I've been to Infopass today. My NC has been pending for over a year and a half, so I fit the "memo". After checking into my case the super friendly IIO handed me a copy of a letter from USCIS dated March 12, 2008 and told me if NC is the only item pending, I should receive the same letter in mail any day. In short, it said...
"As your I-485 Application has been pending over 180 days because of the FBI name check, your application has been approved. If you need immediate service on your case, please contact USCIS or make an appointment with Infopass. If the following box is checked, please bring 2 photograps..." Of course I don't remember the exact words of the document, the main thing is that you should look out for this letter in your mail. They will not except at Infopass just the original document. He told me that as soon as I receive this letter, I should make an Infopass appointment, bring my passport and they will stamp it.
Then he checked the address on file for my application and changed it to my new address. Make sure that the address for that particular application is updated - you can do it online now thru www.uscis.gov just have your receipt number handy.
I hope this is good news to all of us! I don't know when they started sending these letters out. The copy he showed me stated 3/12/8 but the IIO told me that he hasn't seen anyone as of yet to walk in with this document...
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If you need immediate service on your case, please contact USCIS or make an appointment with Infopass.
Question didn't you already have an info app.?
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Yes I did. I was there personally today. I didn't have the original document with my name on it that they require in order to stamp my passport. Soooooo... I'm waiting patiently and will be checking my mailbox numerous times a day :-)
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If they can send the mail to you, they definitely should also have updated your case status and send you the approval letter. Can you please confirm that your case status is pending while this letter has been sent to you? It really does not make any sense to me. Can anyone explain the logic there? I believe in your experience but difficult to understand it.
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bc2001, Snowflake made it clear that they had not received this letter. The IIO showed them a copy of one.
I have to express some scepticism about the reality of this letter as my understanding of the process is that the Adjudicating officer has to compete adjudication of your case and allocate a Visa number before the case can be approved. The process steps after that is done i n the case system are pretty automatic. Why would they introduce a new "pending congratulations" letter with the opportunity to get stamped when the case status updates and emails are automatic and actual card production takes less than 3 weeks.
In addition Snowflake is the only person to have had sight of a COPY of this letter during an infopass far less receive one. If this was to be SOP for the NC180 cases, I would have expected some folks to have rceieved this or AILA to have briefed their attorney members that this was coming.
It would be a hopeful sign of better customer service but flies in the face of all our experiences with USCIS during this process. Personally I'd rather see some more case approvals this week. It is 7:15pm EDT and there has only been one Trackitt approval posted.....depressing after such good progress over the last 2 weeks...:(
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