Same here, almost 3 hr and also with train! Plus if I missed the 6:00 AM train the second one would have barely made it to my appointment. Although a decent hotel in downtown Chicago was expensive, it did very much worth the rest. Had a very nice family walk in downtown along with breakfast in the morning, which was a way better start than a 3 hr train commute to an important day.
Congrats! Enjoy your new status!
If you already have travel plans in place like you previously stated in one of your past posts, (as in you have a booked flight), your request will be accorded the applicable urgency with scheduling an INFOPASS to enable you get the I-551. If the travel plan is still a mental thing you're considering, then yes, the request is not urgent, you're unlikely to get an INFOPASS for that.
Thank you, I did everything as you advised and now I will wait a couple of working days. Today I got through to a USCIS live agent, but he said that he could not help with anything and that the consideration of my case did not go beyond 10.5 to 26 months...
Are you talking to Emma or to an agent? Emma is just an automated system so it doesn’t take into consideration the DV’s timeline; an agent MIGHT (sometimes they don’t really care) and might schedule a tier 2 call. Not much they could do though.
Yes, it was a live agent through Emma ... Yes, at the end of August I sent a letter to my congresswoman in both of her offices in Sacramento and Washington, then I tried to call, but there you can only leave a message and I left it, there is still no answer , although I sent by mail not only the petition but also all the documents on the case. for help her contact me or USCIS
Ohhh I see. During the call, I did mention that I need to travel in early October but maybe I was not clear to him that I have an actual flight ticket booked for early October.
If congressman hasn’t worked, have you tried senator?
No.
I was afraid to connect everyone at once, if they would have left me more time .. my number is in May, and the interview was held in August .. I will try to call the senator tomorrow, but will it be right with the ombudsman?
I don't know why, but I read your post and cry ... I didn't even think that I had so many tears ... I also pray, but apparently my officer is not breaking through ...My Lord Jesus has done it again. i got my Green card today.
Its still shocking but true.
I have been playing the DV lottery since 2009. I got selected in 2011 but the results were cancelled because of the KCC glitch.
When the DV 2021 results were out in June 2020, i was scared to check since i was used to ''Not selected''for the last 10 years.So i forgot about it for 6 months. It was in January 2021 that i remembered, and got the courage to check and the 1NL was smiling at me.
Some tips i have found useful in the DV journey.
1. Pray, pray, and pray more. At every step pray. Pray for every document.There are times that i felt i would never get the G.C but prayer gave me hope. One miracle after another started happening. God is able.
2. Be persistent and don't give up.Utilize every opportunity available. I put in different expedited requests. its the 3rd that was completed, and i got an interview earlier than expected.
3. Just because you don't see the updates on the case status or from Emma doesn't mean that your case is not moving. Its moving in the background. getting my IL surprised me because i never got any letter confirming that the expedited request was granted. My IL date was 5 weeks after filing form I-485.
4. I got a hotel for the night [5 minutes away from the FO], so that i get to the early morning interview on time. It was raining the day before the interview, and the morning of the interview. I did not want to risk being late or oversleeping and not showing up.
5. My case wasn't approved the day of the interview, as the KCC file was still pending. The IO told me that the DV payment receipt is very important. So make sure you get it from KCC and take it to your interview.
6. Using money orders than Credit cards or checks to pay for the DV fee and AOS fee was helpful. I think they are quickly cashed than the rest of the forms of payment. Since you can track USPS money orders, i strongly recommend it. A day saved in the process goes a long way to help speed up your case.
Thanks to every one here that provided info, and helped me answer the questions that i had. Thank you Mom for creating this thread, and for the time you put in to help others.May God reward you big big.
May the good Lord bless and keep you safe in this USA that we have been given an opportunity to live in.
Am praying for those who are still waiting. May God surprise you in Jesus' name.
If you need specific prayer, please inbox me your name , and i will put you on my prayer list.
I agree, we will always be grateful to our Angel Mom
You need to have an appointment scheduled in order to enter the FO. I don’t under what you mean by who has jurisdiction over a FO.
I thought the local office was controlled by someone.
How glad I am for you! Congratulations, this gives hope, I thought 35 days are too many for a positive ...
Congratulations!
Yes, each FO has a Director who is in charge of it, then there are District Directors in charge of groups of FOs (FO Directors report to the District Directors). Their names are typically not publicly shared for a reason. How you can try googling them to see if you can find their names if that’s what you’re looking for.
