April 2013 I-130 Filers

[LoveMyTico 999]

Hoping to receive my birth certificate Friday so I can mail out my papers, pictures and other docs to my husband....then he can add his papers and send it to TSC...why did this have to happen just before Xmas where no one really works and half the places are closed anybody has an idea how long it takes for an approval after they receive the requested evidence? Merry Christmas and happy holidays regardless.

TSC has been slower that molasses lately.. Who knows how long it will take... What did they ask for exactly? TSC has been handing out mostly RFE's. My husband and I pray all the time that they just approve us soon. We made sure we sent every single possibility up front to avoid any delays.

I would think that once they receive your info it should only take a short time since it is already on somone's desk. GOOD LUCK .. Keep us posted.

Edited December 25, 2013 by LoveMyTico

[Snikwad 8]

They want our marriage certificate, passport pictures, the biographic forms from both of us, and my (beneficiary) birth certificate, everything except the birth certificate we had already submitted with the i130, but apparently it got lost on its way to Texas. So frustrating. The pictures shouldn't be older than 6 month so I had to get new ones taken, and request an international birth certificate. I hope they will have it by mid January and maybe approve it by the end of January...Nvc will probably need two months as well...plus the interview and medical are still to come this is never ending. Why is it so hard for us?! Somebody said I should report it to ombudsman....how and what exactly, do you know? And is is useful to put a letter to the rfe saying that we already submitted most of the requested things but it got lost...? Thanks for your help ticoslove

[LoveMyTico 999]

They want our marriage certificate, passport pictures, the biographic forms from both of us, and my (beneficiary) birth certificate, everything except the birth certificate we had already submitted with the i130, but apparently it got lost on its way to Texas. So frustrating. The pictures shouldn't be older than 6 month so I had to get new ones taken, and request an international birth certificate. I hope they will have it by mid January and maybe approve it by the end of January...Nvc will probably need two months as well...plus the interview and medical are still to come this is never ending. Why is it so hard for us?! Somebody said I should report it to ombudsman....how and what exactly, do you know? And is is useful to put a letter to the rfe saying that we already submitted most of the requested things but it got lost...? Thanks for your help ticoslove

Its so nice how they ask for additional stuff that wasn't on the original checklist. I know we sent passport photos and both birth certs and his was translated by a certified translator... stamps and seals and all the bells and whistles.

If they are annoyed that the forms are old and need to be less than 6 months old then they should have processed your file within 5 months. It does seem never ending... I will be so glad when I never have to deal with them again.

[Snikwad 8]

Yeah the biographic forms were outdated too but when we filed those were the only ones they supplied. Oh well, I can use the "pretty" convict-like pictures when I go the the interview....at some point. I will have to deal with them even when this is through....two years later, and then every ten years. Woohoo. J/k

[STACEY&MISHO 103]

I hope everyone had a Merry Skype Christmas. I suppose there will be next year. Sigh.

[LoveMyTico 999]

I am hoping somebody is working at the TSC Thursday and Friday. It sure would be nice to see some movement before the new year

[peace of my mind 12]

Hello everyone,I hope we all enjoyed the Christmas no matter what uscis is trying to make us feel bad or sad not being able to spend it with our closes love ones,well for me,i have had a enough,cant wait anymore,my wife is coming back again from the USA at the 2014 January, at less spending more time together will us hold it together more before uscis drive me crazy with this process,am April 4 pd and transfered to NSC on 15 of November since then nothing and we re ask to wait for 60 days, and we have gone pass 41 out of the 60 days and thing yet, am about to go crazy,but the thought of my wife coming back at the end of January is what is keeping in check...lol

[takingtoolong 10]

For the life of me, I cannot imagine why the New York Times decides to praise Alejandro Mayorkas. They have no clue how incompetent this man is.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/26/opinion/homeland-securitys-new-chief.html?hp&rref=opinion

[Kaylara 814]

They want our marriage certificate, passport pictures, the biographic forms from both of us, and my (beneficiary) birth certificate, everything except the birth certificate we had already submitted with the i130, but apparently it got lost on its way to Texas. So frustrating. The pictures shouldn't be older than 6 month so I had to get new ones taken, and request an international birth certificate. I hope they will have it by mid January and maybe approve it by the end of January...Nvc will probably need two months as well...plus the interview and medical are still to come this is never ending. Why is it so hard for us?! Somebody said I should report it to ombudsman....how and what exactly, do you know? And is is useful to put a letter to the rfe saying that we already submitted most of the requested things but it got lost...? Thanks for your help ticoslove

http://www.uscis.gov/tools/ombudsman-liaison/ombudsman-liaison-unit-information-room/uscis-ombudsman-liaison-unit-information-room

[Snikwad 8]

Thank you kaylara! Do you think I should write them? I'm kinda out of energy concerning this whole thing it's probably not gonna help any.

[Kaylara 814]

I would. They lost half your case information. If someone finds that information, they could very easily steal your identity. I'd also send in the information again in response to the RFE at the same time.

Edited December 26, 2013 by Kaylara

[dirk_diggler 107]

They want our marriage certificate, passport pictures, the biographic forms from both of us, and my (beneficiary) birth certificate, everything except the birth certificate we had already submitted with the i130, but apparently it got lost on its way to Texas. So frustrating. The pictures shouldn't be older than 6 month so I had to get new ones taken, and request an international birth certificate. I hope they will have it by mid January and maybe approve it by the end of January...Nvc will probably need two months as well...plus the interview and medical are still to come this is never ending. Why is it so hard for us?! Somebody said I should report it to ombudsman....how and what exactly, do you know? And is is useful to put a letter to the rfe saying that we already submitted most of the requested things but it got lost...? Thanks for your help ticoslove

why are they requesting beneficiary birth certificate..?

[Snikwad 8]

I have no clue. They lost out marriage certificate, apparently the one working on our case is a bit "behind". In the rfe it states benificiary's birth certificate: a review of form i130 indicates that you seek to classify the beneficiary as your (child OR son OR daughter). However, a copy of the beneficiary's birth certificate was not submitted with form i130. Please submit a copy of the birth certificate of (NAME). Blah blah blah, I doubt that I need it since I'm not my husbands child but it is in the rfe so I'll just send it. It's a standard form, it doesn't say my name anywhere, and my husbands adress is wrong too even though he changed it months ago. I think tcs just sends out rfes to get more time or smth. I was expecting an rfe because I thought the photos of me might not have been the correct sizing, which was the case. But the fact that they lost half the other stuff like the biographic information forms and the marriage certificate is just stupid.

Edited December 26, 2013 by Snikwad

[Snikwad 8]

I would. They lost half your case information. If someone finds that information, they could very easily steal your identity. I'd also send in the information again in response to the RFE at the same time.

Okay will do, is it a problem if I (beneficiary) send an email? My husband is pretty busy, and not good with all this lol it depresses him, such a procrastinator, but I love him even for his flaws.

[Kaylara 814]

Okay will do, is it a problem if I (beneficiary) send an email? My husband is pretty busy, and not good with all this lol it depresses him, such a procrastinator, but I love him even for his flaws.

I don't know if the Ombudsman will talk to the beneficiary. Maybe you can write it for him and have him forward the email to them?