August 2017 I-129F Filers

[NICK & PAULA 1,097]

18 minutes ago, Maricris & Phil said:

My fiance and I are both very frustrated, we both continue to check USCIS and I continue to check the mail in the hopes of receiving our NOA2.  Our NOA1 date was August 3rd, I notice there are many recipients with a later date than ours who have already received their NOA2 but I also notice there are many NOA1 filers before me with no additional info posted in VJ.  I would like to hear something but I don't want to complain and rock the boat with the USCIS by inquiring and causing a red flag by possibly being a complainer and making it more difficult for us to be together.  I have been in Law Enforcement for over 30 years so there isn't much to check on me; I would like to hear something even if it is an RFE.  VJ said after February 18th I should consider contacting USCIS; give us your thoughts, how much longer should we wait before I try to contact USCIS?  Any and all recommendations and comments are welcome!!!!

Thanks,

Phil & Maricris

I would suggest that you go ahead and contact them. You call not to complain but to inquire about your case which is your right. There's no harm in trying. Who knows? You might get some positive result 

[colin57 166]

28 minutes ago, Maricris & Phil said:

My fiance and I are both very frustrated, we both continue to check USCIS and I continue to check the mail in the hopes of receiving our NOA2.  Our NOA1 date was August 3rd, I notice there are many recipients with a later date than ours who have already received their NOA2 but I also notice there are many NOA1 filers before me with no additional info posted in VJ.  I would like to hear something but I don't want to complain and rock the boat with the USCIS by inquiring and causing a red flag by possibly being a complainer and making it more difficult for us to be together.  I have been in Law Enforcement for over 30 years so there isn't much to check on me; I would like to hear something even if it is an RFE.  VJ said after February 18th I should consider contacting USCIS; give us your thoughts, how much longer should we wait before I try to contact USCIS?  Any and all recommendations and comments are welcome!!!!

Thanks,

Phil & Maricris

Hi Marcris & Phil, the best advice I can give is to spend a few hours reading the posts on this site, @Naes has a lot of graphs and other members post scans, the one thing that you need to accept is that there is no  system to the way the USCIS work or as it has been over the last few months don't work, I think you would have more luck playing the numbers in Vegas than trying to understand the way they work at the USCIS.

 

Edited February 22, 2018 by colin57

[Mrsjackson 300]

24 minutes ago, Maricris & Phil said:

My fiance and I are both very frustrated, we both continue to check USCIS and I continue to check the mail in the hopes of receiving our NOA2.  Our NOA1 date was August 3rd, I notice there are many recipients with a later date than ours who have already received their NOA2 but I also notice there are many NOA1 filers before me with no additional info posted in VJ.  I would like to hear something but I don't want to complain and rock the boat with the USCIS by inquiring and causing a red flag by possibly being a complainer and making it more difficult for us to be together.  I have been in Law Enforcement for over 30 years so there isn't much to check on me; I would like to hear something even if it is an RFE.  VJ said after February 18th I should consider contacting USCIS; give us your thoughts, how much longer should we wait before I try to contact USCIS?  Any and all recommendations and comments are welcome!!!!

Thanks,

Phil & Maricris

It must be a little frustrating to hear of others who filed after you getting their approvals, but I just had a glance at your timeline and honestly, I would just stick it out a while longer. As another user said, don't be afraid to get in touch with them if you really want to. You don't need to worry about annoying them or coming off as a "complainer", as long as your inquiry is succinct and polite. However, if you check USCIS processing times, it still shows August 1, so you're not technically outside of the normal range just yet even though you can see that others who filed later than you have been approved. It could be that the reviewing officer's pile that your petition is in is just going in a different order or had some more difficult petitions that required more time to review you never know. I would wait a month before starting to get antsy. If September starts and you still haven't heard anything then by all means. 

[blenheim 243]

31 minutes ago, Maricris & Phil said:

My fiance and I are both very frustrated, we both continue to check USCIS and I continue to check the mail in the hopes of receiving our NOA2.  Our NOA1 date was August 3rd, I notice there are many recipients with a later date than ours who have already received their NOA2 but I also notice there are many NOA1 filers before me with no additional info posted in VJ.  I would like to hear something but I don't want to complain and rock the boat with the USCIS by inquiring and causing a red flag by possibly being a complainer and making it more difficult for us to be together.  I have been in Law Enforcement for over 30 years so there isn't much to check on me; I would like to hear something even if it is an RFE.  VJ said after February 18th I should consider contacting USCIS; give us your thoughts, how much longer should we wait before I try to contact USCIS?  Any and all recommendations and comments are welcome!!!!

Thanks,

Phil & Maricris

I called earlier to inquire what's up with my case and I filed 2 weeks after you did. I'll report back when I get a Tier II call back as to if it was successful

[blenheim 243]

1 hour ago, Maricris & Phil said:

My fiance and I are both very frustrated, we both continue to check USCIS and I continue to check the mail in the hopes of receiving our NOA2.  Our NOA1 date was August 3rd, I notice there are many recipients with a later date than ours who have already received their NOA2 but I also notice there are many NOA1 filers before me with no additional info posted in VJ.  I would like to hear something but I don't want to complain and rock the boat with the USCIS by inquiring and causing a red flag by possibly being a complainer and making it more difficult for us to be together.  I have been in Law Enforcement for over 30 years so there isn't much to check on me; I would like to hear something even if it is an RFE.  VJ said after February 18th I should consider contacting USCIS; give us your thoughts, how much longer should we wait before I try to contact USCIS?  Any and all recommendations and comments are welcome!!!!

Thanks,

Phil & Maricris

I just got a call back and SHE SAID WE WERE APPROVED TODAY!!!!!!!!!! and that the approval would be mailed out today or tomorrow (please don't be a false positive 😭  somehow) My NOA1 is August 18th.

 

I recommend calling and asking to speak to a Tier 2 representative.

Edited February 22, 2018 by blenheim

[Jaquelly 1,647]

@Maricris & Phil; I have called tier 2 multiple times. When you call, make it clear to the tier 1 representative that you want to speak to a supervisor. They might try to talk you out of it, but ask to be transferred - and then they should either connect you to someone (rarely) or send you to a call queue where they give you an estimated call return time and ask you to speak your name, etc.

 

I can't say that my calls ever did anything productive as far as my case, but I did feel much better after speaking to an ACTUAL USCIS agent. 

 

I wish you all of the luck.

[Joselio 196]

27 minutes ago, blenheim said:

I just got a call back and SHE SAID WE WERE APPROVED TODAY!!!!!!!!!! and that the approval would be mailed out today or tomorrow (please don't be a false positive 😭  somehow) My NOA1 is August 18th.

 

I recommend calling and asking to speak to a Tier 2 representative.

Congratulations.... 2nd person I read that got the approved notification after talking to Tier 2 ...

Edited February 22, 2018 by Joselio

[NICK & PAULA 1,097]

33 minutes ago, blenheim said:

I just got a call back and SHE SAID WE WERE APPROVED TODAY!!!!!!!!!! and that the approval would be mailed out today or tomorrow (please don't be a false positive 😭  somehow) My NOA1 is August 18th.

 

I recommend calling and asking to speak to a Tier 2 representative.

Congratulations!!! So happy for you! 

 

This is the positive result I was talking about @Maricris & Phil So don't hesitate and call. At least you'll get answers instead of wondering. Best of luck!

[NadiaK 47]

39 minutes ago, blenheim said:

I just got a call back and SHE SAID WE WERE APPROVED TODAY!!!!!!!!!! and that the approval would be mailed out today or tomorrow (please don't be a false positive 😭  somehow) My NOA1 is August 18th.

 

I recommend calling and asking to speak to a Tier 2 representative.

Congrats!!! I'm Aug 18 too (from Norway!). What number did you use to call USCIS and that tier 2 person? 

[mhobson0213 38]

Got our NAO2 today!!!! Case Approved!!!!!!!!!!! The tears of joy do not stop flowing!. 

[NICK & PAULA 1,097]

1 minute ago, mhobson0213 said:

Got our NAO2 today!!!! Case Approved!!!!!!!!!!! The tears of joy do not stop flowing!. 

Congratulations my dear! It's a happy day indeed! Please update your timeline. Thank you

[emekus94 1,125]

2 minutes ago, mhobson0213 said:

Got our NAO2 today!!!! Case Approved!!!!!!!!!!! The tears of joy do not stop flowing!. 

Was this in the mail or an alert on app/e-mail?
 

Congratulations!!!!!!!!!! 

[Joselio 196]

2 minutes ago, mhobson0213 said:

Got our NAO2 today!!!! Case Approved!!!!!!!!!!! The tears of joy do not stop flowing!. 

Congratulations..... is Aug 21 the Received date in your NOA2?

 

How did you get notified??

[mhobson0213 38]

3 minutes ago, emekus94 said:

Was this in the mail or an alert on app/e-mail?
 

Congratulations!!!!!!!!!! 

online first, then the email,  then a text message...just showed up on the app.

[mhobson0213 38]

7 minutes ago, Joselio said:

Congratulations..... is Aug 21 the Received date in your NOA2?

 

How did you get notified??

yes aug 21 the received date...online first then came all the other ways right after I saw it online.