Late I-751

One good thing is that by being outside the US, there is no accumulation of out of status/illegal presence days after the deadline had passed. The bad thing is finding a way to get back into the US.
 
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Intl.luv said:
Hey Tau, thanks for the positive feedback :) ...I haven't been getting a lot of that and have really been doubting whether or not I should even do this :( ...I think you're right too...our letter is pretty good and not demanding at all. And thanks for the tip on having the affiants present at the interview...somehow I had completely looked over that. Again, all we can do is try and thanks again to everyone for all of their input with my situation.
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Intl.luv, you are welcome :) I have another thread here and I was late 2 business days, and they just cashed my checks and wrote an EAC number on one of those (saw it on a scanned image in my bank account), so despite some people's posts here on forums who's angry at their lives (I believe they are called 'forum trolls' :eek: - mindlessly posting, giving no valuable information et al) - the situation can be recovered, if the situation is given a little bit of human touch via the explanation letter...

It's kind of interesting people's reaction on the forums - you and me posted seeking advice and not being yield at ("how irresponsible we are" :confused: ) We are adults, I suppose, and we know about those things...

@emdau: thanks for encouraging both of us :)
 
Please note that they can cash your check, give you an EAC number..but it doesn't mean your case is approved. They can just take your $$$ and send you a denial letter later. You ask for advice and knowledgeable ppl here are trying to give you some advice but now you are saying that we are a bunch of forum trolls. You will not be laughing when you get the denial letter. I am not saying that you'll get one but most likely you will. it's just a huge possibility that you may get a denial letter and our advice to you is to get a lawyer and ask for other options if there's one. If you think this forum is just a bunch of "forum trolls"...then don't come here and ask questions.
 
bestpal said:
Please note that they can cash your check, give you an EAC number..but it doesn't mean your case is approved. They can just take your $$$ and send you a denial letter later. You ask for advice and knowledgeable ppl here are trying to give you some advice but now you are saying that we are a bunch of forum trolls. You will not be laughing when you get the denial letter. I am not saying that you'll get one but most likely you will. it's just a huge possibility that you may get a denial letter and our advice to you is to get a lawyer and ask for other options if there's one. If you think this forum is just a bunch of "forum trolls"...then don't come here and ask questions.
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bestpal, if you read my post a bit closely, I did not call everyone a forum troll ;), I just said that some people here are jump on the bandwagon of nagging and "parenting" instead of giving an advice, links to the sources, etc. Please, dont take it personally as it wasn't meant to be.
If they deny application - so let it be, the process will be started over and the worse thing that can happen is facing an immigration judge to pledge... I dont think they will break a family with small kids apart - there are plenty of other big fish to fry (I could be wrong, but that's my perception), let's all set our bets and see :D .

BTW, got my I-797C notice today - the application was approved.
 
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So we finally managed to send out our package on the 2nd of March and they cashed our check on the 9th. We're just waiting to hear some good news now. Does anyone know if there's a way I can check on the status if I'm too impatient to wait? Something about a number on the back of the check...I'm looking at it now and I see about a gajillion numbers. Any ideas?
 
Intl.luv said:
Something about a number on the back of the check...I'm looking at it now and I see about a gajillion numbers. Any ideas?
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Look for a code with 3 letters (EAC, LIN, SRC, or WAC) followed by ten digits. You can use that 13-character code to check the status online.
 
Intl.luv said:
So we finally managed to send out our package on the 2nd of March and they cashed our check on the 9th. We're just waiting to hear some good news now. Does anyone know if there's a way I can check on the status if I'm too impatient to wait? Something about a number on the back of the check...I'm looking at it now and I see about a gajillion numbers. Any ideas?
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I would say - wait for the green form they send for confirmation of the action - it will have the receipt number which can be used to verify status online. That form usually arrives in 1-2 weeks inside US.
 
The number on the cashed check is not the one to check your status online. The correct number would be the one you get in your biometrics appointment letter.

Thats the number you use to check case status online.
 
So just as an update...they have extended his conditional residence for one year within which he is allowed to work and travel~the receipt date on that was the 5th of March. We also received his biometrics appointment letter dated the 13th of March for an appointment on the 1st of April! That was rediculously tight for time for us considering we are overseas and need to not only tie things up here before leaving, but also need to book flights with enough time in advance. Unfortunately we are receiving our mail through a friend in the states right now and we didn't get any of this until last week! We sent out our requests to have the appointment bumped up to sometime in May hopefully and I'm hoping they get them today. I'm also going to call tonight to see if we can make any sort of headway there. Cross your fingers for us! :eek:
 
Intl.luv said:
So just as an update...they have extended his conditional residence for one year within which he is allowed to work and travel~the receipt date on that was the 5th of March. We also received his biometrics appointment letter dated the 13th of March for an appointment on the 1st of April! That was rediculously tight for time for us considering we are overseas and need to not only tie things up here before leaving, but also need to book flights with enough time in advance. Unfortunately we are receiving our mail through a friend in the states right now and we didn't get any of this until last week! We sent out our requests to have the appointment bumped up to sometime in May hopefully and I'm hoping they get them today. I'm also going to call tonight to see if we can make any sort of headway there. Cross your fingers for us! :eek:
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Congrats on the extension letter.I hope things go smoothly from now on.Did you file in California or Vermont.
 
zombie2006 said:
The number on the cashed check is not the one to check your status online. The correct number would be the one you get in your biometrics appointment letter.

Thats the number you use to check case status online.
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Hmmm, the number on that check was exactly the same as on biometrics letter - go figure... ;)
 
roxy2009 said:
That is not true. USCIS will not just simpley read your letter with a smile and forgive you. Not at all. The second you are late, you are out of status. And it is almost impossible, to get in status again. A simple " I forgot, I was sick, I didn't remember, I was out of town, etc...will not cut it buddy. Call them and ask forf your self. See what they tell you.
My friend was late by 1 day, his lawyer wrote them a letter trying to make gzillion logical exuses...they still denied and deported him
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Roxy you are wrong , Praetorian is correct , my friend recently goofed up the 751 application for his wife and he wrote a letter , with evidence , and recommendation letters and the application was accepted and gc was extended for a year
 
So we sent out our requests for another appointment at the end of March and still haven't heard anything. I've called customer service, but they really don't have a clue either. I signed up for the automatic email updates, checked online, nothing. We're really starting to freak out:eek:! Have any of you had to request a new appointment date? How long did it take for them to get back to you:confused:? If we don't hear anything from them by the end of the month I'm going to write them requesting more information.

And btw, the correct receipt number IS the one on the appointment letter. The other one is confusing though...same amount of numbers and even starts with the same letters.
 
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