Federal Background Check-Expediting

So if you are having trouble with your federal background check. For example: The process is taking to long, your information/fingerprints were lost or you are having trouble getting a straight answer about your expected date to receive the check, you have the option of contacting your local congress person. This can make the process much smoother and often expedite your documents. When I sent my CRC in February I was not expecting to be waiting until mid April to hear back. I called numerous times and was given different information each time. Finally, I contacted my congress women. Here's how.

1) Go to your local congress person's website
2) Search for an area that talks about "Help with a federal agency" For Wisconsin that's located here
3) Fill out form, often you can email it or fax it to make the process easier. Provide all information about the process: the day you sent it, the day it was said to have been received and all interaction with the FBI office in West Virginia.
4) You should receive a call from your local representative in 1 to 2 business. Mine called the same day, within 2 hours. She had checked on the process, asked for a solution and assured me it would be sent out within two days. It was!
5) Send a nice little thank you for all of their help!

Rugby and Requests

Woop! My CRC finally arrived from West Virginia this afternoon, big ups to Tammy Baldwin and her office for all of their help. This was possibly the icing on the cake for today, after a very tough rugby match in new position (Lock and Flanker). I can honestly say I have never been so sore in my life, feels like I was in a car wreck or something. Sometimes I wonder why I do this to myself. Haha, yet I have started doing some research into playing rugby in Korea. Don't know where I'll be placed yet, but I found a  video by these lovely ladies. "The Seoul Sisters" It made me smile!

My Great Love Affair (hatred) for WV Records Request

And so I continue my great dislike for the state of West Virginia, this time I had a lovely experience with their FBI records request.I sent in my background check on February 11th. Today, I call to confirm that my completed CRC has been sent as I have already been charged for their services. The lady tells me "Oh, we actually updated your application on April 1st so that will take another couple of weeks before we send it out" Angrily, I hang up, and realize that was probably a bad idea. So I call back to clarify, "Hello, I called a moment ago  and I  don't think I explained myself well. My name is Maggie Smith and I sent in a background check February 11th, in March, I was contacted -saying I needed to pay with a credit card instead of a debit card (which wasn't mentioned on the form) I did so. I was just now told my application was updated on April 1st. Does this mean I need to wait the full 8 weeks again, before I receive my background check?" She sighed and said "No, only 3 weeks from the date." So if  it was updated on April first like they said, I'd be looking at April 22nd.  I'm assuming I will wait another week or week and a half after that, until it is sent out. In the mean time, I will just wait, complain and sulk, and if I don't receive it by may 10th I may look into contacting senators and congressmen. The last time I had to do that was to expedite my visa for Scotland! Fun Stuff! :) But mark my words West Virginia FBI records request...if I end up placed in a tiny fishing village, with no electricity and 3 students because of you, instead of Seoul or another metropolitan city.....you will have some bad juju coming your way! Hahaha!  Okay, rant over and I feel so much better. Now back to collecting the rest of my documents!