Friday we got a letter in the mail from the USCIS office saying they have received our I-600A application and it's been logged in on Aug 27th. The letter also included the forms we needed to get our fingerprints done. The office is only open on Sats and we had 2 weeks to get the fingerprints done...or 2 Saturdays. If we couldn't come in during the next 2 weeks then we could come in on a Wed after our 2 week period was over. So we decided we had better go today. We packed up the kids and planned on a few hours of waiting but was pleasantly surprised at how effecient the office was running and we were out of there in under a half hour. Yeah...fingerprints are done. We have to fax back our paperwork to our local USCIS office so they know we have been fingerprinted and it could still take upto 120 days to hear back if we are approved.
We received a rough draft of our homestudy on Friday. It looks great...just a few minor corrections to make over the weekend and then our agency will forward it to our placing agency to make sure it's okay for our dossier. Hopefully, next week we will be finished with the homestudy and it can be sent in to the USCIS office and to our placing agency.
We are still collecting documents for our dossier. So far we still need a letter from hubby's employer, a letter from our mortgage company and our psych test results. We also need to get a letter from hubby medical insurance co stating that our daughter is covered once she is placed with us.
We are getting closer. The steps or paperwork is getting smaller and smaller.
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Moving right along! I'm always so intrigued to hear how each USCIS office operates. For us, they sent us a date and time for our fingerprints and it was either - make it or wait a long time for another appointment. I hope you get your decision in far less than 120 days!
I thought it was odd too. The first paragraph, the way it was read said you had this deadline..in the next 2 saturdays to get it done and it made it sound like or else. And then the next paragraph went on to say if you couldn't make those 2 sats then you could come on a wed but not until your 2 sats had passed. It seemed a little strange to me too. We thought we better just get in there unless they changed their minds all together.
Our fingerprinting location was more flexible. We just had to go on a day it was open! It's crazy how these offices are all so different! It sounds like you are getting alot done on your dossier! Before you know it, you will have it completed and sent to St. Louis!! :)
You're almost done.
Our fingerprint visit was quick too. I was very impressed. We got to go whenever as long as it was within 45 days I think it was. We also got our I-171H back very quickly.
Our papers gave us an appointment day and then basically said if we couldn't make it that day we could come any Wednesday within 2 months. They all do it different. Too bad they aren't uniform. As if this process isn't a roller coaster ride to begin with!! Another milestone down!!
it is all so confusing..and why it is so different is beyond me. It's just like paperwork requirements for homestudy or dossier..those seem to be totally different too.
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