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    Got approval email

    I recd only one email stating that the "notice welcoming the new permanent resident has been mailed". Also the USCIS website also shows this update. No "card ordered" mail yet.
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    Got approval email

    Got email stating "notice has been mailed welcoming the new permanent resident". Waiting for the card now... Had previously written to FL and congressmen but not sure if it helped as I did not receive any positive response from them. Wish you all luck in getting out of this mindnumbing &...
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    RFE and uncleared NC

    NC is initiated as soon as you file AOS, and USCIS does not wait for NC results to start working on the other processes that are within their control. They will worked on these in parallel. So it is possible to see RFEs both before and after your NC adjudication. You might have also seen cases...
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    Name Check - 180 days rule?

    Since USCIS is the entity that is getting paid for this service they are liable to meet timelines as well, whether they contract part of the work to another agency (FBI) or not. This seems to me a good enough reason for lawyers to build a case.
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    Name Check - 180 days rule?

    Section 202 (8 U.S.C. § 1571) of the Title II of the American Competitiveness in Twenty-first Century Act of 2000 (AC21) clearly lays down the parameters of reasonableness in immigration adjudication, stating: “…It is the sense of Congress that the processing of an immigration benefit...
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    Good news for namecheck sufferers?

    No that timeline applies only for "Border security", and not for "background checks", per the press release.
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    Name Check - 180 days rule?

    I believe it used to be 180 days for EB visas also, but USCIS has very cleverly removed that from the applications about a year ago due to the backlog. However it still applies for family based GCs. Some of the WOM cases being filed these days are from the family based category for violation of...
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    Struck in FBI Name Check

    I think a class action suit against USCIS is required. Can't blame FBI since I believe they get $25 per name check. At the sametime USCIS earns ~$300m/year (from their latest annual report) from AOS, EAD & AP renewals, all for mailing out a couple of official documents. There is no grunt work...
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    Name Check - Bumper Sticker

    A few more... Life in limbo... Victim of FBI Name Check Delays. My Life's on Hold for 4 years. Victim of FBI Name Check Delays. Name Check Delays: USCIS rakes in $m's, while FBI takes the blame! Feels like Solitary Confinement. When you are stuck in FBI's name check! In a...
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    Gandhigiri option for Name check clearance - what you do think

    Was the class action lawsuit against FBI or USCIS? I think we should file one against USCIS since they take the fees and are therefore responsible and should commit to a timeframe. This might then force some intra agency efforts to reduce the backlog. Based on FBI statements in the press, money...
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    I-485 District Office Rapid Adjustment (DORA) Pilot Program

    Applies for family based GC applicants.
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    Stuck in Namecheck

    Stuck in the NC process since May '06
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    Not Fair.... AT ALL no First In First Out

    Why should USCIS care about visas getting wasted? Granted fingers will be pointing, but they are thick skinned anyway. Its all about money. I believe there are 92,000 cases waiting for PD to be current. Now that they will be current and considering each applicant brings in $350 (AP $170 + EAD...
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    Approval Tracker - Excel sheet

    added my case added my case details
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    Security Check / Name Check

    USCIS sends an inquiry to FBI for name check almost immediately. It seems to take about 2 years for approval. Yours seems late since your RD is Dec '03. You need to inquire. Contact FBI, USCIS, senators, congressmen, their mothers, fathers, uncles and aunts, if possible!
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    Letter to First Lady Laura Bush does NOT work ! :( GURUS please read

    Captain, What you mean by "dismiss the motion"? I have seen the USCIS memo and it says that they will fight the cases in court. I think it is just a facade that they are presenting to discourage applicants from pursuing WOM. I have seen WOM cases being approved in favor of the applicant even...
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    Letter to First Lady Laura Bush does NOT work ! :( GURUS please read

    Do you have copy of the 485 receipt? I believe USCIS does mention a timeframe (180 days) for processing of AOS applications in the receipts. I think you might have a case for WOM if your receipt indicates that timeframe. I know family-based 485 applicants are aggressively pursuing WOM since...
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    Received a letter from FBI regarding Name Check

    antoniao77 Quote antoniao77..."please be clear on these questions bcs i'm goin through the same process with the FL AND VP and i need output from ur experience" ...Not sure if anyone would care what you are going through, especially with that sort of language. Learn to be polite. There is no...
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    Response from FBI regarding namecheck

    FBI is closing out all avenues by which the applicant can "jump the line" for name check. First the WOM cases and now First Lady. Our only hope now seems to be Senator Obama's "Citizenship Promotion Act". However someone called the Senator's office and they said that we should not expect...
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    H-1 extension

    H1 Extensions Jim: If that is the case, can I file for I-140 without an approved LC? Suresh
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