Overland Park .... Is it even real ???

[lovex3 1]

Hey guys,
In case you guys didn't stumble upon this before...
I just wanted to direct you guys to a petition site (change.org)
Someone has created a petition for shorter I-130 process
so PLEASE take some time to sign it!
http://www.change.org/petitions/president-obama-uscis-dhs-decrease-wait-time-for-i-130-petition-for-alien-relative

[adricas 1]

Overland Park is a large city just outside of KC, MO (more like a suburb), but yes, it is in Kansas. I met a woman who works for immigration, but she only mentioned the downtown office (meaning KC, MO). When I see her again, I'll ask about anything in OP. I live on the Missouri side of Kansas City.

perfect !! at least we'll finally get some inside info or even better we can all ship in and pay you to be our stalker then give us the whole truth about this place

[adricas 1]

there's a June filer who's NOA1 had overland park, kansas as the address on it and he was approved just the other day. See the June 2013 filers post.

Whatttt????? oh boy I will look for it right now that would be the best news ever !! means they are open for business ...

[adricas 1]

its all a hoax.... we are done for...

kidding... there are approvals which are starting to trickle in, lets just sit back and watch what happens in a couple of weeks...

lol, I sure hope so, really looking forward weeks instead of months to see some activity about this place

[visaqueries 111]

I just ran into the immigration lady who works in Kansas City, and I asked her about Overland Park. Sorry if someone already posted this I haven't read the above posts...she said Overland Park is not fully operational yet and they are still hiring ISOs. She also mentioned that the government shut down has delayed that hiring process but they may be back on the hiring trail. She didn't know when it would become fully operational.

[voxdei 2]

that sucks! but on a brighter side, "not fully operational" could also mean it still operates atleast somehow...

[Pinkrlion 2,722]

Overland Park FL or KS????

[adricas 1]

I just ran into the immigration lady who works in Kansas City, and I asked her about Overland Park. Sorry if someone already posted this I haven't read the above posts...she said Overland Park is not fully operational yet and they are still hiring ISOs. She also mentioned that the government shut down has delayed that hiring process but they may be back on the hiring trail. She didn't know when it would become fully operational.

Man!! ........... thanks a lot for at least sharing the truth, even though is not what we want to hear is better to know what to expect ... in this case stay strong everybody and hold on tight for the wait time is now unknown....

[adricas 1]

Overland Park FL or KS????

KS, we all got this NOA 1 and on the envelope has a PO Box Overland Park, KS Now, how the hell they send over all of our files to a place that is not even ready and workers are not yet hired !!!????

[adricas 1]

that sucks! but on a brighter side, "not fully operational" could also mean it still operates atleast somehow...

I highly doubt there is any bright side, all they have is a room where all of our files are just being piled up they have not even hired all the ISO's they need to open. I do agree that sucks!!!!!!!!!!

[visaqueries 111]

I do believe that there are some people who are working there now, so maybe they haven't begun sending a huge volume of files there. I will tell you that Overland Park and Kansas City are so close to one another--probably less than 20 minutes, depending on traffic. With the government shutting down for a couple weeks, pretty much everything slowed to a stop. Employees who were transferring to other offices in different states were delayed that transfer until the government opened again (info from friend). So, now that the government is up and running again, I'm sure they will be working on getting the office fully staffed. Hopefully for all of you things will go quickly. I'm waiting on the Cairo embassy, and she told me they were so backed up there my fiancé's interview might not even occur by spring (sigh).

As for being a stalker for you guys, I'm thinking that might be a fun side job! I'm always interested in honing my stealth-like skills .

[Salo&Romashka 83]

I did some internet sleuthing using Google search, Maps, and Streetview I think I have some more information where MSC Overland Park actually is. I'm not a local and not up for a road trip to verify any of this information but here's my best guess.

According to an article from the Kansas City Business Journal dated November 13, 2012:

"USCIS plans a mid-December launch for its operations at the vacant Overland Park office building, 7600 W. 119th St."

I looked the address up on Google Maps thinking to see the buildings in the picture from the article. Instead the address is for a shopping plaza with an office complex in the back corner. I believe the new National Benefits Center - Overland Park to be located in the square building framed the L-shaped building in the back corner.

If you go into street view at the intersection leading into that plaza (Cosner Street and W 119th Street) you'll see a red real estate sign for RED Brokerage and the building just up the road. Red Brokerage has a website with descriptions of property listings including:

7600 W 119th St • R2 Rosana Square Overland Park, KS 66213 Building Size: 100,000 Square Feet % Leased: 100%

That's spot on with the property mentioned in the article:

The General Services Administration, a government agency that handles federal real estate matters, had signed an agreement for the Internal Revenue Service to take 40,151 square feet at Rosana Square in 2010, but it withdrew from the agreement in April.

That prompted USCIS to take the IRS lease at Rosana Square and expand it by 66,064 square feet.

There are many photos of the building on the brokerage website and an informational .pdf file with references to ITT Technical institue, a former occupant. Satellite images from Google Maps of the plaza show dumpsters around the building suggesting someone was cleaning house before they moved in. If I lived anywhere close to Overland Park I'd drive by and see how many cars are parked outside. There's not enough room for 500 new hires to fit in there so that place must be packed. Unfortunately it doesn't look too crowded from Google Maps satellite view.

Anybody close feel like taking a road trip to check things out for the VJ team?

[Salo&Romashka 83]

I also found this video fox4kc.com broadcast November 14th, 2012. You can see a small aerial shot of Rosana Square Shopping Center at 1:28. The MSC Overland Park Building is the white square in the top left quadrant of the aerial shot. I'd love to see a follow-up article or news story about all the jobs they mentioned. There is only one position being advertised on the USAJOBS.gov website currently...

[En-oh-eh-to now 147]

Satellite images from Google Maps of the plaza show dumpsters around the building...

I think you just located our files!

[visaqueries 111]

Anybody close feel like taking a road trip to check things out for the VJ team?

Well, I suppose --seeing as it's for the VJ team--I'd be able to stop by the area. I've eaten at that Cheesecake Factory just around the corner, so I'm pretty sure I could find it. Give me till the weekend, and I'll do my best.