Delay in name check

[ladi2005 0]

A name pending usually means that the FBI has your name in their computer and they are cheking it. This procees can take up to 2 and 1/2 half years at the most. Since you come from India( even though India ia an ally of USA) unfortunately you will have to go through some extra checks. ( such as terrorist list check, interpol etc. Be patient , or the best advice I can give you is to notify your senator or congressman/woman to get involved. Good luck!!!

LAdi

[John & Annie 0]

A name pending usually means that the FBI has your name in their computer and they are cheking it. This procees can take up to 2 and 1/2 half years at the most. Since you come from India( even though India ia an ally of USA) unfortunately you will have to go through some extra checks. ( such as terrorist list check, interpol etc. Be patient , or the best advice I can give you is to notify your senator or congressman/woman to get involved. Good luck!!!

LAdi

Sorry, but that is not correct. There are no "extra" checks for anyone. All intending immigrants go through the same name check, it does not matter what country you came from.

The reason some take longer than others is because there are more 'hits' on the name and under the current system, all hits must be manually verified.

[misa 2]

The applicant in a marriage-based adjustment of status submission is the alien spouse of a petitioning US citizen, but if the USC spouse has reason to believe that the alien deceived him or her into marriage for immigrant benefit, OR if the marriage through which PR could be conferred is no longer viable, then the USC can and does have the right to end the process. Semantics are being discussed here. While the alien signs the AOS form I-485, it is only valid whilst there is an approved I-130 in place. The USC petitioner can ask that his or her endorsement of the I-130 be withdrawn. In which case, no AOS is possible based upon marriage.

That was exactly my thoughts as well. She still has the option to pull the I-130 as it has not been approved. No I-130, no marriage-based AOS.

[Empress of Groovy 373]

The applicant in a marriage-based adjustment of status submission is the alien spouse of a petitioning US citizen, but if the USC spouse has reason to believe that the alien deceived him or her into marriage for immigrant benefit, OR if the marriage through which PR could be conferred is no longer viable, then the USC can and does have the right to end the process. Semantics are being discussed here. While the alien signs the AOS form I-485, it is only valid whilst there is an approved I-130 in place. The USC petitioner can ask that his or her endorsement of the I-130 be withdrawn. In which case, no AOS is possible based upon marriage.

Wow, that's interesting. I didn't realize that the USC had such power to stop the proceedings. It's interesting that CIS wouldn't talk to me about my husband's AOS, telling me that it was not my application, but I could feasibly halt his AOS by withdrawing my supposed financial support. (He came over on a K-1, so no I-130). I guess it's another example of confusing and somewhat counterintuitive CIS procedures.