March 2010 filers

[kweenbee 0]

Salamat, kwenbee Just itching to get the other 2 notices By the way, how do you know if your application is touched? I just signed up in the USCIS website to check the status of my app from time to time. Thanks

welcome! since you've registered, click on sign in to my account. after that itll take you to your portfolio. if you've registered your case numbers, it will appear in your portfolio. once it's there, you can see the last updated date. if it changed since the last time you checked, that means your case was "touched" or updated.

[ALW 0]

welcome! since you've registered, click on sign in to my account. after that itll take you to your portfolio. if you've registered your case numbers, it will appear in your portfolio. once it's there, you can see the last updated date. if it changed since the last time you checked, that means your case was "touched" or updated.

In all my excitement of getting the receipts (that was a while ago), I wrote a how to guide:

http://alien2citizen.blogspot.com/2010/03/guide-how-to-check-your-case-status-on.html

Hopefully it'll be helpful to someone.

In other news, I FINALLY (1 month and 2 days after the receipt date) received my biometrics appointment letter today!!! I was already looking up how to schedule an infopass to check and stuff this morning and voila, it was sitting in our mailbox this afternoon when my husband picked up the mail. My hubby knew that I've been waiting for it so he was very proud to be the carrier of good news/letter

The last time my I-130 was updated was 3/25/2010 and all other three were last updated 4/1/2010. The notice date was 4/9/2010. So if some of you are still waiting for your appointment letter, do not despair! (Everybody on this board seems to be getting theirs much fast than mine, so I was definitely worried!)

I'm thinking of walking in tomorrow morning bright and early. Anybody know if Dallas takes walk-in (even though it says no on the USCIS website)?? I'm searching the forum for an answer but to no avail...

[Jewel-8 21]

In all my excitement of getting the receipts (that was a while ago), I wrote a how to guide:

http://alien2citizen.blogspot.com/2010/03/guide-how-to-check-your-case-status-on.html

Hopefully it'll be helpful to someone.

In other news, I FINALLY (1 month and 2 days after the receipt date) received my biometrics appointment letter today!!! I was already looking up how to schedule an infopass to check and stuff this morning and voila, it was sitting in our mailbox this afternoon when my husband picked up the mail. My hubby knew that I've been waiting for it so he was very proud to be the carrier of good news/letter

The last time my I-130 was updated was 3/25/2010 and all other three were last updated 4/1/2010. The notice date was 4/9/2010. So if some of you are still waiting for your appointment letter, do not despair! (Everybody on this board seems to be getting theirs much fast than mine, so I was definitely worried!)

YAY! There's quite a few us of it sounds like. Have fun at the biometrics. One step closer to being done!!

[roseTX 0]

YAY! There's quite a few us of it sounds like. Have fun at the biometrics. One step closer to being done!!

have you recived bio letter jewel?

[ALW 0]

YAY! There's quite a few us of it sounds like. Have fun at the biometrics. One step closer to being done!!

Your case got transferred to CSC already?? Woohoo! Congrats! I doubt mine will be transferred w/o interview but hopefully at least no RFE.

Didn't end up going to the ASC this morning to try a walk-in. The ASC is on the other side of town (~30 min drive) so I might just be patient and wait until the appointment date. Besides, I've got lots of work to do

[Jewel-8 21]

Your case got transferred to CSC already?? Woohoo! Congrats! I doubt mine will be transferred w/o interview but hopefully at least no RFE.

Didn't end up going to the ASC this morning to try a walk-in. The ASC is on the other side of town (~30 min drive) so I might just be patient and wait until the appointment date. Besides, I've got lots of work to do

Sorry confuse, no Dave didn't get his biometrics letter yet. I think you are next in line. I'm excited that your daughter's papers were touched. Hopefully that means biometrics for you. Trust me I will pm you as soon as I hear anything on our case!!

ALW, Yes on the transfer! I'm excited that something happened. It's too bad the VJ list makes CSC look like there are no transfer AOS being approved. I almost wish that we would have had an interview now. I hope the paperwork flies through for you after your biometrics are done.

[roseTX 0]

Sorry confuse, no Dave didn't get his biometrics letter yet. I think you are next in line. I'm excited that your daughter's papers were touched. Hopefully that means biometrics for you. Trust me I will pm you as soon as I hear anything on our case!!

ALW, Yes on the transfer! I'm excited that something happened. It's too bad the VJ list makes CSC look like there are no transfer AOS being approved. I almost wish that we would have had an interview now. I hope the paperwork flies through for you after your biometrics are done.

i have received the receipt notice for my daughter today but with a stamp on it "ACTION COMPLETED. APPROVED FOR FILING----NBC 4/9/10" does anyone here who received a notice of receipt with a stamp like that? when i received my receipt notice there is no stamp like my daughter has,,, this whole process is really so confusing to me...

Edited April 15, 2010 by confuse

[Vivi6 12]

Booooo, no biometrics letter yet:( I received my hardcopies on 04/07 and that's the last updated day on my USCIS account. I hope it gets here early next week at this point. I wonder if the last update refers to me receiving the hardcopies or what

[DainandVicky 4]

ALW, Yes on the transfer! I'm excited that something happened. It's too bad the VJ list makes CSC look like there are no transfer AOS being approved. I almost wish that we would have had an interview now. I hope the paperwork flies through for you after your biometrics are done.

It really depends on the ASC. Our ASC is sooooo slow that transfer to CSC means it will still be faster for us. Some ASCs are actually quite a bit faster than transfer to CSC.

BUT... it really doesn't matter, right? Once you get your EAD and AP (if applicable), it really doesn't matter how long it takes the AOS to process through, right? You're in legal status, you're able to work, etc. And it's one less day of vacation needed for your spouse because of no interview. So even if it's slower to be transferred to CSC than your particular ASC's processing time, it's still more "convenient". But yes, looking back at the Dec. and Jan. filers a lot of filers who had an interview at their ASC got their GC before those transferred to CSC. Personally, I'm still happy ours got transferred. They can take all the time they want to process it, as long as Vicky can work (if she wants to) and her status here is legal I'm not too concerned about it. It doesn't affect the removal of conditions timeline, that's based on your wedding date. I don't really see a big down-side.

[kadensmommie 0]

Hubby just walked into our local Atlanta office and had is biometrics done!!! Doing the happy dance!!! And I found out last night that Atlanta local office is doing AOS in 4 months! They are finally caught up!

Have a great weekend all!

[mrs.sr 0]

The Indianapolis ASC accepts early walkins for biometrics. We got ours done on Wednesday morning at 9AM.

The place was practically empty and the whole thing took less than 10 mins. There's plenty of metered parking

available all around the building.

[Miss Natalie 0]

I finally got my Biometrics letter today! Does anyone know if USCIS New Orleans does walk ins? My appointment is on a Monday afternoon, which is kinda a pain when hubby & everyone else I know works, and I dont drive! Plus I would like to get it done earlier.

Have a good weekend y'all!

[alex and astrid 38]

They can take all the time they want to process it, as long as Vicky can work (if she wants to) and her status here is legal I'm not too concerned about it. It doesn't affect the removal of conditions timeline, that's based on your wedding date. I don't really see a big down-side.

Isn't that only really half true? I mean, if you are married for more than two years at the time of your AOS being adjudicated, then yeah, you don't have to remove conditions, they should just give you the 10 year card. But, for most AOS applicants, their wedding date has no bearing on ROC, because you can remove conditions three months before the two year anniversary of you conditional green card - not your second wedding anniversary.

[Me&Her 2]

Got a text message and email this morning @ 9:15AM, also received the "Transfer Notice" hard-copy in the mail

*** DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS E-MAIL ***

The last processing action taken on your case

Receipt Number: MSC**********

Application Type: I485 , APPLICATION TO REGISTER PERMANENT RESIDENCE OR TO ADJUST STATUS

Current Status: This case is now pending at the office to which it was transferred.

The I485 APPLICATION TO REGISTER PERMANENT RESIDENCE OR TO ADJUST STATUS was transferred and is now being processed at a USCIS office. You will be notified by mail when a decision is made, or if the office needs something from you. If you move while this case is pending, please use our Change of Address online tool to update your case with your new address or call our customer service center at 1-800-375-5283.

If you have questions or concerns about your application or the case status results listed above, or if you have not received a decision from USCIS within the current processing time listed*, please contact USCIS Customer Service at (800) 375-5283.

*Current processing times can be found on the USCIS website at www.uscis.gov under Check My Case Status and Check Processing Times.

*** Please do not respond to this e-mail message.

Sincerely,

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)

Edited April 16, 2010 by JRSmooth

[Jewel-8 21]

Got a text message and email this morning @ 9:15AM, also received the "Transfer Notice" hard-copy in the mail

We also got the text this morning with the same message for our AOS. We are in the mountain time zone and it came at 7:15. Sounds like it was a batch update!

Our EAD has had no touches since 4 days after NOA1. No biometrics letter yet either. We can call and set up an SR on Monday the 26th if we still haven't heard anything about it.