Am I the only one

[lizascissors 65]

Sorry approaching our 5 month mark and having a bad day and pissed off!! This is insane.

I waited 6 months and 2 days for NOA2. Hang in there! It's coming!

[albertalex 2]

I second your emotion. CSC and philipines aplicación what im doing is not opening philipines approval it is very un fair.

[bretthalimule 7]

Thanks for the support. I am not saying I do not want CSC to get approved don't get me wrong. I wish them the best and we are in this together but it really kills my morale! Just jealous is all!! Good luck everyone!

[Marco&Bettina 502]

Thanks for the support. I am not saying I do not want CSC to get approved don't get me wrong. I wish them the best and we are in this together but it really kills my morale! Just jealous is all!! Good luck everyone!

I feel your pain. The waiting will be done for us soon. & then others will start their waiting game. thus is the cycle on VJ. Most aren't here longer than they need to be. But I like this site.

[Ketsuban 1,034]

I know how you feel. Just after the don't-adjudicate-any-I-130s-or-else phase USCIS went through last year, we started getting transferred out of the National Benefits Center to random service centers. People who went to CSC got approvals very quickly, and the rest of us who went to TSC and NSC had to wait longer. I felt happy for the CSCers, but exasperated that there was such disparity between the service centers for processing the petition. The whole system from beginning to end needs a huge overhaul.

[Girl from Celebes 588]

I don't want to be mean. When TSC was faster compared to CSC way back in August 2013, I saw many people got approved faster than me even though my then-fiance (my now husband) filed earlier. I did not jealous nor wishing something not nice. I never compared their timelines with mine either. I was happy because everyone has their own luck regarding their immigration journey. And I got approved in 38 days without RFE. If you want a good outcome make sure you have good things inside your mind and soul. It would help you a lot during the stressful immigration process.

Rather than kept comparing your timeline with someone else's here why you are not trying to learn next steps your immigration process? Spend your time with family and friends, go out and do something positive. I saw many users here got panic attack when they finally got approval of their I-129F. They did not know what they had to do for next steps. I'd learned this process 2 years before my husband filed I-129F for me. I know it is not an easy way to be in long distance relationship but if you don't have a true patience this immigration journey is not for faint-hearted person.

[Texasav8r 183]

I feel your pain. The waiting will be done for us soon. & then others will start their waiting game. thus is the cycle on VJ. Most aren't here longer than they need to be. But I like this site.

We just ended up on the wrong side of the cycle. You know what is going to happen after we finally get approved right? TSC will start turning around approvals 30 - 60 days and there will no longer be any PI expedites....lol. Just our luck. But on the bright side..we will have been approved................................maybe.

To the OP.

You are not alone....I try to avoid the CSC threads altogether and not worry about them. It isn't their fault they were extremely lucky by getting fast approvals in advance of DACA renewals. They will see a dramatic slowdown in the coming months and then they will be the ones complaining. They already are complaining about 60 day approvals . Bottom line...no one should have to wait more than 90 days for this process but it happens for whatever reaons and it is best not to stress over things we have no control over.

I just hit 5 months 3 days ago so we are almost there.....hang in there a little longer.

Edited August 7, 2014 by Texasav8r

[wbeem 568]

We just ended up on the wrong side of the cycle. You know what is going to happen after we finally get approved right? TSC will start turning around approvals 30 - 60 days and there will no longer be any PI expedites....lol.

Nah. I plan on getting through in a week or two.

[Nikki88 12]

I don't want to be mean. When TSC was faster compared to CSC way back in August 2013, I saw many people got approved faster than me even though my then-fiance (my now husband) filed earlier. I did not jealous nor wishing something not nice. I never compared their timelines with mine either. I was happy because everyone has their own luck regarding their immigration journey. And I got approved in 38 days without RFE. If you want a good outcome make sure you have good things inside your mind and soul. It would help you a lot during the stressful immigration process.

Rather than kept comparing your timeline with someone else's here why you are not trying to learn next steps your immigration process? Spend your time with family and friends, go out and do something positive. I saw many users here got panic attack when they finally got approval of their I-129F. They did not know what they had to do for next steps. I'd learned this process 2 years before my husband filed I-129F for me. I know it is not an easy way to be in long distance relationship but if you don't have a true patience this immigration journey is not for faint-hearted person.

You got approved in 38 days, try waiting for 6, 7, 8,9 months and come back with your statement. Please don't needlessly criticize people!

Also I am not hating on whoever got a fast approval, I just don't care to see them (I am human).

*just my 2 cents*

[Marco&Bettina 502]

We just ended up on the wrong side of the cycle. You know what is going to happen after we finally get approved right? TSC will start turning around approvals 30 - 60 days and there will no longer be any PI expedites....lol. Just our luck. But on the bright side..we will have been approved................................maybe.

To the OP.

You are not alone....I try to avoid the CSC threads altogether and not worry about them. It isn't their fault they were extremely lucky by getting fast approvals in advance of DACA renewals. They will see a dramatic slowdown in the coming months and then they will be the ones complaining. They already are complaining about 60 day approvals . Bottom line...no one should have to wait more than 90 days for this process but it happens for whatever reaons and it is best not to stress over things we have no control over.

I just hit 5 months 3 days ago so we are almost there.....hang in there a little longer.

I would be totally happy with the part in your post I bolded. At least it would be short for others. I applaud TSC's efforts if they make that happen, & it won't make me feel worse than I already do about stuff.

You got approved in 38 days, try waiting for 6, 7, 8,9 months and come back with your statement. Please don't needlessly criticize people!

Also I am not hating on whoever got a fast approval, I just don't care to see them (I am human).

*just my 2 cents*

Girl from Celebes is right. I wouldn't bash her for her statement. We do need to be focused on what's next rather than looking enviously at quick CSC approvals & complaining.

Nah. I plan on getting through in a week or two.

LOL.

Edited August 7, 2014 by Marco&Bettina

[sweet cakes 326]

You got approved in 38 days, try waiting for 6, 7, 8,9 months and come back with your statement. Please don't needlessly criticize people!

Also I am not hating on whoever got a fast approval, I just don't care to see them (I am human).

*just my 2 cents*

I don't see any criticism in her post. In fact, her post is simply a friendly reminder that NOA2 or the I-129f approval is not the end-all of the immigration journey. There's the medical, embassy phase then AOS, etc etc. Plus packing up your whole life from your family and home country.

You should see the countless post here about "what's next?" after months of ranting on how slow uscis is.

[Dohan 133]

I have watched many types of visa get approved while I have been in my fifteen month wait and still counting... I am married, not waiting to get married, and have been waiting to start a life with my husband.... what I learned is to stop comparing my case to other's. Yes different visa's have different processing times, and some people do get luck of the draw on where their petition is sent. I just think positive towards others and remind myself this could be worse. Not too long ago I seen folks posting on how unfair it is for married people to wait while K1 visa were being processed faster.... we all get our turn and are relieved when we get our approvals... so I know things are so frustrating and it makes you want to pull out your hair, but keep faith and spread good will around to our fellow petitioners. We all need some positive encouragement.

Really well said. Your words have given me much needed encouragement today

[Girl from Celebes 588]

You got approved in 38 days, try waiting for 6, 7, 8,9 months and come back with your statement. Please don't needlessly criticize people!

Also I am not hating on whoever got a fast approval, I just don't care to see them (I am human).

*just my 2 cents*

My husband and I had been in relationship for over 5 years before he filed I-129F for me. Waiting for 6,7,9 months is nothing compared how long we had the courtship before finally we got approval.

[landr 126]

In my opinion, spending too much time in the progress report forums can be very demoralising. As helpful as it might be to try to use other members' experiences to estimate your own timeline, underlying this is a competitive atmosphere because of the comparative nature of the set up. This is compounded by threads from people celebrating their quick approval and asking if anyone has been approved faster than them - how is that helpful other than to feed self-satisfaction and generate ill-feeling from people who have been waiting for many months and have heard nothing?

If I were to advise a newbie about the usefulness of various parts of the forum, I would suggest that they stick to the guides, the regional forum that's specific to them and the forums that deal with Q&A factual information. In my opinion, they should avoid the progress forums. These forums should be a place for communal spirit and mutual support, but there's too much discrepancy between the service centers for everyone to be happy for everyone else's case moving forward while their case sits in limbo.

[Girl from Celebes 588]

One more thing, I've learned being patience from fellow's VJ that their beneficiaries from Pakistan. The US embassy in Islamabad is one of toughest US embassies I have ever read on VJ. Imagine yourself under Administrative Processing (AP) for years. One guy on VJ finally got approval for K-1 visa after underwent AP for over 5 years. It was not counted from the time they filed I-129F. It was an AP alone. Consider yourself ( and myself) lucky do not have to deal with the toughest US embassies.