Immigrant Song - kashmir WAC-02-124 (I-485) approved on 5/7/2004

[kashmir]

The last updated date of my online profile has been changed to 5/10/2004.
The CSC might have sent approval notices to my attorney.

[PrasadS]

Congratulations Kashmir on your approval. I am very happy that you are relieved from stress.
PS

[reedo]

Kashmir You are one person who has made enormous contribution to this Forum. Please accept my best wishes too

reedo
wac021055xxxx

[ben2000]

kashmir. I am so happy for you.

[wac02dec01]

Congratulations on your approval Kashmir. It is well deserved. Your contributions to this community is so valuable. Hope this is not the end of Kashmir in this community. But you definitely deserve a break. It is very difficult to let you go...

Congratulations again.....

-wac02dec01

[gcpend]

Congrats Kashmir.

You provided lots of information about immigration and we are very grateful to you.

[calvinhobbes]

Wish you all the best in all your endeavors. Thanks for keeping the forum informative.

[nell02]

Very happy to see your approval
Good that I logged in today after a long gap.

[nvi]

Congratulations and a well-deserved one too !!!

I strongly believe that it is because of what you and a few others on this net started off with "the campaigns" - we are seeing this flood of approvals these days. That's why there is no "approval" of late without "thanks to kashmir"

I trust you will continue the fight till the end - Citizenship by 2008 !!!

May the world have more souls such as you



~nvi

[mygc9904]

Never thought you are not a GC holder!
Great Knowledge, great work and dedication!

Really apprecaite your efforts and hope your knowledge and expertise will be availbale to others on this forum...

mygc9904
RD;01/30/02
FP104/02
FP2: 04/04

[Totos]

Congratulations Kashmir.
Thanks for all your help to the Immigration community.

[ak3389]

Congradulations Kashmir.

Your information and analysis have been of great help. I value your contribution and multiple initiatives.

[Bic_1702]

Kashmir,
saw your approval just now.
Congratulations. I'm extremely happy you got your approval. God bless you and thank you deeply for all your efforts.
I've alreday said it but need to say it again: I believe the flood of approvals we've seen in the last month are largely due to this forum's campaigns, initated by you. One can say you really worked your way to the green card :-)
Have a great life in liberty.
Bic

P.S. Hope you'll do another Bay Area meeting so I can join this time.

[kashmir]

Recent Hassle on my I-485
...
RFE
I have not received RFE.
However, I have voluntarily sent EVL, tax documents (W2 and 1040), and paystubs to the CSC 3 times.
In mid March, I made my attorney send the first set to the CSC.
In early April, I sent the second set to Don Neufeld by myself.
Then, I contacted Anna Eshoo's office and I found my documents had not been put together with my I-485 file.
In mid April, I made her staff fax them to the CSC Congressional Relations.
Anyway, the CSC had changed its stupid policy about RFE in late April.
...

I received a letter from Anna Eshoo's office today (5/11/2004),

May 7, 2004

Mr. (my name)
(my address)

Dear Mr. (my last name),

The California Service Center notified me that the unsolicited information we submitted on your behalf has been inter-filed. A decision will be rendered after review and you will be notified directly.

I hope you find this information helpful to you.

Sincerely,
(Patty Kim's signature)
Patty Kim, Caseworker
Congresswoman Anna G. Eshoo

At 7am on 5/8/2004, the online case status of mine changed to:

Receipt Number: WAC02124*****
Application Type: I485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or to Adjust Status
Current Status:
This case has been approved. On May 7, 2004, an approval notice was mailed. If 14 days have passed and you have not received this notice, you may wish to verify or update your address. To update your address, please call the National Customer Service Center at (800) 375-5283.

Voice Message from Anna Eshoo's Staff
Today (5/10/2004), I found a voice message having been recorded from the immigration case worker at Anna Eshoo's Palo Alto office around noon on 5/9/2004.
I don't know how she had known my I-485 approval.
I faxed her my letter this evening.

[SquareOne]

Kashmir, Congratulations on your Approval.

-SquareOne

[RM_CSC]

congratulations ! well deserved approval, thanks for all your effort for the cause.

[inagony0302]

Congratulations Kashmir.

Thanks for everything!!

[Silly Man]

Kashmir, in the one out of 100 days that I visit this board any longer, I am glad to see that one day was when I got to see your approval of all people.

A hearty congratulations from Silly Man.

[kashmir]

I received the approval notices directly from the CSC today (5/12/2004).

Courtesy Copy: Original sent to: XXX

This courtesy notice is to advise you of action taken on this case. The official notice has been mailed to the attorney of representative indicated above. Any relevant documentation included in the notice was also mailed as part of the official notice.

Your application for permanent resident status has been approved. Please take this notice, your Arrival/Departure Record, Form I-94, your passport, and two ADIT style color photos meeting the specifications listed below, to the local INS office listed below to have your fingerprint and signature taken on Form I-89, and otherwise complete processing for your Alien Registration Card. The address of your local INS office is:

U.S. Department of Justice, INS, 1887 Monterey Road, San Jose, CA 95112

Monday: 07:30am - 11:00am
Tuesday: 07:30am - 11:00am
Wednesday: 07:30am - 11:00am
Thursday: 07:30am - 11:00am

Please direct your questions to the office listed here. You may appear at the above office on the days and times specified.

PHOTO SPECIFICATIONS: The 2 ADIT-style color photographs should be taken within the 30 days before you go to the local INS office for processing. The photographs must:

...

Lightly print your name and A# from this notice, on the back of each photo with a pencil.

This courtesy copy may not be used in lieu of official notification to demonstrate the filing or processing action taken on this case.

THIS FORM IS NOT A VISA NOR MAY IT BE USED IN PLACE OF A VISA.

[staycool]

Thanks for posting the approval notice Kashmir, I feel like an Indian sportsman being shown an olympic gold medal...

[z/OS V1.4]

Kashmir,

Congratulations and wish you good luck. You deserved it.

[pathapati]

Kashmir,

Congratulations and wish you good luck for your future adventures. You deserved it.enjoy your freedom from INS/BCIS.

Pathapati
022165XXXX

[PCee]

My hearty congratulations to you and your family on your I-485 approval. I felt very happy for you.

With very best wishes
PCee

[sscsc]

Kashmir,
Congratulations and Good luck to you and your family.

sscsc

[kashmir]

I received the approval notices directly from the CSC today (5/12/2004).

U.S. Department of Justice, INS, 1887 Monterey Road, San Jose, CA 95112
Monday: 07:30am - 11:00am
Tuesday: 07:30am - 11:00am
Wednesday: 07:30am - 11:00am
Thursday: 07:30am - 11:00am

Yesterday (5/13/2004), I visited the USCIS San Jose district office for I-551 passport stamp.
I reached there at 10:15am and I could go into the building from the appointment line without waiting outside although there were about ten people in the non-appointment line.
However, when I went to the WINDOW #3 after waiting 20 minutes inside, I was told that NO NUMBER was available yesterday.
We have to visit there again early morning next week so that we get NUMBERs.
We may go on Friday but we have to wait in non-appointment line.

[kashmir]

It has been a week since my I-485 got approved.
Honestly speaking, I am very happy with my approval.
On the other hand, I know a lot of people who had filed before me have been still waiting, and I'd like to see all of those applicants' approvals as soon as possible.

In my impression, it seems that the CSC wanted to finish adjudicating my case before the first hearing at the court, which was originally scheduled on 5/14/2004, because CSC Director Don Neufeld is one of defendants of our I-485 Litigation.
Through the end of April 2004, the official CSC I-485 processing date was 1/30/2004, and actually according to Project Kashmir, the CSC focused adjudicating JAN 2002 cases.
However, suddenly at the beginning of May 2004, the CSC started adjudicating some FEB 2002 cases but not so many.
On 5/6/2004, USCIS moved the processing date to 3/1/2002, then the CSC approved my case on 5/7/2004.
My I-485's ND is 3/4/2002, but WAC-02-124 corresponds to ND 3/2/2002 which is just one day after the official processing date.
According to Project Kashmir, the CSC has approved only 15% of JAN 2002 cases and 11% of FEB 2002 cases.
I cannot find any strong reason that the CSC had to skip FEB 2002 and move the processing date to MAR 2002 at all.
I am not sure whether the CSC moved the processing date just for my case or not.
I might have been just lucky a little bit.

Anyway, I strongly believe that the CSC and Don Neufeld are under strong pressure for I-485 backlog reduction right now.
However, USCIS may suddenly change its policy in near future without notice.
I recommend everyone to keep putting pressure on the CSC and Don Neufeld by direct e-mail/fax campaigns, and/or through Congressional offices and media, etc.
I am pleased to join those campaigns.
Also, don't forget your contribution to ImmigrationPortal.ORG for our community and your own future.

The current immigration system in the U.S. is almost broken and extremely unfair.
Sometimes, I see someone writing that almost everything in our lives is unfair.
Of course, it might be true.
However, USCIS and the U.S. Government are not God for immigrants.
The government and the federal agency should try to implement Justice and Fairness in the system.
Let's fight against Unjustice of Government until achieving our goal.

[kashmir]

Yesterday (5/13/2004), I visited the USCIS San Jose district office for I-551 passport stamp.
I reached there at 10:15am and I could go into the building from the appointment line without waiting outside although there were about ten people in the non-appointment line.
However, when I went to the WINDOW #3 after waiting 20 minutes inside, I was told that NO NUMBER was available yesterday.
We have to visit there again early morning next week so that we get NUMBERs.
We may go on Friday but we have to wait in non-appointment line.

Today (5/17/2004), my wife and I reached at 7:20am and got D410 that is 11th for ADIT Processing Walk In at Window #3.
At 9:35am, we went to Window #12 and it took 10 minutes for two.
At 10:10am, we received our passports with I-551 stamp.

A########
PROCESSED FOR I-551.
TEMPORARY EVIDENCE OF
LAWFUL ADMISSION FOR
PERMANENT RESIDENCE
VALID UNTIL MAY 16 2005
EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZED
COA E18
POE WSC
DOE 05-05-2004
SNJ/ / Date 05-17-2004
I485 approved
I89 processed
WAC-02-124-#####

IBIS ok MAY 17 2004

[kashmir]

I visited INS Los Angeles office with my children to support their I-551 passport stamp at 1pm on 5/19/2004.
Each of my children had an InfoPass appointment of 1:00pm and we reached there just before 1pm.
Most of people with 1pm appointment had already entered in the building, so there was nobody in the line.
We got just one number A418 (Extension Appointment) for two and went to the Window #12 at 1:20pm.
It took almost 30 minutes for two passport stamps.
The officer didn't ask us EADs and APs.
We left there around 2pm.
Their stamps are a little bit diffrent from mine stamped at San Jose office.

A##-###-###
(lastname), (firstname)
PROCESSED FOR I-551
TEMPORARY EVIDENCE OF
LAWFUL ADMISSION FOR
PERMANENT RESIDENCE
VALID UNTIL MAY 18 2005
EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZED.

5-5-04 SFR E10
Date Port Class
MM-DD-YY CCCCC
BIrthdate Country

LOS-(Officer's initial) Off.#XX

Per I-485 Approved Notice:
per CLAIMS : WAC-02-124-#####
As of : MAY 19 2004 LOS

[kashmir]

I attended my representative Anna Eshoo's town hall meeting in Scott Valley yesterday.

I talked with Ms. Patty Kim who was an immigration caseworker at Congresswoman's Palo Alto office, and found that she had known about my approval online when she called me at Sunday (5/10/2004) noon.
(I had guessed that the CSC had informed her because I received her letter written on 5/7/2004.)

Also, I talked directly with Congresswoman before the meeting, and she had already known about my approval and said to me, "Congratulations !!".

After the meeting, I talked with a staff about a donation.
I told that I'd like to offer a donation, but he explained that Congresswoman could not accept it during her campaign.

[Sumata]

I might have been just lucky a little bit.

Kashmir, you were not lucky. You deserve every bit of it --- all what you have done to the immigration community. At least one congresswoman knows about the injustice, which is a great achievement. It's your talent, your perseverance, your determination. Each of us should follow your example. Donate, join the lawsuit, send fax/e-mail and persist.