Stamping Done: Philly 2/18/2004
Allright folks, looks like we are a step closer to getting that green thing ...anyway here's a minute by minute on our stamping experience with a 4 month baby. Why the hell did you go with a 4 month baby you ask ...well that's becos I don't trust my little one with anyone else yet ...there !
We left home around 6.15 am
1.5hr drive to Calloway drive
Parked on the street close to center 7.25am
Wife in car with baby, me in Q
Gaurd walks the Q, checks everyone's ID
Gates open 7.30am, I was probably 25th in Q
Let's in 5-10 in at a time for security check
Told gaurd, wife's in car with kid and will join at the door
he's kool with it, I call wife on cell tell her I'm close to the door
Wife comes in just in time with baby and we get thru security
Go to the far right corner to join another Q for tickets
Get tickets 608/609 and go to far left corner with 6 chairs
for some private space with baby...yeah right! ;-)
Wait about 45 mins for number to come up
Go upto counter where *this* dispassionate lady asks
for ONE TICKET at a TIME ...gawd man the attitude..
Anyway she took our EAD, our copy of the notice, I-94
and passport. She then took out another form took
fingerprint of index finger only and had each of us
sign that form on both sides ...
Then she started filling the form with EAC#s, A#, address
etc etc ...was standing verifying everything she wrote to
make sure she did not make a mistake ...;-) and was also
thinking if anyone would have trouble reading her handwriting!!
Anyhow, she then took each passport and stamped with
"Processed for I-551 ....etc etc ::" and the wrote A#, EAC# and
a whole bunch of other numbers ...blah blah blah ...
What a ANTICLIMACTIC END TO THE WHOLE F*()*@# ORDEAL!!!
She's says wait 3-12 months for card and asked us to comeback
if we do not get card even after 11 months ...
Well that was it !!! was back home by around NOON time
Goodluck to all still waiting ...