November 2013 TSC Filers

[SparklePony 238]

That is wonderful news, after all your waiting. Congratulations!!!!

[roadrunner3773 0]

We had our interview in Doha yesterday and we are......APPROOOOOOOVED!!!! Took us this long to pull ourselves together enough to post :PThe interview itself was absurdly simple*, just a few questions about where and when we met, when/how he proposed, if his family was supportive (he's Muslim, I'm Christian), and when/where we plan to get married. That was it. He told us Mbrok (congratulations!) and told us that my fiancé should be able to pick up his passport within the next few days!!!

Our CEAC status now reads Administrative Processing, which if I understand correctly means that they are in the process of prepping the entry packet and printing the visa (normal timeline ~ 2-3 business days).It still makes me nervous though, hearing horror stories of people that get stuck in AP for long periods without any updates.

With a verbal approval, there's no reason to think this would be the case, correct? I'd be especially curious to hear from others who had gone through the USEM in Doha, though I know there aren't very many...how long did their AP take?

I'm pretty sure this anxiety is largely due to the fact that I haven't yet rid myself of the neurotic habits developed during the NOA2 waiting period, so feel free to tell me to knock it off and celebrate!

Anyway, thank you to all of you thinking of us and sending good vibes our way yesterday

D&Wontheroad, shooting them back at you for tomorrow - good luck!!!!

*I, the petitioner, was in attendance, which I would encourage everyone to do if the Embassy allows it and you can swing it logistically. It was a HUGE stress-reducer to both of us and I think it really does help if the interviewer is able to actually see the dynamics between the couple.

Congratulations. I'm not sure about administrative processing. Our interview is April 30 but our status was changed to administrative processing April 14. It's a bit confusing.

[TheFoxxy 76]

Can you explain "count the file date as the beginning of the five month period." ??

They start the clock from your file date, which im confused as to if it is the date you mailed it or the date they received it.

For us it is really a moot point because we mailed on November 18 and they received on the 19th. Our NOA1 letter is dated the 22 but I didn't receive a notification via text or email until the 25th. Really it doesn't matter what date they are going off because it is all very similar for us. This Friday will be our 5 month if you are counting the latest for our NOA1.

Either way getting really frustrated, Senators offices have not responded to me yet and still no word from USCIS. This really is getting ridiculous.

Edited April 23, 2014 by TheFoxxy

[Roel 7,192]

Sorry to hear all that, Foxxy I was really hoping that during time I was away you'll get your approval.

A little update on mine situation - I arrived to US without much troubles and we got married on Sunday Now slowly starting to prepare to fill AoS..

[TheFoxxy 76]

Wow congrats! very happy for you!

[SparklePony 238]

Roel, that's lovely news.

[nina.mb 8]

Thanks so much, SparklePony!! We feel really lucky that things have gone so smoothly since the anxiety of the NOA2 waiting period...which your advice and kind words helped us push through, by the way, so thank you again!

Hoping that your court ruling comes through quickly (should be soon-ish, from what you've said, right?) and that the rest of the process is a breeze. Thinking of you with fingers crossed!

That is wonderful news, after all your waiting. Congratulations!!!!

[nina.mb 8]

Quick general update about my last post re: post-interview AP...

I was apparently getting myself all worried over nothing (haha, wouldn't be the first time during this process!) because my fiancé received a call from the USEM (Doha) yesterday, less than 24 hours after his interview, informing him that the visa had been issued!!

He's collecting his passport from the Embassy this afternoon!!

Also, for the rest of you who had interviews this week, how did things go?? Let us know!!

Whoohaa! That's a fast train all of a sudden haha! Good for you! ours went fast after noa2, but not that fast hahah! Sending good mojos for Tuesdays, send me some back on Thursday we have our interview ion Amsterdam then

[D&Wontheroad 3]

Just had the interview in Amsterdam and we are approved!!! Will recieve my passport with visa in the next 3 days:)!! Yay!

My ticket is booked and leaving the 19th of May for the US and our small wedding is planner for the 27th of june, the big one to follow next year! So excited!

[Stef & Andrew 9]

So I called USCIS this morning and put a service request in since we are outside the 5 month period. They said that a decision or update on my case will be made within 30 days from today..

I don't know if I should be glad or sad because I'm starting to worry something is wrong with our case. Even though I made sure we had everything and our case is fairly straight forward..

Maybe I am just being paranoid, anyways keep your fingers crossed for us guys.. thanks!(

HI TheFoxxy,

did you have any issues putting in a service request? I called today, and neither a tier 2 officer, or supervisor, would put in a request saying they couldn't because it wasn't past their internal processing times.

[TheFoxxy 76]

HI TheFoxxy,

did you have any issues putting in a service request? I called today, and neither a tier 2 officer, or supervisor, would put in a request saying they couldn't because it wasn't past their internal processing times.

Wow.. I am really sorry to hear that. They are clearly wrong because yes, I was able to put in a service request on Monday this week. I do not know what tier officer I spoke with but they said that I was past the 5 month period. From what I gather it is the date you filed your petition which is the date they start the 5 months from..

You should call back and see if you get someone different that will put a request in for you. Have you written to your state senators yet? I got a letter back from John Cornyn of Texas that said they had inquired about my case and would be letting me know what they hear back about it.

You have a timeline that is a little bit before me so I believe that it is more than reasonable for you to be able to put in a service request. Please keep me updated on your case and I will do the same, we are in this together and I want nothing more for all of us to get approved after waiting 5 months.

Edited April 24, 2014 by TheFoxxy

[Stef & Andrew 9]

Wow.. I am really sorry to hear that. They are clearly wrong because yes, I was able to put in a service request on Monday this week. I do not know what tier officer I spoke with but they said that I was past the 5 month period. From what I gather it is the date you filed your petition which is the date they start the 5 months from..

You should call back and see if you get someone different that will put a request in for you. Have you written to your state senators yet? I got a letter back from John Cornyn of Texas that said they had inquired about my case and would be letting me know what they hear back about it.

You have a timeline that is a little bit before me so I believe that it is more than reasonable for you to be able to put in a service request. Please keep me updated on your case and I will do the same, we are in this together and I want nothing more for all of us to get approved after waiting 5 months.

Thanks for the reply! I have been following your posts, since our timelines are so close, and saw when you had sent in the request. So I called, and the whole situation appeared. I will most likely call back later, and hopefully get someone who will be able to assist, and is willing to help. I have the forms ready for my senators, just have to fax them over, and called my congressional office after calling uscis, and they are going to assist I just have to send them the form as well.

I will definitely update you on my case. I sure hope we all get approved soon, we've waited long enough!

[Stef & Andrew 9]

Hi guys, fellow november filer and just wanted to leave an update for some of you. I already replied to TheFoxxy with what happened to me today, and figured those still waiting should know as well. We passed the 5 month mark, so I called and spoke with a tier II officer, who would not put in a request for me, saying they are unable to do so because I'm within their internal processing times, saying they are processing cases from October 22nd, which I saw that being posted in this thread more than a week ago maybe even two weeks ago with the same date. I was then transferred to a supervisor who as well would not assist with a request, saying they are processing October 22nd (yet again) and could not do so.

Not sure if anyone else has had that issue, but thought you all should know, in case any of you run into the same issue as me I hope those of us still waiting, get approved soon!

[zhivago 5]

Congratulations to those new visa approvals! It shows it is possible... : )

To Foxxy, Stef & Andrew, and all others still waiting, take a look at the last 15 approvals at TSC on Igor's List. There is even one that filed in April and is already at NOA2, plus several that are clearly much later than October 22, so I don't know what is going on. I remember some link last week to "fix Igor's list" that said California statistics were being mixed by mistake with Texas, so perhaps it is not accurate. It would be nice to have some oversight and clear answers. Anyway, here's the link to Igor's list:

http://www.visajourney.com/timeline/monthly_filers.php?form=1&visa=1&scenter=3&option=3&sortby=2

Edited April 24, 2014 by zhivago

[zhivago 5]

(double posted for some reason)

Edited April 24, 2014 by zhivago