Calling VSC in 2 weeks?

[Zharren Young 32]

so when you call VSC & they tell you to call back in 2 weeks, is it advisable to actually wait exactly 2 weeks to call back?

im asking coz we have been given hundreds of different answers every time we call, call back in 2 days, call back in 3 days or call back in 2 weeks. so which is which?

[Kathryn41 3,205]

Moved from Effects of Major Family Upheaval on Immigration Processes forum to K-1 forum as applicant is inquiring about an I-129f petition.

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I am sorry to tell you that when you call the 1-800 number listed for Immigration, you are not calling VSC nor any other immigration office. You are calling a Service Call Center with non-immigration employees to answer the phone and who have scripts for commonly asked questions with limited computer access to the same on-line information that you have. It is not- so- affectionately known as the 'Mis-information Line" rather than the "Information Line" because more often that not, the information you get from them is wrong, and you can call back 4 times right in a row, get 4 different people with 4 different answers and all of them may be wrong.

It is possible for your call to be forwarded to an actual, generic Immigration officer if the question you are asking is beyond their ability to answer or is in obvious need of attention. Having filed an I-129f petition in July and still waiting for your NOA2 will not get you transferred to an immigration officer yet. It will only get you the generic response of 'call back later'. They have no idea what is going on with your petition because they have no access to that information.

They are hoping that if they tell you to wait long enough, there will be a decision that eventually happens and it shows up on their computers (just like it would show up on yours) so they can tell you that. You can call as often as you like, but if you do make a pest of yourself calling, they will definitely get annoyed, refuse to help you at all, and perhaps threaten action against you. They can't do anything, but even getting the threat that they might can be very worrisome.

Right now, you are still in the acceptable processing time frame for an I-129f petition. They are running about 5 to 6 months right now - and there is no way that you can hurry that process up. Any further calls to the Information Line will just receive the same response - call back later until you are outside of the acceptable processing time. When you have gone at least 30 days past the stated processing time line, then they might forward your call to an immigration officer - or not. There are applicants from June and earlier, however, who are still waiting as well.

The best advice I can offer is to be patient - which is a very difficult thing to do. Good luck - I hope you hear something soon.

Edited January 2, 2011 by Kathryn41

[Maxx121 14]

I called and got some canned response. I asked to speak with a supervisor and they said they would put in a service request, i told them dont bother.

I then called my senators office and got a nice woman who said they would inquire to just send them a letter requesting and authorizing them to look into it. But it was really just a nice cannecd response .

I sent the letter and i call back USCIS every day to check the status. (well not every day)

i figure its the holidays and nothing is getting done right now, honestly its the same at my office, its a ghost town. Everyone goes on vacation at this time of year.

im not gonna stress out over it till after a few weeks into the new year.

Cause at my job when we get back in we pump out all the stuff we didnt get done at the end of the year.

[Al422 221]

While I have no calling experience, since my 5 month mark is almost 2 months away, I heard stories of people being put through to immigration officers, and I also heard of people getting blown off, then they called back and got a different person who was willing to help.

So while you don't want to call 100 times and get a reputation as a pest, it seems that it is worth making 2 to 3 tries if the first one or two does not get results.