Did FP today 09-FEB-2002
After I posted my previous message for SriniVinod went and checked the mail and today recd my FP Notice scheduled for 22-March-2002. It was around 02:00 p.m. and was surprised to find from the FP notice that they work on saturdays too till 03:45 p.m. Thought would take a chance and went to INS Centre (near Marsh Lane) around 03:00 p.m and since it was Saturday around close time, there were very few people there (probably around 5 people waiting for FP). Told the security person that we wanted to do the FP ahead of schedule and he told us that it was fine and we were out by 03:15 p.m done with our FP.
Waited for the FP for more than a year (ND 16-JAN-2001), and do not know, how much is the waiting time from this point. Seeing scary postings like TSC is transferring 485 to other Service centers for different reasons. My labor and 140 was done thru VSC and I was all along residing in Dallas and hence my lawyer filed my 485 with TSC. Hope and praying that I do not get into a similar situation.
My suggestion, if anybody wants to do FP ahead of schedule is to go late saturday.
Thanks