Salman Saeed

I have a somewhat complicated problem. I moved in January from Phoenix
to the San Francisco area. My I-485 application has been sitting in
the Phoenix INS office for about 2 years with nothing but a
fingerprint call to show for it. In January when I moved to San
Francisco I asked the Phoenix INS to transfer my files to the San
Francisco office.
I now need to travel abroad for an emergency family reason and went
this morning to the San Francisco INS to apply for the Advance parole
document. They told me that Phoenix has transferred my files to the
Laguna Niguel (Los Angeles) service center and as a result until San
Francisco has my paperwork I cannot file for the advanced parole
document.
I now have no idea what to do. If I go to the Phoenix INS will they
tell me that my paperwork is no longer there and that I cannot apply
for the AP document there? Is it possible to walk into the Laguna
Niguel service center and apply for the AP document there? What are my
options?
Needless to say I am very frustrated by the whole issue and I hope
some knowledgeable person here can shed some light.
Thanks.

Jeff

The Laguna Niguel Office is a Service Center and only has an inquiry window.
They do not accept any type of application or documents over the counter.

The San Francisco District Office has jurisdiction over your place of
residence. The I-512 must be filed at that office.

"Salman Saeed" wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
    > I have a somewhat complicated problem. I moved in January from Phoenix
    > to the San Francisco area. My I-485 application has been sitting in
    > the Phoenix INS office for about 2 years with nothing but a
    > fingerprint call to show for it. In January when I moved to San
    > Francisco I asked the Phoenix INS to transfer my files to the San
    > Francisco office.
    > I now need to travel abroad for an emergency family reason and went
    > this morning to the San Francisco INS to apply for the Advance parole
    > document. They told me that Phoenix has transferred my files to the
    > Laguna Niguel (Los Angeles) service center and as a result until San
    > Francisco has my paperwork I cannot file for the advanced parole
    > document.
    > I now have no idea what to do. If I go to the Phoenix INS will they
    > tell me that my paperwork is no longer there and that I cannot apply
    > for the AP document there? Is it possible to walk into the Laguna
    > Niguel service center and apply for the AP document there? What are my
    > options?
    > Needless to say I am very frustrated by the whole issue and I hope
    > some knowledgeable person here can shed some light.
    > Thanks.

Sylvia Ottemoeller

"Salman Saeed" wrote in message
news:[email protected]...

    > I have a somewhat complicated problem. I moved in January from Phoenix
    > to the San Francisco area. My I-485 application has been sitting in
    > the Phoenix INS office for about 2 years with nothing but a
    > fingerprint call to show for it. In January when I moved to San
    > Francisco I asked the Phoenix INS to transfer my files to the San
    > Francisco office.
    > I now need to travel abroad for an emergency family reason and went
    > this morning to the San Francisco INS to apply for the Advance parole
    > document. They told me that Phoenix has transferred my files to the
    > Laguna Niguel (Los Angeles) service center and as a result until San
    > Francisco has my paperwork I cannot file for the advanced parole
    > document.
    > I now have no idea what to do. If I go to the Phoenix INS will they
    > tell me that my paperwork is no longer there and that I cannot apply
    > for the AP document there? Is it possible to walk into the Laguna
    > Niguel service center and apply for the AP document there? What are my
    > options?
    > Needless to say I am very frustrated by the whole issue and I hope
    > some knowledgeable person here can shed some light.

Probably the only way to get something done about this is for you to enlist
the help of your Congressperson. Call the local office of the Member of the
House of Representatives for your district, and ask to speak with a staff
member in charge of immigration. Each INS office has a Congressional
Liaison Unit with INS employees whose job it is to deal with
Congresspersons. This is the only way I can think of that the INS offices
in San Francisco, Phoenix and Laguna Niguel can be made to do anything
quickly.

Jeff is right that INS Laguna Niguel does not have the power to issue
advance parole to an individual that walks in. I think that INS San
Francisco can possibly be made to issue the advance parole for you.

Salman Saeed

Is it not possible to send mail to the Laguna Niguel office explaining the
situation to them?
-Salman

"Sylvia Ottemoeller" wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
    > "Salman Saeed" wrote in message
    > news:[email protected]...
    > > I have a somewhat complicated problem. I moved in January from Phoenix
    > > to the San Francisco area. My I-485 application has been sitting in
    > > the Phoenix INS office for about 2 years with nothing but a
    > > fingerprint call to show for it. In January when I moved to San
    > > Francisco I asked the Phoenix INS to transfer my files to the San
    > > Francisco office.
    > > I now need to travel abroad for an emergency family reason and went
    > > this morning to the San Francisco INS to apply for the Advance parole
    > > document. They told me that Phoenix has transferred my files to the
    > > Laguna Niguel (Los Angeles) service center and as a result until San
    > > Francisco has my paperwork I cannot file for the advanced parole
    > > document.
    > > I now have no idea what to do. If I go to the Phoenix INS will they
    > > tell me that my paperwork is no longer there and that I cannot apply
    > > for the AP document there? Is it possible to walk into the Laguna
    > > Niguel service center and apply for the AP document there? What are my
    > > options?
    > > Needless to say I am very frustrated by the whole issue and I hope
    > > some knowledgeable person here can shed some light.
    > Probably the only way to get something done about this is for you to
enlist
    > the help of your Congressperson. Call the local office of the Member of
the
    > House of Representatives for your district, and ask to speak with a staff
    > member in charge of immigration. Each INS office has a Congressional
    > Liaison Unit with INS employees whose job it is to deal with
    > Congresspersons. This is the only way I can think of that the INS offices
    > in San Francisco, Phoenix and Laguna Niguel can be made to do anything
    > quickly.
    > Jeff is right that INS Laguna Niguel does not have the power to issue
    > advance parole to an individual that walks in. I think that INS San
    > Francisco can possibly be made to issue the advance parole for you.

Jeff

The San Francisco District Office needs to request your file from Laguna
Niguel.

As a potential constituent you, as Sylvia previously stated, can ask the
three Congresswomen/Congressmen that represent the State and Districts in
which you live. I would think about taking that route.

"Salman Saeed" wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
    > Is it not possible to send mail to the Laguna Niguel office explaining the
    > situation to them?
    > -Salman
    > "Sylvia Ottemoeller" wrote in message
    > news:[email protected]...
    > >
    > > "Salman Saeed" wrote in message
    > > news:[email protected]...
    > >
    > > > I have a somewhat complicated problem. I moved in January from Phoenix
    > > > to the San Francisco area. My I-485 application has been sitting in
    > > > the Phoenix INS office for about 2 years with nothing but a
    > > > fingerprint call to show for it. In January when I moved to San
    > > > Francisco I asked the Phoenix INS to transfer my files to the San
    > > > Francisco office.
    > > > I now need to travel abroad for an emergency family reason and went
    > > > this morning to the San Francisco INS to apply for the Advance parole
    > > > document. They told me that Phoenix has transferred my files to the
    > > > Laguna Niguel (Los Angeles) service center and as a result until San
    > > > Francisco has my paperwork I cannot file for the advanced parole
    > > > document.
    > > > I now have no idea what to do. If I go to the Phoenix INS will they
    > > > tell me that my paperwork is no longer there and that I cannot apply
    > > > for the AP document there? Is it possible to walk into the Laguna
    > > > Niguel service center and apply for the AP document there? What are my
    > > > options?
    > > > Needless to say I am very frustrated by the whole issue and I hope
    > > > some knowledgeable person here can shed some light.
    > >
    > > Probably the only way to get something done about this is for you to
    > enlist
    > > the help of your Congressperson. Call the local office of the Member of
    > the
    > > House of Representatives for your district, and ask to speak with a
staff
    > > member in charge of immigration. Each INS office has a Congressional
    > > Liaison Unit with INS employees whose job it is to deal with
    > > Congresspersons. This is the only way I can think of that the INS
offices
    > > in San Francisco, Phoenix and Laguna Niguel can be made to do anything
    > > quickly.
    > >
    > > Jeff is right that INS Laguna Niguel does not have the power to issue
    > > advance parole to an individual that walks in. I think that INS San
    > > Francisco can possibly be made to issue the advance parole for you.
    > >
    > >
    > >

Sylvia Ottemoeller

I thought this was an emergency? Writing a letter to the INS California
Service Center would probably not result in a response in your lifetime.

"Salman Saeed" wrote in message
news:[email protected]...

    > Is it not possible to send mail to the Laguna Niguel office explaining the
    > situation to them?

    > "Sylvia Ottemoeller" wrote in message
    > news:[email protected]...
    > >
    > > "Salman Saeed" wrote in message
    > > news:[email protected]...
    > >
    > > > I have a somewhat complicated problem. I moved in January from Phoenix
    > > > to the San Francisco area. My I-485 application has been sitting in
    > > > the Phoenix INS office for about 2 years with nothing but a
    > > > fingerprint call to show for it. In January when I moved to San
    > > > Francisco I asked the Phoenix INS to transfer my files to the San
    > > > Francisco office.
    > > > I now need to travel abroad for an emergency family reason and went
    > > > this morning to the San Francisco INS to apply for the Advance parole
    > > > document. They told me that Phoenix has transferred my files to the
    > > > Laguna Niguel (Los Angeles) service center and as a result until San
    > > > Francisco has my paperwork I cannot file for the advanced parole
    > > > document.
    > > > I now have no idea what to do. If I go to the Phoenix INS will they
    > > > tell me that my paperwork is no longer there and that I cannot apply
    > > > for the AP document there? Is it possible to walk into the Laguna
    > > > Niguel service center and apply for the AP document there? What are my
    > > > options?
    > > > Needless to say I am very frustrated by the whole issue and I hope
    > > > some knowledgeable person here can shed some light.
    > >
    > > Probably the only way to get something done about this is for you to
enlist
    > > the help of your Congressperson. Call the local office of the Member of
the
    > > House of Representatives for your district, and ask to speak with a
staff
    > > member in charge of immigration. Each INS office has a Congressional
    > > Liaison Unit with INS employees whose job it is to deal with
    > > Congresspersons. This is the only way I can think of that the INS
offices
    > > in San Francisco, Phoenix and Laguna Niguel can be made to do anything
    > > quickly.
    > >
    > > Jeff is right that INS Laguna Niguel does not have the power to issue
    > > advance parole to an individual that walks in. I think that INS San
    > > Francisco can possibly be made to issue the advance parole for you.

Sylvia Ottemoeller

You should select *one* Congressperson for assistance. It is
counterproductive to involve more than one. Congresspeople do not like to
step on each other's turf. I recommend the Member of the House of
Representatives for your district, because the Senators are so much busier.

"Jeff" wrote in message
news:[email protected]...

    > The San Francisco District Office needs to request your file from Laguna
    > Niguel.
    > As a potential constituent you, as Sylvia previously stated, can ask the
    > three Congresswomen/Congressmen that represent the State and Districts in
    > which you live. I would think about taking that route.

    > "Salman Saeed" wrote in message
    > news:[email protected]...

    > > Is it not possible to send mail to the Laguna Niguel office explaining
the
    > > situation to them?

    > > "Sylvia Ottemoeller" wrote in message
    > > news:[email protected]...
    > > > "Salman Saeed" wrote in message
    > > > news:[email protected]...

    > > > > I have a somewhat complicated problem. I moved in January from
Phoenix
    > > > > to the San Francisco area. My I-485 application has been sitting in
    > > > > the Phoenix INS office for about 2 years with nothing but a
    > > > > fingerprint call to show for it. In January when I moved to San
    > > > > Francisco I asked the Phoenix INS to transfer my files to the San
    > > > > Francisco office.
    > > > > I now need to travel abroad for an emergency family reason and went
    > > > > this morning to the San Francisco INS to apply for the Advance
parole
    > > > > document. They told me that Phoenix has transferred my files to the
    > > > > Laguna Niguel (Los Angeles) service center and as a result until San
    > > > > Francisco has my paperwork I cannot file for the advanced parole
    > > > > document.
    > > > > I now have no idea what to do. If I go to the Phoenix INS will they
    > > > > tell me that my paperwork is no longer there and that I cannot apply
    > > > > for the AP document there? Is it possible to walk into the Laguna
    > > > > Niguel service center and apply for the AP document there? What are
my
    > > > > options?
    > > > > Needless to say I am very frustrated by the whole issue and I hope
    > > > > some knowledgeable person here can shed some light.
    > > >
    > > > Probably the only way to get something done about this is for you to
enlist
    > > > the help of your Congressperson. Call the local office of the Member
of the
    > > > House of Representatives for your district, and ask to speak with a
staff
    > > > member in charge of immigration. Each INS office has a Congressional
    > > > Liaison Unit with INS employees whose job it is to deal with
    > > > Congresspersons. This is the only way I can think of that the INS
offices
    > > > in San Francisco, Phoenix and Laguna Niguel can be made to do anything
    > > > quickly.
    > > >
    > > > Jeff is right that INS Laguna Niguel does not have the power to issue
    > > > advance parole to an individual that walks in. I think that INS San
    > > > Francisco can possibly be made to issue the advance parole for you.