Nologic_Algo: April 2001 Case: RFE n AC21 Approved

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Nologic_Algo: April 2001 RFE n AC21 Approved

Old timer Friends:
My case had been finally Approved after RFE.

EB2/RIR/India
WAC-01-22*
RD 04/01
ND 07/01
FP 11/01
RFE 08/02
REF Resp 09/02 ack by INS 09/05/02
Approved: 09/20/02
Stamped: 09/27/02

Long Story if some one is interested and having a long wait. Be sure INS do work :)

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Green Card Journey started back 03/2000.

It took time to file my Labor as I was asking out company attorney to file my case under EB2/RIR and he was insisting for EB3 as my BS + 5 years was just a five year. so he was saying that its border line case but as EB3 was taking too long to be current that time, I took that risk and asked him to file for EB2/RIR.

Labor Filed in August 2000, approved in two months

I-140 filed in Jan 2001, approved in March 2001

I-485 Filed in April Last week and it took more than two months for INS to send receipt notice in First week of july 2001

Moved to Los Angeles, Change address in August 2001

FP : 15/11/2001 Done in Los Angeles ( scheduled Dec 8 San jose)
AVM: Changed to 'Finger Printe Revie received on Nov 26 2002 processing resumed'
AVM: Infamous 'On Dec 29 we have recevied your finger print review and processing has been resumed on your case...'

Poeple started getting approved with April 2001 receipt date in Dec-Jan-Feb 2002 and I started wating....

Blessed with Baby Girl in Jan 2002 and we got busy. Thank God otherwise this wait must have killed me.

Talked to IIO many times but NO help: Standard reply 'Sir We process case by case...' Frustrating.

One Coworker got approved even though he filed after 3 months of mine !!!

In April 2002 send a letter to local congressman, his office has been very prompt in getting answer from INS but no help. the received a reply from INS: 'INS is processing cases with recipt date of 01/01/2001' your is July 2001'.

JULY 2001 ???? They messed up with the dates. IN system they had both receipt date/notice date in July though RD was april 2001.

Send another letter to Congressman when INS start showing that are processing case of 01/07/01.

NO help: INS informed cogreesman office that they have send an RFE on 05/15/2001 and Congressman office suggested me to send required document and contact them if nothing happens.

I've noticed on this board that congressman letter prompt INS to generate RFE !!!

Talked to IIO after 15 days passed and NO RFE received. They told me that RFE is requested but not sent to you. Please be P....

It took them more then two months to send the RFE and which was received by attorney in July last week.

Changed Employer/Joined the client almost at the same time RFE was received by attorney. Middle of the July 2002.

RFE:
last 4 years pay Tax Returns, Last four years W-2s
( I only had for last 3 years with me),
Recent 3 pay stubs
ETAs part I and Part II ( the labor application itself you can say)
approved copy of Labor
Approved I-140
Company Tax Info for last two year
Companys ability to pay
Employement Verification Letter

Looks like they lost my I-485 File !!! Asked almost everything.

Replied RFE using AC21 September first week : It took lot hell of time (3-4 weeks to reply). In fact I was trying to go with the sponser employer as I had the current pay stub at the time I got the RFE. I just changed the job. But things didn't work out well. Some issues. So I decided to go with AC21.

New Company manager co-operated fully.
--got the Same Title, Same Job Description
-- Salary not exactly the same but in the range as mentioned in labor.
--same state but different location
--Its a public company so financial information was available online. Sent them the printouts of Company Financial statemetns for last two years including the 3 quarters of year 2002.


RFE Ack by INS on 09/05/2001
Approved the case on 09/20/2001
AVM Changed to 'Approved on 09/20/2001'
Got the copy in mail 09/25/2001
stamped in Los Angeles 09/27/2001 ( wait for LA stamping experience ).

Finally Long and stressful wait is over.

All is good when it ends in Good.

Not completely over: Spouse Approval not received nor AVM get changed !!! But not worried too much about that. should I?
 
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great, your long journey is close to complete. dont forget to thank your congressman for answering you promptly (after your spouse gets the approval)

good luck...
 
congratulations!!!

Ashu Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Many Many Congratulation!!!!!!!!!!!!!

-Cheers
 
Thanks for all your Congratulation and Good wishes

Neeru, I'll definitely write back to Congressman.

Thank you jatsing,congobongo,jatinder_kaur,tt tt, neeru.. all other friends.

I think each others good wishes do work :)
 
Congratulations on Aprroval.

Could you please post any link or format for letter to congressman. It will help us tremendously.
Thanks and heartiest congratulations on your Approval.

Sumkap
 
Hearty Congrats

I am almost in the same boat as you are except that my case is still not approved. My PD is Apr.2000 and FP done 11/01. RFE1. Apr 2002 and RFE2 Sep.2002. Still waiting.

Enjoy the freedom and I wish that your spouse also gets approved soon.
 
Letter Template : Letter to congressman

I didn't use any very specific format to write to congressman. I used the internet site to write an email. Please go to
http://www.house.gov/writerep/ and look for your Local Congressman/congresswoman. Please note that you should only write to congressman only if you have used all your other options. Letter to congressman may prompt RFE by INS to buy some more time. If INS processing times are not later than your Receipt Notice Date ( RD ), there is no point writing to congressman, you are going to get standard reply.

Please see the rest of the posting for a template letter you may want to use. Its from some earlier posting.

Good Luck.

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Letter to Congressmen template - Tamizhan
Posted By: srirenga 5/10/02 12:52 PM
(#13 of 17) Friends

I live in the Us congressional district 10 in California. You can find
your
congressmen by selecting the state and zip code in the following site :
http://www.house.gov/writerep/

This site also gives link to the congressmen's website where you can
directly email the same letter. I did email the letter, and also faxed
the
same to congresswomen's california and Washington fax numbers.

Letter Template :
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<My Name>
<My Address>
<My Email Address>
<My Home Phone number>

Hon. Congresswoman. Ellen Tauscher,
10th Congressional District of California,
1801 North California Blvd, Suite 103,
Walnut Creek. CA - 94596.
Phone : 925 932 8899
Fax : 925 932 8159.

Sub : Reg. Immigration : I-485 case pending at Californica Service
Center.

Respected Ellen Tauscher,

My husband and I filed our I-485 applications together in June 2001 and
our
details are as below :

Husband's Name : #########
Case Number : WAC-01-260-XXXXX
Alien Reg.# : A## ### ###

My Name : #########
Case Number : WAC-01-260-XXXXX
Alien Reg.# : A## ### ###

Both of our Notice Dates are the same and it is : 08/17/2001. We both
did
our Finger Prints together on 10/30/2001. We received our Employment
Authorization Documents and Advanced Parole together. My husband got
approved recently, but I am still waiting. I am a dependant of my
husband
and usually family cases are handled together.

The IIOs in California Service Center were not helpful in getting info
on
what is happening in my case. I have seen people with much later Notice
Dates and who have done their Finger Prints much later have got
approved.
Hence I request you to please help me in finding what is happening with
my
case and subsequently approval of the same at the earliest.

Thanks for your help in advance and I really appreciate the same.

<My Name>
Date : 04/21/2002

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My belief is in Congressional districts where the immigrant community
is
strong and is making a significant contribution, the congressmen do
take
letters from immigrants and immigration related issues very seriously
and
act. For eg., our congresswomen has a separate immigration related cell
in
Walnut Creek, CA. So all immigration related queries goes to that cell
and
acted upon promptly. Hope this helps.

Good luck.

Thanks

Tamizhan @ srirenga
 
Thanks for the info, Nologic_Algo_71

Info you provided gives me some direction atleast. The letter format sounded a bit personal to me. But if it can invoke any response, then great. whatever works, man! waiting period is too frustrating.
Thanks anyways, and enjoy your freedom.
 
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