I followed the advice from the guys in I485 forum (http://www.immigrationportal.com/showthread.php?t=138896) and I went to VSC in the morning to take advantage of the last days of the “walk-in window” which will be discontinued from Sept 1st. From Boston was 8 1/2 hours drive both ways for less than 30 min of talking with a lady from that office. Of course my main problem was why I didn’t receive the FP until now and if it is possible to have it done today there. The answer was of course “No!!!” and after ~15 min of talking in the back with a (more knowledgeable ) supervisor the lady came back and told me that they are currently processing July 12, 2002 and because my ND is after that I should not expect the FP or anything else , and the approval may come sometime from 6 mo to 1 year or more from now . In conclusion they cannot do anything to help me and I should go home and wait for the FP and other things that they will ask me to provide them in the case they’ll need. So my advice for other ppl who are ready to go there these days ... if your ND is after July 12, 2002, you’re wasting your time, if it is before that you may give it a try ...
Anyway I was disappointed by St. Albans ... the most rural town I’ve ever seen in the US until now (and I’ve been in NJ several times ) , the building is pretty small compared with what I thought so it looked to me pretty that they have small capabilities for the big job they have to do ... GOD help us, because after the visit today there my hopes that this will come to an end soon are smaller than yesterday.
BTW, no bulk FPs this week also ...
Anyway I was disappointed by St. Albans ... the most rural town I’ve ever seen in the US until now (and I’ve been in NJ several times ) , the building is pretty small compared with what I thought so it looked to me pretty that they have small capabilities for the big job they have to do ... GOD help us, because after the visit today there my hopes that this will come to an end soon are smaller than yesterday.
BTW, no bulk FPs this week also ...