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Dhobee i guess the first link is just Immigration whoms AOS are pending Bcuz of AP

"The policy is intended to speed processing for tens of thousands of immigrants with no criminal records who are living in the United States and have been waiting for years for green cards because their names turned up matches in the F.B.I’s records. Often an immigrant’s name hits a match, immigration lawyers said, because the F.B.I. files include a vast range of names, including those of people mentioned in criminal investigations, even if they had no role in a crime. F.B.I. agents must investigate each name match by manual searches of voluminous records.

The previous policy “was just stalling adjustment of status for hundreds of thousands of people who posed no security threat, without any demonstrable improvement to our national security,” said Bo Cooper, an immigration lawyer who was formerly general counsel for the immigration service."

and let my finish reading the other one i will post my coment about that in a lit bit

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thanks mary and dhobee for replying an i understand the \y will processing the older cases. i was just thinking its for all kind of cases because only in the last para they said uscis has ALSO anyway i am gonna read those two link and really try to undertand

OH GOD HELP US GET OUT THIS AP

ybutt20,

Did you try calling DOS at the 202-- number you got from Embassy?

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ok so i guess both of those article were about AOS

what about people like me how are stuck in AP and are in there home countries :crying: ....

hey can anybody tell me that if immigration could participate in any kinmd of election local election ( with in state or something similar )????

and yeah i called the DOS it was the same reply and pending AP don't have any other info to give you wait till it will be done the embassy will contact you lol OMG

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ok so i guess both of those article were about AOS

what about people like me how are stuck in AP and are in there home countries :crying: ....

hey can anybody tell me that if immigration could participate in any kinmd of election local election ( with in state or something similar )????

and yeah i called the DOS it was the same reply and pending AP don't have any other info to give you wait till it will be done the embassy will contact you lol OMG

I got the same reply too ybutt20. I am also 10 months + into AP. I guess we have nothing else left we can do :crying:

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JazakAllah khair Revived...

It has been a while since you posted. How are you?

K3 Timeline

03/19/2006 --- Married

I-130

04/07/06 I-130 sent

04/21/06 NOA1 Receipt issued

10/29/06 Congressman says the case is with a 'special department'

02/--/07 Infopass appointment: Background check

02/08/07 Touched

05/08/07 Congressman:"case is still pending the NAME CHECK with a special department"

06/06/08 Touched

06/11/08 RFE mailed

06/12/08 Touched

06/20/08 RFE in mail: Evidence required to prove bonafide marriage

07/14/08 Evidence package mailed to USCIS

07/24/08 Email from USCIS: package received

I-129F

04/23/06 Sent I-129

05/04/06 NOA1 Receipt issued

01/31/07 Touched

06/06/08 RFE mailed

06/09/08 Touched

06/12/08 RFE in mail: IMBRA

06/21/08 Touched

07/07/08 RFE mailed to USCIS

07/13/08 Email from USCIS: RFE received

07/15/08 Touched

09/08/08 APPROVAL NOTICE RECEIVED!!!

09/23/08 NVC receives case

09/25/08 Case sent to Islamabad embassy Alhamdulillah

10/08/08 Embassy says they'll send packet 3.5 within 7-10 days

10/14/08 Received Packet 3.5 - Incomplete.

10/21/08 Received Packet 3.5 upon request - WRONG packet! UGGGHHH!

10/23/08 Sent 3.5

11/14/08 Packet 4

11/20/08 Medical

11/26/08 INTERVIEW --- APPROVED Alhamdulillah!

12/19/08 VISA IN HAND

12/26/08 POE Washington D.C.

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JazakAllah khair Revived...

It has been a while since you posted. How are you?

wa eyakum=)

yea was away ...just got back yesterday=)

hope we all hear some good news soon!

Rabi.. r u alive gurl? wats happenin' at ur end??

Chaingang... where'd u disappear 2??

As for me.. we r still waiting=) Allah knows what is best for us all.

tkc n duas,

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Yesterday is history, Tomorrow's a mystery. Today is a gift; that'swhy they call it "the present".

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Yesterday, my husband called USEM and they said the passport will be handed over to the couriers within 2 days and they'll deliver in 2-3 days.

Today my husband called USEM again and this time they said we have handed over the passport of AMEX. We called AMEX and AMEX said if the passport had been handed over to them, they'd deliver it the following day but they haven't received the passport because it's not in their system. My husband told the operator what the guy at USEM had said. The AMEX guy said the embassy has probably delivered the pizza (can we start calling it pizza? It sounds more human that way!) to a department within the embassy that deals with couriers, and they could take another 2-3 days to forward it to AMEX.

If they are jerking you around like this, you may want to consider contacting your congressman or senator about making an inquiry. From when you request your elected official to make an inquiry to when they actually do it is about 2-3 weeks (with senators the time frame varies more depending on the population of your state). If in the 2-3 weeks it takes them to make the inquiry you get your pasport, then great and nothing was lost. Otherwise, if you are still waiting in 2-3 weeks (which is unlikely), then you will be glad you went ahead and did it early.

Service Center : California Service Center

Consulate : Islamabad, Pakistan

Marriage : 2007-11-24

I-130 Sent : 2008-01-17

I-130 NOA1 : 2008-02-12

Expedite Request Approved - 2008-04-17

NOA2: 2008-04-22

National Visa Center

Case Number Assigned: 2008-04-25

DS-3032 and AOS Fee Bill Generated: 2008-05-05

AOS Fee Bill Paid: 2008-05-03

DS-3032 Accepted: 2008-05-07

I-864 Hard Copy Mailed: 2008-05-07

IV Fee Bill Paid - 2008-08-04

DS230 Mailed - 2008-08-06

Case Completed - 2008-08-13

Interview - 2008-10-07 - Put on AP

Passport Requested - 2008-12-14

Passport Received - 2008-12-26

POE - 2008-12-29

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dhobee   1

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Visa in hand, alhamdulillah!

K3 Timeline

03/19/2006 --- Married

I-130

04/07/06 I-130 sent

04/21/06 NOA1 Receipt issued

10/29/06 Congressman says the case is with a 'special department'

02/--/07 Infopass appointment: Background check

02/08/07 Touched

05/08/07 Congressman:"case is still pending the NAME CHECK with a special department"

06/06/08 Touched

06/11/08 RFE mailed

06/12/08 Touched

06/20/08 RFE in mail: Evidence required to prove bonafide marriage

07/14/08 Evidence package mailed to USCIS

07/24/08 Email from USCIS: package received

I-129F

04/23/06 Sent I-129

05/04/06 NOA1 Receipt issued

01/31/07 Touched

06/06/08 RFE mailed

06/09/08 Touched

06/12/08 RFE in mail: IMBRA

06/21/08 Touched

07/07/08 RFE mailed to USCIS

07/13/08 Email from USCIS: RFE received

07/15/08 Touched

09/08/08 APPROVAL NOTICE RECEIVED!!!

09/23/08 NVC receives case

09/25/08 Case sent to Islamabad embassy Alhamdulillah

10/08/08 Embassy says they'll send packet 3.5 within 7-10 days

10/14/08 Received Packet 3.5 - Incomplete.

10/21/08 Received Packet 3.5 upon request - WRONG packet! UGGGHHH!

10/23/08 Sent 3.5

11/14/08 Packet 4

11/20/08 Medical

11/26/08 INTERVIEW --- APPROVED Alhamdulillah!

12/19/08 VISA IN HAND

12/26/08 POE Washington D.C.

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:dance: :dance: WaHooooooooooo :dance::dance:

Congratulations dhobee :thumbs:

08/02/2010 Green Card
04/12/2016 N-400 sent to USCIS Lockbox in AZ Filing Date
04/13/2016 N-400 Delivered to USCIS
04/18/2016 Check Cashed
04/13/2016 NOA I-797C Receipt Notice Date
05/12/2016 Fingerprints Bio-metrics appointment date
05/16/2016 E-notification of interview scheduling
07/16/2016 Received official letter regarding interview
08/16/2016 Date of Interview
09/01/2016 Date Oath Ceremony
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MaryandMian   1

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Visa in hand, alhamdulillah!

Congratulations dhobee!

Everything I respond to is from personal knowledge, research or experience and I am in no means a lawyer or do I claim to be one. Everyone should read, research and be responsible for your own journey.

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salaam everyone

just want everyone to know my huby got his visa today in hand!

our AP is over! alhum. hes been in AP since july 08. and today his visa was issued! alhumdulillah..

all i can say is never give up and keep praying to Allah. he is the most powerful!

just to let u know

his interview in chennai was perfect. nothing wrong. everything in order and did not request any doc. i was present with him also.

but cousular officer said i am confident you will get ur visa but i have to do some admin processing on your case, and it will take 4-6 weeks. but it actually took 5 months!!

so dont woryy ppl inshallah the visa will come but keep in touch with embassy and dos even though dos is not helpful at all..

good luck to everyone..!

10-12-07 -mailed i130 to VSC

10-16-07- received by VSC

1-11-08- i130 NOA1

2-24-08-view case online

4-19-08- i130 NOA2

4-24-08- NOA2 hardcopy received

4-24-08- NVC CASE #ASSIGNED MDR

5-04-08- EMAILED CHOICE OF AGENT TO NVC

5-05-08- DS3032 AND AOS fee bill was generated today

5-05-08- paid AOS fee bill $70 online

5-07-08- AOS FEE now says PAID online, can print cover sht.

5-07-08*cald NVC and msg says AOS $recvd

5-12-08-DS3032 EMAIL Accepted

5-13-08*cald NVC and msg now says DS3032 choice of agent has been received.

5-13-08-mailed AOS i864 packet w/printed cover sheet from online payment (certified mail- priority)

5-15-08-AOS packet received by NVC

5-18-08 iv FEE bill invoiced

5-18-08 iv fee $400 paid online

5-20-08-iv fee cleared, able to print covr shet online

5-21-08-mailed DS230 packet to NVC via priority mail

5-29-08 aos ACCEPTED

5-29-08- DS 230 entered in system

6-3-08-cse cmplte.

6-11-08 case left NVC to chennai via DHL

6-16-08 case reached chennai

7-2-08 appt letter received by beneficiary

7-4-08 medical done in chennai

7-28-08 interview- AP for 4-6 weeks (awaiting name chk clearance-told by chenai operator)

8-20-08 chennai forwarded file to DOS- according to inquiry from congressmans office

(also confirmed by DOS)

8-28-08 file reached DOS- told by operator

9-2-08- last update to case,told by DOS

12-12-08 emailed chennai embassy asking status of our case, and got email to send passport..

12-15-08 submitted passport to vfs

12-19-08 VISA ISSUED! in hand!

12-25-08 hubbys arrival! smooth POE!

1-16-09 green card arrives

1-27-09 SSN card in mail

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