December 2013 filers

[bunnygirl 86]

ITS MOVING!!!!!!! WHAT A FREAKIN' WAIT BUT WE GOT OUR NOA2 JUST MINUTES AGO!!!

Hey, no fair, we're before you! Seriously, congrats - really hope the rest of the process flies by after such a long wait

[DRbound 38]

Hey, no fair, we're before you! Seriously, congrats - really hope the rest of the process flies by after such a long wait

Thank you. I know, none of our waits have been fair... and your right i am more toward the end of Dec and if the order received thing were true there are a bunch on here who would have had the noa2 before me. Maybe its because i called them everyday almost to bug them after my 5 months were up and they were sick of hearing from me! Hahaha - that would be logical though and i don't think we can apply logic to the order that people get approved. Even when they tell you December 3rd its a lie, and then someone from MARCH gets approved yesterday at TSC!

[tanak45 17]

I am December an got RFE in text yesterday. Goes to show my petition just got touched. Or they would not have waited all most 6 months for RFE.

[ashleyphilly 70]

I am December an got RFE in text yesterday. Goes to show my petition just got touched. Or they would not have waited all most 6 months for RFE.

. Hi how were you informed of RFE?

[tanak45 17]

Got text an email both

[Jon York 156]

I just talked to USCIS this morning. They received my petition on December 16th. The woman was so nice I finally thought I was going to get somewhere!

She said, "Hmm... the stated processing time is 5 months and that would have been May, so yes, it looks like you're over the limit. Let me open a service request for you."

I thought WOW! No more stupidity! BUT... then it came. As she entered the info into the computer - it rejected it saying that I was not yet over the processing time! She said they were giving themselves until June 26th to complete petitions filed on December 16th. Which comes to 6 months 20 days. Which is really a lot closer to 7 months than 5 months, when you think about it.

I really don't understand why their website keeps falsely advertising that they're processing these in 5 months, when they're not even trying to and seemingly don't even have any intention of doing.

Edited June 12, 2014 by Jon York

[Zach<3Katiuska 58]

I just talked to USCIS this morning. They received my petition on December 16th. The woman was so nice I finally thought I was going to get somewhere!

She said, "Hmm... the stated processing time is 5 months and that would have been May, so yes, it looks like you're over the limit. Let me open a service request for you."

I thought WOW! No more stupidity! BUT... then it came. As she entered the info into the computer - it rejected it saying that I was not yet over the processing time! She said they were giving themselves until June 26th to complete petitions filed on December 16th. Which comes to 6 months 20 days. Which is really a lot closer to 7 months than 5 months, when you think about it.

I really don't understand why their website keeps falsely advertising that they're processing these in 5 months, when they're not even trying to and seemingly don't even have any intention of doing.

OMG Really...? We called in like 2-3 days ago...and this guy answered the phone..he was so nice aswell and he said he put up a service reuqest for us...(We filed on Dec. 19th and they received it on the 27th!! Sooo i'm scared that he may of have lied to us about it...

[bunnygirl 86]

I just talked to USCIS this morning. They received my petition on December 16th. The woman was so nice I finally thought I was going to get somewhere!

She said, "Hmm... the stated processing time is 5 months and that would have been May, so yes, it looks like you're over the limit. Let me open a service request for you."

I thought WOW! No more stupidity! BUT... then it came. As she entered the info into the computer - it rejected it saying that I was not yet over the processing time! She said they were giving themselves until June 26th to complete petitions filed on December 16th. Which comes to 6 months 20 days. Which is really a lot closer to 7 months than 5 months, when you think about it.

I really don't understand why their website keeps falsely advertising that they're processing these in 5 months, when they're not even trying to and seemingly don't even have any intention of doing.

That's really interesting, thanks for posting. You're only 2 days behind us in terms of NOA1.

I'm a bit of a data geek and have been running some numbers and it looked like we might get approved around 30th June.

And I hear ya on the last part. They can do anything they like, no-one holds them to account, and they're constantly moving the goal posts

[DRbound 38]

OMG Really...? We called in like 2-3 days ago...and this guy answered the phone..he was so nice aswell and he said he put up a service reuqest for us...(We filed on Dec. 19th and they received it on the 27th!! Sooo i'm scared that he may of have lied to us about it...

Did he give you a receipt number? He should have.

[DRbound 38]

I just talked to USCIS this morning. They received my petition on December 16th. The woman was so nice I finally thought I was going to get somewhere!

She said, "Hmm... the stated processing time is 5 months and that would have been May, so yes, it looks like you're over the limit. Let me open a service request for you."

I thought WOW! No more stupidity! BUT... then it came. As she entered the info into the computer - it rejected it saying that I was not yet over the processing time! She said they were giving themselves until June 26th to complete petitions filed on December 16th. Which comes to 6 months 20 days. Which is really a lot closer to 7 months than 5 months, when you think about it.

I really don't understand why their website keeps falsely advertising that they're processing these in 5 months, when they're not even trying to and seemingly don't even have any intention of doing.

For what its worth, ill tell you what i did. I called them almost every day for the last 4 days or so before i got my NOA2. I knew exactly what they were going to tell me, and i made them go through the motions anyway... If that isn't what helped my case along, maybe it was the online service request i put in. The service request was put in on the 30th of May. It also could have been my congressman's inquiry although i know a lot of you have done that as well. I will say that one time i demanded a tier 2 officer, even though i knew they werent going to open a service request, i wanted to talk to one anyway. Maybe i just got lucky but that's what i did. I just bugged them and bugged them... They want to make us wait this long they are lucky i didn't call 3x a day! take that!

If you tell a tier one person that you want to talk to a tier two and you are assertive but respectful about it, they will transfer you - that is my experience anyway. They also have a new system now where they will call you back automatically so you dont have to wait on hold for an hour.

[Zach<3Katiuska 58]

I asked my fiance and no he didn't. This sucks!!!

By the way... Last 2 approvals are September and an October filer. 8-9 they waited!!!ughh

[DRbound 38]

I asked my fiance and no he didn't. This sucks!!!

By the way... Last 2 approvals are September and an October filer. 8-9 they waited!!!ughh

You can go right now and put one in online. Put in a phony date for when you filed. That's what i did... It should allow you to do it that way if u dont already have a SR

[Zach<3Katiuska 58]

Thank you! I would definetly do that!

[Niya 0]

Good eve happy people. I was stalking and checking my case this evening and the precious skunts RFE'ed me TODAY...6 days shy of 6 months for what reason only the gods know. I have yet to received and email or text. Before anyone ask, yes I am signed up for notifications as I have received text and email notification for NOA1. No idea what they could want but to be fair its probably a screw up in me completing the app. Bonus: they are processing my case. Just an FYI: ive sent 10 pics, 50 pages of chats (out of 600+), 3 sets of plane tickets, hotel, and passport stamps, and phone logs.

[Zach<3Katiuska 58]

Wowww niya! That sucksss! Seriously you're not the only who got an RFE! Tanak did too! It's kinda aggrevating when people tell you, atleast your case is being checked.idk how it works!I have an attorney and she did the whole gathering stuff together. It would make meee super angry if I received one because we are paying her. Did you forget to do cover letter?fill out each form the way it should be? Forgot signatures? Idk! I hope it's something quick!