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Aussielad   37

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Well yesterday i had my biometrics at 9 and was out within 20 minutes.

So then we went over to the district office so i could ask for an I-551 stamp as also no NOA 1 had even come yet.

After 4 hours of waiting, FINALLY get called over. I asked for it, she said "no i cant give it to you, unless you give me your expired greencard, i'll destroy it, and put that note inside your passport along with the stamp"

I said "no, i wouldn't like that, i'd like to keep the expired card, and get an I-551 stamp as i have no other I.D. except the expired green card and no NOA1 has come in".

SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO THIS IS WHERE IT GETS INTERESTING.

She begins to email directly the VSC and asks writes to them to "look at my case immediately and ajudicate it straight away completely".

And i mentioned that it'd only got sent about a month ago. She replied "it doesnt worry her nor them."

Which kinda didnt surprise me since she's running the show there.

So this is the district manager of the district office, so im thinking that shes got weight in what she said in her email, which she wrote it right in front of me.

So who knows.......maybe i could get approved a little quicker due to not being able to get an I-551 stamp and no NOA1.... i already ahd my biometrics done, so thats one things less to do right???

I guess all they have to do now is open up the case, look at it and do whatever they'll do with it (hopefully approve it)

Because usually, not in all cases, they are more-than-willing to give an I-551 stamp, however i didnt want to give up my card just in case the service center asks for it back with the purple/blue slip which they started doing not so long ago.

What do you guys all think???

Oct 29th 2004 -Met online
Oct 29th -First phone call
Dec 25th -She purposed and i said Yes!
May 10th I-130 Packet and Packet 3 sent off to me by the U.S. Consulate
May 16th -Received Packets 1-3 from the U.S. consulate
June 29th -I arrived in Puerto-Rico!
July 2nd -Married in Mayaguez, Puerto-Rico and also got our interview date for September 6th
August 17th -We arrived in Australia to file for Sep. 6th
September 6th - Filed DCF in Sydney and approved 1 hour later!
September 12 -Received my passport with the visa and yellow packet
November 24th -POE.......Guam,USA
December 12, 2005-Green Card arrived in the mail
September 11, 2007 -Filed I-751 on conditions
September 17 -VSC Receives my I-751 and issues NOA1
Oct 10 -Had biometrics taken in San Juan, Puerto Rico ASC
Oct 12 -Touched.
Aug 21, 2008 -Approved!...........finally
Sep 17, 2008 -Mailed off N-400
Oct 22, 2008 -Biometrics taken in San Juan ASC
Feb 12, 2009 -N-400 Interview
Feb 26, 2009 -Oath.....the end.

....................................*What we do in this life will have an echo in the life to come*...............................

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dude... get in line! Why should VSC suddenly pull your case to the top of their stack of paper just because you are unwilling to give up your expired greencard? Guess what they have to do with all these other cases that are waiting to be processed: they just need to open them up and look at them and approve them. :blink: Sorry, your post annoys me... :wacko:

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JT4/25   38

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Hmmm...I have to agree...seems kind of unfair that just because you won't give your card up because you have no other ID (just a thought...you can go to DMV and get a non Drivers license ID.) Anyway...I guess if it works for you.....definitely more power to you.

Joyce

2/10/04 - interview date!!!!!!!Got Visa!!!!

3/11/04 - Massimo arrived in USA...Hurray!!!

4/25/04 - Happily Married in New Jersey

5/12/04 - starting AOS papers

5/17/04 - Mailed I-485, 131, (certified mail) to Newark

7/12/04 - Biometrics for AOS done in NYC

2/1/05 - received interview letter for May 16, 2005

5/16/05 - Successful (and fast) AOS interview in Cherry Hill!!!

I751

3/1/07 - mailed I751 package to VSC - regular mail

3/7/07 - cashed 205.00 check

3/9/07 - cashed 70.00 biometrics check

3/16/07 - received blue receipt notice for biometrics fee

3/24/07 - received NOA extending GC for another year

3/24/07 - received Biometrics appointment letter

4/6/07 - Biometrics appointment in Newark at 9am

4/7/07 - touched

4/11/07 - touched

9/28/07 - email received...Card production ordered!

10/4/07 - received congratulations letter in the mail

10/09/07 - 10 year green card received

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i'd like to keep the expired card, and get an I-551 stamp as i have no other I.D. except the expired green card

I don't get it. Your passport with an I-551 stamp is ID, no?

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jodee   30

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passport is id. Can also go get a state issued photo id. They do issue photo id's according to the Puerto Rican Federal Affairs administration...

Isnt your student id card identification??

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The timeline... (Frankfurt) for the kids visas

10/22/2007 Filed I-130 x 2 in person + paid 710 USD (355 each )

10/22/2007 Filed DS-230 part 1 x 2

10/22/2007 Received the document checklist and FRN (case) numbers

12/18/2007 I-130 petition approved, but I didn't know. I was away at the time, didn't get confirmation letters til I got back from the states.

12/20/2007 Notice of Approval arrives in tha mail. According to the date received stamp on back of envelope at my post box.

Will now wait til hubby is back from Iraq to fax in checklist readiness, even though, I have been ready since day of lodging I-130's. all except medical.

02/18/2008 Faxed the "checklist" back to the consulate.

02/25/2008 Medicals completed.

02/25/2008 Appt letters in mail for appt on March 7th. Cant go due to prior military commitments. Emailed consulate and received an amended appt date of March 12th 2008.

03/12/2008 Visa interview - APPROVED x 2

03/27/2008 Visa's finally generated. I emailed the consulate. they apologised for the delay. They forgot to issue the visas after approval.

03/31/2008 Received visas

04/26/2008 Flying out of Frankfurt to next duty station on orders.

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i'd like to keep the expired card, and get an I-551 stamp as i have no other I.D. except the expired green card

I don't get it. Your passport with an I-551 stamp is ID, no?

It is. My wife entered the country with just the stamp.

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Aussielad   37

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well, remember, some service centers have been asking for the green cards back along with a slip (forgot which colour), and yes a stamp is handy, however, she also explained aswell that i could get caught in-between because if the service center does ask for it back physically and its been destroyed, even though there is a stamp, i was told they would then in turn have to call the district office, confirm it, and all that.

And no, Puerto Rico DOESN'T issue state I.D.'s, they only issue you a voting card, and for that, you have to be a U.S. citizen to receive that.

Yes i do agree, a drivers licence is good. just waiting for the NOA 1 to come in.

And sorry, i guess i shouldn't have told my experience because i see i've annoyed some people by what she did for me, but hey, some get lucky, some don't, its nothing i asked for, she was just in a good mood.

Oct 29th 2004 -Met online
Oct 29th -First phone call
Dec 25th -She purposed and i said Yes!
May 10th I-130 Packet and Packet 3 sent off to me by the U.S. Consulate
May 16th -Received Packets 1-3 from the U.S. consulate
June 29th -I arrived in Puerto-Rico!
July 2nd -Married in Mayaguez, Puerto-Rico and also got our interview date for September 6th
August 17th -We arrived in Australia to file for Sep. 6th
September 6th - Filed DCF in Sydney and approved 1 hour later!
September 12 -Received my passport with the visa and yellow packet
November 24th -POE.......Guam,USA
December 12, 2005-Green Card arrived in the mail
September 11, 2007 -Filed I-751 on conditions
September 17 -VSC Receives my I-751 and issues NOA1
Oct 10 -Had biometrics taken in San Juan, Puerto Rico ASC
Oct 12 -Touched.
Aug 21, 2008 -Approved!...........finally
Sep 17, 2008 -Mailed off N-400
Oct 22, 2008 -Biometrics taken in San Juan ASC
Feb 12, 2009 -N-400 Interview
Feb 26, 2009 -Oath.....the end.

....................................*What we do in this life will have an echo in the life to come*...............................

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Aussielad   37

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dude... get in line! Why should VSC suddenly pull your case to the top of their stack of paper just because you are unwilling to give up your expired greencard? Guess what they have to do with all these other cases that are waiting to be processed: they just need to open them up and look at them and approve them. :blink: Sorry, your post annoys me... :wacko:

Sorry you feel that way, as said, it was luck, the reason she asked for it, was that no NOA1 has come in, its been a month, and i am travelling, remember, if its at the officers discretion 'how' they want to help, henceforth its called a service center right??

Oct 29th 2004 -Met online
Oct 29th -First phone call
Dec 25th -She purposed and i said Yes!
May 10th I-130 Packet and Packet 3 sent off to me by the U.S. Consulate
May 16th -Received Packets 1-3 from the U.S. consulate
June 29th -I arrived in Puerto-Rico!
July 2nd -Married in Mayaguez, Puerto-Rico and also got our interview date for September 6th
August 17th -We arrived in Australia to file for Sep. 6th
September 6th - Filed DCF in Sydney and approved 1 hour later!
September 12 -Received my passport with the visa and yellow packet
November 24th -POE.......Guam,USA
December 12, 2005-Green Card arrived in the mail
September 11, 2007 -Filed I-751 on conditions
September 17 -VSC Receives my I-751 and issues NOA1
Oct 10 -Had biometrics taken in San Juan, Puerto Rico ASC
Oct 12 -Touched.
Aug 21, 2008 -Approved!...........finally
Sep 17, 2008 -Mailed off N-400
Oct 22, 2008 -Biometrics taken in San Juan ASC
Feb 12, 2009 -N-400 Interview
Feb 26, 2009 -Oath.....the end.

....................................*What we do in this life will have an echo in the life to come*...............................

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it's funny, as much as we all b..###(including me) about everyone who's getting approved before time, we all would love to be in that lucky spot. i wouldn't mind. i would love to get approved after just couple of months. it's not that i don't care about others, but it's my life, it's my journey and as much as don't think it would be fair for all the others, i would take that approval and could care less what everyone else think.

we should all be happy for each other, no matter what. really, if aussies experience annoys anyone, they should suck it up and hope they are the next to get approved!

peace!

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.................(US)Dan and Simona(LT).........

02/11/2004 - NOA1

07/13/2004 - NOA2!!! FINALLY APPROVED!!!! (153 days) Happy Happy day!!!

09/10/2004 - INTERVIEW in Warsaw(Approved)

11/06/2004 - Got married in Arizona! Mr. and Mrs. now :)

*****************************************************

AOS timeline

12/23/2004 - NOA's for AOS, EAD and AP

01/25/2005 - EAD Approved!

01/26/2005 - AP Approved!

08/16/2005 - AOS interview in Chicago! The I-551 stamp received.

08/22/2005 - Permanent Resident Card received! On hubby's birthday :)

REMOVING CONDITIONS

05/24/2007 - Sent I-751 to Nebraska service center.

05/26/07 - NSC received our application.

06/09/07 - Notice received(NOA dated 5/31)

06/21/07 - Biometrics completed

04/02/08 - case transferred from NSC to CSC

04/03/08 - touched

05/06/08 - APPROVED

05/12/08 - Received Permanent Resident Card (done with immigration untill the citizenship. Will wait till Lithuania and USA gets dual citizenship agreement)

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congratulations

K-1 Visa Journey

03/10/2007 - Sent I-129F to NSC

06/05/2007 - Approved

06/25/2007 - NVC Case Number received

07/05/2007 - Fiance received Packets 3 and 4

09/06/2007 - INTERVIEW----- APPROVED

09/13/2007 - VISA IN HAND

09/14/2007 - POE AT JFK

10/26/2007 - Wedding

01/17/2008 - Email from CRIS that I-129 was approved!

AOS Journey

10/28/2007 - AOS mailed to Chicago via Federal Express

10/29/2007 - AOS received at Chicago

11/05/2007 - NOA for I-131, I-485, I-765

12/28/2007 - Biometrics

12/29/2007 - Case appeared on USCIS website

12/31/2007 - EAD Card Production Ordered; AP Approved

01/10/2008 - AP Received in mail

01/12/2008 - EAD Card Recieved in mail

07/24/2008 - AOS Interview

07/30/2008 -Card Production Ordered

08/11/2008 - GREEN CARD RECIEVED

04/30/2010 - ROC mailed to CA via USPS Express Mail

08/10/2010 - EAD Card Production Ordered; AOS Approved

04/24/2011 - Mailed N-400

05/12/2011 - Received I-797C

06/08/2011 - Biometrics

07/25/2011 - N-400 Interview

07/25/2011 - Oath Ceremony

MY HUSBAND IS A US CITIZEN!!!

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dude... get in line! Why should VSC suddenly pull your case to the top of their stack of paper just because you are unwilling to give up your expired greencard? Guess what they have to do with all these other cases that are waiting to be processed: they just need to open them up and look at them and approve them. :blink: Sorry, your post annoys me... :wacko:

Sorry you feel that way, as said, it was luck, the reason she asked for it, was that no NOA1 has come in, its been a month, and i am travelling, remember, if its at the officers discretion 'how' they want to help, henceforth its called a service center right??

well, in that case I would have taken the stamp in the passport :unsure: now you still have no NOA and no stamp and only the hope that maybe you will get approved soon. sorry, seems like I don't get it...

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Its hardly fair to get upset with Aussie Lad, its the system which is screwed up! Ive been waiting since January for NSC to get off their asses and lots of people are getting approved after their cases have been forwarded to CSC. Ah well. At least for this part im with my wonderful hubby instead of waiting in another country.

Chris (Colorado) & Caroline (Australia)

Mar 17 2005 Became Conditional Permanent Resident - St Paddys Day

I-751 Application

Jan 9, 2007: Application for removal of conditions received at NSC.

April 1, 2008: Case transferred to CSC

April 9, 2008: Approved!!!! Card is on its way.

April 15, 2008: Received card in the mail. YAY!!!

N-400 Citizenship Application

Mar 19, 2008: Mailed in N-400 Application

Mar 27, 2008: Check cashed

Mar 31, 2008: Received NOA1. Priority Date March 21, 2008

Apr 4, 2008: Received Biometrics Appointment letter

Apr 16, 2008: Biometrics Appointment

Jun 6, 2008: Received Interview letter

July 14, 2008: Citizenship Interview. Passed. Awaiting oath ceremony date.

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Aussielad   37

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well my NOA1 came in today!!!! im thinking i owe a thanks to the district director for that because i went only late last week, and she did an email and here it is today!!! yay!!!!!! sorry to the others that complained against me!!!!!

Oct 29th 2004 -Met online
Oct 29th -First phone call
Dec 25th -She purposed and i said Yes!
May 10th I-130 Packet and Packet 3 sent off to me by the U.S. Consulate
May 16th -Received Packets 1-3 from the U.S. consulate
June 29th -I arrived in Puerto-Rico!
July 2nd -Married in Mayaguez, Puerto-Rico and also got our interview date for September 6th
August 17th -We arrived in Australia to file for Sep. 6th
September 6th - Filed DCF in Sydney and approved 1 hour later!
September 12 -Received my passport with the visa and yellow packet
November 24th -POE.......Guam,USA
December 12, 2005-Green Card arrived in the mail
September 11, 2007 -Filed I-751 on conditions
September 17 -VSC Receives my I-751 and issues NOA1
Oct 10 -Had biometrics taken in San Juan, Puerto Rico ASC
Oct 12 -Touched.
Aug 21, 2008 -Approved!...........finally
Sep 17, 2008 -Mailed off N-400
Oct 22, 2008 -Biometrics taken in San Juan ASC
Feb 12, 2009 -N-400 Interview
Feb 26, 2009 -Oath.....the end.

....................................*What we do in this life will have an echo in the life to come*...............................

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