February 2013 I-130 Filers

[LaVegano 12]

go to the local office with an infopass and find out.

i got the same nonsense on the phone and found something totally different at the local office.. filed feb 5, transferred march 13, put into workflow march 28.. come back in 45 days if you dont hear anything, which of course i will

Stevie, What did they tell you at field office? I was not going to make info pass visit but now I will. You are a week in front of me but you are at a different field office right?? How long did it take to get your appointment once you made appointment?? And thank you for putting a positive light on this immigration nightmare.

[Pw3t 6]

For your information, my husband just received 2 emails from the NVC so we pay the affidavit of support fee and make the choice of agent. It goes quicker than expected

[stevie b 141]

Stevie, What did they tell you at field office? I was not going to make info pass visit but now I will. You are a week in front of me but you are at a different field office right?? How long did it take to get your appointment once you made appointment?? And thank you for putting a positive light on this immigration nightmare.

basically whoever you call at the 800 number doesnt really know anything that is not listed on the computer. at the local office, they can tell you what is actually going on with your file. i have been unable to view my case online so i went. found out that the case is there and that it was touched on march 28. when i asked him does touch mean it was moved from shelf a to shelf b or does touch mean that it went into the work flow.. he responded it went into the workflow and that i should hear something in less than sixty days. i also have to fix something which he told me i can do by sending a letter attention 130 unit. so i looked around the office and said that sounds like a pretty small unit considering how big your offices are her, so if i send something it is more like "hey phil you got a letter".. he replied yeah something like that. the guy was really nice and encouraged me to come back.

what i did learn there was: there were 5 people in front of me.. 2 i could not hear, 3 were complaining because they did not receive something in the mail and never saw it updated on their case status online.

basically my take was: if it is at a local office you have to go there and keep in touch with them. several vj'rs have had bad experiences at local offices, but i think it is more of which individual you are talking to and what side of the bed they woke up on.

hope that helps

have you looked at the workload of the local office you have ??

i can clearly see that mine is approving more than they are receiving lately, so it is looking really good for me.. my guess is mid to late may it will get through this stage and off to nvc

[LaVegano 12]

Stevie, thanks for the info. How and where did you find info on local offices. The tier 2 rep I talked to said she could not find it either. I am in dallas local field office. Maybe you could find it for me or point me in the right direction? Again thanks

[LucidSofia 59]

For your information, my husband just received 2 emails from the NVC so we pay the affidavit of support fee and make the choice of agent. It goes quicker than expected

awesome! Thanks for letting us know. So you didnt have to call to give them your email address, they just automatically sent it to the one you had given to USCIS?

[Pw3t 6]

awesome! Thanks for letting us know. So you didnt have to call to give them your email address, they just automatically sent it to the one you had given to USCIS?

Yes they just automatically sent it to the address we gave to the USCIS ; that's why we were so surprised when we received the emails. I thought that we had to call them to give the address.

[LucidSofia 59]

Yes they just automatically sent it to the address we gave to the USCIS ; that's why we were so surprised when we received the emails. I thought that we had to call them to give the address.

That's good. I don't really feel like calling NVC everyday to see when they have finally assigned case numbers. I'm going to call once a week just in case but I hope I get the email automatically like you did.

[Clemjam 8]

Just called USCIS to ask about our case status since we still can't see it online and they said we were approved yesterday! Absolutely thrilled! Fingers crossed everyone gets theirs soon

Hey Yankee Doodle,

I do not want to bring you bad luck, but my husband was also told a whole sort of rubbish by USCIS, that our petition was approved, when it wasn't ...

Did you actually receive an email to confirm your NOA2?

If not, I would double check with them because they try to get you off the line and tell you a whole bunch of lies... I would be suspicious if I hadn't received an email..

[Yankee Doodle 0]

Hey Yankee Doodle,

I do not want to bring you bad luck, but my husband was also told a whole sort of rubbish by USCIS, that our petition was approved, when it wasn't ...

Did you actually receive an email to confirm your NOA2?

If not, I would double check with them because they try to get you off the line and tell you a whole bunch of lies... I would be suspicious if I hadn't received an email..

that's very annoying for you guys to say the least. I actually haven't received an email confirming our NOA2. Do they normally send out an email? The only thing that makes me feel hopeful that we did get approved was that it was the automatic system that originally said that we had been approved (so not an actual person telling me). I entered my details on the USCIS line and it then told me we had been approved. I then connected to a person to double check and he confirmed that we had been approved and that we should receive a letter in the mail within 30 days describing whats to come next. so I'm optimistic that we did receive our NOA2 because of the fact that the automated system said so. Though in saying that I have no email or letter yet to confirm it. Fingers crossed anyways. Sorry to hear that they are messing you around. Have you tried calling again? I'll keep my fingers crossed for you both and thanks for the heads up

[L37 0]

basically whoever you call at the 800 number doesnt really know anything that is not listed on the computer. at the local office, they can tell you what is actually going on with your file.

I sent my application to the Chicago lockbox. What local office would I call? Chicago? I hope this gets done soon...

[oohpartiv 484]

I sent my application to the Chicago lockbox. What local office would I call? Chicago? I hope this gets done soon...

Local office is decided according to your US zip code. Call USCIS first, ask to a Tier 2 and ask if your case has been shipped to a field office. It might still be sitting at NBC, considering it's only been a month and a half since you sent off your file.

[Clemjam 8]

that's very annoying for you guys to say the least. I actually haven't received an email confirming our NOA2. Do they normally send out an email? The only thing that makes me feel hopeful that we did get approved was that it was the automatic system that originally said that we had been approved (so not an actual person telling me). I entered my details on the USCIS line and it then told me we had been approved. I then connected to a person to double check and he confirmed that we had been approved and that we should receive a letter in the mail within 30 days describing whats to come next. so I'm optimistic that we did receive our NOA2 because of the fact that the automated system said so. Though in saying that I have no email or letter yet to confirm it. Fingers crossed anyways. Sorry to hear that they are messing you around. Have you tried calling again? I'll keep my fingers crossed for you both and thanks for the heads up

Oh well, if the automated service says so, then it should be!

What doe sit say online?

We got our NOA2 11 days ago by email and then received a written confirmation. I shall be calling NVC tomorrow for the case and IIN numbers

[stevie b 141]

Stevie, thanks for the info. How and where did you find info on local offices. The tier 2 rep I talked to said she could not find it either. I am in dallas local field office. Maybe you could find it for me or point me in the right direction? Again thanks

here is the info on your office, but like i said just get an infopass when you feel the time is about right

http://dashboard.uscis.gov/index.cfm?formtype=4&office=60&charttype=1

[LaVegano 12]

here is the info on your office, but like i said just get an infopass when you feel the time is about right

http://dashboard.uscis.gov/index.cfm?formtype=4&office=60&charttype=1

Stevie, Thank you. Just made an appointment for the end of April. Can you or any member read the chart in this link and explain to me what it says? Because for some reason I cannot make sense of it. One is a National and one is the Dallas local field office. http://dashboard.uscis.gov/index.cfm?formtype=4&office=60&charttype=2 I am trying to see what month they are working on.

[stevie b 141]

Stevie, Thank you. Just made an appointment for the end of April. Can you or any member read the chart in this link and explain to me what it says? Because for some reason I cannot make sense of it. One is a National and one is the Dallas local field office. http://dashboard.uscis.gov/index.cfm?formtype=4&office=60&charttype=2 I am trying to see what month they are working on.

nope there is no way to find the current month on that dashboard, but it will give you a feeling of how much volume is being processed.

i was friendly, polite and as funny as possible with my appointment, and the guy there was very forward in offering information.. so like i said, go to the appointment, and if you are like me, i am only waiting two weeks till i schedule another one, knowing the availability is about two weeks out to see them