August 2011 F2A filers

[n4th4ly4 9]

@Athena and everybody,

We received NOA2 in April and in May we got the letter with NVC number..

where were u file ur petition? VSC or CSC?

[fresia 1]

We are CSC...

[guvnor2010 3]

How is everyone doing? DeathStrike, guvnor2010, lubnajavid, fresia and meika, have you heard anything from the NVC yet?

So far our case hasn't even been touched since last August... I am getting impatient - my husband and I have spent the first eleven months of our marriage living apart and it looks like we'll continue like this for another year at least. I shouldn't complain too much since I remember that the wait used to be much longer a few years ago, and at least we've been able to see each other once a month, but still... It would be nice to finally have some progress on our case.

No further update from the NVC.

[zeroka 7]

I'm with CSC. I just checked their processing time and it seems they started to slip away...now the current processing time is 8.3 months, as of June 15 2012 they were processing Aug 23 2011. (which is rather 10 months...)

so in short the CSC is getting in line with VSC and going for a flippin' 1 year processing time.

the good news is that the PD is moving well...currently Feb 15, expected to hit April with August visa bulletin.

Even though the regional service centers are processing slowly, once they are done it will just move faster in the NVC and get to the embassies. (what the used to do after the regional centers approved is have your file sit and wait in the NVC until your PD was closer, so no matter how fast a regional center may process your application if NVC puts it on back burner.

I anticipate to wait another 3 months to receive my NOA2, so the summer will be over when I can celebrate ...I will prob. get my skies/snowboard ready for the winter just to see my NOA2 popping in

[V.K.29 0]

Hello i am new to vj n my pd is Aug 5 2011

[Chittagong 11]

I'm with CSC. I just checked their processing time and it seems they started to slip away...now the current processing time is 8.3 months, as of June 15 2012 they were processing Aug 23 2011. (which is rather 10 months...)

so in short the CSC is getting in line with VSC and going for a flippin' 1 year processing time.

the good news is that the PD is moving well...currently Feb 15, expected to hit April with August visa bulletin.

Even though the regional service centers are processing slowly, once they are done it will just move faster in the NVC and get to the embassies. (what the used to do after the regional centers approved is have your file sit and wait in the NVC until your PD was closer, so no matter how fast a regional center may process your application if NVC puts it on back burner.

I anticipate to wait another 3 months to receive my NOA2, so the summer will be over when I can celebrate ...I will prob. get my skies/snowboard ready for the winter just to see my NOA2 popping in

I think this is bad news for 2011 f2a filers. If both USCIS service center started slowing I130 processing time, then PD is gonna move faster because of low volume of approved applicant received by NVC. When both service center started faster processing again because of PD current like 2010 VB, Then it will be possible retrogression again for overloaded of approved applicant received by NVC.

Service Center is the main culprit for retrogression. We should raise our voice to minimize processing time for I130 application. So it will very low chances to have retrogression.

[zeroka 7]

I think this is bad news for 2011 f2a filers. If both USCIS service center started slowing I130 processing time, then PD is gonna move faster because of low volume of approved applicant received by NVC. When both service center started faster processing again because of PD current like 2010 VB, Then it will be possible retrogression again for overloaded of approved applicant received by NVC.

Service Center is the main culprit for retrogression. We should raise our voice to minimize processing time for I130 application. So it will very low chances to have retrogression.

this does make sense indeed. However I think that based on the current PD and that it advances by 6 weeks each calendar month , the PD will not catch up with the processed service center applications.

Plus there may be some seasonality with the applications, or the processing slowing down as everyone goes on summer vacation.

Let's not make too early conclusions

[n4th4ly4 9]

"patiently waiting" my dreams comes true.. to reunite w/ my hubby

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Edited July 1, 2012 by n4th4ly4

[Athena June 37]

Hello i am new to vj n my pd is Aug 5 2011

Welcome to VJ!

Would you mind filling in your timeline and keeping it updated? Since your PD is just three days before ours and your petition is also at VSC, I'd like to follow your timeline. Once you get approved, it might mean that our approval is also just around the corner!

[zeroka 7]

so..I always wanted to ask this here...how is everyone handling the waiting?

We always talk about NOA1/2/PD..etc, but never about how actually time is spent while waiting...how do you keep in touch and maintain the relationship?

There must be very creative ways people find to survive this 2-3 years of wait...so here I go with my "tricks":

• Skype a lot
  
• Watch movies on netflix. I start the movie, wife watches it by my laptop sitting in front of the TV and transmitting picture by webcam.
  
• The good thing is, that I can stop netflix any time, discuss what we liked or not..etc and then carry on with the movie. So far we had no picture or sound quality issues, that worked out well.
  
• A lot of time spent on planning what and how when she will get here....and
  
• actual personal visitation every 4 months...and we buy the flight tickets 2 months in advance, so after each separation 9 weeks later we already have the hope when we will be seeing each other again
  

Difficult part: 6 hours time difference. It works out OK during weekends, pretty much impossible during the weekdays to talk, as by the time I finish work and get home it is midnight or 1 AM at wife's location.

Please share your way of getting through this waiting...I am interested. Maybe we can pick up ideas from each other.

[jamali84 5]

My wife's priority date is June 16 2011, and our service center is Vermont, have not received the NOA 2 yet... it's so depressing. I hope at least we get the NOA 2. Anybody knows what month they have reached yet. Somewhere i read they Vermont has processed a case from Feb 2011.

[zeroka 7]

My wife's priority date is June 16 2011, and our service center is Vermont, have not received the NOA 2 yet... it's so depressing. I hope at least we get the NOA 2. Anybody knows what month they have reached yet. Somewhere i read they Vermont has processed a case from Feb 2011.

current processing time for VSC is 16 months. In dates they work on February 2011 only.

[senmarley 2]

current processing time for VSC is 16 months. In dates they work on February 2011 only.

Just be patient and keep praying... Remember this journey is temporary no permanent and one day it will soon come to an end..ALWAY STAY POSITIVE...POSITIVE POSITIVE >>>>>>>>>

I had to wait for 1 YEARS 5 MONTHS to get approved ( 2NOA ) from Vermont on APRIL 17, 2012 . I am currently waiting for my case to complete at NVC and then have to wait for my case to be currently and hopefully by March/May 2013 bc my PD is 23 NOV 2010

Edited July 16, 2012 by senmarley

[Athena June 37]

so..I always wanted to ask this here...how is everyone handling the waiting?

We always talk about NOA1/2/PD..etc, but never about how actually time is spent while waiting...how do you keep in touch and maintain the relationship?

There must be very creative ways people find to survive this 2-3 years of wait...so here I go with my "tricks":

• Skype a lot
  
• Watch movies on netflix. I start the movie, wife watches it by my laptop sitting in front of the TV and transmitting picture by webcam.
  
• The good thing is, that I can stop netflix any time, discuss what we liked or not..etc and then carry on with the movie. So far we had no picture or sound quality issues, that worked out well.
  
• A lot of time spent on planning what and how when she will get here....and
  
• actual personal visitation every 4 months...and we buy the flight tickets 2 months in advance, so after each separation 9 weeks later we already have the hope when we will be seeing each other again
  

Difficult part: 6 hours time difference. It works out OK during weekends, pretty much impossible during the weekdays to talk, as by the time I finish work and get home it is midnight or 1 AM at wife's location.

Please share your way of getting through this waiting...I am interested. Maybe we can pick up ideas from each other.

Hi zeroka,

Great question! I've also wondered how other people are getting through this.

My husband and I have been in a long distance relationship for ten years, so we've developed a few routines over the years. Most importantly, we talk on the phone or skype every day, no matter what. We established this practice very early on and don't want to give it up even if it's tricky sometimes. We also have six hours of time difference, so during the week we usually talk towards the end of my husband's working day, just before I go to bed. If he's busy at work, then the call will just be a couple of minutes but at least we hear each other's voices and can catch up quickly. On weekends we talk more, often via skype. We also exchange tons of text messages and emails, and sometimes send old-fashioned postcards.

We are also lucky because my husband can do his work from pretty much anywhere and I get a fair amount of annual leave from work, so we manage to see each other every four to ten weeks. I can't imagine how those couples who only see each other once a year or so make it through this...

I like your idea of watching movies together. A few years ago my husband and I had both bought the second season of Lost, so we decided to watch it "together" despite having the Atlantic between us: we had skype on so we could see each other, and then pressed "play" at the same time. It was a lot of fun to spend a few weekends this way, and I would love to do something similar again.

We also spend a lot of time talking about the visa, this process, visa bulletin movements, where we want to live later on, whether I will be able to find work in the US, etc. Another favorite topic is planning holidays together - in addition to meeting in the US or here in Germany, we try to have at least one holiday together every year somewhere nice. I agree, having something to look forward to makes the wait a little bit more bearable!

Oh, and before I forget, I have a suggestion to all the men here: my husband sometimes sends me flowers. I love it, and I am sure your wives would too!

[n4th4ly4 9]

so..I always wanted to ask this here...how is everyone handling the waiting?

We always talk about NOA1/2/PD..etc, but never about how actually time is spent while waiting...how do you keep in touch and maintain the relationship?

There must be very creative ways people find to survive this 2-3 years of wait...so here I go with my "tricks":

• Skype a lot
• Watch movies on netflix. I start the movie, wife watches it by my laptop sitting in front of the TV and transmitting picture by webcam.
• The good thing is, that I can stop netflix any time, discuss what we liked or not..etc and then carry on with the movie. So far we had no picture or sound quality issues, that worked out well.
• A lot of time spent on planning what and how when she will get here....and
• actual personal visitation every 4 months...and we buy the flight tickets 2 months in advance, so after each separation 9 weeks later we already have the hope when we will be seeing each other again

Difficult part: 6 hours time difference. It works out OK during weekends, pretty much impossible during the weekdays to talk, as by the time I finish work and get home it is midnight or 1 AM at wife's location.

Please share your way of getting through this waiting...I am interested. Maybe we can pick up ideas from each other.

Hi 'zeroka, good for sharing ur tricks to kill this kinda boooriiingg and stressful process.

for me, i couldn't stay far away from my hubby. for the first 6months of our separation we use Skype alot. and phone calls. but after that, we decided for me to stay and continue my school at CAN. so here i am.. we can get more close every day..

my hubby visited me every month or sometime twice a month, same time zone, same hour make us more closely.

We traveled around CAN and having our honeymoon almost every month. i found that living in here not so bad.. hehehe but i still want to go to US, that's my dream

Edited July 17, 2012 by n4th4ly4