October 2012 I-130 Filers

[coltoasty 14]

But am not living abroad it says that check here if petitioner lives abroad

Am a lil confused ?

Click your name at the top right corner of the screen and choose "My Timeline (Add/Edit)", then click "View/Edit My Entry", Click "Edit Timeline" on the next page. Under Visa Type, change it from "Other..." to "IR-1/CR-1". Leave the IR-1/CR-1 Visa Filed by US Citizen Petitioner Living Abroad? part BLANK and then click Submit Changes all the way at the bottom.

[YA 1127 6]

Ok done !

[Darnell 8,478]

Are you ever asking for an ISO when you call in ?

Please, when next you call in, ask for an ISO, then ask an ISO when the casefile was transferred to a local office, and WHICH local office it was.

Good Luck !

I just made my second call since receipt of NOA1 and my call was stepped up. I asked very direct questions concerning the problem with MSC receipts and where our files were.

[YA 1127 6]

Chetsky what did they tell you !

[Chetsky 5]

Are you ever asking for an ISO when you call in ?

Please, when next you call in, ask for an ISO, then ask an ISO when the casefile was transferred to a local office, and WHICH local office it was.

Good Luck !

Darnell,

I ask every time for ISO. The first time I called I waited 25 minutes and was transferred and waited another 45 min for a click. I called back and asked again and they transferred me, I waited over one hour on hold. When they answered, I asked where my file was physically, they told me it was transferred to local office on Nov 27. After asking twice where my file was he told me they could not tell me, only that it was transferred. I question if he was an ISO officer and he said yes, but he said they could not tell me which office my file was at. I felt like I was being lied to or this is a new position they are taking. Did they give you the information when you asked and when have you asked last?.

[Darnell 8,478]

yup, I've been getting an ISO each time.

I learned that my casefile was transferred to Dallas (actually Irving) then I went to the Irving Field Office on an infopass and did some other work there for them pulling my file and paying attention to the expedite request.

I am as frustrated as you are, alas.

but, I only wanted to make sure you got an ISO. It's interesting the ISO could not tell you WHICH local office it was transferred to.

You should be able to suss out something over at https://egov.uscis.gov/crisgwi/go?action=offices.type&OfficeLocator.office_type=LO

check the bottom section.

[coltoasty 14]

Ok done !

It's still showing "other" on your profile/timeline...

[YA 1127 6]

ok i did it now !

[coltoasty 14]

ok i did it now !

Timeline looks okay now, but profile also has to be updated:

Click your name at the top right and choose "My Profile", Then click "Edit my profile" near the top right. Scroll all the way down near the end of the page and set Immigration Status to "IR-1/CR-1 Visa", and also choose your local office and then click "Save Changes".

[speedwell 224]

Folks, I just did a spreadsheet of a large sample of about 600 USCIS cases with MSC numbers, from the same mid-October day we filed (our own case fell in the last 50 of that range). There were around 2500 total cases assigned MSC numbers that day (as far as I can tell), including I-130 and non-I-130 cases.

Of the sample of ~600 I pulled, 325 were for immediate relative I-130s that were accepted for processing. I did not count cases that were not I-130s, or that were rejected because they were improperly filed (wrong fee, no signature, etc.). All the cases that were rejected for improper filing were rejected no later than two days after receipt.

Of those 325 cases accepted for processing, one quarter were in either Decision (three cases) or Post-Decision Activity (the rest). All of the decided cases were approved. The earliest approval was November 27, and the most recent was yesterday. Of the three quarters not yet approved, only five were RFEs, with one of them showing as RFE-Response Review (they are looking at the evidence that the petitioner sent them). All of the rest are still showing as Initial Review.

Edited January 6, 2013 by speedwell

[coltoasty 14]

Folks, I just did a spreadsheet of a large sample of about 600 USCIS cases with MSC numbers, from the same mid-October day we filed (our own case fell in the last 50 of that range). There were around 2500 total cases assigned MSC numbers that day (as far as I can tell), including I-130 and non-I-130 cases.

Of the sample of ~600 I pulled, 325 were for immediate relative I-130s that were accepted for processing. I did not count cases that were not I-130s, or that were rejected because they were improperly filed (wrong fee, no signature, etc.). All the cases that were rejected for improper filing were rejected no later than two days after receipt.

Of those 325 cases accepted for processing, one quarter were in either Decision (three cases) or Post-Decision Activity (the rest). All of the decided cases were approved. The earliest approval was November 27, and the most recent was yesterday. Of the three quarters not yet approved, only five were RFEs, with one of them showing as RFE-Response Review (they are looking at the evidence that the petitioner sent them). All of the rest are still showing as Initial Review.

That's great, but where does it leave us whose cases aren't even available online yet?

[speedwell 224]

That's great, but where does it leave us whose cases aren't even available online yet?

I don't know, coltoasty. It's just a sample. My own number didn't show up for 2 months. If you are worried about your case, you should probably call the USCIS and ask to speak to a Tier 2 person who can see where your case is now.

[coltoasty 14]

I don't know, coltoasty. It's just a sample. My own number didn't show up for 2 months. If you are worried about your case, you should probably call the USCIS and ask to speak to a Tier 2 person who can see where your case is now.

It's been 3 months for our case now... I call but the last thing they tell me is that it was moved to the local office on Nov 28, nothing beyond that. Judging by the case load statistics and YA 1127's infopass appointment, our cases are just sitting in a box along with hundreds if not thousands more, waiting to be even looked at.

I really wish it was just handled at NBC and never transferred, it could be months before we get any movement on the case.

[NikLR 13,227]

I joined VJ before filing so I always knew this was the longest stage of the game. I don't know if it would be moving any faster right now at the NBC. Leaving your life in some else's hands is one of the hardest things we can ever do. That's what this is. Ugh.

[speedwell 224]

It's been 3 months for our case now... I call but the last thing they tell me is that it was moved to the local office on Nov 28, nothing beyond that. Judging by the case load statistics and YA 1127's infopass appointment, our cases are just sitting in a box along with hundreds if not thousands more, waiting to be even looked at.

I really wish it was just handled at NBC and never transferred, it could be months before we get any movement on the case.

Yes, I am in exactly the same boat you are in. My case was transferred to "the local office" one week before yours. I have heard nothing since then. My local office is Houston. The only progress chart I have seen for Houston shows that work is starting to pile up. I don't know any more than you do.