> "Elvira" wrote in message
> news:34$474701$5200891$1187332721@britishexpats.com...
> >
> >> Sent in my I-130, I-485, and all the supporting documents to the
> >> Chicago
> >> Lockbox July 26th.
> >>
> >> Mailed it to them Overnight, Registerd with signature required.
> >> The
> >> little
> >> slips from USPS has already come back with a stamp instead of a
> >> signature,
> >> no big deal.
> >>
> >> Question is, how long before I get a notice from USCIS with a
> >> receipt
> >> number
> >> so I can check the progress?
> >>
> >> I searched Google, Yahoo etc..., but came up with more questions
> >> than
> >> answers, as some state they never got one before being approved and
> >> some had
> >> them in a couple of weeks.
> >>
> >> Any suggestions?
> >>
> >> Background: Married U.S. Citizen 5 years ago, lived in the U.S.
> >> for
> >> 20
> >> years August 25th, 2007.
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >
> > If you check the back of your canceled check, you may be able to see
> > a
> > reference number there (3 letters followed by about 10 numbers).
> >
> > I am curious why you are only filing for PR now - in what status
> > have
> > you been living in the US for 20 years...
> >
> > --
>
>
> The checks still have not cleared, and still no receipt number for
> USCIS. I
> know I'm just rushing things, and after waiting 20 years, another few
> months
> should be a breeze.
>
> For the past 20 years I have been in and out of status. (illegal)
> From 87 -
> 90 I was in school, here legally, then in 90-92 i was 'overstaying'.
> In
> Dec. 92 I had to return to Norway for a wedding. Claimed I had "lost"
> the
> I-94 when leaving. Came back 3 weeks later with a 6 month I-94. So
> to make
> a long story short(er), I've been out of status since June 93.
Oh dear. You could have a problem.
When you returned after having "lost" the I-94, you were not actually
legally admitted - because you had no right to be admitted, being
subject to a 3 year ban (or is it 10 years?), due to your overstay.
Someone who has not been legally admitted cannot adjust status. There
was a case here of a British woman who was in a very similar
situation. I believe she ended up leaving the US (rather than be
deported), and if memory serves me right was last heard of trying to
get a waiver from the UK.
Advice from an experienced immigration attorney might be a good idea...
www.ailalawyer.com
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