I-130 November Filers

[Ingrid28 69]

September is more than fifty percent complete as it relates to NOA2 and October is about forty three percent complete. I hope they start touching November petitions this Monday.

[thedude6752000 360]

I think they are going to wait to get 75% through October and then go full throttle on November. Just my gut feeling.

[Cathymac 60]

Hope you're right dude, I'm right behind you at VSC so I hope to hear you get approval soon

[Sylea 30]

Can we even start a service request on the 5 month mark, when the processing times show TSC at 6.4 months?? Just curious.

I'm at 5 months next Friday (but it's "GOOD" Friday, so maybe that means it will be approved. LOL Oh wait they'll be closed.....)

[EarlyMorningHours 4]

I've debated this issue with myself over and over again. We're at NSC which is claiming 5 months (April 29 for us). But I believe this is their goal average. Part of me says too soon could be possibly be detrimental, and another part of me couldn't forgive myself for not doing everything possible to get my wife here as soon as possible. When I see some of these recent approvals that took 10, even 11, months or the sheer number of folks from April and May still waiting for approval.. I nearly get sick to my stomach at the thought. I know that I don't know the entire story behind some of those extended wait times, but I also know that they can't ALL be due to RFE or the like.

[Tala202 27]

I've debated this issue with myself over and over again. We're at NSC which is claiming 5 months (April 29 for us). But I believe this is their goal average. Part of me says too soon could be possibly be detrimental, and another part of me couldn't forgive myself for not doing everything possible to get my wife here as soon as possible. When I see some of these recent approvals that took 10, even 11, months or the sheer number of folks from April and May still waiting for approval.. I nearly get sick to my stomach at the thought. I know that I don't know the entire story behind some of those extended wait times, but I also know that they can't ALL be due to RFE or the like.

Just my opinion, but I don't see how it could hurt your case.

[EarlyMorningHours 4]

I'm either too cynical or too wise - but I've witnessed efforts to help one's own cause have the opposite intended effect. I don't know anything about USCIS and that could be part of my weariness with them. It just seems like such a massive beaucratic black hole that is accountable to almost nobody. When I see people talk about calling everyday, I just think to myself that it can't be helpful. Then look how far waiting patiently has gotten us.

[Tala202 27]

I'm either too cynical or too wise - but I've witnessed efforts to help one's own cause have the opposite intended effect. I don't know anything about USCIS and that could be part of my weariness with them. It just seems like such a massive beaucratic black hole that is accountable to almost nobody. When I see people talk about calling everyday, I just think to myself that it can't be helpful. Then look how far waiting patiently has gotten us.

haha that black hole comment made me chuckle.

I just feel that the general consensus is that a service request or phone call here or there doesn't hurt and may help. But if you're still anxious about it, give it another 30 days or so

[Cathymac 60]

I wouldn't worry. If they stop doing October and November, it'll push their 5 month goal back to 8 or 9 months. I doubt service requests help but getting your congressman involved doesn't harm. I have no idea why people are over a year waiting but I doubt they'll let it happen again. The reason they are moving fast(ash) now is because they got rapped for letting that happen in the first place.

[Tala202 27]

I wouldn't worry. If they stop doing October and November, it'll push their 5 month goal back to 8 or 9 months. I doubt service requests help but getting your congressman involved doesn't harm. I have no idea why people are over a year waiting but I doubt they'll let it happen again. The reason they are moving fast(ash) now is because they got rapped for letting that happen in the first place.

I'm just hoping that they don't slow down again now that they've released their goal numbers and DACA's starting up again. Especially given that they're taking advantage of Philippines expedites and random quick approvals to fudge their numbers.

[Ingrid28 69]

I think it is time they quit the expedites with Phillipines because the that disaster is far behind them now. I also heard that alot of phillipines works in the office at uscis so I guess that is the reason. By the way I never heard of the uscis relieving any other nation when diaster strucks.

[TargetNovember14 41]

Hope you all had a good weekend…finally it is starting to look like spring here in montreal so things are getting better….

85% cases worked on September cases (RFE/Approved), and 49% cases worked on October cases (RFE/Approved) as of today. Though of course it is a small subset of the total applications, but surely we are all getting there. I am hoping october gets a lot worked on this week and the rest of september…I think by end of april we will start seeing activity in the november approvals..until I am way off mark…who knows….

Fingers crossed...

[Cathymac 60]

DACAs won't be a problem. Only the forms are being released late May, they won't be getting filed until September. My gut feeling is they will be mostly through November by mid May.

[casualsurfer 25]

Just saw something disturbing: went to the status check page and clicked the processing time function on the bottom: Nebraska disappeared, and Texas Service Center shows 22 months (!!!) of lead time for I-130. WTH?

Edited April 14, 2014 by casualsurfer

[EarlyMorningHours 4]

Just saw something disturbing: went to the status check page and clicked the processing time function on the bottom: Nebraska disappeared, and Texas Service Center shows 22 months (!!!) of lead time for I-130. WTH?

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Nebraska is showing for me and still says 5 months. Texas does indeed seem to say June of 2012? Maybe a junior admin hit the wrong key on his keyboard or something.