October 2012 I-130 Filers

[Darnell 8,478]

ya, there be queues during the adjudication process.

He can ask:

1. FBI namecheck come back yet, or no?

2. casefile assigned to an adjudicator yet, or no ?

3. casefile on an adjudicator's desk?

4. if assigned to an adjudicator, is that adjudicator on vacation for more than a week?

[N-o-l-a 7,167]

Ugh, So hubby got off the phone with an ISO who told him that our case is at NBC. However, nothing specific is showing up leading him to believe it is still waiting to be processed! Does anyone know what that means? Does that mean we are just sat in line waiting, or does it mean our case was mailed there back in October and hasn't even been picked up yet? Just so disheartening! I was so hopeful, and based on what he's said I'm thinking March will be a more likely approval time for us :(

I can't quite figure out why they ship some out to field office and why others stay at NBC. Ours stayed at NBC for whatever reason and appears to just be sitting there.

[aprice138 16]

I can't quite figure out why they ship some out to field office and why others stay at NBC. Ours stayed at NBC for whatever reason and appears to just be sitting there.

Maybe because you both are abroad and have no "field office"?

I thought maybe some people stayed because they could handle X amount of cases and then anything over that goes to the field office. Thats my hypothesis.

[N-o-l-a 7,167]

Maybe because you both are abroad and have no "field office"?

I thought maybe some people stayed because they could handle X amount of cases and then anything over that goes to the field office. Thats my hypothesis.

Up until last night they actually thought we were both in Connecticut due to a clerical error on their part, so I'm not sure? Perhaps they were just totally confused and put us off in a storage room to deal with later.

[aprice138 16]

Up until last night they actually thought we were both in Connecticut due to a clerical error on their part, so I'm not sure? Perhaps they were just totally confused and put us off in a storage room to deal with later.

Yeah I saw that! Are you originally FROM CT? Or is it a completely random address they assigned you?

I still go with my "We take X amount and ship the rest off" hypothesis

[catsutton148 2]

ya, there be queues during the adjudication process.

He can ask:

1. FBI namecheck come back yet, or no?

2. casefile assigned to an adjudicator yet, or no ?

3. casefile on an adjudicator's desk?

4. if assigned to an adjudicator, is that adjudicator on vacation for more than a week?

I'll have him call and ask those questions! My worry is that because he said nothing specific was showing up that none of the above have happened. Feel like our case is just sitting is a box in the back of a storage room lol. Driving me nuts because I have NO idea when my interview date might fall now Makes it so hard to make any plans! Ugh! (I'm having one of those days! Lol!)

Yeah I saw that! Are you originally FROM CT? Or is it a completely random address they assigned you?

I still go with my "We take X amount and ship the rest off" hypothesis

Did you hear anything about your case or was it literally just a case of waking up and being really surprised to get an approval? I'm clinging on to that tiny bit of hope!

[N-o-l-a 7,167]

Yeah I saw that! Are you originally FROM CT? Or is it a completely random address they assigned you?

I still go with my "We take X amount and ship the rest off" hypothesis

I'm originally from Connecticut, but they told me on the phone that the petitioner's address couldn't be foreign, so we changed it to a CT address. They changed my husband's too, but I think it is mostly fixed now.

I figured since I changed my address to CT that they would send me to Hartford, but I think your theory might be right!

I haven't seen any Hartford filers around here though.

[aprice138 16]

I'm originally from Connecticut, but they told me on the phone that the petitioner's address couldn't be foreign, so we changed it to a CT address. They changed my husband's too, but I think it is mostly fixed now.

I figured since I changed my address to CT that they would send me to Hartford, but I think your theory might be right!

I haven't seen any Hartford filers around here though.

Maybe, another theory, only some field offices are being trained in I-130. Big cities like NYC, Atlanta, LA, Houston, etc. And the smaller offices get a reprieve and the NBC does all the heavy lifting.

Maybe.....

How weird that the petitioner cant have a foreign address.. People file from abroad all the time (I learned after I had returned to the US to file), don't they?

Maybe the NBC doesn't realize that right now. New kids on the job!

[NikLR 13,227]

Seems more like small offices are the ones who have been approving people but the large offices like Denver, Chicago, NYC, Atlanta etc...haven't really been on the ball.

It's not NBC that's messing up either. The USCIS is just a clusterf*** right now. They don't seem to know their head from their other anatomical parts.

[cwwils2 1]

Seems more like small offices are the ones who have been approving people but the large offices like Denver, Chicago, NYC, Atlanta etc...haven't really been on the ball.

It's not NBC that's messing up either. The USCIS is just a clusterf*** right now. They don't seem to know their head from their other anatomical parts.

Agreed. I called in December and an IO told me that my file had been transferred from the NBC to the Atlanta field office on Dec 3. I called back last week and talked to another IO who was extremely condescending and said my file had never been transferred to Atlanta. Confusing! They need to get their shiz together. I think I'm going to call back next chance I have to wait 1 hour on the phone to get a third opinion about what's happening with my case file.

[speedwell 224]

Hey folks, I received the actual service request letter today from my scary call experience. It says:

Based on your request we researched the status of this case. We are actively processing this case. However, we have to perform additional review on this case and this has caused a longer processing time. If you do not receive a decision or other notice of action from us within 6 months of this letter, please contact customer service at the number provided below.

This is followed by the usual NCSC phone number and a reminder to notify them if my address changes. That's the entire letter.

I spoke to an immigration attorney at a top firm, and I read him the letter. He said it sounded like "the usual back-off-and-stop-bothering-us" sort of thing, and that if there was anything actually wrong we would surely have been informed. He also said that the 6 month figure did not mean we would have to wait exactly 6 months; it could be a lot sooner than that if all goes well.

My status on the USCIS site still shows "Initial Review" (rather than RFE or anything like that) and when I check my USCIS account, the last "touch" is the day the record was entered into the system. There is no evidence of anything amiss there either. Hopefully everything is fine and we should hear something soon.

Edited January 24, 2013 by speedwell

[catsutton148 2]

Hey folks, I received the actual service request letter today from my scary call experience. It says:

Based on your request we researched the status of this case. We are actively processing this case. However, we have to perform additional review on this case and this has caused a longer processing time. If you do not receive a decision or other notice of action from us within 6 months of this letter, please contact customer service at the number provided below.

This is followed by the usual NCSC phone number and a reminder to notify them if my address changes. That's the entire letter.

I spoke to an immigration attorney at a top firm, and I read him the letter. He said it sounded like "the usual back-off-and-stop-bothering-us" sort of thing, and that if there was anything actually wrong we would surely have been informed. He also said that the 6 month figure did not mean we would have to wait exactly 6 months; it could be a lot sooner than that if all goes well.

My status on the USCIS site still shows "Initial Review" (rather than RFE or anything like that) and when I check my USCIS account, the last "touch" is the day the record was entered into the system. There is no evidence of anything amiss there either. Hopefully everything is fine and we should hear something soon.

How can you see when your case was touched?

[speedwell 224]

How can you see when your case was touched?

Hi, Cat. When you enter your processing number into the online Case Status thing, it will give you that chart with the dots telling you what stage you are in. Look to the left. You will see a link, "Sign up for case updates". Sign up as an applicant customer and follow the instructions. If you have already signed up for case updates, access your account by selecting "Sign in to my account". Add your case number(s) to your portfolio if you have not already done so.

After you have signed in, you will be taken to your portfolio, where you will see a little chart showing your case number. You will see an entry for each time someone has entered your case number to do something to it. It could be as small as someone moving the file to someone else's desk, but it indicates that it at least hasn't fallen out of a window somewhere.

[N-o-l-a 7,167]

Hey folks, I received the actual service request letter today from my scary call experience. It says:

Based on your request we researched the status of this case. We are actively processing this case. However, we have to perform additional review on this case and this has caused a longer processing time. If you do not receive a decision or other notice of action from us within 6 months of this letter, please contact customer service at the number provided below.

This is followed by the usual NCSC phone number and a reminder to notify them if my address changes. That's the entire letter.

I spoke to an immigration attorney at a top firm, and I read him the letter. He said it sounded like "the usual back-off-and-stop-bothering-us" sort of thing, and that if there was anything actually wrong we would surely have been informed. He also said that the 6 month figure did not mean we would have to wait exactly 6 months; it could be a lot sooner than that if all goes well.

My status on the USCIS site still shows "Initial Review" (rather than RFE or anything like that) and when I check my USCIS account, the last "touch" is the day the record was entered into the system. There is no evidence of anything amiss there either. Hopefully everything is fine and we should hear something soon.

Don't worry! It is probably just a stock response, especially since you are under the 5 months.

My case hasn't showed a touch since December 17 but I know it has been accessed in the last week several times, so I wouldn't be too concerned about not seeing it.

[speedwell 224]

Hey folks, I received the actual service request letter today from my scary call experience. It says:

Based on your request we researched the status of this case. We are actively processing this case. However, we have to perform additional review on this case and this has caused a longer processing time. If you do not receive a decision or other notice of action from us within 6 months of this letter, please contact customer service at the number provided below.

This is followed by the usual NCSC phone number and a reminder to notify them if my address changes. That's the entire letter.

I spoke to an immigration attorney at a top firm, and I read him the letter. He said it sounded like "the usual back-off-and-stop-bothering-us" sort of thing, and that if there was anything actually wrong we would surely have been informed. He also said that the 6 month figure did not mean we would have to wait exactly 6 months; it could be a lot sooner than that if all goes well.

My status on the USCIS site still shows "Initial Review" (rather than RFE or anything like that) and when I check my USCIS account, the last "touch" is the day the record was entered into the system. There is no evidence of anything amiss there either. Hopefully everything is fine and we should hear something soon.

I've been poking around on the web about this to see if I could find a pattern. Some people who get this letter are approved DAYS later. Some are not approved till MONTHS later. There is NO pattern and NO indication what, or even if, anything is wrong. I finally saw someone's post where they reproduced a letter from their lawyer, who basically said it is a standard stalling letter and means nothing at all other than "go away."