8 months 11 days and still no NOA2

[joe and korda 1]

USCIS Calif. received our I-129F petition on Nov. 12, 2010. We received a RFE May 25th, 2011. We have been waiting more than a month

since our reply to the RFE. This is ridiculous. I just arrived in Bangkok last night to visit my fiance. This is my 11th trip to visit

her since we first met 16 months ago! Why is my government doing this to me? We have more than enough evidence for our relationship. I

just don't understand why we have not received approval. I feel like USCIS is trying to take as long as possible to test our relationship.

I don't understand why other people are getting approval in 3 to 4 months and we are going on 9 months with nothing. Just feeling sad and

depressed this morning. I am happy to be back in Thailand with my honey, but the stress on both of us is taking a toll.

[Bart&Sagi 1]

I understand what you felt. Did you contact USCIS? I think nine months is too long for the NOA1 to NOA2. I saw in the site that there goal is 5 months. We received NOA2 for exactly 5 months.

[joe and korda 1]

I have contacted uscis and was told to just wait. They don't give me any information at all. I talked to a tier 2 person

and he didn't tell me anything. He just said sometimes it takes longer than normal.

[kenshaq 3]

I have contacted uscis and was told to just wait. They don't give me any information at all. I talked to a tier 2 person

and he didn't tell me anything. He just said sometimes it takes longer than normal.

sorry to hear that it taking so long to get your noa2. isn't it they said like 60 days? i just got lucky maybe because i got approved 10 days after response review. goodluck. hope you'll get it soon

[Ning 619]

USCIS Calif. received our I-129F petition on Nov. 12, 2010. We received a RFE May 25th, 2011. We have been waiting more than a month

since our reply to the RFE. This is ridiculous. I just arrived in Bangkok last night to visit my fiance. This is my 11th trip to visit

her since we first met 16 months ago! Why is my government doing this to me? We have more than enough evidence for our relationship. I

just don't understand why we have not received approval. I feel like USCIS is trying to take as long as possible to test our relationship.

I don't understand why other people are getting approval in 3 to 4 months and we are going on 9 months with nothing. Just feeling sad and

depressed this morning. I am happy to be back in Thailand with my honey, but the stress on both of us is taking a toll.

I am someone that can relate to your situation. We went thru all of this during the 408 days of our case. The RFE we responded to cost us 60 days. Other than that RFE there wasnt anything about our case that was really unusual.

With all respect your government isnt doing anything to you. They are doing something for you. That is extending the privilage of immigration to your fiance. Its a shame that it takes as long as it does in some of these cases. There doesnt seem to be a reason as to why some go thru so much faster than others.

I doubt this has anything at all to do with your realtionship. Many people dont have the amount of time or the number of visits you do & they were approved. USCIS isnt wasting time trying to see if they can cause your relationship to fail or run some kind of inhumane test as though you were lab rats.

Your case has been sidelined for some unknown & undue circumstance. In ours my husband met with USCIS several times to find that reason. All they could say was " this just never happens". Well it did & we lived it. You cant get info from these people on the phone because they simply dont have any. They dont & wont take the time to stop what they are doing to track it down.

My husband advises you to make an INFO PASS appointment right now & go see them as soon as you return to the USA. They will not be able to tell you exactly what is wrong but having human contact will serve several purposes. You will feel better & have a contact in USCIS that will work on the problem. One officer he worked with continued to track the case & try to update us. In the end my husband found a different way to find the case but at least the officer tried.

[Dan and Judy 614]

I've never looked at the timelines before to check for this. But it looks to me like thailand visas take longer to get approved. Possibly in the context of Thailand yours is not unusual.

[Channah&Aaron 51]

; you might want to keep in touch with my dearest VJ friends "Monyfer", "Charlize" and "Dumb&Dumberer" who are in my friends list.

They are waiting for 8, 9 and 10 months (September and October filers). One had RFE last May and haven't heard anything back and left out in the middle, even being told to wait 60 days after RFE, and still waiting.

It took me over 7 months for my NOA2, and you'll have good support from them since you are in the same boat.

I wish you good luck and I hope you'll get approved soon!!

Edited July 24, 2011 by Channah&Aaron

[E&P 0]

I've never looked at the timelines before to check for this. But it looks to me like thailand visas take longer to get approved. Possibly in the context of Thailand yours is not unusual.

Maybe your right. We are one of fillers who are applied for K1 visa in Thailand. We have almost exactly same timeline as Joe and Korda

We still waiting after we sent RFE respond back last month.

[E&P 0]

USCIS Calif. received our I-129F petition on Nov. 12, 2010. We received a RFE May 25th, 2011. We have been waiting more than a month

since our reply to the RFE. This is ridiculous. I just arrived in Bangkok last night to visit my fiance. This is my 11th trip to visit

her since we first met 16 months ago! Why is my government doing this to me? We have more than enough evidence for our relationship. I

just don't understand why we have not received approval. I feel like USCIS is trying to take as long as possible to test our relationship.

I don't understand why other people are getting approval in 3 to 4 months and we are going on 9 months with nothing. Just feeling sad and

depressed this morning. I am happy to be back in Thailand with my honey, but the stress on both of us is taking a toll.

Hope you have a good time with you fiance in Thailand. We have to believe we will be approved soon .Good luck ^^

USCIS Calif. received our I-129F petition on Nov. 12, 2010. We received a RFE May 25th, 2011. We have been waiting more than a month

since our reply to the RFE. This is ridiculous. I just arrived in Bangkok last night to visit my fiance. This is my 11th trip to visit

her since we first met 16 months ago! Why is my government doing this to me? We have more than enough evidence for our relationship. I

just don't understand why we have not received approval. I feel like USCIS is trying to take as long as possible to test our relationship.

I don't understand why other people are getting approval in 3 to 4 months and we are going on 9 months with nothing. Just feeling sad and

depressed this morning. I am happy to be back in Thailand with my honey, but the stress on both of us is taking a toll.

Hope you have a good time with you fiance in Thailand. We have to believe we will be approved soon .Good luck ^^

[monyfer 27]

I am one of the ones waiting almost ten months. It is painful beyond belief and has taken a huge toll on my relationship.

[bigdog 376]

USCIS Calif. received our I-129F petition on Nov. 12, 2010. We received a RFE May 25th, 2011. We have been waiting more than a month

since our reply to the RFE. This is ridiculous. I just arrived in Bangkok last night to visit my fiance. This is my 11th trip to visit

her since we first met 16 months ago! Why is my government doing this to me? We have more than enough evidence for our relationship. I

just don't understand why we have not received approval. I feel like USCIS is trying to take as long as possible to test our relationship.

I don't understand why other people are getting approval in 3 to 4 months and we are going on 9 months with nothing. Just feeling sad and

depressed this morning. I am happy to be back in Thailand with my honey, but the stress on both of us is taking a toll.

Contact USCIS, maybe paperwork got misplaced. You have to keep on top of this. Remember do it right the first time will save time with this process.

[Ning 619]

Maybe your right. We are one of fillers who are applied for K1 visa in Thailand. We have almost exactly same timeline as Joe and Korda

We still waiting after we sent RFE respond back last month.

This situation has nothing to do with the connection to Thailand at this point. These petitions are at USCIS awaiting approval which is the NOA2. Petitions are then sent to NVC for processing & on to Thailand for visa issuance is approved by the interviewing officer.

The problem in Thailand for all applicants is the time they will have to wait for the interview dates. Info seen here on V J indicates the embassy is indicating 2 to 3 months after reciept of P 3 info.

RFEs add considerable time to most cases. My own took 60 days after we sent back the info. The case becomes stalled when the docs arent complete. Generating the RFE & the responce takes time. The responce has to forwarded to the case officer & acted upon.

[Jim N Augie 16]

For what it's worth, I know two cases that were getting excessive dalays and vague answers. Both said calling thier congressman helped. Jim.

[dragonlover 6]

wow! i think you need to call you congressmen or senator to help you with you case...goodluck!

[Mandyfonck 0]

USCIS Calif. received our I-129F petition on Nov. 12, 2010. We received a RFE May 25th, 2011. We have been waiting more than a month

since our reply to the RFE. This is ridiculous. I just arrived in Bangkok last night to visit my fiance. This is my 11th trip to visit

her since we first met 16 months ago! Why is my government doing this to me? We have more than enough evidence for our relationship. I

just don't understand why we have not received approval. I feel like USCIS is trying to take as long as possible to test our relationship.

I don't understand why other people are getting approval in 3 to 4 months and we are going on 9 months with nothing. Just feeling sad and

depressed this morning. I am happy to be back in Thailand with my honey, but the stress on both of us is taking a toll.

I know ...I´m sorry to hear that, but unfortunatelly we aren´t ALONE... have some couples with the same situation .... we are getting 10 months, I´m sooo sad!!!