Stamping Experience:
Today I went for my stamping experience @ Santa Ana. I took with me
1. 2 Photos
2. I-94
3. All my expired and current one
4. APs (even though it was not mentioned)
5. EADS ( \'\')
6. Courtesy Copy.
I did not go there early. I reached INS office at 9:30 AM. Parking is across the building and it is free.
In front of the building there are three lines. One for INS, one for IRS and one for Social Security. Pl check with the guard which lines goes where.
As usual Security Check and went to the third floor. No one in the floor, except a guard and counter staff. Got my token and went to 5th floor.
there were about 200 people waiting, but the display was showing one number before me is being serviced. Within a minute, I was called and wentto the counter. Gave her my passport, courtesy copy and Photos. She asked me my AP and EADs. Since I want to retain it (if US changes the law and if I become President, I want to donate the EAD and AP to the libarary.. heheheh), I told here that I did not bring it here. She said if cannot attach the AP, there might be queries before the issue of the card. Hence I told her "you can give me the stamp and I will go and check my files in the car and if I have it, I will bring it". She said ok, and stamped and FPed me and gave me a slip so that I can come back.
Since I had all my stuff in my coat, I just went out of the floor and took one AP (retained other AP and EAD card) and gave it back to her. She attached my AP to my courtesy copy and said thats all.
The whole process took me from parking to exiting 12 minutes.
I do not know whether anyone gave back the EAD and both the AP notices...
Hope to get the card..
--amburan.
Today I went for my stamping experience @ Santa Ana. I took with me
1. 2 Photos
2. I-94
3. All my expired and current one
4. APs (even though it was not mentioned)
5. EADS ( \'\')
6. Courtesy Copy.
I did not go there early. I reached INS office at 9:30 AM. Parking is across the building and it is free.
In front of the building there are three lines. One for INS, one for IRS and one for Social Security. Pl check with the guard which lines goes where.
As usual Security Check and went to the third floor. No one in the floor, except a guard and counter staff. Got my token and went to 5th floor.
there were about 200 people waiting, but the display was showing one number before me is being serviced. Within a minute, I was called and wentto the counter. Gave her my passport, courtesy copy and Photos. She asked me my AP and EADs. Since I want to retain it (if US changes the law and if I become President, I want to donate the EAD and AP to the libarary.. heheheh), I told here that I did not bring it here. She said if cannot attach the AP, there might be queries before the issue of the card. Hence I told her "you can give me the stamp and I will go and check my files in the car and if I have it, I will bring it". She said ok, and stamped and FPed me and gave me a slip so that I can come back.
Since I had all my stuff in my coat, I just went out of the floor and took one AP (retained other AP and EAD card) and gave it back to her. She attached my AP to my courtesy copy and said thats all.
The whole process took me from parking to exiting 12 minutes.
I do not know whether anyone gave back the EAD and both the AP notices...
Hope to get the card..
--amburan.
)wow