patiently waiting...

[Eggs 0]

Of the 20 petitions filed between 19 and 22 October and recorded on VJ timelines, only 2 haven't received their NOA2s. I'd consider starting to make inquiries through your Congressman.

That timeline page also says: check the VSC processing times, which is 5 months. There is nothing my congressman can do, because the standard processing time hasn't been reached yet.. So before the 5 months, there really isn't anything you can do besides waiting patiently.

Also, the amount of petitions recorded on VJ timelines is only a small amount of the total petitions filed at the VSC. I checked case numbers close to mine and found 2 others in the -20/+20 range that are still on initial review, so there are probably quite some more. Like I said, I'll be the first to call on the 19th of March when the 5 months are up.

[StillThePrettiest 3]

That timeline page also says: check the VSC processing times, which is 5 months. There is nothing my congressman can do, because the standard processing time hasn't been reached yet.. So before the 5 months, there really isn't anything you can do besides waiting patiently.

Also, the amount of petitions recorded on VJ timelines is only a small amount of the total petitions filed at the VSC...

good gracious, Eggs, you are talking sense about this; I don't know that that's allowed

[solmarc 7]

We filed out petition Oct 09 its been 4 months and 1 day and still haven't heard anything about the NOA2. I think I will contact my congressmen and see if that helps

Good Luck to everyone

I am affraid now of the time waiting reading about all of this, i guess i will have to think is going to be next year and get happy when is less, lol... Looks like Our case is also handle in Vermont, God help Us, after two years and more months together it since like an eternity the waiting... ive been travelling every month to see him, and since he sent the I-129F i am trying not to, just so i dont have any trouble... hopefully it dont take that long, but again reading this i am getting nervios...

[Eggs 0]

good gracious, Eggs, you are talking sense about this; I don't know that that's allowed

Lol! Well the way I see it, it's better to prepare for the 5 month wait and then be happily surprised when it takes less than that!. The 5 months should be the first guideline. It's the only official guideline.

It's a better option than to follow the continuously changing statistics based on only a small amount of the petitions and then keep being disappointed every week/month. I love the idea of having the statistics to get better insight into the process, but it seems like the statistics aren't giving us accurate numbers right now. If this is because we have too little data, or if the internal vsc processes have changed so that the calculations are now off, I don't know.

What I do know is that the anticipation of the "any day now statistics" almost drove me nuts! So I decided that, yes, waiting sucks, but there is only one definite guideline and that's the 5 months. They sent the NOA1 for my application on the 19th of October, so my petition could be processed any day from tomorrow until the 19th of March. If it hasn't been filed then, I'll call the VSC and have them start an investigation. So if you filed in November and your case hasn't been processed yet, your case could be processed any day from tomorrow until somewhere in April. If it hasn't been processed after 5 months, call the VSC and let them start an investigation.

[Ovaltine Jenkins 5]

Why not contact Congressmen when 30 days are up? Afterall, they have nothing better to do.

[Eggs 0]

Why not contact Congressmen when 30 days are up? Afterall, they have nothing better to do.

What do you think the congressmen are going to do after 30 days? The VSC says: We can process your application, it will take up to 5 months. If your visa isn't processed by then, call us and we'll do an investigation!

And then I'm on the phone with the congressman after just 20% of the processing time is up?

If you order a pizza and the pizza place says it's going to take up to 50 minutes to deliver, do you call the pizza place after 10 minutes, complaining about the waiting time? Or in this case, not call the pizza place, but complain to the higher authorities?? The congressman should be contacted as a last resort. USCIS has quite an extended help process explained on their website. If all that fails, call your congressman. They are like 911, only call in real need.

[Eggs 0]

Plus, I think the congressmen actually have something better to do. Like work on the health care reform to go through. After all, I'd like to be able to actually get affordable health care after all the visa processing has been completed!

[Ovaltine Jenkins 5]

Oh I was just joking after reading someone's advice to contact the Congresman after 3 months of waiting, which is also ridiculous.

[SunDrop 59]

Oh I was just joking after reading someone's advice to contact the Congresman after 3 months of waiting, which is also ridiculous.

Nobody suggested this. You must have not made enough mud pies as a kid to push sticks in, burnt enough ants with a magnifying glass, or something...

And Eggs, you're quite right. I was counting from October so figured it was 5... my bad.

But as an aside, most Congressmen have a dedicated staff member who deals with Immigration inquiries. Seriously doubt they handle everything by themselves

[DaleB 0]

I'm from October 19th and I've been hearing that "should be expecting theirs any day now" thing since the end of December basically. Every week I check the forums and every week it is the same thing: any day now.. The statistics from the timelines are an average and don't say that much, imho. Since it's over 4 months now and the standard processing time is 5 months at VSC, I'm thinking that yeah, now finally in the last month, it should be any day now. Otherwise on the 19th of March I'll be the first one to call the VSC.

on the 20th of March I will joining you in calling VSC

[Ovaltine Jenkins 5]

Nobody suggested this. You must have not made enough mud pies as a kid to push sticks in, burnt enough ants with a magnifying glass, or something...

Violence during childhood usually gets people their NOA2s faster.

NOT

[Trompe le Monde 1,107]

Nobody suggested this. You must have not made enough mud pies as a kid to push sticks in, burnt enough ants with a magnifying glass, or something...

And Eggs, you're quite right. I was counting from October so figured it was 5... my bad.

But as an aside, most Congressmen have a dedicated staff member who deals with Immigration inquiries. Seriously doubt they handle everything by themselves

most congress people have support staff dealing with all manner of constituent queries about various federal government agencies. I seriously doubt many have a person dedicated to immigration queries alone

[Ste&Velma 3]

It will take some time. My husband returned to Italy in Jan. 2009 (when we submitted paperwork) and came back to Puerto Rico in March....we got the interview letter when he was here in April or so......He went back to Italy, got interviewed in Naples and got his fiancee visa. He returned to PR in July, we married in September and submitted the rest of the documents...got 2 RFEs (which are a pain), sent everything on December 16 and on Feb. 16, 2010 we got notice that the case was transferred to California but with the good news that his Work Permit was on its way.

Just be patient. It is a hard, exhausting process, and you still have a long way to go. Interview, marrying, submit new documentation. Just make sure you qualify as a sponsor (check poverty guidelines for this). If they take long in replying, be thankful. Most cases are stopped for RFEs immediately after they receive them.

The best of luck!

Velmarie and Stefano Megha

[SunDrop 59]

most congress people have support staff dealing with all manner of constituent queries about various federal government agencies. I seriously doubt many have a person dedicated to immigration queries alone

Never said it was the only thing that staffer deals with...

[English Muffin 59]

Never said it was the only thing that staffer deals with...

Yes you did.

But as an aside, most Congressmen have a dedicated staff member who deals with Immigration inquiries