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Long story short, I applied to remove conditions on my 2 year GC. See my timeline below. It has been almost 1 month since the NOA was mailed. I still haven't received it. I called USCIS, they told me to wait for the one month mark before requesting my 18month extension letter to be mailed out again. That date is tomorrow. Weird thing is, I just checked my case status online and it says that my fingerprints were taken. I never even got an appointment for biometrics!? WHAT IS GOING ON?

On 5/10/2020 at 8:26 AM, shen4663 said:

Please keep us posted. We’re still waiting for our NOA as well. 

On 5/10/2020 at 3:20 AM, SunsetRBeautiful said:

Hello community, It is been two years since the last time I came here during my spouse AOS. This time, it her ROC. Quick update, i submitted the package on the 18 of April and receive the text on the 23. Its been almost 3wks now with no NoA but i have faith it will arrive soon. I checked my bank statement and uscis withdrawl on the 23rd as well. So i pray all is well and looking foward to journey with you all. 

Us too. Its been over 3 weeks now and still no NOA. Will keep you posted.

On 5/6/2020 at 1:36 PM, ShanghaiSurfer said:

Seems a few of us are still stuck in the Bermuda Triangle of USCIS. 

Please let us know what they say. Good luck!

Was told it could take 3+ weeks for mail to arrive. Ridiculous. Its been 3 weeks since they mailed the NOA out. We've received bills, packages, letter etc. just fine in the last 3 weeks. It clearly got lost. Will call again when we hit the month mark to get it mailed out again. *Sigh*

10 hours ago, iwbltf said:

We sent our RoC packet in mid-April, and USPS tracking says it was delivered as expected to the Phoenix lockbox on April 12th.  The check hasn't been cashed yet, and we haven't received any notifications (via email/text or paper copy).  Has anyone else had to wait this long for the check to get cashed?  Is it time for us to call in?  My husband's green card is going to expire very soon, and we're starting to get concerned about not having any form of confirmation or paperwork.

I'm actually going to call today for a similar reason. We never received our paper NOA after 3 weeks! We did receive our text notification though saying our case was recieved. Did you submit form G-1145 with your packet? If so I would definitely call. 

3 hours ago, Angelica48 said:

Try calling USCIS or file an e-request that you did not receive your NOA yet. https://egov.uscis.gov/e-request/Intro.do

 

Good luck! I hope  you'll get yours soon! 👍🤞

I tried to file the e-request. It won't let me until its been over a month *sigh*. Will call if it doesn't come this week. 

19 hours ago, ShanghaiSurfer said:

Yes we have Informed Delivery. We should have also received text based on your timeline and others. Strange. Well hope we get NOA soon. Thanks. 

19 hours ago, Angelica48 said:

I placed the G-1145 form on top of the I-751 form as well. 

 

Did you sign up for USPS's Informed Delivery service?  https://informeddelivery.usps.com/box/pages/intro/start.action That's how I knew I will be getting the hard copy NOA on 04/20. I only received a text notification on 04/17 that case was received. 

We received a text that they got our package and sent out NOA on 16th April. Still no NOA in the mail after 2 and a half weeks!! 

1 minute ago, Villanelle said:

When will your current one expire?  It is possible to get a duplicate but I dont believe they will issue a duplicate until at least 30 days pass that you didnt receive it. 

I have until July. I'm just thinking worst case scenario that it actually did get lost in the mail and never arrives. I think you're right, I tried filling the online request out and it wouldn't let me submit based on my application date. In this case, I would have to wait until May 16th to even ask for it to be resent... and then wait some more for it to arrive in the mail.

My other concern is just making sure they accepted my packet. 

Forgot how stressful this is after 2 years of living in peace.

2 minutes ago, NancyNguyen said:

Everything is super backlogged now, be patient you will receive it eventually.

Ok, I hope you're right. I stupidly told work I would have the extension letter within 2 weeks. Here I am, no letter to speak of. lol. It's strange that it would take so long when all my other mail is arriving on time just fine.

15 minutes ago, KelsJosh said:

I have gotten my greencard and just curious, do I need to get a new Social Security card now or let them know I can work or?.. I only ask because it says " Valid for work only with DHS authorization" on it. Or does that not matter ?

Following because i'm curious what people have to say. I never got mine updated and I have never had an issue. Been working for a year and a half, filed taxes 2 years etc. 

Hey everyone, 
Just looking for some advice. I applied for ROC with G-1145 for E-notifications. I received my text notification that my NOA was mailed out on the 16th April. I still haven't received it in the mail after 2 weeks. We have informed delivery. 

1) I'm assuming the fact they mailed the NOA means my case was accepted? We sent a cashiers check that came out of our account the day we went to the bank so we cant see any 'cashing of check'
2) I see that other people are getting their NOA even where I live in less than a week lol. Should I hold off calling or call to get it resent? 

My work is already getting on my case about my work status expiring soon and I would like to have the extension letter sooner rather than cutting it close. 

Thanks! 

11 hours ago, LCCF said:

Hi everyone! I finalized my packet today and will be sending out this week. Mailing out of NJ to TX, probably via FedEx. My card officially expires 7/25. My packet includes:

Cover letter (i mainly use it as a personal checklist)

Check

I-751 

Supporting documents:

1. A copy of the front and back of Resident Card. 

2. A copy of the marriage certificate

3. A copy of our most recent car insurance bill (just included most recent, has both our names and current address)

4. A copy of the birth certificates of our two kids

5. A copy of my life insurance policy (just the Declarations page which has my name and beneficiaries who are my husband and kids)

6. A Copy of the travel itinerary for our family trip taken in 2019.( 1 page)

7. Copy of taxes for 2017, 2018 & 2019. (Just federal, they are 3 pages /year) 

8. Photo book (a simple color photobook from shutterfly. Purchased for this specifically. Felt it was easier for me to put all photos together, labeled pages by year. Shows story of our family. Not sure if they scan picture files, they may not be able to scan them since its in a book but, a lot of them they already have from initial application.)

IN other posts i noticed people were sending large packets, some with 200+ pages. Mine has only 33 pages total including the I751 which is 11 pages. Makes me a bit nerveous but hope this all is more than enough. Good luck to everyone!

 

 

You might want to consider sending hard evidence of co-habitation and joint assets. Apartment lease? Joint bills? Deed? Mortgage? Joint bank accounts/credit cards? Also consider that they want to see evidence throughout the marriage. So for the entire last two years. Evidence all gathered from the last few months could potentially raise some red flags. 

13 hours ago, thine said:

Did any APRIL 2020 ROC filers got any response yet? If yes, what is the average time after submission?

Not sure what you mean by response. The current wait time is over a year for any of the service centers.

If you mean correspondence then yes, lots of us have received NOA in the mail. The wait is usually a couple of weeks from when the packet was delivered. By looking at previous threads I can also see that it is usually a couple of months before anyone is receiving biometrics appointments, but with the current situation, I imagine biometrics appts are not being scheduled right now. 

12 hours ago, ohcoffeeeyes said:

Why didn't you try? You can literally go onto the forum here and see that people get expedited just because their CO wrote a letter saying "There is a chance of Airman _____ deploying at anytime" and all that. They seem to be very lenient. 

Because we didn't fit into any of the categories for expediting? See the post above from @Eva_AJ

I get really aggravated when people who are in the military suddenly think they are entitled to what civilians are not. Stop playing the 'my life is harder than yours' card. Military personnel and their families get THE best support you could imagine in this country. If you signed up to be in the military, you knew that deployments and PCS would be a part of that. As a military spouse, I know what I signed up for too.  I could go on and on. But I won't. 

5 hours ago, yogabbaz said:

Okay! Sorry for my previous comment, so I realized I've got more people I could ask nearby to help write a letter. It can be friends or family? I'm hoping I"m reading this correctly and understanding it.

 

Thanks!

Just FYI, you don't actually need to send any affidavits at all. I didn't. I felt we had enough hard evidence without them (see my previous post for what I sent) and given our circumstances it would be very hard to get original letters at all.

Many people on here have confirmed that the affidavits are not a requirement but they WILL help your case if you don't have much other evidence. If you can easily get them I would try to but if not don't get hung up on that one thing (if you have plenty of other strong evidence to submit).

5 hours ago, Dags said:

I think that’s why I’m trying to pick peoples brains.. I’ve heard some people just put some decent letters from supervisor explaining that the airman could be deployed any time, that he suffers from stress affecting his active duty etc. 
 

We’re due to be PSCing this August to Japan, but due all covid stuff and movement ban we probably will be postponed. There is also a chance, due to medical reasons, we may have to go back stateside.

Husband was deployed during our AOS. We didn't try to expedite but were told by the officer in the interview it was not grounds for expediting anyway. LOTS of people are in the military. LOTS of people get deployed every year. LOTS of us are military spouses. Its part of what you sign up for.

Good Luck. 

18 hours ago, manoni said:

we are sending our package tomorrow, so if we send it second day delivery would they receive it on saturday? or is it better to be delivered on Monday?

 

TIA

1 hour ago, JORGEM76 said:

If you are thinking about sending it via USPS, let me tell you I sent my package last Monday April 20th via Priority from New York To Dallas. Arrived today Friday 24th,  morning. Priority Express would have cost $52 and I am certain the way the USPS is working now would have taken its sweet time to arrive. 

If you're saying what I think you are, I second that.

We sent ours regular USPS priority on Tuesday 14th and it arrived the morning of Friday 17th. From Raleigh, NC to Pheonix, AZ...about as far as you can possibly go in the continental US. Don't waste money on expedited shipping. 

I got my text notification last night: 

Package delivered April 17th 
Text Notification April 22nd 

Assigned to Potomac Service Centre YSCXXXXXXXXXX

2 minutes ago, Ayrton said:

 

I don't think there's any open application for them. The email from the lockbox he posted earlier shows that his lawyer filed AOS with the wrong category (130 instead of K1), instead of a rejection because there's an open application.

He also stated that after this, they refiled another application which was subsequently rejected on grounds that they file public charge paperwork. In total 3 consecutive applications, all rejected. I'm just as confused here so that's all the advice I have. 

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Just now, MoroccanLover40 said:

So it seems everyone is telling me to amend my taxes and refile i485 once that has been done. Everyone agree? BTW I appreciate everyone's input. 

 

I think you hit the nail on the head with what you said here. 

IMO, no. Your parents are your dependents. You can claim them on your taxes. You provide 50% or more of their expenses (from what you have said). If you do decide to remove them from your taxes, you will likely have a BIG tax bill come your way.

If I were you I would follow previous advice, which is to wait until your current application is CLOSED (not just rejected) and then refile CAREFULLY providing evidence that you have income sufficient to support a household of 4 people. 

3 minutes ago, MoroccanLover40 said:

I said that because I don't do much for them except pay rent and bills like electric and water. So it doesn't feel like I do much for them but in reality maybe I am doing alot. Idk to me it feels like I dont do alot for them. 

😭

I'm sorry if this is making you upset. But the reality of it is, you have used the system in your favor (claiming tax deductions for dependents) and now you must accept that for this process, having those dependents will have negative affects on your application. 

2 minutes ago, MoroccanLover40 said:

This paper is super confusing and will probably have a tax company file this for me. I pay for everything except their food which snap is being given to them about 200 or so a month. So I dont think I did anything illegal here as my takes have been approved for the past 10 years with no issues. I never had a audit either thankfully. 

The reason you haven't had any issues with your taxes is because you have not been audited. Just because your taxes are 'approved' does not mean that you filed correctly. 

4 minutes ago, owlswater said:

No I didn’t receive any notifications. 

If that's the case i'm not sure what you could besides wait. If you don't have a case number yet then you wont be able to track online and i'm not sure calling USCIS would help. Others may have better advice.

I'm also not sure how much of a difference sending your packet to the Fedex location makes. I have only ever sent via USPS to their lockbox. This could be an error on Fedex's part - they didn't actually deliver the packet - or it could just be that USCIS process slower from that Fedex location. Don't panic, it hasn't even been two weeks yet. 

9 hours ago, owlswater said:

Hey guys!

 

My package was delivered via Fedex at the Phoenix location on 04/09/20. However my check is not still cashed. I started to get worried. Anyone know of any channel I can use to follow up with USCIS? Thanks! 

Did you receive your NOA in the mail?  Or an electronic notification? If you did, I would not worry too much about the check part. It could be your bank being slow or USCIS being slow.

6 minutes ago, US2UK said:

Yes I did mean advance parole. Thanks so much both, super helpful!

And just FYI, its possible you will get your GC before your EAD and AP. I did. So my travel authorization card sat in our lock box and I just used my GC for everything. If your passport isn't updated by that point just make sure you carry the marriage certificate with your GC also.