What the... received two totally useless CIS responses

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ruxrux

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1. My lawyer told me that after initiating an inquiry, she found out that "my case is still pending" (sic!) and that we should be hearing from CIS in the next 30 days. If not, we can initiate a 2nd inquiry. How interesting. She will now bill my company for this. And all the time I wondered if my case was still pending....

2. Me not being lazy, I was faxing CIS several times, level 1 and level2. I was also writing to the senators and the congressman. I got a response by snail mail from Division XII:

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The following is provided in response to your fax inquiry sent to the CSC:

Please allow us sufficient time to adjudicate your I-485 application. You will be notified by mail when a decision has been made. Thank you for your patience.
Please call the NCSC toll free # or visit our websitre at ... for additional information. Thank you.
Officer: <a female latino name>
Applications Adjudicator
Congressional & Customer Relations Division XII (<-- maybe a response regarding my congressional inquiries)
CSC
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So I have to allow them sufficient time for adjudication. Anyone with the same response? What do you think is the sufficient time?
 
sufficient time for USCIS usually means couple of years.

A few days back when I was very upset I called up my attorney and
was discussing the fax thing with them.

By the way, this happens to be one of the biggest law firm in the valley.

I wanted them to inquire about my case.

My attorney kept arguing that I shouldn't do it. They also told me not
to send any faxes to USCIS on my own. Stressed that a lot. They told
us that the people at USCIS are really crazy. The more they hear from
a person the more they will try to act up. Its also possible that they
start looking for holes in your case. And its so freaking easy to send
an RFE for all kinds of stuff. Besides they can also transfer your case
after couple of RFEs. My lawyers explicitly asked me not to rub USCIS
the wrong way. According to them, they will only revisit this issue if
by October I have not heard anything from USCIS. They think I will
get approved before that.
 
Ironic?

It's rather ironic that you received these responses the day after the USCIS announced its new backlog reduction strategy... (if I was in the mood I would think that writing a letter to your Senator that highlighted the fact that you receive responses from the USCIS that say things like "give us enough time to process your application" when they've had over two years, doesn't suggest a strong commitment to backlog reduction, or service etc...)

becky

WAC 02 124
 
I sent a fax a while back and eventually got a response saying that my case had been sent to adjudication and they would contact me when they had made a decision.

I talked to my lawyer about it (after I had sent the fax, but before the response.) He thought that the faxing was essentially worthless, more a way of us venting so we felt better than actually achieving anything. Sort of like pushing the crossing button at an intersection.
 
Rux, I expect the same letters sooner or later

I was told by my lawyer (FDB&L) not to send enquiries too, she said it would defer my case since they have to pull out my file. Forget about that. I don't believe it at all. What they will do is, in database I guess, to add one more service request or comment to my record, like "On XX/XX/XX, received 3nd enquiry from the filer, CIA needs look into it".
So, Rux, please don't give up. Once they update our cases with whatever comments added, then our case scan show up in their screen on the top if they sort it with the LUD instead of Last name or something. :)
 
me on the same boat, and was told have to wait 30-60 days after their last action

namingly FP received. I have a feeling that's just IIO trying to blow me off, either that is just crap, or their way to delay things.

I noticed your FP received date is June, maybe that's what they meant by 'allow sufficient time...'

Nonetheless, there is no justification for them to let a case sit for 30-60 days after each action while processing May/June cases.
 
Did you ask your lawyer If her law degree is still pending or approved....




ruxrux said:
1. My lawyer told me that after initiating an inquiry, she found out that "my case is still pending" (sic!) and that we should be hearing from CIS in the next 30 days. If not, we can initiate a 2nd inquiry. How interesting. She will now bill my company for this. And all the time I wondered if my case was still pending....

2. Me not being lazy, I was faxing CIS several times, level 1 and level2. I was also writing to the senators and the congressman. I got a response by snail mail from Division XII:

-----------------
The following is provided in response to your fax inquiry sent to the CSC:

Please allow us sufficient time to adjudicate your I-485 application. You will be notified by mail when a decision has been made. Thank you for your patience.
Please call the NCSC toll free # or visit our websitre at ... for additional information. Thank you.
Officer: <a female latino name>
Applications Adjudicator
Congressional & Customer Relations Division XII (<-- maybe a response regarding my congressional inquiries)
CSC
----------

So I have to allow them sufficient time for adjudication. Anyone with the same response? What do you think is the sufficient time?
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I guess her law degree has expired. She needs to wait for the 2nd law degree notice, then go to the nearest ACS and re-take her degree. In the meantime, she gives me such stupid answers.
 
desi-bartender said:
They also told me not to send any faxes to USCIS on my own. Stressed that a lot. They told us that the people at USCIS are really crazy. The more they hear from a person the more they will try to act up. Its also possible that they start looking for holes in your case. And its so freaking easy to send an RFE for all kinds of stuff. Besides they can also transfer your case after couple of RFEs. My lawyers explicitly asked me not to rub USCIS
the wrong way. According to them, they will only revisit this issue if
by October I have not heard anything from USCIS. They think I will
get approved before that.
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I have to disagree based on Kashmir's approval - he probably sent two faxes every day, but still got approved.
 
desi-bartender said:
.My attorney kept arguing that I shouldn't do it. They also told me not
to send any faxes to USCIS on my own. Stressed that a lot. They told
us that the people at USCIS are really crazy. The more they hear from
a person the more they will try to act up. Its also possible that they
start looking for holes in your case. And its so freaking easy to send
an RFE for all kinds of stuff. Besides they can also transfer your case
after couple of RFEs. My lawyers explicitly asked me not to rub USCIS
the wrong way. According to them, they will only revisit this issue if
by October I have not heard anything from USCIS. They think I will
get approved before that.
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Actually it's lawyers job to rub USCIS. Probably they don't want an applicant to take charge. Ego? Insecurity? That's the way these lawyers make money. They project INS/USCIS as an untamed animal that can eat anybody - and only lawyers are the guy who can handle this animal. My friend paid $350 + application fee for AP application because he thought his lawyer would "handle" it better. Not all the lawyers like that, but your lawyer certainly sounds like that.

Yes, USCIS can do anything they want and they are doing so. And looking for "holes"!!! They better do it. Atleast that's better than keeping your I485 on rack forever.
 
When my husband filed for I-140, it was taking couple of months for everyone to get 140 approved. His took about 8 months. When he (after 3-4 months) asked his lawyer to contact INS, he said he won't do it and that we need to give INS some time etc.,
I think after 7 months or so my husband insisted that an enquiry be made and then they told they issued an RFE, which never reached the lawyer. Lawyer found what the RFe was we replied and immly got approved after that. I donot know why they lawyer was so reluctact to call INS. Even my lawyer, when filing 485 sent me documents and gave me the then CSC phone number and asked us to use only the automated message and not talk to any IIO, as that may spoil the case. When I first came to this forum I was surprised to see so many threads on talking to IIO!!
 
mango_pickle said:
I donot know why they lawyer was so reluctact to call INS.
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Back to basic. They earn money by finding new customers, filing new applications. They don't earn by enquiring for your case. So it's natural that they would not want to spend time for the cases that has already been filed.


mango_pickle said:
Even my lawyer, when filing 485 sent me documents and gave me the then CSC phone number and asked us to use only the automated message and not talk to any IIO, as that may spoil the case.
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I think it's typical legal thing. Whether it's crime related or it's immigration related - an attorney does not want his/her client have a big mouth. Probably it makes sense sometimes. But for AOS? I don't think so.
 
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