FBI Name Check

i will do what u told me.
the CS is the worst. they dont know what they are saying? i will wait for the letter from them and then make another infopass and this time say i want to talk to the supervisor. let me see what happens.

what worries me this is the first time i heard what the CS told me the other day. i am sure she did not go thru enough coz she was so busy flipping thru a catalog that she was not really interested in telling us anything. when we asked her whether the factr that the dec 2007 interview was not the recent update she says there is nothing to worry as long as we have not got any denial or rfe letter. let us see what happens.

i dont know if suing them is worth the trouble coz there is no single dept that is taking the responsiblity. the last infopass at fed plaza in may 2008 resulted in them telling me that the case says "pending sec clearance" which should not take more than 24-48 hrs acc to the uscis website.
 
waiting2006 said:
Hi unlucky_girl,

I just got back from an InfoPass in the Garden City office. Here what happened there:

The Officer told us that our case is pending because it is a special case because our case was handled by officer Baichu (Baichu was charged with demanding sexual favors in exchange for green cards). She couldn’t give us any more information so we insisted on seeing the supervisor.

The supervisor told us that my case is still pending background checks. We showed him the letter from the FBI that my name checks has been FINALIZED on 6/5/2008, but he explained that it could be waiting other checks to clear (his response doesn't make sense to me and I don't believe him)
He told us that the fact that Officer Baichu interviewed us has nothing to do with the delay, which contradicts what the officer had told us before.
He said that somebody is working on our case and it should be adjudicated before the end of the year (which I don't believe neither).
I feel every time I call or go to the InfoPass, they give me the same bullshit (excuse my writing!).
He said that we should not contact anybody regarding our case because it just overloads the work on the USCIS and it won’t help.

About the FBI letter:
I sent a letter to the First Lady asking her to help me in expediting my GC. She submitted a request for me as to the status of my name checks with the FBI (all I asked in my letter to her is to expedite my case.)
Few days later, I received a letter from the FBI that the first lady submitted a request on behalf of me to them and they included a form asking me to fill it out (here is the form http://foia.fbi.gov/waiver.htm )
Few days later, I received confirmation from the FBI that my name checks has been FINALIZED on 6/5/2008. However, there has still been no progress on my application.

In order to receive information about your name checks from the FBI, you don't need to contact the First Lady . You can do it by your self.

Go to the following website and read the instructions:
http://foia.fbi.gov/foia_instruc.htm
Fill out the follwoing form which is the same form I filled
http://foia.fbi.gov/waiver.htm
and mail it to the following address :
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Record Information/Dissemination Section
170 Marcel Drive
Winchester, VA 22602-4843

Mail the form along with a letter that explains that you applied for a green card and your name check has been pending for more than year and a half and you want to know the Status of the name checks. Include also a copy of the I-485 receipt.

Let me know what happens
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The wbsite that you have posted about FBI name check does not give information about FBI name check , FBI will not give out name check status to anyone except the requesting agency in your case its the USCIS

FOIPA is completely different , they will just check in their main files whether they have any derogatory information about you , nothing more than that

Keep going to garden city and pester them , also write a letter to the District director , that will be helpful , make sure that you send it by certified mail , return receipt

The supervisor is right that just because Baichu handled your case that does not mean that your case is a special case , the officer at the window is a dumbaass who does not know a thing , you know what she said the day when my GC was approved

First she said that name check is pending , then I showed her the letter from the fbi that the name check have been finalised , i also gave her the badge number and the name of the officer at federal plaza who confirmed this at an inforpass appointment , i used to hound the federal plaza as well the the garden city office 10 times each month
then she calls another officer who says oh you have to file an motion to reopen , i flat out said dont give me Bullshit here , i have had enough , and i demanded to speak to the officer , they called the officer at his ectension who confirmed that my case has been approved

take my advice , write to the district director , it will work , also write to the congressman of your area that will work as well
 
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unlucky_girl said:
i will do what u told me.
the CS is the worst. they dont know what they are saying? i will wait for the letter from them and then make another infopass and this time say i want to talk to the supervisor. let me see what happens.

what worries me this is the first time i heard what the CS told me the other day. i am sure she did not go thru enough coz she was so busy flipping thru a catalog that she was not really interested in telling us anything. when we asked her whether the factr that the dec 2007 interview was not the recent update she says there is nothing to worry as long as we have not got any denial or rfe letter. let us see what happens.

i dont know if suing them is worth the trouble coz there is no single dept that is taking the responsiblity. the last infopass at fed plaza in may 2008 resulted in them telling me that the case says "pending sec clearance" which should not take more than 24-48 hrs acc to the uscis website.
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They only work when they are kicked on their ass , sue them
 
hey franticsky,
how did u get the letter that ur NC has cleared. coz i have been told numerous times that my NC has bee complete.
 
franticsky said:
Keep going to garden city and pester them , also write a letter to the District director , that will be helpful , make sure that you send it by certified mail , return receipt

The supervisor is right that just because Baichu handled your case that does not mean that your case is a special case , the officer at the window is a dumbaass who does not know a thing , you know what she said the day when my GC was approved

take my advice , write to the district director , it will work , also write to the congressman of your area that will work as well
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Thanks franticsky for your reply,

I see that you answered many many questions in this thread and others. I must say that it is great to have people like you who share their experience with others.

Some times I feel hopeless and I feel I want to give up, but I decided to gether my strenghts and to keep going. I mailed these letters along with the letter I received from the FBI to the following Directors:

Andrea J. Quarantillo
New York USCIS District Director
Jacob Javits Federal Building
26 Federal Plaza, Room 1104
New York, NY 10278-0127

Sham Chin-Gee
Director of USCIS Garden City office
711 Stewart Avenue
Garden City, NY 11530

Robert Cowan
Director of USCIS National Benefits Service Center
850 NW Chipman Rd., Suite 5000
Lee’s Summit, MO 64063

Michael Chertoff
Secretary of Department of Homeland Security
U. S. Department of Homeland Security
245 Murray Lane, SW
Washington, DC 20528

Jonathan Scharfen
Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Department of Homeland Security
20 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, D. C. 20529

I also filled the DHS-7001 form and mailed it to the Ombudsman.
I also mailed a letter to the congressman in my area.
I mailed all the letters certified mail. I spend almost $40.

I'll wait around 30 days, if I don't hear from them, I'll write them one more letter indicating that IF THEY DON'T ADJUDICATE MY CASE WITHIN 30 DAYS I WILL BE FILING a WOM!!!!

If I they don't adjudicate my case within the 30 days period, I'll sue the heck out of them. I'm confused if I should hire a lawyer to doo it for me or I should do it by my self pro se (it is frecking expensive). I read in another thread that many people did it successfully. When the time comes I'll decide.

These people don't go by the nice way; they listen only by the hard way.

btw, you are right!! the officer at the window is super dump.. While we were taking to her, her cellphone rang, she answered the call and talked on the phone for more than 5 minutes. It was rude!! We were standing in the front of the window until she finished her call. That was obnoxious :mad:
 
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Hi Waiting2006

Keep trying and trying ,when i was interviewed(Jan 2008) i was told " background check pending" , after a month during Info pass i was told all my security checks are clear, for next five months i was told same information during my Infopass appointments, if I ask why case is pending, they used to say pending final decision then after sometime adjudication, think in June during Infopass , I was told some security checks (?)came clear that month, and file has to be assigned to an officer , more infopass appointments, they assigned an officer on July 28th and case was approved on 29th.

The seantor office case worker , told me not to call her ( I used to call once a week), she will get back to me once she gets reply from USCIS

when you write to Ombudsman( or contacting senator or congressman,DD), you have to show real problems, you are going to face because of the processing delay, if it is medical problem, do provide medical certificate.
 
waiting2006 said:
Thanks franticsky for your reply,

I see that you answered many many questions in this thread and others. I must say that it is great to have people like you who share their experience with others.

Some times I feel hopeless and I feel I want to give up. Your advice lit the fire inside me again, it caused me to spent few good hours preparing letters; I mailed these letters along with the letter I received from the FBI to the following Directors:

Andrea J. Quarantillo
New York USCIS District Director
Jacob Javits Federal Building
26 Federal Plaza, Room 1104
New York, NY 10278-0127

Sham Chin-Gee
Director of USCIS Garden City office
711 Stewart Avenue
Garden City, NY 11530

Robert Cowan
Director of USCIS National Benefits Service Center
850 NW Chipman Rd., Suite 5000
Lee’s Summit, MO 64063

Michael Chertoff
Secretary of Department of Homeland Security
U. S. Department of Homeland Security
245 Murray Lane, SW
Washington, DC 20528

Jonathan Scharfen
Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Department of Homeland Security
20 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, D. C. 20529

I also filled the DHS-7001 form and mailed it to the Ombudsman.
I also mailed a letter to the congressman in my area.
I mailed all the letters certified mail. I spend almost $40.

I'll wait around 30 days, if I don't hear from them, I'll write them one more letter indicating that IF THEY DON'T ADJUDICATE MY CASE WITHIN 30 DAYS I WILL BE FILING a WOM!!!!

If I they don't adjudicate my case within the 30 days period, I'll sue the heck out of them. I'm confused if I should hire a lawyer to doo it for me or I should do it by my self pro se (it is frecking expensive). I read in another thread that many people did it successfully. When the time comes I'll decide.

These people don't go by the nice way; they listen only by the hard way.

btw, you are right!! the officer at the window is super dump.. While we were taking to her, her cellphone rang, she answered the call and talked on the phone for more than 5 minutes. It was rude!! We were standing in the front of the window until she finished her call. That was obnoxious :mad:
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You wrote to alll the right people wait and see , I am certain that something positive will happen ,

ALSO WHEN YOU FILE A WOM PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE HIRE A LAWYER , they know how to deal with these morons , jerks whatever you want to call them
 
iam glad i found this thread. my situation is the same, after a long wait (almost 4 years) completing background and name checks, got my citizenship. in the mean time i got married and did file i-130 for my wife and also upgraded the petiton as a u.s citizen. now i just got a letter from uscis saying that they've upgraded the petiton however processing of this case can't be done because of backgrounds checks that are still pending. i was so depressed to read that letter i already waited 4 years to complete those checks and now i see my self in the same situation. God knows it might take another 4 years or so.

1 apply N400 11/12/2004
2 NOA 11-20/2004
3 FP notice 02/24/2005
4 FP done 03/28/2005
5 IL received 06/14/2005
6 Interview 08/18/2005 (passed but no oath due to pending name check)
7 Info pass 10/15/2005 ( name check still pending)
8 Got married 12/08/2005
9 Info pass 01/24/2006( name check pending)
10 Info pass 03/15/2006 ( name check pending)
11 Filed I-130 11/10/2006
12 Noa I-130 11/22/2006
13 Info passes the whole year of 2007 ( same answer name check pending)
14 Info pass 02/21/2008 ( sent for another fingerprint)
15 Info pass 05/10/2008 ( name check done case assigned to Io for final review)
16 Called by uscis 08/18/2008 ( come for oath tomorrow at 10)
17 Oath 08/19/2008
18 I- 130 petiton upgrade 08/19/2008 ( called uscis and mailed the copy of natz)
19 Letter by uscis 09/21/2008 ( petiton has been upgraded)
20 No processing letter 10/29/2008 ( uscis can't process petiton because of backgrounds pending)
21???????????????????? dont' know what to do
 
unlucky_girl said:
hi waiting2006,
any update?
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Not really. I sent all the letters on 11/3 and still waiting for a respond from them. However, I received one respond from the Director of the National Benefits Service Center that indicates the following: “Our records show that your petition or application is pending at this time and has been transferred to the USCIS office at GCU”

Any update I will be posting immediately
 
I have been waiting for the name check for the green card for about 6 months. I know the drill since we waited for my wife's for 2,5 years. This time I was resolved to be more proactive. I contacted my senator on the phone and then fax him all the information on an official letterhead of the place I work. He was very helpful from the beginning. I got his letter giving the good news before USCIS welcome letter. I am so happy that I did not have to file a lawsuit this time as I did last time for my wife.
 
hi waiting2006,
did u receive anything as yet? i am also planning to write to all of them tis week. when i contacted the ombudsman's office they asked me to contact them in 6 months that is dec 2008 so i am going to do it this week. let us see what the reply would be. i am keeping my fingers crossed. was ur biometrics for the I485 or ead? if for 485 did u receive a letter from them?
 
unlucky_girl said:
hi waiting2006,
did u receive anything as yet? i am also planning to write to all of them tis week. when i contacted the ombudsman's office they asked me to contact them in 6 months that is dec 2008 so i am going to do it this week. let us see what the reply would be. i am keeping my fingers crossed. was ur biometrics for the I485 or ead? if for 485 did u receive a letter from them?
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Hi unlucky_girl,

The biometrics that I had was for my I-485. The reason I got the biometrics appointment was because in one of my infopass, I mentioned to the IO that my biometrics had expired and I asked him to give me a biometrics appointment.
I knew that my biometrics was expired, because the biometrics is valid for 15 months. After 15 months they suppose to mail you an appointment to recapture your biometrics again, but they don't do, because they are suck.

Indeed there are good news in my case, please read my next posting.
 
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Card Production Ordered

Hello folks,

After a journey of 2 and half years, finally, I received today the fascinating e-mail “Current Status: Card production ordered.” :)

I would like to tell my story; it might be helpful for some of you who have been waiting a long time for their Green Card.
I filed my I-485 in June/2006 (marriage based). I had my interview in Sep/2006.
Since then, my case was stuck in the name check.

Since I filed my I-485, I have made numerous attempts to have my I-485 adjudicated but nothing worked. Here what I did:

1) Made many infopass appointment;
2) Calling the hot line many times;
3) Contacting my Congressman and Senator twice;
4) Contacting the Ombudsman three times;
5) Contacting the First Lady;
The response from these attempts was that my name check was pending.

On Sep/2008, again, I contacted the First Lady, and she forwarded my request to the FBI as to the status of my name checks. A month later, I received a letter from the FBI that my name check was Finalized on 6/5/2008 and the decision was forwarded to the USCIS Headquarters, Washington DC on.

After I knew that my name check has been Finalized, I called the hotline and made infopass appointments many times and I mentioned to them the letter from the FBI. Unfortunately, their response was that my case is still pending. I was so pissed off because I knew my name check cleared and nothing moved on.

I decided to mail letters to whoever I think can help. In the letter, I explained that my case has been pending since 2006 and that my name checks has been Finalized. On 11/03/2008 I mailed these letters to the following:

1) Director of USCIS Garden City office, NY
2) District Director of New York USCIS
3) Director of USCIS National Benefits Service Center
4) Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
5) Secretary of Department of Homeland Security
6) The ombudsman
7) The congressman
8) Senator
I sent all of these letters in one day and I waited.

Today 12/03/2008, I woke up in the morning and I went to check my e-mail, like I do every day, I found an e-mail indicating “Card production ordered.”

I was about to file a WOM, but I decided first to mail these letters and wait for a month or so.

I believe that those letters were the reason I got my Green Card. If your I-485 has been pending for a long time, I suggest that you write letters to anybody who you thing might help. It can’t hurt, but it might help and save you the efforts to file a WOM.

I wish a good luck to everybody in this forum. I will stay around, and if you have any question, feel free to ask.
 
hi waiting2006
congrats i am really happy for u. i would like to ask u something. did u write all about the letters u wrote to the first lady,the senator and so on and also did u write to them of ur plans to file wom? please let me know. i dont know what the tone of the letter should be? i hope i get mine like u do too so that i can go for my dad's 80th birthday in jan. i really wish i could. i am a little hopeful after ur approval. first of all i will write the letters. did they say all the time BC pending or name check pending in ur case. coz my NC was also cleared a long time ago.
 
congrats waiting2006

congrats waiting2006 , see I told you that the letters will work ;) , now give me my 500 dollars ;) ( kidding)
 
franticsky said:
congrats waiting2006 , see I told you that the letters will work ;) , now give me my 500 dollars ;) ( kidding)
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What can I say!! I haven't had a good feeling like that in many many years. You deserve more than that :)
It's great that there are people who help each other in this forum.
Thanks again!!!
 
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