pukhtoon101
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Hello Everyone:
Just today our I-485 cases (Mine and my wife's) were transferred to the Detroit local office in order to schedule an interview. Atleast, that is what the email from USCIS says. Here is our original filing dates:
FILED AT THE VERMONT SERVICE CENTER
I-485 (Reciept Date): 02/13/2003
I-485 (Notice Date): 03/02/2003
Here is some quick background. I had recieved an RFE about a month back requiring me to explain why me and my wife's residence addresses were different. I work for a consulting company and therefore have to move from project to project. When my last project got done (which was in Detroit), there was a period of about a month before the start of the next project when we moved back to my sister's place in Illinois and changed our addresses with BCIS. Well, about a month later we were back in Detroit for another project. Our lawyer (company lawyer) sent in the change of address again, this time from Illinois to Detroit. My address got update but somehow my wife's fell through the cracks... Thus the RFE.
In any event my lawyer sent a response to the RFE and updated my wife's address and I thought that to be the end of it. However, now ours cases got transferred to a local office.
Our cases are pretty run-of-the-mill i.e no arrests, no convictions, have been working for the same company that filed our petitions for the last 4 years, some speeding & parking tickets but everything has been paid in time, I am from a high risk country that might require additional screening, have a son who is a born US citizen. The only thing that sticks in my mind is our frequent moves, but I duly informed USCIS everytime by filing AR-11.
So here are my concerns:
1) Does a transfer to a local office signify a problem with our petitions?
2) Is there a greater possibility of denial given our circumstances and the transfer to local office?
3) Could the transfer have been the result of the RFE and our close and repeated moves necessitated by the nature of my job?
4) What is the time frame (ball park) for getting an interview scheduled at the Detroit INS office?
5) Should I contact another lawyer and arrange him to inquire from USICS since my company lawyer is nothing more than a robot and is only trained to file paper work and does notfurnish any worth while advice?
6) Should I call USCIS directly to inquire about the transfer?
Any help/advice/suggestion/experience from any good soul would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
- P
Just today our I-485 cases (Mine and my wife's) were transferred to the Detroit local office in order to schedule an interview. Atleast, that is what the email from USCIS says. Here is our original filing dates:
FILED AT THE VERMONT SERVICE CENTER
I-485 (Reciept Date): 02/13/2003
I-485 (Notice Date): 03/02/2003
Here is some quick background. I had recieved an RFE about a month back requiring me to explain why me and my wife's residence addresses were different. I work for a consulting company and therefore have to move from project to project. When my last project got done (which was in Detroit), there was a period of about a month before the start of the next project when we moved back to my sister's place in Illinois and changed our addresses with BCIS. Well, about a month later we were back in Detroit for another project. Our lawyer (company lawyer) sent in the change of address again, this time from Illinois to Detroit. My address got update but somehow my wife's fell through the cracks... Thus the RFE.
In any event my lawyer sent a response to the RFE and updated my wife's address and I thought that to be the end of it. However, now ours cases got transferred to a local office.
Our cases are pretty run-of-the-mill i.e no arrests, no convictions, have been working for the same company that filed our petitions for the last 4 years, some speeding & parking tickets but everything has been paid in time, I am from a high risk country that might require additional screening, have a son who is a born US citizen. The only thing that sticks in my mind is our frequent moves, but I duly informed USCIS everytime by filing AR-11.
So here are my concerns:
1) Does a transfer to a local office signify a problem with our petitions?
2) Is there a greater possibility of denial given our circumstances and the transfer to local office?
3) Could the transfer have been the result of the RFE and our close and repeated moves necessitated by the nature of my job?
4) What is the time frame (ball park) for getting an interview scheduled at the Detroit INS office?
5) Should I contact another lawyer and arrange him to inquire from USICS since my company lawyer is nothing more than a robot and is only trained to file paper work and does notfurnish any worth while advice?
6) Should I call USCIS directly to inquire about the transfer?
Any help/advice/suggestion/experience from any good soul would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
- P