so confused!!!!...

[joseph22 0]

I've been burning through the latest postings on the forum as fast as I can to try to understand this....

I was hoping someone could give me a simple answer.

So....I understand that the new IMBRA law means an additional security check on petitions, and that things have been tied up, shuffled around between service centers. I understand that some petitions were recalled after approved to do this check because of the date in which the law went to effect, and that a new draft of the petition will be released "sometime" in the relative future.

What I dont quite get yet is what this means for those of us who filed with the existing I-129F application available from the USCIS site (we recieved our NOA1 3.24 from CSC - yes I'll update my timeline soon though nothing to really update Anyway, does this mean simply that an additional security check will be performed on our petition once they get to it, or does it mean that they are going to send some sort of form/ info request to me, the petitioner before they'd approve?

Obviously I hope they start picking up and moving the backlog out, and we have no choice but to comply with additional checks and processing time, but I just am still so confused as to whether or not anything is going to be asked from me before my NOA2 as a result.

Could someone be so kind as to just explain simply what it means? I know noone has a hard answer for waiting time yet, but I'm just looking to know if I should be waiting for a request for info from me because of this or simply be waiting for my petition to be picked up......

THANKS!!!!!!!

[sarah and hicham 3]

I'm not sure that anyone knows yet. It seems like most petitions affected by IMBRA are going to California... I know they changed the petition form so maybe you will get an RFE and have to send in the newer version asking about your relationship. Good luck sorry I can't be of more help!

Sarah

[joseph22 0]

I just went to USCIS site and they havent changed the petition form.

They are still using the same downloadable PDF that we used back in February.

I have no problem submitting any police records or whatever that might be needed or having them do a security check on us. It seems crazy that they would send out a gigantic RFE to everyone after March 6th to have them fill out another form that they havent made available...

On a side note, we stated very clearly in our petition how we met, which was not through a marriage broker, so I'm not sure if this is an issue either. So strange that it could be so far after the IMBRA effect date yet there noone seems to know how we should comply...

[joseph22 0]

not that it will probably help, but I emailed CSC to see if there was anything THEY would tell me to expect.

I'll post IF i get an answer.

[dwar49 0]

not that it will probably help, but I emailed CSC to see if there was anything THEY would tell me to expect.

I'll post IF i get an answer.

Everyone is effected by the IMBRA law. Everyone that has called has gotten basically the same answer. "we dont know" The only thing for sure is that all (to the best of my knowledge) I-129Fs will now go thru the Ca Service Center. Last word I got was that they were stopped at 6 March 2006 NOA1 date. After transfer you fall in the que based on that date. Only thing now is that if you were at center with quick NOA2 record you are now behind the rest of us that have been waiting at Ca service center for long time. MY NOA1 was Mar 15, 2006 and have not been touched since that date.

not that it will probably help, but I emailed CSC to see if there was anything THEY would tell me to expect.

I'll post IF i get an answer.

Everyone is effected by the IMBRA law. Everyone that has called has gotten basically the same answer. "we dont know" The only thing for sure is that all (to the best of my knowledge) I-129Fs will now go thru the Ca Service Center. Last word I got was that they were stopped at 6 March 2006 NOA1 date. After transfer you fall in the que based on that date. Only thing now is that if you were at center with quick NOA2 record you are now behind the rest of us that have been waiting at Ca service center for long time. MY NOA1 was Mar 15, 2006 and have not been touched since that date.