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Approved Received my approval notices today for me and my wife. yuans2 did you receive the cards ? Do I need to schedule a Infopass appt ? Thanks and good luck to everyone, h1empl

Congrats Congrats yuans2, My case is similar. Did my FP2 on 6/29/06. Hope it ends like yours. h1empl

Demand/Intent to sue letter timeauti,gegemon,peeved, I am preparing the mandamus petition. I thought its better to send demand/intent to sue letter as I had heard from some of you to be on the safer side. Do I need to send a draft copy of my petition as well or just a letter is enough (to...

Name Check is Primary issue It is an affront to the system. 3 years after filing my 485 my name check is still pending. If they are supposed to be completed in 3 days time (72hours), why does it take 3 years and still no action ? I have received my 4th EAD - while people applying for 485 in...

congrats - great news timaeuti, congrats ! great news. Could you send me details of the law firm you used and copy of your petition. regards, h1empl

timeauti, Good luck. Did you apply for EAD renewal ? I hae applied for my 4th EAD (3rd renewal). Hope to file the suit after the EAD is approved.

timaeuti timaeuti, any update in your petition ?

aptly said I think a collective Mandamus law suit against FBI and INS for Name check delays is better than individuals spending thousands of $$$.

VSC attorney >I had already started collecting ammunition to prove I had made every possible >effort before going to court. (USCIS inquiries, FBI name check status requests, >FOIPA request etc.) The only thing I didn't try was congressional inquiry >because in CA the congressmen do not provide...

Congratulations Congratulations Peeved ! Enjoy your much deserved freedom. Can very well understand your journey. I am still going through it. Interesting to note that they acted on your notice of intent to file for Manadamus. I guess I will first do that.

crocodile tears >I called VSC and talked to their rep. The rep was very nice. He said he >himself is frustrated with FBI Name Check delay an his subsequent unability >to give unsatisfactory explanation. timeauti, Thats a lot of crocodile tears from the rep to make you sick even more.

Filing steps Gegemon, Thanks for the steps. I just called the court clerk to obtain the pro se package. Do I have to file in a specific federal court office based on my county of residence ? I am in NJ - middlesex county - what would be my Federal court where I have to file ? Thanks

timaeuti - lawyer fees timaeuti, How much is your lawyer charging for that ?

extreme frustration I am just extremely frustrated today as I just learned that a colleagues 485 got approved. He applied only in Feb 2005 and then had got 1 EAD. I recall my labour was filed exactly 8 years ago - labor approved and 140 approved 7 years ago. 485 filed July 2003 - just applied...

Detailed steps for filing mandamus petition Gegemon, timaeuti, Please give me detailed steps for filing the mandamus petition. I have to do it now. I have downloaded some documents from this thread and the other thread that Gegemon sent. timaeuti - did you send a demand letter before filing ...

Name check priority date puzzle Gegemon, My name check query and FOIPA request with FBI also was returned saying that INS request was received by FBI only in Feb 2005. I filed 485 in July/Aug 2003. My finger print was done in Sept 2004. I don't understand what you mean by 'name check priority...

Thanks Gegemon, Thanks for posting your petition template. My case timeline etc, situation very closely resembles yours. My case is out of retrogression from this month. So I will file the petition in a couple of weeks.

Congratulations Gegemon ! Congratulations Gegemon ! Thanks for updating us. Looks like the mandamus filing did work. Can you send me a draft of the petition ? Thanks very much. Enjoy your freedom !

Update on mandamus petition Hi Gegemon, Any update on your mandamus petition ?

Good job When I had written to German Consulate in NYC, I had got a written reply from them (email) which said I need a transit visa. Any way this letter from Chicago consulate certainly helps even though it is contradicting - especially if you are in a hurry and have to travel through Germany.