okay do i need to concerned or start freaking out????

[nonee1229 1]

okay,its almost 4 months since my noa1 and I havnt heard anything, yes I knw ppl have been waitin since june and july im aware, but my file was sent to the NBC not Vermont not California not texas not Chicago, when I called uscis they said still in the NBC, ppl have filed after me by week or so through THE NBC ( and im not yelling just high lighting with caps) like myself and got their noa2s, why am I still no news, and yes im awar work load has been over in though service centers, but ppl have gotten approved after from the same service center, and NO BODY WOULD TELL ME WHERE IS MY FILE, which im sure it sent to a local office but the uscis doesn't want to tell me, WHAT IS TAKING SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO LONGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG??????????????????? this is driving me off the wall :wacko: :wacko: :wacko: :wacko: :wacko:

[oohpartiv 484]

There are people who filed at NBC in August who are still waiting. Just because you're not at Vermont or California doesn't mean it won't take that long. There are still thousands and thousands of petitions being filed. What you can do is call USCIS and speak to a Tier 2 rep to ask if you've been shipped to a local field office. If that's the case, you can find out more accurately how long it's taking for I-130s to get processed.

[Darnell 8,478]

when yer talking with USCIS,

the trick for location is:

ASK the ISO when the casefile was transferred to a local office.

Once you get an answer on that, ask them WHICH local office.

so -

1. blow through the CSR, get an ISO

2. ask the ISO WHEN the casefile was transferred

3. ask the ISO WHICH local office

do it, in that order, you'll have some result.

[CHarvey80 72]

You are well within processing time, so relax. Four months might seem like a lot, I was there so I know what you feel, but applications are taking between 6 to 8 months to be processed. There's nothing you can do but wait. And also, don't compare your case to other, it's not healthy.

Good luck!!

[WorldTravelers 5]

The last time I asked an ISO that question, I was told that not all cases are transferred to the local office, only those that would require the petitioner to come in for an interview or provide more documentation.

Those that you see were approved, are still a minority.

Out of some 10,000 I-130s with MSC case numbers (presumably all went to NBC) that were filled between Dec 11-18, only 36% were approved by now. And not all in the order in which they were received.

Edited March 25, 2013 by WorldTravelers

[Robinhood 13]

okay,its almost 4 months since my noa1 and I havnt heard anything, yes I knw ppl have been waitin since june and july im aware, but my file was sent to the NBC not Vermont not California not texas not Chicago, when I called uscis they said still in the NBC, ppl have filed after me by week or so through THE NBC ( and im not yelling just high lighting with caps) like myself and got their noa2s, why am I still no news, and yes im awar work load has been over in though service centers, but ppl have gotten approved after from the same service center, and NO BODY WOULD TELL ME WHERE IS MY FILE, which im sure it sent to a local office but the uscis doesn't want to tell me, WHAT IS TAKING SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO LONGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG??????????????????? this is driving me off the wall :wacko: :wacko: :wacko: :wacko: :wacko:

Probably been transfer to local office as everyone else said. You may or may not get notification or online update if case gets transfer to Local office. Call USCIS talk to ISO, ask to transfer to T2 officer and specifically ask about transfer. Irrespective of what answer you get, call again and confirm as sometimes they bluff. Once you get confirmation on transfer, take infopass appointment, go to your local office to find out if they have your case, and do ask if anyone assigned on your case or not.

[Robinhood 13]

The last time I asked an ISO that question, I was told that not all cases are transferred to the local office, only those that would require the petitioner to come in for an interview or provide more documentation.

Those that you see were approved, are still a minority.

Out of some 10,000 I-130s with MSC case number (presumably all went to NBC) that were filled between Dec 11-18, only 36% were approved by now. And not all in the order in which they were received.

If you are filing AOS then yes, otherwise they hardly call anyone for interview. DO NOT TRUST ISO as everyone here know that they lie and bluff.

Since Aug 15 cases started getting transfers to local offices and this has been noted on USCIS website. so nothing unusual if your case is at Local office.

You may get RFE but not sure about an Interview.

Find dedicated post for Post AUG15 Chicago filers

Edited March 25, 2013 by Robinhood

[Marslove 3]

Hi!! Mine was also transferred to NBC. I applied in August and it has now been over seven months since NOA1. You could be waiting a lot longer than you are now, but nothing is wrong with your case, they are just slow! Hopefully you will get approved soon!!! I definitely know how frustrating it can be!!!