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Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionAny recent approvals out of the Texas Service Center
QUOTE (us1415 @ Oct 15 2007, 05:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Thought I would update the last time my application was touched


Joel! I was wondering when we'd see you back here. Almost precisely at the 6-month mark, as it is!

Heh, I hope you haven't been holding your breath b/c it looks like TSC has been lying through their teeth about processing times (and their lies just got a lot worse with the new time).
JamesNot TellingColombia2007-10-15 22:23:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionAny recent approvals out of the Texas Service Center
QUOTE (vumbi @ Oct 15 2007, 09:29 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Spoke to a lady who said that they are still processing and they shoyuld be done by December!!!!!!!!!!!!!


So since you filed in February, their actual processing times are at least ten months? You have to wonder why they don't just put that up for a processing time instead of this phony 6-month business. (Maybe they will when the new times come out this week, but I doubt it.)


QUOTE (vumbi @ Oct 15 2007, 09:29 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
She lso said that I should not call bac everything is being processed in the order it was received. ahhhhh #######? wacko.gif



JamesNot TellingColombia2007-10-15 09:37:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionAny recent approvals out of the Texas Service Center
QUOTE (tweety @ Oct 13 2007, 09:21 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I was wondering may-be we should add another column to our timelines for service requests and senator's involved? Would be nice to follow up if they move anything....


Maybe we should wait and see if any of these things pan out? From what I've seen, the service requests don't lead anywhere (except maybe Frustration City). Has anyone who has called, and has been told that TSC will contact them in 30 days, actually gotten any info then from TSC, and did it say anything other than "we'll let you know" or something like that?
JamesNot TellingColombia2007-10-15 07:21:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionAny recent approvals out of the Texas Service Center
QUOTE (lovedolphins @ Oct 12 2007, 07:35 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Good! Well, I hope all of us on this thread, having waited 6 months or longer starts contacting their Senators.

It's the only way to put a push on the TSC, and most importantly, for us to get our lives moving forward!

The lack of accountability is absolutely ridiculous. If any one of us performed this way on our jobs, we wouldn't be employed for too long!

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I'm going to be at 6 months from NOA1 a week from tomorrow. I don't know what this business is about waiting an extra 30 days in case they have sent you something by mail (presumably either a notification that card production has been ordered or an RFE) because such things would be reflected on the online case status and you could find it out immediately.

Anybody remember that old Jack Lemmon film "The Out of Towners" from the early 70s, the one where he and his wife are abused and set-upon tourists in NYC? I'm going to be like him and start taking names.
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JamesNot TellingColombia2007-10-12 07:57:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionAny recent approvals out of the Texas Service Center
QUOTE (ven2lin @ Oct 11 2007, 08:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I forgot to mention I got a reponse some weeks ago regarding my first sevice request way back in may?.. they said they are processing my case and the the cr189 will not be issued until the I-751 is approved.... blink.gif


That's was sooooo helpful of them! Kinda like telling somebody that they won't be able to see the moon until it rises.
JamesNot TellingColombia2007-10-12 07:52:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionAny recent approvals out of the Texas Service Center
Just giving our list its own logo.


UserName............Date of I-751.....NOA1 Date.......Biometrics......Last Touch......Approved
fragile093..........01/27/07..........01/31/07........03/03/07........03/11/07........--/--/--
vumbi...............01/28/07..........02/15/07........03/14/07........03/14/07........--/--/--
ven2lin.............02/01/07..........02/05/07........--/--/--........10/01/07........--/--/--
JLR.................02/06/07..........02/09/07........03/15/07........03/15/07........--/--/--
Dr. ZoSo............02/09/07..........??/??/07........03/15/07........--/--/--........--/--/--
markwash02..........02/14/07..........--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/--
A_C.................02/18/07..........02/21/07........03/15/07........03/19/07........--/--/--
lovedolphins........02/21/07..........02/28/07........05/14/07........05/15/07........--/--/--
kn687...............02/27/07..........03/21/07........03/29/07........03/31/07........--/--/--
tweety..............03/06/07..........03/09/07........04/06/07........04/07/07........--/--/--
burs................03/15/07..........03/19/07........04/12/07........04/13/07........--/--/--
us1415..............04/09/07..........04/18/07........05/12/07........--/--/--........--/--/--
James...............04/18/07..........04/20/07........05/31/07........06/03/07........--/--/--
Angel7422...........04/20/07..........04/25/07........05/24/07........05/29/07........--/--/--
Gringa..............04/27/07..........05/24/07........06/22/07........--/--/--........--/--/--
Cassie..............05/08/07..........05/09/07........06/04/07........06/05/07........--/--/--
baunzerbrudi........05/11/07..........05/19/07........06/14/07........06/19/07........--/--/--
rhenryv.............05/17/07..........05/30/07........06/18/07........--/--/--........--/--/--
Mr.Bigdog...........06/06/07..........06/19/07........08/30/07........08/31/07........--/--/--
JamesNot TellingColombia2007-10-11 06:18:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionAny recent approvals out of the Texas Service Center
QUOTE (tweety @ Oct 9 2007, 07:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
hmmmm... i just wonder about something.... shouldn't I have received a confirmation number for my service request? wink.gif


Heh, "Jennifer" at the USCIS customer service center in India must have forgotten to make up a number out of thin air for you.

"A number? Oh, yes. Uh, G . . . 294 . . . 78. Yes, that's it. G29478. Thank you for calling and I wish you a most pleasant good evening."
JamesNot TellingColombia2007-10-11 06:07:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionAny recent approvals out of the Texas Service Center
Welcoming fellow TSC Loser vumbi! BTW, when did you send yours in, when were your biometrics, and when were you last touched?

UserName............Date of I-751.....NOA1 Date.......Biometrics......Last Touch......Approved
fragile093..........01/27/07..........01/31/07........03/03/07........03/11/07........--/--/--
ven2lin.............02/01/07..........02/05/07........--/--/--........10/01/07........--/--/--
JLR.................02/06/07..........02/09/07........03/15/07........03/15/07........--/--/--
Dr. ZoSo............02/09/07..........??/??/07........03/15/07........--/--/--........--/--/--
vumbi...............??/??/??..........02/15/07........--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/--
markwash02..........02/14/07..........--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/--
A_C.................02/18/07..........02/21/07........03/15/07........03/19/07........--/--/--
lovedolphins........02/21/07..........02/28/07........05/14/07........05/15/07........--/--/--
kn687...............02/27/07..........03/21/07........03/29/07........03/31/07........--/--/--
tweety..............03/09/07..........03/28/07........04/06/07........04/07/07........--/--/--
burs................03/15/07..........03/19/07........04/12/07........04/13/07........--/--/--
us1415..............04/09/07..........04/18/07........05/12/07........--/--/--........--/--/--
James...............04/18/07..........04/20/07........05/31/07........06/03/07........--/--/--
Angel7422...........04/20/07..........04/25/07........05/24/07........05/29/07........--/--/--
Gringa..............04/27/07..........05/24/07........06/22/07........--/--/--........--/--/--
Cassie..............05/08/07..........05/09/07........06/04/07........06/05/07........--/--/--
baunzerbrudi........05/11/07..........05/19/07........06/14/07........06/19/07........--/--/--
rhenryv.............05/17/07..........05/30/07........06/18/07........--/--/--........--/--/--
Mr.Bigdog...........06/06/07..........06/19/07........08/30/07........08/31/07........--/--/--
JamesNot TellingColombia2007-10-09 06:11:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionAny recent approvals out of the Texas Service Center
What?? Nobody has been approved since I last posted early this morning? I can't believe it.
JamesNot TellingColombia2007-10-08 11:26:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionAny recent approvals out of the Texas Service Center
UPDATING . . . nobody




UserName............Date of I-751.....NOA1 Date.......Biometrics......Last Touch......Approved
fragile093..........01/27/07..........01/31/07........03/03/07........03/11/07........--/--/--
ven2lin.............02/01/07..........02/05/07........--/--/--........10/01/07........--/--/--
JLR.................02/06/07..........02/09/07........03/15/07........03/15/07........--/--/--
Dr. ZoSo............02/09/07..........??/??/07........03/15/07........--/--/--........--/--/--
markwash02..........02/14/07..........--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/--
A_C.................02/18/07..........02/21/07........03/15/07........03/19/07........--/--/--
lovedolphins........02/21/07..........02/28/07........05/14/07........05/15/07........--/--/--
kn687...............02/27/07..........03/21/07........03/29/07........03/31/07........--/--/--
tweety..............03/09/07..........03/28/07........04/06/07........04/07/07........--/--/--
burs................03/15/07..........03/19/07........04/12/07........04/13/07........--/--/--
us1415..............04/09/07..........04/18/07........05/12/07........--/--/--........--/--/--
James...............04/18/07..........04/20/07........05/31/07........06/03/07........--/--/--
Angel7422...........04/20/07..........04/25/07........05/24/07........05/29/07........--/--/--
Gringa..............04/27/07..........05/24/07........06/22/07........--/--/--........--/--/--
Cassie..............05/08/07..........05/09/07........06/04/07........06/05/07........--/--/--
baunzerbrudi........05/11/07..........05/19/07........06/14/07........06/19/07........--/--/--
rhenryv.............05/17/07..........05/30/07........06/18/07........--/--/--........--/--/--
Mr.Bigdog...........06/06/07..........06/19/07........08/30/07........08/31/07........--/--/--
JamesNot TellingColombia2007-10-08 07:02:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionAny recent approvals out of the Texas Service Center
QUOTE (sahir @ Oct 5 2007, 03:11 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I have been waiting since DEC 2006 TSC


Well, it's obvious you're a loser just like the rest of us. good.gif

If you sent in your I-751 in December 2006, though, your window to apply for citizenship opened up last month. Have you applied? That will force adjudication of the I-751, assuming it's still not adjudicated by the time the citizenship interview comes up.
JamesNot TellingColombia2007-10-05 07:48:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionAny recent approvals out of the Texas Service Center
QUOTE (Dr. ZoSo @ Oct 4 2007, 02:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I wonder what October 15th will bring to the TSC time line? Anyone care to guess that the line for I-751 will remain at 6 months?

The odds are 99 to 1, anyone care to wager?


Of course, it's going to say 6 months.

Reminds me of my local Chinese restaurant from many years back when I was living in NYC. I would call and place an order for delivery and would ask how long it would take.

"10-15 minute," I was invariably told.

Sometimes it did take 10 or 15 minutes. But sometimes it took a half-hour or more. Yet no matter what the order was, what time of day, or what day of the week, I was always told, "10-15 minute."
JamesNot TellingColombia2007-10-05 07:45:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionAny recent approvals out of the Texas Service Center
QUOTE (Mr. Big Dog @ Oct 1 2007, 10:52 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Tuck Fexas


Hey, Reinhard, were you guys ever touched after your bios on 8/30? If not, that would say to me they TSC really hasn't been doing anything -- not even bio updating -- on I-751s since June.

UserName............Date of I-751.....NOA1 Date.......Biometrics......Last Touch......Approved
fragile093..........01/27/07..........01/31/07........03/03/07........03/11/07........--/--/--
ven2lin.............02/01/07..........02/05/07........--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/--
JLR.................02/06/07..........02/09/07........03/15/07........03/15/07........--/--/--
Dr. ZoSo............02/09/07..........--/--/--........03/15/07........--/--/--........--/--/--
markwash02..........02/14/07..........--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/--
A_C.................02/18/07..........02/21/07........03/15/07........03/19/07........--/--/--
lovedolphins........02/21/07..........02/28/07........04/03/07........03/15/07........--/--/--
kn687...............02/27/07..........03/21/07........03/29/07........03/31/07........--/--/--
tweety..............03/09/07..........03/28/07........04/06/07........04/07/07........--/--/--
burs................03/15/07..........03/19/07........04/12/07........04/13/07........--/--/--
us1415..............04/09/07..........04/18/07........05/12/07........--/--/--........--/--/--
James...............04/18/07..........04/20/07........05/31/07........06/03/07........--/--/--
Angel7422...........04/20/07..........04/25/07........05/24/07........05/29/07........--/--/--
Gringa..............04/27/07..........05/24/07........06/22/07........--/--/--........--/--/--
Cassie..............05/08/07..........05/09/07........06/04/07........06/05/07........--/--/--
baunzerbrudi........05/11/07..........05/19/07........06/14/07........06/19/07........--/--/--
rhenryv.............05/17/07..........05/30/07........06/18/07........--/--/--........--/--/--
Mr.Bigdog...........06/06/07..........06/19/07........08/30/07........--/--/--........--/--/--
JamesNot TellingColombia2007-10-02 07:55:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionAny recent approvals out of the Texas Service Center
QUOTE (Dr. ZoSo @ Oct 2 2007, 07:57 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (tweety @ Oct 1 2007, 03:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hi all, another no-news Monday... cray5ol.gif

Just having read a thread from a former case adjudicator I'm now seriously considering contacting my congressman for help in this case. Does anyone know which one to contact? Do I just make a random pick of any of the Oklahoma guys or should I take someone from my county? Can anyone point me in the right direction please... cool.gif 9 days till the 7 months are full and I can officially inquire.



Your waiting for nothing. I am way past the 7 month mark and when I inquired about my wife's 751, I was told the same thing as everyone else (who was not past 7 months).

Basically they said see you in a year (per the extension letter)!


I'm going to inquire next month when our 7 months are up. Basically, I figure we have nothing to lose. And I can get my dudgeon up with these clowns.
JamesNot TellingColombia2007-10-02 07:53:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionAny recent approvals out of the Texas Service Center
QUOTE (Cassie @ Sep 28 2007, 09:55 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (tweety @ Sep 28 2007, 02:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Dr. ZoSo @ Sep 28 2007, 02:19 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
..... I followed everyone else with my new signature!



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I can't figure out how to add it to my signature sad.gif


Highlight and copy the following:

http://img264.images...serslogocv7.jpg

then go to your signature edit page, put the cursor where you want it to go in your signature, click on the Insert Image icon at the top, then paste what you just copied into the dialog box that pops up. Just like you're adding an image to a post.
JamesNot TellingColombia2007-09-28 23:57:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionAny recent approvals out of the Texas Service Center
QUOTE (xmd55 @ Sep 28 2007, 02:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Today my wife received 10-year LPR card.

IMP dates:

Sent-i751 to TSC: 18-JUL-2007
Rec'd by BCS: 28-JUL-2007
NOA 1: 04-AUG-2007 (Auto forward to CSC, case number with WACXXXXX)
Fingerprint: 28-AUG-2007
Approval e-mail: 21-SEP-2007


Yeah, thanks, pal. Rub it in, why don't you?

What do you want, my Jasman0717 impersonation? Here ya go:

Congratulations good.gif

(Uncanny, innit?)

Just remember, you could never EVER be a TSC Loser. That's because the janitorial closet in the TSC basement men's room was full by the time you filed, so they had to transfer you to CSC.

Now be gone from here and leave us to our miserable and pathetic existence as the VJ equivalent of those guys who live under interstate overpasses in empty appliance cartons.
JamesNot TellingColombia2007-09-28 23:39:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionAny recent approvals out of the Texas Service Center
QUOTE (tweety @ Sep 28 2007, 11:26 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
hey James - do you like my new signature? lol I guess I give in, and admit to being a TSC loser - although I shower daily and don't smell...


Love it!!!! I'm sticking it in my sig too. We're all losers on this bus to Mesquite. Heh, you THINK you don't smell, that's b/c we're all stuck here together and have gotten used to our foul pathetic state. Check out the chipper CSC transferees when we walk into the main approval thread, notice how they all kind of back away and stifle a gag? We are Dalit -- the outcastes, the untouchables.
JamesNot TellingColombia2007-09-28 11:37:00
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QUOTE (tweety @ Sep 28 2007, 09:19 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
ClockWatch2.gif girlwerewolf2xn.gif


OK, while we're waiting, I say we get Wookie to ban all CSC transferees. They're too durn chipper. They're rubbing it in, I tell ya! One approval after another.
JamesNot TellingColombia2007-09-28 09:56:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionAny recent approvals out of the Texas Service Center
QUOTE (designermedusa @ Sep 27 2007, 10:24 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Just stopping by to give some good luck vibes ((TSC approvals)). We don't file until December, but just reading this thread is making me frustrated for everyone.

((Approvals soon))


Thanks! Happily for you, you will not have to be one of us -- the TSC Losers. We're miserable, desperate, and we smell really bad.


JamesNot TellingColombia2007-09-27 11:49:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionAny recent approvals out of the Texas Service Center
Another loser! (screwing with the formatting of the TSC Loser List in true loser fashion, lol) Well, we are just one big happy family of losers here!

UserName............Date of I-751.....NOA1 Date.......Biometrics......Last Touch......Approved
fragile093..........01/27/07..........01/31/07........03/03/07........03/11/07........--/--/--
ven2lin.............02/01/07..........02/05/07........--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/--
JLR.................02/06/07..........02/09/07........03/15/07........03/15/07........--/--/--
Dr. ZoSo............02/09/07..........--/--/--........03/15/07........--/--/--........--/--/--
markwash02..........02/14/07..........--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/--
A_C.................02/18/07..........02/21/07........03/15/07........03/19/07........--/--/--
lovedolphins........02/21/07..........02/28/07........04/03/07........03/15/07........--/--/--
kn687...............02/27/07..........03/21/07........03/29/07........03/31/07........--/--/--
tweety..............03/09/07..........03/28/07........04/06/07........04/07/07........--/--/--
burs................03/15/07..........03/19/07........04/12/07........04/13/07........--/--/--
us1415..............04/09/07..........04/18/07........05/12/07........--/--/--........--/--/--
James...............04/18/07..........04/20/07........05/31/07........06/03/07........--/--/--
Angel7422...........04/20/07..........04/25/07........05/24/07........05/29/07........--/--/--
Gringa..............04/27/07..........05/24/07........06/22/07........--/--/--........--/--/--
Cassie..............05/08/07..........05/09/07........06/04/07........06/05/07........--/--/--
baunzerbrudi........05/11/07..........05/19/07........06/14/07........06/19/07........--/--/--
rhenryv.............05/17/07..........05/30/07........06/18/07........--/--/--........--/--/--
Mr.Bigdog...........06/06/07..........06/19/07........08/30/07........--/--/--........--/--/--
JamesNot TellingColombia2007-09-27 06:30:00
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QUOTE (Cassie @ Sep 26 2007, 08:50 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (James @ Sep 26 2007, 07:39 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (burs @ Sep 25 2007, 12:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
just the bare fact that we had to pay that ridiculous sum of money for, essentially, nothing, makes it all nonsensical.


I hear that. Why not grant conditional residency for three years instead of two with the option of either pursuing a permanent card or citizenship after those three years? It would winnow out a lot of unnecessary I-751s. The I-751 is a real waste of money for those who plan to pursue naturalization.



But James, a plan like that would make sense. wink.gif


Doh! I forgot who we're dealing with here . . . .
JamesNot TellingColombia2007-09-26 09:16:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionAny recent approvals out of the Texas Service Center
QUOTE (burs @ Sep 25 2007, 12:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
just the bare fact that we had to pay that ridiculous sum of money for, essentially, nothing, makes it all nonsensical.


I hear that. Why not grant conditional residency for three years instead of two with the option of either pursuing a permanent card or citizenship after those three years? It would winnow out a lot of unnecessary I-751s. The I-751 is a real waste of money for those who plan to pursue naturalization.
JamesNot TellingColombia2007-09-26 07:39:00
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QUOTE (eau_xplain @ Sep 25 2007, 12:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (James @ Sep 25 2007, 11:53 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Me, I'm looking at the N-400 instructions to make sure we're ready to file for naturalization in April. My wife has to do a bit of work for this one. Nothing like overpreparation, so her word for the day is "perspicacity" and her U.S. history lesson is Shay's Rebellion.


Yes, I think that is overpreparation smile.gif. I wonder how many in USCISC even know the meaning of that word wink.gif
But learning a new word each day is not a bad idea for everyone, not just immigrants. smile.gif


My wife would beat me up if I really tried to make her learn a new word every day. I'm just there for her if she has questions about usage and vocabulary. Although she went to a bilingual secondary school in Colombia, unlike her sisters she did not go to college in the US but instead pursued her law degree in Colombia. So she has this fluent but funny English.
JamesNot TellingColombia2007-09-26 07:35:00
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QUOTE (tweety @ Sep 25 2007, 12:00 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (James @ Sep 25 2007, 10:53 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
....
Nothing like overpreparation, so her word for the day is "perspicacity" and her U.S. history lesson is Shay's Rebellion.


Does she have some kind of study guide?


Yep. His name is James. tongue.gif

Actually, I haven't given it much thought yet. There are a ton of resources around here given the huge immigrant population, so I don't imagine it will be a problem. At least finding the resources, that is.
JamesNot TellingColombia2007-09-25 11:09:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionAny recent approvals out of the Texas Service Center
QUOTE (ven2lin @ Sep 25 2007, 11:19 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I called a local immigration lawyer ($100 consultation fee which lasted 5 minutes!) and he said TSC are processing anywhere from 1 yr to 1yr & 6 months.


Well, not that I'm hoping you threw away $100, but I do hope that he's wrong about the processing times.

Gathering from the experiences of VJers, they just dead stopped issuing approvals at the end of June -- just about when they started transferring new I-751s to CSC. (Coincidence? I THINK NOT!) They had been running a bit over five months from NOA1 to approval at that time.

Now they're at eight months and counting, so if it stays like this until January, your attorney will be right.

Me, I'm looking at the N-400 instructions to make sure we're ready to file for naturalization in April. My wife has to do a bit of work for this one. Nothing like overpreparation, so her word for the day is "perspicacity" and her U.S. history lesson is Shay's Rebellion.
JamesNot TellingColombia2007-09-25 10:53:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionAny recent approvals out of the Texas Service Center
Always glad to meet another loser, A_C! Come right in, make yourself at home, and feel free to twitch uncontrollably and mutter obscenities under your breath. We're all family here.

BTW, I'm taking the liberty of plugging in actual guesstimate dates for your filing and the bios.

UserName............Date of I-751.....NOA1 Date.......Biometrics......Last Touch......Approved
fragile093..........01/27/07..........01/31/07........03/03/07........03/11/07........--/--/--
ven2lin.............02/01/07..........02/05/07........--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/--
JLR.................02/06/07..........02/09/07........03/15/07........03/15/07........--/--/--
Dr. ZoSo............02/09/07..........--/--/--........03/15/07........--/--/--........--/--/--
markwash02..........02/14/07..........--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/--
A_C.................02/18/07..........02/21/07........03/15/07........03/19/07........--/--/--
lovedolphins........02/21/07..........02/28/07........04/03/07........03/15/07........--/--/--
kn687...............02/27/07..........03/21/07........03/29/07........03/31/07........--/--/--
tweety..............03/09/07..........03/28/07........04/06/07........04/07/07........--/--/--
burs................03/15/07..........03/19/07........04/12/07........04/13/07........--/--/--
us1415..............04/09/07..........04/18/07........05/12/07........--/--/--........--/--/--
James...............04/18/07..........04/20/07........05/31/07........06/03/07........--/--/--
Angel7422...........04/20/07..........04/25/07........05/24/07........05/29/07........--/--/--
Gringa..............04/27/07..........05/24/07........06/22/07........--/--/--........--/--/--
Cassie..............05/08/07..........05/09/07........06/04/07........06/05/07........--/--/--
baunzerbrudi........05/11/07..........05/19/07........06/14/07........06/19/07........--/--/--
Mr.Bigdog...........06/06/07..........06/19/07........08/30/07........--/--/--........--/--/--
JamesNot TellingColombia2007-09-25 07:32:00
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Don't worry about messing up the list, we're all losers here, lol.

UserName............Date of I-751.....NOA1 Date.......Biometrics......Last Touch......Approved
fragile093..........01/27/07..........01/31/07........03/03/07........03/11/07........--/--/--
ven2lin.............02/01/07..........02/05/07........--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/--
JLR.................02/06/07..........02/09/07........03/15/07........03/15/07........--/--/--
Dr. ZoSo............02/09/07..........--/--/--........03/15/07........--/--/--........--/--/--
markwash02..........02/14/07..........--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/--
lovedolphins........02/21/07..........02/28/07........04/03/07........03/15/07........--/--/--
kn687...............02/27/07..........03/21/07........03/29/07........03/31/07........--/--/--
tweety..............03/09/07..........03/28/07........04/06/07........04/07/07........--/--/--
burs................03/15/07..........03/19/07........04/12/07........04/13/07........--/--/--
us1415..............04/09/07..........04/18/07........05/12/07........--/--/--........--/--/--
James...............04/18/07..........04/20/07........05/31/07........06/03/07........--/--/--
Angel7422...........04/20/07..........04/25/07........05/24/07........05/29/07........--/--/--
Gringa..............04/27/07..........05/24/07........06/22/07........--/--/--........--/--/--
Cassie..............05/08/07..........05/09/07........06/04/07........06/05/07........--/--/--
baunzerbrudi........05/11/07..........05/19/07........06/14/07........06/19/07........--/--/--
Mr.Bigdog...........06/06/07..........06/19/07........08/30/07........--/--/--........--/--/--
JamesNot TellingColombia2007-09-24 16:07:00
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QUOTE (Cassie @ Sep 24 2007, 02:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (James @ Sep 24 2007, 10:38 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (tweety @ Sep 24 2007, 09:39 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Good morning ladies and gents! Am I correct that no-one has any news?! wink.gif

Anyway, I've been wondering about naturalization the other day. When applying for naturalization, would a still pending I751 delay the naturalization process? Common sense tells me it would, as they have to first approve the I751 before naturalization can be granted.
Anyone got any insights on this?


The only news I have been able to glean from the web is that it's 77 and sunny in Dallas and there were no major traffic incidents there this morning, but despite the beautiful day and smooth commute afforded to the TSC workers, our petitions nevertheless remain underneath 10 cases of black cherry Dr. Pepper in the TSC cafeteria storeroom.

Re: naturalization -- as long as one has the requisite three years of permanent residency and is still married, one can go ahead and file for naturalization regardless of whether the I-751 has been approved. The officer that conducts the naturalization interview will then adjudicate the I-751 prior to the interview (assuming it still remains unadjudicated). That is how it is supposed to work in theory according to USCIS, but in practice I have no idea . . . .



Why do I get the sneaky feeling that a Vj'er will have to test this theory..... whistling.gif


Well, I say "theory" but it is USCIS policy -- they put out a policy memo a couple of years ago stating that this was the procedure. I think I've read reports where it has played out like the policy envisions -- your I-751 gets adjudicated before the interview (or even at the interview) and that's that. But there's no doubt that even if your I-751 has not been adjudicated, you can go right ahead and apply for citizenship 90 days before your third anniversary (i.e., a year after you were allowed to petition to have the conditions removed).
JamesNot TellingColombia2007-09-24 14:13:00
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QUOTE (tweety @ Sep 24 2007, 09:39 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Good morning ladies and gents! Am I correct that no-one has any news?! wink.gif

Anyway, I've been wondering about naturalization the other day. When applying for naturalization, would a still pending I751 delay the naturalization process? Common sense tells me it would, as they have to first approve the I751 before naturalization can be granted.
Anyone got any insights on this?


The only news I have been able to glean from the web is that it's 77 and sunny in Dallas and there were no major traffic incidents there this morning, but despite the beautiful day and smooth commute afforded to the TSC workers, our petitions nevertheless remain underneath 10 cases of black cherry Dr. Pepper in the TSC cafeteria storeroom.

Re: naturalization -- as long as one has the requisite three years of permanent residency and is still married, one can go ahead and file for naturalization regardless of whether the I-751 has been approved. The officer that conducts the naturalization interview will then adjudicate the I-751 prior to the interview (assuming it still remains unadjudicated). That is how it is supposed to work in theory according to USCIS, but in practice I have no idea . . . .
JamesNot TellingColombia2007-09-24 10:38:00
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Hey Jay, I had seen you were one of us on the timelines and had been wondering if you would show up here to report in.

Looks like we're all here, almost a dozen. The TSC filers who had the great misfortune to file after TSC slowed down to a stop but before I-751s sent to TSC were transferred to CSC. We are the Losers Left Behind.

I've made our own list in our own honor (please add last-touched dates).

Drinks are on me.

UserName............Date of I-751.....NOA1 Date.......Biometrics......Last Touch......Approved
fragile093..........01/27/07..........01/31/07........03/03/07........--/--/--........--/--/--
JLR.................02/06/07..........02/09/07........03/15/07........--/--/--........--/--/--
lovedolphins........02/21/07..........02/28/07........04/03/07........--/--/--........--/--/--
kn687...............02/27/07..........03/21/07........03/29/07........--/--/--........--/--/--
tweety..............03/09/07..........03/28/07........04/06/07........--/--/--........--/--/--
us1415..............04/09/07..........04/18/07........05/12/07........--/--/--........--/--/--
James...............04/18/07..........04/20/07........05/31/07........06/03/07........--/--/--
Angel7422...........04/20/07..........04/25/07........05/24/07........05/29/07........--/--/--
Gringa..............04/27/07..........05/24/07........06/22/07........--/--/--........--/--/--
Cassie..............05/08/07..........05/09/07........06/04/07........--/--/--........--/--/--
Mr.Bigdog...........06/06/07..........06/19/07........08/30/07........--/--/--........--/--/--
JamesNot TellingColombia2007-09-19 08:04:00
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QUOTE (Angel7422 @ Sep 17 2007, 09:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (James @ Sep 17 2007, 08:01 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (lovedolphins @ Sep 15 2007, 05:20 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I think we need to contact our Senators, what does everyone think?

Our Senator, back when we first filed, was John Edwards. And boy, did his office get things moving! There must have been a tsunami at the TSC as suddenly, work was actually getting completed.

Now nothing is happening, and no one knows anything.

Time for intervention?

mad.gif


I dunno, I figure this would not be that high a priority since no one is being kept apart or is in danger of being deported. We're just stuck in a bureaucratic bungle that creates inconveniences for things like getting DLs and jobs.

Hindsight being 20-20, if I knew then what I know now, I would not have filed the week after our 90-day window opened. Instead, I would have waited until ten days before the GC expired so we would have been transferred to CSC. There would only have been a week or two after expiration without a valid GC, but we would have probably gotten the permanent card by now.



DITTO!!! good.gif


Whaddya gonna do. We'll have to sit here, watch the parade of CSC transferees announce their approvals, and suffer through the mindless congratulation-bots who clutter up VJ ("Congratulations! good.gif" <-- ), while we languish in a dank basement in a government building somewhere on the outskirts of Dallas.
JamesNot TellingColombia2007-09-18 06:29:00
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QUOTE (lovedolphins @ Sep 15 2007, 05:20 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I think we need to contact our Senators, what does everyone think?

Our Senator, back when we first filed, was John Edwards. And boy, did his office get things moving! There must have been a tsunami at the TSC as suddenly, work was actually getting completed.

Now nothing is happening, and no one knows anything.

Time for intervention?

mad.gif


I dunno, I figure this would not be that high a priority since no one is being kept apart or is in danger of being deported. We're just stuck in a bureaucratic bungle that creates inconveniences for things like getting DLs and jobs.

Hindsight being 20-20, if I knew then what I know now, I would not have filed the week after our 90-day window opened. Instead, I would have waited until ten days before the GC expired so we would have been transferred to CSC. There would only have been a week or two after expiration without a valid GC, but we would have probably gotten the permanent card by now.
JamesNot TellingColombia2007-09-17 08:01:00
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QUOTE (fragile093 @ Sep 14 2007, 01:01 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (James @ Sep 14 2007, 11:49 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
This thread is for us TCS January-June 2007 Losers. Now get out of here before I call security.

Good one James! laughing.gif

... hey, wait a second! You just called me a loser! mad.gif wink.gif

Seriously though, am I the only one who isn't worried in the slightest by this delay? unsure.gif I hope that's not another requirement to be admitted to this thread... tongue.gif


No, I'm not worried. What's there to be worried about? I'm together with my wife, who can travel and work with her NOA1 (and get a stamp if this takes longer than a year). We will still be applying for citizenship in April. In short, we're unworried Losers and proud of it.


JamesNot TellingColombia2007-09-14 13:22:00
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QUOTE (Inlove_tx @ Sep 14 2007, 01:55 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
So, are they still forwarding applications to CSC? I didn't know that, as I haven't seen anybody who filed in Sept. getting transferred yet, I thought that was just a "July-August" thing...in that case, I shall stop complaining and just sit and wait it out...and get the heck outta here! whistling.gif innocent.gif


I'm pretty sure they still are, although it would be too early to know since it's been taking a few weeks for the things to get sent off to CSC and for CSC to cash the check and issue the NOA1.

Believe me, you really don't want to be in line behind us at TSC. We're Losers. We don't bathe or use deodorant, plus we smoke Tiparillos and drink bum wine.
JamesNot TellingColombia2007-09-14 13:07:00
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QUOTE (Inlove_tx @ Sep 14 2007, 12:20 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
We mailed our application on Sept. 1, and two weeks later they still haven't even cashed our check... unsure.gif


Consider yourself lucky. The check-cashing delay is caused by TSC sending your I-751 to CSC, which will probably approve your petition long before TSC approves the petitions of those of us who had the misfortune to file in TSC in the first six months of this year, before TSC started transferring petitions to CSC. This thread is for us TCS January-June 2007 Losers. Now get out of here before I call security.
JamesNot TellingColombia2007-09-14 11:49:00
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QUOTE (lovedolphins @ Sep 13 2007, 07:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hi everyone,

I am really upset, as my NOA is dated Feb 28.

My biometrics appointment was back in March.

Does this mean that:
1) It is going to take one year to approve this application?
2) We will be called for an interview?

unsure.gif


A year? Who knows. Nobody knows what happened at TSC in June that apparently caused them to stop issuing I-751 approvals. All we know is that they just started shipping new ones to CSC as of July 1.

As far as the interview goes, I do not believe there is a new policy because they haven't changed the rule that gives the service center the discretion (exercised in the vast majority of cases) to waive the interview.
JamesNot TellingColombia2007-09-14 11:35:00
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QUOTE (baunzerbrudi @ Sep 11 2007, 03:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I heard the "every I751 needs an interview", too! Is there a change in procedure or are they simply misinformed?

That sounds like a rumor. Although the statute ostensibly requires an interview, the pertinent administrative rule provides:
The director of the regional service center shall review the Form I–751 filed by the alien and the alien's spouse to determine whether to waive the interview required by the Act. If satisfied that the marriage was not for the purpose of evading the immigration laws, the regional service center director may waive the interview and approve the petition.
8 C.F.R. § 216.4(b)(1).

I find it hard to believe that USCIS now thinks it is impossible for a service center director (really, one of the adjudicators) to be satisfied that any petition was not for the purpose of evading the immigration laws. In fact, I believe USCIS would probably have to go through rulemaking to amend this rule if it wanted to eliminate the service center's discretion to waive interviews.
JamesNot TellingColombia2007-09-12 08:13:00
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QUOTE (fragile093 @ Sep 11 2007, 01:19 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (James @ Sep 11 2007, 09:17 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Unfortunately, what USCIS is going to tell you is that you will get a response your service request within 45 days.

Yeah I know. Been there, done that! It was 3 years ago, but the USCIS hasn't changed a bit since then I see. tongue_ss.gif The "response after 45 days" thing has always been standard procedure. I'm not hoping for a quick approval or anything, I know better than that. I'm just doing what the USCIS website says, and letting them know my case has been pending for more than 7 months (6 months estimated time + 30 days). As long as they approve me before April it's alright with me! wink.gif


I wouldn't wait until April to do anything -- if I were you, and I haven't heard by the end of January, I would go ahead and file for naturalization. Then if your I-751 still isn't approved 7-8 months after that, my understanding is they will in almost all cases adjudicate the I-751 petition right at the naturalization interview.
JamesNot TellingColombia2007-09-12 08:01:00
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QUOTE (fragile093 @ Sep 10 2007, 05:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (James @ Sep 10 2007, 10:06 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
And nobody (at least around VJ) still at TSC from February on has been approved since.

Make that end of January: NOA1 on 1/31, biometrics appointment on 3/3, case last touched on 3/11 ~ nothing since! I just called Customer Service and was told an interview is now required for all I-751's (yeah, right...) and all they could do for now was file a service request, but the system was down so I should call back in an hour. I guess I'll give it another try tomorrow. Seeing everyone is on the same boat is comforting, but I'm still a tad nervous about it since they managed to mess up my K1 petition big time back in the days... Gotta love the TSC! mad.gif


Unfortunately, what USCIS is going to tell you is that you will get a response your service request within 45 days.

You have to wonder what's going on at TSC. How can another service center (CSC) take on additional I-751s from both TSC and NSC and then approve them in as little as six weeks, while still handling its own caseload?
JamesNot TellingColombia2007-09-11 09:17:00
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I have a feeling TSC suffered a meltdown in June. People with January NOA1s had gotten June approvals, then all of sudden they started transferring I-751s to CSC at the beginning of July. And nobody (at least around VJ) still at TSC from February on has been approved since.
JamesNot TellingColombia2007-09-10 10:06:00