CR-1 instead of K-1?

[candn 17]

I know the CSC is really backed up right now (We filed there in August and are right in this boat with you) but it isn't always like that. CSC and all the others go through waves of fast and slow periods because they move around people processing different types of visas. Up until recently, K1s there were going really fast because they had a ton of people working on them. Then they started getting backed up with other work, so they pulled people from K1s and put them on other tasks. Now that K1s are getting backed up, pretty soon they will move a bunch of people back to working on those. That is why some people get through the process in 4 months and some take 8. In retrospect, it would have been nice to have filed in May, but at least it is not a new problem at CSC. This is just a historical trend and we were unfortunate enough to file right at the slowing down point. It will still get processed though, and probably sooner than it feels like now. I really think that you will have an NOA2 soon, at least by the end of November, and then things will move so much faster. I really wish they could keep a steady pace so we could all have a better idea of how much time this will take, but I guess they are doing the best with what they have. Things haven't stopped there, they have just really slowed down. I know that when we filed, people were getting processed so fast through CSC that even with a conservative estimate, I was sure we could get married in March. Now I am having to really rethink our plans. I know exactly how difficult it is, but I think the best bet is just to keep trudging through. Good luck!

Government inefficiency at its best. This is one of the most inefficient ways of running a government entity ever. It doesn't make me feel any better because it is pardon the exepression "stupid". We all pay the same amount yet, depending on where we fall, we receive unequal service. Not only is it unfair to the petitioners, it's also unfair to the adjudicators. There goes economics 101 on equity and efficiency.

Edited October 12, 2010 by candn

[decocker 7,198]

Thanks for the responses, but you are both dealing with the VSC. The CSC is months behind and no one seems to have heard from them since August. We have no idea how long this will take. It looks like we'll be waiting long past 5 months just to get our NoA2, let alone the interview. If we were registered with Vermont I'd be more than happy to wait my turn, but California is awful.

when we were going through the noa2 portion, vsc was the one lagging painfully behind and csc was really fast..

the waiting is difficult and so is the 'not knowing' but you are surely one day closer that when you started, hang in there.