first receipt times

[BenThere2 0]

I'm in the military... I wrote my senator about expediting my case faster because of my upcoming orders. A couple of weeks later my case went through VCS then to the embassy ASAP. I was amazed... guess who happens to be my Senator? Future President of US MCCAIN!

[native 0]

I'm in the military... I wrote my senator about expediting my case faster because of my upcoming orders. A couple of weeks later my case went through VCS then to the embassy ASAP. I was amazed... guess who happens to be my Senator? Future President of US MCCAIN!

good for you.

thank you very much for your service to all of us and your sacrifices for liberty of others.

i am not in the army anymore,no impending orders anymore.

but i am disabled from service. i did mention it in my narrative on the k-1,but i dont think that will help me very much. but i appreciate everyones response,especially those who are k-1 filers with strange receipt dates from time sent. my lawyer is in california,but i live in florida,so it had to be sent to vermont. i spoke to the uscis on the phone to a VERY NICE GENTLEMAN,WHO BY THE WAY WAS AN INDIAN IMMIGRANT:) HE IS THE ONE WHO FIRST GAVE ME THE RECEIPT NUMBER.

USCIS claims they didnt receive my petition until jan,noa1 jan 8th. lawyers office says they sent in november 07.. everything i know i got online. someone is lying,i just have to figure out who.

i know from being in law enforcement and in the military about chain of custody for sensitive information,every thing has to be signed for,and dates AND EVEN CLOCK TIME posted and kept track of.

guess who i suspect? i have friends very high up the food chain in washington,but i dont think going that route is fair.but if i have to,i will.

all i ask,is that i be told the TRUTH and nothing more.

god help this law office if they are lying to me 2000.00 later. it will be ugly.

[RaTBoX 1]

I think you may be getting a little carried away with yourself. You need to be able to deal with waiting, because there is a lot more of it to come. Getting your I-129F approved is just the first step in a very long journey. You're going to have to wait for case transferral to the NSC, and then on to the embassty, and then an interview, and then AoS waiting times.

You used a lawyer for your case, and it didn't work out as expected. This is one of the drawbacks of using a lawyer. They can't make it go any faster, they can either get it right, or do something to slow it down.

I'm sure if you just sit tight your case will be processed when they get to it.

I know it's hard to wait, but if you don't learn to deal with it, you'll drive yourself around the bend.

[BlakeandOlha 0]

I guess the question I have is when did your check cash? The way its supposed to work is after receiving the documents the paperwork goes in one direction and the check goes the other. My check cleared two days after I express mailed my application. If you used a money order (which I do not advise for this very reason) you can't see any correlating evidence that the application has been received, recognized, and dealt with. You also can't get your receipt number with a money order and have to wait for the hard copy NOA1. This is a very unusual situation, is it possible that the attorney mailed it to one of the other processing centers that are now closed for K-1's?(Nebraska and Texas). I'm sure it's frustrating after plopping money down to an attorney with the hope that this kind of thing would not happen.

[native 0]

I guess the question I have is when did your check cash? The way its supposed to work is after receiving the documents the paperwork goes in one direction and the check goes the other. My check cleared two days after I express mailed my application. If you used a money order (which I do not advise for this very reason) you can't see any correlating evidence that the application has been received, recognized, and dealt with. You also can't get your receipt number with a money order and have to wait for the hard copy NOA1. This is a very unusual situation, is it possible that the attorney mailed it to one of the other processing centers that are now closed for K-1's?(Nebraska and Texas). I'm sure it's frustrating after plopping money down to an attorney with the hope that this kind of thing would not happen.

thank you sir or mam.

actually, i Did use a money order, because my ex wife and i FINALLY got divorced after a long haul,(because of STUPID LAWYERS!)and we had joint accounts, so a money order was more convenient at the time,and lawyers paralegal NEVER mentioned anything about using a check instead,or the benefits thereof.-gee,isnt that why i hired an immigration attorney????

I had a very busy business,and i didnt have time to go open a new account.

this was one of the main reasons i hired the stupid lawyer in the first place,and they are very famous on the internet,so it wont be hard to guess who they are if i drop a few hints,but i wont do that until im really pissed. they are approaching critical mass at this point however,as i cant seem to get an email response about questions i have within their 24 hour response period. some emails have gone unanswered for weeks,and then i have to call,then speak to secretary,then once through her screening process,i get to speak to paralegal if im lucky.

and im not the guy who harrases or calls them everyday,or even once a week,and for that matter i have only called the uscis one time during this whole process,because i know better. if you harass them,they will put your case in the "maybe later ..."file. and i dont blame them for that. repeated phone calls to a business or govt agency are a real pain.

to ratbox-

i should tell you that i am all too familiar with waiting on government process,dealing with the authorities in a professional capacity.hurry up and wait is the motto.

I am an extremely patient man,by all accounts other than my own.

I should be prepared to wait- ARE U JOKING? ive been waiting so long my privates dont even salute me anymore!

my fiancee and i had to wait for my divorce from my ex wife to be final to file the petition,that took forever,even though we were seperated for over a year before.and we are still waiting..when we get the approval for us it will be a HUGE milestone.

approval is nowhere near the first step,the first most important step is finding your soulmate,and that my friend is not easy. i do however appreciate the advice about going round the bend,but as i said before,i will find out who lied to me,and when i do, im going to plaster it everywhere,including where it counts-.(inneffective assistance of counsel)

[BigCityDave 0]

Sounds to me the Lawyer left those documents on this desk for a while even though you are paying to have him take care of it. Remember that he really doesn't care if you get a Visa. All he cares about are his own interest which are Money, money, and more money.

Edited February 27, 2008 by BigCityDave