Update! I realized I never mentioned it was the one in CA...
Anyways, I went. Took about an hour to do the process (not anywhere near as bad as I thought). It's going to take about 4, FOUR, months to get my passport... good thing I don't neeeed it to send in my application. Geez.
That place is ... is... just awful.
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Sent 10/17 Lockbox Arizona Mailing USPS Priority w/signature Delivered 10/19 G-1145 10/25 I-797 C 10/27 Routed to California Biometrics 10/31 Date scheduled 11/23 Walk in 11/1 EAD production 5/11 EAD shipped 5/15 EAD received 5/17 SSN applied ? SSN received ? CA ID applied ? CA ID received ?
Brother: Approved stats