I-130 awaiting Decision

[draygri 3]

Hello again, VJ!!

This is where I currently am at:

Initial Review

On June 28, 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. Please follow any instructions on this notice. You will be notified by mail when a decision is made, or if the office needs something from you. If you move while this case is pending, please use our Change of Address online tool to update your case with your new address or contact our customer service center at 1-800-375-5283.

USCIS National Goal - 5.0 Month(s)

USCIS National Average - 7.9 Month(s)

Vermont Service Center - 5.0 Month(s)

With the end of November just one month away, should I contact NVC to ask about a time frame?

Or should I wait until the Vermont Service Center's 5 months are up before calling?

Or would calling in this situation even help?

Thanks!

[Ryan H 3,812]

With the end of November just one month away, should I contact NVC to ask about a time frame?

Contacting the NVC prior to petition approval is pointless, they will know nothing about your file until they have it on station.

You can certainly call USCIS now, but all they are likely to tell you is that you are within the standard processing time.

[charlesandmerle 4]

Hello again, VJ!!

This is where I currently am at:

USCIS National Goal - 5.0 Month(s)

USCIS National Average - 7.9 Month(s)

Vermont Service Center - 5.0 Month(s)

With the end of November just one month away, should I contact NVC to ask about a time frame?

Or should I wait until the Vermont Service Center's 5 months are up before calling?

Or would calling in this situation even help?

Thanks!

Wait. Everybody waits. Asking them about it will not help, only time helps.

[Aphroditee 1]

Hello again, VJ!!

This is where I currently am at:

USCIS National Goal - 5.0 Month(s)

USCIS National Average - 7.9 Month(s)

Vermont Service Center - 5.0 Month(s)

With the end of November just one month away, should I contact NVC to ask about a time frame?

Or should I wait until the Vermont Service Center's 5 months are up before calling?

Or would calling in this situation even help?

Thanks!

You should wait until your petition is approved and forwarded to NVC before contacting NVC. I don't know about time frame for I-130 application pending at NVC.

I'm just confused looking at your timeline. If your petition was received on June 28, then your NOA1 should be edited June 28 not July 02. Your receipt notice date is the day when service center received your file. You can start calling customer service phone numbers to check on your case status when your receipt notice date pass the processing date shown for Vermont Service Center. If it says 5 months on the website, in practical way they actually means 5 months plus 30 days before your petition is considered to be outside of normal processing time.

[srey 12]

You should wait. Information about processing time on USCIS is currently dated as of August 31. Presently, VSC is processing PD well over 6+ months (a March 29 PD got approved today). Many April filers are still waiting to be processed. Unless VSC start working super fast, it doesn't look like your petition will be approve by year's end. You can call USCIS anytime you want, but you'll get the same answer everyone else gets, "your petition is still within normal processing time". Calling NVC is pointless. NVC is no help until petition is approved and they have it in their system.

Sorry, but you will have to play the waiting game like the rest of us.

[Darnell 8,478]

You should wait until your petition is approved and forwarded to NVC before contacting NVC. I don't know about time frame for I-130 application pending at NVC.

I'm just confused looking at your timeline. If your petition was received on June 28, then your NOA1 should be edited June 28 not July 02. Your receipt notice date is the day when service center received your file. You can start calling customer service phone numbers to check on your case status when your receipt notice date pass the processing date shown for Vermont Service Center. If it says 5 months on the website, in practical way they actually means 5 months plus 30 days before your petition is considered to be outside of normal processing time.

sorry, yer date usage is a bit off.

the date the service center received the file is rarely the receipt notice date.

the receipt notice date, or as we call it here, the NOA-1 date, is typically a week to 10 days after receiving.

Ultimately, the NOA-1 date is the date printed in the letter received via postal mail, formletter I-797-C .

For many other visa types, this receipt notice date from the I-797-C is also known as the priority date.

[draygri 3]

I apologize for "contacting NVC" mistake. I did mean USCIS.

Thanks for the replies. It always helps knowing there's others who are feeling the same as I do and willing to help support each other.

[kwara4u 14]

it depends on the country. mine was approved in 4.5 months. Make sure you have everything ready to send once its approved. You will save alot of time if you are ahead of the game. once its approved they will ask you to pay affidavit of support fee online so do it immideatly and print your cover letter which will be given to you online once you make payment. Then pribt out i-864 and complete it and have it ready to send. You can download i-864 form rightnow and start filling it out and gather everything they need with it. After you send i-864 form you will send DS230 form. Same thing you will first pay fee online then print cover page and attach to your form

[Apapaia 25]

Hi this is what mine says

" Initial Review

On June 19, 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. Please follow any instructions on this notice. You will be notified by mail when a decision is made, or if the office needs something from you. If you move while this case is pending, please use our Change of Address online tool to update your case with your new address or contact our customer service center at 1-800-375-5283."

I sent the paperwork to the Vermont Service center too.

My husband called a month ago and they said that if you don't hear from them, it means that haven't found anything wrong with your paperwork so "no news" is actually good news!

I am tempted to call and just beg them to hurry up but it's less than a month away and I can actually start a countdown so I'd rather wait for few more weeks. We're all in the same situation here. Good luck!

[NikLR 13,227]

You sent it directly to the Vermont Service Center? Not to a lockbox? We sent ours to the Phoenix Lockbox (as per the i-130 instructions) and it was forwarded to the NBC (National Benefits Center.) I'm assuming they're working on it in Denver now since that would be the local office, but they don't tell you where it goes exactly. You're lucky that you got in before the "great migration" of I-130 though!

Edited October 25, 2012 by NikiR

[civilservant 42]

Hi this is what mine says

" Initial Review

On June 19, 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. Please follow any instructions on this notice. You will be notified by mail when a decision is made, or if the office needs something from you. If you move while this case is pending, please use our Change of Address online tool to update your case with your new address or contact our customer service center at 1-800-375-5283."

I sent the paperwork to the Vermont Service center too.

My husband called a month ago and they said that if you don't hear from them, it means that haven't found anything wrong with your paperwork so "no news" is actually good news!

I am tempted to call and just beg them to hurry up but it's less than a month away and I can actually start a countdown so I'd rather wait for few more weeks. We're all in the same situation here. Good luck!

Ours was received (NOA1 date) at VSC literally the day before yours.... June 18th. Looks like it could be after christmas now if they are as behind as this seems to suggest.

[rade2rising 205]

probably January dear hang in there and try hard to be patient. its really hard but try plz

[AnhDoiEm 9]

just be patient that all. we send our package in, got NOA1 (09-25) like 8 days and NOA2 (11-08) in 42 days after NOA1 so just wait and see.. GL

Edited November 11, 2012 by AnhDoiEm

[Wakey86 12]

Hello again, VJ!!

This is where I currently am at:

USCIS National Goal - 5.0 Month(s)

USCIS National Average - 7.9 Month(s)

Vermont Service Center - 5.0 Month(s)

With the end of November just one month away, should I contact NVC to ask about a time frame?

Or should I wait until the Vermont Service Center's 5 months are up before calling?

Or would calling in this situation even help?

Thanks!

We called the USCIS recently, they told us the usual "You are still within processing time"...so we have to wait until Dec 16th (exactly 5 months) and if by then we're not approved, then we'll send an e-request. But calling the USCIS before the 5 months are up is basically pointless.

It also depends on which service centre your petition is sent to- like you, we're at Vermont which is well known to drag its feet when it comes to approving petitions. Oh well!!!

As someone said,the NVC does not know anything about your case until your approval. Hang in there, I feel you!!!

Edited November 11, 2012 by Wakey86

[Elxan 4]

just be patient that all. we send our package in, got NOA1 (09-25) like 8 days and NOA2 (11-08) in 42 days after NOA1 so just wait and see.. GL

That is great news! reeving NOA2 in less than 2 months is amazing

If you really got NOA2, please also update your timeline and signature.

Good Luck!