June 2013 I-130 Filers (merged)

[anxiousl7925 4]

My RFE took 42 days

Hi everyone,

We filed on June 17th 2013 and have not received an approval yet. On March 7th we received RFE, to my surprise the request was a for a passport size photo which I already included in the file initially. I am wondering why would they need that if they already had it? Were they buying more time - I am not sure.. We sent that right away.

They have mentioned in the letter that it can take 60 days. Does anyone know how long does it take usually after the RFE is submitted? We are already past the average processing time, is there any way to expedite our case or know what's happening with it. The people over the phone are just reading off the website and don't have any additional information. I have read some posts where people have sent letters to their local senator to escalate this. Can I do that or will it prolong the process.

Please shed some light if you have any insight on such situation.

Thank you and good luck!!

Soni

[malenliam 18]

hi ... my pd is 06/03/2013 still waiting... nothign

06/03/2013 pd

10/21/2013 interview

11/07/2013 RFE issued

12/16/2013 RFE responsed

02/24/2014 service request

03/04/2014 answered by uscis WAIT!!!!

still nothing!!!

((

Be patient...you know whAT HAppened to us..our rfe hard copy was sent to Kuwait twice..although we already changed our mailing address.then finally after three wasted months my husband received the rfe hard copy...we responded, when they received the documents they requested.. after one week we got approved. hold on..im sure it will not take that long and you will get approve...goodluck to us.

[kk3405 1]

Be patient...you know whAT HAppened to us..our rfe hard copy was sent to Kuwait twice..although we already changed our mailing address.then finally after three wasted months my husband received the rfe hard copy...we responded, when they received the documents they requested.. after one week we got approved. hold on..im sure it will not take that long and you will get approve...goodluck to us.

thannk you maleniam

but it has been already almost 4 months since we sent them RFE packet...

is there anything i can do???

i really sad and stressful......

(((

[samreen23 461]

Can't take it anymore the depression is soo overwhelming now! I just don't understand what's wrong with our case why wudnt they approve us!

[TAandNA 13]

Hey Samreen ...keep up the hope ..

[samreen23 461]

Hey Samreen ...keep up the hope ..

It's too hard. Way way too hard now.

[CKim 6]

It's too hard. Way way too hard now.

I really sympathize with you.

The endless waiting time is so hard at this moment...

my PD is 6/25/13...

[hotsauceangel 5]

You are not alone! There are others on the same boat, and we all understand how frustrating and upsetting this is.

My husband and I spent 2 hours in line for our infopass, we explain that we never received our RFE letter (they never sent, but they keep telling us they did back in October), we bagged and demanded that they print us a copy, asked them to tell us what is missing from the 400 page file we sent...we already opened 2 service request and 30 days later still no letter... their answer to us is that we they were going to request NBC to transfer the files to them and that would take 30 days, plus 30 more days for them to get back to us.

I left the Chciago office crying in anger. Why is it so hard for them to mail a piece of paper or at least TELL US what do they need from us. We did everything right, and someone at USCIS screw up, but obviously they wont admit it, there has been no progress in 6 months and now we are looking at having to cancel the honeymoon we have been planning and paying for 1 year and a half now.

One thing I know though, I'm not taking a question mark for an answer. AS my husband says, we are going to throw them the kitchen sink.

[samreen23 461]

You are not alone! There are others on the same boat, and we all understand how frustrating and upsetting this is.

My husband and I spent 2 hours in line for our infopass, we explain that we never received our RFE letter (they never sent, but they keep telling us they did back in October), we bagged and demanded that they print us a copy, asked them to tell us what is missing from the 400 page file we sent...we already opened 2 service request and 30 days later still no letter... their answer to us is that we they were going to request NBC to transfer the files to them and that would take 30 days, plus 30 more days for them to get back to us.

I left the Chciago office crying in anger. Why is it so hard for them to mail a piece of paper or at least TELL US what do they need from us. We did everything right, and someone at USCIS screw up, but obviously they wont admit it, there has been no progress in 6 months and now we are looking at having to cancel the honeymoon we have been planning and paying for 1 year and a half now.

One thing I know though, I'm not taking a question mark for an answer. AS my husband says, we are going to throw them the kitchen sink.

That's exactly what's happening to us. We keep planning our honeymoon or things like that and now we keep pushing them back. We never ever thought it will take this long. Specially when I look at September and October approvals it kills me from the inside. This is extremely unfair to us. And they don't even respond or are honest about anything. We r just at their mercy after paying them this much money.

I really sympathize with you.

The endless waiting time is so hard at this moment...

my PD is 6/25/13...

Where were u transferred to?

[CKim 6]

That's exactly what's happening to us. We keep planning our honeymoon or things like that and now we keep pushing them back. We never ever thought it will take this long. Specially when I look at September and October approvals it kills me from the inside. This is extremely unfair to us. And they don't even respond or are honest about anything. We r just at their mercy after paying them this much money.

Where were u transferred to?

damn Texas Service Center!!!!

Today, I received the response regarding my expedite process:

On 03/31/2014, you or your representative contacted USCIS concerning your I-130 to notify us that you believe your case is outside of our normal processing time. Below is a summary of what we found and how the issue has been or may be resolved.

We have placed your case on a processing hold because the required security checks remain pending. Until we receive the results of these security checks, we cannot move forward on your case. We require the results of security checks before we make a decision on any pending case.

We cannot predict when we will receive the results of these security checks. Please be assured that we will make every effort to make a decision in your case as soon as the security checks are complete.

We hope this information is helpful to you.

[mrsRB 8]

this really sad ...............i how by the end of april we will all be approved

[hotsauceangel 5]

What they are doing to us is not fair, and not right. We've held our side of bargain and USICS dropped the ball. It wasn't our fault. It is our family's right to immigrate us, and they can't deny us that. Even if USCIS lies for months to buy time.

I feel confort on knowing that eventually they will not be able to put us off, and will have to give us an answer. I can't even start to understand what it is to stay away from your family/ spouse for that long, since I'm adjusting my status from the US. But I have been trying to do thing the right way for 12 years now, with different methods. and I feel I'm being punished for that.

Stay strong everyone, there are lots of us on the same boat, and we need each other's support, even if it's online and we never met. Let's keep each other updated, and remind each other that one day we will have the honeymoon of a life time.

[hotsauceangel 5]

Also, we have lives to live, letting USICS get under our nerves and make us depressed only make things worse for us. Be relentless, and keep calling, but remember that life is too short to let red tapes take over our lives.

Also, we have lives to live, letting USICS get under our nerves and make us depressed only make things worse for us. Be relentless, and keep calling, but remember that life is too short to let red tapes take over our lives.

[samreen23 461]

damn Texas Service Center!!!!

Today, I received the response regarding my expedite process:

On 03/31/2014, you or your representative contacted USCIS concerning your I-130 to notify us that you believe your case is outside of our normal processing time. Below is a summary of what we found and how the issue has been or may be resolved.

We have placed your case on a processing hold because the required security checks remain pending. Until we receive the results of these security checks, we cannot move forward on your case. We require the results of security checks before we make a decision on any pending case.

We cannot predict when we will receive the results of these security checks. Please be assured that we will make every effort to make a decision in your case as soon as the security checks are complete.

We hope this information is helpful to you.

Jerks!!!! Disgusting. They atleast responded to u in 3 days though. I have submitted it from 17th and no word from them.

[samreen23 461]

Really dying to see those magic three words 'post decision activity' :| started to doubt if it's ever gonna happen for me :|