K1 September 2014 Filers (TSC)

[SincerelyMeike 52]

My fiancee had her interview on the 9th and our visa was approved Now we just wait for it to arrive int he mail before I buy tickets to bring her home

Congratulations!! I wish you guys all the best of luck for the future!! ???

[k1visajourney 2]

My friend filed in June and she got approved! So I guess everything is on the right track and soon they will be working on the September filers.

[av8or1 246]

Ok so I returned home last night after a 2.5 week trip across the pond. Perused through my mail, expecting to see *something* from one of my federal representatives. Nope, nada, didly, bubkus. I'm not happy. Ok enough of the PC stuff, I'm pissed! Not that they would have done much, I understand that, but they could have at least responded somehow. Nope. And I recognize that the holidays slow things down a bit, but I sent my letters long enough ago that this shouldn't have been a factor by now.

It is SO frustrating; you cannot get help, you cannot get straight answers. But I suppose that's the government. Anyway I am considering sending letters twice a week now until they reply with something. We'll see. I don't know if it's worth my time though...

[sandra3711 52]

We have the same NOA1 date! Sorry to hear that you aren't being successful. We're hitting 4 months tomorrow, and I was debating about the right time to contact our senator and congressman. I don't know what they could be able to do for us when we are still way under the 5.9 month average.

[av8or1 246]

We have the same NOA1 date! Sorry to hear that you aren't being successful. We're hitting 4 months tomorrow, and I was debating about the right time to contact our senator and congressman. I don't know what they could be able to do for us when we are still way under the 5.9 month average.

Cool WRT the same filing date.

No, I wasn't contacting my representatives regarding my case in particular, I contacted them to complain about the processing times difference between TSC and CSC.

[retheisen 10]

I have got to stop looking at the timelines or might might find more of these ....

"Your I-129f was approved in 7 days from your NOA1 date."

And that will just make me sad sad sad considering mine is more likely to look like ...

"Your I-129f was approved in 223 days from your NOA1 date."

:-(

[Ethline 17]

so looked at my timeline and this is what it says. Based on timeline data, your I129f may be adjudicated between March 19, 2015 and April 27, 2015*.

[msbau764 245]

Cool WRT the same filing date.

No, I wasn't contacting my representatives regarding my case in particular, I contacted them to complain about the processing times difference between TSC and CSC.

I was banned for a few days so I couldn't respond. My fiance is doing great. I was able to feel the baby move around a bit, so that was nice. I also helped my fiance move into a more comfortable apartment, in the event that the visa doesn't go through in time, she has a nice place to take care of the baby for a month until she is physically able to travel to the US. It was definitely harder to leave this time. Much harder, but that's life. Due date is supposedly 1st week of May.

[Ethline 17]

Hi Guys

Well after al this time finally someone returned my call from my congress woman office just to let me know they are now working on it. smh I know it probably won't change much and I am really not holding any hope since it seem even te congress staff basically get the same normal processing time bs. I just wanted someone to hear my concern. I wanted to let someone know that the way we are being treated by TSC was not right and even If I end up waiting seven months I wasn't going to do so without speaking my mind. I explained that I am not trying to get my case expedited or anything of course that would be great but that the fact one service center is processing apps in a matter of weeks some time days here I am at Texas 112 days later and not a word just sucks. So with that being said I also wrote my senator office as well. So lets see just how long they take to respond back.

[av8or1 246]

I was banned for a few days so I couldn't respond. My fiance is doing great. I was able to feel the baby move around a bit, so that was nice. I also helped my fiance move into a more comfortable apartment, in the event that the visa doesn't go through in time, she has a nice place to take care of the baby for a month until she is physically able to travel to the US. It was definitely harder to leave this time. Much harder, but that's life. Due date is supposedly 1st week of May.

Way cool, glad you got to spend some time together. Our "first possible" due date is April 23, so you and I have much in common. I called the embassy while I was there and had them answer a few questions regarding CRBA. I'm planning on taking off for a couple of months if possible around the time of the birth and hopefully, HOPEFULLY, we'll all get our NOA2s by then and I can do both the CRBA and Fiance visa thing during that time. Then we all come back together as a family. Because of the horrible time difference between CSC and TSC it looks like this is the way I'll have to go. You too probably.

Hey, April and I were talking about a late January or early February Houston VJer get-together. Will your schedule have freed up by then?

ps-I can empathize with the harder-to-leave thing...I'll add y'all to my prayer list.

Edited January 17, 2015 by av8or1

[bluewing 0]

Hi guys ! Unfortunately I had never followed this thread until today so I feel like a newbie here. On September the 4th 2014 they received our application and we were given a case number, sadly since then there has been no additional notification. The petitioner is from Virginia and I am from Italy and I was told this might mean a longer wait compared to the people who file the petition to California rather than Texas. Is there any of you who is in the same situation as us? How is your process going ? Hope to hear from you soon at least to find closure and stop worrying !

[sandra3711 52]

Hi guys ! Unfortunately I had never followed this thread until today so I feel like a newbie here. On September the 4th 2014 they received our application and we were given a case number, sadly since then there has been no additional notification. The petitioner is from Virginia and I am from Italy and I was told this might mean a longer wait compared to the people who file the petition to California rather than Texas. Is there any of you who is in the same situation as us? How is your process going ? Hope to hear from you soon at least to find closure and stop worrying !

Welcome! My fiancé is from Virginia as well, and we were indeed routed to Texas! We probably won't hear anything for at least another couple of months as they are currently processing early July.

[bluewing 0]

Sandra thank you for your reply ! It's conforting to know that we are all on the same boat here although I find it extremely frustrating knowing that the actual time estimate for people like us is more 8/9 months instead of the 5/6 months declared. I know that as a matter of fact it might sound like a little difference but for someone who spent the last 4 years traveling back and forth Europe and the us,every single month counts as big Boulder on the shoulder. I hope everyone will be happy eventually !

[dogsinboots2014 3]

av8or1-

I used to work in the mail room in the Senate. It's shitty that your Rep/Senator hasn't responded yet. Typically, if someone writes a letter that is not about a personal issue (i.e. how you didn't include personal info/your case #, just mentioned the CSC and TSC timeline differences), you get a "form letter" reply from some intern or lower staffer. Either way, if they are a good office they should have sent you letter at least saying something generic like "Thank you for contacting me about your concerns on immigration...". Some offices have a threshold of how many letters/emails they need on a topic before they create a response letter. Real sorry to hear that you haven't received anything from them, that reflects poorly on the offices.

pfredericksen included his case number, so that gets sent to "casework" and gets a little more attention from a Senate caseworker instead. Emails and letters get read more carefully here. Even if you didn't want to include your case number, stating the dates you applied would likely get it sorted to casework and probably get a response. I'm impressed that you got both a letter and meeting.

Having worked in a Senate office, I am pretty unsure how helpful the help of a Senator or Rep is. I don't remember people being able to make a call over to USCIS and then things jumped into motion. I just sent an email to my Senator and will let you know what they tell me. Hoping I can get a little more info on what they can do and how effective it is since I used to work there.

Sorry to ruin the illusion of emails/letters to Senators/Reps!

[av8or1 246]

av8or1-

I used to work in the mail room in the Senate. It's shitty that your Rep/Senator hasn't responded yet. Typically, if someone writes a letter that is not about a personal issue (i.e. how you didn't include personal info/your case #, just mentioned the CSC and TSC timeline differences), you get a "form letter" reply from some intern or lower staffer. [snip]

pfredericksen included his case number, so that gets sent to "casework" and gets a little more attention from a Senate caseworker instead. [snip]

Sorry to ruin the illusion of emails/letters to Senators/Reps!

dogsinboots2014 - Ah but I DID include my personal information in the letter I sent to my 3 federal representatives. I used pfredericksen's letter as a template and modified it a bit, to include my personal information and details about our situation. Still ... nothing.

But anyway thank you for replying. Good to hear from someone who has such direct knowledge!

Also, I was going to make this a separate post, but I'll save the bandwidth. Just this morning I have resent my letters to all 3 federal representatives. One of them had a couple of TEXAS addresses, so I just sent the same identical letter to both addresses. What the heck.

Anyway, I'm not sure what good it will do, but I did it anyway. If nothing else to make another voice heard. Maybe it's something. Funny though, I mentioned a few things explicitly in my letter:

1) This was/is the second letter I have sent to you without a response

2) The USCIS has no oversight and answers to no one really (DHS, but no oversight)

3) They are much like the IRS of old in that they can do whatever they want to

3) Therefore even you as a congressional member/senator (as appropriate) have little impact on them; I suspect they care little about your "influence".

And a few other items specific to my situation, such as the CRBA that I'll have to file (and msbau764 will likely have to do also) and how that is yet another petition, another interview, more fees and more time that we have to WAIT. Unfairly.

Anyway. It's done.