March 2013 – Filer in need of suggestions

[March2013app 0]

Timeline:

March 21. 2013 – I-130 Received and given same priority date

Nov.7.2013 – I-797C, NOA – Case transferred to Nebraska Service Center

Nov.7.2013 – Supplement to I-130 transfer received and states within 60days to contact Customer Service if no decision or action on case is taken.

Mid.Jan.2014 – 60 days passes with no decision or notice from service center. Call is placed to uscis customer service (800-375-5283). * Informed that “Supplement to I-130 transfer” is meaningless and to call back if case is outside of processing guidelines for service center. **** current processing times for case were listed as March.20^th*** that hurt because our priority date was only 1 day later!!!!

Mid.Feb.2014 – USCIS processing times for Nebraska service center updated to April.5 2013. Case is now outside of processing guidelines.

Feb.21.2014 – Service request or referral placed due to case being outside of processing guidelines. Was told to expect response within 10 business days.

March.10.2014 – 10 days has passed and no update from Service request.

March.12.2014 – 12 days since service request. Call placed to USCIS tier2 or “officer”.

- Officer on a recorded call states that there are absolutely no Service requests for referrals being accepted for I-130 applications and that the person that did the service request for it being outside of processing standards did so in error. Notified there will not be a response to the service request or referral placed. Furthermore the stated processing times on the uscis webside ARE MEANINGLESS AND MEAN NOTHING DUE TO BACKLOG. Indeed I am quoting the conversation.

We are at a loss for words or actions. We have quietly followed the advice of be patient however next week it will be a full year with no action on case. From everything we have followed not normal at all.

We know there are options to get the local senators immigration office involved. Any suggestions welcome. Thanks.

FYI. Location is Michigan.

[festamati89 40]

Call a congressmen or better yet go in person

[eddievic 0]

Am going through the same thing my dear i know how it feels.i petition for my wife and two daughter February 19,2013 to date no decision.i contacted my senator,service requests u name it all have done but northing seems to help

[March2013app 0]

What did your senator say and what actions did they take?

Also from what we were notified all service requests are ignored and were done in error for I-130's. Did you manage to get a response to the service request by chance? What service center is your case at? any further details would help.

[Exocet 88]

Service requests are pointless and do nothing. Stop wasting your time there.

You also need to contact the congressman for your district. The congressmen tend to be better for immigration related issues. You also need to make an Infopass appointment, go in person, and ask to talk to the adjudication supervisor to determine where you stand in the queue. Then, after doing these, You need to contact the DHS ombudsman ASAP since you are over processing times.

I waited for a year to get my NOA2.. I know the agony you are going through.

Good luck!

[March2013app 0]

All good suggestions. We will proceed as suggested thanks.

Did not even know about the ombudsman office, that's very helpful thanks.

Next week it's 1 year from priority date =/

[Exocet 88]

It's hard to know everything you should do. Thank goodness for these forums!

What worked for me the most was the congressman's office. The liaison ended up calling the district supervisor at USCIS for the Florida area. We feel it was the supervisor who contacted the Orlando office and kicked their buts.. because it was two days after the phone call that we got our approval. The Orlando office called my husband in the morning, and said that they "didn't have" his birth certificate and our marriage certificate (meaning that they lost them). So luckily my husband was able to rush down there and take them the documents. The officer took them, photocopied them, and said we were approved. After a year of waiting, we were approved within 5 mins of my husband meeting the officer. Go figure. We had our NOA1 on Jan 31 2013, and our NOA2 on Jan 31 2014.

But with that being said, there have been lots of people on here who have made an infopass, and got approved during the appointment. And there have been some approved with the help of the ombudsman. So I figure cover all your bases and do them all!

Good luck!

[March2013app 0]

March.17 – Meeting with congressman immigration aide. Request for information submitted.

March.18.2014 – Nebraska Service Center Processing timeframe updated to 5 months. Case is now 7 months outside of processing standards. What kind of bs. is that?

March.18.2014 – Infopass appointment completed. Was told that case was “looked at” on Dec.23 (3 months ago), no further information. Was told to email ncscfollowup.nsc@dhs.gov and they will tell us the same thing. Advice did not make any sense, was basically a run around. =/ Infopass = waste of time.

Filling out form DHS-7001 to engage Ombudsman for case assistance. Going to submit at end of week to mark one year since noa1 and no action =/

I will keep you guys updated, maybe something works and there is some useful information for others. Thanks all for the input and suggestions.

If anyone has any other suggestion or anything that has worked let us know. Thanks.

[dougie3327 0]

Very helpful, I have my NOA date around early May and when I called two weeks back and they said the NBC were dealing with the applications from April 5th, so I figure I'll wait another week or so and see if we have any progress.

I also contacted my Senators and representatives but have yet to hear back. Any feedback on how to have their offices help speed up this process?

I like the idea of engaging the Ombudsman on the one year mark, has anyone had results using it sooner vs. waiting?

Cheers!