December 2011 IR-1/CR-1 USCIS Filers

[Jamaican Luv 13]

i guess it means that they'll check whoever should be working on our case and have it prioritized as it has exceeded the time frame..more like them saying 'ooppss we forgot your case, we will check it now'... omg.. i can't contain my frustration over this process:( i dread to recieve an email from them saying callback if you can't hear after 45 days.. which would most likely happen..

45 days? they told me if i dont hear anything after 15 days to call back.. :/

[Musashii 21]

45 days? they told me if i dont hear anything after 15 days to call back.. :/

15 days is just to reply to your service request. Reply does not mean a decision. It could say that your petition is being actively processed. Call back if you don't hear anything after 45/60 days. If you are very lucky then you will receive NOA2 during that time frame.

[twocastles 26]

i guess it means that they'll check whoever should be working on our case and have it prioritized as it has exceeded the time frame..more like them saying 'ooppss we forgot your case, we will check it now'... omg.. i can't contain my frustration over this process:( i dread to recieve an email from them saying callback if you can't hear after 45 days.. which would most likely happen..

That's exactly what I received, except mine was 60 days...ugh! Despite this I will be contacting my Congressman again Tomorrow 6/1/2012 (as they instructed me the last time I contacted them. I'll contact my two Senators also (if I have the time) This was the response from the USCIS:

Dear XXXXXXX:

On 05/08/2012 you, or the designated representative shown below, contacted us about your case. Some of the key information given to us at that time was the following:

Caller indicated they are:

-- Applicant or Petitioner

Attorney Name:

-- Information not available

Case type:

-- I130

Filing date:

-- 12/05/2011

Receipt #:

-- EAC-xx-xx-xxxxx

Referral ID:

xxxxxxxxxxxxxVSC

Beneficiary (if you filed for someone else):

-- xxxxx, Rosa

Your USCIS Account Number (A-number):

-- Information not available

Type of service requested:

-- Outside Normal Processing Times

The status of this service request is:

Your case is currently under review. You should receive a decision or notice of other action within 60 days of the date of this letter.

If you have any further questions, please call the National Customer Service Center at 1-800-375-5283.

Please remember: By law, every person who is not a U.S. citizen and who is over the age of 14 must submit Form AR-11 AND notify this office of their change of address, within 10 days from when they move (persons in "A" or "G" nonimmigrant status are exempt from this requirement). To notify this office of a move, visit our website at: www.uscis.gov or call the National Customer Service Center at 1-800-375-5283. The Form AR-11 can be downloaded from our website or you can call the National Customer Service Center at 1-800-375-5283 and we can order one for you. Instructions for filing the Form AR-11, including mailing instructions, are included on the Form.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

[Jamaican Luv 13]

That's exactly what I received, except mine was 60 days...ugh! Despite this I will be contacting my Congressman again Tomorrow 6/1/2012 (as they instructed me the last time I contacted them. I'll contact my two Senators also (if I have the time) This was the response from the USCIS:

Dear XXXXXXX:

On 05/08/2012 you, or the designated representative shown below, contacted us about your case. Some of the key information given to us at that time was the following:

Caller indicated they are:

-- Applicant or Petitioner

Attorney Name:

-- Information not available

Case type:

-- I130

Filing date:

-- 12/05/2011

Receipt #:

-- EAC-xx-xx-xxxxx

Referral ID:

xxxxxxxxxxxxxVSC

Beneficiary (if you filed for someone else):

-- xxxxx, Rosa

Your USCIS Account Number (A-number):

-- Information not available

Type of service requested:

-- Outside Normal Processing Times

The status of this service request is:

Your case is currently under review. You should receive a decision or notice of other action within 60 days of the date of this letter.

If you have any further questions, please call the National Customer Service Center at 1-800-375-5283.

Please remember: By law, every person who is not a U.S. citizen and who is over the age of 14 must submit Form AR-11 AND notify this office of their change of address, within 10 days from when they move (persons in "A" or "G" nonimmigrant status are exempt from this requirement). To notify this office of a move, visit our website at: www.uscis.gov or call the National Customer Service Center at 1-800-375-5283. The Form AR-11 can be downloaded from our website or you can call the National Customer Service Center at 1-800-375-5283 and we can order one for you. Instructions for filing the Form AR-11, including mailing instructions, are included on the Form.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

so if your pention is under review... thats not a good thing right? this is starting to get confusing....

[twocastles 26]

so if your pention is under review... thats not a good thing right? this is starting to get confusing....

No, I think it's just a generic term that means they are now actually looking at it. Which is a good thing. I'm looking at it like it is a step beyond "Initial Review". My only problem with it is that 60 days puts me at 7 months for approval, rather than the 5 months that it should have been done in. October, November and December are the three slowest/lowest volume months for new petitions...they should be done with those filers even quicker, not take longer.

[Jamaican Luv 13]

No, I think it's just a generic term that means they are now actually looking at it. Which is a good thing. I'm looking at it like it is a step beyond "Initial Review". My only problem with it is that 60 days puts me at 7 months for approval, rather than the 5 months that it should have been done in. October, November and December are the three slowest/lowest volume months for new petitions...they should be done with those filers even quicker, not take longer.

oh ok, so confusing!! lol i guess that is a good thing! hope it really dont take 60 days! ugh! that would stink!

[FaithHopeLove 3]

well.. haven't heard anything from uscis yet, hoping they'll make it happen soon. there are some february filers i know that got approved recently. they don't know what is the effect of this process to us. It's so frustrating!

[itsmeleila 6]

no noa2 yet:( service request done...senator already looking at it and was told they'll inform us on any updates this monday....more waiting.. and waiting.. ssooo frustrating when feb filers got approved ahead of us...

[Jamaican Luv 13]

yeh, i dont wanna think bout it, im thinkin i need to call the senator again on monday, the service request is already in, but idk.. i have to agree with the both of you above

[itsmeleila 6]

1st week of june now.. to those who are still waiting let this be our week... goodluck!!

[twocastles 26]

1st week of june now.. to those who are still waiting let this be our week... goodluck!!

I certainly hope so! My Representative is looking into it...again. The staffer told me they should hear something back from their request by Wednesday. Of course that could just be the same response of, "under review" I received from the VSC. My wife is from Venezuela. I need her to get up here before Chavez succumbs to cancer. Rumor has it, he is end stage. If he passes before she gets the green card, what happens next is anyone's guess. It could be civil war. It could be full military lock-down. I shudder to think...

[RobbyUSA 26]

I certainly hope so! My Representative is looking into it...again. The staffer told me they should hear something back from their request by Wednesday. Of course that could just be the same response of, "under review" I received from the VSC. My wife is from Venezuela. I need her to get up here before Chavez succumbs to cancer. Rumor has it, he is end stage. If he passes before she gets the green card, what happens next is anyone's guess. It could be civil war. It could be full military lock-down. I shudder to think...

I hope you realize Vermont is really backed up now because of all the protected status cases.

I wouldn't be surprised if your case is on hold until they finish up most of those cases.

best of luck to you.

[twocastles 26]

I hope you realize Vermont is really backed up now because of all the protected status cases.

I wouldn't be surprised if your case is on hold until they finish up most of those cases.

best of luck to you.

Thanks man, I appreciate it. Yeah, I saw you posted that information on another thread. Very disheartening...

[RobbyUSA 26]

Thanks man, I appreciate it. Yeah, I saw you posted that information on another thread. Very disheartening...

yes I am in the same boat as you are.

expect a long wait if you filled at the VSC in 2012.

[Jamaican Luv 13]

yeh i think its gonna be like that to even with the CSC.. becuz all of a sudden they wanna stop with dec. filers all togehter and move on to jan, feb and whatever else... uuugh! im getting really frustrated, really trying not to.