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IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsOctober 2013 Interviews

Hi everyone, i'm a new VJ member...posting for the first time! Our Noa2 arrived finally some last week and we'r currently waiting for VNC to receive and start work..... Fingers crossed.. Paitiently waiting>>>

 

Please i need to make an enquiry on Abuja consulate in Nigeria for K1 Visa......What's the experience like? I noticed that most VJ members for K1 visa are using Lagos consulate.

 

so do i transfer from Abuja to Lagos or what?....please assist.. Thanks in advance!


F & EFemaleNigeria2013-10-17 10:28:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionI-751 Final stage of review,
QUOTE (mbmw @ Apr 17 2009, 05:44 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I sent in my Application march 15th 2008, bios April 20th 2008, Biometrics again march 15th 2009, still nothing,


I am on the same boat with you.

road2krosFemaleHong Kong2009-04-17 13:09:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionAfter 15 months..... we get
QUOTE (TiffandDai @ Apr 27 2009, 04:43 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
So here is everything we sent... hope it is enough

Contents of Documents:

Document 1 Auto insurance 2006-2009, Joint Title and Registration, and Driver’s Licenses
Document 2 Tax Transcripts from local IRS office 2005-2008, W2 Wage information for Dai and Tiffany 2005-2008, 2008 Tax Information/Corresponding Refund Bank statement
Document 3 2007 Tax Information/Corresponding Refund Bank statement
Document 4 2006 Tax Information/Corresponding Refund Bank statement
Document 5 Joint Bank Account information opened 2009
Document 6 Bank statements showing David’s wages deposited into Tiffany’s account, Authorization for Direct Deposit into Tiffany’s account for Dai
Document 7 Pay statements from 2005 reflecting deposit into same account
Document 8 Life, Health, Dental showing each other as beneficiary and Tiffany’s Retirement account reflecting Dai as beneficiary
Document 9 Copy of letter from current Landlord
Document 10 September 2004-September 2005 Lease
Document 11 January 2006- December 2006 Lease
Document 12 January 2007 – December 2007 Lease
Document 13 Adoption papers for our cats
Document 14 TV Rental Agreement
Document 15 Renters insurance information showing Tiffany and David are covered during our time at our previous address and current address
Document 16 Verizon bills in Dai's name and Electric bills in Tiffany’s showing same address from 2008-2009

We didnt have a lot of info from the first part of our marriage 2004-2007 becauase all of those bank accounts have long since closed, same with utilities from our prior address... Let me know what you think.
Totaled all the documents came to over 100 pages.



Witih these kind of reply to your RFE? You are fine. good.gif
road2krosFemaleHong Kong2009-04-28 13:36:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionAfter 15 months..... we get
QUOTE (TiffandDai @ Apr 26 2009, 05:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
The reason in the letter was that our petition Did not span the entire period of our marriage in sufficient detail. When reading the documents we sent them i.e. Travel documents of when we went to visit his family together (why would I take a vacation with someone I don't have a relationship with?!?!) Copy of our Auto Insurance with him listed as a named insured (he had just recently gotten his license in 2006) I sent copies of my 2007 policies, Affadvaits from my family members certifing we have an ongoing loving relationship, my pay stub claiming my status as single (only so we can have the max taxes taken out when we file for our refunds, which we included copies of our tax returns) and an old lease. The main problem we will most likely come across is we cannot provide proof except leases from we first got married in 2004. We never had joint bank account until just recently, the same with utilities they have always been in my name....



Send them the recent documents. Also send a history of your documents form the time your husband/wife was here. Make everything in detail for them to avoid asking the question WHY? Goodluck

road2krosFemaleHong Kong2009-04-27 13:44:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionCR189 Petition: Card sent message
QUOTE (EMoes @ Apr 27 2009, 12:44 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hello,

Once again thank you to all of you have been posting on this forum - it has been a tremendous help! I just got an email with the following message from CRIS:

"Application Type: CRI89 , PETITION TO REMOVE CONDITIONS OF PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS RECEIVED

Current Status: Card production ordered.

On April 27, 2009, we ordered production of your new card. Please allow 30 days for your card to be mailed to you. If we need something from you we will contact you"

Anyone out there who can tell me what this means in very basic black and white english smile.gif?




ANYWAYS.... CONGRATULATIONS kicking.gif

road2krosFemaleHong Kong2009-04-27 13:39:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionDecision letter received
QUOTE (04-09 filler @ May 1 2009, 04:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Here is my timeline blush.gif

September 2007 - jointly filed I-751 sent to VSC
November 2007 - fingerprints
August 2008 - RFE
November 2008 - got stamp in the passport
March 2009 - divorce is final
Apr 6, 2009 - divorce waiver I-751 sent to VSC
Apr 16, 2009 - interview for jointly filed I-751. The IO tells me that the rules has recently changed, now if someone files jointly but get divorce finalized before his/her I-751 interview, an IO may amend his/her case at the time of the interview and approve it. He also tells me I will receive a decision letter by mail.
Apr 16, 2009 - fingerprints
Apr 22, 2009 - divorce waiver I-751 returned by VSC because I forgot to sign the check.

Apr 30, 2009 - decision letter received. It says:
"Conditions removed as of: 4/23/2009.
Your request for the removal of the conditional basis of your permanent resident status has been approved."
kicking.gif kicking.gif kicking.gif




Congratulations. That was very stressful, good thing you handled it. Now, enjoy and relax. good.gif

road2krosFemaleHong Kong2009-05-01 19:07:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionGreen Card arrived
QUOTE (notscenenough @ May 1 2009, 08:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (road2kros @ May 1 2009, 05:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (notscenenough @ May 1 2009, 08:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (road2kros @ May 1 2009, 05:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
My category is now IR1. In my conditional green card is CR2. Does the category mean something?


CR means you're a CONDITIONAL RESIDENT.



....and what does IR1 mean?


IR means you're not a conditional resident smile.gif
i.e your card is fine, and Italian_in_NYC's card is screwed up.




Tnanks notscenenough kicking.gif

road2krosFemaleHong Kong2009-05-01 19:22:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionGreen Card arrived
QUOTE (notscenenough @ May 1 2009, 08:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (road2kros @ May 1 2009, 05:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
My category is now IR1. In my conditional green card is CR2. Does the category mean something?


CR means you're a CONDITIONAL RESIDENT.



....and what does IR1 mean?

road2krosFemaleHong Kong2009-05-01 19:09:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionGreen Card arrived
QUOTE (Italian_in_NYC @ May 1 2009, 06:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Got my GC today as well.
My category remained CR6. Isn't it supposed to be IR6 now?
What category do you have?




My category is now IR1. In my conditional green card is CR2. Does the category mean something?

Edited by road2kros, 01 May 2009 - 07:03 PM.

road2krosFemaleHong Kong2009-05-01 19:02:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionGreen Card arrived
I got home from work today and my green card was here. I thought it was my approval notice as it was said in the email from Cris that my approval notice was sent. I am thinking my green card will be later but then to my surprise ,it was my green card. I got so excited but where is my approval notice? I am woried I may need this on my application for my N-400. Do I? innocent.gif
road2krosFemaleHong Kong2009-05-01 15:06:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussionafter all the stress...
QUOTE (KKHoliday @ Apr 27 2009, 02:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Congrats!!! Next time don't post it with EAC#!!!!!



Why not? I did not post my real number anyways..... innocent.gif

road2krosFemaleHong Kong2009-04-27 13:36:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussionafter all the stress...
Thanks to all of you. I pray that everyone who are still waiting... may their wait be soon over! I know how it feels.
road2krosFemaleHong Kong2009-04-24 19:16:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussionafter all the stress...
Yeheeeey!!!!! I got 2 emails from CRIS today .....I am so happy, I can now relax a bit and think about getting a citizenship kicking.gif kicking.gif kicking.gif




DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS E-MAIL ***

The last processing action taken on your case

Receipt Number: EAC1234567890

Application Type: CRI89 , PETITION TO REMOVE CONDITIONS OF PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS RECEIVED

Current Status: Card production ordered.

On April 23, 2009, we ordered production of your new card. Please allow 30 days for your card to be mailed to you. If we need something from you we will contact you. If you move before you receive the card, call customer service. You can also receive automatic e-mail updates as we process your case. Just follow the link below to register.

If you have questions or concerns about your application or the case status results listed above, or if you have not received a decision from USCIS within the current processing time listed*, please contact USCIS Customer Service at (800) 375-5283.

*Current processing times can be found on the USCIS website at www.uscis.gov under Case Status and Processing Dates.
*** Please do not respond to this e-mail message.


road2krosFemaleHong Kong2009-04-24 14:41:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussiongot I-551 stamp in passport
Also, for those who received the stamp, did they keep and destroy the greencard? (I mean, it's expired so it's useless, but it felt weird seeing it cut up after working so hard to receive it!)



They did not ask for my green card when I had my infopass. They just asked for my passport and stamped it. So I have my old green card for me to keep. whistling.gif
road2krosFemaleHong Kong2009-05-05 12:20:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionAfter 16 months... Approval!!
QUOTE (TiffandDai @ May 11 2009, 06:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I got a call from our Congresswoman's immigration liason this morning saying that my husbands Green Card was approved. When we got home the approval notice was in the mailbox. YAY!!!!

Approved 5/7/2009.

So after 16 months of waiting we finally don't have to be jerked around by USCIS anymore!!



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That is great!!!! Congratulations.... good.gif

road2krosFemaleHong Kong2009-05-12 12:35:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionApproved!!!!
CONGRATULATIONS... good.gif
road2krosFemaleHong Kong2009-05-28 18:33:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionVSC to CSC in March- APPROVED
QUOTE (KRS @ May 28 2009, 07:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Got my approval letter in the mail today!FInally,after joining the thread with March transfers.

The letter came from the VSC, with decision date 5/20.

There are no changes online, it still shows the transfer message.

Any fellow March transfers, don't loose hope!





CONGRATULATIONS.... good.gif

road2krosFemaleHong Kong2009-05-28 18:31:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionApproved but no green card thread.
QUOTE (notscenenough @ May 6 2009, 08:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
SENKA, thanks, however my passport expired ages ago and I can't renew it quickly either (Russian govt is even slower than USCIS). Screwed.



I pray that ayou receivec your green card soon. star_smile.gif

road2krosFemaleHong Kong2009-05-07 12:49:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionAPPROVED FINALLY
Congratulations
road2krosFemaleHong Kong2009-05-07 15:42:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussionstill nothing... 16 months now
QUOTE (dnaleri @ Apr 23 2009, 04:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hello guys... we submitted our application to remove conditional status back in December 2007 but have not received a decision - it's been 16 months.

We went to USCIS Newark to get the stamp on the passport to prove legal status. We got that... but no one there could tell us what is going on.

In January 2009, we received a fingerprint request for our son - 12 months after submission of application. Our son is only 5 years old so I don't think they'd need to do FBI background check on him. I think the delay was because they did not have our son's fingerprint. I hope it won't take another 12 months from January 2009.

Anyway, the officer there told us that my wife can apply for citizenship even if she doesn't have her permanent green card. The only problem with this is that it will further delay the green card process. Of course, if she gets the citizenship then they'll save money on not having to produce her green card, so they want the green card to wait for citizenship result.

Should I contact my senator? How do you do this?

Thank you!

DNALERI



I am on the same boat with you, until now we are still waiting. I called USCIS but the woman said that there is no 60 days yet since USCIS received our RFE. I don't understand mad.gif

road2krosFemaleHong Kong2009-04-23 19:28:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionGot Blue letter after 13 months stating insufficient Documents?
I got the same thing. All you need to do is to send them what they want. This is by design. They want a proof that the marriage is still going on.
road2krosFemaleHong Kong2009-02-09 13:53:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionYear + waiting club
QUOTE (TiffandDai @ Apr 11 2009, 12:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hello out there I started this topic as a way to vent our frustrations out if you, like myself have been waiting over a year for your I-751 to be approved.

I would also encourage those who were approved and waited a year or more to explain what you did if anything to get uscis to move your case along.





Hi TiffanDai,

Like you I am still waiting for my apprpoval. We respond to our RFE but didn't got any reply so far. I have my 1yr I-551 stamp. I can't figure out what's taking them so long!!!!!!! Why would they have to wait for a yr and over to process a paper????? And how come other's ahead of me are being approved??????What is the difference? #######!!!! I am so mad! devil.gif

road2krosFemaleHong Kong2009-04-16 12:29:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionExtension is expiring, this is taking forever!
QUOTE (Otto und Karin @ Oct 14 2009, 09:25 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (vegangirl @ Oct 14 2009, 08:03 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
i am browsing the forum and finding many people who filed in may 2009 and are already approved! why oh why is it taking so long for mine to be approved? i understand that i got a RFE... how long can it take after an RFE? i am getting impatient...

Assuming you responded to the RFE with what they needed - I wouldn't think it would take much longer to hear something. What was the RFE for and what did you respond with?

(With such a short time to go before you need to travel, it would probably be a good idea to schedule an infopass appointment.)


it was a request for evidence of relationship. so i sent in a packet that included documents such as: joint insurance, joint bank account, joint car ownership, joint lease, shared utilities, signed statement from my mother-in-law and from a good friend, and some pictures.

i am bad at remembering dates, but i think i sent it in early august.

khushi, it was a joint application.

and yes, i think i will probably have to schedule an info pass appointment. uggh..


Edited by vegangirl, 14 October 2009 - 09:09 AM.

rising springFemaleCanada2009-10-14 09:06:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionExtension is expiring, this is taking forever!
i am browsing the forum and finding many people who filed in may 2009 and are already approved! why oh why is it taking so long for mine to be approved? i understand that i got a RFE... how long can it take after an RFE? i am getting impatient...
rising springFemaleCanada2009-10-14 08:03:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionExtension is expiring, this is taking forever!
hi everyone,

i haven't posted on visajourney in a long time! but now i am getting impatient and am hoping for some input from others who are waiting for their CRI89 to get approved.

i got a request for evidence in august and sent in my evidence 2 weeks later. i haven't heard anything since. my NOA (aka, my extension) expires in 2 weeks, and i need to go to canada in november. last year when i was waiting for my NOA, i needed to travel, so i had to go to an infopass office and get a stamp. now i fear i will have to do that again (the office is 2h away).

has anyone else been waiting for over a year?
rising springFemaleCanada2009-10-14 07:48:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionHappy Day
QUOTE (scooby06 @ Oct 13 2009, 04:20 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I have been eagerly checking the mail every day hopping of a letter from the USCIS.

Watching everyone else that filed in May receiving there approval started to worried me. In my head I kept on going over and over what could be the hold up “maybe I did not add enough proof to my folders. I should have added this or that to the files. Maybe they lost my files all together. “

Today I finally was put to ease and I am so happppy. It is funny because it was the first day I did not run to the Mail box when the carrier came by. Instead I was making a pumpkin pie. My hubby decided to check the mail out, returning with a big smile on his face. I knew then that it finally came.

I am approved. biggrin.gif kicking.gif

To all those that are still waiting I hope yours comes soon. Good luck



wow congratulations!
you filed in vermont in may 2009 and are already approved? i filed in september 2008 and am not approved yet! i am getting so frustrated...
rising springFemaleCanada2009-10-14 07:58:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionLost Green Card

LOST GREEN CARD

We applied for removal of conditions using the I-751 (ROC) in Oct 2009, but my wife lost her wallet with all of her I.D.s including the Provisional (2 year) Green Card about two weeks ago. She has already completed her biometric appointment in St. Louis in December 2009. And, we received her one year extension as her application is being processed in California Service Center. Therefore, no new Green Card was sent to us. :wacko:

How does one get a duplicate Provisional Green Card when expired Green Card was lost, misplaced or missing? I think my 20 month old son must have been playing with his mother's wallet and put somewhere in the house. Yes, we tore the house apart looking for the wallet, but there is no sign of it anywhere. :crying:

What is this process for Temporary Green Card replacement? :unsure:


i don't think she necessarily needs one. it might be good to notify USCIS (somehow) that the card was lost. but personally, i am already on my second I-551 stamp in my passport, and every time i have traveled out of the country, when i come back into the US and present my letter and my green card, the immigration officers have given me back my green card telling me it wasn't necessary since it was expired, what they needed was the letter (and in my case, the stamp in my passport, because my letter is expired now too!)
rising springFemaleCanada2010-03-02 10:52:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussionfiled I-751 in October 2008, still waiting
bradcanuck, that's great, i hope the same happens to me!! :)

just bob, yes i asked them. i had to get a stamp in october 2009, they gave me one good for 3 months. and i had to get another one in january 2010. i asked both times and they had no information for me.
rising springFemaleCanada2010-03-03 08:12:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussionfiled I-751 in October 2008, still waiting

District dirrector Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH FIELD OFFICE (PIT)
Field Office Director: Debra Zamberry
3000 Sidney Avenue, Suite 200
Pittsburgh, PA 15203
Phone: (412) 390-3949
Fax: (412) 390-3950


Source :

http://immigrate2us....ration-services

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS INFORMATION WAS CURRENT EFFECTIVE 05/22/2009 AND MAY STILL BE CURRENT , but atleast now you know the exact address , suite number , phone number and the fax number

Hope this helps


thanks for your help.

ok so i had never heard the term "writ of mandamus" before and didn't realize this is essentially a civil lawsuit! after looking at the link you provided and reading how one user went about doing this, it sounds fairly involved, as it is a lawsuit against USCIS essentially! wow. here i was thinking i was just going to write a complaint letter to the district director, not serve them a lawsuit!

i guess this could be an option if all else fails. i contacted my congresswoman today, and mailed my DHS form to CIS Ombuldsman. so we'll see if anything happens with that first.
rising springFemaleCanada2010-03-02 16:25:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussionfiled I-751 in October 2008, still waiting

What is your district office ? You can search for the exact address on www.uscis.gov and address the letter as

To ,
The District Director
Address

you can also do a search on the internet and see who is the current district director of your Distirct office , but if you cannot get that information just address the letter as above

Hope this helps


so if my district office is the one in Pittsburgh, i would just send a letter to the general mailing address here? https://egov.uscis.g...or.statecode=PA

this won't just fall into a black hole? whoever the director is will actually receive this?
rising springFemaleCanada2010-03-02 15:51:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussionfiled I-751 in October 2008, still waiting

Make sure you write a letter to the district director , he or she has more authority on the case and will be able to help you in a better way

Send it certified with return receipt


forgive my ignorance but how do i know who the district director is? do you mean the director for my local USCIS office? please advise.
rising springFemaleCanada2010-03-02 15:25:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussionfiled I-751 in October 2008, still waiting

District Director is the head of the Local Immigration office

CIS Ombudsman can help look into you case and advice what is happening to the case and also nudge uscis about your case

This is the link to some details about CIS ombudsman

http://www.dhs.gov/f...orial_0497.shtm

Hope this helps


THANK YOU!! :)
rising springFemaleCanada2010-03-02 10:58:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussionfiled I-751 in October 2008, still waiting

I feel your pain! I filed my I-751 in December 2008 and, like you, have been getting the runaround ever since, even though my case is very straightforward. I'm now on my second I-551 stamp! In the end, I just filed for citizenship when I became eligible in December 2009 and now have an interview scheduled for April.
No longer having to be at the mercy of the USCIS was one of the main reasons I decided to file for citizenship. Perhaps you should think about that before you completely dismiss becoming a US citizen.
As a permanent resident you will never enjoy the full rights afforded to citizens, and if you intend to live in the US permanently, wouldn't you want to have them? I've lived here and paid taxes for seven years now, so I strongly feel that I should. (And luckily for me, I don't have to relinquish my UK citizenship.)

Anyway, good luck. Hope things work out for you.


sorry to hear that you have been getting the runaround too. i have my own reasons for not wanting to become a citizen, and that will not change. as a permanent residents, i have all the rights that i feel that i need. my father-in-law isn't a citizen either, and he served in the military, he has veteran status and the benefits that go along with that. he is about to retire and will be getting social security just like a citizen would. i don't think he is missing out on much, other than voting. anyhow, that's just my opinion, i understand why others want to naturalize, and that's respectable. its just not what i want.



nycguy78, i am going to call my congresswoman today. as for writing to the district director and to CIS Obulsdman, could you explain? i am not familiar with that process, or who these people are even haha thanks in advance!
rising springFemaleCanada2010-03-02 10:17:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussionfiled I-751 in October 2008, still waiting
mainyasha, thank you, it is reassuring (but also unfortunate) to know that there are others in my shoes. i wonder if there are people who have waited over a year to have their ROC approved that might be able to shed some light on why it took so long for them. i just don't get it!

rnqueen, as i said previously in this thread, i am not interested in becoming a citizen of the US, so that is not an option for me.

bradcanuck, glad to hear they helped you! i think i might call my congresswoman tomorrow. what did they do for you, would you mind explaining? i am not sure what to expect when talking to them, and what kind of timeline i would be looking at to see anything happen with my case, etc.
rising springFemaleCanada2010-03-01 22:06:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussionfiled I-751 in October 2008, still waiting
TracyTN, thanks. i might try that!

Okalian, it was filed jointly. our application is very straight forward, nothing out of the ordinary.
rising springFemaleCanada2010-03-01 14:45:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussionfiled I-751 in October 2008, still waiting
thanks for the answers. no i have not planned to naturalize, so that is not an option.

what should i say if i contact my congressman? are they really that helpful in these situations??
rising springFemaleCanada2010-03-01 13:49:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussionfiled I-751 in October 2008, still waiting
oops, i meant RFE, request for evidence... not RFO... :jest:
rising springFemaleCanada2010-03-01 13:20:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussionfiled I-751 in October 2008, still waiting
you can see most of my early timeline below in my signature.
as for the I-751, i filed it in Vermont in October 2008. i was sent to the nearest USCIS office in January 2009 to get fingerprinted. in April i got a noticed that my file had been transfered to California. in August i think it was, i received a request for evidence, which i sent back to them a few weeks later.

i didn't hear anything back from immigration for months, so i called in December 2009. i was told my case was outside the normal processing times and that they would put in a request to push it through. a few weeks later i got a letter saying the processing of my case had been delayed and that i would hear back from them within 45 days. i didn't, so i called again in early February 2010, they didn't have any new information, except that my case had now been transfered to an adjudicating officer.

i just got a letter in the mail today, conforming that they had indeed received my answer to the RFO back in September 2009, but that my case was not ready for a decision as the investigation into my background remains open. the letter says to wait another 90 days, and if i don't get a decision or NOA to contact them again.

has anyone experienced anything similar?? wouldn't they just send me another RFO or schedule an interview if there was anything they weren't sure about? i'm really at a loss here and am getting worried...
rising springFemaleCanada2010-03-01 13:12:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussionhow much more patient can i be?

I don't know about being 'required' to have current biometrics on file, but they may well want a new one from you if it's been over a year since your last one when they FINALLY get around to adjudicating your case.

I'd be inclined to contact the USCIS ombudsman's office too. Can't hurt at this point.

http://www.dhs.gov/f...orial_0497.shtm


yup i already filed with DHS ombudsman. i was told that was pretty much useless though in the grand scheme of things.

i'm currently having my canadian passport renewed, so as soon as i get it back, i will need to get another stamp in my passport. so off to infopass i will go, maybe they will have something to say!

oh and to the person who mentioned moving, i haven't moved since filing for removal of conditions. i originally filed through Buffalo, did biometrics there. because i live in Erie PA, but for infopass i have been going down to Pittsburgh instead.
rising springFemaleCanada2010-04-19 18:44:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussionhow much more patient can i be?
i already initiated two service requests via phone with the USCIS in the last 6 months. twice they simply sent me stock letters in the mail telling me my case wasn't read for an answer. i plan on calling again soon. the last letter i got, in late february, asked me to wait 90 days for an answers. i am not expecting much.

heard from the congresswoman's case worker today. he said he hasn't heard back and that sometimes it can take months. i asked him about the USCIS having a timeline for answering requests from congress people, and he said no, they are slow, nothing he can do. :wacko:

my current concern is that my biometrics will be expiring in a few weeks. someone here on VJ told me that in itself might be enough for them to send me a decision before then. if not, does that mean they will be sending me another appointment for biometrics soon? are they required to have current biometrics on file?
rising springFemaleCanada2010-04-19 15:04:00