November 1 NOA1 and still waiting

[Jim&Gemz 0]

Yes I've called USCIS customer dis-service with a line of rhetoric. I think they all have a script they read from. I will fax a little more information to the senators office than I did my congressman, including the page referring to normal timelines. Since the representatives themselves normally never even hear about these requests I cannot fault him directly, but he should understand that his office staff are direct representatives of him and that how they handle things like this do influence constituents decisions at the polls. I am a voter and an active member of his party national committee. Maybe I can remind the senators staff that he is an immigrant from Cuba and where would he be now if he had not been able to come to the US.

Geesh it's not like I asked the congressmans office to put pressure on USCIS, all I wanted was for someone who has the ability to get past the customer service screeners and get an answer on the status of our case.

Thanks to everyone who's thinking of us now. Keep us in your prayers. Looking at the time frame I'm now just hoping that my sweetie is going to be able to make it here by Christmas.

[TracyTN 237]

I totally understand how you feel, Jim. I think you're being INCREDIBLY patient and at the same time doing whatever you can.

Keep us updated!

[Milenka 0]

I totally understand how you feel, Jim. I think you're being INCREDIBLY patient and at the same time doing whatever you can.

Keep us updated!

I agree! I am not sure if I could be so patient after what the congressman's office said! I really hope you get your NOA2 ASAP! Good luck!

[knowledge 0]

Thanks for the replies. I believe I'll just bypass the gentleman congressman and go to my senator. I'll provide some of the nformation you've suggested from here but as much as I appreciate it, I don't want to take anyones personal information and their case numbers. I should not have to provide that to get assistance in this. I don't see how they expect that when they wanted a signed privacy act form from me to get my information.

Guess they just have too much going on there so I'll kick it up to the next notch. Tracy!!! You're the best!

I believe they meant by more cases needed that they could inquiere to the UScis center that those who are waiting for long time have to call the congressman, they make a package with which they have more power to request answers...Not those of you guys who already have been approved...(NOA2)...One consumer like you can not do their job...the only thing possible is that petitioners call one by one to make a group...Good luck, we are in the same boat with a few others with the Cr-1...!!

[TracyTN 237]

Thanks for the replies. I believe I'll just bypass the gentleman congressman and go to my senator. I'll provide some of the nformation you've suggested from here but as much as I appreciate it, I don't want to take anyones personal information and their case numbers. I should not have to provide that to get assistance in this. I don't see how they expect that when they wanted a signed privacy act form from me to get my information.

Guess they just have too much going on there so I'll kick it up to the next notch. Tracy!!! You're the best!

I believe they meant by more cases needed that they could inquiere to the UScis center that those who are waiting for long time have to call the congressman, they make a package with which they have more power to request answers...Not those of you guys who already have been approved...(NOA2)...One consumer like you can not do their job...the only thing possible is that petitioners call one by one to make a group...Good luck, we are in the same boat with a few others with the Cr-1...!!

I sincerely doubt they would make inquiries 'in bulk'. As Jim pointed out, they have to get privacy releases from each person to do the inquiries. It'd be a logistical nightmare for the congressman's staffer to get all of those in and compiled, then send one request with 20 cases. Let alone how the CSC would then sort through that.

[knowledge 0]

Thanks for the replies. I believe I'll just bypass the gentleman congressman and go to my senator. I'll provide some of the nformation you've suggested from here but as much as I appreciate it, I don't want to take anyones personal information and their case numbers. I should not have to provide that to get assistance in this. I don't see how they expect that when they wanted a signed privacy act form from me to get my information.

Guess they just have too much going on there so I'll kick it up to the next notch. Tracy!!! You're the best!

I believe they meant by more cases needed that they could inquiere to the UScis center that those who are waiting for long time have to call the congressman, they make a package with which they have more power to request answers...Not those of you guys who already have been approved...(NOA2)...One consumer like you can not do their job...the only thing possible is that petitioners call one by one to make a group...Good luck, we are in the same boat with a few others with the Cr-1...!!

I sincerely doubt they would make inquiries 'in bulk'. As Jim pointed out, they have to get privacy releases from each person to do the inquiries. It'd be a logistical nightmare for the congressman's staffer to get all of those in and compiled, then send one request with 20 cases. Let alone how the CSC would then sort through that.

I have the above info from right source...i'll say more when i'll have more info...what i said is the truth, otherwise i would have say it's only my theory/hypothesis. so...as they say: to be continued...

[Jim&Gemz 0]

Thanks for the replies. I believe I'll just bypass the gentleman congressman and go to my senator. I'll provide some of the nformation you've suggested from here but as much as I appreciate it, I don't want to take anyones personal information and their case numbers. I should not have to provide that to get assistance in this. I don't see how they expect that when they wanted a signed privacy act form from me to get my information.

Guess they just have too much going on there so I'll kick it up to the next notch. Tracy!!! You're the best!

I believe they meant by more cases needed that they could inquiere to the UScis center that those who are waiting for long time have to call the congressman, they make a package with which they have more power to request answers...Not those of you guys who already have been approved...(NOA2)...One consumer like you can not do their job...the only thing possible is that petitioners call one by one to make a group...Good luck, we are in the same boat with a few others with the Cr-1...!!

I sincerely doubt they would make inquiries 'in bulk'. As Jim pointed out, they have to get privacy releases from each person to do the inquiries. It'd be a logistical nightmare for the congressman's staffer to get all of those in and compiled, then send one request with 20 cases. Let alone how the CSC would then sort through that.

I have the above info from right source...i'll say more when i'll have more info...what i said is the truth, otherwise i would have say it's only my theory/hypothesis. so...as they say: to be continued...

Oh I think this is a misunderstanding. I told the congressional staffer that i know of other cases submitted after mine that have been approved. They wanted their case numbers and names so they could use them when calling USCIS to ask why people have been approved with NOA1's much later than mine if all cases are processed in the order received.

Anyway here's an interesting observation and anyone considering contacting a representative on immigration issues might want to look at their stance and voting record on this topic. After I got my answer from his office I did some research on his position on immigration and he is very supportive of extreme immigration controls and has voted yes on all the proposals for very tight immigration rules.

On the other hand, the senator I'm considering contacting is an immigrant himself and after checking his voting record he has been nearly opposite of the congressman and they're both the same party.

Interesting.

[TracyTN 237]

That IS very interesting, Jim. I'm so hopeful that the senator will help you.

[Otto 83]

Anyway here's an interesting observation and anyone considering contacting a representative on immigration issues might want to look at their stance and voting record on this topic. After I got my answer from his office I did some research on his position on immigration and he is very supportive of extreme immigration controls and has voted yes on all the proposals for very tight immigration rules.

On the other hand, the senator I'm considering contacting is an immigrant himself and after checking his voting record he has been nearly opposite of the congressman and they're both the same party.

Interesting.

Always a smart thing to research who will likely do the best job for you - fight fire with fire.... at the very least, in case there is no 'right' person, gives you ideas on how to approach the rep/senator...Great Idea/Approach!

[kaitlyn 0]

I am also from November, so you are not alone, but im at CSC. I hope both of us get through this part soon. Good luck!!

[TracyTN 237]

Jim is also from CSC.

Kaitlyn - would you mind updating your timeline so we can see when your NOA1 was? Thanks!!

Edited March 30, 2007 by TracyTN

[jlvr 1]

Wow. I'm sorry that this is taking so ridiculously long for you. Wish I could do more than send out positive vibes and a virtual hug. You made a good point, though, about the rep's voting record.

Wishing all you CSCers good luck and a more speedy process once it's out of the hands of USCIS.

[knowledge 0]

Oh I think this is a misunderstanding. I told the congressional staffer that i know of other cases submitted after mine that have been approved. They wanted their case numbers and names so they could use them when calling USCIS to ask why people have been approved with NOA1's much later than mine if all cases are processed in the order received.

Anyway here's an interesting observation and anyone considering contacting a representative on immigration issues might want to look at their stance and voting record on this topic. After I got my answer from his office I did some research on his position on immigration and he is very supportive of extreme immigration controls and has voted yes on all the proposals for very tight immigration rules.

On the other hand, the senator I'm considering contacting is an immigrant himself and after checking his voting record he has been nearly opposite of the congressman and they're both the same party.

Interesting.

Thanks for sharing...it will certainly help!!

[sunset2005 0]

Unfortunately, that is all you can do is wait. When your petition goes out the normal processing time, your congressman can put in an inquiry for your petition and from my experience all i ever got was an email saying....your petition is still being processed and will be notified when a decision is made. It never got me any closer just false hope. Good luck to you.

Not that I think I'm horribly past the "normal" processing time, I do feel like our petition has been left behind when the population here at VJ although it's small compared to the whole case load CSC has, it is a representation of the percentage of cases they have. I started feeling like they're taking too long on our case and we have not received an RFE or any information other than the web site showing a couple touches back in mid January.

I contacted my congressmans office and asked them to get some info for me. Wow, what a waste of time. They printed out the web page from USCIS that shows what month CSC says they're processing (September 2006) and hi-lighted the section that says they process cases in the order they're received and mailed that to me. I called them and explained many cases received after mine have been approved but they would not budge to call CSC unless I can give them names and case numbers of a few.

I guess I shouldn't have expected much when I contacted them.

[TracyTN 237]

I don't think asking them to put in an inquiry can hurt at this point. If he gets a 'routine' email in reply, fine. But you never know unless you try.