July 2013 I-130 Filers

[Ashiraz 16]

   

CONGRATS!!! Good luck for teh rest of the July thread!!!!

Alhamdulillah. Good luck ya'll!

[psv57 88]

Phew!

On March 3, 2014, we mailed you a notice that we have approved this I130 IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN. Please follow any instructions on the notice. If you move before you receive the notice, call customer service at 1-800-375-5283.

big PHEW I'm sure Congrats!!!

[MacauPDX 24]

Were you approved the same day you received this notification? My status just changed as well.

My approval came around 4.5 hours after the update. Did you hear anything else...?

[VNBCI130 94]

My approval came around 4.5 hours after the update. Did you hear anything else...?

No I haven't heard anything else yet. I received this notice around 8 last night. So let's see what happens next.

[jhonster 23]

Phew!

On March 3, 2014, we mailed you a notice that we have approved this I130 IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN. Please follow any instructions on the notice. If you move before you receive the notice, call customer service at 1-800-375-5283.

Congratulations!

I see you got an RFE on 2/5/14 & sent it back by 2/12/14. That's a great turn around time. And then they approved your i130 only 15 working later days. You and I both filed at the same time, but my case got shipped to the Missouri Service Center (I live in Los Angeles) where it just sat and did nothing till November. I asked a supervisor to transfer the case to California because I noticed better processing times on the USCIS website, but they transferred it to the Texas Service Center. They issued an RFE on 11/30/13 and I returned it on 12/31/13. I was on the phone with customer service again today (3rd time this year already) asking them what's going on, and of course....they have no idea. So I had them do another service request to basically say either approve the dang i130 or give me reason why they're dragging their feet. It's been 60 days since they got my RFE info back. I'm about ready to write my congressman, senators, The President, The USCIS Ombudsman and maybe even file an i129 K3 and K4 because this is ridiculous. I mean, we're not building the space shuttle here....and according to what I've read from the agent that posted here on Visa Journey, these cases normally can be approved in just 15 days.

Sorry for venting. I'm just fit to be tied.

[Ashiraz 16]

Congratulations!

I see you got an RFE on 2/5/14 & sent it back by 2/12/14. That's a great turn around time. And then they approved your i130 only 15 working later days. You and I both filed at the same time, but my case got shipped to the Missouri Service Center (I live in Los Angeles) where it just sat and did nothing till November. I asked a supervisor to transfer the case to California because I noticed better processing times on the USCIS website, but they transferred it to the Texas Service Center. They issued an RFE on 11/30/13 and I returned it on 12/31/13. I was on the phone with customer service again today (3rd time this year already) asking them what's going on, and of course....they have no idea. So I had them do another service request to basically say either approve the dang i130 or give me reason why they're dragging their feet. It's been 60 days since they got my RFE info back. I'm about ready to write my congressman, senators, The President, The USCIS Ombudsman and maybe even file an i129 K3 and K4 because this is ridiculous. I mean, we're not building the space shuttle here....and according to what I've read from the agent that posted here on Visa Journey, these cases normally can be approved in just 15 days.

Sorry for venting. I'm just fit to be tied.

Hang in there! TSC needs to get their act together. Their service dates are very long.

Edited March 5, 2014 by Ashiraz

[tommyfebruary 0]

Everyone is getting approved ...

STILL waiting...

My NOA 1 July 9,2013 and transferred to Nebraska on January 3,2014

I'm getting tired of everything.

[meehan 43]

Everyone is getting approved ...

STILL waiting...

My NOA 1 July 9,2013 and transferred to Nebraska on January 3,2014

I'm getting tired of everything.

Hang in there, there's a few of us still in the same boat if you look at the June thread there seems to be more and more approvals every day so hopefully we aren't too far away too.

[ColGil 126]

Will this never end???

RFE for I-130 on 20th Feb, no letter received by 1st March, my hubbie went on a family vacation 2nd March so not sure if letter arrived yet, but we got I-129f RFE on 4th March.

[MacauPDX 24]

Congratulations!

I see you got an RFE on 2/5/14 & sent it back by 2/12/14. That's a great turn around time. And then they approved your i130 only 15 working later days. You and I both filed at the same time, but my case got shipped to the Missouri Service Center (I live in Los Angeles) where it just sat and did nothing till November. I asked a supervisor to transfer the case to California because I noticed better processing times on the USCIS website, but they transferred it to the Texas Service Center. They issued an RFE on 11/30/13 and I returned it on 12/31/13. I was on the phone with customer service again today (3rd time this year already) asking them what's going on, and of course....they have no idea. So I had them do another service request to basically say either approve the dang i130 or give me reason why they're dragging their feet. It's been 60 days since they got my RFE info back. I'm about ready to write my congressman, senators, The President, The USCIS Ombudsman and maybe even file an i129 K3 and K4 because this is ridiculous. I mean, we're not building the space shuttle here....and according to what I've read from the agent that posted here on Visa Journey, these cases normally can be approved in just 15 days.

Sorry for venting. I'm just fit to be tied.

You have every right to vent - how and why does USCIS decide that a resident of LA should have their petition adjudicated at MSC, who then requests a transfer to CSC and ends up at TSC...?

For everyone else from July and before who is still waiting, write to your Senator or Congressman with a link to the NYT article. Let him or her know the effect that this is having on your and request their assistance. Nothing ventured, etc...

[gabeRao 43]

You have every right to vent - how and why does USCIS decide that a resident of LA should have their petition adjudicated at MSC, who then requests a transfer to CSC and ends up at TSC...?

For everyone else from July and before who is still waiting, write to your Senator or Congressman with a link to the NYT article. Let him or her know the effect that this is having on your and request their assistance. Nothing ventured, etc...

Anything goes in the name of "expedited processing"

This random-round-robin business is justified in their head as long as some 60% of applicants get done and they leave the rest unattended and unaccounted for.

God bless our great nation.

[indiandude1111 27]

lets keep this thread alive.

Lets start a list to begin final countdown.

Name on VJ PD Transfer date Received date Service center # of days since transfer

indiandude1111 07-11 01-03 01-07 NSC 58 as of 03-05

[Luvmytater 88]

lets keep this thread alive.

Lets start a list to begin final countdown.

Name on VJ PD Transfer date Received date Service center # of days since transfer

indiandude1111 07-11 01-03 01-07 NSC 58 as of 03-05

That is kind of hard to read but my NOA1 was 7/18/13 I was transferred to CSC on 1/6/14 which was 59 days ago

[meehan 43]

lets keep this thread alive.

Lets start a list to begin final countdown.

Name on VJ PD Transfer date Received date Service center # of days since transfer

indiandude1111 07-11 01-03 01-07 NSC 58 as of 03-05

My timeline is the same as yours. 2 more days until we officially hit that magical 60 day mark. Here's hoping Nebraska deliver for us.

[lorenalen 29]

After 55 days of waiting...

On March 5, 2014, we mailed you a notice that we have approved this I130 IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN. Please follow any instructions on the notice. If you move before you receive the notice, call customer service at 1-800-375-5283.

Hope you all get your approval soon.

Good luck everyone!