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Lady of tdaxp and I received an "I-797C, Notice of Action" from the Department of Homeland Security (U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services) today. Our adjustment of status interview will be Friday, March 7, 2008.

While this is all several months later than it could have been (thanks for USCIS bizarrely requesting further evidence when everything had been surprised), several weeks later than it would have been (if our lawyer hadn't sat on our non-priority case), and my wife will be able to start work half a year later than she would have (if UNL hadn't reported a nonsensical graduation date), we're both happy to have an interview date.

Interestingly, trackitt predicted this nearly right on the money -- the case with an RFE three days earlier than ours got their notice about two days before us -- wow!

The Department of Homeland Security, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, tells us that my wife graduated in July.

This would be fantastic news, as she travels to her laboratory daily to finish her thesis on radio frequency identification technologies. I could have sworn that she wasn't graduating until December, especailly as it today we both filed our applications for advanced degrees with the University of Nebraska - Lincoln today.

The relevant portion of their letter reads

A review of your application, all supporting documents submitted and the SEVIS System indicates that your course of study ended July 13, 2007. However, your Application for Employment Authorization was not received until July 18, 2007. Because your application was received after the completion of your course of study you are ineligible for employment authorization under (c)(3)(i). Therefore, upon consideration, it is ordered that this application be denied. There is no appeal to this decision.

This is relating to the non-immigrant application to work, not the immigration "family reunification" visa that would allow my wife to become a permanent resident. Still, quire annoying, and angering.

I'm still trying to determine the chain of screw-ups that led to their letter of "September 06, 2007" (postmarked September 10, and received by us on the 11th). More posts, I assume, to follow.