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    Passport Card First Name + Middle Name can not exceed 18 characters! Applicants beware!

    My given name is a 2 part name with more than 18 characters. I had applied for passport book & passport card. Received a letter from Passport office giving me the option of shortening my first name + middle name to be within 18 characters in both passport card and passport book or opting to...
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    April 2012 N-400 Tracker

    Sending N-400 application today to Lewisville
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    Indian stocks bought as a resident Indian - what to do before naturalization

    I have a year before applying for naturalization and planning a trip to India in the coming weeks. I have some Indian stocks in paper format and some in DEMAT format which I purchased many years ago when I lived in India. Is it necessary to dispose them off before taking up US citizenship...
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    Wrong info on Approval Notices

    I noticed the following errors in I-485 approval notices: Receipt date = Notice date of I-485 Priority date = Notice date of I-485 (Not the labor filing date) The great folks in TSC do not know the meaning of Priority date. No wonder they took so long to process our cases! Wrong category...
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    Urgent!!!How to get stamping or emergency AP in this case?

    I have still not received any official communication from USCIS for my case which was approved by Dallas local office on June 20 & transferred to TSC on July 5 as per Congressman's office. On line status shows "Current Status: Pending at the office to which it was transferred". This morning I...
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    Form G-731T Inquiry About Status of I-551

    Just wanted to let you folks know that you can send Form G-731T Inquiry About Status of I-551 Alien Registration Card to Texas Service Center, if you have not received your Green Card within a reasonable time from the date of approval!
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    Transfer back to TSC from local office

    In today's Infopass visit to Dallas local office, I was told "Your case has been transferred back to TSC on 07/05/07; You may write to TSC if you want any further info". This information was given out by the person at the window where they normally issue tokens for going inside the office. She...
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    Any one to beat this record

    Is there any one who was not caught in name check delay to beat my record?:D Approval in 1588 days from the date of concurrent filing in 1553 days after clearing name check in 955 days after transfer to local office for interview in 631 days after successful completion of interview in...
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    Light at the end of the tunnel

    Just received word from Congressman's office that my I-485 has been approved and the dependents are expected to be approved in a day or two:)
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    Any recent approvals from Dallas local office?

    Are there any recent approvals from Dallas local office after the PD became current in June? Still waiting for approval (630 days after successful completion of I-485 interview)
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    1573 days from RD and still waiting

    This thread is for venting the frustration of all seniors who are still waiting for GC;) 1573 days have gone since concurrent filing date! 616 days have gone after successful completion of interview!! Name check cleared in early 2003!!! USCIS proudly declares they have met the 6 months (180...
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    Merit-based immigration - Draft Compromise Bill

    MERIT-BASED IMMIGRANTS- This thread is to start discussions on the following sections of Draft Compromise Bill: *Worldwide Level of Merit-Based, Special, and Employment Creation Immigrants- *(1) IN GENERAL- The worldwide level of merit-based, special, and employment creation immigrants...
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    PD will be current in June. How to expedite FP notice

    My PD will be current once again in June:) Unfortunately my FP2 has expired long ago. Any suggestions on how we can expedite getting FP notice? I am planning to take an InfoPass appointment to go to Dallas district office and find out.
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    Visa Cut-Off Dates - How are they established?

    There seems to be a method in their madness in establishing Visa Cut-Off dates. Please see the following remarks in November Visa Bulletin: Allocations were made, to the extent possible under the numerical limitations, for the demand received by October 6th in the chronological order of the...
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    Why Retrogression? To reduce backlogs and processing times

    According to CIS Ombudsman's report to Congress in June 2006: In April 2006, USCIS estimated the number of pending employment-based green cards to be between 170,975 and 229,291. USCIS further estimated that it will complete 136,254 employment-based applications in FY'06. --- Thus it remains...
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    How are the cutoff dates determined by DOS?

    In August 2005, the Ombudsman began hosting a series of meetings between USCIS and DOS. Since September 2005, the DOL also has participated. The meetings were to develop useful communications among these entities regarding visa availability and expected demand. Based on these meetings, DOS was...
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    Client location in other than homestate of LLC

    I am one of the two partners in a Limited Liability Company incorporated in Texas. If I take up an order to do information technology consulting work at Clients sites located in other states, is there any requirement to register with the states where Clients site is located? Does my company have...
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    USCIS monthly statistics for Feb2006

    Looks like it is business as usual for USCIS inspite of retrogression: I-485 Jan-06 Feb-06 Pending 813,270 776,285 Receipts 45,319 46,617 Approvals*82,304 * Approvals = Pending for the month + Receipts for the month - Pending for the next month This figure may include some denials too...
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    Wanted a Special Ordinance to recapture EB visas

    We want immediate recapture of unutilized EB visas from previous years to end retrogression! Does the President of USA have the powers to promulgate a special ordinance to recapture EB visas?
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    Ombudsman recommends Multi-year EADs

    Ombudsman recommends to USCIS that it 1) begin issuance of multi-year EADs 2) issue EADs valid as of the date that any previous issuance expires. Hope USCIS will implement these recommendations soon. http://www.dhs.gov/interweb/assetlibrary/CISOmbudsman_RR_25_EAD_03-20-06.pdf
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