How to Shake Your NOA2 Loose from the CSC

[Jeraly 4]

Haha yeah you know me - always out for the goss Have sooo much to catch up on!!

[K-n-K 0]

(Apologies for encroaching on Mox) To the immigration people, "expedite" is for Cuban applications, emergency asylum applications, military applications, and (only for the very few) TRULY emergent personal circumstances (life-or-death matters, if even those!). Mox may have a more complete explanation.

TBone, you mentioned military applications as far as expediting applications. I am a military member, does that mean I should have done something different, or maybe that it would benefit me to call now even though I am a possible month or two out from my NOA2.

BTW long time reader/first time poster......This is a wonderful site and community

[hoosier 0]

(Apologies for encroaching on Mox) To the immigration people, "expedite" is for Cuban applications, emergency asylum applications, military applications, and (only for the very few) TRULY emergent personal circumstances (life-or-death matters, if even those!). Mox may have a more complete explanation.

TBone, you mentioned military applications as far as expediting applications. I am a military member, does that mean I should have done something different, or maybe that it would benefit me to call now even though I am a possible month or two out from my NOA2.

BTW long time reader/first time poster......This is a wonderful site and community

From my understanding of the military expedite is not for simply being military it's more for cases where you going to be deployed overseas and you can be expedited to avoid conflicts with the deployment.

[mox 298]

From my understanding of the military expedite is not for simply being military it's more for cases where you going to be deployed overseas and you can be expedited to avoid conflicts with the deployment.

You are correct. Unless you're being deployed overseas or *to* sea, or some other related hardship, you don't qualify for the expedite.

Edited March 1, 2008 by mox

[K-n-K 0]

Thx Mox and Hoosier, I just wanted to make sure I wasn't missing some other opportunity.

[TBoneTX 44,674]

Thx Mox and Hoosier, I just wanted to make sure I wasn't missing some other opportunity.

Thx, Mox & Hoosier, for answering, si man. K-n-K: Good question, though!

[debbylyn 0]

Well I called CSC this morning using your guidelines and got a very friendly woman on the phone. She gave me Barry's A number and told me my case hasn't been assigned yet but will be shortly as they are now working on October and my NOA1 is Nov.2....she said it may be about another month....agghhhhh

But she was friendly and helpful....

[TBoneTX 44,674]

Well I called CSC this morning using your guidelines and got a very friendly woman on the phone. She gave me Barry's A number and told me my case hasn't been assigned yet but will be shortly as they are now working on October and my NOA1 is Nov.2....she said it may be about another month....agghhhhh

But she was friendly and helpful....

Except for the inevitable wait, D., this is positive. Imagine someone connected with CSC being friendly & helpful!

[Eli the Barrowboy 16]

they are now working on October ...

Great news for those who applied in July!!! Not that I'm complaining - I'm an October filer but gheez ... I just hope I'm not sitting here in May waiting for an NOA2!!!

[debbylyn 0]

they are now working on October ...

Great news for those who applied in July!!! Not that I'm complaining - I'm an October filer but gheez ... I just hope I'm not sitting here in May waiting for an NOA2!!!

^^^^ I know....I can't imagine! there are a lot of October filers being approved now.....so hope yours comes soon!!!!

The officer was nice....she took her time...gave me Barry's A number and searched on the computer for my file....said it is still on a shelf and not assigned....~sigh~ great!.....she was friendly and even cracked a couple jokes about the slow computers.....

[rebeccajo 14]

Well I called CSC this morning using your guidelines and got a very friendly woman on the phone. She gave me Barry's A number and told me my case hasn't been assigned yet but will be shortly as they are now working on October and my NOA1 is Nov.2....she said it may be about another month....agghhhhh

But she was friendly and helpful....

Except for the inevitable wait, D., this is positive. Imagine someone connected with CSC being friendly & helpful!

Contrary to popular opinion, immigration officers and adjudicators are not two-headed beasts who drool at their desks all day long, playing solitaire at the computer between coffee breaks and trips to the lounge for donuts.

These are people with jobs to do just like you or I. They are under an incredible work load. Many of them care deeply about the cases they see. Many are also patriots and consider their jobs to be a duty they do for love of country.

Criticize the agency if you like for short-sightedness in underestimating the number of petitions that would come in before the July 07 rate increase. Criticize the mandate of President Bush that ALL visa applicants be security-cleared, rather than the pre-September 11, 2001 policy of spotchecks. Blame IMBRA. Blame the John Walsh act. Whatever makes you feel better.

In the meantime, these 'driveling idiots' are the ones who approve your petitions. How many of you would crack under the pressure of their jobs?

Edited March 3, 2008 by rebeccajo

[TBoneTX 44,674]

Well I called CSC this morning using your guidelines [...] she was friendly and helpful....

Except for the inevitable wait, D., this is positive. Imagine someone connected with CSC being friendly & helpful!

Contrary to popular opinion, immigration officers and adjudicators are not two-headed beasts [...]these 'driveling idiots' are the ones who approve your petitions. How many of you would crack under the pressure of their jobs?

The reference was meant to refer to the front-line screeners.

[rebeccajo 14]

Well I called CSC this morning using your guidelines [...] she was friendly and helpful....

Except for the inevitable wait, D., this is positive. Imagine someone connected with CSC being friendly & helpful!

Contrary to popular opinion, immigration officers and adjudicators are not two-headed beasts [...]these 'driveling idiots' are the ones who approve your petitions. How many of you would crack under the pressure of their jobs?

The reference was meant to refer to the front-line screeners.

The reference was still derogatory, IMO.

[Usui Takumi 1,562]

Well I called CSC this morning using your guidelines [...] she was friendly and helpful....

Except for the inevitable wait, D., this is positive. Imagine someone connected with CSC being friendly & helpful!

Contrary to popular opinion, immigration officers and adjudicators are not two-headed beasts [...]these 'driveling idiots' are the ones who approve your petitions. How many of you would crack under the pressure of their jobs?

The reference was meant to refer to the front-line screeners.

The reference was still derogatory, IMO.

Though it was derogatory, it was still warranted. In one's daily job excuses are worthless, you either complete your job in an appropriate manner or you don't.

Edited March 3, 2008 by lancer1655

[rebeccajo 14]

Well I called CSC this morning using your guidelines [...] she was friendly and helpful....

Except for the inevitable wait, D., this is positive. Imagine someone connected with CSC being friendly & helpful!

Contrary to popular opinion, immigration officers and adjudicators are not two-headed beasts [...]these 'driveling idiots' are the ones who approve your petitions. How many of you would crack under the pressure of their jobs?

The reference was meant to refer to the front-line screeners.

The reference was still derogatory, IMO.

Though it was derogatory, it was still warranted. In one's daily job excuses are worthless, you either complete your job in an appropriate manner or you don't.

Define appropriate.