March 2009 K1 Filer

[Danu 19]

truthfully I dont want to wait for my anniversary either lol. Next week would be cool with me

[CF&CZ 0]

Of course, sooner is always better!

[FrostyMist 1]

I guess we kinda have two. One would be in August; the date we first actually met in person. The other would be Feb, the date we became an "official" couple.

Our timeline is currently scheduled for our NOA2 to arrive sometime in August.

[FranziskaS 0]

almost scary how vsc is rockin'. did you guys see the approvals. love weekends, but prefer the weekdays nowadays. good luck to everyone this week.

[Rainschild 0]

almost scary how vsc is rockin'. did you guys see the approvals. love weekends, but prefer the weekdays nowadays. good luck to everyone this week.

Yup, seems like they're catching up fast. They're less than 2 weeks behind CSC. I really hope CSC wakes up and starts sending our approvals.

[FranziskaS 0]

Have a question to anyone who knows the answer.

I have had two J-1 visas before and therefor I had a SSN for the time my j-1 visas were valid. On the I-129F was asked if the beneficiary has a SSN. Of course it is not valid right now, but once I am legal to work again I will get the same number. At least I got the same number when had my second J-1 visa. Now I am wondering if it was right to give then my SSN or if they now think I have a work permit. I think I will call them tonight (good reason anyways to maybe find out what's happening at csc)

If somebody is in the same situation or has heard of a case like this before it would be a relief to hear if I have done the right thing.

Thank you and wake up USA it is time to get to work (on our petitions )

[Rob in Cali 0]

Have a question to anyone who knows the answer.

I have had two J-1 visas before and therefor I had a SSN for the time my j-1 visas were valid. On the I-129F was asked if the beneficiary has a SSN. Of course it is not valid right now, but once I am legal to work again I will get the same number. At least I got the same number when had my second J-1 visa. Now I am wondering if it was right to give then my SSN or if they now think I have a work permit. I think I will call them tonight (good reason anyways to maybe find out what's happening at csc)

If somebody is in the same situation or has heard of a case like this before it would be a relief to hear if I have done the right thing.

Thank you and wake up USA it is time to get to work (on our petitions )

As far as I can say, you have done the right thing by providing your SSN. My Fiance' has a SSN too and we put the number on the petition as well. I had asked a Lawyer before I did it, so if I were you I wouldn't be concerned with it at all. Let's just hope that CSC wakes up and gets back to approving our petitions asap!!!

[Vegabond 0]

This the only instance i know where " no news - good news" does not work

[Danu 19]

So Wes called today, we were told by the lady that we will never appear online because the old system is broken. All new apps are apparently going into a new system but the old ones won't be added in because of something or anothers....whatever. As usual, all we heard was it will be 6 months from your NOA2 date. I hope its this month, I really really do. On the plus side I think I figured out why its going so slowly atm. The H1B startup was last month. They are almost at their cutoff so hopefully things will balance again soon.

[Rainschild 0]

So Wes called today, we were told by the lady that we will never appear online because the old system is broken. All new apps are apparently going into a new system but the old ones won't be added in because of something or anothers....whatever. As usual, all we heard was it will be 6 months from your NOA2 date. I hope its this month, I really really do. On the plus side I think I figured out why its going so slowly atm. The H1B startup was last month. They are almost at their cutoff so hopefully things will balance again soon.

Oh boo, why on our month!!! When is their cut-off date? I hope CSC starts on those I-129Fs soon, there are people going crazy around here!!!

[FranziskaS 0]

Have a question to anyone who knows the answer.

I have had two J-1 visas before and therefor I had a SSN for the time my j-1 visas were valid. On the I-129F was asked if the beneficiary has a SSN. Of course it is not valid right now, but once I am legal to work again I will get the same number. At least I got the same number when had my second J-1 visa. Now I am wondering if it was right to give then my SSN or if they now think I have a work permit. I think I will call them tonight (good reason anyways to maybe find out what's happening at csc)

If somebody is in the same situation or has heard of a case like this before it would be a relief to hear if I have done the right thing.

Thank you and wake up USA it is time to get to work (on our petitions )

As far as I can say, you have done the right thing by providing your SSN. My Fiance' has a SSN too and we put the number on the petition as well. I had asked a Lawyer before I did it, so if I were you I wouldn't be concerned with it at all. Let's just hope that CSC wakes up and gets back to approving our petitions asap!!!

Thank you for your answer. I thought giving my SSN, even though I can't currently work with it, would be better than pretending I don't have one. Didn't call uscis yet. I tried and it said I would be charged an international dialling rate, which I didn't know how much it is.

So Wes called today, we were told by the lady that we will never appear online because the old system is broken. All new apps are apparently going into a new system but the old ones won't be added in because of something or anothers....whatever. As usual, all we heard was it will be 6 months from your NOA2 date. I hope its this month, I really really do. On the plus side I think I figured out why its going so slowly atm. The H1B startup was last month. They are almost at their cutoff so hopefully things will balance again soon.

yeah, was thinking about the same thing. but why is vermont approving? do they not get the h-1b? I had thought about an h1b for myself before, but the last two years the cap was reached on the first day. and this year...they were asking people to still apply a week later because they hadn't reached the cap yet...crazy.

maybe that's why its taking up the entire april.

something really needs to happen. every approval is exciting cause it is one step closer to ours. that's why I didn't mind the wait in the beginning, now I check the timelines three times a day and they look the same since almost a week

alright, alright, I'll stay positive although I am going (love that smily)

[FranziskaS 0]

Submit H-1B petition to correct USCIS Service Center. All petitions should be sent to either California or Vermont, depending on the place of intended employment for the H-1B worker. All cap-exempt petitions should be submitted to the California Service Center.

I guess CSC does get more applications for H-1B.

Hey,

anyone else who can't access the uscis website??? Maybe they are working on their new system. Just wanted to see our petition in the non-working system, you are right, there is no reason for me to read for the 1000 time that our petition is pending

Edited May 5, 2009 by FranziskaS

[crazymazy 0]

I also can not get to their site

[malamu 0]

it doesnt load

[menina 50]

So Wes called today, we were told by the lady that we will never appear online because the old system is broken. All new apps are apparently going into a new system but the old ones won't be added in because of something or anothers....whatever. As usual, all we heard was it will be 6 months from your NOA2 date. I hope its this month, I really really do. On the plus side I think I figured out why its going so slowly atm. The H1B startup was last month. They are almost at their cutoff so hopefully things will balance again soon.

Thanks for the info. I find it interesting that every time a different person calls, they get a different answer. Our case is not showing up online yet either, and when I call they tell me that the system is just backed up. I guess I will stop hoping to see it online ever since it sounds like they are not planning on entering old cases. I guess that could be positive if it means that they are focusing more on processing cases than entering them online. I am hopeful with a new month that we will start seeing lots of March approvals. Good luck to everyone!