Now many August Filers Left?

[jasal 0]

Who filed in August 2006 for K-1 and still don't have their N0A2 approval? I filed on 2 August and got my N0A1 on 10 August. 105 days and still waiting. NO touches. No RFE. I called the 800 number and they told me to not bother them again until 6 months had passed. I have no idea if I'm in name check, lost in limbo-land, or just being totally ignored. I'm happy for all those others in August who've gotten their N0A2's and even a little bit happy for those who are now getting approved in September. But it does tick me off that I'm early August with no known issues with my petition, having sent in everything they could ever possibly want or need, including the kitchen sink... and since I've gotten no RFE's about needing additional evidence, my conclusion is that I'm lost in the system somewhere... maybe under a pile of other applications, who really knows and I can't find out because my application isn't 180 plus days old yet. And still more who filed after me are getting their N0A2's. Heck, some of those who filed at the same time as me in early August were approved in 40-50 days and already have their embassy interview dates. I know there must be others in August who are in the same boat that I'm in... and misery loves company... so I'm asking who's left from August?

[JaJo 1]

Check Gary's post:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=41579

You can also do a search:

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[Nellag 0]

Filed June, 2006 - still waiting for NOA2.

[Dean iWait 0]

Give me a friggin break!

[heishe 2]

Man, that sucks for you, jasal. The waiting is awful, whether it's two months or six. Nobody should tell you to quit whining just because they've been in the system longer. Best wishes.

[wjr 3]

Who filed in August 2006 for K-1 and still don't have their N0A2 approval? I filed on 2 August and got my N0A1 on 10 August. 105 days and still waiting. NO touches. No RFE. I called the 800 number and they told me to not bother them again until 6 months had passed. I have no idea if I'm in name check, lost in limbo-land, or just being totally ignored. I'm happy for all those others in August who've gotten their N0A2's and even a little bit happy for those who are now getting approved in September. But it does tick me off that I'm early August with no known issues with my petition, having sent in everything they could ever possibly want or need, including the kitchen sink... and since I've gotten no RFE's about needing additional evidence, my conclusion is that I'm lost in the system somewhere... maybe under a pile of other applications, who really knows and I can't find out because my application isn't 180 plus days old yet. And still more who filed after me are getting their N0A2's. Heck, some of those who filed at the same time as me in early August were approved in 40-50 days and already have their embassy interview dates. I know there must be others in August who are in the same boat that I'm in... and misery loves company... so I'm asking who's left from August?

DON"T PANICK, I filed on Aug 15th got NOA 1 Aug 17th, I have not had any touches or nothing either. Relax I am trying to think positive and your starting to get me worked up......lol. Anyways, if this help any not sure if it would pertain to you or just me, but, my lawyer said that my file should be approved this month sometime. Like I said, not sure if its for me or for anyone who filed in Aug, or even if he has a clue of what he is talking about, I am just waiting patiently for the end of Nov. Then I will act up if I haven't heard anything. But I am giving my lawyer the benefit of the doubt. Also can you give me that 800 number to check, I need it on file so I know where to call if I needed to. Also, just remember, CSC has been running way behind and no they do not always go in order, though they are suppose to. WJR

[jasal 0]

Give me a friggin break!

No need to get testy. I asked AUGUST filers because I wanted to knowTHEIR story... to compare, make notes.. see if any of us that are left from August have similiar things that might be the reasons for the remaining 16 of us not being approved yet. I'm certainly sorry that any March, April, May, June and July filers are still waiting too. Some of you had to endure the IMBRA fiasco and that keep many of you waiting. Why the rest of you are still stuck at USCIS is beyond me. My thought is that USCIS should process all of you guys before they process anyone who filed after you. BUT it's also my thought that USCIS should be processing August before September and October... but unfortunately my thoughts aren't worth very much to USCIS. I hope you get your approval soon before the bile in your throat chokes you to death. I calmly asked a few questions in the hopes that AUGUST filers would respond and we AUGUST filers might get a clearer picture as to why we remaining AUGUST filers are still waiting while almost all of the rest of August filers have already been approved.... and now USCIS is approving September filers. I'm being as patient as possible, haven't peed my pants yet, haven't written to any Senators or Congressmen... and have called the 800 number only once. I'm waiting until the end of November to see what happens. Hopefully the remaining AUGUST filers will be approved by then. Hopefully.. As for you and any other June filers... go and start your own question thread.

[Dean iWait 0]

Man, that sucks for you, jasal. The waiting is awful, whether it's two months or six. Nobody should tell you to quit whining just because they've been in the system longer. Best wishes.

Yes, you certainly have the right to whine. Just as I have that same right. Today I'm exercising my right to be bitter and resentful. Here is my whine. They told me the 6 months thing too. They said call back on 11/6/06 and we will do an inquiry for you. So I did and I was told oh your NOA1 is 5/3/06 and our processing date is 5/2/06. Sorry you will have to wait until our processing date says 5/3/06 or later before we can do an inquiry. So it's a big shite sandwich have another bite.

[jasal 0]

Man, that sucks for you, jasal. The waiting is awful, whether it's two months or six. Nobody should tell you to quit whining just because they've been in the system longer. Best wishes.

Yes, you certainly have the right to whine. Just as I have that same right. Today I'm exercising my right to be bitter and resentful. Here is my whine. They told me the 6 months thing too. They said call back on 11/6/06 and we will do an inquiry for you. So I did and I was told oh your NOA1 is 5/3/06 and our processing date is 5/2/06. Sorry you will have to wait until our processing date says 5/3/06 or later before we can do an inquiry. So it's a big shite sandwich have another bite.

And USCIS won't change that date until they're ready to move to the June date and only they know the formula for when they'll move the date. Seems kind of silly and stupid on their part to not do an inquiry for you since you're only one day off from their silly date. But that's USCIS. They have no rhyme or reason for what they do and they have no oversight... and that's why they treat us like they do because they know they can do whatever they want to do and we can't do anything about it.

[Dean iWait 0]

Give me a friggin break!

No need to get testy. I asked AUGUST filers because I wanted to knowTHEIR story... to compare, make notes.. see if any of us that are left from August have similiar things that might be the reasons for the remaining 16 of us not being approved yet. I'm certainly sorry that any March, April, May, June and July filers are still waiting too. Some of you had to endure the IMBRA fiasco and that keep many of you waiting. Why the rest of you are still stuck at USCIS is beyond me. My thought is that USCIS should process all of you guys before they process anyone who filed after you. BUT it's also my thought that USCIS should be processing August before September and October... but unfortunately my thoughts aren't worth very much to USCIS. I hope you get your approval soon before the bile in your throat chokes you to death. I calmly asked a few questions in the hopes that AUGUST filers would respond and we AUGUST filers might get a clearer picture as to why we remaining AUGUST filers are still waiting while almost all of the rest of August filers have already been approved.... and now USCIS is approving September filers. I'm being as patient as possible, haven't peed my pants yet, haven't written to any Senators or Congressmen... and have called the 800 number only once. I'm waiting until the end of November to see what happens. Hopefully the remaining AUGUST filers will be approved by then. Hopefully.. As for you and any other June filers... go and start your own question thread.

I'm not getting testy. I AM TESTY thank you very much. And remember your posting on a PUBLIC forum. If you want to control who responds to you on a PUBLIC forum good luck. Maybe you can find a private forum not a PUBLIC forum where you have more control over who reponds. And by the way I'm not a June filer and us May filers don't need to start a thread for any reason I can see. Good luck on your journey.

[Erichu 0]

Jasal,

You are doing exactly what VJ is here for - gathering information from people here to get some clue as to where the CSC really is in their processing. Dean's case and plenty of others illustrate the ongoing mismanagement of priorities by CSC and their complete unresponsiveness to our situations. Sadly, the only thing the info we gather here allows us to do is to know if we are ahead of the curve, on the curve, or left to rot in the process. Still, it's better to be informed than completely in the dark as the USCIS prefers.

I've called the USCIS process a lottery of luck because they have failed in their stated mission to process petitions based on order received. There's no question that some older petitions sit untouched while newer ones are being processed and not because of Name hits or other legitimate reasons. It's just pure mismanagement. The fact that the VSC is so much faster and has far fewer lengthy delays shows how pathetic USCIS is in promising fair treatment and delivering vastly different results to different parts of the country.

I would hope we don't vent our frustrations with USCIS on each other here. The challenge for us has been to try to maintain our own positive attitude while waiting and still find room to enjoy the forward steps of others too.

Dean, have you called your US Congressman or Senator's office yet? It's about time to get those inquiries going.

Good luck all!! And I do mean LUCK!