Krish... you're not even outside processing time. It's too early for any of that.
When you're one month beyond processing time, call the 800 number. They'll say: "hmm.. you're right. Let me place an inquiry". Then, in one month's time you'll receive a written response to the inquiry saying "we're actively processing this case. Please inquire again in six months from the date of this letter if you don't hear from us". When you wait these extra six months and start reaching your one year anniversary of filing your 485 you start doing things that make you feel like you're doing something but actually are totally irrelevant and yield ZERO results:
1. Make infopass appointment, you're told: stuck in namecheck
2. Call FBI fingerprint unit, they'll say: "Yeah, you're prints were cleared the same day and we sent that back to USCIS"
3. Email FBI name check people to check on status, they'll never reply.
4. Seek help from senator/congressperson: After a month they'll reply: "You're stuck in FBI namecheck... nothing more we can do"
5. Visit this forum daily, put your info on trackitt.com, check your online status daily
6. Your anxiety levels increase, your productivity at work decreases, you consider other crazy choices like switching to consular processing, filing lawsuits, etc.
7. next thing you know, like most other people it will be 2 - 3 years until your approval regardless of what you do.
Am I too cynical...? What do others think? Isn't it really that way?
