I-130 August 2016 Filers

[NE Aug filer 2]

I called USCIS and received a response of "your petition is pending background check and FBI is the agent that does it".... is it a general response from them usually? Mine is just a standalone I-130 petition, so I thought they only check the legality and the bona fide of the marriage...  

[maung 3]

10 hours ago, Awai5 said:

Congratulations. Was your case transferred from Nebraska? 

 

My case was not transfer. I found out that my case was approved after talking with tier 2 officer.

 

 

[Awai5 28]

7 hours ago, maung said:

My case was not transfer. I found out that my case was approved after talking with tier 2 officer.

 

 

Finally Nebarsaka is moving a bit now

[DaveTaiwan 10]

This is it! All of us who are overdue are going to get approved this week. Really.

 

Fine weather in Lincoln, Nebraska, all week.

 

https://www.wunderground.com/q/zmw:68501.1.99999

Edited March 19, 2017 by DaveTaiwan

[piste 24]

On 17/03/2017 at 11:27 PM, NE Aug filer said:

I called USCIS and received a response of "your petition is pending background check and FBI is the agent that does it".... is it a general response from them usually? Mine is just a standalone I-130 petition, so I thought they only check the legality and the bona fide of the marriage...  

http://britsimonsays.com/administrative-processing-fbi-name-checks/   - 12- 360 days for an FBI check according to this website. 

 

The background check level you get depends on the application data or, specifically, nationality, you will be assigned one or more categories or class. These are code named: 

Bear (for foreign government officials, representatives to international organisations,and their families)

Donkey (name hits, certain nationalities)

Merlin (for refugees and asylum seekers)

Eagle(certain nationals of Cuba, China, Russia, Iran, Vietnam)

[piste 24]

18 minutes ago, DaveTaiwan said:

This is it! All of us who are overdue are going to get approved this week. Really.

 

Fine weather in Lincoln, Nebraska, all week.

 

https://www.wunderground.com/q/zmw:68501.1.99999

Very funny .....  A true optimist !!! 

[piste 24]

On 16/03/2017 at 9:32 PM, NE Aug filer said:

Thanks for the advice, I will request to speak with a tier 2 officer. 

If you ask for a call back expect them to call and YOU have to be there to answer, if not, they log it as called but no reply, the person may try again but more likely just log it is called again but not there ...... it happens. For you, you get blocked for a month expediting and getting Tier 2 because of "the rules".

[monito11 4]

Thank God our case got Approved, I just received the email and confirm on the USCIS website.  My PD was August 30th.

My prayers goes to everyone who's still waiting for that approval, don't lose faith.

What's next after this?

 

[yunidmemma 25]

I guess we from middle of August are doomed 

[yunidmemma 25]

On 3/19/2017 at 5:56 AM, DaveTaiwan said:

This is it! All of us who are overdue are going to get approved this week. Really.

 

Fine weather in Lincoln, Nebraska, all week.

 

https://www.wunderground.com/q/zmw:68501.1.99999

I'll buy you a beer if that happens, I'll drink it for you too!! 

[cordoba2015 224]

2 hours ago, monito11 said:

Thank God our case got Approved, I just received the email and confirm on the USCIS website.  My PD was August 30th.

My prayers goes to everyone who's still waiting for that approval, don't lose faith.

What's next after this?

 

Your approved petition gets sent to the National Visa Center. I recommend reviewing this guide to see what is ahead:

 

http://www.visajourney.com/wiki/index.php/NVC_Process

 

Also, there is a thread like this one for people waiting during the next part of the process:

 

 

[Bnp 5]

219 days and counting, called the tier 2 officer but not much of a use until we approved ,she cant give much info..... but she said in 6-8 days they will update new dates on the processing chart.... so will wait and see (PD 8/15)

[yunidmemma 25]

9 hours ago, Bnp said:

219 days and counting, called the tier 2 officer but not much of a use until we approved ,she cant give much info..... but she said in 6-8 days they will update new dates on the processing chart.... so will wait and see (PD 8/15)

Am in the same bus with you, lots of people from end of the month approved but no luck for us so far

[NE Aug filer 2]

So... I randomly picked 250 I-130 petitions with PD in early August of 2016 and some with an even earlier PD (around mid to late July, 2016) and found that about 195 cases (78%) have been adjudicated (either approved or RFE) from February 1, 2017 to present and the rest are still in "case was received" status (about 17%).... and mine is one of them.... sigh. 

[tayaj 7]

11 hours ago, Bnp said:

219 days and counting, called the tier 2 officer but not much of a use until we approved ,she cant give much info..... but she said in 6-8 days they will update new dates on the processing chart.... so will wait and see (PD 8/15)

Hey...quick question..what did you ask to be transferred to a Tier 2 officer.

 

We called and asked but were given a reference number saying they will call us back. Did you guys face the same thing ?

 

Anyone else who called a Tier 2 officer face the same thing?