@skt, thanks for the update. 😅 I like the fact that it's detailed. It's certainly a huge relief that they assured you that the new fees don't apply in your case. I told you there are incompetent USCIS reps. I've chatted with some really helpful and nice ones in the past myself. During that initial registration period, they had already sent out an approval notice but to the wrong address, because I'd mistyped 1200 instead of 1208 in the address field. Lol. The dude who helped me was really nice. He faxed me a copy of the notice. There were no further complications.

The other day when I called about something else, a dude sounded like he was high on drugs, slurred voice and everything. Of course, he was no help when it came to answering my questions.

Anyway, you could have sent an e-notification form along with your other forms for a peace of mind. That way, you wouldn't have been fretting this very moment. 😅