Chicago Lockbox?

[pbgirl 1]

Hi all,

I have my husband arriving on a K3 visa, and it says you are supposed to file AOS with Chicago Lockbox (and not your district office). Where can you find the processing dates for this office?

I don't see it on the uscis website, only National Benefits Center or local office...

Thanks.

[Kez/JWolf 6]

Everything is sent to the lockbox for initial processing then your AOS if sent to your locial office to await interview.... so its your local office that you need to check for processing dates....

Good luck

Kezzie

[kc456 0]

Hi all,

I have my husband arriving on a K3 visa, and it says you are supposed to file AOS with Chicago Lockbox (and not your district office). Where can you find the processing dates for this office?

I don't see it on the uscis website, only National Benefits Center or local office...

Thanks.

National Benefits Center and Missouri Service Center and Chicago lockbox are one and the same. Check for their dates. That's where APs and EADs are processed.

Edited February 17, 2006 by kc456

[pbgirl 1]

Ok, thanks!

So does that mean that the National Benefits Center gives you a priority date? But you follow the dates on your local office?

Or does it sit in Chicago, then get sent to Detroit and THEN gets a notice date? And that is the date you have to follow on the website?

[Yodrak 7]

pbgirl,

The Chicago lockbox is little more than an off-site application receiving station for the NBC. They open the application packages, check them for completeness, put them in a file, and send the files to Missouri.

Missouri processes I-131 (not applicable in your case) and I-765 to completion, as kc wrote, they forward the I-485 on to the appropriate District or Sub office when that office is ready. Or, if the adjustment case looks to be approvable without interview, the case may be sent to the CSC to complete processing.

Yodrak

Ok, thanks!

So does that mean that the National Benefits Center gives you a priority date? But you follow the dates on your local office?

Or does it sit in Chicago, then get sent to Detroit and THEN gets a notice date? And that is the date you have to follow on the website?

Edited February 17, 2006 by Yodrak

[kc456 0]

MSC provides processing dates for I-131 and I-765.

I-485 dates are provided by your local office, but they are not accurate at all. Someone told me that they list the dates of the "oldest" case they are adjudicating. In my example, my office showed processing dates for June when I got my interview notice in Jan. So you can't really base anything on I-485 dates.