Recalled NOA2 people

[Bstnguy 0]

I'm cdngirl06's fiancee, and I'm sorry to be the bearer of bad news.

The expectation is that the RFEs to recalled petitions will not be issued for 2-3 weeks, as they sort out a bunch of computer issues dealing with recalled petitions. They basically can't generate the RFEs, nor can they process them, the way the system is set up.

Do you know this to be a fact?

Yes. Got it from both someone at the VSC and from my congressperson's office, who independently had contacted VSC on my behalf.

OTOH, my congressperson was able to confirm my petition was back in the building as of 6/1/06, anyway.

[rlt 0]

I'm cdngirl06's fiancee, and I'm sorry to be the bearer of bad news.

The expectation is that the RFEs to recalled petitions will not be issued for 2-3 weeks, as they sort out a bunch of computer issues dealing with recalled petitions. They basically can't generate the RFEs, nor can they process them, the way the system is set up.

Do you know this to be a fact?

Yes. Got it from both someone at the VSC and from my congressperson's office, who independently had contacted VSC on my behalf.

OTOH, my congressperson was able to confirm my petition was back in the building as of 6/1/06, anyway.

So they are sending RFEs, only not to the recalled cases because of their system?

[Bstnguy 0]

I'm cdngirl06's fiancee, and I'm sorry to be the bearer of bad news.

The expectation is that the RFEs to recalled petitions will not be issued for 2-3 weeks, as they sort out a bunch of computer issues dealing with recalled petitions. They basically can't generate the RFEs, nor can they process them, the way the system is set up.

Do you know this to be a fact?

Yes. Got it from both someone at the VSC and from my congressperson's office, who independently had contacted VSC on my behalf.

OTOH, my congressperson was able to confirm my petition was back in the building as of 6/1/06, anyway.

So they are sending RFEs, only not to the recalled cases because of their system?

That seems to be up in the air. The VSC person I talked to said only the previously approved petitions were affected, my congressman's office was told that nothing IMBRA related was happening.

[rlt 0]

I think if you call VSC tmw you will get a different answer...

Not that this one you got is not accurate... it´s just tht someone is not telling the truth.

I called VSC a few times and they told me different things, as we know the answer your Congresspeople got was wrong...

But we need to trust someone here, I only don´t know who it is.

[Bstnguy 0]

I think if you call VSC tmw you will get a different answer...

Not that this one you got is not accurate... it´s just tht someone is not telling the truth.

I called VSC a few times and they told me different things, as we know the answer your Congresspeople got was wrong...

But we need to trust someone here, I only don´t know who it is.

Well, the person from VSC actually called me back after doing 2-3 hours of research for me, so i'm inclined to believe them.

Hopefully, the 2-3 weeks is an overestimate they are telling people to be safe, but I wouldn't expect to see anything at all until after July 15th or so.

If they call me back again with new info, or if I call next week and get a different answer, I promise to post it.

[Ladylethal 12]

But those RFEs are coming for us non recalled, are they IMBRA related?

And will they process our cases?

(some of us have older timelines than the affected, and some have similar dates for NOA1 except we´re not approved, so we too, are eager)

[Bstnguy 0]

But those RFEs are coming for us non recalled, are they IMBRA related?

And will they process our cases?

(some of us have older timelines than the affected, and some have similar dates for NOA1 except we´re not approved, so we too, are eager)

Sorry, that's the part that is vague. The VSC person told me yes NOA1s were getting RFEs. My CM office was told no, no IMBRA activity was going on at all until the recalled petitions were handled. Who got the right info? :shrug:

[rlt 0]

But those RFEs are coming for us non recalled, are they IMBRA related?

And will they process our cases?

(some of us have older timelines than the affected, and some have similar dates for NOA1 except we´re not approved, so we too, are eager)

Sorry, that's the part that is vague. The VSC person told me yes NOA1s were getting RFEs. My CM office was told no, no IMBRA activity was going on at all until the recalled petitions were handled. Who got the right info? :shrug:

I think if VSC called you back to give you that information, it must be accurate.

But if they need 2 weeks, something might happen before July 15.

[Bstnguy 0]

But those RFEs are coming for us non recalled, are they IMBRA related?

And will they process our cases?

(some of us have older timelines than the affected, and some have similar dates for NOA1 except we´re not approved, so we too, are eager)

Sorry, that's the part that is vague. The VSC person told me yes NOA1s were getting RFEs. My CM office was told no, no IMBRA activity was going on at all until the recalled petitions were handled. Who got the right info? :shrug:

I think if VSC called you back to give you that information, it must be accurate.

But if they need 2 weeks, something might happen before July 15.

They might be in the mail before the 15th, but they use 3rd class bulk mail it'll take about 4 days to get anywhere in New England, and 7-10 days to get anywhere down south.

[rlt 0]

But those RFEs are coming for us non recalled, are they IMBRA related?

And will they process our cases?

(some of us have older timelines than the affected, and some have similar dates for NOA1 except we´re not approved, so we too, are eager)

Sorry, that's the part that is vague. The VSC person told me yes NOA1s were getting RFEs. My CM office was told no, no IMBRA activity was going on at all until the recalled petitions were handled. Who got the right info? :shrug:

I think if VSC called you back to give you that information, it must be accurate.

But if they need 2 weeks, something might happen before July 15.

They might be in the mail before the 15th, but they use 3rd class bulk mail it'll take about 4 days to get anywhere in New England, and 7-10 days to get anywhere down south.

I really don´t care about how long it takes after that. I only need to see things moving.

After the RFE is sent, it will take a reasonable time, but things will happen.

Once they get our cases back, it won´t take too long to process them, since they already did everything before...

It´s only about the RFEs, I think. Vermont is pretty fast. The rest will go smoothly.

I wonder if it wouldn´t be faster to cancel the application and apply again with the new form.

Maybe they will solve our recalled cases-computer issue in 2 weeks, but what if it takes 2 months?

[Bstnguy 0]

But those RFEs are coming for us non recalled, are they IMBRA related?

And will they process our cases?

(some of us have older timelines than the affected, and some have similar dates for NOA1 except we´re not approved, so we too, are eager)

Sorry, that's the part that is vague. The VSC person told me yes NOA1s were getting RFEs. My CM office was told no, no IMBRA activity was going on at all until the recalled petitions were handled. Who got the right info? :shrug:

I think if VSC called you back to give you that information, it must be accurate.

But if they need 2 weeks, something might happen before July 15.

They might be in the mail before the 15th, but they use 3rd class bulk mail it'll take about 4 days to get anywhere in New England, and 7-10 days to get anywhere down south.

I really don´t care about how long it takes after that. I only need to see things moving.

After the RFE is sent, it will take a reasonable time, but things will happen.

Once they get our cases back, it won´t take too long to process them, since they already did everything before...

It´s only about the RFEs, I think. Vermont is pretty fast. The rest will go smoothly.

I wonder if it wouldn´t be faster to cancel the application and apply again with the new form.

Maybe they will solve our recalled cases-computer issue in 2 weeks, but what if it takes 2 months?

I care, because we are going through Montreal, which is pretty much a slam dunk, so once we recieved the approval in April we committed to a wedding date in December. If this whole thing goes much past the end of July, we've got like 140 people to tell that the date is going to have to be moved later, and we will likely have to do a civil ceremony before the 'real' wedding, which will frustrate both myself and my family greatly.

[Ladylethal 12]

But they wouldn´t be sending all these RFEs to us if it wasn´t IMBRA related, I mean, they cannot say they´re doing nothing if everyone is getting RFEs.

[rlt 0]

But those RFEs are coming for us non recalled, are they IMBRA related?

And will they process our cases?

(some of us have older timelines than the affected, and some have similar dates for NOA1 except we´re not approved, so we too, are eager)

Sorry, that's the part that is vague. The VSC person told me yes NOA1s were getting RFEs. My CM office was told no, no IMBRA activity was going on at all until the recalled petitions were handled. Who got the right info? :shrug:

I think if VSC called you back to give you that information, it must be accurate.

But if they need 2 weeks, something might happen before July 15.

They might be in the mail before the 15th, but they use 3rd class bulk mail it'll take about 4 days to get anywhere in New England, and 7-10 days to get anywhere down south.

I really don´t care about how long it takes after that. I only need to see things moving.

After the RFE is sent, it will take a reasonable time, but things will happen.

Once they get our cases back, it won´t take too long to process them, since they already did everything before...

It´s only about the RFEs, I think. Vermont is pretty fast. The rest will go smoothly.

I wonder if it wouldn´t be faster to cancel the application and apply again with the new form.

Maybe they will solve our recalled cases-computer issue in 2 weeks, but what if it takes 2 months?

I care, because we are going through Montreal, which is pretty much a slam dunk, so once we recieved the approval in April we committed to a wedding date in December. If this whole thing goes much past the end of July, we've got like 140 people to tell that the date is going to have to be moved later, and we will likely have to do a civil ceremony before the 'real' wedding, which will frustrate both myself and my family greatly.

True. Sorry. It really sucks to change your plans.

We are planning the wedding for late September, since the Embassy in Brazil is great, and I even got my p.4, which the Embassy told me is a good thing. Once they have my case back they will simply call me with a new interview date.

So hopefully, we´ll get the RFE before the end of July. I mean, no computer issue can´t take that long, right?

By then, they will have finished sending the RFE to the NOA1 people...

[Bstnguy 0]

But they wouldn´t be sending all these RFEs to us if it wasn´t IMBRA related, I mean, they cannot say they´re doing nothing if everyone is getting RFEs.

To be fair, you don't really know that until someone opens one. These could be 'other' RFEs that were backlogged while they were under orders from HQ to wait for further instructions.

It's likely it's IMBRA related, which frankly really sucks. Everyone in the K-1 unit there should be focused on getting the approved cases RFE out, then the NOA1s.

[Ladylethal 12]

But if there´s a glitch they should just keep our cases running anyway so they won´t increase the backlog.