and we filed 751 as required in April  19 so there is something not right with that. That would be close to 6 years for waiting to remove conditions. I swear these people are full of all kinds of that bullskit. 

 

One thing that is different is that this particular response is that it came from the local field office in Minneapolis and not from the office at the NBC. Don't know what that implies but I hope in means the file has finally been transfered to our local office. We shall see...

[mrath5 40]

2 hours ago, amour-et-foi said:

Hi all. An update on our case status. We just received an email for an inquiry we didn't. Here is what it stated.

 

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

USCIS

250 Marquette Avenue, Suite 710

Minneapolis,MN 55401

 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Wednesday, February 28, 2023

 

On 02/02/2023, 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:

 

Caller indicated they are:

 -- Applicant or Petitioner

 

Attorney Name:

 -- Information not available

 

Case type:

 -- I751

 

Filing date:

 -- 03/21/2017

 

Receipt #:

 -- MSCxxxxxxxxxxxxx

 

Referral ID:

OVPxxxxxxxxxxMSC

Beneficiary (if you filed for someone else):

 -- Information not available

 

Your USCIS Account Number (A-number):

 -- xxxxxxxxx

 

Type of service requested:

 -- Other

 

 

The status of this service request is:

 

Thank you for contacting USCIS concerning the above-referenced application. Below is a summary of what we have found and how the issue has been resolved or additional actions required.  

 

Your application is currently being processed. Please know that the wait times you are experiencing for this application type are normal for our office at the moment.  At this time, no further action is required from you. Unfortunately, we cannot provide any completion date at this time. We apologize for the delay.  

 

Please be advised that posted processing times are goals based on Field Office averages.  These goals are subject to change and can vary from office to office.  We apologize for any inconvenience caused by delays in processing.

 

This is really annoying. First off we didn't file the 751 on 3/21/17. That was the day the 130 was approved. Point of Entry was May, 2017 and we filed 751 as required in April  19 so there is something not right with that. That would be close to 6 years for waiting to remove conditions. I swear these people are full of all kinds of that bullskit. 

 

One thing that is different is that this particular response is that it came from the local field office in Minneapolis and not from the office at the NBC. Don't know what that implies but I hope in means the file has finally been transfered to our local office. We shall see...

We have similar time lines, in june it will have been 48 months for us. Our local field office is also minneapolis and i have read somewhere they are literally one of, if not thee slowest office. It is so annoying!! I just emailed the wisconsin immigration congressman and once i sent them back a signed privacy thing, they are going to inquire about my husbands application. 

[amour-et-foi 7]

1 hour ago, mrath5 said:

We have similar time lines, in june it will have been 48 months for us. Our local field office is also minneapolis and i have read somewhere they are literally one of, if not thee slowest office. It is so annoying!! I just emailed the wisconsin immigration congressman and once i sent them back a signed privacy thing, they are going to inquire about my husbands application. 

Hate to see someone in the same boat but hopefully things will get moving soon.