January 2014 TSC Filers

[ShyHazelnut 37]

SOOOO! I just called USCIS! We cant do a service request until AFTER they work on the cases with our dates. SOOOO if Texas is working on December 3rd...and your case (like mine) is January 9th....you can't fill in a service request until they are processing January 10th and you didn't hear anything. THIS IS B%#$@#$@#!!!!!! So basically, we can wait until December 2014??????

[Masenko 36]

I can't believe it.. we received our NOA2 yesterday 5months+3 days for TSC

oh man!! this is fantastic news !! more and more approvals. Hope is there for the rest of us!!! keep em coming!

[jfgk1987 303]

I can't believe it.. we received our NOA2 yesterday 5months+3 days for TSC

Well now it's a party!!

[Andrei25 12]

@jfgk1987 You send your files Normal or expedite ?! Because we can't make a service request and I see you made that

Edited June 27, 2014 by Andrei25

[jfgk1987 303]

@jfgk1987 You send your files Normal or expedite ?! Because we can't make a service request and I see you made that

I called the hotline and a Tier 1 (yes really, a Tier 1) officer put in the service request for me. Let me find the post I made about it...

I called today just now!! Surprisingly it only took a couple of minutes to get a live person!

They actually put in a service request for me, here's what happened...

Spoke to Tier 1 officer named Angela, I let her do her whole spiel without interrupting her, answered her basic questions:

• "Are you the representative or petitioner?"
• "What form did you file?"
• "Who did you file for?"
• "What is your receipt number?"

She told me it was being processed at TSC (dur), then she asked what date I mailed the petition. She looked up the current processing time and told me it was 5 months, she said "5 months means to add 5 months from the date the petition was mailed and that according to what I said my case was in fact outside of the current processing time" (exact wording). At this point I asked to be escalated to a tier 2 officer to put in a service request. She said it was not necessary since she could in fact do it herself. I was surprised because I didn't realize Tier 1 officers could do that, I told her I didn't mean any offense (truth) and she said "not to worry it's a common misconception".

She was able to put in the service request, my service request receipt is SR116114XXXXXTSC. She said to give the service center a minimum of 15 days to respond and a maximum of 30 days to respond. She said I could call back on July 3rd if I heard nothing by then. She was nice to work with, phone call was about 12 minutes total.

Now, I told her I mailed the petition on 01/11/2014 (which is true), when I made the call it had been 5 months and 5 days since I'd mailed it. I expected her to tell me I was still within normal processing times because it was happening to everyone else that called. All I really wanted to know was what date TSC was up to. I still cannot explain how she did what she did but I didn't question it. I ended up forgetting to ask about what date TSC is up to! Other January people that tried after I did didn't succeed, and I really don't understand how I did. Bless that Tier 1 officer.

In the other TSC threads I read that some Nov and Dec filers were fudging the date they mailed their petition, apparently the reps can't actually tell when you mailed it. I also read that it's not uncommon to receive NOA1 3 weeks after it's mailed in (which is how someone got the bright idea to fudge the date I suppose), so when you call try telling them you mailed it like 12/26 and see if you get a request. It worked quite well for those Dec filers. One filer even put in an online request and "accidentally" put the wrong year they mailed their petition in, like 12/10/13 instead of 12/10/14 and they got an approval in like a week!

Oh, to answer your question, I didn't request an expedite.

Edited June 27, 2014 by jfgk1987

[morx61 25]

I called the hotline and a Tier 1 (yes really, a Tier 1) officer put in the service request for me. Let me find the post I made about it...

Now, I told her I mailed the petition on 01/11/2014 (which is true), when I made the call it had been 5 months and 5 days since I'd mailed it. I expected her to tell me I was still within normal processing times because it was happening to everyone else that called. All I really wanted to know was what date TSC was up to. I still cannot explain how she did what she did but I didn't question it. I ended up forgetting to ask about what date TSC is up to! Other January people that tried after I did didn't succeed, and I really don't understand how I did. Bless that Tier 1 officer.

In the other TSC threads I read that some Nov and Dec filers were fudging the date they mailed their petition, apparently the reps can't actually tell when you mailed it. I also read that it's not uncommon to receive NOA1 3 weeks after it's mailed in (which is how someone got the bright idea to fudge the date I suppose), so when you call try telling them you mailed it like 12/26 and see if you get a request. It worked quite well for those Dec filers. One filer even put in an online request and "accidentally" put the wrong year they mailed their petition in, like 12/10/13 instead of 12/10/14 and they got an approval in like a week!

Oh, to answer your question, I didn't request an expedite.

How did you talk to tier 1? They don't connect me o tier 1 officers.

[jfgk1987 303]

How did you talk to tier 1? They don't connect me o tier 1 officers.

They answered the phone after I went through all the options. Which number are you calling, 1-800-375-5283?

[ashleyphilly 70]

I can't believe it.. we received our NOA2 yesterday 5months+3 days for TSC

congrats. Can you please fill in your timeline?

[morx61 25]

They answered the phone after I went through all the options. Which number are you calling, 1-800-375-5283?

yes, same number. I'll call them again on Monday. Thanks though,

[jfgk1987 303]

I forgot to mention that when I got approved I got a text, an email, and the status changed.

[Laspoxaroumeni 68]

I called the embassy today and they gave me an interview date for July 17. Isn't this amazing??????? Im soooo happy but soooo stressed too... Hope i ll be with man soon

[lorella 65]

I forgot to mention that when I got approved I got a text, an email, and the status changed.

What time did you receive the notifications? It seems like they are sending them out during the day now?

[jfgk1987 303]

What time did you receive the notifications? It seems like they are sending them out during the day now?

12:16pm EST. Caught me by surprise since it seems that most alerts usually show up in the evening.

[Loveonsurf88 7]

What time did you receive the notifications? It seems like they are sending them out during the day now?

Got my text and email notification 7:30 am

Edited June 27, 2014 by Loveonsurf88

[lorella 65]

SOOOO! I just called USCIS! We cant do a service request until AFTER they work on the cases with our dates. SOOOO if Texas is working on December 3rd...and your case (like mine) is January 9th....you can't fill in a service request until they are processing January 10th and you didn't hear anything. THIS IS B%#$@#$@#!!!!!! So basically, we can wait until December 2014??????

yeah, it sucks. they use their internal process time to determine if filers are "outside of normal processing time" (not the processing time they post on their website). i called last monday and they told me i needed to wait another 30 days before i could place a service request. waiting another 30 days will put me at 7 months. it's craziness. that's why it seems like contacting a senator or congressman is the best route at this point. since you are supposed to be able to do that at 5 months.

Edited June 27, 2014 by lorella