Waiting for a NOA2 from VSC for your I-129F?

[Toshtishtash 1]

Well, tomorrow is the beginning of a new week.

This is going to be THE week. I can feel it

[MIDUVIL 34]

Hello!

This is the month well expected.

I have a question: if they hire people to instruct files in VSC, maybe they have also to hire people for NVC.

The problem will be the same according to me, we will have our NOA2, but NVC will have too much files to instruct.

Keep faith

[empr 0]

Well, tomorrow is the beginning of a new week.

This is going to be THE week. I can feel it

WARNING: Tomorrow is a federal holiday. So, don't expect anything tomorrow, because I am sure that these employees take their holidays and don't give a rats-### about us waiting.

[StillThePrettiest 3]

well, USCIS said there'd be overtime...

[afterforever 0]

Well, tomorrow is the beginning of a new week.

This is going to be THE week. I can feel it

WARNING: Tomorrow is a federal holiday. So, don't expect anything tomorrow, because I am sure that these employees take their holidays and don't give a rats-### about us waiting.

In addition, they will have to recuperate from their long weekend.

[StillThePrettiest 3]

*sigh*

I GET the frustration, completely, but I DON'T get why it's so often funnelled in the direction of the 'no good adjudicators'... surely we must all know that the problems are much higher up; the adjudicators do what they're told by supervisors, and have been told to prioritise other petitions... yes, it's #######, but why all this outpouring of blame and hatred towards people who are almost certainly not even remotely to blame for our worries, and are probably working their arses off, quite possibly on a public holiday?

the above is not directed at you, afterforever; I'm just generally sick of it

it's possible to vent without propagating untruths, and I for one would like to see us all attempt it

[Toshtishtash 1]

I still stand by my word:

Well, tomorrow is the beginning of a new week.

This is going to be THE week. I can feel it

If I think about any of the above things I will probably cry. I think I and everyone else have probably done far too much of the being sad thing. So I myself am staying hopeful.

[afterforever 0]

*sigh*

I GET the frustration, completely, but I DON'T get why it's so often funnelled in the direction of the 'no good adjudicators'... surely we must all know that the problems are much higher up; the adjudicators do what they're told by supervisors, and have been told to prioritise other petitions... yes, it's #######, but why all this outpouring of blame and hatred towards people who are almost certainly not even remotely to blame for our worries, and are probably working their arses off, quite possibly on a public holiday?

the above is not directed at you, afterforever; I'm just generally sick of it

it's possible to vent without propagating untruths, and I for one would like to see us all attempt it

No offense taken StillThePrettiest. Just so you know, I worked for government agencies for 20 years and know first hand what goes on before and after hoidays. I have no hatred or hostility towards anyone at USCIS. I am just expressing a fact based on what I have seen. Sorry if that upset you.

[StillThePrettiest 3]

not upset, exactly (and thank you for taking the comments as not-personal, as they were intended )

I just think it's counter-productive, to keep going with this myth that it's all down to these lazy-####### adjudicators who are having holidays and time off after their time off and so on... it starts as a joke, but then goes on and on, and ends up just silly, IMHO

and I'm sure many Government departments are lazy (as are many non-Government ones), but I simply cannot see how they're not all cracking whips at the service centres; from all reports they have never been as inundated

anyway

I have no particular reason to defend the service centre workers, I just have a preference for gripes to be the real ones, rather than made-up ones

[afterforever 0]

not upset, exactly (and thank you for taking the comments as not-personal, as they were intended )

I just think it's counter-productive, to keep going with this myth that it's all down to these lazy-####### adjudicators who are having holidays and time off after their time off and so on... it starts as a joke, but then goes on and on, and ends up just silly, IMHO

and I'm sure many Government departments are lazy (as are many non-Government ones), but I simply cannot see how they're not all cracking whips at the service centres; from all reports they have never been as inundated

anyway

I have no particular reason to defend the service centre workers, I just have a preference for gripes to be the real ones, rather than made-up ones

Edited October 7, 2007 by afterforever

[afterforever 0]

not upset, exactly (and thank you for taking the comments as not-personal, as they were intended )

I just think it's counter-productive, to keep going with this myth that it's all down to these lazy-####### adjudicators who are having holidays and time off after their time off and so on... it starts as a joke, but then goes on and on, and ends up just silly, IMHO

and I'm sure many Government departments are lazy (as are many non-Government ones), but I simply cannot see how they're not all cracking whips at the service centres; from all reports they have never been as inundated

anyway

I have no particular reason to defend the service centre workers, I just have a preference for gripes to be the real ones, rather than made-up ones

Unfortunately, as I stated before, I have seen what goes on before and after holidays. Believe me, what I stated is not myth but reality. With that said, you are right that not ALL adjudicators are lazy. Again, no offense taken. Good luck!

Edited October 7, 2007 by afterforever

[Jamie76 0]

It's called trying to make light of the subject. I do it often. Pretty sure I will continue to do it too.

[Bill B 0]

It is like this on the weekends...weekdays...hope, hope, hope, and then nothing from VSC...weekends...frustration thinking back over another week of not 1 NOA2 approval from VSC. Additionally I totally understand afterforever's anger because his timeframe for NOA1 is similar to mine. End of May. As each week goes by, then each month goes by following your NOA1, you get more depressed and angry...totally understandable. VSC worked their way up to about mid-May over a month ago or so and then almost came to a total stoppage for us, just when we thought we were finally going to get ours. Since September 1st, only 8 NOA2's from VSC and none since September 27th. Compound that with the increased fees, closing of Nebraska and Texas SCs for petitioners like us, USCIS focus to refugees - 1000 per month, shorter time frames for many other types of VISAs, not offering us preferred processing, going from a less than 30-day NOA2 turnaround time in Mar/Apr to what we have now. All these things and more give us all a lot to be angry about, especially those of us with NOA1s in May and earlier and have waited so long. The longer you wait, the more you will become frustrated. Afterall their inaction for us is causing us to be without the one we love for a longer period of time. It is also more difficult for some petitioners who have fiancees in countries where it is nearly impossible to get a tourist VISA and come here to visit during this process. I wish my fiancee's country was on the Visa Waiver Program list of 27 countries approved for visiting the US for up to 90 days with no VISA. If she was, I would have brought her here for 90 days of this and maybe more. Each of us have different backgrounds and current support structures with many friends and family members to provide and some with nobody near by to offer support. I appreciate sharing this time in my life with each of you and wish you all the best to be with your loved one as soon as possible. God Bless. Edited October 7, 2007 by Bill B

[Zee Bee 61]

Question while I am gathering the info on attorneys.

How many attorneys do we want? Are we looking at all over the US, in certain parts, high profile?

Anything to help me narrow it down would be appreciated

So I was compiling the addresses for attorneys but it seems kind of pointless since they are all available online via the AILA website. Do we want to just focus on a few?

[virgillionaire 0]

Yes, it starts October 1st, but the article is not clear on when the St Albans new employees will be in place and working. It does mention "the current Burlington staff consists of six federal employees and 34 contractors. That will increase to 25 additional federal workers and 15 new contractors in the Burlington area. Those new employees are expected to start by December." I expect it will be around the same time. If it works like the military and federal civil service I am familiar with this means the authorizations are in place at St Alban's VSC October 1, but the actual allocations and warm, trained bodies could be a while after that...similar to the December timeframe they reference for Burlington.

I suspect you are correct. Which means the only short term solution is an adjustment in how they prioritize petitions for processing. Who makes that decision? USCIS or congress? Does anyone know? I get the feeling it is a combination of the two.

If congress set them for K visas it would be law, not a guideline. A couple types of visa have a time limit by law though.

Back to Hershey's :

1) Ok we send them to P. Novak. How about P. Novak, adjudicators and staff? We want to stay under the gift limit to one person remember. And we want the staff to get some and think of us also.

2) I'll check on a special price and call in setup. But I don't know if we'll have enough orders to get them to do this - it may be cheaper for them to grab orders off the shelf even if they include a mug. They don't even offer a 5% discount til orders get over $1000.

3) One message sounds like a good idea. Want to focus on our being lowest priority, I think. I like some of the catchy slogans by Amrssnowangel as a start. Here's another draft:

RAISE THE RATES FOR K VISAS AND ALSO THE WAIT? WORK VISAS BEFORE FAMILY, HOW CAN THIS BE?

PLEASE GIVE US OUR VISAS, BOTH K1 AND K3!

4) Definitely want to organize the press release beforehand. Where's is that info on the web about how to do it?