January 2012 I-130 filers?

[Musashii 21]

Why you wouldn't count January?? did you get a touch? My case arrived at CSC Jan 24th and they touched the Jan 28th...The mind those wonders! :dance:

If I count January then it would have already been 5 months on 3 May 2012.

I don't really understand what do you mean by "touched"? All I see on the USCIS website is:

On January 3, 2012, we received this I130 IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN, and mailed you a notice describing how we will process your case.

with a last updated date of 01/06/2012.

According to my timeline here: Based on timeline data, your I130 may be adjudicated between June 10, 2012 and June 27, 2012*.

hmm now that makes me wonder if I should be calling them inquiring about my case if it has been 5 months?

Edited May 6, 2012 by Musashii

[AdRyan 0]

If I count January then it would have already been 5 months on 3 May 2012.

I don't really understand what do you mean by "touched"? All I see on the USCIS website is:

On January 3, 2012, we received this I130 IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN, and mailed you a notice describing how we will process your case.

with a last updated date of 01/06/2012.

According to my timeline here: Based on timeline data, your I130 may be adjudicated between June 10, 2012 and June 27, 2012*.

hmm now that makes me wonder if I should be calling them inquiring about my case if it has been 5 months?

I'm pretty sure your math is wrong here. I see it this way: Jan 3rd to Feb 3rd is one month, Feb 3rd to Mar 3rd is two months, Mar 3rd to Apr 3rd is three months, and Apr 3rd to May 3rd would only be 4 months. how did you get 5 months already? Am I wrong?

I'm at Vermont and I called a couple of days ago, and they said that it is now taking 5 months for them to approve your petition and I should only call if my petition hasn't been approved by June 20th

[Musashii 21]

I'm pretty sure your math is wrong here. I see it this way: Jan 3rd to Feb 3rd is one month, Feb 3rd to Mar 3rd is two months, Mar 3rd to Apr 3rd is three months, and Apr 3rd to May 3rd would only be 4 months. how did you get 5 months already? Am I wrong?

I'm at Vermont and I called a couple of days ago, and they said that it is now taking 5 months for them to approve your petition and I should only call if my petition hasn't been approved by June 20th

Thank you for doing the maths my friend but if you take a look at my earlier post you will know I was counting the way you did but got confused by a post made by benuk. This whole waiting game is taking its toll and my mind goes bonkers some times and can't think properly. Sorry if that caused any trouble.

Edited May 6, 2012 by Musashii

[AdRyan 0]

Thank you for doing the maths my friend but if you take a look at my earlier post you will know I was counting the way you did but got confused by a post made by benuk. This whole waiting game is taking its toll and my mind goes bonkers some times and can't think properly. Sorry if that caused any trouble.

Yeah I noticed that after I wrote my previous post, sorry. Trust me, I understand, I'm about to go nuts, I cant take it anymore. I'm tired of phone calls and videochats,it's too much. I've been doing this for almost 6 years now. It's even more annoying and frustrating that the Vermont center fell behind one month at the exact time that I was applying for my wife. This would happen to me. I'm always this "lucky". I miss my wife so much I really can't be away from her any longer. I'm considering buying a one way ticket to go be with her until this whole process is done, and just come back after she has her visa. I'm pretty sure I have all my paperwork ready for the NVC stage and I'll be leaving everything here for someone to mail as soon as we get to that stage. Hopefully nothing else will go wrong and it will be a smooth process, but you never know with my luck

[benuk 18]

What I mean by touched is that if you sign with USCIS to view your case progress and receive text or email you can see if it's touched physically by a human so on my case USCIS I can see the message as you do :

On January 24, 2012, we received this I130 IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN, and mailed you a notice describing how we will process your case.

But now if you sign with USCIS or open a account with them you can see the progress of your case and receive emails or text every time there is some progress so I can see that after receiving my case on the 24th somebody touched my case on the 28th because is the last update on my case!!

Edited May 7, 2012 by benuk

[Musashii 21]

What I mean by touched is that if you sign with USCIS to view your case progress and receive text or email you can see if it's touched physically by a human so on my case USCIS I can see the message as you do :

On January 24, 2012, we received this I130 IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN, and mailed you a notice describing how we will process your case.

But now if you sign with USCIS or open a account with them you can see the progress of your case and receive emails or text every time there is some progress so I can see that after receiving my case on the 24th somebody touched my case on the 28th because is the last update on my case!!

Cool. Thanks for the information.

I have subscribed for e-mail and text updates but never received anything except NOA1 notifcations before receiving hard copies. Anyway if touched means a physical activity on petition then my last updated for I-130 is 6 January 2012 and last updated for I-129F is on 04/12/2012.

No email or text notifications though.

From reading other posts I have an understanding that CSC-USCIS is processing petitions anywhere from 15 November to 12 December 2012.

Also my wife called and she was told to wait till 3 June and if we have not heard anything till that date then call and inquire. According to that Tier 2 lady officer, they are on track and within their national goal timeframe. However, these people are most commonly known for providing fasle information and are called missinformation line by VJ family. Only USCIS and God knows how they work and what is actually happening.

Now I cannot really say we can trust USCIS so God is our only hope and saviour. Pray and keep our hopes up.

I am hoping to receive my NOA2 in June.

Edited May 7, 2012 by Musashii

[benuk 18]

Cool. Thanks for the information.

I have subscribed for e-mail and text updates but never received anything except NOA1 notifcations before receiving hard copies. Anyway if touched means a physical activity on petition then my last updated for I-130 is 6 January 2012 and last updated for I-129F is on 04/12/2012.

No email or text notifications though.

From reading other posts I have an understanding that CSC-USCIS is processing petitions anywhere from 15 November to 12 December 2012.

Also my wife called and she was told to wait till 3 June and if we have not heard anything till that date then call and inquire. According to that Tier 2 lady officer, they are on track and within their national goal timeframe. However, these people are most commonly known for providing fasle information and are called missinformation line by VJ family. Only USCIS and God knows how they work and what is actually happening.

Now I cannot really say we can trust USCIS so God is our only hope and saviour. Pray and keep our hopes up.

I am hoping to receive my NOA2 in June.

I couldn't agree more with you my friend...we are in the same journey and one month more and one less wouldn't change the world still saying that every single one of us would like to be with our loves ones the soon is possible! God is the only one that hold the answers to our questions and we leave to him to help us. Keep the faith!

[PleaseDeleteAcct 7]

Well yea, I've now officially given up on getting answers.

March 19th VSC claimed to be working on Jan 1, 2012 cases

April 18th VSC claimed to be working on Dec 25, 2011 cases (#######?)

May 1st VSC claimed to be working on Jan 16, 2012 (making mine now "outside of processing time" and the rep filed a request for information)

Here is what the e-mail said:

"Type of service requested:

-- Outside Normal Processing Times

The status of this service request is:

Our review indicates that this case is actually within our current processing time. We are currently processing cases filed on behalf of an immediate relative of a U.S. Citizen filed in November 2011. We regret any misunderstanding caused by our posted processing time report. If you do not receive a decision or notice of other action within our current processing time, check our website for an update or call customer service at the number provided below."

You kidding me??? Mat1st they are working on Jan 16th? May 7th they are now working on NOVEMBER 2011?? This whole thing is completely ridiculous. I don't care how long it's going to take as long as they stop giving me flase hope. If they told me flat out that it was going to take at least 5-7 months just for USCIS step at VSC that would have been fine... but they told me 3-5 months at VSC and then keep telling me "2 weeks you should hear something" and now to be told that they are still at least 2 months away from looking at it...

I get that no one can give a 100% accurate information but the fact that they have gone BACKWARDS by 2 months in the last 60 days is just ridiculous.

I hate missing my husband every day and being strung along by their false information just to get shot down again causing huge emotional issues in an already difficult situation. Ugh.

Edited May 7, 2012 by xxJaym

[Musashii 21]

Well yea, I've now officially given up on getting answers.

March 19th VSC claimed to be working on Jan 1, 2012 cases

April 18th VSC claimed to be working on Dec 25, 2011 cases (#######?)

May 1st VSC claimed to be working on Jan 16, 2012 (making mine now "outside of processing time" and the rep filed a request for information)

Here is what the e-mail said:

"Type of service requested:

-- Outside Normal Processing Times

The status of this service request is:

Our review indicates that this case is actually within our current processing time. We are currently processing cases filed on behalf of an immediate relative of a U.S. Citizen filed in November 2011. We regret any misunderstanding caused by our posted processing time report. If you do not receive a decision or notice of other action within our current processing time, check our website for an update or call customer service at the number provided below."

You kidding me??? Mat1st they are working on Jan 16th? May 7th they are now working on NOVEMBER 2011?? This whole thing is completely ridiculous. I don't care how long it's going to take as long as they stop giving me flase hope. If they told me flat out that it was going to take at least 5-7 months just for USCIS step at VSC that would have been fine... but they told me 3-5 months at VSC and then keep telling me "2 weeks you should hear something" and now to be told that they are still at least 2 months away from looking at it...

I get that no one can give a 100% accurate information but the fact that they have gone BACKWARDS by 2 months in the last 60 days is just ridiculous.

I hate missing my husband every day and being strung along by their false information just to get shot down again causing huge emotional issues in an already difficult situation. Ugh.

The problem is not only with their posted processing times report. Even if you call them, even if you talk to a Tier 2 officer who is supposed to give you most updated information; that information is not correct. For some unknown reason, they never give correct information. You can call today and hear they are working on January, you call right next day and you will hear a completely different date.

It may be more than 5 months since your NOA1 date but if you call them and put in a service request, you may still hear "we are still in the given time frame as we are still processing petitions from xxx month" because their clock and dates are out of this world and do not tele with the normal calender.

No other choice but to wait 5 months from our NOA1 date and then contact Congressman / Senator if still no news.

[jelnin08 0]

@jayme and dru... hi! may I know the vsc number youre calling..since I dont get to talk to a USCIS officer,, its always recorded message.. thanks!

Edited May 7, 2012 by jelnin08

[PleaseDeleteAcct 7]

The problem is not only with their posted processing times report. Even if you call them, even if you talk to a Tier 2 officer who is supposed to give you most updated information; that information is not correct. For some unknown reason, they never give correct information. You can call today and hear they are working on January, you call right next day and you will hear a completely different date.

It may be more than 5 months since your NOA1 date but if you call them and put in a service request, you may still hear "we are still in the given time frame as we are still processing petitions from xxx month" because their clock and dates are out of this world and do not tele with the normal calender.

No other choice but to wait 5 months from our NOA1 date and then contact Congressman / Senator if still no news.

Yes thats the problem. I never even looked at their posted times, I have only called and spoke to Tier 2 reps every time. I would assume the reps had more accurate information that whatever the time said online (again I've never even seen the online one)

But when the rep says to me "VSC is processing Jan 16th right now, since you are Jan 12th you are now outside of processing time... I will filed a request for more information" then to get a response like that sayd NOVEMBER? How is that even possible??? There are TONS of people form Dec, Jan, Feb and a handfull of March approvals already.

Im just beyond frustrated with this whoel experience. Like i said, if they just told me to wait till June or July to start with then it wouldnt have been a big deal but we were told on March 19th that we would know in 2 weeks or so... and the VJ timeline also said April 1-15th as an estimate. BOTH of them matched... naturally I thought it was safe to assume the information was accurate... Here we are a month later and being told we are still MONTHS away.

I know other people are having similar experiences with USCIS reps as well, I hope you guys all have better luck!!!

[Musashii 21]

Yes thats the problem. I never even looked at their posted times, I have only called and spoke to Tier 2 reps every time. I would assume the reps had more accurate information that whatever the time said online (again I've never even seen the online one)

But when the rep says to me "VSC is processing Jan 16th right now, since you are Jan 12th you are now outside of processing time... I will filed a request for more information" then to get a response like that sayd NOVEMBER? How is that even possible??? There are TONS of people form Dec, Jan, Feb and a handfull of March approvals already.

Im just beyond frustrated with this whoel experience. Like i said, if they just told me to wait till June or July to start with then it wouldnt have been a big deal but we were told on March 19th that we would know in 2 weeks or so... and the VJ timeline also said April 1-15th as an estimate. BOTH of them matched... naturally I thought it was safe to assume the information was accurate... Here we are a month later and being told we are still MONTHS away.

I know other people are having similar experiences with USCIS reps as well, I hope you guys all have better luck!!!

First thing is that they only give their names when you call which could be pseudo names. They refuse to give their ID number saying it is against the policy.

So even if you knew where and who to complain about them giving false information, all we have is a name which could be fake. Don't know what to do.

[PleaseDeleteAcct 7]

@jayme and dru... hi! may I know the vsc number youre calling..since I dont get to talk to a USCIS officer,, its always recorded message.. thanks!

1-800-375-5283

You have to listen to the recording and press the buttons for case status/case updates (not sure what exactly it says)

you have to type in your case number and listen to them tell you what you already know

then press whatever button it is to "report a problem" with your case...

thats the only way to get someone on the phone... you can then ask them what date your service center is currently working on and approx how long it should take to get to your date

but honestly, i wouldnt waste your time cuz they will never give the right information and will give you false hope.... believe me, false hope is MUCH MORE heart breaking then just waiting it out and wishing for the best.

[Egypts Girl 9]

Hello January 2012 filers, add me to the welcome list, better late then never...

[jaycali 415]

Well yea, I've now officially given up on getting answers.March 19th VSC claimed to be working on Jan 1, 2012 casesApril 18th VSC claimed to be working on Dec 25, 2011 cases (#######?)May 1st VSC claimed to be working on Jan 16, 2012 (making mine now "outside of processing time" and the rep filed a request for information)Here is what the e-mail said:"Type of service requested: -- Outside Normal Processing TimesThe status of this service request is:Our review indicates that this case is actually within our current processing time. We are currently processing cases filed on behalf of an immediate relative of a U.S. Citizen filed in November 2011. We regret any misunderstanding caused by our posted processing time report. If you do not receive a decision or notice of other action within our current processing time, check our website for an update or call customer service at the number provided below."You kidding me??? Mat1st they are working on Jan 16th? May 7th they are now working on NOVEMBER 2011?? This whole thing is completely ridiculous. I don't care how long it's going to take as long as they stop giving me flase hope. If they told me flat out that it was going to take at least 5-7 months just for USCIS step at VSC that would have been fine... but they told me 3-5 months at VSC and then keep telling me "2 weeks you should hear something" and now to be told that they are still at least 2 months away from looking at it... I get that no one can give a 100% accurate information but the fact that they have gone BACKWARDS by 2 months in the last 60 days is just ridiculous. I hate missing my husband every day and being strung along by their false information just to get shot down again causing huge emotional issues in an already difficult situation. Ugh.

A sad (but seemingly true) fact:

Igor's list on here will give you a better indication of when you cane expect NOA2 than calling the USCIS.

Edited May 7, 2012 by jaejayC