I tried to stay away from this WEB site just to get rid of the compulsion of checking it every hour, but I found some info regarding FOIA that might be of interest for many.
If you have a case pending that you know will be touched/approved soon don't open a FOIA request, this will delay your application and will take it out from the normal processing time. This is for applic at VSC and local centers also. I spoke with somebody from FOIA division in the morning and they told me that because I initiated a FOIA request for my wife, her applic will be delayed because they have to request the file to be transferred to the National Benefit Center, after that there will be a check for all the information they have about her, they have to compile a report to send it to me and after that they will transfer the file back ... and this can take months. So take care with such requests ...
nemessis
PS: To avoid confusion, I am talking about a regular FOIA where you can request info about your application, where is it, what has been done etc ... all the info DHS has about you ... the e-mail request to the FBI about name check is a different story, that goes to FBI not DHS, and the FBI doesn't ask for your file to be transferred to them, DHS does
If you have a case pending that you know will be touched/approved soon don't open a FOIA request, this will delay your application and will take it out from the normal processing time. This is for applic at VSC and local centers also. I spoke with somebody from FOIA division in the morning and they told me that because I initiated a FOIA request for my wife, her applic will be delayed because they have to request the file to be transferred to the National Benefit Center, after that there will be a check for all the information they have about her, they have to compile a report to send it to me and after that they will transfer the file back ... and this can take months. So take care with such requests ...
nemessis
PS: To avoid confusion, I am talking about a regular FOIA where you can request info about your application, where is it, what has been done etc ... all the info DHS has about you ... the e-mail request to the FBI about name check is a different story, that goes to FBI not DHS, and the FBI doesn't ask for your file to be transferred to them, DHS does
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