I-751 *AND* N-400 pending - help!
May 17th 2002, 11:20 am
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I-751 *AND* N-400 pending - help!
Hi all...
We are badly in need of some advice! Here's the current situation: We filed my
husband's I-751 at TSC more than a year ago. We received the NOA that extended
his conditional green card for 1 year. That extension will expire June 30th of
this year, and we have STILL heard nothing about his removal of conditions from
TSC. I tried for months to contact TSC about this, to no avail - I was getting
worried that maybe they had sent something that had become lost in the mail.
Finally I contacted my congressman's office for help, and after a week or so of
phone tag and faxes, managed to have someone call TSC. They obtained the
following 'information': "No, they have not sent you anything in the mail
because they haven't processed your case yet.".
I was relieved to find we hadn't missed something in the mail... but the rest
was pretty sketchy information. Clearly our case has not been lost, since the
congressman's office was able to get this information with Pavel's A#. The lady
at the congressman's office supposed that TSC might have sent the file back to
Atlanta for scheduling us an interview (don't know why she couldn't have ASKED
them this), but we have heard nothing from them about it. I don't mind waiting,
as long as I know nothing's gone wrong to cause it... but I am growing very
concerned about what happens when Pavel's extension expires in June. What do we
do if, by that time, we have still heard nothing about his removal of
conditions? Will he be considered out of status unless he goes and gets a
temporary stamp in his passport?
I posed this question to the INS liason at my congressman's office, and she told
me not to worry. If we hadn't heard anything from TSC before June 30th, she
blithely said, my husband could just drive out to Birmingham International
airport and see the INS resident agent there (one Mr. Easley), who would give
him a temporary stamp.
Having dealt with the INS for years now, I have learned to double check
information like this for myself, so I immediately called out at the airport to
verify this. Naturally, Mr. Easley had just gone on a 1-week sabbatical, and his
secretary could give me no useful information, but I could tell at once that it
was a good thing I thought to call - I got the impression, from talking to this
woman, that they had never done anything like this before. She wouldn't even
verify that they WOULD do this when we showed up - all she would say was that
I'd have to call back Monday and speak to Mr. Easley personally. So much for the
congressman's office and their advice - apparently they never sent anyone over
there like this before and weren't as sure about it as they managed to sound.
Now as if this wasn't confusing enough, bear in mind that right in the middle of
all this going on, my husband became eligible to file his N-400 (We married
2/16/99, adjusted status 6/30/99). We sent in the application April 8th, careful
to include not only a copy of his green card, but also the 1 extension NOA, and
a note attached that made it quite clear that this case is still pending. They
should already know that, but I've learned not to take chances when dealing with
the INS. April 11th we got a NOA from TSC about the N-400 - Pavel gets
fingerprinted this coming Thursday, the 23rd, at the airport (God help us). So
far so good.
Now back to the INS here in Birmingham. Bright and early on Monday, I called
back and spoke to Agent Easley, who gave me the following disturbing
information: Yes, they give stamps like this all the time (hoo, boy, I was
relieved!)... but before he can stamp anything, he has to get approval from TSC.
He would e-mail them about it, he said... he told me to check back with him on
Friday. Since I could do little else, I thanked him and hung up, praying that
TSC would see fit to get back to their agents more quickly than they do for the
rest of the population.
On Friday I called him back to see what he had learned. Nothing. No word from
TSC. At which time he dropped the following bombshell: "*I* won't hear from TSC
- YOU will. Besides, your husband doesn't need a stamp anyhow unless he's
planning on traveling outside the country.". I explained that I was aware that I
SHOULD have heard something from them, but had not, which was why I needed HIS
help. I explained that I was concerned about Pavel's status, not his getting in
or out of the country (he has no plans to travel outside the US). Given what he
had just told me, I wondered why he had bothered to contact TSC at ALL, and why
he hadn't just told me this in thr first place. Needless to say, I was not sure
I should trust this information. But he assured me that we need not worry about
Pavel being out of status, and that it doesn't matter if the 1 year extension
expires. So we are to just sit and wait for however long it takes for the
removal of conditions letter/interview letter/whatever to come, and be carefree
about the status probelem.
That was not the last bomb he dropped, though. During the course of this
conversation, I mentioned to him that we had already filed for Pavel's
citizenship, and I commented to him that it looked like Pavel would be getting
conditions removed at his citizenship interview, as slow as things were going.
At this, he said, "Well, I don't know how he can apply for citizenship! He
hasn't even had his conditions removed yet, and you have to have that done
first." ??????? Now I KNEW this was wrong information, and when I politely
corrected him (citing the INS's own literature that's sent out with the N-400
application), he admitted that he hoped I was right!
I can't honestly say this surprised me - I've been given bad info by the INS
before. But it DID cause me to wonder about the validity of everything ELSE he'd
told me earlier, about how Pavel's 1 year extension expiring without his getting
a stamp will not affect his status. Someone PLEASE advise me here - what should
we do? Clearly this Mr. Easley is not going to help us with the stamp because HE
believes we don't need one - but he could very well be wrong! We could go to
Atlanta, I suppose... but would they tell us the same thing - that they have to
have it ok'd by TSC first? That would be a useless trip. You can't even call
Atlanta and get a real person to ask them anything like this ahead of time, and
I wonder if you could trust what they told you even then.
Has anyone ever been where we are? What did you do? Will Pavel be out of status
after June 30th or not? Do we REALLY not need a stamp unless he's leaving the
country? I'm going to send a list of questions with Pavel when he goes to get
fingerprinted, so maybe he can get some more sense out of someone there on
Thursday... but I have to say, I would trust the advice and experience of this
group more than anything else. Can someone please advise me? We have done
everything by the book up till now, and I don't want some silly mistake to put
Pavel's status in question at this late date!
Thanks, Carole
We are badly in need of some advice! Here's the current situation: We filed my
husband's I-751 at TSC more than a year ago. We received the NOA that extended
his conditional green card for 1 year. That extension will expire June 30th of
this year, and we have STILL heard nothing about his removal of conditions from
TSC. I tried for months to contact TSC about this, to no avail - I was getting
worried that maybe they had sent something that had become lost in the mail.
Finally I contacted my congressman's office for help, and after a week or so of
phone tag and faxes, managed to have someone call TSC. They obtained the
following 'information': "No, they have not sent you anything in the mail
because they haven't processed your case yet.".
I was relieved to find we hadn't missed something in the mail... but the rest
was pretty sketchy information. Clearly our case has not been lost, since the
congressman's office was able to get this information with Pavel's A#. The lady
at the congressman's office supposed that TSC might have sent the file back to
Atlanta for scheduling us an interview (don't know why she couldn't have ASKED
them this), but we have heard nothing from them about it. I don't mind waiting,
as long as I know nothing's gone wrong to cause it... but I am growing very
concerned about what happens when Pavel's extension expires in June. What do we
do if, by that time, we have still heard nothing about his removal of
conditions? Will he be considered out of status unless he goes and gets a
temporary stamp in his passport?
I posed this question to the INS liason at my congressman's office, and she told
me not to worry. If we hadn't heard anything from TSC before June 30th, she
blithely said, my husband could just drive out to Birmingham International
airport and see the INS resident agent there (one Mr. Easley), who would give
him a temporary stamp.
Having dealt with the INS for years now, I have learned to double check
information like this for myself, so I immediately called out at the airport to
verify this. Naturally, Mr. Easley had just gone on a 1-week sabbatical, and his
secretary could give me no useful information, but I could tell at once that it
was a good thing I thought to call - I got the impression, from talking to this
woman, that they had never done anything like this before. She wouldn't even
verify that they WOULD do this when we showed up - all she would say was that
I'd have to call back Monday and speak to Mr. Easley personally. So much for the
congressman's office and their advice - apparently they never sent anyone over
there like this before and weren't as sure about it as they managed to sound.
Now as if this wasn't confusing enough, bear in mind that right in the middle of
all this going on, my husband became eligible to file his N-400 (We married
2/16/99, adjusted status 6/30/99). We sent in the application April 8th, careful
to include not only a copy of his green card, but also the 1 extension NOA, and
a note attached that made it quite clear that this case is still pending. They
should already know that, but I've learned not to take chances when dealing with
the INS. April 11th we got a NOA from TSC about the N-400 - Pavel gets
fingerprinted this coming Thursday, the 23rd, at the airport (God help us). So
far so good.
Now back to the INS here in Birmingham. Bright and early on Monday, I called
back and spoke to Agent Easley, who gave me the following disturbing
information: Yes, they give stamps like this all the time (hoo, boy, I was
relieved!)... but before he can stamp anything, he has to get approval from TSC.
He would e-mail them about it, he said... he told me to check back with him on
Friday. Since I could do little else, I thanked him and hung up, praying that
TSC would see fit to get back to their agents more quickly than they do for the
rest of the population.
On Friday I called him back to see what he had learned. Nothing. No word from
TSC. At which time he dropped the following bombshell: "*I* won't hear from TSC
- YOU will. Besides, your husband doesn't need a stamp anyhow unless he's
planning on traveling outside the country.". I explained that I was aware that I
SHOULD have heard something from them, but had not, which was why I needed HIS
help. I explained that I was concerned about Pavel's status, not his getting in
or out of the country (he has no plans to travel outside the US). Given what he
had just told me, I wondered why he had bothered to contact TSC at ALL, and why
he hadn't just told me this in thr first place. Needless to say, I was not sure
I should trust this information. But he assured me that we need not worry about
Pavel being out of status, and that it doesn't matter if the 1 year extension
expires. So we are to just sit and wait for however long it takes for the
removal of conditions letter/interview letter/whatever to come, and be carefree
about the status probelem.
That was not the last bomb he dropped, though. During the course of this
conversation, I mentioned to him that we had already filed for Pavel's
citizenship, and I commented to him that it looked like Pavel would be getting
conditions removed at his citizenship interview, as slow as things were going.
At this, he said, "Well, I don't know how he can apply for citizenship! He
hasn't even had his conditions removed yet, and you have to have that done
first." ??????? Now I KNEW this was wrong information, and when I politely
corrected him (citing the INS's own literature that's sent out with the N-400
application), he admitted that he hoped I was right!
I can't honestly say this surprised me - I've been given bad info by the INS
before. But it DID cause me to wonder about the validity of everything ELSE he'd
told me earlier, about how Pavel's 1 year extension expiring without his getting
a stamp will not affect his status. Someone PLEASE advise me here - what should
we do? Clearly this Mr. Easley is not going to help us with the stamp because HE
believes we don't need one - but he could very well be wrong! We could go to
Atlanta, I suppose... but would they tell us the same thing - that they have to
have it ok'd by TSC first? That would be a useless trip. You can't even call
Atlanta and get a real person to ask them anything like this ahead of time, and
I wonder if you could trust what they told you even then.
Has anyone ever been where we are? What did you do? Will Pavel be out of status
after June 30th or not? Do we REALLY not need a stamp unless he's leaving the
country? I'm going to send a list of questions with Pavel when he goes to get
fingerprinted, so maybe he can get some more sense out of someone there on
Thursday... but I have to say, I would trust the advice and experience of this
group more than anything else. Can someone please advise me? We have done
everything by the book up till now, and I don't want some silly mistake to put
Pavel's status in question at this late date!
Thanks, Carole
May 18th 2002, 2:20 am
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Re: I-751 *AND* N-400 pending - help!
Hi Carole,
I just got my conditional status removed so everything is still fresh in my memory! I
know what you are going thru!
As I was waiting for my condit. status to be removed, (I sumbitted my I-751 in
October, 01 and had it just removed) i called INS a few times (as they were so slow
processing I-751 in VSC) and inquired as to what i needed to do if that piece of
paper that they sent to me extending my status for another year expired. They send
two things could happen: they would send me another piece of paper (it happened to
my friend, who had her piece of paper expire (i guess the techincal word is
"notice") and VSC sent her another one, extending her status for another year. I
called VSC a couple of times about this, as i was planning to travel oversees and
needed to know more info on the whole thing. They said that you DON'T fall out of
status if your "notice" expires. They said to call them a month before it expires
and they'll send another one. They emphasized a number of times that YOU DON'T FALL
OF OUT STATUS. Call them up and tell them your notice is about to expire, they
should take care of it.
I was also in PHili's INS office as i was trying to have them stamp my passport with
I-551 so i could have it instead of this "notice". They said they would stamp my
passport with I-551 ONLY AFTER my "notice" expired. They said don't worry about it if
the "notice" does expire - their office will take care of it.
Either way you look at it, you don't fall of out status. My wife, like yourself, was
very worried about it and she called a few times herself about this whole thing. She
rec'd the same answer - don't worry, we'll take care of you once your "notice" is
about to expire or has just expired.
Hope my info has been helpful.
By the way, are you married to russian?
I just got my conditional status removed so everything is still fresh in my memory! I
know what you are going thru!
As I was waiting for my condit. status to be removed, (I sumbitted my I-751 in
October, 01 and had it just removed) i called INS a few times (as they were so slow
processing I-751 in VSC) and inquired as to what i needed to do if that piece of
paper that they sent to me extending my status for another year expired. They send
two things could happen: they would send me another piece of paper (it happened to
my friend, who had her piece of paper expire (i guess the techincal word is
"notice") and VSC sent her another one, extending her status for another year. I
called VSC a couple of times about this, as i was planning to travel oversees and
needed to know more info on the whole thing. They said that you DON'T fall out of
status if your "notice" expires. They said to call them a month before it expires
and they'll send another one. They emphasized a number of times that YOU DON'T FALL
OF OUT STATUS. Call them up and tell them your notice is about to expire, they
should take care of it.
I was also in PHili's INS office as i was trying to have them stamp my passport with
I-551 so i could have it instead of this "notice". They said they would stamp my
passport with I-551 ONLY AFTER my "notice" expired. They said don't worry about it if
the "notice" does expire - their office will take care of it.
Either way you look at it, you don't fall of out status. My wife, like yourself, was
very worried about it and she called a few times herself about this whole thing. She
rec'd the same answer - don't worry, we'll take care of you once your "notice" is
about to expire or has just expired.
Hope my info has been helpful.
By the way, are you married to russian?
May 18th 2002, 9:20 pm
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Re: I-751 *AND* N-400 pending - help!
> Hope my info has been helpful.
It's VERY helpful - thank you, Andrei! It takes a load off my mind to know that
we don't need to worry about Pavel being out of status. Have you already applied
for natrualization?
Based on your great advice, here's what I think I'll do: Since it is next to
impossible just to 'call them up' over at TSC and ask for them to send Pavel
another extension, I'm going to call back over to my congressman's office Monday
and have THEM call TSC and make this request for me. If we haven't had anything
from them by June 30th, we'll just make arrangements to drive over to Atlanta
and get a stamp (since the agent at the airport apparently isn't going to be any
help). Of course, if we should get an appointment for his N-400 interview during
this time, I think we'll just not worry about the I-751 at all and explain the
situation at the interview. In any case, I'm not nearly so worried now. Thanks
again for your kind advice.
> By the way, are you married to russian?
Yes, Pavel is from Moscow.
Carole
It's VERY helpful - thank you, Andrei! It takes a load off my mind to know that
we don't need to worry about Pavel being out of status. Have you already applied
for natrualization?
Based on your great advice, here's what I think I'll do: Since it is next to
impossible just to 'call them up' over at TSC and ask for them to send Pavel
another extension, I'm going to call back over to my congressman's office Monday
and have THEM call TSC and make this request for me. If we haven't had anything
from them by June 30th, we'll just make arrangements to drive over to Atlanta
and get a stamp (since the agent at the airport apparently isn't going to be any
help). Of course, if we should get an appointment for his N-400 interview during
this time, I think we'll just not worry about the I-751 at all and explain the
situation at the interview. In any case, I'm not nearly so worried now. Thanks
again for your kind advice.
> By the way, are you married to russian?
Yes, Pavel is from Moscow.
Carole
May 19th 2002, 2:20 am
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Re: I-751 *AND* N-400 pending - help!
I'm assuming Atlanta is your nearest INS field office?? That's where you should have
gone to have this taken care of in the first place. I don't understand why you were
hoping the service center would take care of it. At this stage of the game, it's the
Field Office you should be dealing with. Up until you get the temporary stamp in your
passport. From what I have been able to gather, they will process your removal of
conditions petition as a part of your citizenship application. But this brings a
question to my mind. I wonder if with all these security measures in place at the
INS, if checking out fingerprints before they call you for the interview is going to
take that much longer?? I think you should have the extension thing taken care of. I
would consider that important in the present context, after 9/11. That's my personal
opinion, of course. Ranjini
"Carole" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> > Hope my info has been helpful.
>
> It's VERY helpful - thank you, Andrei! It takes a load off my mind to know
> that we don't need to worry about Pavel being out of status. Have you already
> applied for natrualization?
>
> Based on your great advice, here's what I think I'll do: Since it is next to
> impossible just to 'call them up' over at TSC and ask for them to send Pavel
> another extension, I'm going to call back over to my congressman's office
> Monday and have THEM call TSC and make this request for me. If we haven't had
> anything from them by June 30th, we'll just make arrangements to drive over to
> Atlanta and get a stamp (since the agent at the airport apparently isn't going
> to be any help). Of course, if we should get an appointment for his N-400
> interview during this time, I think we'll just not worry about the I-751 at
> all and explain the situation at the interview. In any case, I'm not nearly so
> worried now. Thanks again for your kind advice.
>
> > By the way, are you married to russian?
>
> Yes, Pavel is from Moscow.
>
> Carole
gone to have this taken care of in the first place. I don't understand why you were
hoping the service center would take care of it. At this stage of the game, it's the
Field Office you should be dealing with. Up until you get the temporary stamp in your
passport. From what I have been able to gather, they will process your removal of
conditions petition as a part of your citizenship application. But this brings a
question to my mind. I wonder if with all these security measures in place at the
INS, if checking out fingerprints before they call you for the interview is going to
take that much longer?? I think you should have the extension thing taken care of. I
would consider that important in the present context, after 9/11. That's my personal
opinion, of course. Ranjini
"Carole" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> > Hope my info has been helpful.
>
> It's VERY helpful - thank you, Andrei! It takes a load off my mind to know
> that we don't need to worry about Pavel being out of status. Have you already
> applied for natrualization?
>
> Based on your great advice, here's what I think I'll do: Since it is next to
> impossible just to 'call them up' over at TSC and ask for them to send Pavel
> another extension, I'm going to call back over to my congressman's office
> Monday and have THEM call TSC and make this request for me. If we haven't had
> anything from them by June 30th, we'll just make arrangements to drive over to
> Atlanta and get a stamp (since the agent at the airport apparently isn't going
> to be any help). Of course, if we should get an appointment for his N-400
> interview during this time, I think we'll just not worry about the I-751 at
> all and explain the situation at the interview. In any case, I'm not nearly so
> worried now. Thanks again for your kind advice.
>
> > By the way, are you married to russian?
>
> Yes, Pavel is from Moscow.
>
> Carole
May 19th 2002, 4:20 am
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Re: I-751 *AND* N-400 pending - help!
I had my fingerprints for my N-400 taken in April/02 and in 6 days got a notice from
NSC giving me a July/02 interview date in Kansas City.. Doesn't seem long at all
Ed (Can) & Serena (US)
"Ranjini" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I'm assuming Atlanta is your nearest INS field office?? That's where you should
> have gone to have this taken care of in the first place. I don't understand why you
> were hoping the service center would take care of it.
At
> this stage of the game, it's the Field Office you should be dealing with. Up until
> you get the temporary stamp in your passport. From what I have been able to gather,
> they will process your removal of conditions petition as a part of your citizenship
> application. But this brings a question to my mind. I wonder if with all these
> security
measures
> in place at the INS, if checking out fingerprints before they call you for the
> interview is going to take that much longer?? I think you should have the extension
> thing taken care of. I would
consider
> that important in the present context, after 9/11. That's my personal opinion, of
> course. Ranjini
>
> "Carole" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > > Hope my info has been helpful.
> >
> > It's VERY helpful - thank you, Andrei! It takes a load off my mind to know
> > that we don't need to worry about Pavel being out of status. Have you
> > already applied for natrualization?
> >
> > Based on your great advice, here's what I think I'll do: Since it is next to
> > impossible just to 'call them up' over at TSC and ask for them to send Pavel
> > another extension, I'm going to call back over to my congressman's office
> > Monday and have THEM call TSC and make this request for me. If we haven't
> > had anything from them by June 30th, we'll just make arrangements to drive
> > over to Atlanta and get a stamp (since the agent at the airport apparently
> > isn't going to be any help). Of course, if we should get an appointment for
> > his N-400 interview during this time, I think we'll just not worry about the
> > I-751 at all and explain the situation at the interview. In any case, I'm
> > not nearly so worried now. Thanks again for your kind advice.
> >
> > > By the way, are you married to russian?
> >
> > Yes, Pavel is from Moscow.
> >
> > Carole
NSC giving me a July/02 interview date in Kansas City.. Doesn't seem long at all
Ed (Can) & Serena (US)
"Ranjini" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I'm assuming Atlanta is your nearest INS field office?? That's where you should
> have gone to have this taken care of in the first place. I don't understand why you
> were hoping the service center would take care of it.
At
> this stage of the game, it's the Field Office you should be dealing with. Up until
> you get the temporary stamp in your passport. From what I have been able to gather,
> they will process your removal of conditions petition as a part of your citizenship
> application. But this brings a question to my mind. I wonder if with all these
> security
measures
> in place at the INS, if checking out fingerprints before they call you for the
> interview is going to take that much longer?? I think you should have the extension
> thing taken care of. I would
consider
> that important in the present context, after 9/11. That's my personal opinion, of
> course. Ranjini
>
> "Carole" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > > Hope my info has been helpful.
> >
> > It's VERY helpful - thank you, Andrei! It takes a load off my mind to know
> > that we don't need to worry about Pavel being out of status. Have you
> > already applied for natrualization?
> >
> > Based on your great advice, here's what I think I'll do: Since it is next to
> > impossible just to 'call them up' over at TSC and ask for them to send Pavel
> > another extension, I'm going to call back over to my congressman's office
> > Monday and have THEM call TSC and make this request for me. If we haven't
> > had anything from them by June 30th, we'll just make arrangements to drive
> > over to Atlanta and get a stamp (since the agent at the airport apparently
> > isn't going to be any help). Of course, if we should get an appointment for
> > his N-400 interview during this time, I think we'll just not worry about the
> > I-751 at all and explain the situation at the interview. In any case, I'm
> > not nearly so worried now. Thanks again for your kind advice.
> >
> > > By the way, are you married to russian?
> >
> > Yes, Pavel is from Moscow.
> >
> > Carole
May 19th 2002, 6:20 am
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Re: I-751 *AND* N-400 pending - help!
Good for you, Ed. Happy for ya. Read the following link:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...2002May15.html It would appear
that there even more recently introduced restrictions that could slow down the
process. Yours was processed before May 15. I'm just hoping that things haven't
changed too much
We have my N-400 application in the works, and I am a somewhat
concerned. Ranjini
"Ed Chernenkoff" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I had my fingerprints for my N-400 taken in April/02 and in 6 days got a notice
> from NSC giving me a July/02 interview date in Kansas City..
Doesn't
> seem long at all
>
> Ed (Can) & Serena (US)
>
>
> "Ranjini" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > I'm assuming Atlanta is your nearest INS field office?? That's where you should
> > have gone to have this taken care of in the first place. I don't understand why
> > you were hoping the service center would take care of it.
> At
> > this stage of the game, it's the Field Office you should be dealing
with.
> > Up until you get the temporary stamp in your passport. From what I have been able
> > to gather, they will process your removal of conditions petition as a part of
> > your citizenship application. But this brings a question to my mind. I wonder if
> > with all these security
> measures
> > in place at the INS, if checking out fingerprints before they call you
for
> > the interview is going to take that much longer?? I think you should have the
> > extension thing taken care of. I would
> consider
> > that important in the present context, after 9/11. That's my personal opinion, of
> > course. Ranjini
> >
> > "Carole" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > news:[email protected]...
> > > > Hope my info has been helpful.
> > >
> > > It's VERY helpful - thank you, Andrei! It takes a load off my
mind
> > > to know that we don't need to worry about Pavel being out of status. Have you
> > > already applied for natrualization?
> > >
> > > Based on your great advice, here's what I think I'll do: Since it is next
> > > to impossible just to 'call them up' over at TSC and ask for them to send
> > > Pavel another extension, I'm going to call back over to
my
> > > congressman's office Monday and have THEM call TSC and make this
request
> > > for me. If we haven't had anything from them by June 30th, we'll just make
> > > arrangements to drive over to Atlanta and get a stamp (since the agent at the
> > > airport apparently isn't going to be any help). Of
course,
> > > if we should get an appointment for his N-400 interview during this time, I
> > > think we'll just not worry about the I-751 at all and explain the situation at
> > > the interview. In any case, I'm not nearly so worried now. Thanks again for
> > > your kind advice.
> > >
> > > > By the way, are you married to russian?
> > >
> > > Yes, Pavel is from Moscow.
> > >
> > > Carole
> >
>
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...2002May15.html It would appear
that there even more recently introduced restrictions that could slow down the
process. Yours was processed before May 15. I'm just hoping that things haven't
changed too much
We have my N-400 application in the works, and I am a somewhatconcerned. Ranjini
"Ed Chernenkoff" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I had my fingerprints for my N-400 taken in April/02 and in 6 days got a notice
> from NSC giving me a July/02 interview date in Kansas City..
Doesn't
> seem long at all
>
> Ed (Can) & Serena (US)
>
>
> "Ranjini" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > I'm assuming Atlanta is your nearest INS field office?? That's where you should
> > have gone to have this taken care of in the first place. I don't understand why
> > you were hoping the service center would take care of it.
> At
> > this stage of the game, it's the Field Office you should be dealing
with.
> > Up until you get the temporary stamp in your passport. From what I have been able
> > to gather, they will process your removal of conditions petition as a part of
> > your citizenship application. But this brings a question to my mind. I wonder if
> > with all these security
> measures
> > in place at the INS, if checking out fingerprints before they call you
for
> > the interview is going to take that much longer?? I think you should have the
> > extension thing taken care of. I would
> consider
> > that important in the present context, after 9/11. That's my personal opinion, of
> > course. Ranjini
> >
> > "Carole" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > news:[email protected]...
> > > > Hope my info has been helpful.
> > >
> > > It's VERY helpful - thank you, Andrei! It takes a load off my
mind
> > > to know that we don't need to worry about Pavel being out of status. Have you
> > > already applied for natrualization?
> > >
> > > Based on your great advice, here's what I think I'll do: Since it is next
> > > to impossible just to 'call them up' over at TSC and ask for them to send
> > > Pavel another extension, I'm going to call back over to
my
> > > congressman's office Monday and have THEM call TSC and make this
request
> > > for me. If we haven't had anything from them by June 30th, we'll just make
> > > arrangements to drive over to Atlanta and get a stamp (since the agent at the
> > > airport apparently isn't going to be any help). Of
course,
> > > if we should get an appointment for his N-400 interview during this time, I
> > > think we'll just not worry about the I-751 at all and explain the situation at
> > > the interview. In any case, I'm not nearly so worried now. Thanks again for
> > > your kind advice.
> > >
> > > > By the way, are you married to russian?
> > >
> > > Yes, Pavel is from Moscow.
> > >
> > > Carole
> >
>
May 19th 2002, 6:20 am
#7
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Posts: n/a
Re: I-751 *AND* N-400 pending - help!
Yeah I read about that.. Hopefully things will get back to normal (?) Can't believe I
said that..
Ed
"Ranjini" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:lFQF8.3539$zV.61892@sccrnsc02...
> Good for you, Ed. Happy for ya. Read the following link:
> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...2002May15.html It would appear
> that there even more recently introduced restrictions
that
> could slow down the process. Yours was processed before May 15. I'm just hoping
> that things haven't changed too much We have my N-400
application
> in the works, and I am a somewhat concerned. Ranjini
>
> "Ed Chernenkoff" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > I had my fingerprints for my N-400 taken in April/02 and in 6 days got a notice
> > from NSC giving me a July/02 interview date in Kansas City..
> Doesn't
> > seem long at all
> >
> > Ed (Can) & Serena (US)
> >
> >
> > "Ranjini" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > news:[email protected]...
> > > I'm assuming Atlanta is your nearest INS field office?? That's where
you
> > > should have gone to have this taken care of in the first place. I
don't
> > > understand why you were hoping the service center would take care of
it.
> > At
> > > this stage of the game, it's the Field Office you should be dealing
> with.
> > > Up until you get the temporary stamp in your passport. From what I have been
> > > able to gather, they will process your removal
of
> > > conditions petition as a part of your citizenship application. But
this
> > > brings a question to my mind. I wonder if with all these security
> > measures
> > > in place at the INS, if checking out fingerprints before they call you
> for
> > > the interview is going to take that much longer?? I think you should have the
> > > extension thing taken care of. I would
> > consider
> > > that important in the present context, after 9/11. That's my personal opinion,
> > > of course. Ranjini
> > >
> > > "Carole" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > > news:[email protected]...
> > > > > Hope my info has been helpful.
> > > >
> > > > It's VERY helpful - thank you, Andrei! It takes a load off my
> mind
> > > > to know that we don't need to worry about Pavel being out of status. Have you
> > > > already applied for natrualization?
> > > >
> > > > Based on your great advice, here's what I think I'll do: Since
it
> > > > is next to impossible just to 'call them up' over at TSC and ask for them to
> > > > send Pavel another extension, I'm going to call back over to
> my
> > > > congressman's office Monday and have THEM call TSC and make this
> request
> > > > for me. If we haven't had anything from them by June 30th, we'll
just
> > > > make arrangements to drive over to Atlanta and get a stamp (since
the
> > > > agent at the airport apparently isn't going to be any help). Of
> course,
> > > > if we should get an appointment for his N-400 interview during this time, I
> > > > think we'll just not worry about the I-751 at all and
explain
> > > > the situation at the interview. In any case, I'm not nearly so
worried
> > > > now. Thanks again for your kind advice.
> > > >
> > > > > By the way, are you married to russian?
> > > >
> > > > Yes, Pavel is from Moscow.
> > > >
> > > > Carole
> > >
> > >
> >
>
said that..
Ed
"Ranjini" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:lFQF8.3539$zV.61892@sccrnsc02...
> Good for you, Ed. Happy for ya. Read the following link:
> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...2002May15.html It would appear
> that there even more recently introduced restrictions
that
> could slow down the process. Yours was processed before May 15. I'm just hoping
> that things haven't changed too much
We have my N-400application
> in the works, and I am a somewhat concerned. Ranjini
>
> "Ed Chernenkoff" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > I had my fingerprints for my N-400 taken in April/02 and in 6 days got a notice
> > from NSC giving me a July/02 interview date in Kansas City..
> Doesn't
> > seem long at all
> >
> > Ed (Can) & Serena (US)
> >
> >
> > "Ranjini" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > news:[email protected]...
> > > I'm assuming Atlanta is your nearest INS field office?? That's where
you
> > > should have gone to have this taken care of in the first place. I
don't
> > > understand why you were hoping the service center would take care of
it.
> > At
> > > this stage of the game, it's the Field Office you should be dealing
> with.
> > > Up until you get the temporary stamp in your passport. From what I have been
> > > able to gather, they will process your removal
of
> > > conditions petition as a part of your citizenship application. But
this
> > > brings a question to my mind. I wonder if with all these security
> > measures
> > > in place at the INS, if checking out fingerprints before they call you
> for
> > > the interview is going to take that much longer?? I think you should have the
> > > extension thing taken care of. I would
> > consider
> > > that important in the present context, after 9/11. That's my personal opinion,
> > > of course. Ranjini
> > >
> > > "Carole" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > > news:[email protected]...
> > > > > Hope my info has been helpful.
> > > >
> > > > It's VERY helpful - thank you, Andrei! It takes a load off my
> mind
> > > > to know that we don't need to worry about Pavel being out of status. Have you
> > > > already applied for natrualization?
> > > >
> > > > Based on your great advice, here's what I think I'll do: Since
it
> > > > is next to impossible just to 'call them up' over at TSC and ask for them to
> > > > send Pavel another extension, I'm going to call back over to
> my
> > > > congressman's office Monday and have THEM call TSC and make this
> request
> > > > for me. If we haven't had anything from them by June 30th, we'll
just
> > > > make arrangements to drive over to Atlanta and get a stamp (since
the
> > > > agent at the airport apparently isn't going to be any help). Of
> course,
> > > > if we should get an appointment for his N-400 interview during this time, I
> > > > think we'll just not worry about the I-751 at all and
explain
> > > > the situation at the interview. In any case, I'm not nearly so
worried
> > > > now. Thanks again for your kind advice.
> > > >
> > > > > By the way, are you married to russian?
> > > >
> > > > Yes, Pavel is from Moscow.
> > > >
> > > > Carole
> > >
> > >
> >
>
May 19th 2002, 3:20 pm
#8
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Re: I-751 *AND* N-400 pending - help!
> > By the way, are you married to russian?
>
> Yes, Pavel is from Moscow.
>
> Carole
Carole,
I'm glad my info made you feel better. Like i said, my wife and i were worried about
the removal of my condit. status, so we called SO many times, i even had a system
down to call VSC - I called on two phones at the same time, got thru after 20 min or
so, then, after i got thru, people were knowledgeable and nice at VSC and VERY
helpful. I had to call them up because after I submitted my I-751 for three months
!!! i didn't receive that "notice" from them. I called them and they sent me a
"duplicate copy". I don't know what happn'd to the original one.
No, i din't apply for N-400. I have to wait until October. Keep me posted as to how
your process goes, it'll be great to know ahead of time what to expect, if you don't
mind keeping me posted.
That's neat that your husband is from Moscow. I'm from Moscow myself, met my wife
there (she's an american).
Good luck,
andrei
>
> Yes, Pavel is from Moscow.
>
> Carole
Carole,
I'm glad my info made you feel better. Like i said, my wife and i were worried about
the removal of my condit. status, so we called SO many times, i even had a system
down to call VSC - I called on two phones at the same time, got thru after 20 min or
so, then, after i got thru, people were knowledgeable and nice at VSC and VERY
helpful. I had to call them up because after I submitted my I-751 for three months
!!! i didn't receive that "notice" from them. I called them and they sent me a
"duplicate copy". I don't know what happn'd to the original one.
No, i din't apply for N-400. I have to wait until October. Keep me posted as to how
your process goes, it'll be great to know ahead of time what to expect, if you don't
mind keeping me posted.
That's neat that your husband is from Moscow. I'm from Moscow myself, met my wife
there (she's an american).
Good luck,
andrei
May 19th 2002, 6:20 pm
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Re: I-751 *AND* N-400 pending - help!
Ranjini wrote:
> I'm assuming Atlanta is your nearest INS field office?? That's where you should
> have gone to have this taken care of in the first place.
Yes, Atlanta is our nearest field office (if you call 3 hours away near).
> I don't understand why you were hoping the service center would take care of it.
I wasn't - I was hoping the resident INS agent out at the airport would take
care of it and save us a trip to Atlanta. I would never have thought of this on
my own, since we had always dealt with Atlanta - I didn't even know there WAS a
resident agent here in town. I was thrilled, thinking it would keep us from
having to go to Atlanta, since that's an all-day trip that we both hate. It was
my congressman's office that directed me to go to the agent here... and it was
the agent himself who dragged the service center into the whole mess, saying he
had to have their word on it before he could do anything. It was at that point
that I realized he wasn't going to be any help.
I have no idea why my congressman's office advised me to do this, since the
agent couldn't do anything (so he told me) without TSC's ok on it - I had
already explained to them at the congressman's office that the whole PROBLEM
was TSC's lack of communication skills. I got the impression that the
congressman's office sent people to this agent all the time, since he was
local... that this was something routine that they did. Clearly it is not. So
we're back to Atlanta again.
> At this stage of the game, it's the Field Office you should be dealing with.
I'm calling my congressman's office again tomorrow and asking them to get hold
of TSC one more time, this time to have them send Pavel another extension.
Andrei said VSC did this for him and a friend of his, so I will try my luck,
since we have the time - anything to keep from having to go to Atlanta! If we
don't hear from TSC on that by June 30th, we'll just give up, Pavel will take a
day off and we'll go on over to Atlanta for a stamp.
> From what I have been able to gather, they will process your removal of conditions
> petition as a part of your citizenship application.
Yes, that's the way I understand it. It's looking more and more like that might
happen, as slow as things are going. Well, I suppose it's time for us to wait a
little while, since everything up to and including our AOS went through
amazingly fast.
> But this brings a question to my mind. I wonder if with all these security measures
> in place at the INS, if checking out fingerprints before they call you for the
> interview is going to take that much longer??
*sigh* Probably. This has worried me a little, too. Waiting is never pleasant,
and Pavel would like to become a citizen as quickly as possible. He wants to
join the military (Marines), and to work in his field (computers) with the
military, you have to have a higher security clearance that requires being a
citizen. Still, aside from that aspect, we don't really mind waiting. At least
we're together while we're waiting, and not halfway across the world from each
other like many here who are just starting the process. Slow though the INS may
be, there is still that to be thankful for.
> I think you should have the extension thing taken care of. I would consider
> that important in the present context, after 9/11. That's my personal opinion,
> of course.
And I agree - we're not going to neglect this. Thanks very much for your
advice, Ranjini!
Carole
> I'm assuming Atlanta is your nearest INS field office?? That's where you should
> have gone to have this taken care of in the first place.
Yes, Atlanta is our nearest field office (if you call 3 hours away near).
> I don't understand why you were hoping the service center would take care of it.
I wasn't - I was hoping the resident INS agent out at the airport would take
care of it and save us a trip to Atlanta. I would never have thought of this on
my own, since we had always dealt with Atlanta - I didn't even know there WAS a
resident agent here in town. I was thrilled, thinking it would keep us from
having to go to Atlanta, since that's an all-day trip that we both hate. It was
my congressman's office that directed me to go to the agent here... and it was
the agent himself who dragged the service center into the whole mess, saying he
had to have their word on it before he could do anything. It was at that point
that I realized he wasn't going to be any help.
I have no idea why my congressman's office advised me to do this, since the
agent couldn't do anything (so he told me) without TSC's ok on it - I had
already explained to them at the congressman's office that the whole PROBLEM
was TSC's lack of communication skills. I got the impression that the
congressman's office sent people to this agent all the time, since he was
local... that this was something routine that they did. Clearly it is not. So
we're back to Atlanta again.
> At this stage of the game, it's the Field Office you should be dealing with.
I'm calling my congressman's office again tomorrow and asking them to get hold
of TSC one more time, this time to have them send Pavel another extension.
Andrei said VSC did this for him and a friend of his, so I will try my luck,
since we have the time - anything to keep from having to go to Atlanta! If we
don't hear from TSC on that by June 30th, we'll just give up, Pavel will take a
day off and we'll go on over to Atlanta for a stamp.
> From what I have been able to gather, they will process your removal of conditions
> petition as a part of your citizenship application.
Yes, that's the way I understand it. It's looking more and more like that might
happen, as slow as things are going. Well, I suppose it's time for us to wait a
little while, since everything up to and including our AOS went through
amazingly fast.
> But this brings a question to my mind. I wonder if with all these security measures
> in place at the INS, if checking out fingerprints before they call you for the
> interview is going to take that much longer??
*sigh* Probably. This has worried me a little, too. Waiting is never pleasant,
and Pavel would like to become a citizen as quickly as possible. He wants to
join the military (Marines), and to work in his field (computers) with the
military, you have to have a higher security clearance that requires being a
citizen. Still, aside from that aspect, we don't really mind waiting. At least
we're together while we're waiting, and not halfway across the world from each
other like many here who are just starting the process. Slow though the INS may
be, there is still that to be thankful for.
> I think you should have the extension thing taken care of. I would consider
> that important in the present context, after 9/11. That's my personal opinion,
> of course.
And I agree - we're not going to neglect this. Thanks very much for your
advice, Ranjini!
Carole
May 19th 2002, 6:20 pm
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Re: I-751 *AND* N-400 pending - help!
Ed Chernenkoff wrote:
> I had my fingerprints for my N-400 taken in April/02 and in 6 days got a
> notice from NSC giving me a July/02 interview date in Kansas City.. Doesn't
> seem long at all
Wow, that's encouraging - thanks Ed! Pavel is being fingerprinted on Thursday
for his N-400, so maybe we'll hear something soon, too. Not holding out much
hope, since we're dealing with TSC... but you never know.
Carole
> I had my fingerprints for my N-400 taken in April/02 and in 6 days got a
> notice from NSC giving me a July/02 interview date in Kansas City.. Doesn't
> seem long at all
Wow, that's encouraging - thanks Ed! Pavel is being fingerprinted on Thursday
for his N-400, so maybe we'll hear something soon, too. Not holding out much
hope, since we're dealing with TSC... but you never know.
Carole
May 20th 2002, 1:20 am
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Re: I-751 *AND* N-400 pending - help!
Looks like you have all your ducks in a row now, Carole. So sorry to hear that you
had to deal with all that misinformation from people who should be helping you. That
really sucks big time. And having to drive 3 hours to get to nearest INS field
office. We really have a lot to be thankful for. Our INS field office just downtown,
a 10 minute drive from our house.
>>At least we're together while we're
> waiting, and not halfway across the world from each other like many here who are
> just starting the process. Slow though the INS may be, there is still that to be
> thankful for. <<
I try my hardest to count my blessings too. We have had a great ride so far
ourselves. But reading other people's horror stories makes me wonder when we are
going to run up against some roadblock ourselves!! It would be great to establish
some sense of security at this point. Been away from the home country for three years
now. The need to put down roots is, I suppose is a basic human need. Good luck to you
both. Ranjini
"Carole" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Ranjini wrote:
> > I'm assuming Atlanta is your nearest INS field office?? That's where you should
> > have gone to have this taken care of in the first place.
>
> Yes, Atlanta is our nearest field office (if you call 3 hours away near).
>
> > I don't understand why you were hoping the service center would take care of it.
>
> I wasn't - I was hoping the resident INS agent out at the airport would take
> care of it and save us a trip to Atlanta. I would never have thought of this
> on my own, since we had always dealt with Atlanta - I didn't even know there
> WAS a resident agent here in town. I was thrilled, thinking it would keep us
> from having to go to Atlanta, since that's an all-day trip that we both hate.
> It was my congressman's office that directed me to go to the agent here... and
> it was the agent himself who dragged the service center into the whole mess,
> saying he had to have their word on it before he could do anything. It was at
> that point that I realized he wasn't going to be any help.
>
> I have no idea why my congressman's office advised me to do this, since the
> agent couldn't do anything (so he told me) without TSC's ok on it - I had
> already explained to them at the congressman's office that the whole PROBLEM
> was TSC's lack of communication skills. I got the impression that the
> congressman's office sent people to this agent all the time, since he was
> local... that this was something routine that they did. Clearly it is not. So
> we're back to Atlanta again.
>
> > At this stage of the game, it's the Field Office you should be dealing with.
>
> I'm calling my congressman's office again tomorrow and asking them to get hold
> of TSC one more time, this time to have them send Pavel another extension.
> Andrei said VSC did this for him and a friend of his, so I will try my luck,
> since we have the time - anything to keep from having to go to Atlanta! If we
> don't hear from TSC on that by June 30th, we'll just give up, Pavel will take
> a day off and we'll go on over to Atlanta for a stamp.
>
> > From what I have been able to gather, they will process your removal of
> > conditions petition as a part of your citizenship application.
>
> Yes, that's the way I understand it. It's looking more and more like that
> might happen, as slow as things are going. Well, I suppose it's time for us to
> wait a little while, since everything up to and including our AOS went through
> amazingly fast.
>
> > But this brings a question to my mind. I wonder if with all these security
> > measures in place at the INS, if checking out fingerprints before they call you
> > for the interview is going to take that much longer??
>
> *sigh* Probably. This has worried me a little, too. Waiting is never pleasant,
> and Pavel would like to become a citizen as quickly as possible. He wants to
> join the military (Marines), and to work in his field (computers) with the
> military, you have to have a higher security clearance that requires being a
> citizen. Still, aside from that aspect, we don't really mind waiting. At least
> we're together while we're waiting, and not halfway across the world from each
> other like many here who are just starting the process. Slow though the INS
> may be, there is still that to be thankful for.
>
> > I think you should have the extension thing taken care of. I would consider that
> > important in the present context, after 9/11. That's my personal opinion, of
> > course.
>
> And I agree - we're not going to neglect this. Thanks very much for your
> advice, Ranjini!
>
> Carole
had to deal with all that misinformation from people who should be helping you. That
really sucks big time. And having to drive 3 hours to get to nearest INS field
office. We really have a lot to be thankful for. Our INS field office just downtown,
a 10 minute drive from our house.
>>At least we're together while we're
> waiting, and not halfway across the world from each other like many here who are
> just starting the process. Slow though the INS may be, there is still that to be
> thankful for.
<<I try my hardest to count my blessings too. We have had a great ride so far
ourselves. But reading other people's horror stories makes me wonder when we are
going to run up against some roadblock ourselves!! It would be great to establish
some sense of security at this point. Been away from the home country for three years
now. The need to put down roots is, I suppose is a basic human need. Good luck to you
both. Ranjini
"Carole" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Ranjini wrote:
> > I'm assuming Atlanta is your nearest INS field office?? That's where you should
> > have gone to have this taken care of in the first place.
>
> Yes, Atlanta is our nearest field office (if you call 3 hours away near).
>
> > I don't understand why you were hoping the service center would take care of it.
>
> I wasn't - I was hoping the resident INS agent out at the airport would take
> care of it and save us a trip to Atlanta. I would never have thought of this
> on my own, since we had always dealt with Atlanta - I didn't even know there
> WAS a resident agent here in town. I was thrilled, thinking it would keep us
> from having to go to Atlanta, since that's an all-day trip that we both hate.
> It was my congressman's office that directed me to go to the agent here... and
> it was the agent himself who dragged the service center into the whole mess,
> saying he had to have their word on it before he could do anything. It was at
> that point that I realized he wasn't going to be any help.
>
> I have no idea why my congressman's office advised me to do this, since the
> agent couldn't do anything (so he told me) without TSC's ok on it - I had
> already explained to them at the congressman's office that the whole PROBLEM
> was TSC's lack of communication skills. I got the impression that the
> congressman's office sent people to this agent all the time, since he was
> local... that this was something routine that they did. Clearly it is not. So
> we're back to Atlanta again.
>
> > At this stage of the game, it's the Field Office you should be dealing with.
>
> I'm calling my congressman's office again tomorrow and asking them to get hold
> of TSC one more time, this time to have them send Pavel another extension.
> Andrei said VSC did this for him and a friend of his, so I will try my luck,
> since we have the time - anything to keep from having to go to Atlanta! If we
> don't hear from TSC on that by June 30th, we'll just give up, Pavel will take
> a day off and we'll go on over to Atlanta for a stamp.
>
> > From what I have been able to gather, they will process your removal of
> > conditions petition as a part of your citizenship application.
>
> Yes, that's the way I understand it. It's looking more and more like that
> might happen, as slow as things are going. Well, I suppose it's time for us to
> wait a little while, since everything up to and including our AOS went through
> amazingly fast.
>
> > But this brings a question to my mind. I wonder if with all these security
> > measures in place at the INS, if checking out fingerprints before they call you
> > for the interview is going to take that much longer??
>
> *sigh* Probably. This has worried me a little, too. Waiting is never pleasant,
> and Pavel would like to become a citizen as quickly as possible. He wants to
> join the military (Marines), and to work in his field (computers) with the
> military, you have to have a higher security clearance that requires being a
> citizen. Still, aside from that aspect, we don't really mind waiting. At least
> we're together while we're waiting, and not halfway across the world from each
> other like many here who are just starting the process. Slow though the INS
> may be, there is still that to be thankful for.
>
> > I think you should have the extension thing taken care of. I would consider that
> > important in the present context, after 9/11. That's my personal opinion, of
> > course.
>
> And I agree - we're not going to neglect this. Thanks very much for your
> advice, Ranjini!
>
> Carole
May 20th 2002, 5:20 am
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Re: I-751 *AND* N-400 pending - help!
Andy Platt wrote:
> TSC hasn't published what it will do about N-400 applications for people who's
> I-751 is pending but VSC and CSC both said they would process the removal of
> conditions as part of the N-400 application.
So far it looks good for TSC too. They've received his N-400 application, cashed
the check and already sent him for fingerprints... and they KNOW his I-751 is
still pending. So we'll hope. Thanks for your reply, Andy!
Carole
> TSC hasn't published what it will do about N-400 applications for people who's
> I-751 is pending but VSC and CSC both said they would process the removal of
> conditions as part of the N-400 application.
So far it looks good for TSC too. They've received his N-400 application, cashed
the check and already sent him for fingerprints... and they KNOW his I-751 is
still pending. So we'll hope. Thanks for your reply, Andy!
Carole
May 20th 2002, 5:20 am
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Re: I-751 *AND* N-400 pending - help!
Hi there! I filed an I-751 for my wife on 05/07/02 with VSC and received a NOA on
05/17/02 extanding my wife's GC for 1 year. Say, her original conditional Green Card
expires on 07/25/02. Does it mean it now expires on 07/25/03? What day do I consider
the starting point? Is it the original expiration date of my wife's GC or the receipt
date on the NOA? When would she be able to apply for a citizenship? Is it at the
third anniversary since she arrived to the US?
Thanks
05/17/02 extanding my wife's GC for 1 year. Say, her original conditional Green Card
expires on 07/25/02. Does it mean it now expires on 07/25/03? What day do I consider
the starting point? Is it the original expiration date of my wife's GC or the receipt
date on the NOA? When would she be able to apply for a citizenship? Is it at the
third anniversary since she arrived to the US?
Thanks
May 20th 2002, 6:20 am
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Re: I-751 *AND* N-400 pending - help!
"Mark" <[email protected]> wrote ...
> Hi there! I filed an I-751 for my wife on 05/07/02 with VSC and received a NOA on
> 05/17/02 extanding my wife's GC for 1 year. Say, her original conditional Green
> Card expires on 07/25/02. Does it mean it now expires on 07/25/03? What day do I
> consider the starting point? Is it the original expiration date of my wife's GC or
> the receipt date on
I believe that the NOA gives an explicit date her status is automatically extended
to; I understand it is a year from the original expiry of her greencard. There is no
start date for this because it's extending something that started a while back - her
being a permanent resident.
> the NOA? When would she be able to apply for a citizenship? Is it at the third
> anniversary since she arrived to the US?
She is eligible for citizenship three years from the date she became a permanent
resident - if she entered on an immigrant visa, that would be three years from
entering the US. There are continuous residence requirements to meet too which could
push the date further. Note that you may be told you can apply 90 days prior to the
date you are eligible. However, my understanding is that this only applies to the
continuous residence requirement and you still need to have been a permanent resident
(conditional or otherwise) for three years.
Andy.
--
I'm not really here - it's just your warped imagination.
> Hi there! I filed an I-751 for my wife on 05/07/02 with VSC and received a NOA on
> 05/17/02 extanding my wife's GC for 1 year. Say, her original conditional Green
> Card expires on 07/25/02. Does it mean it now expires on 07/25/03? What day do I
> consider the starting point? Is it the original expiration date of my wife's GC or
> the receipt date on
I believe that the NOA gives an explicit date her status is automatically extended
to; I understand it is a year from the original expiry of her greencard. There is no
start date for this because it's extending something that started a while back - her
being a permanent resident.
> the NOA? When would she be able to apply for a citizenship? Is it at the third
> anniversary since she arrived to the US?
She is eligible for citizenship three years from the date she became a permanent
resident - if she entered on an immigrant visa, that would be three years from
entering the US. There are continuous residence requirements to meet too which could
push the date further. Note that you may be told you can apply 90 days prior to the
date you are eligible. However, my understanding is that this only applies to the
continuous residence requirement and you still need to have been a permanent resident
(conditional or otherwise) for three years.
Andy.
--
I'm not really here - it's just your warped imagination.
May 20th 2002, 6:20 am
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Re: I-751 *AND* N-400 pending - help!
Ranjini wrote:
> Good luck to you both.
Thanks, Ranjini - same to yall!
Carole
> Good luck to you both.
Thanks, Ranjini - same to yall!
Carole
