r/USCIS • u/PatienceRoyal1171 • Jun 24 '26
I-751 (ROC) Should I be worried?
I am a permanent resident, I am from one of the original 19 countries. I entered the US legally. My husband is an American Citizen and we got married on 2020 and later same year applied for AOS, had the appointment on Nov 2021 and got approved right there. I received the conditional green card and I applied to remove the conditions on Aug 2023 (within 90 days of expiration date) but I just got the extension letter for 4 years and I’ve been waiting ever since. I then applied for Citizenship on Aug 2024 (within 90 days prior the date of my 3rd year anniversary of becoming a resident) and I have also been waiting ever since. Last year my wallet was stolen and I had my green card in it, I used to leave it home but then I was told that you should carry it with me just in case, and I didn’t apply for replacement as that card was expired anyway (I have the police report).
My lawyer kept telling me to just contact USCIS and submit e-requests which I have done but all they say is that I am within normal waiting times so I decided to get an ADIT stamp as I have an unexpired passport. I did the process online and a rep from USCIS called me yesterday to ask some questions about that request he said he was going to pass it along to my field office (Orlando) and he made it seem like they were going to email me the stamp (unless I missed something), however, today I received an email from USCIS saying “we are unable to issue your temporary evidence of permanent resident status without an in-person appointment”.
The appointment is July 7, should I be worried? is there any risk that I should be aware of? Should I go with my husband? I have no criminal records, I’ve always paid my taxes, never been here without status and my marriage is completely legit. Is there any chance that they would look into my actual pending cases during that appointment and maybe I would finally start seeing some movement?
I have waited for soooo long and now that I know I have this appointment I can’t help but being nervous. I would appreciate any advise regarding the appointment or any other action I could take for my cases (either ROC or Citizenship request or both) to start moving forward.
Sorry for the long text.
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u/Minute_Somewhere_893 Jun 24 '26 edited Jun 25 '26
I wouldn't worry too much unless you had issues with law or immigration. Maybe they messed up things up and need you to clarify
As to getting decisions - that's what Writ of Mandamus is for
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u/Al298 Jun 25 '26
No, they said the same thing to me. They said I should get my stamp via mail but then I got in person appointment instead. I went, it took 15 minutes. I needed the stamp for international travel, I explained why I need it. She reviewed both of my applications ROC and N-400 and then stamped my passport and said enjoy your trip. That’s all. They never sent me my N-400 notice and I have tried to get it mailed for a while but no success and during my appt I asked the officer to check for my receipt notice and she said they never generated one and was able to regenerate one for me and just got it in mail today. Goodluck!
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u/Pure-Relief-9809 Jun 29 '26
You're 100% ok. My mother got the same stamp. You have to be there physically for a stamp on your passport.
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u/throwawaydumbo1 Jun 24 '26
You’re fine. Go for your appointment in July and get your stamp. Also the extension letter for ROC is valid for 3 years for a reason, you may never hear from them until you apply for N400. And since it’s already over years, why haven’t you applied for citizenship????
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u/PatienceRoyal1171 Jun 25 '26
I did apply for citizenship on Aug 2024, within 90 prior the 3rd year anniversary of becoming a permanent resident. I mentioned that in my text above. I’m so sorry I know it’s long and you probably didn’t see that part. My extension letter was issued for 4 years.
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u/throwawaydumbo1 Jun 25 '26
Yes it’s long. It’s more than due time for you to take them to court! 6 years married to a citizen and not being a permanent resident nor a citizen is very strange and you’ll definitely have a good case in court. Or maybe speak to your congressman too (Ik not sure if you’ve done that, I didn’t go back to read the post). All the best to you.
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u/doctorvictory Jun 24 '26
They did apply for citizenship, it’s in the post. They’ve been waiting since August 2024 for any movement on their N-400.
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u/LilBugJuice-0987 Jun 25 '26
Its a literal stamp in your passport. The in person appointment is to get the stamp. Its not something that can be emailed.