I was finally approved and got my stamping done today at Newark
PD - 09/97
I-140 Approval - 09/00
485 Applied - 09/00
RD - 10/00
FP - 03/01
RFE - 09/01
RFE Response Received by INS - 10/01
Approval on - 12/01
Stamping on - 12/27/01 (thursday @Newark)
Total end to end Processing 4 Years 3 Months
Newark Passport Stamping Facts and Info:
You can go on any day of the week though try to get there early for non appointment days (typically Wednesday). I reached there around 6:30 AM on a thursday (my Letter said go on Wednesday). There were 70 people in front of me. They open the Building around 7:00 - 7:30 AM.
Take your I-94, Passport, Courtesy or Original Letter. I did not receive the original from Lawyer , so I took the Courtesy Letter. Also take your EAD and advance parole, and 2 pictures.
If you are going with your family on a cold day (wife , kid) like I did, you may want to consider to carry 2 cell phones. They can stay in the car while you stand in the line outside the Building. When they start letting people in you call them on the cell to get to the line. Also if you have a small baby and get caught in the back of the line you can go to the front of the building and talk to the guard , they will let you in.
After the Stamping make sure the A# on the Passport matches the Letter sent from INS.
No Cell Phones etc inside the Building. They are very strict about this.
Good Luck to everyone who is waiting
PD - 09/97
I-140 Approval - 09/00
485 Applied - 09/00
RD - 10/00
FP - 03/01
RFE - 09/01
RFE Response Received by INS - 10/01
Approval on - 12/01
Stamping on - 12/27/01 (thursday @Newark)
Total end to end Processing 4 Years 3 Months
Newark Passport Stamping Facts and Info:
You can go on any day of the week though try to get there early for non appointment days (typically Wednesday). I reached there around 6:30 AM on a thursday (my Letter said go on Wednesday). There were 70 people in front of me. They open the Building around 7:00 - 7:30 AM.
Take your I-94, Passport, Courtesy or Original Letter. I did not receive the original from Lawyer , so I took the Courtesy Letter. Also take your EAD and advance parole, and 2 pictures.
If you are going with your family on a cold day (wife , kid) like I did, you may want to consider to carry 2 cell phones. They can stay in the car while you stand in the line outside the Building. When they start letting people in you call them on the cell to get to the line. Also if you have a small baby and get caught in the back of the line you can go to the front of the building and talk to the guard , they will let you in.
After the Stamping make sure the A# on the Passport matches the Letter sent from INS.
No Cell Phones etc inside the Building. They are very strict about this.
Good Luck to everyone who is waiting
