We Got Mail

We have actually gotten a couple of good pieces of mail the last couple of weeks.  We have gotten our fingerprint appointments from the USCIS, and we don’t have to go to Yakima.  I guess because of all the new changes, all I-800a applications are now reviewed in a central location in Missouri.  I think this is why it no longer matters which office you get the fingerprints done, since the local offices aren’t the ones reviewing them anymore.  Now we get to go to Seattle instead.  A much shorter drive, but I’ve heard the amount of time you spend in the Seattle office could make you wish you made the drive to Yakima instead.  Our appointments aren’t until October 1st, and our application will not even start to be reviewed until those are done.  I guess that means we still have a long wait for approval.  That doesn’t really matter too much now, since we do not need it for ICAB approval.  

The other good piece of mail we have received is Jason’s NBI clearance.  We still don’t know if we even need it, but at least now we have it now.  It’s better to have something and not need it then to need something and not have it. It took about 2 months to get, so I am glad we got that out of the way.  I guess that is all for now.  I will probably post again on the 1st to let everyone know how our appointments went.