Adjustment of Status in 90 Days--Not 2 Years

[bigtex 0]

Many people in the Dallas service area may be unaware of the Dallas Office Rapid Adjustment Pilot Program. This USCIS initiative aims to complete the adjustment of status process within 90 days of filing for forms I-130 (family-based immigrant visa petition) and I-485 (adjustment of status application). Today we went for our interview after scheduling our appointment with the new online "InfoPass" system which is very easy to use. We went for our appointment into the Dallas office of the Rapid Adjustment Pilot on Stemmons Freeway. The InfoPass system appointment letter gives you all of the information you need to bring with you for the interview and you have an option of a couple of days for an appointment. Appointments can be made in only a few days--today one man was told to go online and be scheduled for next Tuesday--only 5 days including the holiday Monday. You are not allowed to enter the building without your InfoPass appointment letter and don't waste your time arriving early for the appointment--they won't let you into the building until 30 minutes before your interview scheduled time. Then you place your appointment letter into a hopper and they call you in about 30 minutes to a window similar to those bullet-proof teller windows you see at the bank. They ask for all your documents and if everything is there you receive a formal approval letter for the pilot project immediately. It appeared you got your formal appointment time then which was about 1 1/2 hours later. What a change from our interview in Bogota for our Fiance' Visa. The employees were kind and helpful and even cheerful and made you feel like a person--the way everyone should feel in any government office. The formal sit-down interview was with an officer who swore you in to tell the truth and briefly reviewed your application form again and looked for any potential signs of problems--particularly they look for ongoing relationship. They look at your wedding ring, and ask for wedding pictures and pictures of you together since your wedding. They will ask for proof of whether you have a bank account together which is impossible unless your fiance' has a Social Security Number yet. This pilot is only for those people in those states serviced by the Dallas office and you must go to Dallas for your interview. If you mail in your adjustment documents it apparently is too late to participate. But who wouldn't prefer permanent status in 90 days instead of 2 years and up! You do go back for a second time at a later date for your finger imaging (finger printing process). But look more into this before you send in your adjustment documents to Dallas. It is quick and easy. One last thought--many people appeared to not have all of their documents with them and were sent on their way without an interview or inclusion in the project--get it all together before you go.

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

good write-up. thanks

[lawrencetoland 3]

States serviced by Dallas? I thought it was just the Dallas area?

[bigtex 0]

good write-up. thanks

I would check their website for full information and who can apply.

[Collie 122]

Thats great to know that they are nice in Dallas. our Interview is next week and I hope so much that we get a nice person!

[nane1104 146]

Oh, that sounds awesome!! Congratulations!!

Maybe, hopefully, this will apply for me too. I will be in Louisiana, but only 3 hours from Dallas, so who knows??? I have to ge more info about that!!!

Thanks for the info!

[SHOCKJOCK35 0]

WE ARE SO LUCKY TO HAVE THIS PROGRAM IN DALLAS. I read the website/forms a million times to make sure information I bring to the interview was correct. We went to the interview on March 7th. Then we reveived our 10 day letter. a week and half later received our fingerprint appointment letter set for April 25th. We went to the appointment, the next day an update was posted on e-mail status check. Then on May 2nd received another e-mail notification. Now, as of May 22,2006 THE I-485(AOS) APPLICATION HAS BEEN APPROVED. The letter states we should receive The GREEN CARD within three weeks

[LaGreenEyes 0]

Thats great to know that they are nice in Dallas. our Interview is next week and I hope so much that we get a nice person!

Well don't count on them all being nice, we are in Dallas, we did not file the DORA program because we were not clear on all the details, but did file using the normal method. Dallas was where we tried for the 91'st day EAD becuse ours wasn't done, and were told "We don't do that here" no matter how much my husband insisted, he told me the lady asked him "are you stupid? I told you 3 times now that we don't do the EAD's here"

Just beware, they may not all be nice

[sukie175 0]

I am happy for you this has been so good. But you're title is not quite accurate...if you take a look at the DORA thread in here, you will find quite a few are not completed within the 90 days from filing!

The 2 years is also generally not the case for elsewhere either. We cannot do DORA, we applied in January and have our interview exactly 7 months later in July, so hopefully we will be well under a year

I am not trying to be picky, but your title may either put up or put down others hopes.

Edited May 29, 2006 by sukie175

[maria_b84 0]

We sent our I-485 on April 22 2006.....we have your interview scheduled for July 14 2006. We only had to wait 2 months and a half. So i think we are pretty lucky in Cleveland too and not only in Dallas lol

maria

[bigtex 0]

WE ARE SO LUCKY TO HAVE THIS PROGRAM IN DALLAS. I read the website/forms a million times to make sure information I bring to the interview was correct. We went to the interview on March 7th. Then we reveived our 10 day letter. a week and half later received our fingerprint appointment letter set for April 25th. We went to the appointment, the next day an update was posted on e-mail status check. Then on May 2nd received another e-mail notification. Now, as of May 22,2006 THE I-485(AOS) APPLICATION HAS BEEN APPROVED. The letter states we should receive The GREEN CARD within three weeks

Sorry you had a bad experience. We dealt with about 5 people and all were the same--very helpful and friendly. By the way, if you send in your paperwork instead of bringing it in person you are not eligible for the Rapid Adjustment from what I could tell.

Thats great to know that they are nice in Dallas. our Interview is next week and I hope so much that we get a nice person!

Well don't count on them all being nice, we are in Dallas, we did not file the DORA program because we were not clear on all the details, but did file using the normal method. Dallas was where we tried for the 91'st day EAD becuse ours wasn't done, and were told "We don't do that here" no matter how much my husband insisted, he told me the lady asked him "are you stupid? I told you 3 times now that we don't do the EAD's here"

Just beware, they may not all be nice

Oh, as for the 90 days--that all depends on whether your background check takes longer. If normal then 90 days is plenty of time we were told at the office but if background check (criminal activity perhaps pops up for some reason) then it does take longer.

[LaGreenEyes 0]

WE ARE SO LUCKY TO HAVE THIS PROGRAM IN DALLAS. I read the website/forms a million times to make sure information I bring to the interview was correct. We went to the interview on March 7th. Then we reveived our 10 day letter. a week and half later received our fingerprint appointment letter set for April 25th. We went to the appointment, the next day an update was posted on e-mail status check. Then on May 2nd received another e-mail notification. Now, as of May 22,2006 THE I-485(AOS) APPLICATION HAS BEEN APPROVED. The letter states we should receive The GREEN CARD within three weeks

Sorry you had a bad experience. We dealt with about 5 people and all were the same--very helpful and friendly. By the way, if you send in your paperwork instead of bringing it in person you are not eligible for the Rapid Adjustment from what I could tell.

Thats great to know that they are nice in Dallas. our Interview is next week and I hope so much that we get a nice person!

Well don't count on them all being nice, we are in Dallas, we did not file the DORA program because we were not clear on all the details, but did file using the normal method. Dallas was where we tried for the 91'st day EAD becuse ours wasn't done, and were told "We don't do that here" no matter how much my husband insisted, he told me the lady asked him "are you stupid? I told you 3 times now that we don't do the EAD's here"

Just beware, they may not all be nice

Oh, as for the 90 days--that all depends on whether your background check takes longer. If normal then 90 days is plenty of time we were told at the office but if background check (criminal activity perhaps pops up for some reason) then it does take longer.

Well all we were trying to do was get the EAD, I know they must do background checks for the AOS and all that..the woman just told my husband that at the Dallas office they only do EAD renewals they do not do the 90 day ones...which I know is wrong,,and she tells him he has to get an authorization from Chicago, now how dumb is that? Then she gives him a lockbox email address. I dont think there would be anything weird in a background check as my husband has never even had as much as a traffic ticket, and comes from a well known family in his country...so..I think we will continue to think we had a mean lady!

[SENKA 0]

Anyone knows if there is a similar rapid adjustment program in California?