AOS interview successful, but waiting for FBI name check

[sasa 0]

Ugh! EXACTLY what I didn't want to read, I read today when opening mail from USCIS. In response to my call on March 10th, they looked into our case. The letter recieved today states -

"The status of this service request is:

Based on your request we researched the status of this case. We are actively processing this case. However, we have to preform additional review on this case and this has caused a longer processing time. If you do not recieve a decision or other notice of action from us within 6 months of this letter, please call customer service at the number provided below"

Ok first off, what the heck do they mean by performing addtional reviews?!?! We were clearly told by the woman giving the interview that as soon as the FBI name check cleared, she would approve us. Please tell me that's what they're getting at. I read on here someone recieved a letter stating they were waiting on their background check and since ours doesn't clearly state that as well...makes me a bit nervous. And as far as waiting 6 months...I think not! Today is day 133 since our interview. You bet ur a$$ that on day 180, if nothing has been heard otherwise, I will be contacting the, regarding the new "rule".

Question: Has anyone actually called the 800 number and asking about the new rule for pending name checks after 180 and gotten a decent reply?

i don t know what to tell u but i feel bad for u coz i think i m the same situation like u but i ve been waiting 231 days since the interview and i contact them on the 19th of march and i m waiting for a written decision!!!

and i assume that it will be the same answer u got coz i heard this answer alot:(

thats horrible.............god bless us all.

[Mandysbaby 0]

Ugh! EXACTLY what I didn't want to read, I read today when opening mail from USCIS. In response to my call on March 10th, they looked into our case. The letter recieved today states -

"The status of this service request is:

Based on your request we researched the status of this case. We are actively processing this case. However, we have to preform additional review on this case and this has caused a longer processing time. If you do not recieve a decision or other notice of action from us within 6 months of this letter, please call customer service at the number provided below"

Ok first off, what the heck do they mean by performing addtional reviews?!?! We were clearly told by the woman giving the interview that as soon as the FBI name check cleared, she would approve us. Please tell me that's what they're getting at. I read on here someone recieved a letter stating they were waiting on their background check and since ours doesn't clearly state that as well...makes me a bit nervous. And as far as waiting 6 months...I think not! Today is day 133 since our interview. You bet ur a$$ that on day 180, if nothing has been heard otherwise, I will be contacting the, regarding the new "rule".

Question: Has anyone actually called the 800 number and asking about the new rule for pending name checks after 180 and gotten a decent reply?

i don t know what to tell u but i feel bad for u coz i think i m the same situation like u but i ve been waiting 231 days since the interview and i contact them on the 19th of march and i m waiting for a written decision!!!

and i assume that it will be the same answer u got coz i heard this answer alot:(

thats horrible.............god bless us all.

This is what I do not get. If you've been waiting 231 days then why aren't they approving you per the new info pisted on USCIS.gov? If they've made a change they need to stick to the darn thing.

[sasa 0]

Ugh! EXACTLY what I didn't want to read, I read today when opening mail from USCIS. In response to my call on March 10th, they looked into our case. The letter recieved today states -

"The status of this service request is:

Based on your request we researched the status of this case. We are actively processing this case. However, we have to preform additional review on this case and this has caused a longer processing time. If you do not recieve a decision or other notice of action from us within 6 months of this letter, please call customer service at the number provided below"

Ok first off, what the heck do they mean by performing addtional reviews?!?! We were clearly told by the woman giving the interview that as soon as the FBI name check cleared, she would approve us. Please tell me that's what they're getting at. I read on here someone recieved a letter stating they were waiting on their background check and since ours doesn't clearly state that as well...makes me a bit nervous. And as far as waiting 6 months...I think not! Today is day 133 since our interview. You bet ur a$$ that on day 180, if nothing has been heard otherwise, I will be contacting the, regarding the new "rule".

Question: Has anyone actually called the 800 number and asking about the new rule for pending name checks after 180 and gotten a decent reply?

i don t know what to tell u but i feel bad for u coz i think i m the same situation like u but i ve been waiting 231 days since the interview and i contact them on the 19th of march and i m waiting for a written decision!!!

and i assume that it will be the same answer u got coz i heard this answer alot:(

thats horrible.............god bless us all.

This is what I do not get. If you've been waiting 231 days then why aren't they approving you per the new info pisted on USCIS.gov? If they've made a change they need to stick to the darn thing.

hopefully but i didn t think so coz my case haven t been touched since the 30th of sep 07.....and the deadline of the new fbi policy is passed in the 10 of march!!!.....there is no way it s so fruastrating:(

i hope i will see my GC b4 i die ....lol

[Mandysbaby 0]

Ugh! EXACTLY what I didn't want to read, I read today when opening mail from USCIS. In response to my call on March 10th, they looked into our case. The letter recieved today states -

"The status of this service request is:

Based on your request we researched the status of this case. We are actively processing this case. However, we have to preform additional review on this case and this has caused a longer processing time. If you do not recieve a decision or other notice of action from us within 6 months of this letter, please call customer service at the number provided below"

Ok first off, what the heck do they mean by performing addtional reviews?!?! We were clearly told by the woman giving the interview that as soon as the FBI name check cleared, she would approve us. Please tell me that's what they're getting at. I read on here someone recieved a letter stating they were waiting on their background check and since ours doesn't clearly state that as well...makes me a bit nervous. And as far as waiting 6 months...I think not! Today is day 133 since our interview. You bet ur a$$ that on day 180, if nothing has been heard otherwise, I will be contacting the, regarding the new "rule".

Question: Has anyone actually called the 800 number and asking about the new rule for pending name checks after 180 and gotten a decent reply?

i don t know what to tell u but i feel bad for u coz i think i m the same situation like u but i ve been waiting 231 days since the interview and i contact them on the 19th of march and i m waiting for a written decision!!!

and i assume that it will be the same answer u got coz i heard this answer alot:(

thats horrible.............god bless us all.

This is what I do not get. If you've been waiting 231 days then why aren't they approving you per the new info pisted on USCIS.gov? If they've made a change they need to stick to the darn thing.

hopefully but i didn t think so coz my case haven t been touched since the 30th of sep 07.....and the deadline of the new fbi policy is passed in the 10 of march!!!.....there is no way it s so fruastrating:(

i hope i will see my GC b4 i die ....lol

Hopefully they get it sorted really soon. What was told to you at your interview?

[sasa 0]

Ugh! EXACTLY what I didn't want to read, I read today when opening mail from USCIS. In response to my call on March 10th, they looked into our case. The letter recieved today states -

"The status of this service request is:

Based on your request we researched the status of this case. We are actively processing this case. However, we have to preform additional review on this case and this has caused a longer processing time. If you do not recieve a decision or other notice of action from us within 6 months of this letter, please call customer service at the number provided below"

Ok first off, what the heck do they mean by performing addtional reviews?!?! We were clearly told by the woman giving the interview that as soon as the FBI name check cleared, she would approve us. Please tell me that's what they're getting at. I read on here someone recieved a letter stating they were waiting on their background check and since ours doesn't clearly state that as well...makes me a bit nervous. And as far as waiting 6 months...I think not! Today is day 133 since our interview. You bet ur a$$ that on day 180, if nothing has been heard otherwise, I will be contacting the, regarding the new "rule".

Question: Has anyone actually called the 800 number and asking about the new rule for pending name checks after 180 and gotten a decent reply?

i don t know what to tell u but i feel bad for u coz i think i m the same situation like u but i ve been waiting 231 days since the interview and i contact them on the 19th of march and i m waiting for a written decision!!!

and i assume that it will be the same answer u got coz i heard this answer alot:(

thats horrible.............god bless us all.

This is what I do not get. If you've been waiting 231 days then why aren't they approving you per the new info pisted on USCIS.gov? If they've made a change they need to stick to the darn thing.

hopefully but i didn t think so coz my case haven t been touched since the 30th of sep 07.....and the deadline of the new fbi policy is passed in the 10 of march!!!.....there is no way it s so fruastrating:(

i hope i will see my GC b4 i die ....lol

Hopefully they get it sorted really soon. What was told to you at your interview?

i was approved and wait for fbi background check!!!!.....it s bullshit

[Donna A 4]

i have read some where else that they didnt meet the march 10th deadline and it has been extended to april 30th.

[pkash2006 0]

i had Infopass appt today, the info on my case is " pending decision by the immigration officer" , i asked the officer at the counter , wether my background check is cleared, she said " yes they are cleared, except one they do not know of?".............

[zsam 0]

Hey--we've been called for an interview..May 12!!!! wooo hooo!!!! please wish us luck!

[shadtov 0]

Still pending:

The results of our infopass appt today:

We had our biometrics renewal on 3/3/08. We went to the Seattle office today to make sure that we're included in the Feb. name check memo. We only had to wait a few minutes to speak with an officer.

The officer looked at our biometrics letter and my husband's ID. He said he had to look through different programs b/c "they don't communicate with one another." That was definitely reassuring. Usually they just look up my husband's name and say, "Sorry, name check pending." This time he asked my husband to repeat his birthday and his father's first name. He asked us if we'd had our interview and if we'd passed. I said yes, in august 2004 in san diego. He asked for the interviewer's name. I said that all I remember was that he was Filipino--it was 4 years ago! He said, "John"? "Frank"? It seemed like an odd question. He found the name in our file on the computer eventually and seemed pleased with himself.

After being kicked off the system and then logging back in, he said that our case has been in Seattle since August 2007. That's when we had the case sent from San Diego to Seattle after our move. That's also the last on-line touch on the case.

The officer said our case has been under review with an officer (I don't remember the exact wording) since March 14, 2008. I'm guessing that was when the results for the 3/3/08 biometrics came in. He thought we'd be hearing very soon and told us not to move. (Like I would do anything to jeopardize mail delivery at this time!)

He said we could come back in 1-2 months if we still hadn't heard or we could call that 1800 number. I said that they're really not very nice and I prefer the officers in Seattle. He said, "sorry." (rather sincerely I have to say, like he's heard that before.)

Anybody else gone back in for infopass appts since the Feb memo? I wonder if I might not get email updates since our case was filed directly to the local office in 2004. That was before you had to mail them to the lock box. It seems our case was always in the chula vista/san diego office until it was moved to the Seattle office. anybody else have a local office case?

-heather

[shadtov 0]

Another thought about the memo folks.

I don't think they're going in any particular order, even in individual offices. My husband's friend from school, who filed in Seattle and has been pending name check since 2006, received her green card email already. She had her biometrics renewed 2/6/08 and got the email yesterday, 3/26. We've been pending since 2004. But I'm also wondering if our case is more complicated since we moved in the middle of the process.

dunno...

[LaL 418]

Hey--we've been called for an interview..May 12!!!! wooo hooo!!!! please wish us luck!

mega mojo for you!!!

[Muuuuah 0]

Hey--we've been called for an interview..May 12!!!! wooo hooo!!!! please wish us luck!

Great News at least something is happening for you now....Good luck

[Basab 1]

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS !!!!

The last processing action taken on your case

Receipt Number: MSCXXXXXXXXXX

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

Current Status: Card production ordered.

On March 28, 2008, we ordered production of your new card. Please allow 30 days for your card to be mailed to you. If we need something from you we will contact you. If you move before you receive the card, call customer service. You can also receive automatic e-mail updates as we process your case. Just follow the link below to register.

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.

[Shami 0]

I got my Green card last week. Thank you guys for all of your support and encouragement. It seems like it was a long year and a half. Even though I didn't post that much I got lot of help and encouragement just by reading what you guys post. Hope my FBI background check clears before I reapply for the 10 year GC in 2 years from now.

[Donna A 4]

pretty soon everyone here will have a green card. wont that be nice? bad thing...this post will die off and disappear.