Grant me the patience...

[jennabean5810 0]

Hi guys -

I know we need to be patient, but we filled our 129F and we received our NOA1 from Texas Oct 17th. We still haven't heard anything and have been watching others fill in their NOA2 dates... including dates where the NOA1 was received in Nov! HOW CAN WE MAKE THEM PROCESS OURS SOONER? We called USCIS and the woman just gave us the run around. I know they say 6-9 months, but I'm afraid ours is just getting pushed and buried.

Signed, Impatient in CT

[emcia_81 43]

Get your senator, congress person involved. In some cases they helped a lot.

[chantuff9 21]

I'm so sorry you're going through Texas We did too, with our NOA1 a few days before you and we got our NOA2 exactly 7 months later, in May. That being said, I contacted my senator on May 12 and got the approval May 15. I think it really helps.

[jennabean5810 0]

I should've done that! Keep forgetting during business hours. Did you guys call or email them?

Get your senator, congress person involved. In some cases they helped a lot.

Did you call or email?

I'm so sorry you're going through Texas We did too, with our NOA1 a few days before you and we got our NOA2 exactly 7 months later, in May. That being said, I contacted my senator on May 12 and got the approval May 15. I think it really helps.

Did you guys call or email? Should've done that weeks ago : / Kept forgetting during business hours and didn't know if it would really help. Thank you!

[emcia_81 43]

I wrote an email to a congress aide that I know personally. Even though he was from a different state he helped me a lot. I would just call first to try to speak with someone directly cos with the email you never know when they will reply. Fingers crossed you guys will get approved soon!!!

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[jennabean5810 0]

I wrote an email to a congress aide that I know personally. Even though he was from a different state he helped me a lot.

perfect! I just sent mine an email and I've met him once before and my roommate used to work for him, but I'll call his office tomorrow anyway. of course the woman who does immigration stuff is working a hillary clinton fundraiser tomorrow so my request may not go anywhere fast. Thank you!

[yuna628 9,676]

Hi guys -

I know we need to be patient, but we filled our 129F and we received our NOA1 from Texas Oct 17th. We still haven't heard anything and have been watching others fill in their NOA2 dates... including dates where the NOA1 was received in Nov! HOW CAN WE MAKE THEM PROCESS OURS SOONER? We called USCIS and the woman just gave us the run around. I know they say 6-9 months, but I'm afraid ours is just getting pushed and buried.

Signed, Impatient in CT

Since they are officially processing just September (even though... we know that's certainly not true) they won't budge on a service request. Average is running at 220 up to 240 days... I've seen some people for September still sadly waiting an appalling amount of time even worse than that. So there is nothing you can actually do to make them move. It's not getting pushed and buried, it's most likely sitting on someone's desk or in the great big giant bin (literally.. that's how they seem to do this - it's a free-for-all grab a stack of files). My theory is that when the President possibly got on someone's case at the USCIS, they started scrambling a bit at the end of March. Applications seemed to be moving for a while. Then things seemed slower, more erratic over the past few weeks.. (maybe when the heat calmed down?) now with bad weather and the summer who knows what the case workers are up to.

As for contacting your senators and congresspersons those are an option. Some are helpful, some are not, and some will encounter the same problem you have (the USCIS not caring to budge one bit). Generally you can go to their websites and there will be a form to fill out, and then another release form you'll have to sign to get them moving.

[TBoneTX 45,287]

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[chantuff9 21]

Did you guys call or email? Should've done that weeks ago : / Kept forgetting during business hours and didn't know if it would really help. Thank you!

I guess it's a little late since you've contacted them now, but I called! Our caseworker was very efficient. It made us feel like SOMEONE in the government cared about us!

And I feel your pain.... After I got the approval just 3 days later, I was kicking myself saying I should've done it sooner!!

Good luck to you!

[Spence04 0]

I'm in the same boat. A week after you. 226 days and counting ??

[TigerFlower 61]

I wrote to my congressman, and senator. I went to their site where I had to fill out a form to initiate contact. I also gave print outs of Igor's List showing people who had filed months before us getting approvals, links etc. It is so disheartening to hear others getting approvals within three months from a different service center. Once you are past the processing date shown on the USCIS site, you can call in and request a Service Request. I did that, as well. I do feel for you... it is agony. It will be worth it!!

[MouadsWife 161]

You know what happens when you ask for patience don't you? Lol. Sorry... just trying to find humor... yes... I know nobody wants it now... but God knows I sure do!!!

[Mike-eeh and Odie 193]

Hi guys -

I know we need to be patient, but we filled our 129F and we received our NOA1 from Texas Oct 17th. We still haven't heard anything and have been watching others fill in their NOA2 dates... including dates where the NOA1 was received in Nov! HOW CAN WE MAKE THEM PROCESS OURS SOONER? We called USCIS and the woman just gave us the run around. I know they say 6-9 months, but I'm afraid ours is just getting pushed and buried.

Signed, Impatient in CT

They stated 6-9 months. You already waited 8 months, what's one more? In my experience, USCIS were pretty accurate in their time estimates when we asked for ETAs. Hang in there, it's less than a month.