D4YTR1PPER

Hello,

This is weird. I got my approval notice for the I751 today, it says that I am deemed to be a lawful permanent resident and that I have to go to my local office to give them photos for my new card. Here is the strange part...I only filed the I-751 form 2 months ago!! Maybe this is normal, but from most of the posts on here it seems like I am MONTHS ahead of where I should be in the system.

Here is my timeline:
March 2002 - Moved to Charlotte, NC to marry my lovely wife. I was on a K1 fiancee visa.
June 2002 - Applied for Conditional Permanent Residence (i forget the form number).
May 2003 - Had interview at Charlotte office, approved, got stamp in passport. Received conditional greencard a couple of months later.
March 8th 2005 (I think, sometime that week anyway) - sent in I-751 application to Texas Service Center.
March 19th - Received first notice of action, saying it would take at least 120 days to process the form. Creencard extended for 12 months. NOA is dated 03/14/05.
May 20th - Received letter saying the case has been approved.

Is this awfully quick? Should I be worried??

Rete

Hey, who am I to deny you the apparent joy you find in worrying.

In all seriousness, the I-751s have been adjudicated quicker these days. Take your good luck in stride and do as requested.

Congratulations.

Paul

wow. i filed my i-751 a month later (april 8th) to the texas service center.
the website says they are working on november 2004. guess they might have
gotten to yours early. cool thing. maybe that's good news for me. :-)
anyways, congratulations! let me know how it goes when you're going to the
local ins to give your photos.

-Moe


"Rete" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected] m...
    > > Hello,
    > >
    > > This is weird. I got my approval notice for the I751 today, it says
    > > that I am deemed to be a lawful permanent resident and that I have to
    > > go to my local office to give them photos for my new card. Here is the
    > > strange part...I only filed the I-751 form 2 months ago!! Maybe this
    > > is normal, but from most of the posts on here it seems like I am
    > > MONTHS ahead of where I should be in the system.
    > >
    > > Here is my timeline:
    > > March 2002 - Moved to Charlotte, NC to marry my lovely wife. I was on
    > > a K1 fiancee visa.
    > > June 2002 - Applied for Conditional Permanent Residence (i forget the
    > > form number).
    > > May 2003 - Had interview at Charlotte office, approved, got stamp in
    > > passport. Received conditional greencard a couple of months later.
    > > March 8th 2005 (I think, sometime that week anyway) - sent in I-751
    > > application to Texas Service Center.
    > > March 19th - Received first notice of action, saying it would take at
    > > least 120 days to process the form. Creencard extended for 12 months.
    > > NOA is dated 03/14/05.
    > > May 20th - Received letter saying the case has been approved.
    > >
    > > Is this awfully quick? Should I be worried??
    > Hey, who am I to deny you the apparent joy you find in worrying.
    > In all seriousness, the I-751s have been adjudicated quicker these days.
    > Take your good luck in stride and do as requested.
    > Congratulations.
    > --
    > I'm not an attorney. This disclaimer is valid in NYS!
    > Posted via http://britishexpats.com

Paul

got my approval letter today saying that i have to go to local ins office
and give them passport photos for new i-551. anyone know how long it usually
takes for the new card to get in the mail? btw: i filed to texas service
center

-moe

timeline:

i-751 filed - april 4 2005
noa received - april 16 2005
approval received - may 28 2005


"Paul" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
    > wow. i filed my i-751 a month later (april 8th) to the texas service
center.
    > the website says they are working on november 2004. guess they might have
    > gotten to yours early. cool thing. maybe that's good news for me. :-)
    > anyways, congratulations! let me know how it goes when you're going to the
    > local ins to give your photos.
    > -Moe
    > "Rete" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > news:[email protected] m...
    > >
    > > > Hello,
    > > >
    > > > This is weird. I got my approval notice for the I751 today, it says
    > > > that I am deemed to be a lawful permanent resident and that I have to
    > > > go to my local office to give them photos for my new card. Here is the
    > > > strange part...I only filed the I-751 form 2 months ago!! Maybe this
    > > > is normal, but from most of the posts on here it seems like I am
    > > > MONTHS ahead of where I should be in the system.
    > > >
    > > > Here is my timeline:
    > > > March 2002 - Moved to Charlotte, NC to marry my lovely wife. I was on
    > > > a K1 fiancee visa.
    > > > June 2002 - Applied for Conditional Permanent Residence (i forget the
    > > > form number).
    > > > May 2003 - Had interview at Charlotte office, approved, got stamp in
    > > > passport. Received conditional greencard a couple of months later.
    > > > March 8th 2005 (I think, sometime that week anyway) - sent in I-751
    > > > application to Texas Service Center.
    > > > March 19th - Received first notice of action, saying it would take at
    > > > least 120 days to process the form. Creencard extended for 12 months.
    > > > NOA is dated 03/14/05.
    > > > May 20th - Received letter saying the case has been approved.
    > > >
    > > > Is this awfully quick? Should I be worried??
    > >
    > > Hey, who am I to deny you the apparent joy you find in worrying.
    > >
    > > In all seriousness, the I-751s have been adjudicated quicker these days.
    > > Take your good luck in stride and do as requested.
    > >
    > > Congratulations.
    > >
    > > --
    > > I'm not an attorney. This disclaimer is valid in NYS!
    > > Posted via http://britishexpats.com

L D Jones

Paul wrote:
    > got my approval letter today saying that i have to go to local ins office
    > and give them passport photos for new i-551. anyone know how long it usually
    > takes for the new card to get in the mail? btw: i filed to texas service
    > center

Lately it's been very fast, on the order of 14-30 days. I believe my
wife's "10 year" card arrived in 16 days or so (our local USCIS office
is Charlotte NC)

Paul

well, i scheduled my infopass appt last saturday for thursday (today) at
10:20am at the el paso district office. when i got there at 9:30am there was
a long line. the officer told me to go to the front of the line. once it was
my turn the officer there gave me a number and said they are waiting for me.
that is 40minutes before my appt. i went to the counter and the officer
there took my passport, old green card (the conditional one), my 3 passport
photos, my NOA and my appointment letter (which i printed off the infopass
confirmation page). i wear glasses and the passport photos were made when i
was wearing them. she said that this will probably be a problem. i told her
that i checked the passport guide online and it said that if the person
normallly wears glasses then the photo should be taken with glasses on. then
after 10 minutes seating time she called me to the back where she stamped my
passport and took two fingerprints of my index finger. the passport says
approved for removal of conditions, valid for one year. then she said that i
could go. 10 minutes, that is the fastest i have ever been through this
place. last time it took me an hour and a half and i thought that was quick.
all in all, terrifc experience. just waiting to see how long it will take
for my real green card to show up. the officer told me 6 to 8 months. we'll
see.

-moe


"Paul" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
    > got my approval letter today saying that i have to go to local ins office
    > and give them passport photos for new i-551. anyone know how long it
usually
    > takes for the new card to get in the mail? btw: i filed to texas service
    > center
    > -moe
    > timeline:
    > i-751 filed - april 4 2005
    > noa received - april 16 2005
    > approval received - may 28 2005
    > "Paul" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > news:[email protected]...
    > > wow. i filed my i-751 a month later (april 8th) to the texas service
    > center.
    > > the website says they are working on november 2004. guess they might
have
    > > gotten to yours early. cool thing. maybe that's good news for me. :-)
    > > anyways, congratulations! let me know how it goes when you're going to
the
    > > local ins to give your photos.
    > >
    > > -Moe
    > >
    > >
    > > "Rete" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > > news:[email protected] m...
    > > >
    > > > > Hello,
    > > > >
    > > > > This is weird. I got my approval notice for the I751 today, it says
    > > > > that I am deemed to be a lawful permanent resident and that I have
to
    > > > > go to my local office to give them photos for my new card. Here is
the
    > > > > strange part...I only filed the I-751 form 2 months ago!! Maybe this
    > > > > is normal, but from most of the posts on here it seems like I am
    > > > > MONTHS ahead of where I should be in the system.
    > > > >
    > > > > Here is my timeline:
    > > > > March 2002 - Moved to Charlotte, NC to marry my lovely wife. I was
on
    > > > > a K1 fiancee visa.
    > > > > June 2002 - Applied for Conditional Permanent Residence (i forget
the
    > > > > form number).
    > > > > May 2003 - Had interview at Charlotte office, approved, got stamp in
    > > > > passport. Received conditional greencard a couple of months later.
    > > > > March 8th 2005 (I think, sometime that week anyway) - sent in I-751
    > > > > application to Texas Service Center.
    > > > > March 19th - Received first notice of action, saying it would take
at
    > > > > least 120 days to process the form. Creencard extended for 12
months.
    > > > > NOA is dated 03/14/05.
    > > > > May 20th - Received letter saying the case has been approved.
    > > > >
    > > > > Is this awfully quick? Should I be worried??
    > > >
    > > > Hey, who am I to deny you the apparent joy you find in worrying.
    > > >
    > > > In all seriousness, the I-751s have been adjudicated quicker these
days.
    > > > Take your good luck in stride and do as requested.
    > > >
    > > > Congratulations.
    > > >
    > > > --
    > > > I'm not an attorney. This disclaimer is valid in NYS!
    > > > Posted via http://britishexpats.com
    > >
    > >

Paul

got my green card in the mail today.

so, june 2nd was my appointment with the INS and today just 27th i got my
card. 25 days! not bad. good luck to all. now my green card say 2015 date.
WOW!

-Paul


"Paul" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
    > well, i scheduled my infopass appt last saturday for thursday (today) at
    > 10:20am at the el paso district office. when i got there at 9:30am there
was
    > a long line. the officer told me to go to the front of the line. once it
was
    > my turn the officer there gave me a number and said they are waiting for
me.
    > that is 40minutes before my appt. i went to the counter and the officer
    > there took my passport, old green card (the conditional one), my 3
passport
    > photos, my NOA and my appointment letter (which i printed off the infopass
    > confirmation page). i wear glasses and the passport photos were made when
i
    > was wearing them. she said that this will probably be a problem. i told
her
    > that i checked the passport guide online and it said that if the person
    > normallly wears glasses then the photo should be taken with glasses on.
then
    > after 10 minutes seating time she called me to the back where she stamped
my
    > passport and took two fingerprints of my index finger. the passport says
    > approved for removal of conditions, valid for one year. then she said that
i
    > could go. 10 minutes, that is the fastest i have ever been through this
    > place. last time it took me an hour and a half and i thought that was
quick.
    > all in all, terrifc experience. just waiting to see how long it will take
    > for my real green card to show up. the officer told me 6 to 8 months.
we'll
    > see.
    > -moe
    > "Paul" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > news:[email protected]...
    > > got my approval letter today saying that i have to go to local ins
office
    > > and give them passport photos for new i-551. anyone know how long it
    > usually
    > > takes for the new card to get in the mail? btw: i filed to texas service
    > > center
    > >
    > > -moe
    > >
    > > timeline:
    > >
    > > i-751 filed - april 4 2005
    > > noa received - april 16 2005
    > > approval received - may 28 2005
    > >
    > >
    > > "Paul" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > > news:[email protected]...
    > > > wow. i filed my i-751 a month later (april 8th) to the texas service
    > > center.
    > > > the website says they are working on november 2004. guess they might
    > have
    > > > gotten to yours early. cool thing. maybe that's good news for me. :-)
    > > > anyways, congratulations! let me know how it goes when you're going to
    > the
    > > > local ins to give your photos.
    > > >
    > > > -Moe
    > > >
    > > >
    > > > "Rete" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > > > news:[email protected] m...
    > > > >
    > > > > > Hello,
    > > > > >
    > > > > > This is weird. I got my approval notice for the I751 today, it
says
    > > > > > that I am deemed to be a lawful permanent resident and that I have
    > to
    > > > > > go to my local office to give them photos for my new card. Here is
    > the
    > > > > > strange part...I only filed the I-751 form 2 months ago!! Maybe
this
    > > > > > is normal, but from most of the posts on here it seems like I am
    > > > > > MONTHS ahead of where I should be in the system.
    > > > > >
    > > > > > Here is my timeline:
    > > > > > March 2002 - Moved to Charlotte, NC to marry my lovely wife. I was
    > on
    > > > > > a K1 fiancee visa.
    > > > > > June 2002 - Applied for Conditional Permanent Residence (i forget
    > the
    > > > > > form number).
    > > > > > May 2003 - Had interview at Charlotte office, approved, got stamp
in
    > > > > > passport. Received conditional greencard a couple of months later.
    > > > > > March 8th 2005 (I think, sometime that week anyway) - sent in
I-751
    > > > > > application to Texas Service Center.
    > > > > > March 19th - Received first notice of action, saying it would take
    > at
    > > > > > least 120 days to process the form. Creencard extended for 12
    > months.
    > > > > > NOA is dated 03/14/05.
    > > > > > May 20th - Received letter saying the case has been approved.
    > > > > >
    > > > > > Is this awfully quick? Should I be worried??
    > > > >
    > > > > Hey, who am I to deny you the apparent joy you find in worrying.
    > > > >
    > > > > In all seriousness, the I-751s have been adjudicated quicker these
    > days.
    > > > > Take your good luck in stride and do as requested.
    > > > >
    > > > > Congratulations.
    > > > >
    > > > > --
    > > > > I'm not an attorney. This disclaimer is valid in NYS!
    > > > > Posted via http://britishexpats.com
    > > >
    > > >
    > >
    > >