Name Check approved but INS stalling. HELP!

[Majman]

I filed AOS in November 2001 in Utah. Had interview January 2003 and was told to wait for the name check to be completed and that after that my application would be approved.

I finally received a fax from the FBI last week stating that the name check was completed and that the local immigration authorities had been notified.

The problem is that now the INS says that further checks need to be done. The local Salt Lake City INS office says that the FBI needs more information form them to finish the name check and that the computer system shows that he name check is neither pending nor complete.

I am very very confused. Why on earth can't these people get their stories straight? Has anyone else had a similiar experience where the INS continues to stall after the FBI says the name check is complete?

 

[ImmigAttyLana]

There is a big difference between the fingerprints check the FBI does and the name check done by the USCIS whereby they access the various databases maintained by the different federal agencies. While one may have been completed (the fingerprints), the other one may not have. You need to keep following up with the local USCIS office on the status of this.

 

[Majman]

I spoke with the analyst who completed my name check today. She said that the FBI name check was absolutely complete and that the INS had been notified of hte results.

The thing is that for the last 2 years the INS (here in Salt Late City) have been telling me that all they are waiting on to complete my application was the FBI name check. Now that the name check is complete they are saying that more investigation needs to bo done.

Has anyone else run into this situation before?