N600 application

To get the ball rolling towards Henry's citizenship we have to fill out an application called N600. I've been very busy and hadn't really gotten around to downloading and filling out the paperwork. Well, my friend informed me that the application fee was going up significantly at the end of November. You can guess my reaction -- I dropped everything and got to work on the N600! The forms were a bit confusing, but thanks to good friends I figured them out, I got Henry's 2x2 pictures taken, made all kinds of copies of required documents and had everything in order to send off by Monday. I was a little nervous that with Thanksgiving this week the mail might not get the application there in time for the form to be processed before the deadline. My friend suggested that Brent drop the application off at the immigration office since he works so close to the office -- great idea! Brent takes the packet to the immigration office and the man behind the desk tells Brent that you must have an appointment to turn in an application. Brent told him that he was just dropping it off instead of mailing it and that he didn't need an appointment. Brent watched the man just drop our envelope on a desk and ignore it, so Brent got worried that the packet might not be passed to the correct person. I got all worked up and tried to call USCIS and of course all the numbers I tried were not working numbers. I was working myself into a tizzy and was ready to go in the next day and storm the office or at least make an appointment to make sure that our packet was not lost. I discovered on theUSCIS website that you really do need an appointment just to turn in an application in person (just like the man told Brent). Brent convinced me to give them a few days, and I nervously agreed. Well, surprise! The very next day we received and envelope from the USCIS immigration office with a receipt for our application. I was so relieved and surprised. That man at the office not only took our application packet when he shouldn't have, but he took care of it so quickly that the mailman delivered our receipt the very next day! I find that amazing, and it is something that I've added to my long list of things that I'm very thankful for this year. :)