I-130 feb 2014 filers

[mdtmaria 9]

Hate to admit it, but me too

My sister got her noa2 last december and they r still waiting at nvc stage. Too much expedited cases from philippines approved by uscis caused major delay at nvc so im sure this recent approvals will still have to wait longer than usual at the next stage

[AlexandCarlos19 5]

It was routed to Nebraska and I am now able to check the status of our case through USCIS website just a few minutes ago.

Yes I was able to log in as well as of today xD It says Initial Review but I will sign up for email alerts good luck y'all!!!

Edited March 12, 2014 by AlexandCarlos19

[Shaujhe 9]

hi could you pls fill up your timeline

Done. I hope I was able to do it right.

[UncleBeer 244]

Becareful what you wish for..

Of course it's dreadful what happened there. No-one would wish that on anyone. But take a look at this screencap from VJ's own timeline. Granted, it's entirely possible these timelines aren't filled in accurately, but they reflect waiting times between NOA1 and NOA2 of anywhere from zero days to several weeks. Compare this to waits of over a year for some of the rest of us.

Don't imagine that folks in the Philippines are the only ones in dire straits or deserving special treatment.

[Giona 44]

Hi! Thanks but That's what I did and still it says, the case cannot be found.. i called the USCIS though & they said they have it active so I just have to wait.. Ohh well...

@Giona

Congratulations! May I ask if you have your case expedited?

Thank you but as far as i know were not. And you just have to wait for a few days or weeks for you to be able to check your case online. It takes time for the uscis to update the cases. So goodluck

[purpleblush 16]

Done. I hope I was able to do it right.

Thanks. I will follow your timeline

[Mythlit 2]

Of course it's dreadful what happened there. No-one would wish that on anyone. But take a look at this screencap from VJ's own timeline. Granted, it's entirely possible these timelines aren't filled in accurately, but they reflect waiting times between NOA1 and NOA2 of anywhere from zero days to several weeks. Compare this to waits of over a year for some of the rest of us.

Don't imagine that folks in the Philippines are the only ones in dire straits or deserving special treatment.

Philippines.jpg

I see your screencap,yeah your right so speedy, i wish im one of them.. Anyways lets all be patient and hoping all of us february filers of Cr1 / lr1 will be granted soon.congratularions for those who recieved their NOA2 already. God bless us all

[Icee14 10]

Thank you but as far as i know were not. And you just have to wait for a few days or weeks for you to be able to check your case online. It takes time for the uscis to update the cases. So goodluck

Thank you.. I just hope our NOA2 will arrive soonest.. I don't mind if I don't see it on line as long as I get the hardcopy in the mail.. Lol

[AlexandCarlos19 5]

Has anyone downloaded the android app from google play ???? USCIS Case Status Notifier ???

[Tala202 27]

Has anyone downloaded the android app from google play ???? USCIS Case Status Notifier ???

Yea I use it. Can't stop checking it

[AlexandCarlos19 5]

DIDO I also signed up for email alerts and well the real waiting game begins (;

[B & G 200]

Congrats on you guys receiving your NOA1s!

I remember when we got our NOA1 in Aug last year, I was so excited till another member decided to dimished it by saying that NOA1 is nothing special.

Well it is special! Its confirmation that you have taken the first step!

Now a word from someone who has been there..obsessed over that!

Its going to be a while, good thing for you guys, I don't think it will take any longer than the 5 months which is the national goal for USCIS.

Here is my advice.. start focusing on the NVC stage from now, visit the monthly NVC threads look at what is need for each stage. Make sure you have every single document you can possibly need before you even get your NOA2 (except of course, police certificates). Hopefully by the time you get to NVC, the backlog will have cleared and you guys and breeze through in a month and less!

If you care, read through the NVC threads, you would be surprised how much you will learn from other people's mistakes.

Hopefully you don't feel like I'm crashing your thread! Good luck!

[Tala202 27]

Congrats on you guys receiving your NOA1s!

I remember when we got our NOA1 in Aug last year, I was so excited till another member decided to dimished it by saying that NOA1 is nothing special.

Well it is special! Its confirmation that you have taken the first step!

Now a word from someone who has been there..obsessed over that!

Its going to be a while, good thing for you guys, I don't think it will take any longer than the 5 months which is the national goal for USCIS.

Here is my advice.. start focusing on the NVC stage from now, visit the monthly NVC threads look at what is need for each stage. Make sure you have every single document you can possibly need before you even get your NOA2 (except of course, police certificates). Hopefully by the time you get to NVC, the backlog will have cleared and you guys and breeze through in a month and less!

If you care, read through the NVC threads, you would be surprised how much you will learn from other people's mistakes.

Hopefully you don't feel like I'm crashing your thread! Good luck!

Hey B & G, thanks for dropping in and for the input! Especially thank you for presenting such an optimistic view (which sadly doesn't come up often enough on VJ). If you're right, which I think and hope you are, I'll be through the process before my personally-set deadline, which sounds amazing. I definitely agree with what you said about preparing for the NVC, since it's the one part of the process where you actually can affect how quickly you pass through.

Anyway, here's to hoping that the USCIS goal is met (and surpassed), and the NVC backlog clears ASAP. Good luck with the rest of your process!

Edited March 13, 2014 by Tala202

[Dualie 185]

Has anyone downloaded the android app from google play ???? USCIS Case Status Notifier ???

Gee thanks! Yet another thing to check that's gonna drive me crazy...lol! Just kidding. Just downloaded it to my Droid, but like someone else on here mentioned I think it is best to back off checking too often. It won't make them go any faster and it only frustrates us and drives us batty. I think I will check once a week (just to make myself feel a little bit of power...yeah right!) but aside from that, I am signed up for email and text notifications so what's the point of stressing myself out unnecessarily? And now all the I130s that were fast tracked through USCIS are starting to stall and backlog at NVC. Just my humble opinion here, but if they do not hire more people to weed through backlogs, the backlogs will just be shuffled around from one step in the process to another.

All this being said, I am an eternal optimist with high hopes that everyone here will be processed fairly and expeditiously. Just my two cents worth on a chilly Thursday morning in Winnipeg!

[Dualie 185]

Okay, I just set this app up, then I tried to log into the actual site for USCIS and it has locked out my account for either "inactivity or too many unsuccessful attempted logins". I am fairly certain it was the app that caused this so those of you who are trying this, please be careful!

Now I have to figure out how to "undo" whatever happened here - whether I have to just wait it out a day or two, or create a new account. I think I will wait and see if they will unlock the account. Anyone else run into this problem?