AOS interview successful, but waiting for FBI name check

[rebeccajo 14]

If we've been married 2 years by the time the clearance is done, does that mean a 10-year card?

[LaL 418]

If we've been married 2 years by the time the clearance is done, does that mean a 10-year card?

i have been wondering the same thing. Hence why I asked previously if the dayum thing is backdated (like the EADs). I will post on the yahoo group to see what people have experienced.

[waiting-1 0]

If we've been married 2 years by the time the clearance is done, does that mean a 10-year card?

Yes it means a 10 year card, the law is clear on that one. Also confirmed that with the officer i spoke with today. (see my other post)

[dani_christine 0]

here's the latest update in our saga...

Anthony called the 800 number again yesterday...because our new strategy is to keep on bugging them until we get a freaking answer...and he was told that we should have had an answer from USCIS within 90 days of the interview date. so, they're sending a letter to the kansas city office to tell them that we're officially outside of the processing dates, as today is 115 days since our interview was completed.

i doubt it'll make any difference, but you never know.

if we don't hear something soon, we're planning to take another trip up there for an infopass appointment next week.

[LaL 418]

here's the latest update in our saga...

Anthony called the 800 number again yesterday...because our new strategy is to keep on bugging them until we get a freaking answer...and he was told that we should have had an answer from USCIS within 90 days of the interview date. so, they're sending a letter to the kansas city office to tell them that we're officially outside of the processing dates, as today is 115 days since our interview was completed.

i doubt it'll make any difference, but you never know.

if we don't hear something soon, we're planning to take another trip up there for an infopass appointment next week.

this seems to be their standard answer (90 days). I get asked this everytime I call, then of course they send a formal request down to the local office (mine have not been answered - of course!). I thin they are going on a general rule and it may not apply to those stuck in namecheck.

i kind of wish Abdel was willing to do an infopass, we live 10 minutes from the office! He is just sick of it.

[dani_christine 0]

i'm sure you're probably right.

but, we are to exhaust all possible means to resolve the issue, right?

my husband may be a little more anxious to get his greencard because we didn't file for EAD. (we thought AOS would be quick and painless..ha!) he is planning to join the army reserves, actually...and can't until the greencard arrives.

the good news is, once he does join, he can fast-track his citizenship, and be finished in one year!

[Canuck Carrie 1]

If we've been married 2 years by the time the clearance is done, does that mean a 10-year card?

i have been wondering the same thing. Hence why I asked previously if the dayum thing is backdated (like the EADs). I will post on the yahoo group to see what people have experienced.

I would say yes it would be a 10 year card.

My GC is dated the day that I got the approval email, not the day of the interview.

[Kelly and Norma 0]

Here is a thought for all of us Name Check folks to think about.

There is a "Citizenship and Immigration Umbudsman" ... and this persons job is to stand up for us poor soles who are lost in Name Check purgatory.

It clearly says on their web site that those of us who are passed the normal processing window and can not get a response to our case should file a case with the Ombudsman.

It even says what you need to do and it tells you what they will do ... including passing your case on to another deparment if that is what is necessary to get the job done.

http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/interapp/edit...torial_0497.xml

I am seriously considering this ... what is one more trip to the photocopier??

[slavrina 0]

Probably we are champions here. We got married in February 2004. F-129 was filed in March 2004. AOS was filed in April 2005. Interview was in November 2005 but my name check isn't finished yet. In fact we started in March 2004 and we aren't done yet. When I read how fast and easy this journey was for others, I feel sad because ours is pretty tough. But on the other hand, it might have made our relations stronger.

I have a question; I-94 was taken at the interview. I'm going to Russia to see my family. Will I have to take a note from USCIS about the interview? Others have I-94s, but I don't. Or do offices at customs have all that information? Can anyone help me?

Thank you.Marina.

Edited October 16, 2006 by slavrina

[dani_christine 0]

Probably we are champions here. We got married in February 2004. F-129 was filed in March 2004. AOS was filed in April 2005. Interview was in November 2005 but my name check isn't finished yet. In fact we started in March 2004 and we aren't done yet. When I read how fast and easy this journey was for others, I feel sad because ours is pretty tough. But on the other hand, it might have made our relations stronger.

I have a question; I-94 was taken at the interview. I'm going to Russia to see my family. Will I have to take a note from USCIS about the interview? Others have I-94s, but I don't. Or do offices at customs have all that information? Can anyone help me?

Thank you.Marina.

we recently traveled home to Ireland, and Anthony also did not have his I-94. No one asked about it at all until we were ready to board the plane, at which point, we explained to the girl that it was taken because he was pending his adjustment of status. she looked confused, and then sort of shrugged her shoulders and let us on the plane.

you'll probably be fine. just be sure that you take all necessary paperwork along. you'll need your Advance Parole, and if you've changed your name since your passport was issued, you'll need a copy of your marriage certificate as well. also, you'll probably want to allow extra time at the airport--especially for the return trip! it took the airline employees FOREVER to verify what, exactly, advance parole meant.

so sorry to hear you've had so many snags along the way. i hope you have a great vacation, and that when you return home, you'll find that greencard waiting for you!

[Patrick_A 0]

we recently traveled home to Ireland, and Anthony also did not have his I-94. No one asked about it at all until we were ready to board the plane, at which point, we explained to the girl that it was taken because he was pending his adjustment of status. she looked confused, and then sort of shrugged her shoulders and let us on the plane.

you'll probably be fine. just be sure that you take all necessary paperwork along. you'll need your Advance Parole, and if you've changed your name since your passport was issued, you'll need a copy of your marriage certificate as well. also, you'll probably want to allow extra time at the airport--especially for the return trip! it took the airline employees FOREVER to verify what, exactly, advance parole meant.

so sorry to hear you've had so many snags along the way. i hope you have a great vacation, and that when you return home, you'll find that greencard waiting for you!

DO NOT TAKE THAT CHANCE!!!

[rebeccajo 14]

DO NOT TAKE THAT CHANCE!!!

Patrick, that's a rather solemn statement. You must have had an opposite experience from Dani and Anthony. Can you expound on it?

[dani_christine 0]

hmmm....what chance are you talking about? we really had no other choice. the KC office refused to give us any notice that we could take with us when we traveled...and they took the I-94 back in June when we had our interview.

[Estella76 0]

Let's have some good news this week. No one has fallen off the list for a while!

[lexly87 0]

Background checks can take as little as 30 days to 2 years. There's no way of finding out where in the process you are and hwo much longer it will take. If you ask your congressman to inquire, they'll turn you back because there's nothing they can do either.

The reason that it takes a long time is depending on your cuontry of citizenship and birth, if the country does not "cooperate" with the US, the FBI and CIA have a difficult time conducting a name check (see if you're on any terrorist lists, wanted by any country, etc.).

All you can really do, unfortunately, is sit back and wait. I have read in some cases where a check was pending for 2+ yrs that someone formally sued USCIS and the background check got expidited. That sounds like a bunch of trouble though..

G'luck!

My wife had her AOS interview March 8th and was told that she was successful, but final approval was pending for the FBI name check.

Are there others out there in the same position?

Do we have an average for how long they take to complete the task, or is it another one of those cases where we just have to sit and wait until it happens?

Thanks,

G

What kinds of questions does the interview ask. What do we bring to interview?

Background checks can take as little as 30 days to 2 years. There's no way of finding out where in the process you are and hwo much longer it will take. If you ask your congressman to inquire, they'll turn you back because there's nothing they can do either.

The reason that it takes a long time is depending on your cuontry of citizenship and birth, if the country does not "cooperate" with the US, the FBI and CIA have a difficult time conducting a name check (see if you're on any terrorist lists, wanted by any country, etc.).

All you can really do, unfortunately, is sit back and wait. I have read in some cases where a check was pending for 2+ yrs that someone formally sued USCIS and the background check got expidited. That sounds like a bunch of trouble though..

G'luck!

My wife had her AOS interview March 8th and was told that she was successful, but final approval was pending for the FBI name check.

Are there others out there in the same position?

Do we have an average for how long they take to complete the task, or is it another one of those cases where we just have to sit and wait until it happens?

Thanks,

G