Our NOA2 Approval at CSC and Advice!!

[Ian and Deanna 5]

Hi Everyone,

Yipee!! We received the along waiting text from USCIS that our case status was updated!! When we checked our status it said that our I129f petition was in post decision activity! At first we didnt know what it meant, but reading on it said that our petition was approved and that the post decision activity was that our petition was being sent to the NVC!! A big sigh and such a relief.

We have been waiting nearly 8 months since filing our NOA1 and just like most people on here was distraught that a process of 5 moths had stopped due to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals and the 1/2 million applicants that sent in requests to be processed. Like most people on the visa journey, it angered us!! But at the time we did not know about this new bill that had been passed by Obama on the 15th July 2013. All the service center's were overwhelmed by the influx of applicants and as a consequence all fiance K1 Visa's suffered!!

But this is what we did!!

At the 5th months mark we phoned the USCIS for an update, they told us they was processing July 18th and told us with out explanation to phone back in 45 days....we gave them the benefit of the doubt and phoned at the 60 day mark...when we phoned up again they told us they was processing July 18th, it had not moved one day!! When we enquired why it had not moved they just told us they did not know....we was just being fobbed off . We asked if it was due to the deferred action of childhood arrivals and if it was that this is not acceptable, and we would be writing a letter to the senator to complain, and if we had no joy then we would follow it up through the ombudsman and if no joy then we would send a letter to Obama at the white house...and in the mean time we would write to the papers and any media that would listen to our story. He told us that he didn't know if that would help in anyway!! We replied "we will see" . We started compiling a letter and a privacy act release form, so they can discuss your case on your behalf so we could send it to the Senator of Oregon, bypassing the local congressmen....Within one week we had a text from the USCIS telling us that our petition had been approved!!

So my advice to everyone on this long and tedious journey, is to keep phoning the USCIS requesting an update and putting pressure on them by asking the reasons for the delay and express your disapproval and anger at the length of time it is taking for them to approve the K1 petitions, mentioning the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival process taking precedence and what you intend to do about it.... It seems from what i have read on this site that after a lot of discussion about this topic and what has recently happened about the lengthy process and K1 filers are suffering, people are complaining, writing to their senator and congressmen and putting a lot of pressure on the USCIS, it seems to be helping and working for those stuck in the July, August and beyond, whereby they are approving those applicants!!

So keep hounding them and keep up the pressure, dont just sit on the process and get frustrated if enough complaints are recieved then the USCIS will crack and they will have to do something about it.

So although we are extremely happy that our petition is approved we are very sad for those who are still waiting, we know how you are feeling cause only last week we were in the same position!!! So good luck to everyone and keep reminding yourself that you are doing this for, to be with your loved one!! never give up and keep going and make it happen...and very soon it will!!

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[cazzers 83]

[rm love dc 10]

Congratulations!

[Tintin and Mike 127]

Great news, congrats!!! :dance:

[glenmar 34]

Jolly good show!!! Congrats!!! :thumbs:

[RachaelP 3]

COngratulations!!! :dance:

[Inky 1,110]

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[yahya_marie 5]

congrats

[His karma 20]

Congrats!