Has anyone got an answer thru sending a letter?

[sakura888 0]

Hi everyone,

I was wondering if anyone of you has sent a letter to your field office and actually got a response from them? Since driving for more than 2 hours with babies at the backseat for an infopass is not really a good idea for me, I am thinking maybe sending an inquiry letter to my field office will help me get an answer as to why my application is not moving.

Does anyone have an experience to share? Thanks a lot.

[viktoria 0]

Hi everyone,

I was wondering if anyone of you has sent a letter to your field office and actually got a response from them? Since driving for more than 2 hours with babies at the backseat for an infopass is not really a good idea for me, I am thinking maybe sending an inquiry letter to my field office will help me get an answer as to why my application is not moving.

Does anyone have an experience to share? Thanks a lot.

Just call them

[sakura888 0]

I already did. All they can tell me is the same thing that's on my case status online. They tell me to go set up an appointment for infopass (sigh)... I was just wondering if anybody has sent a letter to their CIS office and actually got responded for it.

[KyngSilva 0]

sakura888,

I think the problem would be, who is it addressed to at USCIS? Will somebody take the time and look at it? Does anybody in the USCIS care to open the letter and call or write back? As we all know the uSCIS is like the black hole, things go in there and sometimes come out. You might have to ask somebody to watch your babies while you are gone for a few hours. Somebody suggested calling, well we know how fruitless that option is because they really don't give you any proper answers when you call them up. They have no clue what your local office is doing. Trust me I have called them because I was bored, and tried to see how much information I could get from them. Have you tried calling them and asked to speak with an IO?

[AusCal 3]

I am thinking maybe sending an inquiry letter to my field office will help me get an answer as to why my application is not moving.

Does anyone have an experience to share?

Sakura, maybe if you posted a timeline, members here might be able to offer more info.

You reference to "my application is not moving" needs clarification.

If you have received your NOA1, and have done biometrics, then you really just need to sit and wait for the "recommended time" on the USCIS website. This will vary depending on your Service Centre/Field Office.

If there is a genuine problem with how your case is being processed, you can get a service request generated by phone, which will give you a wrtiien response to your problem within 30 days. However, I ant to make it clear that if your case is still within the recommended guidelines, you have no justification for getting a service request generated. Also, be aware that the person you talk to on the phone has no more info on your personal case that you can see online.

I have had two occasions to have a service request generated, first when the postal address on my initial application was entered incorrectly & I did not receive my biometrics appointment letter, secondly when I wrote to get my interview appointment rescheduled & the USCIS "lost" my letter (I had DC from the USPS for it).

My initial application was sent in Sept 07, and my initial interview was scheduled for sept 08. You do need to have some patience before you woory "my case is not moving".

Once again, i urge you to provide some more details/a timeline so your claim can be commented on.

Edited November 26, 2008 by AusCal

[Ron/Sharon 0]

If you send the letter be sure that someone at the other end signs for it and request a receipt which will tell you who signed and when.

You will get a reply and most likely it will be what you already know.

I sent a package to the former Director of USCIS in Sept. 2007 and got a reply in Oct. dated Sept. 2008, so they do reply in their own good time not ours.

Do what you feel is right, it may or may not help the process but if it makes yoy feel good go for it.

Ron

[NickD 203]

Hi everyone,

I was wondering if anyone of you has sent a letter to your field office and actually got a response from them? Since driving for more than 2 hours with babies at the backseat for an infopass is not really a good idea for me, I am thinking maybe sending an inquiry letter to my field office will help me get an answer as to why my application is not moving.

Does anyone have an experience to share? Thanks a lot.

Never with St. Paul, my senator helps.

[sam75 0]

Hi everyone,

I was wondering if anyone of you has sent a letter to your field office and actually got a response from them? Since driving for more than 2 hours with babies at the backseat for an infopass is not really a good idea for me, I am thinking maybe sending an inquiry letter to my field office will help me get an answer as to why my application is not moving.

Does anyone have an experience to share? Thanks a lot.

I would advice you to take some effort to go through infopass. A friend had the samething (~1.5 hour drive) and mine was about 2.5 hour drive but I was unable to find a day to spare for this and I waited patiencely. Friend saw an immigration officer through infopass but didn't get much info - just scripted message. But he got a status update that his citizenship file was approved and next steps is the release of oath letter. So, if you need to get the status update, infopass will be the way to go.