JUNE 2014 filers - TEXAS SERVICE CENTER

[Megan & Luke 93]

Every time I get a VJ alert, I'm like did a June filer get some activity O_O??? No? False Alarm lol. TSC is the epitome of playing mind games with people daring us to have hope and then cruelly crushing our dreams with little to no approvals after one or two really good days. To make it worse, they have the NERVE to not work on the weekends when they are heavily backlogged and we're paying for a service. I know they have lives too, but it's cruel that my life and Star Wars epic level wedding dreams are put on hold while they eat donuts and sip hot coffee by the water cooler daily for daily hour long breaks after approving maybe one packet per day. . . Sorry I'm saltier than the Dead Sea right now . . .

I don't think it's cruel at all to ask that they work on weekends. It's almost standard practice, when your office or company is behind this much, the employees have to do either the equivalent of working 6 days a week OR come in on weekends. It's just a normal American standard that we do this. In my job my department has been on overtime for just about two years straight - 8 hours a week - that's 6 days a week for two years, excluding I think a total of two weeks during the holidays where there was no overtime. This included working Saturdays.

Don't get me wrong, it isn't entirely the employees fault that there may not be enough workers or they are taking on too many different types of petitions, but that's how it goes. We have the right to make our voices heard if we are paying (A LOT!) to go through this process and shouldn't be expected to have no idea of a time frame. If they are so backlogged, do something, they need to stop sitting on petitions - either open VSC back up, transfer more to CSC (clearly they don't have enough work), hire more people or require overtime.

USCIS is mostly self-funded with fees, so they have some government oversight but not as much as a department paid entirely with tax dollars would have. Unfortunately I think that lets them get away with the big gap in time frames, inconsistency and (at times) terrible customer service. They report to the government every two years with their revenue and can request some dollars from the yearly budget.

(I'm not a June filer - July here - but it's coming up to both of our times so I'm checking out June threads too

Good luck!

Edited October 8, 2014 by Megan & Luke

[HafsaJawwad 39]

Yes, there are too many people waiting still. The numbers dropped a little after all the transfers but obviously not enough to make them comfortable with posting current stats . I try not to look at that any more to be honest.

yeah you're right. I saw this and my heart just stopped. I was just thinking how hard it was waiting so long and alllll of the other people waiting as well and even longer than me. It's honestly a little overwhelming so I think it can be better to just try and stay busy and be patient. Our approvals will come in time. Every day I check this status just seems to make the days go by slower.

[ForeverWaiting 2]

I just got approved! We got our NOA1 on June 24 and we received the NOA2 last night 7:30cst 10/8/14 !

It was such a shock that we almost threw up... lol!

Me and my fiancee have been dating for 7 years and we had maxed out the amount of evidence your allowed to submit. I also called and tried to 2 different ways to petition for expedite twice (got denied both times) and got the ombudsmon office to say they would help but... the barely even started and they have a wait time of about 45 days to get a response from them and then 60 days for them to get a response from USCIS so I doubt they did anything. I'm posting all this so there is a clear idea/expectation I went through. My fiancee lives in Canada NOT the phillipines... lol!

I'm new to the site and once I figure out how to add myself to the Igor's list and how to update my stuff I will.

Bit of warning for everyone thinking about booking a venue and stuff. Me and my fiancee booked our venue back in may thinking that a march 2015 wedding would be more than enough time for her to get here. I had consulted a lawyer who told me that he usually see's a 5 month turn around... he never explained the process and never explained that he was talking about the NOA2. I have been under and incredibly large amount of stress doing whatever I can to ensure my fiancee gets here in time for our wedding as the venue is a Nontransferable non refundable contract that I've already put a downpayment of several thousand dollars for. I've asked everyone I know and have ended up trying to hire a very very experienced and popular lawyer (also see expensive) to ensure that she will make it here in time. The american consulate in canada is famously the SLOWEST in the world. So just because we got the NOA2 now, doesn't mean she will get here in the next 5 months...

Anyways I really do wish everyone the best of luck and I hope you all get approved soon. If there is anything I can do or any questions I can answer please let me know!

[ayla_42 39]

Im so happy for you! Thanks for letting us know!!

Hope you will be done fast!

[alicia98981 128]

Really??? I almost fell out of my stool the airport and people we're staring at me!

[ayla_42 39]

Really??? I almost fell out of my stool the airport and people we're staring at me!

Lolol I know how you feel ?

[ForeverWaiting 2]

Lolol I know how you feel ?

Really??? I almost fell out of my stool the airport and people we're staring at me!

I know how both of you feel! Like I said, we almost threw up... All of a sudden everything just all became too real. It was a good thing but it felt like I suddenly realized the first day of school was tomorrow... lol

[Sekhvaruli 74]

Oh, it's June Texas here... That's where I belong too.

Look, guys! Why don't we write a petition, sign it and send it some place to complain about poor work of TSC?

This is so not fair, that they keep us waiting for half a year, when CSC approves their petitions in a couple of months!

We are US citizens, we pay taxes for God's sake! We are entitled to better government service!!!

[Riddy44 17]

Great news ForeverWaiting, goodluck to you. Hopefully we start seeing June filers rolling in the NOA 2's.

[ForeverWaiting 2]

Great news ForeverWaiting, goodluck to you. Hopefully we start seeing June filers rolling in the NOA 2's.

Thanks I hope you get approved quickly.

According to Igor's list, several other people who aren't from the phillipines and were June filers have gotten approved so they really should be getting to them any day now. I really feel kinda guilty that were got approved when so many others haven't... it's just a ####### shoot as to how fast you get processed and I'm NEVER this lucky.

I really wish everyone waiting to see their loved one all the luck in the world.

[liznaj7 17]

Whoa! That's great news!! Congratulations!!!! Great to hear that they have started on June filers

[Kay&Jay 44]

:dance: Oh my God Oh my God oh my God.Its us now.Congratulations on your approval.

I just got approved! We got our NOA1 on June 24 and we received the NOA2 last night 7:30cst 10/8/14 !

It was such a shock that we almost threw up... lol!

Me and my fiancee have been dating for 7 years and we had maxed out the amount of evidence your allowed to submit. I also called and tried to 2 different ways to petition for expedite twice (got denied both times) and got the ombudsmon office to say they would help but... the barely even started and they have a wait time of about 45 days to get a response from them and then 60 days for them to get a response from USCIS so I doubt they did anything. I'm posting all this so there is a clear idea/expectation I went through. My fiancee lives in Canada NOT the phillipines... lol!

I'm new to the site and once I figure out how to add myself to the Igor's list and how to update my stuff I will.

Bit of warning for everyone thinking about booking a venue and stuff. Me and my fiancee booked our venue back in may thinking that a march 2015 wedding would be more than enough time for her to get here. I had consulted a lawyer who told me that he usually see's a 5 month turn around... he never explained the process and never explained that he was talking about the NOA2. I have been under and incredibly large amount of stress doing whatever I can to ensure my fiancee gets here in time for our wedding as the venue is a Nontransferable non refundable contract that I've already put a downpayment of several thousand dollars for. I've asked everyone I know and have ended up trying to hire a very very experienced and popular lawyer (also see expensive) to ensure that she will make it here in time. The american consulate in canada is famously the SLOWEST in the world. So just because we got the NOA2 now, doesn't mean she will get here in the next 5 months...

Anyways I really do wish everyone the best of luck and I hope you all get approved soon. If there is anything I can do or any questions I can answer please let me know!

[Kay&Jay 44]

I just got approved! We got our NOA1 on June 24 and we received the NOA2 last night 7:30cst 10/8/14 !

It was such a shock that we almost threw up... lol!

Me and my fiancee have been dating for 7 years and we had maxed out the amount of evidence your allowed to submit. I also called and tried to 2 different ways to petition for expedite twice (got denied both times) and got the ombudsmon office to say they would help but... the barely even started and they have a wait time of about 45 days to get a response from them and then 60 days for them to get a response from USCIS so I doubt they did anything. I'm posting all this so there is a clear idea/expectation I went through. My fiancee lives in Canada NOT the phillipines... lol!

I'm new to the site and once I figure out how to add myself to the Igor's list and how to update my stuff I will.

Bit of warning for everyone thinking about booking a venue and stuff. Me and my fiancee booked our venue back in may thinking that a march 2015 wedding would be more than enough time for her to get here. I had consulted a lawyer who told me that he usually see's a 5 month turn around... he never explained the process and never explained that he was talking about the NOA2. I have been under and incredibly large amount of stress doing whatever I can to ensure my fiancee gets here in time for our wedding as the venue is a Nontransferable non refundable contract that I've already put a downpayment of several thousand dollars for. I've asked everyone I know and have ended up trying to hire a very very experienced and popular lawyer (also see expensive) to ensure that she will make it here in time. The american consulate in canada is famously the SLOWEST in the world. So just because we got the NOA2 now, doesn't mean she will get here in the next 5 months...

Anyways I really do wish everyone the best of luck and I hope you all get approved soon. If there is anything I can do or any questions I can answer please let me know!

Update your timeline.

[Dohan 133]

Thanks I hope you get approved quickly.

According to Igor's list, several other people who aren't from the phillipines and were June filers have gotten approved so they really should be getting to them any day now. I really feel kinda guilty that were got approved when so many others haven't... it's just a ####### shoot as to how fast you get processed and I'm NEVER this lucky.

I really wish everyone waiting to see their loved one all the luck in the world.

Hey congratulations! Amazing news. I don't mean to ruin your parade but I guess this confirms that TSC does not process applications in order? Definitely exciting to see a fellow June filer at TSC get approved though. Please, please update your timeline

[ForeverWaiting 2]

Update your timeline.

Hey congratulations! Amazing news. I don't mean to ruin your parade but I guess this confirms that TSC does not process applications in order? Definitely exciting to see a fellow June filer at TSC get approved though. Please, please update your timeline

I would love too but I don't know how. Do you mind telling me?