CSC still stating June 16 date for i130

[Voided01 7]

The 'deadly' 4August here. Hopefully some action results from your service request and the one I'll be putting in tomorrow.

Hopefully and good luck on yours!

[Waiting_Sugar 1]

I am wayyyyyyyyyyyy beyondd annoyed What the hell do they do in the offices the whole entire dayy?? Drink coffeee and talk about their day while finishing one case every 6 hourss of basically NOTHING! ughhhhhhhhhhh

[Hard4wait 0]

Im July5 that mean its 174days and we didnt hear anything we did call uscis senatore office and all give us same answer we need to wait and be patient and soon we can hear something but there is nothing and uscis said ohh sorry its little slow now cus we havee much cases and holiday that is crazy next week will be 6months of got NOA1

[mike411 15]

That has to be BS! I was June 14th and was approved on 10/21/2011. They can't move 2 days in 2 months. If you track those that have your similar timeline you will see.

[sweetapple 1]

My NOA1 is June 8 and no NOA2. I havent called USCIS. I check other receipt number, and i see that other 4 whose NOA1 is June 8, still havent approved either. I guess I will just wait.

[karol13 2]

hang in there..when ull get to nvc stage time flies fast..

[bigdog 376]

Moving real slow, they do not change their status much.

[Fede&Kendra 5]

I am wayyyyyyyyyyyy beyondd annoyed What the hell do they do in the offices the whole entire dayy?? Drink coffeee and talk about their day while finishing one case every 6 hourss of basically NOTHING! ughhhhhhhhhhh

Although my fiancé and I are applying for a K-1, I'm glad to hear someone shares my pain, I completely think waiting for past 5 Months is BS. And the fact that there has been some September petitions approved pisses me off even more. And I know there are June petitions that are still waiting. Uggghhh. But I do hope you hear something very soon!!

[Josie-Be-Happy 11]

When I was going through the USCIS stage, they told me that they were working on April petitions. I think I called them in October. The I-130 was approved in 60 days....Praise God. If you look at other VJers' timeline, there are many cases that were approved even before you NOA1 date. I have no idea how they process petitions and in what order.

Stay strong and keep your faith. You will get your NOA2 soon. Start preparing for the NVC stage. Once your petition is approved and sent to NVC, things will start moving pretty fast.

Good luck to you all and best wishes.

[Divs 35]

My NOA1 is Aug 19th, and I too got the same "June 16" reply, so I guess we just have to wait. Hit the 5-month mark and then get hubby to call on the congressman, perhaps!

[foobaz123 39]

Moving real slow, they do not change their status much.

I'd be okay with their fuzzy... lets call it math... if it wasn't for the fact that they're using that as an excuse not to even put in service requests. It's like they want to say they're average is still five months, so presumably no one gets in trouble or bitches or something, but still be able to set it however the hell they want.

Although my fiancé and I are applying for a K-1, I'm glad to hear someone shares my pain, I completely think waiting for past 5 Months is BS. And the fact that there has been some September petitions approved pisses me off even more. And I know there are June petitions that are still waiting. Uggghhh. But I do hope you hear something very soon!!

If that annoys you, consider the people who somehow get approved in a week or so and didn't even expedite....

Everyone still waiting past the 150 day mark... When was your last 'touch' date?

[VisaJourney2011 14]

:bonk: :bonk: :bonk:

When calling for Expedite request, we have to give the operator "valid" reasons.

What are you guys choosing? Financial Loss to the individual?

If we don't have "Valid" reasons. Except maybe LONGGGGGGGG RIDICULOUS WAIT !

Do we simply then wait 5 months and then you don't need to present a "valid" reason? just ask for expedite then?

:bonk: :bonk: :bonk:

Edited December 29, 2011 by VisaJourney2011

[foobaz123 39]

:bonk: :bonk: :bonk:

When calling for Expedite request, we have to give the operator "valid" reasons.

What are you guys choosing? Financial Loss to the individual?

If we don't have "Valid" reasons. Except maybe LONGGGGGGGG RIDICULOUS WAIT !

Do we simply then wait 5 months and then you don't need to present a "valid" reason? just ask for expedite then?

:bonk: :bonk: :bonk:

95% of us wouldn't be able to get an Expedite. "I want to be with my spouse", "You're taking too damned long to do a simple job" and "Hurry up!" aren't valid reasons.

The only valid reasons would be severe financial loss and certain limited family emergencies. So unless your spouse is about to lose a job here or something of that nature, any expedite request would be immediately denied. Unfortunately spending ####### loads of money to visit also doesn't count as a financial loss.

[Matt & Rocio 28]

A glimmer of hope, maybe? Just saw that a VJ member reported receiving their NOA2 yesterday for their I-130 application. Their NOA1 date was 7/18 and it was processed by CSC.

I wonder if they have been working some applications the moment they arrive to keep their average processing time below 5 months.

I'm growing more pessimistic each day that there will also be a longer than average wait between receiving the NOA2 and the NVC assigning a number to my case. It's obvious that they are dealing with a large number of applications and that is going to trickle down to the NVC as well. I understand they can only process so many applications in one day and that they are working a lot of different application types. I just wish they would process them in the order which they were received instead of randomly picking some lucky people while extending the miserable wait for others.

Just about every day a family member of a friend will ask me when my wife will be joining me here in the US. They are always shocked when they hear how long I have waited so far and that I have at least another 2-3 months before the process will be complete. I have heard a few accounts of people who simply couldn't wait any longer (in one case the wife was pregnant and they wanted to have the birth in the US) so they had their spouse travel to Mexico and cross the border illegally. I would never consider this because I don't want to have the fear that one day my wife and step-daughter might have to be deported. This just shows the desperation some people feel for having to wait so long to be reunited with their loved one when it is a man-made delay that is causing their extended separation.

Finally, I would like to wish all employees of the USCIS, NVC, and Consulates around the world a Happy New Year! I'm sure they are normal every day people like the rest of us who are just doing their jobs as best they can given the rules and regulations they have to work with.

[foobaz123 39]

A glimmer of hope, maybe? Just saw that a VJ member reported receiving their NOA2 yesterday for their I-130 application. Their NOA1 date was 7/18 and it was processed by CSC.

I wonder if they have been working some applications the moment they arrive to keep their average processing time below 5 months.

I'm growing more pessimistic each day that there will also be a longer than average wait between receiving the NOA2 and the NVC assigning a number to my case. It's obvious that they are dealing with a large number of applications and that is going to trickle down to the NVC as well. I understand they can only process so many applications in one day and that they are working a lot of different application types. I just wish they would process them in the order which they were received instead of randomly picking some lucky people while extending the miserable wait for others.

Just about every day a family member of a friend will ask me when my wife will be joining me here in the US. They are always shocked when they hear how long I have waited so far and that I have at least another 2-3 months before the process will be complete. I have heard a few accounts of people who simply couldn't wait any longer (in one case the wife was pregnant and they wanted to have the birth in the US) so they had their spouse travel to Mexico and cross the border illegally. I would never consider this because I don't want to have the fear that one day my wife and step-daughter might have to be deported. This just shows the desperation some people feel for having to wait so long to be reunited with their loved one when it is a man-made delay that is causing their extended separation.

Finally, I would like to wish all employees of the USCIS, NVC, and Consulates around the world a Happy New Year! I'm sure they are normal every day people like the rest of us who are just doing their jobs as best they can given the rules and regulations they have to work with.

You're giving them far more credit and being far kinder than I feel like being. Though, I did just get off the phone with a completely useless person whom I'm pretty sure was specialized, she was supposed to be a specialist, in making callers go away. Nothing but excuses and practical lies. Time to start calling congressmen and such I guess....