Quote Originally Posted by RCCrawler View Post
Do you guys really call them to ask what the status is?

I kinda figured leaving them alone would get things done quicker. I mean with 1000's of these things pending even if just 1% of the people called each day to get a status check that's 10 phone calls per day, each taking what 5 minutes? All the callers just knocked an hour out the screeners day, and being government workers they probably only work 4 hours a day to begin with.
You never talk to the people that are processing the the form if all you ask about is the status. The person answering the phone just checks the status on a computer. You are not disturbing the examiner. If you have any other questions they will give you the number to contact the person doing your form.

I didn't check the status on a Form 1 I sent in for six months. When I did call I found out it had been mailed three months earlier. I had to request an official copy. The copies don't have a stamp which is kinda a bummer. So I normally check the status after about what is the normal processing time just to make sure it wasn't lost somewhere.