Which Office to go for FP? Wrong ASC address? NY Queens Filer

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I filed N400 in Jan and just got my Fingerprint Notice. On the notice it shows: Appointment has been set up on 01/26/12 at
APPLICANT SUPPORT CENTER
USCIS WOODSIDE
27-35 JACKSON AVE
WOODSIDE, NY 11101

But I checked USCIS website. This is Queens Field Office, not an ASC, and the correct address is 27-35 Jackson Avenue, Long Island City, NY 11101.

The actual Woodside ASC's address is 63-05 Roosevelt Avenue Woodside, NY 11377.

So which office should I go??? Based on my knowledge, for just initial FP, usually I'm supposed to go to ASC instead of going to Field Office. But the confusion is USCIS gave me the correct ASC name but list a Filed Office's address!!!

Anyone has the similar experience?
 
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i think you can go to either one. i went to the woodside one. i remember a long time ago i went to a different ASC location than what was on my letter because i happen to be near it at that time (i've always done walk-in FPs for some reason). i think LIC is one of the new 'one location for everything' office and probably does fingerprints as well as interviews. the woodside one hardly has anybody in it so they might just let you in even if it is not the location on your letter. again, i'm not sure but this was my experience with fingerprints.
 
Thank you for your reply!

I probably will go to Woodside for a walk in FP this week. Just wondering will they question me and give me a hard time which might have a negative impact on my application.

What time will be a good time to walk in? My actual appointment time is 2:00PM 01/26/12.
 
When you go for the walk-in, don't point out that the appointment is for a different date. Just show them the FP notice when they ask for it and act as if nothing is wrong. Don't say anything about the date difference unless they bring it up.
 
when i went to the woodside location the guy at the entrance did notice my date and had a quizzical look. i gave him a sheepish look back, shrugged my shoulders and kinda followed it with a "pleease" look. it wasn't difficult and the place was so empty he allowed me in. i went in on a weds, almost close to closing time and finished the whole process in 5-10mins including filling out the paperwork. i think any time would be fine. but do pretend like you don't know the address or the date (if you are doing walk-in) is different.
 
Walk in FP done today at Long Island City. Woodside ASC has been closed. In & Out within 10 minutes, hassle free.

Will online status change after FP?
 
my status did change the next day. but its different for everybody. i wouldn't worry too much. new york is very very slow. its going to take some time. :(
 
Hope to hear some good news from you Candy...that would give me better ideas how they process our cases in Queens.
 
candyattitude said:
my status did change the next day. but its different for everybody. i wouldn't worry too much. new york is very very slow. its going to take some time. :(
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Candyattitude,

It looks like your case has been changed to Interview and Testing on 9/29/11. Four months still in line?

This really kills my hope....it looks like it is difficult to finish a case in 5 months in NYC as USCIS indicated on their website.
 
yeah NY is notorious for taking forever. i'm assigned to the queens field office in LIC based on my zip code (i think you took your fingerprints there). their processing time is 5 months so on feb 10th i will call the 1-800 number to find out what's going on as that will just about 5 months (that's what the ppl at NBC told me). there's nothing you can do but just wait. i was obsessing for a while, checking the forum, checking my case status, calling them....but you have to live your life so now i check things occasionally because i know how slow it is in ny.
 
**update**

just got scheduled for an interview. will update with the date when i get the letter. i looked at other timelines and it seems like my timeline pattern is similar to other NYC filers.
 
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Opens New Office in Queens

Grand Opening Marks New York City's Newest Full-Service Immigration Office

Released Jan. 20, 2012

NEW YORK—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today celebrated the official opening of its newest immigration field office in Queens, N.Y. USCIS Director Alejandro Mayorkas and USCIS’s New York District Director Andrea Quarantillo were joined by U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney (14th District, N.Y.), U.S. Rep. Joseph Crowley (7thDistrict, N.Y.) and Queens Borough President Helen Marshall for the ribbon-cutting ceremony.

“Opening the Queens office furthers our effort to become a part of the community and provide services where our customers live,” Director Mayorkas said. “We are confident that this new office will improve customer service and accessibility, and create new opportunities for the Queens community to engage with our agency.”

The new office, located at 27-35 Jackson Ave., consists of waiting rooms, an Application Support Center (which offers fingerprinting and photographic services as part of the application process), a naturalization ceremony room, and interview and file rooms. The building was formerly a warehouse and has been renovated to create a modern and efficient office space. The Queens office is expected to serve about 500 people each business day. The office’s hours are 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

A portion of the new office in Queens was dedicated by USCIS employees to one of their own: former Field Office Director Gwynne K. MacPherson-Williams, who passed away in March 2011 after 38 years of distinguished public service in New York City. A plaque will be placed in the new naturalization ceremony room in her memory.

The Aviation High School Honor Guard participated in today’s ceremony by presenting the national colors and leading guests in the Pledge of Allegiance.

Approximately 100 employees transferred to the Queens office from the now-closed Garden City, Long Island, office. USCIS recently opened an additional office in Holtsville, Long Island.

For more information on USCIS and its programs, please visit www.uscis.gov or follow us on Twitter (@uscisExit DisclaimerExit Disclaimer), YouTube (/uscisExit DisclaimerExit Disclaimer) and the USCIS blog The Beacon.
 
Gee, I took FP at this location right before Grand Opening on 1/18. Hope they won't mix up my case due to re-organization!
 
NYC vs NJ -- is NJ processing time faster?

Hi, just got married and filed AOS (for my husband's GC). We both work for NY companies but live just across the river in NJ. Does anyone here know if this will help us in terms of speed? It seems that NJ may have slightly faster processing time than NY?
 
jeterfan1 said:
Hi, just got married and filed AOS (for my husband's GC). We both work for NY companies but live just across the river in NJ. Does anyone here know if this will help us in terms of speed? It seems that NJ may have slightly faster processing time than NY?
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Even if processing were to be faster in NY, yet still one can NOT file the paperwork in a place other than their place of residency. Working in NY doesn't mean you guys live in NY. Many guys do file paperworks from places where they don't even live just to circumvent processing time but it's hard when a case is marriage based because a lots of documents would be required to submit along the process that could have in both parties' name, which would be hard especially state issued driving license or IDs.

Nevertheless, processing is faster in NJ because of not as many applications as NY, but it's only a month or two difference though. Naturalization is much better in NJ because of-(1) very shorter processing time; (2) having oath on the same day of passing the interview at the USCIS office than arranging later on a month or so later in the court room as it's done in NY.
 
NYC vs NJ -- is NJ processing time faster?

Thanks JohnnyCash!

It's good to know that, because my husband's EAC is expiring next week so he will have to stop working. Hopefully he can receive the new EAC soon.
 
@jeterfan1:

Based on the recent posts on this forum, NYC has one of the longest N-400 processing times. Aside from the fact that your legal residence is in NJ, requiring you to apply from there, the entire process will definitely be over quicker than it would be in NYC.
 
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