Notice of Potential Interview Waiver Case [Part II]

[nlherman 36]

Just got outta my Infopass appointment. Arrived at 11:15 for an 11:30 appointment, finally saw someone at 12:40.

The officer was really friendly. I first asked about my lost EAD and she told me that unfortunately they couldn't do anything about it and the suggested route of refilling and expediting through my congressman was the best one.

She was surprised at how long my I-485 has been pending. She checked and found that it's at the Hialeah, FL field office and said that was unfortunate because if it was in their office she could have pulled it and got it worked on immediately. She then tried to file a service request to get it worked but because I already filed one online that hasn't yet been answered, the system wouldn't allow it. My service request has an NYC suffix but she said its now assigned to an officer in Florida. Apparently April 9 is the date they must respond by and so she told me to come back after that if there was no movement.

Guess you can say that those 2 SR responses from before were bogus; no interview. Atleast it is at a field ofice...Soon, soon, that is my hope...

[nlherman 36]

I hear you, the OMBUDSMAN do tend to copy and paste things but I guess they have quite a few to get through with the AOS being SO slow right now.

Hopefully the OMBUDSMAN might also ask the USCIS why the delay is getting longer and longer and find a resolution that works for everyone, as quite frankly a year and over of waiting is just unacceptable. If the USCIS is that backlogged then that means they have millions of applications but also that they have millions of fees to actually employ more people and perhaps give the USA an employment boost too!

And that is exactly why the statement by the spokesman for the USCIS said in the NY Times article in Jan 2015 that they know they need to hire more officers by have not for "...undisclosed reasons..." Code word: POLITICS...

[nlherman 36]

Good afternoon all. Good news re your case GuiseppeG - a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel.

This morning the Cincinnati Field Office leapt on the expedite request of my service request regarding my expedite request. A friendly officer with expert knowledge of immigration law and procedure called me at 9:30am and apologised profusely for the unacceptable wait I had been facing. She ordered my green card right there and then and said she would put priority printing on it and have it Fedex'd to me overnight. She also said that due to the long wait she would amend the resident from date to my date of marriage so that I would qualify for citizenship sooner ...

... then I woke up and realised I had to go to work.

Anyone nearly spit their tea or Mountain Dew out there? ;-)

Back in the real world my request from yesterday hasn't been touched and the Cincinnati field office don't open on a Wednesday. Apparently they don't have enough work to justify it.

In teenagers this would be classified as a "wet" dream...too good to be true...Sorry...

[nlherman 36]

Well finally received good news from tier 2. After hearing time after time that my wife's case was at the NBC, it was finally moved on March 27th. Her application is currently at the Harlingen, Texas field office awaiting adjudication.

Great news...It broke out of solitary at the "Hill"...one step closer...

[PCV 9]

Just got email from Ombudsman guys..... Check it out:

Dear Sir/Madam,

Thank you for your request for assistance. On March 18, 2015, in response to our inquiry, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) indicated that your case is actively being reviewed. At this time, USCIS is unable to provide a specific time frame for resolution of your case. The Ombudsman's Office will continue to coordinate with USCIS Headquarters to resolve your case.

Please be advised that USCIS has 60 days to respond to our inquiry. Any available updates will be forwarded to you. Cases that do not receive an update will continue to be brought to USCIS for resolution.

In the event that you receive new information or experience changed circumstances, please notify us by email at cisombudsman@hq.dhs.gov. Please reference 'New/Urgent Inquiry Number XXXXXXXX' in the subject line, and describe in detail your situation.

Thank you for your patience as we work with USCIS to resolve your inquiry.

Sincerely,

Carrie Anderson

Office of the Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman

U.S. Department of Homeland Security DB1KM2TD3NC4

Washington, DC 20528-0180

Toll-Free: 1-855-882-8100

Phone: 202-357-8100

Email: cisombudsman@hq.dhs.gov

Web: www.dhs.gov/cisombudsman

Got the same e-mail today from Carrie Anderson. We sent in the request on Aug.25th and the letter was dated the same......Aug. 18th.

Good Times!

[ggsacks 82]

Guess you can say that those 2 SR responses from before were bogus; no interview. Atleast it is at a field ofice...Soon, soon, that is my hope...

I know! Now I have no idea how long I am supposed to wait for something to happen at the field office. Days? Weeks? Months?

[Davesings 30]

We haven't received our exciting email from Carrie Anderson yet....

[Nat & Mark 4]

WOW Page 73 of PIWC part 2 already lol hope we are all ready for part 3 within the coming weeks lol, the suspense here is better than 50 shades of gray lol, Just hoping I get at least an email saying I got my green card before part 3 starts lol

[Anonymous885 44]

I am not sure whether Congressman or Ombudsman's help or it is my turn. My status was not changed around 12am EST, but I got a message around 1am EST. We ordered your new card on March 31, 2015. My dream ( yesterday ) becomes true even it is a little quicker than actual date 4/8/2015 and it might be a date of receiving GC instead of approval. I expected to receive RFE for medical exam because my medical is way expired and I missed flu and varicella shots.

Good luck to you all and hope everyone will get GC soon.

[espared12 52]

I am not sure whether Congressman or Ombudsman's help or it is my turn. My status was not changed around 12am EST, but I got a message around 1am EST. We ordered your new card on March 31, 2015. My dream ( yesterday ) becomes true even it is a little quicker than actual date 4/8/2015 and it might be a date of receiving GC instead of approval. I expected to receive RFE for medical exam because my medical is way expired and I missed flu and varicella shots.

Good luck to you all and hope everyone will get GC soon.

This is wonderful!!!! I knew your approval had to becoming. Congratulations!

[espared12 52]

Good morning to everyone! Yes, this is how early I come into work and have my Mountain Dew. Yesterday was an eventful day for some of us. Congratulations again to Anonymous on their well deserved approval! I recommend everyone that has been waiting close to a year contact USCIS and request to speak with tier 2. Tier 1 will not give you a hard time about it, just call early. This is important because if you don't know where your application is at, don't assume it's still at the NBC, call and inform yourself. It was surprising to see many people not knowing the whereabouts of their application. If you have to call USCIS daily, then do, remember you paid a fee, and we are their customers. I know we get a lot of misinformation, but atleast they can tell you where the application is and what day it was transferred. I hope we will see a lot of approvals today and in the remainder of the week, God knows we need them to boost our morale.

[KVE 29]

I am not sure whether Congressman or Ombudsman's help or it is my turn. My status was not changed around 12am EST, but I got a message around 1am EST. We ordered your new card on March 31, 2015. My dream ( yesterday ) becomes true even it is a little quicker than actual date 4/8/2015 and it might be a date of receiving GC instead of approval. I expected to receive RFE for medical exam because my medical is way expired and I missed flu and varicella shots.

Good luck to you all and hope everyone will get GC soon.

Wouldn't be funny if it was a USCIS April fools joke.

[Camtor 12]

Thank you Espared. I guess my wife and I really need to call again. We called mid march and tier1 refused to transfer us to tier2 but did file a useless service request. Needless to say we didn't get a response to that. We have no idea if our application is still at NBC. We are basically at one year since filing and our fingerprints were received on April 10th...

Edited April 1, 2015 by Camtor

[shell20 746]

I am not sure whether Congressman or Ombudsman's help or it is my turn. My status was not changed around 12am EST, but I got a message around 1am EST. We ordered your new card on March 31, 2015. My dream ( yesterday ) becomes true even it is a little quicker than actual date 4/8/2015 and it might be a date of receiving GC instead of approval. I expected to receive RFE for medical exam because my medical is way expired and I missed flu and varicella shots.

Good luck to you all and hope everyone will get GC soon.

Told you to believe in the power of dreams although I would be rather hesitant given the date 1st of April That's how much I trust the USCIS... Not! They send out bogus service requests, send people to bogus interviews so whats to stop them sending out an April Fools just for shits and giggles?

Congratulations for getting that they ordered your card and I will give you a doubly big Congratulations when it arrives to your address and doesnt get lost like it did with Guiseppe or Natonstan!! Let's hope their are more approvals today!! Enjoy! Doing my happy dance for you with my cup of tea and the Easter Bunny!

[shell20 746]

Good morning Peeps,,

Seems there has been an approval after midnight? Very strange, obviously very aware of the date to day and we all know the USCIS like to send out bogus service requests, send you to bogus field office appointments etc. I am even wondering if they are now pretending to be the OMBUDSMAN, wouldnt that be funny seeing as they would have got the wrong date. Its April 1st today not yesterday!

Any way sorry for being so cynical I didn't use to be until i started reading all the stories on here and I guess you just couldn't make some of them up!!

Hopefully the USCIS are in the spirit of Easter and miracles will happen at this wonderful time of year! May the Green Force be with you ALL today!