thanks for the information,

btw, I live in NY state not NYC (maybe that's why I am a little out of current news) and never moved since I filed the case myself in June 2004. INS people did mention when I inquired that they transfered my case to Chicago then Missouri to expedite it (or in fact slow it down). BTW, what newspaper has those type of information? Those I read really do not. Do you have information about how fast other people who filed through marriage around the similar time? I really do not have any comparables. Thanks for writing back again.