My re-entry permit experience

[simpsons 0]

Just thought of sharing my experience. Presently I am living outside the US with my husband. I recently made a trip to the US, especially to apply for the re-entry permit. My permanent address is in Louisiana. However, I managed the whole process from San Francisco.

I reached San Francisco and mailed my application the next day (timeline given below). I also submitted a cover letter requesting an expedited appointment for bio-metrics and it worked!! I got the appointment letter very soon and I was also able to do an early walk in at a non-scheduled Application Support Center. My appointment was at the New Orleans ASC, but I did an early walk in at the San Francisco ASC. I went in at 1:45pm on a Tuesday. The center was empty. I was the only person they were attending to. The lady at the counter even filled the form on my behalf. They took my picture and fingerprints. I was in and out in 10 minutes!! No questions asked. More people started coming in after 2pm. I was excited because I had tried an early walk-in at New Orleans ASC once in 2011 and was turned down.

I have requested the re-entry permit to be mailed to the US consulate in the Country I am presently living in. Will update this post once I receive it. All the USCIS notices and letters were mailed to my permanent address in Louisiana and my family was sending me the scanned copies.

Below is my timeline

Application sent by fedex - 9th Aug, 2012

Reached USCIS Dallas lockbox - 10th Aug, 2012

NOA receipt letter prepared on - 13th Aug, 2012

Check cashed - 14th Aug, 2012

NOA receipt letter received in mail from USCIS- 17th Aug, 2012

NOA Biometrics appointment letter prepared on - 15th Aug, 2012

NOA Biometrics appointment letter received on - 20th Aug, 2012

Date/place of early walk in biometrics - 21st Aug, 2012/ San Francisco ASC

Date/place of original Biometrics appointment - 27th Aug, 2012/ New Orleans ASC

[raverz 1]

I applied for the re-entry permit in the last week of June 2012 and got the appointment for biometrics on July 25th 2012.

I walked into the ASC with an infopass on July 19th 2012. However, I walked into the biometrics department (by mistake) instead of the infopass counters after getting past security and they accepted my application and got my biometrics done.

I have yet to see any touches on my case and it remains in acceptance. Is this normal? I can't seem to find any timeline threads for I-131 at this point.

Hopefully this will be the thread for the timelines.