March 2010 CR1 filers

[BigSigh 12]

Good luck Anthony! I hope you get a long overdue surprise in your mail box or inbox this weekend!

Good luck to everyone who is still waiting!

[kruz_patz 22]

Well my VJ family my appointment with USCIS local office is this monday at 1:45 pm. We are now at 152 days and still going without any word from our beloved USCIS. I will post what happen at my appointment when I get done on Monday. Have a good weekend everyone and God Bless.

Sure we will wait to see what they have to say........good luck

[kruz_patz 22]

USCIS CALIFORNIA SERVICE CENTER :

PH no.: 949-389-3003

I don't know if everyone knows about it or not. But just found it online through VJ so thought to share it here.

UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP & IMMIGRATION SERVICES (USCIS)

SERVICE CENTERS

CALIFORNIA SERVICE CENTER (CSC)

Director: Christina Poulos

Deputy Director: Bret Gregg

Chief of Staff: Jerry McMahon

24000 Avila Rd; Rm 2117

Laguna Niguel, CA 92677

Phone: (949) 389-3003

Fax: (949) 389-3251

NEBRASKA SERVICE CENTER (NSC)

Director: Jerry Heinauer

Deputy Director: Marilyn Wiles

Chief of Staff: Neil Jacobson

850 S. Street

Lincoln, NE 68508-2521

Phone: (402) 323-6031 Fax: (402) 219-6050

TEXAS SERVICE CENTER (TSC)

Director: David Roark

Deputy Director: Angela “Kristi” Barrows

Chief of Staff: Marnie Drumheller

4141 N. St. Augustine

Dallas, TX 75227

Phone: (214) 962-2626

Fax: (214) 962-1451

VERMONT SERVICE CENTER (VSC)

Acting Director: Bret Gregg

Deputy Director: Mark J. Hazuda

Chief of Staff: Todd Reader

75 Lower Welden St

St Albans, VT 05479

Phone: (802) 527-4700

Fax: (802) 527-4862

Edited August 13, 2010 by kruz_patz

[TomD 4]

Well my VJ family my appointment with USCIS local office is this monday at 1:45 pm. We are now at 152 days and still going without any word from our beloved USCIS. I will post what happen at my appointment when I get done on Monday. Have a good weekend everyone and God Bless.

GOOD FOR YOU "T". Don't forget to bring a peace offering(Small irresistible pastry treat) It will be interesting to see what is discussed and how they can or are willing help you with your situation... Remember friendly is better than agressive and everyone like to show how smart they are. GOOD LUCK... I would love to be the fly on the wall. One day hopefully we will discuss all of this over libations...haha

[anthonyddiggs1 1]

Okay all here is my little update.

So Today I called the Customer Service Center and spoke to a lady by the name of Sharon. After I explained my situation to her and advised her that I was a former government employee, she escalated my call to an immigration officer by the name of Gonzales. Now this is the information that I was given to the delay.

1. CSC is on complete overload with I-130 petitions and they have sent out an alert to all customer service agents that anyone calling to wait an additional 20 days before starting a service request for escalation.

2. This is a myth-buster. The applications for Haitian and Chilean nationals is not affecting the process of I-130 applications. This is because USCIS has set up a completely different section to handle only those applications.

3. Immigration Officer confirmed that the online site is a piece of Junk!!!!! And should not be used as a sole purpose of checking.

4. This was interesting to hear. That they often will pull applications for quality assurance and that will slow the process down for that applicant. (LUCK OF THE DRAW FOR THAT UNLUCKY SOUL).

5. Here is another interesting fact. Immigration Officer says that the USCIS timeline does follow CSC actual processing timeline as of today. Also stated that CSC will be on overload until around October 2010.

6. He advised that anyone that has passed the 5 month mark and 20 days should start calling so a service request can be placed.

7. (Local offices) Immigration officer stated that not much can be done from a local office. All they will do is the same thing that he did for me over the phone.

8. New information. When you call the 1-800-375-5283 number. All that person does on the phone is the same thing we do, which is check the online status board . The only difference is that they can attempt to place the service request before sending to an immigration officer for escalation.

Well I am still going to make my appointment on Monday, just to see if what he told me was the gospel truth. But he did tell me that my application was updated as of July 22. Which the online status board does not show.

So I hope this gives all of you some insight to what the heck is going on with the CSC office.

[johndoe12 2]

Wow. Good notes and facts. Hopefully they are sending out your approval right away I want to see some approvals next week so that will make me happy at least for others and myself (if possible).

[anthonyddiggs1 1]

okay now this gets even better,

So I am checking my email right now and I get an email from an Immigration Officer from the CSC office here is what it says

Fri, August 13, 2010 12:18:49 PMRE: Case # WAC 10-160-

From: CSC NCSC Follow Up <Csc-NCSC-FollowUp@dhs.gov>View Contact

To: Anthony Diggs <anthonyd.diggs1@>

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Your petition is currently being reviewed and adjudicated with an Officer. You should receive a notice of action* within 35 days.

*A notice of action may be in a form of Approval Notice, Denial Notice, Transfer Notice, or request for Evidence, Notice of Intent to Deny or Notice of Intent to Revoke.

Thanks,

Officer McClellan

____________________________________________________________________________________________

From: Anthony Diggs [mailto:anthonyd.diggs1@]

Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2010 2:03 AM

To: CSC NCSC Follow Up

Subject: Case # WAC 10-160-

To Inquiry Personnel,

I filed an I-130 petition for immediate relative on March 12,2010. As of today I still have not recieved any notification in regards to the petition.

I have contacted the National customer service center and was advised that I had to wait until the petition has passed your national goal processing time of five (5) months. This unfortunately will be tomorrow. I would ask that someone in your office, Look into the status of the petition and notify me by email as soon as possible.

Thank you for the assistance,

Anthony D Diggs

Loss Prevention Manger

Fred Demeo Inc.

Amazing what happens when you start to place just the smallest little fire.

[johndoe12 2]

Looks like I will be sending a similar email soon. Thanks for the info

[johndoe12-Senior 0]

Thanks a bunch Tony... your info really helps everyone who are waiting to hear from our beloved USCIS!

[anthonyddiggs1 1]

Thanks a bunch Tony... your info really helps everyone who are waiting to hear from our beloved USCIS!

One is glad to be of service

[Heather&Matt 0]

Saw there was an April filer approved, thats a good sign. Hopefully next week for some of us....have a good weekend everyone.

[TomD 4]

Okay all here is my little update.

So Today I called the Customer Service Center and spoke to a lady by the name of Sharon. After I explained my situation to her and advised her that I was a former government employee, she escalated my call to an immigration officer by the name of Gonzales. Now this is the information that I was given to the delay.

1. CSC is on complete overload with I-130 petitions and they have sent out an alert to all customer service agents that anyone calling to wait an additional 20 days before starting a service request for escalation.

2. This is a myth-buster. The applications for Haitian and Chilean nationals is not affecting the process of I-130 applications. This is because USCIS has set up a completely different section to handle only those applications.

3. Immigration Officer confirmed that the online site is a piece of Junk!!!!! And should not be used as a sole purpose of checking.

4. This was interesting to hear. That they often will pull applications for quality assurance and that will slow the process down for that applicant. (LUCK OF THE DRAW FOR THAT UNLUCKY SOUL).

5. Here is another interesting fact. Immigration Officer says that the USCIS timeline does follow CSC actual processing timeline as of today. Also stated that CSC will be on overload until around October 2010.

6. He advised that anyone that has passed the 5 month mark and 20 days should start calling so a service request can be placed.

7. (Local offices) Immigration officer stated that not much can be done from a local office. All they will do is the same thing that he did for me over the phone.

8. New information. When you call the 1-800-375-5283 number. All that person does on the phone is the same thing we do, which is check the online status board . The only difference is that they can attempt to place the service request before sending to an immigration officer for escalation.

Well I am still going to make my appointment on Monday, just to see if what he told me was the gospel truth. But he did tell me that my application was updated as of July 22. Which the online status board does not show.

So I hope this gives all of you some insight to what the heck is going on with the CSC office.

Nice work Tony. You can go to the head of the class.

[kruz_patz 22]

what is the email address that you sent an email to? Is it csc-ncsc-followup@dhs.gov

Very nice work....thanks

okay now this gets even better,

So I am checking my email right now and I get an email from an Immigration Officer from the CSC office here is what it says

Fri, August 13, 2010 12:18:49 PMRE: Case # WAC 10-160-

From: CSC NCSC Follow Up <Csc-NCSC-FollowUp@dhs.gov>View Contact

To: Anthony Diggs <anthonyd.diggs1@>

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Your petition is currently being reviewed and adjudicated with an Officer. You should receive a notice of action* within 35 days.

*A notice of action may be in a form of Approval Notice, Denial Notice, Transfer Notice, or request for Evidence, Notice of Intent to Deny or Notice of Intent to Revoke.

Thanks,

Officer McClellan

____________________________________________________________________________________________

From: Anthony Diggs [mailto:anthonyd.diggs1@]

Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2010 2:03 AM

To: CSC NCSC Follow Up

Subject: Case # WAC 10-160-

To Inquiry Personnel,

I filed an I-130 petition for immediate relative on March 12,2010. As of today I still have not recieved any notification in regards to the petition.

I have contacted the National customer service center and was advised that I had to wait until the petition has passed your national goal processing time of five (5) months. This unfortunately will be tomorrow. I would ask that someone in your office, Look into the status of the petition and notify me by email as soon as possible.

Thank you for the assistance,

Anthony D Diggs

Loss Prevention Manger

Fred Demeo Inc.

Amazing what happens when you start to place just the smallest little fire.

Edited August 14, 2010 by kruz_patz

[kruz_patz 22]

How come a MAY filer gets approval.......may be an expediate request ?

[Rich and Bey 1]

well another march filer was approved. but i think he had an rfe before. but he is gone now. very little march filers left. i am sure one by one they will get finished. as far as april i would assume by the end of the month they will be working hard on them. an immigration attorney the other day told me that i wont get approved until september or october.