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terdampar

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I was granted back in early 2002 but I just submitted my aplication for GC in May 2006 (long story). I sent my aplication (I-485) to Nebraska Office, anyway 10 months ago they sent me a notice letter that my case had been transferred to San Francisco Asylum Office. After I noticed online that they (SF Asylum Office) were processing for the aplications sent after my date and since I had not received anything from them, I called the office and to get a surprising answer that they did not have my case! I was shocked. They suggested me to call Nebraska Office for confirmation again. I did and just to get the response as follow: Eventhough my case had been transferred to SF Office (She even said precisely that my case was transferred to SF Immigration Office not to the SF Asylum Office while the notice letter said otherwise) but my case is still being processed in Nebraska Office (meaning I have to follow up the date of processing in this office). The transfer means only that in case they need to interview me or anything I should go to SF Office instead of Nebraska, that's what she said.
I am getting really confused here. I tried to send letters to both office and have no response so far.

Has any of you had similar experience like mine? Would you please share what I have to do? I don't mind waiting but it should be for something clear and certain. I am being worried.

Please help. Thank you all
 
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The transfer should be in the District Office (400 washington St. SF) and not at the Asylum Office (75 hawthorn St. SF).
Make an infoPass appointment, you should be fine. Remember, you were approved at 2002, and applied for adjustment at 2007, the 5 years of wait arise lot of suspicion.
Best Luck.
 
Thanks

So I guess it's a typo on the notice letter? Well anyway do you suggest that I have to go to the SF Immigration Office? I live in Seattle now and I don't mind if I have to fly to SF, but what if the Nebraska Office is correct. My trip would be useless.
By the way Anybody here have a list of phone no. in SF Office that I can call?

Thanks.
 
Again

I rethink what if the Nebraska Officer is right and it complies with what I read in their website as follow:

Processing Times for Asylee Adjustment Cases

The Service is receiving between 25,405– 43,881 applications per year. Consequently, as of February 21, 2007, approximately 88,035 asylee adjustment applications were pending. We anticipate that we will process pending applications according to the following schedule:

Date Received (Mail Date)
On or before June 30, 2005
Timeframe to be Processed June 1, 2007
Date Received (Mail Date)
July 1, 2005 - March 31, 2007
Timeframe to be Processed September 30, 2007
Date Received (Mail Date)On or after
April 1, 2007
Timeframe to be Processed
Within 6 months of receipt

We emphasize that these dates are APPROXIMATIONS; unforeseen occurrences may delay processing.

It means I don't have to fly to SF for confirmation. It means that I will have to be patient until Sept 30 this year.
What you guys think?

To answer why it takes 4 years for me to apply, well I moved around and never thought of going back anyway so I delayed it from time to time. Now that my mom is getting old and sick I am just afraid that sometime someday I will have to go back (sigh).
 
please relax

terdampar said:
Anybody care to reply? :confused:
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dear friend: dont get panic

my wife case was transferred from nebraska center to texas center

and finally to san francisco office, luckly we live in san francisco,

she got appointment letter from SF office 2 months after her case transferred to SF, she went to the interview and got approved withinn 15 minutes,

you will get interview appointment very soon, dont call the INS, THEY WILL GIVE YOU ONLY WRONG INFORMATION AND YOU WILL GET MORE CONFUSED,

my advice to you is just wait for the apponitment letter from SF OFFICE,

DONT WASTE YOUR TIME ON INFOPASS , THEY CANT HELP YOU IN ANYTHING,

Most likely they will tell you what i told you, just wait for the interview letter


good luck to you
 
Mr. Terdampar:

I too live in Seattle:

As you said your case is confusing; If you have told us how you got your asylum either as principal or derivative, I could have given you better answer, but because that information is not available to me my answer will be just a guess, and I hope it will be helpful.

Firs of all those people at the 1800 you speak at phone are not helpful. They don’t have much information.

Second, there are a number of reasons that your case may be referred to San Francisco Asylum office and that is they are reviewing your original grant of asylum; they are not considering your greencard application. There is no asylum office in Seattle; the office in San Francisco has jurisdiction over it, and they come ones in a while and interview people. You don’t need to travel there.

Thirdly, if everything is ok and they want to interview you for you greencard, the USCIS has a office in Tukwila that does that. They wouldn’t have sent your case that office.

If it is not a typo, and they sent your case to that asylum office, there are a number of scenarios you should consider. First, you might have got your asylum through your wife and you divorce now; if this is the case, you can’t adjust your case, and your case will be referred to the San Francisco asylum office. They will interview you in Seattle, create you a new file and send your case to Nebraska Service Center for greencard processing. Another reason might have to do with if you were under 21 at the time of grant of asylum and you are now over 21 and married. In this case, you will need to go through asylum interview. Another case, that you were under 21 at the time of grant of asylum and you age out now over 21. there are different laws that apply to this situation, but it is a good reason that they can refer your case to that asylum office. In all of those cases, they would have sent you asylum application explaining you the procedures.

The final reason and the most serious one is that possibility that they are reviewing your original grant of asylum. The asylum office may feel upon review that the original grant of asylum was wrong, and they may need to review the case.

My advice: my case was transferred from Nebraska Service Center to San Francisco Asylum office. I was interviewed in Seattle.

The best way for you to get information for your case is make an Inpass here…
https://infopass.uscis.gov/infopass.php?PHPSESSID=772aba9ec655583862dd892a328fc678
make an appointment and speak with immigration officer. These guys have access to you file and they can tell you where you file is. Ones I went there they were helpful. For example, if your case was sent there by mistake, they are able to transfer your case here because they have jurisdiction over the case, and I helped some people whose cases got transferred wrong place back here.

In all cases wish you the best; you will get your greencard, but you will need some work and patience…good luck
 
John Smith 1 said:
dear friend: dont get panic

my wife case was transferred from nebraska center to texas center

and finally to san francisco office, luckly we live in san francisco,

she got appointment letter from SF office 2 months after her case transferred to SF, she went to the interview and got approved withinn 15 minutes,

you will get interview appointment very soon, dont call the INS, THEY WILL GIVE YOU ONLY WRONG INFORMATION AND YOU WILL GET MORE CONFUSED,

my advice to you is just wait for the apponitment letter from SF OFFICE,

DONT WASTE YOUR TIME ON INFOPASS , THEY CANT HELP YOU IN ANYTHING,

Most likely they will tell you what i told you, just wait for the interview letter


good luck to you
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There is local USCIS office in Seattle, that has jurisdiction over the case. There is no way he will be interviewed in San Francisisco USCIS office, and they won't send him interview letter relating greencard interview. His got transfered to that office by mistake in which case he will need to visit his local office that has jurisdiction over the case, or he will be interviewed for asylum, and the San fra has jurisdiction over the case.....In case, he can't wait for them...he has to understand his situation.....
 
Hi Faysal,

Thank you very much for the explanation.
Now let me answer some of your questions;

If you have told us how you got your asylum either as principal or derivative

- I am single and so I am the principal.


there are a number of reasons that your case may be referred to San Francisco Asylum office and that is they are reviewing your original grant of asylum; they are not considering your greencard application. There is no asylum office in Seattle; the office in San Francisco has jurisdiction over it, and they come ones in a while and interview people. You don’t need to travel there.

- So you mean that they are going to reject my aplication? I heard just a few cases are re-reviewed, but you could be right. Though I am still confused because when I called SF Asylum Offfice they said they did not have my case on hand. This is their phone number not the 1-800.


if everything is ok and they want to interview you for you greencard, the USCIS has a office in Tukwila that does that. They wouldn’t have sent your case that office.

- Could you please elabotate more on this? I am not quite following.

The final reason and the most serious one is that possibility that they are reviewing your original grant of asylum. The asylum office may feel upon review that the original grant of asylum was wrong, and they may need to review the case.

- You've made me feel uneasy. I can not sleep well now until I got the exact truth about my case whereabout. :-(


The best way for you to get information for your case is make an Inpass here…

- So I have to make Infopass in Seattle or in SF Field Office? I am getting more confused.

Do you mind if I email you?
Thanks anyway.
 
First of all take it easy. We all went through this and we understand the pain and confusion you are expressing. My case was once transferred to San Francisco and it was hell. The people you are speaking with are not helpful.

There is one thing that I want you to understand. Asylum offices and USCIS local office. Asylum offices handle asylum cases. Once we get asylum grant, and we file for greencard, USCIS handle our case. We sent our application to Nebraska Serves Center, and most of applications get approved there. There are some applicants whose cases are sent back to local USCIS for interview. This is normal, and the interview is just formality and most people get their greencards easily.


Now, your case you sent to Nebraska Service Center. If they want to process your case for greencard, they would have sent your case to the Seattle district office in Tukwila. It is possible that your case may have been sent to San Francisco by mistake. If this is the case, you will need to make an inforpass appointment with the Seattle office. They have access your case, and they can give you an answer as to where your file and why it was sent there.

There is no possibility that your case will be processed in San Francisco unless it is asylum case. As I told you earlier, the asylum office in San Francisco has jurisdiction over Washington state in cases relating asylum.

Again you will need to visit the USCIS office in Seattle. Make an Infopass appointment with them. This the Seattle office. and you are very well come to email me......
 
No I never live in SF. My asylum case was granted back when I still lived in Virginia. So I wonder why they did not send my case back to VA if they would like to re-open it.
 
terdampar said:
Hi Faysal,

Thank you very much for the explanation.
Now let me answer some of your questions;

If you have told us how you got your asylum either as principal or derivative

- I am single and so I am the principal.


there are a number of reasons that your case may be referred to San Francisco Asylum office and that is they are reviewing your original grant of asylum; they are not considering your greencard application. There is no asylum office in Seattle; the office in San Francisco has jurisdiction over it, and they come ones in a while and interview people. You don’t need to travel there.

- So you mean that they are going to reject my aplication? I heard just a few cases are re-reviewed, but you could be right. Though I am still confused because when I called SF Asylum Offfice they said they did not have my case on hand. This is their phone number not the 1-800.


if everything is ok and they want to interview you for you greencard, the USCIS has a office in Tukwila that does that. They wouldn’t have sent your case that office.

- Could you please elabotate more on this? I am not quite following.

The final reason and the most serious one is that possibility that they are reviewing your original grant of asylum. The asylum office may feel upon review that the original grant of asylum was wrong, and they may need to review the case.

- You've made me feel uneasy. I can not sleep well now until I got the exact truth about my case whereabout. :-(


The best way for you to get information for your case is make an Inpass here…

- So I have to make Infopass in Seattle or in SF Field Office? I am getting more confused.

Do you mind if I email you?
Thanks anyway.
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"I am single and so I am the principal," were you single at the time you applied for asylum? and you were given asylum on your own, or were you dependent at the time of asylum and single now?
 
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