Transferred to Local INS office in Washington -Aug 15th RD

They only ask for past five years' working history during citizenship applicaiton. You can wait for an extra year -- more than 6 years after GC before you apply. Then whether you have worked for your sponsoring company is not a concern. This is what my lawyer told me.
 
Do we have to do FP for every EAD renewal

I have applied for renewal of EAD online, I got a receipt that I should go to Alexandria office for FP and Photo. Is this new or every body is doing FP when ever you tryed renewing EAD. Receipt has 1800 number to schedule FP.

thank you guys

EB3,
PD : Aug, 01
RD : Oct 10 03
TD : june 16 04
 
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Friends - Interview Status

Hi Friends,

I reached at the Local INS Office at 10:00am. My Interview was at 10:45am. The Officer called me for interview @ 11:10am.

1) He asked for my passport and drivers license. He verified.
2) Then asked for Work Authorization Document. He Verified.
3) Then he took me to a place to take finger prints and asked me to sign on an blank application on both sides of the form.
4) Then he took the photograph from the existing file.

Then he said actually i am not used to do Adjustment of Status i.e. Green Card cases. i am a person who handles Naturalization cases. But this week i am handling Adjustment Status Cases. I cannot stamp/approve your GC today because i need to discuss with other and then stamp it. Before that i will all documentation.

Then he asked to me expand my Middle Initial and recorded it in the application. Added my city of birth and corrected my parents names in the application.

Asked me to provide the 3 year tax returns, employment letter and paystub.
Then he asked me what category i come under. I said EB2.

Then someother lady came and said need to verify whether current job and job in labour document should match. He said everything is matching. She asked me are you working with sponsoring employer. I said i will after obtaining GC. Then she said thats fine.

Then the officer told the lady that i cannot approve his case today because i don't have his Security Check information. She said fine and left the room.

Then he after that he looked at all other documentation and then said your documentation is superb. If given a chance i might have given you Naturalization today itself.

Even regarding GC approval i cannot do it today because i dont have security check info.

Then i asked him how long does it take to get it. Then he said usually it takes 160 days but in ur case it will less than that. He took my contact number ie. my mobile number.

He looked at the rescheduled requesting letter issued by Rajiv Khanna (my attorney) for my wife's Adjustment Status of Interview. He left a small note on her file that the case need to be rescheduled.

Then i asked him how should i track and contact my case if at all no one respond me. He said try with Receipt number or A#. Then i said what number to call? Local office no body will lift the phone. Then said i have no idea. No need to worry i will call on your mobile number.

Then i said what will happen INS interviews my wife (derived applicant) before my case is approved (main applicant). He said both cases will tied together so that it won't be handled separately.

Based on the discussions i think the FBI name check is still pending or as he said not with him but done before.

Am I right guys? I remember some one in this forum had same case? How did that work out guys? How much time it took for those kinds of cases?

Please do respond.
 
wonderfullboy,
sorry to hear that. this was exactly what happened (regarding security check) in my sisters case which i posted in this thread..

her interview was in nov 2003 and the actual approval happened in march 2004.

till the approval, we kept on inquiring thru george allen's office . Finally her lawyer from murthy's office called them internally and they faxed the approval letter to the lawyer..

goodluck
 
interview status

As you know, I went to the interview this morning. Officer H must be the lady wonderfulboy was talking about. Because when I was interviewed with her, we were interruptted several times, and she told me she is trainning the officers. Anyway, unfortunately, my passport did not get stampted either, because the name check is still pending, and it's been pending since october 2003. She collected my I-94, tax return, new pictures, employment letter, and that's all. Guys, what we should do about the name check?
 
Guys
Sorry about your interviews.
Its seems the FBI is not responsing anymore to inquiries about name checks.
I sent fax, emails, FOIA but the only thing I recieved is silence and not only me , a lot of people in this forum having the same thing.
Should we write a joint letter to Mr. Hooton, the assistant to FBI director?
What you think guys?
 
Hi PeaceInSpirit

It's very unfortunate to hear about hear case too. No the main officer is a male person. But the lady came in between.


I spoke to both officer who interview me and also the lady. Lady said it could take 1 month for name check to be cleared.

The officer said it generally takes 160 days max but since your documentation very excellent it will be done soon. I don't know what soon he mean.

The officer took Tax Returns, Pay stub, Employement Letters.

Verified Passport, EAD, Drivers License and Rescheduling Letter for my wife but he didn't took I-94 from me.

We definitely should do something to resolve this name check as soon as possible.

Is there a contact number or fax number or email to FBI name check department where we can quickly reach and resolve this issue.

About 3-4 i even requested for security check information through email but i dont have response guys.

This INS is paining us like any thing.
 
To
David M. Hardy, Chief,
Record/Information Dissemination Section,
Federal Bureau of Investigation,
935 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20535.


Sub : Requesting Status on FBI Name Check/Security Check for completing the Adjustment of Status for my Application

Dear Mr. David M. Hardy :

Under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. section 552 and the privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. section 552a, please furnish me with copies of all records about me indexed to my name or my identifying information, maintained in the Central Records System(CRS).

I have been interviewed for my Adjustment of Status Application in the local Immigration and Naturalization Office located in Fairfax, VA on 4th January 2005 ie. today. The officer who did the interview of my application said every other documentation is perfectly alright except that they haven't received the security check feedback from FBI.

Just because of that reason the Permanent Residency Stamping got delayed.

Please do kindly understand the situation and give me the status of my security checks.

To help identify information about me in your records systems and/or programs, I am providing the following identifying information :

Full Name : xxxx
Date of Birth : mm/dd/yyyy
Place of Birth : City, Country
A# : xxxx
Address : xxxxxx
E-MAIL : xxxx.com

If you have any questions about handling this request, please call me at xxx-xxx-xxxx or E-mail me at xxxx.com

Thanking You
xxxxx
 
I thought this kind of letter is for FOIPA request, and suppose to fax it to 202-324-3752. And the email address you mentioned is for name check status request, am I right?
 
Conversation with Emily in the afternoon after coming from Local Office

Gaitonde, Emily wrote:
I can check with the district office again about the security checks. If they are, in fact, still pending, there is nothing our office can do, because they are pending with the FBI and cannot be expedited.
I will let you know what I can determine from CIS.
Regards,

Wonderfulboy wrote:
To: Gaitonde, Emily (Allen)
Subject: - Adjustment of Status Interview Result

But when i raised my concern this security checks before you said usually they schedule the interview only after the security check information is received from FBI. But in this case it didn't happen in that way?

Is there a way you can talk to the officer who exactly did the interview? He has no grip on Adjustment of Status cases. He himself said he used to work in Naturalization cases.

Gaitonde, Emily wrote:
Usually the checks are completed before interviews are scheduled but there is never a guarantee until you go to the interview. I will check with my congressional officer to have him look into the case. It is not possible to speak with the officer that interviewed you as I do not have people’s direct lines in that office. I work directly with the congressional officer.
I will let you know what I can determine from CIS.
 
wonderfulboy, peaceinspirit, and also brighstar!!!!

well, its sad to hear that name check could be the major factor in approving for GC. but its my personal experience , i have talked abt my interview and hw it went .....if u guys go back and look i was also turned away without stamp in maa passport, and i was devestated and with in a week i mailed several emails, postal letter , airborne mails and god knows , i didnt leave any stone unturned , at my work my co worker gave me big suport and found all the sources to reach FBI, after several calls and visit to INS local office , i was able to get my approval . my interview was on 25th oct, and my green card came in mail on 3rd jan.2005 and i was sent a letter to get stamped on the 17th dec , it wasnt easy , i got peronal emils from one of the analysit informaing me that my security checks were done , and forward to INS . i was one of u guys who lived in fools paradise but woke up when i heard abt security checks after the interview. you guys have been discussing all kind of irrelevent stuff here , but didnt show any concern abt name checks , now its time to make enuff noise so u are heard . and dont give up , it will come but there is nuthing u cant over come.

good luck , search this site abt name checks , and start following up with them
see u guys
 
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Hi adamnj,

What do you suggest us truely about Name Checks?

1) I did send an email to FBI
2) I am following up on this with Emily Evans Immigration Specialist George Allen.
3) Probably by tomorrow i am going to send a mail (postal mail) to FBI requesting name check to be cleared.

Can you suggest me any other things buddy?

I didn't completely ignore it boss before the interview. Emily send nothing we can do. Sent email to FBI no response.

For stamping did you took infopass appointment after they sent the letter to you?
 
wonderfulboy!

well, name check is a black hole , brightstar was interviewd way before i was . And he was told that name check are pending , till today he didnt hear anything. these congress men and their clerk dont call federal agencies just for the sake of name check , i never requested any expedite name check through these people , thay are v good in immigration but when it comes to federal agencies , they dont wanna involves , i think after 9/11 things are pretty weird , why they do name check , NO clue and if they do AT WHAT STAGE (at least i couldnt figure) i wanna telll u one thing which i am disappointed in ur draft (above to FBI) where u mentioned abt the laws and the section and u asked them to furnish ur request. thats v rude to them , u dont teach them laws ....... u knwo what i am saying , when i requested name check i used HUMBLE REQUEST word and i was very polite and gave a touch in my draft that OUR NATIONAL SECURITY is THE first piroity as shoudl come first. not like i was teaching them ant the law , if i were the person u are writing i wouldnt even look at that fax, that was a simple FOIA . that has nuthing to do with name check. let me tell u one more very interesting thing. NEVER EVER request FOIA report , it will slow down ur name check process (instead we might think it will speed up) u are giving more work for them to do. let them do ur name check first ,

be very polite and dont write more than 2 lines and also CC that letter to ur officer who took ur interview , just as a reminder that u are concern and this will make them stop watching at clocks and do some work .

FBI will not tell u any status of ur name check with 8-10 weeks window(means u filed at least 10 weeks ago) my postal letter worked and that response came after one month.

there is no power that can make them fast this process overnight , u have to be very patient and keep in mind , from today u may be able to hear something within 3 months , dont hurt to make up ur mind .

yes i couldnt find any appointmet for passport stamp , so i had to ask one of my freinds to give me his already taken appointment for the 22nd of dec,

good luck and do wht u think will work for u the best
 
Hi adnamj,

I got all your points. I have a written a letter very requesting and polite addressing to David and i will fedex overnight tomorrow morning.

I don't know the name and details of the officer to copy him. How would i get that? I specifically asked the officer whether i can get his contact and in reception also. They said we cannot disclose his information.

The officer in the morning said usually it takes 160 days to get the name check approval. But in your case since every documentation is clear we will get it soon.

There is an other lady who met the officer in between my interview. After the interview i met her she said it might come in 1 month time.

After sending the overnight letter to FBI what else do u think i should do adnamj to get the name check response sooner the possible. Please do advice.
 
Wonderfulboy I think you are contacting the wrong person at the senator's office . The person you are contacting(Emily) only deals with immigration issues. Try this address for the FBI name check
Contacts for Justice Issues

Lynn Rasnake
Office of Senator George Allen
332 Cummings Street
Suite C
Abingdon, VA 24210
Phone: (276) 676-2646
Fax: (276) 676-2588

I got this from senator Allen's website. This lady deals with department of justcie and as you know FBI comes under department of justice. Good luck and keep us posted.
 
Hi Zkhan,

Thanks for the new contact. i already left a voice mail now. Will try tomorrow again. Do you any have email address Lynn Rasnake?
 
Hi adnamj,

First thing today morning i did Fedex Standard Overnight (which will be delivered tomorrow morning) a detailed letter explaining the situation with all our details. i address the letter to Mr. David. i wish this would work.

Any way i am mentally preparing my self to get the approval by April -May timeframe. If it come in between iam lucky guy thats all.

Meanwhile as Zkhan suggested i am going to contact Lynn Rasnaka also. Parallely followup with Emily also.

Lets see how the luck will play role.

Truely its my mistake not to follow up on Name Check very aggressively along with immigration. I tried once but i didn't follow up when FBI didn't respond back to me.

Immigration side i could succeed to get the interview in less than 3 months time though.

Yesterday after the interview i really got pissed off by the way the officer said that security checks are not done.

Worse part is allocating an officer who worked all the time in Naturalization to do interview in Adjustment of Status Interview. Thats so stupid.

Also don't they know that Name check need to be completed before they call for the interview? If it is not completed why would they have to call for interview? They lack coordination.

Friends any one else have other suggestions in following up regadrs to FBI name check?
 
Hi Zkhan, adnamj,

Today morning i could be able to contact Lynn Rasnake explaining about Pending Security Checks that caused delay in approving my permanent residency.

She said someone from their office will contact me. Hope they will respond back to me before end of today.

Then i will forward them the request i made to David M. Hardy to them and ask to follow up with relevant divisions.

I will let you know all as and when i receive something.

Meanwhile does any one know the fax number of Mr. David Hardy's office so that i can fax the documentation which i sent through Fedex too.
 
wonderfulboy said:
Hi adnamj,

First thing today morning i did Fedex Standard Overnight (which will be delivered tomorrow morning) a detailed letter explaining the situation with all our details. i address the letter to Mr. David. i wish this would work.

Any way i am mentally preparing my self to get the approval by April -May timeframe. If it come in between iam lucky guy thats all.

Meanwhile as Zkhan suggested i am going to contact Lynn Rasnaka also. Parallely followup with Emily also.

Lets see how the luck will play role.

Truely its my mistake not to follow up on Name Check very aggressively along with immigration. I tried once but i didn't follow up when FBI didn't respond back to me.

Immigration side i could succeed to get the interview in less than 3 months time though.

Yesterday after the interview i really got pissed off by the way the officer said that security checks are not done.

Worse part is allocating an officer who worked all the time in Naturalization to do interview in Adjustment of Status Interview. Thats so stupid.

Also don't they know that Name check need to be completed before they call for the interview? If it is not completed why would they have to call for interview? They lack coordination.

Friends any one else have other suggestions in following up regadrs to FBI name check?

Sorry to hear abt your situation. Hope things will workout very soon and you'll get approved. I guess its now become a trend at the local office to call for the interview even when they know that the security check is pending and they can't approve the case. May be they act ignorant or they don't check all these things in advance before the interview. Anyways the local office sucks. The staff talk so arrongantly, they lack politeness. They don't even look into your eye when talking. Looks like they are doing us a big favour by calling us for interview.

Anyways, stick on there.. like wellwisher2002 & adnamj ..your case will also get approved very soon. I really liked your agressive attitude..keep it up. May be that will help in expediting the approval of your case.

All the best
 
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