ALL Nebraska I-130 Filers

[JFH 12,190]

Hi JFH,

I am the petitioner. I am hoping that's not the case and some criminal may have same name as me but 6 months is a loooong time for additional background check. I keep praying everyday that the case gets approved today but my hope is decreasing day by day.

That's a very long time for background checks. Ours took 5 months and 13 days to approve. I knew it would take a long time to approve because my husband has a felony. I was even thinking we would be sent to Vermont where they do the enhanced checks (so I've heard).

[mmkshah 37]

I am going to follow up with my congressman's office and also call USCIS tomorrow. I am planning to submit query with ombudsman, but since they only look at cases waiting longer than 7 months; I will wait till next month. I am really hoping that I don't have to go through this step. Any idea if ombudsman is any help?

[mmkshah 37]

Has anyone submitted request through ombudsman? I want to know if it is any helpful.

[Mpshah 14]

Has anyone submitted request through ombudsman? I want to know if it is any helpful.

What or who ombudsman?

[JFH 12,190]

Nebraska really does appear to have slowed down. I occasionally check the February 8 priority date (as that was ours) and there are still dozens of untouched files. I saw an approval last Friday for a January 24 file. I'm seeing more and more people going beyond the 6-month point.

Pregnancy is not usually a reason for expedite although a high-risk one may be. It's worth a shot. Get medical evidence from the doctor and try it. You never know.

[Jeniafrench 8]

Do you guys know if there is any logic behind who gets approved faster and vice versa? For example, faster for USC living overseas with spouse or the case has lots of evidence etc? How else can you explain cases from January being approved same time as April...

[jay2090 1]

Do you guys know if there is any logic behind who gets approved faster and vice versa? For example, faster for USC living overseas with spouse or the case has lots of evidence etc? How else can you explain cases from January being approved same time as April...

That is actually a great mystery in itself. How can there be multiple months being processed at the same time. I wonder what's the logic behind it.

[Max! 10]

That is actually a great mystery in itself. How can there be multiple months being processed at the same time. I wonder what's the logic behind it.

Keep on lookout for your NOA2 you should be getting it soon. Check online status

I don't know if it's true or not but my case was in Nabraska as well but at local office at Omaha NE fild office. And was approved in 5 months so maybe they get case and get divided between offices around NE for processing and that could explain multiple months approval at same time

Edited August 9, 2016 by Max!

[JFH 12,190]

Do you guys know if there is any logic behind who gets approved faster and vice versa? For example, faster for USC living overseas with spouse or the case has lots of evidence etc? How else can you explain cases from January being approved same time as April...

We are constantly told the cases are actioned in the order in which they were received. We know that is simply not true from the member data here.

Philippines beneficiaries are almost always fast-tracked. Apparently it's because of the danger there from a typhoon three years ago but with the terrorism in mainland Europe right now arguably the lives of the French, Belgians and Germans are currently more at risk but I see no fast-tracking for them. So it's all political.

In the past, couples where the USC was living overseas with the foreign spouse were processed quicker but that doesn't seem to be always the case anymore. Sometimes, but not as much as before.

Ours took 164 days. 5 months and 13 days. The case directly next to ours took just under 4 months. I know ours would have involved more in-depth background checks because my husband has a felony (he's the USC) and they want to be sure it's not something on their blacklist. But apart from that our case was, I thought, very simple. All documents in English. Got married in the USA. No kids involved. No overstays, deportations or denials. Lots of evidence of being together in person (over 40 trips made to see him over the past 4.5 years). But it still took over 5 months. I'm pretty sure we spent 90% of that time on a shelf gathering dust.

Edited August 9, 2016 by JFH

[mmkshah 37]

We are constantly told the cases are actioned in the order in which they were received. We know that is simply not true from the member data here.

Philippines beneficiaries are almost always fast-tracked. Apparently it's because of the danger there from a typhoon three years ago but with the terrorism in mainland Europe right now arguably the lives of the French, Belgians and Germans are currently more at risk but I see no fast-tracking for them. So it's all political.

In the past, couples where the USC was living overseas with the foreign spouse were processed quicker but that doesn't seem to be always the case anymore. Sometimes, but not as much as before.

Ours took 164 days. 5 months and 13 days. The case directly next to ours took just under 4 months. I know ours would have involved more in-depth background checks because my husband has a felony (he's the USC) and they want to be sure it's not something on their blacklist. But apart from that our case was, I thought, very simple. All documents in English. Got married in the USA. No kids involved. No overstays, deportations or denials. Lots of evidence of being together in person (over 40 trips made to see him over the past 4.5 years). But it still took over 5 months. I'm pretty sure we spent 90% of that time on a shelf gathering dust.

I would agree. I don't think they ever processed files in the order they receive, as they claim. our files may be just sitting on someone's desk or on shelf waiting and waiting.

[mmkshah 37]

What or who ombudsman?

They are part of homeland security who supposedly help with pending cases with USCIS. I am not sure if this actually works but if I don't hear anything in 34 days ( as told by Tier 2 officer today) than I am going to try requesting their assistance. Here is the link for your reference:

https://www.dhs.gov/case-assistance

[mrx3214 4]

After reading about the long delay in Nebraska.. I was thinking about visiting her for couple months December-February. Was waiting until October for the five months to expire. Since this doesn't look hopeful. Guess I'll be taking some vacation time.

Hang in there everyone!

Try and keep yourself busy.

[mmkshah 37]

Funny thing happened today. I got push notification through USCIS app that my case was approved but when I went in the app, the case was NOT actually approved!!!!! I have a feeling that someone finally touch my file but this notification was after 6:00pm local time. So I am worrying that hopefully they are not preparing my file to be transferred. I would break all my hopes if my file gets transferred after waiting for more than 6 long months....

[Mpshah 14]

After reading about the long delay in Nebraska.. I was thinking about visiting her for couple months December-February. Was waiting until October for the five months to expire. Since this doesn't look hopeful. Guess I'll be taking some vacation time.

Hang in there everyone!

Try and keep yourself busy.

Sounds like a good idea.

Funny thing happened today. I got push notification through USCIS app that my case was approved but when I went in the app, the case was NOT actually approved!!!!! I have a feeling that someone finally touch my file but this notification was after 6:00pm local time. So I am worrying that hopefully they are not preparing my file to be transferred. I would break all my hopes if my file gets transferred after waiting for more than 6 long months....

Hopefully you were approved but due to the time it was not yet updated I heard that agents work all hours even weekends if the choose.. Good Luck

Funny thing happened today. I got push notification through USCIS app that my case was approved but when I went in the app, the case was NOT actually approved!!!!! I have a feeling that someone finally touch my file but this notification was after 6:00pm local time. So I am worrying that hopefully they are not preparing my file to be transferred. I would break all my hopes if my file gets transferred after waiting for more than 6 long months....

Hopefully you were approved but due to the time it was not yet updated I heard that agents work all hours even weekends if the choose.. Good Luck

[Thesmiths2016 117]

Funny thing happened today. I got push notification through USCIS app that my case was approved but when I went in the app, the case was NOT actually approved!!!!! I have a feeling that someone finally touch my file but this notification was after 6:00pm local time. So I am worrying that hopefully they are not preparing my file to be transferred. I would break all my hopes if my file gets transferred after waiting for more than 6 long months....

I checked my app which showed I'm approved but it didn't show on there til 5th August my time (a day ahead over here in NZ) and I was approved 3rd August. Might just take time to update.

PS: it took til the 8th August to get my email notification from them