How to Shake Your NOA2 Loose from the CSC

[debbylyn 0]

I am dying to try the call in....but feel I should wait a while longer...even though the waiting is so hard....estadia hope you get some good news soon!!!!

[TBoneTX 44,658]

I am dying to try the call in....but feel I should wait a while longer...even though the waiting is so hard....estadia hope you get some good news soon!!!!

Debbie, you could probably wait until next week (when you're past 3 months) and call to inquire. You will be able to mention that you're aware of several other October submissions that have been approved [per the lists & posts that you see here, but don't tell USCIS that], and you were wondering where in the Division your file is. That's harmless enough.

Agreed about Estadia!

[debbylyn 0]

Actually after next week I'll be past 4 months!....so maybe I'll give it a go next week....Thanks

[TBoneTX 44,658]

Actually after next week I'll be past 4 months!....so maybe I'll give it a go next week....Thanks

Uh-oh... five out of four people are bad at math, and I'm at least one of them.

[debbylyn 0]

It's ok Tbone....what's the difference? 3 months...4?...still way too long....I'm going to call on Monday.....

[Ethio+Americana 0]

I called and the man told me that my application is currently being processed and I should hear a reply with in the next 20 days

[TBoneTX 44,658]

I called and the man told me that my application is currently being processed and I should hear a reply with in the next 20 days

Excellent, and you're "only" December/January!

[Andres and Diana 0]

OMG OMG OMG!! There is one application approved after my date! Should I call? I have yet to be touched once!!! I think its about time right?

What if....OMG...I'll try today during my lunch hour!

[debbylyn 0]

I say go for it! If someone close to your date got approved...what can it hurt?

[LuciansGirl 0]

I say go for it! If someone close to your date got approved...what can it hurt?

I'm planning to call next week as well....

debbylyn our petition was received by CSC the same date.

[debbylyn 0]

yes it was! We should be getting close!

[rebeccajo 14]

I wouldn't've thought that this thread would go stagnant after its first lively week! Reports of your results?

not so good called again this week she was not as nice as last week lol

but said still received and pending no change

I'm sorry to say this, but if she's 'not as nice as last week', well - what else can you expect. After all, you don't really have an RFE.

I say go for it! If someone close to your date got approved...what can it hurt?

Every case is different. One approval around the same time as yours is a good sign, but it's no sign that yours will be next.

[CBR 0]

I apologize if someone already brought this up but...

I have a real problem with encouraging people (especially within the processing dates) to abuse the RFE line to nag the officers about their case. That line is for people who truly have an RFE and NEED HELP with it. What if all these people who are within processing time and have no valid reason to be calling other than their own impatience get out of hand and the USCIS decides NO MORE!! Or even on a lesser scale... 5 of you call in a row then someone who truly needs their help calls and gets to encounter an annoyed, harassed po'd officer and now they not only have an RFE but have to deal with this irritated uscis officer on top of it. You get my point?

Tbone I love that you want to help people and appreciate that your intent is sincere but for those of us who actually HAVE been waiting too long it's hard to read about ppl waiting 3-4 months calling! I have only called twice in all this time and said basically the same things you suggest here and it didn't work. When it's time it will be time.

[TBoneTX 44,658]

I apologize if someone already brought this up but...

I have a real problem with encouraging people (especially within the processing dates) to abuse the RFE line to nag the officers about their case. That line is for people who truly have an RFE and NEED HELP with it. What if all these people who are within processing time and have no valid reason to be calling other than their own impatience get out of hand and the USCIS decides NO MORE!! Or even on a lesser scale... 5 of you call in a row then someone who truly needs their help calls and gets to encounter an annoyed, harassed po'd officer and now they not only have an RFE but have to deal with this irritated uscis officer on top of it. You get my point?

Tbone I love that you want to help people and appreciate that your intent is sincere but for those of us who actually HAVE been waiting too long it's hard to read about ppl waiting 3-4 months calling! I have only called twice in all this time and said basically the same things you suggest here and it didn't work. When it's time it will be time.

Of course you're frustrated, CBR -- and, someone already brought it up. The recording toward the end of the phone-prompts told me, EVERY time, that I was required "to provide the evidence requested." It is not abuse or a trick or a lie to inquire about what one is told. It is also not abuse, in my firm opinion, to expect to get some information after having paid usurous fees and being stonewalled. As (was it) Mox said, we are debugging the USCIS system until USCIS comes up with something better. And, CBR, try again, this time saying exactly (vs. basically) the same things suggested here. Let us know!

Oh -- if I were still waiting as long as you have been now, I'd be on the phone once a week, doing my best to influence the shepherding of my file through the system. Call today, for heaven's sake!!!

Edited February 26, 2008 by TBoneTX

[debbylyn 0]

I apologize if someone already brought this up but...

I have a real problem with encouraging people (especially within the processing dates) to abuse the RFE line to nag the officers about their case. That line is for people who truly have an RFE and NEED HELP with it. What if all these people who are within processing time and have no valid reason to be calling other than their own impatience get out of hand and the USCIS decides NO MORE!! Or even on a lesser scale... 5 of you call in a row then someone who truly needs their help calls and gets to encounter an annoyed, harassed po'd officer and now they not only have an RFE but have to deal with this irritated uscis officer on top of it. You get my point?

Tbone I love that you want to help people and appreciate that your intent is sincere but for those of us who actually HAVE been waiting too long it's hard to read about ppl waiting 3-4 months calling! I have only called twice in all this time and said basically the same things you suggest here and it didn't work. When it's time it will be time.

That's why I hesitate to call.....hope you hear something soon!