Post 485-Filing

[ss2009]

Hi,

I am long time ardent follower of the blog and really appreciate the analysis and feedback on the forum.

My spouse (primary applicant)'s PD is Sep 17th 2009. We applied together through his company lawyers around 1st week of Feb.

I got all three receipts last week (14th Feb 2012) with RD- 7th Feb 2012, and FP fee cashed date of 9th Feb 2012 at NSC. My spouse/primary hasn't yet got any of his receipts yet. His lawyers haven't also received his receipts yet. Am worried about the 3 receipts for spouse which haven't yet been delivered. Has there been any similar instance of this before?

My status is updated in the system and the various forms are either at intial review or acceptance stages.

Cheers

NSC || PD: 17th Sep 2009 (dependent: 7th Feb 2012) || RD: 7th Feb 2012

[imdeng]

Both the checks were cashed? If yes - then thats positive.

Wait for another few days and then ask your attorney to contact USCIS. It is possible that they did not recognize that there were two sets of applications and only saw one (although it is strange that they picked up the dependent and missed the primary, it seems more logical for the reverse to have happened).

Also - confirm with your lawyer that both sets indeed got sent. They are known to make a mistake. The usual standard is to keep the two in two different envelopes and then keep both envelopes inside one large envelope. Ask about your arrangement.

Hi,

I am long time ardent follower of the blog and really appreciate the analysis and feedback on the forum.

My spouse (primary applicant)'s PD is Sep 17th 2009. We applied together through his company lawyers around 1st week of Feb.

I got all three receipts last week (14th Feb 2012) with RD- 7th Feb 2012, and FP fee cashed date of 9th Feb 2012 at NSC. My spouse/primary hasn't yet got any of his receipts yet. His lawyers haven't also received his receipts yet. Am worried about the 3 receipts for spouse which haven't yet been delivered. Has there been any similar instance of this before?

My status is updated in the system and the various forms are either at intial review or acceptance stages.

Cheers

NSC || PD: 17th Sep 2009 (dependent: 7th Feb 2012) || RD: 7th Feb 2012

[cbpds1]

This clears the air indeed, Thanks a lot gcseeker!!

Kanmani

I am aware the CBP has a lot of power.However it can also deny the Immigrant visa citing the same reasons ( abandonement etc...) . Also there is an huge amount of documentation required for an immigrant visa which can be applied only in Delhi or Mumbai.One will also have to obtain detailed police records.



http://www.travel.state.gov/visa/imm...l#requireddocs
http://www.travel.state.gov/visa/imm...info_3195.html

Trackitt has many successfull cases of people entering with AP after I-485 has been approved or spouse hand carrying the GC back to them.

http://www.trackitt.com/uk-discussio...ile-outside-us

Murthy explains this.

http://www.murthy.com/news/n_intrvl.html

"If a person has an advance parole (AP) approved prior to departure, this document can be used when boarding a flight back to the United States. Upon arrival at the POE, the AP can be presented, but if the I-485 applicant is aware that his/her approval was issued during the travel abroad, the CBP officer should be informed of this change. "

The CBP officer will then look in the system and update the same in the passport.

[ss2009]

Thanks imdeng for the detailed reply.. Will wait till Thursday (almost 12 working days since Feb 7th) and follow up again with the company attorneys.

No clue if the fee payment wrt his application was cashed since it was sent by the company attorneys. The FP fee cashed date of 9th Feb (in case of dependent) was given in the online status for my I485.

Both the checks were cashed? If yes - then thats positive.

Wait for another few days and then ask your attorney to contact USCIS. It is possible that they did not recognize that there were two sets of applications and only saw one (although it is strange that they picked up the dependent and missed the primary, it seems more logical for the reverse to have happened).

Also - confirm with your lawyer that both sets indeed got sent. They are known to make a mistake. The usual standard is to keep the two in two different envelopes and then keep both envelopes inside one large envelope. Ask about your arrangement.

[pdfeb09]

I believe TSC folks are having problem with online tracking but are receiving FP notices early. NSC folks are not having problems with online tracking but the FP notices from there are late. Feb people have not reached EAD stage yet, but based on Jan filers experience, TSC used to be *really* slow in EAD/AP issuance, but they have now caught up to NSC and might even have exceeded them in EAD processing times.

These google docs (from trackitt) are good places to follow these trends:
Feb Filers: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/...Xc&pli=1#gid=0
Jan NSC Filers: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/...lE&pli=1#gid=0

Thanks imdeng! I wonder if there is any value to creating a thread here similar to your Google Docs .. the one that contains people with their SC,PD,RD,ND,FP etc.. some of us are not on Trackkit .. I am not.. Or just update your document.. is your document updatable by others?

Makmohan,

I am in the same boat. See dates in my signature. I did checkw ith my attorney and seems like this is fine and as per him this has been acknowledged by USCIS. He did say it would take 2-3 weeks after receipt before I can check the status onlibe.
Thanks

One more with FP but no status check ..

I am not able to check status online. It always says "Your case not found.."

PD:4/10/09|ND:2/7/2012

That's exactly what it tells me... and others .. as we have found out.. what is your service center?

Count me in , my Receipt number is not recognized too.

Same here.. I remember we discussed .. looks like this is more of a norm than exception at TSC.

Me too.
Unable to check status online yet.
TSC - RD:2/8/2012 - ND : 2/10/2012.

Well ... Welcome to the club .. !!

[wantgcnow]

Guys, card production was ordered on my EAD on 02/18/2012. Do you guys know how long would it take to get the actual card? I called USCIS for tracking and the 2nd level officer told me that my case still shows as pending, though I see it as card production ordered.
So I don't know who is correct...has someone faced a similar situation

[imdeng]

It is not my document - somebody else is maintaining it. You can have your info entered by sending an email to the address in the header of the document. Trackitt is a good place for such documents because of the volume of people there.
PS> It takes just a couple minutes to create a trackitt account - you don't have to disclose all info to create an account.

Thanks imdeng! I wonder if there is any value to creating a thread here similar to your Google Docs .. the one that contains people with their SC,PD,RD,ND,FP etc.. some of us are not on Trackkit .. I am not.. Or just update your document.. is your document updatable?

[gc5000]

Hello wantgcnow,

Dhruvraj and I are in almost similar situation. I am thinking some batch run went wrong on 02/17 or 02/18. I received similar update but ONLY on AP and no change in EAD, even though now a days they are issuing combo cards. I've noticed majority of filers get their actual cards within 3-5 days. Let us wait and watch. There should be something in the mailbox today or tomorrow.

Guys, card production was ordered on my EAD on 02/18/2012. Do you guys know how long would it take to get the actual card? I called USCIS for tracking and the 2nd level officer told me that my case still shows as pending, though I see it as card production ordered.
So I don't know who is correct...has someone faced a similar situation

[usernameisnotvalid]

I am Feb filer. I got my FP notices today for all of us - self, wife and daughter but their appointment date is different than mine but I guess I can do early walk in with them.

Here is the time line:

Filed on : 1/2
Notices recvd: 2/10
ND (on apps): 2/7
FP notices recvd: 2/21
FP Appointments: 3/8 and 3/9

Thanks imdeng! I wonder if there is any value to creating a thread here similar to your Google Docs .. the one that contains people with their SC,PD,RD,ND,FP etc.. some of us are not on Trackkit .. I am not.. Or just update your document.. is your document updatable by others?


One more with FP but no status check ..


That's exactly what it tells me... and others .. as we have found out.. what is your service center?

Same here.. I remember we discussed .. looks like this is more of a norm than exception at TSC.

Well ... Welcome to the club .. !!

[tackle]

I am Feb filer. I got my FP notices today for all of us - self, wife and daughter but their appointment date is different than mine but I guess I can do early walk in with them.

Here is the time line:

Filed on : 1/2
Notices recvd: 2/10
ND (on apps): 2/7
FP notices recvd: 2/21
FP Appointments: 3/8 and 3/9

Thanks for the update. You can take your family with you and they'll get everyone's FP taken at the same time. And all the best for the rest of the GC process!

[soggadu]

Was anyone able to go for a Walk In to Elizabeth ASC for fingerprinting? I got my FP notice and was wondering if it is better to call them in advance to check if I can come early or should I just walk in sometime this week? Anyone?

Hey... I did walkin in dec, 2:30 PM on a weekday.... Talk to supervisor pleasantly and you should be in....

[manzoorraza]

Soggadu,
Thanks. Is there a phone number that we can call? Just trying to save the embarassment with wife and kids in tow

Hey... I did walkin in dec, 2:30 PM on a weekday.... Talk to supervisor pleasantly and you should be in....

[venkat]

My suggestion is to avoid FP early walk-in if possible. It is purely based on your luck, the workload of the office at that time and finally the type of person you have to deal with.

My friend who is based in Florida had a very bad experience. Though he ended up getting his FP done he went through horrible 40-45 minutes of waiting. Be prepared to tell one compelling reason why you can't come on the schedule appointment day.

As per my friend it seems the Supervisor (a Lady) told him that it affects their day to day schedule (they have to squeeze one or two extra appointments just because you walked-in early). The last thing you want is an unhappy person doing your biometrics improperly. You don't want to get an RFE 2-3 months later to redo it.

I've read here that lot of people have walked-in without any issues but as I said its purely based on luck. I know you could get your EAD and perhaps your GC faster but having waited this long the extra 10 days wait is not a big deal - At least personally for me.

Note:- If you are not in a Big City and if the FP office is generally not very Crowded it may be OK - I don't know.

PLEASE USE YOUR JUDGEMENT

[Pedro Gonzales]

Soggadu,
Thanks. Is there a phone number that we can call? Just trying to save the embarassment with wife and kids in tow

That is a smart move, though they could still turn you back at the service center even if they say okay over the phone. There was someone on this thread from Elizabeth that got turned back. It's all luck of the draw. Check out the trackitt googledocs for Jan filers (look at the TSC tab). Quite a few folks from that ASC but only one has walked in early. Not sure if that means the others did not try or tried and were rejected. On the whole, there are a bunch of people who have walked in early, just none others at Elizabeth.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/...nc&pli=1#gid=0

[polapragada]

GUYS ...

Seems our NISHANTH got CPO mail today

[nishant2200]

Got it, my precious!

My BC had only my first name, mother's name had only first name with "ben" attached to it, wife's BC was registered late and had a english translation certified by my friend. My medical forms had a problem too.

For BC, I had prepared affidavits etc, but lawyer said, don't send unnecessary stuff, only if they ask for something in RFE, we shall send. Similarly 15 days after sending, the doctor called me to provide new sealed envelopes with corrections to the forms, he had screwed up in one place, but lawyer told me to hold onto those and only send if RFE. Lawyer was correct, no RFE, direct approval.

Thanks to all of you my friends. It is a very overwhelming moment.

May you all get it soon and be happy in life.

if anyone has any questions, please feel free to ask me.
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Card/ Document Production

On February 21, 2012, we ordered production of your new card. Please allow 30 days for your card to be mailed to you. If we need something from you we will contact you. If you move before you receive the card, call customer service at 1-800-375-5283.

[gc0907]

Congrats Nishant...finally THE END to your GC Kolaveri.

Got it, my precious!

My BC had only my first name, mother's name had only first name with "ben" attached to it, wife's BC was registered late and had a english translation certified by my friend. My medical forms had a problem too.

For BC, I had prepared affidavits etc, but lawyer said, don't send unnecessary stuff, only if they ask for something in RFE, we shall send. Similarly 15 days after sending, the doctor called me to provide new sealed envelopes with corrections to the forms, he had screwed up in one place, but lawyer told me to hold onto those and only send if RFE. Lawyer was correct, no RFE, direct approval.

Thanks to all of you my friends. It is a very overwhelming moment.

May you all get it soon and be happy in life.

if anyone has any questions, please feel free to ask me.
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Card/ Document Production

On February 21, 2012, we ordered production of your new card. Please allow 30 days for your card to be mailed to you. If we need something from you we will contact you. If you move before you receive the card, call customer service at 1-800-375-5283.

[polapragada]

HIP HIP..Enjoy

Got it, my precious!

My BC had only my first name, mother's name had only first name with "ben" attached to it, wife's BC was registered late and had a english translation certified by my friend. My medical forms had a problem too.

For BC, I had prepared affidavits etc, but lawyer said, don't send unnecessary stuff, only if they ask for something in RFE, we shall send. Similarly 15 days after sending, the doctor called me to provide new sealed envelopes with corrections to the forms, he had screwed up in one place, but lawyer told me to hold onto those and only send if RFE. Lawyer was correct, no RFE, direct approval.

Thanks to all of you my friends. It is a very overwhelming moment.

May you all get it soon and be happy in life.

if anyone has any questions, please feel free to ask me.
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Card/ Document Production

On February 21, 2012, we ordered production of your new card. Please allow 30 days for your card to be mailed to you. If we need something from you we will contact you. If you move before you receive the card, call customer service at 1-800-375-5283.

[sandeep11]

Nishant....Congratulations to you and your family.........dude I am soooo happy for you........pray for us the rest of Dec filers.....hope we will get some good news too.....

Congratulations once again...............Have fun......go to the Hunter's Beach or Malibu Beach and chill out for today...........

Got it, my precious!

My BC had only my first name, mother's name had only first name with "ben" attached to it, wife's BC was registered late and had a english translation certified by my friend. My medical forms had a problem too.

For BC, I had prepared affidavits etc, but lawyer said, don't send unnecessary stuff, only if they ask for something in RFE, we shall send. Similarly 15 days after sending, the doctor called me to provide new sealed envelopes with corrections to the forms, he had screwed up in one place, but lawyer told me to hold onto those and only send if RFE. Lawyer was correct, no RFE, direct approval.

Thanks to all of you my friends. It is a very overwhelming moment.

May you all get it soon and be happy in life.

if anyone has any questions, please feel free to ask me.
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Card/ Document Production

On February 21, 2012, we ordered production of your new card. Please allow 30 days for your card to be mailed to you. If we need something from you we will contact you. If you move before you receive the card, call customer service at 1-800-375-5283.

[tackle]

Got it, my precious!

My BC had only my first name, mother's name had only first name with "ben" attached to it, wife's BC was registered late and had a english translation certified by my friend. My medical forms had a problem too.

For BC, I had prepared affidavits etc, but lawyer said, don't send unnecessary stuff, only if they ask for something in RFE, we shall send. Similarly 15 days after sending, the doctor called me to provide new sealed envelopes with corrections to the forms, he had screwed up in one place, but lawyer told me to hold onto those and only send if RFE. Lawyer was correct, no RFE, direct approval.

Thanks to all of you my friends. It is a very overwhelming moment.

May you all get it soon and be happy in life.

if anyone has any questions, please feel free to ask me.
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Card/ Document Production

On February 21, 2012, we ordered production of your new card. Please allow 30 days for your card to be mailed to you. If we need something from you we will contact you. If you move before you receive the card, call customer service at 1-800-375-5283.

Congrats buddy!

[mesan123]

Congratulations nishanth2200 ....very very happy for you, your wife and your 2 little angels.....enjoy the freedom.....

Got it, my precious!

My BC had only my first name, mother's name had only first name with "ben" attached to it, wife's BC was registered late and had a english translation certified by my friend. My medical forms had a problem too.

For BC, I had prepared affidavits etc, but lawyer said, don't send unnecessary stuff, only if they ask for something in RFE, we shall send. Similarly 15 days after sending, the doctor called me to provide new sealed envelopes with corrections to the forms, he had screwed up in one place, but lawyer told me to hold onto those and only send if RFE. Lawyer was correct, no RFE, direct approval.

Thanks to all of you my friends. It is a very overwhelming moment.

May you all get it soon and be happy in life.

if anyone has any questions, please feel free to ask me.
----------------------------------
Card/ Document Production

On February 21, 2012, we ordered production of your new card. Please allow 30 days for your card to be mailed to you. If we need something from you we will contact you. If you move before you receive the card, call customer service at 1-800-375-5283.

[reachme_s]

Congratulations Nishant!! So happy for you!! Don't go away until we all get ours!

[essenel]

Got it, my precious!

My BC had only my first name, mother's name had only first name with "ben" attached to it, wife's BC was registered late and had a english translation certified by my friend. My medical forms had a problem too.

For BC, I had prepared affidavits etc, but lawyer said, don't send unnecessary stuff, only if they ask for something in RFE, we shall send. Similarly 15 days after sending, the doctor called me to provide new sealed envelopes with corrections to the forms, he had screwed up in one place, but lawyer told me to hold onto those and only send if RFE. Lawyer was correct, no RFE, direct approval.

Thanks to all of you my friends. It is a very overwhelming moment.

May you all get it soon and be happy in life.

if anyone has any questions, please feel free to ask me.
----------------------------------
Card/ Document Production

On February 21, 2012, we ordered production of your new card. Please allow 30 days for your card to be mailed to you. If we need something from you we will contact you. If you move before you receive the card, call customer service at 1-800-375-5283.

Wowwwwwwwww!!!! I bet you still can't believe it!! Congrats, Nishant!!

[gc5000]

Congrats Nishant.

Can you please share your PD and other details.

[reachme_s]

Me too.
Unable to check status online yet.
TSC - RD:2/8/2012 - ND : 2/10/2012.

Mine doesnt show up either..