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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: China
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Ok, the service request I put through never got to CSC. That is terrible. What are these people doing?

What did they end up telling you? "We're backed up and processing 16June. Continue to wait"?

What's really stressing for me is that it is looking more and more likely I'm going to have to tell the wife that a March interview isn't going to happen and it will likely be April... or May... or June...

Edited by foobaz123

Trips:

Jan2010 - First Trip, met in person

Jul2010 - Trip two!

Nov2010 - Trip Three, Got engaged :)

Feb2011 - Trip Four. Spring Festival, Lucky Money all around :D

April2011 - Trip Five... Going to the chapel...

July2011 - Trip Six... Honeymoon in Xiamen :D

October2011 - Trip Seven... Beijing and the Great Wall :)

January2012 - Trip Eight... Chinese New Years and Spring Festival! More Lucky Money! :D

April2012 - Trip Nine... Interview?

Paper work for CR1:

28 July 2011 - 20January 2012 - Day 175... USCIS at CSC finally processed our paper work.

30January2012 - NVC 'received' the paperwork

6February2012 - NVC GUZ case number assigned - Attempted to OPTIN to EP.

7February2012 - NVC GZO (EP) case number assigned

8February2012 - 27February Massive delay caused by sending the EP OPTIN email too soon :(

28February2012 - AOS Fee Paid

29February2012 - AOS Fee shows paid, AOS Package sent in

5March2012 - IV Fee shows paid (paid on 3March), IV (DS-230) Package sent in

6March2012 - AOS Rejected due to minor error, corrected version emailed in

8March2012 - Email received indicating AOS correction and DS-230 review in process

9March2012 - Case Complete Email - END NVC PROCESS

15March2012 - Interview Scheduled: 18April2012 (Document turn-in: 17April2012)

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Chile
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What's really stressing for me is that it is looking more and more likely I'm going to have to tell the wife that a March interview isn't going to happen and it will likely be April... or May... or June...

I told my wife the same thing last night and she had an emotional breakdown. I am resigned to the fact that there are a lot of pending applications from July and they are obviously falling behind and that there isn't much I can do about it at this point other than wait. I have decided to travel to see my wife in the next month or so instead of waiting until the interview since that won't likely be until Spring at the earliest. As of the writing of this post there have only been two VJers who have reported receiving an NOA2 for their I-130 petition from the CSC in the past 2 weeks. I understand they are backlogged, but it almost seems like they are running at a snail's pace.

I have to admit that part of what frustrates me the most is to read posts in the NVC threads where VJers are complaining about how long it is taking to get their case number. When I check their timelines they have submitted their I-130 petitions after me and they were processed by CSC without an expedite request. I can deal with the backlog, there are only so many people to work the petitions, but what I have a difficult time with is that petitions aren't being worked in the order which they were received (excluding expedited requests).

06/10/11 - Married

USCIS: (224 days)

07/22/11 - Mailed I-130 petitions for wife and step-daughter

07/28/11 - NOA1 for both

02/21/12 - RFE for both (received hardcopy on 2/25)

02/28/12 - Responded to RFE for both(received by CSC on 2/29)

03/02/12 - NOA2 for both(received hardcopy on 3/8)

NVC: (37 days)

03/12/12 - NVC Received both

03/21/12 - NVC case number and IIN received for both & Emailed Choice of Agent for both

03/23/12 - AOS bill invoiced & paid for both

03/26/12 - AOS bill shows paid & AOS Packets mailed for both

03/27/12 - Choice of Agent accepted for wife (sent another for step-daughter via email and express mail)

03/28/12 - Choice of Agent accepted for step-daughter & IV bill invoiced & paid for wife

03/29/12 - IV bill shows paid for wife & IV bill invoiced & paid for step-daughter

03/30/12 - IV bill shows paid for step-daughter & IV Packets mailed for both

04/04/12 - IV Packets reviewed. Checklist issued for Divorce Decree for my wife. Step-daughter's was accepted and her case closed

04/10/12 - Divorce Decree accepted after supervisor review & wife's case closed

04/16/12 - Expedite requested for both cases due to NVC error

04/18/12 - Expedite request approved for both cases and sent to Santiago Embassy

Embassy: (15 days)

04/24/12 - Embassy received both cases from NVC

04/25/12 - Wife went to Embassy for document review. Interview date assigned for both cases.

04/26/12 - Medical Exam for both. Result - approved.

05/07/12 - Interview date for both. Result - approved!

05/09/12 - Received both Visas

05/16/12 - POE Atlanta

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Chile
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I told my wife the same thing last night and she had an emotional breakdown. I am resigned to the fact that there are a lot of pending applications from July and they are obviously falling behind and that there isn't much I can do about it at this point other than wait. I have decided to travel to see my wife in the next month or so instead of waiting until the interview since that won't likely be until Spring at the earliest. As of the writing of this post there have only been two VJers who have reported receiving an NOA2 for their I-130 petition from the CSC in the past 2 weeks. I understand they are backlogged, but it almost seems like they are running at a snail's pace.

I have to admit that part of what frustrates me the most is to read posts in the NVC threads where VJers are complaining about how long it is taking to get their case number. When I check their timelines they have submitted their I-130 petitions after me and they were processed by CSC without an expedite request. I can deal with the backlog, there are only so many people to work the petitions, but what I have a difficult time with is that petitions aren't being worked in the order which they were received (excluding expedited requests).

I should have added that I feel no ill will (other than the obvious jealousy) towards those VJers who were fortunate to get their NOA2 with priority dates after July (non-expedited).

06/10/11 - Married

USCIS: (224 days)

07/22/11 - Mailed I-130 petitions for wife and step-daughter

07/28/11 - NOA1 for both

02/21/12 - RFE for both (received hardcopy on 2/25)

02/28/12 - Responded to RFE for both(received by CSC on 2/29)

03/02/12 - NOA2 for both(received hardcopy on 3/8)

NVC: (37 days)

03/12/12 - NVC Received both

03/21/12 - NVC case number and IIN received for both & Emailed Choice of Agent for both

03/23/12 - AOS bill invoiced & paid for both

03/26/12 - AOS bill shows paid & AOS Packets mailed for both

03/27/12 - Choice of Agent accepted for wife (sent another for step-daughter via email and express mail)

03/28/12 - Choice of Agent accepted for step-daughter & IV bill invoiced & paid for wife

03/29/12 - IV bill shows paid for wife & IV bill invoiced & paid for step-daughter

03/30/12 - IV bill shows paid for step-daughter & IV Packets mailed for both

04/04/12 - IV Packets reviewed. Checklist issued for Divorce Decree for my wife. Step-daughter's was accepted and her case closed

04/10/12 - Divorce Decree accepted after supervisor review & wife's case closed

04/16/12 - Expedite requested for both cases due to NVC error

04/18/12 - Expedite request approved for both cases and sent to Santiago Embassy

Embassy: (15 days)

04/24/12 - Embassy received both cases from NVC

04/25/12 - Wife went to Embassy for document review. Interview date assigned for both cases.

04/26/12 - Medical Exam for both. Result - approved.

05/07/12 - Interview date for both. Result - approved!

05/09/12 - Received both Visas

05/16/12 - POE Atlanta

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: China
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I should have added that I feel no ill will (other than the obvious jealousy) towards those VJers who were fortunate to get their NOA2 with priority dates after July (non-expedited).

Yeah... I can't say I feel ill will towards them.. but I can totally understand what you're saying. It's beyond infuriating to still be sitting here waiting and waiting and waiting and then reading someone posting how they go through USCIS in less than a week or so. It's rare, but still infuriating. Or the person who went all the way from paper work submitted to visa in hand in less than 90 days.

Not to mention those lucky people who got sent to VSC instead and *ZIP* they're done.

I don't hate them. But it still annoys me to no end...

And here we sit... with nothing but government excuses...

Edited by foobaz123

Trips:

Jan2010 - First Trip, met in person

Jul2010 - Trip two!

Nov2010 - Trip Three, Got engaged :)

Feb2011 - Trip Four. Spring Festival, Lucky Money all around :D

April2011 - Trip Five... Going to the chapel...

July2011 - Trip Six... Honeymoon in Xiamen :D

October2011 - Trip Seven... Beijing and the Great Wall :)

January2012 - Trip Eight... Chinese New Years and Spring Festival! More Lucky Money! :D

April2012 - Trip Nine... Interview?

Paper work for CR1:

28 July 2011 - 20January 2012 - Day 175... USCIS at CSC finally processed our paper work.

30January2012 - NVC 'received' the paperwork

6February2012 - NVC GUZ case number assigned - Attempted to OPTIN to EP.

7February2012 - NVC GZO (EP) case number assigned

8February2012 - 27February Massive delay caused by sending the EP OPTIN email too soon :(

28February2012 - AOS Fee Paid

29February2012 - AOS Fee shows paid, AOS Package sent in

5March2012 - IV Fee shows paid (paid on 3March), IV (DS-230) Package sent in

6March2012 - AOS Rejected due to minor error, corrected version emailed in

8March2012 - Email received indicating AOS correction and DS-230 review in process

9March2012 - Case Complete Email - END NVC PROCESS

15March2012 - Interview Scheduled: 18April2012 (Document turn-in: 17April2012)

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Morocco
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i hope you hear good news very soon :)

Met online : 2009
Married : 07/28/2010


USCIS
Send I-130 : 06/08/2011
Touched : 06/13/2011
got a NOA1 by e-mail and SMS : 06/15/2011
got "I-797C" hard copy of NOA1 : 06/20/2011
got RFE "I-797E" : 10/15/2011
RFE Reply : 12/15/2011
Touched : 12/16/2011
I-130 Approved : 12/20/2011
got "I-797" hard copy of NOA2 : 12/24/2011
Your I-130 was approved in 183 days from your NOA1 date.


NVC
NVC Case Number : 01/13/2012
Pay "$88" AOS Bill and e-mailed DS-3032 : 02/08/2012
Email from NVC, DS-3032 Accepted : 02/09/2012
AOS Fee Shows PAID : 02/09/2012
IV fee invoiced "$404" : 02/10/2012
IV fee invoiced "$230" : 04/18/2012
Pay "$230" IV Bill : 04/30/2012
IV Fee Shows PAID : 05/02/2012
Send AOS and IV packet : 06/09/2012
AOS and IV packet Received : 06/22/2012
Case completed at NVC : 06/29/2012

Interview Date : 08/28/2012 "Denied"

Case Reaffirmed : 07/16/2013

Second interview - Approved : 10/24/2013

Visa Issued : 10/29/2013

Visa in hand : 10/31/2013

For more details please visit my timeline

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: China
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i hope you hear good news very soon :)

Thanks... I'm nearly all out of hope for anything soon

Trips:

Jan2010 - First Trip, met in person

Jul2010 - Trip two!

Nov2010 - Trip Three, Got engaged :)

Feb2011 - Trip Four. Spring Festival, Lucky Money all around :D

April2011 - Trip Five... Going to the chapel...

July2011 - Trip Six... Honeymoon in Xiamen :D

October2011 - Trip Seven... Beijing and the Great Wall :)

January2012 - Trip Eight... Chinese New Years and Spring Festival! More Lucky Money! :D

April2012 - Trip Nine... Interview?

Paper work for CR1:

28 July 2011 - 20January 2012 - Day 175... USCIS at CSC finally processed our paper work.

30January2012 - NVC 'received' the paperwork

6February2012 - NVC GUZ case number assigned - Attempted to OPTIN to EP.

7February2012 - NVC GZO (EP) case number assigned

8February2012 - 27February Massive delay caused by sending the EP OPTIN email too soon :(

28February2012 - AOS Fee Paid

29February2012 - AOS Fee shows paid, AOS Package sent in

5March2012 - IV Fee shows paid (paid on 3March), IV (DS-230) Package sent in

6March2012 - AOS Rejected due to minor error, corrected version emailed in

8March2012 - Email received indicating AOS correction and DS-230 review in process

9March2012 - Case Complete Email - END NVC PROCESS

15March2012 - Interview Scheduled: 18April2012 (Document turn-in: 17April2012)

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After tomorrow it will be 6months and no NOA2 yet im July5 we did call uscis much times last time we did call they told us our papers with officer now and it was last week idont know what they do there if they really working we cant see them work yet but ithink they just have coffe and talk about holiday :protest::crying:

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After tomorrow it will be 6months and no NOA2 yet im July5 we did call uscis much times last time we did call they told us our papers with officer now and it was last week idont know what they do there if they really working we cant see them work yet but ithink they just have coffe and talk about holiday :protest::crying:

You haven't filled in your time line. :time:

Trips:

Jan2010 - First Trip, met in person

Jul2010 - Trip two!

Nov2010 - Trip Three, Got engaged :)

Feb2011 - Trip Four. Spring Festival, Lucky Money all around :D

April2011 - Trip Five... Going to the chapel...

July2011 - Trip Six... Honeymoon in Xiamen :D

October2011 - Trip Seven... Beijing and the Great Wall :)

January2012 - Trip Eight... Chinese New Years and Spring Festival! More Lucky Money! :D

April2012 - Trip Nine... Interview?

Paper work for CR1:

28 July 2011 - 20January 2012 - Day 175... USCIS at CSC finally processed our paper work.

30January2012 - NVC 'received' the paperwork

6February2012 - NVC GUZ case number assigned - Attempted to OPTIN to EP.

7February2012 - NVC GZO (EP) case number assigned

8February2012 - 27February Massive delay caused by sending the EP OPTIN email too soon :(

28February2012 - AOS Fee Paid

29February2012 - AOS Fee shows paid, AOS Package sent in

5March2012 - IV Fee shows paid (paid on 3March), IV (DS-230) Package sent in

6March2012 - AOS Rejected due to minor error, corrected version emailed in

8March2012 - Email received indicating AOS correction and DS-230 review in process

9March2012 - Case Complete Email - END NVC PROCESS

15March2012 - Interview Scheduled: 18April2012 (Document turn-in: 17April2012)

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: India
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I am totally 100% with you guys. I mean C'MON for GOD SAKE ! What the hell is CSC doing?

Why the hell does an application take over 4 months to process?

PROCESS ! "PROCESS" what does that even mean when nothing is getting Processed !

:bonk: :bonk: :ranting::bonk::ranting::bonk::ranting:

I wish i Could say that I would like to take my business else where! but sadly this is not the situation.

Yeah... I can't say I feel ill will towards them.. but I can totally understand what you're saying. It's beyond infuriating to still be sitting here waiting and waiting and waiting and then reading someone posting how they go through USCIS in less than a week or so. It's rare, but still infuriating. Or the person who went all the way from paper work submitted to visa in hand in less than 90 days.

Not to mention those lucky people who got sent to VSC instead and *ZIP* they're done.

I don't hate them. But it still annoys me to no end...

And here we sit... with nothing but government excuses...

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I am totally 100% with you guys. I mean C'MON for GOD SAKE ! What the hell is CSC doing?

Why the hell does an application take over 4 months to process?

PROCESS ! "PROCESS" what does that even mean when nothing is getting Processed !

:bonk: :bonk: :ranting::bonk::ranting::bonk::ranting:

Of course, it doesn't take 4 months to process. It takes around 1 or 2 days. It takes 4 - 8 - 10 months to get on someone's desk to be processed.

Trips:

Jan2010 - First Trip, met in person

Jul2010 - Trip two!

Nov2010 - Trip Three, Got engaged :)

Feb2011 - Trip Four. Spring Festival, Lucky Money all around :D

April2011 - Trip Five... Going to the chapel...

July2011 - Trip Six... Honeymoon in Xiamen :D

October2011 - Trip Seven... Beijing and the Great Wall :)

January2012 - Trip Eight... Chinese New Years and Spring Festival! More Lucky Money! :D

April2012 - Trip Nine... Interview?

Paper work for CR1:

28 July 2011 - 20January 2012 - Day 175... USCIS at CSC finally processed our paper work.

30January2012 - NVC 'received' the paperwork

6February2012 - NVC GUZ case number assigned - Attempted to OPTIN to EP.

7February2012 - NVC GZO (EP) case number assigned

8February2012 - 27February Massive delay caused by sending the EP OPTIN email too soon :(

28February2012 - AOS Fee Paid

29February2012 - AOS Fee shows paid, AOS Package sent in

5March2012 - IV Fee shows paid (paid on 3March), IV (DS-230) Package sent in

6March2012 - AOS Rejected due to minor error, corrected version emailed in

8March2012 - Email received indicating AOS correction and DS-230 review in process

9March2012 - Case Complete Email - END NVC PROCESS

15March2012 - Interview Scheduled: 18April2012 (Document turn-in: 17April2012)

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: India
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Yea, i know that but you get what i'm saying. :hehe:

It is just extremely frustrating to not have any control over these very important matters.

Of course, it doesn't take 4 months to process. It takes around 1 or 2 days. It takes 4 - 8 - 10 months to get on someone's desk to be processed.

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What u think guys is solution just sit and wait usics do what they want and approved some cases they have been there for couple months and for us is more than 5months what is the solution plz dont say be patient cus everyone know how much that is hard and wait is same as hell??????????????????

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What u think guys is solution just sit and wait usics do what they want and approved some cases they have been there for couple months and for us is more than 5months what is the solution plz dont say be patient cus everyone know how much that is hard and wait is same as hell??????????????????

Call them often if you can deal with the frustration of being told "16June" over and over again... I know that's my plan.

Trips:

Jan2010 - First Trip, met in person

Jul2010 - Trip two!

Nov2010 - Trip Three, Got engaged :)

Feb2011 - Trip Four. Spring Festival, Lucky Money all around :D

April2011 - Trip Five... Going to the chapel...

July2011 - Trip Six... Honeymoon in Xiamen :D

October2011 - Trip Seven... Beijing and the Great Wall :)

January2012 - Trip Eight... Chinese New Years and Spring Festival! More Lucky Money! :D

April2012 - Trip Nine... Interview?

Paper work for CR1:

28 July 2011 - 20January 2012 - Day 175... USCIS at CSC finally processed our paper work.

30January2012 - NVC 'received' the paperwork

6February2012 - NVC GUZ case number assigned - Attempted to OPTIN to EP.

7February2012 - NVC GZO (EP) case number assigned

8February2012 - 27February Massive delay caused by sending the EP OPTIN email too soon :(

28February2012 - AOS Fee Paid

29February2012 - AOS Fee shows paid, AOS Package sent in

5March2012 - IV Fee shows paid (paid on 3March), IV (DS-230) Package sent in

6March2012 - AOS Rejected due to minor error, corrected version emailed in

8March2012 - Email received indicating AOS correction and DS-230 review in process

9March2012 - Case Complete Email - END NVC PROCESS

15March2012 - Interview Scheduled: 18April2012 (Document turn-in: 17April2012)

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Call them often if you can deal with the frustration of being told "16June" over and over again... I know that's my plan.

my wife did call last week and she asked talk with officer of immigration and she told her that our case in transit and she put notification on it to make it faster then she called again last friday and she talk with diffrent immigration office and he told herrr that our case with officer now but there is nothing yet after tomorrow it will be 6months and there is some cases have been send in same day we did imean July 5 or after this date and they have been approved and u can know that about ur case too go for uscis website and put ur case number there WAC........ and try to change the last numbers if u have example 14 is the last number change it to 15 then 16..... then u can know the sutiations of case have been send after urs

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Morocco
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Our experience was at 7 months, this was after the petition was tranferred 3 times. I feel your frustration but I was told the 5 month is an approximate guideline not a timeline set in stone. Hope you all get your NOA2 soon...

God bless,

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