ALL Nebraska I-130 Filers - 2

[Vincent & Alejo 72]

1 minute ago, Dianalorena said:

I'm not sure how this information is supposed to ''calm down''' those of us that have waited 8 months, or those that continue to wait after 10 months or a year. It doesn't matter if Nebraska ''figured it out now'' we are still waiting 4-6 months over other centers. 

Don't get me wrong, I'm glad if it means they're finally doing something about it so the next quarter applicants get to receive their approvals in a timely fashion, it just doesn't change the fact that those of us who applied between November 2016 and March 2017 got screwed over. 

 

 

 

Well, anyone from November through May is getting screwed by the backlog.

 

What angers me is as of Oct 03, they've reinstated premium processing for H1-B VISAs. That means, for an extra fee, they get their application processed within 14 days. Why don't we have that option?

[acidrain 325]

That's great the other service centers are getting more intakes. But that still does not fix the backlog of files in Nebraska or help current processing times. It's like they've just officially written us off and think the problem will correct itself in 6 months. I noticed NSC rolled back to Dec again and my estimated date moved forward another two weeks! It's disheartening to see April filers start getting approved at other service centers. People in Potomac with the same NOA1 are booking their final interviews.

 

I couriered my letter to Donald Neufeld and the Xpresspost was signed for in Washington, DC mail room. I haven't heard a thing back or the main director at USCIS. USCIS Canada said it wasn't in their jurisdiction to be able to help. I also emailed the Ombudsman but other than a generic reply, I have not heard back from them.

 

I completely agree with Dianalorena when she said they are likely issuing a bunch of RFE's to manipulate their processing times. They really should be able to issue a RFE as soon as the processing center receives the file. You'd think there would be a triage system where someone goes through files to make sure everything is there. But then this would require someone to actually care.

 

We all know this service center lies all the time. So realistically if anyone confronts them they will have more lies. I hired a lawyer who tried to push my file through. NSC simply hung up on him! These workers are unionized so they know they can't be fired. Obviously too many files were sent to NSC but it doesn't appear anyone wants to transfer them to other centers. The truth is if they did we would all be looking at a further 60 days. So in reality if my file got transferred today to Potomac or if it stayed in Nebraska, I'd be looking at 10 months to complete my i130 either way. So USCIS might be saying what's the point? If they transferred people at 6 months those people would be getting approvals before me and how would that honestly be fair? 

 

I have a feeling they will just ride out the backlog until it normalizes again. Someone clearly dropped the ball somewhere. Overtime is rarely issued in these cases. I obviously don't agree but I've worked in government to know how fiscal policy works. The situation sucks but what can you do? It helps to know I am not alone in my frustration and wait times.

Edited October 5, 2017 by acidrain

[Dianalorena 1,153]

@acidrain Exactly my point. It just seems that they couldn't fix it so the best they could come up with is to finish up the backlog that is taking them 6+ to complete and move on. No announcement, no one to explain to us what happened, not even a damn apology. Transfering our cases would just further hurt us at this point, so the only thing we can do is wait another month or two and hope for the best.

I don't even want to think about all the people that applied at the same time and are almost completely done with it. We are still worried about getting RFEs, we don't know when we'll even go through NVC or how long is going to take. My husband and I wish I'll be back in Austin before the summer because he gets really busy around that time. 

 

It's a hard pill to swallow, we are not really people to them. We are paperwork, an annoying backlog. Re-reading the original porpoise of the K3 and knowing that they decided to tank it instead of making an effort to have it as a viable option instead of the R1/CR1, (basically being able to spend the NVC stage with your partner inside the US, just like the K1 filers get to adjust status inside)  it further shows us that reducing the waiting period and hence the emotional or financial strain they inflict on us, is just not a priority. 

 

To add insult, they reinstated the premium processing like @Vincent & Alejo mentioned, which means that while we wait 8-12 months just for someone to open our cases, these people pay to get theirs processed in half a month. And they get to bring their wives or husbands with them or in a few months at most.

 

Then I just want to laugh thinking that everything a lot of us are doing is for a conditional, 2-year green card. That the nightmare will continue once we have to undergo the ROC phase. it almost makes me want to further wait before entering the U.S, since they're so friggin slow that once we finally reach the interview stage, my husband and I would've been married for a year and a half anyway.  Kind of like how sometimes people get approved for citizenship even before the green card arrives. You just have to laugh at this point, to avoid going crazy.

 

 

 

[HoustonCPA1989 4]

47 minutes ago, Dianalorena said:

I'm not sure how this information is supposed to ''calm down''' those of us that have waited 8 months, or those that continue to wait after 10 months or a year. It doesn't matter if Nebraska ''figured it out now'' we are still waiting 4-6 months over other centers. 

Don't get me wrong, I'm glad if it means they're finally doing something about it so the next quarter applicants get to receive their approvals in a timely fashion, it just doesn't change the fact that those of us who applied between November 2016 and March 2017 got screwed over. 

 

 

 

I wasn't trying be insensitive. I apologize if I came off that way. Good luck with everything. 

[SGM1928 33]

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[Sundee 270]

17 minutes ago, SGM1928 said:

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[Sundee 270]

1 hour ago, acidrain said:

That's great the other service centers are getting more intakes. But that still does not fix the backlog of files in Nebraska or help current processing times. It's like they've just officially written us off and think the problem will correct itself in 6 months. I noticed NSC rolled back to Dec again and my estimated date moved forward another two weeks! It's disheartening to see April filers start getting approved at other service centers. People in Potomac with the same NOA1 are booking their final interviews.

 

I couriered my letter to Donald Neufeld and the Xpresspost was signed for in Washington, DC mail room. I haven't heard a thing back or the main director at USCIS. USCIS Canada said it wasn't in their jurisdiction to be able to help. I also emailed the Ombudsman but other than a generic reply, I have not heard back from them.

 

I completely agree with Dianalorena when she said they are likely issuing a bunch of RFE's to manipulate their processing times. They really should be able to issue a RFE as soon as the processing center receives the file. You'd think there would be a triage system where someone goes through files to make sure everything is there. But then this would require someone to actually care.

 

We all know this service center lies all the time. So realistically if anyone confronts them they will have more lies. I hired a lawyer who tried to push my file through. NSC simply hung up on him! These workers are unionized so they know they can't be fired. Obviously too many files were sent to NSC but it doesn't appear anyone wants to transfer them to other centers. The truth is if they did we would all be looking at a further 60 days. So in reality if my file got transferred today to Potomac or if it stayed in Nebraska, I'd be looking at 10 months to complete my i130 either way. So USCIS might be saying what's the point? If they transferred people at 6 months those people would be getting approvals before me and how would that honestly be fair? 

 

I have a feeling they will just ride out the backlog until it normalizes again. Someone clearly dropped the ball somewhere. Overtime is rarely issued in these cases. I obviously don't agree but I've worked in government to know how fiscal policy works. The situation sucks but what can you do? It helps to know I am not alone in my frustration and wait times.

At this point even if files get transferred I have a feeling we go on the bottom again. I'm not even going to waste my thinking on this anymore.. I meet Weds with politician and will see what will happen and if nothing, then life goes on without uscis..

[Nakia1love 11]

Has anyone been successful at having a lawyer contact Nebraska?  My lawyer says it’s out of their control. 

My husband told me tonight he feels like giving up. That broke my heart. 

[applerose 94]

3 minutes ago, Nakia1love said:

Has anyone been successful at having a lawyer contact Nebraska?  My lawyer says it’s out of their control. 

My husband told me tonight he feels like giving up. That broke my heart. 

Have you tried a senator / congress?  

That's what we used but it wasn't easy. We had to call them every week, they kept telling us the same thing USCIS was but eventually they came through. It''s hard I know it but you have to be the strong one in this. 

[acidrain 325]

2 hours ago, Nakia1love said:

Has anyone been successful at having a lawyer contact Nebraska?  My lawyer says it’s out of their control. 

My husband told me tonight he feels like giving up. That broke my heart. 

My lawyer called Nebraska but the person hung up on him. Then he tried a Senator and they weren't much help either. He said I'm sorry I can't help but I will just have to wait my turn.

 

Unfortunately in our case all of the elected officials in my spouse's area are dealing with the massacre in Las Vegas. An immigration case such as ours is not a priority. I'm crossing my fingers in another month or two we'll get approved. It hasn't been for a lack of trying. I tried contacting the Ombudsman, 2 USCIS directors and USCIS Canada. I cc'd the Senator and filled out a form but have not heard anything back. But with all that Vegas is dealing with right now it's one of the few times I'll give that Senator the benefit of the doubt.

 

It sounds like anyone who applied for a K3 at the same time as the i130 are delayed a further 1-2 months.

Edited October 6, 2017 by acidrain

[gmta 4]

It is really sad to see that green card folks got approved sooner than a few Nebraska folks. Looking at the NVC processing time it looks like it will add another 4 months. Looks like it will take more than 1 year to get the interview date  244 and counting

[tcy 29]

On 10/2/2017 at 12:42 AM, Mrs Prestige said:

 

6 more cases with same 13 Dec PD as mine got approved in the past 3 days. Just 3 days to complete 300 days and one week to go for 10 months of waiting! More than feeling upset i feel very helpless ☹ cannot do anything to change or stop this nightmare. I'm still happy for those who did get approved and hope almighty will shower his mercy on us too sooner

[tcy 29]

6 more cases with same 13 Dec PD as mine got approved in the past 3 days. Just 3 days to complete 300 days and one week to go for 10 months of waiting! More than feeling upset i feel very helpless ☹ cannot do anything to change or stop this nightmare. I'm still happy for those who did get approved and hope almighty will shower his mercy on us too sooner

[SabRob 154]

1 hour ago, tcy said:

6 more cases with same 13 Dec PD as mine got approved in the past 3 days. Just 3 days to complete 300 days and one week to go for 10 months of waiting! More than feeling upset i feel very helpless ☹ cannot do anything to change or stop this nightmare. I'm still happy for those who did get approved and hope almighty will shower his mercy on us too sooner

Hang in there, I just saw someone's post on the forum saying that their I-130 was approved (PD 11/07), they just got the letter in the mail today with no online update whatsoever. 

[Se & De 0]

Hey guys! Our case was just approved in Nebraska on October 4th 2017 (according to my app). We had a January 11th 2017 priority date.

There is hope for all of you since Nebraska seems to be moving again. Good luck everyone!!! Hopefully you will all get good news soon!!

Edited October 6, 2017 by Se & De