Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	I-751 June 2011 Filers	I filed in June and I still have not received my biometrics request from them. I just got the 'this may take a year' letter. What do you think I should do? you really might want want to call the customer service line and ask to speak to a tier 2 representative. its not terribly common to wait 6 months for a biometrics appointment. they cant move forward with your case processing without it. what is your local service center? edit: i see that its tucson. is it a traditionally busy place? Edited by mr and mrs, 16 January 2012 - 02:53 PM.	mr and mrs	Female	United Kingdom	2012-01-16 14:50:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	I-751 June 2011 Filers	77%!! thats awesome! go CSC go!!	mr and mrs	Female	United Kingdom	2012-01-15 00:22:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	I-751 June 2011 Filers	from may filers thread. when they say april 4th, they dont always mean it: First post but been a lurker , thought I should share my good news VJ Name.............SaUkOZUSA Date of I-751.....cannot recall exactly, approx 5/23 NOA1 Date......received 5/26/2011 per the letter Biometrics......scheduled Elizabeth City /6/29/2011 - took early on 6/16/2011 Approved.... 1/6/2012 , letter received Jan 11, 2012 My online case status shows initial review. Out of interest I called on Dec 29 and got the usual we are processing April 4 applications and I will be another 50+ days So there is hope My case is fairly straight forward.	mr and mrs	Female	United Kingdom	2012-01-11 23:24:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	I-751 June 2011 Filers	Yea...Indeed but what's confusing me is that they're not working based on the date they received the applications cause some approvals for each month its not like they're going by dates or receipts number.... not sure where you got the idea that ROC (or much of anything with USCIS) is first come, first served. it has more to do with WHO is processing your case (which adjudicator) and WHICH local office you did biometrics at.	mr and mrs	Female	United Kingdom	2012-01-06 21:40:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	I-751 June 2011 Filers	isnt anyone encouraged that they are quoting mid may rather than early april now? i am!	mr and mrs	Female	United Kingdom	2012-01-06 21:03:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	I-751 June 2011 Filers	congrats! did you file at CSC? sent date? noa1 date?	mr and mrs	Female	United Kingdom	2012-01-06 15:22:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	I-751 June 2011 Filers	Hello there VJrs Few weeks ago i was on the phone with a friend of mine who lives in southern CA. He's an italian language teacher and he was telling me that one of his students is a woman who works at the CSC in Laguna Niguel. Apparently, she was telling him that it's a complete chaos at the service centers, all of it because they're all backed up with papers and few things are changing, this as far as procedures to get a better flow in the job process. If anyone in CA was wondering why that Service Center has suddenly slow down the approvals... well, this may be why. As far as VSC (that's where i'm stuck too) i haven't heard anything, as for i don't know anyone who's got contacts up there. As far as i'm concerned i do have a permanent job, i was able to travel without any problems and i just bought a house with my wife. Yes, my lender was a little put off with that GC that shows off as expired, but the NOA clarified everything. So, the real matter would be waiting for another piece of plastic with a different expiration date (this is just my vision). My current status is not really keeping me from living a normal life. I still do what i did as soon as i got my work permit. It'll come, sooner or later. Best of luck to you all! thanks for sharing. my prediction is that june will see a VSC approval in 3 weeks! maybe your patience will rewarded with a 'quick' (???) approval!	mr and mrs	Female	United Kingdom	2012-01-04 21:17:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	I-751 June 2011 Filers	ok guys now am over my 6 month timeline should i call or just leave it as it is as long as we know how VSC doing right now what i would do is wait for the next processing update from USCIS for VSC. it should be posted soon and if it still says 6 months, give a call. if it says 'april 4, 2011', thats what they will tell you when you call. when it hits 7 months, then i'd give a call. VSC seems to be averaging about 8 months. so prepare for another couple of months.	mr and mrs	Female	United Kingdom	2011-12-27 16:00:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	I-751 June 2011 Filers	Great! Love the passive aggressiveness too, way to go!!!! o la. not passive aggressive. direct informed.	mr and mrs	Female	United Kingdom	2011-12-23 23:02:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	I-751 June 2011 Filers	Congratulations Patita, im very happy for you, finally someone who did biometrics on 7/11/2011 got approved.... that gives me some hope. there is no correlation between biometric dates unless they were all done at the same local office on the same day. approval depends on the speed at which the adjudicating officer works, the completeness of the application, and the alignment of the stars.	mr and mrs	Female	United Kingdom	2011-12-23 15:08:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	I-751 June 2011 Filers	did everyone see that may had it's first VSC approval. woohoo!!	mr and mrs	Female	United Kingdom	2011-12-22 11:06:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	I-751 June 2011 Filers	really? even if its in process still yes.	mr and mrs	Female	United Kingdom	2011-12-20 22:00:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	I-751 June 2011 Filers	hihello, three things i like about you: 1. your name! 2. that little child in the picture. adorbs! 3. your attitude. join us here at the glamorous ROC in rooting for the first vsc may approval to come through. once may breaks, june vsc is next!!	mr and mrs	Female	United Kingdom	2011-12-14 23:23:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	I-751 June 2011 Filers	mimo: it seems to vary and there is not a lot of consistency for the notifications. some get texts, some get emails, some get hardcopy letters in the mail of the various status updates (rfe, approval, card production). some people get a combination. some get multiple notifications (6 approval letters on the mail!) again, its inconsistent. please note that to get texts/emails from USCIS, you have to opt-in on their website.	mr and mrs	Female	United Kingdom	2011-12-09 18:36:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	I-751 June 2011 Filers	youre not at all likely to see an update until the card production is ordered. sit tight.	mr and mrs	Female	United Kingdom	2011-12-09 12:13:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	I-751 June 2011 Filers	there have been no reported may vsc approvals. not surprisingly, the are no june vsc approvals either. checking other immigration boards ive found this to be the case there too. uscis is 'officially' processing april vsc cases.	mr and mrs	Female	United Kingdom	2011-12-08 20:12:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	I-751 June 2011 Filers	good work, y&j!	mr and mrs	Female	United Kingdom	2011-12-07 23:13:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	I-751 June 2011 Filers	april feels like its starting to move. that bodes well for may! maybe it will be a half marathon instead...	mr and mrs	Female	United Kingdom	2011-11-30 22:51:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	I-751 June 2011 Filers	Just curious, do you usually receive "touches" after your Biometrics? When I check on the status it still only says they received the application. Nothing at all since then. I'm starting to worry that we missed a letter or they didn't receive our Biometrics or something. Starting to get really nervous as we approach the 6 month mark. the majority of people report NOT seeing any change in their status online (no touches). so i would not worry at all. and i would sit tight because there are lots of aprils and most (all?) of may still waiting. so you probably have a bit of a wait. but no need to worry before 6 months comes, at this point! lots of luck to you!	mr and mrs	Female	United Kingdom	2011-11-20 20:19:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	I-751 June 2011 Filers	Done! i wonder why it still shows your status as K-1. that was AGES ago! thanks for the update though. : )	mr and mrs	Female	United Kingdom	2011-11-10 16:46:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	I-751 June 2011 Filers	Dave_n_Genna: can you update your timeline? it helps the stats be more accurate!	mr and mrs	Female	United Kingdom	2011-11-09 17:40:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	I-751 January filers	After a long wait, we received our approval notice dated 10/28/11 and received the green card on 11/11/11 (a lucky date for us)! Thank god another job done! wooo! paging yurika and jim!	mr and mrs	Female	United Kingdom	2011-11-21 21:51:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	I-751 January filers	I'm not up to speed on this '90 day rule." Would be happy if someone could enlighten me. Thanks! i think the reference is to the window that opens 90 days before the 3rd anniversary of your permanent residency (the date from your 2 year green card) to apply for citizenship (n-400) IF you are married and have been living in the US (as always, read the fine print). much like the window for applying for ROC. according to your timeline, looks like it would be december 28, 2011. (march 27 2009 + 3 years - 90 days). you can submit the n-400 regardless of whether or not your ROC has been approved. i hope your ROC comes through SOON (read: yesterday) and if it doesnt, at least there is the citizenship route. cheers!	mr and mrs	Female	United Kingdom	2011-10-21 23:49:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	I-751 July 2011 Filers	well, after happily cheering others approvals, i can report with equal happiness (+1) that my husband got an approval letter today. he strolled in with a letter and handed it to me. i handed it back. for a moment i worried very slightly that it was a summons for an interview, but he scanned it and then yelled 'congratulations!'. details for those interested: decision date 4/5 letter rec'd 4/7 est 60 days to rec card sent from local office no text/email rec'd woo!	mr and mrs	Female	United Kingdom	2012-04-07 21:32:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	I-751 July 2011 Filers	princess, yes. you can file without having an approval yet. and so glad we got a few approvals in march. feels good! xx.	mr and mrs	Female	United Kingdom	2012-04-02 20:07:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	I-751 July 2011 Filers	Good luck to you, July, and to Mr. & Mrs. thanks. life is weighing on me a bit these days. seeing july approvals would make my heart flutter with joy. best to all. xx.	mr and mrs	Female	United Kingdom	2012-03-18 14:23:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	I-751 July 2011 Filers	woohoo, whid!	mr and mrs	Female	United Kingdom	2012-02-11 19:48:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	I-751 July 2011 Filers	ummm someone has math errors. dammit! we'll get to 70% when your approval comes, whidbey. <3	mr and mrs	Female	United Kingdom	2012-01-31 13:40:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	I-751 July 2011 Filers	because its complicated. its nothing personal.	mr and mrs	Female	United Kingdom	2012-01-31 10:07:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	I-751 July 2011 Filers	holy #######! CSC is at 70%?! when did that happen??	mr and mrs	Female	United Kingdom	2012-01-30 23:21:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	I-751 July 2011 Filers	a couple of CSC july filers have updated their timelines to show january approvals. one is b_fowler (1/27) and the other is not an active poster (1/26). good news! as for the question about when you are eligible to apply for citizenship, as per the VJ citizenship guide: When can I apply for United States citizenship? As a spouse of a US Citizen, you can apply for citizenship 3 (three) years after approval of your Adjustment of Status. Your approval may be noted via any of the following: approval notice (I-797), on your passport (I-551 stamp and date), your green card ("resident since" date). The 3 year countdown begins with that date. This 3 year period does not include long absences from the United States. read the guide and the n-400 instructions thoroughly. basically, since you were a k1, its 3 years after the 'active' date of your 2 year conditional green card. or just add one year to when your window for ROC opened. note, it is NOT based on the date of marriage. check out the citizenship forum for more information.	mr and mrs	Female	United Kingdom	2012-01-30 12:14:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	I-751 July 2011 Filers	Since it has been over 3 months that we received our new card it is easy to forget the people still waiting. I read these posts every day but wanted to take a minute to say everyone will pass this crappy process and be able to put the whole process behind. I know it sucks we all have experienced the emotional roller coaster this procesd puts us through. Being separated from my live for a year the first time tore me up. This last time went by how it was supposed to. But brave heart my friend it will happen for us all. Keep leaning on the support structure here and other lists and know how much we all care and root for everyone of our vj family. aww. bless. <3	mr and mrs	Female	United Kingdom	2012-01-27 23:11:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	I-751 July 2011 Filers	I was cruising through the May and June threads... it appears that they are now working on May Vermont filers...nothing in June. So by the looks of it, we are probably two months away...should see an approval end of March. I was viewing people that filed end of May with June/July biometrics, and they are just starting to get Vermont approvals... nothing for June filers yet... based on that, I am prepping myself for end of March. Which I am totally fine with...as long as it is well before my extension expires. I also need to renew my son's passport and was waiting on that card to renew... his passport expires in July....so so far it seems like I am ok.... I just hope it goes straight to approval and not an RFE or interview. I guess we won't know if we will be getting an RFE or interview until they actually touch our file. I would hate to wait till the end of March and get either one of those... pain in the butt... Good luck everyone actually, there was a VSC june approval yesterday. woohoo!	mr and mrs	Female	United Kingdom	2012-01-27 15:19:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	I-751 July 2011 Filers	ugh. well. at least the RFE was sent. hopefully you will hear something in a couple of weeks. wouldnt it be nice if they just approved it? ill be rooting for that!	mr and mrs	Female	United Kingdom	2012-01-27 14:19:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	I-751 July 2011 Filers	Hi All, Hope everyone is having a nice day. Just a quick query: in two weeks time, I am heading to Japan with my wife for a conference. I believe that in order to travel, I need to take my expired GC (expired in October 2011), along with the form that extended my conditional permanent residence for a year. Since this will be my first trip abroad since the original GC expired, I was wondering if anyone else has had the opportunity to travel abroad in a similar situation. And if so, did you take other documents? Did you have any difficulties re-entering the country? Certainly hoping that when I get back in late February, there will be a happy package from USCIS waiting for me! search 'travel ROC' on VJ. there are tons of threads dealing with this topic. many many people travel with extension letters with few problems. just be sure to travel with the original extension letter. (not a copy!)	mr and mrs	Female	United Kingdom	2012-01-27 13:33:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	I-751 July 2011 Filers	If May is being processed that means 8 1/2 to 9 months delay. that means the average is increasing! That means the Vermont-usians are getting slower. did my love for vermont show? the first VJ june VSC filer got approved yesterday. and she was late june. so weve got about a month until we get our first approval. exciting times!	mr and mrs	Female	United Kingdom	2012-01-27 13:29:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	I-751 July 2011 Filers	I have a question regarding RFE. Do they send the RFE early on in the process? We filed July 29th and we haven't received a word from USCIS (other than the bio appt info) does that mean we're mostly likely won't receive an RFE or can RFE's be sent anytime by USCIS? Thank you! no. your file sits (for months). then when your file makes it to a desk/person, it is reviewed at that point. if it is incomplete or lacking evidence, an RFE will be generated. RFEs come late in the game. they are not the end of the world though. it means that your file is being looked at.	mr and mrs	Female	United Kingdom	2012-01-26 11:13:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	I-751 July 2011 Filers	USCIS website updated. (Posted: January 25, 2012) VSC Processing timeline 7.1 months Processing May 02 2011 cases for I-751. coulda been worse, i suppose.	mr and mrs	Female	United Kingdom	2012-01-26 10:14:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	I-751 July 2011 Filers	They're gonna wish they never sent me a RFE. looks brill! send send send! <july filer kisses> edit: not so good at quoting. Edited by mr and mrs, 25 January 2012 - 09:55 PM.	mr and mrs	Female	United Kingdom	2012-01-25 21:54:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	I-751 July 2011 Filers	what was the RFE for? something super simple i hope. youll be back in business in a couple of weeks!	mr and mrs	Female	United Kingdom	2012-01-25 18:51:00