sasa

Hi guys.. Had my biometrics.. it was very easy.. by the way office locates on Semoran, and not at airport Good luck

i m in the same office too

How is it at all realistic to think that one day a memo can go in effect, and the next have the whole backlog cleared so those who filed 6 months ago can get their greencards? I dont know any business that can work this way. This should be expected - and for the record we are pending 900 days - so it's not like I don't have an idea how hard the wait can be. Just be patient - you are actually luckier than some.

so it was better not to announce memo and give the ppl the hope and than take it away!!

and by the way it s not hard to give the ppl the GC than continue the fbi name background .it s not me who announce that it the uscis .coz we already live here so it will not change anything if they give us the GC !!

Really, what is so confusing here? They have a huge backlog and changed the regulations. They have to have a method to clear the backlog and trudge on. The goal, as they state, is to have the namechecks completed in 90 days max for the 2% deemed "difficult cases" all others are to be completed in 30 days. They want to have these processing times by June 2009.

They also outline a timeline for those already waiting. Do you see the variance in the timeline? By May 08 and July 08 they want to eliminate the 2+ and 3+ year backlog (that means those waitng now). Then everything else going forward really just is a goal for them. As in - by Feb 2009 they want to be able to sustain namecheck clearances within 180 days. Pieces of this posted timeline do affect those waiting now, but parts are just their goal to bring them to June 09.

Think of it as phasing out the "old way" of long drawn out namechecks prior to adjudication of the PR.

and what about the memo which was in 2th of feb 2008 which said anybody ve name pending with fbi for more than 180 days will be getting his card than the fbi name check will continue!!!

so they do memo every month change the other one .

i m pending more than 180 day and they said in the timeline i will be done by feb 2009 but believe me they will change that by new memo and extend it more!!

that horrible!!

How is it at all realistic to think that one day a memo can go in effect, and the next have the whole backlog cleared so those who filed 6 months ago can get their greencards? I dont know any business that can work this way. This should be expected - and for the record we are pending 900 days - so it's not like I don't have an idea how hard the wait can be. Just be patient - you are actually luckier than some.

estadia - yes sure it slows down in the interim. Seriously though, this is more than what we were lobbying for (note that American Families United is behind this regulations change) and is an unbelievable change for filing. Once they get the backlog under control it will speed up (as always).

so it was better not to announce memo and give the ppl the hope and than take it away!!

and by the way it s not hard to give the ppl the GC than continue the fbi name background .it s not me who announce that it the uscis .coz we already live here so it will not change anything if they give us the GC !!

Really, what is so confusing here? They have a huge backlog and changed the regulations. They have to have a method to clear the backlog and trudge on. The goal, as they state, is to have the namechecks completed in 90 days max for the 2% deemed "difficult cases" all others are to be completed in 30 days. They want to have these processing times by June 2009.

They also outline a timeline for those already waiting. Do you see the variance in the timeline? By May 08 and July 08 they want to eliminate the 2+ and 3+ year backlog (that means those waitng now). Then everything else going forward really just is a goal for them. As in - by Feb 2009 they want to be able to sustain namecheck clearances within 180 days. Pieces of this posted timeline do affect those waiting now, but parts are just their goal to bring them to June 09.

Think of it as phasing out the "old way" of long drawn out namechecks prior to adjudication of the PR.

and what about the memo which was in 2th of feb 2008 which said anybody ve name pending with fbi for more than 180 days will be getting his card than the fbi name check will continue!!!

so they do memo every month change the other one .

i m pending more than 180 day and they said in the timeline i will be done by feb 2009 but believe me they will change that by new memo and extend it more!!

that horrible!!

by the way i think ur case will be approved by this month .coz u said it was touched in april so ur gc in the way

A touch only means that something was done with the application. It can just mean it changed desk or was looked out. It means nothing about getting the card.

my i 485 hasn t been touched since sep 2007 ?i don t know whats going on can it get approved without touch?

I believe a few people have been approved with no email or touches, so here is hoping it happens really soon for you.

i hope so coz i m really dieing!!

by the way i think ur case will be approved by this month .coz u said it was touched in april so ur gc in the way

A touch only means that something was done with the application. It can just mean it changed desk or was looked out. It means nothing about getting the card.

my i 485 hasn t been touched since sep 2007 ?i don t know whats going on can it get approved without touch?

I wish it were so... but they touched my husband's work card, not the I-485 application.

The work card was already mailed out so I have no idea why they touched it, but I sure hope you're right anyway!

Thanks for the positive thinking.

I wish you a speedy process, too.

thanx

Posted Feb 07, 2008

©MurthyDotCom

The USCIS issued an Interoffice Memorandum on February 4, 2008 under the subject of "Revised National Security Adjudication and Reporting Requirements." The memo makes important changes to the security check procedures for cases pending before the USCIS, aligning the USCIS's procedures for background and security checks in connection with certain applications with the procedures used by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). In short, it will now be possible for the USCIS to approve the I-485, Application for Adjustment of Status, even where the FBI name check clearance has not been received, if the name check takes longer than 180 days.

Approvable Case Must Be Approved on Most Cases if Check Exceeds 180 Days

Under the recent guidance issued on February 4, 2008, it will still be necessary to have a definitive Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) fingerprint check, as well as an Interagency Border Inspection Systems (IBIS) check. Any issues with these checks must be resolved before the I-485 Application (and other applications like the I-601, I-687 and I-698) can be approved. However, if a case is otherwise approvable, and the FBI name check has been pending for more than 180 days, the USCIS must approve the case. The FBI fingerprint check, IBIS and FBI name check must be obtained and resolved on all N-400 cases before a person can become a U.S. citizen.

Later Negative Information Could Result in Rescission / Removal

If negative information is obtained after case approval, the USCIS will then determine whether the permanent residence status should be rescinded or the individual should be placed in removal proceedings. The FBI has stated that it is committed to providing name check results within the 180-day time period.

Conclusion

This policy, if carried out as stated, should result in the approval of many long-delayed cases. Of course, it is still necessary to meet all other I-485 requirements, including the availability of a visa number. This change with regard to name checks in no way addresses the case delays due to retrogression and lack of visa numbers.

Copyright © 2008, MURTHY LAW FIRM. All Rights Reserved

by the way i think ur case will be approved by this month .coz u said it was touched in april so ur gc in the way

Thank you ... I don't have any criminal background... i just a little bit worried about different check.. I have some small debts in my home country (credit cards)... i didn't pay as I don't have job here so really don't have money to pay back.. so what worried me a little bit.. .

I doubt they care about credit. I think they are after much bigger fishes

so that means that they cancelled the 180 days memo of the fbi name check??? i ve got my interview in july 07 and waiting till now???

Not necessarily. Whethery they do give you the GC or not; you still need to get your name check cleared. If you don't "pass" the name check, the GC will be taken away from you (which is why they are not doing that for citizens because you can't quite revoke citizenship). So who knows what it really means.

So it might mean that those of us waiting more than 180 days will get our GCs without the name check, but that they want to complete the name check soon thereafter.

that wouldn't make things much different I guess than the memo.

by the way i think ur case will be approved by this month .coz u said it was touched in april so ur gc in the way

Thank you ... I don't have any criminal background... i just a little bit worried about different check.. I have some small debts in my home country (credit cards)... i didn't pay as I don't have job here so really don't have money to pay back.. so what worried me a little bit.. .

I doubt they care about credit. I think they are after much bigger fishes

so that means that they cancelled the 180 days memo of the fbi name check??? i ve got my interview in july 07 and waiting till now???

Not necessarily. Whethery they do give you the GC or not; you still need to get your name check cleared. If you don't "pass" the name check, the GC will be taken away from you (which is why they are not doing that for citizens because you can't quite revoke citizenship). So who knows what it really means.

So it might mean that those of us waiting more than 180 days will get our GCs without the name check, but that they want to complete the name check soon thereafter.

that wouldn't make things much different I guess than the memo.

i don t think so .....it s confusing and need some clearnce

Thank you ... I don't have any criminal background... i just a little bit worried about different check.. I have some small debts in my home country (credit cards)... i didn't pay as I don't have job here so really don't have money to pay back.. so what worried me a little bit.. .

I doubt they care about credit. I think they are after much bigger fishes

so that means that they cancelled the 180 days memo of the fbi name check??? i ve got my interview in july 07 and waiting till now???

Not necessarily. Whethery they do give you the GC or not; you still need to get your name check cleared. If you don't "pass" the name check, the GC will be taken away from you (which is why they are not doing that for citizens because you can't quite revoke citizenship). So who knows what it really means.

so it should be by feb 2009!! if yes so that is crazy from them:(

here is what written in the uscis website..............it s really frustarting me:(

USCIS and FBI Release Joint Plan to Eliminate Backlog of FBI Name Checks

Partnership Establishes Series of Milestones To Complete Checks

WASHINGTON – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) today announced a joint plan to eliminate the backlog of name checks pending with the FBI.

USCIS and the FBI established a series of milestones prioritizing work based on the age of the pending name check. The FBI has already eliminated all name check cases pending more than four years.

“This plan of action is the product of a strong partnership between USCIS and the FBI to eliminate the backlogs and to strengthen national security,” said USCIS Director Emilio Gonzalez.

By increasing staff, expanding resources, and applying new business processes, the goal is to complete 98 percent of all name checks within 30 days. USCIS and the FBI intend to resolve the remaining two percent, which represent the most difficult name checks and require additional time to complete, within 90 days or less. The goal is to achieve and sustain these processing times by June 2009.

The joint plan will focus on resolving the oldest pending FBI name checks first. USCIS has also requested that the FBI prioritize resolution of approximately 29,800 pending name checks from naturalization applicants submitted to the FBI before May 2006 where the naturalization applicant was already interviewed.

The target milestones for processing name checks are:

Completion Goal

Category

May 2008 Process all name checks pending more than three years

July 2008 Process all name checks pending more than two years

November 2008 Process all name checks pending more than one year

February 2009 Process all name checks pending more than 180 days

June 2009 Process 98 percent of all name checks within 30 days and process the remaining two percent within 90 days

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/men...00045f3d6a1RCRD

so that means that they cancelled the 180 days memo of the fbi name check??? i ve got my interview in july 07 and waiting till now???

OK, I'm confused, I am hoping they are still processing the ones that are just going in as well or will they be put on a hold?

It seems that they are processing the ones who have been in the queue for very long. They need to hire more people, waiting a year is unbelievable!

it s really frustarting and it seems that the uscis is playing they issued rules last month and they change it the next month .....thats crazy and unbelievable .i m really frustrated!!!

here is what written in the uscis website..............it s really frustarting me:(

USCIS and FBI Release Joint Plan to Eliminate Backlog of FBI Name Checks

Partnership Establishes Series of Milestones To Complete Checks

WASHINGTON – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) today announced a joint plan to eliminate the backlog of name checks pending with the FBI.

USCIS and the FBI established a series of milestones prioritizing work based on the age of the pending name check. The FBI has already eliminated all name check cases pending more than four years.

“This plan of action is the product of a strong partnership between USCIS and the FBI to eliminate the backlogs and to strengthen national security,” said USCIS Director Emilio Gonzalez.

By increasing staff, expanding resources, and applying new business processes, the goal is to complete 98 percent of all name checks within 30 days. USCIS and the FBI intend to resolve the remaining two percent, which represent the most difficult name checks and require additional time to complete, within 90 days or less. The goal is to achieve and sustain these processing times by June 2009.

The joint plan will focus on resolving the oldest pending FBI name checks first. USCIS has also requested that the FBI prioritize resolution of approximately 29,800 pending name checks from naturalization applicants submitted to the FBI before May 2006 where the naturalization applicant was already interviewed.

The target milestones for processing name checks are:

Completion Goal

Category

May 2008 Process all name checks pending more than three years

July 2008 Process all name checks pending more than two years

November 2008 Process all name checks pending more than one year

February 2009 Process all name checks pending more than 180 days

June 2009 Process 98 percent of all name checks within 30 days and process the remaining two percent within 90 days

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/men...00045f3d6a1RCRD

I applied December 2006 and got approved TODAY!! In my timeline you can see there were no touches and nothing for over 10 months and a confusion on where my application actually was.

I had to involve our Congressman, got my case reviewed and finally card production is ordered.

I was not stuck in FBI namecheck, no RFEs, everything was fine and dandy, they just didn't do anything.

I really recommend to start calling and using the resources we have, because we SHOULDN'T have to wait for such long times. I undersand things take time, specially if a case is complicated, but sometimes I really don't know what thy are doing...

Good luck to everyone who has been waiting for a long time now, don't give up, be patient but proactive as well!!!

thats is a good news cogratulation:)

i applied jan 07 and interview on july 07 and till now waiting and no action last time my aos touched was sep.2007.......whats going on???

It seems like you got stuck with FBI namecheck... Have you tried calling them for follow-ups? If not, maybe you should... Good luck!

--Mae

i already did and they told me waiting for desicion!!!that was in the feb 20 2008 and no touch in my case!!

hi sasa by the way i'm egyptain like you lol and i been married for almost 6 years now and i have been in this damn processing since march 2 2005 i just got a letter last week for redoing my fingerprint to make this story short you have not been in this damn situation for too long yet,i hope you hear somthing good very soon ,mohamed

ohhhh.....noway.....so u think it might take longer even afterthe fbi new policy?

no i didn,t say that i was trying to make you feel better and everything has changed so this a good thing for you ,good luck

i hope so ...anyway thank u so much ...and goodluck for u too

i applied jan 07 and interview on july 07 and till now waiting and no action last time my aos touched was sep.2007.......whats going on???

It seems like you got stuck with FBI namecheck... Have you tried calling them for follow-ups? If not, maybe you should... Good luck!

--Mae

i already did and they told me waiting for desicion!!!that was in the feb 20 2008 and no touch in my case!!

hi sasa by the way i'm egyptain like you lol and i been married for almost 6 years now and i have been in this damn processing since march 2 2005 i just got a letter last week for redoing my fingerprint to make this story short you have not been in this damn situation for too long yet,i hope you hear somthing good very soon ,mohamed

ohhhh.....noway.....so u think it might take longer even afterthe fbi new policy?

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

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

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.

i applied jan 07 and interview on july 07 and till now waiting and no action last time my aos touched was sep.2007.......whats going on???

It seems like you got stuck with FBI namecheck... Have you tried calling them for follow-ups? If not, maybe you should... Good luck!

--Mae

i already did and they told me waiting for desicion!!!that was in the feb 20 2008 and no touch in my case!!

i applied jan 07 and interview on july 07 and till now waiting and no action last time my aos touched was sep.2007.......whats going on???

Hi,I would like to know what things can be done with the

I-485 receipt, examples are:

-change my ss to married name

-obtain a california ID

-get a drivers permit

etc.

what can be achieved??

Thank everyone in advance

u can obtain a california ID & driver lisence with i 485 but not SSN

If USCIS needs you to do another biometrics, they will send you one for your AOS. The NOA usually have a code# for what type of biometrics they need you to get. When it is a 3 it is for both AOS and EAD. A code 2, I believe,it is just for EAD. Hope all goes well with your journey.

I am not a lawyer nor have any legal background.

thank u for this informations... apperaciate it

i applied for AOS on jan 2007 and i was having my biometrics for AOS & EAD in the 14th of feb 2007 and now i m renweing my biometrics for EAD in march 2008 what about the AOS do it need to renew the biometrics too? and should i renew it by myself or i wait for the immigration to send me??

thank u

i got the email today! had my interview january 2007, and a year and 2 months later the infamous email! applied for my AOS in november of 2006. was in the name check for a year and 2 months and pretty sure i'm getting this now because of the "180 days" rule, just hope and pray it's the 10 year GC. anyone know how long it takes to the get the card after the card production email is sent out?? also on a side note i got an email about my second EAD today too, the production of that card was ordered on the same day too, coincidence?! i think not, another way for USCIS to pocket some extra cash. so, all those waiting, believe! there is hope! this is the email i got:

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 12, 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.

cogratulation...hope me soon