May 2013 filers

[BryNef 4]

So I am the petitioner but I have been living in Israel for the past 3 years... and yes I mailed it directly to uscis

Also are you in the California office or the Vermont?

i see! were at California office. i know, there moving fast on the approvals but for rfe i think they sort of schedule it on a specific date before looking into it. i dont know, our rfe was an easy one and i couldnt think of any reason why its taking them so long.

[Ozgirl1981 78]

i see! were at California office. i know, there moving fast on the approvals but for rfe i think they sort of schedule it on a specific date before looking into it. i dont know, our rfe was an easy one and i couldnt think of any reason why its taking them so long.

Looking at Igors list, it seems RFE's are happening between 9 and 28 days or so.. Hang tight they will work on the RFE.

[lior&eliya 0]

i see! were at California office. i know, there moving fast on the approvals but for rfe i think they sort of schedule it on a specific date before looking into it. i dont know, our rfe was an easy one and i couldnt think of any reason why its taking them so long.

Im sure your approval will come quick dont worry

[BLAKCAJUN 25]

congrats to all the new approvals....

[kuletkulet 0]

I'm not hearing any approvals from "VSC-TSC" May filers. 2 numbers near mine got approved yesterday. I guess both of them are from CSC.

[Nurseling 34]

I'm not hearing any approvals from "VSC-TSC" May filers. 2 numbers near mine got approved yesterday. I guess both of them are from CSC.

They seem to be slowing. The two cases around my numbers that got rfe in June are still there untouched. It's amazing how a rfe could take so long to be approved in Vsc. California whacks rfes out quicker at least within a month.

[d3adc0d3 186]

Still nothing on my end. I contacted my congressman, I emailed TSC, I contacted USCIS who also emailed TSC.

My case has not been forwarded yet, and I still have yet to receive the paper copy of my NoA2 (I-797C Approval Notice).

If I don't hear from them soon, I will be going further up the chain.

Edited August 29, 2013 by d3adc0d3

[aysidrak 2]

Not expecting any approvals from us May filers stuck at Vermont anytime soon but just wanted to say hang in there guys because God's timing is the best timing and everything will work out for all of us. Just thought a little encouragement was needed even for myself. It's 11:00pm down here in Australia so goodnight all and hang in there!

[sjs87 27]

From the day CSC received our RFE reply (August 19th) to the day we got our NOA2 (yesterday August 28) it was 9 days. Pretty quick, I think, though in retrospect it felt like an ETERNITY. Seems like they're working on RFEs so I think good news will be coming to the May Filers (with RFEs) soon!!

Looking at Igors list, it seems RFE's are happening between 9 and 28 days or so.. Hang tight they will work on the RFE.

[Nurseling 34]

The DS-230 form really does want your life story. I really had to sit down and try remember a 10 year work history with all dates. It took me ages to remember previous addresses too. God this whole process is not easy at all.

[Nurseling 34]

Still nothing on my end. I contacted my congressman, I emailed TSC, I contacted USCIS who also emailed TSC.

My case has not been forwarded yet, and I still have yet to receive the paper copy of my NoA2 (I-797C Approval Notice).

If I don't hear from them soon, I will be going further up the chain.

Oh my goodness you been. Missing for a while hope your doing good. Still no case number wow whats going on with these people.

[HunNee 15]

Update: VSC to TSC transfer

1 got approved yesterday in my group (EAC ******73).. he/she's just 8 numbers before me.. but, the others still remained the same with last message of being transferred.. I wonder who it was.. Congrats..

Edited August 29, 2013 by HunNee

[d3adc0d3 186]

Oh my goodness you been. Missing for a while hope your doing good. Still no case number wow whats going on with these people.

Awe! Yes, I've been okay. Busy with getting the kids ready for the new school year and summer in general is busy with the children not in school.

As for what is going on, I'm not sure... I emailed the TSC myself on August 16th, and I am supposed to wait 30 days to hear back. I've been waiting a month for them to transfer my case to NVC and I call NVC once a week to see if they received my case. Nothing.

No NoA2 hardcopy, but I have had several T2 IO's confirm I was indeed approved.

I emailed TSC 2013-08-16 asking them to resend me my I-797C approval letter.

I called USCIS who also emailed TSC (and told I should get a response in 2 weeks) on 2013-08-20, they put in a request to resend my approval letter.

I emailed my congressman on 2013-08-22, informing him of my situation and stating that I was not the only person having such issues with the TSC and his support and assistance would help a lot of people.

[Nurseling 34]

Awe! Yes, I've been okay. Busy with getting the kids ready for the new school year and summer in general is busy with the children not in school.

As for what is going on, I'm not sure... I emailed the TSC myself on August 16th, and I am supposed to wait 30 days to hear back. I've been waiting a month for them to transfer my case to NVC and I call NVC once a week to see if they received my case. Nothing.

No NoA2 hardcopy, but I have had several T2 IO's confirm I was indeed approved.

I emailed TSC 2013-08-16 asking them to resend me my I-797C approval letter.

I called USCIS who also emailed TSC (and told I should get a response in 2 weeks) on 2013-08-20, they put in a request to resend my approval letter.

I emailed my congressman on 2013-08-22, informing him of my situation and stating that I was not the only person having such issues with the TSC and his support and assistance would help a lot of people.

My goodness this whole process is wearing a lot of people out. I really am sorry to hear your having to bang your head against a brick wall trying to get these people to do the job you paid them for. You were approved before me we should both just be waiting for a interview date right now. It hardly makes sense how the system works. Lets say as they tell us files are going out in batches . Doesn't it make sense to get the first approved ones out first. You had at least a 4 day difference in date from mine. You should have been assigned a case number already. I am seeing so many people frustrated over this issues that honestly my heart goes out to everyone. Please hang in there and keep calling till they get fed up and do there job properly.

[Vanitas 310]

My goodness this whole process is wearing a lot of people out. I really am sorry to hear your having to bang your head against a brick wall trying to get these people to do the job you paid them for. You were approved before me we should both just be waiting for a interview date right now. It hardly makes sense how the system works. Lets say as they tell us files are going out in batches . Doesn't it make sense to get the first approved ones out first. You had at least a 4 day difference in date from mine. You should have been assigned a case number already. I am seeing so many people frustrated over this issues that honestly my heart goes out to everyone. Please hang in there and keep calling till they get fed up and do there job properly.

This is why I contacted the Ombudsman about those of us stuck at VSC and who haven't been transferred - hell, when Blakcajun rang VSC, they told her they hadn't made a decision on whether to transfer us or not, which is simply not good enough. They've had plenty of time to make that decision and they're now messing around. Regardless, the Ombudsman has passed my concerns onto a manager there who will get in contact with USCIS.

While some of the old timers here may disagree with this course of action, I do urge anyone who is stuck at VSC to make your voices heard and contact the Ombudsman. Give them your receipt number too so they know we're not just complaining for the hell of it. Eventually they will either transfer us, or they'll start sorting out approvals quicker.

Edited August 29, 2013 by Ryan&Amy