It was such a breeze. The Boston INS is in the JFK building. The only entrance is in the front as they have closed all other entrances for public due to security concerns. We took the Orance line to the Haymarket Stop. This is the best way to get there (or take the Green line to Haymarket stop) as street parking is tough to get and the parking in Government Center garage is very expensive. The JFK building is right in front of the Haymarket station, across the street. We reached there around 7:20 AM in room E160 and there were about 4-5 persons ahead of us. We waited in the queue for about 3-4 minutes and showed our approval notices (courtesy copy) to the lady at the desk. She gave us two numbers and asked us to go out, get the Form I-89 and wait for our turn. We went outside the room at the kiosk desk and she took our finger prints (only the index finger) and signatures and gave us the form. She also asked us not to write anything on it.
The numbers they gave us showed 45 min wait time. Since no food or drinks are allowed inside, we went out and had coffee and a bagel in the cafeteria, inside the JFK building. Came back and waited for five more minutes and our numbers were called. There were a lot of people inside, but most were due to other reasons like EAD, AP, other issues, etc. At the counter, the officer took our passports, EADs, two pictures, and I-94s. She also asked me if we had any travel documents. I said we had none. She then just stamped the passports and gave it back to us. It had the temporary stamp on it, valid till Dec 2002. She said that we would surely get our green cards by then. She said this is just like when you apply for the Drivers license and they give you a temporary license to use for now, and then at a later date, the physical card arrives by mail. I got the point. Finally, I looked at my watch and it was only 8:15 and we were done.
Let me know if anyone has any questions, I would be on the board for a little while.
-- bon_bon
The numbers they gave us showed 45 min wait time. Since no food or drinks are allowed inside, we went out and had coffee and a bagel in the cafeteria, inside the JFK building. Came back and waited for five more minutes and our numbers were called. There were a lot of people inside, but most were due to other reasons like EAD, AP, other issues, etc. At the counter, the officer took our passports, EADs, two pictures, and I-94s. She also asked me if we had any travel documents. I said we had none. She then just stamped the passports and gave it back to us. It had the temporary stamp on it, valid till Dec 2002. She said that we would surely get our green cards by then. She said this is just like when you apply for the Drivers license and they give you a temporary license to use for now, and then at a later date, the physical card arrives by mail. I got the point. Finally, I looked at my watch and it was only 8:15 and we were done.
Let me know if anyone has any questions, I would be on the board for a little while.
-- bon_bon