Aug 2013 I-130 filers

[Eastyo 100]

Why I have to wait 6 more months to get decision for expidite request about my I-130.

That's what USCIS told me.

6 more months? When did they say that? What is your PD? they can/should raise a request if you fall outside their advertised processing times

[Eastyo 100]

^{Good Afternoon,}

^{My name is Festa Berisha- Mati I am 24 years old, I am a United States Citizen who has lived in the in the Bronx since 1992. I am originally from a small town of……. My family moved here in order to give us a better education and opportunities. After the war my parents made it a priority to go back home often in order to keep our culture alive within our daily lives. After the war I went several times and fell in love with my child hood family friend and now husband Noli Mati. Noli has had a rough childhood his mother had died a week after he was born and his father passed a few years ago in Florida after a rough struggle of Lou Gehrig's disease. Noli has most of his family in Florida he is the only person left on his father’s side in Kosovo. He currently lives with his uncle, uncles wife there four kids , grandma and invalid aunt in a one bedroom apartment in Gjakova. Noli was sadly not eligible to enter the states at the time of his father’s illness/death. At the time I was a college student and was working part time and simply was unable to go back home. I kept in contact with him often. After I graduated ……………………..and found a full time job at Jacobi …………………….. I decided I was stable enough to go back him and reconnect with Noli. When I went back home we instantly became inseparable and on August 17, 2013 we decided to get married. Even though we had a small ceremony with our close friends and family we were ecstatic and very happy. I wanted to make sure I could get him to states as soon as possible in order for us to begin our lives together. When I came back to the United States on August 23, 2013 I immediately put in his paper work in on August 29, 2013. I sent out the I-130 along with all proper documentation. I have heard several scenarios of how these cases take a long time and are aware of processing times however my fear is that the paper work will take much longer than expected and I will not be able to take time off to go back in addition to spending a lot more money which can be used to support us until he is able to find a job and is situated in the States. I would appreciate it if there is any way you and your team can help me in my situation. I just want to start my life with my husband and have him see the light at the end of the tunnel through these very difficult times he has encountered.}

^{They replied after they called}

^{Thank you for emailing me. I am truly honored to represent the people of the Bronx and Queens in Congress, and I appreciate knowing your thoughts on the issues confronting our nation.}

In the coming weeks, you will receive a more detailed response from me specifically addressing the matters raised in your email. I do, however, appreciate your patience in the meantime, as I receive a large number of letters, phone calls and emails on a variety of issues every day. For this reason, I also only respond to the correspondence I receive from residents of the 14th District of New York. If you are not a constituent, I encourage you to contact the Member of Congress who represents your area.

Again, thank you for writing. Please feel free to visit my Web site at http://crowley.house.gov - where you can also sign up to receive my e-newsletters, which provide updates on my work on behalf of the people of New York.

^{They asked me to send a copy of my noa1, photo ID And fill out a form they emailed to me}

^Greetings,

^{Thank you for contacting Congressman Joseph Crowley’s Office with your immigration concern. Please see below for the response received to the inquiry made on your behalf to the National Benefit Center:}

^{A review of our systems shows that Case MSC1391….., Form I-130 filed by Festa Berisha Mati on behalf of Noli Mati was received in our office on 08/29/2013 and is currently pending. The estimated processing time for I-130 petitions is an additional six months from today’s date. These delays are due to workload factors not related to your constituent’s case. If your constituent does not receive a decision or other notice of action from USCIS by that date, please don’t hesitate to contact us again.}

^{I will continue to follow-up on this matter in 6 months and notify you on any information pertaining to this matter received. If you have any questions or require additional information, please contact me at Congressman Crowley’s Bronx District Office at (718) 931-1400.}

^Sincerely,

^{My response a month later}

^{Good Afternoon,}

How are you? We spoke several weeks ago about my husband’s pending I -130 and you informed me about the inquiry which stated that its going to take an additional six months. I wanted to ask is there any way you can find out if a K-3 visa is obsolete I had sent one in as well on September 19, 2013 I-129 MSC13918….. At the time when we spoke I had done research of the K-3 and it was mostly referred to as being obsolete so I did not pursue asking any further questions of it. Now that the National Benefits Center has declared longer i-130 approval times I am curious to know will my k-3 visa be processed quicker. I am planning a trip to visit my husband in January and it has become very difficult for me to take the time off from work and after January I plan on pursuing my Master’s degree so I will not be able to go during the semester this is why I wanted to ask you to find a definite answer. I am so sorry for contacting you once again I understand how busy you must be but a trip back home is costly and I feel puts my job at risk. If you please can make an addition inquiry of what the current state of my i-130 and i-129 I would really appreciate it.

Regards,

Festa Berisha Mati

^{Attached I sent everything she asked for originally and then a noa2 for my i-129f}

^{Her response years later}

^Greetings,

^{Please see below for the response received regarding your I-129F petition, according to the National Benefits Center:}

^{Case MSC13918…..6, Form I-129F filed by Festa Berisha Mati on behalf of Noli Mati was received in our office on 09/11/2013 and will be adjudicated along with the I-130.}

^{I hope you find this information accurate and beneficial. I will continue to follow-up your petition April 2014. Please keep in mind, you may be contacted by the USCIS before this date. If that’s the case, please proceed with following their instructions.}

^{Happy Holidays}

They are stupido lol

i HOPE THIS VERYYYY PERSONAL INFORMATION HELPS YALL LOL

thanks so much for this, i will contact the Iowa congressman and ask him to look into it. Can i ask,she said 6 months from the date of the mail, what date was that? Im assuming November if she later then states April?

[aditya3245 113]

6 more months? When did they say that? What is your PD? they can/should raise a request if you fall outside their advertised processing times

Thats their canned response.

The CIS agency liaison to Congressional aides looking into this sort of thing (across the board) gets this practiced, ludacris response.

Its 9 months + some days bro.

Nothing they can do.

Edited January 13, 2014 by aditya3245

[festamati89 40]

thanks so much for this, i will contact the Iowa congressman and ask him to look into it. Can i ask,she said 6 months from the date of the mail, what date was that? Im assuming November if she later then states April?

The first one of six months was october 16 when we first spoke six months which is april and teh second april everything seems to be april that is why i feel that april is when we will be approved even when i speak to uscis they pretty much estimated april late august -april is 8 months so 8 months

[Eastyo 100]

The first one of six months was october 16 when we first spoke six months which is april and teh second april everything seems to be april that is why i feel that april is when we will be approved even when i speak to uscis they pretty much estimated april late august -april is 8 months so 8 months

See thats strange that USCIS gave you an estimate, most people on here don't get one, they just get the usual "we are at Feb xx sir' #######, however i also got an estimate. Mine was end of March, but still i got an estimate. However the tier 2 i spoke to was mega nice and very helpful.

[festamati89 40]

I really think we'll get approved in march I don't know why I just have that feeling

[Eastyo 100]

I really think we'll get approved in march I don't know why I just have that feeling

God I hope so, its then a 2 month wait at the NVC before we hear anything again!

[festamati89 40]

God I hope so, its then a 2 month wait at the NVC before we hear anything again!

i really hope so lets be patient what else can we do im thinking of visiting him but i really dont want to its toooo expensive

[Eastyo 100]

i really hope so lets be patient what else can we do im thinking of visiting him but i really dont want to its toooo expensive

I can't imagine what your going through away from your husband. this process is just a shame and totally wrong. I have the timeframe, but it would be better if there was some structure or relevance to the process!

[festamati89 40]

I can't imagine what your going through away from your husband. this process is just a shame and totally wrong. I have the timeframe, but it would be better if there was some structure or relevance to the process!

you obviously read what i wrote in my letter to the congressmen its not me im worried about i miss him but i feel worse for him

[Eastyo 100]

you obviously read what i wrote in my letter to the congressmen its not me im worried about i miss him but i feel worse for him

Yes and i am sorry to hear this. To be honest I am just really hoping to be in the US by October!

[Lisa y Miguel 62]

Ok...i have some weird news. Not TOO interesting..but just very strange to me. Opinions welcome obviously

So you guys know most of what I've done in the last few months. But Im going to run it down otherwise none of this makes sense and then ya'll will look at me like I have 5 heads...although some days I feel like I do anyway so LOOK AWAY!

Obviously I'm pregnant and antsy...and while I KNOW anything these people say as of recent means nothing and I take it all with a grain of salt...I still feel the need to email, write, call whoever I can.

To start...I called USCIS tier 1: We dont have your petition here. Once you get your NOA1 its at that moment out of our hands" (SUCH BOLOGNA!!)

Call USCIS tier 2, and say what tier 1 said. Also that I know this not to be true, because if it was in the hands of NVC i would already have an NOA2!: HE SAYS: Well let me look blah blah.....ok yes. it's not here...(and the rest of the ####### line that tier 1 gave me...useless big balls of useless information!)

Someone suggested I email the embassy in Santo Domingo and my congresswoman. I did both..around Dec 18 (ish)

No response yet from Congress. Big help since its almost been a month..theyre SOOOOO concerned!

But from Santo Domingo after asking for my husbands full name, I received the following response:

Good morning,

Thank you for the information.

We regret to inform you that the case hasn’t been received by us yet. It is possible that it was sent to the National Visa Center, reason why it is no longer at USCIS.

Please contact the NVC, nvcinquiry@state.gov in order to find out the current status of your case. It does happen that when the case is being transfer it doesn’t appear in the systems right away.

Do not hesitate to contact us for further follow up.

Kind regards,

MRH

Centro Consular de Atención al Cliente

Embajada de los Estados Unidos, Santo Domingo

Bureau of Consular Affairs, ensuring "Secure Borders, Open Doors"

Ok...PERFECTLY fine..perfectly acceptable response. Very quick. Very nice. I left it at that. I felt that was fine and had nothing else to say. I didn't email back..nada! (Remember this fact in a few minutes)

Listened to them...emailed NVC, and received the following from them..:

Dear Sir/Madam:

The National Visa Center (NVC) received your inquiry regarding the immigrant visa petition: MSCxxxx.

Please send a copy of the petition's original approval notice (Form I-171 or Form I-797) and the petitioner's current address tonvcinquiry@state.gov or to the address below, so we may update our records.

National Visa Center

ATTN: WC

31 Rochester Avenue, Suite 200

Portsmouth, NH 03801-2915

Case Number: MSCxxxx/MSCxxxxx

Roz

National Visa Center

Written Inquiry Unit

Serco Inc, Support Contractor

So I scanned the noa1 and sent them my name and address (as if it wasn't already on the noa1?? ugh)....never received another response from them yet. Big joke lol

Today...all of a sudden out of the clear blue sky....I got a random weird email ....AGAIN from Santo Domingo. Referring the SAME email I sent them weeks ago, that I already was satisfied with their response from. Mind you, this is two weeks since I have sent asked anything to these people. This is the email.

Good morning,

Thank you for your message. Please be advised that your I-130 petition is not misplaced, the petition is being processed. However, this process can take some time. If you do not hear from us in the next 30 days do not hesitate to contact us.

If we can be of further assistance don't hesitate to contact us.

Sincerely,

WHAT THE HECK IS THAT ABOUT?

For ONE thing, although I love getting SOMETHING from these people...i didn't ask again????

For another thing....if you say in the first email..."we regret to inform you"....or.."it is POSSIBLE" etc etc etc....Then youre plainly admitting you have NO idea where my stuff is and ITS NOT WITH YOU....right???? That was MY first impression.

Now theyre telling me they know its not misplaced and being processed?? HOW do you know? What's the 30 day #######?

Sorry I went so long with this but I wanted to just explain from start to finish so there wouldnt be so much questioning in the end. end rant Soooooo...how was everyone's day??

[festamati89 40]

Nothing happened in our end but sounds good if you ask me

[Deep35472 130]

6 more months? When did they say that? What is your PD? they can/should raise a request if you fall outside their advertised processing times

MY PD is August 12th,2013.

I requested for expedite my case on Nov 29th, 2013.

It's been 45 days now.

I called them to get an answer but they told me to wait 6 months for the decision.

I involve my congressman in this issue.

They told my congressman that they are checking my background. n update me soon.

So they r telling two different things to me and my congressman.

[festamati89 40]

MY PD is August 12th,2013.

I requested for expedite my case on Nov 29th, 2013.

It's been 45 days now.

I called them to get an answer but they told me to wait 6 months for the decision.

I involve my congressman in this issue.

They told my congressman that they are checking my background. n update me soon.

So they r telling two different things to me and my congressman.

I would go with the congressmen that's great hope u get approved