Why is VSC so slow?

[JBR 0]

Hello, I am new to this site. I stumbled on it trying to find any information other than the scripted responsed I get from the USCIS help line. I met my perfect mate in Peru, and we filed an I-129F back in February. It was received in the Vermont Service Center on February 9th. So, since then, including now...the average processing time is 5 months. I have seen it and heard it a hundred times. So, I was a good soldier, I waited with all the same feelings that many of you have had...and after 5 months, nothing. So, I began to call. I quickly discovered how "un userfriendly" USCIS is...rude, don't care, won't tell you much. I will tell you that I also work for government, so know the routine, backlogs, etc.

So, to the problem that I am worried about...the first time I called, they were able to look at a database for the workload of the Vermont Service Center. They could not tell me anything about my specific case, but they could tell me what that office was working on...since it is worked in the order received, they told me that they were working on applications from January 16. Good...I wanted to ensure things were straight (from my government experience), so I called back the next week...the date that they were working on...January 16. I called back again today...3 weeks now have passed...still working on January 16.

Now, this greatly concerns me. They have apparently stopped working on K1 visas in this office...unless they received like 10,000 of them on January 16. So, my question is do any of you know anything about this...possible reasons, or if they will pick it back up? I did look to see if it coincided with the Obama change in his policy on illegals...and that was mid-June...so it does, as I was supposed to receive word by July 9...if they stopped then, it does coincide.

If anyone can help me with any info, I would greatly appreciate it. I am getting quite depressed about this...I feel like my life has been on hold for a year.

Thank you.

[cellas 1]

Hello, I am new to this site. I stumbled on it trying to find any information other than the scripted responsed I get from the USCIS help line. I met my perfect mate in Peru, and we filed an I-129F back in February. It was received in the Vermont Service Center on February 9th. So, since then, including now...the average processing time is 5 months. I have seen it and heard it a hundred times. So, I was a good soldier, I waited with all the same feelings that many of you have had...and after 5 months, nothing. So, I began to call. I quickly discovered how "un userfriendly" USCIS is...rude, don't care, won't tell you much. I will tell you that I also work for government, so know the routine, backlogs, etc.

So, to the problem that I am worried about...the first time I called, they were able to look at a database for the workload of the Vermont Service Center. They could not tell me anything about my specific case, but they could tell me what that office was working on...since it is worked in the order received, they told me that they were working on applications from January 16. Good...I wanted to ensure things were straight (from my government experience), so I called back the next week...the date that they were working on...January 16. I called back again today...3 weeks now have passed...still working on January 16.

Now, this greatly concerns me. They have apparently stopped working on K1 visas in this office...unless they received like 10,000 of them on January 16. So, my question is do any of you know anything about this...possible reasons, or if they will pick it back up? I did look to see if it coincided with the Obama change in his policy on illegals...and that was mid-June...so it does, as I was supposed to receive word by July 9...if they stopped then, it does coincide.

If anyone can help me with any info, I would greatly appreciate it. I am getting quite depressed about this...I feel like my life has been on hold for a year.

Thank you.

Did you check the processing date chart and your case status?, they update the chart every 15 days, if the call didn't do much then I think you should consider to call your senator for help cause you have been waiting for 5 months. Vermont is slower than California.

[JBR 0]

Yes, I have checked it...and it still says 5 months, even though by all accounts, anybody on here that has applied to that office since January has not received a reply yet. Not sure how long of a period they average, but it is not a tight group. I also did contact my senator...I will be calling him back on Monday, as the response from USCIS to him was completely packaged and not accurate.

[cellas 1]

Yes, I have checked it...and it still says 5 months, even though by all accounts, anybody on here that has applied to that office since January has not received a reply yet. Not sure how long of a period they average, but it is not a tight group. I also did contact my senator...I will be calling him back on Monday, as the response from USCIS to him was completely packaged and not accurate.

Then call again, my case was processed in California and our NOA1 was January 20 and it's now in the embassy for visa process. So your case should be in the embassy by now. I met someone with January NOA1 in Vermont and their case was going to NVC last month.

[Chris&Kath 0]

My petition was received February 16 and approved August 7th, so the waiting period is just under 6 months for most VSC filers. I was patient and was going to give it one more week before I called. I think the last thing you want to do is call them unless you really know something is not right.

[B+WW 0]

Then call again, my case was processed in California and our NOA1 was January 20 and it's now in the embassy for visa process. So your case should be in the embassy by now. I met someone with January NOA1 in Vermont and their case was going to NVC last month.

I'm in the same boat as JBR. Filed with the VSC on 1/17/2012, haven't gotten my NOA2 yet. I call a couple times a week, and they have told me the exact same thing for a month: i.e. they are currently processing 1/16/2012. Just called today and was told the same thing. My Senator is working the case, but it's not exactly warp speed over there either. Best of luck to everyone still waiting.

[cellas 1]

I'm in the same boat as JBR. Filed with the VSC on 1/17/2012, haven't gotten my NOA2 yet. I call a couple times a week, and they have told me the exact same thing for a month: i.e. they are currently processing 1/16/2012. Just called today and was told the same thing. My Senator is working the case, but it's not exactly warp speed over there either. Best of luck to everyone still waiting.

Vermont is slow, always check your status and the processing time of the office before you call them. Tell your senator , you got nothing till now.