April 2013 I-130 Filers

[winexis 2]

my friend who filed fiancé visa just got approved in just 19 days! and she goes asking how long have you been waiting? and im like going 8mos and still initial review! great, just great. *slow clap with sarcastic smile*

[Blue_Leaf 1]

Good news everyone! fingers crossed

Email from USCIS!

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/466577-email-from-uscis/

[LoveMyTico 999]

my friend who filed fiancé visa just got approved in just 19 days! and she goes asking how long have you been waiting? and im like going 8mos and still initial review! great, just great. *slow clap with sarcastic smile*

K-1 approvals DIRTY WORDSSSSSSSS over here in CR-1 land.... DIfferent animals in a totally different zoo...

[Blue_Leaf 1]

Good news everyone! Fingers crossed

Email from USCIS!

To everyone who made some noise yesterday: WELL DONE!!! They heard us. Just received the following email:

Dear Stakeholder,

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has received communications from the public expressing concerns regarding extended processing times for Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative, filed by U.S. citizens for their eligible immediate relatives. USCIS provides information below in response to the concerns expressed.

USCIS is ever-mindful of the need to process a U.S. citizen’s immediate relative Form I-130 carefully and expeditiously. The need is defined by the immigration system’s goal of preserving family unity. It is for this fundamental reason that USCIS has been focused on addressing delays in the processing of these Forms I-130 for several months.

Through concerted efforts, USCIS is now adjudicating U.S. citizens’ immediate relative Forms I-130 filed as early as February 2013. This is a significant step forward, as previously published guidance reflected the processing of these Forms I-130 filed in October 2012. Furthermore, USCIS expects the processing of these Forms I-130 to be increasingly timely in the ensuing weeks, culminating in the return to an average processing time of five months for these Forms I-130 by May 2014.

USCIS has focused on these Forms I-130 for the very reason that affected members of the public have expressed their concerns; the importance of family unity. Last month, in an effort to expedite the adjudication of these cases, USCIS began transferring stand-alone Forms I-130 filed by U.S. citizens for their immediate relatives from USCIS’s National Benefits Center to its Nebraska, Texas, and California Service Centers. This shift improves USCIS’s ability to adjudicate the cases in a timely manner.

When You Receive a Notice of Transfer of Your Case

If your case was transferred, USCIS will send you a notice listing the transfer date and where your case will be processed. Your original receipt number will not change and this will not further delay the processing of your case. USCIS will take action on your case within 60 days of the transfer date listed in your notice.

How to Track the Status of Your Case

We have recently updated the USCIS website at www.uscis.gov with processing times for Form I-130 cases filed by U.S. citizens for their eligible immediate relatives. Please check the processing times for your petition before inquiring about your case. If your case is transferred to another USCIS office, you should refer to the processing times for the office that has received your case.

You can check the status of your case at www.uscis.gov by entering your receipt number in the “Check Status” field. Additionally, you can sign up to receive automatic case status updates by email as your case is processed. If you have not received a decision on your case within the published processing time, you may submit an inquiry using e-Request or contact the National Customer Service Center (NCSC) at 1-800-375-5283. For TDD hearing impaired assistance, please call 1-800-767-1833. When making any case status inquiries, you should reference your original receipt number and indicate that your case was transferred to a new location.

If you have filed a Form I-130 and you receive a request for evidence or any other type of communication from USCIS, please read the notice carefully to ensure that you respond to the same service center that sent you the notice.

If you move while your case is pending, you can change your address on the USCIS website or contact the NCSC so that USCIS can notify you of any further action on your case. It is important that you notify USCIS of any change of address as soon as possible after moving.

We appreciate the concerns that members of the public have expressed on this important subject. We are mindful of those concerns and are addressing them with great diligence.

Kind Regards,

USCIS Public Engagement Division

[fania&nelson 20]

No that would be me ! ! ! !! ! April 12th

I'm with you on that... I think we're the only ones who have not gotten transferred yet :( PD April 18th

[r060106 109]

K-1 approvals DIRTY WORDSSSSSSSS over here in CR-1 land.... DIfferent animals in a totally different zoo...

Agreed.

[SmiljanaDjuro 17]

I'm with you on that... I think we're the only ones who have not gotten transferred yet PD April 18th

U r not the only ones! April filers here too - noa1 i130 on apr 9, noa1 i129 on apr 25 for the k3 visa, basically waste of time.... Nothing has happened yet with our case(s)! Going totally nuts!!!!

Hang in there guys it has to happen at some point. Just don't remind me abt the k1 visas because it makes me wana scream realy really loud!!!!

Cheers!

Edited November 23, 2013 by Ryan H

[R<3S 97]

I agree with you they should transfer and speed up the approvals before transferring more!

I wish they would start approving more files instead of just moving EVERYONE.. I don't want it to end up like the NBC ... ( a storage closet)

I have a funny feeling mine will be the last file left at the NBC after everyone gets transferred.... lonely ....... in a box........ in a dark room dusty as hell

LOL LOL LOL LOL

[DvMan 49]

Good news everyone! Fingers crossed

Email from USCIS!

I know its good news, but for me its too little, too late. The emails obtained through the freedom of information act shows they knew the system overload was coming, and they did nothing about it. This should have been done in June or July. I do not believe for a second they care about wait times or families. They mentioned at least twice that its because of family unity that they have been working soooooo hard to reduce times....if they really wanted to keep the 5 month goal, they should have just done it! Its a flat out lie. So we get punished and the late 2013 and 2014 filers will get quick processing. So nice. I am sure they were instructed to process DACA applications as soon as possible for political reasons. We were left on the side of the road. This response actually infuriates me more. This is a CYA move by them to reduce scrutiny by their overseers. Again, if this happened months ago, I would believe it and appreciate it. Way too late. By the way, I did not receive this email. Yes, I am bitter and angry.

Edited November 21, 2013 by DvMan

[Lala2412 1]

Processing Times

1). Select a form type 2). Select a form sub-type 3). Select an office Get Results Reset

USCIS National Goal - 5.0 Month(s)

USCIS National Average - 7.4 Month(s)

National Benefits Center - 7.4 Month(s)

Effective as of: September 30, 2013

Time is reduced to 7.4 months

[ragex 13]

NO need to apologize.... It was funny.....

Taco is a food

Tico is a Costa Rican guy !!!

HAHAHAHA too funny !!

No, that would be me ! ! ! !! ! April 12th

Hang in there, Tico.. I wish that your approval comes really soon.

I might be wrong but judging from USCIS's mail, it appears that only standalone I-130s were transferred. Since you also filed for a K-3, your file might get adjudicated at NBC. Just a thought, but in any case I wish the approvals come in for all of us real soon.

[Blueberry Pancake 311]

Hang in there, Tico.. I wish that your approval comes really soon.

I might be wrong but judging from USCIS's mail, it appears that only standalone I-130s were transferred. Since you also filed for a K-3, your file might get adjudicated at NBC. Just a thought, but in any case I wish the approvals come in for all of us real soon.

I'm pretty sure I saw K-3s transferred as well.

[LoveMyTico 999]

I'm pretty sure I saw K-3s transferred as well.

I was just about to say that ! ! ! I did see others with K-3's that got transferred. We should add that to the spreadsheet

Lately, I check my status a few 100 times a day on my phone app just so MAYBE I can have something good to tell my husband. He's frustrated. Last night he said he doesn't think we will ever be together. I had to reassure him that we WILL be together for sure .... I just don't know when...

[ragex 13]

I'm pretty sure I saw K-3s transferred as well.

Oh I apologize then. It's just that the highlighted text below from USCIS's mail caught my attention:

USCIS has focused on these Forms I-130 for the very reason that affected members of the public have expressed their concerns; the importance of family unity. Last month, in an effort to expedite the adjudication of these cases, USCIS began transferring stand-alone Forms I-130 filed by U.S. citizens for their immediate relatives from USCIS’s National Benefits Center to its Nebraska, Texas, and California Service Centers. This shift improves USCIS’s ability to adjudicate the cases in a timely manner.

[LoveMyTico 999]

Oh I apologize then. It's just that the highlighted text below from USCIS's mail caught my attention:

I think when they refer to "STAND ALONE" they mean the I-130's that are not filed along with an I-485 " adjustment of status" I read that somewhere, Can't remember where tho.