Things are improving .. but not for all ..
Guys and Gals,
This message is not meant to scare you or to get you worried but my experience with the TSC has been so horrific thus far that its hard not to share the horror story. I feel that by reading this some people in similar situations may identify and rectify these mistakes before its to late. On numerous occasions I have gotten advice to just sit back and relax while the TSC corrects its mistakes. This approcah may have worked for some people but was the worst advice in my case. I can't imagine what would have happened if I had not pushed my lawyers and the TSC regarding my case. Its been a battle every step of the way and I have fought it thus far. I encourage others in similar bad situations to do the same because if we don't help ourselves NO ONE WILL.
Here is a list of things that have gone wrong with my case and can potentially go wrong with ANY case ..
1. Case transferred to the wrong local office. Sat there for 5 months. Took numerous AILA inquiries and letters to get back to TSC. Would have stayed in Miami for several more months if I hadn't raised hell with my lawyers.
2. There is no written confirmation where the case resides currently. Although the AILA reps confirmed the case was back at TSC, the online status still states that the case is in Miami. I am in Atlanta. Because of this online message, phone inquiries do not help because they just brush me of stating that that case is in Miami and that I should visit the Miami office or write a letter to them. I have written letters to them but there has been no reply. Its impossible to convince the phone reps that the case is back at TSC. I still try to do what I can to get some written confirmation on where my 485 is. This battle continues.
3. 2nd EADs were sent to the wrong office. My wife was in danger of having to sit home from her job because of this delay. After numerous inquries and phone calls, the TSC somehow managed to get them back and approve them before the current ones ran out. Close call on this one. Would have been tough if I hadn't done anything and waited for TSC to do something on its own.
4. Multiple FP notices were sent for my wife. She had to go two times within a month. No idea what the problem there was. FBI confirmed both sets to be fine.
5. Our 2nd APs have been pending for over 7 months. After numreous phone inquiries and AILA inquires, we finally got a personal letter from a supervisor stating that they have lost my wifes AP application. They have requested us to re-submit the application along with pictures. They are being kind enough to not charge us the fee again. There is no word on my pending AP. At this point my wife can't travel abroad because the TSC has lost her AP application. With our families abroad what would we do in an emergency situation? Try to go to the local office and beg for an AP .... I know the possibility is remote but its not impossible for emergencies to arise. I bugged the TSC and my lawyers for over 2 months to get TSC to admit that they have lost our apps. Do you think waiting for things to straighten themselves out would have helped. I think not ....
6. An RFE was issued against my wifes 485 and we responded more than 4 months ago. There is no word on what the delay is now. Trying to figure out what the problem is.
7. Currently my biggest fear is that the TSC has lost my 485 applicaiton. If they can lose an AP application can't they lose or misplace a 485 application?
So the TSC maybe approving cases in record times but they still continue to screw over a certain portion of applications and I encourage everyone in tough situations like mine to take charge and try to do everything they can to get them to act. In situations like ours, its NOT WISE to just wait for things to happen. Unlike what a lot of people in this forum may have you believe, in certain cases things will never straighten themselves out.
regards,
saras
Guys and Gals,
This message is not meant to scare you or to get you worried but my experience with the TSC has been so horrific thus far that its hard not to share the horror story. I feel that by reading this some people in similar situations may identify and rectify these mistakes before its to late. On numerous occasions I have gotten advice to just sit back and relax while the TSC corrects its mistakes. This approcah may have worked for some people but was the worst advice in my case. I can't imagine what would have happened if I had not pushed my lawyers and the TSC regarding my case. Its been a battle every step of the way and I have fought it thus far. I encourage others in similar bad situations to do the same because if we don't help ourselves NO ONE WILL.
Here is a list of things that have gone wrong with my case and can potentially go wrong with ANY case ..
1. Case transferred to the wrong local office. Sat there for 5 months. Took numerous AILA inquiries and letters to get back to TSC. Would have stayed in Miami for several more months if I hadn't raised hell with my lawyers.
2. There is no written confirmation where the case resides currently. Although the AILA reps confirmed the case was back at TSC, the online status still states that the case is in Miami. I am in Atlanta. Because of this online message, phone inquiries do not help because they just brush me of stating that that case is in Miami and that I should visit the Miami office or write a letter to them. I have written letters to them but there has been no reply. Its impossible to convince the phone reps that the case is back at TSC. I still try to do what I can to get some written confirmation on where my 485 is. This battle continues.
3. 2nd EADs were sent to the wrong office. My wife was in danger of having to sit home from her job because of this delay. After numerous inquries and phone calls, the TSC somehow managed to get them back and approve them before the current ones ran out. Close call on this one. Would have been tough if I hadn't done anything and waited for TSC to do something on its own.
4. Multiple FP notices were sent for my wife. She had to go two times within a month. No idea what the problem there was. FBI confirmed both sets to be fine.
5. Our 2nd APs have been pending for over 7 months. After numreous phone inquiries and AILA inquires, we finally got a personal letter from a supervisor stating that they have lost my wifes AP application. They have requested us to re-submit the application along with pictures. They are being kind enough to not charge us the fee again. There is no word on my pending AP. At this point my wife can't travel abroad because the TSC has lost her AP application. With our families abroad what would we do in an emergency situation? Try to go to the local office and beg for an AP .... I know the possibility is remote but its not impossible for emergencies to arise. I bugged the TSC and my lawyers for over 2 months to get TSC to admit that they have lost our apps. Do you think waiting for things to straighten themselves out would have helped. I think not ....
6. An RFE was issued against my wifes 485 and we responded more than 4 months ago. There is no word on what the delay is now. Trying to figure out what the problem is.
7. Currently my biggest fear is that the TSC has lost my 485 applicaiton. If they can lose an AP application can't they lose or misplace a 485 application?
So the TSC maybe approving cases in record times but they still continue to screw over a certain portion of applications and I encourage everyone in tough situations like mine to take charge and try to do everything they can to get them to act. In situations like ours, its NOT WISE to just wait for things to happen. Unlike what a lot of people in this forum may have you believe, in certain cases things will never straighten themselves out.
regards,
saras
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, when contacted by attorney, they asked to send new set of photos and will 'correct' the new AP. After a while when contacted by attorney again, they 'suggested' to file for AP again and they 'felt' that we may not hear any response for our request for 'correction'. And we never did. I did file for new AP again along with new set of fees - uscis,attorney plus new set of photos. If I had been waiting for correction, I would have never received one. Just my experience....