6+ months waiting Club

[panterchen 1]

Well, it is good sign you got assigned, Oana!! at least they are moving....very slllllooooooooooooooowwwwly ;-)

We also got assigned NOV 13. Nothing new but maybe you are luckier and will hear something sooner than us.

[Stepha 0]

Oana31 -

Welcome, and at the same time I am very sorry to see you have joined our club.

If you have not done so already I suggest you contact your congressman. After I talked to mine I got 3 touches. I didn't get approved yet, but at least I know my file is not lost under a desk somewhere.

Wendy, where do you find who's your congressman ? I'm also thinking of writing to ours as I' starting to be fed up with this waiting. If we don't get our NOA2 by the middle of January I won't make it to our wedding, there will we a wedding without the bride

My baby went to an infopass appointment, but he was told the usual #######: " wait, the approval is around the corner"

I see people who filed in August, September getting approved and I'm pissed off, why us? We are so very few and still waiting for such a long time....Oh, I hope the pessimist in me won't get out again

[panterchen 1]

Oana31 -

Welcome, and at the same time I am very sorry to see you have joined our club.

If you have not done so already I suggest you contact your congressman. After I talked to mine I got 3 touches. I didn't get approved yet, but at least I know my file is not lost under a desk somewhere.

Wendy, where do you find who's your congressman ? I'm also thinking of writing to ours as I' starting to be fed up with this waiting. If we don't get our NOA2 by the middle of January I won't make it to our wedding, there will we a wedding without the bride

My baby went to an infopass appointment, but he was told the usual #######: " wait, the approval is around the corner"

I see people who filed in August, September getting approved and I'm pissed off, why us? We are so very few and still waiting for such a long time....Oh, I hope the pessimist in me won't get out again

I have the same problem. We have our wedding set up. Sure we could reschedule (and lose the deposits, but that wouldn't be a major deal) but the flights and vacation of my family cannot be rescheduled. Fortunately, they take it with humor as they know that it is not our fault since we had planned with sufficient time. They are already making jokes "We will have a wedding. If you are not there, we will find another bride for Dan!"

Just type in on google "senator or congressman and the state of residence of the USC" and you should find him/her. They usually have a privacy release on their site to fill out and send them and then they'll inquire.

Edited December 19, 2008 by panterchen

[Stepha 0]

panterchen, we also try to find the funny side of this situation

In our case there will also be a Dan without a bride or another bride , My fiance's name is also Dan

I googled and found a senator, thanks- writing to her will be the first assignment for January Is there a standard letter that I could find on VJ or should we describe the issue in our own words?

I should have been with my baby today but he lost the flight so he's still in the States and me, I'm home with my parents

[panterchen 1]

Oh know, he lost his flight??? Is he still going to come?

We described the situation in our own words. I have never seen a template here but who knows...maybe there is.

That's funny that your fiancé name is also Dan; so two Dan's without their foreign brides... hahaha. I hope we are not talking about the same Dan. Just kidding.

[Stepha 0]

Oh know, he lost his flight??? Is he still going to come?

We described the situation in our own words. I have never seen a template here but who knows...maybe there is.

That's funny that your fiancé name is also Dan; so two Dan's without their foreign brides... hahaha. I hope we are not talking about the same Dan. Just kidding.

I also hope we're not talking about the same Dan

Yes, he'll still come but on Sunday.

[Oana31 0]

Oh know, he lost his flight??? Is he still going to come?

We described the situation in our own words. I have never seen a template here but who knows...maybe there is.

That's funny that your fiancé name is also Dan; so two Dan's without their foreign brides... hahaha. I hope we are not talking about the same Dan. Just kidding.

I also hope we're not talking about the same Dan

Yes, he'll still come but on Sunday.

Crazy girls!!!

At least you still have the humour!

Panterchen, your case got assigned Nov 13 and still no news. That is why I am starting to believe that the infopass guys are just "Pinocchio Fan Club".

Stepha, so nothing else besides "any day now/around the corner/yada-yada" ???

[panterchen 1]

Oh know, he lost his flight??? Is he still going to come?

We described the situation in our own words. I have never seen a template here but who knows...maybe there is.

That's funny that your fiancé name is also Dan; so two Dan's without their foreign brides... hahaha. I hope we are not talking about the same Dan. Just kidding.

I also hope we're not talking about the same Dan

Yes, he'll still come but on Sunday.

Crazy girls!!!

At least you still have the humour!

Panterchen, your case got assigned Nov 13 and still no news. That is why I am starting to believe that the infopass guys are just "Pinocchio Fan Club".

Stepha, so nothing else besides "any day now/around the corner/yada-yada" ???

You think they are telling us bullshit, too??

Hmm...no I honestly think these officers have so many cases on their desks, with RFEs, new cases etc. coming in all the time, that it just takes them that long. The lady at infopass said usually it would take up to 6 weeks- depending if you are on top of the pile or at the bottom. I am almost certain we are at the bottom...

Plus government officers tend to get sick a lot.

[Stepha 0]

Stepha, so nothing else besides "any day now/around the corner/yada-yada" ???

No, nothing. When I check on USCIS , I'm so used to seeing the same message : "we received your RFE...bla bla ..." that I think I'll be under shock when the message is going to change into "we approved...." and I'll read, out of habit, the usual " we received your RFE..."

What about you Oana?

When do they have the holidays? The USCIS people I mean.

[Oana31 0]

You think they are telling us bullshit, too??

Hmm...no I honestly think these officers have so many cases on their desks, with RFEs, new cases etc. coming in all the time, that it just takes them that long. The lady at infopass said usually it would take up to 6 weeks- depending if you are on top of the pile or at the bottom. I am almost certain we are at the bottom...

Plus government officers tend to get sick a lot.

Well, I believe you are right, Panterchen. I think they are giving us something to hold on to, but they are also aware they cannot say anything for sure.

So, the lady at your appointment said that after the case is assigned to an officer it usually takes up to 6 weeks to approve it ???

I can understand these USCIS officers, I think they have a bunch of stuff to do daily, and they are understaffed, so that explains it. Plus, that I don't know how many of them proccess k1's.

Anyway, I wish them MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

[panterchen 1]

Oana, yeah the lady said up to six weeks it could take plus we should consider the holiday season. We will be ok. I guess we can be happy that we got assigned. Late but at least USCIS obviously didn't forget about us.

[Oana31 0]

Yes, you are right! There is a good side of this: we got assigned, so we should be approved in January.

Is it snowing in Germany? Here not yet.

[panterchen 1]

Yes, you are right! There is a good side of this: we got assigned, so we should be approved in January.

Is it snowing in Germany? Here not yet.

I hope for both of us that we will be approved in January! I am trying to find out how long it usually takes from being assigned to an approval but cannot really get answers. I always read something between immediately and 6-8 weeks. Ok, we already have passed 5 weeks.

No, no snow here. We had some in November but we cannot really expect a white christmas.

I guess Santa will have to use a car instead of his sled.

[panterchen 1]

Good morning, everybody!! Sad but true: I am officially a member of the 6 months club from today. I already knew I would be onc we hit the 150 days as everybody with my timeline was getting approved.

[skeez&titanic 0]

Well as im the same as you panterchen. Offically the six month club hope it wont be much longer until we hear something. I think the suspense of not knowing anything kills me the most. Have a merry christmas hope you hear something. My finacee arrives in two more days and is staying for two weeks so that should take my mind off of things for a bit. Happy Holidays everyone.