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Due to a computer
systems error, USCIS
California Service Center recently issued a number of
notices erroneously informing Adjustment of Status
applicants that their applications have been approved.
The notices differ from true I-485 Application to Adjust
Status approval notices in that they are labeled “Notice
Type: Welcome Notice,” and do not provide the applicant
instructions on ADIT processing. They may also be
distinguished from actual I-485 approval notices by
their text, “Welcome to the United States of America,”
and a statement that a Permanent Resident Card will be
received within three weeks.
We expect that more of
these notices will be issued before the California
Service Center is able to correct the computer system
problem. Please be advised that receipt of one of these
notices does not mean that the related I-485 application
has been approved. Should you receive one of these
notices, please contact our office so that we may follow
up with the California Service Center and confirm that
your I-485 is being processed normally. The California
Service Center has assured our office that it will
investigate each I-485 case on which one of these
“Welcome Notices” has been issued. |
