I-130 February 2017 filers

[bullmastiff 1]

please make infopass appointment with your local USCIS to check where your status is ?

[larnar1309 101]

12 hours ago, Mill&bill said:

Yeah you are right. my husband applied me in December and our centre is Nebraska. its gonna b almost 9 month and we did not hear any word from them

It seems pretty usual for that SC :/ just keep calling and hopefully you will hear good news ! It can't be much longer surely!! 

[bullmastiff 1]

according to this site , Nebraska is Dec 10 ..... the timeline on this site is pretty good actually ..... if you want a more specific info , you should make an appointment at the local USCIS infopass .

 

[Mill&bill 131]

My husband is US citizen and he had called USCIS number that was given on NOA 1. they replied to wait 2 months. i was wondering should we call nebraska service center ? ?

5 hours ago, larnar1309 said:

It seems pretty usual for that SC :/ just keep calling and hopefully you will hear good news ! It can't be much longer surely!! 

Hopefully 

[scarlett262004 280]

181 days now. I know it won't be till October but I wish it would be a faster process. I hate Nebraska. I'm happy for the other people at the different service centers but it's hard to see people with the same pd get approved already while I still probably have another 2 months to go. 

[bullmastiff 1]

 

2 hours ago, scarlett262004 said:

181 days now. I know it won't be till October but I wish it would be a faster process. I hate Nebraska. I'm happy for the other people at the different service centers but it's hard to see people with the same pd get approved already while I still probably have another 2 months to go. 

You never know ... things can move faster or slower when it is still far away ....

The time line posted on this web site is actually pretty good ...

[acidrain 325]

3 hours ago, scarlett262004 said:

181 days now. I know it won't be till October but I wish it would be a faster process. I hate Nebraska. I'm happy for the other people at the different service centers but it's hard to see people with the same pd get approved already while I still probably have another 2 months to go. 

Some of the other processing centers are getting close to 3 months ahead which is just totally ridiculous. Whoever is in charge of USCIS (aka useless) should have some degree of common sense and redistribute the workload to other service centers. That's how it was done in the past. My PD is almost the same as yours and I can't believe we've waited 6 months and do not have a clue as to when our i130 will be approved. The people who work at NSC are very rude and it's been a nightmare to deal with that place.

 

I miss the days i130's were processed at consulates abroad. This "centralized" system has done nothing but make people wait longer but yet USCIS charges more in fees. What are we paying for again? Oh right. The wages of the workers at Nebraska who treat everyone poorly who simply ask why this is taking so long.

 

Both Canadians and Americans are absolutely shocked at our experience. Why it takes 8-9 MONTHS for someone at NSC to look at our petition to confirm I can be sponsored is mind boggling. But hey you can stay in the US up to 90 days if you just met your spouse online and got a fiance visa. Can you tell I'm bitter? The US immigration system is totally backwards. The more years you've been together the worse off you are treated. My spouse and I joked with each other about getting a divorce and entering on a fiance Visa so we could be reunited. You the know the scary thing is it really wouldn't take THAT much longer lol.

 

Here is to hoping the border will give me permission to cross next week so I can visit my spouse for a week and a half.

[bullmastiff 1]

In 2010 when I applied for my spouse , the time it took for I 130 approval is about 3 months.

 

don't understand WHY it takes so much longer now days ? also, the fee is much higher ..... 

 

Has the number of applications increased so much ? or, has there been a cut in the work force ? or, has it been higher level of scrutiny for security reason ?

[Santorini622 0]

On 8/10/2017 at 11:38 PM, Nattie_Bry said:

Keep us posted on the Infopass thing as the Tier 2 isnt too helpful either... good luck with your procss!!

Heyy - Anything?  I'm going crazy checking the mail everyday

[bullmastiff 1]

3 minutes ago, Santorini622 said:

Heyy - Anything?  I'm going crazy checking the mail everyday

I think the dates posted on this web site is pretty good .  TSC is Feb 11 .

What date is your PD ??? 

Mine is Feb 27 . According to the local office, the application is already on an officer 's desk at TSC for review .

 

If you want to go to your local USCIS office, you can make info pass appointment .

[Santorini622 0]

1 minute ago, bullmastiff said:

I think the dates posted on this web site is pretty good .  TSC is Feb 11 .

What date is your PD ??? 

Mine is Feb 27 . According to the local office, the application is already on an officer 's desk at TSC for review .

 

If you want to go to your local USCIS office, you can make info pass appointment .

My PD date is Feb 22.  

[bullmastiff 1]

Yours is probably in review also ? if you want to know it for sure , just make an appointment with the local USCIS office .  If you do, please inform us back . thx.

[SmileAlways 5]

On 8/7/2017 at 0:25 PM, Jill C said:

Call 1-800-375-5283
Press #1 for English
Press #2 for Questions
Press #1
Enter Receipt SRC
Press #1 for Texas (SRC)
Press #1 If correct
Listen to the latest update of your case
Press #3 To speak to a representative

Ask for Tier 2 Officer

Thank you Jill !

[Nattie_Bry 102]

7 hours ago, Santorini622 said:

Heyy - Anything?  I'm going crazy checking the mail everyday

We spoke to a Tier 2 last Friday they said your case has NOT been assigned to anyone for review yet. Still lining up in the queue i guess 

The app doesnt show a lot of approvals either i guess everyone's stalled on monday, i hope the timeline estimate is accurate we will hear something in a week....

[acidrain 325]

I'm a Feb filer and my frustration is increasing by the day.

 

I feel like everyone else who got different service centers won the i130 sweepstakes.

 

If this were a competition this is how it plays out:

#1 - Vermont - March 14, 2017 - how is it that they can be 3 months ahead of Nebraska and not have any of our files transferred?

 

#2 - Potomac - Not sure of accurate time as Visa Journey has it listed as Oct 24, 2016 but the USCIS page has them processing at Jan 1, 2017 as of May 31. They are likely into March - again why isn't Potomac getting transfers if they are ahead by 3 months?

 

#3 - Texas - Feb 11, 2017 - Nearly 2 months ahead of Nebraska - again why isn't Texas getting transfers?

 

#4 - California - Jan 27, 2017 - What the heck happened to all their i130's??? If you take a look at the USCIS processing times page they no longer list i130!! Does this mean USCIS (aka useless) decided to cut out 1 service center out of i130 processing? Do they plan on replacing this service center with another or hiring more people for the backlog?

 

#5 - Nebraska - Dec 13, 2016 - There are still Nov filers getting processed and every month we are lucky if 15 days of files are going through. USCIS claims i130 petitions are supposed to be processed within 9 months max. At this rate we are all going to be lucky if we get our applications processed by the end of 2017.

 

If the USCIS processing times page is correct they processed Nov 26, 2017 i130's as of June 30. Visa Journey says today they are processing i130s from Dec 13, 2017. That suggests that in 30 working days (not total days) they have only processed 17 days worth of applications. They are clearly not keeping up with their workload.

 

There is an obvious solution to the problem but yet nobody in USCIS (useless) wants to deal with it.

Edited August 15, 2017 by acidrain