Did BIOMETRICS a month ago but it is not confirmed online

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We did a walk in a week earlier than the appointment last month. We received a stamped recognition paper at USCIS but it is not updated or touched online. I called and they could not find it either- will this delay our approval? They said not to worry that we only filed in Jan. and this is ok but it does not seem very efficient- it should be updated online in real time- this is 2009! The whole process is very frustrating. After all the waiting I thought we were in the home stretch and I was shocked that it takes another year+ to simply get the conditions removed after we did absolutely everything right and provided dozens of pages of supporting documentation- a year is a hell of a long time! They can verify your information at the border in 5 minutes- why does it have to take so long? I've read that they do a background check- what is so complicated- what exactly do they check (criminal record?- anything else?) For employment, these only take 3-5 working days. I understand there is a backlog but still they are dealing with peoples lives here. Ironically, you can

purchase a home in 3 weeks- yet removing conditions takes over a year...doesn't make sense.

Also, a little off topic but can we travel (more importantly return)? She does not have a passport and the date on her temporary green card shows expired (yet extended for 1 year via the paper we have). It is valid to get a DL and to work so will it work for readmission to the US from the Bahamas? (short 3 day cruise).

THANK YOU!

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We did a walk in a week earlier than the appointment last month. We received a stamped recognition paper at USCIS but it is not updated or touched online. I called and they could not find it either- will this delay our approval? They said not to worry that we only filed in Jan. and this is ok but it does not seem very efficient- it should be updated online in real time- this is 2009! The whole process is very frustrating. After all the waiting I thought we were in the home stretch and I was shocked that it takes another year+ to simply get the conditions removed after we did absolutely everything right and provided dozens of pages of supporting documentation- a year is a hell of a long time! They can verify your information at the border in 5 minutes- why does it have to take so long? I've read that they do a background check- what is so complicated- what exactly do they check (criminal record?- anything else?) For employment, these only take 3-5 working days. I understand there is a backlog but still they are dealing with peoples lives here. Ironically, you can

purchase a home in 3 weeks- yet removing conditions takes over a year...doesn't make sense.

Also, a little off topic but can we travel (more importantly return)? She does not have a passport and the date on her temporary green card shows expired (yet extended for 1 year via the paper we have). It is valid to get a DL and to work so will it work for readmission to the US from the Bahamas? (short 3 day cruise).

THANK YOU!

Do not travel without a valid passport. There is another question like this in another forum

Edited March 4, 2009 by kcoyclay1