California Service Center Filers

[L & P 0]

haha wellllllllll at least u know how to hide the insanity from watching what others are like when they really do have mental problems lol...........

Well ...yes I am sure i can do that

[sara..... 371]

Look at my timeline..................hope yours is better.

WOW, hope my paper wont take that long....im hoping to have my NOA2 later this month or May....

I really hope u dont take this the wrong way but .........i would say more like may or june.......csc is slowwwwwwwwwww

[ez2007 1]

lawyer assured us it will be 6 to 8 months for noa2

[NEEH13 0]

hi guys, our lawyer filed our paper early december and got our NOA1 December 10, 2007. its April 2008 now and i still havent got my NOA2, how long does it usually take to get NOA2? Ive heard that CSC is the slowest service center at all....maybe because many people file petition there?.....im not sure...thats only my guess.....

SOme of my friends who filed their petition January and February 2008 already have schedule interview next month ( May ) and they're done having their medical....

Please post reply if u have same boat as mine or similar............ any advice will help alot...thanks.....

hi we have the same filed date and also filed it with a lawyer and still havent received the 2nd NOA

[Prawninator 138]

To tell you the truth... after I read this thread I'm a little more than discouraged.

The first time we filed, the application ended up in the nether (it was frickin LOST). No one knew where it was. The USCIS, the postal company, NO ONE. Then again we should have sent it via registered mail. My guy's from Idaho. And I just noticed that the Idaho service center is linked to the Californian one which I have been reading is experiencing very, VERY slow production rate. This time however, we went through with the services provided by We The People as we could not afford a lawyer's fees ON TOP of the exorbitant filing fees.

I also noticed that the majority of posters in the forums itself file at the Vermont Service Center and are all happy and stuff. I look at that and I feel even MORE discouraged because I honestly want to be like that. I want to be happy too in regards to my application. I want to feel the relief from the stress and pressure that this whole ordeal has caused my guy and I. I just want to be with him. I don't know why they can't make it such that we as foreign applicants can go to the consulate in their respective countries and apply right there and then.

My best friend is moving to Belgium in July, and he only filed HIS application two months ago.

It's not fair, it's just not fair.

[JeroenAndMichelle 28]

My best friend is moving to Belgium in July, and he only filed HIS application two months ago.

It's not fair, it's just not fair.

You shouldn't compare to Belgium... when you want to get married and live together, Belgium is VERY easy (if the petitionairy is European tho)... on the other hand, it is almost impossible to get into my country to live with the person you love (which is why most people from my country move to Belgium instead for a couple of years, after the beneficiary becomes European, he/she can live anywhere in Europe)..

I know, it sucks but Belgium is one country you shouldn't compare with

[steveinsandiego 0]

It seems the CSC has all but stopped processing K1's during the past 2 weeks. As you can see from Igor's web site only 4 NOA2's have been issued for VisaJourney members in the past 2 weeks. Last month, they were issuing 2 or 3 NOA2's a day.

I think this is totally unacceptable. Why should CSC filers have to wait 6 months for an NOA2? The USCIS should be transferring cases from the CSC to the VSC office to balance the load.

Who's in charge at the USCIS? I'd really like to give this person a call and get an explanation of what is going on over there. We need to start a campaign and put pressure on these guys to make some improvements.

Igor's web site: http://cse.ssl.berkeley.edu/igor/vjdata/

Edited April 14, 2008 by steveinsandiego

[Prawninator 138]

I can't quite call them as it's a toll-free overseas number, and I'm not sure I'm able to actually get through because I'll get cut off before I even finish dialling. It kinda sucks because my guy's the passive type. Which infuriates me sometimes because he's the one IN THE COUNTRY.

Blargh.

Should I send them an email though? It just says feedback on site and not so much general enquiry. Or maybe I could email the US embassy here. Or the Singapore embassy there.

What do you think?

My best friend is moving to Belgium in July, and he only filed HIS application two months ago.

It's not fair, it's just not fair.

You shouldn't compare to Belgium... when you want to get married and live together, Belgium is VERY easy (if the petitionairy is European tho)... on the other hand, it is almost impossible to get into my country to live with the person you love (which is why most people from my country move to Belgium instead for a couple of years, after the beneficiary becomes European, he/she can live anywhere in Europe)..

I know, it sucks but Belgium is one country you shouldn't compare with

I guess you're right

- P

Edited April 15, 2008 by P&K

[Jason&Sarah 0]

This is disheartening for Sarah and I, as we're looking to file next month...

We're hoping with current trends that would put it around Oct/Nov...oiy.

Agreed as to how it seems strange how one center is whipping them out, and another one seems to be taking its sweet time.

[Prawninator 138]

This is disheartening for Sarah and I, as we're looking to file next month...

We're hoping with current trends that would put it around Oct/Nov...oiy.

Agreed as to how it seems strange how one center is whipping them out, and another one seems to be taking its sweet time.

I was hoping for around then, too... but it seems as though it won't be happening. Until CSC transfers some applications to VSC or get around to stepping up on the workload, I don't think any of us CSC filers will be happy.

[youtube 0]

It seems the CSC has all but stopped processing K1's during the past 2 weeks. As you can see from Igor's web site only 4 NOA2's have been issued for VisaJourney members in the past 2 weeks. Last month, they were issuing 2 or 3 NOA2's a day.

I think this is totally unacceptable. Why should CSC filers have to wait 6 months for an NOA2? The USCIS should be transferring cases from the CSC to the VSC office to balance the load.

Who's in charge at the USCIS? I'd really like to give this person a call and get an explanation of what is going on over there. We need to start a campaign and put pressure on these guys to make some improvements.

Igor's web site: http://cse.ssl.berkeley.edu/igor/vjdata/

I know the wait is terrible but keep patient

CSC been about 130 to 160 days

and the embassy is almost as bad. However recently the embassy has been issuing more P-3 lately

[erintoronto 0]

I know the wait is terrible but keep patient

CSC been about 130 to 160 days

patience can be a challenge given how hard some days are in this process. it hasn't even been a month since we got our NOA1 so we know we have quite a wait left. seeing folks getting approved quickly at other service centres can be frustrating BUT we try to look at it this way... with each passing day we're one day closer to being together. and whenever i get upset or think "it's not fair" or "holy cow, this is a complicated process" i stop myself and think of how lucky i am to have found someone who i want to spend the rest of my life with. i have been given such a special gift.

hang in there

[Jason&Sarah 0]

As Sarah and I say time and time again...as hard as it will be, it's but a drop in the ocean when its all done. And we like to think, if we can survive the visa process, we can get through anything

I'm sure it will get better in due time, patience is just the key...

[BigCityDave 0]

3 months is possible at the CSC. Keep the faith everyone...It can be done.

[Prawninator 138]

They say patience brings the greatest rewards.

But how does one survive the period of time in between?

Sometimes I think it's not fair, as a fellow Singaporean managed to go to the States for an extended period of time to work on an album with her sub-standard vocals (I can probably sing better than her for goodness' sakes). What visa would she be on? "Entertainment Visa"?

Ah the rich and bloody famous.