I am finally at the end of my ordeal with the BCIS. I got my "Welcome Notice" on Monday of this week. It says after approving your application your card was ordered and it will be mailed to me within the next 3 weeks. It all seem too good to be true 3 WEEKS!!!!!!! Well I will just wait and see. Also after waiting for more than 5 months I was called today and told that my Social Security card will be mailed to me in the next 5 to 10 business days. Apparently the INS/SSA database was finally updated recently. This seems to be my week (knock on wood). Will post again as soon as alls received. Thanks for any advise I received I finally feel as if a weight is lifted off of me. I honestly and truly believed that I aged at least 10 years since this filing process as began. "KEEP THE FAITH AND ALL WILL WORK OUT WITH ALOT OF PATIENCE."