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Guys, wonderful forum, didn't have to hire an attorney because of your great advices!
I searched the internet and this forum but couldn't find the answer: I received my green card last week in the mail but I still didn't got my welcome letter. Is this a problem?
Thank you, you guys rock!
 
kukilaska said:
I will. Thank You. Do You think it's any specific reason why They wait with requesting it? Does it mean anything not good besides time running away? :(
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It's pure incompetence. When you go for your Infopass ask to speak to the supervisor and tell them you will wait until you get to do this. Ask for the supervisor's name and contact number and phone him/ her until this situation is resolved. FO needs to follow a specific method in requesting your file from KCC. I had to go through this very same scenario last year. I was scared out of my wits confronting them, but it paid off.
 
SAGIRL said:
:)) at this stage in the process even you may come to understand why I said our getting our GC's was a miracle! Even though I am not religious
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"Even you". That is a pretty patronising way of addressing me - don't you think? Your other posts are in the same tone. When you talk like that you just cause the reader to switch off.

As for a miracle - you have a rather strange definition in your mind. Let me help you with that.

mir·a·cle
ˈmirikəl/
noun
  1. a surprising and welcome event that is not explicable by natural or scientific laws and is therefore considered to be the work of a divine agency.
You simply followed a set of rules in a defined process. About as miraculous as water flowing downhill.
 
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zink9 said:
Guys, wonderful forum, didn't have to hire an attorney because of your great advices!
I searched the internet and this forum but couldn't find the answer: I received my green card last week in the mail but I still didn't got my welcome letter. Is this a problem?
Thank you, you guys rock!
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No that is not a problem. If you really need a welcome letter: -

Dear Zink9,

Welcome.

Love,
Britsimon

:oops:
 
c1984 said:
1) The odds of winning the DV lottery ranges between 0.5% to I think about 4% depending on the region. I wouldn't call those odds precisely a miracle! The odds of somebody mistakenly adjudicating a case is a lot less than that though.

2) The DV fee ($330 per person) and the Medical exam fees (about $400 per person) is lost.

3) DV is about bringing in diversity. If the US was after the money of immigrants, they had better ways to accomplish that, like by increasing the EB quota for highly skilled workers.
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I was referring to Vivemorac's situation. He/she had already done medicals, therefore paid. DV fee had also been paid. It was worth a shot, even if it was unsuccessful.
 
OK I have just checked KCC to see if my file has been requested by Philadelphia FO. She said it wasn't. My interview is next Thursday so I have to make sure that they request the file asap. What memos or documents should I bring to make the officer act as quickly as possible?
 
Britsimon said:
"Even you". That is a pretty patronising way of addressing me - don't you think? Your other posts are in the same tone. When you talk like that you just cause the reader to switch off.

As for a miracle - you have a rather strange definition in your mind. Let me help you with that.

mir·a·cle
ˈmirikəl/
noun
  1. a surprising and welcome event that is not explicable by natural or scientific laws and is therefore considered to be the work of a divine agency.
You simply followed a set of rules in a defined process. About as miraculous as water flowing downhill.
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Yes, exactly what I meant! Thanks for making it clear to everyone.

Considering your previous comments about my posts, including the one, " pass the popcorn", I feel I was rather restrained in my addressing you. Be that as it may I hope all goes well, and that you get your GC.
 
SAGIRL said:
I still maintain there is nothing to lose :)
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Lol look who's back... ms miracle who doesn't understand the concept of a cutoff ... Hey SAgirl, why don't you go tell all those Nepalese who had their interviews cancelled that they may as well arrive anyway because there may yet be a miracle?

(Gets the popcorn, sits back)
 
wreck_it_ralph said:
OK I have just checked KCC to see if my file has been requested by Philadelphia FO. She said it wasn't. My interview is next Thursday so I have to make sure that they request the file asap. What memos or documents should I bring to make the officer act as quickly as possible?
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I think I will be taking the policy memo (because it describes the process that should be followed).

I will also be loaded up with the DV specific 9 FAM rules and those that discuss that discuss the 30 September deadline. However, I'll keep that back unless needed.

I will then take some printouts from various embassies showing the visas are running out:

http://nepal.usembassy.gov/visas/immigrant-visas/diversity-visa-program.html

Ill add some more
 
SAGIRL said:
Yes, exactly what I meant! Thanks for making it clear to everyone.

Considering your previous comments about my posts, including the one, " pass the popcorn", I feel I was rather restrained in my addressing you. Be that as it may I hope all goes well, and that you get your GC.
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So you beleve in a devine agency controlling your case. I'm not sure I weould call USCIS/DoS/KCC "devine" but oh well.

I'm not sure what point you are trying to make that isn't already abundantly clear.
 
If you remember how this all started I was replying to what Vivemaroc posted. He/she had already paid for medicals, DV lottery fee etc and hadn't become "current". I said that if it was me I would send in my package anyway! Nothing more. I am curious what you would have done under those circumstances.
 
Britsimon said:
I think I will be taking the policy memo (because it describes the process that should be followed).

I will also be loaded up with the DV specific 9 FAM rules and those that discuss that discuss the 30 September deadline. However, I'll keep that back unless needed.

I will then take some printouts from various embassies showing the visas are running out:

http://nepal.usembassy.gov/visas/immigrant-visas/diversity-visa-program.html

Ill add some more
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Thank you, @Britsimon ! I'll print all of those in case the interviewer doesn't know the urgency. Oh man.
 
Britsimon said:
So you beleve in a devine agency controlling your case. I'm not sure I weould call USCIS/DoS/KCC "devine" but oh well.

I'm not sure what point you are trying to make that isn't already abundantly clear.
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No, I wouldn't call them DEVINE at all, cause that isn't the way to spell DIVINE-
 
SAGIRL said:
If you remember how this all started I was replying to what Vivemaroc posted. He/she had already paid for medicals, DV lottery fee etc and hadn't become "current". I said that if it was me I would send in my package anyway! Nothing more. I am curious what you would have done under those circumstances.
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those are sunk costs, i got it. but to move forward and file the AOS package, Vivemaroc will have to pay another $1,085 AOS fee. did you factor this cost in when you came up with 'go ahead and file it because there is nothing to lose' advice?
 
SAGIRL said:
It's pure incompetence. When you go for your Infopass ask to speak to the supervisor and tell them you will wait until you get to do this. Ask for the supervisor's name and contact number and phone him/ her until this situation is resolved. FO needs to follow a specific method in requesting your file from KCC. I had to go through this very same scenario last year. I was scared out of my wits confronting them, but it paid off.
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Just called Today again. They still did not requested :(((. I will go Monday to FO and do my best. Thanks!
 
my sister called USCIS today and tried to go through simon's checklist. (she checked with KCC already that the DV file was sent on aug 4).

1. she was told that her AOS package has not been requested by the Chicago FO yet. since we are going to Chicago again this coming monday, will she be able to do walk-in info pass? she tried to make an info pass and the earliest she got was on sept 3.

2. she also asked USCIS whether her background check had been complete, but was told that she could only get that info from an info pass appointment only. is it true? is there any other way to find out about the background check?

thanks!!!
 
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