Response from INS to lawyer Inquiry

[californian]

Hello Good People -

My lawyer placed an inquiry with INS regarding the status of my I-485 application, whiuch has been pending with INS since 10/1/01. Here is the progress over the last 2 years -

Filed at - California Service Center
File Date - 9/18/01
Receipt Date - 10/01/01
Finger Printing - Apr 2002
RFE Received & Responed- Aug 2002

Below is the extract of the response from the letter received from INS:

"Your case is pending, however, the file is off-site and will have to be ordered back to the California Service Center. Since the file has to be ordered from off-site, you may therefore not hear anything further regarding this case for perhaps 60 to 90 days. Please allow for this time to retrieve your file and properly adjudicate your petition in an appropriate manner"

Here are some of the questions I have -

1. Where is this off-site?
2. When does a file get moved to off-site?
3. What does it mean to the case when a file gets moved to off-site?
4. Any one out there who received a similar response from INS?

Any light shed on the above questions is very much appreciated.

- Californian

 

[ItsComing]

I have never heard about an off-site location. 60 to 90 days. Hmm-m-m-m. May be they have outsourced processing to India?

 

[being_intrigued]

outsourced response times are far better.

remember the following-the-sun idea that applies.