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sriram aravas
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Yes I am also waiting.
PD 09/99
ND 10/24/2000
FP 01/30/01
EB-2 CSC Center
I did not apply for EAD.
Sriram
Yes I am also waiting.
PD 09/99
ND 10/24/2000
FP 01/30/01
EB-2 CSC Center
I did not apply for EAD.
Sriram
unclesam99
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Mine is I-485 EB2 INDIA with ND 09/28/00 and FP was done on 10/27/00, NO APPROVAL.... VERY FRUSTATING
Mine is I-485 EB2 INDIA with ND 09/28/00 and FP was done on 10/27/00, NO APPROVAL.... VERY FRUSTATING
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Waiting, This may Help you guys out.
PD 06/98
ND 10/17/2000
FP 03/13/01
EB-2 CSC Center
All of you may want to check about your finger prints with CSC. just to get an idea of how long you guys Now need to wait. for the approval. Ravi2000 had posted a Great message a few weeks ago as to how to find out how far off you are in the I-485 approval process based on the Questions asked and the responses given by an IIO. I am re-posting that message below. Thanks to Ravi2000 for posting this message earlier.
ciba,
As promised, here is the message.
Once you receive your FP notice and you submit them to FBI thru your
local INS office, FBI verifies them and sends them
over to INS within 2-4 days at the most. You call up FBI and they tell
you that your FPs have been sent to INS. Call up INS
and they ask you for your A# or Last name and they tell you that they
have your Finger Prints in their system. Now you just
wait hoping that you\'ll receive your approval soon since INS has your
finger prints in their system.
Now here is the tricky part.
INS maintains two different computer systems, letz call them computer #1
and #2. INS stores your 485 information in system
#1. Now when FBI verifies your finger prints and sends them to INS they
go into system #2. Yes, thats right, not into system
#1. INS can retrieve the information about your 485 given your last name
or WAC#. But to retrive the information about your
finger prints from system #2 INS needs your A# (Not, WAC#) or your last
name.
So when you call up INS to check the status of your Finger Prints if INS
asks you for A# it means your FPs are still in system
#2. Here are the general responses from IIOs when you ask for your FP
status "Can I have your A#?" or "Let me look into
the other system".
After a while your finger prints somehow magically move into system #1.
Dont\' ask me how. But when this happens your case
will be ready to be adjurned. Meaning, your case will be ready to be
assigned to an IIO. Usually, it may take anywhere from
2 weeks to 3 months (But, no guarantee). Of course, there are always
exceptions.
Now, if your FPs are moved into system #1 and you call up for the FP
status the response from IIOs changes to "we have
just received your FPs on so and so date" although they had you FPs for
quite some time or "we have received your FPs and
your case is ready to be adjurned" without looking into the other system
(system #2) then you can be sure that your FPs are
moved into system #1 and you can expect your approval soon.
Remember, the key is that the IIO shouldn\'t ask for your A# or shouldn\'t
say "lemme look into the other system". If he/she
says that then you will have to wait for FPs to move into system #1.
In my case, I waited for 3 months before my FPs moved into system #1.
Until this time every time I called up I had to provide
my A#. Three weeks ago (01/10/2001) when I called IIO said "We received
your FPs yesterday" although INS had received
them from FBI on 10/21/2000.
I got my 485 approval within 2 weeks of my FPs moving from system #2 to
system #1 where my 485 application is.
Now, i have to warn you, In case you call up INS and give your WAC# for
485 status verification first and then ask for FP
status they may not ask you for your A# always, but, instead they can
pull up your A# based your WAC# or Last Name. So,
please don\'t think that if the IIO didn\'t ask for your A#, your FPs are
in system #1.
So if you want to eliminate this chance to some extent ask them first
for your FP status.
After all this, I have to add a disclaimer.
Please don\'t hold me responsible if your experience is different as this
is all speculation based on my own and others
experiences posted on this board. For all you know, this process might
be entirely different in INS.
Trying to unveil the mysteries of INS...
-Ravi2000.
Waiting, This may Help you guys out.
PD 06/98
ND 10/17/2000
FP 03/13/01
EB-2 CSC Center
All of you may want to check about your finger prints with CSC. just to get an idea of how long you guys Now need to wait. for the approval. Ravi2000 had posted a Great message a few weeks ago as to how to find out how far off you are in the I-485 approval process based on the Questions asked and the responses given by an IIO. I am re-posting that message below. Thanks to Ravi2000 for posting this message earlier.
ciba,
As promised, here is the message.
Once you receive your FP notice and you submit them to FBI thru your
local INS office, FBI verifies them and sends them
over to INS within 2-4 days at the most. You call up FBI and they tell
you that your FPs have been sent to INS. Call up INS
and they ask you for your A# or Last name and they tell you that they
have your Finger Prints in their system. Now you just
wait hoping that you\'ll receive your approval soon since INS has your
finger prints in their system.
Now here is the tricky part.
INS maintains two different computer systems, letz call them computer #1
and #2. INS stores your 485 information in system
#1. Now when FBI verifies your finger prints and sends them to INS they
go into system #2. Yes, thats right, not into system
#1. INS can retrieve the information about your 485 given your last name
or WAC#. But to retrive the information about your
finger prints from system #2 INS needs your A# (Not, WAC#) or your last
name.
So when you call up INS to check the status of your Finger Prints if INS
asks you for A# it means your FPs are still in system
#2. Here are the general responses from IIOs when you ask for your FP
status "Can I have your A#?" or "Let me look into
the other system".
After a while your finger prints somehow magically move into system #1.
Dont\' ask me how. But when this happens your case
will be ready to be adjurned. Meaning, your case will be ready to be
assigned to an IIO. Usually, it may take anywhere from
2 weeks to 3 months (But, no guarantee). Of course, there are always
exceptions.
Now, if your FPs are moved into system #1 and you call up for the FP
status the response from IIOs changes to "we have
just received your FPs on so and so date" although they had you FPs for
quite some time or "we have received your FPs and
your case is ready to be adjurned" without looking into the other system
(system #2) then you can be sure that your FPs are
moved into system #1 and you can expect your approval soon.
Remember, the key is that the IIO shouldn\'t ask for your A# or shouldn\'t
say "lemme look into the other system". If he/she
says that then you will have to wait for FPs to move into system #1.
In my case, I waited for 3 months before my FPs moved into system #1.
Until this time every time I called up I had to provide
my A#. Three weeks ago (01/10/2001) when I called IIO said "We received
your FPs yesterday" although INS had received
them from FBI on 10/21/2000.
I got my 485 approval within 2 weeks of my FPs moving from system #2 to
system #1 where my 485 application is.
Now, i have to warn you, In case you call up INS and give your WAC# for
485 status verification first and then ask for FP
status they may not ask you for your A# always, but, instead they can
pull up your A# based your WAC# or Last Name. So,
please don\'t think that if the IIO didn\'t ask for your A#, your FPs are
in system #1.
So if you want to eliminate this chance to some extent ask them first
for your FP status.
After all this, I have to add a disclaimer.
Please don\'t hold me responsible if your experience is different as this
is all speculation based on my own and others
experiences posted on this board. For all you know, this process might
be entirely different in INS.
Trying to unveil the mysteries of INS...
-Ravi2000.
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My details are..
EB2
PD 9/99
FP 1/31/01
still waiting.
There are atleast three cases that I notice where the FP were done between 1/30 to 2/1 and still waiting with PD 9/99 or better
My details are..
EB2
PD 9/99
FP 1/31/01
still waiting.
There are atleast three cases that I notice where the FP were done between 1/30 to 2/1 and still waiting with PD 9/99 or better
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949-831-8427, then press 0 to talk to agent. try calling once a month to keep ur record straight. i have heard that they log your calls.
I am also in the same category:
pd:2/96 (beat you all guys :
)
nd 10/00 (wac 01-003-xxx)
fp :2/9/01
2nd fp: 3/29/01 (got a t number for the alien number)
talked to iio 4/9/01: said file still on the rack to be picked up. said i should not have gone for the 2nd FP.
949-831-8427, then press 0 to talk to agent. try calling once a month to keep ur record straight. i have heard that they log your calls.
I am also in the same category:
pd:2/96 (beat you all guys :
)nd 10/00 (wac 01-003-xxx)
fp :2/9/01
2nd fp: 3/29/01 (got a t number for the alien number)
talked to iio 4/9/01: said file still on the rack to be picked up. said i should not have gone for the 2nd FP.
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Hey Guys,
I just talked to an IIO. Very nice ....she asked me to verify my name, my address, my DOB and my lawyer\'s name and address. (is it normal for them to ask lawyer\'s name and address ?) In this case, I don\'t have my lawyer\'s address as i never deal with them directly, always through my employer.
Anyway, she asked me what she could do for me and I told her that I am calling to verify that they have received the FP that I did on March 24th. She said wait, and she said "you did it on March 24th ??" ...can you wait a minute...she came back and asked me for my A#. Once I gave her that , it took her a few minutes and then she said "yes , we received your FP, everything is fine and your case looks good....all you need is a little more patience ". Sounded really nice...
Now if the theory about System #1 and System #2 is correct, she did not find my FP in System #1 where I485 application lies but found it in System #2 using my A#. So hopefully she transferred my FP from System #2 to System #1 ???
Does any of this sound good , Ciba ..others ???
Hey Guys,
I just talked to an IIO. Very nice ....she asked me to verify my name, my address, my DOB and my lawyer\'s name and address. (is it normal for them to ask lawyer\'s name and address ?) In this case, I don\'t have my lawyer\'s address as i never deal with them directly, always through my employer.
Anyway, she asked me what she could do for me and I told her that I am calling to verify that they have received the FP that I did on March 24th. She said wait, and she said "you did it on March 24th ??" ...can you wait a minute...she came back and asked me for my A#. Once I gave her that , it took her a few minutes and then she said "yes , we received your FP, everything is fine and your case looks good....all you need is a little more patience ". Sounded really nice...
Now if the theory about System #1 and System #2 is correct, she did not find my FP in System #1 where I485 application lies but found it in System #2 using my A#. So hopefully she transferred my FP from System #2 to System #1 ???
Does any of this sound good , Ciba ..others ???
Kevin65221
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i talked to IIOs 6 times in 3 weeks! my case was approved. don\'t believe those BS.
i talked to IIOs 6 times in 3 weeks! my case was approved. don\'t believe those BS.