Concurrent Filing - Using Cross Chargeability

Also, you could get an infopass appointment to determine if your name check has been cleared. Also, you could emphasize there that you need your case to be treated as 'cross-chargeability'.

WellWisher007 said:
There does not seem to be a consistent process being followed at the Service Center. Some agents do provide the information with regards to the name check clearance and some do not. It depends on the representative responding to your call and his/her attitude towards customer service.

I would suggest you to keep trying. Also, you are eligible to create a service request if your I485 RD is more than 1 month older than the 'current processing date'. You have to dial the same sequence of numbers as the POJ method - but dial 3 at the end instead of 4. If they ask you the reason for calling, tell them upfront that your case is pending and is 1 month older than the processing time and you want to create a Service Request. They must create a Service Request, irrespective of whether your name check is cleared or not - provided your case RD is one month older than the processing date.

Good Luck!
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Infopass was useless!

WellWisher007 said:
Also, you could get an infopass appointment to determine if your name check has been cleared. Also, you could emphasize there that you need your case to be treated as 'cross-chargeability'.
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Today we went for Infopass at the local office. While the officer was very polite, it was an absolute waste of time.

I asked him about name check, to which he answered that I should check back in 12-15 months since the local office does not have my paper file. Whats the points of Infopass if they don't have your information. TSC had told me earlier that NC is clear.

I asked him about cross charge, to which he answered that I should send a certified request to Texas (that was the only useful thing he said). He seemed confused by CC.

Finally he told me: "Don't worry you will get an interview notice from TSC, then you can come back here". He also pointed to the interview room.
:p
 
Again, as I said, the process is not consistent. The officers at Infopass do have the information and they could check if your name check is cleared or not. A lot depends on the attitude of the representative, training level, etc. I have gone for Infopass appointments and checked for name check clearance in the past. I came to know about my wife's name check clearance through an infopass appointment.

I am going for an infopass appointment this week to confirm on my name check clearance and also to ensure that they are considering my case as a cross-chargeability case. I will keep you all posted.


gc_bulgaria said:
Today we went for Infopass at the local office. While the officer was very polite, it was an absolute waste of time.

I asked him about name check, to which he answered that I should check back in 12-15 months since the local office does not have my paper file. Whats the points of Infopass if they don't have your information. TSC had told me earlier that NC is clear.

I asked him about cross charge, to which he answered that I should send a certified request to Texas (that was the only useful thing he said). He seemed confused by CC.

Finally he told me: "Don't worry you will get an interview notice from TSC, then you can come back here". He also pointed to the interview room.
:p
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StillPatient said:
Hi All,

Called up TSC yesterday using the POJ technique and updated the address on my and my wife's 485. The IO said that my case is "pending" after confirming again that my NC is clear and not yet assigned to an officer.

Saw an LUD today on both our cases as a result of the addr. update.

Interestingly there was no LUD last year when I did an address change.

I had also started an enquiry last week, may be that triggered the LUD, but way back in April'07 the enquiry resulted in an LUD only on mine and not on my wife's 485. Then again the standards might have changed.

Spoke to Ks_CC a few days back, said hi to everybody.

-Still
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Hi Still,
I did the same. Called up the service center using POJ and opened a SR. I found out today that my spouses name check was clear, so the only thing thats pending is my background check.
I saw the EB2 dates for India retrogress back to 2000. Those dates have to be taken with a grain of salt of USCIS is to be beleived. A mere 6 months ago, everyone and their mother was current. I am pretty sure those dates will move forward (most of the peeps on CC should not be affected though)
Wishing everyone a happy and safe holidays.
-hu
 
I applied for my 485 in 2005 and spouse in 2007, will I be able to use cross chargeability based on her country of birth now?
 
It is tricky since everyone at the service center does not know about the cross-chargeability clause. So, you or your lawyer have to be very particular about how you request the service center to consider your case as cross-chargeability. Also, I would suggest that you put a cover sheet on your package that you send to service center, that screams in bold letters "ATTENTION: SUPERVISOR; CROSS-CHARGEABILITY CASE; REQUEST TO APPLY SPOUSE'S BIRTH COUNTRY FOR THE VISA NUMBER AVAILABILITY"

sri27 said:
I applied for my 485 in 2005 and spouse in 2007, will I be able to use cross chargeability based on her country of birth now?
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Hi all,

My I-485 application has been stuck in FBI name check for nearly a year now. I have tried contacting the senator's and congressman's office to expedite the process, but it has not yielded any result. Now I guess I have the First Lady's office & the FOIPA request to pursue. I tried searching for FOIPA form on google, but I got an FOIA request form on the FBI's webpage. Is that the correct form? Could someone please post the link to the form?
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Rania
 
rania said:
Hi all,

My I-485 application has been stuck in FBI name check for nearly a year now. I have tried contacting the senator's and congressman's office to expedite the process, but it has not yielded any result. Now I guess I have the First Lady's office & the FOIPA request to pursue. I tried searching for FOIPA form on google, but I got an FOIA request form on the FBI's webpage. Is that the correct form? Could someone please post the link to the form?
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Rania
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Hi Raina,

That is the form, go ahead, good luck.

Dont expect anything from the FL's office before 3 months after u send in the letter. Remember to attach a copy of ur 485 apps(4 both) zerox.

Good luck buddy and keep us posted.

-Still
 
Thanks

Still,

Thanks for responding to my message. I will keep you posted about developments in my case. I am so tired of this whole process!

Good luck to you too...hope your case gets approved very soon.

Rania
 
GC Received.

Hi All,

Both my wife and I received our GC's last friday.
I had cleared namecheck on Oct 18th and it took 2 months to get the final approval.
I had to approach the senator's office and had to write to the USCIS ombudsman's office to get cross-chargeability applied on our case. I also had our lawyer send a letter to NSC.

For namecheck clearance I had to write a number of letters. I wrote to everyone from the senator, to FBI chief, Attorney General, President, Vice-President, First Lady, ombudsman and secretary homeland security. I think First Lady, Vice President and President's office helped me in clearing Name Check. In response to one of those namecheck letters, I got a reply from USCIS customer service specialist saying that there were no visas for India and that is why the application couldn't be approved.

After I cleared namecheck, I used that letter to push my senator's office to do something about my case as our case should have been treated under cross-chargeability. I believe the senator's office did push NSC and got the ball rolling.

I wish you all best of luck.

I would like to thank the forum and especially ks_cc, vikram77, navneetsharma and other guys who helped out with great ideas on what to do next.
 
Mansarovar3000 said:
Hi All,

Both my wife and I received our GC's last friday.
I had cleared namecheck on Oct 18th and it took 2 months to get the final approval.
I had to approach the senator's office and had to write to the USCIS ombudsman's office to get cross-chargeability applied on our case. I also had our lawyer send a letter to NSC.

For namecheck clearance I had to write a number of letters. I wrote to everyone from the senator, to FBI chief, Attorney General, President, Vice-President, First Lady, ombudsman and secretary homeland security. I think First Lady, Vice President and President's office helped me in clearing Name Check. In response to one of those namecheck letters, I got a reply from USCIS customer service specialist saying that there were no visas for India and that is why the application couldn't be approved.

After I cleared namecheck, I used that letter to push my senator's office to do something about my case as our case should have been treated under cross-chargeability. I believe the senator's office did push NSC and got the ball rolling.

I wish you all best of luck.

I would like to thank the forum and especially ks_cc, vikram77, navneetsharma and other guys who helped out with great ideas on what to do next.
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Hi Mansarovar,

Congratulations once again!
My NC got cleared on 11/7 so I should get the approval email on 2nd Jan '08. Well nobody knows except God, just trying to remain optimistic.

-Still
 
Just wondering ... since I believe POJ and InfoPass are the only two methods to find out FBI NC status, how often have you guys, on an average, called the USCIS office using POJ technique to find out status of FBI NC?

I have already called NSC using POJ technique 2 or 3 times to check on FBI NC, and I'm now nervous to call again to see if its been cleared. Has anyone in here been yelled at, or advised by any rep not to call so often or something along those lines? Just wondering.

Thanks for all the help everyone. Wish you all a very happy new year in advance!
 
umasslowell2002 said:
Just wondering ... since I believe POJ and InfoPass are the only two methods to find out FBI NC status, how often have you guys, on an average, called the USCIS office using POJ technique to find out status of FBI NC?

I have already called NSC using POJ technique 2 or 3 times to check on FBI NC, and I'm now nervous to call again to see if its been cleared. Has anyone in here been yelled at, or advised by any rep not to call so often or something along those lines? Just wondering.

Thanks for all the help everyone. Wish you all a very happy new year in advance!
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I once got redirected to the National Service Center because at TSC no one was available, I guess it was lunch time and the IO there told me that I had initiated an enq about a week ago, so I got to wait.

But @ TSC/NSC they dont keep a tab.

-Still
 
Hi everyone,

A part of my New Years resolution is to keep tab on where our GC process is. I could do with some guidance from those who have already done it. So here goes:

1. Our last LUD is November 1, 2007 (after finger printing). When should I contact TSC using POJ to find out about our FBI name check? Is it too early? Would an InfoPASS appointment be better than a phone call?

2. Assuming I will be stuck in name check, when should I start writing letters to the First Lady's office? Or should I start with the Senator's office? (I am in NJ).

A Happy New Year to all on board (in advance)!!
 
dojidesi said:
Hi everyone,

A part of my New Years resolution is to keep tab on where our GC process is. I could do with some guidance from those who have already done it. So here goes:

1. Our last LUD is November 1, 2007 (after finger printing). When should I contact TSC using POJ to find out about our FBI name check? Is it too early? Would an InfoPASS appointment be better than a phone call?

2. Assuming I will be stuck in name check, when should I start writing letters to the First Lady's office? Or should I start with the Senator's office? (I am in NJ).

A Happy New Year to all on board (in advance)!!
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Hi Dojidesi,

Happy New Year to you as well!

Its never too early to keep a tab on your green card process. Feel free to call TSC using POJ and you could get info on your Name Check. Also, if you do find out that you are stuck in the name check, you can start writing letters early on itself. Its always good to be proactive on your case. Atleast thats what I feel!

Cheers!
Navneet
 
Spoke withan IO this this morning

I spoke with an immigration officer this morning and she gave me little bit of good news.

Per officer both the cases have cleared the name check process and everything looks good.

But she told me that these cases will be assigned to an officer or processed when priority date is current for my case. I tried to explain that my priority date is current based on cross chargeability. But according to her these cases will be processed according to the primary applicant.

I have already requested my lawyer to initiate a request to apply cross chargeability for my case.

What should I do next?

Please advice.

VS
 
I am at the same place

vsaxena said:
I spoke with an immigration officer this morning and she gave me little bit of good news.

Per officer both the cases have cleared the name check process and everything looks good.

But she told me that these cases will be assigned to an officer or processed when priority date is current for my case. I tried to explain that my priority date is current based on cross chargeability. But according to her these cases will be processed according to the primary applicant.

I have already requested my lawyer to initiate a request to apply cross chargeability for my case.

What should I do next?

Please advice.

VS
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Its frustrating as the IOs dont seem to know about CC. We have sent letters, fax etc. Keep checking and ask your lawyer to be persistent.
 
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