Initial Review

[deon-ellyn 0]

How long does it takes checking the background " Initial Review'' ? Is there anyone here and give us advise what to do, We tried as we can send letter and follow up our application I-129F even though the secreatary of Senates in Missouri try to help us but nothing happen. its been 15 months my application is pending as the stage of INITIAL REVIEW. Need Help

[thelastpetitioner 218]

How long does it takes checking the background " Initial Review'' ? Is there anyone here and give us advise what to do, We tried as we can send letter and follow up our application I-129F even though the secreatary of Senates in Missouri try to help us but nothing happen. its been 15 months my application is pending as the stage of INITIAL REVIEW. Need Help

initial review takes as long as they want it took,usually less than five months,so you have to call them.

specially since the website in some cases isnt accurate or updated correctly

Edited October 7, 2010 by ygr

[deon-ellyn 0]

initial review takes as long as they want it took,usually less than five months,so you have to call them.

specially since the website in some cases isnt accurate or updated correctly

We tryed to call many times and emailed and we are trying our best to get ahold of them but there is nothing happen. and we contact the secreatary of Senates states of Missouri, and they contact right away and email us.. they doesnt know how long it takes to work our case it been 15months been pending...OMG we are bring patient for over 15 months what we can do...nothing..

[TBoneTX 45,299]

Call the toll-free USCIS line and politely insist on being escalated to an Immigration Officer (IO). The IOs know what's truly going on, whereas the people who answer the phone do NOT, despite what they may claim. If they go into their parrot of asking where you are in the process, etc., cut them off and insist on being escalated NOW. If they object, tell them that they're required to escalate your call upon your request.

After escalation, tell the IO how happy you are to be talking with him (this is both nice and important), explain your situation, ask if he can pinpoint AND TELL YOU exactly where your file is. Next, ask very politely if he could please e-mail the floor to have someone physically move your file to the next station, and to flag it for priority processing given the undue delay. I did this when my own file was dragging; it turned out that the file was sitting on a transfer station. Reaching the IO is the only way to achieve immediate action from people who can actually help. Let us know how it goes for you!