Jimothy

I think the last time I posed this question was about this time last
year. What sort of waiting times have people experienced waiting for the
background check to be finished?

A little background:
Filed AOS July 2004
Interview January 2005

still pending background check!! now on my third advanced parole and
waiting for my third EAD to be processed. Every year it gets more
stressful waiting for these two to come because I always forget and
leave it down to the wire.

I was actually told by an immigration officer on the helpline that my GC
had been approved and mailed to the wrong address when I called them in
September. However when I called back and subsequently also went for an
InfoPass in October I was told that that was not correct and that I am
still pending. It's driving me crazy.

Jim

Noorah101

> I think the last time I posed this question was about this time last
> year. What sort of waiting times have people experienced waiting for
> the background check to be finished?
>
> A little background:
> Filed AOS July 2004
> Interview January 2005
>
> still pending background check!! now on my third advanced parole and
> waiting for my third EAD to be processed. Every year it gets more
> stressful waiting for these two to come because I always forget and
> leave it down to the wire.
>
> I was actually told by an immigration officer on the helpline that my
> GC had been approved and mailed to the wrong address when I called
> them in September. However when I called back and subsequently also
> went for an InfoPass in October I was told that that was not correct
> and that I am still pending. It's driving me crazy.
>
> Jim

Hi Jim,

Check for posts by Elvira. Her son has also been waiting a couple of
years, same as you. It seems to vary between several weeks to (so far)
a couple of years. There's no way of knowing how long it will take.
I do hope it gets cleared up soon for you.

Best Wishes,
Rene

Elvira

> I think the last time I posed this question was about this time last
> year. What sort of waiting times have people experienced waiting for
> the background check to be finished?
>
> A little background:
> Filed AOS July 2004
> Interview January 2005
>
> still pending background check!! now on my third advanced parole and
> waiting for my third EAD to be processed. Every year it gets more
> stressful waiting for these two to come because I always forget and
> leave it down to the wire.
>
> I was actually told by an immigration officer on the helpline that my
> GC had been approved and mailed to the wrong address when I called
> them in September. However when I called back and subsequently also
> went for an InfoPass in October I was told that that was not correct
> and that I am still pending. It's driving me crazy.
>
> Jim

There seems to be no rhyme or reason as to why some of these background
checks get delayed so long, and there is very little one can do. You can
get your Congressperson's office to make enquiries, but chances are
they'll just come back with "security checks pending".

Jimothy

> There seems to be no rhyme or reason as to why some of these
> background checks get delayed so long, and there is very little one
> can do. You can get your Congressperson's office to make enquiries,
> but chances are they'll just come back with "security checks pending".

Thanks for the replies. Every time I call or go for an InfoPass
appointment everyone is very nice but they can always only tell
me "pending" and there seems to be no process by which you can
apply further.

I am now at 28 months pending. The officer I last spoke to in Houston
said that around two years was the worst she had seen. Is there a cutoff
date beyond which I could reasonably start to take legal action to get a
decision made? If so does anyone know a good immigration attorney in
Houston? We only moved here in March and my previous attorney is 1500
miles away.

Thanks

Jim

Andrea874

> Thanks for the replies. Every time I call or go for an InfoPass
> appointment everyone is very nice but they can always only tell me
> "pending" and there seems to be no process by which you can apply
> further.
>
> I am now at 28 months pending. The officer I last spoke to in Houston
> said that around two years was the worst she had seen. Is there a
> cutoff date beyond which I could reasonably start to take legal action
> to get a decision made? If so does anyone know a good immigration
> attorney in Houston? We only moved here in March and my previous
> attorney is 1500 miles away.
>
> Thanks
>
> Jim

It doesnt sound like theyre just not making a decision... just sounds
like theyre waiting for background checks. Theres plenty of reasons that
it might take awhile...

Elvira

> It doesnt sound like theyre just not making a decision... just sounds
> like theyre waiting for background checks. Theres plenty of reasons
> that it might take awhile...

???

What are you on about?

Andrea874

> ???
>
> What are you on about?

Haha, honestly I have no idea. In fact I came back on here thinking
"what the hell did I just write?". I guess thats what I get for typing
when I first wake up. I swear that made sense in my head before I typed
it. But, just ignore me. hah

Janadeen

> Hi Jim,
>
> Check for posts by Elvira. Her son has also been waiting a couple of
> years, same as you. It seems to vary between several weeks to (so
> far) a couple of years. There's no way of knowing how long it will
> take. I do hope it gets cleared up soon for you.
>
> Best Wishes,
> Rene

Reminds me of this guy and his family. Yes - different circumstances
for sure but same lengthy delays.





New York Daily News - http://www.nydailynews.com
Trapped by their name
BY ADAM NICHOLS
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
Friday, November 17th, 2006

It started off as a much-needed family vacation in Canada. But their first-
ever trip north of the border devolved into a harrowing four-month
ordeal - turning Amir Khan and his family into exiles from the country
they love.
On a summer trip to Toronto, the Connecticut bond trader discovered his
name matched one on a security watch list. That meant he couldn't cross
back over the border until extensive checks cleared him.

That took exactly 116 days - an unthinkable hardship that didn't end
until yesterday, when the family finally returned to their Wilton,
Conn., home.

"[My name's] as common in South Asia as John Smith is in the USA,"
said the 38-year-old, a nonpracticing Muslim originally from India. "I
kept thinking, have I done something illegal? Do I know somebody who's
done something illegal? But the only thing I've done is get a few
parking tickets."

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/v-pfriendly/story/472171p-397290c.html
entire article

Rete

> Reminds me of this guy and his family. Yes - different circumstances
> for sure but same lengthy delays.
>
>
>
>
>
> New York Daily News - http://www.nydailynews.com
> Trapped by their name
> BY ADAM NICHOLS
> DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
> Friday, November 17th, 2006
>
> It started off as a much-needed family vacation in Canada. But their
> first-ever trip north of the border devolved into a harrowing four-
> month ordeal - turning Amir Khan and his family into exiles from the
> country they love.
> On a summer trip to Toronto, the Connecticut bond trader discovered
> his name matched one on a security watch list. That meant he couldn't
> cross back over the border until extensive checks cleared him.
>
> That took exactly 116 days."
>
> http://www.nydailynews.com/news/v-pfriendly/story/472171p-397290c.html
> entire article

Janadeen in the future only print a small paragraph or one sentence of
the article and then the link. We don't wish to have a problem with any
copyright infringement laws.

Thanks.

Rete

Yes Noe2

On Fri, 17 Nov 2006 16:22:46 +0000, in alt.visa.us.marriage-based Rete
<> wrote:

>Janadeen in the future only print a small paragraph or one sentence of
>the article and then the link. We don't wish to have a problem with any
>copyright infringement laws.
>
>Thanks.
>
>Rete


**** you Rete!