hahaha, this thread is making me feel pathetic! here you guys are meticulously working on your packages and me on the 14th when the forms were available i finished everything that night, had 4 four people double check it, wrote like less than 50 word cover letter acco clipped everything in together counted 15 documents in total including the forms, passport photo, and check stuffed everything in an envelope and was even ready to send it that day had it not been for those 4 people holding me down to wait until the 15. I was really hoping to be one of the first 100 people whose envelope was to be opened! it really is a first recieved first service. they will open them as they are collected by the date they arrived.
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Application filled out by - Myself (feeling like a bad ass lawyer, haha)

App Sent: 8/15/2012 USCIS Dallas Lockbox USPS overnighted that baby fast! Received: 8/16
I-797c received on 8/27 Biometric appointment on 9/17 (done on 9/13)
APPROVED OCT 14