190 days and they ask for an RFE.

[yellow67r 0]

I have a fiance. We are expecting a child and this whole process is killing me.

It is likely that my child will not be born in America.

For July and August I have been trying to get the attention of my sentators and congressmen. They made inquiries and Requests for Expedition, but they were getting snowballed as well.

Yesterday, I would not stop calling them untill they found my file. The inital customer service rep was very professional, the second could not operate a computer, and the third was again very helpful. It had been misplaced (in transit) for several months. I recieved all my recipts for NOA1 and the MBRA RFE, but still they lost it. Now my divorce decree is missing. I think someone took it. This is my current nightmare.

Do you have any suggestions?

[noura 0]

no real advice for you (i'm sure someone will come along who does ) but I just want to wish you well and pray it all gets worked out for you. Good luck!

Noura

[noblehero 0]

I have a fiance. We are expecting a child and this whole process is killing me.

It is likely that my child will not be born in America.

For July and August I have been trying to get the attention of my sentators and congressmen. They made inquiries and Requests for Expedition, but they were getting snowballed as well.

Yesterday, I would not stop calling them untill they found my file. The inital customer service rep was very professional, the second could not operate a computer, and the third was again very helpful. It had been misplaced (in transit) for several months. I recieved all my recipts for NOA1 and the MBRA RFE, but still they lost it. Now my divorce decree is missing. I think someone took it. This is my current nightmare.

Do you have any suggestions?

Wow! World Class incompetence! At this point, I would say it's damage controll. They found your file, now mail them the divorce decree again, and maybe you'll have your approval in two weeks??

You would think that one of these customer service reps would take pity and give out his personal email address to you so you had a point of contact.

Best wishes.

[AndyMisiu 0]

Man!! I feel your pain!! #######!! All you can do is comply with what they ask. They are sending you another RFE correct? you have to wait for the RFE. I would write a heart felt letter (as a supplement form to the petition) to go along with your RFE. Explain everything that has happened to you & request expedited service. I don't know if theres some kind of official form for expedited service but send that too if there is. I would keep riding your congress peeps!! and pray!!! good luck to you

I don't know if the letter will help or not. I can tell you that it's a person with feelings who will be reviewing the RFE and adjudicating the loan. It doesnt' hurt to pull at those feelings!!!!

FYI make sure your fiancee has a copy of the letter you wrote and can answer questions about it. Don't write anything that can be used against you!!

Edited August 15, 2006 by AndyMisiu

[Yodrak 7]

yellow67r,

Suggestion - if you've gotten another RFE, respond to it as quickly as possible.

Yodrak

I have a fiance. We are expecting a child and this whole process is killing me.

It is likely that my child will not be born in America.

For July and August I have been trying to get the attention of my sentators and congressmen. They made inquiries and Requests for Expedition, but they were getting snowballed as well.

Yesterday, I would not stop calling them untill they found my file. The inital customer service rep was very professional, the second could not operate a computer, and the third was again very helpful. It had been misplaced (in transit) for several months. I recieved all my recipts for NOA1 and the MBRA RFE, but still they lost it. Now my divorce decree is missing. I think someone took it. This is my current nightmare.

Do you have any suggestions?

[pnd629 0]

It is definitely time to get senators involved. You have been waiting too long!

You mailed your application in mid-February, I wonder why it took so long to get NOA1. We mailed ours a week later and had NOA1 before the IMBRA deadline.

I'm sorry to hear about your delays. I hope you get approved soon!

[dwar49 0]

I would recommend getting your congressman involved. (i.e. representative, not senator). Historically they have proven much more responsive and because of volume of requests are able to look into your case much sooner than a senator's staff.

My personal experience was that it took 2 months for senators to even do anything whereas my congressman had a letter out to CSC director (faxed it direct) within a week, and two days after the letter was sent we were approved.

Others have had like experiences.

[hockeygal 0]

yes, send in the RFE response asap... and work those Congresspeople! Seems they have been mor ehelpful to some on this board than the senators' offices have been.

[kitkat1 5]

I'm so sorry for the continued ####### you are going through.

Here are the instructions for how to contact your senator or congressman. Hope you get some help.

Generally, emails and written letters to senators and congressman will generate a response, a few months later, thanking you for your support of their stance on immigration reform.

For more immediate assistance, follow these steps:

1) Find your senator or congressman’s website.

2) Go to the section for Constituent Services.

3) Download the privacy form.

4) Fill out all the relevant case information.

5) FAX it to their office.

6) Call to follow up. Find out the name of the specific person assigned to your case and get their direct phone number.

If your senator doesn’t have a privacy form on the website, call them directly.

http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_info...enators_cfm.cfm

http://www.house.gov/house/MemberWWW.shtml

[aussiewench 9]

yellow67r

Im a little confused by your post. Could you clear a few things up please.

It had been misplaced (in transit) for several months

?????

Going by your timeline, you sent your I-129F on 15 Feb and received NOA1 on 21 March? Was that the NOA1 date or the received/receipt date on your NOA1? Was it transferred from another center? I ask because it is something that often causes confusion. On top of that IMBRA RFE's were being issued erroneously to those it didnt apply to.

You say you returned an RFE for IMBRA and now they are sending you a second RFE for your divorce decree??? That being said if they are issuing a second RFE, this wouldnt of been done without them having receipt of the IMBRA RFE, so it cant of been lost.

As for the divorce decree.....documents and evidence sometimes gets misplaced. Either that or the divorce decree submitted was lacking somehow. The fact they are issuing an RFE for missing/incomplete documents/evidence, means your file is being process. As with any RFE's of this nature, once what is asked for is returned to the service center, an approval is not too far off. Unless of course one is then held up in name/security checks.

One should be wary when speaking to operators at the NCSC as it is not known a the misinformation line for no reason.

All the best to you and your family

Family

Edited August 15, 2006 by aussiewench

[BlueSurf 0]

I am in your back yard and probably contacting the same people that you have been speaking with. Contact me if you want to exchange ideas... I will pick up the tab on a Starbucks or something.