Re: I - 485,, Background check !!!!! Any help...

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Re: I - 485,, Background check !!!!! Any help...

Posted on: Mon, 27 Feb 2006 17:55:32 +0000

> 2 FYIs:
> I live in VA;
> I did overstay my visa once out of my 45 visits to the US in the last
> 15 years
>
> Ok, so my fingerprint clearance has probably expired because it's been
> 2 years since they took them - so do I have to initiate things and go
> to UCSIS and get them taken again or do I have to wait till they ask
> me back?
>
> I emailed FBI at fbinncp@ic.fbi.gov five months ago and I haven't
> received even an acknowledgement that they've received my email let
> alone a status on the name check.
>
> I followed up with a second email a few weeks ago - same thing.
> No reply.
>
> Five months ago I made an Infopass appointment through the CIS website
> and met an immigration officer. They told me that there's nothing that
> they can do until the background check is complete and that I had to
> simply wait. I didn't get the supervisor's name though.
>
> >Contact your local congressional office and provide them with a
> >summary of your problem and copies of all letters that you have sent
> >following up on your case.
>
> Has anyone had any luck with this approach? My understanding from
> talking with the FBI is that there are 100,000 fingerprint enquiries
> each and every day (they weren't able to give me the number of
> background check enquiries) and after reading the background check
> process http://www.house.gov/science/hearings/full04/feb25/garrity.pdf
> it appears that once you take longer than average - you're bound to
> take a whole lot more than average. In practice why would the
> congressman pay any attention to me rather than the other 100 thousand
> people bitching about the same issue?
>
> >The final option is to sue CIS. This is called a mandamus action. It
> >must be brought in Fed. Court, asking for a order forcing CIS to
> >adjudicate your case. This must be handled by an attorney.
>
> Gees. How do you find an attorney who would present such an action?
> What's the normal cost of taking this action? How successful (in
> percentage terms) is this approach in getting a decision? Does taking
> this approach in any way affect the decision?
>
>
> My wife's pregnant and the baby's due in July - this probably means my
> baby will have dual citizenship before me :)

Getting a GC is step one, add another 3 1/2 years or so to get
Citizenship.

I have seen cases of manaamus involving Citizenship, but not AOS. I have
no idea whether the principals are the same.

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