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The earlier you go the better since they might stop taking additional applicants once they reach the maximum they can process, but there is no hard and fast cutoff time. You can certainly try going at 10 or 11 am but most people today came before 9 am. -Bambaiya

No problem at all without the InfoPass appointment. But my approval notice actually said that I can go any Friday between 7:30 and 4:00 to get my passport stamped. (I wouldn't rely on what is written on the notice though -- It still has lots of outdated and incorrect information about ADIT...

This morning my wife and I went to the BCIS office in Federal Plaza (downtown Manhattan). We reached there at 7:45 am (the office opens at 7:30). Huge place. Took about 20 minutes to get through security. Wasted 15 minutes standing in the wrong line and then 30 minutes getting an electronic...

Thanks for the helpful suggestions everyone! This morning my wife and I went to the BCIS office in Federal Plaza (downtown Manhattan). We reached there at 7:45 am (the office opens at 7:30). Huge place. Took about 20 minutes to get through security. Wasted 15 minutes standing in the wrong...

Mahi: Thanks very much for this information. My wife and I also need to go to the Federal Plaza office in NY. Based on your info we are planning to go tomorrow too (since our notice says Friday), without INFOPASS appointment. Hopefully things will work out! :rolleyes: By the way, we...

My wife and I got I-485 approvals earlier this week and today we received the hardcopy courtesy notices. :) But there is a problem: We are supposed to travel abroad on the 16th of October and unfortunately the earliest INFOPASS appointment which is available online in NYC is for the 21st...

Its official -- Got approval emails!! I got the 4 approval emails (for me and my wife) about 5 minutes ago. So its official, we're approved! :) Best wishes for a speedy approval to other participants on this forum. -Bambaiya Details of our application: I140/I485 filed: September...

Thanks for the responses guys, that's reassuring. Prahalad: I had a followup question for you -- You mentioned that you found out that you were approved on the 1st of Sept and that you got your passports stamped as soon as the 8th. That was remarkably fast! Were you able to get the...

It has been more than two years since I applied for my and my wife's I-485 so yesterday I sent an email to the local House of Representative's office giving them my details and requesting them to find out the status of the applications. Today a very polite and helpful lady called me saying that...

Another early fingerprinting data-point: My wife and I received fingerprinting notices with appointments for 18th October but since we will be travelling then, we walked in for early fingerprinting at the Varick Street ASC in Manhattan last week. Went very smoothly, no one even asked why we...

Another early fingerprinting data-point: My wife and I received fingerprinting notices with appointments for 18th October but since we will be travelling then, we walked in for early fingerprinting at the Varick Street ASC in Manhattan last week. Went very smoothly, no one even asked why we...