May 2013 filers

[Nurseling 34]

Hey Ryan

You know I have to say they don't give too much info on that letter. Just had to ask Nich-nick about my daughter since they didnt even mention if she need to prepare any forms or even say anything about her medical or if she needs to attend the interview with me. I guess am not going to know till packet 4 hopefully they actually give more info there. She's not even coming till later so makes no sense for her to interview now.

[BryNef 4]

we still didnt get our noa2.im really frustrated!its more than two weeks after they receive our rfe, no news yet! always get unlucky on this process its seems..

[Myeeh and My Bob 4]

Yesterday, Sept 05, 2013 was our 9th Anniversary and guess what??

We got the best gift ever! We got approved! (99 days from NOA1)

Congrats!

[aysidrak 2]

Yesterday, Sept 05, 2013 was our 9th Anniversary and guess what??

We got the best gift ever! We got approved! (99 days from NOA1)

Wow, congrats! I really hope we get our noa2 soon. It's been hard seeing filers after our date getting approved. We were also transferred to TSC and have an NOA1 date of May 16.

[Vanitas 310]

Hey Ryan

You know I have to say they don't give too much info on that letter. Just had to ask Nich-nick about my daughter since they didnt even mention if she need to prepare any forms or even say anything about her medical or if she needs to attend the interview with me. I guess am not going to know till packet 4 hopefully they actually give more info there. She's not even coming till later so makes no sense for her to interview now.

I saw that post down there, aye. The entire process is full of pitfalls no matter where you're applying and what you're applying for it seems.. I think that those of us in some of the low fraud countries such as Australia, the UK and so on are quite lucky usually.

[Nurseling 34]

I saw that post down there, aye. The entire process is full of pitfalls no matter where you're applying and what you're applying for it seems.. I think that those of us in some of the low fraud countries such as Australia, the UK and so on are quite lucky usually.

Yep. Talk about trial and error through out this process. Anyway any news from Texas?

[d3adc0d3 186]

Not so certain about that :/

Here my obsessive personality will shine through but...

Looked up some WAC's around my number, our ARN May 21.

There's 3 in front of us that are in process, same last touch for ARN (May 21), the last approved one before us was July 31.

3 after us also under initial review with ARN May 21 before one approved on August 6.

Then another ARN May 21, next one Changed address June 20, next RFE August 8, next two initial review May 21, followed by an RFE August 5,

next a post office return as undeliverable on June 12, next an August 19 approval, followed by another May 21 ARN, next an RFE August 9, another ARN May 21,

followed by an July 31 approval, an August 5 RFE,next a May 23 ARN, August 20 RFE, August 28 approval,

next another May 21 ARN(this being 150 numbers behind us, keep in mind that they're intermingled with other cases too tho)

Do apologize for the messy paragraphs, felt single lines would be slightly overdoing it tho.

It seems very random?

Petitions are grouped in a box, the grouping appears to be based on petition number range. If there are cases being worked on around your case number, it could mean one of several things:

1. They're waiting for background checks - the beneficiary's background check can take a while to come back if they're from a country which has yet to digitize all the records.
2. They haven't picked your case out of the box yet, they don't go in order, they just grab a case.
3. The electronic system hasn't been updated for you yet -- you can call and speak with a Tier 2 IO to get an update on your petition. The Tier 1 IO's only can see what you see.

If you've created an account with them, you will be able to see when your case was last "touched", this will give you an idea if you have had anyone working on your case recently. I didn't get ANY updates with the cases around mine for weeks and then I got notice I was approved 3 days after I was actually approved. In some cases people get their NoA2 in the mail or told over the phone by a T2 IO and no electronic notification at all! I wouldn't rely too heavily on that system.

If you doubt my information click the link for the Q&A With a Former USCIS Adjudicator.

Edited September 7, 2013 by d3adc0d3

[VanjaL 0]

Petitions are grouped in a box, the grouping appears to be based on petition number range. If there are cases being worked on around your case number, it could mean one of several things:

1. They're waiting for background checks - the beneficiary's background check can take a while to come back if they're from a country which has yet to digitize all the records.
2. They haven't picked your case out of the box yet, they don't go in order, they just grab a case.
3. The electronic system hasn't been updated for you yet -- you can call and speak with a Tier 2 IO to get an update on your petition. The Tier 1 IO's only can see what you see.

If you've created an account with them, you will be able to see when your case was last "touched", this will give you an idea if you have had anyone working on your case recently. I didn't get ANY updates with the cases around mine for weeks and then I got notice I was approved 3 days after I was actually approved. In some cases people get their NoA2 in the mail or told over the phone by a T2 IO and no electronic notification at all! I wouldn't rely too heavily on that system.

If you doubt my information click the link for the Q&A With a Former USCIS Adjudicator.

Thank you very much for taking the time answering, I think I've got a much better understanding of the situation now

I believe it's 2 or 3 in our case, as my background(the beneficiary) is in Sweden and UK -thereby unlikely to be hard to track.

The lack of "touches" on our case since we got the Alien Registration Number was getting quite frustrating and we were not sure what to ask in order to get to talk to a TIer 2.

Again, many thanks

Edited September 7, 2013 by VanjaL

[BLAKCAJUN 25]

I received the letter in the mail today stating that my file is now in Texas.....praying for a quick approval.

[Vanitas 310]

I received the letter in the mail today stating that my file is now in Texas.....praying for a quick approval.

Well, given you're in Houston that's no surprise!

Mine should be with Amy by Wednesday, I'm still thinking. As for the case itself.. well, ours seemingly got sent in the same batch so I'm assuming mine's with yours in Texas by this point.

Edited September 7, 2013 by Ryan&Amy

[Chowking 20]

I received the letter in the mail today stating that my file is now in Texas.....praying for a quick approval.

thats good news!! we still havent received mail/text notifications about the transffered. Its feel good knowing our file now moving!!

[Chowking 20]

Yesterday, Sept 05, 2013 was our 9th Anniversary and guess what??

We got the best gift ever! We got approved! (99 days from NOA1)

The best gift from above!

Congratulations!

[d3adc0d3 186]

Thank you very much for taking the time answering, I think I've got a much better understanding of the situation now

I believe it's 2 or 3 in our case, as my background(the beneficiary) is in Sweden and UK -thereby unlikely to be hard to track.

The lack of "touches" on our case since we got the Alien Registration Number was getting quite frustrating and we were not sure what to ask in order to get to talk to a TIer 2.

Again, many thanks

You would have to call the USCIS Customer Service number, and once you get a hold of a Tier 1 IO, give them all the information they need to pull up your record. They need this information to transfer you to a Tier 2 IO.

From there once they have your information, you can ask them to transfer you to a Tier 2 IO, and state is case-specific related inquiries. Once you have a Tier 2, I would recommend you ask them more than just about what's going on with your case and why you're not approved yet. Write a list of questions, and try to get as many answers as you can from them. I have heard from many users that the IOs can be quite rude, so do your best to remain polite despite their tone towards you if they get nasty. Remember that they're people too and they're just massively overloaded and overworked, due to a bad system. Their time is valuable so be as clear and concise as you can be, and try to keep it short without missing anything.

Good luck!

Edited September 8, 2013 by d3adc0d3

[HunNee 15]

Congrats!

Thanks! Thanks! ?

[HunNee 15]

Wow, congrats! I really hope we get our noa2 soon. It's been hard seeing filers after our date getting approved. We were also transferred to TSC and have an NOA1 date of May 16.

Thanks! ? Don't worry, yours is probably next.. Just keep the faith ? TSC so far has touched almost everyone in my group, approval and RFE.. They're almost done in my group..

The best gift from above!

Congratulations!

Thanks! ?? indeed, the best gift from above.. Keep the faith! ?