California Service Center To Texas Service Center

[mrs.T 1]

My case status says:

Post Decision Activity

On February 3, 2011, we mailed you a notice that we have approved this I130 IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN. Please follow any instructions on the notice. If you move before you receive the notice, call customer service at 1-800-375-5283.

For approved applications/petitions, post-decision activity may include USCIS sending notification of the approved application/petition to the National Visa Center or the Department of State. For denied applications/petitions, post-decision activity may include the processing of an appeal and/or motions to reopen or reconsider and revocations.

I hope this is approval. I had already called my wife that our case has been approved. Plz god, make it approval. I have no courage to tell her we are not. She was so emotional, and I know she was crying.

Yep!!You're aproved! Congrats!!

Mine is STILL messed up since Nov.!!

[DR AM 0]

yeah, it is exactly what it is "double speak"

Just realized TSC is near Dallas.. oh yeah.. unless people are working from home they might be getting some work in but nothing is being done at TSC.

They got a lot of snow considering it is Dallas.

http://www.dallasnews.com/news/community-news/dallas/headlines/20110204-not-in-the-clear-yet-several-inches-of-snow-blanket-dallas-fort-worth.ece

[_Erick_ 5]

count me in.......

Title 8 of the US Code and the Adjucicator's Field Manual

[Me and my wife 9]

Yep!!You're aproved! Congrats!!

Mine is STILL messed up since Nov.!!

Thanks. Best of luck for your process.

[Me and my wife 9]

Have you guys send an email to "scopsscata@dhs.gov" ? I hope this might help. Just write an email explaining what you are going through mentally and your petition is way over the procesing time. Be emotional in the email. That might help getting your case approved.

[I&M 1]

Just realized TSC is near Dallas.. oh yeah.. unless people are working from home they might be getting some work in but nothing is being done at TSC.

They got a lot of snow considering it is Dallas.

http://www.dallasnews.com/news/community-news/dallas/headlines/20110204-not-in-the-clear-yet-several-inches-of-snow-blanket-dallas-fort-worth.ece

USCIS website says on offices closed for today:

Friday, February 04, 2011

For the latest information on office closings, please call the National Customer Service Center at 1-800-375-5283.

Offices Closed Today:

St. Louis, MO Field Office

Kansas City, MO Field Office

Ft. Smith, AR Field Office

Dallas, TX Field Office

Harlingen, TX Field Office

Omaha, NE Field Office

San Antonio, TX Field Office

Houston, TX Field Office

New Orleans, LA Field Office

Texas - Ft. Worth Application Support Center

Harlingen, TX Field Office

Houston, Texas Asylum Office

Scheduled Office Closings:

Oklahoma City Field Office and the following Texas ASCs will open at 10 am on Feb 4:Austin, Laredo, McAllen, El Paso and Albuquerque.

[CaliforniaGuy 2]

I think today, I will be speaking with a immigration lawyer today, and discussing the violations of the US Code that have been committed by the USCIS. I will also mention the CFR's that Fermat was so nice to post up. I will be submitting a FOIA to the USCIS in regards to this case, to find out exactly what the hold up is on there end. But at the same time, I will be engaging a lawyer to assess what recourse we have by filing in Federal Court against the USCIS for the violations of the US Code. If anyone else is speaking to an attorney about possibly using the Federal Courts and bringing suit against USCIS, lemme know. If there is a valid basis for the case to go forward, I'm sure that it will be a class action lawsuit.

I'm tired of not having my wife with me, and soon to be child. So no more, I'm done with writing, I'm done with calling, I'm done with begging my reps in Washington.. it's time to take the only recourse left, and that is to file against the USCIS for violations of the USC and CFR's and them not doing anything to correct the situation.

If it can go, perhaps it will spark a little fire under the TSC...

I am onboard as well. Please let us know after you talk to an immigration attorney.

I am making a list of potential plaintiffs.

ThomasJones

rachelsharma

the journey

CaliforniaGuy

NASCARFAN186

Who else wants to be added on the list for a potential lawsuit against USCIS for not adjudicating in 180 days after inital filing (priority date)?

Edited February 4, 2011 by CaliforniaGuy

[mrs.T 1]

I am onboard as well. Please let us know after you talk to an immigration attorney.

I am making a list of potential plaintiffs.

ThomasJones

rachelsharma

the journey

CaliforniaGuy

NASCARFAN186

Who else wants to be added on the list for a potential lawsuit against USCIS for not adjudicating in 180 days after inital filing (priority date)?

Yeah!!! Count me in!

[CaliforniaGuy 2]

I am making a list of potential plaintiffs.

ThomasJones

rachelsharma

the journey

CaliforniaGuy

NASCARFAN186

mrs. T

DR AM

Who else wants to be added on the list for a potential lawsuit against USCIS for not adjudicating in 180 days after inital filing (priority date)?

TITLE 8 > CHAPTER 13 > SUBCHAPTER II > § 1571

§ 1571. Purposes

(a) Purposes The purposes of this subchapter are to

(1) provide the Immigration and Naturalization Service with the mechanisms it needs to eliminate the current backlog in the processing of immigration benefit applications within 1 year after October 17, 2000, and to maintain the elimination of the backlog in future years; and

(2) provide for regular congressional oversight of the performance of the Immigration and Naturalization Service in eliminating the backlog and processing delays in immigration benefits adjudications.

(b) Policy

It is the sense of Congress that the processing of an immigration benefit application should be completed not later than 180 days after the initial filing of the application, except that a petition for a nonimmigrant visa under section 1184 © of this title should be processed not later than 30 days after the filing of the petition.

Edited February 4, 2011 by CaliforniaGuy

[Lidia & JB 4]

Bills?? Proves of wedding?? The certificate is not enough?!! It proves the fact that your wedding actually took place. What bills have to do with this fact? What if there are no bills? What is the wedding was very informal (my case)?? What's the connection here? I can't believe that, that's too much. The marriage certificate needs some supporting evidence in the form of bills... wow... speechless...

I guess they are testing us. They wait 6 months to tell us they don't agree with our wedding, like if we had to have their approval to get married. Last year they approved a fiancé visa, today they don't approve a spouse visa,

But, well we've got to provide them with documents they already have. The bad thing is that my hubby is so furious that he doesn't want to send anything and here I am praying for him to put his mind in its place and fedex the docs asap.

[DR AM 0]

I am onboard as well. Please let us know after you talk to an immigration attorney.

I am making a list of potential plaintiffs.

ThomasJones

rachelsharma

the journey

CaliforniaGuy

NASCARFAN186

Who else wants to be added on the list for a potential lawsuit against USCIS for not adjudicating in 180 days after inital filing (priority date)?

In!

I wish they would approve and save us all the trouble. But, you gotta what you gotta do.

[_Erick_ 5]

In!

I wish they would approve and save us all the trouble. But, you gotta what you gotta do.

Yup.... and from the case files that I reviewed on the USCIS website, USCIS ended up settling and had to pay for the petitioner's legal fees

[Val and Gary 29]

I guess they are testing us. They wait 6 months to tell us they don't agree with our wedding, like if we had to have their approval to get married. Last year they approved a fiancé visa, today they don't approve a spouse visa,

But, well we've got to provide them with documents they already have. The bad thing is that my hubby is so furious that he doesn't want to send anything and here I am praying for him to put his mind in its place and fedex the docs asap.

I really feel for you both!!! GODSPEED!!!!

So sorry to hear about this........

[rachelsharma 5]

I really feel for you both!!! GODSPEED!!!!

So sorry to hear about this........

Has anyone contacted a lawyer yet?

[Val and Gary 29]

Yep!!You're aproved! Congrats!!

Mine is STILL messed up since Nov.!!

Sending all the positive vibes I have to you guys.......

I see us all being out of this situation SOON!!! Then we can all go on living again!!

I seriously think, only people GOING through this can really understand how overwhelming and horrible it is!!!! I'd not wish this on my worst enemy!!!

PEACE AND LOVE TO EVERYONE!!! It really is hard for me to come on here and read, Gary and I sometimes feel like we've been run over by a few trucks, backed up on and run over again!!! I think I"m going to start watching the series LOST again.... Or maybe more fitting....Groundhog day!!!