June 2016 I-130 filers

[fitleo 15]

Hi everyone! 

 

Can you imagine we're 314 days into my application? 

 

I'm seething with anger

 

Here's what I've done so far:

1. Contacted my senator end of January and they contacted uscis who staTed that my app is still pending.  The senator's office asked me to get back to them after 60 days have expired since then. They did, I called the senator's office again and I was told to wait since they know there is nothing more they can do as contacting uscis on my behalf again won't do anything

 

2. I started a service request on Jan 18th. Received a letter from ny office where my application is at the moment dated Feb 9th. The letter said to contact them in 60 days if nothing transpires. I did contact uscis yesterday, spoke with a 2nd tier officer and all he could tell me to do is to file another service request. Lame lame lame! I filed that request but now I'm convinced it's futile since there is no other recourse. How long will I have to be filing these requests for? 

 

What do you advise me to do guys? My son is turning 5 months in a couple of days and he hasn't met his daddy yet. It's taking a toll on us because someone is certainly not doing their job. 

 

Please help guide me

 

Thx much

[SabRob 154]

3 hours ago, fitleo said:

Hi everyone! 

 

Can you imagine we're 314 days into my application? 

 

I'm seething with anger

 

Here's what I've done so far:

1. Contacted my senator end of January and they contacted uscis who staTed that my app is still pending.  The senator's office asked me to get back to them after 60 days have expired since then. They did, I called the senator's office again and I was told to wait since they know there is nothing more they can do as contacting uscis on my behalf again won't do anything

 

2. I started a service request on Jan 18th. Received a letter from ny office where my application is at the moment dated Feb 9th. The letter said to contact them in 60 days if nothing transpires. I did contact uscis yesterday, spoke with a 2nd tier officer and all he could tell me to do is to file another service request. Lame lame lame! I filed that request but now I'm convinced it's futile since there is no other recourse. How long will I have to be filing these requests for? 

 

What do you advise me to do guys? My son is turning 5 months in a couple of days and he hasn't met his daddy yet. It's taking a toll on us because someone is certainly not doing their job. 

 

Please help guide me

 

Thx much

I'm so sorry you are going though this. I think you should probably talk to an immigration lawyer since they usually have the means to push your case forward. Best of luck to you and your family!

[Tanish 197]

4 hours ago, fitleo said:

Hi everyone! 

 

Can you imagine we're 314 days into my application? 

 

I'm seething with anger

 

Here's what I've done so far:

1. Contacted my senator end of January and they contacted uscis who staTed that my app is still pending.  The senator's office asked me to get back to them after 60 days have expired since then. They did, I called the senator's office again and I was told to wait since they know there is nothing more they can do as contacting uscis on my behalf again won't do anything

 

2. I started a service request on Jan 18th. Received a letter from ny office where my application is at the moment dated Feb 9th. The letter said to contact them in 60 days if nothing transpires. I did contact uscis yesterday, spoke with a 2nd tier officer and all he could tell me to do is to file another service request. Lame lame lame! I filed that request but now I'm convinced it's futile since there is no other recourse. How long will I have to be filing these requests for? 

 

What do you advise me to do guys? My son is turning 5 months in a couple of days and he hasn't met his daddy yet. It's taking a toll on us because someone is certainly not doing their job. 

 

Please help guide me

 

Thx much

This really is horrible. I agree, contact a well versed lawyer in these kind of situations and they might be able to help you. You can even try lawyers on VJ for preliminary assessment of your case. I will post a link soon if you don't know how to consult a lawyer on VJ.

 

Edit: Here it is. Click here to consult a lawyer on VJ.

Edited April 11, 2017 by Tanish

[fitleo 15]

3 hours ago, SabRob said:

I'm so sorry you are going though this. I think you should probably talk to an immigration lawyer since they usually have the means to push your case forward. Best of luck to you and your family!

Thank you so much

[fitleo 15]

2 hours ago, Tanish said:

This really is horrible. I agree, contact a well versed lawyer in these kind of situations and they might be able to help you. You can even try lawyers on VJ for preliminary assessment of your case. I will post a link soon if you don't know how to consult a lawyer on VJ.

 

Edit: Here it is. Click here to consult a lawyer on VJ.

Tanish, I appreciate it! 

Thanks a bunch

[agripa 100]

6 hours ago, fitleo said:

Hi everyone! 

 

Can you imagine we're 314 days into my application? 

 

I'm seething with anger

 

Here's what I've done so far:

1. Contacted my senator end of January and they contacted uscis who staTed that my app is still pending.  The senator's office asked me to get back to them after 60 days have expired since then. They did, I called the senator's office again and I was told to wait since they know there is nothing more they can do as contacting uscis on my behalf again won't do anything

 

2. I started a service request on Jan 18th. Received a letter from ny office where my application is at the moment dated Feb 9th. The letter said to contact them in 60 days if nothing transpires. I did contact uscis yesterday, spoke with a 2nd tier officer and all he could tell me to do is to file another service request. Lame lame lame! I filed that request but now I'm convinced it's futile since there is no other recourse. How long will I have to be filing these requests for? 

 

What do you advise me to do guys? My son is turning 5 months in a couple of days and he hasn't met his daddy yet. It's taking a toll on us because someone is certainly not doing their job. 

 

Please help guide me

 

Thx much

This sounds truly horrible and I hope that you get a quick resolution soon. Here's what I'd recommend --

1. Contact an immigration lawyer immediately. They may be able to file a more formal appeal which could help your case.
2. Reach out to your other senator and your congressperson. They may not have much more luck than your other senator, but it's worth a try.
3. Contact the DHS Ombudsman (see link here). The Ombudsman is an employee of the Department of Homeland Security tasked with assisting people with their casework at USCIS. It would help to have a lawyer do this as the paperwork can be a bit tricky.
4. Make an InfoPass appointment with your local USCIS office (see link here). This may yield nothing again, but sometimes face-to-face communication has led to results here for other members of VisaJourney.

Good luck and let us know how it goes!

[fitleo 15]

5 hours ago, agripa said:

This sounds truly horrible and I hope that you get a quick resolution soon. Here's what I'd recommend --

1. Contact an immigration lawyer immediately. They may be able to file a more formal appeal which could help your case.
2. Reach out to your other senator and your congressperson. They may not have much more luck than your other senator, but it's worth a try.
3. Contact the DHS Ombudsman (see link here). The Ombudsman is an employee of the Department of Homeland Security tasked with assisting people with their casework at USCIS. It would help to have a lawyer do this as the paperwork can be a bit tricky.
4. Make an InfoPass appointment with your local USCIS office (see link here). This may yield nothing again, but sometimes face-to-face communication has led to results here for other members of VisaJourney.

Good luck and let us know how it goes!

Agripa, Thx for the advice.

 

I have forgotten to mention that I did contact the ombudsman office myself end of march. Their office requires 45 days to get back to me if they can assist. I'm not sure if I should have a lawyer do the same. 

 

Regarding the infopass, I lost hoping finding an appointment at the office that has my case since they never have any availability despite the constant checking I did. I ended up making an appointment with the next nearest office to me next Monday. May be a total waste of time but I'll go nonetheless 

 

I'll follow your other suggestions and keep you all posted

 

Thx again

[YoungRL 4]

12 hours ago, fitleo said:

Hi everyone! 

 

Can you imagine we're 314 days into my application? 

 

I'm seething with anger

 

Here's what I've done so far:

1. Contacted my senator end of January and they contacted uscis who staTed that my app is still pending.  The senator's office asked me to get back to them after 60 days have expired since then. They did, I called the senator's office again and I was told to wait since they know there is nothing more they can do as contacting uscis on my behalf again won't do anything

 

2. I started a service request on Jan 18th. Received a letter from ny office where my application is at the moment dated Feb 9th. The letter said to contact them in 60 days if nothing transpires. I did contact uscis yesterday, spoke with a 2nd tier officer and all he could tell me to do is to file another service request. Lame lame lame! I filed that request but now I'm convinced it's futile since there is no other recourse. How long will I have to be filing these requests for? 

 

What do you advise me to do guys? My son is turning 5 months in a couple of days and he hasn't met his daddy yet. It's taking a toll on us because someone is certainly not doing their job. 

 

Please help guide me

 

Thx much

Hey fitleo,

 

My thoughts and well wishes are with you and your family!  Someday when he's older you'll tell your baby just how hard you fought so you could all be together, and it'll all feel like a bad memory <3

[fitleo 15]

Just now, YoungRL said:

Hey fitleo,

 

My thoughts and well wishes are with you and your family!  Someday when he's older you'll tell your baby just how hard you fought so you could all be together, and it'll all feel like a bad memory <3

Awwww thank you. 

 

That's so sweet of you 

 

Hugs 

[TammyM 10]

Anyone got any update on interview? 

[TammyM 10]

I am getting discouraged 

[meepitqueenie 0]

I am discouraged as well. We paid the fees and sent the packet of documents to the NH Office. 

 

its been over 2 months now. the emails just say we have recieved your documents and we have an "Unusually" high volume at this time. please check the web site. 

web site now says 11 weeks so i guess more waiting. I hope for an interview soon. Priority date is 5/31/16 and we have approval to expedite at the consulate. ugg......

[TammyM 10]

On 4/13/2017 at 5:20 PM, meepitqueenie said:

I am discouraged as well. We paid the fees and sent the packet of documents to the NH Office. 

 

its been over 2 months now. the emails just say we have recieved your documents and we have an "Unusually" high volume at this time. please check the web site. 

web site now says 11 weeks so i guess more waiting. I hope for an interview soon. Priority date is 5/31/16 and we have approval to expedite at the consulate. ugg......

I've seen persons with the same as your priority date getting interview date for may . Hope your case will be complete soon so you can get a date to be with your love one. Trust in God.

[phillamb168 19]

Has anyone from our filing month done POE yet? How did it go?

[corry90 0]

I havent heard another notice from NVC till now..

PD is June 1..

Its been almost 11 weeks aarrgghh