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Citizenship application sent but usps says: Notice Left (No Authorized Recipient Available)What should i do?

They did a similar thing to me. I scheduled delivery for today Monday. I sent it on Friday. In my case was this: "Notice Left (Business Closed)" Saturday. The are supposed to update the information in real time. If they deliver later than 12pm you get your money back. I found out that in that post office they update the delivery status at 4:00pm. I believe that if we go to our local post office between 12pm and 4 pm claiming that our packages wasn't delivered on time, we will get our money back. When I filed my I751 to Vermont, they updated the information of my package in real time how is supposed to be. Yes ok, either way is unethical when you know your package is delivered. But I think is also unethical spend thousands of dollars in have a legal status in this country, while others can have cars, mortgages, drivers licenses, only requiring fake social securities. Sick of pay for the "incompetence" of this government. Is that hard to make an almost impossible to copy social security card with a chip that include your information? They do that all over this planet in develop countries and they don't have this masive frauds that we suffer here. Yes no country is perfect but is beyond ridiculous to have an important piece of paper that even a monkey can reproduce. A piece of paper that allows you to do everything. Come on...

Edited by piticli, 09 September 2013 - 07:37 PM.

piticli

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Spain

2013-09-09 19:35:00

Filed N-400 while I-751 still pending (split topic)

I have been told by an immigration officer that hurry up and keep requesting my interview for my I751 that is pending. I sent a week and a half ago my N400 and the officer told me that my I751 could delay the process of my N400 and the interview for the I751 have to be done. I don't have any problem with my background checks so, since my I751 file was moved from Vermont to Tampa in June 2013, I think that is a bit ridiculous that I still waiting to get interview. I sent my I751 in October 2, 2012.

Edited by piticli, 19 September 2013 - 02:09 AM.

piticli

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Spain

2013-09-19 02:07:00

Filed N-400 while I-751 still pending (split topic)

I am weak for this things. I get sooo stressed. What a pain of process. Thank you both!

piticli

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Spain

2013-09-09 19:41:00

Filed N-400 while I-751 still pending (split topic)

Topic split from I-751 and N-400 together thread as poster is posting about their own issue and not replying to the OP of the other thread. Other thread was also 6 months old (but remains open).

thanks for you useful information

piticli

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Spain

2013-09-08 17:16:00

Filed N-400 while I-751 still pending (split topic)

I just sent my paperwork for the naturalization, n400. My i751 still pending. I read a lot about the process and only found now that I should sent the GC extension notice. I only sent the copy of my expired greencard as the form instructions and document checklists said. I though that they would know my situation looking at me in whichever database. Did anyone know if my application is gonna be rejected because of that? I though that I could send the missing copy of the GC extension notice. Can I do that or I have to wait to them request it? if they do... I am very frustrated. I expended like a week doing the best application possible and then this. Hope you guys cant tell me something that give me some mind peace. I am very stressed with all this different process. Greetings....

piticli

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Spain

2013-09-07 04:03:00

If you know who the timeline belongs to why can't you ask them directly?..

I thought of that, but It's kind of predictable they would answer yes even if it wasn't real. I wasn't trying to be mean or go around publishing stuff, but I thought I'd ask everyone so I get multiple answers from people with experience.

I'm glad to know that they would rush the process for people in that kind of need.

Eliezer y Wendy

Male

Guatemala

2013-08-04 12:34:00

Wow... thanks God they speed up the process for those cases!

Eliezer y Wendy

Male

Guatemala

2013-08-04 10:12:00

Yes, that's real.

Is it accurate? Yes, probably.

How's this even possible??

Eliezer y Wendy

Male

Guatemala

2013-08-03 22:56:00

Not me, but browsing the members and looking at some timelines I came across this one...

I-129F Sent : 2013-05-24
I-129F NOA1 : 2013-06-06
I-129F NOA2 : 2013-06-19
NVC Received : 2013-06-26
NVC Left : 2013-06-28
Consulate Received : 2013-07-03
Packet 3 Received : 2013-07-22

Is this possible? Is this for real??

Eliezer y Wendy

Male

Guatemala

2013-08-03 22:41:00

Are I-129F processed in order by the receipt number?

Hundreds of thousands of petitions are processed by hundreds of adjudicators. NO they are not done in order. saying they are is politically correct but impossible. Stop checking the timeline and prepare for your next step. Imagine you walk into a grocery store with 100,000 people and are given a number as you enter. There are 400 cashiers. Do you think if your number is 1234, that you will come out of the store right after 1233 and just before 1235?

A lot of disappointment is caused by unrealistic expectations

What I can tell you, since I have done this, is that when it is approved you will no tbe ready for the next step unless you stop looking at useless online updates and start getting together what you need.

Have you collected all your transcripts from school? Had them translated? Had them evaluated? The visa is nothing, prepare for LIFE ahead.

FWIW when I out our receipt number in it says "initial review" Alla has been a citizen for more than a year.

Thanks. I was also doing math before I asked. It's just interesting how mine was right outside of a batch that have seen some step forward. ANd yes... they already have school transcript and many other suporting documents already translated. I'm now putting together 2-3 I-134 since I'm visiting her by the end of this month. I want to be prepared as much as I can in case the process goes through while I'm in Guatemla.

Thanks again.

Edited by Eliezer y Wendy, 11 August 2013 - 06:41 PM.

Eliezer y Wendy

Male

Guatemala

2013-08-11 18:39:00

Are I-129F processed in order by the receipt number?

I've been modifying the last few digits of my case and see how most cases are in a different stage. Most of them says: "On May 16, 2013, your Alien Registration Number was changed..." OR "On August 2, 2013, we mailed a notice requesting initial evidence..." Mine says "The I129F PETITION FOR FIANCE(E) was transferred and is now being processed at a USCIS office..." So, are the RFE and the "Alien Registration Number was changed" a more advanced step in the process?

How come ALL cases around mine are on these steps but mine?? I checked about 10 receipt numbers before and after mine that starts with "EAC"

Thanks

Eliezer y Wendy

Male

Guatemala

2013-08-11 18:21:00

Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)

Will I need I-601A Unlawful Presence Waiver?

Yes she left after no more appeals were allowed. Her father was picked up from work and deported. That's when they call her to go report in person. We did go as they requested and at that time her work permit was on its last weeks. Since her dad never received his last work permit renewal and instead was picked up by immigration, we thought not to even file to renew the work permit. Immigration office also doubted it would be approved since he had the order to process deportation no matter what.

I hope this doesn't cause any delays after interview or would like to be prepared for anything.

Thanks. Any other advice or idea please feel free. I thought of maybe filing for the waiver even if we don't need it just to make sure is there paid and ready if the try to delay us for it. Sounds kind of crazy but... yeah.. I don't know...

Thanks again.....

Eliezer y Wendy

Male

Guatemala

2013-12-17 08:31:00

Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)

Will I need I-601A Unlawful Presence Waiver?

First of course thank you all VJ supportive members.. I'm now preparing for the expenses to come in this journey.

My fiance lived in the us with valid social security number and a permission to work and study that she had to renew (and pay for) every year. She did so for about 11 years while applying for a political asylum that was denied. Her parents brought her here when she was a child, and kept on appealing for the asylum until they were allowed any more appeals.

Before her last work/study permit expired she was under supervision of the deportation enforcement department. She was told she needed to leave and was given the chance to leave on her own.

I'm trying to figure out if we will really need to pay for any unlawful presence waiver, or when would we be requested to file for it. Would the embassy let us know in the package sent to the beneficiary, or that would've been notify to me (the petitioner) before approving our I-129F?

Thanks again....

Eliezer y Wendy

Male

Guatemala

2013-12-16 23:04:00

Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)

221g whats next?

I hope it doesn't happen for you, but in my fiance's case they asked her to show in person again at the embassy this coming Friday. On our first interview they said that everything was ok, but they needed a co-sponsor on form I-864. They received they now they said they still need to ask a few more questions before making the final decision.

I with you the best.

Eliezer y Wendy

Male

Guatemala

2014-02-13 00:14:00

Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)

HELP: My fiance needs waivers, and our NOA2 expires next month.

Also, and this is just a thought, but why not get married and file the I-130? I mean, I know that you went through the fiance process, but it is true that it's harder to prove hardship to prove extreme hardship to the USC when the USC is not an immediate relative. They do take that into consideration when reviewing the waivers. I understand that there may be reasons you don't want to get married yet, but it's definitely something we were advised to do since we knew we'd need a waiver.

And yes, waivers are taking much longer than the 4-5 months that USCIS has as a target. Heck, we got an RFE notice, but never received the actual letter and today I received a text saying we're back in initial review. Our case is from July 2013.

WOuld you really recomend to re-petition with I-130? I don't know if this helps with the waivers but we have a son and might have another on the way. I guess it could be a good idea to refile since the waivers are going to take about the same time it will take for the I-130. Well the I-130 might be approved a little sooner, but they might be a little close.

So is that really a secure option to file the waivers and marry and file an I-130 while waivers processes?

I started and signed up with my lawyer to prepare and file the waivers. He wanted me to go the I-130 route from the beginning, but he didn't mention about forgetting the I-129 and refiling the other. I know my attorney will be open to any suggestion I may have and he would tell me what he think it's best. So I would like to know about cases that have had a hard time with waivers for a fiance and if anybody have had to just marry and refile.

Thanks again.

Eliezer y Wendy

Male

Guatemala

2014-02-19 23:41:00

Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)

HELP: My fiance needs waivers, and our NOA2 expires next month.

Oh wow. To think that we were so close, and now these waivers. This is going to sound crazy but we wanted to have another baby and we aimed for it. We are just giving the time to find out since on our first interview all we needed was the co-sponsor.

So what happens here now? The approved I-129F expires next month. Would it need an extension or what's the process now that we have these waivers?

Thanks.

Eliezer y Wendy

Male

Guatemala

2014-02-18 22:54:00

Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)

HELP: My fiance needs waivers, and our NOA2 expires next month.

Its best minors leave at 17.5 yrs and waivers are NO longer taking 6 mths its more

Are you saying waivers are taking MORE than 6 months??

Eliezer y Wendy

Male

Guatemala

2014-02-17 22:32:00

Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)

HELP: My fiance needs waivers, and our NOA2 expires next month.

I see. I'm glad I on this forum and appreciate all the advice. I notice you specifically suggest a waiver attorney. I've been working with James Martin who has helped my case very much. He told me from the beginning (three years ago) that we should be expecting and preparing for two waivers, and that's exactly what happened. Does "waivers attorneys" have an extra qualification/degree for these type of cases over a regular immigration attorney? Here is his website in case you want to take a look at it: http://www.jgmimmigration.com/ . The most important thing about James is that he has gained my trust.

Thanks very much for the advice.

Eliezer y Wendy

Male

Guatemala

2014-02-17 08:30:00

Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)

HELP: My fiance needs waivers, and our NOA2 expires next month.

Yeah here is where they had some confusion on their status here in the U.S. They were actually denied way before 2010. I will need to ask her again, but I think the asylum was denied after they renewed the work authorization for the second time. What they did was to appeal, and continued to renew the work authorization. Since the work authorization was always approved, they thought they had a legal status here. Crazy thing, but yeah. I don't know if it was a miss communication between their lawyer or what, but to her family they were ok by renewing their status here every year. The way they were thinking was that they were appealing so they don't take that work authorization from them. How ever it happened or what ever was going on, it was very confused to them that every time they sent the papers to renew their work authorization card it always returned approved. Until the last one on 2010 was denied to her father. We choose not to try to renew it since we thought her's would be denied as well.

Thanks God on her last interview they gave her a paper that says that she es already eligible to file both waivers. She told me she saw many other cases that were not eligible at all, and other had to wait even up to 10m years to be eligible to file the waivers.

Thanks again. This is a very complicated case and hard to put all the pieces together since she can't really remember much of what was going on.

Eliezer y Wendy

Male

Guatemala

2014-02-17 00:16:00

Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)

HELP: My fiance needs waivers, and our NOA2 expires next month.

Explain what you mean by child and valid work permit. What class of visa where her parents on and when did she leave ( at what age ? )

She was brought here when she was almost 11 years old. Not sure if that changes anything, but at that age she was under her parents commands. They entered illegally, running from danger on Guatemala. Her father was in the military and refused to participate in some kind of movement that threatened to kill him and his family. I don't know the details on this, but he applied for Political Asylum the same year they entered. While that was processing, they all qualified to have Work Authorization Card, Social Security Number/Card, and even driver licenses. They had to renew these work authorization cards every year. On 2010 her dad was denied when he tried to renew it for 2011. He was picked up from work by deportation officers. They then called Wendy (my fiance) to go report in person. When we went to report in person as they requested, her 2010 work authorization card was still valid. It expired towards the end of October 2010, and she left on January 2011. She was 22 years old when she went back to her country.

She is calling the embassy tomorrow morning to see if they would explain whats the period they are giving the ban for being illegal for a year or more. This week I'll have a meeting with our attorney to start working on these waivers. I really appreciate all the help and advice here and want to continue to know what you guys know from your experiences.

Thanks again.

Eliezer y Wendy

Male

Guatemala

2014-02-16 23:22:00

Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)

HELP: My fiance needs waivers, and our NOA2 expires next month.

thanks all for the input. There is something we don't understand and it's the 212(a)(9)(B)(II) for being ilegal in the U.S. for a year or more. She was brought by her parents as a child in 2000, and received valid social security and work permit a few months after. Not after a year. After that her family renewed the work permit timely on every year for 10 consecutive years. She left about about two months after her last work permit expired. So where is that "one year or more" of being illegal in the U.S.? They said they researched with USCIS and found she had these two bans. We brought all original work authorization cards except for two that were missing. For one of them we have the confirmation letter from USCIS that they received the application.

I'm wondering if that's what they are calling the one year or more of being illegal here. I really thought it was just a "pay these waivers and you should be good" type of thing. Do i need to extend the NOA2? How do I do this? I don't even know where to start... =(

Oh, another thing. I bought her the departing ticket and she left on her own. We reported in person as requested by deportation officers and she was left to leave on her on. Unfortunately, Spirit Airlines cannot find me the receipt for that flight that I only have the confirmation number printed in the boarding pass. The boarding pass has kind of whited out since it was so long ago.

i really appreciate the help. Thanks everyone. I'm just so sad that I thought I was so close to have my family back with me, and now this.

Case continues in God's hands.

Eliezer y Wendy

Male

Guatemala

2014-02-15 23:48:00

Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)

HELP: My fiance needs waivers, and our NOA2 expires next month.

My fiance was told that she need two waivers: I-601 and I-212. The grounds are Section 212(a)(9)(A)(ii) and Section 212(a)(9)(B)(II). Thanks God in the paper also says she is already eligible to file both waivers. She was told these waivers can take up to 6 months to process, and I'm concern that our NOA2 expires on March 24. That's next month.

I really don't know where to begging with these waivers alone, and I don't even know if I would need to extend my approved petition. I'm hoping some one can point me in the right direction. Would she also need to bring new police records and any other document that might expire by the time the waiver is adjudicated? What about the medical exam? Does it expires?

Thanks God for this website. I really hope some one can give me some advice on how I should go with this whole waiver thing. I see that many consider that these forms should be prepared by an attorney, and some have done it themselves. I really don't know what to do I'd really appreciate any help and advice on all this.

Thanks again.

Eliezer y Wendy

Male

Guatemala

2014-02-15 00:21:00

How did I get my NOA2 so fast?

Newsflash: The gov is no longer shutdown.

it's a jooooke

dimchesrq

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2013-10-28 22:07:00

How did I get my NOA2 so fast?

Cool thanks! Best of luck 2 you all.

dimchesrq

Not Telling

2013-10-28 22:04:00

How did I get my NOA2 so fast?

Looks like govt is working better when it's shutdown :-)

It only took two months from NOA1 to get NOA2 approved. Yaaay!! Is this faster than average or ?

The letter says "The petition is approved and forwarded to the listed consulate." Does that mean it already went to the NVC in NH or that it's going there?

dimchesrq

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2013-10-28 21:51:00

Alien Fiance's Mailing Adress

Gaspar Hernandez have a postal office (Inposdom) ??

I don't know if they do. I am thinking no.

NWSarasota998

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Dominican Republic

2013-10-21 15:32:00

Alien Fiance's Mailing Adress

I am about to send form I-129F. Part 2 section 3 of the form requires a mailing address for my fiancé. She lives in a very rural area of Dominican Republic and does not have a mailing address. I have seen where she lives when I met her family and I honestly don't seen anywhere local to her where mail can be delivered except the little town of Gaspar Hernandez.

I called the visa center here in the United States and they said to mark the section N/A and See separate pages attached to Quote "Tell the U.S. embassy the procedure for sending my fiancé mail and notifications about her medical exam and visa appointment".

Here is my question. Since I don't know anything about the Dominican postal service what would be the best procedure for the U.S. embassy to send my fiancé mail? Or should I just leave our phone numbers so the embassy or I can inform her that she has mail or information for her to pick up and can she go to the U.S. Embassy in Santo Domingo to pick up the mail and information?

Thank you,

NWSarasota998

Not Telling

Dominican Republic

2013-10-20 14:47:00

hold on, did you said THIS PAST AUGUST???

Yes, we met in August.

NWSarasota998

Not Telling

Dominican Republic

2013-10-20 11:19:00

Dude this was a summer fling, sand sun & drinks

10 days R U crazy?, U would make a lifetime decisions

after 10 days, with someone accepting money from U

already?, U just became the brand new ATM, it happens

everyday everywhere, its called games, how does a

woman not know or cannot get the proper information

to obtain her own passport in her own country?

If a male or female on vacation then returns home &

begin to wire money to those they met, something's wrong

a nice card snail-mail with even a souvener might be

fitting, money hells no....no telling how many guys passed

thru that summer and is now sending funds for assports...Lets

hope there's no pregnancy that needs to be rid off.....I've

heard it all.....Think smart dude peace out

She couldn't get her passport because her birth certificate was not valid.

It looks like this is less likely to happen anyway. She tells me she will fix her birth certificate but I am giving her one month to do it and will cut this loose if she doesn't accomplish this task.

Thank you for the advice.

Edited by NWSarasota998, 20 October 2013 - 11:12 AM.

NWSarasota998

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Dominican Republic

2013-10-20 11:08:00

Thank you very much for the advice. The visa was not her Idea, it was mine. She doesn't seem to know much about the process as I have to tell her to specifically do everything. She has not prepared for this at all, although she has agreed to it. I have been to her home and met her family. The money I sent her is for a specific purpose for transportation and fees associated with fixing her papers. I still don't know if we will get married but I plan on visiting her again in one month.

NWSarasota998

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Dominican Republic

2013-10-20 11:05:00

She does not need to have u present to get a dominican passport but she does have to have all her documents in order such as her birth certificate "inextensa" and has to be legalized by the "procaduria" and has to have the proper stamps on it.... and her cedula has to be curent and match the info on the birthcertificate....and yes eveything in DR requires a line and a long wait....running around to different places bc no one seems to know the right answer and 10 ppl will tell u 20 different things....and money....its all about money....so if she is not aware of the process she must go through she needs to find someone over there that can help.her and point her in the right direction and especially someone she can trust so she or yourself are not taken advantage of....now the police certificate and medicals do not need to be done until wayyy later so dont go crazy doin all this bc all that has to be current....one step.at a time bc she wont need her passport till later either....

It sound like she miss understood me when I told her what the plan was. I said to her I would work on the visa here So she could enter the United States while she works on getting her passport. It sound like she took that as she needs to acquire both making the process more complicated than it really is. She said today that she just needs 1 more document and they will give her the passport. Well we shall see. If she doesn't have it soon I am going to get very suspicious. I just don't understand why she would screw me over but I am beginning to think it may be the case.

NWSarasota998

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Dominican Republic

2013-10-08 15:41:00

No, that's not necessary. It is a service that she has to ask and it delivered the same day. She is confused, tell her to ask at the office: Direccion General of Passports. check this link ....... http://www.gob.do/Se...58-001d092f0b84 (How it works¿ what they give to you? how much? ... Let me know....

Ok I will tell her. She is not tech savy. I really don't think she knows what she is doing and It seems like I would have to come down there and do it for her. I don't speak much spanish yet so would there be anyone at the Direction General of Passports office who speaks English? Should I make a visit to the Dominican Embasey where I live first?

Thank you for your response.

NWSarasota998

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Dominican Republic

2013-10-07 19:59:00