green card in 3months in dallas

anti-climacus · May 12, 2005

subhadras said:
hello everyone,

I did get the good news! I got an email stating, my application for I-485 is approved. The status now reads...'On May 11, 2005, after approving your application, we ordered you a new card. Your card will be mailed to you as soon as it is ready".

Thanks everyone for the support, to eric and dhakaya and everyone else too.

So when will I get the card?

Thank you guys

Congrats! What's your country of citizenship (so you can be added to the DORA timeline)?

anti-climacus · May 12, 2005

subhadras · May 12, 2005

I am from India.

Hey some one can tell when approximately I will recieve the card????? Thank you guys

anti-climacus said:
Congrats! What's your country of citizenship (so you can be added to the DORA timeline)?

subhadras · May 12, 2005

Hi Muni,

Did you get your card? If so when did it come?

Thank you.

N400 applicant · May 12, 2005

Dutch14, what happened on your May 10th appoinment ?

Dutch14 said:
Hello.

I'm new to this site so here's a brief intro:

I'm an F-1 from the Netherlands, married to a US citizen since 09/04 (we lived together for 3 years b4 marriage)
I applied for a GC through the Pilot Program on 01/10/2005, had my interview the same day, which went well.
A few days later I received a notice asking me to have my fingerprints taken.
That too occured without difficulties.
And that's it. It's been 115 days since the interview, and I haven't heard a thing. No "70 day" letter and no info on the CIS website other than the standard "we received your appliction...we'll let you know" message.

So now what? Do I assume that there is a problem with my application?
Can I get an EAD when I go in to talk to them about my case? (my appointment is for tuesday May 10th...)

Any suggestions more than welcome.

Thanks,

JB

Hi Dutch14,

Can you please share as to what happened on your May 10 appoinment. Did they give you the EAD the same day ?

Also you mentioned in your earlier post that the message on the USCIS case status website stayed the same.

So you mean, even after your fingerprints, you never saw the message " The results of your fingerprints have been receieved and processing has resumed in your case" ??!!!

Because in most cases and mine too, the current status shows that "fingerprint results recieved....processing resumed"...

Most importantly let us know what happened on May 10 appointment ?

Thanks,

anti-climacus · May 12, 2005

N400 applicant said:
Hi Dutch14,

Can you please share as to what happened on your May 10 appoinment. Did they give you the EAD the same day ?

He's already posted his experience, if briefly.
http://boards.immigration.com/showthread.php?p=1144589#post1144589 "Well, I went to the USCIS office this afternoon...apparently, my application was approved on 04-10-2005 (87 days after my interview)...b/c some technical issue they couldn't send out a letter...technical issue is resolved, GC supposed to arrive within 2 weeks!!!"

N400 applicant · May 12, 2005

list of all approvals

anti-climacus said:
He's already posted his experience, if briefly.
http://boards.immigration.com/showthread.php?p=1144589#post1144589 "Well, I went to the USCIS office this afternoon...apparently, my application was approved on 04-10-2005 (87 days after my interview)...b/c some technical issue they couldn't send out a letter...technical issue is resolved, GC supposed to arrive within 2 weeks!!!"

Thanks for pointing it out...and you are doing an excellent job keeping the approval list update..

Many more are in the same situation as me, lets hope and wait

Cheers and Good luck,
Thanks

dhakaya · May 12, 2005

subhadras said:
Hey some one can tell when approximately I will recieve the card????? Thank you guys

I received my email confirmation on 4/18, then another e-mail on 4/21 saying that they've mailed me an Approval letter.. my online case status also changed to that. And finally I got the card in the mail on 4/25 (post marked 4/21).

So if it's anything like mine.. you'll get another e-mail in a day or two, and that's the day they actually mail you the card from Lees Summit, MO via regular USPS mail. So all in all, it takes about a week.

BTW... Contragtulations!!!

subhadras · May 12, 2005

Thanks dhakaya. That helps. I was leaving town and was very worried about missing it.

dfwprofessor · May 13, 2005

new memeber - 1st dora interview tomorrow

hi everyone,
I have been reading the posts and have found the info very useful. I will be attending my first appointment tomorrow with my spouse to submit i-130 and i-485 in the rapid program.
I will let you all know how i get on and provide anything useful that I can. Wish me luck!

Medical carried out as a walk-in on 3/25/2005 - cost $45 plus $40 for a tetanus shot (too old to need any others...lol)
Made infopass appointment on 3/28/2005 for 5/13/2005. First two times I tried there were no available appointments.

CG

EricNeesGC · May 13, 2005

dfwprofessor said:
I will be attending my first appointment tomorrow with my spouse to submit i-130 and i-485 in the rapid program.

Good luck professor.

dfwprofessor · May 14, 2005

Successful first appointment

Had our first appointment today at the Dallas office for rapid adjustment. Everything went well. Arrived exactly 30 minutes before the appointment time. Note - cameras and cell phones prohibited from the office. Documents checked at the first window almost immediately. 3 notes here - 1st , the Dallas office DORA printout still says adit-style photos are needed - they are NOT - regular passport photo is now required. I had mine done at fedex-kinkos 4 copies for $20. 2nd, remember to take the fee! - one couple forgot and were not allowed to pay by cash, check or credit card - fortunately the guy was sympathetic and allowed one of them to rush out and get a money order or a cashiers check. 3rd - sponsor needs to present I.D. - drivers licence works.
Waited around 90 minutes for the interview. This was straightforward and the INS officer seemed much more concerned with seeing documents and supporting evidence rather than asking personal questions. So - have as many photos, bills with both names etc. She copied wedding photos for which we only had originals. Offered a wedding DVD for her to view but she didnt have the time

Left with a letter saying "congratulations you have been accepted into the Dallas District I-485 Pilot program"

Next will be an appointment for fingerprinting in 2-3 weeks they said. Another note here - when the fingerprint letter arrives you have 3 days to respond by 1-800 number and have to schedule the appointment "hopefully within 2 weeks" - as if we would wait!......lol.

A good and productive 2 1/2 hours today.

More news as it happens

For details
I am a UK citizen currently in H1B status. Married 7/4/2003 so hopefully no conditional restictions when the aprroval comes through.

CG

dfwprofessor · May 14, 2005

how to check online status?

I notice that people on this forum talk about checking the status of their case online. How is that done? I only had my dora interview yesterday - see previous post - so there is no rush yet.
Thanks

CG

dhakaya · May 15, 2005

dfwprofessor said:
I notice that people on this forum talk about checking the status of their case online. How is that done? I only had my dora interview yesterday - see previous post - so there is no rush yet.
Thanks

CG

This is where u type in your 13 digit case# (will be on your FP letter)

https://egov.immigration.gov/cris/caseStatusSearchDisplay.do

This one for automated e-mail notifications:

https://egov.immigration.gov/cris/jsps/login.jsp;jsessionid=eLRHfT3pwpT5

EricNeesGC · May 15, 2005

dfwprofessor said:
I notice that people on this forum talk about checking the status of their case online. How is that done? I only had my dora interview yesterday - see previous post - so there is no rush yet.
Thanks

CG

Professor, you will get a mail in 7 to 10 business days with your receipt # and A# on it. You can then go to the links Dhakya provided to register and get automatic email notification.

Eric

EricNeesGC · May 16, 2005

Guys,

OK. There is a new development in my case. I called the USCIS customer support number and this time I was more demanding that they give me a status of my case. At first she told me that my case was filed on November 19th, 2004 and USCIS is processing cases that were filed in May 2004. I explained to her that I had filed through DORA which processes I-485 within 90 days. After some research, she told me that the only other information she has is that my case is with National Benefits Center. She was not sure why or how my file got transferred to National Benefits Center. According to her, DORA cases are processed at the local DO and not NBC. She suggested me to go to the local DO and find out more information (yeah…like they are going to help me). Well, I will try it once more. I also asked her if my name check has been cleared but she said that she does not have that information.

One thing that I can pull up is that my I-130 was filed in 2001 when my wife was not a USC. I received a letter from NVC that my file will be sent to Islamabad for counselor processing. I wrote to them that I would like to adjust my status in the US. I have not heard anything from them. Guys, do you have any idea how this works and how my file got transferred to National Benefits Center despite of going through DORA?

Thanks

Eric

dhakaya · May 16, 2005

EricNeesGC said:
She suggested me to go to the local DO and find out more information (yeah…like they are going to help me). Well, I will try it once more. I also asked her if my name check has been cleared but she said that she does not have that information.

One thing that I can pull up is that my I-130 was filed in 2001 when my wife was not a USC.

Eric,
So u filed your I-130 back in 01, and then I-485 seperately in '04?? If that's the case, I wonder that's what causing the delay... because I know that the 130 HAS to be approved before the adjustment of status can be made.

And I hate to say this man, but your best bet for more info very well could be the Dallas office

. So make an Infopass appointment asap, and go be more firm this time about some kind of definitive answer. I know Afrikan Lion had initiated an "inquiry" on his case during his appointment with the officer. Are you not approaching almost 180 days.. this should've been a done deal by now!

EricNeesGC · May 17, 2005

dhakaya said:
Eric,
So u filed your I-130 back in 01, and then I-485 seperately in '04?? If that's the case, I wonder that's what causing the delay... because I know that the 130 HAS to be approved before the adjustment of status can be made.

And I hate to say this man, but your best bet for more info very well could be the Dallas office . So make an Infopass appointment asap, and go be more firm this time about some kind of definitive answer. I know Afrikan Lion had initiated an "inquiry" on his case during his appointment with the officer. Are you not approaching almost 180 days.. this should've been a done deal by now!

Dhakya,

Yes, my I-130 was filed in 2001 but was approved in 2002 (I-130 dates were rolled back after my case was approved). I am not sure what the delay is but I have made an appointment again for May 25th. That will also bring up 186 days so I should be able to initiate an inquiry. I hope I get better customer service rep. this time.

Thanks
Eric

anti-climacus · May 17, 2005

ERIC, hope this time your appointment will be more productive or, at least, informative.

THIENTHANH, let us know how things went at your appointment today.

TOMPARIS, any news on your end?

tomparis · May 17, 2005

anti-climacus said:
ERIC, hope this time your appointment will be more productive or, at least, informative.

THIENTHANH, let us know how things went at your appointment today.

TOMPARIS, any news on your end?

Nothing until now. I have another appointment for may 31st.Going to see whats going on and keep you informed.I had to apply for my EAD by mail.

Interview: Jan 07 05
Finger prints: Jan 19 05
Waitting

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