Feb 22 Filing Date

[Mina09 0]

I filed my I-130 to get my husband here on Feb 22, 2013 (receipt date). I since then haven't been able to view my case status online and have called the USCIS service center who also don't have any case status to give me. My paperwork is in Missouri at the National Benefits Center. Is anyone else having any better luck or know if things have just slowed down?

I'm getting frustrated also because every time I call, they don't have any documentation of me calling before or know what's going on, they say the same stuff over and over again.

If anyone filed around that date, PLEASE let me know if you're having any better luck.

All I've gotten in the mail was my NOA1 receipt number and notification that we're in processing.

Please help, if anyone can give me any insight.

[BOS_LHR 829]

Have you spoken to a tier 2 rep? Most I-130 petitions will be forwarded from the NBC to your local field office for processing, but the first person who picks up the phone at USCIS won't be able to see whether that's happened or not. If your petition has been sent on to your field office, you can schedule an InfoPass appointment there to find out what the status is. More than half the Feb filers have been approved according to Igor's list, so hopefully your time is coming soon

Edit: It's worth noting, though, that 5 months is still the USCIS processing goal for the I-130, so there may not be anything you can do just yet besides find out where your petition is. And sadly the national average is lagging quite a bit behind the goal...

Edited June 25, 2013 by BOS_LHR

[Mina09 0]

Thank you for replying to me. I've spoken with a tier 2 rep twice now. The first time they told me case status should be available to view in 5-7 days. I waited about 3 weeks and still nothing. I called again and got to tier 2 and gentleman told me that I wasn't supposed to be have told I could view my case status in 7 days, I was told incorrectly. He then told me that they'll forward my inquiry to Washington DC to their IT dept because of the error. I also before then called and they made a service request for me to find out. In all I've spoken with tier 2 specialists twice and had a service request done so they can research my case. Overall I've been told nothing hard based. Just that it's still in process. It's a little frustrating going over the same stuff over and over again every time I call. I'm aware of it not being 5 months yet, and I just hit 4 months on the 22nd. I really hope something comes in the mail soon with this petition. I'm starting to lose faith in all of this. I've had friends who have done this whole thing last year and spend 2.5 months at this point. Did exactly what I did. I know every case is different. Just hoping for some action with my petition.