Re: TSC - I751
 

Well the situation at TSC for I-751s, I stress some (because there are those
filing now that are getting NOAs) has not changed at all. It is coming to 90
days since when our petition was received by TSC and I am yet to see a
cashed check or an NOA. But I have gotten a letter from them claiming that
they have my I-751 and that they have technical problems in data entry so
the delay in receiving a receipt from them. I think they send it you after
you request the letter, although the claim that it has been sent out.
Beginning of this week my congressman was telling me that they had solved
the software problem they had in data entry, and since they were backlogged
4 months it would take them 30 days to get a receipt.. This is laughable
because I do not understand how it takes someone 4 months to fix a software
problem that generates receipts. A few days later I called TSC to find out
what it is I could use without an NOA and a cashed check, after the officer
tells me that they do not know when it is that they are going to start
inputting our I-751s and they have not been able to enter data for I-751
received the last 4 months, those who have received NOAs, it was luck that
they got them. Anyways she tells me that I carry with me the letter I got
from them, my passport and green card, and I should be able to get an
extension from the local office.
That is exactly what I did today, after 12 hours at the Miami District
Office I got me an extension.


"Cortez" wrote in message
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    > Ok, I have been out of "action" for a month - my wife and I were blessed
    > with the birth of our second child - a boy this time - on April 22. So,
    > as you can imagine, I haven't had much time for anything else.
    > Does anyone have any updates as to their I-751 Petition status at TSC?
    > The idiots still tell me (I can't remember the last time I called, but
    > it was early this month) that they haven't fixed the problem. But this
    > is absolute BS, because if you notice, it seems everyone who has been
    > submitting I-751's lately have been receiving their NOA's or having
    > their checks cashed, and some posts state that they have even had their
    > conditions removed!!
    > What a crock - and my GC has expired!!!!!
    > I did speak with one TSC IIO, and she ended up sending me a letter
    > saying they received my I-751, but that they were having problems
    > putting it into the system, and that they apologized. They didn't state
    > anything else.
    > I wonder if the local BCIS office will accept this as some (albeit weak)
    > evidence that I have filed my I-751 in time?
    > Would love to hear from anyone!
    > - Cortez
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Re: TSC - I751
 

Yeah, we can relate. We sent one I-751 to TSC that was "received" on Jan
23, and a
second(since we assumed the first one was lost) on about Feb 23. In neither
case have we
gotten anything from TSC, no NOA, no cashed check, not even a
Fare-thee-well. Another
couple we know from this area(NC) sent their I-751 to TSC the same day we
did, and they
had an NOA about 8 days later. Of course I guess they were just "lucky".
My US Senator's
office has contacted them twice, and each time they gave a different
lame-_ss excuse about
why things were not being processed. They claimed my wife's name and Alien
Registration
number was on the "list" to be processed, but nobody would say how or when.
So now we
have been waiting about 120 days for am NOA. God only knows when they will
actually
get us the Green card.


"Cortez" wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
    > Ok, I have been out of "action" for a month - my wife and I were blessed
    > with the birth of our second child - a boy this time - on April 22. So,
    > as you can imagine, I haven't had much time for anything else.
    > Does anyone have any updates as to their I-751 Petition status at TSC?
    > The idiots still tell me (I can't remember the last time I called, but
    > it was early this month) that they haven't fixed the problem. But this
    > is absolute BS, because if you notice, it seems everyone who has been
    > submitting I-751's lately have been receiving their NOA's or having
    > their checks cashed, and some posts state that they have even had their
    > conditions removed!!
    > What a crock - and my GC has expired!!!!!
    > I did speak with one TSC IIO, and she ended up sending me a letter
    > saying they received my I-751, but that they were having problems
    > putting it into the system, and that they apologized. They didn't state
    > anything else.
    > I wonder if the local BCIS office will accept this as some (albeit weak)
    > evidence that I have filed my I-751 in time?
    > Would love to hear from anyone!
    > - Cortez
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Well, at least the first part of the wait is finally over...

Today (5/27/03) we received our I-751 NOA in the mail. They backdated it to 02/18/03 (in the "Notice Date" box) - which just happens to be a couple of days after the date the USPS says the then INS received it - 02/15/03.

Apparently, they don't want our money. The NOA also says:

RECEIVED F E E W A I V E D
FROM:

I don't quite understand what that means, but that's what it says.

The equally enlightening main body of the NOA is short:

"YOUR ALIEN REGISTRATION CARD IS EXTENDED 12 MONTHS - EMPLOYMENT AND TRAVEL AUTHORIZED. PROCESSING YOUR FORM WILL REQUIRE A MINIMUM OF 120 DAYS. IF YOU HAVE NOT HEARD FROM US WITHIN SIX (6) MONTHS, THEN YOU MAY CONTACT THIS OFFICE.

That's it. Nothing more.

So, to all of those of you in my shoes, it looks like it will just be a matter of time before they get through the backlog, or whatever the heck it is they are doing.

Best wishes and best of luck.

I'm going to be monitoring this thread and the NG daily (if I can), so please keep me posted!

Thanks all!

- Cortez

Re: TSC - I751
 

Congratulations and thanks for the update. One question, when you say
"Apparently, they don't want our money", does that mean that they have
not cashed the check yet you sent with the petition.

Thanks.

Cortez wrote in message news:...
    > Well, at least the first part of the wait is finally over...
    >
    > Today (5/27/03) we received our I-751 NOA in the mail. They
    > backdated it to 02/18/03 (in the "Notice Date" box) - which just
    > happens to be a couple of days after the date the USPS says the then
    > INS received it - 02/15/03.
    >
    > Apparently, they don't want our money. The NOA also says:
    >
    > RECEIVED F E E W A I V E D
    > FROM:
    >
    > I don't quite understand what that means, but that's what it says.
    >
    > The equally enlightening main body of the NOA is short:
    >
    > "YOUR ALIEN REGISTRATION CARD IS EXTENDED 12 MONTHS - EMPLOYMENT AND
    > TRAVEL AUTHORIZED. PROCESSING YOUR FORM WILL REQUIRE A MINIMUM OF 120
    > DAYS. IF YOU HAVE NOT HEARD FROM US WITHIN SIX (6) MONTHS, THEN YOU MAY
    > CONTACT THIS OFFICE.
    >
    > That's it. Nothing more.
    >
    > So, to all of those of you in my shoes, it looks like it will just be a
    > matter of time before they get through the backlog, or whatever the heck
    > it is they are doing.
    >
    > Best wishes and best of luck.
    >
    > I'm going to be monitoring this thread and the NG daily (if I can), so
    > please keep me posted!
    >
    > Thanks all!
    >
    > - Cortez

e_lt_,

Good catch! The BCIS in typical fashion does not know what it is doing. After reading your post, I decided to check my checking account online - and sure enough, the BCIS cashed my $105 check (if only it had been there three months ago!).

So, I guess the "F E E W A I V E D" statement in my NOA is just another case of the BCIS saying one thing and doing another.

I guess the good news is that it means that you may have your check showing up as being cashed before you receive (and even if you do not receive) your NOA, then at least you have your SRC number.

I know that you have your passport stamped and all, but having the SRC number, even if you don't get the NOA may at least help if anything ever comes up.

I guess my next task is to ask the NG if I just carry around my NOA, or if I need to go to the local BCIS office and have my passport stamped on the basis of the NOA...

BTW, I was going to go down to the local BCIS office (and try to do what you did with the little "oops, we're sorry we can't enter your petition in the system - but we do have it letter" to get my passport stamped) either this week or next (because my mom is in town to help look after the new baby), but my wife called me at work on the 27th saying we got the NOA!

Thanks for keeping me updated! Keep me posted on your NOA situation - and when you will be filing for citizenship (if you are going to do so) ... I know will be - as soon as I am permitted.

- Cortez

e_lt_,

Just wondering what's happening in your world? Any word from the BCIS?

- Cortez

No, what it means is that you filed during that approximately 1 month period of time where they dropped the fee. The “fee waived� is what they put in because the program was not set up to list that new amount of $105.00 that was only around for a matter or days.

I got one like that too (for an I-751) from the TSC filed during that same time frame and it took quite a while (months) for that notice to show up (and months for my check to clear my bank). I was actually starting to worry and was about to contact the TSC when it showed up. I had a feeling filing during this period would cause a glitch that would slow down the receipt of the notice, and I was right... it did.

I suppose it’s a natural thing to jump to a conclusion that the BCIS does not know what it’s doing, but actually it’s that you don't know why BCIS did what it did.

M.U.

Hmmm ...

Is it an official BCIS communication that the reason you give is the "why" the BCIS did what it did, or are you making that assumption?

And, I wouldn't exactly characterize it as "it’s that you don't know why BCIS did what it did," nor would I call it "jumping to a conclusion".

"Fee Waived" is pretty clear on its face.

- Cortez

You were assuming the BCIS did not know what it was doing, and that is a conclusion on your part. I simply pointed out that you did not know why the BCIS did what it did. Yes, “fee waived� is clear language, but the question of “why� they listed that language, when it is equally clear that they did not waive our fees, is what I’m talking about.

There were a few postings in this very thread from people who were told that due to a glitch they were not able to input the data. I-751’s use the old antiquated MAFIS system, not the newer Claims 3 software system.

(As a side note, I was at the L.A. INS office on the morning of the first day of the reduced fees, and I was the first attorney to pay the reduced fees. It took forever for the woman to figure out how to work their cash register in order to be able to accept the reduced fees and issue a receipt showing the lower amounts... and even then, the receipts were mutated from their normal format).

Putting “fee waived� on the notices was apparently the only way they had to issue the notices at all. They couldn't list the old amount of $145.00 since $145.00 was not the amount paid, and obviously they did not fix it during that 30 day or so period to be able to list $105.00.

But cases filed when the old fees were brought back in went through fine and dandy as their system was already programmed to print notices listing that amount.

They also already had programmed into their system the ability to list notices with "fee waived" on them. The BCIS has always waived fees for people who could show that it was justified to waive those fees, and have always been able to generate notices with “fee waived� written on them.

So instead of reprogramming the notices to say $105.00, they instead just selected the option of putting fee waived. That way, people could get their notices, and they could also then deposit the checks (I assume your would rather have your notice now instead of still waiting for a notice that said they received $105.00).

I’ll bet we will see more reports from people who filed during that approximately 1 month window, reporting the same thing, that their notices say fee waived and that their checks just cleared the bank.

I’ll bet I’ll also see questions about this on the next TSC liaison report since there will be other AILA attorneys receiving the same thing. I’ll let you know when I see an official answer from the TSC about this.

M.U.

Re: TSC - I751
 

I am sorry folks, was meant to give you an update on my adventures with
BCIS. Well I did manage to get an NOA out TSC for my I-751, I received it
06/09/03. The day they decided that they were tired of me calling for an
update of when I would be getting my NOA. It was printed out 5/29/03 the day
my PRC expires and extend my card for a year with travel and work
authorized. Now I am on the waiting list of I-751s that are waiting to be
reviewed, that is the language they used on the extra petitions I had sent
to them that they return to me. At least with part over, now the wait begins
for either an interview or going down to the local office for a new card
once my petition is approved.




"Cortez" wrote in message
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    > e_lt_,
    > Just wondering what's happening in your world? Any word from the BCIS?
    > - Cortez
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