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raphael1899 said:
Also, if by red you mean republican, I don't think a republican congressperson/senator is automatically against (legal) immigration. I don't know if I misunderstood though.
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No, you are correct, but being pro-"immigration bans" of the previous guy probably does it. One senator is new, so, we will see.
 
misterpaul said:
I'll give an update on my case.

I opened an expedite request a few weeks ago on humanitarian grounds (I'll leave out the details here). They responded with the Brooklyn Field Office's postal address where I should submit evidence. That evidence was delivered a couple of weeks ago.
At the same time I submitted the documents to the USCIS Ombudsman. There, a manager has reviewed the request and expedited it internally, i.e. it is assigned to an analyst. However no substantive progress has been made there or with USCIS.

Separately, our Congresswoman's office has gone quiet and is no longer responding to our requests for help. Strange, because they were so helpful earlier.

It's now 199 days since biometrics appointment and 266 days since filing.
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I really feel for you - so long a wait!!! At this point, you should try your Senator if your congresswoman's office is no longer responding to you.
 
Sm1smom said:
I really feel for you - so long a wait!!! At this point, you should try your Senator if your congresswoman's office is no longer responding to you.
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I try not to drown the messageboard with all the details but yes I have contacted both senator's offices many times, probably left more than 5 voicemails to each. They never return the call.
 
misterpaul said:
I'll give an update on my case.

I opened an expedite request a few weeks ago on humanitarian grounds (I'll leave out the details here). They responded with the Brooklyn Field Office's postal address where I should submit evidence. That evidence was delivered a couple of weeks ago.
At the same time I submitted the documents to the USCIS Ombudsman. There, a manager has reviewed the request and expedited it internally, i.e. it is assigned to an analyst. However no substantive progress has been made there or with USCIS.

Separately, our Congresswoman's office has gone quiet and is no longer responding to our requests for help. Strange, because they were so helpful earlier.

It's now 199 days since biometrics appointment and 266 days since filing.
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You have been waiting for so long that I feel bad for complaining about how long it took with my case! Have you ever tried to place an inquiry with your FO? A tier 1 agent did it for me on the chat and they even gave me a confirmation number that started with BOS (Boston FO).
 
raphael1899 said:
Yes, if you choose to contact a congressperson/senator, make sure that you contact someone who is not going to hurt your case.
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Thanks for the advice! BTW, what do you tell them when contacting them? Just that you have a GC application that is stuck in the process and wondering if they can ask them to look into it?
 
Blade_ said:
Thanks for the advice! BTW, what do you tell them when contacting them? Just that you have a GC application that is stuck in the process and wondering if they can ask them to look into it?
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Every congressperson/senator should have a page on their website called something like "Help with a federal agency." They will ask for details about your case (agency, case number, filing date, last action taken, and what the problem is). They asked for a copy of my NOA in my case. My suggestion is to emphasize that your case is time-sensitive as a DV case because most cases do not have such a deadline.

EDIT: Do not "ask them to look into it." IMO, you should ask them exactly what you need. I said that I needed my biometrics appointment to be scheduled so that my case could move forward.
 
raphael1899 said:
You have been waiting for so long that I feel bad for complaining about how long it took with my case! Have you ever tried to place an inquiry with your FO? A tier 1 agent did it for me on the chat and they even gave me a confirmation number that started with BOS (Boston FO).
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Yes, I even received a physical letter response, stating that the case being processed and no interview date is set at this time.
 
misterpaul said:
Yes, I even received a physical letter response, stating that the case being processed and no interview date is set at this time.
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I'm sorry you've been waiting for such a long time. So frustrating.

I'm 100% sure that you already know this, but I was looking at the timelines of AOS cases processed by the Brooklyn FO in the last 2 years, and literally all of them have received their interview letter between 7/28 and 8/14 and have been interviewed between 8/20 and 8/21.

I'll keep my fingers crossed and hope that you'll get an interview letter soon!
 
Hi Sm1smom,

I've just received my AOS package. In NOA, it says:
"Your documentation is being returned to you for the following reasons
- Authorization for Credit Card Transaction is invalid due to incomplete information and/or the credit cad information you supplied was denied.
Please be sure to complete the application fully, submit the appropriate fees, and include all required supporting documents"

1- I know that my bank denied the credit card payment. Will it be enough to only add checks and updated I-693s to the package? Do I need to update the signature dates on I-485?
2- Where to write the check? Just double checking
3- The package is reorganized in a different way (and stapled) than I sent it. Should I send it exactly as it is?
4- There is a receipt number on NOA. Can I create an account using this number and follow my case with this number? or I will get another one when my package is accepted?

Thanks
 
Xenobia said:
Hi Sm1smom,

I've just received my AOS package. In NOA, it says:
"Your documentation is being returned to you for the following reasons
- Authorization for Credit Card Transaction is invalid due to incomplete information and/or the credit cad information you supplied was denied.
Please be sure to complete the application fully, submit the appropriate fees, and include all required supporting documents"

1- I know that my bank denied the credit card payment. Will it be enough to only add checks and updated I-693s to the package? Do I need to update the signature dates on I-485?
2- Where to write the check? Just double checking
3- The package is reorganized in a different way (and stapled) than I sent it. Should I send it exactly as it is?
4- There is a receipt number on NOA. Can I create an account using this number and follow my case with this number? or I will get another one when my package is accepted?

Thanks
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Sorry to hear what happened to you! Again, another credit card payment issue!

1. Just include a check (personal, cashier); No need to change anything (of course, you can print the form again with a new signature! your call). Just be aware that I-693 has to be within the 60 days (from the CS signature date) @ the time of re-filing
2. U.S. Department of Homeland Security
3. Send as is (they've already scanned and entered your entire information in the system)
4. The receipt number is only going to show your rejection on USCIS online account! Wait for the acceptance of the new package and enter that one in the system.

Best of luck,
 
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Xenobia said:
Hi Sm1smom,

I've just received my AOS package. In NOA, it says:
"Your documentation is being returned to you for the following reasons
- Authorization for Credit Card Transaction is invalid due to incomplete information and/or the credit cad information you supplied was denied.
Please be sure to complete the application fully, submit the appropriate fees, and include all required supporting documents"

1- I know that my bank denied the credit card payment. Will it be enough to only add checks and updated I-693s to the package? Do I need to update the signature dates on I-485?
2- Where to write the check? Just double checking
3- The package is reorganized in a different way (and stapled) than I sent it. Should I send it exactly as it is?
4- There is a receipt number on NOA. Can I create an account using this number and follow my case with this number? or I will get another one when my package is accepted?

Thanks
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1. Yes. No.
2. How To Pay USCIS Fee
3. Yes.
4. You should be getting a new receipt number with the NOA following package acceptance.
 
kolopoi0 said:
Good morning,

I have tried contacting a USCIS tier 2 agent, and I got a callback today. Apparently, even though there have been some reports in this forum that they can schedule interview/biometrics over the phone, he told me that he would have to send my request to the Cleveland Office so that they would handle this situation better. I am worried, because I have already moved to Louisville - Kentucky, and this should be the office that sees my case now. Even though I submitted the change of address of June 5th it still has not been updated in the system yet. I mentioned all of this to him. Additionally, I told him that the urgency of this case is because my wife will be doing a FTJ and the notice date is from almost 2 months ago.

I also have contacted my congressman Office, and they tell me that they are also waiting from a response from the Cleveland Office.

Is there something more I can do at this point to have my interview/bio scheduled? Should I try to contact a different tier 2 agent?

Thank you very much.
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May I ask how long it took for tier 2 to give you a callback? :)
 
Milz said:
Sorry to hear what happened to you! Again, another credit card payment issue!

1. Just include a check (personal, cashier); No need to change anything (of course, you can print the form again with a new signature! your call). Just be aware that I-693 has to be within the 60 days (from the CS signature date) @ the time of re-filing
2. U.S. Department of Homeland Security
3. Send as is (they've already scanned and entered your entire information in the system)
4. The receipt number is only going to show your rejection on USCIS online account! Wait for the acceptance of the new package and enter that one in the system.

Best of luck,
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thanks
 
raphael1899 said:
No. When I found out about tier 2 agents thanks to this forum, I asked to speak with one because at the time (February) I was still waiting for a biometrics appointment after two months. The agent said he could not help me because there wasn't really an emergency and I should just keep waiting. So I did.

I called back in early March to speak with another agent and they sent me an email instead saying the same thing: Keep waiting. At the end of March, I used EMMA to open an inquiry with my FO, and at the same time (because I was getting really worried) I asked my congresswoman for help. The FO and the congresswoman's office never replied.

In early April, I contacted my senator's office, and the same day they confirmed that an inquiry had been placed on my behalf. Two days later, I received a biometrics letter by email for early May. That same week I also received the interview letter scheduled four days after my biometrics.

EDIT: I also chatted with more than one tier 1 agent but as we all know they see exactly what we see (unless your bio or interview has been scheduled but you have not received the NOA yet). Those conversations led to nothing.
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How to contact tire two agent? Could you please give some guidance?
 
Xenobia said:
Do I need to indicate anything on the envelope? Like this is a resubmission of DV lottery case?
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Not necessary. If your rejected package came with a note (usually green paper) which they've asked you to include with the re-submission, that is all you'll need. Even if it did not include that note, they will still be able to tell it was a previously rejected package.
 
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