Walk-in @ VSC
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Mailarvin
send me email to vacationman1@hotmail.com Please put Vermont-485 in your subject so I dont delete it by mistake
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send me email to vacationman1@hotmail.com Please put Vermont-485 in your subject so I dont delete it by mistake
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Princeton, Nj-->VT-->Princeton
kewlmarc
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I am planing to leave at 2-3AM on Tuesday/wednesday morning and come back same day.
I am not sure how much of help will this trip be however I will have the satisfaction of knowing that I did excercise the option of meeting USCIS officer and if it brings the file up then that's great !
If I can wait for years to get a GC how tough can a days drive be?
If there are two or three people going togather then it makes it easier to drive and hopefully day will fly with good company.
Let me know asap. mailarvin@yahoo.com
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kewlmarc
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I am planing to leave at 2-3AM on Tuesday/wednesday morning and come back same day.
I am not sure how much of help will this trip be however I will have the satisfaction of knowing that I did excercise the option of meeting USCIS officer and if it brings the file up then that's great !
If I can wait for years to get a GC how tough can a days drive be?
If there are two or three people going togather then it makes it easier to drive and hopefully day will fly with good company.
Let me know asap. mailarvin@yahoo.com
Thanks
I had been to VSC on Monday. Sorry could not post experience earlier as I came back only today. For the 20 mts I spent at VSC, I travelled 800miles. It did not help me. But atleast a sense of satisfaction.
They start working at 8am. So reached there around 8.10am. There is only one window and they answer one at a time. I gave them my I-485 notices and asked them the status. They gave me the same answer that I get when I call the 1-800 no. The second FP needs to be scheduled. I insisted that I talk to an officer. Finally after lot of deliberations an officer came to the window. I asked her why VSC cant schedule the FP. They informed that they do not have control over this and it is the responsibility of the local ASC to schedule it. When the FP is completed the results are sent to the VSC and they continue processing. I wanted to make sure my (and my family) files are intact. She had the courtesy to go somewhere and came back saying the files are intact. That gave me a sense of satisfaction. She asked me to write to the ASC requesting them to schedule my second FP. She also informed me there are 2000 cases still pending for FP.
The ladies at the counter are quite polite and do not hesitate to answer any question. If they do not know, they will check with an officer. There were about 5 people in my queue and they were all answered within an hour. I suggest you should go to the counter around 10am and then you have enough time to ask any question.
As hadron had indicated, during my return, we were stopped by the border patrol somewhere 50-70 miles on the I-87 south. They asked for passports and checked the I-94. Make sure you carry all the documents - Passport, I-94, EAD and AP if you have.
Please let me know if anyone needs any more info.
They start working at 8am. So reached there around 8.10am. There is only one window and they answer one at a time. I gave them my I-485 notices and asked them the status. They gave me the same answer that I get when I call the 1-800 no. The second FP needs to be scheduled. I insisted that I talk to an officer. Finally after lot of deliberations an officer came to the window. I asked her why VSC cant schedule the FP. They informed that they do not have control over this and it is the responsibility of the local ASC to schedule it. When the FP is completed the results are sent to the VSC and they continue processing. I wanted to make sure my (and my family) files are intact. She had the courtesy to go somewhere and came back saying the files are intact. That gave me a sense of satisfaction. She asked me to write to the ASC requesting them to schedule my second FP. She also informed me there are 2000 cases still pending for FP.
The ladies at the counter are quite polite and do not hesitate to answer any question. If they do not know, they will check with an officer. There were about 5 people in my queue and they were all answered within an hour. I suggest you should go to the counter around 10am and then you have enough time to ask any question.
As hadron had indicated, during my return, we were stopped by the border patrol somewhere 50-70 miles on the I-87 south. They asked for passports and checked the I-94. Make sure you carry all the documents - Passport, I-94, EAD and AP if you have.
Please let me know if anyone needs any more info.
jsmith888666
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Rapide1:
Thank you for sharing your experience at VSC.
You said "They informed that they do not have control over this and it is the responsibility of the local ASC to schedule it. ..... She asked me to write to the ASC requesting them to schedule my second FP. She also informed me there are 2000 cases still pending for FP."
It seem to me that VSC but not local ASC schedules FP, or how dis she know that there are 2000 cases still pending for FP?
Thank you for sharing your experience at VSC.
You said "They informed that they do not have control over this and it is the responsibility of the local ASC to schedule it. ..... She asked me to write to the ASC requesting them to schedule my second FP. She also informed me there are 2000 cases still pending for FP."
It seem to me that VSC but not local ASC schedules FP, or how dis she know that there are 2000 cases still pending for FP?
> The ladies at the counter are quite polite and do not hesitate to
> answer any question. If they do not know, they will check
> with an officer.
This was my experience. The trip up to VSC made me realize that there are actual human beeings working up there, normal run of the mill federal employees. For them, you are no different from a corporate tax return or an application for a hazadorous materials license. The individuals are not evil, it is the inept organization that is evil.
(There was another guy on a different forum around here, ranting and raving after an unsuccessful trip to VSC on how useless the place is. If he displayed that attitude, I am not supprised he didn't achieve anything.)
> As hadron had indicated, during my return, we were stopped by the
> border patrol somewhere 50-70 miles on the I-87 south.
Wow, I thought this was a random event ! I thought they were looking for pot smugglers, not for peoples passports. We were just stopped and then waved through.
> answer any question. If they do not know, they will check
> with an officer.
This was my experience. The trip up to VSC made me realize that there are actual human beeings working up there, normal run of the mill federal employees. For them, you are no different from a corporate tax return or an application for a hazadorous materials license. The individuals are not evil, it is the inept organization that is evil.
(There was another guy on a different forum around here, ranting and raving after an unsuccessful trip to VSC on how useless the place is. If he displayed that attitude, I am not supprised he didn't achieve anything.)
> As hadron had indicated, during my return, we were stopped by the
> border patrol somewhere 50-70 miles on the I-87 south.
Wow, I thought this was a random event ! I thought they were looking for pot smugglers, not for peoples passports. We were just stopped and then waved through.
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hadron said:
Take it easy pal,
I wasn’t “ranting and raving” ... you can see my post here http://www.immigrationportal.com/showthread.php?t=140104 I was just frustrated. The place was somehow like I expected, very rural and dissapointing. The reason the VSC is the best among all centers is that living in St Albans and working at VSC looks like Heaven for them. These are the best jobs in that area. Ppl are working there for their whole life, compared with CSC where many of them consider these temporary jobs, the offers for good jobs in California being much better.
I am coming from a country were I was taught what means to be polite, don’t worry about that. I was very polite with them, but that doesn’t mean the place isn’t crap. I don’t know how long you’ve been in this country but if you just bow and smile to everybody, you didn’t understand yet what America means. No offense.
Sorry nemesis, looking back at your post it indeed looks more like frustration. All the angry smilies probably threw me off.
> I don’t know how long you’ve been in this country but if you just
> bow and smile to everybody, you didn’t understand yet what
> America means.
Well, the goverment here is different from the private sector. I have no problem lighting a fire under some bank tellers behind if they try to give me a hard time, but that is because I can. If you come on agressive with the goverment types, they will just shift into defensive mode and you are getting nowhere.
The way to get through with them is to bow and smile and then not to go away when they tell you some BS. Polite insistence is what wears them down, not force.
As for the place beeing 'crap'. It was about as exciting as a social security office, but what did you expect ?
> I don’t know how long you’ve been in this country but if you just
> bow and smile to everybody, you didn’t understand yet what
> America means.
Well, the goverment here is different from the private sector. I have no problem lighting a fire under some bank tellers behind if they try to give me a hard time, but that is because I can. If you come on agressive with the goverment types, they will just shift into defensive mode and you are getting nowhere.
The way to get through with them is to bow and smile and then not to go away when they tell you some BS. Polite insistence is what wears them down, not force.
As for the place beeing 'crap'. It was about as exciting as a social security office, but what did you expect ?
GC_Very_Soon
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Rapide1 - a question for you
I have never heard before that ASC schedule the second FP as the FP notice always comes from VSC. Did VSC give any reason for it? Please post your experience in Newark on Aug 30.
Also, is VSC public window closing on Sep 1, 2004 for sure?
Thanks.
I have never heard before that ASC schedule the second FP as the FP notice always comes from VSC. Did VSC give any reason for it? Please post your experience in Newark on Aug 30.
Also, is VSC public window closing on Sep 1, 2004 for sure?
Thanks.
> I know you experienced the same frustration of going there and
> after such a long drive being given the same
Actually, I didn't experience ANY frustration there. They pulled the file, looked at it, talked to the folks in adjudications, talked to adjudications at a different service center and told us that they would decide on the I140 the same day.
I was sceptic, based on prior experience with INS. But:
-- the same evening the I140 was approved
-- the I485 was transferred to the different service center to be hooked up with a different I140.
-- 4 days later the EAD was approved.
Just as they had told us. Maybe it was dumb-luck or divine intervention, but in our case they did exactly what we asked them to do. (The difference to most peoples cases here was that they were past their own published dates and that I didn't ask them for anything they weren't obliged to do in the first place.)
> after such a long drive being given the same
Actually, I didn't experience ANY frustration there. They pulled the file, looked at it, talked to the folks in adjudications, talked to adjudications at a different service center and told us that they would decide on the I140 the same day.
I was sceptic, based on prior experience with INS. But:
-- the same evening the I140 was approved
-- the I485 was transferred to the different service center to be hooked up with a different I140.
-- 4 days later the EAD was approved.
Just as they had told us. Maybe it was dumb-luck or divine intervention, but in our case they did exactly what we asked them to do. (The difference to most peoples cases here was that they were past their own published dates and that I didn't ask them for anything they weren't obliged to do in the first place.)
That's what they told me when I asked them about FP. They said ASC schedules it and VSC has no control over it.
For sure, the window is closing on Aug 31.
My Name check was completed in Dec 2002 and I again checked with VSC if it is pending because of this. They confimed that the case is only pending for scheduling second FP. FBI also confirmed that my name check was sent in Dec 2002.
For sure, the window is closing on Aug 31.
My Name check was completed in Dec 2002 and I again checked with VSC if it is pending because of this. They confimed that the case is only pending for scheduling second FP. FBI also confirmed that my name check was sent in Dec 2002.
rajeshp_2000
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I read in "TRANSCRIPT of DEPOSITION - PAUL PIERRE" thread that the first finger prints are scheduled by the national scheduler(I think there is a national scheduler which has control over all the ASCs) and the further finger prints are scheduled by service center specific SNAP system. If you look at the documet search for the word "SNAP", you will find it.
Took the trip to St Albans ...
So I finally went ahead and availed the walk-in service while it was still there. I am not sure how useful it really was, but atleast it gave me a satisfaction that I gave it a shot while living within a few hours drive. As hadron reported, the people we met there [the guards as well as in the counter] were very friendly. And it was nice to see that VSC is just another office run by normal human beings [albeit too slow ]. And the drive thru I-89 was great too.
My I-485 RD is May 2003 ... so I had no ammunition to press on to talk to an officer or to expedite my case etc. However, I did find out that my FBI check has been completed and that I need not provide any NSEERS compliance doc (those who have registered with NSEERS may find it useful). My EAD/AP apps took 10+ months, and I got a letter from VSC few months ago that my cases are waiting on security checks ... so I was definitely worried about the case. But the guy at the counter assured that my case is simply waiting in queue now as all required checks have been done.
So I finally went ahead and availed the walk-in service while it was still there. I am not sure how useful it really was, but atleast it gave me a satisfaction that I gave it a shot while living within a few hours drive. As hadron reported, the people we met there [the guards as well as in the counter] were very friendly. And it was nice to see that VSC is just another office run by normal human beings [albeit too slow
]. And the drive thru I-89 was great too.My I-485 RD is May 2003 ... so I had no ammunition to press on to talk to an officer or to expedite my case etc. However, I did find out that my FBI check has been completed and that I need not provide any NSEERS compliance doc (those who have registered with NSEERS may find it useful). My EAD/AP apps took 10+ months, and I got a letter from VSC few months ago that my cases are waiting on security checks ... so I was definitely worried about the case. But the guy at the counter assured that my case is simply waiting in queue now as all required checks have been done.